I'm gonna have to wait for a sale on this one. Mostly because it releases too close to the one-two punch of Black Myth Wukong and Astro Bot. It looks good though. I'm looking forward to playing it eventually.
@Titntin The devs said they went out of their way to make it accessible. In their own words, they said they don't have the privilege to frustrate their players the way FromSoftware does.
I think I'm more sick of every game being called a Souls-like. At this point, people talk like FromSoftware invented the concept of attacking, blocking and dodging in video games.
I'm floating between a 7 and an 8. I love the world, the aesthetic, the characters and the combat, but trying to shoehorn a Genshin style RPG grind feels like the wrong move. The appeal to this game is it's stylish combat, and that gets severely diminished once you have to worry about levels, stats, DPS and team comps. I'll definitely keep up with the story, but I just don't have the drive min/max the same way I do in Genshin.
This game's been a ton of fun, but I don't think I'll go past the story mode. Endgame flattens out the action game side of things in favor of another DPS race, and I just don't have another gacha grind in me after Genshin.
I was really hoping to get a Bleach Musou game, instead we're getting the bare minimum. What a waste. Between thus and Disney completely dropping the ball on the new season, Bleach fans just continue their losing streak. (Yes, I'm a Bleach fan)
I'm around five hours in. I got pretty lucky with my free pulls and already have 2 S ranks (Rina and Agent 11)
The hollow exploration is pretty dull and just doesn't compare to Genshin's sense of freedom, but the combat feels fantastic.
There's also pretty much no incentive to spend real money since missions with trial characters are replayable. Bad for Hoyo's bottom line, but great news for me.
Yes. Maybe it was less of a problem when Dark Souls came out over ten years ago, but games have only gotten harder, my free time has gotten more valuable, the fans have gotten more hostle about it, and my mental state has gotten more fragile. Rise of the Ronin is the first Team Ninja game I've finished, and a big part of why is because I could tune the difficulty. If you want to make a hard game, do ahead, no one's stopping you. Just stop creating discourse if some people don't receive it as well.
@WolfyTn I'm not where you're at, but Hollow Knight was definitely overhyped. The art and world design are great, but the combat and build variety is to limited to deal with how intricate the bosses are. I hate when games like this give you so many options but severely inhibit how much of them you can actually use. The new Prince of Persia is guilty of it too.
Hopefully they can revamp the nanosuit menu in the future. I'm fine with all the color variants, but the list of outfits is getting pretty cluttered, and an option to look at just one suit in the menu and change its color separately would make going through them all much easier.
The fact that we're getting a new season of Fairy Tail and a new game is about as clear of an admission as you can get that Eden's Zero was a complete failure.
As an action RPG it looks really solid. But I've never played any of the Dragin Age games. So unless it's super newcomer friendly, I don't know if I'll pick it up yet
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Re: Preview: Star Wars Outlaws Thrives in Its Rewarding Open World
I'm gonna have to wait for a sale on this one. Mostly because it releases too close to the one-two punch of Black Myth Wukong and Astro Bot. It looks good though. I'm looking forward to playing it eventually.
Re: Poll: Is the Astro Bot PS5 Controller the Best DualSense Yet?
Sony and Asobi Team struck gold with Astro's design. It has the Garfield-like quality where it's instantly recognizable regardless of form factor.
Also, my favorite Dualsense so far has been cobalt blue. Sad to see it wasn't on the poll.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Controller Announced, Pre-Orders Start 9th August
I guess I can add another one to my ever growing Dualsense collection.
I don't have a problem.
Re: Alien Hominid Back on PlayStation in PS5, PS4 Ports
Did you see that new Astro Bot Dualsense? It looks amazing.
Re: Phantom Blade Zero Looks Like Another PS5 Must Play in Big Gameplay Demo
@Titntin The devs said they went out of their way to make it accessible. In their own words, they said they don't have the privilege to frustrate their players the way FromSoftware does.
Re: GTA 6 Not Affected by Current Union Strike Over AI Issues
"Nobody gives a care about the fate of labor as long as they get their instant gratification"
-Squidward Tentacles
Re: Poll: Are You Sick of Soulslike Games?
I think I'm more sick of every game being called a Souls-like. At this point, people talk like FromSoftware invented the concept of attacking, blocking and dodging in video games.
