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OT: The All-Purpose Video Game Thread: Part III

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GoAwayPanarin said:
This is about as far of a departure from turn based as you can get though so if the others haven't really been your cup of tea, this most certainly won't be.

Combat is tougher to pick up on here then it was in either FF15 or FF7R. I have played a decent amount of action RPGs so it wasn't that much of a struggle for me but if you haven't really delved into the genre its going to be a decent learning curve (nothing that you or anyone else couldn't figure out within a few hours though. I picked up on FF7R's combat system really quickly and really enjoyed it. FF16's combat gives you way more to work with once you start opening up the skill tree.

I felt like FF7Rs combat was way more forgiving. Parry timing in 16 is legitimately tough until you unlock a certain ability later in the game and enemies can really f*** you up if you aren't careful. I wouldn't call the game hard (it certainly isn't a FromSoft game), but it isn't a cake walk.

I got through all of FF15 and FF7R with out hitting a single game over (well, at least until hard mode in FF7R, f***ing hell house) where as I took a few L's in FF16 (Only one on a boss who had a move I wasn't prepared for that just ate my life bar. The others were doing hunts that were way above my level.) Phoenix downs are not a thing in ff16 so once your HP hits 0, you're done.
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I've played a lot of Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Sekiro and beat all of those, I play a lot of other fast-paced games too, I'm not sure what my major malfunction was with the combat in those games specifically. TBH I do remember just being like "WTF is combat now?! There aren't even turns, it's all NEW" and yea basically being "old man yells at cloud." I also have developed a strange aversion to consoles (besides the Switch) and just don't very much like playing on a PS4 for no particular reason. Gonna wait for the next big Steam sale to grab 7R and however long for 16 to drop on PC since I'm not about to buy a PS5.
 
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Finally finished the main quest line for TOTK. I’m going to go back to Elden Ring that way maybe I’ll be decent by the time the DLC comes out.
 
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Chytilmania said:
Finally finished the main quest line for TOTK. I’m going to go back to Elden Ring that way maybe I’ll be decent by the time the DLC comes out.
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Just finished ToTK, found the ending to be very satisfying. Now on to FF 16! Probably will start that next week, after I go on my TMNT binge watching this weekend, lol.
 
I just can't get with the new games these days, keep going back to classics.

Legend of Ahssun, Gothic II full conversion mod.

Cruisader Kings 2, a Game of Thrones mod.

Sweet.
 
Leonardo87 said:
Just finished ToTK, found the ending to be very satisfying. Now on to FF 16! Probably will start that next week, after I go on my TMNT binge watching this weekend, lol.
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Going from ToTK to FF16 is gonna be rough lol. Put in about 20 hours and I find myself fighting my way through the game now resisting the urge to drop it for BG3. Divisive game so it's worth trying it to form your own opinion, but for me it's disappointing in almost every way.
 
Tremendously disappointingly, they announced the Red Dead Redemption (1) re-release today - but it's merely for PS4 and Switch. No PC version (at least not yet, no word on whether it's coming in the future) and it's basically just a port.

Wow, so, so disappointing. There was a ton of hope that RDR1 was being remade in the RDR2 world and engine and that they'd be adding Mexico and bringing the game to PC. It's a shame that that seems like it's not ever in the cards. Or even a proper remaster and release on PC.
 
mas0764 said:
Tremendously disappointingly, they announced the Red Dead Redemption (1) re-release today - but it's merely for PS4 and Switch. No PC version (at least not yet, no word on whether it's coming in the future) and it's basically just a port.

Wow, so, so disappointing. There was a ton of hope that RDR1 was being remade in the RDR2 world and engine and that they'd be adding Mexico and bringing the game to PC. It's a shame that that seems like it's not ever in the cards. Or even a proper remaster and release on PC.
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PS4? Yuck.
 
Don’t know if there’s any PC gamers here, but Dark and Darker just got shadow dropped (early access). Pretty cool fantasy extraction style game that really gets the heart going.

This is shaping up to be one of the best years of gaming that I can remember and Starfield isn’t even out yet. Also Spider-Man 2… like wtf, I miss being an unemployed stoner in times like these.
 
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I just swapped my Xbox for a PS5 because I want to play FF16.

I am a fan of: All FF (minus 13, but specially 14), Assassin’s Creed, God of War (only the new ones) and really genuinely enjoyed the Hogwarts game and Elden Ring but I am REALLY bad at the Soulslike games.

Anyone have any game suggestions beyond FF16? I’m thinking Baldur’s Gate 3 would be next. Generally, I’m very much only interested in single player fantasy whether it’s difficult like a Souls game or carefree like Hogwarts.
 
LokiDog said:
I just swapped my Xbox for a PS5 because I want to play FF16.

