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Post by Xeogred on Aug 16, 2024 18:20:34 GMT -5
I still need to play the SD3 remake myself. I honestly believe that one did better than expected and might be what got this big brand new game greenlit. The remake sounded really good.
This made me realize aside from the Elden Ring DLC (which doesn't totally count in a way), I don't think I've played a single brand new 2024 game yet haha. There are a slew of PS5 timed exclusives I'm waiting on to hit PC though. But I don't know if I can even think of a time this has happened before. That said I was thinking of starting up Eiyuden Chronicle this weekend and I really might be tempted to get this Mana game when it drops ASAP. Also want to hit up FF Stranger in Paradise soon for another "new" Souls fix to me, then get back to SMT with Soul Hackers. That's four possibly long games though so who knows how it'll go, can never predict this.
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Post by Ex on Aug 16, 2024 19:26:00 GMT -5
Also want to hit up FF Stranger in Paradise soon for another "new" Souls fix to me You've been saying that since 2022. Not that I have any room to kid you, I mention games all the time that "I want to play sooner rather than later" year on year. This is the one I'm most legit interested in seeing your informed opinion of. -- As far as modern stuff goes, I'm still playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance, it's quite the unique WRPG.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 16, 2024 19:39:04 GMT -5
Does seem to be "that game" for me at this rate. I haven't touched my PS4 in awhile in general. I have that game, Xenoblade DE, Skyward Sword HD, and FF3 (DS) sitting on my PS3 in my room like I was planning to play all that soon or something. I sampled some of that FF3 at least, think that was before I started playing SMT Strange Journey and SMT4... which was late last year. lol
I do think I might be more in the mood for action/real time and FF Stranger looks to about ~20 hours long. So that is a little more enticing than Eiyuden Chronicle right now. I'll see how I feel tomorrow!
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Post by Ex on Aug 19, 2024 9:30:09 GMT -5
"Turn-based RPG Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on October 10, publisher PQube and developer Octeto Studios announced."
Sniffing some Skies of Arcadia vibes there, the obvious influence. Might be decent.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 19, 2024 10:14:25 GMT -5
The character portraits are so Western... ugh.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Aug 19, 2024 10:20:32 GMT -5
Looks like Cartoon Network or some shit. I'm out.
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Post by Ex on Aug 19, 2024 10:46:26 GMT -5
Yeah I don't care for the character designs aesthetically either. The concept seems ok-ish, though. But nobody should consider playing this if they haven't played Skies of Arcadia first.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 19, 2024 11:01:30 GMT -5
Exactly. I'm seeing spiritual successors/influenced homages now to hailed classics I haven't even gotten to yet, like Skies of Arcadia.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 19, 2024 21:17:48 GMT -5
Today was a roller coaster of emotions:
Humor - Seeing FF16 finally get announced for PC launching next month, a mere day or two after I finally started playing Final Fantasy Stranger in Paradise, really cracked me up. Like an adjacent HRG-Effect here.
Happiness - Finally, I can play this weird Devil May Cry Witcher looking Final Fantasy game on a platform I have around. Was shocked to see the base game is $50 too! For Square of all companies. The $70 edition comes with the two big DLC's, which I heard great things about.
Horror - A few more clicks and heading to YT, my face turns to melting mud as I quickly learn that PC performance might be freaking terrible and it's an extremely demanding game. A 4090 struggling to stay above 60FPS in spots. Mamma mia, devs just don't care anymore.
Why do I have a hunch Stellar Blade will be booty smooth when it hits PC? Lies of P ran incredibly well, so if this one passes the test, I'm further convinced that Koreans have a better hand with some of this hardware...
I'll never regret my gaming PC beast and what I've been able to enjoy with it in recent years. But yeah, it's a weird abusive relationship with how half hazard some devs treat this platform. Just seems inexcusable to me, but it's par for the course thesedays. You can't go a single year without hearing some horror stories about this. Maybe a day one patch will be a game changer. Can only hope! Either way looks like I'm waiting for a sale on this one and predict it won't be swimming in "Very Positive" reviews when it hits Steam.
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Post by Ex on Aug 19, 2024 21:21:37 GMT -5
devs just don't care anymore One does wonder if punting the performance off on the customer's hardware is a cost saving measure. Takes time to optimize code. Time that could be spent working on the next game. Not saying that's an ethical approach, but I could see the logic behind it from the dev/pub perspective. Of course in the long run it cheapens the brand for potential PC buyers and builds hesitancy.
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