General Gaming Thread

[Salieri]

There's already one for Zero (1st game) but the translation is stiff and "too literal." There's also a new one being done (I think it's 60% now.) I think I would just wait for the new one. ^^

 

 

For Ao (2nd game), there's a machine translation (yeah, ignore that one lmao) and there's a new one that has just been completely translated. http://gurennoheyakara.blogspot.com.au/p/games.html Currently, I think they're doing a run to check for stuff.

Yep i just saw it 60% reccenty updated https://geofront.esterior.net/category/progress-report/just going to wait for that and in no rush to play it since my backlog is pretty big right now but just need it for Cold steel 3 since according to a lot of people every game from Sky to CS2 adds a lot to the overall expereince. 

 

Waiting for them to hopefully get the second game English translated so I can understand while playing it.

 

 

Kinda sad that Sky 3 doesn't have voices

Edit: I just finished the second chapter in sky 2 and just can't stop playing it.

Edited February 24, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

So just finished chapter 7 of Trails in the sky sc and.... Wow... The writing and story drift of it.

 

 

 

Learning about Agate past and how his sister was everything to him even though that necklace got burnt he still carries it with him. Punches me right in the feels.

 

 

Oliver leaving the party and says next time they meet they will be enemy. Like wtf...

 

Meeting up with Joshua and just that scene alone made me tear up. Omg Joshua..... He's such a big fool I love him so much. Plus learning about his pest I was trying to hold onto the feels but darn... Just darn it...

 

And now just finished chapter 7 and things just got turned off like emp blast and no lights plus the floating island o.o

 

and i thought Cold steel 2 made me care so much but now seeing sky sc so much emotions.

Edited March 19, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Pc reports and review says ni no kuni 2 is good and well optimised. I'm not sure if I'll get it mainly cause of my backlog rip and cash..


Also just about to finish trails in the sky sc final chapter.

Literally bawled my eyes during the fight against Lowee.

Darn you Lowee why just why would you do this...
My heart ache for Scherazard but Lowee was on another scale :(. And than Wiseman making Joshua into a puppet. I hate that about him.... Making my heart ache curse you Wiseman.

Going to finish the game later today another game done and finished on my backlog.

 

 

EDIT: Just finished triails in the sky sc and man that was great.

 

I loved the game even more than fc and even more than cs 1 and 2 xD.

 

Was sharing some tears during the end of SC due to the fact the dragon and Casisus saved Estelle and Joshua .Just oh my gosh my heart dropped during the final few scenes and than the whole Lowee part where he just scarafied himself for the team. Like despite his whole purpose I can't help but too love him :(

 

 

This song just..... Omg

 

 

Wondering now if I should play Third chapter or not.

Edited March 24, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

I just saw this today

 

 

and i'm so freaking bitter this didn't make it as Fie's official design for CS3. Instead, we got that junky outfit for her. -sighs- This wasn't even a DLC! :( like, WTF! This is so much better than her official CS3 design. </3

 

I think the main issue with this is it looks more like a Zephyr jaeger getup instead of a bracer. I still think this should have been a DLC at least. :3

 

 

 

Sky the 3rd is mainly about Kevin and Ries (new character) instead of Estelle and Joshua. I'm not sure if you're going to like it but it's my favorite game in the arc personally. It's the darkest game in the series and it's very edgy, like i'm talking about demonic edgy stuff. lmao

 

The game's structure is radically different from the typical Kiseki game. The whole game is basically stuck inside one massive labyrinth of a dungeon + story + Kevin's backstory. It also ties up a lot of loose ends (not all of it) in the arc as well as add more depth to almost characters through extra features (Moon Doors, Sun Doors); they're basically optional doors you can enter to view cutscenes about a lot of characters including the main cast, former antagonists, some vague spoiler stuff for future games, Ouroboros mystery, and even the Ravens gang has one. XD

Huh doesn't the third game add into the whole experience of the future trails games like Zero and Ao and even CS? That's my main reason for playing through the entire series of sky, although it did make me care so much for Josuha, Estelle and even other characters like Tita, Kloe and Agate. Really going to miss them

 

I didn't really like the whole Kevin aspect in sky so I'm very weary of picking and carrying through the third game /: so there's that. part of me wanting to give the third game a go. But isn't cs much darker than sky third? I think i read CS series was much more in your face than third game is

[Salieri]

Yeah, it does add a lot tbh. But I meant the story structure and progression is very different from all games. 

