The fact it's been directed by "a complete newcomer to the series" is a bit worrying in my book... surely you'd give them a smaller project first to test them out on!
I've never played or actually heard much about the first persona @crimsontadpoles... It's usually always Persona 2 (Usually Innocent Sin) I hear fans are talking about regarding the older entries. I was tempted to get a Playstation Classic on the cheap purely to try Persona 1 (Or Revelations Persona as it was called)
The PSP remake of Persona 1 @crimsontadpoles or the PS1 version?
I can only imagine that it's quite the different experience compared to Persona 5 (Not to mention 3 & 4)... Persona 1 has first person dungeon crawling like the first two mainline SMT games doesn't it?
As for me I'll be playing the same as last week. I'm on Opus/Chapter 7 of Shining Resonance Refrain and nearing the end of the game.
My run as the Amazon in Dragon's Crown Pro is also coming to a conclusion and I'll maybe make some more progress in Iconoclasts as well.
Shining Resonance Refrain (On PS4) is what I'll mainly be playing this weekend. I'm finding it pretty decent, if unambitious, and the more light hearted presentation and tone is just what I needed apparently.
Due to a colleague taking ill yesterday though I'll be back at work teaching on Monday.
I love Persona 3 to bits and Persona 4 was a wonderful follow up but I unfortunately didn't like Persona 5 in pretty much every regard (The stupidly long wait for it to release and the hype I had for it probably didn't help)
I wish I enjoyed it half as much as everyone else did but I don't think I'd ever play through P5 again and I certainly don't feel compelled to get royal.
Regardless of my feelings for P5 and apathy towards Royal it's a good review ShogunRok 👍
Hopefully P5 Scramble might actually tempt me to give these characters another chance whenever that releases!
I clocked about 130 hours of game time @ApostateMage with Divinity Original Sin 2 just for the one playthrough so you're definitely sorted for the upcoming months! 😂
I've finished the main campaign of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Got a bunch of collectables and the bonus/extra chapters to do but I might leave that alone for the time being.
I'll probably play some more Iconoclasts and maybe some Dragon's Crown Pro over the weekend amidst lesson planning.
Huh... I thought the demo would be gigantic in size. 7gb is pretty reasonable for an hour or so of time I suppose, especially with it looking so good. I'll be looking forward to giving it a go!
Well I finished NieR Automata during the week. Bit disappointing to be perfectly honest.
I'm going to play a mix of DOOM 2016's Arcade mode and Resident Evil Revelations 2 this weekend... Might get back to Iconoclasts that I kinda put by the wayside for NieR too!
I've yet to try any of the Baldur's gate games... but the fact this just looks like Divinity Original Sin III from the gameplay (and Original Sin II was sublime)... count me in for this! 😁
After finishing Divinity Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition last week (Finally) I'm now flicking between Iconoclasts and NieR: Automata Game Of The YoRHa Edition
Good stuff so far... Can't wait to see what happens next in NieR, just reached the amusement park!
It's always nice to hear genuine enthusiasm and passion!
But... I kinda doubt it'll truly re-define anything. It's just gonna be more of the same high quality that people expect from a high budget project from a first party Sony Studio.
After a week and a half break from playing any games really I'm finally ready to finish off Divinity Original Sin II - Definitive Edition once and for all.
The last act doesn't seem like it'll take that long but who knows? Either way I've enjoyed my time with it thoroughly! 😁
The music in Persona 5 isn't quite for me unfortunately. A few great songs, Blooming Villain in particular, but jazz isn't my thing. Though Lyn Inaizumi's vocals are probably my least favourite thing about the tracks.
I much prefer Yumi Kawamura (Persona 3's vocalist) & Shihoko Hirata (Persona 4's).
Honestly aside from DOOM Eternal (So long as it Beth don't mess with ID and it too much) I don't think i'll be touching a game of theirs again.
