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The announcement trailer for Control 2 Resonant was released:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQm-ExRz60&t=3s
Jesse has gone missing, and her brother has to go looking for her in a warped Manhattan.
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/con...red-by-neon-genesis-evangelion-021310781.html
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQm-ExRz60&t=3s
Jesse has gone missing, and her brother has to go looking for her in a warped Manhattan.
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/con...red-by-neon-genesis-evangelion-021310781.html
I have been interested in Exodus, a sci-fi RPG. This trailer shows a bit of game play... though it is so quick-cut edited it doesn't show much imo. I am not thrilled with this trailer. That is an issue with the trailer, not the game itself as I don't think I got a good feel for the game.
But some of the character designs look... odd.
I want to see some straight gameplay, uninterrupted by quick cuts like an MTV music video.
View: https://youtu.be/KqQEMxcLU1k?si=HfZ6ZlprjUWApoI6
But some of the character designs look... odd.
I want to see some straight gameplay, uninterrupted by quick cuts like an MTV music video.
View: https://youtu.be/KqQEMxcLU1k?si=HfZ6ZlprjUWApoI6
hmm, this was looking interesting until it showed some combat. The combat looked... meh.
But that main character looks and sounds like Rahul Kohli who is a good actor and is playing that character. Neat that I could recognize him.
View: https://youtu.be/6JFUvt3ldy0?si=rHH0xxQPS1IIXDjZ
But that main character looks and sounds like Rahul Kohli who is a good actor and is playing that character. Neat that I could recognize him.
View: https://youtu.be/6JFUvt3ldy0?si=rHH0xxQPS1IIXDjZ
Not got high hopes given Netease pulled any further funding for it, but the former Yakuza creative directors new game being called "Gang of Dragon" is very on the nose.
You know what wasn't announced? Half-Life 3. Once again, people got excited for no reason.
I'm looking forward to Ontos, personally
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4ZPxUzPhc
I'm looking forward to Ontos, personally
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4ZPxUzPhc
This. Which is why the base game of TOR (the meh-mor-pah-guh) for the eight different classes is still one of my favorite gaming experiences.
And also this…. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Total War.
View: https://youtu.be/QeCItSg-wmI?si=VAq3cD1LsBx-bwM-
Gameplay starts after the cinematic.
Another one I am legitimately no-shit excited for!
View: https://youtu.be/QeCItSg-wmI?si=VAq3cD1LsBx-bwM-
Gameplay starts after the cinematic.
Another one I am legitimately no-shit excited for!
Control Resonant is definitely a must-buy for me when it comes out. Especially if they end up with the same accessibility controls of the first.
I'm looking forward to the melee-focus, too.
I'm looking forward to the melee-focus, too.
Ace Combat 8 also got announced. Naturally, the story looks utter nonsense but it looks beautiful. Though the cover plane looks to be an F/A-18F, which is meh.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXJ_C9Zilc
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXJ_C9Zilc
OH BOY! I can't wait to play more of the Super Anime Fighter Jet Dating (Flight) Sim!
For real, Ace Combat 7 was ridiculous but a great time. I'm hopeful.
Buried the lede...
If they have swung a way to have Tool in the soundtrack? Awesome. It it's just the trailer? Still neat, but not nearly as awesome.
Wonder if it'll be neat. Warlock is a fun classes.
It's a pity those controls went in after I'd thrown the controller at a wall and deleted it. If they've learned their lesson, then I'm there at the start.
I never got into the Ace Combat series; I should probably look at it at some point, but I've already got Falcon BMS sitting on my drive waiting for me to learn it.
I still spend most of my flight sim time in DCS' AH-64D, and have also recently added the UH-60L (a freebie indie mod for DCS). I want to fly the F/A-18 in DCS, but they're no longer getting any of my money, so.. Blah.
Ah, the rituals worked then*.
Ace Combat isn't really a flight sim, it's an action arcade game where you play as Plane Jesus. Usually with a cracking soundtrack.
* A few months ago r/acecombat was being extremely normal with ritual shitposts attempting to manifest an Ace Combat 8 announcement, but instead summoned the plot of AC7, containerised drone attacks, into real life.
Ace Combat isn't really a flight sim, it's an action arcade game where you play as Plane Jesus. Usually with a cracking soundtrack.
* A few months ago r/acecombat was being extremely normal with ritual shitposts attempting to manifest an Ace Combat 8 announcement, but instead summoned the plot of AC7, containerised drone attacks, into real life.
