@naruball I felt that there were some serious pacing issues with ragnarok. Kinda felt like more cinematics than necessary, and you were always having control taken away from you as it was ramping up. Spent half the game just wanting to get to the end of it really, but did enjoy the valhalla dlc, precisely because it cut away all the fat.
1st one was cool, but it was incredibly annoying how prevalent it was, that you'd be halfway through a dungeon and suddenly the whole team would panic, and randomly die of a heart attack. Seemed a bit unfairly balanced, so I hope that's been fixed.
@Old_Man_Harper You can make a private lobby, if you so choose. It makes the game much harder, because you generally will always be drastically outnumbered, and it really helps to have at least 1 other teammate watching your back. Game's easy enough to 'ping' things and set targets on the map, without having to talk to randoms, but you can play 1p if you want.
Looks cool. Not always been so keen on these 'gambit' style systems, but it looks like it has some depth. I do wish it'd give you the option to customise characters, even if it's just a palette swap, like in Dragon's Crown. The 'good guy with blue hair' thing seems so overdone...
@EYEBALL I would have to admit, having been with the series since the 1st title, I'm also less divested in/ attracted to all the weird high fantasy stuff that's going on (as if there weren't enough in the game already!), it also feels and plays very differently to 7 (updated frames and animations totally put my timing off), but I stuck with it, and have been enjoying playing it with friends. Takes a while, but it does work well, when you're feeling it.
Bought it recently 🥲 But great for anyone who was too intimidated by the premise of a steep difficulty curve to finally give it a try! It really is tricky, but once you get to grips with it, it's also very satisfying! Currently on the third area, and only 22 years old! 😌
@bpomber I do see your point, and think you've expressed it very well. I suppose, maybe with other "genre" games, like GT, or NHL etc. People already know going in, whether they like racing, or sports... but a murder mystery set in the medieval times might sound like a gripping premise, that actually puts someone off because they thought it'd play like Kingdom Come, rather than similar to Disco Elysium... (not saying it is like DE, but as an example of a walkabout, slow burn, mystery).
@DexTepa There are certain things you have to be aware of, but once you get the foundations to build on, it becomes easier and opens up a lot. Currently playing on tactician mode, and nearly completed it for the 3rd/4th time!
For one thing- AC. It's not just armour class, it's how hard you are to hit. Be aware of proficiencies though, and ensure your team is well rounded. Don't try to spread your abilities too thin, and stick to specialising for your first run. If you use a sneaky archer, for example, always use him first to sneak and take a stealth shot at someone to initiate combat. If you use a mage, keep them far out of melee range, and only use spells with them. Don't be afraid to reat often, and use potions and scrolls if you have them- it's what they're there for. Also, so many situations are really very open, so that you generally don't even have to fight, half the time, but if you choose to- save beforehand, and put all your people in good places first. (Separate your team, put em in good vantage spots to get 'advantage' on attacks, which increases likelihood of hitting or getting criticals). As someone said, once you hit level 5 most classes get an extra attack, but also, certain subclasses at level 3 are very handy. Ranger has hordebreaker, that let's you target 2 enemies, if they're close. Rogue has thief, which let's you use 2 bonus actions. Combine that with dual wielding, and you have 3 attacks at level 3. You can also respec later on, to suit different combat challenges.
As someone else said, I think if you're really struggling at that point, you're likely doing something wrong- so maybe just fiddle around with your party and maybe you'll figure it out!
@JSnow2 There's just such an over saturated market already, eith no one having enough time to play the games (that are finite) that they love. Then add all the other (successful) live service games, many of which are free to play, and who did they really think this title would grab? Hard-core fortnite fans aren't gonna drop it, nor are the destiny players, who are immersed in that content (if or when it drops). Such a small window of opportunity for a game like this, especially when the majority of fans were clamouring for a true sequel to the arkham series.
Kind of speaks to the idea of 'do what you do best', rather than chasing hype. Game would have worked as a character focused, mostly melee (exception of deadshot) 3rd person action game.
