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Alchenar posted:Okay I'm taking another stab at Like A Dragon and jesus Christ I've spent about 5 minutes in the last hour actually playing the game. Sorry I've never played a Yakuza game, what were you doing the other 55min? Cutscenes?
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I didn't believe that epic was shoe horning rock band into fortnite and tried it out after playing some lego fortnite with the kids, and yep, fortnite rock band.. only like 5 songs in it tho wtf
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Sywert of Thieves posted:Sorry I've never played a Yakuza game, what were you doing the other 55min? Cutscenes? Yes. But the interesting choice is that it's a mix of animated cutscenes and in-engine sequences where you are literally doing nothing but scrolling text.
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Is it better or worse than that Monster Hunter game where the first hour is watching an anime waifu tediously explain every single gameplay concept in excruciating depth before you can, y’know, hunt monsters
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Evil Badman posted:This would be the exclusive I could see popping up on a competitor platform. You're right: it also launched on PlayStation 4. Zerot fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Jan 7, 2024 |
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priznat posted:I didn't believe that epic was shoe horning rock band into fortnite and tried it out after playing some lego fortnite with the kids, and yep, fortnite rock band.. only like 5 songs in it tho wtf The Rock Band thread told me you can buy more songs, with the Fortnite currency probably. Also they're going apeshit over the entire thing because ROCK BAND IS BACK BABY WOOO 
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Sywert of Thieves posted:Sorry I've never played a Yakuza game, what were you doing the other 55min? Cutscenes? It turns out a lot of gamers love not playing video games. See also the high regard for other non-games like Pentiment, Alan Wake 2, RDR2, Last of Us, etc etc. I don't get it either.
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webmeister posted:Is it better or worse than that Monster Hunter game where the first hour is watching an anime waifu tediously explain every single gameplay concept in excruciating depth before you can, y’know, hunt monsters This describes so many Japanese games, the main reason I don't like most of them. ColdPie posted:It turns out a lot of gamers love not playing video games. See also the high regard for other non-games like Pentiment, Alan Wake 2, RDR2, Last of Us, etc etc. I don't get it either. Pentiment is a wonderful game. RDR2 as well and doesn't compare at all to the ones mentioned. But I also never liked the TLOU games.
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I'd rather watch a cutscene than be forced to walk at a slower than normal pace while another character just barfs out dialogue, stops and stands there, says something else, then keeps walking.
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Beastie posted:I'd rather watch a cutscene than be forced to walk at a slower than normal pace while another character just barfs out dialogue, stops and stands there, says something else, then keeps walking. ☝️
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ColdPie posted:It turns out a lot of gamers love not playing video games. See also the high regard for other non-games like Pentiment, Alan Wake 2, RDR2, Last of Us, etc etc. I don't get it either. You don’t get it because you are very stupid. Hth
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"I don't like it when I'm not moving like the guy from Quake 3. Also when there's plot, unlike Quake 3."
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Yakuza 7 has a lot of frontloaded cutscenes but then its a ton of actual game and it's excellent. Also I'm not a fan of games heavy on cutscenes but Yakuza gets away with it because the writing an cutscenes are actually good unlike 95% of games.
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American McGay posted:You don’t get it because you are very stupid. Hth
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American McGay posted:You don’t get it because you are very stupid. Hth
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The thing I find incomprehensible is that despite the ratio of 55 minutes cutscenes to 5 minutes gameplay... about half the script is voiced, and the other half is just text with the actor going 'hrmgh'. I've been to a location that probably only appears once in an in-game cutscene that was lavishly detailed, but the first 'dungeon' of the game looks like it was made in the 90's by someone who was late to leave the office. There's just such an incredible disparity between the quality of the things the developer clearly cared about, and things where they just went 'meh'. I know the developer has to push out a game every single year and that has to play havoc with the choices they have to make on what they care about, but still.
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Any length of a RGG game you should be thanking the Lord for letting you experience
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Yakuza series is the poster child for making a lot of a little for better and worse. Tbh a lot of other developers could probably learn a thing or two from them because the project management there has to be out of this world. But the seams are pretty apparent when you play the games.
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Alchenar posted:The thing I find incomprehensible is that despite the ratio of 55 minutes cutscenes to 5 minutes gameplay... about half the script is voiced, and the other half is just text with the actor going 'hrmgh'. I've been to a location that probably only appears once in an in-game cutscene that was lavishly detailed, but the first 'dungeon' of the game looks like it was made in the 90's by someone who was late to leave the office. There's just such an incredible disparity between the quality of the things the developer clearly cared about, and things where they just went 'meh'. it's an RPG op
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Baby’s first RGG.
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I honestly don't understand the problem. You spend a few minutes busting skulls with vending machines or chickens, then help a kid solve a crossword puzzle on your downtime. Watching 30 minutes of cut scenes of Yakuza clans that have a more complicated family tree compared to Genghis Kahn is a small price to pay. Hit baseballs or throw darts or drive a taxi to decompress.
