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I've been playing the new Hyrule Warriors : Age of Imprisonment on Switch 2.
A brief summary of my experience with the franchise so far :
Hyrule Warriors : I didn't like it much, the story felt uninspired, the graphics felt very generic, and the central character was someone we didn't know that came out of nowhere, barely felt like Zelda really.
Hyrule Warriors : Age of Calamity : that one was a hyuuuge improvement, it used the same graphics style as BOTW and that was a welcome change. They decided to use this game to tell the story of what happened in the war that ended with Link in stasis for 100 years where he wakes up just as you begin BOTW which was a great idea, filling the gaps in the story we only got some glimpses from in BOTW. Great game.
Now, for Hyrule Warriors : Age of Imprisonment, I had some concerns at first when it was revealed :
- the game takes place in the distant past, 10000 years before current Hyrule era, where Zelda was sent back in time during the events of TOTK, as such the characters we are familiar with are completely absent and instead you were going to get a lot of moments with King Rauru, his sister Mineru, and Queen Sonia. Those are seen in TOTK but I wasn't really very involved in those characters in TOTK so I didn't know if they could carry a whole game like this.
- not a huge fan in TOTK of the Zonai devices / assembling devices and crafting stuff, was concerned this might be a big focus in this game too, but it's definitely not at all a focus, you can do stuff if you like though.
But I'm quite happy with how it turned out, those characters (Rauru and Mineru) have fun and cool gameplay, Zelda is the main character fittingly and she's also got very cool moves with time manipulation and light attacks. There's also a bunch of new characters not mentioned in the reveals or trailers, like a whole new set of racial champions for the Zora, Goron, Rito and Gerudo and I honestly thought they were cooler than the ones we got in BOTW/TOTK so that's pretty nice.
I've not finished the game yet though I'm pretty close, and so far the gameplay is "more of the same" compared to Age of Calamity so if you liked that game or if you like Dynasty Warriors type of gameplay, it should work for you.
They added ways to combo your super moves with other characters nearby, with different characters creating different attacks and I liked that a lot. I was worried they'd have an overabundance of Zonai devices for you to use as a big focus in fights but they're there, you can use them for some cool stuff, but you definitely don't HAVE to, I almost never used them because I prefered moves with my weapons most of the time but they're not annoying.
The story focuses on the time period where Zelda was sent back to the foundation of the kingdom of Hyrule, after the events at the start of TOTK, so that's another gap being filled by this side-game and I like this formula, with spinoff games as a complement to main line games for people who want more story and gameplay.
I'd recommend it.
A brief summary of my experience with the franchise so far :
Hyrule Warriors : I didn't like it much, the story felt uninspired, the graphics felt very generic, and the central character was someone we didn't know that came out of nowhere, barely felt like Zelda really.
Hyrule Warriors : Age of Calamity : that one was a hyuuuge improvement, it used the same graphics style as BOTW and that was a welcome change. They decided to use this game to tell the story of what happened in the war that ended with Link in stasis for 100 years where he wakes up just as you begin BOTW which was a great idea, filling the gaps in the story we only got some glimpses from in BOTW. Great game.
Now, for Hyrule Warriors : Age of Imprisonment, I had some concerns at first when it was revealed :
- the game takes place in the distant past, 10000 years before current Hyrule era, where Zelda was sent back in time during the events of TOTK, as such the characters we are familiar with are completely absent and instead you were going to get a lot of moments with King Rauru, his sister Mineru, and Queen Sonia. Those are seen in TOTK but I wasn't really very involved in those characters in TOTK so I didn't know if they could carry a whole game like this.
- not a huge fan in TOTK of the Zonai devices / assembling devices and crafting stuff, was concerned this might be a big focus in this game too, but it's definitely not at all a focus, you can do stuff if you like though.
But I'm quite happy with how it turned out, those characters (Rauru and Mineru) have fun and cool gameplay, Zelda is the main character fittingly and she's also got very cool moves with time manipulation and light attacks. There's also a bunch of new characters not mentioned in the reveals or trailers, like a whole new set of racial champions for the Zora, Goron, Rito and Gerudo and I honestly thought they were cooler than the ones we got in BOTW/TOTK so that's pretty nice.
I've not finished the game yet though I'm pretty close, and so far the gameplay is "more of the same" compared to Age of Calamity so if you liked that game or if you like Dynasty Warriors type of gameplay, it should work for you.
They added ways to combo your super moves with other characters nearby, with different characters creating different attacks and I liked that a lot. I was worried they'd have an overabundance of Zonai devices for you to use as a big focus in fights but they're there, you can use them for some cool stuff, but you definitely don't HAVE to, I almost never used them because I prefered moves with my weapons most of the time but they're not annoying.