Maybe now, exec's will start to realise that games should strive to be original, and made for the purpose of fun, rather than chasing sales and the perceived notion of what's currently "trendy", I.e. live service, always online, etc. Yes, Helldivers has been a success- but it's also fun, before anything else. Companies gotta have some faith in giving back to the fans who support them, rather than giving them what no one ever asked for.
It's a shame they felt the need to go the 'more is more' route, rather than letting the emotional depth play out and keeping it trimmer. Especially given a lot of people would likely replay it, for trophies or otherwise.
@Kidfunkadelic83 Pretty different. Despite its more cartoon graphics, sea of thieves is defo more of a complex 'pirate sim', where you need to fix gaps in your ship with wood, find treasure maps to find treasure, etc. And can play with up to 4 people in 1 boat (bigger boats need bigger crews, to hoist the sails and repair, fire cannons, etc.)
S & B has basically streamlined all of that to be viable for 1 player, making it look more mature, but play more arcade-y. I don't think there's combat off boat, either, whereas SoT has some limited action when you disembark. (It's basically a better game).
@IndoorEnthusiast I had such a good set-up for getting the plat, but now I've mostly forgotten... Think basically it was something like, getting hp back on attacks, hi-jump, that move that's like a more powerful version of goblin punch and some mish-mash firaga spell that also cast silence, death and poison (overkill, I know). Specifically for the latter half of the sub-missions, it's basically necessary to also level up your sword skills to at least about 30-40% for extra damage. Good luck! 👍
@Fishface45 Midnight Sons was enjoyable, but I do feel that it could get pretty limited, in that each hero (bar your main) only has a total of 8 combat abilities. So obviously, variety comes with mixing up the team and stuff, but otherwise, you might find yourself tapering off. I got the plat, so liked it enough to rush it a 2nd time, but I'd say go for whichever you feel looks more interesting/ enjoyable.
I think it's fair to say, the game received a (somewhat) undue bashing, for being so different, but... surely does not deserve anything above a (generous) 7
@Judal27 After looking at the screenshot from Crisis Core, (below) I'd have to say that some parts do look really good, but maybe it's once things start moving around that there seems to be a bit of a dip in quality? Character models just looked a little last gen, and given Ragnarok (for example) was a ps4 game, I'd say that looked immensely better. But I suppose it also isn't as vastly open world!
I thought the demo was a little janky, to be honest. Graphics didn't look great, for ps5 and some parts were just a bit tedious. Combat is solid, but sometimes it was impossible to really tell what was going on or where you were being attacked from. I feel like there's been a slew of really good arpg games lately (ff16, gow, etc.) And maybe this just didn't feel much to me like it was holding up, in comparison. But I love the original and platted the remake, so will surely pick it up down the line.
Why not? People who like the more party based, family, and portable route of Nintendo can stick with/ pick up the switch, and all the other 3rd party stuff and xbox exclusives can come to the best home console, with better graphics and controls... 😉 Get gamepass on ps5, and the xbox is obsolete!
Rollerdrome is a fun little game, for a quick blast and Steel rising could be worth checking out. Not really interested in 'online only multiplayer' games, but I'm sure someone is. Just a bit of a comparatively rubbish selection, taking last month into account.
@dark_knightmare2 Well that's fair. I didn't realise certain guns were character locked- but I also don't know whether I think that's a good move. (Seems like willfully limiting player choice, for the purpose of forcefully making characters feel different?) The story was defo the best aspect, but I can't fathom spending cash for that alone, when so many good games are out in the next few weeks/ months, that will surely tick more boxes for me, personally; it was fine, but I don't think that's reason enough to put out a game, or warrant buying it!
@dark_knightmare2 I played the Alpha for a good few hours... really didn't see that there was much to like with gameplay. It's derivative, and yet still not very intuitive. The map and HUD was a mess, and it got tedious very quick. Fun with 3 other friends, maybe, but for a solo experience, it was not. Took the skill tree from borderlands, so I imagine by level 30 or so, each character maybe feels more different, but if you all used the same guns, I imagine it wouldn't be noticeable- at all.