Re: Earth Defense Force 6 (PS5) - More of the Same Insectoid Mayhem, and We Love It
Obligatory ! EDF! EDF!
(Never gets old)
Re: Sony's Going to Make Damn Sure You Pay Attention to Astro Bot on PS5
Look at it! Look At It! LOOK AT IT!
I WANT ALL OF YOU TO LOOK AT IT!!!
Re: First Dynasty Warriors: Origins Gameplay Confirms Character Switching, World Map, More
I'm trying to keep my hype in check after how badly I was burned by DW9, but this is a damn good first impression.
Re: Random: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Potentially Linked to Shadowy Federal Bureau of Control
Kamala for president all the way!
If you didn't want me to go there you wouldn't have posted this.
Re: Date Everything in This Absurd Sandbox Dating Sim on PS5
I date... carpet...
I date... desk...
Re: Video Game Performers to Strike Due to AI Concerns
It's a shame that it always has to come to this. I hope everyone on strike stays strong and their conditions are met.
Re: Tower of Fantasy Targets Lapsed Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Players with Saucy PS5, PS4 Update
Genshin would never!
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess?
No. I get the feeling Capcom just sent this out to die so they could prove no one wants new ideas from them.
Re: No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I Revamps the Universe in Biggest Update of 2024
This game continues to make Starfield look like a joke.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Zenless Zone Zero?
I'm floating between a 7 and an 8. I love the world, the aesthetic, the characters and the combat, but trying to shoehorn a Genshin style RPG grind feels like the wrong move. The appeal to this game is it's stylish combat, and that gets severely diminished once you have to worry about levels, stats, DPS and team comps. I'll definitely keep up with the story, but I just don't have the drive min/max the same way I do in Genshin.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The First Descendant?
I haven't played it. And the more I learn about it, the more I feel like I don't need to.
Re: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (PS5) - An Absorbing Action-Strategy Hybrid
I'm sure this game has plenty of opportunity for Capcom to sell microtransactions. And in the end, isn't that what they really want to do?
Re: Preview: Ignore The Haters, Concord Is a Good PS5 Shooter We Can't Wait to Play More Of
I dont like shooters or multi-player gamed so this game was never going to appeal to me. But if you say it's good, I'm inclined to believe you.
Re: Zenless Zone Zero (PS5) - Characterful Character Action Makes for Another Gacha Great
This game's been a ton of fun, but I don't think I'll go past the story mode. Endgame flattens out the action game side of things in favor of another DPS race, and I just don't have another gacha grind in me after Genshin.
Re: The First Descendant (PS5) - A Mindless and Repetitive Grind
Turns out the real First Decendant, was the hours we wasted along the way.
Re: Sonic Team Boss Would Love to Explore a Sonic RPG Someday
If it goes as well as their dabble into open world games, I'm not too optimistic.
Re: May 2024 USA Sales: Sucker Punch Classic Ghost of Tsushima Jumps 70 Places to Top Charts
You could say they really... sucker punched those sales charts...
Thank you good night.
Re: Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Announced for PS5, PS4, and Yes, It's an Arena Fighter
I was really hoping to get a Bleach Musou game, instead we're getting the bare minimum. What a waste. Between thus and Disney completely dropping the ball on the new season, Bleach fans just continue their losing streak.
(Yes, I'm a Bleach fan)
Re: Talking Point: What's Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024 So Far?
1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. And it will continue to be number 1 for the rest of the year. It's everything I hoped it would be and more.
2. Stellar Blade. There was never any doubt I would like this, but I'm still blown away by how good it turned out.
3. Rise of the Ronin. More a comfort pick for right now, but still probably my favorite Team Ninja game.
I really thought Dragon's Dogma 2 would be on this list, but it broke my heart.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Zenless Zone Zero?
I'm around five hours in. I got pretty lucky with my free pulls and already have 2 S ranks (Rina and Agent 11)
The hollow exploration is pretty dull and just doesn't compare to Genshin's sense of freedom, but the combat feels fantastic.
There's also pretty much no incentive to spend real money since missions with trial characters are replayable. Bad for Hoyo's bottom line, but great news for me.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing The First Descendant?
I'd probably give it a try if Zenless Zone Zero didn't just come out. Might check it out down the road though.
