Love all the old jrpgs where it was easy to read and understand, then you have Star Ocean which has no text enlargement and seems made more for a monitor than a TV.
Maybe they should have required everyone to play through B1-3 in order to “get it”. Not highlighting weapons, planetary destruction and the infamous slot looter shooter machine is a crying shame.
It’s funny, all this hype over an incomplete game (2), and another that literally ends with a “to be continued” which was a real shocker to those of us who bought the first one. The 2nd game is full of leftover or incomplete areas. It was rushed and the story makes zero sense.
If I want to play a nice PG rated rpg, I’ll go look at the many JRPGs out there. If I want to be evil, I can play western RPGs (BG3, Elder Scrolls, Fable).
@rusty82 it’s a souls like with a Difficulty Setting! Very metroidvania, semi open world. Over 20 weapons. Decent enough story. Some tricky puzzles to figure out, various death scenes from weapons.
My only issue was with the lack of the usual things in LA like strip malls, animal collisions, pot holes, public transportation (buses, ride share), truck accidents, and roaches. Seriously where are all the critters of city life?
Well from 7 we had the horror swamp/hillbillies/haunted house mystery thing, then we got village. So far it’s like a ghosts ‘n goblins 2d game map. Next up either caves or castle.
Last few marvel games were duds. The trend seems to be a waste of time. Never gonna please all the fans, since everyone is connected nowadays, can’t wait to see the review bombings.
@zhoont No NCR, shady Sands was nuked. The Legion may make an appearance, but I’d suspect this will be more about the Mutants and who or what is in charge of New Vegas now. Best bet would be Boomers and the enclave.
I love these games, that feeling of accomplishment after a tough boss, what a rush. Only DLC boss that bugged me was Artorias and that jumping maniac in DS3 DLC.
@Neither_scene played through the story with various builds. Even managed to kite that corruption chick into Acid Cloud. Finished that one guys quest with the cursed armor, and the platinum popped. At that point I’ve fully explored and saw everything the game had to offer. So I moved on. I have 2 platinum, maybe 3, don’t care about it, just saw and did everything in the game according to the trophies.
Whenever I played MMOs, everyone cries for healers. Then the devs inevitably add other ways to heal, so that everyone can heal to some respect. Then nobody plays a healer.
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Re: Borderlands 4 Announced, Coming to PS5 in 2025
Runaway brown dwarf crashes into something and everything on peaceful world is doomed. Another day on the Borderlands.
Re: 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Leaving PS Plus, Including Horizon Forbidden West
Love all the old jrpgs where it was easy to read and understand, then you have Star Ocean which has no text enlargement and seems made more for a monitor than a TV.
Re: Kong: Survivor Instinct Is the Most Unexpected PS5 Side-Scroller of the Year
Jumping seems awkward, definitely side scroller not sure of metroidvania, combat looks janky.
Re: Never Has a Game Looked So Good Yet So Jank as PS5's Neo Berlin 2087
@Northern_munkey then again we have Elex 2 with the most horrific faces.
Re: Eliminate Them All in Slitterhead's Official PS5, PS4 Story Trailer
I just know there’s an acronym hidden somewhere.
Re: Antstream Lets You Stream 1000s of Retro Games, and It's Coming to PS5, PS4
Ultima 4 & 5 on the C64. What a blast switching the underworld and overworld disks. Games back then were a different breed.
Re: Random: Divisive Dark Souls 2 Is Seeing a Resurgence and Some Revisionist History
Great game. Except that ice/fog area with killer reindeer. F that place.
Re: 15 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for August 2024
When Premium trumps Plus.
Re: Dino Shooter Son and Bone Achieves Peak Video Game in PS5 Gameplay
Fun to watch, has that Turok feel with realistic gore. Not even sure a story is needed for this genre.
Re: GTA 6 Won't Be on Subs Like PS Plus at Launch Because Take-Two Makes 'Rational' Decisions
It’ll be on plus in 2-3 years after release. I’ll wait.
Re: Quidditch Champions Will Depict Never-Before-Seen Harry Potter Schools on PS5, PS4
Go evil or go home.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Won't Let You Control Companion Characters
So it’s the opposite of every RPG where you can’t control your party members from doing stupid things. Yeah, gonna pass on this.
Re: Movie Review: Borderlands - As Bland As the Brand It's Based On
Maybe they should have required everyone to play through B1-3 in order to “get it”. Not highlighting weapons, planetary destruction and the infamous slot looter shooter machine is a crying shame.
Re: Fans of Dishonored, Prey 'Will Be Happy' with Weird West Dev's Next Game
Weird west was a fun, open mystery in a monster filled west.
Re: The Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Machine Kicks into Gear with New Gameplay Videos
I’d much prefer the slower based rpg than trying to make sense of w/e this version does differently.
Re: Streaming Superstar Kai Cenat Campaigns for Bloodborne on PS5, PC
At some time in the past, Bloodborne really PO’d some exec at Sony. Maybe with the surge of ER lovers we’ll get a proper Bloodborne on something.
Re: Metroidvania Game Crypt Custodian Makes a Dead Cat Clean the Afterlife
It’s a contender for Plus.
Re: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remaster Fails to Show at Comic-Con, Leak Called Into Question
@themightyant Well, good thing as the sequel directly ties into 1 like a mobius strip.
