@Smiffy01 Definitely waiting on reviews prior to buying on Switch, for performance reasons. The Switch can do it if Konami puts the work in, but it’s not looking super promising on that front…
I loved the first game, and I have this preordered on Switch, but man, it just looks like more of the same, especially the environments. New weapons and items/abilities aside, I hope that there’re some serious surprises in store for us further in…
@Mikey856 Let’s be honest, there are many, many Armored Core fans out there, who have been waiting for a new game in the series for years and years. Plus all of the new potential players garnered from FromSoftware’s recent success. It may not do Elden Ring level of sales, but let’s not count the game out quite yet.
Will be keeping an eye on reviews when this launches. Sounds like a step up in concept and quality, but performance issues in a souls-like is a BIG red flag. We shall see!
Glad to hear this turned out well. I don’t love the art direction on this one, but Deck13 is a solid AA developer. I truly enjoyed both of the Surge games. Hopefully they can patch up some of the technical issues and “jank” down the road.
Enjoyed the demo, but combat was a bit clunky. This will probably be a holiday sale purchase for me, unfortunately. I’ll be too busy with…
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Glad to hear it’s decent. I won’t be seeing it in theaters, but as a Neill Blomkamp fan, I was hopeful it wouldn’t further tank his career. I should probably support the movie with my money at some point…
Didn’t know McFarlane was a “co-creator” of the Venom character. Not surprising, from the man who brought us Spawn and the Violator! HBO should bring back the Spawn animated series, that was so good!! Also, Spider-Man 2, blah blah looks amazing blah blah…
@Korgon You will NOT be disappointed my friend. The customization in the Armored Core series is just as amazing as From’s more modern catalogue, and the action is equally intense and satisfying. It has a very different structure, i.e., missions (“sorties”), but is still FromSoftware through-and-through. I am SO ready for a modern Armored Core. I hope it sells well! 🤞🏼
Dang, the more I see the less excited I am... The Surge was so unique, but this is... kind of generic looking. Too much aerial combat, and the artistic design is kind of blech. I want to support Deck13, but this is pretty disappointing. Wake me up when The Surge 3 is ready!
I’m a big Deck13 fan, absolutely loved the two Surge games. I’m sure they needed a break from The Surge’s world, but I hope they go back to it after this game. I’d love to see The Surge combine these movement skills with the things that made Surge fantastic—a brutal sci-fi soulslike with part harvesting from enemy’s limbs. I’d love to see them take notes from Elden Ring and make a larger, interconnected world (with an actual map)—Surge 2 was REALLY starting to hit on something super special!
Atlas Fallen just feels too much like a generic fantasy world that we’ve already seen… It looks pretty, but it’s just not getting me excited.
I’m sure I’ll buy it though! I want to support Deck13!
@OrtadragoonX Right! Religion and existentialism. The whole idea of the Id was pretty mind blowing as a kid too. Just thinking about the story gives me goosebumps! And that’s not even getting into the amazing combat and world you get to explore.
Such. An. Amazing. Game!!
Xenogears is my #1 Square wishlist item. Port or remaster, I don’t care—just get it on modern systems Square-Enix!!! PRETTY PLEASE
(promising to see a shareholder mention this)
Beyond that, Vagrant Story would be lovely, thanks!
Wo Long is my GOTY so far. Super fun combat that I just couldn’t put down. Dead Space Remake is a close second (although I need to finish it, because Wo Long). Resident Evil 4 Remake was great too, but by the island I became sick of shooting people…
Time for Wo Long DLC!! And ARMORED CORE in August!!!! Holy sh*t this year is crazy…
Lords of the Atlas Fallen! There are too many promising games coming out… When is Sony releasing their new device that allows us to freeze time and play video games in an infinite time vacuum? Asking for a friend…
So tempted by this—it looks great—but when it came out on Switch Nintedolife gave it a 5/10, saying the gameplay was an absolute slog. Discouraging me from picking it up, especially after my disappoint with the updated leveling system in Tactics Ogre: Reborn…
@elvisfan1 It’s a very bleak series, with characters making horrible, ugly choices throughout. Not everyone is into that sort of stuff, I think… With valued characters dying, bleak stories about the degradation of humanity, etc. I just watched Infinity Pool with my lady (check it out!), and she HATED it, and I LOVED it. To each’s own, I suppose!
