I really loved FES and knowing how trashy Altus are, I may wait a while to see if they do another re-re-release to include what’s missing. Would be nice to dip back in though, get trophies sorted.
It’s bizarre they never mentioned the devs working on the game because surely RPG fans would have been hyped to know it’s coming from people with that pedigree. Instead they just focused on it having X celeb in it.
I’ll never turn down sci fi. Devs have a good pedigree and hopefully this is enough to fill the Mass Effect hole, since ain’t no chance BioWare are going to.
@Mad001 We don’t even know the characters yet. How do you know the writing will be bad? Seems presumptuous, you can write a good satirical story about modern life.
Bungie are absolutely awful. I tried D2 after Lightfall and got quite into it, but the more I learned about the game the more I realised how little they sometimes seem to care about their community, and how awful some of the monetisation schemes are and how many hoops I needed to jump through to experience the story.. Bones of a fabulous shooter with nonsense all over it.
@Jacko11 It’s a decent game but nowhere close to game of the year. Systems are fairly basic. If it didn’t have the Potter legacy, it would basically be a Greedfall.
You have to wonder about where the industry is going if people have to do this in defiance of the devs. The industry is not right, and at some point the ridiculous money spent on game dev and monetisation is going to lead to a bust. We’re already seeing people being fired left and right because ***** games made no money. Even the good games can never seem to make “enough” money to satisfy them. Something has to give at some point.
@Mauzuri I much preferred DA2 to Inquisition. Gameplay was extremely tedious and I felt like I was playing a bad MMO. Story and characters were great but as someone who completed and collected everything, it was an absolute chore and I don’t think it was GOTY at all. I say that as a DA fan.
In some ways I’d just like the IP to be passed around. Incredible potential but it’s with a studio that hasn’t shown it’s capable of fulfilling it anymore. We’re going to waste years waiting for mediocre DA and ME games, then wait years again before BioWare probably dissolves and someone else maybe picks them up.
Looool as if we’d get hyped for anything new BioWare puts out. Proof will be in the pudding, we have no reason whatsoever to think this is likely to be good given recent evidence.
Currently going through tactician. Think honour mode is doable but you’d have to fight encounters in a specific order unless you brought enough cheese.
It’s a great point about socio-political infantilism, as a major part of propaganda is trivialising nuance. Appreciate how aware all parties seem to be and the risks they’ve taken, will defo check this out.
@homelesscretin Rogue Trader is coming out in December. I’m personally going to use that as a starting point for Warhammer, as it’s an RPG and should have lots of lore within it.
They need to decide whether they want to make a proper RPG and set expectations accordingly. If you’re going to give us an action adventure, that’s fine, but they need to not overpromise you’re going to be able to have huge amounts of choice and consequence. Personally hoping we get some kind of interaction with Morgan Blackhand. Maybe a mentor for the next merc?
It really has become too familiar, to the point I block these releases from my mind because there’s nothing particularly interesting to them. Anime is hot fire though.
I dipped my Ranger into Cleric late and they have a lot of extra dialogue specific to their god, it’s crazy! All the classes have things going for them, can’t wait to start a new playthrough. Monk/Thief next for me.
Very very hyped. Loved Wrath of the Righteous and feel like Owlcat are getting better and better with each game. We need 4-6 high quality CRPG studios to make sure we have something chunky to play on the regular. We won’t hear from Larian now for likely years, who knows what will happen with the Disco team, InXile are Xbox now etc.
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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 Out Now on PS5, Features Big Improvements and Fixes
You can join Laezel at the end? Huge win, I was always disappointed you couldn’t even though it made perfect sense for her character.
Re: Round Up: Unicorn Overlord Previews Paint a Very Positive Picture of the PS5, PS4 RPG
After 13 Sentinels I’ll try anything they put out, as that was utterly fantastic.
Re: Pentiment Pegged for PS5 Amid Ongoing Xbox Strategy Shift Rumours
Yes, I need any new Josh Sawyer joint on my ps5.
Re: Adorable Indie Puzzler A Little to the Left Lines Up PS5, PS4 Launch
This actually sounds great, maybe a nice way to unwind and trophy hunt when listening to a grim podcast after work.
Re: Persona 3 Reload (PS5) - A Stunning Remake of a Classic RPG, Polished to Near Perfection
I really loved FES and knowing how trashy Altus are, I may wait a while to see if they do another re-re-release to include what’s missing. Would be nice to dip back in though, get trophies sorted.
Re: Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Tactical Deployment on PS5, PS4 Revealed
Will you be reviewing this? Curious to get your full take on it. I’m enjoying Rogue Trader but I’m in Act 4 and the bugs are starting to frustrate me.