The story focuses on the time period where Zelda was sent back to the foundation of the kingdom of Hyrule, after the events at the start of TOTK, so that's another gap being filled by this side-game and I like this formula, with spinoff games as a complement to main line games for people who want more story and gameplay.
I'd recommend it.
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Which story changes? I finished the new versions of DQ1 and 3. They mostly just added things rather than changed things, I think? Like all the faerie bullshit in DQ1. Most of the new additions kinda sucked (that one five-on-one fight with the knight boss and four skeletons was a real bitch to deal with and totally disrupted the flow of the game).
I also like Dragon Quest 1. NES version, SNES version, even the Android version are fun. It can be finished in like 3-4 hours and I like how open world it is. Can pretty much go anywhere from the start if you're prepared. The UI is super dated in the NES version but other than that I like DQ1 a lot. DQ2 on the other hand I always found to be a slog and the low point of the first five (which are four of the best RPGs ever otherwise). So it has a lot of room to improve with the new version.
The new DQ1 seemed balanced for more than one character. It sucks how they pit you up against big squads of enemies. If they were going to drastically change DQ2 by adding a fourth party member, they might as well have added Gwaelin to your party in DQ1 for backup. The fights should have been kept one-on-one. I think this newest version of DQ1 might be my least favorite version of DQ1, which is funny because it's so much nicer than the others.
The new DQ3 last year also had some balance issues. If you didn't level at LEAST one Monster Wrangler during the game (two is better) for their Wild Side and multihit abilities, you were basically boned in the endgame and postgame. You also had to actually wrangle monsters, lots of them, to get the best MW abilities (which the endgame was balanced around). I didn't do any of this and mostly ignored the new class, so the endgame was brutal to the point of ridiculousness. King Hydra for example ended up being basically unwinnable due to his AOE status effects and HP regeneration. I'd end up inevitably status-locked at some point while he sat there regaining health. It was so damn stupid. A friend of mine meanwhile had leveled two Monster Wranglers during the game and had gotten all the monster collection abilities, and he steamrolled King Hydra at a lower level than I was.
DQ2 I've got no thoughts on yet having only played like 3 hours of it, but it's good that it gives you multiple party members. DQ1's new 1v5 fights were garbage. DQ2 could actually be great with some refinement so I have high hopes for it.
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Someone here recommended this one from memory - fun time waster, it's a super fast roguelite kingdom building /auto-battler.
You build up various buildings and hire troops to help your hero defend against giant waves of enemies, and then level and gear them up. The trick with that one is that troops primarily get experience from the food they eat at the end of the day, so your kingdom's logistics are around producing food for your troops, and advanced resources to promote them to different 'star' levels.
Games take about an hour to play out at normal speed and there are plentiful unlockable troops, landscape features, building spaces and heroes.
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I just finished S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, and it was super tough at times playing on Master difficulty because the AI is so relentless.
Now I’m starting Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System on PS2, which I’ve heard is an improved version compared to the vanilla release.
Now I’m starting Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System on PS2, which I’ve heard is an improved version compared to the vanilla release.
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This version of FF12 is the one they used for the Zodiac Age remaster for modern systems, if you want to play a (very very nice) upscale of it instead. They also changed it a bit to let every character pick two classes on the ability board instead of one.
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I’m playing the Switch remake of Link’s Awakening. Somehow I never played that.
It’s a cute looking game. I’m only 2-3 dungeons in. What it made me realize is Nintendo is really missing out on an opportunity to make some 2-D HD entries to this series. The Zelda focused game fits here. But I really think the art style sucks or is just too cute and if you went back to A Link to the Past it would feel to me closer to a slightly less cute style.
Also, it’s been 15 years since I played ALttP, but this game feels far less challenging. I assume the limitations of the gameboy cartridge is showing through there into the remake.
It’s a cute looking game. I’m only 2-3 dungeons in. What it made me realize is Nintendo is really missing out on an opportunity to make some 2-D HD entries to this series. The Zelda focused game fits here. But I really think the art style sucks or is just too cute and if you went back to A Link to the Past it would feel to me closer to a slightly less cute style.
Also, it’s been 15 years since I played ALttP, but this game feels far less challenging. I assume the limitations of the gameboy cartridge is showing through there into the remake.
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Some of the final dungeons are pretty challenging as far as puzzles go, sometimes.
I wish Nintendo would port / remaster A Link Between Worlds (the sequel to A Link to the Past) on Switch/Switch 2, it was a really great game but it was only on 3DS.
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It’s good, ugly because it’s an adapted mobile game, but it’s pretty good.
Story is fucking dark at times, I know there were a few moments in the first two however this is really dark
ESPECIALLY after playing DQi&ii 2dhd remake which were also really good.
Some of the boss encounters in OT0 are kind of rough in that they will grind you down and then destroy you if your equipment is lagging, possibly levels as well but I try to always be overleveled, or if your strategy isn’t aggressive enough without being too aggressive.
