Nope. They put out too much mediocre contract work these days. But I'll certainly buy Bayonetta 3 and the next Nier.
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Does Platinum Games still have their "I'll buy Day One" status for you?
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Platinum Games still released the best (action) game last gen (Bayonetta) and this gen (The Wonderful 101) so i am only waiting for Astral Chain to go up on eShop to use my already bought voucher on it.
Nope, never really cared for them to be honest. They only seem good at creating combat systems while the other aspects of the game range from mediocre to bad.
My stance on Platinum has always been the same- wait and see. They make incredible game of the generation tier games (Vanquish, Rising, Transformers), middling stuff I don't care for (Mad World, Star Fox) to absolute junk (TMNT, Anarchy Reigns). I'm looking forward to Astral Chain, but right now that's the only one of their, what like, six? projects that they're working on, and that's still not necessarily a day one buy.
they had a good start, but when mikami left right after vanquish and it has been downhill from there
madworld, anarchy reigns, 101, transformers, rising, legend of korra and turtles are all 7/10 games at best, the only good games they have are bayonetta, vanquish and nier automata (though, these were 10/10 games because of kamiya, mikami and yoko taro)
so if you give them good direction they can be amazing, otherwise they are just mediocre
madworld, anarchy reigns, 101, transformers, rising, legend of korra and turtles are all 7/10 games at best, the only good games they have are bayonetta, vanquish and nier automata (though, these were 10/10 games because of kamiya, mikami and yoko taro)
so if you give them good direction they can be amazing, otherwise they are just mediocre
Big fan of them but I've never felt this way ever.
Very much depends on what it is.
I will say they had an exceptional start so I can understand someone feeling this way, for a time.
Very much depends on what it is.
I will say they had an exceptional start so I can understand someone feeling this way, for a time.
They never did for me aside from Revengeance. The last game I bought that they were involved with was NierA, and I hated it. It's my own fault though, since I've known about their spotty track record for years but someone convinced me to give the game a shot.
Damn you, Tyrant Rave
Damn you, Tyrant Rave
I never enjoyed Platinum games as much as many others here.
I'm not trying to be edgey but just feel so many of their games use the same basic mechanics....just in different settings. The character action mechanics that was started when Kamiya did DMC. While I loved DMC the genre overall isn't one of my favorites and thus my lukewarm opinion of Platinum overall
I'm not trying to be edgey but just feel so many of their games use the same basic mechanics....just in different settings. The character action mechanics that was started when Kamiya did DMC. While I loved DMC the genre overall isn't one of my favorites and thus my lukewarm opinion of Platinum overall
No, it's been too long since they did something truely amazing and although I used to love their games to death, I see some of the huge design-flaws now.
If they got bought by one of the big three, I wouldn't really care, but I guess this board would still go crazy.
If they got bought by one of the big three, I wouldn't really care, but I guess this board would still go crazy.
Whoa, what didn't you like about Bayonetta 2!?
What? How did you "hate" Nier Automata!? This thread is really confusing!
Their licensed stuff has always been hit or miss but I can't say that their big games have disappointed me.
Hell No I don't think Platinum Games are that good and if I do buy one of there games its in a heavily discounted sale
The game is boring as hell, and the combat is braindead. Yeah you can do dumb flashy combos, but the game is so easy that you never need to. Plus the demo was a farce. I was sold a bill of goods based off of it.
Nice music though I guess.
Yes. The moment I saw Astral Chain I knew I wanted it day 0.
True but I don't know
Their big games like Bayo & Astral Chain, yes. I don't consider their licensed stuff like Transformers "real" Platinum games, they're just for paying the bills.
I've never thought I would have heard the word boring with Bayonetta 2 considering the game is all action even in most of its cutscenes, and pacing is just go go right from the start and never slows down. As for difficulty try to play ∞ Climax. lol
There's no such company or studio for me. Only some very certain franchises like 3D Mario, 3D Zelda.
Unless we're talking cheap licensed games, yes. Nier Automata is one of the best games this gen so Ni3R would be a day 1 if I've ever see one and Astral Chain looks promising.
And lmao at trying to pin Star Fox 0 stinker on Platinum, as if they were responsible for basing a game on a failed gimmick.
And lmao at trying to pin Star Fox 0 stinker on Platinum, as if they were responsible for basing a game on a failed gimmick.
No and i absolutely loved bayo1, MGR, vanquish. Platinum always work on so many projects at the same time and half of them end up being mediocre for obvious reasons (licensed, made under a year with very low budget etc).
I think they're a studio I trust for the most part, so mostly...
I'm usually not so interested in their licensed work though, like Kora/TMNT/Transformers (Though I was slightly interested in Transformers).
But their stuff like Bayo/TW101/Nier/Metal Gear Rising (Please make more..) are all very much enjoyable for me, and Astral Chain and Babylon's Fall I'm very interested in needless to say.
I'm usually not so interested in their licensed work though, like Kora/TMNT/Transformers (Though I was slightly interested in Transformers).
But their stuff like Bayo/TW101/Nier/Metal Gear Rising (Please make more..) are all very much enjoyable for me, and Astral Chain and Babylon's Fall I'm very interested in needless to say.
Case by case basis. I'll definitely buy Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 whenever I get a Switch. Some of their licensed games are alright, but I buy them on sale only. Nier Automata was one of my biggest disappointments in gaming, I don't think I would want to play another.
I understand why they are loved by people for their tight combat systems but their games don't usually interest me tbh.I played Vanquish and it was certainly a very tight shooter gameplay wise but very short,Nier Automata was genius but that had more to do with Yoko Taro than Platinum.
Their major, AAA, retail games are all day one for me.
Bayonetta, Vanquish, Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta 2, The Wonderful 101, Nier Automata... All masterpieces.
I know Star Fox 0 is mostly seen as bad, but even this I think is cool.
Astral Chain looks to be a pure, fucking cool, AAA PlatinumGames masterpiece. It will be good.
And I have no doubt that Bayonetta 3 will be mindblowing.
Bayonetta, Vanquish, Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta 2, The Wonderful 101, Nier Automata... All masterpieces.
I know Star Fox 0 is mostly seen as bad, but even this I think is cool.
Astral Chain looks to be a pure, fucking cool, AAA PlatinumGames masterpiece. It will be good.
And I have no doubt that Bayonetta 3 will be mindblowing.
fucking this.
i have not played tmnt or nier, but i feel the same as you.
bayonetta and mgr were master pieces.
i would KILL for another anarchy reigns/mad world styled game. this is totally my jam.
i still listen to the OSTs and there is Nothing which will ever reach those games.
on par with street fighter3:3rd strike.
Very VERY few devs have that regardless of their previous games because they always try something new. I love Nintendo but I always wait to see gameplay and the core loop to see if I'll like it or not before buying. So no. That being said I'm hyped as hell about Astral Chain and will probably get that Day 1. I'm excited for Taura's directorial debut and hope he can pull it off.
You folks are too focused on companies having a flawless track record. Platinum Games isn't a rich company with a war chest, they need to do contract work.
Having this mentality is just designed to exclude companies who needs to feed their employees. They can't just cater to you specifically, and they can't make the games they want to do all the time.
Having this mentality is just designed to exclude companies who needs to feed their employees. They can't just cater to you specifically, and they can't make the games they want to do all the time.
All the stuff people list to dump on them these days were cheap, licenced Activision garbage they probably didn't have much time to work on. Though honestly I thought Transformer was a great AA kind of game we don't see much of these days, and that Korra was alright for it's price; I never played the Turtle game. So yeah I'd say I'm still down with them.