Stanshall wrote: ↑May 22nd, 2018, 9:28 pm Very intriguing question to me, someone who hasn't played the game

Might wanna take a break from pressing Y for an evening or two and rectify that, bro.

Mega Man 2 is often considered to be one of the highlights of the franchise, although it should be said that the original series can be rather unforgiving and off-putting for newcomers. On the other hand, the X series is usually viewed as more accessible, with the first one in particular having one ...

First of all, I'm really happy to hear about you guys being able to interview such a high-profile guest and I would love to hear a bit more about how this came to be, if possible. 1. Your games always stand out to me as being very philosophically-driven. Are there any specific works of literature or...

If I may butt in here, I'd like to point out the difference between a game's mechanical simplicity and its engaging nature. Most arcade shoot'em ups have very simplistic control schemes, but since they are so tightly designed and utterly ruthless to the player, they still end up being very demanding...

1. Are there any real-life (ancient or modern) cities with unconventional layouts and specific architectural elements which you would like to see being implemented into a game? I was thinking of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, for example. 2. Do you find yourself gravitating more towards realistical...

RDR surprised me on your list. To me, it's the pinnacle of the Cinematic Action genre; I never thought the gameplay was that great, but the incredible job it did at being a Western took my breath away. Surprising, with you being so dogmatic about your mechanics ;) Ha, fair enough. I can be a bit of...

Well, I took a very pragmatic "Which one would I rather save from a burning building?" approach when the simple evaluation of their design wasn't enough to separate two of the games on my list. It may not be the most scientific process, but it kinda worked out in the end. You get me? Actua...

How are you guys able to rank these? I can't do it. If I had to wager a guess, I'd say it's probably because I spend an inordinate amount of time with the games I love. If a game doesn't click with me, I usually abandon it early on and don't think about it again. But if a game does click with me, I...

But... I do agree that the universe is really rich and I've actually spent more time reading various article on the wiki than playing the game itself. What I meant by untapped potential is that I think the series could potentially branch out of the TPS-RPG genre and take a different look at the exis...

That's a fantastic idea, I'd love to see that implemented in a game. In this version of Horizon Zero Dawn you control the Aloy twins, one of whom stays at home to look after the tribe :lol: I was thinking maybe like a GTA game with a family of three different protagonists. The husband would follow ...

Well, I think that the traditional western open-world model with main quests, side quests, hundreds of locations, collectibles and characters has probably peaked with TW3 and Horizon this generation. Is it worth to continue to improve it? Maybe, but we're already past the point of diminishing return...

I agree with the gist of what you're saying, although I'd like to point out that, in theory at least, open-world structure and narrative pacing aren't mutually exclusive, but in practice and due to other facets of modern design trends, it's fairly obvious how the two elements are often contradictory...

I can't figure out whether "Onion Knight" is meant to be a GoT, Dark Souls or FF reference, but either way, welcome!

Oh snap, I just went and re-read that and I sound like a complete ideologue, what the hell?!

2017 me: frothing at the mouth over glitches in a game he's not playing. Stay classy.

Chopper wrote: ↑May 19th, 2018, 11:42 am we shouldn’t be saying, we’re ok with buggy messes

It's not like that has ever stopped anyone before, considering Bethesda's cachet within the industry.

Interesting, thanks. My personal experiences with the series are limited to playing a few hours of the first one and getting bored and frustrated with it, but I think it's an interesting universe / franchise with a lot of untapped potential that I wouldn't mind seeing explored in a new fashion. Perh...

Suits wrote: ↑May 19th, 2018, 6:42 am it’s kind of delivering. So far.

So, would you say it's on a similar level as the original trilogy? Because the coverage I remember when it came out was heavily leaning towards the technical aspects and not the actual content of the game itself. Have all the glitches and bugs been patched yet?

Simonsloth wrote: ↑May 18th, 2018, 8:34 pm I was just about to post mine but 6 of them are metal gear solid games so I’m going to steal your idea and choose one from each series.

Yeah, it's more challenging to do it this way on account of having to fill the additional slots, but I think it makes for a more interesting list in the end.

Okay, I think I've got mine as well. I recognize how much I tend to gravitate towards certain series, so I decided to limit myself to one title per franchise in the interest of diversity. Otherwise the upper half of the list would be chock-full of Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Fire Emblem, Metroi...

I'll come if Chopper's coming. And I'll bring my boxing gloves if he's bringing his.

Should be fun!