@Eagly Dude Riku is so amazing!! I love him so much haha. Definitely have to 2nd pretty much every character you have listed there. Although I can't explain to you why, I absolutely ADORE Sena. I'm usually controlling her when running around, "girl with the gall" haha.
@extragood could never really put my finger on why this game never clicked with me, but you saying that about the force meter resonated with me. All things considered though it looks good, happy for all those excited for the title.
@GorosBat For me there's just something missing from HFW, I can't quite put my finger on it. There's so many things I adore about it, but also things that BORE me. Maybe it's Aloy, maybe its the cast of characters, maybe its the plot, something about it just doesn't grab me. Wish that were different though as I see why so many love it, just doesn't click for me I guess.
Thrud was easily one of my favorite side characters, really impressive the cast Ragnarok has.
On the other hand a character that I felt very little, pretty much nothing for was Freyr. Maybe it was his personality, maybe he didn't have enough screen time, but he just didn't land for me. The people in the camp were more interesting.
This game is such a fever dream to me, one of those things you question whether you actually experienced or not. Glover was a long lost memory until today. Played on N64 btw
@PenguinLtd Oh man he is a rough one!! So annoying when he spawns that extra clone of himself, but he is easily one of my top 3 bosses in that game. Grats on the clear!
Side note: Isn't Irithyll one of the best looking zones you've seen in a game??
@RaZieLDaNtE Been a while my friend glad to see you're doing well! Lately I've been thinking about joining the Xbox ecosystem, how you liking your Series X?
@Royalblues Thanks for the link, the classes look like a lot of fun to play. I'd like to ask though, how grindy is this game? I know it's an MMO, but will I have to devote my life to it?
Can I enjoy it without spending money? Are there a lot of microtransactions/P2W elements?
Yeah it can be a time sink, but I love it to pieces. Incredibly special to me. I really appreciate the approach and mentality the team has towards subbing, sub when the game has something for you and unsub when it doesn't.
As far as FF2 reference I'm unsure, but I'd lean more towards no since they said Pandae is original content since people are tired of crossovers (nier, eden, omega). Personally I adore the crossovers.
I can't look at a conversation about FF and not jump in
Excellent top 3 my friend, we basically have the same tastes except my personal list goes: ffxiv, ffvii, ffvi (although catch me on the right day and this last answer might be ix) ffxiv reminds me of ffv in regards to amount of jobs you can play
I have been loving my playthrough through the Kingdom Hearts series! Coming into it as an adult I was extremely skeptical of connecting with the game, but all of my doubts have been laid to waste. I adore this series, really enjoying my current playthrough of KH2, it is significantly better than KH1 in every way. After playing 2, gonna move on to Birth by Sleep!
@ShogunRok Man that first paragraph of yours were my main gripes with remake. The corridors and side quests sucked. Although I did like the side quest getting the music for the little girl, oh yeah and the classic finding the old man's inspiration
I'd like to see some better management of the materia system. I love how in depth it is, and you have some build diversity. But I feel like I spent wayyy to much time in menus. Maybe they can have materia load outs or something?
@CJD87 Ughh of course you ask me the impossible question! My gut response is that Elden Ring is now my favorite Souls game. Incredible experience in that open world. I experimented with builds in that game more than I ever did in any other. I have 5 different characters, that all use different weapons types, ashes of war, affinities, sorceries/incantations etc. It's incredible you're able to do that. Very memorable bosses, but some lost a little of their shimmer since I explored every corner, and was higher leveled than intended for some fights.
That's my gut response, but there's another part of me that wants to say DS3. Mannnn DS3 was so good, back to back S Tier bosses. Other honorable mentions are Bloodbourne, Hollow Knight, Sekiro.
@Bentleyma Hey how is Tem Tem? I have a friend that's a huge Pokemon fan, and I've wanted to recommend it to them but have been unsure. Is it worth it to you? I could easily see people saying things like "yeah this is cool, but it's not Pokemon"
@The_Pixel_King Sounds like you got some back to back awesome weeks in gaming. RDR2 is an all time favorite of mine, flaws and all, you'll likely love it!