Re: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remaster Fails to Show at Comic-Con, Leak Called Into Question
It’s funny, all this hype over an incomplete game (2), and another that literally ends with a “to be continued” which was a real shocker to those of us who bought the first one. The 2nd game is full of leftover or incomplete areas. It was rushed and the story makes zero sense.
Re: There's Potential in This Anime-Style PS5 Soulslike, But It Needs Work
Code Vein, awesome action rpg. Lots to explore, 3 endings, secrets. Great game.
Re: Rumour: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Leaks Ahead of Imminent Reveal
@Odium kinda, lots of 2 was cut, but left in the game.
Re: Rumour: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Leaks Ahead of Imminent Reveal
The worst thing about Soul Reaver is the “To be continued” at the end.
Re: Beloved Murder Mystery Game The Case of the Golden Idol Gets PS5, PS4 Ports Next Week
Played it on mobile from Netflix games. Interesting and difficult game.
Re: Boba, Bare Feet, and Bins Headline Honkai: Star Rail's Big PS5 Update
It’s not an airship so much as a world ship.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Not the 'Right Game' for 'Nasty' Blood Magic
If I want to play a nice PG rated rpg, I’ll go look at the many JRPGs out there. If I want to be evil, I can play western RPGs (BG3, Elder Scrolls, Fable).
Re: Yeah! You Want 'Those Games', Right? Well Good, 'Cos There's a PS5, PS4 Sequel
We needed this like a UHF sequel.
Re: Neverness to Everness Makes GTA an Anime Open World on PS5
Indestructible vehicles, off-road? Not much in the stunts, looks like a PG rated GTA without the stealing and violence.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Delivers Deep Dive into Its Vast PS5 Open World
Ubisoft in Space! News at 11.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 536
@rusty82 it’s a souls like with a Difficulty Setting! Very metroidvania, semi open world. Over 20 weapons. Decent enough story. Some tricky puzzles to figure out, various death scenes from weapons.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 536
Stray Blade and Z3.
Re: Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets a Fantastic Story Trailer
Anime stories are always confusing, but my money is on the elves being the bad guys.
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Update Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
So much for that thrusting shield.
Re: CDPR Says Boston-Based Dev Studio Will Make Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel More Authentically American
My only issue was with the lack of the usual things in LA like strip malls, animal collisions, pot holes, public transportation (buses, ride share), truck accidents, and roaches. Seriously where are all the critters of city life?
Re: Elden Ring's Difficulty Destroyed By New Shield Weapons, as Players Call Them 'Absolutely Busted'
This will be handy in a NG+ run.
Re: PS Plus Essential Offers 3 More PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
@Yaycandy they had multiple incarnations of violent baseball on the NES back in the day.
Re: Shocking: There's a New Resident Evil Game in Development
Well from 7 we had the horror swamp/hillbillies/haunted house mystery thing, then we got village. So far it’s like a ghosts ‘n goblins 2d game map. Next up either caves or castle.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for July 2024?
Seriously, who hasn’t played Borderlands 3 by now?
Re: Days Gone Team Apologises for 'False Hope' of PS5 Sequel After Misleading Headlines, Comments
Long fart noise. That’s it.
Re: Sunset Overdrive PS5 Port Not Happening, Insomniac's Too 'Busy'
Last few marvel games were duds. The trend seems to be a waste of time. Never gonna please all the fans, since everyone is connected nowadays, can’t wait to see the review bombings.
Re: Huge Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Update Adds Frame Rate Settings, 120FPS Is an Option
I wonder if that Oxcart quest that sees you posing as a pawn is fixed and can be tried again when/if you fail.
Re: New Vegas Antagonist Reveals Hand, Confirmed for Season 2 of Amazon's Fallout Adaptation
@zhoont No NCR, shady Sands was nuked. The Legion may make an appearance, but I’d suspect this will be more about the Mutants and who or what is in charge of New Vegas now. Best bet would be Boomers and the enclave.
Re: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Still in Development, Ubisoft Assures
I think we’ll see a return to zork and an Ultima entry before the sequel comes out.
Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficultly Put You Off Playing It?
I love these games, that feeling of accomplishment after a tough boss, what a rush. Only DLC boss that bugged me was Artorias and that jumping maniac in DS3 DLC.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
@Neither_scene played through the story with various builds. Even managed to kite that corruption chick into Acid Cloud. Finished that one guys quest with the cursed armor, and the platinum popped. At that point I’ve fully explored and saw everything the game had to offer. So I moved on. I have 2 platinum, maybe 3, don’t care about it, just saw and did everything in the game according to the trophies.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
Got platinum in ER, got all the lore and stories. No point in trophy less DLC.
Re: Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Has a 'Revised' Story, PS5 Performance Mode, and New Difficulty Levels
Still doesn’t justify the price. Now if you throw in some metal slime plushies, that’s a different story.
Re: Fed Up with Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14's Healers Are Going on Strike
Whenever I played MMOs, everyone cries for healers. Then the devs inevitably add other ways to heal, so that everyone can heal to some respect. Then nobody plays a healer.
Re: Amazon's Free-to-Play Fantasy MMO, Throne and Liberty, Arrives on PS5 in September
Well, depends on classes, races, skills. Looks promising though.
Re: Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Is a Full $60 Release on PS5
Ridiculous price for a remake of a 2.5D game. This isn’t Demon Souls or Silent Hill.
Re: Enjoy the Silence in A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead on PS5
I’d think a better fit would be a MMO game, or limited to 16. More people, more chaos.