I'd been ignoring SFV because of all of the things I knew it was lacking at launch and I'm still surprised at what I'm hearing. It doesn't even have a vs CPU mode? What? I thought it just didn't have a proper story mode or an arcade style 1v1 progression, I didn't realize you can't even have individual fights.
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I do find a bit sad that the ones this early launch will benifit, are the poeple who will start "churning the butter" as they say, putting in the work for the competetive side. Normal people would be advised to buy this game at a later time frame if they want to have more story and characters to have fun with.
It's the initial impression that's gonna be pretty unsatisfactory, but i can be more forward looking since it's gonna get supported for it's entire lifetime and more frequently too. It's an obligation to the community they have, there is no way to escape that responsiblity anymore since they have their own CapcomCup. Capcom will update this game more often per year than the PS4 firmware does.
I mean you can play survival mode, story mode and play against the CPU in training mode. But yeah, it's weird...
In that case I think Splatoon should have been marked down at launch by more outlets. If it had, then maybe Capcom would have thought twice. Too many games get a pass based on the promise of patches later - be it bugs or missing content.
skLaFarebear
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Most of the casual people waiting for a story mode/more features probably don't care about being late to the party in terms of the grind.
RepairmanJack
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Yeah, but at the same time are the more casual people even aware the game exists that far after release? Once it's past launch window most games are probably just forgotten unless there is a ton of buzz or word of mouth about a game.
skLaFarebear
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Should it have though? While some of the March update stuff should definitely be here day one, I think a game launching with less than optimal content and rolling out content as the game's lifespan continues is an interesting experiment. They were also very transparent with what would be here day one, this isn't a "this game launched and is missing stuff they said would be here and is a buggy mess" situation.
If games continue to take directions like Splatoon and SFV, I think the basic review formula needs to be shaken up a bit.
That's what the tourneys are for. SFV is here to stay for a very long time and will constantly headline Twitch during the bigger tourneys. And the game isn't complex like 4 is where it'll take months just to understand its deeper mechanics.
TheMrPliskin
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Great review from Jason, I'm really tempted to jump online now with SFV but I imagine that most people online with early copies are probably savage.
Piston Hyundai
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Johnny Ryall
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This half scotch/american accent is weirding me out
They also got all the new characters coming which they can promote and they'll probably do a "everything's included" version
(Super Street Fighter V)
Salty Catfish
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Game journalism in general has a weirdly high turnover rate in terms of people jumping ship from site to site. It seems pretty uncommon to see someone stay anywhere for more than 5-7 years before they leave.
skLaFarebear
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It's probably not a coincidence that EVO and the cinematic story patch are happening real close to each other.
RepairmanJack
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Showing how easy it is so it's even more funny when Beast fails miserably.
stump sock
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I didn't see a single easy thing in that whole video
also thanks to whoever posted that Computer Chronicles video I've been watching people build 286's all day
yeah sounds like he is getting into the game making side of things
Good for Tim.
I still think Game Informer puts out some of the best Endurance Run type content
Glitchesarecool
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I wonder how many new subs Scott will get from that video.
stump sock
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here's something that's going to bum a whole bunch of people out: if Dan and Vinny were in the same office, they'd probably do a lot more of those types of videos
oh wow, lol
yeah they're never going to pull this off, especially if they avoid watching this video
RepairmanJack
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Well, not easy I guess, but making it look easy and effortless from someone who knows what they were doing. Watching Beast fail and how they fail will either be more frustrating or funny after seeing that.
TheMrPliskin
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Survival mode does indeed exist, it's how you unlock new colour palettes.
shortsFortallPeople
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Jason's pre-review of sfv reads like a 4 to me which is about what the game is getting, 80% or so.
wait, tim is leaving?! Where is he going to?
wait, tim is leaving?! Where is he going to?
Piston Hyundai
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Me too, but now the guy who played all of those games is going to be gone. The whole 12/31 thing may as well be dead in the water without Tim. In one fell swoop, I find myself with no interest in any of Game Informer's future content.
His write-up says he's moving to the west coast and that he'll still be involved in the game industry, but not press. One of the tags of the post is "make sonic great again." If I had to make a purely speculative guess, he's got a gig at SEGA.
Good review by Jason.
Yeah it completely slipped my mind that you could play a mini (it was 3 or 4 fights right?) story mode for each character too. I'd read that last week when I saw you'd be able to get a DLC character by finishing those. Jeff's tweets made it seem like there's no way to fight against a CPU controlled player right now.
Depends on the final netcode.
TheMrPliskin
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Is that even possible? They've both resulted in a bunch of that content as is.
I've not seen that stuff for myself yet because of the server resets but yeah I think that's right. As it stands you can fight the CPU in survival, story and training. Then in the future there will be trials and the 'cinematic' story.
Sleeping Lesson
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I know I'm a bit late on this one, but Drew and I had the same reaction playing MGSV when we got to the
reveal, which is "no thanks!"
Chapter 2
Same for me. I wish him well on his next job.
RepairmanJack
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Same, I haven't touched the game a single time since.
Incandenza
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So is The Witness the only major release so far this year that hasn't been partially busted at launch?
stump sock
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and that's probably only because it's been in development since the super nintendo
PinkCrayon
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And yet I'm still getting ~1 gig patches every other day for it (pc).
TheMrPliskin
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I mean, there is another way for them to 'rescue' the Kerbals.
They are not watching the video. I think the idea is that Scott shows the viewer how it is meant to be done and then everyone, not just those who play Kerbal, can scream at the screen when Beast do everything wrong.
Also, this lets Beast attempt the mission and when they realise it is beyond them they have a video showing them what they should have been doing. This will allow them to spend a couple of episodes failing and then move on - hopefully having learnt to avoid a lot of the basic mistakes they are currently operating under. Alternative would be Beast attempting a rescue mission for the next 6 months.
skLaFarebear
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Team Lupe!
Scott Manley is a cool dude. I actually watched some of his videos when I started playing Kerbal. I learned a lot.
That's reasonable.
That's reasonable.
shortsFortallPeople
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I wonder how jason would take Dan having a better record than him online in SFV
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