Leaderboard

https://gematsu.com/2019/09/romancing-saga-3-launches-november-11-in-the-west Romancing Saga 3 out November 11 (on everything). First time ever being released in the west. Looks like another great classic jrpg.

The very quickest of impressions as I've only gone through bootcamp (which I did in the beta) and played less than an hour of the campaign (as fucking work was calling) Obviously the game looks stunning, Gears was always an Xbox showpiece and this is no different and on the X it sings... 60fps in campaign means it feels a little more spritely in movement too. The first act has you controlling JD making your way through a destroyed Azura (from Gears 3) complex searching for a way to bring the Hammer of Dawn back online. It's a by the books start to the game... It's apparently chapter 2 where the differences kick in. Shooting feels tweaked but still has that weight behind it and we still have the best headshot in gaming.? I'm hoping this turns out to be an ode to Gears, I know we're returning to past area's, I know past characters are returning... I want lore from this game and answers. Old man Marcus is such a badass. I have a eight hour night shift that finishes at 7am, the missus will be leaving for work at 8am... You'd better fucking believe I'll be staying up until God knows when playing this tomorrow.?

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-11-theres-a-new-system-shock-3-gameplay-trailer-and-its-starting-to-look-quite-good Been announced for a while but I think this is the first proper look at the game. Looks good. Very Dead Space...

Dragon Quest 1-3 will be playable in English. Brief gameplay footage starts at the 40 second mark in this video. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/japanese_releases_of_dragon_quest_i_ii_and_iii_on_switch_will_be_playable_in_english

You can't fool me, I'm only over in Runcorn and even here where the currency is cigarette papers and roaches you couldn't afford a night out on that.

@Nag Rinoa ?

I can totally understand the criticism about the humor. The jokes in B1 and B2 never really were my cup of tea either and it's the reason why I didn't even bother with Rage 2 because that looks like the same thing. It's overdone, it's old, it's not funny anymore (or ever was). I guess people play Borderlands for the gameplay-loop but a good script would elevate the series to a bit more than whatever "a bazillion guns" stuff the PR team seems to be recycling since the first game.

Here's a fun little challenge. (Mods, if this deserves its own thread or should be somewhere else let me know)

https://gematsu.com/2019/09/star-ocean-first-departure-r-launches-december-5-in-the-west Out December 5th on PS4 and Switch.

And that's it! 8 stories seen thru to the bitter end, finishing with Primrose, the dancer, whose story was one of bloody revenge and fancy pants theatre folk. Pretty much the toughest final boss of the 8, I thought, mainly because he kept casting silence, which interrupts your specials because they use MP, even the purely physical attacks. But, yeah, a top notch game for the Switch. Nice graphics, and an addictive, original take on the turn based format. It has an after game, and I've already taken on and beaten some if the high level optional dungeons and their bosses, but I never feel my heart is in it when the story is done. Got 95 hours and about 8 months out of it, so can hardly complain. Probably just about prefer the bravely series over this, as the long, winding narrative and evolving relationships between the characters appeals to me more than these little, rather simple vignettes. But that's a complaint aired many times in many reviews, and I'm sure Square Enix will take it on board for a sequel. Great game though.