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Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order - Early Impressions from reddit
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Wait, isn't that when it is released? Eh, not sure how I feel about that.
I'm sorry but this list doesn't do anything to help change my mind. Not one of these games stands out as a great game to me. You must play a lot of games if you have played all of these and think they're good. While I can certainly see the appeal in these to some people - not one of them leaps out to me as a game I want to play.
Control looked good and had some cool tech features in it and is probably the game in the list that made me want to play it more than any others but still didn't catch my attention enough to buy and play. Astral Chain is the second on the list and I may still go there one day but I dunno it's just not jumping out at me even though the combat does seem cool. I could say more about some of them having some slight appeal to me, Sekiro, RE2, DMC5, MHW, DS, LM3 and G5 but honestly not enough of appeal to pull me in so it's a clear pass for me.
For me, I used to play games SO much but as I've gotten older and my time priorities go towards creating my own artworks I only find enjoyment in very few games and there really hasn't been one game released this year that I have wanted to play and thus I've not really played any (that were released this year).
Fallen Order is the first game of the year that I will buy and want to play so I really hope I like it because I need some time off and am really looking forward to putting a good 3 days into playing all day when it comes out on Friday and for the weekend, thus I am looking forward to this game VERY much.
To give you perspective on my taste (and to fight a list with a list) the games I have played last year and this year:
God of War (game that inspired me to finally grab a PS4)
Breath of the Wild (game that inspired me to buy a switch)
Mario Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn
Spider-Man
Red Dead Remption 2
The Last of Us Remastered
Nier Automata
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (DNF and really only played this for a time because it's all I could find that might interest me)
Four of those games came out in 2018 which was enough to make it a good year but for me personally - Jedi Fallen Order looks like it will be the only new game I'll play this year which definitely makes it a sucky year IMO.
2020? It's going to be damn well huge.
In the the impressions sound great but release time reviews are making me withhold preordering.
I mean you can do digital refunds now it's pretty much anon issue. That and just don't preorder and wait a few days if you playing is contingent on reviews.
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I don't know why people can't wait until reviews are out.
You can buy games even without pre-orders.
You can buy games even without pre-orders.
Just because you've not played those games doesn't mean they're not great, what a strange logic. Also your list of recently played games might as well just be listing all the biggest AAA releases, you clearly buy games based off hype, marketing and brand power.
Or maybe he just has a different taste? I would pick any game he listed over every game in the other list.
Good thing EA doesn't make the game.
Also, this is 5am in UK or 6am in Europe. Isn't that even after the release in those regions? (Assuming that it's a midnight release.)
Oh comon you know that hasn't stopped them in the past. It's a single player game so I am hopeful it's just like Titanfall 2 but you never know
If it was about taste, games like Sekiro and The Surge 2 have offered similar experiences to what Fallen Order is going for. Nothing that Fallen Order is doing makes it stand out as worth being the one game to play this year.
Disney is behind it and Respawn is a good dev. I'm sure this game is in good hands.
I played Sekiro and the Surge 1 and I didn't like both. Both that game and The Surge may have similar mechanics, but these games are obviously also very different. JFO is heavily narrative driven and it has big setpieces and Uncharted/AC like traversal. There are most likely no deliberate difficulty spikes, apart from having higher difficulties.
Everything I have seen looks way more fun than Sekiro and The Surge, so there's that. If they nail the pacing (combat - platforming - puzzling - exploring) and the Star Wars vibe, they've got a winner.
Control feels so good to play, the surreal world building and psychological thriller aspects are great if that kind of stuff intrigues you, plus it's not as long as those other games. Some of the best combat in a third person shooter. I think you should give it a go if you like freedom in your games.
Do you play any indie games? If you're into storytelling, you should play A Plague Tale and Outer Wilds. If you're into quick 10-30 min arcade games, Ape Out and Lovely Planet 2.
i've got this preordered because I want an action adventure in the sci fi / fantasy mould to play by the end of the year. So far it looks entertaining but very safe. Considering it is the same director as GoW3, hoping to see a bit more spectacle from the boss battles than has been shown so far. Nothing has been shown so far in that regard that grabs me...Maybe I should just flip my preorder for Control and grab this down the road.
My only dilemma is that I have the day off Thursday and I can get the game delivered for then which will obviously be before reviews. Usually I would wait but I'm pretty confident I will like this game and all impressions point to it being decent at the very least.
Personally, I'm only buying the game at launch or near launch if I can take advantage of a trade in offer a store does where I'm from in which the game would cost 44€. And that means pre ordering as the deal is only up before the release date. Since I "only" have a base ps4 reviews are a tad more relevant for me cause performance consideration.
