Dejimon11

It could have been, but a fair amount of opportunities were squandered, and Street Fighter is more recognisable and profitable for Capcom.

Sonic half-popular for the wrong reasons.

Mega Man had his share of stinkers (counting MN9), but it's more the games that were canned and the lack of anything to cover for them that people don't let that series live down. It also seems a more popular opinion that the classic games aged terribly than it is for classic Sonic games (sans 3 and K).

Where as Sonic has back to back failures with only the occasional diamond in the rough that then instantly gets thrown under by the next. You don't see gaming articles always begining with "Mega Man has fallen on rough times", do ya?

It's your choice on who's treated worse, but the public's general opinion is not in Sonic's favor for sure.

I mean, even Sonic's stinkers outsold Mega Man by a long shot, so despite him being popular/famous for his shitty games, Sonic still sells more most of the time.

there's gonna be "whatever happened to Blizzard?" history lesson videos on Youtube in a few years

they're pretty much done

Feel sorry for the VAs tbh. Would've been another great opportunity for them to meet their fans as they each do amazing work.

Too bad Blizzard is so fucking terrible atm.

Activision as a whole has been taking L’s all year. This past week is literally Konami levels of bad 

LIKE HOLY SHIT!

Oh goodness. None of this is a good look.

Oh NO that's bloody worse alright.

Let me guess. Nintendo fans slagging off TLOU2 (which by the way looks awesome).

The hatred for Overwatch is less so the game’s fault and more of a result of the whole controversy between Blizzard and that Hearthstone player.

As for TLOU, idk. I guess people are just angry they killed off Ellie’s girlfriend in Part 2.

@TheOcelot most of them aren't 

Are the comments for TLOU generic or do they talk about something specific?

@TheOcelot

 No it's nothing like when people were review bombing Astral Chain because it was a Nintendo exclusive. 

@Teospooker kinda generic for the most part. 

the only critique about tlos p2 i saw on my twitter feed was someone using a graphic scene from it to complain about sony's censorship policies (the whole "violence is fine but no nudity/sex" bit)

From what I've seen OW fans have been disillusioned with how the game, characters, writing etc. have been handled for a while now. (There was that recent controversy too but that's more of a general Blizzard thing.)

@Dejimon11 Usually i only hear about people being divided by the ending (while i'd argue the game has potential issues literally everywhere else but the ending) so i wondered if someone had actually raised something different from the norm.

There's been a backlash against cinematic action games brewing since The Last of Us's release thats come to a head with God of War coming out against traditional action games like KH3 and DMC5. 

That, alongside the marketing for the game emphasizing the gore and violence over everything else has caused accusations of the game being misery porn. I dont think this will be true going by the first game but the marketing is doing it zero favors so I don't care to waste my time defending it. Sony marketing for GOW and Spiderman misrepresented the game too so I'll just wait and see.

>KH3
>not cinematic action

I would definetly count it as a cinematic action game but it's an anime game by a Japanese studio so it gets counted with all the actual video games for reasons I can't fathom other than this really being about aesthetics over gameplay at the end of the day.

I mean, it’s still better than calling them “walking simulators”

No joke. I legitimately had saw people refer to them from that term, and it’s the most groan-worthy thing.

I think there should legit be a label for the walk it talk it type of game that's been springing up for the past decade but walking simulators is a little mean

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I can't fathom other than this really being about aesthetics over gameplay at the end of the day.

With that i can agree, i've grown tired on Sony this generation dissing or mistreating its japanese division (Knack baybeee anyone?) while giving money and time to western studios only, including ones that definetly don't need money like Quantic Dream.
Aside from Dreams and Concrete Genie (wich are not even out technically anyway), i can't think of a substantial good AAA Sony game that hasn't been copying, homaging or using the style that TLOU started. Maybe Ratchet & Clank, but that was a remake and associated with a mediocre/terrible movie so i'm not sure what to think.


EDIT: also, on a slightly different note, this happened: https://gematsu.com/2019/10/report-sony-interactive-entertainment-europe-hit-with-layoffs-on-october-8

Fantastic.

Spider-Man.

Sony's mostly been releasing light to strong 8s this gen with few exceptions but that's them every gen for me. They've always been kind of the "culture vultures" of games to me where they just kinda take what's popular in popular culture/last generation and put their own spin on it without many new ideas and mechanics. The Last of Us and Uncharted get a lot of knack for aping big budget cinema and third person cover shooters but what are Ratchet and Jack if not b tier cartoon premises?

Hey man! Congrats on getting it! Did you get it on PC so we can go head to head?

UMvC3 is lit...

but I still think TvC is better.

@Nina Cortex Spookhexeon It was on sale on PSN

Aw man. We don't have PS Plus. Would've loved to show you my skills there. 

because 2d games are the mastah race don't @ me

As much as I enjoyed Y-L, I think Playtonic saw where they fumbled and really paid heed to fixing such mistakes for their next game. I'm confident that Yooka-Laylee 2 will be leaps and bounds better than the original.

Some sort of spin-off of God of War would be neat.

Take my love! My anger! And all of my sorrow! SHINING FINGER!

mom come pick me up im scared

That's just the internet man. No one's going to linger on something more than a month. Most of it has boiled down to either pure complacency or annoyance depending on what end you're on.