@AdamNovice You could have several mid-match transformations for some characters, for example, biding your time to build ki and take Goku all the way from regular, through each stage, all the way to super saiyan 4- or just blast up to full ki and transform from 1 to 4 at once. Had different skills and moves available at different stages, and some of these would turn a vs match into a frantic button guessing minigame (rock, paper, scissors to lay on another attack/ defend). Full control to fly up or around in the arena, dodge/ teleport away from attacks and reposition, etc. So many characters... I could go on!
I liked the cat-like beastmen barbarians from Champions of Norrath, so maybe I'll make Khimari, from FFX, and not do him dirty by classing him a useless blue mage.
@Kidfunkadelic83 Couldn't say- it's 3 packs, and from previous experience with Nioh games, is usually a good few levels per area, with subsequent enemies and skills/ spells and maybe a new weapon to use.
@ATaco Agreed. Think the waning enthusiasm got shipped from GK to this, then, when people saw it was an always online shooter, it seemed GK was the closest thing we'd get to an Arkham game, after all. By that time, no-one was excited for either, any more. Haha
@Kidfunkadelic83 I assume you'd be able to grab the season pass for 20 quid in a sale? Had my eye on this for "wo long" (sorry, bad pun), and have to say, for 20 squid, that's a steal!
@Mad001 was thatOG Jack? Jack 1, or even just 'Jack'? Before he even looked much like a robot, and was just a weird, giant, Hitler youth boy scout, haha
@themightyant An easy mistake! I'd say, while the initial hour or so might feel like a bit of a steep learning curve and slightly limited, for anyone new (or remotely new) to the genre, it's not as impossible to get into as some others (try pathfinder for obtuse explanations and rule sets!), and once you get the swing of it, I'd say it's very enjoyable. Half the time, you don't even have to fight- so many conflicts you can talk your way out of, or find ways to exploit the game, as with Divinity OS 2.
In my case, it was Divinity that made me fall for the genre, and after BG3, I can't wait to see what they do next.
@themightyant Does BG3 really have anything to do with Furries? I mean, there's orcs, and devil looking people, lizardmen and whatever the hell githyanki are, but... I don't actually think there's a single 'furry' race in the game?
As someone who has also never really cared particularly for DnD, beyond the 80's kid's show, I'd say I still enjoy the gane immensely, more for the wonderful job Larian did with world building than anything else, aside from the versatility of what you can do with character classes. Played through about 3 times now, and I'm still finding new things, or finding new ways to get through the game. The replayability is incredible- but no furries in sight, I assure you! 😉
@Deoxyr1bose I think they were just a little too niche? I mean, I like niche, but there's no way I want to sit down and play a game about washing dirty things; I've done that for a job already. That said, apparently a lot of people love it, so I guess it's not that niche, and is quite divisive. Actually, I like a strong 3rd person action adventure game. So this is a way better month for me!
Plague Tale is surprisingly the game that I care the least about from this list! Evil West and Nobody Saves... in that order, I've been keen to play, but never had the time or funds to try. Generally prefer to play with friends, and they're both coop, as I understand, so my mate and I are in for a good month of gaming!
I always liked Kuma. Good to see he's finally getting some decent combos and a bit more individuality from Panda! With Heihachi gone, one can only hope that soon he'll play just like his boss, and inherit the rest of Heihachi's move set.
@showface There was only one "if", and I was referring to very real authoritarian states, places like N Korea, for example, where personal freedoms are regularly curbed. I'm not addressing what one individual did, but rather, questioning whether it's necessarily right to think that all laws are made with your best interest at heart, which I'd argue is not necessarily always the case.
To be honest, I have no idea what's going on with this person, or what their story is, but I don't personally believe that "you did bad, so go to jail" is always the best solution to every legal problem- situations are nuanced, because people are too.
But if you love and trust the police and authority so much, then good for you. 😉
@showface Woah, dude. What if you live in an authoritarian state, that decrees that your personal freedoms should be revoked and that you must always obey arbitrary commands, under threat of death or imprisonment? Sometimes we need to be critical of laws and who makes them. Mindless obeying can cause more harm than good- just look at WW2.
