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phreak
23 September at 12:49
Hope it lives up to your expectations and you love it.
Always sucks to not be with happy for a game you were excited about.
Lurch
23 September at 12:43
@phreak - that I understand. Rabid defenders are rarely better than those that hate on a game. If you like a game or series, it makes sense you want to discuss what it could have done better or where it might go in the future.

Think people have become to comfortable with giving simplistic aggressive responses, attaching a strong emotion to it as justification, then calling it a day.
phreak
23 September at 12:43
I will never deny that the FF7 remake games have good graphics, runs well and a great combat system.
Those parts are really well done. It's other things I don't like
phreak
23 September at 12:39
As I said, I hope everyone excited for it enjoys it.
Won't deny you that ever. Hope you love it.
I'm just tired of being insulted for not liking changes I feel are disrespectful to the original. Changes I won't talk about here due to spoilers.
deaththekid
23 September at 12:31
@phreak @IcariX - Everyone is entitled to their opinions but personally I am excited for Revelations. I never played the OG FFVII until 2006ish.

Loved it, but the remakes are even better. The combat, graphics and party interactions are great.

Played Remake and while it does have its slow parts i.e walking simulator. It's still a great game. Played Rebirth last month only and it was even better, much more exploration, and yes while there is a ton of side content - most of it is optional.

It was a joy to see Zack again and play as him. and I think in the remakes Aerith's characterisation is miles better than Tifa.

I am hyped for Revelations and cant wait for more.

I am not a purist so do not care much with the story changes, by the end of the trilogy I doubt there will be any crazy differences to the actual ending of FFVII.

Resonance will be my GOTY though, I can see it already.
Lurch
23 September at 12:27
Elitism is fine except when people lose sense of the context in which games (or any other media) are made.

We're shifting into a bipolar market - maybe exacerbated by social media - where things are near perfect and therefore worth money/time, or people fixate on flaws without considering things like the developers cultural setting, size, budget, development time, and publisher influence.

Increasingly problematic when a few flaws lead to small teams (and sometimes bigger ones) collectively trashed for one or two elements with no regard given for everything else the games/series/movie does well.

Does not bode well as that ultimately means more safe bets and more homogenisation (especially in the console market where creative indie titles don't sell nearly as many copies as on PC).
IkariX
23 September at 12:07
@Phreak

I can't wait for Resonance. But the more I hear Square Enix talk about Revelations, the less I'm interested in playing it.

I've been called an elitist as well. But the whole Remake trilogy so far feels like poorly written fanfiction. I hope Square Enix stays far far far away from Final Fantasy VIII
phreak
23 September at 11:19
If you're excited for FF7 revalations. I hope you love it.
But currently I'm not interested...
phreak
23 September at 11:17
Excited for FF Resonance!
And I HATE that I have zero excitement for FF7 Revalations
Being called an "elitist" because I don't like the changes from the original isn't fair. I LOVE FF, it's my fav game series, but am I not allowed to voice my displeasure things in about it I don't like?
Tea
23 September at 9:53
Morning Guys! Just awaiting delivery of Silent Hill: Townfall to us today - We are doing our best to get it to you as soon as possible - note it's a general SA retailer delay, that may affect it's 25th Launch due to the public holiday
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The Evil Within 2 trial available on PS4, X1 and PC

by Andrew Logue on 11 December, 2017

     

     

Bethesda have released a free trial for their latest third-person survival-horror release, The Evil Within 2, allowing you to experience the linear opening sequence, spend a little time in the more open streets of Union, and even tinker with the upgrade mechanics.

Sam found it a solid sequel that provided a more open yet and less focussed first half, with too much padding, before picking up in the second half and giving him an experience closer to that of the original.

Although I take issue with Bethesda Softworks' decision to only provide review code a day before launch, I commend their continued support of single-player games and, more recently, Free Trials (nee Demo), which they've also done for Prey and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Now it would be nice if they could provide these at launch so that consumers could make their own minds, just like ye olde days.

Just be aware the trial is still the full game download so you'll be looking at 30GB on console and 40GB on PC.


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