What Are you Playing Now & General Game Discussions

[Shake n Blake]

Been playing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond.

First time I've played a Pokémon game in 20 years.

[XenoMorph]

Game Awards are tonight.

https://www.pcgamer.com/game-awards-2021-livestream-time/?scrlybrkr=2080baad

Ill try and post a list of what was shown off tomorrow.

[CKwi88]

(12-09-2021, 10:23 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Game Awards are tonight.

https://www.pcgamer.com/game-awards-2021-livestream-time/?scrlybrkr=2080baad

Ill try and post a list of what was shown off tomorrow.

Big rumors about a Chrono Cross remaster. While nothing all that major, any Chrono news is good news for me.

[XenoMorph]

(12-09-2021, 11:53 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: Big rumors about a Chrono Cross remaster. While nothing all that major, any Chrono news is good news for me.

Im not sure how many total World Premiers this year  But they are showing something like 50-60 games in total.... (only real reason to watch)

And the Halo TV Series will be shown off.    

Oh and i Think keanu reeves will be there..

This is like E3 part 2 lol

[Shake n Blake]

(12-09-2021, 11:53 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: Big rumors about a Chrono Cross remaster. While nothing all that major, any Chrono news is good news for me.

This is a top 10 game for me, personally...and I'm one of the 4 people on the planet who prefer Cross over Trigger. 

Amazing story, music, and umpteen recruitable characters. I almost named my daughter Harle because of this game.

You just made my day.

[*bfine32*]

(12-09-2021, 10:23 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Game Awards are tonight.

https://www.pcgamer.com/game-awards-2021-livestream-time/?scrlybrkr=2080baad

Ill try and post a list of what was shown off tomorrow.

Can't wait for this sausage fest 

[Shake n Blake]

(12-09-2021, 08:32 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Can't wait for this sausage fest 

aRe yOu sAyInG gUrLz cAn'T bE gAmUrZ?!?

[XenoMorph]

One of the best games I saw had a female lead...

https://www.windowscentral.com/the-game-awards-2021-everything-announced


Lots of games shown

Tell tale is back

At the very least check out hellblade 2

[reuben.ahmed]

tell tale is back? I thought they stopped making games.

In that case, I need a new monkey island, sam and max, and maniac mansion.

[reuben.ahmed]

(12-09-2021, 11:53 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: Big rumors about a Chrono Cross remaster. While nothing all that major, any Chrono news is good news for me.

Chrono Trigger, one of the best RGPs ever. The best of the best RPG era?

I still prefer Final fantasy 4J (2U) only because it was the first RPG I actually understood, but the music/plot/battle was good.

[XenoMorph]

(12-09-2021, 11:53 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: Big rumors about a Chrono Cross remaster. While nothing all that major, any Chrono news is good news for me.

it did not show....

[CKwi88]

(12-15-2021, 06:19 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: it did not show....

True, but there is still overwhelmong evidence that it is happening.
Hype train just got too fast.

[CKwi88]

(12-15-2021, 03:40 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Chrono Trigger, one of the best RGPs ever. The best of the best RPG era?

I still prefer Final fantasy 4J (2U) only because it was the first RPG I actually understood, but the music/plot/battle was good.

I played through all the 8/16 bit Final Fantasy games over the past year. The 16 bit games still hold up (and VI is still a masterpiece), but I through III did not age very well at all.

[Shake n Blake]

(12-15-2021, 11:19 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: I played through all the 8/16 bit Final Fantasy games over the past year. The 16 bit games still hold up (and VI is still a masterpiece), but I through III did not age very well at all.

Hot take: VI was better than VII.

Tbh, I have VI only behind X (which I know is a divisive game).

[Stewy]

(12-16-2021, 01:20 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Hot take: VI was better than VII.

Tbh, I have VI only behind X (which I know is a divisive game).

too bad FF12s story was so bad, because the combat/gambit system is the best gameplay combat system in any RPG ever.  Hands down.