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Re: God of War Legend Stig Asmussen Opens New Studio, Plans AAA Single-Player Action Game
@naruball I felt that there were some serious pacing issues with ragnarok. Kinda felt like more cinematics than necessary, and you were always having control taken away from you as it was ramping up. Spent half the game just wanting to get to the end of it really, but did enjoy the valhalla dlc, precisely because it cut away all the fat.
Re: Tactical Turn-Based Sequel Darkest Dungeon 2 Rated for Release on PS5, PS4
1st one was cool, but it was incredibly annoying how prevalent it was, that you'd be halfway through a dungeon and suddenly the whole team would panic, and randomly die of a heart attack. Seemed a bit unfairly balanced, so I hope that's been fixed.
Re: Helldivers 2's EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit Rolling Out, 'On the Battlefield Soon'
@Old_Man_Harper You can make a private lobby, if you so choose. It makes the game much harder, because you generally will always be drastically outnumbered, and it really helps to have at least 1 other teammate watching your back. Game's easy enough to 'ping' things and set targets on the map, without having to talk to randoms, but you can play 1p if you want.
Re: Brush Up on RPG Unicorn Overlord's Complex Battle System on PS5, PS4
Looks cool. Not always been so keen on these 'gambit' style systems, but it looks like it has some depth. I do wish it'd give you the option to customise characters, even if it's just a palette swap, like in Dragon's Crown. The 'good guy with blue hair' thing seems so overdone...
Re: Tekken 8 Patch 1.02 Out Now on PS5, Adds Cosmetics DLC Shop and Adjusts Characters
@EYEBALL I would have to admit, having been with the series since the 1st title, I'm also less divested in/ attracted to all the weird high fantasy stuff that's going on (as if there weren't enough in the game already!), it also feels and plays very differently to 7 (updated frames and animations totally put my timing off), but I stuck with it, and have been enjoying playing it with friends. Takes a while, but it does work well, when you're feeling it.
Re: PS Plus Essential Game for March 2024 Leaked
Bought it recently 🥲
But great for anyone who was too intimidated by the premise of a steep difficulty curve to finally give it a try! It really is tricky, but once you get to grips with it, it's also very satisfying! Currently on the third area, and only 22 years old! 😌
Re: Mini Review: Pentiment (PS5) - A Slow-Burning 16th-Century Murder Mystery
@bpomber I do see your point, and think you've expressed it very well. I suppose, maybe with other "genre" games, like GT, or NHL etc. People already know going in, whether they like racing, or sports... but a murder mystery set in the medieval times might sound like a gripping premise, that actually puts someone off because they thought it'd play like Kingdom Come, rather than similar to Disco Elysium... (not saying it is like DE, but as an example of a walkabout, slow burn, mystery).
Re: Cross-Platform Mod Support Confirmed for Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@DexTepa There are certain things you have to be aware of, but once you get the foundations to build on, it becomes easier and opens up a lot. Currently playing on tactician mode, and nearly completed it for the 3rd/4th time!
For one thing- AC. It's not just armour class, it's how hard you are to hit. Be aware of proficiencies though, and ensure your team is well rounded. Don't try to spread your abilities too thin, and stick to specialising for your first run. If you use a sneaky archer, for example, always use him first to sneak and take a stealth shot at someone to initiate combat. If you use a mage, keep them far out of melee range, and only use spells with them. Don't be afraid to reat often, and use potions and scrolls if you have them- it's what they're there for.
Also, so many situations are really very open, so that you generally don't even have to fight, half the time, but if you choose to- save beforehand, and put all your people in good places first. (Separate your team, put em in good vantage spots to get 'advantage' on attacks, which increases likelihood of hitting or getting criticals). As someone said, once you hit level 5 most classes get an extra attack, but also, certain subclasses at level 3 are very handy. Ranger has hordebreaker, that let's you target 2 enemies, if they're close. Rogue has thief, which let's you use 2 bonus actions. Combine that with dual wielding, and you have 3 attacks at level 3. You can also respec later on, to suit different combat challenges.
As someone else said, I think if you're really struggling at that point, you're likely doing something wrong- so maybe just fiddle around with your party and maybe you'll figure it out!
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Becomes the Second Highest-Rated Final Fantasy Game of All Time
Brings a tear of joy to my eye, to see FF IX get the love it deserves 🥲
P.S. please don't do an action rpg style remake.