Also, Plane Jesus desires carnal relations with.. well, the plane.
But yes, it’s arcade flight game. Also? The accessibility, controls, and difficulty options are, if I remember correctly for AC7? Really quite good.
Melee is the only apparent turn-off for me. Such games typically just aren't my thing. I wonder if Dylan (Jesse's brother) will also have the launch ability.
But the game looks pretty good, and I really liked the first, so I'm sure I'll pick it up at some point.
alterSchwede
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Yeah. Not a fan.
I was excited the moment I figured out is was the next Control and then somewhat deflated once it became clear it's going to be a melee (souls like?) game.
I love the world and shooty Jedi-Jessie. Not sure I can go for this.
I really hope they pull it off anyways. Maybe I can be converted.
technophile
Ars Legatus Legionis
technophile
Ars Legatus Legionis
I'm excited for Warlock and Divinity (I didn't love the systems of DOS and DOSII, but Larian's storytelling is fantastic so I'll at least give it a shot), tentatively for Fate of the Old Republic and Control Resonant, and Exodus has been on my radar for a while -- I really get a Mass Effect 2/3 vibe from that trailer, so I'm hoping that one turns out cool.
Is the Total War Warhammer 40K different from the Total War Warhammer? I have that on my wishlist for a long time since I liked Total War and Dawn of War.
Total War Warhammer is based on Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the old fantasy product that has the non-space versions of elves and orcs and its Empire is more of the Holy Roman variety.
They exploded WHFB because it wasn't good enough at selling toy soldiers, then brought it back when Total War made it really popular again (even making brand new factions).
They exploded WHFB because it wasn't good enough at selling toy soldiers, then brought it back when Total War made it really popular again (even making brand new factions).
I told myself I wouldn't pick this up again, but I lied. Revisiting this game 15+ years later has been a blast, granted I'm also doing a lot of PvE stuff that I used to ignore so there's that. Good thing I have some holiday leave coming up
Arenanet help support was also extremely good, I didn't remember any of my login information, dug up my old GW1 CD case sent them a picture of the key and they were able to swap the login email for me very quickly.
I have to be honest, these cinematic trailers don't really do it for me. Show me some gameplay at least.
The ones I got really excited for had (what at least appeared to be) some actual gameplay in there, if not a lot. The Total War: WH40k had some actual gameplay at the end. Some of the snips towards the end of Control Resonant looked like gameplay.
Those were my two big ones.
Oh, and Ontos. Because Frictional are farking weird.
I'm hoping that dropping the "Original Sin" part of the title heralds that they're going to be making some mechanical changes in a sort of soft reboot. Would be surprised if it's an action RPG like the old Divine Divinity and Divinity II games, I think they'll keep iterating on their CRPG engine from DOS 1, 2, and BG3, but I was also not that much a fan of the DOS2 combat. People who mastered its set up and combo systems to end fights before the opponents get a turn seem to love it, but I am noob and I like dice rolls.
I don't know if it's funny or a comment on the durability of hope that there are still people in the world that think HL3 is ever going to get made.
I genuinely don't think anyone believes HL3 is coming. At most, there are people who will continue holding a grudge over it, but at this point the only people still invested in Half Life are the 1,000 people who played Half Life Alyx and the Crowbar Collective, who are supposedly working on Black Mesa: Blue Shift at this time.
technophile
Ars Legatus Legionis
Every fucking year the subreddit gets its hope up like clockwork. These people need professional help.
So this dropped today, Terminator 2D. I've played a couple of levels. Takes me back to SNES days. Thus far seems more based on Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Movement feels good. Animation as well. It's may actually be a good videogame adaptation of a film property.
If I were Valve, I'd release it as a micro-transaction-laden phone game, so I could watch all the heads explode in rage.
Outside of the length (which is nothing unusual for the genre, but notable because of the price point. Note this criticism goes away if you like to replay arcade games, especially for scoring purposes), this game seems fantastic. It hits the nostalgic notes for a whole host of games, including multiple Contra games and I'm sure there's little shout-outs and gameplay mechanisms from a host of other greats.
No it must be ‘best ever’ like HL and HL2 were, or nothing. That is the standard for HL3.
SOMA is one of my all-time favorites. Happy to see they're sticking with the sci-fi setting and heady themes and just cranking up the WTF-factor by more than a few notches. I am fucking down for this ride.
I have a soft spot for the Ace Combat series. This is as close to a no brainer purchase for me as can be