@lolwhatno Yeah they definitely went too hard with the rework. I think it's a step in the right direction, although it's over tuned. Pros are happy, but the casual playerbase is suffering. It's sad because Season 10 and beyond, Apex has been killing it with popularity. I hope they get ahead of it because I love the game to death and hate to see it in bad shape.
To put it into perspective, this is the least I've played Apex since it's release in 2019. I have less than 100 games this season.
As a lifetime PlayStation fan, the way they've been handling things this generation is beyond disappointing and frankly beginning to draw me away from them.
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Re: Gex Is Back! The Complete PS1 Trilogy Comes to PS5, PS4
@JONOFTHEJONS So specific, why Toledo? xD
Re: Final Fantasy 16's Theme Song, Performed by Kenshi Yonezu, Is Kind of a Banger
@Slayer25c did someone say....LaHeE?
Re: Soapbox: Watch Another 20 Minutes of Final Fantasy 16? You Must Be Mad
Personally I won't be checking into anymore pre-release content. FF games are special to me and I want to be surprised by all that XVI has to offer.
Re: Suicide Squad Requires an Internet Connection Even in Single Player
@Eagly I'm terribly late, but well said my friend
Re: Suicide Squad Requires an Internet Connection Even in Single Player
@Eagly Dude Riku is so amazing!! I love him so much haha. Definitely have to 2nd pretty much every character you have listed there. Although I can't explain to you why, I absolutely ADORE Sena. I'm usually controlling her when running around, "girl with the gall" haha.
Re: Suicide Squad Requires an Internet Connection Even in Single Player
@Eagly I can't tell if you're memeing or being serious xD, either way nice to meet a fellow Xenoblade fan in the wild. We're a rare breed hahaha
Re: Suicide Squad Requires an Internet Connection Even in Single Player
@Eagly is that a picture of Mwamba? Fellow XC3 enjoyer?
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Crash-Lands in Nine Minutes of New Gameplay
@extragood could never really put my finger on why this game never clicked with me, but you saying that about the force meter resonated with me. All things considered though it looks good, happy for all those excited for the title.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 458
@MayaMousavi favorite so far?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 458
Personally I haven't been in a mood for single player games after completing Ragnarok, although I have dabbled around a bit in Elden Ring.
Mainly though I've been grinding on Overwatch 2, very close to hitting Master rank, currently Diamond 1! Wish me luck this weekend!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 458
@GorosBat For me there's just something missing from HFW, I can't quite put my finger on it. There's so many things I adore about it, but also things that BORE me. Maybe it's Aloy, maybe its the cast of characters, maybe its the plot, something about it just doesn't grab me. Wish that were different though as I see why so many love it, just doesn't click for me I guess.
Hope you're excited for that future DLC!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 458
@shonenjump86 Chapter 7 into Chapter 8 is really good, enjoy!
Re: Interview: Talking Biceps and Norse Studies with God of War Ragnarok's Mina Sundwall
Thrud was easily one of my favorite side characters, really impressive the cast Ragnarok has.
On the other hand a character that I felt very little, pretty much nothing for was Freyr. Maybe it was his personality, maybe he didn't have enough screen time, but he just didn't land for me. The people in the camp were more interesting.
Re: Interview: Talking Biceps and Norse Studies with God of War Ragnarok's Mina Sundwall
@freddquadros @RenanKJ @Fight_Teza_Fight @Keyblade-Dan
Just here to say I love all the Sora and KH pictures, hopefully KH4 will be good fam!
Re: Big Metroidvania Game Afterimage Is Out on PS5, PS4 in April 2023
This looks amazing!! Officially keeping an eye on this one.
