You buy a car. You buy a brand new car. It’s expensive. Your friends call you an idiot, but who cares. You love cars. You love that new car smell.
But imagine if, when it came time to buy a new car, you weren’t allowed to sell your old one. That car you bought brand new a few years back? You can’t trade it in for a new model. Now take things a little further: imagine if, from the second you plunked your buttocks in the seat and gripped the steering wheel, only you could drive the car you just bought from the moment it left the showroom till the day it hit the scrap yard.
Insanity.
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
I also think Sony needs to change their stupid rules on how physical games need to be English dubbed in order to be released state side. Who made that rule? If it isn't Sony, then who is responsible?
Remember that EU citizens actually have the right to trade in both boxed AND digital games, as per a new ruling last year. This is going to make Sony, Microsoft and Steam's life very interesting over the next few years, especially now the first lawsuits from consumer groups are starting to take shape.
But yeah, here's the thing. If games become monetarily worthless the moment you play them, this MUST be reflected in RRP. They've got bags of intrinsic value, but as a commodity, they are literally worth less if they become worthless. #rambling
Welcome to PC gaming.
This ruling really is quite insane. It goes against everything that literally what business sense stands for.
The only way around this madness is if at retail *brand new games will *all be sold at absolutely bargain basement like I mean even less than second hand/pre-owned prices as in 10-20 dollars so it would actually be worthless to sell them again.
Do think it would be hard to fully implement these rules or some way or another a backlash will suddenly occur and they have to revert back.. also maybe sometime soon someone could figure out a legal way around this damn issue.
I don't think MS or Sony will actually take those steps, but if they do I would like to hear more about their thoughts behind this, the math. Why are they so sure this will benefit them?
I'm sure there are many people like me who over the past few years bought a lot of games that didn't live up to our expectations, or games we weren't sure of, but we bought them anyhow knowing we could sell them if we didn't like them. If that option (or right) is taken away, I know I will think twice before buying a new game. I will probably buy less games. I will not be able to spend money from selling my games in new games. And more people will not buy games day one anymore but wait for a pricedrop.
But this is my opinion. Still, if they really are going to hinder 2nd hand sales or make it impossible I would like to hear them explain it word for word to us gamers, centerstage at E3. If it's legal at all.