I knew Austin will like it, he already talked positively about it a few times.
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DAEMON X MACHINA'S Prologue Demo is Available Now (On US eShop), Saved Data Carries Over.
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7/10 from GK and their mech-fan reviewer:
Positive points: accessible to newcomers but need to be a mech fan, great customization, good robots design/bosses, online multiplayer sounds very cool
negative: repetitive, plot is completely uninteresting, kinda feels like a "first draft" overall
Overall it's what y'all expected. If you enjoyed the demo, you'll love it. Otherwise it's not for you.
Positive points: accessible to newcomers but need to be a mech fan, great customization, good robots design/bosses, online multiplayer sounds very cool
negative: repetitive, plot is completely uninteresting, kinda feels like a "first draft" overall
Overall it's what y'all expected. If you enjoyed the demo, you'll love it. Otherwise it's not for you.
We received our code about 6 hours ago, so we've only published a review in progress.
So far, so good.
It really looks and feels like an anime you control.
PowerUp!'s Review
So far, so good.
It really looks and feels like an anime you control.
PowerUp!'s Review
It was never gonna get great reviews, but it's good to hear that it's not a bad game, and that's kind of all I want.
The core game is fine and I already spent a voucher on this, so I'll sink a bunch of time into this before MUA3's Marvel Knights DLC comes out.
Before the first reviews hit, I expected it to do about as well as MUA3. Now I think it might go a bit lower. In any case, some of the stuff sounds really promising and the negatives are about what I expected (repetitive, story is buttcheeks etc).
Surprised with Austin's review, especially after Astral Chain.
Surprised with Austin's review, especially after Astral Chain.
Nailed it.
AC seems to be much more story-driven than this, and I can see how many people (including Austin) would see it as a wasted opportunity, narratively speaking. DxM strikes me as a much more gameplay-driven game, so mech fans know what they're getting into.
I think this scratches the action itch better for him than Astral Chain where he complained about the easy S-ranks despite not being someone who's that into those games usually. DXM seems to nail this for him. And the story doesn't appear to promise or open up things it then won't deliver on, which he also had beef with in AC, sadly (and justifiably).
So it's like Armored Core in general where the story is just window dressing. Or Monster Hunter.
If you go into HUD settings you can resize/move/disable just about everything, a few pages back there was some good examples of custom HUDs.
Reviews so far seem to be about what I expected. This is going to be a cult hit, I suspect. It amazes me how many video reviews and previews I see that have little to no dashing into them at all. C'mon people, DASH!
Excited to go grab this on Friday so I can really dig into customizing my Arsenal!
Excited to go grab this on Friday so I can really dig into customizing my Arsenal!
Exactly. For this kind of games, we should pretend that the review scores given out of 8 instead of 10 as western press consider "repetitiveness" as a negative aspect. It really should be dependant of personal tastes, I'd never think repetitive games as bad.
Good points. Yeah, I can see why this isn't as much of an issue in DXM.
For the record, I enjoyed both of his reviews greatly, even though I feel the opposite about Astral Chain (and have only played the two demos for DXM).
I honestly wouldn't be too disappointed if the story wasn't up to snuff, since the main thing the writers have to focus on in this kind of game is characterization.
All I need is for most of the other Outers to be fun to interact with and fight, as long as they nail that, which the prologue suggests, I'm fine and dandy!
All I need is for most of the other Outers to be fun to interact with and fight, as long as they nail that, which the prologue suggests, I'm fine and dandy!
The story, characters and writing seem awful. What's worse, they are constantly yapping during missions and interrupting the action with cutscenes.
That being said, the action itself is a lot of fun and the games aesthetic is cool.
I went ahead and preordered. See you ON THE BATTLEFIELD
That being said, the action itself is a lot of fun and the games aesthetic is cool.
I went ahead and preordered. See you ON THE BATTLEFIELD
I feel like people who like EDF will enjoy this game.
It is fun, but after couple of hours I felt like I don't really want to play anymore. And yeah, all the story/character stuff is often annoying - just too much. Game constantly throws new faces and new voices at you, you can't even get to know single character properly cause there are 5 different ones in the next cut-scene.
But the gameplay is neat.
It is fun, but after couple of hours I felt like I don't really want to play anymore. And yeah, all the story/character stuff is often annoying - just too much. Game constantly throws new faces and new voices at you, you can't even get to know single character properly cause there are 5 different ones in the next cut-scene.
But the gameplay is neat.
MAybe in the OT we can swap codes to help with coop missions and such too.
Really annoyed that IGN gave it a 6.5 when even the demo ranks higher than that with its customization mission variety and mech variety as well, but numbers are numbers.
Just bummed to see a new IP and a new game get dragged for whatever reason.
Really annoyed that IGN gave it a 6.5 when even the demo ranks higher than that with its customization mission variety and mech variety as well, but numbers are numbers.
Just bummed to see a new IP and a new game get dragged for whatever reason.
If there's something I can agree with most reviewers is that I just don't care about the story and characters from the little I've seen despite of the unique designs. If this becomes a franchise I hope they hire a better writer.
I think for the average consumer, 6.5 is a fair score. I don't think the average joe will enjoy this game.
Oh and since people were sharing their HUDs, here's mine from handheld mode.
Probably going to move the Minimap to the bottom right, move the chatter box to the top left because it scrolls upwards (Which would push it off the screen) and put the chat underneath that to maximize space.
Probably going to move the Minimap to the bottom right, move the chatter box to the top left because it scrolls upwards (Which would push it off the screen) and put the chat underneath that to maximize space.
anything in particular that would help setting this up? a code list in the OP?
Oh and since people were sharing their HUDs, here's mine from handheld mode.