Re: Young Mazino Will Play Jesse in HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
Beef was so so good. Excellent news.
Re: Cult of the Lamb's Sins of the Flesh Update Is Its Biggest Yet, Launches 16th January
Awesome news. Been waiting to get a sort of ultimate edition and this looks like a great addition to the overall package.
Re: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Gets First Major PS5 Patch, Expect Another Before Christmas
I’m going to wait for that next patch, then get into it. If they stop the major ones, hoping for a great first foray into 40k for me.
Re: Exodus Story Details Have Us Anticipating Archetype's Sci-fi RPG
It’s bizarre they never mentioned the devs working on the game because surely RPG fans would have been hyped to know it’s coming from people with that pedigree. Instead they just focused on it having X celeb in it.
Re: Sci-fi RPG Exodus Looks Alright, Alright, Alright on PS5
I’ll never turn down sci fi. Devs have a good pedigree and hopefully this is enough to fill the Mass Effect hole, since ain’t no chance BioWare are going to.
Re: Life Is Strange Dev Returns with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage on PS5
Let’s go, always interested in what they’re doing. Hoping for another banger of a soundtrack too.
Re: The Day Before Developer Apologises for Poor Marketing, Denies Scam Accusations
Lol with all the free labour they got. Super dodgy devs.
Re: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Review (PS5) - An Expansive CRPG Worthy of the Setting
Sucks to hear about the bugs, was going to book time off to play this but may delay it a week or so. Looking forward to a first foray into 40k though.
Re: Feature: We No Longer Accept Cash Stored in Underwear, and 8 Other GTA 6 Easter Eggs You Missed
@Mad001 We don’t even know the characters yet. How do you know the writing will be bad? Seems presumptuous, you can write a good satirical story about modern life.
Re: Toy Trains Is a Chill Track Building PSVR2 Game from the Makers of Superhot
Looks blooming awesome.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.1 Adds Metro System, On-Person Radio, Car Races, and Much More
@Mephisto2869 Well if it was fine for you specifically, then I really don’t understand why people were whinging.
Re: The Witcher 4 Must 'Build a New Community', Aims to Exceed Predecessor Entirely
It’s years away, they need to stop with the unjustified hype. They’re going to set themselves up again, just quietly cook.
Re: Destiny 2's Latest Microtransaction Is So Bad Bungie's Already Removed It from PS5, PS4
Bungie are absolutely awful. I tried D2 after Lightfall and got quite into it, but the more I learned about the game the more I realised how little they sometimes seem to care about their community, and how awful some of the monetisation schemes are and how many hoops I needed to jump through to experience the story.. Bones of a fabulous shooter with nonsense all over it.
Re: The Game Awards Will Get Rid of Iconic World Premiere Banners
@Jacko11 It’s a decent game but nowhere close to game of the year. Systems are fairly basic. If it didn’t have the Potter legacy, it would basically be a Greedfall.
Re: Life is Strange Crosses Hella Impressive 20 Million Player Mark
One of the best soundtracks in video games too. Fit the themes and scenes perfectly. Still listen to it today.
Re: Jaw-Dropping Indie RPG Small Saga Coming to Console... Eventually
Good looking out Khayl, this looks swish.
Re: Mortal Kombat 1 Fans Are Going to Extreme Lengths to Avoid Microtransactions
You have to wonder about where the industry is going if people have to do this in defiance of the devs. The industry is not right, and at some point the ridiculous money spent on game dev and monetisation is going to lead to a bust. We’re already seeing people being fired left and right because ***** games made no money. Even the good games can never seem to make “enough” money to satisfy them. Something has to give at some point.
Re: Forget Kong, GameMill's The Walking Dead: Destinies Could Be Amongst 2023's Worst
I’m sure we’ll find some people who actually really enjoyed it and think we’re nitpicking.
Re: Star Kaitlyn Dever Could Be The Last of Us TV Show's Abby
Would just like to recommend No One Will Save You, a really great film.
Re: GTA Publisher Lays Out Complex Entertainment Per-Hour Pricing Algorithm
Sounds like GTA 6 is going to be a wait-for-sale for me
Re: Rumour: Dragon Age Dreadwolf Really Is Set to Release in 2024
@Mauzuri I much preferred DA2 to Inquisition. Gameplay was extremely tedious and I felt like I was playing a bad MMO. Story and characters were great but as someone who completed and collected everything, it was an absolute chore and I don’t think it was GOTY at all. I say that as a DA fan.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Quest Director Thanks Fans For Keeping the Faith After 'Heartbreaking' Launch
Phantom Liberty was great but I’m still going to be cautious with their next release.
