I know, already played. Everything I've not listed I already own (well except 1 or 2 games I'm straight up not interested in), which is why I figured it would be faster to write it down like this
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I'm done trying to understand Sega/atlus logic for PC ports. I borrowed 13 Sentinels from my brother and I'm almost done with the game.
on the bright side at least Yakuza seems like a day 1(day 1 as far as Western releases go anyways) PC series going forward now, that's something
True... But then you have Judgement/Lost Judgement that are stuck on consoles for the time being. So who knows really.
Third party platform exclusives need to die in a fire.
oof at seeing FIFA 22 there, it's literally the last gen version, ie, no improvementsFarming Simulator 22 is a juggernaut.
Got Inscryption. People should play this game. That is all.
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That is, if they don't sign an exclusivity deal with... Stadia.
Or, release it on EGS, and delay a Steam release for 6 months/a year.
In truth, they released a single Yakuza game (the last one) on day one. I wouldn't take that as a sure sign that things will be like this from now on. Common sense would tell you after the good sales of Valkyria Chronicles 1 and 4, Valkyria Revolution would get a PC release on day one. It didn't. It didn't even get any sort of release 4 years later.
And who's to tell we won't get another Judgment series in our hands. I mean, the next title from the studios is supposed to be another spin-off. We are yet to get any Yakuza spin-off title, be it the samurai games, Dead Souls, Judgment, or even other titles like Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
And speaking of Judgment, people take those "rumours" that the games weren't released on PC because of the management of the main actor, but I remind you that no official information or reasoning ever came out, other than they made a deal to release it on Stadia.
I definitely won't give SEGA the benefit of doubt. Here's a company that, because certain actors in the games had legal problems (like rumoured drug use), they recalled the games, and replaced the actors, by recording new voice-acting, and motion-capturing other people. If they can do that, and if the problem with Judgment was with with a single actor, they could easily replace him for the western version.
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Over the past 10 days or so I've been spending quite some time (well, by my standards these days, back in the day this would have been 2 days of gaming ) playing Blue Reflection. The PC port is an utter catastrophe, but if you have the will and ability to deal with that, and the hardware to power through its rather terrible performance, the game itself is -- to me -- proof that Gust has still "got it".
It's a completely unabashed love letter to magical girl anime shows and tropes, but the execution of that, especially on an artistic/aesthetic level is simply superb. Everything from the character designs over the abilities to even the menus (wow, someone there really loves UI design) oozes confidence, in a we-know-exactly-what-we-want-and-how-to-create-it way.
Beyond the aesthetics, the combat and progression systems are actually really interesting and fresh, however, like the vast majority of JRPGs (in my experience) it falls into the trap of becoming far too easy if you use all the systems well -- in fact it's probably worse about this than most. Personally, I don't mind that overly much -- it's kind of a nice reward to have your study of the mechanics, theorycrafting and min-maxing rewarded with basically oneshottng everything -- but it's still a significant drawback.
(I'll post some more screenshots in the screenshot thread, don't want to fill this one up too much)
) playing Blue Reflection. The PC port is an utter catastrophe, but if you have the will and ability to deal with that, and the hardware to power through its rather terrible performance, the game itself is -- to me -- proof that Gust has still "got it".It's a completely unabashed love letter to magical girl anime shows and tropes, but the execution of that, especially on an artistic/aesthetic level is simply superb. Everything from the character designs over the abilities to even the menus (wow, someone there really loves UI design) oozes confidence, in a we-know-exactly-what-we-want-and-how-to-create-it way.
Beyond the aesthetics, the combat and progression systems are actually really interesting and fresh, however, like the vast majority of JRPGs (in my experience) it falls into the trap of becoming far too easy if you use all the systems well -- in fact it's probably worse about this than most. Personally, I don't mind that overly much -- it's kind of a nice reward to have your study of the mechanics, theorycrafting and min-maxing rewarded with basically oneshottng everything -- but it's still a significant drawback.
(I'll post some more screenshots in the screenshot thread, don't want to fill this one up too much
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I enjoyed the game. Tried the demo for BR2 and wasn't feeling it for some reason. Maybe I'm not in the mood for this kind of game right now.Over the past 10 days or so I've been spending quite some time (well, by my standards these days, back in the day this would have been 2 days of gaming
It's a completely unabashed love letter to magical girl anime shows and tropes, but the execution of that, especially on an artistic/aesthetic level is simply superb. Everything from the character designs over the abilities to even the menus (wow, someone there really loves UI design) oozes confidence, in a we-know-exactly-what-we-want-and-how-to-create-it way.