Fallout 4 was a big disappointment (And I don't rate Skyrim that highly either) and I don't think anyone can really defend their scummy actions and money grabbing with Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Blades... StarField's gonna be littered with it I just know it
Plus I really don't want to deal with that awful buggy gamebyro/creation engine again 😂
Mine is a complete shambles and utterly wrong to put it mildly. It seems to be only taking into account what I played on the PS3 for some reason and even then it's wrong.
Apparently I didn't play Digimon Cyber Slueth for over eighty hours last year, or the Witcher III and Dark Souls 2 for a good 30 hours a piece.
My highest game was the Jak and Daxter collection for six hours apparently. I... didn't even play it last year.
I only spent 22 hours gaming throughout the whole year (over two days somehow) and got the marksman title for playing Bioshock 1 for maybe 3 hours at most... 😐
Kingdom Hearts 3 is probably the biggest game released this year that I keep forgetting exists... But then I've never been the biggest fan of the series either
Like last week Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition is taking up the brunt of my time witn me ready to leave Fort Joy!
But now I'm (relatively) free from work til the new year I can also switch between Soul Calibur VI and Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night much more easily! And I may succumb to getting Dark Souls Remastered for that £13 price tag in the psn sale...
It's not about Destiny being a great game. As I just said to oldschool1987 the article states of ten tiles that "have left a historic mark on the industry"
This isn't a top ten or best in genre as you suggest. This is advancing the medium of gaming as a whole.
... I don't like it either but ya know... I get the reasoning behind it. It's very clear to see the influence it has had just like Dark Souls (Which I do agree with)
... Witcher III is probably a given @Ridwaano. It's a well written game that helped advance open world games (sadly none have actually managed to emulate it well)
Don't think the others you mentioned will get a look in though
Begrudingly it is important and deserves it's place too.
After all the whole point of these articles is more about the impact on the medium of gaming a whole... not just ten really great games.
I don't really have any affection for Destiny though and the whole games as a service model can do one
I shan't be suprised however if Fortnite makes this list.
Not my cup of tea either to put it mildly but you can't deny the similarish impact Fortnite has had.
In fact similarly to Dark Souls it has many imitators (which Fortnite itself is to the actual originator PUBG) but also had similarities to Destiny with games as a service but in the free to play space.
Plus no game this decade has been quite the global phenomenon as that...
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Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Revealed, Cinematic Trailer Coming Tomorrow
Haven't played an Assassin's Creed before. At all.
... Hopefully it'll be a good one to finally jump in on!
Re: Grab Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 for Free on PS4
Downloaded... already played through the tutorial... I can see myself playing through this quite a bit over the weekend!
Re: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Has Just Been Patched for the First Time in a Year
Wonderful news! I only got partway through the PS4 version before putting it down... Job switching will make my return to Ivalice all the sweeter!
Re: Rumour: Resident Evil 4 Remake in Development, Aiming for 2022 Launch
The fact it's been directed by "a complete newcomer to the series" is a bit worrying in my book... surely you'd give them a smaller project first to test them out on!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 319
I've never played or actually heard much about the first persona @crimsontadpoles... It's usually always Persona 2 (Usually Innocent Sin) I hear fans are talking about regarding the older entries. I was tempted to get a Playstation Classic on the cheap purely to try Persona 1 (Or Revelations Persona as it was called)
Have fun with it and Megaman 8!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 319
The PSP remake of Persona 1 @crimsontadpoles or the PS1 version?
I can only imagine that it's quite the different experience compared to Persona 5 (Not to mention 3 & 4)... Persona 1 has first person dungeon crawling like the first two mainline SMT games doesn't it?
As for me I'll be playing the same as last week. I'm on Opus/Chapter 7 of Shining Resonance Refrain and nearing the end of the game.
My run as the Amazon in Dragon's Crown Pro is also coming to a conclusion and I'll maybe make some more progress in Iconoclasts as well.
Stay safe everyone and have fun gaming!
Re: Gallery: PS5 Fans Are Getting Creative with DualSense Colour Combos
That Spider-Man Dual Sense controller is divine!
