@OrtadragoonX I agree the gameplay was great and the story was decent up until the final third when they drove it over a cliff with all the cringe Kingdom Hearts fates nonsense. It killed any excitement for the follow up for me.
I can't see them moving on from P5 just yet, I bet they'll announce a proper sequel for release later this year and confirm P6 is in development but no release date.
I got burned out about 70 hours, realised I just wasn't having any fun with it anymore. There's a lot of great stuff but also a lot of reused content. I'll go back at some point.
@xeofate The opening few hours is arguably the best bit of the game, the second half is dragged out and the plot goes off the deep end. DQ11 was great, maybe too old school for some tastes though.
@KundaliniRising333 100%. Don't forget the sheet amount of superfluous dialogue. Half of the game is just the characters summarising what they've just witnessed. The writers needed their heads banging together. The final dungeons were almost unplayable as you had to stop for a chat every other room. Easily one of the most backward JRPGs I've played
It's the series s that loses £200 per sale, Microsoft has been really cagey about the series X loss leader. Both are getting price bumped in January anyway.
Microsoft may have deep pockets but they missed their gamepass growth targets by a huge margin. A few sites reporting that the xbox consoles, price of games and gamepass will all significantly increase next year as the Microsoft share holders have called time on selling at a loss.
I found tales of arise to be a massive disappointment. The first few hours are great and I wanted to love it but the story details itself and the combat grew stale.
Don't get me wrong I love JRPGs but the problem with a lot of JRPGs is that they are stuck in the past. They are still churning out the same tropes time and time again and refusing to take risks. P5 had massive success because it was willing to try something different.
Either go action or turn based, the hybrid systems have been pretty bad. VIIR was the best attempt they've had at it but it pales when held up against something like Genshin or Tales of Arise.
@jcvandan the gacha is pretty generous tbf. Every 70 pulls on a banner takes you to the soft pity cap, every 90 guarantees a 50/50 pull on the banners 5* character. If you lose the 50/50 you get another 5* character and your next 5* is guaranteed to be the banners character. The pity count continues between premium banners as well, so you don't start over each time. The next banner has Zhongli, the best shielder in the game and definitely worth having a crack at. Uid: 701713997 if you want to add me.
@jcvandan Yep, nearly every character is viable in the over world. You'll only really struggle in the monthly hardcore dungeon which is completely optional. I'm 100% f2p and have defeated everything the game has to offer so far. It's a great game that's only gotten better since launch.
@Athrum No card packs to buy. It's just an easy way of introducing a bit of randomness into each battle, same with back 4 blood. Arguably it's not a bad thing though, xcom became a joke with certain skills.
@UltimateOtaku91 You can drop the world level back by 1 now and farm. Anything under level 50 team compositions don't really matter that much, start getting beyond that and you're going to start needing optimised teams.
Much of what people are loving about Elden Ring was present in DD. Tough enemies, great bosses, distinct combat builds, an inventive world that is begging to be explored and a plot that's happy to sit in the background letting you engage with it on your own terms. It baffles me how it sank without a trace.
So these guys signed a contract saying they wouldn't do it and they went a did it so Sony called foul. That seems pretty fair tbh. They were willing to take Sony's money and the terms that came attached.
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Re: Journey to the Savage Planet Coming to PS5 with Employee of the Month Edition
@Bamila looks like it does if you search it in the ps store
Re: Shocking: Atlus Won't Restrict Persona 3, Persona 4 Remaster Footage, Screenshots
Won't someone please think of the streamers!
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Is Already Hyping Up a Huge Year
@OrtadragoonX I agree the gameplay was great and the story was decent up until the final third when they drove it over a cliff with all the cringe Kingdom Hearts fates nonsense. It killed any excitement for the follow up for me.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Is Already Hyping Up a Huge Year
I just hope they don't screw this up. FF deserves better than what it's been getting.
Re: Persona Dev Atlus Is Teasing 'Several Unannounced Titles' in 2023
I can't see them moving on from P5 just yet, I bet they'll announce a proper sequel for release later this year and confirm P6 is in development but no release date.