Beyond the aesthetics, the combat and progression systems are actually really interesting and fresh, however, like the vast majority of JRPGs (in my experience) it falls into the trap of becoming far too easy if you use all the systems well. Personally, I don't mind that overly much -- it's kind of a nice reward to have your study of the mechanics, theorycrafting and min-maxing rewarded with basically oneshottng everything -- but it's still a significant drawback.
(I'll post some more screenshots in the screenshot thread, don't want to fill this one up too much
At least there is port.Over the past 10 days or so I've been spending quite some time (well, by my standards these days, back in the day this would have been 2 days of gaming
It's a completely unabashed love letter to magical girl anime shows and tropes, but the execution of that, especially on an artistic/aesthetic level is simply superb. Everything from the character designs over the abilities to even the menus (wow, someone there really loves UI design) oozes confidence, in a we-know-exactly-what-we-want-and-how-to-create-it way.
Beyond the aesthetics, the combat and progression systems are actually really interesting and fresh, however, like the vast majority of JRPGs (in my experience) it falls into the trap of becoming far too easy if you use all the systems well -- in fact it's probably worse about this than most. Personally, I don't mind that overly much -- it's kind of a nice reward to have your study of the mechanics, theorycrafting and min-maxing rewarded with basically oneshottng everything -- but it's still a significant drawback.
(I'll post some more screenshots in the screenshot thread, don't want to fill this one up too much
Looks like gg.deals is promoting an upcoming sale on Allyouplay. Or they just simply leaked it. Anyway. They are going to have a cyber monday deal where they have selected games for 3.33 euros each.
‘I am not gonna die on the internet for you!’: how game streaming went from dream job to a burnout nightmare
Gamers are making millions by playing on livestream platforms such as Twitch. But when fame and money counts on you always being on, can you ever switch off?
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Guardians of the Galaxy hit Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with 6,871 reviews. In comparison, Avengers is Mixed with 16,641 reviews. I started the game today and it's pretty charming so far, but I've only played about an hour. I'm playing on Xbox Series X in quality mode and it's visually super impressive at times.
If it's any consolation, I finished SMT V last night and it honestly feels half baked at points. Only a few characters get any sort of development and some might as well not exist at all. Also the few dungeons there are feel pretty disappointing. The game desperately needs a Maniax update to flesh out the characters and to add a few new dungeons. Considering it's Atlus's MO to rerelease a base game with new content for virtually every title, I think they'll release an updated edition for other consoles and PC in a year or two.
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Should I give Tametsi another shot?
I played it a little bit couple years ago but wasn't feeling it. I think I remember being put off by the mixing of varying elements and their sizes. It seems like it's a lot of that?
Maybe I should give it another go.
Though those two Globesweeper games might be more up my alley.
But since I continue to be broke, to the wishlist they go.
I played it a little bit couple years ago but wasn't feeling it. I think I remember being put off by the mixing of varying elements and their sizes. It seems like it's a lot of that?
Maybe I should give it another go.
Though those two Globesweeper games might be more up my alley.
But since I continue to be broke, to the wishlist they go.
Disco Elysium perhaps? You play a relatively grounded guy whose arch nemesis is basically their self-destructive psyche.
I think Tametsi is very much worth the effort, but (if you have it) Hexcells may a better entry point into this type of puzzle game. Tametsi gets challenging pretty fast, whereas Hexcells has a much smoother learning curve (if you start with the first game anyway). Hexcells, as the name would suggest, is also all hexagonal shapes only, unlike Tametsi which varies it up as you already discovered. The first time I played Tametsi, I also did not stick with it. It was only after completing all of the Hexcells games and returned to it that the game clicked for me.
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me reacting to the 13 Sentinel news...
Atlus/SEGA please.... Don't you want my money?
Atlus/SEGA please.... Don't you want my money?
SEGA and SE are fighting to decide which one is the dumbest publisher.
Well I mean 13 sentinels is a vanillaware game so they're allergic to PC
I'd buy almost all of them again on steam though, muramasa was cool though
I'd buy almost all of them again on steam though, muramasa was cool though
me reacting to the 13 Sentinel news...
Atlus/SEGA please.... Don't you want my money?
