All these acquisitions in recent years are really worrying. It's pretty apparent by now that anti-trust measures should be way more restrictive than they are, we cannot be expected to give money to only 3 companies for Pete's sake.
@Feena agreed. I managed to squeeze in 60-70 hours in several different stretches, but I never completed it for that reason. I absolutely love its mechanics, but the story does nothing to push you forward in any meaningful way, so you kinda have to keep motivating yourself instead of relying on the game.
Conversely, I'm playing DQXIS at the moment, and I've clocked in 70 hours in the last month playing only that, and I'm still not tired of it or anything. An interesting world and a more cohesive story certainly go a long way!
This game has some of the best mechanics I've ever tried in JRPG's, from the way Jobs work to the battle system, which is in my top 3 turn-based systems of all time.
So if you like JRPG's for their mechanics, by all means get it! It helps that it's also gorgeous to look at and the OST is amazing. The only real letdown is how disjointed the 8 characters' stories are, which is certainly pretty damning for a JRPG; all in all it's a great game though.
You can't act like people are overreacting on the internet, if your own title says that this is the straw that broke the camel's back. Not only are you propagating the same narrative while feigning disapproval, you're also attracting the usual fanboy musings and tinfoil-hattery in the comments.
Sounds like you want to have the cake and eat it too.
Honestly doesn't look anything like DOOM, though luckily it doesn't look too much like the generic COD-like FPS's you usually see around either. The aesthetics remind me of Rage 2, while the gameplay is certainly way more Wolfy than DOOM.
@Welsh_Will you're welcome! To be fair I'm not really well versed in Soulslike as I only played DS1, but yeah the principles are similar, even if Eternal plays 1000 times faster: listen to the game, watch the animations, and learn. Personally I think Eternal amply exceeds DS1 in this regard.
The Marauder really seems hard at first cause he works a bit differently from the other enemies, but this is a game about learning and adapting so it's not a problem for long. Once you learn to stay distant to bait out his axe attack, he then charges you and exposes himself. Rinse, repeat. One thing the game doesn't explain all too clearly is the doggo, though. It only comes out when the Marauder is hit by a projectile while his shield is up (an enemy projectile works as well), so don't shoot until the eyes flash green. Trust me, they become a pushover by the end of the campaign 😃
Hope you enjoy it when you get it, by all means let me know how you fare! Have a good one mate 😃
@Welsh_Will the game is definitely hard, but if you trust it and lean onto all the mechanics and tips it gives you, you'll have an awesome time and keep getting noticeably better throughout the campaign! The DLC is definitely way more brutal, so focus on the campaign at first and don't be ashamed to lower the difficulty if a particular encounter hands you your butt over and over.
Regarding the Marauder (the enemy you mentioned), it's actually funny cause at first everyone hated it, but with the passing of time you can see in Eternal-related content on YT etc. that pretty much everyone who was willing to play the game as intended understood very soon how the Marauder works. Trust me, after you get the hang of it it's actually one of the easiest enemies in the game, and there are countless guides out there.
@LordSteev no problem mate, don't you worry at all!
Sorry to hear that, I mean it. I don't know about distant relationships, I kinda had one in the past but we weren't that far tbf so I really can't give you my 2 cents, sorry.
Absolutely agree! I haven't played any Yakuza (yet) but I do love smaller, tightly constructed and more interactive spaces, like in Deus Ex, Dishonored or Hitman, for example.
I've grown increasingly lukewarm towards open world games because, other than the usual checklist-ness that leaves little to discover for yourself, they usually have boring traversal despite the huge size, and thus resort to fast travel as a crutch.
@LordSteev no, unfortunately I've never heard of MDK! As I told you I was raised on Nintendo consoles and never branched out until I got a PS3, PS4 and later a PC, so I missed out on a lot of games pf the older eras. Oh and I'm a 90's kid so I was definitely too young for Hexen etc, but I gotta say one of the best things about 2020 is that I became enamoured with so-called "boomer shooters"! During the year I played all of the DOOM games (aside from 2016, the only one I'd played before) and also downloaded Shadow Warrior Classic, Duke Nukem 20th Anniversary, and I've kept a close eye on all the new ones coming out. For now I've tried Project Warlock (very good), Post Void (insane), and Wrack (mediocre), but then there's Ion Fury, Prodeus, Ultrakill, Amid Evil and so many more I've yet to try out!
The culmination though was finally getting DOOM Eternal Deluxe Edition for only 40€ this December (I'm not one for day one purchases except very rare exceptions, I usually play games years after release when they're cheap), and boy is that game on another level of awesome. Basically it's FPS perfected and redefined; it's like id peeked into a parallel dimension where all those stupid, useless mechanics like aiming down the iron sight, reloading, taking cover and regenerating health were never invented, and that basically makes it the second coming of DOOM and of the FPS in general.
I didn't like violent games when I was younger, but if FPS games played more like this and less like COD it sure would've been easier getting them!
