Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 2, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 6:42 PM, Merzbow said: Same, I adore the gorgeous Toriyama designs of Dragon Quest but none of them bar VIII have stood out to me. I don't get much of the series hype, it's maybe just too trad-JRPG for me and I like something weirder. My gateway into JRPGs was Final Fantasy 7, then going back and playing the rest of the series, then Secret of Mana, Earthbound and Chrono Trigger and whatnot. I wasted untold hours on the various RPG Makers over the years, from 95 through to (I think) VX, and every now and then think about going back and trying one, but never have the time or the effort required to put into it. Playing this Dragon Quest game, and particularly the bits where it all goes 2D and 16-bit pixel graphics, and the battles are just static monster sprites, it's just been a dawning realisation of, "oh,Ā that'sĀ what everything in RPG Maker was mimicking". Everything about the series has been kind of codified as to becomeĀ thatĀ generic. There have been some fun touches, but so far it is all very twee, very predictable, and very generic, and I don't particularly care about the story as is, but there's enough to keep me playing. The style of voice acting, characterisation, and how each town has its own gimmick, just keeps reminding me of Ni No Kuni, which is a much better game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted November 2, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2022 Really wanted to get into Dragon Quest XI after enjoying IX on the DS. As a handheld game the very linear and basic style worked for IX but XI was a chore. I played the original release before they added the Japanese voices and 16 bit mode and had to stop playing once I unlocked Sylvando because while the english voice acting had been appalling to that point he was even worse and the gameplay hadnāt been good enough to warrant having to listen to an entire cast of shit voice acting for that many hours. I was interested when it went onto Gamepass in playing with the changed voice acting but then remembered the game was so boring anyway it wouldnāt likely change my opinion so I just left it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Bravely Default was a great example of taking an old school style of JRPG and refreshing it with the added bonus of many quality of life additions. It's pretty much an early Final Fantasy with the job system but there's a great combat overhaul and the ability to speed things up or even turn off random battles if you just want to get from A to B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 2, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Merzbow said: Bravely Default was a great example of taking an old school style of JRPG and refreshing it with the added bonus of many quality of life additions. It's pretty much an early Final Fantasy with the job system but there's a great combat overhaul and the ability to speed things up or even turn off random battles if you just want to get from A to B. Loved it, though could have done without the "now do half the game again" time travel mechanic.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 I kinda dug the "let's go all ff8 style weird with time" stuff but yeah that definitely split opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Tempted this time if I'm honest. And some more games announced: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/11/02/11-new-ps-vr2-games-announced-the-dark-pictures-switchback-vr-cities-vr-enhanced-edition-crossfire-sierra-squad-and-more/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 18 hours ago, Merzbow said: They'd only just rebranded, too. This was the western mobile game division over at Square so it might not effect much of what we'd play but it's shit to see a team just disbanded like that. Is that the studio that made Guardians of the Galaxy that theyād not long bought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Just now, Mr_Danger said: Is that the studio that made Guardians of the Galaxy that theyād not long bought? Nah, they bought multiple studios from Square and this was a smaller one that did games like Deus Ex Go on phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: Tempted this time if I'm honest. Me too. Haven't read all the details yet, but for Ā£530 on top of the console I'm assuming it has a full tantric bodysuit and a built-in game licensed by PornHub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Nah fuck paying over Ā£500 for it. Maybe if one pops up in CEX.Ā My PSVR is gathering dust and the new one would probably suffer the same fate. VR is fun for a bit but the novelty wears off pretty quick.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted November 2, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2022 I'd only consider it if they launch the Half Life game.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 6:42 PM, Merzbow said: Same, I adore the gorgeous Toriyama designs of Dragon Quest but none of them bar VIII have stood out to me. I don't get much of the series hype, it's maybe just too trad-JRPG for me and I like something weirder. Have you tried Dragon Quest V? That's one of my favourite JRPGs, based largely on how unique it is. You travel around with your family, and they, in turn, are the party that fight alongside you. I'm not sure I've seen that formula used elsewhere. In addition, you can catch monsters to fight alongside you, Pokemon style (and this game was originally released before Pokemon) - there's so much to love about it.Ā The DS version is the best one, if you can get hold of it - although it costs an absolute fortune these days.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 1 minute ago, RedRooster said: Have you tried Dragon Quest V? That's one of my favourite JRPGs, based largely on how unique it is. You travel around with your family, and they, in turn, are the party that fight alongside you. I'm not sure I've seen that formula used elsewhere. In addition, you can catch monsters to fight alongside you, Pokemon style (and this game was originally released before Pokemon) - there's so much to love about it.Ā The DS version is the best one, if you can get hold of it - although it costs an absolute fortune these days.Ā I have an R4 currently in my 3DS to play old DS games, I'll stick it on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Getting back intoĀ Final Fantasy XIV.Ā Just watched some players performing Ace of Spades.Ā One day I might actually make it to the first expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironic Indie Lad Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Looks like God of War : Ragnarok is going to be quite good then 94% from 117 reviews so far. I think this might be second only to the almighty Elden Ring in terms of the early critical response.Ā https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/god-of-war-ragnarok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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