@SuperSilverback I didnāt mind all the mini games I had to play for the platinum but you know, the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun @LavenderShroud
Sooner or later I will play this darn game. Must be doing something good to piss off all the alt-righters š I found the first one a very emotional but very basic game but maybe the gameplay will be more surprising in the sequel!
@GamingFan4Lyf gotta say that in a generation of endless fill price Nintendo remasters and ports because they couldnāt even manage to maintain the same store system for 2 consoles, the many fee updates and the few 10$ ones are nothing but a good thing š¤·š¼āāļø
Itās a really faithful and therefore not very interesting remake - I can totally see why it was ignored. Maybe they should create a category for remasters and 1:1 remakes but otherwise it has absolutely no place with the other nominated games imho.
@ArashiKageTaro you are reducing a game that you probably havenāt played to some ideas in your mind. This speaks more about you than the game itself. We all have hope for you š
My initial enthusiasm for the Metaphor slowly simmered down and I had to force myself to finish it. The performance issues and general lack of visual charm of the game didn't help but the real "problems" for me lied on a deeper level.
After being a great supporter of Atlus for years, I find myself kind of over their RPGS. I thought about it and what is getting to me is that the structural elements of their products are far too evident and predictable and I feel like I am going through the motions and repeating a game loop that I can anticipate a little bit to well and hinders any sense of adventure.
There are elements of Metaphor that I commend and the story is somehow entertaining but I hope they can come up with gameplay ideas and structures that feel a little more daring and adventurous and less "I have done my homework" in the coming years.
Like @Matroska said, you just need to buff/debuff - those abilities arenāt there just to make the list longer, be strategic! No need to grind as the encounter rate is high enough
I was obscenely over-leveled in Fantazio because of my obsession for Archetypes builds, so this feels sooo right atm
Thatās actually rather impressive!
I feel like next year DS2 might explode in a way we are not expecting with new tweaks to the (brilliant!) gameplay making it more palatable to a wider audience.
Ok now remove SOTET dlc and Metaphor and replace them with Silent Hill 2 and Stellar Blade and thatās a relatable list. I guess it would have been too much PlayStation to handle for those who are into console war and all that stuff.
The way the āairshipā was implemented in XV was technically impressive, interesting and weird (like the whole game tbh) so I am curious to see what theyāll do.
This team has my complete trust. I liked Remake and with Intergrade I started to think they really knew what they were doing. With Rebirth they just gave us what I consider the best modern JRPG I played. Finger crossed š¤š» for goty awards season.
I am honestly loving it and having a blast playing on it but itās definitely not a product everyone will enjoyā¦you should know yourself (and the technology around you!) and decide! I find it much more noticeable than last genās upgrade, game-changing at times, and this was a no brainer for me. I wish the Switch got a similar upgrade 4-5 years ago.
Yeah, the stellar blade ost is really good but I can see why it's not being selected over fully orchestrated scores @bahamuht
Metaphor Re: Fantazio didn't make the time cut but also is a bit of a mixed bag imho: it really wowed me at first and has some killer tracks (that battle theme!) but also has some pretty generic/not so special tracks that water down the experience.
FFVII Rebirth has insane quality and quantity but maybe wasn't considered because of its remake status or reuse of pre written music?
Yay, it's finally coming! I played through the games twice but will surely come back to play with this dlc and have fun with the photo mode - the game might have been surrounded by another kind of discourse but I loved the silliness of Eve striking a pose when she finds a new can and other little goofy touches.
The look of this game is downright incredible on the Pro - starting NG+ as soon as I finish Metaphor (almost there!) as this will be a much needed balm for my eyes!
May this save me from having to play Metaphor in short sessions because something about it (most probably the effects combined with the uneven frame rate) makes me nauseous?
