With the way Square seems to be operating these days, probably not for a while. It’s hard to follow the game’s development progress from the outside though because what they’ve revealed in interviews and whatnot is vague and/or confusing at best. Who knows though, maybe there’s been more progress on it than any of us knows.
I’ve been thinking about getting that. I’m not knowledgable about the series or anything but DMC3 is still one of the best action games I’ve played (never played the others but from what I understand 3 was considered the peak), and this one looks really good.
I didn’t know anything about this game until about a year ago when someone covered its history in a YouTube video. I think at this point it’s the most expensive, unfulfilled promise in the history of gaming. With that said, I know some fans have stated that they’re happy with what they’ve gotten so far, but it still leaves me wondering how a game can leave people pleased despite not being finished.
The journey to one day play Half-Life 3 has been ongoing for over ten years now, becoming a legend within the gaming industry. We still haven’t had to pay for that experience, and we even got the full story in that time.
A more relevant example, though, might be Rainbow Six: Siege. That game went from being nearly a joke to one of the most notable competitive shooters out there, and Ubisoft pulled that off without basically resorting to a constant cycle of:
I guess I’m just a bit concerned about what it means for crowdfunding. There’s already a bit of software-as-a-service and pay-for-a-promise culture in gaming, and Star Citizen sort of shows just how far a company could milk that.
I finally got around to starting Octopath Traveler, after having bought it at launch. I’m still at the beginning of the game, which I already played through in the demo version, so nothing much to say about it yet, besides: those graphics, and that music.
If what happened with Phoenix Point is any indication, the only thing crowdfunding is for anymore is to get money and prove a point. Then again, given Epic’s aggressive push to make all PC games exclusive to their store, I don’t really trust any advertising about Steam or GOG versions right now. I mean, when Epic can pull from its massive Fortnight cash flow to basically convince developers that it is more profitable to say, “Yeah, screw the fans,” I’m not sure what to think about PC gaming in the near future. At least with Mighty No. 9, that just came down to terrible management, not actively seeking to do something that would anger backers just because it was profitable.
On a more positive note, Google finally announced Stadia, and it sounds like Microsoft is planning to make some counter-announcement at E3. There’s still a part of me that is a bit skeptical of being able to stream at 4K and 60FPS and avoid serious (name removed by moderator)ut lag. The first problem (4K, 60FPS) has essentially been solved by video streaming. The latter still hasn’t really been shown to work, but at least Stadia is cutting out the middleman, which should help.
And, of course, Microsoft may also have come up with a similar solution, but I guess we’ll wait until E3 to see what they have to share in response. I know that they’ve at least flirted with the idea of streaming and going to a Netflix-like service in the past, but their past discussions still carried on with the idea of going through a traditional console, which brings back the problem of adding to already-existing (name removed by moderator)ut lag, not removing as much of it as possible so that the adding latency from the network doesn’t make it unbearable.
(Disclaimer: I work for Google and have worked for Microsoft, but I only know what’s been made public about what either company is doing here and am offering only my own thoughts.)
Anyone interested in the just announced Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2? The first Bloodlines game was pretty great, albeit flawed, and while I’m doubtful this sequel will live up to it I’m still looking forward to seeing more on it.
I sort of enjoyed the first game. The atmosphere and world building were fantastic, and the story was interesting most of the way through. The problem was everything else.
The gameplay was ridiculously unbalanced, as if no one had ever playtested it. Maybe it was just my clan selection (Tremere), but it was near impossible to do an action run. That was mitigated by the fact that stealth was incredible OP, and most bosses could be cheesed with Purge, but the werewolf was a complete game of luck, and later bosses were immune to Purge. I’m pretty sure the last couple bosses require god mode for Tremere players.
And then there’s the ending. The story was the main reason I stuck out the gameplay, but then the ending is just terrible. It completely destroyed the nature of the character I had built. My character would have
killed LaCroix herself and walked
, but the game didn’t give that option. Yeah, you can accomplish the same by
just walking away and letting him blow himself up
, but that’s not how my character would have done it. That ending made me more angry than I think any ending ever. Yes, it was worse than Mass Effect 3 in my eyes.
With that said, I have really wanted to see a sequel. I’ve wanted to get back into the world, hopefully with more interesting gameplay and a story that doesn’t forget how to write engaging choices at the last choice of the game! So, yes, I’m definitely interested in this sequel. I’m a bit concerned about that tidal wave of blood, since it seems a bit over-the-top for the tone that the first game had, but it still seems to offer a bit of the seedy underworld and political intrigue that made the first so great. I’m also wondering how they’ll handle you playing a Thin-Blood.
There are too many genres of game to just do a basic top ten. That, and games are so subjective by nature that no two lists would be the same.
For instance, my top ten right now:
1: Skyrim / Minecraft (A tie based on hours played)
2: TLoZ: Breath of the Wild
3: Super Mario Bros. 3
4: Bioshock / Bioshock Infinite
5: Subnautica
6: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
7: Golden Sun / GS: The Lost Age (One continuous narrative)
8: Super Mario 64 / Super Mario Odyssey (64 for it’s introduction to 3D, Odyssey for it’s perfection)
9: Halo
10: TLoZ: Majora’s Mask / Ocarina of Time. (I never can pick which I like more)
Plenty of other games flutter in an out of the lineup as I get engrossed in them, but there are games I could play and replay for the rest of my life. Especially Aria of Sorrow, which currently hold my “most times replayed” trophy.
If you’re just looking for random top ten games lists, Gamespot and Polygon are both decent options.
I’ve started Bloodlines twice now. Never got very far into it. I’m giving it another go now because I like the concept, and classic RPG mechanics appeal to me. I’m hoping the new one retains these mechanics, as it’d be nice to see another true crpg.
Playing Hollow Knight right now. Overall, it is doing a good job of capturing what I like about Metroidvania games and Dark Souls. It’s a bit easier than I expected given all the comparisons I’ve heard made to Dark Souls, but it’s at least capturing the atmosphere and storytelling of those games, which is what I really appreciate about them. And Metroidvania is one of my favorite genres, so it’s nice to see indie games keeping that style alive.
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