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Post by Xeogred on Jun 10, 2024 14:13:59 GMT -5
That would be amazing but I'd rather Nightdive give System Shock 2 the incredible remake treatment next. Then going back to UU1 would be amazing. Wonder who even owns that IP? Or if it's tied up with Ultima general.
Still burns me that I got pretty far in UU1 years ago actually and really enjoyed it. Just got fed up with the last level of the game and all these lava pits, platforming (nightmare with how the game controls, this isn't Mario64 but the final level thinks it is several years prior!), running out of MP with its esoteric castings system, etc.
Yars Rising actually looks kind of cool to me, because it's a different kind of aesthetic for WayForward. I'm getting some Flashback vibes.
But yeah, just like we're now seeing a mountain of Souls clones, I gotta be real picky and only play the best of the best Metroidvania's right now.
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Post by Ex on Jun 10, 2024 14:15:47 GMT -5
That would be amazing but I'd rather Nightdive give System Shock 2 the incredible remake treatment next. Agreed 100%. Legendary FPS-horror-RPG hybrid that deserves more respect than it gets. I think SS2 would do better now than it did originally.
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Post by Xeogred on Jun 10, 2024 14:25:56 GMT -5
Plus with how much Bioshock took the world by storm. SS2 is a little better in my book, just rough around the edges mechanically. People need to see Bioshock's mommy (SHODAN).
Still looking forward to what you think of SS1 2.0. That one is more comparable to King's Field to me now. Hardcore dungeon crawling!
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Post by Ex on Jun 10, 2024 14:50:54 GMT -5
SS2 > Bioshock all day every day.
SS1R is on my buy list, but I'm waiting for a discount. I just can't stomach leasing digital games at full price.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 10, 2024 15:01:17 GMT -5
Oh, cool, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is getting some new story DLC later this year. I'll be there for it.
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Post by Ex on Jun 12, 2024 10:07:20 GMT -5
"Visions of Mana will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on August 29 worldwide, publisher and developer Square Enix, and developer Ouka Studios announced."Just a reminder this is coming out this summer.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 12, 2024 10:31:45 GMT -5
Will note that we apparently aren't getting the PS4 version, but the UK is, so if you want that one, you'll need to import.
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Post by Ex on Jun 12, 2024 10:46:28 GMT -5
Will note that we apparently aren't getting the PS4 version, but the UK is, so if you want that one, you'll need to import. Thanks for the info there. I'll have to import the UK version then. Seems Sony is trying hard to kill the PS4 in the USA now. Fair enough, the PS4 is 11 years old now.
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Post by toei on Jun 12, 2024 11:01:16 GMT -5
Ex It is a great character design. I was wondering who Ouka Studios was. I don't keep up with modern gaming much, so I was surprised to find out that this Chinese company NetEase Games (the online & mobile games division of what sounds like one of the main ISPs in China) now owns a bunch of studios in Japan (and around the world). The director for Visions of Mana, Ryosuke Yoshida, was a game designer at Capcom before who worked on some big games. Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio is a subsidiary of NetEase too, and they bought out Grasshopper a few years ago. And there's several others. They even opened a studio in my city. Actual Google Review for it: "Company of financial predators. Using child gambling tactics to get rich. You should all be in jail." Anyway, lots of money being thrown around to start studios for offline gaming too. Pretty interesting stuff.
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Post by Xeogred on Jun 12, 2024 16:35:54 GMT -5
Visions of Mana looks better than anything else that was at SGF. I'm in awe at how amazing this game looks. Not sure it's a rare day one for me or something I'm playing this year, but I'm definitely getting it sooner than later.
And yeah if it's the same Mana character designer across a few of them, I think he was out there a few weeks/months back saying NO to censorship. TAKE MY MONEY!
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