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Re: Soapbox: Ubisoft Has Earned The Division a Second Shot

AyanamiReign

I really enjoyed Destiny and having a new co-op looter shooter to look forward to I was hyped for The Division.
Instead of enjoying it I learnt that a looter shooter needs interesting weapons & armour to earn but everything looked the same. The location of the game also got incredibly dull and the enemies unvaried and tedious.
The gameplay cover system was alright and the interface was really cool but that's about it.
The reviews for no. 2 would have to be outstanding for me to give the series another go.

Re: Game of the Year 2018: #4 - Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

AyanamiReign

Sylvando is hilarious, his story arc in Act 2 was great. All the characters are pretty solid actually, I assumed I'd find Veronica annoying but nope.
Slow pacing? I started DQ after Red Dead and my god it felt wonderfully fast in comparison being able to get places quickly and fast travel easily.
The music I initially was a bit put off by but as the game went on it grew on me and I couldn't stop humming it lol.
Only criticism I have is you can't turn on 'stronger monsters' difficulty mid-game and it's been pretty easy without but I'm not starting the game again.

Re: Game of the Year 2018: Sammy's Personal Picks

AyanamiReign

RDR2 had some fun moments, it's just that it's boring moments far, far outweighed them. A normal fast travel system would have made the game waste less of my time.
Eventually the story got really good, which made up for how boring the game had been (most of the time) up till then but it took a really long time to get there.

Re: Rumour: 'Beastly' PS5 Dev Kits in the Wild, But Not Due Until 2020

AyanamiReign

People remember how Microsoft tried to bundle the kinect with every console then removed it to lower the price and match the PS4 right?
My guess is the controller has a camera, like the light bar. Everything else needed for VR will be sold separately.

2020 seems like the right time for a new console, hopefully fully backwards compatible with PS4 games this time.

Re: Poll: Do You Buy and Play Single Player Story DLC?

AyanamiReign

By the time DLC comes out I've moved on to new games.
Once I've finished and enjoyed a game, I don't really want to go back and there shouldn't be any need to add more content to a complete story/game.
I also don't tend to replay games, with all the new titles coming out and how big they are there's no time.

Re: Poll: One Week Later, Is Red Dead Redemption 2 the Best Game of 2018?

AyanamiReign

The visuals and audio are amazing. The controls could be better. The pacing is really slow, I wish the fast travel worked both directions. I also wish the auto-horse-riding didn't run people over and get me a bounty on my head and other annoyances...
The story from the sounds of it gets better, though I'm finding it difficult to care that much about the gang. Even my own character feels schizophrenic, I'm choosing to be honorable and help people stuck on the side of the road then forced in a story mission to massacre most of a town...

Pretty sure it's not going to be my GOTY.

Re: Sony Underfire in Renewed PS4 Censorship Row

AyanamiReign

I don't feel like Sony should be making these calls.
That game that was banned in the UK? That's up the ratings boards to decide. They (I'd hope) are in a better position to judge content than Sony.
With some games it's fair enough but I'm reminded of silly little changes that Nintendo always made when localizing games... We're not all kids you know.

Re: Hands On: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is One of the Best Multiplayer Games This Generation

AyanamiReign

I'm surprised it's getting such good reviews. Wish I could just try the game out and see if it's worth buying.
I like CoD, I've bought every installment since MW but:
Not sure I like the healing mechanic in the normal multiplayer, ending an engagement and having to in many cases reload and heal just means more down-time in which you'll get shot whilst being unable to do anything about it.
Not sure if I'd like Blackout, I got bored of Fortnite.
Don't play zombies and there's no campaign.

Re: Round Up: Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Reviews Paint an Epic Picture

AyanamiReign

I thought Origins was a really good game though I started off doing all the side content and by... half way? I just made a bee-line for the main story's end as I started to get fatigued.
Even the Witcher, I explored and did everything up to Skellige then just needed to finish the game already lol
Better to have too much content than feel short changed.

Re: Gamescom 2018: Bandai Namco Defends Decision to Add Tira as DLC in SoulCalibur VI

AyanamiReign

Don't know why people are so surprised by this. Hilde, Tira and Setsuka were always unlikely additions to the base roster due to the game's time period.
I expect all three of them to be DLC, if we're lucky, otherwise they might just not be in the game at all. If it was Hilde and not Tira available day 1 I'd be really happy.
They should have announced the rest of the base roster first before mentioning DLC I suppose.

Re: The Ultimate PS4 Pro Controller Will Cost You a Pretty Penny

AyanamiReign

I've been wanting a premium PS4 controller with back buttons/paddles for a while now. All of them seems to have some flaw (the first Raiju included). Now there's a new Scuf that looks promising (when they eventually have it for sale to the UK...) and now this...
My standard dualshocks wear out pretty easily and I want the paddles since they give you an advantage online but for the price it needs to be perfect lol

Re: Gamescom 2018: Tira Joins SoulCalibur VI as First DLC Character, Fans Aren't Too Happy

AyanamiReign

It makes sense she isn't in the main game as her story doesn't take place that early in the storyline, I was already expecting her and Hilde to be DLC characters, assuming they were in the game at all.
They already confirmed there would be a season pass with 1 character exclusive to it and 3 others so of course they need to advertise what's in the season pass before it's up for sale?

Also, Tekken did this too with Eliza