The Last One
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Are you liking the game? Just a yes or no is enough. =p
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FFXV copies out in the wild (street date broken in Peru, possibly elsewhere)
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Are you liking the game? Just a yes or no is enough. =p
You can't even say if the patched version did anything to make the camera better in closed spaces? >_<
NinjaCoachZ
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That all sounds well and dandy but I want to know when I can expect JRPG 1, 2, 3, and 4.
That all makes sense and while I'm sad in a way to see him go, if you start making stuff up then eh. It all catches up sooner or later.
That all makes sense and while I'm sad in a way to see him go, if you start making stuff up then eh. It all catches up sooner or later.
I want to balee it was the Knack army thing that spurred his lust for unlimited powa
Koozek has been quiet too. Hmmmm....
Is it better than Suikoden 2? Just yes or maybe is enough.
Is it better than Suikoden 2? Just yes or maybe is enough.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
So Verendus was a fake all these years?
I've been living a lie GAF. How do I know what's true and false anymore?
He's good at selecting and playing with words and various rumored trends and whatever he says can look like "leaks". He's got insider info but he mixes them up.
Koozek's (wisely) in spoiler bunker from what I know
Hentailover
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GAF IS FULL OF FRAUDS!
I trusted you all T_T
I trusted you all T_T
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Audioboxer
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Square Ninjas make that a worry to even say lol. Unlike those who have the game early as gamers journalists can't break NDA.
One thing that probably does piss some of them off when street dates are broken by week(s). What can you do though, it's the fault of stupid embargoes than the gamers who get things before release date.
S A V A G E
My point was that it's a terrible animation but ok.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Will XV be another "controversy" like XIII (or even XII)?
Calm Mind
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Lifejumper
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These were Verendus early The Order 1866 impressions:
Another example of impressions with no substance.Verendus said:Not posting in the thread since I don't want to give the wrong impression to people. I'm not exactly comfortable with talking about a first party game, but I'll be sure to spoil MGSV for you in a few months.
Anyway, please keep to yourself.
There are no spoilers, or any specific details that could potentially ruin anything here for you.
I'll explain to you my taste in games, so you have an idea of whether my opinion is really worthwhile to you or not. I don't like open world games. My preference in games is something linear and focused for the most part. Partly because I don't have time to spend running around for hours doing side missions, but also because I'm not really a fan of open world game design where everything can sometimes feel disjointed.
A good example being the recent Shadow of Mordor, a game I enjoyed very much thanks to its great combat, but where the story and events are disjointed to the point that it doesn't really feel like I went on much of an adventure by the end. If you've played that, I think you'll understand where I'm coming from.
The Order: 1886 is a third person shooter, heavily cinematic, and as such, most of the time you spend playing this game will be shooting at things. There are moments where you can take a breather, and do a little "exploring", but these tend to be more in the Uncharted vein than anything else. The core of the gameplay is in the shooting.
The important questions:
How does the gunplay feel like?
How is the hit detection?
How is the control aspect, and skill aspect?
First I want to bring to light two games that I can draw a comparison to here. One is Vanquish, purely because as great as the mechanics in this game are, the enemy feedback when getting hit is very lacking. The other is Uncharted 3, one of my favourite games, where I felt there was a clear problem when shooting at enemies (in contrast to UC2 which felt very good). Even if I felt I was hitting them, they didn't seem to react well, or it felt like something was off in my bullets hitting them. This created some frustrating moments from what I remember. This was an aiming issue.
I pointed out those two things specifically to give you a comparison point for what I'm trying to convey next. The Order: 1886 doesn't suffer from either of these issues. When you're fighting the grunts of the game, there's good feedback when you're landing hits in terms of body reactions, and it doesn't feel like there is an issue with aiming correctly and missing either. This helps with the skill aspect, because as you're improving and mixing up your tactics, you'll noticeably feel the affect. I was rusty when I first started playing it (my last TPS was The Last of Us almost two years ago), but I adjusted quick enough. The gunplay is satisfying to me, and it's brutal. A lot of blood and gore. There are plenty of moments, with different weapons and situations, where you get some really violent encounters.
Most of the time in the game is spent fighting, but RAD did a good job of pacing the campaign well. I think this is very important, and it's going to be one of the significant aspects as to whether you really like this game or not. How well that clicks for you. There is a good mix of raising the tension, stealth moments, chaos, and some more varied encounters thanks to the unnatural enemies, and situations you're placed in. It's a story focused game, and there are some nice creepy moments that really add to the vibe of the setting. The story itself is somewhat simple, and I think is executed well considering the campaign execution.
The game is the most gorgeous one on the PS4. Ignoring Drive Club here since that's a bit of a different case, but I'm sure some will make the argument for that too.
In terms of my overall opinion, and this is my opinion alone, and I say this not as one of my half a dozen personas that I use on GAF but me, it's my favourite current gen game.
