Hemborger*Yakisoba Pan
Been putting in 4 hours today and damn, this game is perfect for Switch. Not only a glorious port, but the portability, along with the sleep mode and quick resume, really gives the game the "a great book you can't put down" feeling. I even brought it on the train today, and also played a bit during lunch break at work, something I usually never do.
Even though the first playthrough is something really special, I still think the game has tremendous replay value. I played it multiple times on PS4, and every time I found new nuances, new details, and understood more and more about this deep and layered plot. So excited to play it again but in what I actually consider an even better way.
I'm excited to dive back into Destruction as well. I've always considered the battles of the game to be somewhat underrated, after getting used to them, I found them highly addictive and satisfying. I usually go with the brain overloads, but this time, I'm gonna pick Kisaragi, Shinonome, Kurabe, Sekigahara, Takamiya and Gouto and reset every BO and stick with them. And play on Intense.
Also, thanks everyone for the kind words about the ST.
I'm especially curious to see how battles play out this time around, post-sentry nerfs.
Yeah. Reviews said that the combat has been re-balanced between the new moves and a nerf to sentries. Sounds like a good thing to me. Battles were trivialized by sentry guns in vanilla 13S, even on Intense difficulty.Did they nerf the sentries?!
Yeah. Reviews said that the combat has been re-balanced between the new moves and a nerf to sentries. Sounds like a good thing to me. Battles were trivialized by sentry guns in vanilla 13S, even on Intense difficulty.
This is the game that Sakurai gushed about a couple years back, right? What exactly is the appeal of it, besides its story (which I understand is supposed to be amazing or something)? I honestly can’t decide if I want to try it or not. I’m generally not too into games like this with a huge focus on story unless they’re from an established franchises that I’m invested in. In terms of visual novel-like games, all I’ve played so far is the Famicom Detective Club remakes (which I absolutely loved) and half of The Great Ace Attorney (which I’ve generally enjoyed so far, but…it doesn’t come close to FDC to me). I also loved both The World Ends with You games, which I guess you could say have a similar presentation for their story but they’re otherwise action games so that’s probably not a good comparison, lol. I mostly play Nintendo first-party games (and I play pretty much everything from Nintendo, at that), as well as some select third-party games, but something like this would be pretty new to me and I honestly can’t tell if I’d enjoy it or not. So far nothing is really selling me on the game; the art and characters look completely disinteresting to me with how washed out and same-y everything looks (not to say it’s bad, it’s just…not my style), and nothing seems particularly gripping to me? It’s probably the type of game that I wouldn’t prioritize and would maybe pick up on sale months later, but I worry that the physical copies will disappear if I wait too long, so I should probably make a decision sooner…
EDIT: Also, how, uh…heteronormative is it? lol
Should there be any spoiler warnings here?
That title screen gave me chills as well when I first played it. It was the first sign that I was about to have all of my expectations surpassed by what was to follow.I just started the game and that starting screen gave me chills. The art is fantastic, specially on the OLED. My main issue is deciding between JP or EN voices. I like the english cast but their names, pronunciations and certain topics fit the jp dub.
I can’t tell if this is actually helpful to me or not, lol, but I suppose I might give the game a shot…Based on everything you've said, I think you'll love 13 Sentinels. That's all I'll say since otherwise it's best to go in blind.
Not really, no. It's actually a really easy game to Platinum on PS4 because you end up doing nearly everything on a normal playthrough. There are a few simple optional objectives in battles that unlock minor encyclopedia entries when completed, but there's nothing substantial in the game that can be missed.I can’t tell if this is actually helpful to me or not, lol, but I suppose I might give the game a shot…
Anyone know if there’s any missable content or other similar things to stress over while playing, though?
I will say, while playing with Japanese voices makes a ton of sense for this game given the location and everything, it has a VERY good dub too. I really enjoyed the voice work on it.I am really digging this game so far. Playing it with Japanese voices.
Yakisoba Pan.
I know it's weird, but the strategy game part is the greatest thing, and I like how the game slowly builds up on it.
This is the game that Sakurai gushed about a couple years back, right? What exactly is the appeal of it, besides its story (which I understand is supposed to be amazing or something)? I honestly can’t decide if I want to try it or not. I’m generally not too into games like this with a huge focus on story unless they’re from an established franchises that I’m invested in. In terms of visual novel-like games, all I’ve played so far is the Famicom Detective Club remakes (which I absolutely loved) and half of The Great Ace Attorney (which I’ve generally enjoyed so far, but…it doesn’t come close to FDC to me). I also loved both The World Ends with You games, which I guess you could say have a similar presentation for their story but they’re otherwise action games so that’s probably not a good comparison, lol. I mostly play Nintendo first-party games (and I play pretty much everything from Nintendo, at that), as well as some select third-party games, but something like this would be pretty new to me and I honestly can’t tell if I’d enjoy it or not. So far nothing is really selling me on the game; the art and characters look completely disinteresting to me with how washed out and same-y everything looks (not to say it’s bad, it’s just…not my style), and nothing seems particularly gripping to me? It’s probably the type of game that I wouldn’t prioritize and would maybe pick up on sale months later, but I worry that the physical copies will disappear if I wait too long, so I should probably make a decision sooner…
EDIT: Also, how, uh…heteronormative is it? lol
My copy is in and I’m out of this thread till I play it… which might be in a week or two, I’m a bit burnt out from VLR