I didn't 100% it and had 42 hours in.
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Battle Chasers Nightwar |OT| Party Like its 1998!
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I didn't 100% it and had 42 hours in.
Shadowhaxor
Member
What system did you play it on and did you encounter any crashes?
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
SlasherJPC
Banned
Yeah reviews will drop more tommorrow when the embargo is up.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Steaming embargo has been up since Friday. Going to play a little. Early game. Www.twitch.tv/slasherjpc
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Looks good. Will pick up for Switch when it's released. Switch is lacking JRPG's, and RPG's in general.
SirFuzzyDunlop
Member
Ive been playing this all weekend (PS4) and its already one of my favourite games of the year. Love it.
baberunisei
Member
Wow, didnt know about that. Will grab
Pretty much lines up with the 10-15 hours I put into the backer demo. This is gonna be a good game.
My review is up. Lovely game.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/reviews/battle-chasers-nightwar-review-1757550
8/10
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/reviews/battle-chasers-nightwar-review-1757550
8/10
MetalliCabombination
Member
that 30hr comment , that means i can get atleast 20ish for the story if the devs are overselling it.
good enough.
bought
good enough.
bought
MetalliCabombination
Member
How in depth or atleast expansive is the skill system? if you dont mind me asking.
my only fear is that the trailer showed off the ultimate attacks and stuff already and there wont be too much variety(think child of light for comparison?)
Skills unlock as you level up. There isn't much depth or variety as compared to say, FFX's sphere grid. But what's nice is, you can modify stats and abilities with points you obtain per level. For example: if you prefer using Calibretto as a healer instead of a tank, you can bulk up that section of his attributes for faster cool down, better healing etc.
Prithee Be Careful
Industry Professional
I've played about an hour and honestly it didn't grab me. It's possible that it improves futher down the line and that I simply need to give it more time or It could be that I'm in the minority with this one. In any case, I'd say it'd be worth keeping half and eye on reviews.
There was a big come-down very early on concerning one of the game's biggest selling points for me - something you won't see in the OP screens - and it really soured me. Hopefully it won't for most people, but I'd be lying if I said it was the only thing that put me off...
SlasherJPC
Banned
I've had some minor stuttering here and there and about 4 sudden crashes on ps4 pro unfortunately. And I've played about 10 hours now.
texhnolyze
Banned
Great reviews! My interest keeps increasing.
Wow, really?
I thought it's decently long, but not that long. I wonder what makes the jump from 50 to 100 though, is it packed with side quests and activities?
I haven't been following this game religiously outside of having watched some trailers and gameplay videos.
Wow, really?
I thought it's decently long, but not that long. I wonder what makes the jump from 50 to 100 though, is it packed with side quests and activities?
I haven't been following this game religiously outside of having watched some trailers and gameplay videos.
Yikes. Been playing on the PS4 Pro as well. I got lucky. Most I suffered was long load times. Others have had progress erased after 20 hours.
Finaika
Member
Anyone on Xbox able to see Battle Chasers in the store? I would have thought a pre-order would be up but I'm getting nothing. Only the American Microsoft store website lists the game.
Edit: Spoke with the always useless Xbox customer support and they have no idea where the game is.
Edit: Spoke with the always useless Xbox customer support and they have no idea where the game is.
Exentryk
Member
I recall hearing that after the game he will be releasing more comics.
Im reading the comic for the first time right now and with only a few issues left, it really feels like its barely getting started. I would probably loathe Madureira for abandoning it had I jumped aboard in the 90s.
Nothing much happens at all, just ends on a flashback after 9 issues rofl.
I was a fan back then, and i stil am, but it was hard to feel anything as it took 2-3 years to actually publish a 9 issue monthly.
Kickstarted this and not even been back to read issue 0.
But looking forward to the game.
Can you remove my 2 biggest fear ?
This is loot drop fest ?
Any sort of Scaling other then choose difficulty setting ?
Thank you !
Shadowhaxor
Member
Odd, seems I'm the only one seeing the crashing. And it's not one or two crashes. During a ten hour stretch, the game crashed 6 times - all while I was recording them. Ran into another issue where the fight took an entire minute to load.
Outside of those issues, the game is amazing.
http://pics.theouterhaven.net/pics/37cf3a05305dcb6754e1edf333b0549e.webm
What's this come-down...? too spoilery to mention...is it story driven or you where surprised its turn based...?
I never read the comics but I like the art style,its like Darksiders right,I adore Darksiders art style.
impressions here, especially on lenght, are making a hard push for day 1. Will probably bite at humble with the extra 10% from the monthly.
Red Monika's bikini armor, he couldnt handle it :3
Red Monika's bikini armor, he couldnt handle it :3
Prithee Be Careful
Industry Professional
Not masssively spoilery and yeah I'm all about the turn-based stuff and I love the artstyle of this game too. The big let down was that I didn't see all that much of it in the first hour. Basically, after the intro cutsence you're dropped into this luscious pre-rendered backdrop and set off exploring - for about two or three minutes.
After this you emerge into a fairly ugly and drab overworld map. You can't wander off the drawn paths, so you just move along pre-determined tracks in what I assumed was a sort of stage selector.
But it wasn't. I began running into battles and loot chests and when I saw a town up ahead, I figured this would pull me into another beautiful pre-rendered environment, but no - you explore this first town only in the overworld, moving along two or three locked paths and arriving at building nodes that then trigger conversaion overlays.
It felt almost like a board game. It was a good twenty minutes of exploring before i found another pre-rendered, full-art area and learned that these are called 'Exploration Areas'.
It was again, stunning, but comprised no more than a short run of stairs, a little clearing and a battle for which I got a key item, then it was back to the overworld to progress along another path, doing battles, looting chests and so forth.
Based on my short time, it seemed like the bulk of the game took place on this overworld and the gorgeous art that had initially really drawn me in, comprised maybe 20% or so of the game.
As I say, this is only an hour of gameplay. It could be that this dramatically shifts as the game progresses, but as a first impression it didn't sit very well.
This playthough from Cryaotic shows what I mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6PxJ0NGzKU
texhnolyze
Banned
How many cities/hubs are there? Is this a grand adventure style where you get to travel from one town to another?
I think I've read somewhere before that there's only one main hub in this game and we get to explore to all directions for the entire game. Hopefully I'm remembering it wrong though.
I think I've read somewhere before that there's only one main hub in this game and we get to explore to all directions for the entire game. Hopefully I'm remembering it wrong though.
MegaSackman
Member
Just pre-ordered it! now the wait begins.
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Shadowhaxor
Member
Talking about how long it took to finish the game.
Feeroper
Member
This game wasn't on my radar at all, but it looks pretty decent! I'm going to hold out for the Switch version though, maybe leave this as a potential Xmas gift option for my family.
How familiar does one have to be with the comic though? Could anyone just pick this up or does it assume you know the comic storyline up to present?
How familiar does one have to be with the comic though? Could anyone just pick this up or does it assume you know the comic storyline up to present?
I don't know anything about the comics. Found it fun regardless.
I was hoping someone with better ot skills would do it so i never claimed it... Or if we wanna keep this the ot, im fine with that, ill clean it up a bit.
Sorry, was gone for the weekend. Played on Xbox One and PC - no crashes but some stuttering on both.
Poot Poot Splash
Member
Preordered the first day it was available on steam. I'm so excited.