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After a decade or so using Sony's online services I think I'm good on a PC launcher made by them.
Agreed with the others that it has its charms, but I'm trying to put my finger on why.This indie "blobber" launched earlier this week on Steam, and it looks promising, if you don't mind the dated visuals:
Here's a trailer:
And some gameplay footage:
A demo should also be available soon.
But more than anything it vividly reminds me of Everquest, and sure enough if you read the official site the blog posts are peppered with EQ comments, so it seems like it was very much intentional, and I'd say they succeeded in that aspect.
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Discussion - Forgotten Games
Inspired by a neat thread from another forum. It mainly talks about PC games but let's include all games from every platform here. https://www.resetera.com/threads/forgotten-pc-games.274415/ Have you ever play a game (retro or new) that has never been mentioned by other people or people don't...
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FFVIIR deal was most likely decided many years ago. FFXVI is apparently a deal made this year or so.
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i doubt that changes anything tbh ... with how sony have been going after timed exclusives left and right ... even stuff like Avengers
If anyone is curious, these are the games the games on the bottom are the ones that will come to PC. So far only confirmed PS5 exclusive launch game is Astro's Playroom and Spidey.
Also, sorry for the lack of activity during the last week. Darkest Dungeon got the worst of me. It's extremely addictive. (and grindy as well, which is my only biggest complaint)
Reason: complaint
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Final Fantasy VII Remake was an exceptional circumstance. Clearly PlayStation fans were begging Sony to step in on that one - we know that people like Gio Corsi, Shahid Ahmad and Adam Boyes were actively encouraging the community give them suggestions of games to pursue and it's likely that may have led to a business decision to significantly encourage (i.e. fund heavily) the earlier stages of the project.
So far FF7R is pretty much the only high profile Sony-only exclusive they've done in recent memory. NieR:Automata, Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III were all multiplatform, even if that didn't include PC day one (or ever), and Project Athia is PS5 and PC. I'm expecting Final Fantasy XVI to get an announced PC release, because I still think Sony is more interested in keeping games off Xbox than off PC.
The only way Square Enix is going to keep XVI off PC day one is by choice. Now that I wouldn't put past them.
So far FF7R is pretty much the only high profile Sony-only exclusive they've done in recent memory. NieR:Automata, Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III were all multiplatform, even if that didn't include PC day one (or ever), and Project Athia is PS5 and PC. I'm expecting Final Fantasy XVI to get an announced PC release, because I still think Sony is more interested in keeping games off Xbox than off PC.
The only way Square Enix is going to keep XVI off PC day one is by choice. Now that I wouldn't put past them.
Well, I tested Crowfall and came away badly disappointed. It's every bit identical to every MMO I've ever played, despite how nice the Art and premise was. A boring world made me nope out pretty quickly, not to mention the performance. I hope there are others to look forward to :/.
I'm not sure this was posted or discussed. I had to read over 10+ pages of content so please forgive me if may miss it.
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3060 or 60 range is what some would call "peasants" territory. Well, if you are a "peasant" like me, the article is good news if you plan to build a new pc soon.
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3060 or 60 range is what some would call "peasants" territory. Well, if you are a "peasant" like me, the article is good news if you plan to build a new pc soon.
I was interested in Tony Hawk, then I discovered it's EGS
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FF X/X-2R, FFXIIR, FFXV, everything was PS exclusive for a year or so.
It's no secret that Sony and SE are pretty close, and it seems like Sony still want to attach the FF brand with Playstation even as timed exclusives.
I know nobody remembers but that game also launched on Xbox day 1.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, Kena and Solar Ash are the only confirmed eggs of this list correct?If anyone is curious, these are the games the games on the bottom are the ones that will come to PC. So far only confirmed PS5 exclusive launch game is Astro's Playroom and Spidey.
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... for now
There is no chance FFXVI won't be exclusive to consoles for a year, even if there's no exclusivity deal in place.
Square loves their double dipping money.
Square loves their double dipping money.
Yeah, at this point I'd be surprised to see a Final Fantasy game not release on PC a year late. They have done it with IX, XII and will do it with VIIR. Making XVI an outlier would be strange.
I wonder why Sony is paying for this. I doubt this pushes anyone towards Sony platforms that doesn't already have one.
I wonder why Sony is paying for this. I doubt this pushes anyone towards Sony platforms that doesn't already have one.
Song of the Deep is a nice little Metroidvanian type game. Im enjoying it.
It was pretty good, if a bit annoying with the mine physics at time.
Developed by Insomniac but without much success I suppose... I guess we can forget about them making a new metroidvania now.
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There are currently a million and one early access games on Steam (or at least, it feels like it ).
Some turn out great, some never end up completed, or fail to provide a good product.
I buy quite a few myself, and I would just like to list a few that I think are worth a look.
These 3 games are already so much fun, I'm sure the final game won't disappoint:
And the following 4 show a lot of promise, and are worth keeping an eye on:
).Some turn out great, some never end up completed, or fail to provide a good product.
