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[Wademan94]

Y’all are way too on edge today.

 

[Schnee117]

Well. Looks like we’re in for another year of mediocre Sony games.

Ghosts of Tsushima is coming out (and TLOU2 I guess) and they have to launch a console but okay.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Tomorrow the Splatoon manga volume 8 releases.

Woo!

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Well. Looks like we’re in for another year of mediocre Sony games.

Have to disagree with ya.

For Ghost of Tsushima is my most anticipated game. I desperately want know the next thing Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian creator) is working on next.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Ghosts of Tsushima is coming out (and TLOU2 I guess) and they have to launch a console but okay.

Ghosts of Tsushima looks bland, never been a fan of the last of us, and how can you get excited for a console with zero compelling games.

Look, it’s not that the games are bad, it’s just that there’s so little variety. The Last of Us, The Last of Us on a Motorcycle, Dark Souls in Victorian London, Dark Souls with Norse Mythology, Dark Souls in Japan, like where’s the spark of inspiration. Where’s the color? Where’s the goofy stuff?

 

[CannonStreak]

Tomorrow the Splatoon manga volume 8 releases.

Woo!

You're not saying it right, I am afraid. Rather, it's///

Woomy!

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I got Luigi's Mansion 3 as a late Christmas gift from my grandparents on Saturday, and now I finally have time to play it. If you all have any tips, let me know!

 

[Wario Bros.]

You're not saying it right, I am afraid. Rather, it's///

Woomy!

Oops... totally forgot about Ngyes as well.

 

[Wademan94]

Anyone need a Jolly Riolu to lift their spirits?

 

[Schnee117]

how can you get excited for a console with zero compelling games.

why do you think they're showing stuff off at loads of other events?

like where’s the spark of inspiration. Where’s the color? Where’s the goofy stuff?

I can largely agree here though but there is Dreams coming out properly next month and they have Insomniac.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I got Luigi's Mansion 3 as a late Christmas gift from my grandparents on Saturday, and now I finally have time to play it. If you all have any tips, let me know!

Ok, so first off, the character sound effects in the opening cutscene are incredibly muffled, almost to the point of being unheard, and I can hear the music fine. I hope this doesn’t persist.

Edit: Seems to be an issue with my headphones.

 

[Deleted member]

Anyone need a Jolly Riolu to lift their spirits?

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Oh, I can do one better

 

[Wademan94]

Oh, I can do one better
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Who the hell is that?

 

[Mamboo07]

Located in the heart of the Bootes Void...

 

[PLATINUM7]

why do you think they're showing stuff off at loads of other events?



I can largely agree here though but there is Dreams coming out properly next month and they have Insomniac.

I mean, they say they'll show stuff at loads of other events but I don't remember them doing much at all after their last conference until they started State of Play. They said E3 2018 was only half the story and then proceeded to show even less at PSX.

 

[CannonStreak]

Located in the heart of the Bootes Void...
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Good job for finding it, Mamboo! Now we just need to find a way to extend the time it has, possibly to forever if we can.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Ghosts of Tsushima looks bland, never been a fan of the last of us, and how can you get excited for a console with zero compelling games.

Look, it’s not that the games are bad, it’s just that there’s so little variety. The Last of Us, The Last of Us on a Motorcycle, Dark Souls in Victorian London, Dark Souls with Norse Mythology, Dark Souls in Japan, like where’s the spark of inspiration. Where’s the color? Where’s the goofy stuff?

Being really blunt about it and I am really into PlayStation's first party games, it's because its feels like Japan Studio where the words you mentioned are, are wasted upon. Look at Gravity Rush and anything made by Fumito Ueda for example. Those games mean so much to me and it feels like they didn't push it to the forefront. Taking them out, I can sort of see your point of view but only about halfway.

The Last of Us, Bloodborne, Days Gone I'm not into.

God of War 2018 along with who I mentioned in the paragraph is one of my favourite games of all time. Mainly because of how tight the game feels and along with Uncharted and Spider-Man PS4, have some of the best acting I have seen in a video game.
There's more to this and I'm willing to debate about it but not now.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Ready to watch another set of episodes of Ace Attorney. Currently episode 31.

Only 17 episodes left to go.

 

[MooMew64]

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Sony are skipping E3 again.

I'm not too bothered, personally. Sony doesn't make anything I care about anymore, and more and more of the games that used to be tied to their platforms are coming to Steam and Nintendo, so I couldn't really care less about the PS5 lol.