Re: PS5 Controller Revealed, Named DualSense with Create Button and Built-in Microphone
... That's... uhh... something I guess? 😅
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 318
Shining Resonance Refrain (On PS4) is what I'll mainly be playing this weekend. I'm finding it pretty decent, if unambitious, and the more light hearted presentation and tone is just what I needed apparently.
Due to a colleague taking ill yesterday though I'll be back at work teaching on Monday.
Take care and stay safe everyone!
Re: Mortal Shell Is an Unforgiving Action RPG Coming to PS4 in 2020
That... looks pretty cool and the mechanics sound interesting
It's particularly impressive from a core team of only 15 people!
Re: Persona 5 Royal Survey Asks If Players Want Persona 5 Scramble to Come West
... Really Atlus? Really? I thought this was a given with Persona 5's success! 😂
Re: Persona 5 Royal - The Best JRPG on PS4 Just Got Even Better
I love Persona 3 to bits and Persona 4 was a wonderful follow up but I unfortunately didn't like Persona 5 in pretty much every regard (The stupidly long wait for it to release and the hype I had for it probably didn't help)
I wish I enjoyed it half as much as everyone else did but I don't think I'd ever play through P5 again and I certainly don't feel compelled to get royal.
Regardless of my feelings for P5 and apathy towards Royal it's a good review ShogunRok 👍
Hopefully P5 Scramble might actually tempt me to give these characters another chance whenever that releases!
Re: Shantae and the Seven Sirens Grants Your Wishes with a PS4 Release in May
Never played a Shantae game before but I've always liked the look of them... This one in particular looks quite fun!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 316
I'm going with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (On PS4) with some bursts of Dragon's Crown Pro and Iconoclasts between it.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and stays safe!! 😁
Re: Video Game Engagement Up 75% Amidst Coronavirus Lockdowns
I clocked about 130 hours of game time @ApostateMage with Divinity Original Sin 2 just for the one playthrough so you're definitely sorted for the upcoming months! 😂
Re: DOOM Eternal - The Best First-Person Shooter on PS4
Nice review! Unfortunately I have a bit too much on my plate at the moment but I'm looking forward to getting this somewhere down the line! 😁
Re: Rumour: Sony Looking to Acquire Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Silent Hill from Konami
I mean if Konami isn't doing anything good with the ip's... I certainly wouldn't say no to Sony snapping them up! 😁
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 314
I've finished the main campaign of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Got a bunch of collectables and the bonus/extra chapters to do but I might leave that alone for the time being.
I'll probably play some more Iconoclasts and maybe some Dragon's Crown Pro over the weekend amidst lesson planning.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo Is Available Right Now on PS4
Huh... I thought the demo would be gigantic in size. 7gb is pretty reasonable for an hour or so of time I suppose, especially with it looking so good. I'll be looking forward to giving it a go!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 313
Well I finished NieR Automata during the week. Bit disappointing to be perfectly honest.
I'm going to play a mix of DOOM 2016's Arcade mode and Resident Evil Revelations 2 this weekend... Might get back to Iconoclasts that I kinda put by the wayside for NieR too!
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Is on Our PS5 Wishlist
I've yet to try any of the Baldur's gate games... but the fact this just looks like Divinity Original Sin III from the gameplay (and Original Sin II was sublime)... count me in for this! 😁
Re: DOOM Eternal's TV Ad Is Being Torn Apart for Its Shocking Lack of Metal Music
"Generic borderline mumble rap"
I love the description for that tripe 😂
And whomever chose the music for that advert...
Re: UK Sales Charts: Dreams Flies Low as Bayonetta and Vanquish Breach Top 10
Star Wars Fallen Order is still in the top ten? Impressive... is that going to be the next evergreen title?
Nice work for Bayonetta and Vanquish making it to the top ten!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 312
NieR: Automata for me this week.
It has some faults and I'm in two minds on it's way of storytelling (Not to mention it has unique views on what constitues as an "end") so far...
But I think it's nearly time for me to peek behind the curtain and see what's really going on in this game of Androids and Machines...
