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Ori's beautiful, btw, I have no qualm with it. But that wouldn't 'lighten my mood' on the industry. Until we see like... a majority of games of the 'Double-A' nature like Ori, I'll be chill.
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Nothing is wrong with Metroidvania games at all. Even the name of the genre is comprised of two of my all time favorite titles :D
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Super Meat Boy Limbo Brothers Dust Bastion Trials/Trials Fusion Skull Girls Shank 1 & 2 Fez Geometry Wars Shadow Complex State of Decay Child of Light Those are just off the top of my head, that I've personally played. Not to mention whatever I'm forgetting, and the ones that are upcoming (of which there are MANY on xbox one.) I am exited for Bloodstained, and Mighty No. 9, and Yooka Laylee too. But if everyone did what they did, we would just get an endless stream of games that give new twists on old formulas. Some of the games I mentioned above go much further to distinguish themselves and present something new, than any spiritual successor ever could. Obviously there is risk involved with straying from successful archtypes, and yes, there are a lot of digital games out there that are garbage, because different doesn't automatically mean good. But when different is backed up by great design, and actual thought into making it work, there's nothing quite like the experience. So yeah, if you're talking about xbox's crappy 99 cent indie games I'm with you, but if you're talking about all these digital releases we've gotten over the years? Nah. Have to disagree. Vehemently. |
I see what you're saying. But I'm not too concerned with 'alternate takes' and experimenting with genres. I mean some of my fave games were once upon a time new things, so I'm not against it - it's just... I dunno... boring? Actually I think the thing is I lean toward competitive multiplayer and not many smaller games go for that. I'm fine with shooter, fighter, arcady stuff. Even some of the games you mentioned could be boiled down to mechanics you already valued. I'm a guy who's content with Tetris, and it takes a bit to get me into new games. So I'm not disagreeing completely, many of those just don't do it for me.
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Today's News:
1) According to a report from Eurogamer, a user from 4Chan managed to recently troll EA by grabbing as many Star Wars gaming related domains as possible before EA did. Besides the domian grabs, the user also trolled EA's habit of killing off studios quickly and the new Battlefront game lacking a lot of features from the older games. http://www.screwattack.com/news/4cha...r-wars-domains 2) SALES:
3) Ninja Theory is expected to reveal more details regarding Hellblade for the PS4 on June 10th based on a recent developer diary video. http://www.destructoid.com/ninja-the...l-292473.phtml 4) EA's former Vice President of Sales, Doug Bowser, was revealed to have been recently hired at Nintendo for the same role in the company. http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...6no-not-bowser 5) Daybreak studio announced they gave a massive wave of bannings for H1Z1 with over 25,000 accounts perma banned for cheating. http://www.destructoid.com/daybreak-...s-292458.phtml |
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Today's News:
1) Episode 4 of Telltales Game of Thrones series was revealed to be arriving on May 26th. http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/game...26/2300-10203/ 2) Techland studio announced all development for Hellraid, spiritual sequel to the Dead Island series, has been delayed indefinitely in favor of developing a lot more content for Dying Light. http://www.destructoid.com/dying-lig...d-292578.phtml 3) Rockstar has recently filed a lawsuit against the BBC regarding the docu-drama Game Changer show with Rockstar claiming they gave no permission for the use of their trademark properties for the show. http://www.destructoid.com/rockstar-...c-292556.phtml 4) EA announces the upcoming Need for Speed game will be a "full reboot" of the series and will be released this Fall for the Xbox One, PS4, and PC. http://www.destructoid.com/ea-reboot...--292565.phtml |
Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) According to a report from ArsTechnica, a Canadian teen was recently arrested and plead guilty to 23 charges related to online swatting. According to court documents, he targeted mainly female gamers and League of Legends players while also using hacking attacks to get personal information from his victims for fraudulent purchases and utility shutdowns. http://www.screwattack.com/news/cana...watting-gamers http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...e-game-rivals/ http://kotaku.com/17-year-old-swatte...ror-1706131116 3) Similar to last year, Sony announces several theaters will be once again hosting streams of their upcoming E3 press conference. Tickets will be free while every state in the US and 3 Canadian cities will have at least one theater showing the event. http://www.destructoid.com/experienc...n-292583.phtml 4) WARNING - For those playing The Witcher 3 on the Xbox One, a save file deleting bug was recently discovered with CD Projekt RED not guaranteeing the fix will be included in next week's stability patch. http://www.destructoid.com/witcher-3...k-292628.phtml 5) Digital distributor Desura and associated website Indie Royale are currently facing accusations of failing to pay money owed to several indie studios with claims of Desura not sending any money made from game sales nor responding to constant requests about the situation. http://www.destructoid.com/desura-an...s-292575.phtml |
Witcher 3 is sooooooooo fucking good. Loving this shit right now.
