Games that managed to break through your cynicism.
>>335954149
When is the sequel?
>>335954615
This year. Hopefully.
>>335954821
Been debating about whether or not to get this.
>>335955707
It's fun, if you ever see it on sale, pick it up.
Uncharted 2
I had just bought an Xbox 360 and RE:5, didn't give a fuck about games I thought I would (gears, Halo) and felt that nothing did it for me. Then I bought a PS3.
Got Uncharted 2 at launch, woke up early morning on my day off and started playing it. 12 hours later, without a real break, I beat it. Never marathoned like that. Never felt like I had a chance to put the controller down. GOTY.
People hate on it, but there is much brilliance there. Will do the same for Uncharted 4
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>>335955589
Recently played it for the first time and I haven't had this much fun in an open world since Spider man on gamecube,
A must for any vita or PS4 owner.
>>335954149
>Combat got repetitive and the story ended with about twelve different cliffhangers
>Still loved it
Alien Isolation. Been disillusioned with AAAs for years now but that game was fantastic. You can tell they put a lot of love into it.
>>335954149
I stopped being cynical after 19, and never looked back.
Gr8/10 game.
Beyond Good and Evil, after it let me explore and take pictures of Whales in space.
[spoilers]Then I remembered that there still isn't a sequel and I feel cynical again. [/spoiler]
>>335957010
There's rumors that it might be an NX exclusive, too.
>>335957010
Blame Michel.
He claims to care about the original IP he created, and then does nothing, nothing, nothing, NOTHING, for years and years.
>>335956243
It did give me a similar vibe to swinging around in Spiderman 2.
Other superhero sandboxes haven't really scratched that euphoria for me that comes with properly flinging yourself through the air and maneuvering up before smashing into a street lamp.
Another ugly girl thread? Really?
>>335957205
To be fair, I doubt Ubisoft was totally helpful in the matter after Assassin's Creed became their golden goose.
>>335957501
>Kat
>ugly
Get out and take your shit taste with you.
>>335957409
Few games today gives that kind of feel of freedom and I can't wait for the second game to revisit that feeling.
>>335957570
That and BG&E wasn't exactly a smash success either.
For all of its flaws, it's still the game that managed to get me out of a tired gamer funk. I've enjoyed and completed three games this year and I don't think it would have happened if this didn't resuscitate my will to play vidya.
Despite all the controversy with it now, Psychonauts got me back into games when I was burnt out on them a while back.
Simple platformer mechanics to explore some creative and funny ideas.
>>335957570
Ubisoft never opposed the sequel's development.
Michel is just a perfectionist, and no build his team makes will ever be good enough.
5 years from now he will decide to only release the game for supercomputers, since only they could simulate the super realistic immersive environment he has in mind.
And 10 years from now he will make the statement about how not even supercomputers could run BG&E2, and that his perfect game is just too good for this world.
>>335957409
Complete freedom of movement doesn't really carry the same weight.
But being able to literally fall sideways and plummet off the edge of a phone booth is where the "Rush" of Gravity Rush comes in.
>>335957985
There's no controversy with it, you just spend too much time on this website.
Undertale, for realsies.
Good music, simple plot, little pretentious but whatev. I think it was the length that prevented me from getting bored. Most games start feeling like a grind 10+ hours in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkyLlRV_tA
>>335958350
I can sort of sympathize with someone feeling awkward about trying satisfy a cliffhanger from over a decade ago.
But I can still dream.
>>335958930
There is only one way to do something if you are a perfectionist.
Release your "unfinished" "imperfect" version for the world to see, and get some fucking courage.
>>335957692
>Finally getting your robot
>>335959063
But Ancel is a fucking hack.
>>335959256
Not him but Ancel is the only good thing Ubisoft has.
>>335959256
Have his teams ever released a bad game?
>>335959381
Rayman 2 exists so yes.
>>335959446
>Rayman 2
>bad
And I even played the PS1 version.
>>335954149
I want to lick her asshole clean.
>>335959568
I want to stick active dynamite in yours.
>>335958781
I miss Team Ico.
>>335959487
It hasn't aged well at all newfaggot.
Rayman 3 is even worse.
>>335957692
I tried, I reaaaally tried but I had to stop, I felt it was WAY TOO open endend but also very unclear as to what to do or where to go, too much shit thrown at you the very first hours, felth stupidly overwelmed by it, even more than some MMOs.
Might pick it up this summer again I even had the CE and I loved Xenoblade Chronicles.
>>335959685
>newfaggot
>worrying about how it aged considering I played what is generally considered to be the worst home console version it in its heyday
Okay. That said, I have not played Rayman 3. It's in my backlog but I haven't gotten around to it.
>>335959659
y-you want to explode into me, anon-sama?
>>335954149
I agree, played the remaster not so long ago and it's been so long since I had old fashioned fun like that
Invisible inc
Been a while since I've played a game more than 3 hours straight.
lately games have been boring after 45 minutes
>>335959159
I feel bad because getting the SKELL trivialized fighting since picking up an orange rarity whip or something. Completely destroyed anything up to ten levels over me.
Did feel sweet though. Might play it over the weekend again.
Don't bully me.
>>335960105
Hah.Teared up cause I'm a bitch.
>>335960105
Man it's been a really long time since I last went through KS. Might be time to give it a go again and see if being older has changed anything for me.
>>335960087
Not a huge fan of shooters lately. But the New Order was a solid experience with some fun ideas.
>>335960087
>>335958781
>>335957985
These, and also pic related
>>335954149
>Gravity Rush
Reminded me that getting through a game doesn't have to feel like a chore.
>>335959929
Yea!
>>335960825
Except for the projectile missions. Those are shit.