Probably going to move the Minimap to the bottom right, move the chatter box to the top left because it scrolls upwards (Which would push it off the screen) and put the chat underneath that to maximize space.
Damn, that seems like some cool flexibility in terms of HUD positioning.
Yeah, you could do a spoiler portion, the kind that says "Must Post In Thread To Read," since it will have a distinct green box to draw the eye to in the OT, and once in a while it can be updated and people can be made aware with a post to the thread.
The only question is how people will give that info if they don't want their friend code just lying around, would PMing you be okay? Or just doing a post first spoiler in the thread?
Looking forward to this game, a friend of mine got me a $20 eshop credit for my birthday coming up so $40 doesnt seem like a bad price for this game. (I love mecha games)
It's wild, actually. I think DXM is more story focusd than AC (uh, either Astral Chain OR Armored Core) in that it spends way more time with the characters it has. I didn't find space for it in the review, but there's a lot of dialogue in this game, and each story mission briefing includes a simple cutscene or one of those text conversations between pilots. By the final act, each of the game's squads has developed a clear narrative arc with its major characters, and the game manages to tie up most of these B plots well enough, with a couple of them ending really well. There's some really cool shit in here, and I think for people who like anime archetypes, you'll come out with a some favorite NPCs. (And if you don't like that stuff, you can button through it and fight giant robots.)
So it's not just a case of lowered expectations, but it actually sticks the landing for you as far as narrative threads are concerned? That's good to hear, since from what I can gather from other reviews (namely Natalie Degraffinried's piece at Kotaku), other people find the narrative to be too thin and a bit too convoluted. I have to say, despite having know for a while I'm getting the game day one, both your review and this comment help reassuring some doubts I had lingering in my mind, so thanks for that.
Thank you very much for this! I've been excited to enjoy the characterization alongside the amazing mech combat, and I'm glad it delivers!
Honestly, the world needs more games like this and Bladestorm, games that base themselves in taking missions involving a wide cast of characters with their own stories and arcs, pitted against each other as Mercs and directly interactive through teamwork or direct combat.
I've always loved that kind of set up!
Maybe if ERA would be okay with putting that info in one place for everyone sure. I'd be willing to give my friend code and just have it "be there" for games like this to help ease the repetitive "here's my friend code" posts, which is what I'd do in a lot of Switch games haha.
You can literally change movement, scale, opacity, etc of pretty much every single element in the game. It's glorious.
Oh and since people were sharing their HUDs, here's mine from handheld mode.
Probably going to move the Minimap to the bottom right, move the chatter box to the top left because it scrolls upwards (Which would push it off the screen) and put the chat underneath that to maximize space.
I also used ammo counters at the left side, but notice it'll hide the left option when you need to change weapons. Left them on default by now.
There's still some quirks to work out for sure. Thanks for the advice, I might move them to the center and leave my hp/femto/etc "bars" on the left since I can't imagine them being more complicated than that haha.
I mean, it really doesn't cost that much to change your features, I'd restart only if you want to go with a fresh perspective in the main release and want to change your callsign, which cannot be changed after you make it at the beginning of the game.
That's totally fair if you want to go for it, though.
I'll look are it cost to change it, probably i'll have enough money to change it.
By the way i have ask a question nobody answer, what's the diffrence between Damage and Bullet Damage for weapons?
I mean i get what Bullet Damage is but just the Damage stats, what is that?
I assume Damage is the amount you will do over a normalized amount of time, and bullet Damage is what you do each shot.
Like for example, Rifles will deal more damage per shot then Sub Machine Guns, But SMG's will deal more damage overall due to the massive increase in fire rate.
Your best bet for finding a weapon type that works for you is finding how far/close you want to be to your opponent. If you don't mind getting close and personal, SMG's will be very powerful, as will swords. Rifles are better around mid range, giving you solid room to avoid attacks, while doing only somewhat less damage.
Eventually, we'll get weapons that'll dance around normal restrictions, and even now you can occasionally get variants on different weapons that affect their core stats slightly in different directions. Right now, just play around with them, either in missions or in training, and find what works for you!
Just remember that you can equip backups in your Pylons you can switch to whenever you need to, and can even equip weapons found in the field!
I really think it just has to do with taste, and the way that many of the subgenre's traits intersect with expectations about things like movement, shooting, and structure in third person action games/shooters. Though there's a range in feel in TPS games (Gears, TLoU, and Vanquish all feel different even if the basic verbs are the same), there's still a general similarity to each other in terms of gameplay style. Armored Core games just feel different (even to each other, contrast AC3, 4, and V). They're floaty or clunky, the shooting is choppy or imprecise.
All of that is true, too, but for me, that's the appeal. The point of an AC game (or DXM) is building a body you like to inhabit, and struggling against the mechanical constraints to do that. You learn to counterbalance the mech's traits both by becoming a better pilot and by tinkering away with your design until it boosts the right way, or until it can hold onto a target lock long from the right distance, or until it is exactly as sturdy as you need. Contrast that with action games where you're supposed to get to a point of synchronicity with your character quickly, and their power and versatility is supposed to go up over the course of play.
That isn't a drag on people who don't like these games, to be clear. I get it! You want to pick up the controller and for it to "feel good" out the box. I'm that way with plenty of other games. But this style of mech game is all about that loop of mastery and redesign, and I don't know that it gets there if it isn't willing to have your character feel less like an action hero and more like a machine you've got to learn to handle.
Dunno. The most common criticisms are that they're repetitive, obtuse and janky. A friend of mine absolutely loved shooters but could never stand AC but it's not meant to be played like Uncharted.
Maybe they need to put the genre mainly on handhelds for two generations before they can bring it back to home consoles ;)