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Monster Hunter Rise on PC makes me so damn happy. Planning on buying both versions.
Itsbeen84 years.gif and I imagine there's quite some time to go.
Small preview or not it's a massive task for one dev, we'll see though, I'd rather think it won't have it unless otherwise shown than be disappointed down the line.
The actual trailer of the game focused on the characters fighting 1 on 1 (on possibly the same level):
Dude is an Arc System Works dev and is doing this alone..!
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It looks like they completely missed their initial target of 2020 release for this game. Still no news on early access.
I am watching a German TV show about culture, art, etc. and suddenly there is a part about Cyberpunk 2077
Which so far is the best marketing for the game? They are telling it is political, proud to have transgender options in there, etc. Almost the anti-thesis to what they showed so far
Though they didn’t mention any of the working conditions or the transphobe marketing so far
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Which so far is the best marketing for the game? They are telling it is political, proud to have transgender options in there, etc. Almost the anti-thesis to what they showed so far
Though they didn’t mention any of the working conditions or the transphobe marketing so far
Zukunft ohne Hoffnung - "Cyberpunk 2077" | ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente
Wie sieht die Welt in fünfzig Jahren aus? Hoffentlich nicht so wie im Videospiel "Cyberpunk 2077". Es spielt in einer dystopischen Welt, zerstört durch Krieg und Umweltkatastrophen, in der Konzerne die Macht übernommen haben.
I had forgotten about that game but I actually backed it on Kickstarter all those years ago.
Saw this game for the first time yesterday and I wish I'd have known about the Kickstarter, it looks super promising.
Yes? They're Google, in case you forgot for a second. The big tech companies are literally made out of money.
10 million is literally nothing for them.
Actually, there's been some criticism of those "transgender" options. You can chose the sound of your character, but not their preferred pronoun. So no matter who you want to play, you're character will always be a "he" or "she", depending on the voice.
But not surprised to see media not pick up on this, anything that even looks different from the "normal" way video protagonists look like (white dude, with dark hair) is seen as something amazing and progressive.
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I know. Also the stuff about how big the character's genitalia is influences the pitch of the voice. Though not surprising for me that a show that has no focus on videogames does not pick up in that stuff. Kind of disappointing considering that the focus is normally on art and culture and they sometimes call stuff like that out in other areas.
German Media not portraying a game as a "killer spiel" that turns children into monsters?I am watching a German TV show about culture, art, etc. and suddenly there is a part about Cyberpunk 2077
Which so far is the best marketing for the game? They are telling it is political, proud to have transgender options in there, etc. Almost the anti-thesis to what they showed so far
Though they didn’t mention any of the working conditions or the transphobe marketing so far
Zukunft ohne Hoffnung - "Cyberpunk 2077" | ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente
Wie sieht die Welt in fünfzig Jahren aus? Hoffentlich nicht so wie im Videospiel "Cyberpunk 2077". Es spielt in einer dystopischen Welt, zerstört durch Krieg und Umweltkatastrophen, in der Konzerne die Macht übernommen haben.
They are even treating it as art!
We are really in some sort of mirror universe.
With all due respect: But this is as wrong as it could be.
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The times are a-changingGerman Media not portraying a game as a "killer spiel" that turns children into monsters?
They are even treating it as art!
We are really in some sort of mirror universe.
It's been that way for a few years now I observed. TTT had segments about Kentucky Route Zero and The Last of Us 2 this year. Neo Magazine does their „cozying up to gamers“ here and there because they are online people. Heute Show does a Call of Duty wordplay every other week. There have been documentaries about Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation on ZDF (late at night).
The voices that proclaimed this got more silent as time went on because they weren’t getting invited into talkshows. Or they shifted focus. Heute Show had a segment about eSports in their last show and had that Pfeiffer guy in there to show that he seems out of touch.
Kind of also makes sense because people who grew up with playing video games as a normal thing are now in the editorial staff, too
I hope we get Spider-man on PC relatively early next year. I'm in the mood for some mindless open world Spider-man game.
PC: It only does almost everything.Holy shit
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Will wait on Rise then.
Don't get your hopes up.
Contrary to many other SIE games (God of War, Bloodborne even The Last of Us 1+2) Spider-Man has never been mentioned once as coming in the future. Neither Queen, nor Tizor nor anyone else spoke about it.
Probably not coming then.
Answers in a squeaky voiceWhat ? Is that a real thing ?
Yes it is
I already talked too much about the great debut this game had on Steam and what kind of number it was doing so this makes me real happy as it's a very special kind of project that you would think it would bomb and yet here we are
Bought an XSX Controller.
If you are looking for a substantial, big upgrade over your current Xbox Controller: Nah, safe your money.
- USB C is good. I'm finally able to remove that micro c cable that was being used for nothing else anymore.
- The controller feels significantly smaller!
- D-Pad is a nice improvement.
- X,Y,A,B Buttons feel exactly the same.
- Thumb sticks seem to be a bit more precise. Though that could be either placebo or because my "old" controller is now 5+ years old.
- RT,RB,LB,LT feel a bit better to press.
- I like the texture on the bottom of the controller. The plastic on the top feel a bit more cheap though.
