New and tentative game announcements
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Taiko RPG seems interesting enough but that's about it. I know that a pandemic is going on but so far, no new NSW games announced so far interest me. I just hope that there's RF 5 or a new main BokuMono game get a teaser of some kind. Otherwise, it looks like I will be PC gaming this 2020. Hopefully that Cyberpunk 2077 and Valhalla don't get pushed back though and my PC can run them. I haven't finished Odyssey though so I might finished that first before getting Valhalla since Ubisoft games seems to get sale so often even if it just release.
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I'm posting the new Scarlet Nexus trailer because I'm pretty interested in the game...but I think it'll end up being another Astral Chain, for me. I'm still interested in Astral Chain, but can't commit to it because I don't think I'd actually enjoy the gameplay enough to want to complete it. (EDIT: Saw a trailer for Jurassic Park on Swtch, too, which looked really cool...but probably also not my thing. I don't like dinosaurs, they're just grody huge lizards. But it was a total surprise to me and the graphics are really nice and I am curious. If anyone is not aware, Gamescom Opening Night Live is streaming right now.)
^ Scarlet Nexus definitely looks fascinating, but I actually have the same concerns as you do with the Astral Chain similarities exactly. I actually own and have played a bit of Astral Chain...but it really failed to keep my attention for very long and it's one of the (many) games that I've forgotten about.
It's a bad habit of mine to try to play sci-fi/dystopian themed games when I know that I generally don't like the theme/setting. B')
It's a bad habit of mine to try to play sci-fi/dystopian themed games when I know that I generally don't like the theme/setting. B')
I really dislike sci-fi and dystopian stuff. Anything to do with space, too. Enough that I'm usually not even tempted by games that have those settings. However, once in a while, a game comes up with that kind of setting, but also a bunch of features I know I DO like, maybe even a lot...and I always think maybe the pro-con balance might shift in my favour and I'll end up loving the game after all.Kaiyumi wrote:^ Scarlet Nexus definitely looks fascinating, but I actually have the same concerns as you do with the Astral Chain similarities exactly. I actually own and have played a bit of Astral Chain...but it really failed to keep my attention for very long and it's one of the (many) games that I've forgotten about.
It's a bad habit of mine to try to play sci-fi/dystopian themed games when I know that I generally don't like the theme/setting. B')
This almost never happens. For me, 'dislikes' have more weight than 'likes'. One big dislike and it's almost impossible for a game to provide enough likes to balance that one dislike. I'd say the ONLY time it has ever happened would be with XCX, and that only barely qualifies as sci-fi, as it leans heavily into fantasy, imo...it doesn't really feel all that futuristic or modern. In fact, I bet plenty of lovers of sci-fi probably don't feel it qualifies as sci-fi at all.
Though I still have Astral Chain on my wishlist, and Scarlet Nexus will go on it, too. These are the games I most wish would have a demo. I'm very grateful that Code Vein had a demo. I loved a lot about it, but it was TOO DARK. (Literally, the game had so little colour that I felt bleak about it.) Also, the combat was really tricky. And I don't think that's only because I'm an uncoordinated clutz.
I kinda liked the Opening Night Live thing. Two hours got too dull and tiring, but the first half hour or so was fun, even though I doubt I'll get any of the games. It was very showy.
I have that exact issue too, where I think maybe this game will be the one that I'll actually enjoy because the characters/mechanics/etc seem great...but then I still really can't get around the sci-fi/dystopian setting. The SMT games (outside of the Persona spinoffs) are good examples of this, because I love 90% of them, but sometimes the 10% that makes up the bleak setting is enough to make me not finish the game.
I feel you with the "too dark" thing! Unless I'm playing a horror game (as that is my favourite genre!), I typically prefer brighter colours and characters.
............I still can't get into sci-fi/dystopian horror games though, so that still applies even if the darker themes work better
I feel you with the "too dark" thing! Unless I'm playing a horror game (as that is my favourite genre!), I typically prefer brighter colours and characters.
............I still can't get into sci-fi/dystopian horror games though, so that still applies even if the darker themes work better
Okay, um...I don't know what 'Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds" is, but Level 5 posted about it today on Twitter, and there's a pretty official site for it. Mobile game? Browser game? Console? I don't know anything, but I like the site. Looking it up on Google...it's an MMORPG. Probably Japan only? Very pretty, anyway. Can't look up more right now...something weird is going on with my laptop.
I remember them advertising this last year so I guess it's finally coming out. It is a mobile MORPG, which is a waste imo, but it's probably never leaving Japan just like Fantasy Life 2.Kikki wrote:Okay, um...I don't know what 'Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds" is, but Level 5 posted about it today on Twitter, and there's a pretty official site for it. Mobile game? Browser game? Console? I don't know anything, but I like the site. Looking it up on Google...it's an MMORPG. Probably Japan only? Very pretty, anyway. Can't look up more right now...something weird is going on with my laptop.
https://www.gematsu.com/2020/08/ni-no-k ... ite-opened
Level 5 is a rotter for that. Generally, I really dislike mobile gaming, as I find it very shallow. Everything is designed to be digested in wee, bite-sized pieces, and that is NOT what I want in gaming...I want the massive and the epic. Huge worlds and deep stories for marathon play sessions in a comfy recliner with my trusty controller in hand.
