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#6451 Das_Regal   oh god CAGiversary!   1359 Posts   Joined 13.4 Years Ago  

Posted 03 May 2022 - 08:52 PM

Wow. Goodbye Square Enix caring about Western developed games!

It's better this way. The westdev stuff that they tried to support never worked. They don't understand the western market. They should focus on their core competency because the world definitely doesn't need more western games whereas japanese ones are the rarities these days.



#6452 SpraykwoN   the Chef CAGiversary!   4643 Posts   Joined 9.4 Years Ago  

Posted 03 May 2022 - 09:02 PM

Speaking of Square, Saga Frontier Remastered worth the $17 and change?



#6453 n64ra   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   3421 Posts   Joined 15.8 Years Ago  

Posted 03 May 2022 - 09:52 PM

It's better this way. The westdev stuff that they tried to support never worked. They don't understand the western market. They should focus on their core competency because the world definitely doesn't need more western games whereas japanese ones are the rarities these days.

That may be true about SE execs, but is Embracer better? SE has popped out great games from these studios over the past decade. Is Embracer known for letting devs make great games or do they cost cut the hell out of stuff?



#6454 nitrosmob   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   11515 Posts   Joined 16.9 Years Ago  

Posted 03 May 2022 - 10:05 PM

Speaking of Square, Saga Frontier Remastered worth the $17 and change?

It's OK. I played it on Switch. Still janky as all heck and the story is still ultra weak sauce. If you like Saga games sure, otherwise watch a review or 3. It didn't quite have the same fun feeling when I played it on the PSX ages ago IMHO.



#6455 jonathansmith369   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   363 Posts   Joined 11.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 03 May 2022 - 10:18 PM

That may be true about SE execs, but is Embracer better? SE has popped out great games from these studios over the past decade. Is Embracer known for letting devs make great games or do they cost cut the hell out of stuff?


I think my biggest question is whether this sale makes it more or less likely we could eventually get an HD re-release of the 1st Deus Ex. I'm guessing the odds under SE were 0% and under new management probably also 0%? Damn.

#6456 SpraykwoN   the Chef CAGiversary!   4643 Posts   Joined 9.4 Years Ago  

Posted 03 May 2022 - 10:24 PM

It's OK. I played it on Switch. Still janky as all heck and the story is still ultra weak sauce. If you like Saga games sure, otherwise watch a review or 3. It didn't quite have the same fun feeling when I played it on the PSX ages ago IMHO.

Thanks for the info.  Pass it is lol



#6457 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   73033 Posts   Joined 19.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:26 AM



#6458 Vindicated30.6   Your father smelt of elderberries! CAGiversary!   214 Posts   Joined 1.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:06 PM

May the Fourth be with you all! For some reason the Playstation site doesn't have a specific section for May the Fourth sales, but Starwars.com has the good stuff.

 

https://www.starwars...ideo-game-deals

 

Edit: I should have searched Star Wars instead of May the Fourth.

 

https://store.playst...earch/star wars



#6459 Sonic9jct   Wubba lubba dub dub CAGiversary!   443 Posts   Joined 15.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:15 PM

That may be true about SE execs, but is Embracer better? SE has popped out great games from these studios over the past decade. Is Embracer known for letting devs make great games or do they cost cut the hell out of stuff?


Embracer is the new name for Nordic/Nordic THQ so you may have already played more games under their umbrella than you think you have. They have acquired a LOT of studios in the last few years.

#6460 gravel   Meh CAGiversary!   1939 Posts   Joined 14.2 Years Ago  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:29 PM

May the Fourth be with you all! For some reason the Playstation site doesn't have a specific section for May the Fourth sales, but Starwars.com has the good stuff.

 

https://www.starwars...ideo-game-deals

 

Edit: I should have searched Star Wars instead of May the Fourth.

 

https://store.playst...earch/star wars

Jedi Fallen Order for $10 is tempting for me, but it feels like something that will pop up on the new PS Plus/Now at some point.



#6461 CrepeNuts  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 02:42 PM

Jedi Fallen Order for $10 is tempting for me, but it feels like something that will pop up on the new PS Plus/Now at some point.

It was already free on Twitch Prime for PC, so it's definitely possible.

#6462 Vindicated30.6   Your father smelt of elderberries! CAGiversary!   214 Posts   Joined 1.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 03:41 PM

I'm going to be podracing on my Switch after work tonight!



