What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
12-17-18, 08:04 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
just got that along with the first 3, but this one is just fun as hell and wanted to keep it going so bought whole collection and preordered next. hack and slash, but more fun with that genre then i have had in a long time (can't even remember last hack and slash i played)...
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12-18-18, 01:53 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
just got that along with the first 3, but this one is just fun as hell and wanted to keep it going so bought whole collection and preordered next. hack and slash, but more fun with that genre than i have had in a long time (can't even remember last hack and slash i played)...
12-18-18, 08:48 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Against my better judgement I started Dragon Quest XI. So there goes the next 120 hours of my free time haha.
12-18-18, 09:57 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Switch:
Fortnite
Splatoon 2
Salt and Sanctuary (pretty cool 2D Souls like game)
Smash Bros. (playing this one occasionally, I really don't understand why people love this game so much)
PS4:
Player Unknown Battlegrounds
Fortnite
Splatoon 2
Salt and Sanctuary (pretty cool 2D Souls like game)
Smash Bros. (playing this one occasionally, I really don't understand why people love this game so much)
PS4:
Player Unknown Battlegrounds
12-18-18, 04:26 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
DMC2 actually had 2 discs, one disc you played as Dante, while the other you played as Lucia. But basically you play as the different characters criss-crossing through the same story by taking different paths but ending up in the same places. Dante lacked the fun factor he had in the original. With an exception of one or two cool one liners, he's very much the quiet, stoic type. The gameplay felt slower, you only had different swords for melee (no fan-favorite gauntlets from DMC1), weapon switching was done terribly, and overall the game was just too easy. In terms of design, the game had too many aerial enemies in proportion to Dante's moveset. While they did greatly expand on Devil Trigger options, if you didn't have meter then you were pretty much stuck to using guns. And it's not just regular enemies; a lot - if not a majority - of bosses were like this. Quite a bit of the general dislike of the game by DMC fans also comes down to some of the drama behind the game's development. The short of it is that Capcom went behind the backs of the team behind the original game and gave the sequel to a different team. IIRC, the original team didn't even know there was a sequel until it was publicly announced.
DMC4 didn't feel like Dante's game. You start out as Nero and have to play through a big chunk of the game before you even come across Dante and instead the two characters fight instead of join forces and the game had a lot of backtracking required to progress and because of the Nero/Dante dynamic you actually end up playing the same levels twice. And despite Capcoms insistence that fans would know who Nero was by the end of DMC4, we actually do not find out. We really don't know who he is. We just know he isn't
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12-18-18, 04:45 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
At this point...I don't think it it really matters what game it is....expect 80+ hrs of your life tied up in gaming somehow and someway...and funny how it always expands around Christmas time....
12-18-18, 04:47 PM
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I didn't much care about 2 & 4, however I really enjoyed 1 & 3 back in the day, but I haven't played the "remastered versions". The gameplay is mostly the same across them all with just some tweaks and additions as the series progressed.
DMC2 actually had 2 discs, one disc you played as Dante, while the other you played as Lucia. But basically you play as the different characters criss-crossing through the same story by taking different paths but ending up in the same places. Dante lacked the fun factor he had in the original. With an exception of one or two cool one liners, he's very much the quiet, stoic type. The gameplay felt slower, you only had different swords for melee (no fan-favorite gauntlets from DMC1), weapon switching was done terribly, and overall the game was just too easy. In terms of design, the game had too many aerial enemies in proportion to Dante's moveset. While they did greatly expand on Devil Trigger options, if you didn't have meter then you were pretty much stuck to using guns. And it's not just regular enemies; a lot - if not a majority - of bosses were like this. Quite a bit of the general dislike of the game by DMC fans also comes down to some of the drama behind the game's development. The short of it is that Capcom went behind the backs of the team behind the original game and gave the sequel to a different team. IIRC, the original team didn't even know there was a sequel until it was publicly announced.