@LordSteev yeeeeeaaaahhhc those were the times!!! I recall those times so fondly now, being a kid and scouring through the booklet and cover on my way back home, or even at home before actually playing the thing! It was a ritual, I would do that religiously for every game and it was such an important part of the experience I still have the habit of checking all the settings before actually starting the game lol
I play some mindless blockbuster from time to time, but as I told you I like analyzing stuff so bad I do it all the time without even noticing it, and that has severely hampered my ability to stomach mediocre, bloated games like Ubisoft's, for example 😅
Regarding moody vs colorful, I was born and raised on Nintendo consoles so I've always leaned towards the latter, but my love for SMT can attest that I like both. What I don't like is games like COD and almost every other "mature" game nowadays, which take themselves so seriously while being targeted at 12 years old. Those are incredibly cringeworthy, the literal embodiment of what a 12 years old thinks being adult means.
As I said I have a knack for taking things artistically and abstract thinking, so I tend to prefer less grounded stuff and more conceptual stuff. I'm basically rambling at this point 😂 I don't even know what I wanted to convey here, I'm such a motor mouth (or fingers, or whatever) lol
Btw games have shown amply that they can do just as much as any other medium, if not even more! With time I'm sure everyone will come to accept that and not just see them as "silly bang bang boom boom" for kids, and academies and such will teach at the same capacity that they do now for music, cinema, etc.. I know that for now, if someone still thinks that games are not art, I'll simply tell them to play Nier: Automata and then get back to me 😉
@LordSteev that's very good to know, I'll make sure to hit you up with more recommendations in the future as I'm a lifelong niche dweller as well 😄 it's always cool finding likeminded people!
Btw I absolutely agree with your take! I for one really like putting in the "work" in my hobbies and experience them as a form of artistic expression, trying to analyze the ins and outs in order to understand both the thing at hand (be it game, song, movie, book, whatever) and myself a little better. That's one of the big reasons I stick to my niches and rarely play big, mindless tentpole releases.
So many big games nowadays go all-in on the spectacle and power fantasy, and conversely show an ineptitude in the gameplay department that leaves me stunned every time. But yeah, games are still in their infancy and I fear it won't be until a few decades in the future that people will start treating them like movies and paintings, and having academic debates on them.
@NEStalgia @LordSteev yeah, you're both right about the name! I'm so used to mentioning anime and games witht heir Japanes titles but yeah, that's not something a lot of people are used to! If they had changed it with III, it probably could've garnered more attention from more "casual" fans. But yeah, the series is incredibly niche in every aspect by design, so it's hard to imagine it going big anytime soon. Doesn't matter though, as long as they keep making them and the quality stays high! There really isn't anything like SMT 😃
I think the biggest hurdle that's keeping SMT from exploding like P5 did is its erratic release history.
As @NEStalgia rightly pointed out, it's a major headache to keep track of all the mainline games scattered around different generations and hardware manufacturers, and if you add all the spin-off series it's a complete mess lol
I hope having III and V on popular consoles makes SMT more widely known, I'd love it to be Persona big although I don't think it'll ever get that big.
@LordSteev that's a tricky question, as there isn't much SMT on PS4 😅
I haven't played Nocturne yet as I got into the series with IV, but @TheFrenchiestFry and @Ralizah, who are both way more knowledgeable than me regarding the series, say that it's absolutely worth it and I'll probably get it day one 😄
Unfortunately IV and Apocalypse are stuck on 3DS at the moment, and V is gonna be Switch-exclusive.
If you happen to find a cheap 3DS somewhere, though, I cannot recommend playing IV as blind as possible enough!
@Ralizah I absolutely agree, I hope they bring back Apocalypse's additions like spell type affinity and "stacking" identical spells for bonus damage, those for example made it that much deeper than IV and I absolutely agree that Apocalypse is better gameplay wise.
I sure hope they do exactly that in V and marry the best of those two games. Also, if they remastered IV with Apocalypse's additions patched in, it would be a basically perfect game!
@TheFrenchiestFry ah I thought I read somewhere that it came from a novel, thanks for the confirmation!
@LordSteev you're welcome, I love selling people on stuff I like ahahahahah If it sounds appealing, by all means get it as it's a really unique series with very nunaced and mature storytelling and themes (apart from IV Apocalypse, it's good gameplay wise but it's anime boy shenanigans can burn in hell lol).
Btw from what I gather Shin Megami Tensei means True/New Reincarnation of the Goddess, or something along those lines (I can't speak Japanese, I've just seen it translated on the internet). Originally the series was Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei on Famicom (IIRC), and after DDS:MTII they made SMT on Super Famicom and kept the new moniker.
@Playstation this has got to be one of the most honest and intelligent comments I've seen here in a while. Congrats on your intellectual honesty mate, even just calling yourself a fanboy shows a great deal of perspective on your part!
Btw I absolutely agree. I never bought an XBox in my life but this gen I'm kinda tempted, even though I already have a PC so I certainly don't need one for at least a few years. I think I'll buy a PS5 later down the line when more are available and more games are out, so that I can also play some PS4 games I've missed.
