Video Game General 6.5: Now with more surprise mechanics

NuBlizz can go EAD

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Astral Chain and Wonderful 101 potentially coming to other platforms, Daemon x Machina confirmed for PC
all the Xbox exclusives are now on Windows 10, with Ori coming to the Switch
Sony’s Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, Detroit Become Human, and Horizon: Zero Dawn all available/coming to PC, Death Stranding all but confirmed to be as well

This timeline is weird lol

Exclusives are just there to sell systems. No point keeping it exclusives if all the systems have already come and gone. May as well use it to hype up for the new installments that they’ll definitely launch as exclusives on the nextgen.

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Fair enough…but maybe that is why I liked the BOTW setup…the Shrines are a breakup of the main idea of a dungeon. They don’t follow the more run of the mill dungeons that everyone know which is the following:

dungeons repping the elements (water/fire/forest) along with slight changes in the remaining (some spooky/ghost dungeon, sky/time based, ice based, desert based etc)

Perhaps I got bored of the same themes but in comparison, there’s a huge variance between shrines from straightforward 5-15 min challenges to more open ended problem solving challenges that can take at most about 30 min to complete. The Divine beasts were a compromise that I assume was the OG dungeon layout but with far less of that classic feel.

Overall I think the next game can do both and can make many happy. 4-8 classic dungeons…maybe make half of them required and the remaining unlockable behind completing select shrines. have maybe 10-20 required shrines and the rest (maybe 50-80) optional which in turn gives people a taste of both styles and from there, you choose which order and what you wish to complete.

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It is confirmed. 505 Games is publishing it on PC.

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I mean…i like the shrines. I said they should keep the shrines.

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All this BOTW talk makes me wanna boot it up again. I never did Trials of The Sword or any of the DLC now that I think about it…

Think I know what I wanna do with my snow day today… :smirk:

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Also, a new stretch goal has been announced. At 1.75m a “remix soundtrack” will be unlocked. They hint at it involving a guest composer

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This game is pretty damn fun. I really like the rogue style games.

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Eyyyy we in there boys. No date for PC yet.

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We should have been there 8 years ago. I don’t care anymore.

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It’s not too crazy. P* been trying to self-publish for awhile now. Nintendo said it was cool since P said it was trying to do that.
Seeing the salt at the PS4 goal, before it was reached was fun stuff.

I don’t seen Nintendo being that generous with Astral Chain since it’s a million seller.
Wouldn’t mind being wrong sincectge game is aces.

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Sony says it will not reveal the price for PS5 just yet. Waiting on M$ to make the first move

https://twitter.com/ign/status/1224679267528736768?s=21

Demon Souls turns 11 today

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1224717826302279681?s=21

Dreams gets early access 2/11. Launches 2/14

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1224717185391693828?s=21

The “Anti-RPG” Hero Must Die. Again drops 2/27

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1224481275492388870?s=21

NIS America announces PAX East Line up. Includes a yet to be announced title. (PSP Prinny Games to Switch, plz! DOOD!

Platinum mentions in an interview that Scalebound will likely never happen unless M$ gives them permission. As M$ still own the IP and all work done on the game

https://twitter.com/ign/status/1224671713692131328?s=21

Platinum mentions that Nintendo was very easy to approach and work with in relation to getting the W101:R kickstarter off the ground.

Fallout 76 Wastelands DLC update drops 4/6

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1224731916408107009?s=21

New One Punch Man Character Reveal trailer
(Puri-Puri Prisoner, Sneck, Crablante, Boros)

Saints Row IV Switch reveal trailer. Drops 3/26

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The balls needed to release Fallout 76 DLC at this point is…impressive. Most impressive.

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Nice. Game was way more fun then I thought it was going to be.

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There really shouldn’t be much salt about it getting PS4 version of the game. I’d go out on a limb and say half of the people complaining probably didn’t buy the game when it first came out so I kinda don’t wanna hear it.

Mario Kart 8 sold 8.44 worldwide on the wii u and not even a fifth of those guys could be assed to pick up a copy of the game.

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Didn’t know they had a demo on steam. Gonna try it out and if I like it I’ll get it when it’s on sale.

Smart. Wonder if they did the same 7 years ago, since Microsoft’s show was several hours prior to Sony’s that day iirc

https://twitter.com/ign/status/1224756737649119233?s=21

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