Re: Poor Suicide Squad Sales Disappoint Publisher Warner Bros
@JSnow2 There's just such an over saturated market already, eith no one having enough time to play the games (that are finite) that they love. Then add all the other (successful) live service games, many of which are free to play, and who did they really think this title would grab? Hard-core fortnite fans aren't gonna drop it, nor are the destiny players, who are immersed in that content (if or when it drops). Such a small window of opportunity for a game like this, especially when the majority of fans were clamouring for a true sequel to the arkham series.
Kind of speaks to the idea of 'do what you do best', rather than chasing hype. Game would have worked as a character focused, mostly melee (exception of deadshot) 3rd person action game.
Re: Poor Suicide Squad Sales Disappoint Publisher Warner Bros
Maybe now, exec's will start to realise that games should strive to be original, and made for the purpose of fun, rather than chasing sales and the perceived notion of what's currently "trendy", I.e. live service, always online, etc. Yes, Helldivers has been a success- but it's also fun, before anything else.
Companies gotta have some faith in giving back to the fans who support them, rather than giving them what no one ever asked for.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) - Strong Sequel Seeks a New Direction
"Some truly crap side quests" 😂
It's a shame they felt the need to go the 'more is more' route, rather than letting the emotional depth play out and keeping it trimmer. Especially given a lot of people would likely replay it, for trophies or otherwise.
Re: Gundam Breaker 4 Should Be a Return to Form on PS5, PS4 This Year
Did they forget the 'y' in play? 🙃
Re: Skull and Bones (PS5) - Solid Sea-RPG Ships First-Rate Naval Gameplay
@NinjaNicky Best off waiting for Sea of Thieves, then! 😉
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Skull and Bones?
@Kidfunkadelic83 Pretty different. Despite its more cartoon graphics, sea of thieves is defo more of a complex 'pirate sim', where you need to fix gaps in your ship with wood, find treasure maps to find treasure, etc. And can play with up to 4 people in 1 boat (bigger boats need bigger crews, to hoist the sails and repair, fire cannons, etc.)
S & B has basically streamlined all of that to be viable for 1 player, making it look more mature, but play more arcade-y. I don't think there's combat off boat, either, whereas SoT has some limited action when you disembark.
(It's basically a better game).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 516
@IndoorEnthusiast I had such a good set-up for getting the plat, but now I've mostly forgotten... Think basically it was something like, getting hp back on attacks, hi-jump, that move that's like a more powerful version of goblin punch and some mish-mash firaga spell that also cast silence, death and poison (overkill, I know). Specifically for the latter half of the sub-missions, it's basically necessary to also level up your sword skills to at least about 30-40% for extra damage. Good luck! 👍
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 516
I also have Ni No Kuni on my backlog! Left off about halfway through, for some reason and am eager to return (at last...)
Re: Inbound Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Gets PS5, PS4 Gameplay Overview
@Fishface45 Midnight Sons was enjoyable, but I do feel that it could get pretty limited, in that each hero (bar your main) only has a total of 8 combat abilities. So obviously, variety comes with mixing up the team and stuff, but otherwise, you might find yourself tapering off. I got the plat, so liked it enough to rush it a 2nd time, but I'd say go for whichever you feel looks more interesting/ enjoyable.
Re: More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Huge New PS Store Sale
@Czar_Khastik Guilty as charged. I cross 1 off the backlog and somehow, got 2 more added to the list.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
I think it's fair to say, the game received a (somewhat) undue bashing, for being so different, but... surely does not deserve anything above a (generous) 7
Re: Xbox's Multiplatform Plans to Be Revealed on Thursday
I hear they're porting across the Red Ring of Death...
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo?
@Judal27 After looking at the screenshot from Crisis Core, (below) I'd have to say that some parts do look really good, but maybe it's once things start moving around that there seems to be a bit of a dip in quality? Character models just looked a little last gen, and given Ragnarok (for example) was a ps4 game, I'd say that looked immensely better. But I suppose it also isn't as vastly open world!
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo?