Re: Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Looks Like Pure PS5 Magic in Huge Showcase
@Hindenburg Have you actually ever played a Persona game? Because if you have you'd know what you said just isn't true.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2022 Announced
I literally just bought all of those KH games...sad days.
Oh well, atleast I have the beautiful physical cases
Re: Bungie Is Concerned PS5 Players are Unwittingly Playing the PS4 Version of Destiny 2
It could be by choice. I play the PS4 versions of Apex Legends and Overwatch, just because I prefer the DS4 to Dualsense for competitive play.
Re: Frost Queen Mei Removed from Overwatch 2 Due to Ice Wall Bug
@nessisonett Wait all of those maps are disabled? I thought they were just left behind in OW1
Re: PS1 Classic Glover Is Getting PS5, PS4 Versions Soon
This game is such a fever dream to me, one of those things you question whether you actually experienced or not. Glover was a long lost memory until today. Played on N64 btw
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 449
@PenguinLtd Oh man he is a rough one!! So annoying when he spawns that extra clone of himself, but he is easily one of my top 3 bosses in that game. Grats on the clear!
Side note: Isn't Irithyll one of the best looking zones you've seen in a game??
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 449
@PenguinLtd which boss you stuck on?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 448
@RaZieLDaNtE Been a while my friend glad to see you're doing well! Lately I've been thinking about joining the Xbox ecosystem, how you liking your Series X?
Re: Six-Year-Old Celebrates After Conquering Astro's Playroom on PS5
This put such a huge smile on my face!
As a person that works in pediatrics and loves gaming (and Astro Playroom) this touched my heart
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 444
@JoeDiddley You're making me wanna jump in! Never played a Yakuza game before
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 443
@Bentleyma I am also addicted to PSO2 my friend, it's just so much fun!
Re: Marvel's Midnight Suns Protagonist, The Hunter, Gets Gameplay Deep-Dive
Is this an actual game? Or DLC for Avenger's?
I've never even heard of this
Re: The Witcher 3 PS5 Version Still Set for This Year, Says CDPR
@Jammsbro Same here, I've tried it before and the gameplay felt too clunky. I'm hoping this new version will fix those issues I had with it.
Re: Massive F2P Action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
@Royalblues Thanks for the link, the classes look like a lot of fun to play. I'd like to ask though, how grindy is this game? I know it's an MMO, but will I have to devote my life to it?
Can I enjoy it without spending money? Are there a lot of microtransactions/P2W elements?
Re: Massive F2P Action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
@Royalblues You sound like you play this frequently, I've never played any Phantasy Star. Is this game worth the time? Any advice to newcomers?
Or just link some video you think would be helpful if you don't wanna type a ton, thanks bro
Re: Afterimage Is a Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Coming to PS5, PS4 This Winter
Don't ask me why but I looked at this and I thought about Rayman. I'm in, take my money.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 433
Yeah it can be a time sink, but I love it to pieces. Incredibly special to me. I really appreciate the approach and mentality the team has towards subbing, sub when the game has something for you and unsub when it doesn't.
As far as FF2 reference I'm unsure, but I'd lean more towards no since they said Pandae is original content since people are tired of crossovers (nier, eden, omega). Personally I adore the crossovers.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 433
@Arisen @CthulhuFhtagn
I can't look at a conversation about FF and not jump in
Excellent top 3 my friend, we basically have the same tastes except my personal list goes: ffxiv, ffvii, ffvi (although catch me on the right day and this last answer might be ix) ffxiv reminds me of ffv in regards to amount of jobs you can play
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 433
I have been loving my playthrough through the Kingdom Hearts series! Coming into it as an adult I was extremely skeptical of connecting with the game, but all of my doubts have been laid to waste. I adore this series, really enjoying my current playthrough of KH2, it is significantly better than KH1 in every way. After playing 2, gonna move on to Birth by Sleep!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 433
@Shigurui Man that 3rd boss is no joke, and is a superb boss encounter. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Re: Feature: What We Want From Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and How It Needs to Improve on Remake
@ShogunRok Man that first paragraph of yours were my main gripes with remake. The corridors and side quests sucked. Although I did like the side quest getting the music for the little girl, oh yeah and the classic finding the old man's inspiration
I'd like to see some better management of the materia system. I love how in depth it is, and you have some build diversity. But I feel like I spent wayyy to much time in menus. Maybe they can have materia load outs or something?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431
@CJD87 Ughh of course you ask me the impossible question! My gut response is that Elden Ring is now my favorite Souls game. Incredible experience in that open world. I experimented with builds in that game more than I ever did in any other. I have 5 different characters, that all use different weapons types, ashes of war, affinities, sorceries/incantations etc. It's incredible you're able to do that. Very memorable bosses, but some lost a little of their shimmer since I explored every corner, and was higher leveled than intended for some fights.