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God damn right it is.
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Weekened News Edition:
Warner Bros currently rumored to be considering releasing HD remakes of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City for the PS4 and Xbox One based on a recent leaked survey.
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This is a hilarious workaround to the fact that a) these fuckers didn't even consider backwards compatibility and b) major publishers haven't a fucking clue how to go forward.
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Yeah, fucking waste of time, far as I'm concerned.
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Today's News:
1) Palmer Luckey, Oculus VR's founder, is currently facing a lawsuit regarding accusations of fraud by his former company Total Recall Technologies. According to court documents, Luckey is claimed to have broken a NDA agreement he had with TRT and used work owned by TRT as the basis for forming Oculus VR. http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-fo...d-292723.phtml 2) According to developer Cloud Imperium Games, a recent accident involving the community manager manger resulted in around 40 GB worth of assets for Star Citizen being leaked online. Someone with a lot of free time found the actual location to the project's work folders after a picture from a recent batch of screenshots included an incomplete URL. http://www.destructoid.com/star-citi...e-292719.phtml |
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2) Capcom announced Resident Evil Zero will be their next game getting the Remastered treatment and has an early 2016 release date. http://www.destructoid.com/resident-...6-292771.phtml 3) The Dragon Quest series is currently rumored to be moving away from handhelds in favor of consoles (specifically the PS4) in the near future according to series creator Yuji Horii. http://www.destructoid.com/dragon-qu...n-292788.phtml 4) Ayami Kojima, character designer and illustrator for several Castlevania games, was revealed recently to have joined Inti Creates studio for Bloodstained's development. http://www.destructoid.com/iga-s-whi...t-292786.phtml |
Kojima joining Bloodstained is great news. His was the definitive art style for castlevania.
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That game is going to be even better than before.
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Today's News:
1) Some Sony related news:
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3) Deep End Games, founded by former Irrational Games staff, announced they have started a Kickstarter fund for a new horror game they are developing called Perception. http://www.destructoid.com/ex-irrati...n-292843.phtml |
Today's News:
1) An accidental leak by Microsoft revealed a new version of the Xbox One controller will be shown during next month's E3 expo. http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-...3-292909.phtml 2) Unlike last year with Unity, Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Syndicate will not have a companion app made for the game. http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-n...e-292924.phtml 3) Deep Silver is currently rumored to be the publisher for Bloodstained based on recent trademark filings. Was also revealed recently if the Wii U stretch goal is hit, Armature Studio would be developing that version. http://www.destructoid.com/deep-silv...d-292917.phtml 4) FREEBIES - Microsoft revealed the list of free games for June's Games With Gold promotion are Massive Chalice (Xbox One), Pool Nation FX (Xbox One), Just Cause 2 (Xbox 360), and Thief (Xbox 360). http://www.destructoid.com/massive-c...d-292920.phtml |
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I hope Massive Chalice is good. Haven't had a good turn-based strategy in a while.
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Today's News:
1) Konami recently clarified their mobile priority stance for game development by stating while mobile gaming will get the most focus, they will still make games for consoles but now merged with other projects. http://www.screwattack.com/news/kona...andon-consoles 2) SALES:
3) For those interested or have followed MMO game Greed Monger's development, the developer announced they have canceled the project despite raising around $100,000 in Kickstarter funds. Some reasons given were constant arguments within the dev team and backlash after it was discovered some of the funds were being spent on a completely different project. http://www.destructoid.com/greed-mon...k-292945.phtml 4) Sony is currently in trouble again with UK consumer rights group Watchdog after recently complaints of them refusing to refund PSN accounts they knew were stolen or charged with fraudulent purchases. At least one person so far managed to get a refund after pressure from the BBC while others have not been as lucky yet. http://www.destructoid.com/uk-consum...y-292950.phtml |
After 11 years, Ubisoft's all-girl gaming team the Frag Dolls is being retired.
Bit of a shame. Not many outfits that I know of out there who are composed of mostly, if not all female gamers who can run with the boys. |
Those chicks were beasts. Coordination that was inspiring in a way. Haven't heard of them in years.
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Weekend News Edition:
Bloodstained managed to reach the Wii U stretch of goal of $3 million recently with a Vita port as the next possible platform if another half million can be raised within 2 weeks. Another stretch goal after the Vita was darkened out as a surprise.