@LordSteev I can reply to that and yes, SMT games are turn-based. I haven't played Nocturne yet (will rectify when this comes out), but IV is one of my favorite games ever, and features the best turn-based combat I've ever tried. I don't know if this remaster will retroactively introduce the features IV and IV Apocalypse added, but I sure hope so cause that battle system is just fire. Oh and these games are tough as nails, be prepared to be wiped out whenever by lowly grunts lol Boy do I love this series, can't wait for V 😍
@LiamCroft you might want to change the article pic as it shows the new weapon introduced in the DLC, which has been leaked but not revealed officially.
Haven't bought it yet since I have 0 but I've yet to play it! I don't think I have enough time to play the whole Kiryu saga but I wanna try put the older style before jumping into 7. Yakuza always intrigued me, but now that it's turn-based it's a must play for me.
I'll admit though that 7 is one of my most anticipated games to play, way more than the original 6 cause I love a good turn based combat system and this one sounds awesome, just like the job system! So yeah, I'm exactly the kind of weirdo who'll get into the series precisely thanks to the new combat system lol
@NEStalgia yeah this game was already old and behind the curve when it came out, let alone 8 years later. I really wonder if people never played a game with good controls, cause I sure can't get back to GTAV after playing other games that controls, y'know, as they should.
This game is awesome, if you have a passing interest by all means get it! It's short, that's true, but it's very replayable and everything about it is super polished. If you like Hotline Miami, you're probably gonna like this as well.
I even forgot there's DLC coming out theoretically, let's hope to hear something about it when this version drops!
Hearing such a big Hollywood name speak frankly is always refreshing, so props to him for that!
And regarding clickbait, I dunno, I usually give a lot of flak to NL and PS when they do but I think this article is about as direct as it could be, so I don't understand.
Why does every Final Fantasy project have to be so convoluted, pretentious and inscrutable? And then people ask me why I never got into it lol I'm just glad Dragon Quest never fell into those bad habits FF and KH do to be honest 😅
But seriously, the communication with all of these projects is absolutely terrible all the time, which is a shame cause the games are usually good (I mean I don't play them but people like them, so I guess they are good).
Regarding this weird thing, I know it's controversial to want mobile games on consoles, but if (big if) really is a FFVII compilation of sorts with souped up graphics, well, I'd be all over it, having never played the original.
On topic: if any of you thinks that a couple of game on PC means the end of Playstation, well, I don't know what to tell you.
People in the real world buy Playstation consoles because of the brand and they buy it for FIFA and COD. 99% of people isn't even aware that this is a thing, let alone not buy a PS5 because Horizon is on PC.
@kyleforrester87 yeah it must be hard being a FF fan, I certainly don't envy you! And don't even get me started on Sonic, being a fan of his is pure masochism 😂
@kyleforrester87 ah ok, I get your point better now 👍🏻 It just seemed an unfair comparison in the other comment, but now I get what you mean.
Also note that I'm not a FF fan by any means, I've barely played the first 5 hours of X on my mate's PS2 4/5 years ago and got bored fast, so I'm neither in favor of tradition nor pushing for innovation, I'm just a curious bystander who likes to keep up with the news 😄
I haven't played 7R but I'd like to one day, as you said the combat looks super intriguing; I haven't played 15 either, but I agree that the combat sounds embarrassing by all accounts of everyone I've heard describe it. As you said, let's hope they take cues from Platinum and Capcom, who are masters at that.
@kyleforrester87 maybe it was meant as a joke and I'm dumb for not getting it, but certainly you get the difference between the 16th mainline game in a storied turn-based franchise, and the second one in a niche spin-off series that was always action focused?
On topic: Well, if you ask me Automata is the GOAT, as it pulls off so many things other games never even thought of, so I'm super pumped at the idea of getting to know the series better.
@Onigumo no thanks, let it keep its identity. It's interesting cause FF and DQ are case studies in how to develop storied franchises in opposite ways. DQ is arguably always too similar to itself, while FF is almost unrecognizable from game to game.
NMH3 having a date is very, very good, the rest is whack.
Octopath "sequel" hyped me but is a TRPG instead, Skyward Sword is the worst 3D Zelda, Pyra in Smash after 3 years doesn't make sense.
No Bayo, no Zelda, no Metroid: it's ok, they're probably far away from now; but no SMT V?! That alone would've made the 50 minutes worth it, and in theory should be out soonish.
That really disappointed me to no end.
TL;DR: Be careful what you wish for Sammy 😂
Edit: I forgot Splatoon 3.
That has me super hyped, but it's coming next year.
What's the point of stockpiling announcement after announcements for games that are nowhere to be seen?
I mean we have Bayonetta 3, BOTW 2, Metroid Prime 4, SMT V and Splatoon 3 now who knows how far off.
At least NMH3 has a date now, but that and the others were announced between 2017 and 2019, for Pete's sake.