It is not a consolation by any means, but again, I'm kind of tired about them in general for all of this, in general I feel like my day 1 purchases mean nothing.
This still hurts too. Us PC cowboys really are just... leftovers for them...
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Yeah, these graphics are insane!
First they get the PS4 money, then they get the Switch money and later they will collect the PC money.me reacting to the 13 Sentinel news...
Atlus/SEGA please.... Don't you want my money?
Some will even triple dip.
Release is April next year, have they categorically said there is no PC port yet?
Wonder how good the English localisation is. The only previous Chinese PC RPG game I played a bit was Gujian 3, and for a story heavy game, its localisation really felt very barebones.
Interesting thread, shows how many games with a lot of user reviews just aren't covered by mainstream media at all. Some commercial opportunities will only open if you have official reviews on Metacritic.
I've been interested in Sword and Fairy for a while but Sword and Fairy 7 had mixed reviews on steam due to framerate issues and bugs but more recent reviews have been positive and even the negative reviews are based purely off performance. I'll check the DF video and if it's not too bad i'll keep it in mind for christmas. It seems much improved over the previous entries at least.
I wouldn't hold my breath, to be honest, Steam version most likely not happening.
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone, it's mentioned later in the thread.
Honestly i could not tell you what score any of the games i play have got on any of the critic sites. I watch gamesplay videos and read impressions from here and other forums and make my mind up from that. I know they're important for a lot of internal industry metrics but i don't look at any of them. I actually forget that meta or open critic exist 99% of the time.
Honestly i could not tell you what score any of the games i play have got on any of the critic sites. I watch gamesplay videos and read impressions from here and other forums and make my mind up from that. I know they're important for a lot of internal industry metrics but i don't look at any of them. I actually forget that meta or open critic exist 99% of the time.
nono the thing is, you "could" add ronald reagan to smtv, but the game's walls just doesn't allow it, it's like adding a fully functional McDonalds filled with people from 2021 into Fallout Las Vegas, you "could" but it just dont make any senseIf the tools are there you can add whatever the hell you want to a game be it Ronald Reagan, FluffyPopcorn Pony or the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That's what modding is about. It's up to you if you want to keep it lore friendly or add Thomas The Tank Engine.
Basically you need to start at places like ModDB, NexusMods and Reddit and then branch into different modding reddits and possibly discords. You will need to find the engine that is used and find some tools to unpack and possibly decrypt the various data type and files used by that engine. You can then work through the scripts to understand them and add your own events, triggers etc or maybe start by replacing an image like the title screen then move on to textures, then move on to changing a model or audio cue or you mod an existing creature/entity to change the way it works.
Have a look at the emulation community as once the files are on PC and run in an emulator then it's more likely that tools and tutorials will be available.
I'd expect a LOT of command line tools and scripts though. There are GUI Tools like Noesis which can help with models and their scripts and probably Blender Plugins too.
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I haven't looked at the SMT Modding community so i have no idea what their tools are like. Don't expect a drag and drop full-on GUI Studio app though. I really doubt that exists.
smt community are already working on custom demons iirc, they've figured out model/texture replacements already
I'm on the same boat. I only remember about metacritic and opencritic when someone actively talks about it.
Now I want to see an SMT mod where every single party member is Ronald Reagan, and the story is about how the world needs to be saved from socialism.
All the Demons are Gorby and his lot. lol
It'd be like Spitting Image, an old UK political satire show with puppets.
Spitting-Image Megami Tensei
It'd be like Spitting Image, an old UK political satire show with puppets.
Spitting-Image Megami Tensei
Boy of boy, it's been a while. Now that my long Thanksgiving weekend is coming to an end, here's what I've been playing.
Very recently I've been playing Duke Nukem 1 (because of the inclusion of the turkey health item), and that led me back to playing Commander Keen 4 & 5 with Commander Genius. All of these I beat before, but I was in that nostalgic mood. I have been dabbling in the Halloween Map Jam 4 for Quake 1, and still grinding my way through the Faithless triolgy for Heretic (which is absolutely immense and taking me months to finish).
In modern games I've been playing a lot of Guardians of the Galaxy which is fantastic, beautiful, witty and so naturally nostalgic.
I've cranked through most of Forza Horizon 5 (just doing weekly challenges now, gotta unlock that McLauren F1 for free). Not my favorite FH, but definitely beautiful and still fun.
