kyleforrester87

It's difficult to get romance in video games right, but the most organic example I can think of is where Snake hits on and scores with Naomi and Mei Ling over the same conference call inside the first 10 minutes of Metal Gear Solid.

The story is awful. It starts pretty interesting, and turns into just.. nothing. I played it in 2004 and thought I just wasn’t paying attention. Played again around 2017 and I can’t remember anything about it again.

The gameplay, exploration etc. are all different levels of great thought.

I just watched the Horus bit on Youtube, looked pretty cool. Lots of talking though - has the chatter been toned down a bit generally or is it the same as it apparently is in the base game?

Can’t believe they had the audacity to introduce an actual story with this sequel and called it “Final Fantasy 2” just to get sales. Story is completely against what Final Fantasy is all about, Final Fantasy was never a “story based” game and I for one wont stand for it. If they wanted to make a game with a story they should have started a completely new franchise. It’s bullsh*t.

Thanks for the review, I have played all the earlier Final Fantasy games but found all of them other than 4 and 6 really tough going. I think I’ll try this one out and persevere so at least I can say I finished it.

@Futureshark I know. I had to buy Odyssey AND Mario Kart 8!

If they’d put this in Legacy it would have been like Blitzball in FFX.

(Although, I actually enjoyed Blitzball in FFX)

@WolfyTn yeah that mirror thing is a bit weird actually. Almost looks like an oversight.

@nessisonett Speak for yourself, I don't see adverts anymore!

@nessisonett I know, I know

@nessisonett

"noun
a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.
"a halt in production"

Hey maybe he'll never come back to HC though, didn't he say he was completely done with Stardew or am I wrong?

@TheArt you probably asked Jeeves’d!

@TheArt yeah, it was like, damn, do I want to play this at 640x480 or 800x600? Windowed or full screen? Oh never mind, it’s bed time anyway.

@Blofse expect a day 1, day 2, day 3, etc. patch

Love Diablo but I’m not sure I’ll get this at launch, it depends how it’s going with TOTK. Maybe it’s better to get this after FF16 🤔 but will I be able to resist it…

Does this have potential to be quite big?

Normally I’d agree that this is a bad move, but not a single person leaving a negative comment above was going to buy the game anyway so if this community can be considered a good sample of its potential market (it can’t be considered that, by the way, but I’d be comfortable betting on this game underperforming) I don’t think this damages what must be fairly low sales prospects much at all, and in fact might lead to a higher return from those fans who see value in this.

It’s not for me as I just wouldn’t appreciate it, but I am interested in seeing how the base game reviews and will consider getting it in future for the right price as I am at least somewhat interested in any LOTR game that isn’t related to those WB atrocities.

I spent like £5-7 on the Transformer Devastation DLC which amounted to a few new skins and weapons just because I like the universe that game was set in so much, zero regrets!

@Jaz007 I think that works lol

I am very glad that I am someone who can enjoy third and first person equally! Can’t imagine having to pass on awesome games because of the camera angle.

I do have a dislike for first person views in racing games though, so I can sympathise. Having said that, I used to love and only use first person for racing games back in the day so it seems like something you can learn to like/dislike, to a degree.

@AdamNovice @TheArt yeah it’s pretty much where you see your player character through the eyes of another in game character, bit of a weird one I guess as it’s essentially a third person perspective of your character through the eyes of an in game character. I guess it could be either first or third person perspective looking at your player character, from the second party characters point of view.

An easy example would be a split screen co-op game where you’re looking at your own character from the other players screen perhaps?

I’ll be playing some more Octopath 2, 51% complete according to the PS5 Home Screen at around 45 hours. I don’t think it’ll take another 45 hours to get to the end, as I am going to make an effort to work through some chapters at a steady pace now. Enjoying the game a lot, but I always worry about burn out and would hate not to finish it.

@awaltzforvenus well said!

@kcarnes9051 FF9 was awesome. Honestly, could SE justify a AAA game that iterated where FF9 left off, though, in 2023? It’s highly unlikely I think, so we get this sort of.. compromise perhaps. Hopefully it works out ok, it looks promising.

