A very vague announcement. I mean all of those already were re-released, so perhaps they are making them all look like that recent Dragon Quest announced game which basically uses the same styled-engine as Octopath Traveler (HD-2D).

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jun 13, 2021, 15:53:
Dammit, I am getting AMPED up for this, like a sucker for the 6th time.

I would just be mindful of pre-ordering FOMO which they are good at from a marketing perspective. I remember BF3,4,5 being very rough at launch - they pulled a gotcha on me 3 times, so at least for me, I intend to wait a bit to buy after launch to assess how stable the game is.

Whoa Joan of Arc? I wonder if they remaking my favorite AoE 2 campaign ever.

Looks interesting. I wonder if this is meant to be a prequel to BF2142 (and an eventual remake of that game). In any case, I don't think I'll be getting this at release as a pre-order - I've felt like a DICE betatester ever since BF3. Every single release is bugville.

The main downside (which may not be a downside to everyone else) obviously being how all these games are progession based with unlocks, so I will likely feel overwhelmed. The vehicle upgrade path, for example, in BFV felt incredibly gated and annoying - most of which had upgrades (like on tanks) that were clearly better than everything else. I never go to use the Stuka with anti-tank cannons because I could never level that particular one up.

MP games are now in this Era of waving bananas on a stick to take advantage of our monkey brains.

Looks unusual and interesting.

Kxmode wrote on May 19, 2021, 20:23:
I am just waiting for the trial to end, the judge to rule in Apple's favor and finally unleash crippling financial burdens upon Epic to cover Apple and the court's costs.

why?

Sounds like marketing terms.

I would be a little disappointed if this is another FPS with the U.S. vs. China, Russia, or an ME country. It would be more interesting if the U.S. is the baddy.

Definitely a good story/character interaction game. But yes, a bit messy.

I expect them to hit their stride with that IP, and be more comfortable with the new world they built, with Cyberpunk 2 or Cyberpunk 3 in the years to come.

Man y'all below seem to ask the impossible. If you want your dream game, start your own studio.

Just from watching the whole thing you can see things that are 'innovated' and new to AoE. A major step up from AoE 3 at least. It'll never be AoE 2, that's fine.

Wow, that looks really cool. I hope the SP is the same style as AoE's history narration.

I'm honestly impressed they keep delivering for these games. I finished/played AoE 3 DE SP recently for the first time, not as challenging as AoE 2, but pretty fun.

Regarding that instagram article, Social Dilemma talked about that too. I think certain tech is outpacing the human brain to adapt/process in the age we live in.

I think that's the smart choice. They should instead wait for a Cyberpunk sequel down the road to explore multiplayer once they are more comfortable building in the new IP world they have created.

Holy moly that is a lot of fixes.

Call of Duty Star Trek would be pretty funny. Might be onto a winning formula like the Dynasty Warrior Crossover games.

It's Rome 1. Looking at the screenshots on the Steam page you can tell by the environment maps.

I don't see it as a bad thing for "Bethesda" to be under Microsoft. They operated both as a Publisher with other development studios under their umbrella, plus their own Bethesda Development division. Microsoft is just simply active looking to see what fits to bolster what they dubbed a renewed commitment to game development. Plus it bolsters their Library ("Xbox" Game Pass is also for PC).

Microsoft may have just extended them a lifeline when you think about, because most of their hits are from other studios under the Bethesda Publisher umbrella. It could be years before Bethesda Game Development studio makes their own smash hit again.

Its the same issue with Bioware under EA. Bioware didn't tank or make bad games because of EA, they did that to themselves through internal mismanagement.

I mean in hindsight I sort of get it when people want even more fear and tension, but have the coop multiplayer. Imagine having a 4(or however many)-coop game like this, but all the Alien AI behave much smarter (or seem like it anyways) like Alien Isolation, utilizing the environment in ways you cannot in order ambush your team, AI that actually communicates/coordinates, etc. And the Aliens instead of outright killing your player character, might instead drag you back to a Hive. That would be a dream Alien game for me.

I'm way off topic now into Cyberpunk, remember how they did Mass Effect 1 to Mass Effect 2? In the intro ME2 your character basically "dies" but is revived/reconstructed with magic. Basically I could see them doing that in Cyberpunk sequels, allowing the player to either import their old look/decisions or make your look different if you wish, V is "revived" with high-tech Ghost in The Shell level magic, but are you the REAL "V" or a Ghost In The Shell, just a fragment of the original consciousness, dun dun dun!