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I assume it would somehow work for other games, and not exclusively AC? An interesting idea, but... not sure there's a wide market for it!

One of the greatest platform puzzlers from back in the day! I used to love just jumping on things and biting them (still do! 😉) - and the humour was on point!

The style is cool, but I think it'd be a bit much on the eyes... people struggle enough with motion blur, as is, so don't see how a fluid comic-book approach will go. And yeah... that voice just doesn't do it for me! If it ain't Perlman, it ain't Hellboy.

In DOS2, I went full evil: lich-lord, bonedaddy necromancer, and loved it. Nuked a whole city, like it was Fallout 3, all over again. Can't wait to see what they've got cooking up this time, and how absurdly fiendish I can be!

@Shepherd_Tallon I'll keep my fingers crossed for the both of us!

@Shepherd_Tallon Ah, a man with a refined plan, I see.

You and me both, brother...

Probably going to take me a good hour or 2, just to get past the character customisation screen...

@NinjaNicky A Dynasty Warriors with character models and combat a bit like this, would be sensational! Add some of the 'xtreme legends' content, like management/ empire mode and it'd be a blast.

@Dan12836666 I'm grumbling: I'm not impressed. Not really anything I'm interested in here, but I have Diablo to get through, so no skin off my teeth!

@Mio_Nakashima Kicked to the curb... like trash? 😉

@Mio_Nakashima Is this an intended pun?

Needed unrestricted local play/ local and online (what's a fighting game that doesn't let you play locally with friends?); way more characters, stages and customisation options, that aren't all paid for battle-pass nonsense, and a much more steady and consistent content update, to keep it fresh.

The game was fun, when it worked, but they failed to deliver on many promises, (the 'story'/ arcade mode was terrible) and it ultimately stagnated under a super grindy service model, that felt incredibly unrewarding.

I see this coming to ps plus imminently... perhaps the only way to salvage a (I'm anticipating) low player base!

@Aeula This is kinda what I was ferling a while back, that GoW has tried to go a more FF route, (mild rpg mechanics, multiple characters on a journey) while FF16 appears to be going full, single person action machine, like the old GoW games.

@Total_Weirdo That would have been 10, but 10 was a good one, too!

@mariomaster96 Maybe they thought it looked like Clive's wimpy brother, all bloodied up? 😉

Welp. That advert sure worked on me! 😅

Armoured Core games were always tricky! Always about knowing your mech, inside and out; how you built it; what it's weapons are, and what your strengths/ weaknesses are, prior to going on any mission. You build your mech constantly, always tweaking and improving it to be more energy efficient/ quicker/ hit harder. Or flip it entirely and make a heavy tank that can barely fly, but has copious guns and rockets and can withstand bigger hit.
The freedom in approach has always been there- not just since Elden Ring.

And as far as I'm aware, I don't think there's fall damage from falling a great height? At least, I don't believe that was ever an issue in past games!

As someone who's been in it since AC2, I am all in for this!

@BadPlayerOne Better ask John Carpenter! 😉

@BadPlayerOne a 'b' movie, certainly- (a great one, at that!)- and a huge source of inspiration for Hideo Kojima, who literally stole the name, so let's not "pooh-pooh" the fact too much? 😉

@Nepp67 Absolutely this! After the edgerunners anime, I'm glad they're going back to rethink how to make having more individular and "super-human" characters possible, with all the enhancements and stuff. More in line with how everyone thought it was gonna be at launch, really!

I personally really disliked the art style, and echoing many, feel that contemporary rap being shoveled into every trailer is getting a bit ridiculous. Otherwise? Looks fine, but nothing so special, just not especially bad.

Remember seeing this a while back... looks good to me!

@FatalBubbles Yeah, a friend was keen on FF16, but once he heard I'd grabbed Diablo, he had to jump ship! Coop for the win!

@Marquez I thought I'd play after work "just for an hour". Yeah... right...

@Gaia093 Days of Play was pretty lacklustre, yup. Best thing is the subscription price cuts!

Pretty darn good sale! But just copped Diablo IV, so I won't have any spare time for a while...

@thefourfoldroot1 no co-op necessary!

I like the idea, but if it's essentially useless outside of the home, don't see why you wouldn't just go for the backbone device and play via remote play on your phone (assuming it's got a good enough screen!). That at least allows for streaming?
I don't stream games anyway, so I would theoretically be the ideal candidate for such a device, but even I wouldn't have that much use for it!

