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Post by Woody Alien on Mar 8, 2021 17:57:23 GMT -5
Still playing Blasphemous. It's difficult, yes, but not nearly as hard and frustrating as it seemed when I began it. Probably because the map is fairly open and so I ended up going in some places that were too hard and now are much more manageable with the life and "mana" upgrades and the new special moves and trinkets. Early game also seemed much more intimidating: early bosses destroyed me, but some later ones seem almost too easy if compared with the rest of the challenge. No doubt the ending stretch will be a pain, but for now I'm glad I haven't dropped it and soldiered on.
You want to know what I dropped then? The Messenger. As praised as it was, I honestly preferred much more the earlier Ninja Gaiden-esque 8bit part rather than the somewhat tedious 16bit metroidvania part. Maybe I'll pick up again, but not now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 6:53:23 GMT -5
I didn't enjoy The Messenger from start to finish. Honestly, I wish I'd dropped it but kept thinking it had to get better at some point. Ignoring the many other issues I had with it, why was the 'story' just a bunch of outdated meme's strung together? Sometimes it's better to just not add one in. Limited Run publishing physical editions and collector's editions for No More Heroes 1 & 2 - separately of course. This is something that really annoys me about a lot of those smaller/indie physical releases. Like, why in the hell would you split up stuff like Blaster Master Zero 1 and 2? Just put it on one cart (hell, put 3 on there). At least NMH1 and NMH2 seperately are pretty affordable. When the only physical releases are collector's edition with a bunch of superfluous crap to drive up the costs... now that's truly the worst shit. They know they have a captive audience at the end of the day. I think at the moment one of my issues with them is they're expanding into games which really don't have reason to have a limited run, which makes those games more expensive and adds a time issue to the consumer. Generally I'm not a fan of the way they do business, even though I like their product. Ultimately the reason for their existence comes down to merchandising and the need to continue the product line and drive the content, especially for the animated series and card games, through annualisation. I'm assuming that there will be a longer generation this time around (new gen late 2023?) which would require more titles to fill that gap, and so a remake is an easy way to accomplish that. I'm assuming that with this being an outsourced title that running a Sword/Shield like game would have still required the significant resources from Game Freak the existence of this product is seeking to avoid. From a fan perspective I think it's fair to say this is targeting newer players but also adds the benefit of a fresh coat of paint and TV play to long time fans.
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Post by lurker on Mar 10, 2021 10:12:57 GMT -5
Ooh...
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Post by windfisch on Mar 10, 2021 11:16:12 GMT -5
TMNT - Big Head Mode?
I get that they're trying to implement their own style, but aesthetically it looks inferior to Konami's arcade brawlers. Not a dealbreaker, mind you - I still think Back from the Sewers is one of the best GB action games, despite similarily disproportionate heads. But it's an odd choice nonetheless. Looks like a cross between Turtles in Time and Ubisoft's TMNT for the GBA otherwise. Since the latter was quite solid, that's a good thing.
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Post by lurker on Mar 10, 2021 11:22:54 GMT -5
I like how they’ve brought back the “throw the enemy at the screen” effect
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Post by dsparil on Mar 10, 2021 11:27:55 GMT -5
Ultimately the reason for their existence comes down to merchandising and the need to continue the product line and drive the content, especially for the animated series and card games, through annualisation. I'm assuming that there will be a longer generation this time around (new gen late 2023?) which would require more titles to fill that gap, and so a remake is an easy way to accomplish that. I'm assuming that with this being an outsourced title that running a Sword/Shield like game would have still required the significant resources from Game Freak the existence of this product is seeking to avoid. From a fan perspective I think it's fair to say this is targeting newer players but also adds the benefit of a fresh coat of paint and TV play to long time fans. Every generation has been three or four years if you exclude the lengthy period between the Japanese and western releases of the original leading to a short western first generation. 2023 wouldn't be out of the ordinary although it has leaned towards three years lately. Considering GF did expand, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Gen. 9 in 2022. Legends seems like a test for technology in 9 and is very likely the less effort intensive of the two since the remakes need more new assets that what looks to be a primarily landscape driven game. GF has always done the remakes themselves and farmed outed the spinoffs so staff experience makes the most sense to me for swapping. I wouldn't be surprised if it was an internal test that expanded out into a full game.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 11:49:02 GMT -5
