What video game are you playing?

[Meatloaf]

Anyone picking up Sekiro this month?

 

[ACamp1900]

Anyone picking up Sekiro this month?

Looking really forward to Ghost of Tsushima actually... everything I've seen seems more my speed.

 

[greyhammer90]

Anyone picking up Sekiro this month?

A soulsborne game by From Software that's apparently more technically demanding than Bloodborne?

 

[Meatloaf]

Looking really forward to Ghost of Tsushima actually... everything I've seen seems more my speed.

Will be picking that one up eventually as well. It's a good time to be a fan of action games set in feudal Japan.

 

[IrishLion]

A soulsborne game by From Software that's apparently more technically demanding than Bloodborne?

That sounds terrifying

 

[IrishLion]

Also: Cyberpunk 2077 looks fucking awesome. Where have I been?

I'm enthralled by the pre-Alpha gameplay footage. Bio implants? Potential black market for military-grade implants? Black market dealings with corporate rogues? Futuristic sports cars? Sheeeesh.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Also: Cyberpunk 2077 looks fucking awesome. Where have I been?

I'm enthralled by the pre-Alpha gameplay footage. Bio implants? Potential black market for military-grade implants? Black market dealings with corporate rogues? Futuristic sports cars? Sheeeesh.

That's the only game on the horizon that I'm genuinely excited about.

 

[wizards8507]

You PS4 fanboys are lucky that Nintendo exists to absorb all of the Internet's weeb hate, because you'd be next in line.

 

[greyhammer90]

That sounds terrifying

Epicnamebro, who is a top tier Dark Souls guy and has a lot of ins within From Software, has said this game is likely going to raise the skill floor needed to beat the game from prior From Soft games as well as the skill ceiling for more talented players. I'm actually excited for this since Dark Souls really wasn't that hard, it just had a steep early learning curve and emphasized those lessons by being purposefully punishing. Once you learned the rules, it really isn't much more difficult than most other games. Bloodborne is faster than Dark Souls, but it's also much more lenient about playing sloppy. Bloodborne is still arguably the best PS4 exclusive, but I often wished for something that was as fast as Bloodborne but as punishing as Dark Souls. This sounds like this might be it. From Soft games are at their best before you've figured out their systems and are still getting demolished by basic level enemies, so I'm very excited to be hurt.

I'll also add that From Software usually does their best work on new IPs, so the fact that this isn't a sequel or anything has me very excited.

 

[IrishLion]

You PS4 fanboys are lucky that Nintendo exists to absorb all of the Internet's weeb hate, because you'd be next in line.

Idk what a PS4 fanboy is.

I just think Cyberpunk 2077 looks like an enjoyable, neon-filled version of Fallout, and seems to integrate the sci-fi and HUD into the gameplay much better, which seems cool.

I tried both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, and couldn't get into them. I'm gonna give first-person RPG another try with Cyberpunk.

 

[IrishLion]

Epicnamebro, who is a top tier Dark Souls guy and has a lot of ins within From Software, has said this game is likely going to raise the skill floor needed to beat the game from prior From Soft games as well as the skill ceiling for more talented players. I'm actually excited for this since Dark Souls really wasn't that hard, it just had a steep early learning curve and emphasized those lessons by being purposefully punishing. Once you learned the rules, it really isn't much more difficult than most other games. Bloodborne is faster than Dark Souls, but it's also much more lenient about playing sloppy. Bloodborne is still arguably the best PS4 exclusive, but I often wished for something that was as fast as Bloodborne but as punishing as Dark Souls. This sounds like this might be it. From Soft games are at their best before you've figured out their systems and are still getting demolished by basic level enemies, so I'm very excited to be hurt.

I'll also add that From Software usually does their best work on new IPs, so the fact that this isn't a sequel or anything has me very excited.

I don't have Dark Souls experience, and I played Bloodborne for like ten minutes at a friend's house one day... but I've watched enough gameplay and read enough Kotaku/Polygon to know that I should stay away until I've got an entire week free to myself to master the play style.

