Hard. English is great.
Is everyone rocking 3D audio for the headphone option? I almost prefer the signature of the regular headphone option at times.
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Hard. English is great.
Is everyone rocking 3D audio for the headphone option? I almost prefer the signature of the regular headphone option at times.
The game has not explained my magical flute that changes the weather. Is it just a cosmetic thing?
Loving everything so far. Photo mode is very impressive.
Loving everything so far. Photo mode is very impressive.
Yeah this game is fucking enthralling. It may not reinvent the wheel of open world action RPGs, but everything it does, it does well in my opinion.
This game rewards exploration in a way I love. Finding quests out in the wild, randomly, is a great feeling, as is random encounters. Lots of cool things off the beaten path to find, and every side quest I have done in my first 10 hours of play have been unique. The immersive exploration combined with impeccable atmosphere really elevate this game for me.
I started the game on hard, have died quite bit, but have found that through exploration, upgrading, and taking it slow I've been able to really improve. I really enjoy the combat's methodical and deadly pace. And those stand offs? Fucking awesome way to enter battle.
This game rewards exploration in a way I love. Finding quests out in the wild, randomly, is a great feeling, as is random encounters. Lots of cool things off the beaten path to find, and every side quest I have done in my first 10 hours of play have been unique. The immersive exploration combined with impeccable atmosphere really elevate this game for me.
I started the game on hard, have died quite bit, but have found that through exploration, upgrading, and taking it slow I've been able to really improve. I really enjoy the combat's methodical and deadly pace. And those stand offs? Fucking awesome way to enter battle.
Played quite a bit today, but I barely advanced the main story. Enjoying it a lot so far, the world is just beautiful. Combat is way better than I expected, has a very cinematic feel to it that creates some really cool moments, especially ont he duels. I did my first mythic tale and that was pretty damn intense.
The short jumping animation the foxes do after you pet them is adorable.
The short jumping animation the foxes do after you pet them is adorable.
I've only played for a couple of hours but I'm enjoying it. After the title drop I made the mistake of following the nearest smoke trail into a fort. Got my ass handed to me by the leader a few times but killed him in the end.
My only complaint so far is that the audio keeps cutting out for a second or so, especially during cut scenes. Anyone else experienced this?
My only complaint so far is that the audio keeps cutting out for a second or so, especially during cut scenes. Anyone else experienced this?
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The dub itself is great, a lot of big Japanese VAs, but the lip syncing is off more often than not.
I'm having a great time.
Exploration does incentivize wandering and getting lost/sidetracked. Really liked the Haiku's, and going off the beaten path seems worth it for cosmetic gear, or for charms or upgrading weapons, but enjoying the atmosphere is maybe the strongest draw and elevates it.
Playing on hard, and I've died a bunch. The Ghost style evens the odds and sneaking on rooftops definitely hits me in the Tenchu nostalgia bone. Also enemies if they're searching for you will patrol in pairs back to back which was kinda neat. Also I do enjoy the stand offs, cool and useful mechanic so far.
Exploration does incentivize wandering and getting lost/sidetracked. Really liked the Haiku's, and going off the beaten path seems worth it for cosmetic gear, or for charms or upgrading weapons, but enjoying the atmosphere is maybe the strongest draw and elevates it.
Playing on hard, and I've died a bunch. The Ghost style evens the odds and sneaking on rooftops definitely hits me in the Tenchu nostalgia bone. Also enemies if they're searching for you will patrol in pairs back to back which was kinda neat. Also I do enjoy the stand offs, cool and useful mechanic so far.
My first impressions after playing 5 hours. Graphic sometimes (but there are also mediocre moments) looks amazing, I usually don't care about photo mode but here it's so good that I used quite often. Game it's not boring like Horizon but rather closer to very good Days Gone. Narration is good, definitely above latest Assasins. Also skills tree looks very promising. Generaly insane progres for Sucker Punch after generic Infamous Second Son.
The voice work is great, but character inflections, and movements dont always match up
Jesus Christ, got home, started the download hoping to get a couple of hours in before bed but I forgot how fucking terrible PSN downloads are on my end. The connection test isn't too bad (got 180mbps down) but in reality, it downloads so fucking slow I almost can't believe it.
Yeah I'll just test both Japanese and English I guess, thanks.
Interesting, so other people are having issues with how the HDR looks as well. Think I'll just turn it off for now then as opposed to constantly tinkering with the settings.
Game is a beaut regardless, my lord.
Game is a beaut regardless, my lord.
My PSN speeds are fine once I updated the DNS settings. 1.1.1.1/8.8.8.8 works. Good luck. I am in the USA, so YMMV.
Yeah, I had to wait 3 hours to download the game. Or so I thought, but nope that was only enough to actually start playing, after an hour I was stopped by a downloading screen... Oh great now it's another 4 hours until the next part is downloaded!