#6463 Das_Regal   oh god CAGiversary!   1359 Posts   Joined 13.4 Years Ago  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 05:07 PM

That may be true about SE execs, but is Embracer better? SE has popped out great games from these studios over the past decade. Is Embracer known for letting devs make great games or do they cost cut the hell out of stuff?

I don't know enough about Embracer to really say. All I know is, I really hope they go back to letting them focus on their own IP. No more Marvel stuff. I'm sick and tired of watching gaming mainstays like Deus Ex get backgrounded in favor of pre-existing IP that has clear limits on how imaginative the product can be.



#6464 psunami   0118999881999119725.....3 CAGiversary!   4545 Posts   Joined 19.5 Years Ago  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 06:07 PM

It's funny, I hate the repetition and frustration of Souls and Rogue-like games, but I'll sit in my chair for hours trying to shave thousands of a second off of my friends best time on a GT7 license test.  



#6465 Souffrir   Eternally Training CAG CAGiversary!   6529 Posts   Joined 10.5 Years Ago  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 06:33 PM

I'm going to be podracing on my Switch after work tonight!


https://www.youtube....h?v=RBiKGc9ZOl4

#6466 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   73033 Posts   Joined 19.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 01:25 PM



#6467 Freeze Time  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 01:47 PM

I'm gonna start playing Guns of the Patriots today. The only other Metal Gear Solid game I have played is the Phantom Pain. Mgs4 leaves PS now in like 10 days so I'm going to beat it before then. I still wish PS3 games could be downloaded but I am sure I won't have any trouble streaming it. I have really fast internet. Something like 400-500 down.

#6468 Vindicated30.6   Your father smelt of elderberries! CAGiversary!   214 Posts   Joined 1.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 02:41 PM

Is anyone here familiar with Metro's home internet? I know they're advertising 5G like their parent company T-Mobile, but I also know from experience that Metro customers get deprioritized during peak hours in favor of T-Mobile customers. I would switch but I like getting Prime bundled with my plan. Streaming or cloud gaming is out of the question for me when I have crappy slow internet.



#6469 nitrosmob   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   11515 Posts   Joined 16.9 Years Ago  

Posted 05 May 2022 - 02:54 PM

It's funny, I hate the repetition and frustration of Souls and Rogue-like games, but I'll sit in my chair for hours trying to shave thousands of a second off of my friends best time on a GT7 license test.  

A lot of people have their repetitive comfort food for games and other things. For gaming mine is dungeon crawlers like Etrian Odyssey. I know people like those RPGs with repetitive combat (I've kind of grown out of that phase), but some people really like to just do something like getting beaten like crazy in Souls games, or match a bunch of candy in those type of games. For my anime watching my comfort food is the ecchi romantic comedy animes. They usually suck, but require so little brain power I can power through them quite easily.



#6470 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   73033 Posts   Joined 19.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 04:09 PM



#6471 Josh1billion   Josh x1,000,000,000 CAGiversary!   2455 Posts   Joined 13.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 07:17 PM

I'm gonna start playing Guns of the Patriots today. The only other Metal Gear Solid game I have played is the Phantom Pain. Mgs4 leaves PS now in like 10 days so I'm going to beat it before then. I still wish PS3 games could be downloaded but I am sure I won't have any trouble streaming it. I have really fast internet. Something like 400-500 down.

Great game.  I didn't have any issues streaming it; you should be all good with that speed.

 

The fact that the game is leaving PS Now in 10 days kinda ruins this, but if you had the chance, I'd suggest playing MGS 1 & 2 before 4.  (3 optional since it's more of a prequel to all of them.)  MGS4's story will be more meaningful if you've played those.  And it's a very story-heavy game compared to MGS5.



#6472 Freeze Time  

Freeze Time

Posted 05 May 2022 - 07:50 PM

Great game.  I didn't have any issues streaming it; you should be all good with that speed.

 

The fact that the game is leaving PS Now in 10 days kinda ruins this, but if you had the chance, I'd suggest playing MGS 1 & 2 before 4.  (3 optional since it's more of a prequel to all of them.)  MGS4's story will be more meaningful if you've played those.  And it's a very story-heavy game compared to MGS5.

Not an option unfortunately. People rave about 4 more so over any other MGS game is seems so I am okay with playing 4 first and then going back to the others if I feel like it and they are available to stream.