@kcarnes9051 started with FF7. Mainline single player games started going downhill quite a lot from 10 onwards. Got a lot worse with 13 and 15. I’m just happy 16 doesn’t look worse than 15, and perhaps most exciting is that it looks like SE have really had a handle on the project which bodes well for the future given the dramas surrounding 13, 14, 15, 7 remake. Don’t assume we all started playing at 13, or something.

Glad it’s different. Zelda went open world and we got BOTW, not another Skyward Sword. Happy days.

We’re going to be getting these articles on the regular, I reckon!

Looking forward to it - I’m not super hyped, but I like what I have caught so far. It is nice to be excited for a Final Fantasy game again. 15 was not that bad in the end, but I didn’t go into it at launch that pumped because of the pretty terrible first demo.

Nice, more than enough time to 100% TOTK.

@Ralizah I think the problem is maybe that people are a bit too hung up on what Final Fantasy 16 (and evidently Octopath) aren’t, without really considering it’s not the 90s anymore and appreciating what it takes to make a return on a AAA game these days.

The PS1 era games are my all time favourites but I understand the difficulties making and selling games like that these days, so hopefully FF16 is just a good game.

As for Octopath 2, it’s better than any of the Bravely games, even if it’s being less “like FF” in the process. Maybe bodes well for FF16, too, then!

@NEStalgia As per usual you’re too dug in to see the wood for the trees, but I reckon - and I reckon many FF fans would agree - what the franchise needs more than anything after 20 years of decline is some focus, quality and to just somehow prove it can exist in some form at the sharp end of the modern gaming landscape.

If TLOU had been running 36 years with quality declining for over half of that but still carrying a hugely bankable name, you’d probably expect some major changes - yes. Resident Evil went first person and dropped its cast of well loved characters with 7, once it re-established itself and found its feet it leaned back into its roots a little more with RE8. Familiar characters, call backs to earlier games and even a third person mode.

I don’t know if FF16 will end up being good but what I have seen does not look bad.

How you finding these supporter badges a few weeks in, by the way? Sky still blue? 😉

Bored of hearing people say “it’s not a real Final Fantasy game”, it’s certainly a different approach but, for those who want it, Square helpfully released the excellent Octopath Traveler 2 recently (I hope those criticising FF16 for not being a real RPG have bought it!) so from my perspective they are happily covering all bases right now.

I’ve not really been paying attention to much of the footage we’ve seen so far, aside from the odd trailer - I wasn’t aware we got 45 minutes of gameplay already actually. Or maybe I saw some of it, was it the one everyone was complaining about how dark everything was? I think perhaps I skimmed across it and agreed.

Either way I am pretty much ignorant as to the actual gameplay loop, I will have a little look through this video I think but I’m pretty happy going in relatively blind. They have to cock a mainline FF game up pretty aggressively to put me off buying it.

Planning to avoid any more Zelda news before launch too 🤞🏻 It was great what they showed the other week, but imagine buying the game and learning about those new features yourself!

@ShogunRok Just so I am clear, are there no procedurally generated/randomised areas in D4? So dungeons will always have the same physical layout?

I might be little pixel-RPGed out by the time I polish off Octopath 2, but for the price I’ll probably get some of these in a sale - on Switch

@illegalmonkey you’re most likely right, seems to be the prevailing opinion! I would prefer you didn’t need + at all for partial access, like Destiny - you could play the story and exist in the shared world areas but strikes etc needed a subscription.

@Breekhead PS+ wasn’t needed at all for the beta, though 🤔

@Breekhead this is where I read it, I only scanned through it really - what is your take? Perhaps a misunderstanding/language issue?

https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/11kwoz2/support_confirms_ps_required_to_play/

@C25CLOUD Good point but when you factor in the £2000 for a computer it becomes a less attractive option, and that’s on top of the cost of the new flat I’d need to move to in order to be able to accommodate a desk and chair to put it on, plus removal men, getting the cat registered at another vet, etc. etc.

It’s a hassle. Would like to get back into PC gaming one day though!