In terms of the samurai/feudal games in a vacuum, Ghost of Tsushima looks more up my alley in terms of the visuals of the setting and a more casual play style, though I worry it isn't going to be as "open" of a world as they say.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Idk what a PS4 fanboy is.

I just think Cyberpunk 2077 looks like an enjoyable, neon-filled version of Fallout, and seems to integrate the sci-fi and HUD into the gameplay much better, which seems cool.

I tried both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, and couldn't get into them. I'm gonna give first-person RPG another try with Cyberpunk.

As one who loved FO:NV (but was pretty disappointed by FO4), this grossly understates Cyberpunk's potential. The best FO games are very good, but none of them deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as TWIII. CD Projekt Red is next level.

 

[ACamp1900]

FO4>>> FO3...


we've covered this, and it is known.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

FO4>>> FO3...

we've covered this, and it is known.

Agreed! And FO:NV >>> FO4. The earlier iterations are an entirely different genre of game, so it's hard to compare them. But none of them comes close to The Witcher III.

 

[IrishLion]

As one who loved FO:NV (but was pretty disappointed by FO4), this grossly understates Cyberpunk's potential. The best FO games are very good, but none of them deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as TWIII. CD Projekt Red is next level.

I'm not a big-time follower of developers, and I haven't played Witcher 3, so I didn't mean to sell the developers and the potential for the game short. It was the only way I could describe it from my experience.

And I don't mean to sell Fallout short, either, since I didn't finish the games. It wouldn't be fair to shit on them. But playing Fallout is playing in a dystopian future, which feels almost kind of bland at this point.

A playable projection of the dirty, over-the-top, neon-filled, chaotic and confusing future that has been made almost cliche by Hollywood? Seems much more fresh, from a game perspective.

 

[greyhammer90]

CD Projekt Red is next level.

Only concern I have here is that while Witcher III is one of the (if not the) best games ever made, it's the only one they've ever made on that level. Witcher 1 was good for the time, and Witcher 2 was excellent but very flawed. I'm still a little nervous that Witcher III might have been a masterwork by a very good studio, and that Cyberpunk will be more in line with "excellent but not remembered in 10 years" that was their previous standard.

 

[greyhammer90]

Agreed! And FO:NV >>> FO4. The earlier iterations are an entirely different genre of game, so it's hard to compare them. But none of them comes close to The Witcher III.

It's tough to compare Fallout 4 to Fallout New Vegas.

Fallout: New Vegas is a fallout game. Fallout 4 is Borderlands 3.

 

[ACamp1900]

Agreed! And FO:NV >>> FO4. The earlier iterations are an entirely different genre of game, so it's hard to compare them. But none of them comes close to The Witcher III.

Yeah W3 was light years beyond FO4... I'm not even a big fan of FO4 really, it's just the only FO I played that I enjoyed even a little bit (Never played NV).

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I'm not a big-time follower of developers, and I haven't played Witcher 3, so I didn't mean to sell the developers and the potential for the game short. It was the only way I could describe it from my experience.

Fix that immediately. It will send your Cyberpunk hype into the stratosphere.

Only concern I have here is that while Witcher III is one of the (if not the) best games ever made, it's the only one they've ever made on that level. Witcher 1 was good for the time, and Witcher 2 was excellent but very flawed. I'm still a little nervous that Witcher III might have been a masterwork by a very good studio, and that Cyberpunk will be more in line with "excellent but not remembered in 10 years" that was their previous standard.

It's possible. But you don't often see top tier developers stagnating or messing up their most valuable IPs. Rockstar with Red Dead, Santa Monica with GoW, etc. Bethesda with the Elder Scrolls might be a counter-example, but I'm not ready to give up on them yet.