I love everything else about it though. Good combat and a lovely dyanmic soundtrack
Re: PlayStation Player Celebration Rewards Free PS4 Themes and Avatars for Playing Games
Sounds like a pretty good idea! That dynamic theme for the final tier looks pretty nice!
Re: Jak & Daxter, MediEvil Fans Will Dig PS4 Platformer Pumpkin Jack
I love the visuals!
@Deadhunter pretty good game that, the reworked songs weren't bad either!
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Box Confirms the Game Is 100GB in Size
And I always think 50 gigs is pretty big for my poor standard 1tb hard drive 😂
Re: Bayonetta - The Umbra Witch Gets the PS4 Release She Deserves
Never played it but I look forward to trying it out at some point!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 311
After finishing Divinity Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition last week (Finally) I'm now flicking between Iconoclasts and NieR: Automata Game Of The YoRHa Edition
Good stuff so far... Can't wait to see what happens next in NieR, just reached the amusement park!
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Movie Is a Five Minute Masterpiece
... Well that was sleek, snazzy and utterly gorgeous.
I shan't be tempted by visuals alone though! I need to play that demo whenever it's coming out... and soon! 😂
Re: The Last of Us 2 Is About to 'Redefine Triple-A' Games, Says Co-Director
It's always nice to hear genuine enthusiasm and passion!
But... I kinda doubt it'll truly re-define anything. It's just gonna be more of the same high quality that people expect from a high budget project from a first party Sony Studio.
Re: Amazing The Last of Us 2 PS4 Theme Changes from Day to Night in Real Time, Is Free with These Codes
Well that's a neat little feature! Looks alright too!
Quite like the rather peaceful Ghost of Tsushima theme that was available a few weeks back too
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 309
After a week and a half break from playing any games really I'm finally ready to finish off Divinity Original Sin II - Definitive Edition once and for all.
The last act doesn't seem like it'll take that long but who knows? Either way I've enjoyed my time with it thoroughly! 😁
Re: Soundtrack of the Decade: #9 - Persona 5's Brilliant Sense of Style Gave Way to Quite the Soundtrack
The music in Persona 5 isn't quite for me unfortunately. A few great songs, Blooming Villain in particular, but jazz isn't my thing. Though Lyn Inaizumi's vocals are probably my least favourite thing about the tracks.
I much prefer Yumi Kawamura (Persona 3's vocalist) & Shihoko Hirata (Persona 4's).
Hell I even like Lotus Juice more
Re: Rumour: Job Listings Suggest Bethesda Is Moving onto The Elder Scrolls VI as Starfield Development Nears Completion
Honestly aside from DOOM Eternal (So long as it Beth don't mess with ID and it too much) I don't think i'll be touching a game of theirs again.
Fallout 4 was a big disappointment (And I don't rate Skyrim that highly either) and I don't think anyone can really defend their scummy actions and money grabbing with Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Blades... StarField's gonna be littered with it I just know it
Plus I really don't want to deal with that awful buggy gamebyro/creation engine again 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 307
Same as last weekend Divinity Original Sin II - Definitive Edition is eating away at my playtime once again and the only game on my mind.
Finally ready to leave the Reaper's Coast with 77 hours on my save...
And I've still got the third act left!
Re: PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up Gives You an Awesome Breakdown of Your PS4 Gaming Stats
Mine is a complete shambles and utterly wrong to put it mildly. It seems to be only taking into account what I played on the PS3 for some reason and even then it's wrong.
Apparently I didn't play Digimon Cyber Slueth for over eighty hours last year, or the Witcher III and Dark Souls 2 for a good 30 hours a piece.
My highest game was the Jak and Daxter collection for six hours apparently. I... didn't even play it last year.
I only spent 22 hours gaming throughout the whole year (over two days somehow) and got the marksman title for playing Bioshock 1 for maybe 3 hours at most... 😐
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 306
Just like last week and probably for a few more weekends to come I'll purely be playing Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition for PS4.
I've been reeled in hook, line and sinker now after spreading my attention out over three or four games the past month or so.