@ShogunRok what does that even mean? I mean, that's the same thing on PS, Switch and XBox as well, and always has been: there's always a game that's trendy at the moment, like Hitman 3 last week, Ghost Of Tsushima last summer and TLOU2 before that. Big game comes out, everyone talks about it.
On topic, I've never heard of this game, I'll look up a trailer or two!
Incidentally I tried this game out just the other day with a friend, we didn't get through it all but it was quite fun. I guess playing with a friend definitely improves the experience though.
@Ralizah lol 😂 Yeah that was something I failed to mention, but as far as I've seen, it seems pretty common for fanservice games to mock themselves and their audience, which makes those complaining even more petty in my opinion.
@Ralizah exactly, I'm certainly not going to shame anyone! Incidentally I was reading the article about Gal Gun's "safety goggles" ad when I got your notification, and boy do people feel strongly about that kind of game, and on both sides of the fence lol I for one find absolutely no appeal in a game like that, but the ad was brilliant! All in all, if someone enjoys those games it's not like they're taking away anything from anyone, so I really don't get all the prudeness and holier-than-thou thinking 🤷🏼♂️
@Ralizah me neither, I really don't find her attractive at all 😅
Interestingly designed? Absolutely, I find her very well designed, but not attractive at all personally, and I'm surprised at the amount of thirsty comments I've seen 😅
Well, to each their own 😄
Edit: and just to reiterate how good Capcom's marketing machine is at the moment, I'm not a RE or horror fan, but I'm super interested in this game!
They're really firing on all cylinders!
Btw I love this kind of graphical filters and have had a lot of fun with them in DOOM Eternal! If it were official I'd try it out once I get HZD on my PC.
@R1spam definitely the second one. People are too quick to think of foul play when something is unclear, but there's almost always an explanation that we couldn't consider beforehand cause we didn't have the information needed. That's why a trick is so lame when you know how it works.
The human psyche is incredibly fascinating for how complex it is, and how easily it messes with itself in order not to give away its unconscious processes to its conscious side. This is why people come up with the most absurd explanations for things they don't understand.
It's always fascinating to see people dunk on MS when they buy a company and go "lol MS has no games so they buy whatever they can", but then wish Sony bought everything under the sun. Is that not blind fanboyism?
I for one am more invested in Nintendo than Sony or MS, but that doesn't mean I want them to buy everything. To be honest, that's the last thing I want, since we already live in a world that tends towards more and more concentration of resources in fewer and fewer hands. That's why IO making their expenses back in a single week of Hitman 3 being out is the best news I could hear this month, because they're independent and don't skimp on quality, and still managed to make their money back and gamers happy without any scummy tactic usually attributed to mega-corporations.
Heh, as much as I despise the tendency towards monopsony the industry has taken, at least it's not Tencent, Microsoft or Sony, so platforms won't have to be locked out of their games. That said, pretty much everyone hates Gearbox and Randy, so maybe now they have a shot a redeeming their public image.
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Re: PS5 Pre-Orders Open in Egypt This Week for $1,000
I'm just here to applaud that subheader 👌🏻
Re: Microsoft Reportedly Opening Its Wallet Once Again for $10 Billion Acquisition of Discord
All these acquisitions in recent years are really worrying.
It's pretty apparent by now that anti-trust measures should be way more restrictive than they are, we cannot be expected to give money to only 3 companies for Pete's sake.
Re: Is RPG Octopath Traveler Coming to PS5, PS4?
@Feena agreed. I managed to squeeze in 60-70 hours in several different stretches, but I never completed it for that reason.
I absolutely love its mechanics, but the story does nothing to push you forward in any meaningful way, so you kinda have to keep motivating yourself instead of relying on the game.
Conversely, I'm playing DQXIS at the moment, and I've clocked in 70 hours in the last month playing only that, and I'm still not tired of it or anything.
An interesting world and a more cohesive story certainly go a long way!
Re: Is RPG Octopath Traveler Coming to PS5, PS4?
This game has some of the best mechanics I've ever tried in JRPG's, from the way Jobs work to the battle system, which is in my top 3 turn-based systems of all time.
So if you like JRPG's for their mechanics, by all means get it!
It helps that it's also gorgeous to look at and the OST is amazing.
The only real letdown is how disjointed the 8 characters' stories are, which is certainly pretty damning for a JRPG; all in all it's a great game though.
Re: Marvel's Avengers Is the Straw That Broke the Camel's Back with PS4 to PS5 Upgrades
You can't act like people are overreacting on the internet, if your own title says that this is the straw that broke the camel's back.
Not only are you propagating the same narrative while feigning disapproval, you're also attracting the usual fanboy musings and tinfoil-hattery in the comments.
Sounds like you want to have the cake and eat it too.
Re: Bombastic and Bloody FPS Necromunda: Hired Gun Blasts PS5, PS4 in June
Honestly doesn't look anything like DOOM, though luckily it doesn't look too much like the generic COD-like FPS's you usually see around either.