DMC4 didn't feel like Dante's game. You start out as Nero and have to play through a big chunk of the game before you even come across Dante and instead the two characters fight instead of join forces and the game had a lot of backtracking required to progress and because of the Nero/Dante dynamic you actually end up playing the same levels twice. And despite Capcoms insistence that fans would know who Nero was by the end of DMC4, we actually do not find out. We really don't know who he is. We just know he isn't Vergil(reborn) or Vergil's son due to Capcom's timeline of this game being 10 years after DMC3 and Nero being the same age as DMC3 Dante. The game ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, which with DmC announcement fans felt would never be addressed, but hopefully DMC5 finally tackles that. DMC3 just had a much better story, more weapons, and more fleshed out styles. Nero only had 2 weapons and Dante had 3, so didn't really have the diversity in gameplay styles once you got burned out on Nero's style from being an new character.
DMC2 actually had 2 discs, one disc you played as Dante, while the other you played as Lucia. But basically you play as the different characters criss-crossing through the same story by taking different paths but ending up in the same places. Dante lacked the fun factor he had in the original. With an exception of one or two cool one liners, he's very much the quiet, stoic type. The gameplay felt slower, you only had different swords for melee (no fan-favorite gauntlets from DMC1), weapon switching was done terribly, and overall the game was just too easy. In terms of design, the game had too many aerial enemies in proportion to Dante's moveset. While they did greatly expand on Devil Trigger options, if you didn't have meter then you were pretty much stuck to using guns. And it's not just regular enemies; a lot - if not a majority - of bosses were like this. Quite a bit of the general dislike of the game by DMC fans also comes down to some of the drama behind the game's development. The short of it is that Capcom went behind the backs of the team behind the original game and gave the sequel to a different team. IIRC, the original team didn't even know there was a sequel until it was publicly announced.
DMC4 didn't feel like Dante's game. You start out as Nero and have to play through a big chunk of the game before you even come across Dante and instead the two characters fight instead of join forces and the game had a lot of backtracking required to progress and because of the Nero/Dante dynamic you actually end up playing the same levels twice. And despite Capcoms insistence that fans would know who Nero was by the end of DMC4, we actually do not find out. We really don't know who he is. We just know he isn't Vergil(reborn) or Vergil's son due to Capcom's timeline of this game being 10 years after DMC3 and Nero being the same age as DMC3 Dante. The game ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, which with DmC announcement fans felt would never be addressed, but hopefully DMC5 finally tackles that. DMC3 just had a much better story, more weapons, and more fleshed out styles. Nero only had 2 weapons and Dante had 3, so didn't really have the diversity in gameplay styles once you got burned out on Nero's style from being an new character.
12-18-18, 05:00 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Example from the latest game I finished beating: HLTB says Battle Chasers: Nightwar is about 28 and 1/2 hours for completing the main story without any side quests, etc. But the completionist listing says 65 hours. However that's just the completionist for what you can obtain through the first playthrough. The game has a NG+ and expects you to play it multiple times to ever be able to max out your characters perks. NG+ also unlocks an entirely new level of equipment that wasn't obtainable before hand. So even if you rush the game twice and then do completionist your 3rd playthrough to finally 100% absolutely every aspect of the game, you're looking at a bit over 100 hours.... for a game that takes less than 30 to experience just the main story.
Sorry, doesn't help now, but I have put those words in a spoiler tag now.
12-18-18, 05:25 PM
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So best play them in a row? Skip 2 all together? Does it tie into overall story of Devil May Cry?
12-18-18, 05:35 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
DMC5 is stated to be a few years after the events of DMC4, so I believe it's still going to be set chronologically before the events of DMC2, but it's possible it's set after or actually starts before it but time jumps to after for all we know at this point.
They all tie together into an overall story of the DMC world, but the games rarely reference things from the others and really doesn't matter in what order you play them. So feel free to play in release order, chronological order, or any random order you wish.
DmC is the only one that is entirely on it's own.
There is also a 12 episode anime series if you're interested in that, but the anime is it's own contained story following Dante.