I am impressed this is just by raw, unoptimized hardware power but this also solidifies my opinion they could do a much better job optimizing the game
Fantazio and Horizon - I have some gripes with Atlusā latest but it still is very engaging and I am enjoying it. I am also tinkering with Horizon (it looks so good!) but I think I am going to leave it for the pro
I have fond memories of playing the first game and would love to revisit it - I have kept my ps3 discs and all! It really should be let out of that prison
@truerbluer you forgot Stellar Blade and others but yes if I had to get one single piece of gaming hardware, Iād say Ps5 is the best choice atm as you pretty much get everything without having to wait years for ports! And I say this as someone who plays on PC a lot -
@LavenderShroud yeah, I mean - give me a SNES with Super Metroid or whatever can play PSO and I am good for life but in terms of latest meaningful releases the PS4 hasnāt got us covered
@riceNpea I mean, just talking about recent-ish releases but you canāt play Astro bot, Stellar Blade, Baldurās Gate 3 or FFVII Rebirth. I am sorry but PS4 is utterly useless atm @Dr_Rocanlover
Itās been an insane year for PS, tbh, and a PlayStation dominated year by any measure. That said, I wouldnāt mind having one year- even 18 months of hype before a game releases. I feel like we might be in for a few surprises in the second half of the PS5 life, though.
Itās pretty bad but still irks me way less than Metaphorās horrendous performance tbh - I am looking forward to finishing the game so that I donāt have to stare at those atrocious magla effects
There is something oddly satisfying about how clean they are making the cut though I am really sorry for anyone whose contract might be badly affected by this
I would love them to publish the demographic spread for the beta testers, this game might have a lot of surprising (and less surprising) niche followers
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Re: Oct 2024 USA Sales: PS5, PS4 Account for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sales in the US
@colonelkilgore I was being cheeky because there is always somebody posting some reality-twisting insanity like that unironically
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel's Platinum Trophy Won't Make You Want to Jump into a Mako Reactor
@SuperSilverback hahahaha š«¶š»
Re: Oct 2024 USA Sales: PS5, PS4 Account for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sales in the US
82% sales on rival platform is a big win for Microsoft, you gotta understand the strategy āļøšµš¼āāļøš§®
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel's Platinum Trophy Won't Make You Want to Jump into a Mako Reactor
@SuperSilverback I didnāt mind all the mini games I had to play for the platinum but you know, the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun @LavenderShroud
Re: Silent Hill 2 Patch 1.06 Fails to Fix PS5 Pro Problems
Waiting for this to be fixed before purchasing as my plate is pretty full
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Pro Is Yet Another Version of a Great Game
Sooner or later I will play this darn game. Must be doing something good to piss off all the alt-righters š I found the first one a very emotional but very basic game but maybe the gameplay will be more surprising in the sequel!
@GamingFan4Lyf gotta say that in a generation of endless fill price Nintendo remasters and ports because they couldnāt even manage to maintain the same store system for 2 consoles, the many fee updates and the few 10$ ones are nothing but a good thing š¤·š¼āāļø
Re: Random: Even Clive from Final Fantasy 16 Is Begging for Bloodborne at 60fps
Who could say no to Ben š«¶š»
Re: Opinion: The Game Awards' Persona 3 Reload Disrespect Is Crazy
Itās a really faithful and therefore not very interesting remake - I can totally see why it was ignored. Maybe they should create a category for remasters and 1:1 remakes but otherwise it has absolutely no place with the other nominated games imho.
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
@ArashiKageTaro you are reducing a game that you probably havenāt played to some ideas in your mind. This speaks more about you than the game itself. We all have hope for you š
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is Not Getting DLC, Part 3 the Full Focus
Canāt wait for part 3 but intermission was really good so I wouldnāt mind!
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
@BIG3 Too bad! Have fun questing around
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
@BIG3 I think you can access a bulletin board in the wasteland (near the most eastern camp without fast travel)
Re: SEGA Heaps Praise on Atlus Following Strong Metaphor: ReFantazio Sales
My initial enthusiasm for the Metaphor slowly simmered down and I had to force myself to finish it. The performance issues and general lack of visual charm of the game didn't help but the real "problems" for me lied on a deeper level.
After being a great supporter of Atlus for years, I find myself kind of over their RPGS. I thought about it and what is getting to me is that the structural elements of their products are far too evident and predictable and I feel like I am going through the motions and repeating a game loop that I can anticipate a little bit to well and hinders any sense of adventure.
There are elements of Metaphor that I commend and the story is somehow entertaining but I hope they can come up with gameplay ideas and structures that feel a little more daring and adventurous and less "I have done my homework" in the coming years.
