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[Kataploom]

It's great for what it is, a linear interactive narrative experience, those expecting anything beyond that felt disappointed tho I don't know why, like didn't they know what they were getting into? lol

 

[Thanati]

Absolutely breathtaking visuals, stunning in every way.

Shame about the crappy gameplay and the invisible walls etc.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Not as sad as me knowing your mom was able to bare childen.

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

Not as sad as me knowing your mom was able to bare childen.

 

[Det]

It's just a tech demo, it has less gameplay than the first game.

I even think that it was a tech demo on purpose, after all, MS bought the studio and the guys used MS's money to make a tech demo, put it on their resume and get a job at another studio.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Finished it last week on series X, the graphics are not that impressive I guess PC is where to play it for the full spectacle. The gameplay sucks, its so basic and rudimentary, I am not fond of super complicated button pressing and/or complex sequences, but this was kid's stuff. There are some cool battles. But for the most part this is a walking simulator. It will be soon forgotten because it really doesn't do anything really good.

 

[Insolent]

Just played it for a few hours on PC with 120 fps

Holy shit

Graphics and ANIMATIONS on absolute next level, absolute NUMBER 1 in gaming

Wish gameplay was a bit more dynamic, its still okay, definitely not bad

 

[avalonzero]

I couldn't get more than 15 minutes through either game. I was intrigued but the whole schizo thing was too much and I just got really bored with both. Too much other shit to spend time on, it's not for me.

 

[Wolfhearth]

Even the high visual fidelity is tainted by invisible walls everywhere and other such things.

A very bare bones, basic game that would have fared better as just a CGI movie.

Even being a fan of the story context and the ambience, I found Hellblade II so boring I dropped it half way through.

I played it as a game included in Game Pass. If I had bought it, I would be mad.

 

[TheStam]

It's a very cool narrative experience with stunning graphics, I love this sort of thing. I wonder why this game gets shit for lack of gameplay, is it because it sort of hints at being an action game with a bit of combat? People, myself included, appreciate Telltale games like The Walking Dead, Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human, Supermassive games like Until Dawn, Firewatch, Soma, The Invincible and so on and this is game has more gameplay than those, even if it is limited. I feel like people expected something it isn't. It's almost like it would have been higher rated if they scrapped combat altogether. Maybe it sailed a bit far into AAA territory for a narrative game, these tend to be AA and perhaps expectations change.

 

[Alan Wake]

It's barely a game.

 

[clarky]

It's a very cool narrative experience with stunning graphics, I love this sort of thing. I wonder why this game gets shit for lack of gameplay, is it because it sort of hints at being an action game with a bit of combat? People, myself included, appreciate Telltale games like The Walking Dead, Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human, Supermassive games like Until Dawn, Firewatch, Soma, The Invincible and so on and this is game has more gameplay than those, even if it is limited. I feel like people expected something it isn't. It's almost like it would have been higher rated if they scrapped combat altogether. Maybe it sailed a bit far into AAA territory for a narrative game, these tend to be AA and perhaps expectations change.

I think everyone was expecting a more expanded experience compared to the first one after they showed the giant troll encounter and with the extra budget and time that came with the MS buy out.

Turns out they spent that budget blowing smoke up each others arses and scanning rocks in Iceland.

This studio's output has been nothing short of abysmal, how they are still around yet Tango got the chop is beyond me.

 

[Punished Miku]

This studio's output has been nothing short of abysmal, how they are still around yet Tango got the chop is beyond me.

Tango getting closed / sold is definitely one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Probably my favorite Japanese studio outside of Nintendo.

 

[JackMcGunns]

They had wasted too much time developing those kinds of graphical details instead of creating fun video games.

You know that different teams handle different things right? It's not like the writers started programming lol

 

[Hohenheim]

It's a extremely pretty game for sure! Especially on a 4K oled screen in all it's glory.
And a decent game outside of the visuals too. A nice experience that doesn't drag on too long. Since it's very simple gameplay wise, I like that it's short. The atmosphere, sound work and total experience is awesome for sure.

 

[MrJangles]

Apologies for the non related bump, I bought this today (Steam) and when I press up on the d-pad the game minimizes to the system tray and the Microsoft store opens up. wtf is that about? Can it be disabled?

 

[winjer]

Apologies for the non related bump, I bought this today (Steam) and when I press up on the d-pad the game minimizes to the system tray and the Microsoft store opens up. wtf is that about? Can it be disabled?

Probably wants to connect to the Xbox services.

 

[MrJangles]

Probably wants to connect to the Xbox services.

Can I disable it? I don't have an xbox or anything xbox related. The page that opens says something or other cannot connect so I assume you are correct.

Edit: nevermind, deleted the gaming services folder in the game files. Problem sorted.

 

[Z O N E]

Apologies for the non related bump, I bought this today (Steam) and when I press up on the d-pad the game minimizes to the system tray and the Microsoft store opens up. wtf is that about? Can it be disabled?

Just tried it and it doesn't do that on my end, so that's really weird.

Are you sure you probably didn't map the D-pad UP button to open the Store?

 

[EverydayBeast]

1 was wow 2 struggled

 

[Thanati]

You're right. The gameplay is so bad, it is a marvel.

Oh wait. What gameplay?