The aesthetics remind me of Rage 2, while the gameplay is certainly way more Wolfy than DOOM.
Re: DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two DLC Slays PS4 Tomorrow
@Welsh_Will you're welcome!
To be fair I'm not really well versed in Soulslike as I only played DS1, but yeah the principles are similar, even if Eternal plays 1000 times faster: listen to the game, watch the animations, and learn. Personally I think Eternal amply exceeds DS1 in this regard.
The Marauder really seems hard at first cause he works a bit differently from the other enemies, but this is a game about learning and adapting so it's not a problem for long.
Once you learn to stay distant to bait out his axe attack, he then charges you and exposes himself. Rinse, repeat.
One thing the game doesn't explain all too clearly is the doggo, though.
It only comes out when the Marauder is hit by a projectile while his shield is up (an enemy projectile works as well), so don't shoot until the eyes flash green.
Trust me, they become a pushover by the end of the campaign 😃
Hope you enjoy it when you get it, by all means let me know how you fare!
Have a good one mate 😃
Re: DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two DLC Slays PS4 Tomorrow
@Welsh_Will the game is definitely hard, but if you trust it and lean onto all the mechanics and tips it gives you, you'll have an awesome time and keep getting noticeably better throughout the campaign!
The DLC is definitely way more brutal, so focus on the campaign at first and don't be ashamed to lower the difficulty if a particular encounter hands you your butt over and over.
Regarding the Marauder (the enemy you mentioned), it's actually funny cause at first everyone hated it, but with the passing of time you can see in Eternal-related content on YT etc. that pretty much everyone who was willing to play the game as intended understood very soon how the Marauder works.
Trust me, after you get the hang of it it's actually one of the easiest enemies in the game, and there are countless guides out there.
Hope it might help you!
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev you're more than welcome mate!
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev no problem mate, don't you worry at all!
Sorry to hear that, I mean it.
I don't know about distant relationships, I kinda had one in the past but we weren't that far tbf so I really can't give you my 2 cents, sorry.
Hope it gets better though! 😃
Re: Soapbox: How Yakuza Proves Bigger Open Worlds Aren't Always Better
Absolutely agree!
I haven't played any Yakuza (yet) but I do love smaller, tightly constructed and more interactive spaces, like in Deus Ex, Dishonored or Hitman, for example.
I've grown increasingly lukewarm towards open world games because, other than the usual checklist-ness that leaves little to discover for yourself, they usually have boring traversal despite the huge size, and thus resort to fast travel as a crutch.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev no, unfortunately I've never heard of MDK!
As I told you I was raised on Nintendo consoles and never branched out until I got a PS3, PS4 and later a PC, so I missed out on a lot of games pf the older eras.
Oh and I'm a 90's kid so I was definitely too young for Hexen etc, but I gotta say one of the best things about 2020 is that I became enamoured with so-called "boomer shooters"!
During the year I played all of the DOOM games (aside from 2016, the only one I'd played before) and also downloaded Shadow Warrior Classic, Duke Nukem 20th Anniversary, and I've kept a close eye on all the new ones coming out.
For now I've tried Project Warlock (very good), Post Void (insane), and Wrack (mediocre), but then there's Ion Fury, Prodeus, Ultrakill, Amid Evil and so many more I've yet to try out!
The culmination though was finally getting DOOM Eternal Deluxe Edition for only 40€ this December (I'm not one for day one purchases except very rare exceptions, I usually play games years after release when they're cheap), and boy is that game on another level of awesome.
Basically it's FPS perfected and redefined; it's like id peeked into a parallel dimension where all those stupid, useless mechanics like aiming down the iron sight, reloading, taking cover and regenerating health were never invented, and that basically makes it the second coming of DOOM and of the FPS in general.
I didn't like violent games when I was younger, but if FPS games played more like this and less like COD it sure would've been easier getting them!
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev yeeeeeaaaahhhc those were the times!!!
I recall those times so fondly now, being a kid and scouring through the booklet and cover on my way back home, or even at home before actually playing the thing! It was a ritual, I would do that religiously for every game and it was such an important part of the experience I still have the habit of checking all the settings before actually starting the game lol
I play some mindless blockbuster from time to time, but as I told you I like analyzing stuff so bad I do it all the time without even noticing it, and that has severely hampered my ability to stomach mediocre, bloated games like Ubisoft's, for example 😅
Regarding moody vs colorful, I was born and raised on Nintendo consoles so I've always leaned towards the latter, but my love for SMT can attest that I like both.
What I don't like is games like COD and almost every other "mature" game nowadays, which take themselves so seriously while being targeted at 12 years old. Those are incredibly cringeworthy, the literal embodiment of what a 12 years old thinks being adult means.
As I said I have a knack for taking things artistically and abstract thinking, so I tend to prefer less grounded stuff and more conceptual stuff.
I'm basically rambling at this point 😂 I don't even know what I wanted to convey here, I'm such a motor mouth (or fingers, or whatever) lol
Btw games have shown amply that they can do just as much as any other medium, if not even more!