@ORO_ERICIUS I beseech you to play Divinity 2! It's not an actiony rpg or hack and slash like Diablo, however, but a crpg )or tactical rpg, if you like), but the gane is incredible! Fantastic writing, huge amount of flexibility in how you approach it and genuinely one of my most played and enjoyed games ever. This will get you hyped for Baldur's Gate 3!

@3Above You stay with that lady for life, sir! 😉

God of War in 2022: Becomes more 'party' based, rounds Kratos' character, grounds the action to more intimate settings.

FfXVI in 2023: Loses the party focus, becomes about 1 man's quest for revenge, is all about combat, and action; fights literal 'gods' (I.e. Eikons) in giant set pieces.

Did the two top titles of their respective fields just do a genre swap? 🤔

Is Billie Eyelash- while admittedly, potentially may be hellspawn- really that relevant to a game like Diablo 4? I feel like 'Slayer', or some other doom-drenched metal band would have been thematically more fitting...

I would really dig a (local?) Coop game, with exceptional production values, and solid gameplay. Something that could play a bit like darksiders genesis, with kratos and atreus together, utilising their different styles and skills... or something like that!

@Ravix I think you got it spot on there- not about (just) production values, jank, tone or graphics- which can all vary immensely- but that sense of wonder. ER was my game of last year, and one of very few games that have had me glued to it and still enjoying, after 200 hours. No doubt I'd feel similarly for BOTW or TOTK... but I don't have a switch, so can't compare. But fond memories of Windwaker and OoT confirm that for me.

So, after all the whacky changes and exaggeration for everyone else, Hworang's character design actually becomes less biker-pirate, and more of a normalised martial artist. 🤔
Playstyle is looking good though!

@Shinishii was that one not just called 'Mortal Kombat'? Further adding to the confusion....

But I guess you're right! MK 1-3 it is!

@Orpheus79V @Voltan
Maybe they'll go the Final Fantasy route and call it MK 1-2 😅

@Shinnok789 It's true. The end of aftermath basically shows that the series is getting a reboot, back to the past and re-writing the story, no?

@rachetmarvel I actually just forgot, but thanks for reminding me!

Time to invest...

Fighter Z was a great 3v3 team battler.
Now just re-make Budokai tenkaichi 3 and that'll easily be another 10 mil.

@rachetmarvel This really isn't true... pretty much any fighting game released before online multiplayer was a thing had an extensive character selection without paid dlc? Any Tekken game before 7, (I'd say as a guess), most MK games prior to MK9? PS2 Soul Calibur... etc.

I genuinely laughed when I first saw how scarce SFV was, in terms of options. This, on the other hand, has me very impressed! All fighting games going forward should take a leaf out of this- there's really no reason not to include a robust single player option in any fighting game. Just smacks (no punch intended) of laziness!

@Thrillho Great games! Blitter Boy was my favourite back then!

@wiiware I had a blast playing that- even (or especially?) as a non-fan of racing games... coop was great fun, even after my gf turned out to be better at it than me!

Objectively, it's fine- but subjectively: "meh". Not crap, per se, but not enough wide appeal to keep everyone but a very niche crowd happy. The 1 game I'd play, I already have, so I can't say it's a total wipeout, but neither can I say I'm pleased... PS plus needs to start including games that are a bit less divisive, in that sense, as last month seemed objectively better!

@Lumic I'd say 'wait for another sale'. I had been tempted to get it for a while and eventually picked it up with all the dlc (ultimate edition?) for about 40 quid, so, given dlc is approx £20, that makes the base game £20 also!
It has been selling for £40 physical in some places, so while this is the cheapest price it's been in a while, in a sense, it isn't the best value?
An enjoyable game though, once you get past the schlocky script and graphics!

Hmm. Yup. Absolutely nothing here for me! Not a fan of racing games (generally), and the one game I'd be keen on (Chivalry 2) I have, already.
Hopefully this means we'll see a big resurgence in the latter, which is soon to get cross platform parties, and I'll otherwise clear up my backlog!

Was really hoping for Sifu, or Cult of the Lamb, mind. 🥲

@ShogunRok Yeah, lovely! That double speed and 4x XP gains will be my go to, for sure. Certainly takes the slog out of the grind!