I was somewhat interested in this, as I'm a sucker for Secret of Mana, and the early reviews are Steam were pretty positive.

I just read, however, that the studio was shut down on the same day as release. Brutal. Not sure what to think now. Guess I'll check out the demo regardless.

https://www.shacknews.com/article/141245/visions-of-mana-ouka-studio-layoff-tencent-netease

sauron wrote on May 24, 2024, 12:51:

Blue, you should definitely see Dune Part 2 - watched it with my kids and it is excellent.

Seconded - Dune 2 was fantastic.

RedEye9 wrote on May 24, 2024, 13:05:

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So you're saying you had the source all along, and had no reason to quote me and ask for it? Cool.

I've read this and multiple articles on this rumor. It's all fearmongering clickbait.

Done derailing this thread arguing. Carry on y'all.

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RedEye9 wrote on May 24, 2024, 12:45:

"I couldn't see this happen while Gabe is in charge."

Source

Source is me. Get it? Because I said that "I couldn't see this happen".

Beamer wrote on May 24, 2024, 12:42:

Exponentially so.
Unless you think Valve is the most valuable company in the world and, therefore, GabeN the richest man in the world.

Heh, when I first came across this story I saw people commenting that the offer should be closer to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Which....lol no

I'm pretty sure that Valve/MS story has been widely debunked already, yet it continues to get regurgitated all over the Internet (in other words, I'm not complaining, Blue). At very least, the source is some dude who said "trust me bro!"

In any case, good luck. Valve is a private company and I couldn't see this happen while Gabe is in charge.

Came here to see some tears, and Cutter didn't disappoint.

While Legends is a blast, it's good that this sounds like only Legends mode will require a PSN account, and the main "meat" of the game won't be affected.

Hopefully this will result in less screaming...oh who am I kidding.

Anyway, Ghost is amazing and I highly recommend it.

Xero wrote on May 8, 2024, 12:59:

mch wrote on May 8, 2024, 12:54:
Good god, the more I read about this game and its community, the happier I am that I never got around to checking it out.

lol same. I picked up the original for probably more than I should have back when it was out. I had high hopes with it due to my love for their take on "Gauntlet". I had more fun than I should have for a game like that. I think I dumped over 50 hours into it (including my online time with it). Their next big thing was Helldivers, but it was different for sure which made me hesitant to purchase immediately. I'm glad it didn't get me hooked the same way Gauntlet did because it gave me zero hype or care for a Helldivers 2.

Wow, I had no I idea they did the recent Gauntlet (and Magicka!). Honestly I should've put that together, because Arrowhead is a familiar name to me...and I did play a little bit of the first Helldivers.

Oh well, still glad I'm sitting this out.

Good god, the more I read about this game and its community, the happier I am that I never got around to checking it out.

Awetopsy wrote on Apr 10, 2024, 15:23:
My heart skipped a beat because I (for a moment) hoped it would be a resurrection of the old NES game, Blaster Master.
Sigh... oh well.

I did the same double-take. Freaking loved that game.

Thanks for the intro nostalgia, fuji! ...I may have to fire up an emulator tonight.

Darks wrote on Mar 6, 2024, 22:32:

mch wrote on Mar 6, 2024, 12:53:
Absolutely amazing game, and the Legends mode is an added bonus. I spent a ton of time with this game, and couldn't recommend it more.

Hoe exactly does the Legends work? How long is that Coop Campaign? I I guess, this is not the full SP campaign that's coop?

It's not related to the single player campaign at all. There are four classes: Samurai (standard beefcake), Assassin (self explanatory), Hunter (ranged), and Ronin (healer). You can create one of each, and level them up separately (their level is based mostly on your gear's 'ki' level, but there are also different techniques to unlock). Gear is unlocked at the end of a successful run of any of the game modes.

There's five levels of difficulty for each, available based on your gear's level. Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum/Nightmare

The four game modes:

Story: 2 player only, quick 20-30 minute co-op stories that feature three chapters each
Survival: 4 player co-op, 15 waves of increasingly difficult enemies with "boss" waves on every third wave
Rivals: 2v2 versus...in way. Technically, your team of 2 is racing against another team of two to see who can kill enough Mongols and finish the objectives
Trials of Iyo: 4 player co-op. This is basically a sort of raid. There are three chapters (the first two can take anywhere between 45 minutes and HOURS, depending on your communication and teamwork, as there is no real 'failing' aside from giving up). These become available when you hit around 110 ki level (120 being the max). There's a lot of grappling and platforming that can make these hell, but there are also some pretty difficult and tricky battles.

I spent a LOT of time in Legends during COVID. It was a great added bonus because they didn't charge for it and just released it out of the blue. it's great fun and I even made a few friends playing it.

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Absolutely amazing game, and the Legends mode is an added bonus. I spent a ton of time with this game, and couldn't recommend it more.

hypnotic wrote on Feb 9, 2024, 08:33:
I never played Below Zero. I'm glad I didn't based on the reviews. I think it's time to fire up Subnautica 1 again, maybe on my Occulist Rift.

So, I recently got a Quest 2 and decided to give Subnautica VR a whirl. It was...not great. Granted, it was right after I got the headset and I was still acclimating, but I couldn't figure out half the controls.

Have you done it before? I heard there's a mod that vastly improves the VR experience.

Orogogus wrote on Feb 8, 2024, 14:17:

Kxmode wrote on Feb 8, 2024, 12:51:
"Literature" Club

You guys know what the game's about, right?

I honestly don't...I'm trying to figure out where the 'violence' and 'blood' warnings would possibly come into play, from everything I can find on it. I've seen that it's a 'psychological horror' game related to dating...or something?

Edit: Maybe don't spoil. God help me, I'm going in.

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FloorPie wrote on Feb 8, 2024, 15:00:

Below Zero is more of a expansion turned into a full game. That I lost interest in after 30 hours or so.

I really had to force myself through that one. I think the isolation of the first Subnautica is what drew me to it, and BZ's addition of other characters you communicate with (correct me if I'm wrong) sort of spoiled that for me. The world also felt a bit smaller and more restricted.

It wasn't terrible, but I much preferred the original.

Some updated info from Unknown Worlds here.

In reference to “Games-as-a-Service,” we simply plan to continually update the game for many years to come, just like the previous two Subnautica games. Think our Early Access update model, expanded. No season passes. No battle passes. No subscription.

Heads up, y'all, there's also a time-limited demo of a Homeworld 3 gamemode! It started yesterday and runs through the 12th.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK-ZuwhmA

Apologies Blue if I you already reported this somewhere and I missed it. I tried searching first, I promise

Edit: lol you did. Carry on.

Acleacius wrote on Jan 24, 2024, 12:36:


Remember you can only help them make another 8.08 Billion more sales, before we start buying Gift Cards, for neighboring planets!

I think you mean PALnets