Persona is really the only straggler series for me, right now and I'm hoping so bad it'll move to something else. Not gonna buy a PS5 just for a potential Persona 6. Kingdom Hearts as well, but Square putting them on Xbox and their slow but sure growth in support for PC gaming is giving me hope that major mainline KH titles won't be locked onto Sony.

 

[PLATINUM7]

God of War 2018 along with who I mentioned in the paragraph is one of my favourite games of all time. Mainly because of how tight the game feels and along with Uncharted and Spider-Man PS4, have some of the best acting I have seen in a video game.
There's more to this and I'm willing to debate about it but not now.

Does Kratos actually become likeable like everyone says? I bought the game on sale but so far he's just been a ****.

 

[Deleted member]

Who the hell is that?

*sigh* figured that was the response I was gonna get.
although maybe I shoulda used a diferent picture to drive the joke home a bit better.
Anyway, he’s Bal. Bal Dragon!

google the name if you wanna know more, don’t feel like typing up an entire essay on the topic atm.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

why do you think they're showing stuff off at loads of other events?



I can largely agree here though but there is Dreams coming out properly next month and they have Insomniac.

They better show off some stuff Interesting stuff. Dreams looks interesting although I could probably never have any fun with it the same way Minecraft alludes me.

And like, I want to be excited for what Insomniac could be cooking up but... well.... there’s nothing in The Last of Us that lets you know that this is by the same people who did Crash, Jak, and Uncharted. There’s nothing in Ghosts of Tsushima that lets you know these are the guys who did Sly Cooper and InFamous. So I don’t have much hope that Insomniac will bring us anything that reminds us it’s the team behind Spyro, Ratchet and Clank, or Sunset Overdrive.

Sony has some of my favorite IPs in gaming history. But honestly, I have no faith in them as a publisher anymore. They’ve destroyed all that when their unique groundbreaking studios are making generic AAA souls-like fluff, and when they have no qualms about abandoning what makes a series a series to chase the trends of the medium.

 

[Wademan94]

*sigh* figured that was the response I was gonna get.
although maybe I shoulda used a diferent picture to drive the joke home a bit better.
Anyway, he’s Bal. Bal Dragon!
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google the name if you wanna know more, don’t feel like typing up an entire essay on the topic atm.

Alright fine, but still not cuter than Riolu wanting a hug.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Being really blunt about it and I am really into PlayStation's first party games, it's because its feels like Japan Studio where the words you mentioned are, are wasted upon. Look at Gravity Rush and anything made by Fumito Ueda for example. Those games mean so much to me and it feels like they didn't push it to the forefront. Taking them out, I can sort of see your point of view but only about halfway.

The Last of Us, Bloodborne, Days Gone I'm not into.

God of War 2018 along with who I mentioned in the paragraph is one of my favourite games of all time. Mainly because of how tight the game feels and along with Uncharted and Spider-Man PS4, have some of the best acting I have seen in a video game.
There's more to this and I'm willing to debate about it but not now.

What are you talking about? God of War didn’t get a new game in 2018. There was this generic Norse-mythology themed soulslike game though. I think it was called “Dad of Boi”.

 

[Schnee117]

Does Kratos actually become likeable like everyone says? I bought the game on sale but so far he's just been a ****.

Around when Kratos has to go solo for a bit is when he becomes likeable.

 

[Deleted member]

Dreams looks interesting although I could probably never have any fun with it the same way Minecraft alludes me.

>TFW someone doesn’t like Minecraft

 

[SnakeFighter64]

>TFW someone doesn’t like Minecraft
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Oh come on. This is basically public knowledge and I’d rather not have that fight again.

 

[MooMew64]

You all really need this:
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Y'all need some Peace and Tranquility:

Spoiler

Just gotta stay chill. Our 30 minute Nintendo ad will come when it comes.

 

[Deleted member]

Alright fine, but still not cuter than Riolu wanting a hug.

I have cuter stuff if you want

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Around when Kratos has to go solo for a bit is when he becomes likeable.

See, that’s the thing. They could have told that deep story and had all the pretty visuals and even still be open world AND still make it feel like God of War but they didn’t. Zoom the camera out, add a jump button, and include a combo system. That’s all they needed to do. But nope. Dark Souls is popular. So God of War needs to become Dark Souls. Mind you, I’ve played this game start to finish. Love the story, pretty much nothing else. When I unlocked the Blades I could sort of trick myself into thinking I was playing god of war. But it wasn’t an effect that lasted long.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

See, that’s the thing. They could have told that deep story and had all the pretty visuals and even still be open world AND still make it feel like God of War but they didn’t. Zoom the camera out, add a jump button, and include a combo system. That’s all they needed to do. But nope. Dark Souls is popular. So God of War needs to become Dark Souls. Mind you, I’ve played this game start to finish. Love the story, pretty much nothing else. When I unlocked the Blades I could sort of trick myself into thinking I was playing god of war. But it wasn’t an effect that lasted long.