12-18-18, 07:02 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
So NinjaTheory's DmC is not connected to Capcom's main DMC, which is why the new game next year is numbered DMC5 instead of 6.
12-18-18, 07:13 PM
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I actually tried the classic skin, but since I didn’t know lore, figured I’d stick with current/new look.
So the new one coming out is Capcom? Is that gonna change gameplay and look or can they just take what worked with Ninja Theory?
So the new one coming out is Capcom? Is that gonna change gameplay and look or can they just take what worked with Ninja Theory?
12-18-18, 07:19 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Yeah the original team had some ideas and wanted to work on a new title so they brought it home according to some Japanese interviews that have been translated. I'm not sure how the contracts work on that sort of thing. Essentially it's Capcom's IP, but NinjaTheory likely holds to rights to what they did; so I'm unsure if Capcom is able to utilize it or not, but at the very least they did borrow ideas and take inspiration from DmC.
There is a DMC5 demo out currently, but it's XBONE exclusive oddly enough, but you can check out some gameplay videos on YouTube to see what it's like. Nero from DMC4 returns. They did say we'd get a multi-platform demo at a later date however.
There is a DMC5 demo out currently, but it's XBONE exclusive oddly enough, but you can check out some gameplay videos on YouTube to see what it's like. Nero from DMC4 returns. They did say we'd get a multi-platform demo at a later date however.
12-18-18, 07:26 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
yeah the original team had some ideas and wanted to work on a new title so they brought it home according to some japanese interviews that have been translated. I'm not sure how the contracts work on that sort of thing. Essentially it's capcom's ip, but ninjatheory likely holds to rights to what they did; so i'm unsure if capcom is able to utilize it or not, but at the very least they did borrow ideas and take inspiration from dmc.
There is a dmc5 demo out currently, but it's xbone exclusive oddly enough, but you can check out some gameplay videos on youtube to see what it's like. Nero from dmc4 returns. They did say we'd get a multi-platform demo at a later date however.
There is a dmc5 demo out currently, but it's xbone exclusive oddly enough, but you can check out some gameplay videos on youtube to see what it's like. Nero from dmc4 returns. They did say we'd get a multi-platform demo at a later date however.
12-18-18, 09:21 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
I agree with this and will also add that DmC is better than all of them, mainly because of the Ninja Theory combat.
12-18-18, 09:26 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
it's probably why i'm loving it. the combat is so silky smooth. i can do some moves, but there are so many, with all the weapons and fists and stuff, and i know there is cheat sheet, but in heat of moment, not always convenient. Still i really want more of this and want to play again and get better scores and complete the secret doors. have not completed a one. only gave few tries bc i wanted to get back to game, but some are tough...
12-19-18, 09:00 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Smash Bros. Ultimate and Diablo III are consuming my life on the Switch. Absolutely love playing both and worth every penny.
12-19-18, 10:31 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Diablo on Switch....and
on ps4...picked it up on sale for 9.99...and easily worth 3 times that. Top down, action twinstick shooter rpg....
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on ps4...picked it up on sale for 9.99...and easily worth 3 times that. Top down, action twinstick shooter rpg....
12-20-18, 07:18 PM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
I'm on the Kingdom Hearts 3 hype train. Playing through the series yet again. Never played BBS and DDD looking forward to playing those.
12-21-18, 11:03 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Finished up Night in the Woods and Life is Strange: Before the Storm which I had only played the first chapter of previously. It was good and well worth playing through, including the bonus episode.
Also played through The Gardens Between. It was maybe three hours tops but actually a really good puzzle game. It's $20 but free with Game Pass. Definitely recommended for a quick playthrough.
Also played through The Gardens Between. It was maybe three hours tops but actually a really good puzzle game. It's $20 but free with Game Pass. Definitely recommended for a quick playthrough.
12-22-18, 12:49 AM
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Re: What Are You Playing? (December 2018)
Currently Playing:
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Switch)
Marvel's Spiderman: Silver Lining DLC (PS4)
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Switch)
Marvel's Spiderman: Silver Lining DLC (PS4)