I thought the demo was a little janky, to be honest. Graphics didn't look great, for ps5 and some parts were just a bit tedious. Combat is solid, but sometimes it was impossible to really tell what was going on or where you were being attacked from.
I feel like there's been a slew of really good arpg games lately (ff16, gow, etc.) And maybe this just didn't feel much to me like it was holding up, in comparison. But I love the original and platted the remake, so will surely pick it up down the line.
Re: Ed Proves He's a Real 'Edcase in Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
Not much of a SF guy, but this does look very cool, and the graphics are looking nice!
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
@Omnistalgic Yep, totally agreed on this!
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
Why not? People who like the more party based, family, and portable route of Nintendo can stick with/ pick up the switch, and all the other 3rd party stuff and xbox exclusives can come to the best home console, with better graphics and controls... 😉
Get gamepass on ps5, and the xbox is obsolete!
Re: Capcom Currently Polling Player Interest for Sequels to Okami, Dino Crisis, More
@WanderingBullet You got my vote for those 3
Re: Capcom Currently Polling Player Interest for Sequels to Okami, Dino Crisis, More
Rival Schools, Dino Crisis, Onimusha, Okami, Breath of Fire... and dare I say, God Hand.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2024?
Rollerdrome is a fun little game, for a quick blast and Steel rising could be worth checking out. Not really interested in 'online only multiplayer' games, but I'm sure someone is.
Just a bit of a comparatively rubbish selection, taking last month into account.
Re: Sony Partners with Hideo Kojima on Physint, Basically Sounds Like a Metal Gear Successor
Snake...? Snake....?!
... SNAAAAAAAKKKEE??!!
Re: Hands On: Suicide Squad Takes a Lot of Getting Used to, and It May Not Be Worth It
@dark_knightmare2 Well that's fair. I didn't realise certain guns were character locked- but I also don't know whether I think that's a good move. (Seems like willfully limiting player choice, for the purpose of forcefully making characters feel different?) The story was defo the best aspect, but I can't fathom spending cash for that alone, when so many good games are out in the next few weeks/ months, that will surely tick more boxes for me, personally; it was fine, but I don't think that's reason enough to put out a game, or warrant buying it!
Re: Hands On: Suicide Squad Takes a Lot of Getting Used to, and It May Not Be Worth It
@dark_knightmare2 I played the Alpha for a good few hours... really didn't see that there was much to like with gameplay. It's derivative, and yet still not very intuitive. The map and HUD was a mess, and it got tedious very quick. Fun with 3 other friends, maybe, but for a solo experience, it was not. Took the skill tree from borderlands, so I imagine by level 30 or so, each character maybe feels more different, but if you all used the same guns, I imagine it wouldn't be noticeable- at all.
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Seems to Confirm 164 Playable Character Forms
@AdamNovice You could have several mid-match transformations for some characters, for example, biding your time to build ki and take Goku all the way from regular, through each stage, all the way to super saiyan 4- or just blast up to full ki and transform from 1 to 4 at once. Had different skills and moves available at different stages, and some of these would turn a vs match into a frantic button guessing minigame (rock, paper, scissors to lay on another attack/ defend). Full control to fly up or around in the arena, dodge/ teleport away from attacks and reposition, etc. So many characters...
I could go on!
Re: Create Realistically-Furred Characters in Dragon's Dogma 2's Complex Creator
I liked the cat-like beastmen barbarians from Champions of Norrath, so maybe I'll make Khimari, from FFX, and not do him dirty by classing him a useless blue mage.
Re: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gets a Complete Edition with All Three DLC Expansions Included
@Kidfunkadelic83 Couldn't say- it's 3 packs, and from previous experience with Nioh games, is usually a good few levels per area, with subsequent enemies and skills/ spells and maybe a new weapon to use.
Re: Rocksteady Lifts Suicide Squad Alpha NDA in Apparent Bid to Counter Damning Previews
@ATaco Agreed. Think the waning enthusiasm got shipped from GK to this, then, when people saw it was an always online shooter, it seemed GK was the closest thing we'd get to an Arkham game, after all. By that time, no-one was excited for either, any more. Haha
Re: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gets a Complete Edition with All Three DLC Expansions Included
@Kidfunkadelic83 I assume you'd be able to grab the season pass for 20 quid in a sale? Had my eye on this for "wo long" (sorry, bad pun), and have to say, for 20 squid, that's a steal!