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Sywert of Thieves posted:The Rock Band thread told me you can buy more songs, with the Fortnite currency probably. Also they're going apeshit over the entire thing because ROCK BAND IS BACK BABY WOOO It says on their site they are looking at how to use the old instruments which would be pretty drat cool. I loved rock band especially pro mode keyboards. Sadly Epic will probably fill it with epic bullshit.
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imagine if every single person you talked to in yakuza had a voiced cutscene instead of static conversation interactions. the games would be 500 hours long
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Professor Beetus posted:imagine if every single person you talked to in yakuza had a voiced cutscene instead of static conversation interactions. the games would be 500 hours long And we would get one a decade lol
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There's a lot wrong with AAA games but these "if a game takes away control for half a second it's trash" takes sound like undiagnosed ADHD. Maybe you're looking for a fidget spinner
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Are there any other 3 player couch co-op games out there like the Trine series that at least have a bit of a story, light puzzles, etc? Not really looking for rudimentary task simulators with PS1 graphics like all the cooking, delivery person, house mover games but it seems like once you move past 2 players that's about it.
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Cutscenes are fine but not balancing them between gameplay ends up being boring as poo poo. Yakuza is guilty but as others have mentioned, the beginning of monster hunter is so loving bad.
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acksplode posted:these "if a game takes away control for half a second it's trash" takes Can you quote one of those takes? I don't remember anyone saying that.
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Yakuza 7 takes a bit long to establish what's going on at the start, but even if you aren't super into that, just power through those cutscenes because that game gets bonkers and opens a lot of venues as it goes on. Just.. the best. Absolute best. Basically: Tatsuta Age posted:Any length of a RGG game you should be thanking the Lord for letting you experience Quantum of Phallus posted:Yakuza games ftw
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Yakuza games ftw
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Kirk Vikernes posted:Are there any other 3 player couch co-op games out there like the Trine series that at least have a bit of a story, light puzzles, etc? Not really looking for rudimentary task simulators with PS1 graphics like all the cooking, delivery person, house mover games but it seems like once you move past 2 players that's about it. Not that I've been able to find. Mostly you are limited to arpg games like Diablo, Minecraft dungeons, etc. And stuff like Minecraft and potentially Roblox, but I've tried to avoid the latter with my kids. I'd love if Lego games expanded to 3 or 4 players, but that seems unlikely.
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Rare Replay has a bunch of old ones that I believe are 3+ player couch co-op, then you have the beat-em-ups like ninja turtles and battletoads but yeah those are definitely not "light"
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ColdPie posted:It turns out a lot of gamers love not playing video games. See also the high regard for other non-games like Pentiment, Alan Wake 2, RDR2, Last of Us, etc etc. I don't get it either. They're fun and chill OP After beating AW2 on the weekend I'm actually in the mood for some more story games with light or no combat, any suggestions? Played Pentiment, Both the Plague Tales, Hellblade & Control off the top of my head. Maybe I'll just wait for the RE2 remaster coming soon
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hanyolo posted:They're fun and chill OP Jusant’s story is entirely environmental or told through little pages you find but there’s no combat or death, just chill climbing til you reach the top and find out why you’ve been climbing.
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 What a great surprise, this little game! I thought it was a walking simulator, and... it is! Kinda. But I still enjoyed it a lot! Lever-Pulling Heroine Rose Archer travels to - Incredibly pretty visuals, Art Deco style. The Bioshock comparison is probably appropiate. Graphically, this game punches well above its weight for being an indie. These are probably the last gasps of the Unreal Engine version 4, and it has never looked prettier, some rooms reminded me of being awed by those ol' Myst screenshots, but in realtime. Some rooms, had to stop and admire the design - particularly The Grand Theater and the Botanical laboratory, just gorgeous. - Some jump scares. I thought it was a chill lil' mystery game, but there's some spookiness here, definitely. Nothing that will give you a heart attack, but the first time was so unexpected I almost quit. I did not read anything about this game, so that took me by surprise. - "Puzzles" are barely there, even Resident Evil has more difficult puzzles, but this was perfect for me. I enjoyed walking around the ship and reading notes, and these easy "pull lever, move on" rooms were fine with me. Maybe not for actual puzzle fans. - Fun story, some parts very predictable but still works. And not long at all, 4-6 hours at best. Right when I was thinking "yeah yeah, ok, let's wrap it up", the ending sequence kicks in. There are some annoyances, like a couple of timed sequences where you pretty much have to know which way to run in order to make it in time, but at least the game is not overly punishing about failing them. Also, the animation is fine, but I thought some sequences could be improved in their next game Definitely give this a go if you got the GamePass. I would've never bought it, but I gave it a shot and it paid off 
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hanyolo posted:They're fun and chill OP The Forgotten City is a neat little time loop game with a cool narrative, but some people can't stand time loop games so it might not be your thing. Couple hour cool little experience for sure. It was on game pass when I played it but I think it isn't anymore.
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