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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | OT | North American Witcher
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Played 5 hours for now and it's all good.
Combat is currently lacking a bit of impact but the care about narration and characters all make up for it. Really nice interaction between both main characters notably.
The game is clearly under the radar of a lot of people and will most likely bomb. Still I hope that's won't be the case
Combat is currently lacking a bit of impact but the care about narration and characters all make up for it. Really nice interaction between both main characters notably.
The game is clearly under the radar of a lot of people and will most likely bomb. Still I hope that's won't be the case
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Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I'll pick it up once it's on sale.
thatJohann
Member
I wish this game had a PS Premium 1 hr trial cause I wanna play it but don't wanna buy it without knowing it's my vibe.
PanzerCute
Member
Definitely buying this, I loved Vampyr and it feels like its spiritual sequel.
balls of snow
Member
Played the first hour. Love the moment to moment dialogue and the atmosphere is dripping. I can see how the environments gonna get samey the further into the game but if the story holds up I wont care.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Nice to see something cost a "normal" $60 for a change.
Ill grab it down the line fo sho. Ive liked pretty much everything these guys have done.
Ill grab it down the line fo sho. Ive liked pretty much everything these guys have done.
ClanOfNone
Member
It’s good. Cool setting, interesting story, good vo/acting. Combat is a bit bare bones but I’m still really early. Don’t Nod continues to improve, I was pleasantly surprised by Vampyr and this appears to be a further refinement of their design.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
This and Immortals of Aveum both sound like they belong in the same universe.
I love the main male MC in this. VO, personnality and dialogue are perfect, really a compelling lead.
The gameplay opens up quite greatly after 5 hours, and the narrative quests are quite good and surprising, this is a good impression of Sony big hitters imho. Such a shame game is not more talked about.
The gameplay opens up quite greatly after 5 hours, and the narrative quests are quite good and surprising, this is a good impression of Sony big hitters imho. Such a shame game is not more talked about.
PanzerCute
Member
Focus should have pushed it back to April/May, there are just way too many great RPGs releasing in Q1, albeit mainly japanese.
But I guess they needed it to be released at this time for financial reason.
I am personally gonna get the game tomorrow, but I have to finish Persona 3 before starting it.
Let's hope there is a nice word of mouth and that the game sales pick up over time.
Cutscenes in this are also quite good imho, some scenes are really tense
PanzerCute
Member
I think the game will sell over time, these kinds of AA RPG are not that frequent. Vampyr did really well in the long run, so hopefully it will be the same for Banishers.
PanzerCute
Member
The first hour of Vampyr was terrible tbh, once you get to the hospital the game really starts to shine imo.
And I loved the combat in that game: it was a bit clunky at launch but they patched it soon after. Some bosses were really nice too.
Embearded
Member
Thanks, i'll give it a second chance then!
Krappadizzle
Member
I was actually surprised how much of it I saw and liked with a review yesterday. I have so much in my backlog to play and way less time than ever, but I'll pick this up on a sale in the future and hopefully get to it.
Comparisons to Witcher really have me interested. I hope y'all are enjoying it that picked it up and look forward to more impressions.
Comparisons to Witcher really have me interested. I hope y'all are enjoying it that picked it up and look forward to more impressions.
Duchess
Member
You could buy it from Amazon, give it a week, and if you're not liking it, return the copy for a refund. You get a month to do so.
PanzerCute
Member
Its basically a poor man's Bloodborne but you can unlock some very nice moves and the gameplay will get richer during all game. Really enjoyed it, especially if you decide to not kill anyone: the challenge will be there!
I am almost at the store to buy Banishers. I really look forward to playing it (when I finish Persona 3)
Roberts
Member
Can't really comment on the game much - I had a 30 minute break from work so I loaded it up and checked the beginning. After playing pretty much nothing but Immortals of Aveum for the last 5 days or so, I was pleasantly reminded how smooth a solid 60fps feels. Gameplay so far seems similar to Vampyr (Souls-like combat in more traditional narrative based action RPG wrapper) so nothing groundbreaking, but I was really impressed by the whole presentation. It looks good, basically AA game that isn't far off from AAA, the writing seems to be fine and written by adults, HDR elevates the visuals. Looks promising.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
You fuckers need to stop tempting me 
balls of snow
Member
Yeah this game is soo good. The writing is far better than I thought. More of a classical feel that I wish modern gow adopted.
Roberts
Member
Well, the first ten minutes already had two moments of you squeezing through a narrow cracks - I know it's an absolute no-no for some gamersYou fuckers need to stop tempting me
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Well, the first ten minutes already had two moments of you squeezing through a narrow cracks - I know it's an absolute no-no for some gamers
That sorta stuff doesnt bother me in the slightest. And besides, itll never top Callisto Protocols crack squeezing #'s
balls of snow
Member
Love the first haunting case after the intro. The Bible verse clued me in to what was going on,
Cool choice too of how to resolve the haunting mix in with your own selfish reason.
straight up cannibalism.