If I preorder this on Steam, are the chances decent I'll be able to open it early with a VPN?
(... It's out on Steam right?)
The last AAA metroidvania we got was God of War last year and before that... God knows. I can't think of another AAA metroidvania without going back a long time. MGS3 or Lost Planet 3 maybe. Dead Space.
(... It's out on Steam right?)
That GIF spoils a couple of great powers imo. I went into Control not knowing you could do either of those things and it blew my mind.
Idk, this is an AAA metroidvania and we almost never get AAA metroidvanias. Based on that alone I'd put it up there as "must play" this year. Star Wars brand aside.
The last AAA metroidvania we got was God of War last year and before that... God knows. I can't think of another AAA metroidvania without going back a long time. MGS3 or Lost Planet 3 maybe. Dead Space.
Saw this on Reddit. Sorry of already posted.
Super cliched meme, really worth posting here?
Personally, much more anticipating playing DS, but I am hoping this is a solid compliment.
This is how I feel after reading impressions :)Saw this on Reddit. Sorry of already posted.
Just watched the latest previews for the first time. This really is a Souls-like with backtracking, enemy respawn and bonfires :( (I don't like the Souls games)
I was mildly hyped but now it's probably gonna be a pass for me. I expected a rather linear story-focused game like Uncharted.
I was mildly hyped but now it's probably gonna be a pass for me. I expected a rather linear story-focused game like Uncharted.
It is just cliched. The thing is, that video was made as meme fodder from the beginning. It is just Drake dancing like a grandpa, to get the kind of attention he did.
Nowhere in any of my posts on this topic did I suggest otherwise. All I said is that I don't believe them when they say that's the reason. I think they're worried about review scores.
"Only games I play are great games, everything else is not!" Best take of the thread.
I hope so, but...how can it be both a metroidvania and a souls-type? They seem like polar opposites to me. One is about unlocking new areas through the acquisition of new tools and weapons and the other one is about unlocking new areas by getting to a certain point and unlocking shortcuts.
I much prefer the former but I don't know which one is more prevalent here.
No.
"Souls-like" means strategic combat with movement telegraphing. It means resetting health items at "bonfires" while enemies respawn when you use them. It means you earn currency by slaying enemies and losing it when you die, but being able to get it back in your following life.
I don't think games should be praised for having "big skill trees".
But yes, I am very excited for this game.
But yes, I am very excited for this game.
The label "Souls" isn't just about world design and traversal. Its most unique aspects are:
- the "bonfire" checkpoint system where enemies are permadead until you "rest" at which point they ALL respawn. (Player-controlled checkpointing and world reset)
- more tactical, considered combat and combat being an integral part of the level/world design (stamina/posture management, back and forth engagement with enemies, enemies as "traps" and features of the game world)
- experience points and currency being the one single pool and interacting with game systems (eg combat) in clever ways (e.g. enemies "carrying" your currency after death, harsh loss of XP on consequent deaths, etc)
None of these features/concepts preclude a game from being a metroidvania.
The core features of a metroidvania are:
- the game is a blend of combat, exploration and puzzles (never just one. Souls is mostly combat so cannot be a metroidvania) and
- parts of the world are reachable but locked until new abilities are found in the game world, enabling you to reach/access new areas, progress through the world/story, and solve more puzzles.
We know FO has puzzles and exploration as core features alongside combat (unlike Souls which has few/no puzzle mechanics) and has multi-use abilities which enable you to reach new areas in a non-linear fashion.
In other words:
In Souls you'll never find a grapple tool halfway through which will let you reach high places previously inaccessible. In Fallen Order you probably will. Hence it's a metroidvania.
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I'm aware of those aspects I guess I was just more concerned with how you get around and find new areas, etc. Sorry for the confusion.
Yeah after release. On PC it unlocks at 11pm GMT on Thursday night.
only shit thing i've heard so far
and there's nothing inherently bad about skill trees, it's the fatigue that's getting to me
As long as the skills are actually active and not boring passives that give you 5% increase I'm fine with it.
Everything about the way this game has been shown/marketed feels so weird. Maybe it's just me, but I was not impressed with the E3 showing and hadn't heard a lot of "buzz" but every time I see individual impressions from actual people the game seems awesome. Feels like it's setting up to maybe be a bit of a sleeper hit?
maybe I'm just not paying attention, too. Respawn has yet to make something I haven't loved so I still have some expectations.
maybe I'm just not paying attention, too. Respawn has yet to make something I haven't loved so I still have some expectations.
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