 

The organization (Gralsritter) Kevin is a part of is an important and consistent part of the series. I know they're rarely mentioned in CS and CS2 but their presence is still there. You'll see how in CS3. :3

 

And don't worry. You'll hear about or even meet those characters again in future games.

 

CS still have a lot of nice, happy, slice-of-life moments but Sky the 3rd just has depressing vibes and atmosphere for the majority of the game. lol

Hmmmmmm I'll just have to play it to find out myself, I want to finish the trilogy xD When I'm done with my other games.

 

Well sky 3 is definitely something I need to play since CS3 is a must buy for me when it does get localised

 

Wait so sky 3 is more depressing than sky sc? Here I was broken when I was done with sky sc. Actually I've been trying to find a JRPG that is as heart wrenching will Sky third really do that

[Salieri]

Has anyone here played ys viii? I'm debating to get it or not as I saw it has a release date for next month on pc.

 

 

On a side note just got through Sky third chapter, chapter 2 done and things seem to be O.O

Edited April 2, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Trails in the sky 3rd finally got to the last dungeon and I'm totally wtf...... This game is so dark, the warning I got from monochrome. I underrestimated it.

 

From chapter 1 to chapter 6

It wasn't that dark, things were going all right i did tear up now and again for the characters that I came to love, Kloe and Josuha + Estelle past mostly due to the way it was written, just touches the feels. Kloe's one just hit the feels the most because she couldn't control it and the fact she was so young when it happened. Meanwhile Josuha past with Estelle I loved how they both grew to be in a romantic releationship and the bond between them is just lovely to see after 5+ years.

 

 

Meanwhile chapter 7 and finishing the doors was like

OMG Kevin,.... Just omg Kevin's past is so heavy, I fell for his character in the second game but his character in the third, learning what he did, killing and wanting to be punished for the sins he has done. His mother dying and wanting to strangle him so that they both could leave peacefully. Throughout the game I thought his mother was just gone but his father leaving them both to death and his mom going mental..... Plus Rufina learning that Kevin killed her and he couldn't stop it. Just made it even worse.

 

Than came door 15 where Renne where you find out about her past. That was like the gaming mocking how much pain you could handle. Those all hurt and butcher my thoughts and feelings. Like I couldn't feel any emotions expcet for wtf is seriously happening, just why.......

 

 

These feelings are just butchering me what a way to finish off the sky series. Making me crave to play Zero and Ao so much

 

 

Finished trails in the sky trilogy. Best sky game is Third chapter. I just love is plot and how it was so different than the rest. Plus the ending was so sweet

Renne running away from Estelle and Joshua yet Estelle and Joshua will keep on trying to find her. Plus Scherazard and Oliver relationship is just so good xD

wondering if I should play and finish off ni no kuni now or just read Himawari as my next visual novel.

 

Triple edit : thanks to steam making witcher 3 affordable I just got its goty and been having a blast 6 hours in and I've only finished the beginning part

Where Geralt meets Yen and departs from the castle.

currently debating whom to romance since Yen is super classy my type of girl and from what i remember of witcher 1 Triss is just a controller both I have interests in.

Edited April 13, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

 

 

Can't beleive they actually did this

 

Witcher 3 has my vote

 

Oh and I just finished witcher 3 both the main game and the heart of stone expansion. Got to do the blood and wine expansion.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Debating so hard to buy or not. I really like Chloe waifu

 

Edited May 23, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Just finished radiant historia perfect chronology, one of the best,  if not the best JRPG I've ever played on a Nintendo console minus Pokemon Loved each and every moment of the game and the amount of twists and turns, characters, plot and the concept of time travel almost perfected the game but got like 3 quests which I can't do :(. Really can't fault Atlus for giving it a new life on the 3DS. Just recently bought Shin Megami Tensei Strange journey Redux. Going to be playing that

Edited May 23, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

it's gonna be a hot mess, I feel it. But I'll try it still. Just for Kara.