I buy quite a few myself, and I would just like to list a few that I think are worth a look.
These 3 games are already so much fun, I'm sure the final game won't disappoint:
And the following 4 show a lot of promise, and are worth keeping an eye on:
Did not know there was already another atom RPG.
I like the DS4 in terms of its feeling and handling. I hear good things about the Xbox One controller, but since I don't like asymmetric controllers, I can't recommend that one.
Really hope the DualSense improves on the DS4s battery, that's the only real issue I have with it.
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Yeah, it was released back in May.
It was supposed to be a standalone expansion (set in another location), with a smaller gameplay area (mostly a single big city).
But, based on feedback the developers have been expanding the map, and it will now feature a few more locations as well.
Their game support continues to be excellent (besides the frequent content updates and fixes for the new game, they have been porting some of the improvements done for this game back to the original ATOM RPG).
This is the kind of developer I like to support, one that instead of nickel-and-diming their customers with cosmetic micro-transactions, and crappy DLCs with barely any content, they offer free, awesome, post-launch support (actual meaningful stuff, like adding controller support as requested by some users, new content added to the game for free, engine upgrades and improvements whenever a new version of Unity is released, ...).
I can recommend the SN30pro+ by 8bitdo
Thanks for the suggestions. I had some of them already on "follow". There are too many potential good games on early access that I get overwhelmed by this circumstance. I usually wait until an early access game gets fully release to decide whether I want to buy and play it.There are currently a million and one early access games on Steam (or at least, it feels like it
Some turn out great, some never end up completed, or fail to provide a good product.
I buy quite a few myself, and I would just like to list a few that I think are worth a look.
These 3 games are already so much fun, I'm sure the final game won't disappoint:
And the following 4 show a lot of promise, and are worth keeping an eye on:
For example, one of the oldest greenlight games that is still in early access state is Project Zomboid.
With the covid 19 world situation I might die before the game gets out of early access at this rate.
Re: controllers. Lack of analog triggers has been a bit of a problem on Switch Pro, the AB/XY mirroring is almost always an issue when it can’t be remapped, and the d-pad has been wildly inaccurate. All that on top of its frankly ridiculous pricing make it a non-starter for general purpose use, I think, unless you own a Switch too.
My XBO controller has served me very well, but its d-pad has been losing or doubling inputs for a while now. I'm holding out for a Series X/S controller. That d-pad looks like it has some potential if it doesn't break.
My XBO controller has served me very well, but its d-pad has been losing or doubling inputs for a while now. I'm holding out for a Series X/S controller. That d-pad looks like it has some potential if it doesn't break.
I still don't think Sony will block a PC version - I reckon a lot of it is on Square's reluctant to release on PC more than anyone else. Could be similar to the Ubisoft PC version delay shenanigans.
Regardless, if Sony are paying to keep games off PC, and thinks PC gamers are going to suddenly break and buy a PS5 to play [insert game x here], they are sorely mistaken. Many PC gamers won't even install EGS, a free launcher, for exclusives - fat chance they plop $500 down on a console.
Plus I doubt Sony would be releasing games on PC if they thought the power of exclusives was enough to lure PC gamers to their platform - if you were a PC only player thinking of grabbing a PS5, the entire PS4 library, including all those exclusives, sure is attractive if there's no chance in hell of them coming to PC. To just port big hitters like Death Stranding, Horizon, probably Bloodborne, probably The Last of Us Part I & II, probably many more, seems insane if they are then paying money elsewhere to keep games off of PC for a mere 12 months.
Personally speaking, exclusives don't do it for me anymore. EGS has taught me a valuable lesson: it's fine to wait, and third party moneyhatted exclusivity is a shitty practice that I'm not going to reward any platform holder for doing. There's only one thing that would convince me on a PS5: if Sony puts backwards compatibility in from PS1-PS4, and also includes digital whitelisted PSP/Vita games, I'd be in. They should spend their money adding value to their platform, not taking value away from others.
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|OT| - Steam Weekly Top Sellers - A thread about weekly data
Well, it has happened, as I have been compiling the information week after week since Summer began I thought it would be great to share the thoughts and discussions in one single place once a week. In this first post you will find a collection that goes from June 21 up to September 6, 11 weeks...
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this weekend and I think it's pretty damn good. It's a short fps metroidvania where you try to piece together what happened to a crew that went through an alien portal. Took me somewhere around 1-2h to finish. It's not perfect by any means but definitely worth checking out at it's low price and some of you may even already own it from the huge Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality that was on itch.io.
this weekend and I think it's pretty damn good. It's a short fps metroidvania where you try to piece together what happened to a crew that went through an alien portal. Took me somewhere around 1-2h to finish. It's not perfect by any means but definitely worth checking out at it's low price and some of you may even already own it from the huge Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality that was on itch.io.
It's always good to see more Atom RPG love.
Well this vid won the internet for me today
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