I am a fan of: All FF (minus 13, but specially 14), Assassin’s Creed, God of War (only the new ones) and really genuinely enjoyed the Hogwarts game and Elden Ring but I am REALLY bad at the Soulslike games.

Anyone have any game suggestions beyond FF16? I’m thinking Baldur’s Gate 3 would be next. Generally, I’m very much only interested in single player fantasy/historical based (like AC, Uncharted, etc) whether it’s difficult like a Souls game or carefree like Hogwarts.
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They’re not fantasy but they are single player. Ghost of Tsushima, both Horizon games and the last of us part 2 are all solid and free/cheap if you have the game pass.
 
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LokiDog said:
I just swapped my Xbox for a PS5 because I want to play FF16.

I am a fan of: All FF (minus 13, but specially 14), Assassin’s Creed, God of War (only the new ones) and really genuinely enjoyed the Hogwarts game and Elden Ring but I am REALLY bad at the Soulslike games.

Anyone have any game suggestions beyond FF16? I’m thinking Baldur’s Gate 3 would be next. Generally, I’m very much only interested in single player fantasy whether it’s difficult like a Souls game or carefree like Hogwarts.
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I didn't get terribly far in it, maybe a couple dozen hours, but Pillars of Eternity was a pretty interesting game. Never played 2, but that was released in 2018 and is on PS5. Skyrim. No Man's Sky (personal favorite, super fun game if you like languages/space exploration/aliens). Subnautica. Hyperlight Drifter (the sequel Hyperlight Breaker should be coming out in a few months). The Witcher.
 
LokiDog said:
I just swapped my Xbox for a PS5 because I want to play FF16.

I am a fan of: All FF (minus 13, but specially 14), Assassin’s Creed, God of War (only the new ones) and really genuinely enjoyed the Hogwarts game and Elden Ring but I am REALLY bad at the Soulslike games.

Anyone have any game suggestions beyond FF16? I’m thinking Baldur’s Gate 3 would be next. Generally, I’m very much only interested in single player fantasy whether it’s difficult like a Souls game or carefree like Hogwarts.
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Ghost of Tsushima for sure. I didn't love No Man's Sky, though. Uncharted.
 
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Keep an eye out for Gothic Remake folks! Could bring back an absolute classic and expand the audience, if they get it right.

Medieval fantasy RPG.
 
Just started FFXVI

I’m loving it - even though it isn’t open world and has a very frenetic combat style, overall it also reminds me of a completely single player version of FFXIV, which I’ve been addicted to forever (just waiting for the next expansion now). It’s like a more linear version of XIV for me. Like if you mostly only followed the MSQ and were able to fast travel instead of traversing open world. But the way the individual areas are set up, the writing, the overall feel of the game reminds of XIV.
 
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LokiDog said:
Just started FFXVI

I’m loving it - even though it isn’t open world and has a very frenetic combat style, overall it also reminds me of a completely single player version of FFXIV, which I’ve been addicted to forever (just waiting for the next expansion now). It’s like a more linear version of XIV for me. Like if you mostly only followed the MSQ and were able to fast travel instead of traversing open world. But the way the individual areas are set up, the writing, the overall feel of the game reminds of XIV.
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I’m just about at the home stretch with the game and this was what I finally came to realize myself.

I’ve also been playing XIV since the very beginning and I find that while I like the story, the way the NPC’s pause after saying like one line of dialogue and all the running around in between make me literally fall asleep. It takes forever for me to get through the MSQ’s because of how intentionally slow everything is.

I think that’s my problem with XVI. The story is fine, but everything besides boss fights feels slow. Animations, dialogue, menus. It just doesn’t flow well for me. Bosses are the best part and it’s neat to see FFXIV’s mechanics in an arcade like style game though.
 
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LokiDog said:
Just started FFXVI

I’m loving it - even though it isn’t open world and has a very frenetic combat style, overall it also reminds me of a completely single player version of FFXIV, which I’ve been addicted to forever (just waiting for the next expansion now). It’s like a more linear version of XIV for me. Like if you mostly only followed the MSQ and were able to fast travel instead of traversing open world. But the way the individual areas are set up, the writing, the overall feel of the game reminds of XIV.
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Story has been great so far, battle play looked a little confusing at first but got used to it. Need to use more strategy for the bigger opponents.

I am about 8 hours into the game and my only issue , not enough side quests. Hopefully as the game progresses there is more. Final Fantasy has always been about its side quests and not just the main story.

The hunts were the best from previous games.
 
Leonardo87 said:
Story has been great so far, battle play looked a little confusing at first but got used to it. Need to use more strategy for the bigger opponents.

I am about 8 hours into the game and my only issue , not enough side quests. Hopefully as the game progresses there is more. Final Fantasy has always been about its side quests and not just the main story.

The hunts were the best from previous games.
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We’re probably at similar spots. I may be a few hours farther than you.
 
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