I know someone who worked on Detroit, and with a couple of workmates they'll organize a day 1 party to play it and cringe on it. I'll defo participate. It'll be fun, wew!

Really? I actually loved some work from David Cage, such as the the past releases of Heavy Rain and Beyond two souls /: plus I love the concept of being an andriod

 

Planning to buy Detroit and then Project Diva: Future Tone, but is Project Diva worth it? I could spend that money on Code Realize: Bouquet of Rainbows or just pre-order Spiderman already  

Isn't code realize bouquet of  Rainbows just an added addtion to the orginal vn? I've played code realize Guardians of Rebirth and lovdd it.

Edited May 24, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Kinda suprised. Easy Allies says it is the best one from the studio

12 to 15 hours. Not justified for full price. will wait but defo something I need to pick up to play.

 

[Salieri]

Yeah I'll wait for a discount offer because $60 for less than 20 hours... lmao

 

Kara's story looked pretty intriguing and I also liked the android guy in the hostage trailer, although I don't remember his name (Connor?)

I mean that's just for one playthrough. Far more if you were to do everything I would think. Saw another person review saying it can reach for 25 or so hours and to be honest 10 hours for a game like this is pretty reasonable and until dawn was 8 (10 if you do everything) hours selling for roughly the same price. Heavy rain similar length although much cheaper but that was during 3rd gen game era and as games get much more demanding prices of them will increase.

 

 

 

Plus games like these do you really need it to be long. Is pretty much a movie of your own decisions and I for one would get tired of it. If not get overwhelm by the length of a game with little to no gameplay. That's just my opinion though.

 

And yep Connor

 

Edit just added the video.

Edited May 24, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Yeah but I'm not really a multiple run kind of person, I only aim for the best end in these kind of games and so far in Heavy Rain I was capable of making the best choices right from the get-go so yeah it shouldn't take me long to finish

 

Also yeah Until Dawn was overpriced too and I didn't buy that at full price either I got a discount on it. There are way too many good titles coming out this year at $60 so I definitely won't give David Cage that much money atm for 15 hours of meh writing. The latest games are all over $50 but for example God of War ($60) is 30-40 hours with side-quests, FFXV Royal Edition ($65) is 70+ hours with all DLC and at least 50% of the side-quests, Nier: Automata was 35 hours by completing every side-quest, etc.

 

I feel like Detroit is charging me $60 for eye-candy so I'll wait for discounts + E3 game announcements so that I can prepare my wallet I don't just buy PS4 big titles so since I'm constantly buying $30-$40 Japanese VNs + the shipping price, questionable offers like this make me reconsider buying them at full price

I'm definitely picking it up later today. It just my type of game and watching another person review whom just got rid of my worries xD plus once I'm done can always trade it in if I don't see any other reason to keep it. But we are two different gamers. I tend to just play for everything I signed up for. Even played the demo like 4 times just to get everything I wanted xD

 

Simliar to vn where there are many different bad ends and only one good. I did like most of them for fate stay night which took me far longer than I would if I was to play just the main storyline.

 

Comparing ffxiv to something like detriot is just not justified since its different genre of gaming. But that's just me. Each time you mentioned a game with "sidequests" that's like saying witcher 3 is over 150 hours with side quests but it can be done in 25 hours just doing main quests. To me alternative choices are like sidequests but just different story.

Edited May 25, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

idk how anyone could beat detroit in 10 hours without getting crappy endings. took me about 15 hours for the best ending which is only like 40% of the game. Im now onto my 2nd playthrough

 

I can understand people not wanting to pay 60$ for 15 hours, but barely any singleplayer games these days goes above 20

 

 

also im about to get Persona 5 and im seeing that the main story takes 90-120 hours to beat. Is it actually story rich or is 80% grinding? 

I'm glad I'm not the only one enjoying Detroit. I am getting shivers just playing through it, the story is just.

 

 

Persona 5 will last you a very very long time with a lot of story element

[Salieri]

I'm still on the fence about getting Detroit: BH. For all those who has played the game how would you rate it overall?