If they do make part III, I’m hoping for a focus on Lev, and maybe also Abby. I’m sure Ellie will be in there somewhere though… Either way, I’ll be excited if they make a part III. Part II was, for me personally, one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve had in my 38 years on this planet, in both story and gameplay.
@TJ81 Yep can’t grind away the hours like we used to when we were kids! I appreciate that some modern games have these custom difficulty options. Last of Us 2 did a fantastic job with that.
@TJ81 Thanks for the info. I’m definitely not afraid of tough games, just curious about the overall vibe of the difficulty. Sounds like it can be pretty punishing, which certainly fits the franchise!
@Khayl Definitely didn’t mean to imply that your intention was to deceive your readers. More so that the title was a bit misleading. I’m just sittin’ over here crying about 30fps Bloodborne with frame drops.. 😭
Excited to play this down the road, sounds like it hits all the marks of a great Alien game, and a great RTS game. Looking forward to stressing out in the best possible way!
@khayl Great review! Question—playing on hard, was it more dying and restarting missions, trial and error type gameplay, or losing marines during missions and soldiering on and barely surviving? Or a mix? Thanks!
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Re: PS2 Games Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 Will Be Just 720p on PS5, PS4
@Smiffy01 Definitely waiting on reviews prior to buying on Switch, for performance reasons. The Switch can do it if Konami puts the work in, but it’s not looking super promising on that front…
Re: Anticipated Indie RPG Sea of Stars Releases Physical Edition Early Next Year
Physical on Switch!!
Re: PS2 Games Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 Will Be Just 720p on PS5, PS4
I’ll be buying this for my OLED Switch to play in portable mode, largely for this reason. After the price drops significantly, of course.
Re: Fibs Start to Pile Up in Lies of P's Cinematic PS5 Gamescom Trailer
Really enjoyed the demo, but going to have to wait on this one. I’ll be too busy with Armored Core + back catalog. Hopefully a xmas break purchase!
Re: Lords of the Fallen Seriously Upgrades PS5 Sounds Prior to Launch
@fabio78 Coolest hat ever!
Re: Lords of the Fallen Seriously Upgrades PS5 Sounds Prior to Launch
Didja catch the Penitent One in there??? Didja?!
Re: A Massive Armored Core 6 PS5, PS4 Update Will Drop Later Today
Nope—blackout for me, thanks! Just 1 more week!
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Re: Blasphemous 2 Looks Like a Truly Sick Sequel in Raw Gameplay Footage
I loved the first game, and I have this preordered on Switch, but man, it just looks like more of the same, especially the environments. New weapons and items/abilities aside, I hope that there’re some serious surprises in store for us further in…
Re: Armored Core 6 PS5 File Size Isn't So Bad
@Mikey856 Let’s be honest, there are many, many Armored Core fans out there, who have been waiting for a new game in the series for years and years. Plus all of the new potential players garnered from FromSoftware’s recent success. It may not do Elden Ring level of sales, but let’s not count the game out quite yet.
Re: Armored Core 6 PS5 File Size Isn't So Bad
BRING IT ONNNNNNN 🔥🔥🎉
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 489
Still need to finish Dead Space, Resident Evil 4, and Elden Ring… in preparation for…
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Re: Preview: Duelling Worlds Set Lords of the Fallen Apart from Other Souls-Likes
Will be keeping an eye on reviews when this launches. Sounds like a step up in concept and quality, but performance issues in a souls-like is a BIG red flag. We shall see!
Re: Atlas Fallen (PS5) - The Surge Dev's Best Game Yet
Glad to hear this turned out well. I don’t love the art direction on this one, but Deck13 is a solid AA developer. I truly enjoyed both of the Surge games. Hopefully they can patch up some of the technical issues and “jank” down the road.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Under Fire for Ridiculous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC Pricing
Cowabunga, dudes! 🤣
Re: Lies of P Goes Gold with September PS5, PS4 Launch Looming
Enjoyed the demo, but combat was a bit clunky. This will probably be a holiday sale purchase for me, unfortunately. I’ll be too busy with…
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Re: Movie Review: Gran Turismo - An Unexpectedly Great Racer
Glad to hear it’s decent. I won’t be seeing it in theaters, but as a Neill Blomkamp fan, I was hopeful it wouldn’t further tank his career. I should probably support the movie with my money at some point…
Re: Promising Platformer The Plucky Squire Delayed to 2024
Such a great video!