I've forced myself to play a bunch of Halo Infinite MP to get a genuine feel for it and give it a fair chance. I do not like it. I do not like the levels, the player counts, the modes, the weapon spawns, the changes to the weapons from previous Halo games, the weapon balance, the battle pass, the way you can't just choose to play a public oddball round, the microtransactions, the progression, nor really anything. It's probably the worst Halo game I ever gave the time of day to, my favorite MP being Halo 1 and 3, but 2 and Reach were fun too... All that said, I look forward to the single player. I have some trepedations that I still won't like how they've changed the weapons, making it slightly more dull and drab, but still... Going back to older Halo games, they're just so much better.
Also dabbling in some, Ghosts N Goblins Resurrection, which is great, and probably the most fun I've had with of its ilk since Maximo. It may be my favorite of the series other than the spinoff Gargoyle's Quest line.
Prior to these I was playing a bunch of Metroid Dread, which is just great solid gameplay. Arthurian Legends, which is an amazing retro style FPS, like a long last Build Engine classic. The Diablo 2 Remaster, which is my first time through the later acts of Diablo 2 (I've always enjoyed it but was never engaged enough to finish the game prior). I got Beat Saver back up and running in Beat Saber and saw what great new courses people were making. You Spin Me Around was done brilliantly. I love when the author of a course really understands the choreography and style of the dance and can incorporate that into the game. There's a bunch of others I've been playing, dabbled in Returnal, which is OK. Thanksgiving also made me think about Demon's Souls for PS5, but as I finished the game last year I didn't play any. Finally, Binding of Isaac (the most recent one with all the DLC), is still such a golden, addictive experience...
And finally in the most taboo subject of all, Operation Lovecraft: Fallen Doll is really impressive, I didn't expect a hardcore pornographic game to get so much care. Maybe some nega-Digital Foundry will take a look.
Addendum: I also want to give a shout out to the best user mod of the year, Combined Arms 2 for Doom. Astounding, amazing weapons mod. Also Walkabout Mini Golf, the best new VR game of 2021, which perfectly captures mini golf. Highfleet for being different and bold and fascinating and deep and beautiful. Lego Builders Journey for being literally photoreal 3D and possessing interesting storytelling. HROT for being what Dusk couldn't be and actually making a genuine feeling boomer shooter. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart for really being like a pretty Pixar game. R-Type Final 2 and the new Pokemon Snap just for existing. Subverse for also being way better and sexier than it would have been in any other reality. And Loop Hero will probably be my GOTY for its addictiveness, style, and combination of genres.
(now that I got all that out I can vanish for another 6 months)
Very recently I've been playing Duke Nukem 1 (because of the inclusion of the turkey health item), and that led me back to playing Commander Keen 4 & 5 with Commander Genius. All of these I beat before, but I was in that nostalgic mood. I have been dabbling in the Halloween Map Jam 4 for Quake 1, and still grinding my way through the Faithless triolgy for Heretic (which is absolutely immense and taking me months to finish).
In modern games I've been playing a lot of Guardians of the Galaxy which is fantastic, beautiful, witty and so naturally nostalgic.
I've cranked through most of Forza Horizon 5 (just doing weekly challenges now, gotta unlock that McLauren F1 for free). Not my favorite FH, but definitely beautiful and still fun.
I've forced myself to play a bunch of Halo Infinite MP to get a genuine feel for it and give it a fair chance. I do not like it. I do not like the levels, the player counts, the modes, the weapon spawns, the changes to the weapons from previous Halo games, the weapon balance, the battle pass, the way you can't just choose to play a public oddball round, the microtransactions, the progression, nor really anything. It's probably the worst Halo game I ever gave the time of day to, my favorite MP being Halo 1 and 3, but 2 and Reach were fun too... All that said, I look forward to the single player. I have some trepedations that I still won't like how they've changed the weapons, making it slightly more dull and drab, but still... Going back to older Halo games, they're just so much better.
Also dabbling in some, Ghosts N Goblins Resurrection, which is great, and probably the most fun I've had with of its ilk since Maximo. It may be my favorite of the series other than the spinoff Gargoyle's Quest line.
