Video Game Discussion Thread vol. 2

axeman61 · January 26

It's very early, but how's Tekken 8 to you guys so far? I haven't played Tekken in years. I've been slowly getting back into fighters with MK1.

AriesWarlock · January 26

Here is an overview of the game, via ININ Games:

Developed by the Original Team, Carefully Remastered after 33 Years

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KAGE Shadow of the Ninja is a ninja-themed side-scrolling action game released by the Japanese game developer Natsume on August 10, 1990, for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). At that time, the game received high praise from players and the industry for its excellent controls, innovative hanging and climbing actions, well-designed levels, and adrenaline-pumping background music, especially in the action game genre and cooperative gameplay. Now, after 33 years, this game, considered a classic by many players, is being remastered once again by the original team. Even though the average age of the team members is now 55, their passion for game development remains strong.

Exquisite Pixel Art and Refreshed Visuals

While maintaining the 16-bit retro art style, this remake utilizes new technologies to enhance the visuals with finer details and richer content. The two ninja protagonists, Hayate and Kaede, have been completely redesigned, and all the level scenes and enemies have been redrawn. It is believed that these carefully crafted characters and scenes will provide players with a visually stunning experience.

Diverse Combat Options with a Variety of Weapons and Ninja Tools

In addition to the usual weapons like ninja swords and chains for direct attacks, this remastered version adds new throwing ninja tools such as the gunpowder gun, cannonball, and shurikens for long-range assaults, as well as powerful weapons like the giant club and machete for close combat, and auxiliary tools like iron caltrops and healing rice balls. Players can make full use of these weapons and ninja tools to engage in battles.

Cooperative Gameplay: Rediscover the Joy of Playing Together

As a brand-new remastered work based on KAGE Shadow of the Ninja, this game continues the classic cooperative mode. Of course, you can also choose to play solo with one of the two characters or team up with a friend to face the challenges and defeat formidable enemies.

Reviving Classic Melodies: Enhanced Music Experience

Regarding the music production, in addition to the contributions of Tengo Project’s Hiroshi Iwatsuki, the renowned composer Iku Mizutani, who has created many excellent music tracks for KAGE Shadow of the Ninja and various classic NES games, once again participates in creating the game’s music. The re-arranged classic melodies will be presented in a more modern way, providing players with a more immersive and adrenaline-pumping experience.

As with the original version, Dynamic Pro handled the illustrations!

The key visuals/character illustrations are also by Dynamic Productions, as was the case with the first version in 1990.

Dynamic Production – Since its establishment in 1969, Dynamic Productions has been engaged in the management of manga artists, novelists and manga authors, including Go Nagai, as well as producing newly drawn manga, planning various events and managing the copyrights of its artists.

Mikio Tachibana – Born 11 May 1976 in Saitama Prefecture. After working as an assistant to Go Nagai, he made his debut in 2004 and has since published serialized works such as Mazinger Otome and Mazinger Otome Taisen. He continues to publish short manga, newly drawn manga and illustrated works in all genres.

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Lantis · January 26

Shadow of the Ninja was a VERY underrated game

Sonichuman · January 26

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iStu X · January 26

Found @Chadouken’s rocket league team

AriesWarlock · January 26

VirginDefiler · January 26

i would get relink tbh. considering you know who the characters are from the fg. and that youll prob be more overall satisfied in the here and now. plus you wont need to worry about spoilers if you dont let time elapse.

@Hecatom

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VirginDefiler · January 26

ooh i like this. customization of your character and weapons when it comes to effects

Hecatom · January 27

iStu X · January 27

The fact Sega is charging $20 for Yakuza 8’s New Game Plus mode is insane. Every step forward sega takes they jump back eight.

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Camacho · January 27

VGMF:

Hecatom · January 27

Sonichuman · January 27

VGM Fridays! I want to do a Magfest post but Magfest is slower to put up concerts this year since they're they're fixing the sound balance so probably won't do that until way later.

MillionX · January 27

So... REDFALL--- I'm wondering if those who bought the "Bite Back Edition" will just be screwed out of the extra content? It seems doubtful they'd do anything more than the occasional small patch update and even that much effort is surprising at this point....they're probably hoping everyone just forgets and moves on so they don't have to add the other stuff---I think that special edition had the promise of at least 1 or 2 new characters to be added. I keep checking the reddit forum on it out of morbid curiosity....of course plenty of topics of people asking "is this game abandoned?" 😆 man, good thing I never wasted money on that disaster.