Re: Alisa's Tekken 8 Gameplay Trailer Arrives, and She's Oh-So Anime
@Mad001 was thatOG Jack? Jack 1, or even just 'Jack'? Before he even looked much like a robot, and was just a weird, giant, Hitler youth boy scout, haha
Re: Monster Hunter World Enjoys Massive Popularity Surge Following Wilds Reveal
Might be time for me to jump back in and finish whacking some beasts! God damned Bezelgeuse...
Still such a great looking game, too!
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
@themightyant An easy mistake! I'd say, while the initial hour or so might feel like a bit of a steep learning curve and slightly limited, for anyone new (or remotely new) to the genre, it's not as impossible to get into as some others (try pathfinder for obtuse explanations and rule sets!), and once you get the swing of it, I'd say it's very enjoyable. Half the time, you don't even have to fight- so many conflicts you can talk your way out of, or find ways to exploit the game, as with Divinity OS 2.
In my case, it was Divinity that made me fall for the genre, and after BG3, I can't wait to see what they do next.
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
@themightyant Does BG3 really have anything to do with Furries? I mean, there's orcs, and devil looking people, lizardmen and whatever the hell githyanki are, but... I don't actually think there's a single 'furry' race in the game?
As someone who has also never really cared particularly for DnD, beyond the 80's kid's show, I'd say I still enjoy the gane immensely, more for the wonderful job Larian did with world building than anything else, aside from the versatility of what you can do with character classes. Played through about 3 times now, and I'm still finding new things, or finding new ways to get through the game. The replayability is incredible- but no furries in sight, I assure you! 😉
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
@ShogunRok We all know democracy is a ruse... 😉
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
@pip_muzz Polls would suggest that just about everyone with at least a brain cell agrees with you! 😉
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
😮😯😲😧😦
Only number 2? Blasphemy!
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for January 2024?
@Deoxyr1bose I think they were just a little too niche? I mean, I like niche, but there's no way I want to sit down and play a game about washing dirty things; I've done that for a job already. That said, apparently a lot of people love it, so I guess it's not that niche, and is quite divisive. Actually, I like a strong 3rd person action adventure game. So this is a way better month for me!
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for January 2024?
Plague Tale is surprisingly the game that I care the least about from this list! Evil West and Nobody Saves... in that order, I've been keen to play, but never had the time or funds to try. Generally prefer to play with friends, and they're both coop, as I understand, so my mate and I are in for a good month of gaming!
Re: Tekken 8 Makes Kuma Cooler Than Ever Before
I always liked Kuma. Good to see he's finally getting some decent combos and a bit more individuality from Panda! With Heihachi gone, one can only hope that soon he'll play just like his boss, and inherit the rest of Heihachi's move set.
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Lies of P
Atmospherically similar to bloodborne, but ultimately, more of a sekiro clone? Only played the demo, but it was a little too derivative for me.
Re: GTA 6 Hacker Ruled a High Risk to the Public, Sentenced to Life in Hospital
@showface There was only one "if", and I was referring to very real authoritarian states, places like N Korea, for example, where personal freedoms are regularly curbed. I'm not addressing what one individual did, but rather, questioning whether it's necessarily right to think that all laws are made with your best interest at heart, which I'd argue is not necessarily always the case.
To be honest, I have no idea what's going on with this person, or what their story is, but I don't personally believe that "you did bad, so go to jail" is always the best solution to every legal problem- situations are nuanced, because people are too.
But if you love and trust the police and authority so much, then good for you. 😉
Re: GTA 6 Hacker Ruled a High Risk to the Public, Sentenced to Life in Hospital
@showface Woah, dude. What if you live in an authoritarian state, that decrees that your personal freedoms should be revoked and that you must always obey arbitrary commands, under threat of death or imprisonment? Sometimes we need to be critical of laws and who makes them. Mindless obeying can cause more harm than good- just look at WW2.