Re: CDPR Says Boston-Based Dev Studio Will Make Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel More Authentically American
So even worse working conditions then?
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Most Anticipated PS5 Game for the Second Half of 2024?
Asrto Bot is comfortably in the top spot for me, but you're all sleeping too much on EDF 6 and Ys 10.
Re: Helldivers 2 Director Defends Elden Ring Difficulty: 'Always Cater to a Select Audience'
God I'm sick of having this stupid discourse every time Elden Ring is in the news.
Re: The First Descendant Gets Gameplay, PS5 Graphical Options Ahead of Upcoming Launch
This game looks like if Anthem was a 6/10 instead of a 4/10.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Character Creation Covers Appearance, Classes, and Factions
@KillerBoy Id it doesn't make your butt look pointy, it's already better by default.
Re: Midnight Society Drops Co-Founder, Streamer Dr Disrespect Following Twitch Ban Allegations
Good riddance to bad garbage.
Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficultly Put You Off Playing It?
Yes. Maybe it was less of a problem when Dark Souls came out over ten years ago, but games have only gotten harder, my free time has gotten more valuable, the fans have gotten more hostle about it, and my mental state has gotten more fragile. Rise of the Ronin is the first Team Ninja game I've finished, and a big part of why is because I could tune the difficulty. If you want to make a hard game, do ahead, no one's stopping you. Just stop creating discourse if some people don't receive it as well.
Re: Broken, Battered Elden Ring Players Review Bomb Shadow of the Erdtree for Being Too Hard
Yes. You are allowed to criticize this game for it's difficulty.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
I'll pick it up later when I'm less busy. I wasn't really craving any more Elden Ring, but what else am I going to do for the rest of the month?
Re: Indie Gem Pepper Grinder Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Out in August
We grindin the pepper with this one!
Re: Random: Fans Continue to Hollow, 737 Days Since Last Silksong News
@WolfyTn I'm not where you're at, but Hollow Knight was definitely overhyped. The art and world design are great, but the combat and build variety is to limited to deal with how intricate the bosses are. I hate when games like this give you so many options but severely inhibit how much of them you can actually use. The new Prince of Persia is guilty of it too.
Re: Dress Eve Up in Two New Outfits with Stellar Blade PS5 Update
Hopefully they can revamp the nanosuit menu in the future. I'm fine with all the color variants, but the list of outfits is getting pretty cluttered, and an option to look at just one suit in the menu and change its color separately would make going through them all much easier.
Re: Fairy Tail 2 Brings the Anime Franchise Back as an Action RPG on PS5, PS4 This Year
The fact that we're getting a new season of Fairy Tail and a new game is about as clear of an admission as you can get that Eden's Zero was a complete failure.
Re: Sony Game LEGO Horizon Adventures Reveals Footage in Nintendo Direct
I like how the narrator is talking about the Horizon games as if thus isn't the first time Nintendo have ever played them.
Re: Tango Gameworks Employees Treated to Pizza Party as Studio Officially Closes Doors
They're all out of a job and Microsoft gets to sit on their IPs forever, but at least they got pizza.
Re: Poll: So, What Are Your Thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
As an action RPG it looks really solid. But I've never played any of the Dragin Age games. So unless it's super newcomer friendly, I don't know if I'll pick it up yet
Re: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus PS4 Reportedly 'Runs Almost 10% Faster Than It Should'
Sonic claims another victim
Re: The Rest of 2024's PS5 Release Schedule Is Finally Filling Up, and It's Looking Good
@belmont You should have clarified that, because now it just looks like you're moving the goalpost.
Re: Preview: Astro Bot on PS5 Could Be the Best 3D Platformer This Side of Nintendo
@Nei I know exactly what you mean. We've been eating good this year
Re: Helldivers 2 Trolley Problem Forces Players to Choose: Save Sick Kids or Anti-Tank Mines?
The kids are just doing their part.
Re: Forget About the Cheesy Reveal Trailer with 20 Mins of Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay
I like the look of it so far. I just wonder how accessible it will be to newcomers who haven't played Dragon Age before.
Re: Free Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update Adding Eight Supercharged Suits to the PS5 Game
Glad to see the Uptown Pride suit return. The gold Forever suit is a nice tribute, but the original just looks so good.