I wasn’t too bothered about the always online component at first but I was thinking about it earlier and ehh, sort of changing my mind. I don’t really mind being online/shared world but to have to maintain a PS+ sub to play this is a turn off. I haven’t really subbed consistently for years, and the way I play D3 these days is in spurts so it would make me less likely to play D4 long term if it meant taking out a sub just for a few play sessions..? And if you want to play couch co-op I believe both people need separate PS+ subs…?!

@themcnoisy Sure, there will always be some people and some situations that make better use of the portability.

@Ralizah My main point to take away is that I don't think streaming content to portables is massively hamstrung by lack of access to good wi-fi (anymore so than dedicated home consoles and PC's), as while it is a good argument on the face of it, most of the time it seems people are playing portable at home where they can get a solid connection. But still, having said that people including myself probably do buy portables with the expectation of being able to use them away from home - even if they rarely will in reality, and I concede that a portable that can't take out the house isn't very appealing.

@Matroska Yes, the idea of gaming in the garden on a nice sunny day is a good one but the reality in my experience is not being able to see the screen, sweaty hands and a rapidly overheating console!

@thefourfoldroot1 @Matroska Yes, I have used my Vita on the tube during commutes in the past and I got a few funny looks! But in general a ton of these consoles get sold, but it seems people are playing them indoors as you rarely see them in the wild.

@Korgon My feeling (and I may be wrong) is most people who play portable actually do so at home - in bed, while the TV is in use by someone else or if they just don't want to dominate the living room.

I say this since I don't tend to see people on the bus, tube and in coffee shops playing Switch, 3DS, Vita etc and I have these consoles myself and the vast majority of my playtime on them has been from home.

Ah, I saw The Midnight last week - they did a song in this game and played it live 👍🏻

@Acurisur "Naughty Dog don't know jack about PC"

Amazing

Yeah a lot of people seem to be asking for Dino Crisis but it really wasn't that popular and I don't think it's even that great either? Could be nice though I guess and now that Capcom are about to start scraping the barrel when it comes to remakes, it wouldn't surprise me too much. I think a full reboot would be a better idea than a faithful remake if they are going to do it. I dunno, just seems like it could be a lot of work to make the dino's behave in a believable and scary way for a 2023 audience.

Maybe they should have got a remaster out a couple of years ago to test the response in the first instance.

Yeah, it’s retro in my view. PS3 and Wii are retro. PS4 and Wii U are last gen. They’ll be retro once the next PlayStation and Nintendo launches. Nice and simple. Until you get into handhelds, and if you consider Switch a 3DS successor. But that’s another argument.

@NEStalgia hey as long as you’re both happy, that’s all I care about my friend.

@NEStalgia You’re blatantly very intelligent, but you tend to speak with far too much certainty about things that you can only assume. Funny as the older I get, the less certain I find myself. Honestly I am not sure I could decide if one mentality is better than the other, and if I could, well, I guess I’d be just like you!

@NEStalgia To be honest the subscriber system has been live for about a month on the forums and there have been several members about with the badge, I noticed it for a few days but I hardly see it now and I already just assume a few people have subbed and disabled the badge. I'm absolutely not going to treat someone different if they have a badge in the same way I don't treat someone different in real life because they have nicer trainers.. because I am not at school anymore. If you feel your opinions are now viewed as not worth as much as someone who subscribes that's obviously a shame but don't project your feelings on to everyone as if it's a given. Perhaps there is some insecurity and ego at play (nothing wrong with that generally, we all have insecurities and egos), given you keep saying you should be getting paid for your comments! Regulars post on here as it's generally a nice community, I like to think those same people can be trusted not to go mad with the power of the badge!!

Noted regarding the CC issue. My view on these things is the inconvenience of not using your credit or debit card for purchases over a period of time outweighs any potential inconvenience in the fairly unlikely event you're ever actually the victim of fraud. That doesn't mean I'm a complete idiot in the way I use my card but the payment system on this site seems very secure. Sorry to hear about those WOW characters, though

@NEStalgia You're really reaching!!