Dude I want to...but...this is Warner Bros. I just know they're going to release a "Komplete Edition" sometime, and I don't want to buy a $30 season pass... What I plan to do instead is share play with my friend who has it on PS4 and wait for the other version to buy, if that's how share play works?
I don't have an issue at all with the controls of Silent Hill, but the combat itself. Harry and James and Heather don't fight like experts; they flail their weapons around haphazardly, they can't aim firearms quickly nor that well, they slow down after running for a while, etc. I'm honestly a little surprised that you don't enjoy the former Silent Hill and Resident Evil titles, but that's fine; not everything is going to jive for everyone. Joel to me didn't feel like a badass, because I kind of equate badass with people who seem to be without stress while undertaking monumental tasks, a la (usually) Dante from Devil May Cry 3/4, Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden, Batman from Arkham Asylum/City, etc. While I do like those characters, I also liked Joel particularly because I empathized with him through the struggles both emotionally and physically that The Last of Us put him through. He got angry and he cried and there were so many moments where I knew a straight firefight was not going to end up with my win: not because I struggled with controls, but because the enemies posed so much of a threat to me. Dishonored did steampunk really well in my opinion. Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Metal Gear Rising are prime examples pf cyberpunk. But I do agree that I want to see more of those settings in good games. I brought up how stripping Lycans and Tesla weapons out of The Order 1886 makes the game pretty bland because, to be honest, those are the only two things I can remember being interested about the game for and the only things I find unique about it. Bloodborne's interest for me isn't only the world and creatures, but the core gameplay of parries and quicksteps and combos and transforming strategies and rallying crowds of enemies or picking them off one-by-one, along with the way the multiplayer is done, the actually beneficial chromatic abberation, etc.
You misunderstand; I don't want mimics of Naughty Dog; if I could get games that were new and really well-designed in gameplay, I'd love that, but if I can't have something new and good, I'll take old and well-done. I get that me using "awkward" positively is weird. If I haven't made it obvious, Silent Hill 2 and 3 are some of my favorite games ever, and those games do not have tight combat; they make you struggle to survive encounters, and you never really feel badass: you're simply trying to make it through what's happening to you, which is something I found and enjoyed in The Last of Us. It's not something that's done well often in my opinion... I'm not at all calling it uninspired, as I can clearly see the inspirations the game takes from, but bland is more fitting to what I feel about the game (I'm sure those two terms are supposed to be interchangeable but I see them differently.) Take out the Tesla weapons and Lycans and I don't find The Order 1886 doing much of anything to differentiate itself from steampunk stories. The game looks amazing due to its effects and texture resolutions and physics, but I don't think it would have nearly as much positivity (yes realizing it did get tons of backlash and I'm one giving it some but there still are definitely many fans) if the game came out, say, early in the Xbox 360's lifespan.
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Which ones look appealing to you? I already have XCOM, Anarchy Reigns, Bayonetta, and Lone Survivor.
I point to what Misty said: I guess I'm kind of tired of playing as really skilled soldier-types, I'd love for more characters like Joel instead, with combat that works but is still awkward and thus less run-of-the-mill. (that and I have a bias to prefer survival-type scenarios) I get that. The cinematography is not at all bad in The Order; in fact it's one of the best parts of its artistic design. Just...as I said, I don't personally care for how they decided to fill the world. Eh, maybe if I see it for $20 or less, but I was never excited for it. Think you know from the game's own thread and my lack of being impressed with the actual gameplay In terms of inexperienced studios being an argument, I can't help but not care. I've seen Rocksteady do an amazing job with Batman: Arkham Asylum, their second credited game, and Visceral's first original IP, Dead Space, was also amazing, though I can't say they didn't have practice since they did a few OK James Bond and Lord of the Rings titles beforehand. Maybe it's hard for me to not be disappointed because I really wanted The Order 1886 to surprise me with its quality story and gameplay, but the worst part is that it exactly met my expectations of being neither amazing nor terrible.