With time I'm sure everyone will come to accept that and not just see them as "silly bang bang boom boom" for kids, and academies and such will teach at the same capacity that they do now for music, cinema, etc..
I know that for now, if someone still thinks that games are not art, I'll simply tell them to play Nier: Automata and then get back to me 😉
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev that's very good to know, I'll make sure to hit you up with more recommendations in the future as I'm a lifelong niche dweller as well 😄 it's always cool finding likeminded people!
Btw I absolutely agree with your take!
I for one really like putting in the "work" in my hobbies and experience them as a form of artistic expression, trying to analyze the ins and outs in order to understand both the thing at hand (be it game, song, movie, book, whatever) and myself a little better.
That's one of the big reasons I stick to my niches and rarely play big, mindless tentpole releases.
So many big games nowadays go all-in on the spectacle and power fantasy, and conversely show an ineptitude in the gameplay department that leaves me stunned every time.
But yeah, games are still in their infancy and I fear it won't be until a few decades in the future that people will start treating them like movies and paintings, and having academic debates on them.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@NEStalgia @LordSteev yeah, you're both right about the name!
I'm so used to mentioning anime and games witht heir Japanes titles but yeah, that's not something a lot of people are used to!
If they had changed it with III, it probably could've garnered more attention from more "casual" fans.
But yeah, the series is incredibly niche in every aspect by design, so it's hard to imagine it going big anytime soon.
Doesn't matter though, as long as they keep making them and the quality stays high! There really isn't anything like SMT 😃
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev yeah it's a bummer, I know.
I think the biggest hurdle that's keeping SMT from exploding like P5 did is its erratic release history.
As @NEStalgia rightly pointed out, it's a major headache to keep track of all the mainline games scattered around different generations and hardware manufacturers, and if you add all the spin-off series it's a complete mess lol
I hope having III and V on popular consoles makes SMT more widely known, I'd love it to be Persona big although I don't think it'll ever get that big.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev that's a tricky question, as there isn't much SMT on PS4 😅
I haven't played Nocturne yet as I got into the series with IV, but @TheFrenchiestFry and @Ralizah, who are both way more knowledgeable than me regarding the series, say that it's absolutely worth it and I'll probably get it day one 😄
Unfortunately IV and Apocalypse are stuck on 3DS at the moment, and V is gonna be Switch-exclusive.
If you happen to find a cheap 3DS somewhere, though, I cannot recommend playing IV as blind as possible enough!
@Ralizah I absolutely agree, I hope they bring back Apocalypse's additions like spell type affinity and "stacking" identical spells for bonus damage, those for example made it that much deeper than IV and I absolutely agree that Apocalypse is better gameplay wise.
I sure hope they do exactly that in V and marry the best of those two games. Also, if they remastered IV with Apocalypse's additions patched in, it would be a basically perfect game!
@TheFrenchiestFry ah I thought I read somewhere that it came from a novel, thanks for the confirmation!
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev you're welcome, I love selling people on stuff I like ahahahahah
If it sounds appealing, by all means get it as it's a really unique series with very nunaced and mature storytelling and themes (apart from IV Apocalypse, it's good gameplay wise but it's anime boy shenanigans can burn in hell lol).
Btw from what I gather Shin Megami Tensei means True/New Reincarnation of the Goddess, or something along those lines (I can't speak Japanese, I've just seen it translated on the internet).
Originally the series was Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei on Famicom (IIRC), and after DDS:MTII they made SMT on Super Famicom and kept the new moniker.
Re: DOOM Eternal Will Tease Its Second DLC Episode Later This Month
@LiamCroft ah I see, sorry then.
I've seen a lot of talk about the leaks but hadn't seen Bethesda acknowledge them.
Thanks for the info 👍🏻
Re: Microsoft's Bethesda Bid One Step Closer to Completion as European Union Approves Acquisition
@Playstation this has got to be one of the most honest and intelligent comments I've seen here in a while.
Congrats on your intellectual honesty mate, even just calling yourself a fanboy shows a great deal of perspective on your part!
Btw I absolutely agree.
I never bought an XBox in my life but this gen I'm kinda tempted, even though I already have a PC so I certainly don't need one for at least a few years.
I think I'll buy a PS5 later down the line when more are available and more games are out, so that I can also play some PS4 games I've missed.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming
@LordSteev I can reply to that and yes, SMT games are turn-based.
I haven't played Nocturne yet (will rectify when this comes out), but IV is one of my favorite games ever, and features the best turn-based combat I've ever tried.
I don't know if this remaster will retroactively introduce the features IV and IV Apocalypse added, but I sure hope so cause that battle system is just fire.
Oh and these games are tough as nails, be prepared to be wiped out whenever by lowly grunts lol
Boy do I love this series, can't wait for V 😍
Re: DOOM Eternal Will Tease Its Second DLC Episode Later This Month
@LiamCroft you might want to change the article pic as it shows the new weapon introduced in the DLC, which has been leaked but not revealed officially.
