I would generally agree, although it has to be said that today we have a lot of information at our disposal that allows us to form a basic opinion about a game even before playing it ourselves. For example, I haven't actually played Gotham Knights but I have watched hours of gameplay footage from Giant Bomb, Nextlander and others and it just looks like a mediocre game at best in terms of gameplay. I doubt my opinion would change drastically if I was the one pushing the buttons.Who knows, I personally would like people to play games before calling them good or bad things.
For example, saying TLOU is not good without having played it makes no sense.
I'd actually consider Arkane's Prey (or System Shock 3, which is what Arkane pitched it as before Bethesda forced them to call the game Prey) a masterpiece as well. It's the best immersive sim game I have ever played, at least on its mechanics alone. I agree that its ending is a bit weak sauce, but mostly because by the end you know the rules of the game so well that pretty much nothing is threatening any more, and I also wanted to game to continue for longer.I'm talking Arkane, baby! Prey 2006 is masterpiece through and through!
Well, I think those Uncharted games are still great today and so do a lot of people.Max Payne 1+2 are 19 years old and still great games today.
If a game is "a product of its time" then it was simply shit at launch and only lived by shallow virtues.
Genuine loves never fades, only sex appeal does.
From a design standpoint, the ability to craft upgrade kits killed the game. With a bit of exploring you could easily unlock almost all the skills by the midpoint and trivialize all the puzzles and encounters and removed the tension from the game and any sense of personality your character/build might have, basically it was too easy to become overpowered. Also the last quarter of the game turns into a FPS which was a weird decision as weapong handling and gunplay weren't the game's best features.I'd actually consider Arkane's Prey (or System Shock 3, which is what Arkane pitched it as before Bethesda forced them to call the game Prey) a masterpiece as well. It's the best immersive sim game I have ever played, at least on its mechanics alone. I agree that its ending is a bit weak sauce, but mostly because by the end you know the rules of the game so well that pretty much nothing is threatening any more, and I also wanted to game to continue for longer.
As for the actual plot, and its twist at the end, I actually liked that part. Kinda sad that Arkane will likely never get any more funding from Beth to make a sequel. Maybe someone at Microsoft could get them to do it, but they seem pretty hands off about this, for better or worse.
"Looks bad/mediocre" and "Is bad/mediocre" is very different,I would generally agree, although it has to be said that today we have a lot of information at our disposal that allows us to form a basic opinion about a game even before playing it ourselves. For example, I haven't actually played Gotham Knights but I have watched hours of gameplay footage from Giant Bomb, Nextlander and others and it just looks like a mediocre game at best in terms of gameplay. I doubt my opinion would change drastically if I was the one pushing the buttons.
In any case, personally I prefer to use subjective phrasing when expressing an opinion. "I don't like x" rather than "x is bad". Although subjectivity of opinion is implied when posting under a specific username, I have found that most people interpret "x is bad" as a statement of fact and they respond much more strongly to it. "I don't like x" conveys the same meaning but its subjectivity is clearer.
I agree, but I still loved Prey for being a game with so much freedom in it. I'm sure a bit of tweaking here and there for a sequel could have helped create a much more balanced game. It's just sad that I don't think Arcane will be able to make such purely single player games any more. Hope to be wrong about this, but I'm not optimistic that Bethesda will just let them make the kinds of games the team clearly wants to make.From a design standpoint, the ability to craft upgrade kits killed the game. With a bit of exploring you could easily unlock almost all the skills by the midpoint and trivialize all the puzzles and encounters and removed the tension from the game and any sense of personality your character/build might have, basically it was too easy to become overpowered. Also the last quarter of the game turns into a FPS which was a weird decision as weapong handling and gunplay weren't the game's best features.
It had neat ideas and setting but the overall execution was somewhat lacking.
There's a way around factory reset. I'll look for the Reddit post and edit this when I find it againFuuuuuuuuuuuck, I forgot my password for steam deck, since I never use the desktop mode, only time I do is when an update breaks decky and vibrant deck.
I have to factory reset right?
Thanks! But I already factory reset it haha. It wouldn’t be such an issue to re-download everything if it wasn’t for the fact that 5ghz wifi is broken on my deck. :/There's a way around factory reset. I'll look for the Reddit post and edit this when I find it again
Worked for me
From my point of view, I played Uncharted 1 to 3. I loved 2 and absolutely hated 1 and was completely indifferent to3. I only completed 2. So with that track record I would have to say that modern Naughty Dog games are not for me. So I stopped buying them.Who knows, I personally would like people to play games before calling them good or bad things.
For example, saying TLOU is not good without having played it makes no sense.
It depends. I've seen a lot of people use ND games having poor gameplay as an excuse for not liking them, but they base that opinion around the UC 1-3 and TLOU 1 period which was 10+ years ago now (fuck...that hurt to think about). I'll be the first to admit those games range from decent at best to downright painful when talking about the gameplay, from the sub par shooting mechanics to TLOU 1 having too many crate "puzzles".I mean I did play TLoU when it was considered new when I dropped it, 2013 I believe.
Is it really that popular of an idea to not be liking ND games? I really only know praises.
What password? When did you set a password in the setup process?Fuuuuuuuuuuuck, I forgot my password for steam deck, since I never use the desktop mode, only time I do is when an update breaks decky and vibrant deck.
I have to factory reset right?
All prankster uncles.Obligatory
To do some things in terminal you need to set a password. That’s to install decky plugin thingieWhat password? When did you set a password in the setup process?
All prankster uncles.
Atlus would be insane not to make Persona 6 multiplatform (including Switch).
At this point I’m waiting for the PC release of P6. If they make it PS4/5 exclusive then I’ll just have to be patient.Atlus would be insane not to make Persona 6 multiplatform (including Switch).
Square Enix killed NEO TWEWY.Persona 5 is a significantly better game than Uncharted 4 (or Lost Legacy) to me it makes total sense it is doing far better than Uncharted as well.
Unfortunately, Persona also ended up killing NEO TWEWY...
Yep, I was between NEO or P5R, but honestly this is on SE. Should have released it on Steam 1 year ago.Square Enix killed NEO TWEWY.
You don’t throw someone into a lion’s pit at the zoo and then say the lion killed them.
They made a decision to go EGS exclusive, which delayed the Steam release by a year, and then shadow dropped it 13 months later. They could’ve released it last month or sometime next year, but they chose this week against a much-requested port of one of the best JRPGs of all time.
I know, it's just sadSquare Enix killed NEO TWEWY.
You don’t throw someone into a lion’s pit at the zoo and then say the lion killed them.
They made a decision to go EGS exclusive, which delayed the Steam release by a year, and then shadow dropped it 13 months later. They could’ve released it last month or sometime next year, but they chose this week against a much-requested port of one of the best JRPGs of all time.
For a game everyone's shitting on, Gotham Knights is doing quite wellCRAZY WEEK!!!!
last week:
Sadly bad games often do wellFor a game everyone's shitting on, Gotham Knights is doing quite well
What game is this? Asking for a friend
Hai tharPhantom Thief is a username I haven't seeing ages whoa
What game is this? Asking for a friend
My friend says thanks
I wonder how long the Steam Deck will remain up there. Also, a Rimworld expansion outselling Uncharted is somewhat amusing.CRAZY WEEK!!!!
Until Bloodborne.I wonder how long the Steam Deck will remain up there.
But for the new money hungry WB Discovery management is it doing well enough?For a game everyone's shitting on, Gotham Knights is doing quite well