Sorry, that turned more into a rant than I had planned. 😅
So tell me how you REALLY feel Sol lol
No worries I totally get you (Especially as a lapsed Pokémon fan). We all go through different phases and gaming wants.
There is Metaphor: ReFantazio which should be coming out next year by Atlus which looks Persona-y but a more fantasy-esque setting so... There is that if you change your tune and want a more traditional turn based affair.
At least with Persona 6 they haven't announced it like 5 years in advance before it finally, eventually comes out like what happened with Persona 5!
@HallowMoonshadow It’s a fine line, for sure, as far as announcing a game too far in advance. And realistically, I think there’s little doubt that Persona 6 is cooking, but it’s just been so long that it’s easy to lose interest. I have no doubt that when details are released it will kickstart the hype, but until then we’ll just stick with the remakes and alternates. I hadn’t heard of Metaphor: ReFantazio but I’ll keep my eyes peeled on that one. I never did finish Trails of Cold Steel, so I could always drop back into that quagmire. 😅 I was discouraged enough by the less than stellar impressions of the second game that I put it on the back burner. ToCS 3 and 4 have received more consistent praise, but I’m not sure how I feel about spending another 150 hours to finally get to the good stuff.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Finally back on the gaming horse after nearly a half-year break. Gravity Rush Remastered and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Final Bar Line; one before work, the other after. Those platinum trophies will be mine!
@HallowMoonshadow Golden makes a few needed changes. One thing I didn't like about it is how much easier the difficulty curve feels, though. I played through some of P4 on my PS2 years after Golden and have a considerably harder time with it.
Honestly that massive wait with my hype for Persona 5 building to stupid levels is probably what poisoned the well for me so much when I eventually played it @Th3solution (A me problem for sure but I do hold legit criticisms about it too and not just vitriol i swear )
So the fact P3 Reload (Which I'm totally getting as P3 is my favourite) will only have a 7/8 month or so media cycle hopefully they'll do something similar with P6 and not announce anything til it's nearly out...
As for Metaphor: ReFantazio it was announced at an XBox event 5 or so months back that also revealed P5 Tactica and P3 Reload. The trailer looks pretty neat.
As for Cold Steel? I've just given up on it. No desire to go back myself. It was kinda crazy to go from Cold Steel 1 straight into 2 and I definitely suffered some burnout but... I still didn't like most of the choices they made even then
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
Oh I DEFINITELY agree on the difficulty for Persona 4 Golden being way too easy @Ralizah.
I mean for starts Shadow Yukiko has a weakness! She was an absolute beast in vanilla P4. Kicked my ass at least a couple of times back in the day.
Plus I took Shadow Mitsuo down without him ever getting to rebuild the 8 bit shell again which is wild too.
Plus the new shuffle time mechanics with sweeps, Persona level up and skill level ups can easily break the game (I got 4 Level up cards in a row somehow in one run).
I've honestly been thinking of bumping it up... Maybe even up two notches as it's been a cakewalk on normal.
I've also never played Gravity Rush. In fact my only experience with Kat is Playstation All Stars mostly and the demo for the second game.
Hope that and Final Bar Line don't have any really stupid requirements for you in order to the platinums!
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@HallowMoonshadow I have to admit that I mostly ignore the XBox (and Nintendo) events and announcements. But now that I look at it, I do remember a buzz about whether it would be XBox exclusive as the trailer suggests, until it leaked that it was slated for PlayStation as well.
The trailer looks good and sure does look like it could even be called “Persona 6”. It probably coming late next year so maybe by then I’ll be back in the mood for something in that genre
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I'm excited for Metaphor: ReFantazio. A brand new, big-budget Atlus JRPG IP? Sign me up. Those don't come out too often.
@HallowMoonshadow Difficulty balancing is an issue with recent Persona games. P5 was ridiculously easy on the highest difficulty setting, and the same is truer of P5R. Which is too bad, because, unlike you, I consider it to be one of the best JRPGs ever made otherwise. Top three game from Atlus.
My ideal is P5R, but with SMT V difficulty balancing, where it's very challenging on the hardest difficulty, but not complete BS like Nocturne was.
Oh god, I love Gravity Rush. It was one of my primary reasons for getting a PS Vita. It's obviously not as impressive on a PS4 as it was on a Vita, but the heady rush of excitement I get from the game's gravity shifting antics and wild mid-air combat encounters is still there. And the gorgeous music, and the neat, surrealistic environments, and the cool motion comic-esque cutscenes... it's still magic.
I maintain my previous position that, no matter how few people played their games, Japan Studio was, far and away, Sony's most exciting first-party developer, and so much of my interest in the brand is gone now that they've been scrubbed from the Earth.