Is an all right game. Far better than the ones David cage made before. Would recommend it if you like the sort of game style

 

 

Spoilers for detroit

 

i converted Connor into a Deviant. Went to the peaceful protest despite my hostility to the humans. I was just chasing after North. First ending I kissed her and all android with the protest died, second talked to the guy whom tricked him into having all the deviants to be captured and the third I got was a dirty bomb. Freedom for androids. Meanwhile in kara. She and Alice didn't make the place on time and missed the bus. Alice died and Kara lives on. Second they got to the place but i sacrificed someone can't remember his name but Alice Luther and Kara all made it across the boarder. Third both Kara and Alice died

I feel better after running though the final chapter 3 times.

[Salieri]

everyone survived on my first run. got the peaceful ending

Don't even know how I'd get that. Being 50/50 in everything was the playthrough I wanted but...

[Salieri]

OMG Beryl is back for Cold Steel 4! :D She's that strange Mystic Club student NPC in the first 2 Cold Steel games. One of my favorite NPC in the whole series. :3

 

 

I love her new design! She's looking so cute and creepy at the same time (perfect combination tbh). <3

 

I was surprised she didn't appear in CS3 at all despite being one of the student NPC who seems to have plot relevance. I don't think she's just a troll character, so I'm anticipating a big reveal about her. inb4 Ouroboros member

Omg isn't she the girl from that mysterious club that Towa send you on a mission for and she's like telling you ghost stories? I adore her darn it, really need to play the third game so badly

 

Also yay

 

100% free in the life is strange series. Yay.

 

 

I can't believe they showed it off on E3 I am beyond excited. CD Projekt red take my money

 

Edited June 10, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Yeah. She also says a lot of weird stuff and foreshadows a lot of Rean's struggles.

 

A lot of the student NPCs appear all grown up as well.

wished 3 would be translated already :( the wait is too long.

[Salieri]

I am sold Cd projekt red just give me cyberpunk 2027 please. I'm dying for this game to come out.

 

CD Projekt has finally pulled back the curtain on Cyberpunk 2077, revealing the game to press behind closed doors at E3 this week.

 

I saw a 50 minute live uncut gameplay demo and was blown away by the level of detail in Night City, the open world in which the game takes place. During the demo, a number of eye-catching features of the game were revealed. Here's everything I discovered during our Cyberpunk 2077 behind closed doors demo:

 

Cyberpunk is a first-person role-playing game. You play the game from a first-person perspective, shooting weapons in the traditional FPS style, with dialogue choices appearing on screen.

 

You play V, an urban mercenary who takes on dangerous jobs for money. You are a cyberpunk, CD Projekt said.

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Unlike in The Witcher 3, CD Projekt's previous game in which you play as Geralt, in Cyberpunk 2077 you create your character, or your version of V. You can choose to play as a male or female, and choose your "life path", which, alongside your gender, affects your experience within the world. You can customise everything from your haircut to your tattoos. You can also put points into various attributes, such as strength, constitution, intelligence and reflexes.

 

There's no character class to pick, however. Cyberpunk 2077 has a fluid class system which lets you customise your own class throughout the gameplay experience. You can become a Solo, Techie or a Netrunner - or a mix of all of them.

 

Our demo takes place near the beginning of the game. V alongside a friend called Jackie Welles and a netrunner called T-Bug is trying to find a missing person. It turns out Scavengers, one of the various factions in the game, are kidnapping people to harvest implants.

 

The first-person shooting includes a slow motion "bullet time" effect and a slide move. You can combine the two for dramatic effect.

 

Damage numbers pop out of enemies as you shoot them (the enemies have life bars).

 

You can take a reflex booster such as the Kereznikov to enhance your reactions. Drug taking is a part of the game, done via asthma pump-like devices.

 

Cyberpunk 2077 is a mature game intended for a mature audience, CD Projekt said, and as as a result features full frontal nudity.

 

Eventually, V finds her missing person: the naked body of a woman in an ice bath. She picks her up in a bid to help her.