...still such a shame though; I was looking forward to it, but every new bit of news about it was always bad news....and I watched a couple of playthroughs online and wooo boy it was in bad shape; even worse than what people were expecting.

**anyway; could they even get away with that though...? A special edition's extra content just never materializing if the company gives up on it due to the game being a disaster? It would mean those people spent the extra money for absolutely nothing.

Edited January 27 by MillionX

AriesWarlock · January 27

On 11/1/2023 at 11:21 AM, AriesWarlock said:

Fan-made Bloodborne Kart has locked in a release date for January 2024

A hunter must hunt beasts, and sometimes, tear up the streets.

Bloodborne Kart launches next year on PC, and it comes fully stocked. Developer Lilith Walther, who goes by b0tster on Twitter, and the team at Fan Software pulled out the, erm, stops on this one. The game will feature 12 racers to choose from and 16 maps on which to race. It comes with a story mode for solo play, as well as a Battle mode and split-screen multiplayer. And since this is, naturally, based on a From Software game, it includes boss battles.

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iStu X · January 27

Hawkingbird · January 27

VGM Fridays. Celebrating Tekken 8 launch with the goat Tekken OST

Darc_Requiem · January 27

😂

Sonichuman · January 27

The one silver lining that comes from anytime the VG industry is just laying people off with reckless abandon, people always point out and remind people that someone has shown that it is possible to actually run a company and actually give a shit about your employees.

Edited January 27 by Sonichuman

TheInfernoman · January 27

Iwata was too good for this world...

AriesWarlock · January 27

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However, right now, Microsoft is knocking $44 off the price of the red Core Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, bringing it down to a slightly more reasonable $95.99 (originally $139.99). The same controller with extra components is also available for $150.99 (originally $179.99).

Sonichuman · January 27

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MillionX · January 27

haha that's wild to me that a controller costs that much in the first place.

The sales on Steam right now are tough to resist as usual--- one of those Senran Kagura games is on sale for 8.99 at the moment, and Shadow Warrior is only 2.99! The latest TMNT game is also on this "Pirates & Ninjas!" sale. I can't resist; at least 1 or 2 of these things will be on my Steam Deck before this weekend is over.

BornWinner · January 28

Tekken 8 spoilers

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Them playing this in the final battle nearly had me in tears.

Hecatom · January 28

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CDB2k20 · January 28

On 1/26/2024 at 10:52 AM, axeman61 said:

It's very early, but how's Tekken 8 to you guys so far? I haven't played Tekken in years. I've been slowly getting back into fighters with MK1.

It's f'ing good!!😉
I'm rusty as hell too barely touched 7 these past few years but Harada and co. did their damndest to make 8 accessible for everyone!

And oh the Tekken Jukebox is available to everyone on all platforms!!

Started a playthrough of the story mode.

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Sonichuman · January 28

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The destructible environments look amazing and the presentation is looking fairly immaculate. The only thing I'm concerned about right now are the beam sizes. Hopefully that is something that gets as we get later in the development cause not every blast is a skinny stream. When SSJ and up does Final Flash, people on a space station should be able to easily see it without using a telescope.

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Still no date on rollback for DBFZ but it's "in the final stages" along with the PS5/Xbox Series versions of the game

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Camacho · January 29

That beat em up discussion prompted me to play FnR again this weekend. Ended up doing 3 runs over the last 2 days- all fun, zero of the tedium that lesser games in the genre are susceptible to. Also nice that you can do a run in right around an hour if you don't get stuck on a section. I have 47 hours on that game since buying it in 2019 and still have a quick blast any time I pick it back up. There's something great about a game you can zip through without a major time sink, level grinding, collect a thon, or other padding.

Hecatom · January 29

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MillionX · January 29

That sale is almost over so I got Senran Kagura for the 9 bucks....this started off with several (all?) outfits already unlocked, I noticed.

I wonder how much of a hissy fit the "activist" types in the game industry would have about this game---because SO much of it is definitely something they would whine about it being "problematic" or "a product of the time" and all that other weak ass nonsense. Oddly enough I do love that people like that exist in the world though; they are fun to laugh at while the rest of us keeps actually having fun in life.