#6473 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   73033 Posts   Joined 19.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 08:02 PM

This ends on May 9, so grab the new version of Fall Guys before then:



#6474 Hypebeast69  

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Posted 05 May 2022 - 08:32 PM

Should’ve made it anniversary edition upgrade not enhanced. Oh well still getting the anniversary for collection purpose

#6475 Z-Saber   moon2S CAGiversary!   7702 Posts   Joined 18.4 Years Ago  

Posted 06 May 2022 - 12:23 AM

Not an option unfortunately. People rave about 4 more so over any other MGS game is seems so I am okay with playing 4 first and then going back to the others if I feel like it and they are available to stream.

Playing 4 first is like watching Avengers Endgame without seeing any other Marvel movies.

#6476 Freeze Time  

Freeze Time

Posted 06 May 2022 - 01:06 AM

Playing 4 first is like watching Avengers Endgame without seeing any other Marvel movies.

Well I have already played and beat 5. I had no idea what was going on most of the time and then google told me all the Metal Gear games are like that. I still had a blast with it though. There is no way I am going to buy all the metal gear games. I would then have to figure out which ones will play on my PS2 or PS3 and track them down. Too much work. There are just way too many games to play on PS NOW and Game Pass that I have already paid for sub wise. Someone wouldn't watch only Endgame since all the Marvel movies are on Disneyplus. It's not like all the Metal Gear Solid games are on PS Now and I am choosing to only play 4. It's either play 4 before it leaves in 12 days or not play it at all. Since it's gotten amazing reviews, I am choosing to play it. I got to the guy that trades weapons for points before saving and putting on the Penguins game. I will play a lot more tonight.



#6477 BryanDGAF   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   1274 Posts   Joined 11.0 Years Ago  

Posted 06 May 2022 - 01:16 AM

Well I have already played and beat 5. I had no idea what was going on most of the time and then google told me all the Metal Gear games are like that. I still had a blast with it though. There is no way I am going to buy all the metal gear games. I would then have to figure out which ones will play on my PS2 or PS3 and track them down. Too much work. There are just way too many games to play on PS NOW and Game Pass that I have already paid for sub wise. Someone wouldn't watch only Endgame since all the Marvel movies are on Disneyplus. It's not like all the Metal Gear Solid games are on PS Now and I am choosing to only play 4. It's either play 4 before it leaves in 12 days or not play it at all. Since it's gotten amazing reviews, I am choosing to play it. I got to the guy that trades weapons for points before saving and putting on the Penguins game. I will play a lot more tonight.


You done goofed. I don't see anyway how you will enjoy the story. Who is snake talking to. Why are they focusing on this girl from that squad. Who is this revolver ocelot. Why is he calling himself liquid. Is that a vampire? Who is this ninja? The gameplay is fine but very linear though.

#6478 Freeze Time  

Freeze Time

Posted 06 May 2022 - 01:48 AM

You done goofed. I don't see anyway how you will enjoy the story. Who is snake talking to. Why are they focusing on this girl from that squad. Who is this revolver ocelot. Why is he calling himself liquid. Is that a vampire? Who is this ninja? The gameplay is fine but very linear though.

So then I will check out a video summary on youtube.



#6479 Kromis   Für das Vaterland! CAGiversary!   1260 Posts   Joined 17.3 Years Ago  

Posted 06 May 2022 - 01:57 AM

Well I have already played and beat 5. I had no idea what was going on most of the time and then google told me all the Metal Gear games are like that. I still had a blast with it though. There is no way I am going to buy all the metal gear games. I would then have to figure out which ones will play on my PS2 or PS3 and track them down. Too much work. There are just way too many games to play on PS NOW and Game Pass that I have already paid for sub wise. Someone wouldn't watch only Endgame since all the Marvel movies are on Disneyplus. It's not like all the Metal Gear Solid games are on PS Now and I am choosing to only play 4. It's either play 4 before it leaves in 12 days or not play it at all. Since it's gotten amazing reviews, I am choosing to play it. I got to the guy that trades weapons for points before saving and putting on the Penguins game. I will play a lot more tonight.

I beat 5 without playing Peace Walker and I thought I didn't miss out on much. 4, however, references past games as it is the culmination of their stories. Then again, MGS stories are wack and you probably won't connect everything together unless you watch a lore video. My friends dragged me to watch the last Harry Potter movie opening weekend and I had never seen any of the prior movies so I didn't get very much out of that experience. But anyway, if you do choose to play 4, I think the game is worth a replay after you've had time to play the other games.



#6480 Hypebeast69  

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Posted 06 May 2022 - 01:58 AM

If only we’d get a MGS3 remake but actually open world this time. My fav out of all of them. MgsV was the best gameplay wise. 4 is up there as well. 1 was my childhood. 2 was ehh to me