@JohnnyShoulder All they had to do was adapt the original story of FF7 while expanding on the less-explained elements. The chapter of Remake where you go off and meet Jessie’s parents totally worked in that respect. Instead we got an overcomplicated sequel that relies on knowledge of the original game and reads like dodgy AU fanfiction. I don’t get why Nomura is allowed near anything, he overcomplicated Kingdom Hearts and now he’s set his sights on FF7.
@nessisonett It could end up being a turd. Any game technically could be, but I have my doubts given how much I enjoyed the first one. I'm sure plenty of people will love it for what it is, while others will be crying when they could just go back to the original or play something else they enjoy instead of complaining.
That comes off even harsher than intended, I know, but it's the internet and I don't think sugarcoating it really is effective. It's just aggravating to see this almost every time a beloved classic whatever gets remade and it's not exactly how the person imagined it would be, while it's a big deal for people who are willing to accept something different instead of basically calling it trash.
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@KilloWertz I never played the original but I'd like to think that if I had, I would still enjoy the remake and actually get a kick out of it being its own thing. Surprises are good, no?
I think the intention was to make something that was respectful of the original game and of the fans of said game, but update it for modern times and not just on terms of graphics. Attempting to appeal to new fans as much as old and maybe this is why the remake is controversial with many gamers.
If it wasn't for a couple of chapters after the big even around chapter 12 or 13, the remake would've been a 10/10 as far as I'm concerned.
@Col_McCafferty I get it to an extent since it was assumed it would be a more faithful remake until Thursday when they revealed it's going way off on it's own path, but I still find it annoying that it's automatically trash because it won't be completely faithful and that people shouldn't accept it.
Like I said, the most important thing is that they continue to be enjoyable. Yeah, the first one wasn't perfect, but it's also one of those games that I could play over and over again if I didn't have so many other games to play. I played it once on my PS4 Pro and once on my PS5, so that's good for now.
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Tony Hawk has said that Activision cancelled the THPS 3 and 4 remakes after folding VV into Blizzard. Fantastic. I honestly didn’t think I could hate Acti-Blizz any more than I already do.
Tony Hawk has said that Activision cancelled the THPS 3 and 4 remakes after folding VV into Blizzard. Fantastic. I honestly didn’t think I could hate Acti-Blizz any more than I already do.
Do you think they had already started developing the remakes before they were canned?
Disappointing news though, I hope the new Microsoft led leadership will revive the projects.
Well, see you next year, A Plague Tale: Requiem. Couldn't be coming out at a much worse time than that. As long as games don't get delayed, there will be several games coming out between September and the end of the year. As much as I enjoyed most of the original, I already have my final quarter of the year pretty well laid out. Oh well. It'll give me something good to play at some point next year when things probably die down again.
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My new and improved eFootball team. It’s shaping up quite nicely now even if I mostly just play against the AI. Feels a bit like Master League that way. Plus Salah in a Celtic strip which just looks wrong!
Lately, I've been getting the urge to buy a new system and PS5 is honestly looking very compelling. It's been such a long time since I experienced the sensation of playing on a new console and I've missed that. It also helps that I've gotten a job now so I can actually afford a PS5, even if it costs €800 here. That's still a lot of money though, and there's still not enough reasons to buy a PS5 now. Games are still being released on PS4 as well and most of them run well even on base PS4. There aren't that many PS5 exclusives but 2023 is looking to be a year when we'll start to get compelling exclusives worth buying a new system for, such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Not to mention other current-gen exclusives, like Resident Evil 4 Remake and Dead Space Remake. At the same time though, the PS5 will be three years old next year and it's been rumoured that a PS5 Pro will be released soon. So I can't help but feel that I'd rather wait another year and see what the situation will be like then.
What I'm sure of right now is that I'm leaning more towards getting a PS5 as my first current-gen system. 2022 will be an absolutely abysmal year for Xbox considering so many games have been delayed and they're taking way too long to come out with new games. While I was very hyped for Xbox's future a couple of years ago, all that hype has now evaporated due to Microsoft's incompetence of managing their studios. Game Pass and all the acquisitions were exciting, but if there aren't any first-party titles coming anytime soon then there's no point in being excited. Furthermore, thanks to Cloud Gaming, I don't even need to own a Series X/S to play next-gen titles. I can just play them on my Xbox One and they run well.
And with the revamped PS+ service, there are actually more affordable options for gaming on PS5 now.
So yeah, PS5 is definitely looking more compelling right now but I still don't feel an urgency in buying a current-gen system in general because there are very few reasons to get one as of this moment. But who knows, maybe I'll cave in and get one soon if I'm feeling impatient.
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