Ultimately the reason for their existence comes down to merchandising and the need to continue the product line and drive the content, especially for the animated series and card games, through annualisation. I'm assuming that there will be a longer generation this time around (new gen late 2023?) which would require more titles to fill that gap, and so a remake is an easy way to accomplish that. I'm assuming that with this being an outsourced title that running a Sword/Shield like game would have still required the significant resources from Game Freak the existence of this product is seeking to avoid. From a fan perspective I think it's fair to say this is targeting newer players but also adds the benefit of a fresh coat of paint and TV play to long time fans. Every generation has been three or four years if you exclude the lengthy period between the Japanese and western releases of the original leading to a short western first generation. 2023 wouldn't be out of the ordinary although it has leaned towards three years lately. Considering GF did expand, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Gen. 9 in 2022. Legends seems like a test for technology in 9 and is very likely the less effort intensive of the two since the remakes need more new assets that what looks to be a primarily landscape driven game. GF has always done the remakes themselves and farmed outed the spinoffs so staff experience makes the most sense to me for swapping. I wouldn't be surprised if it was an internal test that expanded out into a full game. With regard to lengrh of generations the last time it was 4 years was over a decade ago now. I was judging based on the modern day standards that have been set out. So 4 years would be the longest in a fair while. There's no swapping between main entries and remakes with regard to staffing - Legends Arceus is considered a main entry similarly to how Let's Go was. Realistically Game Freak will want to be as hands off with the remake (which could be another reason for not making a more progressive version) in order to prioritise development of the completely new main entries. No doubt that will include Legends Arceus and Generation 9, which will be in development simultaneously. As for Arceus being a testbed for a future entry, we'll have to wait and see. That said a brand new generation in that form releasing just months later would seem unrealistic to me, though perhaps characteristic of the usual rushing we see in Pokemon titles.
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Post by windfisch on Mar 10, 2021 12:13:22 GMT -5
I like how they’ve brought back the “throw the enemy at the screen” effect Blatant fan service, if you ask me
(Seriously: It's a neat detail.)
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Post by mainpatr on Mar 10, 2021 12:45:55 GMT -5
The old Ninja Turtles beat-em-ups are like Yoshi's Island in the sense that every game after it fails to capture the feel of the original(Arcade Attack and Yoshi's New Island anyone)? Because it's Tribute games(loved Wizorb),I think this might be the true successor to the Konami classics. Can't be as bad as Reshelled,right?
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Post by windfisch on Mar 10, 2021 13:46:50 GMT -5
mainpatrI wasn't too keen on Tribute's Mercenary Kings. And Flinthook, while better, was also a bit lacking. Both would've benefitted from a more straightforward design, imo. That said, Ninja Senki is proof they can do that as well. They also worked on TMNT and Revenge of the Sith for the GBA, both among the better brawlers of their generation. And Scott Pilgrim has a rather good reputation (haven't played it myself, though). So at the very least I would expect this to turn out decent.
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Post by lurker on Mar 10, 2021 16:02:21 GMT -5
It's also kinda neat that each turtle has a different running animation.
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Post by spanky on Mar 10, 2021 17:30:23 GMT -5
The old Ninja Turtles beat-em-ups are like Yoshi's Island in the sense that every game after it fails to capture the feel of the original(Arcade Attack and Yoshi's New Island anyone)? Because it's Tribute games(loved Wizorb),I think this might be the true successor to the Konami classics. Can't be as bad as Reshelled,right? Great comparison. A new Turtles beat-em up pops up every few years and I always find them dull as dishwater. This one looks....promising though? The original arcade game and Turtles in Time are a cultural touchstone for pretty much everyone in their 30s* who played video games as a kid. Leaning into the nostalgia thing might the best bet for them. *Seriously though, this game was everywhere and I'd always get my mom to give me a few quarters so I could go play it while she was in line at the store. I remember the cabinet they had at the (long defunct) Hill's department store had an ashtry bolted to their TMNT cabinet. I imagine a 16 year old with a chain wallet taking drags off his cigarette muttering "Fucking Bebop..." as he put another quarter into the machine.
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Post by windfisch on Mar 10, 2021 19:14:52 GMT -5
It's also kinda neat that each turtle has a different running animation. That's pretty impressive, I must admit.
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Post by retr0gamer on Mar 12, 2021 7:39:22 GMT -5
I started Deception IV: Nightmare Princess and I'm totally addicted. Only ever played a tiny amount of Trapt before but really want to play the rest of the series eventually.
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Post by retr0gamer on Mar 15, 2021 9:13:27 GMT -5
Devotion is back on sale but only from Red Candles site. Bought it myself with the OST to help them out.
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