Re: Poll: Have You Played Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and What Review Score Would You Give It?
Haven't bought it yet since I have 0 but I've yet to play it!
I don't think I have enough time to play the whole Kiryu saga but I wanna try put the older style before jumping into 7.
Yakuza always intrigued me, but now that it's turn-based it's a must play for me.
I'll admit though that 7 is one of my most anticipated games to play, way more than the original 6 cause I love a good turn based combat system and this one sounds awesome, just like the job system!
So yeah, I'm exactly the kind of weirdo who'll get into the series precisely thanks to the new combat system lol
Re: Why GTA 5 on PS5 Will Be More Than Just a 'Simple Port'
@NEStalgia yeah this game was already old and behind the curve when it came out, let alone 8 years later.
I really wonder if people never played a game with good controls, cause I sure can't get back to GTAV after playing other games that controls, y'know, as they should.
Re: Mystery Square Enix IP Getting Multiple Remakes
Give me some more Dragon Quest and I'm good!
Or the older FF like V and VI, those look more up my alley than the post-X games.
These are some games I'd like but I really don't know what to expect.
Re: Looks Like Indie Hit Katana ZERO Will Launch on PS4
This game is awesome, if you have a passing interest by all means get it!
It's short, that's true, but it's very replayable and everything about it is super polished.
If you like Hotline Miami, you're probably gonna like this as well.
I even forgot there's DLC coming out theoretically, let's hope to hear something about it when this version drops!
Re: Tom Holland Doesn't Sound Particularly Happy with His Portrayal of Uncharted's Nathan Drake
Hearing such a big Hollywood name speak frankly is always refreshing, so props to him for that!
And regarding clickbait, I dunno, I usually give a lot of flak to NL and PS when they do but I think this article is about as direct as it could be, so I don't understand.
Re: So, Square Enix Is Making Another Final Fantasy VII Remake Called Ever Crisis... On Mobile
Why does every Final Fantasy project have to be so convoluted, pretentious and inscrutable?
And then people ask me why I never got into it lol
I'm just glad Dragon Quest never fell into those bad habits FF and KH do to be honest 😅
But seriously, the communication with all of these projects is absolutely terrible all the time, which is a shame cause the games are usually good (I mean I don't play them but people like them, so I guess they are good).
Regarding this weird thing, I know it's controversial to want mobile games on consoles, but if (big if) really is a FFVII compilation of sorts with souped up graphics, well, I'd be all over it, having never played the original.
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@Shigurui never played that though, so I wouldn't know.
I'll play Replicant and then compare the two 👍🏻
Edit: also doesn't change the fact that no other series even comes close to Nier's approach to storytelling.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About PS4 Exclusives Being Ported to PC?
On topic: if any of you thinks that a couple of game on PC means the end of Playstation, well, I don't know what to tell you.
People in the real world buy Playstation consoles because of the brand and they buy it for FIFA and COD.
99% of people isn't even aware that this is a thing, let alone not buy a PS5 because Horizon is on PC.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About PS4 Exclusives Being Ported to PC?
@HeeHo don't mind me, I just want to show some love for your avatar and handle 😄
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 yeah it must be hard being a FF fan, I certainly don't envy you!
And don't even get me started on Sonic, being a fan of his is pure masochism 😂
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 ah ok, I get your point better now 👍🏻
It just seemed an unfair comparison in the other comment, but now I get what you mean.
Also note that I'm not a FF fan by any means, I've barely played the first 5 hours of X on my mate's PS2 4/5 years ago and got bored fast, so I'm neither in favor of tradition nor pushing for innovation, I'm just a curious bystander who likes to keep up with the news 😄
I haven't played 7R but I'd like to one day, as you said the combat looks super intriguing; I haven't played 15 either, but I agree that the combat sounds embarrassing by all accounts of everyone I've heard describe it.
As you said, let's hope they take cues from Platinum and Capcom, who are masters at that.
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 maybe it was meant as a joke and I'm dumb for not getting it, but certainly you get the difference between the 16th mainline game in a storied turn-based franchise, and the second one in a niche spin-off series that was always action focused?
On topic:
Well, if you ask me Automata is the GOAT, as it pulls off so many things other games never even thought of, so I'm super pumped at the idea of getting to know the series better.
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Is Action-Oriented, Features Story-Focused Mode
@Onigumo no thanks, let it keep its identity.
It's interesting cause FF and DQ are case studies in how to develop storied franchises in opposite ways.
DQ is arguably always too similar to itself, while FF is almost unrecognizable from game to game.
Re: Soapbox: There's a Nintendo Direct Today, But I Wish We Had a State of Play to Look Forward To
Oof that was disappointing!
NMH3 having a date is very, very good, the rest is whack.
Octopath "sequel" hyped me but is a TRPG instead, Skyward Sword is the worst 3D Zelda, Pyra in Smash after 3 years doesn't make sense.