60 hours in and the end is currently nowhere in sight. Loving it!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 305
I should've not been playing any video games. I have a bunch of lesson planning that I should be doing instead.
...But... Divinity Original Sin II - Definitive Edition was on my mind and... Eight hours down the drain.😂
I haven't been so absorbed in a game for the longest time!
Re: Feature: The PS4 Games You Already Forgot Were Released in 2019
Kingdom Hearts 3 is probably the biggest game released this year that I keep forgetting exists... But then I've never been the biggest fan of the series either
Re: Game of the Decade: Skyrim's Impact on RPGs and Open World Gaming Can Still Be Felt Eight Years Later
The same as the above two comments. Except I think it's only alright. Oblivion was better aside from the silly levelling system
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 303
Like last week Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition is taking up the brunt of my time witn me ready to leave Fort Joy!
But now I'm (relatively) free from work til the new year I can also switch between Soul Calibur VI and Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night much more easily! And I may succumb to getting Dark Souls Remastered for that £13 price tag in the psn sale...
Merry christmas everyone and happy gaming!
Re: Game of the Decade: Fortnite Became the Biggest Video Game in the World
Ha ha ha I called it! I knew it would be. No game's took the world by storm as much as Fortnite the past few years
... Wish I didn't have to deal with collegues and parents thinking it's the boogeyman though 😂
Never played it myself though. Not my cup of tea.
Re: Soapbox: Despite Being a Good Game, Life Is Strange 2 Wasn't Worth the Wait
15 whole months?! That's absurd! Especially for each episode to be maybe two hours long at best.
Maybe they should just not make a game "episodic" at all and y'know release it all at once.
There especially doesn't seem to be any point to this design choice for "Tell Me Why" if it's being released all at once...
Re: Game of the Decade: Destiny Paved the Way for Games as a Service
-EDIT- It's only an opinion piece @FellSorcerer. S'not like it's going to mean anything in the long run... Lighten up!
Re: Game of the Decade: Destiny Paved the Way for Games as a Service
You're missing the point @FellSorcerer.
It's not about Destiny being a great game. As I just said to oldschool1987 the article states of ten tiles that "have left a historic mark on the industry"
This isn't a top ten or best in genre as you suggest. This is advancing the medium of gaming as a whole.
... I don't like it either but ya know... I get the reasoning behind it. It's very clear to see the influence it has had just like Dark Souls (Which I do agree with)
Re: Game of the Decade: Destiny Paved the Way for Games as a Service
... The articles say It's playstation/multiplatform candidates only @oldschool1987 😁
So Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey are out... And I definitely wouldn't Skyward sword or Mario odyssey as a game of the decade.
Neat games but not something that advanced the medium of gaming as the article states of ten tiles that "have left a historic mark on the industry"
I don't like Destiny or games as a service in general as I said in my original post... But it was a trandsetter. For better or for worse.
Re: Game of the Decade: Destiny Paved the Way for Games as a Service
... Witcher III is probably a given @Ridwaano. It's a well written game that helped advance open world games (sadly none have actually managed to emulate it well)
Don't think the others you mentioned will get a look in though
Re: Game of the Decade: Destiny Paved the Way for Games as a Service
Begrudingly it is important and deserves it's place too.
After all the whole point of these articles is more about the impact on the medium of gaming a whole... not just ten really great games.
I don't really have any affection for Destiny though and the whole games as a service model can do one
I shan't be suprised however if Fortnite makes this list.
Not my cup of tea either to put it mildly but you can't deny the similarish impact Fortnite has had.
In fact similarly to Dark Souls it has many imitators (which Fortnite itself is to the actual originator PUBG) but also had similarities to Destiny with games as a service but in the free to play space.
Plus no game this decade has been quite the global phenomenon as that...
Re: Game of the Decade: Dark Souls Laid the Foundations for a New Genre
You're very welcome @JohnnyShoulder and @dark_knightmare2
Here's the link @verynaughtyboy
http://www.lucasgluesenkamp.com/bonfire/
Might be available as an art print or something as they seem to have a store on the website