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Post by Sarge on Aug 15, 2024 10:30:37 GMT -5
We'll see - wouldn't be the first writer in that space with that kind of profile. Some folks somehow manage to keep their politics and personal proclivities out of their writing. I'm still open to it potentially being good. I've finished all three Dragon Age games, and enjoyed all of them. I do hope this new one ratchets back a little bit of the "open world" Ubisoft-ish approach that Inquisition took. Older BioWare games had pretty regimented quest lines and you could feasibly finish them off at 100% in around 50 hours.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 15, 2024 13:01:37 GMT -5
Hah, Bone's image wasn't loading for me earlier. I didn't even flinch at it now. Bioware's been dead for like 10 years at this point like I'm saying.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 15, 2024 19:10:27 GMT -5
This one goes in the "Maybe" category. lol, hard to tell...
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Post by toei on Aug 15, 2024 21:48:24 GMT -5
Getting Shenmue flashbacks with the first 30 seconds of this. The setting that looks like Hong Kong (maybe Kowloon, even), the motorcycle scene with the man and the woman... but then of course the horror stuff kicks in. I don't know, might be good. Plus you have the whole body-swapping thing like The 3rd Birthday (and Maken X), which was great in that game. I agree with the comments that the combat doesn't look so hot, though. IMO if you're gonna do action-horror and not survival horror you need sharper action. But I hope this game turns out well, it has potential.
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Post by Ex on Aug 15, 2024 21:55:40 GMT -5
"Slitterhead" sounds like a horrible venomous snake species you'd encounter in Zimbabwe. Anyway the game looks like it has legit potential for fans of the genre.
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Post by Ex on Aug 16, 2024 10:39:33 GMT -5
New Visions of Mana trailer: Likely be the best Mana release since Legend of Mana (1999).*
Releases August 29th of this year for PS4/5, PC, Xbox Series X/S.
*Although, I consider Heroes of Mana (2007) a very good game, but it's an RTS, so doubtful any regulars 'round here would touch it.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Aug 16, 2024 10:44:48 GMT -5
Another PS5 game to get !!!!
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 16, 2024 11:38:45 GMT -5
Looks awesome. Best since the SNES games perhaps. I don't recall liking Legend much but I've been wanting to give it another look someday, could be better than I thought. I just remember it dumbing things down RPG wise compared to the SNES games, which are pretty straightforward themselves. Never played Heroes of Mana. A strange series up and down but glad Square hasn't totally forgotten about it. Kind of shocked how good this looks so I hope it does well. Also despite the trailer and vibe making it look somewhat open world, it's not based off what I've seen and heard from the demo and early game impressions. Just has really big zones and backdrops, probably similar to Ys VIII.
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Post by Ex on Aug 16, 2024 11:53:23 GMT -5
Another PS5 game to get !!!! Or in my case, another PS4 game to get !!!! I don't recall liking Legend much but I've been wanting to give it another look someday I quite enjoyed Legend and consider it underrated. I don't know how long it's been since you originally played the game, but if it's been many years, as a more experience player you may appreciate it now.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 16, 2024 12:14:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this one, too. Been a while since a brand-new Mana, although the SD3 remake changes enough that it's effectively new, too. I still want to roll around to that.
Legend is cool. Very open-ended - you can chart some very different courses through the game, but that also makes it feel a bit disjointed story-wise. And the gameplay shifts to a belt-scroller, but combat feels really good. I'd argue it feels a lot better than the prior games.
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