Can't say Im a fan of it, but it's the only version if this system acceptable to me. Battlefront 2 is already up to a great start being pay to win with abilities and guns being in the boxes. Not to mention that a rarer card us straight up better.
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Can't say Im a fan of it, but it's the only version if this system acceptable to me. Battlefront 2 is already up to a great start being pay to win with abilities and guns being in the boxes. Not to mention that a rarer card us straight up better.
Ghostmaster
Member
The most impressive thing about Danganronpa 3's ending is that they manage to have a longer info dump than MGS 2.
Like that shit drags on foreeever.
Like that shit drags on foreeever.
Cool world, good VO and production, gameplay gets boring real quick.
I don't mind microtransactions in my games as long as they aren't cheats (that used to come free with every game, dammit!) and the ingame progression is not skewed to pressure you into buying them to feel like you're making any progress.
As Alex has said, 2K NBA is bad about this. I hope Shadow of War is better. I loved Shadow of Mordor and the Nemesis system. Combat was easy, sure, but it was fun as heck.
As Alex has said, 2K NBA is bad about this. I hope Shadow of War is better. I loved Shadow of Mordor and the Nemesis system. Combat was easy, sure, but it was fun as heck.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I'd like to get some takes on it too. Vinny seemed to like it, but what I've seen falls so far short of the game's supposed gimmick.
I prefer the games I play to have cosmetic micro transactions because then development continues past the game's launch window.
Games like SC2 and Diablo 3 have been left to stagnate because, I assume, there's no money left to be made from them.
Meanwhile, Overwatch and Path of Exile get consistent free content updates and I don't feel exploited by their in game purchased at all.
Games like SC2 and Diablo 3 have been left to stagnate because, I assume, there's no money left to be made from them.
Meanwhile, Overwatch and Path of Exile get consistent free content updates and I don't feel exploited by their in game purchased at all.
I know it's TB but it's quicker than me typing the problems down. Maybe check out those reviews first.
The idea that micro transactions that go beyond cosmetics don't influence the design is naive. They want you to spend money after all.
Oh geez. That looks bad. Guess I'll have to wait and see what more people have to say about it.
Ugh it's really disappointing to hear. Good thing we've got other games to play, but I was really looking forward to this one.
Fuckin' WB man. Always the thickest with this shit.
Ugh it's really disappointing to hear. Good thing we've got other games to play, but I was really looking forward to this one.
Fuckin' WB man. Always the thickest with this shit.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
That seems super shitty. I do wish outlets weighed that kind of stuff more heavily in their reviews.
I skimmed the Gamespot review and read about the 4th act stuff, which sounds like a terrible grind. The legendary orc stuff sounds fucking awful though holy shit
Same, I really appreciate it the ones that do though.
Huh, that really goes against the tone of RPS's take:
Rock Paper Shotgun said:
I feel like they would have mentioned if the legendary gear or 4th act was entirely loot box exclusive?
Yeah, I get that there are people who want more "value" out of the games they buy such that any excuse to keep playing is worth it, but make all that optional and don't gate the ending behind it, wow.
Sorry, Xater. But I'll wait for impressions other than TB's trademark "look at the media lying to you, listen to me, I'm telling you the truth" stick.
I'm already kinda sour on Shadow of War, but I can't help but not trust this "4th act grind" thing. Reviewers overreact to things all the time/find things more difficult than the general audience.
Guess we'll see though, I was kinda wishing Shadow of War wouldn't be a long game so I could have time to play everything else that comes out in October, but maybe I'll have to shuffle some stuff off to December now.
Guess we'll see though, I was kinda wishing Shadow of War wouldn't be a long game so I could have time to play everything else that comes out in October, but maybe I'll have to shuffle some stuff off to December now.
TB is an idiot, but I read those reviews. Like I said, I copied it because I saw it retweeted and it was quicker than me typing it. The review brought up enough concerns for me. I loved the first game, but I'll skip this one. To me idea of possibly gameplay affecting loot boxes is enough of an affront to me though. Also think it's pretty immersion breaking to have them in.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Everytime I see the Shadow of Mordor games mentioned I'm always so amused by how much they want it to simultaneously have it be carried by the lord of the rings brand, but the games themselves have no lord of the rings brand on it.
Were these games ever intended to be their own thing, and then WB was like "ok what if...LoTR??"
Were these games ever intended to be their own thing, and then WB was like "ok what if...LoTR??"
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Shadow of Wardor thread said:
Man this game is already paying off, never mind shadow of wardor GOTY
I mean it's not a matter of difficulty. It sounds like it requires you to do a lot of repetitive missions that have absolutely no side characters/content/actual plot just to eventually unlock a final ending scene or something.
I always wonder how people like that are IRL. Do they always put their fingers in their ears when someone starts talking about something they don't agree with?
Twin Tails
Member
Congrats to great reviews to shadow
Gb goty 2017 locked
Gb goty 2017 locked
broncobuster
Banned
Shadow or War will probably be placed over Nier Automata, unfortunately.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Vinny: "Listen as a dad, I don't want my kid even being near 2B. So that's why I'm pushing for a good old fantasy adaptation, Shadow of Wardor"
Bam #1 goty
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Shadow of War is covering every angle of "nah, I'm good" for every faction of consumer quite well.
I think there's some weird shit with the IP rights where they have the rights to "Middle Earth" but not "Lord of the Rings"
KillerDark
Member
Alex is going to fight for Nier:A hard and I think he will have some good support from Ben and possibly Vinny. I kinda doubt anyone is gonna be pushing hard for Wardor in a year like this... guess time will tell though.
All the reviews say one can finish the game without buying loot boxes just fine. It does seem to be a tedious grind, sure. But if you want the true ending you'll just need to get through it. True ending aren't new, grinding to get to the true ending isn't new either. That's lame design, I'm not denying that.
But I sure will wait for more people to play it and share their impressions before I trust our self proclaimed pro consumer YouTuber "fighting the good fight" and attacking media outlets.
Yup, he even bought NieR: A t-shirts. That's when yo uknow he's serious about it.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
tbh I like grinding. I'm a monster.
TBF they were PRETTY DAMN GOOD SHIRTS, the Sonic Yorha ones.
Cocky Cuphead is my favorite Cuphead
BreezyLimbo
Banned
From another review in that thread.
Shame that Wardor turned out like that.
I haven't tried it but I think this would be me. I'm pretty bad at gamesI want to like cuphead.
But cuphead no like me.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
cuphead isn't hard tbh
it's like
nintendo-hard. But its' not very hard. It is challenging.
it's like
nintendo-hard. But its' not very hard. It is challenging.
Shadow of War doesn't have hacking, so that makes it the better game by default
tryagainlater
Member
If Mordor is any indication, Wardor will probably be cheap as fuck in a few months so I guess I might check it out then.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
It might just be my perception, but it seems like games don't drop as fast or as far as they did a few years ago. Gone are the days of $5 steam sales the same year a $60 game was released.
WB games still drop very fast. Probably because they love their post launch monetization so much.