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
@BIG3 from the bulletin board in Xion. They net you lovely costumes!
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
I still havenāt bought the DLC but the free stuff is amazing! Loving the photo mode (so robust!) and the new photo missions
Re: Sony Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Elden Ring Dev's Parent Company Kadokawa Corp
Acquisitions are disgusting but Iāll admit Itās a good investment and a good fit for a lot of reasons.
They should acquire Square Enix and manage them properly
Re: Sony Leads Pack of Publisher's Nominated at The Game Awards
It's a slow year only if you have poor taste
Brilliant year of gaming full of charismatic titles.
Re: Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake's Brutal Difficulty Spikes Are Shocking New Players
Like @Matroska said, you just need to buff/debuff - those abilities arenāt there just to make the list longer, be strategic! No need to grind as the encounter rate is high enough
I was obscenely over-leveled in Fantazio because of my obsession for Archetypes builds, so this feels sooo right atm
Re: Sony's Had a First-Party PS5, PS4 Game Nominated for Game of the Year Ten Times in a Row
Thatās actually rather impressive!
I feel like next year DS2 might explode in a way we are not expecting with new tweaks to the (brilliant!) gameplay making it more palatable to a wider audience.
Re: All The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Revealed, Astro Bot Up for 7 Awards
Ok now remove SOTET dlc and Metaphor and replace them with Silent Hill 2 and Stellar Blade and thatās a relatable list. I guess it would have been too much PlayStation to handle for those who are into console war and all that stuff.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Third Entry 'Won't Cheat' with the Airship
The way the āairshipā was implemented in XV was technically impressive, interesting and weird (like the whole game tbh) so I am curious to see what theyāll do.
This team has my complete trust. I liked Remake and with Intergrade I started to think they really knew what they were doing. With Rebirth they just gave us what I consider the best modern JRPG I played. Finger crossed š¤š» for goty awards season.
Re: Dressing Eve as 2B Won't Be Free in Stellar Blade's PS5 DLC
Iāll gladly support the game! They have been very generous
Re: In USA, the PS5 Pro Launched with Similar Sales to the PS4 Pro
@Loamy you made me spill my coffee š¤£ā°ļø
Re: Review: PS5 Pro - An Impressive Yet Inconsistent Upgrade
I am honestly loving it and having a blast playing on it but itās definitely not a product everyone will enjoyā¦you should know yourself (and the technology around you!) and decide! I find it much more noticeable than last genās upgrade, game-changing at times, and this was a no brainer for me. I wish the Switch got a similar upgrade 4-5 years ago.
Re: PS5's Stellar Blade Sweeps All Seven Categories at Korea Game Awards
Great! A sequel is inevitable at this point š
Re: MGS Master Collection Update 2.0 Boosts Resolution on PS5, PS4
That looks so crisp
Re: The Game Awards Will Confirm 2024 Nominees on Monday
Astro Bot, Rebirth, Stellar Blade, Wukong, Helldivers II! I still have to play SH2
Metaphor is fine but definitely not goty material imho
Re: Sounds Like Microsoft Isn't Done with Gaming Acquisitions Just Yet
Itās a bit unsavory to talk about acquisitions after they have been laying off people, closing studios and can barely manage what they have at hand
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Producer Wants to Remake the Worst Game in the Series for PS5
@LifeGirl yeah - yoshi is a male dinosaur laying eggs and nobody thinks too hard about it. Also what would happen if Ranma got pregnant? There you go
Re: Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Physical Copies Available in December
Pro patch would also be nice do this one!
Re: Hands On: Spider-Man 2 All in on Ray Tracing for PS5 Pro
@Nexozi this! If you are in this sort of things, Pro consoles are much more justifiable than High-end phone models.
Re: Grammy Nominees for Best Video Game Soundtrack Revealed
Yeah, the stellar blade ost is really good but I can see why it's not being selected over fully orchestrated scores @bahamuht
Metaphor Re: Fantazio didn't make the time cut but also is a bit of a mixed bag imho: it really wowed me at first and has some killer tracks (that battle theme!) but also has some pretty generic/not so special tracks that water down the experience.