Regardless, there was a clear progression in quality with the Witcher series, so I'm confident they'll at least be able to maintain that level with Cyberpunk. And it doesn't hurt that the early gameplay trailer they released is easily the most promising teaser I've ever seen. Seems unlikely that a game already that amazing will disappoint.

 

[ACamp1900]

My only beef with Witcher 3 was the story plays so much off the books and previous games (I know that now) that if you just jump in blind like i did you are completely lost as to what the hell is going on and why for much of the first play through.

For pure enjoyment and satisfaction I am still:

RD1
W3
RDR2
GTA Vice City


Other games like Skyrim and Dead Rising, GTA 5, Assassins Creed 3 and Oblivion get honorable mentions in the open world list for me...

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

As one who loved FO:NV (but was pretty disappointed by FO4), this grossly understates Cyberpunk's potential. The best FO games are very good, but none of them deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as TWIII. CD Projekt Red is next level.

The Witcher III was the best game I've ever played as well. RDR2 is a lot of fun but TWIII had everything - story, mechanics, skill trees that drastically alter how you play, sense of accomplishment from beginning to end.

If they can reproduce that at even 80% for future games, they'll be in the running for GOTY.

Now I hope they find a way to surpass it TWIII was the greatest game I've played since Skyrim and the only reason I picked it up was because of what you said Whiskey.

So glad I listened.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

My only beef with Witcher 3 was the story plays so much off the books and previous games (I know that now) that if you just jump in blind like i did you are completely lost as to what the hell is going on and why for much of the first play through.

I jumped in blind as well and didn't have much trouble getting up to speed. CDPR does such a good job with the narrative.

But... the books are another fringe benefit to playing TWIII! The Last Wish is only $8.79 on Amazon, and Sword of Destiny is $12.59. Both are very quick reads, and will give you all the backstory you need to enjoy the game even more.

 

[ACamp1900]

W3 was def the best open world game I've played if that makes sense... it was so well made AND fun. RDR1 is just special for me, I've only played through an open world game more than once with two games, TW3 twice and RDR1 like four separate times...

 

[greyhammer90]

W3 was def the best open world game I've played if that makes sense... it was so well made AND fun. RDR1 is just special for me, I've only played through an open world game more than once with two games, TW3 twice and RDR1 like four separate times...

What you're describing is the difference between "favorite" and "best".

Majora's Mask is my favorite game of all time, bar none, no hesitation. It's literally perfect to me and I love it. I don't think I could argue its even the best Zelda game.

 

[ACamp1900]

I jumped in blind as well and didn't have much trouble getting up to speed. CDPR does such a good job with the narrative.

But... the books are another fringe benefit to playing TWIII! The Last Wish is only $8.79 on Amazon, and Sword of Destiny is $12.59. Both are very quick reads, and will give you all the backstory you need to enjoy the game even more.

I read the books... good stuff. The first play through there were all these references that I couldn't make sense of until I played all the way through a second time or read the books. I read the books like, "Oh, okay, I remember that being referenced during ____ in W3"

 

[koonja]

Just finished MG4. On to Phantom Pain.

 

[IrishLion]

Just finished MG4. On to Phantom Pain.

Ha, nerd

 

[Whiskeyjack]

W3 was def the best open world game I've played if that makes sense... it was so well made AND fun. RDR1 is just special for me, I've only played through an open world game more than once with two games, TW3 twice and RDR1 like four separate times...

Agreed. The more distance I put between myself and RDR2, the more TWIII seems to creep back into my all-time favorite spot.

 

[ACamp1900]

What you're describing is the difference between "favorite" and "best".

Yes, absolutely...

RD1 and W3 are top two at both imo... but flip if I take both factors into account...

 

[ACamp1900]

Agreed. The more distance I put between myself and RDR2, the more TWIII seems to creep back into my all-time favorite spot.

RD2 is a great game and I'll continue playing it... but there is quite a gap between RD1/TW3 and RDR2 for me... RDR2 is closer to GTAV/Vice City or Skyrim... which were great games too imo but not of that level.