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Post by toei on Jul 29, 2020 23:06:23 GMT -5
That whole DQIX thing where you could link up with any random DQIX player in the vicinity and go on a quest is like the Link Cable, in that it sounds cool in theory but it was never going to work out (except maybe in Japan) in practice. And in general the game's slight MMO tendencies just meant it lacked personality. I agree that DQX shouldn't have been some MMO. I often forget that game even existed, but then again, it never came out here, and nobody's dying to see a fan-translation of some MMO. I think it did have a proper offline quest, though. Ex Nice insight. These are exactly the people who would have done that. I really hate it, though. Freedom in a game only works if any outcome feels legit; then you can make whatever decision you like and go with the flow. Having one legit path and making it easy to miss through multiple choices is basically taking the idea of freedom and turning it into a liability.
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Post by Ex on Jul 30, 2020 0:01:35 GMT -5
toei SargeEarlier when this was said... a proper DQ ARPG spin-off would be nice ...I meant to mention the Dragon Quest Builders games. They do have real time combat in the DQ world... ...for whatever that's worth.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 6, 2020 16:06:56 GMT -5
Seriously looks fantastic to me.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 20, 2020 16:37:22 GMT -5
Seems like this Souls-like turned out pretty decent. Looks much better than say, Lords of the Fallen to me.
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Post by Ex on Aug 26, 2020 8:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Aug 26, 2020 15:31:02 GMT -5
I'm actually slightly confused, as I've seen some say it's a new game, and some say it's a remake. Either way, I'm interested.
(Most look like they're reporting it as a remake.)
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Post by Ex on Aug 26, 2020 21:10:58 GMT -5
A remake with expanded content would be good. (Like Zero Mission did.)
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Post by toei on Aug 26, 2020 21:23:38 GMT -5
I'm getting the "remake" vibe, in which a game described as a remake ends up being so different that it's mostly new game. Well, hopefully that's what it is.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 26, 2020 21:47:38 GMT -5
Yeah, it might end up a sort of "retelling", with MW4 as the base.
I really, really like MW4, though, so hopefully this hits that bar.
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Post by Xeogred on Oct 10, 2020 17:48:29 GMT -5
Amnesia: The Dark Descent has naturally come up in the October Club Retro thread and well it turns out that a brand new one is dropping later this month:
Despite not being a fan of the gameplay for the original or the Penumbra's, I absolutely loved Frictional Games' SOMA. So their more smoothed out modern offerings might be more my jam, I'll definitely consider giving Amnesia Rebirth a look someday.
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