I actually looked at the trophy list before buying Theatrhythm. I suck at rhythm games (despite enjoying them), so I needed to know the plat was achievable for me. There's a few trophies that might take some time, but they all seem doable.
@Ralizah you’re bang on regarding Japan Studio, they were a big part of the PlayStation identity, it’s a huge loss, especially combined with Sony’s vanilla focus on the increasingly played out AAA third person action adventure.
@kyleforrester87 Totally agree. Japan Studio was putting out games that felt like classic Playstation, even as all of their other studios became increasingly Naughty Dog-ized. They added much needed diversity to their exclusives output.
Clearly Sony is very good at the particular type of game their studios now specialize in making, but it's depressing for those of us who enjoyed offerings that weren't photo-realistic movie games.
Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2); Corpse Factory (PC)
@HallowMoonshadow Great minds indeed! Funnily enough though, I've stopped playing it. I had last week off work so I managed to play a good few hours of it, but time has been short then. I'll definitely pick it up again at some point though, it's a lot of fun
I'm excited for Metaphor: ReFantazio. A brand new, big-budget Atlus JRPG IP? Sign me up. Those don't come out too often.
I'm feeling increasingly bad for Soul Hackers 2 and it basically being sent out to die
But yeah I'm rather excited to try Metaphor too. From the trailer it seems to have some sort of class/job system to it judging by the status menus which is quite intriguing.
I do plan on retrying Persona 5 with Royal at some point. It won't fix my problems with the game... But... Enough time has passed and I know what I'm getting into now that maybe I'll find some aspects to genuinely like about it.
Have you got around to trying Raidou yet by the way?
And I've really been meaning to get Gravity Rush as they do look like a very unique set of games. I just keep distracted by other things whenever I decide to purchase something. Soon I swear!
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
Ah that's a shame @Gremio108! Hope you get some more free time soon. Was always a favourite of mine back in the day with it's sense of humour and I love Sir Dan as a character.
For some reason it's the only game my mother who's never been that interested in games always remembers. That and Croc. I have no idea why either
I actually bought Soul Hackers 2 a few days ago @Ennui and I'm really looking forward to dive into it fully soon as I did give it a little go for about half an hour and was enjoying my time with it.
I love Ringo and her sass already.
As for P5's Soundtrack? I... Really don't like Lyn's voice to be honest so I don't really remember thinking all that much of it! Not a patch of 3's or 4's in my eyes
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
RE Soul Hackers 2: I tried Soul Hackers 2 for a few hours on Game Pass. It's alright so far. I get the sense I'll like it if I ever properly get into it. It should have been a new IP, tbh, since it feels nothing like the original Soul Hackers in terms of gameplay or tone. Then I wouldn't need to make direct comparisons, which almost never flatter SH2.
Sort of like that team's previous game, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, I feel like it's probably a fundamentally decent game that just does a terrible job of selling itself.
I will say I'd like the game way more if it styled itself more after SMT and put more of a focus on the demons in battle. but alas.
And yeah, Ringo's snark seems to be everyone's favorite aspect of the game.
I'll probably play it on the Steam Deck OLED once I get that. I may not be able to have a Switch version, but I'm intent on playing it on a handheld!
RE Raidou: Nope! If I can get some PS2 action going smoothly on the Deck, though, I'll probably be tempted to give at least the first one a go.
RE P5R: IMO the new story elements add a LOT to the game. The third semester expansion gives it a VASTLY better final act, for one thing, with the new villain arguably being the best one I've encountered in an Atlus game to date.
It also allows you to plat the game in one complete playthrough, which I appreciate so much, considering how annoying the trophy lists usually are for Atlus JRPGs, and especially for the original release of P5.
Persona 5/Royal's soundtrack is a top three gaming soundtrack for me, so I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. But I also thought most of the tunes in Persona 3 were mediocre to borderline unlistenable, so that's where I'm coming from.
Considering I didn't get on too well with the 3DS version of Soul Hackers... I'm not personally fussed at all at the change in direction but obviously I get why quite a few people are notably unamused at Soul Hackers 2 and the change in aesthetic, tone and such...
I am a Devil May Cry fan after all and had to live through Capcom's stupid years and Ninja Theory's DMC: Devil May Cry 🤢
Thankfully Soul Hackers 2 is nowhere near as bad that.
RE Raidou: Nope! If I can get some PS2 action going smoothly on the Deck, though, I'll probably be tempted to give at least the first one a go.
Never got to play the sequel due to it being a US/JP only release but I've heard that improves on quite a few things from the original.
I will say the setting for Raidou 1 was top tier. I really liked the characters, The music was pretty good, The story was fine... The combat was pants and easily the worst part.
Hope you do like it though! It certainly has a unique charm compared to any other Atlus title.
