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[Punished Miku]

See Senpai, you chill out for a while and then you always go back to the usual hyperbolic shit, why ?

Kena is a pretty forgettable 8/10 with real flaws in the difficulty design. I gave SoM an 8.5. I said its Casual, which is about the only real drawback. All the rest is extremely well done. I was honestly being modest. Kena is a $40 light platformer adventure game. Thats what this is.

Just having a totally normal opinion on here always blows people's minds for some reason.

 

[FMX]

You guys are hating on a game you never played just because it's Xbox.

 

[R3TRO]

Game is trash aside from one boss fight.

Got the vinyl though.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

combat and traversal sections are so bad they are skippable. That's right. It's a game where you get to skip the gameplay.

You can skip horseback riding in RDR2 and swinging in Spiderman 2 as well; its called......."fast travel".

 

[winjer]

I don't think anyone with a Switch 2 or PS5 was asking for this....

 

[BigLee74]

Looks great, story/stories interesting, plays so so.

I turned combat off about 1/4 through the game.

There are much better games they could have ported.

 

[StueyDuck]

wooow... so lucky...

 

[Skifi28]

Kena is a pretty forgettable 8/10 with real flaws in the difficulty design. I gave SoM an 8.5.

Your scoring system is a fucking mess.

 

[Mownoc]

Please no. I've changed my mind. Multiplatform Microsoft is a mistake.

 

[poodaddy]

 

[adamsapple]

Topic title needs to be updated to:

"The Game Awards' winning South of Midnight coming to PS5 and Switch 2"

 

[AJUMP23]

The game isn't bad. Not amazing either, it was a fun short trip.

 

[Jaybe]

You guys are hating on a game you never played just because it's Xbox.

I hate on it because of the racist community manager at Compulsion Games, plus they were a big user of Sweet Baby Inc, with racist people there.

Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson Claims "I Hate Gamers" After Previously Claiming "White Male Gamers Were A Mistake"

Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson recently claimed, "I hate gamers."

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Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson Claims "I Hate Gamers" After Previously Claiming "White Male Gamers Were A Mistake"

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Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson Claims "I Hate Gamers" After Previously Claiming "White Male Gamers Were A Mistake"

Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson recently claimed, "I hate gamers."

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man i dont understand how can you create a product for the masses and talk like that , does this bitch really expect someone to buy their game after this , are white male gamers really that dumb to buy it ?

I wonder if some game director would say "black gamers were a mistake " what would happen to that company ?


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[DonkeyPunchJr]

It's seeing some renewed interest on Steam after its big win last night!

 

[Mayar]

Where can I vote to prevent it from happening?

 

[buenoblue]

Cool. I actually really enjoyed this game. It looks great on a hdr oled.

 

[damidu]

It's seeing some renewed interest on Steam after its big win last night!

this made me check keeper again,
spoiler alert: don't do it

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

This might've been the last GamePass game I played? Or Hellblade II? It's really pretty and I love Southern Gothic but I found it brutally dull otherwise and uninstalled it. That's my recollection at least...

 

[lughnasadh123]

The story and art style looked intriguing even if the gameplay is sorely lacking. Looking forward to it's inevitable release on PS+.

 

[DeepEnigma]

SoM about to get a change of heart on GAF in a few months.

Every time.

Better game than Kena that's for sure. Gorgeous art, music. Casual but functional and enjoyable gameplay. Totally fair price point.

You posers are so full of shit. Nobody had a "change of heart" about Hellblade 2 or Indiana Jones. All the criticisms stayed the same.

 

[adamsapple]

You posers are so full of shit. Nobody had a "change of heart" about Hellblade 2 or Indiana Jones. All the criticisms stayed the same.

If you like southern music and folklore, you're gonna enjoy the game too.

 

[DeepEnigma]

If you like southern music and folklore, you're gonna enjoy the game too.

Go gaslight your mirror.

 

[adamsapple]

Go gaslight your mirror.

I want more people to play an under-rated game I enjoyed.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I want more people to play an under-rated game I enjoyed.

 

[Juza]

I just finished the chapter 3 and here is my impression:

-It's basically a cutscene-driven game
-One of the most hand-holdy games I've tried
-Point to point sequences interrupted by ~5-minute cutscenes
-A lot of slow-walk sections
-The protagonist talks nonstop, every single step
-An absurd amount of squeeze-through sequences
-Combat is mediocre at best, doesn't leave any impression, feels like countless other games
-They even give you the option to skip actual gameplay, including combat and boss fights

This game has every annoying design choice I despise!
I honestly don't get how it ended up with such good reviews on Steam.

 

[mayham2199]

Nothing about this game seems appealing. To be fair though these type of games in general just don't do it for me most of the time.

 

[Signalis]

More platforms for everyone to not buy it on.

 

[Gojiira]

Lol nah Im good.

