kyleforrester87

70+ hours into Zelda, only managed 1 shrine so far! Awesome game, for sure.

Ah, oui, oui!

That’s not very realistic is it.

@Shepherd_Tallon that’s been my approach for the past couple of years. I have missed out on some games I would really like to play as a result unfortunately but I have a shortlist so hopefully I’ll get to them. Can be hard to ignore the hype sometimes but it’s certainly better overall.

@bkeswick fair enough, I can see it being a different perspective in Japan at the time. I still think it was always a bit of a novelty though as attention had shifted to PS2 mostly by that point.

I also can’t imagine FF going turn based again, not without a massive budget cut. Of course, if enough people asked for it they would as this would translate to sales, but the demand isn’t there in my opinion.

I’d be up for it though!

Good, it's really good. Although, I didn't finish it! I have finished 2 of the stories. I will get back to it, as unlike the first game, I actually enjoyed playing it a lot.

@Matroska I think that's a very fair analysis. 8 is what it is, I don't think it's bad at all in hindsight, but the vibe is so different to 7, and it probably left a fair few people miffed when it launched.

@get2sammyb too busy messing around on photoshop I bet!

My console hasn’t said “up” once this year 🤔

Is it broken?

@bkeswick I’m not sure they were under a lot of pressure really. Actually, a lot of fans who started with 7 on PlayStation would not really have been asking for what they got with 9 at all.

Then, it didn’t sell as well as FF7 and 8, so you could argue they made the wrong choice going in the direction they did. Of course, releasing during the PS1/2 transitional period is highly relevant to that issue, and personally I feel people who started with 7 could have been put off a bit by 8 and could have been hesitant about 9. I can’t back that one up, it’s just the way I personally felt.

Fortunately, I did get 9 at launch, loved it and it’s one of my favourite games of all time!

@Mikey856 yep, then we had some pretty good years, through Vitas lifespan. Only 2 years later the PS4 sold like hotcakes, by which point the Vita should have been well established and in its prime. At the end of the day, Sony squandered the potential Vita had.

@Mikey856 2012 was not a recession... in fact, we all had Olympic Fever, baby.

Looking forward to getting this later on in the year, sounds like those playing are having a blast.

I think it means there could be some kind of chain attack system, like in Xenoblade Chronicles. Or maybe something like in FF9, where Vivi could supercharge Steiner's attacks with magic. Quite a weird inclusion in that game, if you think about it - a cool concept but not fleshed out at all, kind of like the synthesis system, too, but I digress. It also kind of suggests you can hire people you meet along the way to help out in combat.

@Uncharted2007 ah lol. Well. It’s a nice enough place to stop lol

45 minutes is fine, but an hour? That’s taking the pi*s!!

@Uncharted2007 Disc one ends in city of the ancients!

@Darth_Stofi I’m gunna get you after school later.

“ The meeting could well prove to be a contentious one, as Hunt has previously publicly criticized the CMA for its decision, going so far as to state that the EU was the better place to do business.”

@get2sammyb *Smith!

“I wonder if they want to remind people the next chapter of Final Fantasy 16’s remake trilogy exists and give it more marketing time than they had planned”

*7

Just seems like there are too many other big titles right now to keep people busy. I might get FF16 at launch but in no way feel the need to preorder it, at least not right now!

50 hours into Zelda and I’m really into it now, it’s so good! I haven’t made a lot of progress really as I keep dic*ing about. I think I have done 30-40 shrines, 1 temple, opened half the map. Just got the final rune so I’ll be playing with those features later. Exploring the depths is awesome. Playing without a head covering so I can see Links flowing locks.

What an absolute banger.

@NEStalgia Yeah I mean, I got out of bed and watched the FF7 reveal, think it was at like 2am. Just happened to be going to the toilet at that time and checked, I think.

Jesus. Finally. Are they going to take on Zelda and release this again as the Ultimate version?

@NEStalgia the remake was announced 2015. Sort it out.

Looking forward to riding the Midgar Zolom to Neverland, just like I did in the original.

@MayaMousavi Five is fine, but it shouldn’t be legal to play it solo, that’s all.

Honestly I reckon they should absolutely remake 6, but make it legitimately good this time. Like, scrap 90% of the original, and rewrite history.

