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Post by Ex on Jan 28, 2022 23:32:59 GMT -5
FromSoftware are without doubt my favorite Japanese developer of the modern era (say past ~20 years). Nearly every game I've played by the From has been good to amazing. And not just the "Souls" stuff, the KF/ST stuff, or the Armored Core stuff... but I also greatly enjoyed their oddball releases like Lost Kingdoms 1 & 2, Otogi, Evergrace/Forever Kingdom, Kuon, Chromehounds, and even Spriggan: Lunar Verse. Just an amazing company that was making high quality games long before they hit it big with Dark Souls.
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Post by Xeogred on Jan 28, 2022 23:45:10 GMT -5
I remember I joked about this and you agreed a few months back or whatever, but it's kind of funny how iconic even their American game covers are in a strange way to me personally. They had a lot of early PS2 stuff that got plenty of coverage, but of that list I can perfectly picture Lost Kingdom's box art too. I really do want to do a bit more of a deep dive into some of that stuff you mentioned. There's a few I've tried that weren't homeruns with me, like Kuon and Otogi seeming a bit clunky, but I'm definitely up for giving some of those a second chance. It took like four chances for King's Field after all and now those are all like 9/10's for me.
On a random related note, I'm still confident about my 7/10 for Shadow Tower when compared to King's Field 1-3... but I have been kind of sitting here lately wishing I had at least one more Shadow Tower to play, lol. Those were both pretty cool side experiments from the King's Field branch. Something tells me I'll never play anything else quite like them.
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Post by Ex on Jan 29, 2022 2:26:42 GMT -5
Something tells me I'll never play anything else quite like them. Closest game I can think of remains untranslated to this day: From Mobygames: "You are dead. In life, you were a warrior who took many other lives. But now, your own life at its end, you find yourself at the River Styx with none other than Death himself as your guide. He tells you that you have a choice. You can let your soul be carried off to Hell, where it will suffer endless torment for an eternity, or you can attempt to be accepted at the Gate of Judgment, proving yourself worthy of being reborn as a human. Of course, the path there is long and wrought with peril, and only through your actions as you journey through the netherworld can you change your own fate.
Hungry Ghosts is a first-person adventure game with light action elements. The player controls the recently-deceased warrior as he travels through the afterlife searching for the Gate of Judgment. Many objects can be examined, collected, or interacted with in various ways. The protagonist begins the game with a spear and an empty crossbow, but can acquire and use a number of other weapons and items throughout the game. It is necessary to collect so-called Soul Fragments by helping out other lost souls, which will allow the player to progress through the next gate.
Every action in the game has an effect on the protagonist's fate. Simply reaching the Gate of Judgment is not enough to redeem him; the player will be judged accordingly on the actions they took to get there. For example, break open too many barrels and hoard every possible item, and the protagonist will be judged a glutton. In order to be judged fit for rebirth, the player must be judicious in their choices; take only what is necessary, help out others wherever possible, and do not cause undue suffering..."I'd love to play it, but it's too off the radar for ROMhackers I guess. Also Baroque is kinda similar to the original Shadow Tower in some ways. I beat Baroque many years ago myself (PS2 version). You might like it.
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Post by Ex on Feb 2, 2022 12:06:42 GMT -5
Well Xeogred, guess you should wait on this one: hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-dying-light-2-stay-human/418085/- Crashes - Script no working - Dialogue not working properly - Poor performance - Save files corrupted - The more you play, the more issues you will get - Considerably worse than the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077- It's happening on every platform tested (PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, PC) Maybe it'll get better with patches.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 2, 2022 13:37:09 GMT -5
Yep, was feeling real sketchy about that one with all the delays and drama around some of the staff like Chris Avalon, etc. I'm excited... to watch some streamers play it. But it seems like another Cyberpunk case where I shouldn't touch it myself until a year or two from now. Modern AAA gaming baby.
I keep getting tempted on Cyberpunk with it finally getting 50% discounts on Steam sometimes, but still... they're geared up to launch the PS5 version soon and it'll still receive patches for a long while. It really seems like I just need to wait this one out forever until they are completely done patching it and working on a new game, then I can play it.
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Post by toei on Feb 2, 2022 14:16:45 GMT -5
Glimpse from a cursed future: Microsoft buys From Software. They are put to work on a hybrid military football/fps game called Touchdown Duty. It gets delayed for 7 years before it's finally cancelled. From Software is folded into a new subsidiary called EA Mobile Japan, with none of the original employees left. The President of the Universe declares gaming dead. The end.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 2, 2022 15:47:23 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 3, 2022 22:09:17 GMT -5
Hopeful this will be cool. It's a Shinji Mikami Ass Shinji Mikami game, the combat looks so layered!
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 7, 2022 9:37:59 GMT -5
Been hearing a lot of cool things about this one. Looks like something most of us here could get into as well.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 7, 2022 19:27:57 GMT -5
I listened to this in podcast form today, didn't know there was footage that I'll try to avoid here:
But basically the burley guy on the bottom right is a massive Soulsborne fan, declares Bloodborne the greatest game ever. But he got to play 10 hours of Elden Ring (more than other outlets and the beta or something), and believes it could be the greatest one of them all. Everything this guy was saying makes it sound like this will be the King's Field 3 of Souls in a way (can't make a KF4 comparison yet, if that works better). I still consider all of the modern FromSoft games to be action/adventure/RPG hybrids of sorts, or dungeon crawlers. But it really sounds like Elden Ring takes the adventure to the next level in an amazing way. This guy was also saying despite what From and others have said about it being maybe more accessible, it also might possess some of the hardest stuff in all of these games too. By going somewhere too early? I'm not really sure. But maybe he just means it'll have insane super bosses on the side.
I honestly have tempered expectations for Elden Ring. Another 10/10 won't surprise me. And it's not that I have any doubts ... but man, it'll just be crazy to me too if this ranks above the rest for me as well.
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