But Fantasy Life 2 (mobile) is one game I really wanted to try. Fantasy Life is great for that...the story of the original on console was pretty darned shallow and unsophisticated, even kiddish, but it was the game-play that really mattered (and I don't tend to say that kind of thing.) Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds seems like it'd be fun and easy-going to try, as well.
I don't really have any hope for Fantasy Life 2 in the west...that title is too niche. But Ni no Kuni isn't quite as niche, so...maybe? I'd love to see it hit PS4/5 in North America. I don't like my PC bogged down by gaming when I use it continually to check the weather, the news, to shop on, as a dictionary, a thesaurus, an encyclopaedia, a music-player, to communicate with, etc...and I hate mobile devices...but on PS4 or 5, that'd be another matter.
But Fantasy Life 2 (mobile) is one game I really wanted to try. Fantasy Life is great for that...the story of the original on console was pretty darned shallow and unsophisticated, even kiddish, but it was the game-play that really mattered (and I don't tend to say that kind of thing.) Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds seems like it'd be fun and easy-going to try, as well.
I don't really have any hope for Fantasy Life 2 in the west...that title is too niche. But Ni no Kuni isn't quite as niche, so...maybe? I'd love to see it hit PS4/5 in North America. I don't like my PC bogged down by gaming when I use it continually to check the weather, the news, to shop on, as a dictionary, a thesaurus, an encyclopaedia, a music-player, to communicate with, etc...and I hate mobile devices...but on PS4 or 5, that'd be another matter.
Guardian Tales released in English recently and although it is a mobile gatcha game with some online elements, it is a pretty good game! Controller compatible too. Mainly an Action RPG with a fairly barebones town builder as your home screen (super charming)! The artwork and music are gorgeous. Overall the English version is fairly good, there's not a ton of dialogue but there also aren't moments of sheer incomprehension about the story or goals or a ton of typos (although there are a few, haha). It is filling a niche for me since I've been in a lot of pain lately, out of energy, and get severely dizzy when I try to stand up and walk around. Anyone who would presumably be interested in a Level-5 mobile game might like it, in other words. The one major complaint I have is that the companion AI is dumb as heck and they'll die instantly on anything even slightly challenging, leaving you to solo all the tough stuff.
I would like to get Moon and Spiritfarer at some point but I'm feeling kinda like, burnt out of trying new things for a little bit.
I would like to get Moon and Spiritfarer at some point but I'm feeling kinda like, burnt out of trying new things for a little bit.
Seems cute, Arcy, and town building is always a plus. I go a long way out of my way to never have to use a tablet, though. (I own one but it's covered in an inch of dust, lol.)
And I want this game, so now that it's been given a release window, I'm gonna post that. Happy that Ys VIII's more involved story was a hit feature that the devs have decided they need to continue with...I'm way more happy if there is always a significant, cohesive trail of a story to follow in a game:
EDIT: Genshin Impact will be on PS4 on September 28th. (Previously that date was only confirmed for PC and mobile.)
And I want this game, so now that it's been given a release window, I'm gonna post that. Happy that Ys VIII's more involved story was a hit feature that the devs have decided they need to continue with...I'm way more happy if there is always a significant, cohesive trail of a story to follow in a game:
EDIT: Genshin Impact will be on PS4 on September 28th. (Previously that date was only confirmed for PC and mobile.)
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Monster Harvest is an upcoming RPGnd farming game.
Monster Harvest is an upcoming RPGnd farming game.
Big oof on the Sakura Wars news this morning.
https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/sega-an ... os-android
As someone who's admired the series for years and in finally getting to play the most recent entry this year, this news sucks. A big part of the series is the Taisho Period / 1920s aesthetic, and for Sakura Wars to be modernized and dumbed down into a gacha mobile game, it's extremely disappointing. The Japanese fans don't seem to be taking it well and I can't blame them. This is a cash grab over a beloved series, one with a lot of history and faithful fans. Sega, « What The Eggplant » are you doing.
https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/sega-an ... os-android
As someone who's admired the series for years and in finally getting to play the most recent entry this year, this news sucks. A big part of the series is the Taisho Period / 1920s aesthetic, and for Sakura Wars to be modernized and dumbed down into a gacha mobile game, it's extremely disappointing. The Japanese fans don't seem to be taking it well and I can't blame them. This is a cash grab over a beloved series, one with a lot of history and faithful fans. Sega, « What The Eggplant » are you doing.