DoctaMario · January 29

12 hours ago, Camacho said:

That beat em up discussion prompted me to play FnR again this weekend. Ended up doing 3 runs over the last 2 days- all fun, zero of the tedium that lesser games in the genre are susceptible to. Also nice that you can do a run in right around an hour if you don't get stuck on a section. I have 47 hours on that game since buying it in 2019 and still have a quick blast any time I pick it back up. There's something great about a game you can zip through without a major time sink, level grinding, collect a thon, or other padding.

It prompted me to play some Golden Axe. Boy is that a series that hasn't aged well.

I'll tell you what fantasy-style beat em up IS a real gem that I never hear too much about is this one

Lantis · January 29

Capcom's D&D series was definitely a highlight as well

Sonichuman · January 29

Looks like that state of play rumor I saw yesterday was real

Hecatom · January 29

Camacho · January 29

2 hours ago, DoctaMario said:

It prompted me to play some Golden Axe. Boy is that a series that hasn't aged well.

I'll tell you what fantasy-style beat em up IS a real gem that I never hear too much about is this one

Haven't heard of that one, I'll have to dig it up. And yeah, golden axe aged like room temperature milk. But I do still have nostalgia for the screams the arcade version belted out on the demo loop.

iStu X · January 29

On 1/26/2024 at 11:48 PM, Sonichuman said:

The one silver lining that comes from anytime the VG industry is just laying people off with reckless abandon, people always point out and remind people that someone has shown that it is possible to actually run a company and actually give a shit about your employees.

Reminds me. I participated in a Kickstarter for a book about Iwata. I read through it a few weeks ago. Really great stuff.

Wellman · January 29

On 1/28/2024 at 3:18 PM, Sonichuman said:

My friends we are likely to witness the biggest dumpster fire Triple A release of the decade.

... Get the popcorn ready.

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Hecatom · January 29

Sonichuman · January 29

Saw that Kevin Conroy was trending and decided to peak into it...looks like some people are not happy with how Arkham Batman was treated in Suicide Squad. There's clips of what happened that you can see if you really want to see it. Some are saying that he got disrespected but I don't know...it's kinda tough having to work around the sudden death of a prolific actor when you're mid way deep into a project so I'm not really going to feel one way or the other about the choice they made.

What I will say is I feel like I've seen enough horrible takes from Asmongold show up in my feed at this point lol

One of the rumors floating around regarding the State of Play involves Sonic Generations getting remastered. Feeling kinda iffy about this if true if only because Sonic Colors Remastered left a bit to be desired and kinda tarnished that game a bit and I'm hoping the same won't happen tot his one.

Edit: One of the leaked tweets in question...again grain of salt especially since I don't know what this guy's track record is but he got the 31st right so....

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Sonichuman · January 29

I hope no one was looking forward to a Deux Ex game anytime soon...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/embracer-group-cancels-deus-ex-video-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNjU0Nzg4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzA3MTUyNjg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTODE2NkVUMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.T2W3xfF0THBVaAiDy-RvS1Vht-c3VHXJY4_CX6i7vio

Darc_Requiem · January 29

1 hour ago, Sonichuman said:

I don't watch a lot of his stuff. I'll say one thing about him from what I've seen. He gives his opinion popular or not and it actually seems like his genuine viewpoint. Maybe that's why he's so popular. So many people on YouTube are just frauds that are full of shit. Ethan Klein and Hasanabi come to mind.

Darc_Requiem · January 29

Oh, If anyone here care....🤣🤣🤣...sorry. Let me try that again. If anyone here cares...😂😂. *clears throat* If anyone on here cares. Be wary, Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League spoilers are online.

Jurassic · January 30

4 hours ago, Sonichuman said:

I hope no one was looking forward to a Deux Ex game anytime soon...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/embracer-group-cancels-deus-ex-video-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNjU0Nzg4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzA3MTUyNjg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTODE2NkVUMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.T2W3xfF0THBVaAiDy-RvS1Vht-c3VHXJY4_CX6i7vio

Embracer is in deep shit. Their endgame was to get a $2 billion investment from the Saudi sovereign wealth video game fund. They thought they could gobble up enough companies that eventually they'd be too big to fail, but the deal fell through.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831768/embracer-group-saudi-government-lord-of-the-rings-investment-deal-collapse

RSG3 · January 30

Yup. Embraces a clown show. I had little faith theybwhere remotely genuine.

Deus Ex is probably forever dead now, and it's certainly at least pit of the hands of the people who made the amazing prequels so whatever story they where going with won't be finished anyway.

Shit sucks so fucking hard. I'm playing through DX1 and letting melt keyboard catch my tears.