>>335960806
Such a fun game
>>335960097
Skells are actually weak as shit. What really trivializes fighting is decoy from skills like ghost walker and overdrive to keep it perpetually up. Totally broken mechanics.
>>335961095
Yeah i like it a lot. I hope they kepp on supporting and we'll get more stages and fighters in the future. I get JSRF vibes from it a lot.
>>335957115
yeah like how Rayman Legends was gonna be Wii U exclusive?
>>335961031
Fair enough. The bit where you had to put out fires on a time limit was a grind.
I remembered that indie games could be good.
The spyro trilogy
>>335957205
I dont know how game companies work, but given that he isnt necessarily a big name, the fact his Rayman Games have been fairly low key in sales and such, and that he has actual ambitions for a BG&E sequel, thats probably why its taking so long.
>>335961539
>>335957205
Well he has his own company now, too.
>>335961509
which trilogy though? I hope its the right answer
LISA
It's the most fun I've had with a game in years
>Games that managed to break through your cynicism.
Pic related
same here, bro
>>335961628
Holy shit, I meant the ps1 trilogy.
You even had me scared for a second.
>>335954149
I've heard that the PS4 version comes with the DLC. Does the Vita version too, or would I still have to buy it? How it it on PS4 compared to Vita anyway? The controls nicer?
>>335962730
DLC comes with PS4 version only. It also has better controls, looks better, and it generally a better deal at this point than the Vita version. But if you REALLY value portability that much, it's still fine I suppose.
Still cynical about typical online players, but otherwise it's been an enjoyable waste of ~400 hours.
I was so disappointed in Transistor
>>335961808
why are you here then
>>335957010
Oh man, same here. Crap, my nephews barely even know what's going on with the game but they love watching me play it because of the visuals, the photography, the sneaking, and the various minigames scattered about.
>>335954149
Definitely. Worth every cent. I'd rather take a rich and creative albeit short game over an uninspired, drawn out video game any day.
>>335954821
>>335955707
>>335955859
It looks good and I'm definitely interested in HLD. However that one video that talked about its framerate issues kinda put me off. And I'm definitely not someone that thinks every game need to be 60 fps, however with this kind of game, 60 fps would definitely be benifitable.
So, is it really that bad or is it just a small, overseeable flaw?
>>335957010
Great pick. It's a goddamn crime that this one is so under appreciated by the people that "matter". It's also my dad's favorite game and we replayed it at least 4 times. Everytime I tell him about what's new in gaming or about big conventions the first thing he asks me is if there's any news regarding a sequel to beyond. Fuck Michel for cockteasing all the time.
OT: My pick is La Mulana. About 2 years ago I grew increasingly bored of vidya until I stumbled upon this game. Everything about me rekindled my passion for video games. Like the feeling you get when you feel like you've seen it all and nothing gets you really hooked anymore and then suddenly you come across something that is so innovative yet somewhat familiar and it just clicks and it does everything right - It's a great feeling. And I'm not even ashamed to admit that I had to use a guide to finish it. I enjoyed it regardless. I'm really looking forward to see if the successor will be able to come close.
>>335963426
I still quite liked Transistor. But its high notes didn't hit quite as high as Bastion's.
I used to be of the opinion that stories in games needed to take a backseat, and that having more cutscences and exposition than, say, LoZ: Windwaker was really obnoxious and dull. Stories could be thrust briefly in your face to contextualize your progress in the game, or they could be presented more passively like in Elder Scrolls games where it's optional and that was fine. Anything more became drudgery, the 3d Final Fantasy games I've tried were especially excruciating.
PS:T was the first time that I found the plot to be a true delight. I was shocked that a game could convey a story so well and that PS:T actually lived up to it's reputation (despite its clunky and frustrating combat).
>>335964786
Everything about it*
Otherwise that'd make me a huge fucking narcist
>>335964786
Torrented the game. Played it and having fun. After watching this, I just feel so sad at the lost potential
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4BHbiPXV_w
>>335957985
Nah man, psychonauts is great. Tim Schafer may be a hack but this game is great.
I've owned this motherfucker for like 10 years and just sat down to play it this week. I'm getting my dick stomped but I love it.
Dreamfall was clunky, but its story made it my favorite adventure game back in the day. Comfy winter atmospheres and an interesting theme of switching between characters on different sides of the conflict.
>>335961723
It wasn't very joyful...
I by and large don't consider myself a cynic, but this is the game that has made me the happiest to play in the past few years.
Funny. The game broke my will to play it.
>>335966379
should i get this or the bayonetta games first
>>335961509
>Getting to the end of the game
>Beating down Moneybags knowing that there isn't even a reason for gems anymore
Good times.
>>335966857
The Bayonetta games probably, since that bundle of both games is just going to be harder to get, and they're both great too.
>>335954149
>to break through your cynicism.
>your cynicism
It would've been Never Alone if I had cynicism
>>335955589
Raven > Kat
>>335967581
They're a package deal now.
>>335967804
Okay, fine. I'll take both, to go.
>>335964786
The framerate never becomes an issue, at least it never became one for me.
>>335954149
>Why is she so perfect?
Post more Kat niggas
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>>335967804
yuri doujin fucking WHERE
>>335968659
srsly
>>335960742
I'm trying so hard to get into this game but modding it takes for fucking ever and i'm already disencouraged by the time i start the game
>>335968659
Wait until the anime spin-off.
>>335954149
It can't be understated how special it is to get a game with the only knowledge you have of it being "it's a cool rpg."
You used to never know anything about games beyond what screenshots you might see in a magazine, so to recapture that unknown with a video game is unbeatable... when the game is cool.
>>335958781
Chances of The Last Guardian actually being released this year?
>>335961610
Didn't know he was behind the beastmaster game.