I’d be most interested in this, by far.

@TrickyDicky99 Quest 2 is sold at a loss though 🤷‍♂️

@TrickyDicky99 there’s loads of justification.. it’s cheap for what you get, really. You’re just used to consoles, produced in higher numbers, being sold at or close to a loss.

Wouldn’t buy one anytime soon myself, mind you. No games 😉

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@JustPlainLoco I love Hayter as the voice of Snake, but he is not a world class actor, and I suppose as technology like facial motion capture in games has got better this became important to Kojima.

@FuzzieGinge88 I think unless they are making changes, it seems a bit pointless to re-record for the sake of it, since the original performances are all pretty good. Funny that the "head of communications" has not managed to be clear enough when clarifying this, though!

@JustPlainLoco Hm, I can't see that being true, given he does stuff like this optionally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jujZUruiy8

As I understand he always wanted to play Snake but maybe Kojima wanted a bigger name/someone with more acting ability.

Hayter explained Snake's voice change in an interview with Game Informer. According to Hayter, Kojima had been trying to recast the English voice of Solid Snake for years, even offering the role in Snake Eater to Kurt Russell, who turned it down. Hayter had to re-audition for the role of both Snakes on several occasions. The Kurt Russel comment suggests that Kojima wanted a big-name celebrity to play the role of Solid/Naked Snake, and he finally managed to nab one in Kiefer Sutherland. Hayter clarified that he bears no ill will towards Sutherland, but he has no love for Kojima.

@FuzzieGinge88 Gamespot reference the same Verge article, but conclude the voice acting will not be newly recorded.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/metal-gear-solid-3-remake-will-not-feature-newly-recorded-voice-acting/1100-6514686/

I think your interpretation is likely to be wrong, I think they will be reusing all existing voice acting instead of re-recording everything exactly the same, with the same cast (via a spirit medium in some cases, apparently), 20 years later, at what I assume would be significantly more time and cost.

Sorry I’m confused. Are they recycling old dialogue (assumed this to be the case) or re-recording it all with the same people? The article talks about getting the gang back together?

For better or worse, Kojima is MGS and MGS is Kojima.

@Quintumply I need to sit down for a minute

Thought that was official promo art for the event at first. Nice, I thought.

@nessisonett to be fair though I have threatened to murder like 8 people since lunch

Just don’t think I am going to have time to play it right now, and with Baldurs Gate 3 on the horizon I might put it on ice until nearer Christmas.

But, you know. I could also end up getting it day one 😂

@KingPev haha sorry yes, that wouldn’t make sense to you now that I think about it. Let me explain, so, in my house, “a pack of Doritos” is slang for “my pants”. I use different flavours depending on when I last showered. Cool original, tangy cheese, etc.

@KingPev I know, I only said it to try to sound cool to be fair. Curtains closed with my hand inside a pack of Doritos until Tuesday is the reality.

@KaijuKaiser 14 hours a day Saturday, Sunday x 2 and 4 hours per day in the week for 10 days, boom.

Another bank holiday huh 👍🏻

I’ve been up since 5, bike ride done and dusted and now I am a bit knackered. Probably go back to bed for a bit and hopefully play some Zelda later on. Enjoying it but not exactly “into it” as struggling to find time for extended sessions. Would like to grab a beer outside at some point since the sun in shining. Have a good one!

@practicein2021 “Naughty Dog released a small multiplayer game as expansion to their popular single player game. It seemed like an afterthought, just a bonus - but people were playing it for 10 years! Without any patches, updates, skins - just because of gameplay. And when new multiplayer game was announced, everyone got excited, even though the studio showed us nothing.”

Without being too cynical, that’s probably the issue - they need to be able to effectively monetise it, not just have a dedicated pool play it for years for free. And there are so many competing alternatives these days, not so when Factions was a thing.

@ShogunRok (Especially when you consider some of the sh*t they let slide in this weeks showcase)

@ShogunRok that… actually is the most sense you’ve ever made.

@ShogunRok well that’s what I mean, almost obligated to listen to them aren’t they.

Makes a lot of sense, like I said Bungie have experience. Probably saved Sony money and a headache in the long run.