You realize the discussion was about Kratos as a character and nothing related to the gameplay right?

 

[MooMew64]

I'm not gonna lie.

Part of why I'm not too concerned over a Direct is because I have let my backlog grow to an absurd number of games. I don't need anything new right now, lol. I got too much, if the early half of this year is light again, I'll actually be super glad.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

You realize the discussion was about Kratos as a character and nothing related to the gameplay right?

I know. I know. And the story and characterization are good. But it doesn’t feel like God of War and I will never not let that be known.

 

[Deleted member]

Oh come on. This is basically public knowledge and I’d rather not have that fight again.

Let’s play a game of: PLAY THAT AUDIO because I’m too lazy to make a gif

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Does Kratos actually become likeable like everyone says? I bought the game on sale but so far he's just been a ****.

He does accomplish the intentions of the writer, if you know what I mean. He doesn't become a happy jollie softie but he does earn the end result without me spoling.

What are you talking about? God of War didn’t get a new game in 2018. There was this generic Norse-mythology themed soulslike game though. I think it was called “Dad of Boi”.

I think at the end of the day you're getting tired of the Souls like game style. I play certain games for certain reasons. I played God of War because I thought the premise was interesting and a pretty ballsy move of changing Kratos.
I'm a massive fan of this movement of trying the hardest to humanise game characters and make them better. I like Uncharted, God of War and Spider-Man because the acting pushed the games to new heights.

 

[Shroob]

I think it's kinda ironic that Snake's always going on about wanting more bright and colorful games

And as someone who's never touched a God of War game, that game seems, to me at least, just a gory, drab hyperviolence fest.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

NEW BOSS RUSH MODE!

Well. Looks like we’re in for another year of mediocre Sony games.

Persona 5 R and Kakarot tho

Spider-Man PS4

the greatest superhero game of all time

I'm not gonna lie.

Part of why I'm not too concerned over a Direct is because I have let my backlog grow to an absurd number of games. I don't need anything new right now, lol. I got too much, if the early half of this year is light again, I'll actually be super glad.

I’m not worried because it’s the Road to WrestleMania...that’s the only thing that brings both excitement and fear to my life every year

 

[SnakeFighter64]

He does accomplish the intentions of the writer, if you know what I mean. He doesn't become a happy jollie softie but he does earn the end result without me spoling.

I think at the end of the day you're getting tired of the Souls like game style. I play certain games for certain reasons. I played God of War because I thought the premise was interesting and a pretty ballsy move of changing Kratos.
I'm a massive fan of this movement of trying the hardest to humanise game characters and make them better. I like Uncharted, God of War and Spider-Man because the acting pushed the games to new heights.

And like I keep saying. They could have done all that characterization and humanization without abandoning the gameplay that really makes God of War, God of War. I really like the story in 4. But not enough to save it.

I think it's kinda ironic that Snake's always going on about wanting more bright and colorful games

And as someone who's never touched a God of War game, that game seems, to me at least, just a gory, drab hyperviolence fest.

Hey. I have depth. My two favorite genres are platformers and hack n slash. And those genres usually have very different aesthetics.

Persona 5 R and Kakarot tho

Not Sony games. Those are third parties. Kakarot isn’t even an exclusive.

 

[Schnee117]

Y'all need some Peace and Tranquility:

Spoiler

Just gotta stay chill. Our 30 minute Nintendo ad will come when it comes.

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See, that’s the thing. They could have told that deep story and had all the pretty visuals and even still be open world AND still make it feel like God of War but they didn’t. Zoom the camera out, add a jump button, and include a combo system. That’s all they needed to do. But nope. Dark Souls is popular. So God of War needs to become Dark Souls. Mind you, I’ve played this game start to finish. Love the story, pretty much nothing else. When I unlocked the Blades I could sort of trick myself into thinking I was playing god of war. But it wasn’t an effect that lasted long.

 

[PLATINUM7]

What are you talking about? God of War didn’t get a new game in 2018. There was this generic Norse-mythology themed soulslike game though. I think it was called “Dad of Boi”.

Feels more like angry Zelda-lite.

I think it's kinda ironic that Snake's always going on about wanting more bright and colorful games

And as someone who's never touched a God of War game, that game seems, to me at least, just a gory, drab hyperviolence fest.

I found it started off kind of bland. It got better and more visually interesting but I haven't gone back to progress through it in over a month.