Though I'm sort of in the middle at this point truth be told. While nothing about Sw&Sh really interest me and that national dex shit really did further that feeling (not to mention make me question GF and The Pokemon Company as a whole)... they got Umbreon in there so hey.

More than a month? Bruh this debate has been going on over the past summer. 

Has it? Yeah that one guy had been making those youtube videos showcasing how BR had better animations and all but I honestly haven't heard nation dex talk since, like, early August.

I was kinda annoyed at first and now I don't care 

I feel like I'm still seeing it, if only because I sometimes scroll through comment threads on official Pokemon tweets. I tend to agree with why people are upset even though at this point I just don't care; gonna hold off on getting the game since I'm not feeling it despite liking the new Pokemon and am especially pleased to see Farfetch'd get its due. It'll be fine either way, but I think I'm better off waiting for a release that actually interests me or playing ROM hacks.

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... they got Umbreon in there so hey.

GF will kill off Raichu before they get rid of any of Eevee's forms

well at least that's one good ideal they'll keep to :v

One Piece would be better.

wonder how many Narutos they’d be able to fit into this one

It already exists, it's called Narutimate Accel 2 (or ultimate ninja 5).

My God a One Piece game on the level of FighterZ 

>still no playable Rita Repulsa

Nah.

very good but not sure if it's 60 dollars good

I actually just announced a Game Night with a vote set up for MK8D, CTR, or TSR.

Whooops

Ikr

Even if you can get used to the curious placement if the right analogue stick, the actual shake off the controller is so... Off. I don't know how else to describe it. 

The Switch Pro Controller on the other hand is the most comfortable controller I've ever used, and the only complaint I have about it is that it doesn't have analogue triggers. It's got the perfect shape and weight.

I recently replaced my Wii U pro controller as my default PC controller with 8bitdo's SN30 Pro+, and it makes an incredible difference

okay but

switch pro's d-pad tho (at least from what i've heard)

@Sean i've seen/read a fair amount of praise for that to the point i'm honestly considering getting that for my switch over getting the switch pro controller (as well as using it for my laptop)

it helps (/s) that the switch pro is easily the most expensive first-party controller to date in recent memory ($70...)

@Milo I've only been using mine for about a week, but it's solid as hell. I like it a lot more than any of Nintendo's post-GCN controllers.

Little Witch Academia started out as a movie as well but that not only got a sequel but it got a full blown series.

So there's a chance for Promare to get one down the line, especially if its successful enough.

The difference is that Little Witch Academia is a short film. Promare is a full film production.

I honestly thought they would've done a big poster "LOOK AT HOW SONIC LOOKS NOW" reveal at this point.

they aren't finished rendering the new goatlike uvula they've added to sonic's mouth

It's definitely going to get more and more awkward with future adaptations that feature him, unless they do what the later Fox movies did and set them in the 70s or whatever.

(The comics meanwhile have simply magically de-aged him...more than once I think.)

Same thing they did with white Nick Fury I guess, just say he took some anti-aging serum that also extended his life. Or give him an arc where he's about to die from old age but a mutant with healing powers saves him and grants him another 80 years of life or whatever.

It's comics, they'll think of something.

I mean old man steve rogers was a thing in the comics until he suddenly wasn't old anymore

so yeah

they'll think of something

Which is why Chocobo’s Dungeon 2 is the better game.

Just play Explorers. It's better in pretty much every way, IMO.

What?

Check the anime topic

Don't tell me. Ash somehow went even further down the bottom of the barrel in the ending

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

MONKEY PAW!

MONKEY PAW!

MONKEY PAW!

Eh, it's better than just literally not acknowledging him, which they haven't done since Batman punched him in the gut.

Pretty silly to give him a new identity/costume, but I'm excited to see them actually do something with Tim.

What, Red Robin wasn’t enough? Lol

That means you always disagree on the things that your detractor likes, and therefore must hate everything.

I've never got that impression from you honestly.

"Aw Yeah it's like, totally happening Eggster..."

It was never promised. Iizuka onlt said he’d be interested in it.

thats what im saying

It's amazing. The hotheaded mascot that influenced several other mascots to be molded in his fashion. Now we all call for said original mascot to take a page straight out of the book of those he influenced in the first place.

Do we want curent Sonic Team to make it?

You know it doesn’t have to be Sonic Team(that’s not even their name anymore) developing it right?

I have no faith that a Sonic game is ever going to be properly remade in the fashion that is similar to the Spyro or Crash trilogy, and definitely not to the same level of quality. Unless you literally got those devs to do it... Which won't happen.

Off the table, hopefully. UNLESS it's just Sonic, Tails and Knux playable, I don't feel like playing Big or Amy in 4K any time soon. Would rather a new game based on the Adventure formula over the remake.

Imagine.

I ate it I was hungry

@Jango Big I get, but what didn't you like about Amy?

Slow as shit, not that great puzzles to compensate. Gamma is fine tho'. Actually, it would've been perfect. Three heroes and one villain playable. Amy and Big could be optional instead of required to unlock Final Story.

but sakurai demanded it

go retro and get an n64

@Strickerx5 I still have mine but I have a 4k tv and that HDMI converter is too damn expensive 

On top of that, I honestly can't recommend the N64 version. There's a lot of frustrating issues that was fixed in the XBLA version, such as carrying your notes over if you die or leave a stage, among other things.