No Bayo, no Zelda, no Metroid: it's ok, they're probably far away from now; but no SMT V?! That alone would've made the 50 minutes worth it, and in theory should be out soonish.
That really disappointed me to no end.
TL;DR: Be careful what you wish for Sammy 😂
Edit: I forgot Splatoon 3.
That has me super hyped, but it's coming next year.
What's the point of stockpiling announcement after announcements for games that are nowhere to be seen?
I mean we have Bayonetta 3, BOTW 2, Metroid Prime 4, SMT V and Splatoon 3 now who knows how far off.
At least NMH3 has a date now, but that and the others were announced between 2017 and 2019, for Pete's sake.
Re: KeyWe Is a PS5, PS4 Game About a Post Office Run by Birds
The subheader made me chuckle quite a lot if I'm being honest 😂
Re: Unsurprisingly, Gamers Want to Know if PC Sensation Valheim Is Coming to PS5
@ShogunRok what does that even mean?
I mean, that's the same thing on PS, Switch and XBox as well, and always has been: there's always a game that's trendy at the moment, like Hitman 3 last week, Ghost Of Tsushima last summer and TLOU2 before that.
Big game comes out, everyone talks about it.
On topic, I've never heard of this game, I'll look up a trailer or two!
Re: Soapbox: We Were Here, the Free PS4 Game No One Will Play with Me
This article was quite a funny read 😄
Incidentally I tried this game out just the other day with a friend, we didn't get through it all but it was quite fun.
I guess playing with a friend definitely improves the experience though.
Good luck with your search Stephen!
Re: Techland Insists It's Still Independent After Acquisition Speculation Intensifies
@lacerz "people silly enough to invest in Microsoft’s system for the past 15 years" 😂😂😂😂😂
I love fanboys ❤️
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah lol 😂
Yeah that was something I failed to mention, but as far as I've seen, it seems pretty common for fanservice games to mock themselves and their audience, which makes those complaining even more petty in my opinion.
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah exactly, I'm certainly not going to shame anyone!
Incidentally I was reading the article about Gal Gun's "safety goggles" ad when I got your notification, and boy do people feel strongly about that kind of game, and on both sides of the fence lol
I for one find absolutely no appeal in a game like that, but the ad was brilliant! All in all, if someone enjoys those games it's not like they're taking away anything from anyone, so I really don't get all the prudeness and holier-than-thou thinking 🤷🏼♂️
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah me neither, I really don't find her attractive at all 😅
Interestingly designed? Absolutely, I find her very well designed, but not attractive at all personally, and I'm surprised at the amount of thirsty comments I've seen 😅
Well, to each their own 😄
Edit: and just to reiterate how good Capcom's marketing machine is at the moment, I'm not a RE or horror fan, but I'm super interested in this game!
They're really firing on all cylinders!
Re: Random: Horizon Zero Dawn Graphical Downgrade Goes Viral
@NEStalgia yeah fanboys think they're hilarious lol 😂
Btw I love this kind of graphical filters and have had a lot of fun with them in DOOM Eternal! If it were official I'd try it out once I get HZD on my PC.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
@themightyant absolutely, 100% agreed!
In the end all that should matter to us are the games, their quality and availability, not which box has what.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
@themightyant yes I absolutely get that, don't get me wrong!
I was referring to unrealistic expectations and double standards on the side of fans.
In any case thanks for the reply, it's super detailed and informative 😄
Re: Derren Brown Talks Little Nightmares II Ahead of Next Week's Launch
@R1spam definitely the second one.
People are too quick to think of foul play when something is unclear, but there's almost always an explanation that we couldn't consider beforehand cause we didn't have the information needed.
That's why a trick is so lame when you know how it works.
The human psyche is incredibly fascinating for how complex it is, and how easily it messes with itself in order not to give away its unconscious processes to its conscious side.
This is why people come up with the most absurd explanations for things they don't understand.
Re: Destruction AllStars (PS5) - A Confident But Flawed Start for Chaotic Car Combat Game
Yikes. That score sounds generous, even.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
It's always fascinating to see people dunk on MS when they buy a company and go "lol MS has no games so they buy whatever they can", but then wish Sony bought everything under the sun.
Is that not blind fanboyism?
I for one am more invested in Nintendo than Sony or MS, but that doesn't mean I want them to buy everything.
To be honest, that's the last thing I want, since we already live in a world that tends towards more and more concentration of resources in fewer and fewer hands.
That's why IO making their expenses back in a single week of Hitman 3 being out is the best news I could hear this month, because they're independent and don't skimp on quality, and still managed to make their money back and gamers happy without any scummy tactic usually attributed to mega-corporations.
Re: Gearbox Acquisition Will Not Impact 2K's Role As Borderlands Publisher
Heh, as much as I despise the tendency towards monopsony the industry has taken, at least it's not Tencent, Microsoft or Sony, so platforms won't have to be locked out of their games.
That said, pretty much everyone hates Gearbox and Randy, so maybe now they have a shot a redeeming their public image.