Kinda surprised that Fantasy Strike will release tomorrow.
To bad that it releases the same day as Kill la Kill If.
This is the best idea Iāve heard in a long, long time. A Borderlands style co-op shooter with Overwatch heroes? Sign me the fuck up. Theyāve already proven they can make fun PvE modes, and I think itād be a much more interesting entry in the franchise as opposed to just a straight up Overwatch sequel. But I donāt expect these things from Jeff Kaplan honestly.
While weāre on the subject tho, Sigmaās hero powers and interactions are all compiled here.
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Apparently Fire Emblems story has leaked. Be careful of spoilers everyone
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Thanks for the heads up, I never understand why folk feel the need to spoil stuff. No YouTube for a while I guess they always drop spoilers in the thumbnail.
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Itās mainly cause a lot of people are impatient or they want to know if the game is worth getting via engaging story. Thereās a lot of reasons.
I read spoilers for wrestling all the time but some of the spoilers I read are taped or decided so far in advanced I typically forget about them by the time the actual event airs.
I cannot see myself enjoying this. Just seems like some of the best aspects of fighting games were intentionally removed. Artstyle is pretty fugly to me as well, honestly.
Why is martian posting on a new account?
Couldnāt be fucked to find the info for my main one. Maybe Iāll try again at some point, meh. 
Welcome back Martian.
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Iām cautiously optimistic about Full Body. Iām going to wait a bit after release to decide if Iām going to get it or not. Sony has been on a censoring rampage as of late and if they try to heavily censor Catherine thereās no point in getting it, imo.
If that does happen Iāll be super sad because I had always wanted to play Catherine but never actually got around to doing it.
Iām surprised it isnāt called Catherine: Full Burka given Sonyās recent antics.
Just swap some words and phrases and this is pretty much Sonyās argument.
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If they go with the stupidity of censoring as the rumors say, then it is gg for me, not gonna support soyfilled decisions.
PokƩmon Masters preregistration is now live. Game launches end of August
https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1153888926656016384?s=21
So, in continuation of me clearing out the PS+ gamesā¦
Latest entry is Life is Strange. Oh boy, where do I even begin with this one
Dontnod were a rather small studio when they made this, so even despite being backed up by Square Enix as the publisher - itās pretty clear they had a limited budget when making the game - the graphics are quite outdated (even for a 2015 release), the facial animations are very wonky, and since itās a more cinematic experience - itās 30fps (but the framerate is very unstable).
Itās episodic in nature and is another one of those āyour choices matterā games, but I can at least say itās better than whatever the fuck Telltale were pumping out year after year.
The main gimmick here is that the main character, a girl named Max, has mysteriously obtained the power to rewind time, and going through the gameās story pretty much revolves around that ability - you save people from accidents, use newly obtained information from dialogue, and so on. Itās a pretty interesting twist since you can interact with a certain character one way, but should you change your mind - you donāt need to restart a chapter or reload a checkpoint or live with the choice youāve made - you can just rewind a couple of minutes back and explore different dialogue branches, which is honestly cool. The game notifies you when your action will affect the ongoing story (Until Dawn and Telltaleās games also do this), so you arenāt left to guess whether you fucked up or not. Personally I like it more than how Quantic Dreamās game handle it (as in they donāt tell you shit).
I do think, however, that the power Max gets at the beginning, and the power to change past itself kinda hurts the narrative. For example, in Episode 3, Max discovers that by focusing on a photo - she could travel years back, and alter the past to her liking. So if she can do thatā¦well it kind of defeats the purpose of the story even taking place at all. Itās intriguing and at times can pull a few strings in terms of an emotional impact, sure, butā¦ you canāt help but ask why even care if all your efforts can essentially be made in vain with a āpress of a buttonā so to speak, even the gameās finale in Episode 5 is precisely that.
I also found some of the characters a bit inconsistent, the interaction with characters that arenāt a part of the main story is very limited and doesnāt really lead to anything, and Iām disappointed that the optional photos you can take over the course of episodes are nothing more than collectibles/achievements. Theyāre neat, sure, but ultimately feel completely unnecessary. At least itās an easy Platinum, I guess
Speaking of episode 5ā¦ Iām not gonna spoil anything, but man this shit gets WILD. You can tell dontnod wanted to go all out with this one. My only criticism is that the twist at the end of Episode 4-beginning of Episode 5 felt that itā¦came out of nowhere? The game drops absolutely no hints about the reveal and IMO itās just there for the shock value, though I guess it would otherwise be a bit too straightforward. I dunno, it couldāve been done better. If any of you guys played LIS Ep5 you know what Iām talking about already.
Also, in terms of the dialogue - I really hate that Life is Strange is among the āthis is how real teenagers talkā titles out there. The way some of the characters talk is either fake as fuck or simply too stereotypical, with lots of slang usage, as if the devs spent too much time reading Ibran Dictionary. I donāt think a single videogame emulates this well and comes off as very pretentious to me.
But, regardless, I still think itās a nice purchase and you definitely wonāt clear the whole thing in an evening, especially with the replayability that is inherent to the genre. Experimenting with dialogue options is actually fun because itās not just blatant āI can be the nicest person everā or āIāll be a total dickhead to everyoneā which plagues Telltaleās games (yet the story still always leads you into the same direction regardless. If it werenāt for QTEs - most TT titles can basically be completed by putting the controller down and watching them as movies, since youāre on a timer during dialogues and you can just stay silent)
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