If you are looking for a substantial, big upgrade over your current Xbox Controller: Nah, safe your money.
I was thinking about the release timeline for SEGA's releases in 2021 today. Sounds like a fun idea to share my predictions:
First half (PC): Yakuza 3-5
Second half (PC): Persona 5 Re:Royal, Yakuza 6 (or early 2022)
Bonus: Kiwami 3 coming to consoles in Japan, Sakura Wars 2 teaser
SEGA said they want to port more games to PC but I am rather pessimistic. I honestly think the upcoming releases will be pretty sparse, mainly due to covid. Yakuza is still the focus in 2021 but they will need more time to develop these ports. Apart from Yakuza, as Persona 4 for PC was the big hit, they will put more resources on P5 and try to release it asap. On the other hand, I wouldn't expect Judgement until early 2022. They know people want it, but it is not the focus for now.
Console-side, my instinct tells me that two new Yakuza games are under development, which are Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Yakuza 8. The former will be announced early next year and released around summer, while the latter will be a title for 2022. I bet they want to make Judgement 2 as well, but covid has big impact on recording so I wouldn't expect it until 2022. On the other hand, Sakura Wars 2 is definitely in-development due to all the foreshadowing in 1 and anime, but they need a bigger audience so they will try to attract more new players first, through the upcoming mobile title, Sakura Kakumei.
First half (PC): Yakuza 3-5
Second half (PC): Persona 5 Re:Royal, Yakuza 6 (or early 2022)
Bonus: Kiwami 3 coming to consoles in Japan, Sakura Wars 2 teaser
SEGA said they want to port more games to PC but I am rather pessimistic. I honestly think the upcoming releases will be pretty sparse, mainly due to covid. Yakuza is still the focus in 2021 but they will need more time to develop these ports. Apart from Yakuza, as Persona 4 for PC was the big hit, they will put more resources on P5 and try to release it asap. On the other hand, I wouldn't expect Judgement until early 2022. They know people want it, but it is not the focus for now.
Console-side, my instinct tells me that two new Yakuza games are under development, which are Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Yakuza 8. The former will be announced early next year and released around summer, while the latter will be a title for 2022. I bet they want to make Judgement 2 as well, but covid has big impact on recording so I wouldn't expect it until 2022. On the other hand, Sakura Wars 2 is definitely in-development due to all the foreshadowing in 1 and anime, but they need a bigger audience so they will try to attract more new players first, through the upcoming mobile title, Sakura Kakumei.
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I obviously can't speak with any authority about other companies' processes, but personally I don't really see how COVID could substantially delay a PC port. Compared to complete games, PC ports are made by small groups of primarily engineers, and there's really no reason they can't work at home (once you get the data/repo situation under control, and given that they have decent internet).
Of the 3 porting-focused smaller studios I know the internals of (1 of which is our own), for 2 of them the developers were already working primarily or exclusively at home in 2019.
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Of course that's just one piece of the puzzle, I guess COVID could e.g. delay decision making processes at larger publishers.
Maybe need Marvel's decision as well. Just like Kingdom Hearts.
Sakuna crashed on me... Mid auto-save. I lost 2 hours of progress and it hurts.
Apart from that, the game's incredible and deserves all of its success. It's wild just how many systems are at play in it. The rice-farming mechanics are a million times more detailed than you'd expect from a hack-and-slash, and the combat and RPG mechanics are intricate as well. It would be impressive coming from a larger studio, let alone such a small one.
Apart from that, the game's incredible and deserves all of its success. It's wild just how many systems are at play in it. The rice-farming mechanics are a million times more detailed than you'd expect from a hack-and-slash, and the combat and RPG mechanics are intricate as well. It would be impressive coming from a larger studio, let alone such a small one.
Ok ok, let's see here they come MY predictions for PC (not consoles as I'm not interested in those)
First Half: Yakuza collection and SMT3HD (this is spring) and HOPEFULLY judgement.
Second Half: P5 Royal, Sakura Wars.
Bonus: 13 sentinels, if we are good kids.
I'm with you here, if they are spare it's because of internal planning and partners process, not due covid as ports are not large team required, still don't think SEGA will release in one year 3 ports (Atlus stuff I will say it's in-house so not really SEGA per say), I would LOVE to be wrong but honestly, I can't see them doing a large scale release strategy for PC as I imagine there are also console games to be announced and promoted.
Let him be happy
If he wants Spidey so be it, THE POWER OF MY OPTIMISM AND MY WHOLESOME SPIRIT WILL BRING LOVE AND JOY TO ALL OF YOU, YOUR WISHES WILL COME TRUE BECAUSE THAT'S THE WILL OF THE MOR!
I certainly hope covid won't delay their progress, but knowing how Japanese companies work (I worked for one before visa expired early this year, can't specify which one), they probably have a harder time to adapt due to the hierarchy structure and filing/reporting process. Even if they have already adapted to the situation, I honestly don't see a big change in PC releases in 2021 from them. They will release two to three titles but that's all. The effect of Persona 4 to their PC release strategy will be more salient in 2022.