Prior to these I was playing a bunch of Metroid Dread, which is just great solid gameplay. Arthurian Legends, which is an amazing retro style FPS, like a long last Build Engine classic. The Diablo 2 Remaster, which is my first time through the later acts of Diablo 2 (I've always enjoyed it but was never engaged enough to finish the game prior). I got Beat Saver back up and running in Beat Saber and saw what great new courses people were making. You Spin Me Around was done brilliantly. I love when the author of a course really understands the choreography and style of the dance and can incorporate that into the game. There's a bunch of others I've been playing, dabbled in Returnal, which is OK. Thanksgiving also made me think about Demon's Souls for PS5, but as I finished the game last year I didn't play any. Finally, Binding of Isaac (the most recent one with all the DLC), is still such a golden, addictive experience...
And finally in the most taboo subject of all, Operation Lovecraft: Fallen Doll is really impressive, I didn't expect a hardcore pornographic game to get so much care. Maybe some nega-Digital Foundry will take a look.
Addendum: I also want to give a shout out to the best user mod of the year, Combined Arms 2 for Doom. Astounding, amazing weapons mod. Also Walkabout Mini Golf, the best new VR game of 2021, which perfectly captures mini golf. Highfleet for being different and bold and fascinating and deep and beautiful. Lego Builders Journey for being literally photoreal 3D and possessing interesting storytelling. HROT for being what Dusk couldn't be and actually making a genuine feeling boomer shooter. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart for really being like a pretty Pixar game. R-Type Final 2 and the new Pokemon Snap just for existing. Subverse for also being way better and sexier than it would have been in any other reality. And Loop Hero will probably be my GOTY for its addictiveness, style, and combination of genres.
(now that I got all that out I can vanish for another 6 months)
Love those water caustics... That looks so refreshing honestly.
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You mean, one of the most culturally monolithic countries in the world?
lol, I deleted my post. Going to move it to the mental struggle thread.
Wasn't expecting CP2077 and RDR2 to be the top global sellers during the sale. Triple Ayy still too big huh.
Witcher 4 and GTA6 are gonna sell so much. Not expecting either until like 2025 tho. They are gonna take their sweet ass time. Hopefully we get some type of update for CP2077 next week during game awards.
Also don't really care much about 13 sentinels but its still so disappointing we didn't get P3. Oh well at least we got Nocturne and P4. Something is better than nothing.
I'm not even expecting SMTV anymore. Cake is a lie.
P5 is probably the only one that has a chance and that chance is like 15% at this point lol.
Witcher 4 and GTA6 are gonna sell so much. Not expecting either until like 2025 tho. They are gonna take their sweet ass time. Hopefully we get some type of update for CP2077 next week during game awards.
Also don't really care much about 13 sentinels but its still so disappointing we didn't get P3. Oh well at least we got Nocturne and P4. Something is better than nothing.
I'm not even expecting SMTV anymore. Cake is a lie.
P5 is probably the only one that has a chance and that chance is like 15% at this point lol.
Tbf, P5R should be locked. I trust Queen with their info. Others are another story though.
we're also getting like, 6 announcements
calculate the probability of the usual atlus disappointment and you get at least one announcement that is a port, but not more than 3, you'd have the stars alligned and two birthmarks connecting you to the elder gods of Venus to get 4
P5R is definitely coming but tbh it's getting annoying that there hasn't even been an official acknowledgment like "we don't have a date yet, but yes it's coming."
Note to self (and others): DO NOT give a single F about cosmetics and progression in Halo Infinite
The game is awesome and I haven't had so much fun in PvP since Rocket League (at launch - f 'em going with Epic), but the battle pass and cosmetics were making me approach it with a bad mentality. The objective says "capture the flag"? Doesn't matter, you have to snipe 5 flying vehicles for the weekly challenge, so camp in a corner and don't help your team. Defeat 10 enemies conquering your zone? The game mode now on rotation is Slayer, so quit every game until you get the right one, and so on.
I really hope they change the progression system, because while I can ignore it I know an increasing number of players will play bad just to stay on track with the weekly challenges
The game is awesome and I haven't had so much fun in PvP since Rocket League (at launch - f 'em going with Epic), but the battle pass and cosmetics were making me approach it with a bad mentality. The objective says "capture the flag"? Doesn't matter, you have to snipe 5 flying vehicles for the weekly challenge, so camp in a corner and don't help your team. Defeat 10 enemies conquering your zone? The game mode now on rotation is Slayer, so quit every game until you get the right one, and so on.
I really hope they change the progression system, because while I can ignore it I know an increasing number of players will play bad just to stay on track with the weekly challenges
Yeah, the way the passes work just promotes shitty matches. Too many people just trying to complete challenges instead of winning which makes modes like Oddball garbage to play.