Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "Our journey together through the history of video games has finally reached the modern-day. Anointing the current generation as the best one ever is a hard thing to do since its obviously still ongoing. The current lineup of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch still have a lot of gaming left in them and what will largely define this generation for future gamers may still be unwritten. However, we also about six years into this most-modern era of gaming and in a lot of ways the impression that the 8th generation of gaming will leave with players has already been decided. So, for the final time in this series, let’s dive into the reasons why this generation stands above all of the rest."
Stellar Blade's creative director, Hyung Tae Kim, has also claimed that the game is deeply inspired by Nier: Automata.
I feel like Yoko is downgrading Automata because he has expressed multiple times he'd like to revisit the universe, but Squenix hasn't been keen about it. We know he loves 2B and would love to take her out for another spin, so maybe this is how he gets the company to think about it.
u do realise that Square made Nier a franchise after Automata right?
Taro is downplaying it cause hes not a snob like most of the directors that think their games are gods gifts to the human race.
he said the same thing when being interviewed during the development of Automata too, that he couldnt have done it without the devs.
hes just a humble guy rly.
I mean, Neir existed before Automata with both OG Niers and Drakenguard. I don't count NieR Replicant, since it's a remake of the OG games. Sure, we have Reincarnation, which is still stuck on mobile devices (quite a damned shame). I just remember Taro saying he'd love to revisit Automata if Square Enix lets him. I do recall there was supposed to be a sequel to Automata, but it wasn't confirmed and I'd imagine it was just for Reincarnation.
Enjoy Taro, he seems like a cool guy, who loves the ladies and is humble. But damn, don't put down one of your masterpieces.
I get he's giving them some credit, but i strongly disagree based on the demo. I honestly don't think any aspect of it feels good, it's not bad, it's just kinda ok but definitely a little jank. Also the souls like formula it is adopting does not help it imo. I was looking forward to this for years, now im just kinda let down honestly 🫤
Man exputer can you stop putting words like that after someone's name, i read Yoko Taro Passes and just went blank
They sent in XDEV one of their traveling support studios to Korea to lend a hand if I’m not mistaken, Sony pulled out the big guns to help this studio
The Outerhaven writes: The Nintendo Switch has had plenty of big hits, but perhaps to help its successor, some of its "lesser hits" could get ported with some "upgrades."
Yea so the fanboys can pay 70 bucks for ports this time around. As if if wasn't bad enough with all the Wii U ports and 3DS ports that have taken up most of Ninty's releases these last few years. We should be pushing for backwards compatibility instead of giving them the idea that they can charge full price AGAIN for games already bought.
The likes of Pilotwings, 1080 Snowboarding, Stunt Race FX, F-Zero and Wave Race especially have all been canned by Nintendo. The Switch saw a number of Wii U ports, but not even Splatoon and Mario Maker made the cut, maybe a few others. Seems Nintendo likes to bang the same drum these days.
Generation 8 was pretty much a remaster of the previous generation, as the 7th's stumble continued with clearer visuals.
The Remaster Generation saw social gaming rise to the heights of normality, bringing with it both pros and cons to the industry. Gamers became spectators with platforms like Twitch, hosts earning money by how they entertain in each stream. Our social collective reach was finally realized as we could now enhance our experience with ways of talking to developers, and the creators listening to actual wants and concerns. Sadly this power also brought abuse, as the cinematic landscape started in the previous generation was now stunted with political correctness, now forcing most developers to tread lighter than ever before with their artistic decisions.
We definitely expected more out of our consoles as cries of better graphics now came with cries of apps, proving gaming would continue to chase its tail to push for all-in-one media boxes to carter to the now larger gaming demographic. The 4th Generation's idea of redesigned models now jumped over with mid-gen upgrades, boasting suped-up graphics and 4K gaming so clear you can see the next generation (or are already standing in it).
For the gaming front, curiously, Gen 8 also brought a ton of nostalgia with it, as greedy developers were a little too keen on cashing in on previous success than forming new roads. Remakes and remasters now created an echo the likes of which we've never seen before, proving a newer generation of gamers will buy and pretty still sells.
This cycle of gaming defiantly made the Open World genre the go-to, almost like it was a right of passage or to ensure us that our cinematic universe was deep.
Now more than ever the 6th Generation's proof that hype can kill was proved again, but this time with software as developers showed product off at too early a stage, forcing gamers to wait longer than normal giving us all just enough time to move on or for another game to take its place.
In my opinion, I think Generation 8 is so much like the 7th that I'll always wonder what more we could we had gotten instead of just settling, and make no mistake we did settle on our situation when we voted with our wallets. Our hobby is expensive, and any gamer will tell you that, but this generation simply fell too far from gaming's basics. Developer focus should be making the best product possible, not making the deadline to patch it later or deliver game breaking glitches. Give us full experiences, don't rob early adopters with season passes and DLC - include them. Don't overindulge with splashing new paint on old art, give us new masterpieces to remember. Gen 8 will never be a "Best" candidate for any gaming Generation, but hopefully, rather, the best wake up call we've ever had.
It's not, it may only just make the top 5. There are too many negatives in the industry right now, that stops it being one of the best.