OCH Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 It may be a technical marvel, a beautiful game of staggering scope and scale, but its gameplay is narrow, linear and never changes. [Christmas 2007, p.122] Found reference to it on the Metacritic for the PS3 version. Nothing from that summary suggests it was that bad a game? I think I played a bit of the second one and that's about it.🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 You can find lots of old reviews on the wayback machine. Only goes back to 2010 though https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/* Anyway they gave it a 4 cause the entire gameplay was automated and you do the same thing 9 times over. Well justified imo, they didn't figure out how to make a game of it until ACII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Quote Readers discuss the most visually impressive games of the previous generation, from Red Dead Redemption 2 to Uncharted 4. The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was inspired by reader Grackle and asked which game from the previous generation of consoles (Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch) do you feel had the best graphics, from either a technical or artistic perspective? The clear winners were Red Dead Redemption 2 and Naughty Dog’s various games, with first party Sony games in general all earning plenty of praise. Pretty sure this came out recently or something very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Did "Vib-Ribbon" ever appear on PS4....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 For simulating a real environment, both in town and country, it's definitely RDR2. At times it really does look like a real filmed western. Unfortunately it plays a bit like that too. For artistic effort I'd mention Ori, but have always held that Okami has a certain something that pleases my eye like no other game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 not a full game but I think PT was the first game that really impressed me last generation. The Orders would be would be up there too. Guilty Gear looked amazing Then it's the obvious stuff like Last of Us 2. Was The Unfinished Swan last gen? That looked cool. I feel like there's probably a load like that, indie games we've all forgot about but had nice art styles. I thought Captain Toad looked great on WiiU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Yeah cant deny how impressive stuff like rdr and the sony games are, think my favorite of those for graphics is spiderman and horizon. Theres lots of stuff last gen that looks good like that, my preference is more for an interesting art style stuff like rez, jet set radio and wind waker but struggling to think of stuff like that for last gen. Like Dangerman says theres probably some indie games im forgetting. Think unfinished swan is ps3, maybe with a ps4 version too? sunset overdrive and forza horizon are nice and bright and colurful, i like that sort of thing. oh yeah Esp ra.de. Is a great looking game, technically counts i guess, old pixel art arcade game but only got a console port with switch/ps4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 I'll give the old Xbox some love... Gears 5 looked great even on a base Xbox One and scaled upwards brilliantly with the release of more capable machines, it can still hold its head up now with its Series X upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Granted I've only played the pc version but Ryse was still a ridiculous looking game back when I played it a few years after release 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 All the usual suspects really for me: Uncharted 4 The Last of Us Part II Horizon: Forbidden West Horizon: ZD Red Dead Redemption 2 Uncharted Lost Legacy God of War Ragnarok Death Stranding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 The Witcher 3, hands down. Honourable mention to FFVII Remake. In terms of artistic achievement, special mention to Outer Wilds and its expansion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 When it came out I thought Witcher 3 was the big leap forward for it's generation. I have it loaded up on my XSX awaiting the update and a long planned replay, but I would say it doesn't really hold up to the games on @DisturbedSwan's list as it is now. still great tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Quote Readers discuss what they expect to see announced at The Game Awards next week, from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to Final Fantasy 16. It’s The Game Awards on Thursday night, the biggest reveal event of the year and, hopefully, a chance to see previously announced games in greater detail and some brand new titles for the first time. There’s little clue as to what will be there but lots of readers are hoping for Spider-Man 2 and some more Sony announcements, as well as another glimpse at Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom from Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Not that I keep abreast of this stuff (didn't even know there was a game show this week) but if there's to be announcements I'll be looking at Microsoft really. I could do with a reason to rejoin gamepass. After exhausting their first party stuff I haven't subbed for ages, although, to be fair, 95% of my gaming since had been off their deals page. Since I generally play RPGs and single player action adventure stuff I'll be wanting something off Bethesda, Obsidian, Ninja theory and the likes. That fable reboot seems to have gone a bit AWOL too. Honestly, I look at the monthly gamepass announcements on these pages and, while others here enthuse, I shrug and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 The thing with gamepass is it's firing on all cylinders for indie enthusiasts, but the last couple years have been very dry for AAA. Depends on what you're into. If you are into Obsidian they did just release a game on gamepass, Pentiment, tho it's very out there in terms of what they usually go for I have zero expectations of the game awards, pretty much every Geoff show has been a terrible waste of time the past few years. I read tho that this one will be shorter, so it will automatically be better just for wasting less time if I turn it on. I would like to see Dragon's Dogma I guess. I know stuff like ffxvi has already been confirmed but I don't really need to see more of it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: The thing with gamepass is it's firing on all cylinders for indie enthusiasts, Yeah, I can see that. I just never got into to a lot of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I'm just so tapped out from this kind of stuff, I have enough games that I need to play so I'm not looking to get excited about anything I won't have time for. So there's nothing I want to see but if a cool trailer drops I'll just look at it and think "neat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 It's been a year since Jeffs' mates last game, so maybe whatever they're doing now? I think It Takes Two had it's Switch release so we could get a teaser for what's next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I honestly couldn't give a fuck. Just surprise us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Is this where Konami might drop a release date for the Suikoden 1&2 remasters? That's all I'm looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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