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Post by uiruki on Apr 10, 2024 14:44:53 GMT
There's definitely a tinge of the culture war about it, and with it bubbling up around the same time as this moronic Sweet Baby kerfuffle means that online chuds are latching onto it.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 10, 2024 15:00:36 GMT
A tinge?!
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Post by wunty on Apr 10, 2024 15:00:38 GMT
The what now?
Actually, I don't want to know.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 10, 2024 15:03:24 GMT
The what now? Actually, I don't want to know. It's best not to even get into. It's so moronically stupid that I feel I've lost genuine braincells even knowing about it. |
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Post by JuniorFE on Apr 10, 2024 15:06:29 GMT
Does the Ultimate Edition cum with a pack of wet wipes? I choose to believe that this was intentional |
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Post by hicksy on Apr 10, 2024 16:02:48 GMT
Does the Ultimate Edition cum with a pack of wet wipes? I choose to believe that this was intentional May the farce be with you, always |
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Post by hicksy on Apr 10, 2024 16:29:31 GMT
Got to love the Japanese games “cosmetic” barely there clothing paid dlc too…
Needs a new genre imo…
“pay to perve”
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Post by LegendaryApe on Apr 10, 2024 18:28:26 GMT
I mean, have you looked at the DLC for the latest Dead or Alive? It's still going, and there's a thousand season passes for all the polkadot bikinis with a dot EXACTLY where a nipple could be!
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Post by theguy on Apr 15, 2024 11:55:50 GMT
Gave it a go. Thought the combat was quite fun actually, even if the timing felt a bit off (might just be me), but some of the other aspects were pretty bland. Had no real interest in exploring the environments, linear as they are, and the writing is generic as can be.
Overall not bad, combat could carry it
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 15, 2024 11:59:30 GMT
Don't think it was just you. The timing was very off as to be detrimental to my enjoyment of it.
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Post by theguy on Apr 15, 2024 12:28:30 GMT
To be fair, the more I played the more I did get in tune with it. Couldn't pinpoint exactly what felt off, didn't help my display had bad latency as is.
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Post by Zuluhero on Apr 15, 2024 17:32:45 GMT
I was really disappointed, I was quite looking forward to it, especially with the Nier comparisons. Might get it in a sale or something but it's completely dropped off my radar now.
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Post by theguy on Apr 16, 2024 14:17:14 GMT
Curious, what didn't work for you? I never followed the game too closely, so had no real expectations but it seemed about as advertised.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 16, 2024 14:49:09 GMT
For me, Brian, it was the world traversal. Like I said earlier, your character seemed to be on it rather than in it. The combat I did, eventually, quite like but I fucking hated the jumping, swinging and falling off things.
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Post by Tuffty on Apr 16, 2024 15:51:45 GMT
People making a big deal about Yoko Taro saying he's quite jealous of Stellar Blade and that it's a better game than Automata as if we all havent got a playable version of the game in our hands where we can judge ourselves. Nier already felt fantastic from the get go albeit it's a different type of action game. The man was also in the same room as the SB director in an interview so he's hardly gonna say it's shite. The game is absolutely his aesthetics anyway. Naturally it's a better looking game but would Nier fans really care about that or is it more in the type of story that's told which SB seems pretty straightforward
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 16, 2024 16:03:27 GMT
There is absolutely no way he was serious about that. It’s not fit to lick Niers sexy maid outfit.
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Post by Zuluhero on Apr 16, 2024 23:50:37 GMT
What about if it was wearing a sexy skin suit?
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Post by Zuluhero on Apr 16, 2024 23:53:11 GMT
It puts lotion in the basket, or it gets the hose again! 🤣
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Post by dfawkes on Apr 18, 2024 23:22:51 GMT
Pre-load is up for UK people, should anyone want to pay in advance for the fun privilege of taking up hard drive space on something it won't even let you play yet.
I've not played the demo after defeating the boss, as I didn't want to get bored with it before the game actually came out. There is something about the feel of the combat I really like, though it'll take me many, many hours to get anywhere approaching good at it.
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Post by JonFE on Apr 19, 2024 0:00:45 GMT
I enjoyed playing the demo and the extra boss, even though movement does feel a bit floaty and disconnected. I fear combat will tilt towards combo button presses, which my stupid mind forgets, but over the course of the demo I got used to it. Won't complain if they tighten it up a little... I won't be buying it on release because I've got more than enough newish games at the moment. However, if the general reception here warrants it, I'll keep an eye out for a sale down the line. As for the controversy around the character design and whatnot, I'm not too fussed about it to be honest; life's too short to be upset over trivial matters. As always, YMMV  |
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Post by Ulythium on Apr 22, 2024 8:12:50 GMT
Q: What do you get if you plait your hair while drinking an overrated Belgian lager?
A: A Stella braid.
Reviews due on Wednesday; game out on Friday. Hang onto your skin-tight latex onesies...
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Post by drhickman1983 on Apr 22, 2024 8:18:41 GMT
I'm predicting around the 8/10 mark.
Of course some neck beards will take this perfectly respectable score as an afront.
Might also get a few outlier high and low scores from people who are viewing this as some daft culture war thing.
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Post by hicksy on Apr 22, 2024 8:20:03 GMT
Uncensored confirmed. Let the fwapping commence!
Sword fwapping...
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Post by dfunked on Apr 22, 2024 8:21:03 GMT
I was thinking more mid 70s on meta/opencritic.
The skin suit fans frothing at the mouth defending it will be delightful.
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Post by Reviewer on Apr 22, 2024 8:27:04 GMT
I gave this a go, even trying the skin suit and I don't get the weird people getting excited about the character. Yes, she's unrealistically attractive and pretty much naked but the internet exists so I don't get it.
The game itself was fine but did the usual 10 minutes of handholding which is irritating, combat felt fine but nothing great.
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Post by Ulythium on Apr 22, 2024 8:37:19 GMT
Trying to make sense of anything spouted by self-appointed culture warriors is an exercise in futility - they've already declared Eve's character design to represent a victory in a war that no-one else is fighting!
Review-wise, I'm expecting this to come in somewhere between Ronin (76) and DragDog (86) at Metacritic.
Push Square will probably be a 9/10 outlier.
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Post by Danno on Apr 22, 2024 8:45:13 GMT
You really hate that dude eh
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Post by Ulythium on Apr 22, 2024 8:48:06 GMT
"Hate" is a strong word!
That wasn't just a snide dig on my part - I'm honestly expecting a 9/10 score from there, based upon previous coverage.
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Post by Vandelay on Apr 22, 2024 8:48:32 GMT
I'm sure reviews will be about 7-8/10. It will be passable. Might be a few 5-6/10s (EG might go with 2 stars) to drag it down a bit and the Internet will rage about that and accuse low reviews of having an agenda.
Fully expect the first week sales will be massive and some will hold it up as a victory against the woke mob. It will then disappear quickly from charts and no one will be talking about it in a couple months.
This, of course, is all assuming the game stays the same as it did in the demo and there aren't improvements made. Or the game dramatically improves after those opening moments.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 22, 2024 8:51:48 GMT
It’s a bit sus to even have to say this. What would have been censored? |
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