What a joke of a show. All I wanted was a date for the next Yakuza & and then maybe a brief Sonic teaser. Instead, we got half and hour of a port and then... this.
Sega Expectations: A brand-new Sonic Adventure game, SMT V out holiday 2020, dates for Persona 5 Scramble and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Switch port of a mainline Persona.
Sega Reality: 25 minute deep-dive into Persona 5 Scramble, brief teaser for Sonic Forces II, and... that's it. Nada más.
@TheFrenchiestFry @JR150 Oh yeah. And there'll be 5 more equally-weird spinoffs before Kingdom Hearts IV launches with the PlayStation 7 sometime in the mid-2030s.
Hope it's a weird-as-hell, fun-as-hell, multi-planet road trip which doubles as a hunt for the Chaos Emeralds by Sonic & Tails. (Knux too, of course.) A big-budget, Sega-blue-sky-perfect representation of the whole of the Mobius Galaxy, from Green Hill... Planet (?) to the mighty Death Egg. Badniks, echindas, blue spheres... you name it, I want it there.
First one, as good as it was, still felt kinda... safe. Almost like the execs were holding it back on purpose. This time around I hope Paramount gives them a stupid amount of cash and lets Fowler and Co. do whatever they like - as if anyone's earned the right to do so, it's them. Best cast scenario, it builds upon and outclasses the first one in a way not seen since Aliens way back when. Worst case scenario, it'll be the most entertaining train wreck in years. There's no way it winds up in between - and, either way, I'm there day 1.
The foundations are established. The audience is pumped. So Paramount, I have one simple request: Go. All. Out.
(And keep Collen Villard as Tails. Tom Holland need not apply.)
@NEStalgia Just makes the most sense to me. Yakuza 7 coming day to Series X, PSO 2 being Xbox exclusive in the west, both of them having an on-again-off-again relationship with Nintendo, Microsoft's dedication to the PC... it just makes WAY too much sense for me.
Then again, I do have an Xbox, soo... confirmation bias?
Probably one of their bigger upcoming projects. If it ain't that... um... Microsoft finally sealed the deal, I guess? They're the only tech mega-corp that knows what to do in gaming - and, crucially, the only one who knows how strong proper revivals can be for their brand.
If the latter's true, I hope they keep Sega multi-platform like they did with Minecraft - but I don't think they will because, well, they have a box to sell. Still, a Sonic developed with MS money sounds tempting - and, if they make it good, then the Blue Blur might finally be saved.
@Gryzor ...Y'know, that might work. It's a beloved series being revived by the best JRPG team in the world... Make it next-gen exclusive and it fits perfectly.
Pass. Solid lineup, but I don't support Amazon (who own Twitch) and REFUSE to sit through 7 hours of visual novels, pervy fighting games and weird JRPGs all just for one Sonic trailer, a Yakuza 7 date and maybe a Persona 5 port.
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Re: Crysis Remastered Switch eShop File Size Revealed
Yeah, I think I might. Good space and good price... but it all depends on the reviews.
Re: Random: Have Super Smash Bros. Boxes Been Teasing Future Games All Along?
Super Smash Bros: The Greatest.
Has a nice ring to it, no?
Re: Bandai Namco Hosting "Play Anime Live" Digital Showcase Later This Month
Uhhhh... Elden Ring counts, right?
Re: Ninjala's Launch Filled With Error Codes, GungHo Apologises For Inconvenience
So much for sticking the launch, eh, fellas?
...I'll leave now.
Re: The Pokémon Unite Presentation Has Already Been Disliked 150,000 Times
GOOD. Bad company, bad genre, and bad direction for the future of Pokémon.
Re: Aksys Games Shows Off Five Titles Coming To Switch In 2020
What a joke of a show. All I wanted was a date for the next Yakuza & and then maybe a brief Sonic teaser. Instead, we got half and hour of a port and then... this.
Re: EA Is Bringing Seven Games To Nintendo Switch Over The Next 12 Months
The better Mass Effect and Need for Speed installments would be pretty sweet...
Re: Respawn Entertainment Launches Apex Legends On Switch This Fall
Ooh, very nice indeed! Now bring on Titanfall, Mass Effect and Star Wars... pretty pretty pleeeeeease...
Re: NGPX Post-Show Streaming Schedule Revealed, Featuring SNK, Atlus, SEGA And More
Sega Expectations: A brand-new Sonic Adventure game, SMT V out holiday 2020, dates for Persona 5 Scramble and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Switch port of a mainline Persona.
Sega Reality: 25 minute deep-dive into Persona 5 Scramble, brief teaser for Sonic Forces II, and... that's it. Nada más.