Re: Rumour: Mass Effect PS5 Game Might Still Be Six Years Away
In some ways I’d just like the IP to be passed around. Incredible potential but it’s with a studio that hasn’t shown it’s capable of fulfilling it anymore. We’re going to waste years waiting for mediocre DA and ME games, then wait years again before BioWare probably dissolves and someone else maybe picks them up.
Re: Broken Roads Delayed Days from Launch, and While Being Reviewed
Fair enough, quite intrigued by this. Would rather they nail it so we can have more CRPG studios out there.
Re: Next Mass Effect Gets New Teaser, Featuring a Masked N7 Character
Looool as if we’d get hyped for anything new BioWare puts out. Proof will be in the pudding, we have no reason whatsoever to think this is likely to be good given recent evidence.
Re: Larian's Permadeath 'Honour Mode' Seemingly Coming to Baldur's Gate 3
Currently going through tactician. Think honour mode is doable but you’d have to fight encounters in a specific order unless you brought enough cheese.
Re: The Sims 4's Newest PS4 Expansion Sounds Kinda Grim
Oh dear god, next they’ll have a real estate agent simulation just so they cover the bases for awful people.
Re: Embattled MMO The Day Before Delayed Indefinitely on PS5
Early access only? Reeks of a scam. Wonder how long it’ll be before something happens and they can’t fully release it.
Re: Expect a 'Major' Unannounced Title from Capcom Before March 2024
Just give me Dino Crisis, please Capcom I beg you!
Re: Action RPG Achilles: Legends Untold Storms the Beaches of Troy in Developer-Led Gameplay
Looks kinda interesting. Will be curious to see how it reviews.
Re: Artistic PS5 Indie INDIKA Is Unlike Anything You've Seen Before
It’s a great point about socio-political infantilism, as a major part of propaganda is trivialising nuance. Appreciate how aware all parties seem to be and the risks they’ve taken, will defo check this out.
Re: Xbox Boss Promises '100% Parity' for Call of Duty on PS5, PS4
@gwyntendo Tbh I don’t think we’re missing much.
Re: Prescient RPG Long Gone Days Tackles the Horrors of Modern War on PS5, PS4
Will this get a mini-review? Looks interesting.
Re: Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) - Impeccably Executed Live Service Where the Best Is Yet to Come
@homelesscretin Rogue Trader is coming out in December. I’m personally going to use that as a starting point for Warhammer, as it’s an RPG and should have lots of lore within it.
Re: Sushi Ben to Serve Up Surreal Sushi Action on PSVR2 in the Future
Looks pretty creative, may try this.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's Sequel Will Be Spearheaded by the Team Behind Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0
They need to decide whether they want to make a proper RPG and set expectations accordingly. If you’re going to give us an action adventure, that’s fine, but they need to not overpromise you’re going to be able to have huge amounts of choice and consequence. Personally hoping we get some kind of interaction with Morgan Blackhand. Maybe a mentor for the next merc?
Re: More Layoffs Reported, This Time at Telltale Games
Really need to unionise.
Re: PS Plus Premium Members Get Free Movies with New PS5, PS4 Streaming App
Would be such a very particular selection that number of good movies would probably be pretty low.
Re: Jujutsu Kaisen's Long-Awaited PS5, PS4 Game Looks Exactly Like You Expect
It really has become too familiar, to the point I block these releases from my mind because there’s nothing particularly interesting to them. Anime is hot fire though.
Re: Open World Action RPG Tainted Grail Is Adventuring to PS5 Next Year
Looks rough but promising if it’s written well and systems work.
Re: Larian Unveils Baldur's Gate 3's Most Milquetoast Multiclass Builds
I dipped my Ranger into Cleric late and they have a lot of extra dialogue specific to their god, it’s crazy! All the classes have things going for them, can’t wait to start a new playthrough. Monk/Thief next for me.
Re: Manga, Anime Sensation Spy x Family Lines Up PS5, PS4 Debut Next Year
Adore the anime, gives me life when I need it sometimes. Hope this does well just for that.
Re: Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Embarks on PS5 Journey from 7th December
Very very hyped. Loved Wrath of the Righteous and feel like Owlcat are getting better and better with each game. We need 4-6 high quality CRPG studios to make sure we have something chunky to play on the regular. We won’t hear from Larian now for likely years, who knows what will happen with the Disco team, InXile are Xbox now etc.
Re: Desolate Aussie CRPG Broken Roads Still Planned for PlayStation Release, Other Platforms Dated
Ah maaan. I’m really looking forward to this, but to be fair not like I can’t wait. Still 6 more BG3 playthroughs to go.