 

Trauma Team is a group described as "high-end medical insurance for rich people". We see a few of its members arrive via flying car to pick up the missing person's body.

 

 

Cyberpunk isn't afraid to swear - there were a couple of c-bombs in our demo and plenty of f-words.

 

You have an apartment and can have one-night stands with people. (We see V wake up from one of these just as her fleeting partner walks out of her apartment.)

 

You have a variety of quests to choose from (these are listed on-screen).

 

In her apartment, V takes her pistol and her jacket. The jacket plays an important role in the game. Not only does it look cool, but it also gives you stats, including "street cred". Street cred is an experience you gain from doing open world bits and bobs, and helps you unlock content throughout the city.

 

V's apartment is located in a mega building, a huge building complex that forms a micro-society of its own. Cyberpunk 2077 is an alternate timeline which has seen the development of the euro-dollar as standard currency, which people call eddies.

 

The city has been designed to be interactive. You can interact with an advert and it will tell you where to buy the product. In our demo, V was pointed to a can of soda, which she bought from a vending machine.

 

More info is in the source

source :https://www-eurogamer-net.cdn.ampproject.org/

but wow.

 

 

Edit: just finished witcher 3. I know it was out like ages ago but I loved playing it so much. Now that I'm on summer holiday time to try to finish up another 14 of the games on backlog.

 

Double edit: just finished shadow of the Colossus and my heart just shreds. Is such a beautiful yet so depressing game. :(

Edited June 21, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

 

Oh wow, I didn't even think this game would come out this soon.

 

August = Walking dead final season

September = Life is strange 2,

 

Edit: Forgot Captain Spirit is out in 4 days. It's free yay.

Edited June 22, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

Omg so soon what! How come they announced Captain Spirit in E3 instead of LiS 2 though... I understand it's coming out before LiS 2 but I know the reactions to Captain Spirit were like mm not LiS2 bye lol (I'm personally anticipating it). I think it would've been better marketing to announce LiS 2 and then promo Captain Spirit as its prequel

Mainly cause I think they wanted to hype it their own way /: who really knows at this point but pretty sure the prequel will just foreshadow a lot of what will happen in LIS2?

[Salieri]

Yeah I remember reading somewhere that they said that it would introduce some of the cast of LiS 2, so I guess that little boy will be our protagonist (I'm guessing he's grown up in LiS 2 though, I don't think they would make a child the protagonist since they can't get that serious with story-telling in a childish environment)

Not going to lie but it might be pretty interesting if they did approach it as the kid

[Salieri]

i suck so bad at fps and thats all my friends play anymore i highkey wanna get rid of my ps4

Just do what I do and just play the games you want to play. For me when I was into call of duty it was the only thing I played with my mates but then we just drifted when I said I'm just playing single player games and they respected me on that. Although I know it might be daunting but don't let the system be at fault unless you really want to just not play playstation games /: you might even find yourself enjoying games after taking a short break.

 

I just finished Persona 5 and wow what an amazing game i give it like 9.5

 

Welcome to the club xD what aspect did you like the most and who is your favourite character of the game?

 

 

I'm literally on a roll now that I'm free. Managed to finish two other games uncharted 2, was in my backlog for quite some time and I loved it (Ellena + Nake = ship) and firewatch which was a really decent experience wasn't expecting anything but fell in love with the graphics and characters. My heart was broken by the the end but it was worth it.

 

Going to be playing Uncharted 3 since I want more Nathan Drake and then start my playthrough off god of war (2018)

Edited June 24, 2018 by Salieri

[Salieri]

I guess what i really liked the most was

 

-The addictive grinding. I usually hate grinding but this one was addicting

-The story. Really good story, characters and voice acting

-The fact that the story was 100+hrs. Like Holy shit this should be a standard

-Good gameplay mechanics

-Great , catchy soundtrack 

-Relatability to some of the characters

-Overall unique experience

 

my faves were probably Joker, Ann and Morgana

 

  Liking Ann omg don't see or hear many Ann fans back when it first came out.  And that photo

 

Glad you liked it, should really try out more of Atlus games if you have the time as they usually are built around the same gameplay style.