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XCOM 2 was revealed earlier today :D
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Today's News:
1) Some highlights from today's Nintendo Direct episode included a new Chibi Robo game for the 3DS, a Chibi Robo Amiibo will arrive in the near future, a new Dr Mario game for the 3DS, and Capcom announcing Monster Hunter X for the 3DS. http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/no...ect/1100-5207/ http://www.screwattack.com/video/Cap...r-3DS-12874155 2) New teaser trailer for Rise of Tomb Raider was recently released with more info arriving during E3. http://www.destructoid.com/new-rise-...s-293103.phtml 3) Respawn Entertainment announced they will not be having any announcements nor games shown during this month's E3 expo. Was previously speculated Titanfall 2 likely would be revealed during E3. http://www.destructoid.com/titanfall...5-293091.phtml |
Today's News:
1) Valve announced a new refund policy for Steam which allows full refund for games to be possible as long as the "under 2 hours played" and "2 weeks since purchase" requirements are met. Valve is also asking for feedback from developers on tweaking the new policy to handle other situations like games beatable in under 2 hours or in episodic form. http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/va...ram/1100-5208/ 2) Warner Bros announced Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, The Simpsons, Portal, Midway Arcade, Jurassic World, and Scooby Doo series will all be included for the upcoming Lego Dimensions game. http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/lego...-r/2300-10224/ 3) Nintendo debunked recently rumors of their upcoming NK device being Android based. http://www.destructoid.com/no-ninten...d-293180.phtml 4) Dark Souls 3 is currently rumored to be getting revealed during E3. http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-say...3-293167.phtml |
Playing Dark Souls II right now...but to be honest, it hasnt grabbed me the way Bloodborne has. I think it might just be the overall art style and it seemingly having a bit of a slower pace due to shields.
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Bloodborne is much more offensive minded, whereas I find dark souls' wait around for an opening method kind of boring.
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Today's News:
1) Some E3 related news:
2) New Gears of War series developer Black Tusk studio announced they have been renamed to The Coalition studio. http://www.destructoid.com/gears-of-...n-293241.phtml 3) According to a report from The Verge, GameFly will be starting their own game streaming service in the near future after recently purchasing streaming company Playcast. Some early details include around 40 games will be streamable at launch, only for Amazon Fire TV at the moment, and rentals costing between $7 to $16. http://www.destructoid.com/gamefly-w...g-293211.phtml 4) SALES & FREEBIES:
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Today's News:
1) Naughty Dog confirmed recent leaks of an Uncharted remastered set for the PS4 are true and will arrive this October. It was also revealed the set will be the only way to get access for the upcoming Uncharted 4 beta. http://www.destructoid.com/uncharted...n-293308.phtml 2) SALES - Best Buy currently has an Xbox One bundle for $349 which includes the console, Assassin's Creed Unity, and another free game of your choice from a small list of games. https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/s...36962346250240 3) Valve announces the first batch of Steam Machines will arrive this November with those who have pre-ordered the console to get them a month earlier. In terms of prices, the console ranges between $500 to $1500 and the controller at $50 each. http://www.destructoid.com/steam-mac...r-293300.phtml 4) Capcom was revealed to have hired a new director for the Mega Man series with speculation ranging between a possible series revival to mostly done for merchandise purposes. http://www.destructoid.com/wild-spec...r-293289.phtml |
Today's News:
1) Similar to Sony, Microsoft is also currently rumored to be revealing a new 1TB model for the Xbox One during E3. http://www.screwattack.com/news/1tb-...ease-during-e3 2) 2K Sports revealed Spike Lee will be writing and directing NBA 2k16's MyCareer mode while the game itself will come with swappable covers. http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/spik...ca/2300-10236/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/don.../1100-6427843/ 3) Update to issues regarding digital distributor Desura failing to pay indie developers news as Bad Juju Games (owns both Desura and indie store Indie Royale) announced they have filed for bankruptcy. According to an employee of the company, recent court orders have blocked the staff's (and indie developers) ability to be informed on what is going on with the company and management. http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/de...tcy/1100-5211/ http://www.destructoid.com/desura-ow...y-293377.phtml 4) For those interested in both Tekken 7 and EVO 2015, it was revealed the game will only be playable using Dual Shock 4 controllers even though the game itself is arcade-based. http://www.destructoid.com/tekken-7-...5-293367.phtml |
Late Night News Edition:
Dark Souls III rumored once again to be getting a possible reveal during E3 with supposed screenshots and early info recently leaked.
According to the leaked info, the game is set to arrive next year for the PS4 and Xbox One while a PC version is uncertain in terms of a possible release. Quote:
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