Which is why I said "innovative or better." The Last of Us isn't a very original idea, but rather it has such refined gameplay and storytelling combined that the lack of innovation is accepted. Dead Space isn't exactly original either, but the gameplay in the first two titles were so tight and the worlds were developed enough to give the games their own identity. Y'see, I know that the game is trying to do steampunk, and the first and third images totally are interesting. Like I said, the Tesla weapons are great. But that second image? I don't get any sense of creativity or especially well-done improvement from what's already existing. We can agree to disagree about the game having its own style, but we can both agree the Tesla stuff is great.
Even though I've not played The Order 1886, I knew a lot of the story details already and I don't think I'll bother playing it myself. Everything I've seen and heard is just really, really not enticing me to ever spend money on it. Beyond the length and lack of depth in storytelling and world building and super obvious sequel-baiting feeling of the game overall, the actual gameplay doesn't look to be doing anything innovative or better than previous great 3rd-person shooters like the Max Payne series, Dead Space 1 & 2, Resident Evil 4 & Revelations, The Last of Us, etc. While the setting did interest me at first, the overall art design feels really...bland. Not terrible, but not memorable (which to me is bad.) Like, "here's the second industrial revolution plus some werewolves!" and then they didn't really give their own personal touch outside of the Tesla weapons. Not to sound like a fan boy, but to me, Bloodborne is a great example of borrowing established themes like werewolves and crows and snake monsters and cloaks and Lovecraftian-inspired creatures and some steampunk devices, and twisting them in its own dark manner to a point that I really enjoy the direction. If a sequel were to come out and improved on the many issues present in the game, I think I'd be interested enough to give it a try. For now, it's just a Redbox rental at best, and I wonder if it's going to be remembered come next year by many... Mass Effect 1 had a great reception actually, by the way. Even if the core combat is now antiquated, its storytelling and world building are not at all bad, and many people loved it since its release (it sold 3.5 million units...) I'm pretty excited for the new Dissidia, having played a bunch of 012 Duodecim, though I just want to get my hands on it myself at this point. Team Ninja's affiliation has me really interested too, since I'm a big Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden fan. I can't wait to have a DIssidia title on something that isn't a handheld. Also, in terms of religion I consider myself a Christian Agnostic something or other. Very non-committed, I know, but I like the teachings of Jesus himself and I don't necessarily think you need to follow the rules of a church to believe in some things (I'm all for LGBT and will probably never vote Republican, not that I'm fond of many Democratic choices either)
I REALLY need to get to finally playing Human Revolution. Probably once this semester's done, so I can really focus on the story and world.
Um....Activision does know that Rock Band 4 is a thing, right? What are they even thinking with this game? FMV's instead of actually rendering character models and instruments and backgrounds? A new controller layout that's neither the original 6-button guitar nor a real 6-string? No carry-over DLC? This is just a stupid idea if you ask me. Guitar Hero's been done for me since Harmonix moved on.
Got to play a bit of Mortal Kombat X at a friend's house. While I miss a lot of the original roster, I also really enjoy most of the newcomers. Erron Black and Cassie Cage are definitely going to be some of my mains.
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Ah, a man after me own heart.
20 hours into the game. This is my Game of the Year. I mean, probably. Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain and Batman Arkham Knight each has a chance still, but DAMN will it be tough to beat Bloodborne. It's just so well designed in every way: the combat in its speed and strategizing on the fly, the aesthetic of the world and creatures and weapons and outfits, the music and sound effects, the atmosphere (in an action-adventure game what?) and the shortcut pron.
Ok so that wasn't just a joke post then But yeah I think it's natural, yet at the same time it just seems odd that I'm not the only person who goes through the "WAIT AM I DOING THIS RIGHT" mindset.
Personal experience? Who am I kidding this is me too.
No joke, it's been the only reason I've spent more than an hour at a time using the PS4. I've spent maybe 15 hours in-game so far.
I'm sorry other games but Bloodborne is too good.
Definitely both. Phantom was a fun fight because of it requires you to change your mindset from that of solely combat. Kurt Zisa is just a good fight in general that tests all of your timing and preparation skills, kinda like Sephiroth.
...why would they change the rating of an already released game for one character? If not like they even need to use her moves in which she becomes fully nude either. Also talking mechanically, Bayonetta could easily start off from Zero Suit Samus' model and moveset and go from there.