JusticeForAll
Gold Member
Is it just me or was this game completely under the radar? Never heard of it before reading about it here and it is totally up my alley. Bought it and finished the first case. Great stuff!
PanzerCute
Member
I am already deep into Persona 3 but I just can't wait any longer, I really want to play Banishers so I will start it today.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Game is fucking awesome so far. Great writing. Great acting. Solid atmosphere. Late 1690s Northeast North America is super solid. Combat seems more snappier than Vampyr but definitely a growth from that and Remember Me. Soulsy Light indeed.
Also
Awesome character. Strong black female done right. No sass. Nothing obvious. She just is.
Also
Awesome character. Strong black female done right. No sass. Nothing obvious. She just is.
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PanzerCute
Member
I played the first 4 hours and this is really, really good.
The atmosphere is mesmerizing from the get go, the writing is top notch, voice acting is excellent, characters are great, visually this is really classy for a AA game and I also really enjoy the combat (I play on the hardest difficulty setting). Like Vampyr, the moral choices are really tough to do, and I can already feel that the game will be an emotional rollercoaster at times.
My only (very minor) grip is the sound design which is a step down from Vampyr: the music doesnt loop sometimes and just stops, the sound effects are not punchy enough and the OST is good but could have been more engaging.
The beginning is quite linear but I stopped at what seems to be a more open zone with different paths and side quests to do.
I cant wait to go back.
The atmosphere is mesmerizing from the get go, the writing is top notch, voice acting is excellent, characters are great, visually this is really classy for a AA game and I also really enjoy the combat (I play on the hardest difficulty setting). Like Vampyr, the moral choices are really tough to do, and I can already feel that the game will be an emotional rollercoaster at times.
My only (very minor) grip is the sound design which is a step down from Vampyr: the music doesnt loop sometimes and just stops, the sound effects are not punchy enough and the OST is good but could have been more engaging.
The beginning is quite linear but I stopped at what seems to be a more open zone with different paths and side quests to do.
I cant wait to go back.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
I went into this thinking this was just gonna be some ghostbuster duo in the colonial times.
It’s really more like complicated exorcism. With weapons.
Pretty fucking cool.
It’s really more like complicated exorcism. With weapons.
Pretty fucking cool.
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Punished Miku
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TheAusHulk
Member
Loving the game so far. The story has me hooked. I wish the combat was abit better though, hoping it opens up more.
Valt7786
Member
"Scarier than RE 4"? That's not exactly hard. I love RE 4, but it is not scary in the slightest.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
WTH with the IQ of those screens???Game is fucking awesome so far. Great writing. Great acting. Solid atmosphere. Late 1690s Northeast North America is super solid. Combat seems more snappier than Vampyr but definitely a growth from that and Remember Me. Soulsy Light indeed.
Also
Awesome character. Strong black female done right. No sass. Nothing obvious. She just is.
FSR2 striking again?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
OH SHIT!
Preordered cancelled! What a piece of shit game! Avoid at all costs!
Really man?
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Yeah, it was on my radar for quite a bit, tons of ads on X and some on YouTube, glad to see people are liking it (great story and characters done right sounds really good). Supporting the game and dev.Game is fucking awesome so far. Great writing. Great acting. Solid atmosphere. Late 1690s Northeast North America is super solid. Combat seems more snappier than Vampyr but definitely a growth from that and Remember Me. Soulsy Light indeed.
Also
Awesome character. Strong black female done right. No sass. Nothing obvious. She just is.
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rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Duh. Just play on PC. DLAA is a god send.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
If you're worried about woke stuff/agenda, then there is none here as far as I've seen in first 3 hours. And I too roll eyes whenever it's forcefully pushed/obvious. But this game is not that.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Vampyr was an excellent game, atmosphere was dripping.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Damn you really selling me on this game lol
This wasn't really on my radar, but....shiiiiittttt it is now.
I might pick it up later this year.
If you really like it, I'll give it a shot as well.
balls of snow
Member
Yeah its quite good. Bear in mind its a ps4 looking game.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
I bought Vampyr day 1 and absolutely *loved* it, fact is this is releasing at the worst possible time, I'm super busy with Yakuza 8, Tekken 8, Helldivers 2 and Tomb Raider 1-3, FF VII Rebirth in 2 weeks, wish some of these devs would time their releases better, will definitely pick it up later this year though.
Duchess
Member
Yep, that's what I loved about the game the most. I had to bin it off, though, as it used to crashing at least once an hour on PS4. Shame.