 

[Zamana]

I just finished the chapter 3 and here is my impression:

-It's basically a cutscene-driven game
-One of the most hand-holdy games I've tried
-Point to point sequences interrupted by ~5-minute cutscenes
-A lot of slow-walk sections
-The protagonist talks nonstop, every single step
-An absurd amount of squeeze-through sequences
-Combat is mediocre at best, doesn't leave any impression, feels like countless other games
-They even give you the option to skip actual gameplay, including combat and boss fights

This game has every annoying design choice I despise!
I honestly don't get how it ended up with such good reviews on Steam.

I did play this on gamepass and I agree with all these points but also would add that this game isn't just made for gamers who would have liked a more freeform combat/exploration and tighter gameplay mechanics.

This is solely made to tell a story using beautiful artwork/style and set-pieces, that's it. This is for new players who are trying out gamepass and probably is their first video game in life.

 

[Vaquilla]

Fully aware that there's no way to ask this without evoking a shitstorm, but is this actually "woke" in a preachy/obnoxious sense, or is it just the case that the main character made people jump to conclusions?

 

[DAHGAMING]

SoM about to get a change of heart on GAF in a few months.

Wait untill Avowed comes out on other Platforms, theyl call it the new Skyrim.

 

[demigod]

Wait untill Avowed comes out on other Platforms, theyl call it the new Skyrim.

It's on Steam, nobody called it the new Skyrim. The game flopped.

 

[adamsapple]

Wait untill Avowed comes out on other Platforms, theyl call it the new Skyrim.

 

[Critical Hit]

Better game than Kena that's for sure.

Nope.

Gorgeous art, music.

Yes.

functional and enjoyable gameplay.

When you disable combat.

 

[DeafTourette]

So... It's a story game... Not an adventure or horror or platformer or whatever else. I think I'll buy it when it comes out

 

[DeafTourette]

Fully aware that there's no way to ask this without evoking a shitstorm, but is this actually "woke" in a preachy/obnoxious sense, or is it just the case that the main character made people jump to conclusions?

From what everyone's said in this thread... The latter (along with Sweet Baby supposedly being involved).

Because the ones who played it and enjoyed it IN THIS THREAD are anti-woke

 

[vaibhavpisal]

So... It's a story game... Not an adventure or horror or platformer or whatever else. I think I'll buy it when it comes out

It has platforming and combat like a normal action adventure game.

Its main draw is Folklores that are very well realised. And great use of music. Visuals are pretty good as well.

Does not overstay its welcome. Pretty breezy game. Cool gamepass title, or $20 ish seems alright.

 

[adamsapple]

So... It's a story game... Not an adventure or horror or platformer or whatever else. I think I'll buy it when it comes out

Yes, it's a 3d platformer basically.

 

[Killer8]

I predict that some day this will be a freebie PS+ monthly game.

 

[DAHGAMING]

It's on Steam, nobody called it the new Skyrim. The game flopped.

I did bruv, game of the year aswell .

Also who still uses steam , I though we was all on the Xbox full screen experiance now ?

 

[Zacfoldor]

 

[Nydius]

I sunk about 13 hours into it when it launched on Game Pass earlier this year, which was enough time to complete most of it outside of the insane collectibles (I'm not collecting all the damn floofs thanks).

Without GP, I don't know if I would have paid $40 for it. Maybe $30. It was a fairly decent AA game. Stylistically, visually, musically, it was on point. The combat was where I felt it lacked the most, unfortunately. I personally didn't find it to be overly "woke" like some in here claim/fear. What social points it did make it didn't harp on them endlessly. They were made in service of driving the story forward and usually limited to that area.

I'd probably play it again on PS5, but since I already have I'd likely wait for a deep sale. But for a first time player? I would recommend getting it around $30-ish.

 

[kevboard]

Better game than Kena that's for sure.

lol. it's temu Kena at best


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Kena is busted in terms of difficulty balancing. Doesnt fit the game at all. Kena looks nice, but compared to South of Midnight its quite generic. SoM looks unlike anything else and is a pretty original concept and setting. And the OST it isn't even close. Not sure what you're talking about.

ahhhh... that explains it. you're one of those who thought Kena is hard lol

 

[Arsic]

It's a game worth checking out.

I plan to try it on ps5 when it's on sale. $40 or less I'm down.

 

[Mr Hyde]

If it's anything like Kena I'm getting it for my Switcheroo. I'm always in the mood for lighthearted platformers.

 

[Artistic]

I plan to try it on ps5 when it's on sale. $40 or less I'm down.

Base is $40. Should be good to go.

 

[Jetpac]

You can skip horseback riding in RDR2 and swinging in Spiderman 2 as well; its called......."fast travel".

except you can't fast travel in rdr2, but go on

 

[damidu]

except you can't fast travel in rdr2, but go on

except you can, but go on simping games you obviously haven't even played lol

 

[TintoConCasera]

My condolences to the sonybros.

 

[YCoCg]

The music in this is the best part, gameplay though, pretty basic, wouldn't pay full price, played on Game Pass.