Nei

Nei

Mother of Dragon Punches.

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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 529

Nei

Started NG+ on Stellar Blade to get the last ending and collecting the remaining cans. Really robust Ng+! Hopefully I can do I it all before Akuma drops in SF6 because then I will be very busy beating a lot of wannabe edgelords demons with female characters and Blanka:P

Re: Japan Sales Charts: Stellar Blade PS5 Sales Hold Strong

Nei

Totally deserved! It’s such a fun game to play!

Stellar Blade performing better than Bayo 3 is a testament of how much Sony missed out not picking up Bayonetta 2 publishing rights. It’s a series that would thrive much more on PS/Xbox than Nintendo.

Re: Rumour: SEGA Wants Persona to Be an Annual Franchise Alongside Like a Dragon, Sonic

Nei

^ yeah if we have to count the spin offs as well, we have been receiving one game a year for a while.

Also I need some kind of change in the next main episode, the rigid nature of the gameplay loop has kind of worn me out.

It could be something as simple as not attending high school during the day and exploring adult life…I am sure being a salary man or office lady has plenty of hardships.

Persona is actually one of the few IPs I have clear ideas about things they could implement that would make everybody happy without turning the franchise upside down, like multiple main characters (with different age, occupation, gender, social class) that lead to different introductions (think Dragon Age Origin) and perspective to the story. Or daily-life boons for each arcana - let’s says you can manipulate people with extra dialogue choices if you are holding a persona of the devil arcana, chariot gives you a boost in sports/mini-games, lovers let you get more charisma points from stat boosting activities, moon gives you a perk in night time activities, magician lets you see secret doors, strength has no perks but its personae are really strong in combat and so on…

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Stellar Blade?

Nei

It’s a 9 for me! It is so much fun and Eve is adorably sweet. Maybe not as challenging as I hoped it would be, as it gets a lot easier as you get new abilities and equip, but that is my main gripe. The Italian dub is significantly better than the English one, so I switched to it. Will try Korean for NG+

Re: Talking Point: What's Next for Xbox Games on PS5, PS4?

Nei

@Deljo it’s not really what is happening, as you can see from the poll results. It’s more like Microsoft published studios “begging” to have an audience that justify their development (not to mention acquisition) costs.

The game discourse since the beginning of the year has been heavily centered around PlayStation exclusives anyways (Rebirth, Helldivers, Stellar Blade…) 🤷🏼‍♀️

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Stellar Blade?

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@Elitepatriot if it can be of any help, it’s more like playing god of war on the hardest difficulty settings than a souls-like, even though it has the bonfire mechanic and some other element taken from the genre. The demo really makes it seem harder than it is, once you start piling the abilities and equips you can make the game forgiving.

@JohntheRaptor I agree. Eve might not be in the same class as Bayonetta in terms of charisma but I like her more than 2B…Nier automata is a good game but she’s not really what makes the game stand out.

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Stellar Blade?

Nei

Playing it with my husband as the first game we actually play together (and I mean sharing the same playthrough) since Elden Ring! It’s lovely.
Nothing too innovative but it hits that sweet spot between playing a souls-like and god of war on hard. Having a blast so far

Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Rage-Inducing Retry Wording Has Been Quietly Re-Worked

Nei

Guys, it was a fun mini-game, c’mon.

No but seriously, that was absolutely terrible! I was staring at the screen like I needed to interpret it as some kind of convoluted homeric translation. So glad it’s been fixed.

@Mikey856 it has always been smooth frame-rate wise, a very stable 60fps, nothing like FFXVI. The game used to get kind of blurry in performance mode (mind you, it took me some time and sitting very close to the tv to notice what many were saying) - now they have introduced a sharp performance mode that addresses this but I would recommend the graphic mode anyway, it looks a lot better (especially the lighting) and flat out incredible at times.

@Carck Amen to that, so worth it!

Unintentional wall of text 🥲

Re: Stellar Blade's Demo Had Way More Daily Active Players Than Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's

Nei

@Martijn87 kind of 😂 but metacritic says hello and it will be a goty contender at the end of the year while safe cash grabs like P3R will be forgotten (unless they manage to somehow irritate the fanbase even more with a “Royal” kind of edition).

I liked Rebirth a lot but it was objectively a very good game, it’s insane how much care they put into it

I wish stellar blade a lot of success and will be there day 1 anyway but …what a strange comparison 🤷🏻‍♀️

Re: Video: Our Favourite PS5 Games of 2024 So Far

Nei

It’s been a crazy start of the year and I played like 1/3 of what I wanted to.

My two cents: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been a dreamlike experience and I still cannot believe its scope and how meticulously crafted it is.

I, like many, cannot stop playing Balatro and need help.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is adventurous and random and has an opaque quality that makes it incredibly charming.

Persona 3 Reload is unimaginative, incomplete, overpriced and unnecessary. Go with the remaster of P3P! Or at least wait for a sale.

Looking forward to playing Unicorn Overlord and Stellar blade.