Probably 80%-90% of 13-2 is its own story. One of the main characters was a side character and largely uninvolved in the original. The other main character is an original character. The enemy is original. The very ending is relevant, but summed up with a little bit extra.
The biggest thing you’re missing out on is the context of random characters from the first game showing up in the second.
The game fixed all the problems from the first and gave us one of the best villains of the FF franchise. The narrative elements aren’t as good, but everything else is an improvement. If you get a chance, I recommend it.
Rogue Legacy does it for me in a pinch.
The Last of Us does too, but I tend to zone out and take my time sneaking around or observing stuff. So I don’t play it unless I know I have a lot of time to waste.
Sound Shapes did it for me too, but I haven’t played in awhile.
Monster Hunter World once I got down the controls/equipment well enough that I didn’t have to think about them. But once I dropped it, I didn’t go back because I don’t have time to relearn.
Halo Reach would take my time for hundreds of hours back in the day. It’s a unfortunate/fortunate that the Master Chief Collection doesn’t include multi-team in matchmaking.
Xcom was a good one too during missions. I have some great war stories from that game. My first encounter with chryssalids was straight out of a horror movie. Quickly went FUBAR and barely got one soldier out alive.
I grew up on PS1 RPGs. VIII is in my top 5 favorite games. VII is just so chock full of janky, mandatory mini-games that don’t really work as well as they should.
Having said that, I didn’t get into RPGs until the PS1 and I didn’t start that generation with FFVII.
I haven’t played the remake. But I found the original boring and tedious. I don’t think I would have gotten past the tower defense mini game if I didn’t have speed up from the remaster.
I won’t spend top dollar on digital games. I’m giving up a lot, so I demand lower prices.
I’m curious what the split is on new games though. I know there’s a 90% digital metric that gets thrown around. But I think that’s a lot of cheaper games and sales. I want to know what the split is on full priced games.
Didn’t they say this last year that they finished? Am I imagining that or did they backtrack?
Wait, the seasons expired? FOMO just makes me not want to participate.
I’m still bitter that Final Fantasy XV had timed “carnivals” that will never return.
Playstation manages just fine.
Also, I guess a judge ruled they can’t force them to use Google play billing. I like using Google Play to unsubscribe.
What’s wrong with Fortnite?
These Bethesda open world games take a LONG time to make. Even if they knew it was going to be made 7 years from now, there’s no guarantee it will be good or that it won’t be shelved. It’s better to just go at your own pace.
Not for me. I have a job and kids and there are other games I want to play. A game needs to be manageable.
There can be fluff to skip or it can be open world where I don’t care if I don’t finish it. But the longer the game is, the more likely I am to just not pick it up.
I got excited for a moment that Harmonix was making another Amplitude.
Old School RuneScape (I had to Google it)
Ratchet & Clank, Rogue Legacy, inFamous 2, The Last of Us
Isn’t Hell Let Loose PvP? Does that actually have NG+?
I didn’t finish this morning, but they already got my ad revenue for the day. So I’ll skip tomorrow’s and until they update the picket.
I, along with 3 the other PS5 players who played it, want you to enjoy it too.
Considering the controversial mechanics and the protagonist with trust issues, that opinion is pretty opposite of what I expect to hear generally speaking.
I love the mechanics too. But I found the cast to be pretty relatable either for myself or for people I deal with. I thought the story, particularly Squall’s evolution and internal conflict, to be fascinating and cause for self reflection.
In 7, Tifa and Aerith and interesting. Both anesthetics that are polar opposites of their personalities, and story appropriate too. Aerith in particular giving off major “preacher’s daughter” vibes. But outside of those two, I can’t imagine being able to identify with a single other cast member. I didn’t particularly like the story either after Cosmo Canyon.