And now it's 01:22 at night. Sigh. :(
Not sure if this has been found yet, but I've just stumbled across an Easter Egg. Bowing (e.g swiping down on the touchpad for "Respect") at specific animal statues spawns a bunch of animals around Jin. I was near the entrance to the Mending Rock Shrine when I decided to pay my respects at the very first Frog idol/statue I came across. To my surprise, a crap ton of frogs just spawned out of nowhere.
Makes me wonder if there's other oddities around the world that react to the giving "Respect".
EDIT: The Frog statue in question is the very first one you come across after talking to the priest standing at the Torii Gate
Makes me wonder if there's other oddities around the world that react to the giving "Respect".
EDIT: The Frog statue in question is the very first one you come across after talking to the priest standing at the Torii Gate
I've only put a couple of hours in but I'm enjoying it so far. I'm not going to pass any major judgments until I give the game time to open up and expand the gameplay a little more.
Having said that, I seem to be in the minority but I don't like the wind system much. I don't see what it adds to the game. In the past they've tried to describe the exploration in this game as if it's a lot more open and natural than other open world games but it's really not. It's basically just the same question mark littered map as a lot of others except with a way more obtuse marker system. If I can already see where I want to go on the map I don't see why it's better having to repeatedly swipe the pad to get an ott wind effect than a standard marker. When you get close enough to the objective a standard ass video game marker pops up anyway because the wind isn't accurate enough to show you exactly what you need anyway. I'm not sure why it's irritated me but it just feels like adding a less effective option just to pretend the exploration is more natural and less guided than it really is.
Having said that, I seem to be in the minority but I don't like the wind system much. I don't see what it adds to the game. In the past they've tried to describe the exploration in this game as if it's a lot more open and natural than other open world games but it's really not. It's basically just the same question mark littered map as a lot of others except with a way more obtuse marker system. If I can already see where I want to go on the map I don't see why it's better having to repeatedly swipe the pad to get an ott wind effect than a standard marker. When you get close enough to the objective a standard ass video game marker pops up anyway because the wind isn't accurate enough to show you exactly what you need anyway. I'm not sure why it's irritated me but it just feels like adding a less effective option just to pretend the exploration is more natural and less guided than it really is.
I actually agree with this 100% so far. I don't feel like it really adds anything.
Just did the intro and wondered around a bit, then spent an hour in photo mode already. I REALLY dig the soundtrack and overall look. Even the UI looks amazing. Really impressed so far and the combat has more depth to it then i thought.
I did this at a location and a bunch of butterflies started flying around me!
I believe there is a trophy associated with doing these
Yeah, you can't sheathe until you get into the open world. The early sections don't let you do it.
Yes, it's in the game. The outfit is called Kensei Armor and you have to upgrade it to level 2 to have that look.
Indeed.
Cool!
And Sucker Punch must be C64 fans. The bowing is such a neat little mechanic which I've only ever seen in Usagi Yojimbo on C64 before, where if you bowed when you approached another samurai they bowed back and you just walked past each other instead of starting a fight.
Honestly, I bet it came down to focus testing. People act like they want things until they have it.
Assassin's Creed 3 has one of my favorite open world areas with its Frontier map. It gives you a few trees and churches to fill out sections of the map but the rest needs to be opened up by physically exploring, and incentivizes using the trees and cliffs as higher vantage points gives you a wider "paint brush" over the map for lack of a better term. People dogpile this game for everything that I loved about it lol (Naive-come-hero minority character, vast exploration, no glowy videogamey handholds, a deep system that was sort of hidden and not slapped onto a visible checklist tied to a button like Black Flag etc etc).
Sorry, got a little ranty there.
Thanks! Do u know if I have to get through to act 2 to get it or can I get it in act 1
Some quick thoughts around 5 hours in:
Now that I've gotten used to the camera system, I'm really having a lot of fun with the game. I still hope they patch a lock-on and FOV slider into the game though.
I'm enjoying the pacing and the almost episodic structure of the missions so far.
The exploration is amazing! Is this how BotW players felt when they first played that? I'm barely using the map at all and relying on in-game systems like the golden birds and the wind trails to traverse and I haven't had any issues with getting lost so far. Then there's the map; I thought I must have covered a decent chunk by now but nope, still tons to go.
The lip syncing is dreadful.
Aesthetics are on point.
Now that I've gotten used to the camera system, I'm really having a lot of fun with the game. I still hope they patch a lock-on and FOV slider into the game though.
I'm enjoying the pacing and the almost episodic structure of the missions so far.
The exploration is amazing! Is this how BotW players felt when they first played that? I'm barely using the map at all and relying on in-game systems like the golden birds and the wind trails to traverse and I haven't had any issues with getting lost so far. Then there's the map; I thought I must have covered a decent chunk by now but nope, still tons to go.
The lip syncing is dreadful.
Aesthetics are on point.
Better gram rates is the big one. I can feel my os4 chugging.
I like odyssey combat quite a bit, its similar to that so far.
This game is janky af, but im enjoying it. Its chill.
You unlock it in act 2 by doing a mythic tale called The Six Blades of Kojiro.