The craziest thing of all though is that Rocksteady had done their thing extremely right multiple times before all of the rest 😠It must have been a real nightmare to be fighting to make a proper game with WB insisting on making two or three types of games in one.
Pretty much exactly the same thing happened with Sony and a lot of their teams this gen. The allure of those Fortinite-like bucks has really skewed the output this gen unfortunately.
Getting in some prep for Chained Ogre in Sekiro. Preparing to take him down tomorrow, with an lethal combination of Flame Vent and Mortal Blade katana-strikes!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Enjoy...! IMO, Sekiro remains today as FromSoft's 'Magnum Opus' game - such an exhilarating experience. That feeling of euphoria when you nail a challenging boss is unrivalled, such an excellent game.
@CJD87 Thanks, I'm sure I will! Will you be playing Nightreign in 2025?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Beat Green Lantern this morning and just took down Batman. The confrontation with Bats in particular was pretty epic. Day 3 and still enjoying it to be fair.
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN In all honesty I am not 100% sold on Nightreign...
Just seems such a strange direction for FromSoft to pivot into? For long they have been completely uncompromising in the visions for their games, standing out from the crowd and leading the charge (as opposed to trend-chasing). Nightreign just reeks a little of "big corporate" wanting to use the well-respected Elden Ring name/brand to generate capitalise on the potential $$$ yield from an online co-op game. Almost as if it wants to ride on the back of recent successes like Helldivers and Marvel Rivals? (alongside rogue elements from popular titles like Hades, with a smidge of Monster Hunter?)
I sincerely hope I am proven wrong, and that Nightreign blows us all away, but I just feel that as a product it is so far removed from what I'd actually want to see from FromSoft. Also, this is maybe the one instance where I think a title would actually benefit from using a F2P/Live-Service model..... not sure I am keen on committing to a full price experience, I'd almost rather have a free admission charge and then pay for skins etc !
Such mixed feelings. From haven't let me down before, and their track record is exemplary (AC6 I also adored)...but the whole thing just feels off. NB - Glad though to see that Miyazaki has farmed the project out to a junior member, which suggests/intimates he is busy directing/working on 'the next big thing'.
I'd love to see From announce a completely new IP, maybe something in space similar to ME Trilogy? Or even From's riff on the CRPG genre and choice-based gameplay with turn-based combat? Otherwise I'd settle nicely for Sekiro 2...
@CJD87 Miyazaki also said, after Elden Ring, that they basically wanted to try something different, and didn't want FromSoft to become known as a 'Souls' company, so I'm thinking the next game directed by Miyazaki may be something radically different to what they've done in the past, which wouldn't rule out, as you say, Sekiro 2, but yeah, Idk what elements would need to be added/removed for it to be a complete departure from the (basic) similarities Sekiro shares with the Souls games, but either way we won't get Dark Souls 4.5, got to go to the LotF (2023) game and it's upcoming sequel for that.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN That's interesting, the account of Miyzaiki not wanting to be boxed in and known as a 'Souls' company.
TBH, I'm actually fairly exhausted by the genre and have sort of 'had my fill' of Souls titles (FromSoft or imitation). I'd love to see FromSoft riff a little differently.... I was actually amazed by AC6 for example.
I'm all for From spreading their wings and trying something new on a large scale.... but the concept behind Nightreign is definitely not want I wanted to see! Hope to be proven wrong, still (and always) a loyal From fan
@GirlVersusGame Have you tried Alien: Isolation? I found it too difficult to do the stealth parts but seemed like a great game and I might replay it some day.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@GirlVersusGame Apparently on the easiest difficulty setting the alien is quite passive and you can even avoid it for your whole playthrough, according to some people, but yeah, I definitely think it's not a game for everyone.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Finished both Infinity Nikki and Unknown 9: Awakening, so I moved onto Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo. Picked it up for under £3 in the latest sale on the PlayStation Store. Seems decent so far. If you like games like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, then this seems like it's worth a shot at that price.
Taking a break from the Witcher 3 so I started Alan Wake 2 while playing some Marvel Rivals. After a few games I really liked it. Iron Man so far is my main.
@Bentleyma Can you tell me how did you like Infinity Nikki? I'm tempting to try it out but I don't understand what type of game is it?
Beat Chained Ogre, this afternoon, in Sekiro. Using Flame Vent and a YouTube strategy guide definitely made the fight feel easier. Definitely a 'Dark Souls'-style boss.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Khwarezm89 I wouldn't really say it's like Animal Crossing. You can catch bugs and fish, but it's more of an open world RPG. There's a main story to follow, side quests, very basic combat and dungeon like areas. It is a quite relaxing game. The world is joyous and looks gorgeous. It's free, so definitely worth trying out.
Currently playing Gordian Quest. Stumbled upon it for $2 in the latest sale. It is quite fun. A mix of rogue lite deck building rpg. I think D&D fans and Slay the Spire fans would enjoy it. It's random encounters with skill based story checks as well. You have 3 in your party as you embark, but you can swap for others depending on what you like. Well worth the $2. Id pay a bit more for it, with as much fun as I'm having. I will see if it holds up throughout and comment again then.
@Bentleyma Nice. I don't know when I heard it's free so I didn't think it would be a story single player game and my mind automatically put the game in the Live Service, Gatcha, MMO whatever genre
@Herculean Curious, do you think someone would enjoy rebirth only playing a few hours of the first one? I did play final fantasy 7 original to completion when that came out years ago. Rebirth looks better then the city setting and might grab me more.
So I finally gave Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance a whirl the past few weeks @Ralizah and playing the canon of Vengeance.
... Gonna be honest I might consider dropping this.
I don't know if it's partially because I've been ill whilst playing it but I have some VERY mixed feelings on it.
It looks great and I love a lot of the new demons (And appreciate some of the older demons that have come back).
But otherwise I would say it's felt... Rather aimless. The traversal is wishy-washy to put it nicely and I am really not vibing with the soundtrack like a good 8 times outta 10.
I really hate the move pool being ridiculously limited and only just managing to have a 6 skill moveset (and that still feels too limiting). Not to mention quite a lot of demons base skill sets are... Rather godawful in my opinion.
I've got to the second map and I'm about to visit the fairy forest to check up on the missing students but... I dunno I don't see myself going much further.
@HallowMoonshadow Sorry to hear you're not getting on with it. I actually really loved it, although considering my general lack of regard for Nocturne and your dissatisfaction with P5, I get the sense we're not the most compatible in terms of MegaTen.
Kozuka's compositions are definitely different than Meguro's work in older SMT games. I will say V's soundtrack, as much as I like it (and I really like it most of the time), isn't as consistently themed as his work on IV, which is still my favorite OST in the series.
My favorite thing about V is how fair the Hard mode feels. It's hard, but not, like, crazy, unplayable BS like in Nocturne.
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