Re: Guilty Gear Strive Season 3 Kicks Off This Month with Johnny and a Game-Changing Update
@Fizza It’s how they sell those season passes. Gotta save some heavy hitters for further down the road. But like you said, better late than never!
Re: Mini Review: LISA: Definitive Edition (PS5) - Joyful and Painful In Equal Measure
This looks and sounds super interesting, and also very f-ed up! Sign me up!
Re: Venom Co-Creator Todd McFarlane Approves of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Interpretation
Didn’t know McFarlane was a “co-creator” of the Venom character. Not surprising, from the man who brought us Spawn and the Violator! HBO should bring back the Spawn animated series, that was so good!! Also, Spider-Man 2, blah blah looks amazing blah blah…
Re: Armored Core 6 Is Apparently Five Times the Length of Previous Games
Armored Core fans are being treated to a feast with Rubicon!!
Re: Preview: Armored Core 6 Could Give Newer FromSoftware Fans Whiplash
@Korgon You will NOT be disappointed my friend. The customization in the Armored Core series is just as amazing as From’s more modern catalogue, and the action is equally intense and satisfying. It has a very different structure, i.e., missions (“sorties”), but is still FromSoftware through-and-through. I am SO ready for a modern Armored Core. I hope it sells well! 🤞🏼
Re: Preview: Armored Core 6 Could Give Newer FromSoftware Fans Whiplash
Sounds like Armored Core!!!
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Re: Keep Your Eyes Peeled for a Ton of Armored Core 6 PS5 Gameplay Footage
Nope, media blackout for me on this one, thanks. 👍🏼 August will be THE month for me in 2023.
Re: Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Reportedly Supports 6-Player PvP
FromSoftware games are always the ones to get me to renew my PlayStation+ account… Let’s smash our mechs together people!
Re: Atlas Fallen Combat Is All About Building Momentum in Latest Trailer
Dang, the more I see the less excited I am... The Surge was so unique, but this is... kind of generic looking. Too much aerial combat, and the artistic design is kind of blech. I want to support Deck13, but this is pretty disappointing. Wake me up when The Surge 3 is ready!
Re: Atlas Fallen 'Behind the Sand' Gameplay Offers Glimpses of an Expansive Fantasy World
I’m a big Deck13 fan, absolutely loved the two Surge games. I’m sure they needed a break from The Surge’s world, but I hope they go back to it after this game. I’d love to see The Surge combine these movement skills with the things that made Surge fantastic—a brutal sci-fi soulslike with part harvesting from enemy’s limbs. I’d love to see them take notes from Elden Ring and make a larger, interconnected world (with an actual map)—Surge 2 was REALLY starting to hit on something super special!
Atlas Fallen just feels too much like a generic fantasy world that we’ve already seen… It looks pretty, but it’s just not getting me excited.
I’m sure I’ll buy it though! I want to support Deck13!
Re: Site News: Where's Our Exoprimal PS5, PS4 Review?
Not a fan of online multiplayer, but big mech suits and dinosaurs? Yup! Interested to see how this pans out.
Re: Square Enix Plotting More Retro Revivals After Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Success
@OrtadragoonX Right! Religion and existentialism. The whole idea of the Id was pretty mind blowing as a kid too. Just thinking about the story gives me goosebumps! And that’s not even getting into the amazing combat and world you get to explore.
Such. An. Amazing. Game!!
Re: Square Enix Plotting More Retro Revivals After Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Success
@OrtadragoonX That would indeed be awesome! I’d still take a straight port though. Such a fantastic game.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge Origin Makes Being Evil Sound So Deliciously Good
This sounds really interesting. More and more I’m wanting to jump in day one on this game.
Re: Square Enix Plotting More Retro Revivals After Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Success
Xenogears is my #1 Square wishlist item. Port or remaster, I don’t care—just get it on modern systems Square-Enix!!! PRETTY PLEASE
(promising to see a shareholder mention this)
Beyond that, Vagrant Story would be lovely, thanks!
Re: Slitterhead Test Sessions Show Dev Continues Apace, Silent Hill Heritage Evident
The little bit we see here looks totally weird and awesome. Are we playing as a dog in the game too?