FFVII Rebirth has insane quality and quantity but maybe wasn't considered because of its remake status or reuse of pre written music?
Still...the list is so unsatisfying.
Re: NieR: Automata's Weird and Wonderful World Invades PS5 Hit Stellar Blade this Month
Yay, it's finally coming! I played through the games twice but will surely come back to play with this dlc and have fun with the photo mode - the game might have been surrounded by another kind of discourse but I loved the silliness of Eve striking a pose when she finds a new can and other little goofy touches.
Re: Hands On: Serious Pop-In the Only Problem with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Massive PS5 Pro Boost
The look of this game is downright incredible on the Pro - starting NG+ as soon as I finish Metaphor (almost there!) as this will be a much needed balm for my eyes!
Re: PS5 Pro Has a Remarkable Impact on Unpatched Games
May this save me from having to play Metaphor in short sessions because something about it (most probably the effects combined with the uneven frame rate) makes me nauseous?
I am impressed this is just by raw, unoptimized hardware power but this also solidifies my opinion they could do a much better job optimizing the game
Re: SEGA Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Virtua Fighter Franchise for PS5
Itās been a long time coming and heavily hinted at and I am so happy about it!
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity Original Sin 2 Seemingly Set for PS5
Yay! I still have my copy, I wonder if we will get a free update ć¼ćwould totally replay it
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 553
Fantazio and Horizon - I have some gripes with Atlusā latest but it still is very engaging and I am enjoying it. I am also tinkering with Horizon (it looks so good!) but I think I am going to leave it for the pro
Re: Dragon Age PS5 Remaster Collection Is Unlikely, But 'Never Say Never'
I have fond memories of playing the first game and would love to revisit it - I have kept my ps3 discs and all! It really should be let out of that prison
Re: Sony Says the Best Time to Get a PS5 Is Now
@truerbluer you forgot Stellar Blade and others but yes if I had to get one single piece of gaming hardware, Iād say Ps5 is the best choice atm as you pretty much get everything without having to wait years for ports! And I say this as someone who plays on PC a lot -
Re: Sony Says the Best Time to Get a PS5 Is Now
@LavenderShroud yeah, I mean - give me a SNES with Super Metroid or whatever can play PSO and I am good for life but in terms of latest meaningful releases the PS4 hasnāt got us covered
Re: Sony Says the Best Time to Get a PS5 Is Now
@riceNpea I mean, just talking about recent-ish releases but you canāt play Astro bot, Stellar Blade, Baldurās Gate 3 or FFVII Rebirth. I am sorry but PS4 is utterly useless atm @Dr_Rocanlover
Re: Sony Adopting 'Show Don't Tell' Strategy with PS5
Itās been an insane year for PS, tbh, and a PlayStation dominated year by any measure. That said, I wouldnāt mind having one year- even 18 months of hype before a game releases. I feel like we might be in for a few surprises in the second half of the PS5 life, though.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Joins Ranks of Games Enhanced on PS5 Pro
Yay! This is one of the games, if not THE game, I was hoping the most to get a pro update!
Re: Take Your Time with 20 Minutes of PS5, PS4 Metal Slug Tactics Action
I would love a demo for this one, patiently waiting for the reviews
Re: Concord Cost Sony Over $200 Million, And Didn't Make a Single Cent
@get2sammyb this! I kinda want one now
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta Is Prompting Fans to Reconsider PS5 Pro
Itās pretty bad but still irks me way less than Metaphorās horrendous performance tbh - I am looking forward to finishing the game so that I donāt have to stare at those atrocious magla effects
Re: PS5, PC Flop Concord Never Returning, Studio Closed Down
There is something oddly satisfying about how clean they are making the cut though I am really sorry for anyone whose contract might be badly affected by this
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) - The Best BioWare Game Since Mass Effect 3
Thank you for the review - sounds just like what I wanted.
The good thing about ābloatedā side quests is that we can just ignore them altogether if we are not feeling it.
As soon as I can finish Metaphor itās either this or Dragon Quest III
Re: Your Chance to Play the Cosiest PS5 Game Ever Is Close
I would love them to publish the demographic spread for the beta testers, this game might have a lot of surprising (and less surprising) niche followers