Good game so far.
It’s good, ugly because it’s an adapted mobile game, but it’s pretty good.
Story is fucking dark at times, I know there were a few moments in the first two however this is really dark
ESPECIALLY after playing DQi&ii 2dhd remake which were also really good.
Some of the boss encounters in OT0 are kind of rough in that they will grind you down and then destroy you if your equipment is lagging, possibly levels as well but I try to always be overleveled, or if your strategy isn’t aggressive enough without being too aggressive.
Good game so far.
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Just finished FF16 & both DLC's. Took 105 hours. I did go out of my way to do all the beast hunts, side quests and fetch quests as I don't plan to replay this for quite a while.
DLC doesn't actually bring much to the game. Some new water based spells that are no better than any other spells.
Now I'm looking at my giant backlog side eyed to pick a new game to start/try/give up on.
DLC doesn't actually bring much to the game. Some new water based spells that are no better than any other spells.
Now I'm looking at my giant backlog side eyed to pick a new game to start/try/give up on.
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They really need to use that engine to remake Oracle of Ages/Seasons next, and Link Between Worlds.
Or just make a remaster of LBW. Lot of 3DS things could use a straight up-res onto Switch just to make them more playable.
If LTTP got remade, I'm not sure if I'd rather see it in the LA Remake engine or an HD-2D style.
What I'm playing: Metroid Prime 4, unfortunately
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I think LBW has a better art style if you brought that to switch levels. Maybe.
I would definitely like a HD-2D style better I think.
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I finally got around to Elden Ring, it’s pretty unsatisfying , very vindictive, does not give accurate visual feedback for “learning”, and obnoxiously, I still keep trying to find a way to enjoy it.
Get gud, just means rerunning the same encounter over and over, until you’ve mastered the endless series of quicktime events (that’s what they are).
the alternative to "getting gud", is finding a way to completely nullify the quick time events, or getting lucky as the AI can lead to completely different outcomes from one attempt to the next.
Throw in some dogshit platforming, it’s not designed for. I will say that of all the stupid horses in games, I actually like the horse in this one.
For some reason I keep trying to make it work….like I’ll get a build and it will feel very good for a bit, and then run into something that just hard counters it and makes me feel weak again, the dungeons just seem to exist to throw in some new gimmick to catch you off guard. Constant attempts at ganking you, and I’m talking about PVE here, I really have no desire to play it online. There’s a gotcha moment with an enemy behind a wall, fine check your corners, but if you dodge roll the enemy that you have to pass, you fall of a cliff…like you have to take these deaths, getting good means replaying over and over again until you get the outcome you want, you never really feel stronger…some random peon mob can just stagger lock you and hit you 20 something times, or you get jammed up against a wall, your weapon deflect against the wall, but the mob with a 500 foot dildo spear, clips right through. It feels like you never get that feeling of level growth progression, and clearly they balance this game in such away that they go, ok this is reasonably doable on the first try with X health, so lets player start with X-200 health or something.
I played DS3 , and I was ok at it—I don’t know maybe I got my fill there.
Going to just jack my armor to max poise and run the cleanrot knight sword I picked up after 2 minutes of farming…maybe that will scratch the itch, I can’t seem to reach
Get gud, just means rerunning the same encounter over and over, until you’ve mastered the endless series of quicktime events (that’s what they are).
the alternative to "getting gud", is finding a way to completely nullify the quick time events, or getting lucky as the AI can lead to completely different outcomes from one attempt to the next.
Throw in some dogshit platforming, it’s not designed for. I will say that of all the stupid horses in games, I actually like the horse in this one.
For some reason I keep trying to make it work….like I’ll get a build and it will feel very good for a bit, and then run into something that just hard counters it and makes me feel weak again, the dungeons just seem to exist to throw in some new gimmick to catch you off guard. Constant attempts at ganking you, and I’m talking about PVE here, I really have no desire to play it online. There’s a gotcha moment with an enemy behind a wall, fine check your corners, but if you dodge roll the enemy that you have to pass, you fall of a cliff…like you have to take these deaths, getting good means replaying over and over again until you get the outcome you want, you never really feel stronger…some random peon mob can just stagger lock you and hit you 20 something times, or you get jammed up against a wall, your weapon deflect against the wall, but the mob with a 500 foot dildo spear, clips right through. It feels like you never get that feeling of level growth progression, and clearly they balance this game in such away that they go, ok this is reasonably doable on the first try with X health, so lets player start with X-200 health or something.
I played DS3 , and I was ok at it—I don’t know maybe I got my fill there.
Going to just jack my armor to max poise and run the cleanrot knight sword I picked up after 2 minutes of farming…maybe that will scratch the itch, I can’t seem to reach
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Go kill that dragon. Farm some runes. Get two big fucking swords and enjoy.
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