To give you some further perspective on that:
The Order: 1886 - 9/10
Grand Theft Auto 5 - 9/10
Super Mario 3D World - 9/10 (co-op only)
Infamous: Second Son - 8/10
Driveclub - 8/10
Shadow of Mordor - 8/10
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 8/10
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag - 7/10
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - 7/10
Dead Rising 3 - 7/10
Mario Kart 8 - 7/10
Knack - 6/10 (co-op only)
Killzone: Shadow Fall - 6/10 (campaign only)
That's what I've played on current gen, and how I rank them in order of enjoyment.
I'm a big fan of TPS (one of my top two genres of choice), especially thanks to Uncharted which is one of my favourite franchises, so naturally I believe you may not like this game as much as I do. Taste is a subjective thing, and I respect that. As long the mechanics aren't broken, which in this case they aren't, it comes down to how well the campaign pacing, the art direction, the story, the characters, as well the gameplay mesh, and whether they're satisfying and resonant with you. I think a 9/10 for me probably means an 8/10 for most others unless you have a similar taste to me.
I feel that the game will end up with an 80s metascore even if some critics are harsh on it (since this seems to be very important to GAF), and most will agree it's a solid TPS game. I, personally, think RAD have done a great job.
Take from this what you will, whether it's helpful or not.
Mister Megative
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Seconded.
Kacho
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Wow The Order sounds amazing. Hype!
Noctis really was Sonic
There's a spoiler thread. But yeah some discussion on the performance of the retail discs with/without day 1 patch would be interesting.
JetSetRadio
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Is that the project beast guy? Still owns us a Sony jrpg too right, could be nnk2 though. 
Which is why it's sad. You can't take the credit anymore!
Is that the project beast guy? Still owns us a Sony jrpg too right, could be nnk2 though.
5, in fact.
Someone pointed out that Noctis' hair is Sonic. I'll never unsee.
Bartholomuse
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So FFXV has made me pull the trigger on the PS4 Pro (never had a PS4 and I got Dishonored 2 for free, so it seemed like a good deal)
I hear theirs two demos the platinum one and the duscae one, seeing how close the game is to release should I bother with either of these? Is the duscae one even still available?
From what I've read people don't seem to like either demo lol, I'm just itching to play something FFXV related regardless of whether it's actually representative of the final product.
I hear theirs two demos the platinum one and the duscae one, seeing how close the game is to release should I bother with either of these? Is the duscae one even still available?
From what I've read people don't seem to like either demo lol, I'm just itching to play something FFXV related regardless of whether it's actually representative of the final product.
Yeah, I'm not venturing in there... but someone must have gotten far enough to confirm what Verendus claimed in his impressions?
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Is that the project beast guy? Still owns us a Sony jrpg too right, could be nnk2 though.
Project Beast was a 4chan leak
Nah, Duscae is not available and Platinum isn't, and never was, representative of what we are seeing right now. It was sloppily made, so I would say don't bother and just look at the GIFS floating around instead.
Simo
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Duscae is done and can't be downloaded anymore and the Platinum demo is pretty bad. If you did want to try out the game via a demo then the Judgment demo would be ideal given it's from the completed game and also has Pro features, but you need to create a Japanese PSN account and that only takes a few seconds.
DarkLordMalik
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His impressions are far too vague that I doubt it is hard to confirm and the thing that he specifically ly mentioned regarding chapters turned out to be a load of crap.
Make a Japanese alt PSN account and download the Judgment Disc demo. It's the best representation of the game.
Jawbreaker
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Wasn't Project Beast first hinted at by DemonNite? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66451411&postcount=98
He was very subtle about it for some time.
He was very subtle about it for some time.
DarkLordMalik
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I am pretty sure it is not an actual boss fight so don't worry about it.
It was taken from the Judgment Demo by glitching in the world.
TRUE ORDER
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They shouldn't do that if they can't break the release date. Even though I preordered it from Microplay lol
Tendremos que esperar...
I mean, i had not believed him long before that cause mast of his claims were just off the wall and people blindly ran into them.
But it was just the first instance where i had actually called him out on his credibility in that thread and people gave me shit.
With all due respect Jason, that's what makes it obvious!
Audioboxer
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Speaking of project Beast someone needs to kick From up the ass to get pro patches done.
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SkylineRKR
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That The Order impression is lol worthy. Ofcourse, The Order looked good and comparing it to Uncharted and saying the pacing was good would be a safe thing to do as all resources went into single player and it was a PS4 exclusive. Gory and supernatural enemies? we knew from the trailers.
But The Order turned out to be worse than that, bad pacing with very little gameplay and lots of QTEs. 'Most of the time is spent fighting' lol. Something not many expected. Wrong bet.
But The Order turned out to be worse than that, bad pacing with very little gameplay and lots of QTEs. 'Most of the time is spent fighting' lol. Something not many expected. Wrong bet.
JetSetRadio
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Yep, mixed them up.
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