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Post by Sarge on Apr 5, 2024 12:01:31 GMT -5
Yep, really does - it looks like emulator output, it's so crisp.
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Post by Ex on Apr 9, 2024 9:40:14 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 9, 2024 23:06:07 GMT -5
Ex: Easy mix up here, but you posted a video of something else entirely haha. I'm more interested in Runa there that you posted a video of. The animations/sounds are kind of clunky but it looks mildly promising otherwise.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Apr 10, 2024 6:21:20 GMT -5
Speaking of which, I was waiting for this ARPG to leave Early Access. How long was it there? NINE YEARS.
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Post by Ex on Apr 10, 2024 12:08:17 GMT -5
you posted a video of something else entirely haha Actually I posted the wrong Steam link, but I fixed the link. Thanks for pointing that out. Guess it took a while to grind out.
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 12, 2024 11:26:26 GMT -5
Still fascinated by how hard Sony is marketing this game. I mean, I'm very thankful for it. Just seems to go against certain Western "standards" lately. Clearly it's going to be a big hit: www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stellar-blade-fans-asked-to-go-easy-on-its-demo-which-is-almost-twice-as-popular-as-ff7-rebirths/Impressions I've heard from podcasts are all over the moon too. Really sounds like Nier Automata thematically and a bit more Sekiro combat wise with a focus on parrying. I do hear people say it's not really "Souls-like" so it is in that weird specific Sekiro zone. I think because the character animations are so beautifully over the top and fluid, it can trip people up thinking it's more character action and fast paced. But yeah, it sounds like a more deliberate Sekiro take on combat. Overall sounds incredible. I fear I have to wait another full year at least to get FF7 Rebirth on PC (just kind of assuming FF16 will hit first so they'll break those up). But I hope it's not that long on Stellar Blade's PC release. Looks like an easy GOTY contender for my tastes. Also the more I hear about this director the more I like him. He loves gaming and never wants to stop. They're already gearing up to work on their next game which sounds like a more open ARPG. So maybe Korea's FF7 Rebirth.
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Post by Ex on Apr 12, 2024 11:40:40 GMT -5
Also the more I hear about this director the more I like him. He loves gaming and never wants to stop. As the resident Simple Man™ of course I'm familiar with Hyung-tae Kim's um, alluring artwork. In the west he's previously best been known for being the illustrator of these games: I can tell from watching videos of Stellar Blade, that Kim Hyung-tae as a director, realizes the game needs more than just outstanding T&A to become a profitable franchise. I get the gist the gameplay will be on point as well.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Apr 12, 2024 15:15:04 GMT -5
Why the fuck is this not multiplat at launch? Seems like it would be poised to sell a bazillion copies if it launched on PS5 and Steam together.
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Post by Ex on Apr 12, 2024 15:50:12 GMT -5
Why the fuck is this not multiplat at launch? Seems like it would be poised to sell a bazillion copies if it launched on PS5 and Steam together. Originally when Stellar Blade was called Project EVE, it was announced as a PS4, PS5, XSX/S, PC simultaneous launch. Then Sony bought the rights to be SHIFT UP Corporation's publisher for Project EVE. The name got changed to Stellar Blade and the other platforms were dropped to make this a PS5 exclusive. The reason is obvious; Sony desperately needs killer apps for the PS5. That said, I would be surprised if we didn't see Stellar Blade get a PC port within the next 2 years. Also of note, SHIFT UP Corporation was founded in 2023. They've made some previous games. Stellar Blade is not their first cute girl in third person action game: GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE released for mobile and PC: nikke-en.com/
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Post by toei on Apr 12, 2024 16:32:22 GMT -5
Why did no one tell me about Nikke? It literally looks like The 3rd Birthday with dumbass ecchi anime character designs. You're even fighting weird monsters they're calling "The Rapture". I don't remember what the goofy name for the monsters was in The 3rd Birthday, but it was in the same vein. I just wish they'd used a character more like Eve. The anime protagonists look out of place in that environment, and I don't like the generic hentai waifu look at all personally, nor do I want forced cutesy voices in a shooter. But everything else seems like my jam, so I'm taking notes.
--Looked it up, it was "The Twisted" and "The High Ones".
EDIT - Wait, it's some kind of free-to-play deal...
EDIT 2, lol - Shows how out of touch I am with modern gaming. The cool sci-fi shooter footage I was looking at was apparently an April's Fool sequel announcement. It looked very 3rd Birthday-ish and I would buy it if it they actually make it, as a proper stand-alone game. The real, existing thing is a gacha mobile game where some kind of simplified shooting takes place.
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