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foolm0r0n posted...

I'm in the same spot. My PC can play PS5 gen games decently, but it would be a bit better on PS5. Returnal is great on PC, except for the frequent random crashes, and I wouldn't want to play a shooter on controller. But God of War, XVI, 7R2, etc I would want on console.

My unsolvable problem is that my PS4 has PT so I can never get rid of it.

I will say, one of the main things XVI has going for it is that it looks stunning, and if it looked worse on a PC that would hurt the experience.

The maps feel like FFXIII maps so far. Pretty linear. Dont really need a minimap for that.

I say this as someone who had no issue with the linearness of XIII

Returnal is awesome.

One of the hardest games I have ever played

Still early on but Cid is easily the best FF Cid

If he keeps it up he could just end up the best FF character

This seems pretty easy

Don't go into debt for it obviously, but if you have extra money then obviously buy it because you are going to want it eventually and you might as well do it now.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Funniest part is it's the exact same journalists (and it IS the same outlets) who have been up in arms about From Soft not having an easy mode or a pause for years who are complaining about FFXVI having these easy accessibility options. They're so laser focused on their narratives that they don't even realize when the game CAN pause (Elden Ring) and assume you can't!

Spoilers: it isn't about being consistent, it's about making money.

The funny thing to me is the accessibility items... make you less powerful. I like they take up accessory slots.

Sure here's an easy mode, but you will always do less damage because of it

Never ceases to amaze me how SEW can make me care about things I do not care about at all

This game as been completely awesome in every way except I still can't get over how weird it is for a boss in a final fantasy game to shout out "Fucking dog"

Its kind of weird the heel turn after 15 games

I felt like XV had something special and it just never executed

The characters were likable but not unique
The story was great but so cryptic that it was impossible to understand what was going on
The combat was interesting but monotonous with so many terrible side quests

XV really could use a remake because it has a core of a good game that never got there on any axis

One button

TomNook7 posted...

I feel like the combat is already frantic and fluid enough to feel cinematic on its own. The qtes cheapen that a bit. I aint here to watch a movie.

I am?

I would rather the game be its own thing than rather than trying to be Elden ring or something like that.

ZaziGuado posted...

This game feels like a summer blockbuster movie. It's been a long time since I've engaged with something like it. Very fun. I can imagine some people might be annoyed by the cinematic stuff, but I'm here for it. Everything looks great.

When the quote came out about how final fantasy games were supposed to be the best graphics and the best stories and the best gameplay I remember laughing at how absurd that sounded

But you know, shoot, I think it actually is pretty successful in its goal. Im about 4 hours in but I think its the best looking game Ive ever played? Kind of crazy to be blown away by graphics in 2023 but here we are.

And I think it also succeeded in making me care about the protagonist which I was concerned about after the last few FFs

The QTEs are cool

the game looks good enough that I enjoy them as a movie

I am confused about ally commands. Is the optimal play really just to mash the control pad.

i equipped my first auto item for that just because that seems dumb

XIII>XII

Facts

P5 was great. P5 Royal was miserable

Obellisk posted...

Yes, I want it to be good and not regurgitated but at the same time I'd love a game I know is going to take me a long time to play and not just because they added a hunting mini game. (ff15)

The funny thing is I bounced hard off of DQXI for this exact reason

I got 20 hours in and got frustrated nothing interesting was happening at all. There was more story in the 2 hours of the FFXVI demo than in the first 20 hours of DQXI

ctesjbuvf posted...

That makes sense. I thought it might have been up until that point.

Enjoying it so far. I keep trying to dodge on circle, I guess Soulsborne is to blame lol.

I changed to control setting 2 after an hour for this exact reason.

It has dodge on circle and attacks on the triggers

Also the new final fantasy mode sounds less like NG+ and more like actual content

Obellisk posted...

Having just read that the story can be completed in 30 hours and sidequests can up it to 45-50, I'm so excited Im buying a game not a Skinner box.

Fixed

Playing the demo

Feels like the mid cutscene info screen would have saved XV

I hope it has something new. Want to be excited but I beat the game a good 4 or 5 times as a kid

They advertise alcohol and prescription drugs

Not getting upset by gambling

What? No

Did nobody mention everything everywhere all at once

honestly a ton of best picture winners qualify here

Jakyl25 posted...

I mean, yes, a game should be fun

But not all pieces of interactive media should be labeled games.

Its a limitation on the nomenclature we settled on that trips people up

This

Easily X-2

You can't just change your numbering. Call it X: Aftermath or something

I cant host until August

but its going to be a process on either so we might want an initial signup because its going to vary dramatically by player count

Yeah there are a lot of ongoing story lines

The biggest problem is I have no idea how you ramp into that without just throwing you directly into mid movie. Feels like the pacing is going to be tough

UltimaterializerX posted...

It was announced as a two part movie.

I don't follow industry announcements. And it seems I'm not alone here.

NFUN posted...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OUj2Wifg2CE

Extremely accurate

Honestly I could have spoiler tagged that but it shouldnt be a spoiler. It feels disingenuous to hide it

Saw it today. I was pretty annoyed as I was unaware it was going to end so abruptly

Having said that its the first comic book movie I would ever consider Art. I do wish they could have rearranged some of the plot to make it so sudden though. Even infinity war was less of a cliff hanger

I got $122 from it

might have been because I was using the account for a rivals account for a while

Here's my question

I bounced off bloodbourne twice because I don't really do Gothic horror

Is it just as Gothic horrory

Can you pause though

This where we are at huh. Hard games are discrimination?

Art is bad but I like persona and i like tactics games

BetrayedTangy posted...

Yes because random YouTubers are reputable sources and are leading experts in everything they talk about.

Its not that it isnt an accessibility feature, its that everything is an accessibility feature. If your game cant be beaten by 4 year olds or 80 year olds who have never touched a game before then it isnt accessible to them.

So why even have a game at all at that point. Sure you can make it optional, but then you are no longer controlling how people experience your art, and Im not going to be mad that people are controlling over their art

I dont care if artists keep it accessible, I dont care if they dont, but if they purposefully choose a path ragging on them is dumb

Live makes this so much better

I uh

Am in for Pokmon with guns.

What the hell

MacArrowny posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcuPelhGlDc

Pausing is an accessibility feature.

Its ok for games to not be accessible just like its ok for art to not be accessible

Wait what is this about outer wilds

The funny thing is this extreme viewpoint is what resulted in Balen Wonderworld

What if our player only has one finger. Better make sure the game is accessible to one finger people by only having one button

That anime game had voice acting from 1990s anime

Wait this sonic game looks good. They are doing it wrong

Aecioo posted...

can't pause dbd

no buy

lmao

Yeah if you need to get the phone the moment it rings every time and you are getting called often enough that it is frequently an issue where calls are coming specifically during fights you cant turn the game off in

Maybe play some other time