Basileus777
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None of these things were the main problems of the games they were in.
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None of these things were the main problems of the games they were in.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I kept hoping that Brad's SMO footage would include the part where you give up your talking ability-granting partner to go into a platforming void full of rotating platforms you'd slide off of if you didn't jump fast enough.
Poor characters was the biggest issue in Dragon Age 2
Basileus777
Member
Dragon Age 2 was killed by the rushed schedule EA forced upon them and the bad writing that ended up ruining the last act. Blaming the fans for any of it is misguided.
Pretty sure side-scrolling levels were always part of what they wanted, they just had to limit themselves to a boss rush game intially because they were a team of 3 people with barely any budget. Then they got a bigger budget became a team of something like 20 people and the scope increased to fit closer to their original vision.
A.k.a. typical game development stuff but people keep latching into this silly "why did they listen to the fans" thing.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I await for the reveal of rollercoaster world.
They also said adding the platforming stages put them at a point where if the game flops they're totally fucked
nckillthegrimace
Member
In this instance, I don't really have an opinion on listening to fans or not, but you have to admit that regular levels is a thing people were clamoring for, even if it was part of their original vision. And I said it's ironic because it's the thing they think they need to get better reviews but it'll actually drag scores down.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Would it? I don't think I've heard much negative feedback about the platforming.
broncobuster
Banned
nckillthegrimace
Member
It looks like bad Contra.
And you think that also wouldn't have been the case had they not gotten the Microsoft budget/scope expansion? All or nothing is not an uncommon situation for a new indie studio's first game.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
You know you can just throw out your switch like you can with cappy right?
I mean yeah, but people like that padding.
They wouldn't have brought it up in the interview if that was the case. They would have gained nothing for it. Higher budget/scope from MS also means much higher expectations from MS for future partnerships where as the original Cuphead release was only a small short shown in a sizzle reel that caught peoples attention
now its being touted as a big exclusive
truly a next gen console
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Portability bringing you new experiences.
petethepanda
Member
that music tho
Steins;Gate Elite looks really bad so I guess I can feel comfortable recommending people to play the original game still. (The trailer is also of a weird moment to show because it's spoilers.)
I... really hope reading a VN along to an anime is not actually what that series ends up being in the future.
I... really hope reading a VN along to an anime is not actually what that series ends up being in the future.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Basileus777
Member
It's just another cheap cash-in for a franchise that has already been milked to death.
Steins;Gate 0 already makes it a series. It's mediocre, but better than all the other spin-offs S;G has spawned.
BUNTING1243
Banned
if they still did goty skits I would make a joke that this years will be shot on bens iPhone
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh, to me I guess I only care if it's an actual full on continuation from the previous game.
Basileus777
Member
Yes.
You'll probably never get that. Steins;Gate had a definitive ending. There is that anime movie sequel, but it's forced as hell.
petethepanda
Member
People talking about Root Double in that Steins;Gate Elite thread just bums me out lol. Still waiting on that Vita version. Definitely one of the Kickstarters I regret backing.
(Also: How's that Steins;Gate follow-up movie? Wasn't aware of it until recently.)
(Also: How's that Steins;Gate follow-up movie? Wasn't aware of it until recently.)
They also wouldn't have brought it up if, you know, they weren't asked it. And yeah I get it, bigger game = bigger stakes. Look, if this is the interview you're talking about, then here's a quote:
They didn't put up their houses and savings to just add platforming stages, they did it to add 17 more people on their development team with animators, programmers, artists, designers, add a world map, tighten up controls, get a full big band soundtrack, add a bunch more bosses, etc.,
and add platforming stages.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
And that's fine to me. I can totally ignore all side stories if I want to lol.
Basileus777
Member
Sekai Project is horrible when it comes to vita/console releases. It's a shame because Root Double is a good game.
It's mediocre and doesn't escape the feeling that it was a forced and unnecessary sequel to something conclusively finished,
bens lens bens lens bens lens
MassiveNights
Banned
Best episode of Sunshine
I meant the Science Adventure series as a whole; I saw something on Twitter saying the game's director wants to make more games like this in the future or something like that.
Though the announced sequel for Robotics;Notes seems like it's going to tie all 3 subseries together anyway, and at the very least will definitely play off Steins;Gate since the protagonist is
Daru, which I guess explains why 0 spent time showing him as way more competent/professional
Supposedly it's excellent! I'm pretty wary because Chaos;Head was largely complete garbage (please do not complain about Okabe because from the moment you meet him he's amazing compared to C;H's main character) and this is a followup to that.
Though I'm going to wait on it for a bit (and play a different VN first) because Collar x Malice has a (much lighter but) similar tone/focus at times and V3's gonna add to that and I don't wanna get burnt out.
And on that note I'd warn you that, if it does have that same tone/atmosphere C;H had, it's much much much more weird horror than Steins;Gate's sci-fi. It also sounds like the protagonist is a bit of a jerk or at least arrogant at first but I'll still gladly take that over C;H's any day.
Basileus777
Member
It's quite a good, emotional movie if you were into the Rintaro and Kurisu relationship.
Still playing Rabbids. Still dabbling in MK8D, Arms and Splatoon 2 when new content hits (haven't even finished SP). Got a bunch of indie games downloaded and tomorrow Steamworld Dig 2 and Thimbleweed Park are out. Picross S is out next week, and hopefully Golf Story is out soon. Will probably get Pokken also. Got really close to buying 2k for the first time just to have in a portable format.
And all of those are getting mostly ignored for Metroid on 3DS right now.
What I'm saying is Nintendo has no game.
Nah, last 1/3 was good-ish despite being kinda ridiculous.
The first 2/3 was spent with a completely terrible main character who could barely interact with any other person, and in the end you learned very little of worth about those other characters anyway.
Though the chapter that was entirely the protagonist deluding himself into going on a pathetic walk to buy a shitty toy sword because he saw a thing on the internet that made him think it would function as real magic sword was pretty good I guess.
And I like how casually Gero Froggy is just on cell phone wallpapers in the Steins;Gate games.
Basileus777
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Hellsing321
Member
I request that they immediately cancel Steal My Sunshine and start up Steal my Moonshine. Instead of betting gumballs they bet shots of moonshine. Last person left alive is the winner.
That would be way harder because they won't have a walkthrough for the secret shines
Basileus777
Member
You mean way better.
But it would also be a polished and well-designed game
That and you can't stop Dan from playing it in his off time, I mean he would never want to deny himself a new mario.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So why would we want to make them play that instead of mario sunshine?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
in the unfinished they already mentioned that the controls are mandatory motion
so you know it's going to play just as bad as Sunshine
I liked the thriller aspects when they came together but IIRC they were too slow for me till then, though I did particularly like that weird extra ending about the murders. Di-sword nonsense was nonsense but it was consistently entertaining at least, and the whole finding the sword in the scenery thing was neat. I'm hoping Child handles both better in any case.
It was clearly intentional (and I should say then pulling off Okabe's growth so much better makes me feel ok with them trying it out in C;H). I just couldn't tell how much it wanted me to sympathize with him or look at him with disgust when it came to things like the delusion triggers and his inability to talk to other people well, and so on. It was just very slow and grating without the payoff that Okabe gets.