RE P5R: IMO the new story elements add a LOT to the game. The third semester expansion gives it a VASTLY better final act, for one thing, with the new villain arguably being the best one I've encountered in an Atlus game to date.
Yeah I never cared for Shido or Yaldabaoth (Or any of the villains bar Kamoshida) so hopefully that helps... Or maybe I'll think it's even worse? Who knows?! I will give Royal a try. Someday. Not anytime soon though.
Persona 5/Royal's soundtrack is a top three gaming soundtrack for me, so I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. But I also thought most of the tunes in Persona 3 were mediocre to borderline unlistenable, so that's where I'm coming from.
Different strokes for different folks! P3's soundtrack lives in my head rent free... As does 4's but I honestly can't remember much of 5's barring the big tracks... Which... Eh.
The fact I can't remember a thing about P5's ending theme for the life of me, which considering how good "Memories of You" and "Nevermore" are (and how emotional I got from them), That's the ultimate sin for me.
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
As for actual PS4 games I'm playing I'm still on a bit of a break from P4 Golden and have been playing A Hat in Time the past few days.
This game is one of the most enjoyable, fun and creative platformers I've played in a long time.
Hat Kid is such an adorable protagonist and scamp despite her barely uttering a word.
The worlds are charming and there's some genuinely funny dialogue and the soundtrack is really REALLY good!
Just finished the second world "Battle of the Birds" in which you team up with two film directors "The Conductor" with his love of trains and Westerns & "DJ Grooves" the funky moon penguin with you helping one or the other to win the annual "bird movie awards" just so you can get those time pieces for your spaceship.
The boss fight was amazing with it incorporating elements from the previous levels into the attacks and the music was SO good. I'm itching to play more!
currently playing Kombat League for Mortal Kombat 11. Today Im doing ok but jeez some other players are being total psychos where one person was playing as Jax and kept doing punch dashes at me pushing me into a frikkin corner and kept doing gotcha grabs on me which was ticking me off.
then there's those playersr who lose one match and then they just have to choose Scorpion or Saibot and spam teleport moves on me which gets real annoying.
Those players really need to stick with the fighter that they had in the first place instead of resort to spam fests
Started up DOOM 3 again. I'm still craving more horror shooters after playing through Dead Space (2023). Such a fun game with elaborately and frequently placed jump-scares. One guy could be hiding in a corner where there's no light, another could be hiding behind a wall with health items in front so that you won't suspect a thing. I'm absolutely loving it, although the gameplay feels a bit dated and the guns don't quite pack the same punch as in the older DOOM games. But man, I didn't know I needed horror in my DOOM game. It's just so fitting for the series.
@LtSarge Yeah Doom 3 is great and it is a shame that it received a poor reception on its initial launch.
I played it a few years back on the PS4 and recently the PSVR version which is quite scary, not least the tiny heads on the NPCs (yes there are a few issues but it plays well).
So I decided to put P4 Golden on hold for the time being. Leaving it just after the mitsuo fight is a good enough stopping point for me!
I'm keeping with Atlus though and decided to go into Soul Hackers 2 and am now about 15 hours in.
It clearly had some rushed schedule or a minsicule budget or some mixture of the two. That much is obvious when your first proper dungeon is a subway... And the second is also a subway.
Not to mention that there's the soul matrix and it's associated dungeons that linked to your three party members and their psyche... Which also look the exact same with a generic cyberspacey blocky look.
It kinda reminds me of a PS2 era Atlus game to be honest (Especially Nocturne or DDS) in terms of dungeon layout and such with it just having the more recent "Atlus flair™".
Not really a problem for me to though (Well the two subways in a row is a bit much) as it seems to encourage you doing a bit of a dungeon and then leaving, taking a breather or maybe entering the soul matrix for a bit before coming back.
The first proper boss kicked my ass and then some though. I was really quite surpised at that, especially as I'm playing on normal difficulty!
So I upgraded my weapons properly, got demons to have an extra skill slot (They only start with 4 which really took some getting used to on how your loadouts are) and fused some better mons before returning to the boss and ended up wiping the floor with them.
Oh and I adore the cast. Ringo's delightfully sassy and kind of a dork at times. Arrow's a bit bland at the moment but he could get better. Milady has some great moments but then there's Saizo.
He's the best. I love him. He has a snazzy outfit, some great portraits, and his backstory is very endearing.
The sabbath system takes a while to really click but now it's starting to get there now that I can actually combo properly and get more then a handful of stacks to really amp up the damage.
The fact there's actually a reason to use status skills in SH2 which is something worth praising. Just making them thier own element (Ruin) and that they deal damage along with poison or whatever just with a higher cost then an elemental spell makes them infinitely more useful and worthwhile then in any other Atlus game!
Overall I'm having a pretty good time with SH2 and I'm really looking forward to see where the story goes!
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