[Shake n Blake]

(12-16-2021, 01:29 AM)Stewy Wrote: too bad FF12s story was so bad, because the combat/gambit system is the best gameplay combat system in any RPG ever.  Hands down.

Bro you're scaring me. I was thiiis close to mentioning how much I loved 12's combat system, but the story held it back. If the story wasn't so weak and kinda boring, it'd be my top FF for sure.

I had my gambits set up so tight I could eat cereal while watching my team in boss fights.

Btw, I forget the knight characters name, but to this day when I piss off my wife, I say "I must apologize. I'm sorry. Forgive me. For the sake of Dalmasca!".

[CKwi88]

(12-16-2021, 01:20 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Hot take: VI was better than VII.

Tbh, I have VI only behind X (which I know is a divisive game).

That might not even be considered a hot take anymore. 

Without nostalgia goggles on VII barely makes it into the top 5, if at all. VI, IX and X are all pretty clearly better. There is a good argument for VIII, XII (my personal favorite) and XIII-2 as well. 

[XenoMorph]

So are you guys waiting in queue to play XIV?

[Stewy]

(12-16-2021, 01:49 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Bro you're scaring me. I was thiiis close to mentioning how much I loved 12's combat system, but the story held it back. If the story wasn't so weak and kinda boring, it'd be my top FF for sure.

I had my gambits set up so tight I could eat cereal while watching my team in boss fights.

Btw, I forget the knight characters name, but to this day when I piss off my wife, I say "I must apologize. I'm sorry. Forgive me. For the sake of Dalmasca!".

The FF perfect game for me would be a modern engine + FF12's combat/license board + FF VI's story.

Knight Character = Basch his twin brother who betrayed Dalmasca was Gabranth

Problems with the Story:
Vann = I love his character, but he is a very poor protag.  Basch would have been a much better central character
Lady Ashe = Her obsession with revenge really damages her character.  She is supposed to be the great rebel leader, but her attitude is that of a spoiled child willing to exact revenge at all and any costs.
Balthier = Best groupable character in the game, and would have been a better central character than Vann.  His story and character development are not used very well in the overall story.
Basch = Disgraced noble knight again would have been a better central character
Lord Vayne = what a craptacular and uninteresting bad guy
Going out to grind levels for hours is more interesting than moving the story along and that's a problem.
Larsa = The best part of the story (well ahead of Balthier).  Every experience with him is good and done well, yet after the emporer is murdered, he's almost forgotten.

Side note:  Combat in FF games has sucked since FF12.  They had the perfect system and keep changing it.  I can't stand FF13/FF15.

[CKwi88]

(12-16-2021, 11:09 AM)Stewy Wrote: The FF perfect game for me would be a modern engine + FF12's combat/license board + FF VI's story.

Knight Character = Basch his twin brother who betrayed Dalmasca was Gabranth

Problems with the Story:
Vann = I love his character, but he is a very poor protag.  Basch would have been a much better central character
Lady Ashe = Her obsession with revenge really damages her character.  She is supposed to be the great rebel leader, but her attitude is that of a spoiled child willing to exact revenge at all and any costs.
Balthier = Best groupable character in the game, and would have been a better central character than Vann.  His story and character development are not used very well in the overall story.
Basch = Disgraced noble knight again would have been a better central character
Lord Vayne = what a craptacular and uninteresting bad guy
Going out to grind levels for hours is more interesting than moving the story along and that's a problem.
Larsa = The best part of the story (well ahead of Balthier).  Every experience with him is good and done well, yet after the emporer is murdered, he's almost forgotten.

Side note:  Combat in FF games has sucked since FF12.  They had the perfect system and keep changing it.  I can't stand FF13/FF15.

Couldn't agree more. And yet despite the Disney-esque characters and story the combat, atmosphere and exploring all make it my favorite.

If Shake REALLY wants a hot take. FFXIII > VII. Don't @ me