If that is their schedule for 2021, it will be awesome. Crossing my fingersOk ok, let's see here they come MY predictions for PC (not consoles as I'm not interested in those)
First Half: Yakuza collection and SMT3HD (this is spring) and HOPEFULLY judgement.
Second Half: P5 Royal, Sakura Wars.
Bonus: 13 sentinels, if we are good kids.
I'm with you here, if they are spare it's because of internal planning and partners process, not due covid as ports are not large team required, still don't think SEGA will release in one year 3 ports (Atlus stuff I will say it's in-house so not really SEGA per say), I would LOVE to be wrong but honestly, I can't see them doing a large scale release strategy for PC as I imagine there are also console games to be announced and promoted.
Let him be happy
If he wants Spidey so be it, THE POWER OF MY OPTIMISM AND MY WHOLESOME SPIRIT WILL BRING LOVE AND JOY TO ALL OF YOU, YOUR WISHES WILL COME TRUE BECAUSE THAT'S THE WILL OF THE MOR!
If that's their schedule for 2021 my wallet will cryIf that is their schedule for 2021, it will be awesome. Crossing my fingers
I just did a quick search about what Japanese games SEGA release on PC during this year and the previous one:
2019:
- Catherine Classic
- Yakuza Kiwami
- Puyo Puyo Champions
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD
- Persona 4 Golden
- PSO 2
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
I want Yakuza 3-5 and the rest can go to hell.
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No, I mean I'm interested in most of those, it's just that Yakuza is basically cursed for me at this point. Loved the first one, then with all the fuss about the second being butchered (localization wise) I waited. Then I was still miffed about it but I had a PS3 and wanted to play the series. But 3 at least wasn't available digitally and I was lazy. Then they remade and ported the franchise but wenty radio silence on 3-5.
And that's speaking without trying emulation and seeing weird graphical bugs and 1-2 WiiU ever coming west (I didn't have a WiiU though).
There comes a point when I will have to beg, won't I ?
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No, I mean I'm interested in most of those, it's just that Yakuza is basically cursed for me at this point. Loved the first one, then with all the fuss about the second being butchered (localization wise) I waited. Then I was still miffed about it but I had a PS3 and wanted to play the series. But 3 at least wasn't available digitally and I was lazy. Then they remade and ported the franchise but wenty radio silence on 3-5.
And that's speaking without trying emulation and seeing weird graphical bugs and 1-2 WiiU ever coming west (I didn't have a WiiU though).
There comes a point when I will have to beg, won't I ?
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Marvel would probably very much welcome additional revenue.
If Spider-Man (2018) was rumored to come to PC I'm sure at least some people here would know.
I played P5 on PS4, but I could be persuaded to play P5:Royal on PC.
Actually not true in the case of James etc. He posted something denying it and unless there's a source, it appears to be fake.
Edit : source. I don't have a dog in this fight but I saw this pop up in my timeline and recognized his name. I'm not interested in twitter drama at all.
Ha -- there were games I didn't buy this year, specifically because I expected to be spending all my free time playing Yakuza ports. Hilarious. Now, I literally don't give a crap -- they don't exist to me. When they do release, I'll be completely obsessed with them, but until then, I'm a much happier person not thinking about them at all.
A small gripe; it sucks to be excited for something when there's zero communication. A timeline isn't necessary, but it would be nice to know if they were actually planned to be a real thing someday. Oh, well.
Since we're talking about Yakuza, I would appreciate some guidance on what to play from the series. I am currently playing Yakuza 0 and I decided to skip Kiwami because the guy who did the review on our site didn't rate it particularly high. I'll watch a let's play on Youtube to follow the story. I got Kiwami 2 from Humble Bundle so that's next.
Now, if I understand correctly, Zero and Kiwami use the same engine, right? Kiwami 2 uses a newer engine. Is that correct? If so, what's the deal with 3-5 and 6? Do they use the new engine, the old engine or something else? Are they all worth playing?
Now, if I understand correctly, Zero and Kiwami use the same engine, right? Kiwami 2 uses a newer engine. Is that correct? If so, what's the deal with 3-5 and 6? Do they use the new engine, the old engine or something else? Are they all worth playing?
Zero/Kiwami/4/5 use the same engine. 6/7/Kiwami 2 use the new Dragon Engine. Yakuza 3 I believe uses a different engine but it might be the same as the Zero one as well.
and I cant speak for Yakuza 3 but Yakuza 4 and 5 are definitely worth playing.
3-5 = old engine (the one 0 uses)
6 = Dragon engine (Kiwami 2's engine)
3 is uhh rough, it's technically the second HD game but the first mainline one so it has a lot of jank compared to the games that came after and it hasn't aged great, though the HD remaster fixed a lot of issues with the original US version - which was butchered to hell and back. You can safely skip this one while watching a story recap but odds are you'll have 3-5 in one package anyways so might as well give it a go and bail out if you're not into it since its pretty much the second worst mainline Yakuza game.
4 is very very very very good. I haven't played 5 and 6 yet but I hear good things about them, plus 6 is the big finale for some characters.
Number order is the chronological order. So 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2, 3...
Yakuza 3 has an excellent cast and story, you can't skip it. So far it's my favourite.
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