Re: Poll: Have You Completed Elden Ring?
I got burned out about 70 hours, realised I just wasn't having any fun with it anymore. There's a lot of great stuff but also a lot of reused content. I'll go back at some point.
Re: Scrappy PS2-Esque Character Action Returns in Wanted: Dead on PS5, PS4
I'm getting a lot of Yakuza vibes. Nice to see Stefanie Joosten step out from under the shadow of MGSV's Quiet as well.
Re: Sonic Fanbase Heartbroken Over The Game Awards Loss
Genshin has gone from strength to strength, the Sumeru update was immense. The fanbase is dire though.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Is Officially the First Mainline Game to Be Rated Mature, 18+
Hopefully it's properly mature and not just edgelord protagonists and swearing.
Re: Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn Trademarked by Bandai Namco in Europe
@xeofate The opening few hours is arguably the best bit of the game, the second half is dragged out and the plot goes off the deep end. DQ11 was great, maybe too old school for some tastes though.
Re: Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn Trademarked by Bandai Namco in Europe
@KundaliniRising333 100%. Don't forget the sheet amount of superfluous dialogue. Half of the game is just the characters summarising what they've just witnessed. The writers needed their heads banging together. The final dungeons were almost unplayable as you had to stop for a chat every other room. Easily one of the most backward JRPGs I've played
Re: Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn Trademarked by Bandai Namco in Europe
The ending pretty much tied everything up and I was more than ready for it by that point.
Re: Dark Envoy Is a Classic CRPG Adventure Coming to Console in 2023
If you want an offbeat crpg without a combat focus I can't recommend torment: tides of numenera enough
Re: Atomic Heart Hype Reaches Critical Mass in IGN First Preview Gameplay
After it was revealed how badly they've been treating their staff I'm not excited for this anymore
Re: EA Reportedly Writes Off Project CARS, DiRT Franchises
Dirt 5 was ok, a few issues that a bigger budget would have sorted. The series could have been a multiplatform contender to Forza: Horizon
Re: Atomic Heart Goes Nuclear with 10 Minutes of Bombastic Boss Gameplay
I was excited until this weekends revelations of how poorly they've been treating their staff.
Re: Sony: PS5 Price Increase Hasn't Affected High Demand
It's the series s that loses £200 per sale, Microsoft has been really cagey about the series X loss leader. Both are getting price bumped in January anyway.
Re: PS Plus Lost Two Million Members in the Last Three Months
Microsoft may have deep pockets but they missed their gamepass growth targets by a huge margin. A few sites reporting that the xbox consoles, price of games and gamepass will all significantly increase next year as the Microsoft share holders have called time on selling at a loss.
Re: Nearly 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Going Cheap in New PS Store Sale
I found tales of arise to be a massive disappointment. The first few hours are great and I wanted to love it but the story details itself and the combat grew stale.
Re: Star Wars Eclipse 'Controlled Leak' Was Reportedly Intentional, Meant to Gauge Interest
@tameshiyaku 100%. He's good at coming up with intriguing jumping off points but that's about it.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium PS5, PS4 Games for October 2022 Announced
Don't sleep on dq11, it's a great game
Re: BioWare Shares Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Codex Entries, Anticipation Builds
I would love for DA4 to be great but I have very little confidence it's going to be any other than a dog's dinner. EA absolutely destroyed Bioware.
Re: Sony Wasn't Interested in New JRPG from Ex-Wild Arms Devs
Don't get me wrong I love JRPGs but the problem with a lot of JRPGs is that they are stuck in the past. They are still churning out the same tropes time and time again and refusing to take risks. P5 had massive success because it was willing to try something different.
Re: Square Enix Showcases 20 Full Minutes of Octopath Traveler 2 Gameplay
The first one was probably my biggest switch regret. It was just too uneven.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 444
Genshin and maybe start 13 sentinels
Re: Tekken 8 Doesn't Reuse Any Tekken 7 Assets, Built From the Ground Up on Unreal Engine 5
Hopefully they get rid of all the bits of tat you could stick onto your character while they are at it
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Last of Us: Part I?
