Community MetaSteam | August 2021 - Openness Is Its Superpower

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Aaron D.

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So there was the Marvel XCOM

IDC about marvel, but i don't mind it either, so i hope they won't simplify the formular too much
Yeah, the thing is I think MCU (and most any comic books stuff honestly) is both juvenile and stupid af.

Or to put it more politely, not for me.

BUT

Firaxis can't just keep doing XCOM over and over, as much as I love the setting and more importantly the mechanics.

They have to mix it up somehow. And if it's superheroes, it's superheroes.

I honestly thought Phantom Doctrine was onto something with the 80s Cold War-era setting, and I'd love to see Firaxis apply the XCOM formula to a more grounded setting like that. But it's just not marketable like those big dumb Hollywood superhero blockbuster movies are I guess.

Cautiously interested I guess.
 

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crosspost from the VN thread, anyone who ever bought a VN from JAST directly should see if their account still exists as they just migrated their database and some accounts got lost in the process... like mine

in which case you should log on discord and DM a mod...
 

Hektor

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Cult Simulator 2022, published by Devolver.
This looked rad

crosspost from the VN thread, anyone who ever bought a VN from JAST directly should see if their account still exists as they just migrated their database and some accounts got lost in the process... like mine

in which case you should log on discord and DM a mod...
... how does this happen? Like... HOW?

Yeah, the thing is I think MCU (and most any comic books stuff honestly) is both juvenile and stupid af.

Or to put it more politely, not for me.

BUT

Firaxis can't just keep doing XCOM over and over, as much as I love the setting and more importantly the mechanics.

They have to mix it up somehow. And if it's superheroes, it's superheroes.

I honestly thought Phantom Doctrine was onto something with the 80s Cold War-era setting, and I'd love to see Firaxis apply the XCOM formula to a more grounded setting like that. But it's just not marketable like those big dumb Hollywood superhero blockbuster movies are I guess.

Cautiously interested I guess.
I sorta agree and sorta disagree.

Of course they can't do XCOM forever, but i think there's been more than rnough time since the last.
I'd say i am as far away from fatigue as one can be.

However, i do like to see them applying the formular to other properties.
Superheroes are definitely are good opportunity to freshen things up, especially as War of the Chosen already allowed some borderline superhero abilities to exist.

Personally, i'd like to see a fantasy take at some point.
 

yuraya

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Kinda sad they couldn't build on the silliness and swagger of SR3 and SR4. I like the diverse cast, though.
SR3 really was ambitious and ahead of its time.

Probably wasn't fair to expect the new one to be on same level of craziness. At least not based on what they showed today. It seemed very safe and boring. Basically similar vibes to other coop shooter games these days. Had a little bit of Watch dogs Legion feel to it too.
 

TioChuck

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I have no idea what in the actual fuck this anime nightmare is, but I want it.

edit: I'm talking about Dokev
 
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TioChuck

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Ubisoft probably did spend all the budget for FC6 on Giancarlo Esposito, game is looking kinda bad.
 
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Saints Row 3 was amazing. This new Saints Row, not so much. Completely not digging the Fortnite style and South American location. Also Epic exclusive...

Dokev on the other hand looks awesome. I don't know what this game is about but I love the art style. It looks like it would melt even the RTX 3080s. There will be a big graphical downgrade for sure.

The rest of the show is sooo meeeeeeeeeeh.
 

TioChuck

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Saints Row 3 was amazing. This new Saints Row, not so much. Completely not digging the Fortnite style and South American location. Also Epic exclusive...

Dokev on the other hand looks awesome. I don't know what this game is about but I love the art style. It looks like it would melt even the RTX 3080s. There will be a big graphical downgrade for sure.

The rest of the show is sooo meeeeeeeeeeh.
BDO(from the same developer) can look amazing, and it's not so demanding, but the pop-in is absurd.
 

xinek

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Saints Row 3 was amazing. This new Saints Row, not so much. Completely not digging the Fortnite style and South American location. Also Epic exclusive...
Yeah, this is such a disappointment. I didn't see the trailer, and I don't really even want to from the sound of it. Saints Row 3 was such a blast co-op -- idk if I've ever laughed so hard playiing a game. Oh, well.

Wow, that was asinine. Why did I watch that?
 
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Don't they use "World Premiere" too loosely? I thought in the past they used it when they indeed had something actually new to show. Now they use "World Premiere" for every single trailer, even for games that we know exist for years.
 

yuraya

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Jet pack thrusters and buddy bot for Death Stranding Directors Cut

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The DC looks ridiculous. People who waited 2 years after launch really will get a complete and even more unique experience wth.
 
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Li Kao

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That seems light in new meaningful content. Toying with the idea with playing the original game, right now.
 
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gabbo

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From what little i could stand to sit through, the dragon game is scratching a couple different itches (especially as im on a playthrough of both Drakan games at the moment). Nothing else really seems to jump out at me or isnt something weve already seen.
 
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Digoman

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Just catching up... amazing how fast you can watch the presentation when you skip all the multiplayer GaaS stuff....

Saints Row looked awful... well, from what you can judge from a CG trailer and some very little gameplay clips. Not that it matters for me for a while since it's EGS exclusive.

Death's Stranding Directors Cut.... ooofff.... so it's basically "let's add all this silly stuff so you can charge again for it".

Also, kinda of funny after all this time hearing about how the hard traversal is kind of the point of the game - which actually does make the sense of progression and the "multiplayer" way more meaningful - they add something that let you jump off all the cliffs :p
 

fantomena

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we get it, you don't like game pass but this is getting tiresome
I will keep hating on game pass until the end. Or at least until MS fixes the shit service. From missing save files, crashes to desktop, Xbox App not wanting to load, games not wanting to open.

I will keep complaining until MS fixes their stuff.

Do I hate game pass? Yeah, I do.
 

AHA-Lambda

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I will keep hating on game pass until the end. Or at least until MS fixes the shit service. From missing save files, crashes to desktop, Xbox App not wanting to load, games not wanting to open.

I will keep complaining until MS fixes their stuff.

Do I hate game pass? Yeah, I do.
Fine, I don't particularly care about your feelings on it, but it comes off weirdly vindictive and just childish at this point when you start to question others playing habits, its reminiscent of "PCMR dunking on console peasants"
 

EdwardTivrusky

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You may as well start a new "Fantomena Hates Game Pass" thread and write a bot to post the same post every day in it because Microsoft haven't fixed anything since GFWL and i don't think they're going to start now. I suspect the windows 11 Store is the same old crap underneath but with a different UI.

Keep polishing that turd, ms.
 

fantomena

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Fine, but it comes off weirdly vindictive and just childish at this point when you start to question others playing habits
I have no idea why I would want revenge on anyone here. Might agreed a bit on the childish part though.

My hate also comes from the fact that I payed money for a few years of a service that doesn't work properly for me.
 
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