That's my gut response, but there's another part of me that wants to say DS3. Mannnn DS3 was so good, back to back S Tier bosses. Other honorable mentions are Bloodbourne, Hollow Knight, Sekiro.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431
@CJD87 Nioh's combat is what elevates it above FromSoft for me. But From's level design, enemy variety, and combat encounters are UNMATCHED
Also I've heard of Salt & Sacrifice, you think it's better than Hollow Knight?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431
@Bentleyma Hey how is Tem Tem? I have a friend that's a huge Pokemon fan, and I've wanted to recommend it to them but have been unsure. Is it worth it to you? I could easily see people saying things like "yeah this is cool, but it's not Pokemon"
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431
@The_Pixel_King Sounds like you got some back to back awesome weeks in gaming. RDR2 is an all time favorite of mine, flaws and all, you'll likely love it!
Re: Poll: Which Final Fantasy Game are You Most Looking Forward to?
@RaZieLDaNtE My friend! It's been a while!
What an insane time to be a FF fan, WE ARE FEASTING
Re: Apex Legends' Awakening Collection Event Goes Live Next Week on 21st June
@lolwhatno Yeah they definitely went too hard with the rework. I think it's a step in the right direction, although it's over tuned. Pros are happy, but the casual playerbase is suffering. It's sad because Season 10 and beyond, Apex has been killing it with popularity. I hope they get ahead of it because I love the game to death and hate to see it in bad shape.
To put it into perspective, this is the least I've played Apex since it's release in 2019. I have less than 100 games this season.
Re: Apex Legends' Awakening Collection Event Goes Live Next Week on 21st June
@lolwhatno Dude it sounds like you've gotten so much better! Glad you're still loving Apex man
Re: Final Fantasy XIV is Running a Free Login Campaign Until the End of the Month
@BartoxTharglod Pretty sure what they were trying to get across is how they difficult they make it play their games sometimes.
FFXIV is your favorite FF, you know how crappy something like MogStation can be to navigate at times.
Re: Poll: What Was Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Game Shown at State of Play?
Easily FFXVI for me, but I've never played RE4 so the remake really had my attention.
Also Callisto Protocol and SF6 look phenomenal!
Re: Highly Rated Dungeon Crawling RPG Gloomhaven Ventures to Consoles in 2023
@Colour You and me both man! It's like I see the appeal, but they just don't click.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Games for May 2022?
@themanmilkman @Milktastrophe
Just here to say I like milk too.
Re: PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
As a lifetime PlayStation fan, the way they've been handling things this generation is beyond disappointing and frankly beginning to draw me away from them.
Seems like we're back to big ego Sony, smh.
Re: Classic JRPG Fans Should Keep an Eye on Chained Echoes, Journeying to PS4 This Year
Looks good, I like the art style and character designs
But that UI is abysmal. It's a no go for me, just for that xD.
Re: The Witcher 3 Sales Top 40 Million, Cyberpunk 2077 Passes 18 Million
I gave this game a chance but the gameplay felt way too clunky, holding out for the PS5 version hoping I'll find it more enjoyable