In a vacuum it's a 10/10 game
Re: Free-to-Play Hero Shooter Gundam Evolution Blasts to PS5, PS4 in December
I can't afford anymore free to play games
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 442
Genshin, Sumeru is superb. Also a bit of Fell Seal, Into the breach has sent me on a bit of a tactical RPG binge
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 440
Finishing off tales of Arise and a bit of Uno and beers later
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Producer Knows That Its Combat System Won't Satisfy Everyone
Either go action or turn based, the hybrid systems have been pretty bad. VIIR was the best attempt they've had at it but it pales when held up against something like Genshin or Tales of Arise.
Re: Embracer Group Buys The Lord of the Rings IP, Maneater Dev, Limited Run, and More
Instead buying more studios they should focus on improving what they've got, many of these studios have so far put out average at best efforts
Re: Explore Genshin Impact's Massive 3.0 Sumeru Update on 24th August
@jcvandan the gacha is pretty generous tbf. Every 70 pulls on a banner takes you to the soft pity cap, every 90 guarantees a 50/50 pull on the banners 5* character. If you lose the 50/50 you get another 5* character and your next 5* is guaranteed to be the banners character. The pity count continues between premium banners as well, so you don't start over each time. The next banner has Zhongli, the best shielder in the game and definitely worth having a crack at. Uid: 701713997 if you want to add me.
Re: Explore Genshin Impact's Massive 3.0 Sumeru Update on 24th August
@jcvandan Yep, nearly every character is viable in the over world. You'll only really struggle in the monthly hardcore dungeon which is completely optional. I'm 100% f2p and have defeated everything the game has to offer so far. It's a great game that's only gotten better since launch.
Re: Poll: Sleeping Dogs Turns 10 Years Old - Are You Still a Fan?
Great game, the shooting dragged it down a bit in the second half though
Re: Captain Marvel's Playstyle Is Geared Towards Punishing Counters in Marvel's Midnight Suns
@Athrum No card packs to buy. It's just an easy way of introducing a bit of randomness into each battle, same with back 4 blood. Arguably it's not a bad thing though, xcom became a joke with certain skills.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 438
Tales of Arise, it's finally made it off of the backlog
Re: Announcements, World Premieres Coming in Gamescom Opening Night Live This Month
Geoff is back with yet more space horror games
Re: Swashbuckling Pirate Sim Skull & Bones Is 'Not a Narrative-Driven Game'
This game has car crash written all over it
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 435
Finishing GotG and getting stuck into the summer Genshin event
Re: Skate's Anticipated PS5 Reboot Will Be Free-to-Play
Aaaand I'm out
Re: Genshin Impact, Elden Ring Among Twitter's Most Talked About PS5, PS4 Games
@UltimateOtaku91 You can drop the world level back by 1 now and farm. Anything under level 50 team compositions don't really matter that much, start getting beyond that and you're going to start needing optimised teams.
Re: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Has a 'New Menu-Based Battle System'
@nessisonett "It’s largely cringey fanfiction levels story wise." That's being incredibly generous
Re: Poll: Was Sony's State of Play the Best Gaming Showcase of June?
Who won E3 is and always has been fanboy nonsense
Re: When Is Summer Game Fest 2022?
@kpenders that's a good one 😂
Re: Dragon's Dogma Is Ten Years Old Today
Much of what people are loving about Elden Ring was present in DD. Tough enemies, great bosses, distinct combat builds, an inventive world that is begging to be explored and a plot that's happy to sit in the background letting you engage with it on your own terms. It baffles me how it sank without a trace.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 427
Starting to bounce off of Elden Ring so mainly Genshin, Mass Effect LE is staring at me from the shelf though!
Re: So, Apparently Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
So these guys signed a contract saying they wouldn't do it and they went a did it so Sony called foul. That seems pretty fair tbh. They were willing to take Sony's money and the terms that came attached.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 426
Finishing persona 5 strikers and pushing on in Elden Ring
Re: PS Plus Could Be About to Land Bloober Team's Catalogue
Great day for people who like bad games