Re: Mortal Kombat 1 PS5 Trailer Is a Total Knockout, Smoke and Rain Confirmed
I just wish Cyrax was a main. One of my all time favorite characters, just can’t catch a break! Also I absolutely cannot stand Smoke’s design…
:::human gamer continues complaining and muttering to self about video game they are unhappy with:::
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Games of 2023 So Far?
Wo Long is my GOTY so far. Super fun combat that I just couldn’t put down. Dead Space Remake is a close second (although I need to finish it, because Wo Long). Resident Evil 4 Remake was great too, but by the island I became sick of shooting people…
Time for Wo Long DLC!! And ARMORED CORE in August!!!! Holy sh*t this year is crazy…
Re: Promising Action RPG Atlas Fallen Goes Gold Ahead of August Release on PS5
Lords of the Atlas Fallen! There are too many promising games coming out… When is Sony releasing their new device that allows us to freeze time and play video games in an infinite time vacuum? Asking for a friend…
Re: Front Mission 1st: Remake Remains True to Original in Tactical PS5, PS4 Gameplay
So tempted by this—it looks great—but when it came out on Switch Nintedolife gave it a 5/10, saying the gameplay was an absolute slog. Discouraging me from picking it up, especially after my disappoint with the updated leveling system in Tactics Ogre: Reborn…
Re: Rise of the Ronin Leak Suggests a Q1 2024 Launch on PS5, More Details
Will it have demons, though?! Ancient Team Ninja theorists say, “yes!”
Re: The Last of Us 3 Rumours Are Doing the Rounds Again
@elvisfan1 It’s a very bleak series, with characters making horrible, ugly choices throughout. Not everyone is into that sort of stuff, I think… With valued characters dying, bleak stories about the degradation of humanity, etc. I just watched Infinity Pool with my lady (check it out!), and she HATED it, and I LOVED it. To each’s own, I suppose!
Re: The Last of Us 3 Rumours Are Doing the Rounds Again
If they do make part III, I’m hoping for a focus on Lev, and maybe also Abby. I’m sure Ellie will be in there somewhere though… Either way, I’ll be excited if they make a part III. Part II was, for me personally, one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve had in my 38 years on this planet, in both story and gameplay.
Re: Comprehensive Baldur's Gate 3 Playthroughs Set to Last 200 Hours
Holy character classes Batman, that’s a lot of game!
Re: Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5) - An Express Elevator to Hell Fans Won't Want to Miss
@TJ81 Yep can’t grind away the hours like we used to when we were kids! I appreciate that some modern games have these custom difficulty options. Last of Us 2 did a fantastic job with that.
Re: Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5) - An Express Elevator to Hell Fans Won't Want to Miss
@TJ81 Thanks for the info. I’m definitely not afraid of tough games, just curious about the overall vibe of the difficulty. Sounds like it can be pretty punishing, which certainly fits the franchise!
Re: Bloodborne PS5 Running at 60fps a Welcome Sight for Old Hunters
@Khayl Definitely didn’t mean to imply that your intention was to deceive your readers. More so that the title was a bit misleading. I’m just sittin’ over here crying about 30fps Bloodborne with frame drops.. 😭
Re: Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5) - An Express Elevator to Hell Fans Won't Want to Miss
Excited to play this down the road, sounds like it hits all the marks of a great Alien game, and a great RTS game. Looking forward to stressing out in the best possible way!
@khayl Great review! Question—playing on hard, was it more dying and restarting missions, trial and error type gameplay, or losing marines during missions and soldiering on and barely surviving? Or a mix? Thanks!
Re: The Battle of Zhongyuan Begins in First of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s Three Expansions
Honestly enjoyed this more then Nioh. The combat is so good. The game is just really FUN!
Re: Gory Horror Game Scorn Announced for PS5, Out This Year
This looks fantastic and soooo weird. Sounds like the gameplay doesn’t fully deliver, but I’m still down to Scorn 💀
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Delayed One Week on PS5, Runs at 60fps
Armored Core VI for me, thanks!
Re: Bloodborne PS5 Running at 60fps a Welcome Sight for Old Hunters
@chronobreak777 @Khayl I would also second that, very deceiving headline. Maybe add the word, “modder”, or “on modded PS5”. Sensitive subject! 😅
Re: Alan Wake 2's Digital-Only Release Allows for a More Polished Game, Says Remedy
@naruball Maybe they don’t have that luxury? I don’t work at Remedy, so I couldn’t tell you.