Re: Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Announced For Switch, Launches This Year
@TheFrenchiestFry @JR150 Oh yeah. And there'll be 5 more equally-weird spinoffs before Kingdom Hearts IV launches with the PlayStation 7 sometime in the mid-2030s.
Re: Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Announced For Switch, Launches This Year
@popey1980 It's Square Enix, so... it's actually more likely than most.
Re: Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Announced For Switch, Launches This Year
That's... NOT what we wanted, but it's start. Now - mainline games when?
Re: Konami Pulls The Plug On Nintendo Switch Exclusive Hyper Sports R
Metal Gear with Kojima or I don't care, Konami.
Re: That 3D Crab Fighting Game Appears To Be Surfacing On Switch This August
Obligatory:
Re: That 3D Crab Fighting Game Appears To Be Surfacing On Switch This August
@JayJ Be sure to attack it's weak point for massive damage!
Re: Random: Nintendo Switch Fans React To The PC Port Of Persona 4 Golden
Baby steps, Nintendo Life... baby steps.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #46 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3
America wins this one and it's not even close.
Re: Blatant Pokémon Rip-Off Appears On Microsoft Store
It's like they're trying to ask for a lawsuit. Hopefully, MS takes this down real soon.
Re: Sega's Game Gear Micro Was Originally Going To Be Even More Stingy
...Why do I support these morons again?
Re: Sega's Game Gear Micro Might Not Be The "Revolutionary" Scoop Famitsu Has Been Teasing
Better not be. If it is, they've officially lost their minds.
Re: It's Official: The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Is Getting A Sequel
Hope it's a weird-as-hell, fun-as-hell, multi-planet road trip which doubles as a hunt for the Chaos Emeralds by Sonic & Tails. (Knux too, of course.) A big-budget, Sega-blue-sky-perfect representation of the whole of the Mobius Galaxy, from Green Hill... Planet (?) to the mighty Death Egg. Badniks, echindas, blue spheres... you name it, I want it there.
First one, as good as it was, still felt kinda... safe. Almost like the execs were holding it back on purpose. This time around I hope Paramount gives them a stupid amount of cash and lets Fowler and Co. do whatever they like - as if anyone's earned the right to do so, it's them. Best cast scenario, it builds upon and outclasses the first one in a way not seen since Aliens way back when. Worst case scenario, it'll be the most entertaining train wreck in years. There's no way it winds up in between - and, either way, I'm there day 1.
The foundations are established. The audience is pumped. So Paramount, I have one simple request: Go. All. Out.
(And keep Collen Villard as Tails. Tom Holland need not apply.)
Re: Tech Journalist Teases "Revolutionary" Scoop In Next Week's Famitsu, Possibly Concerning Sega
@NEStalgia Just makes the most sense to me. Yakuza 7 coming day to Series X, PSO 2 being Xbox exclusive in the west, both of them having an on-again-off-again relationship with Nintendo, Microsoft's dedication to the PC... it just makes WAY too much sense for me.
Then again, I do have an Xbox, soo... confirmation bias?
Re: Tech Journalist Teases "Revolutionary" Scoop In Next Week's Famitsu, Possibly Concerning Sega
Probably one of their bigger upcoming projects. If it ain't that... um... Microsoft finally sealed the deal, I guess? They're the only tech mega-corp that knows what to do in gaming - and, crucially, the only one who knows how strong proper revivals can be for their brand.
If the latter's true, I hope they keep Sega multi-platform like they did with Minecraft - but I don't think they will because, well, they have a box to sell. Still, a Sonic developed with MS money sounds tempting - and, if they make it good, then the Blue Blur might finally be saved.
Re: Tech Journalist Teases "Revolutionary" Scoop In Next Week's Famitsu, Possibly Concerning Sega
@Gryzor ...Y'know, that might work. It's a beloved series being revived by the best JRPG team in the world... Make it next-gen exclusive and it fits perfectly.
Re: Franchises Like Story Of Seasons Aiming For Global Expansion Thanks To New Marvelous, Tencent Deal
Christ, they just keep on expanding... A gluttonous monster with an insatiable appetite.
Where will it end? Who's next? And... what happens when they lose their current passivity?
Re: Review: Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix - This Digital Diva Is Perfectly At Home On Switch
Good to hear that it's a good one. Now... isn't there a demo for this out there somewhere? Still not entirely sure about if I want it or not.
Re: Sega Is "Really Excited" About Sonic's Future, But Can't Reveal Anything Right Now
Expectation: Sonic Adventure III developed by the Yakuza team.
Reality: Sonic Forces II but even shorter and somehow even worse.
Re: Saucy Dungeon Crawler Moero Crystal H Is Making Its Western Debut On Switch
Eh... pass. Why buy pork when you can just Google it for the low low price of "free?"
Re: Monolith Soft Took Care To Avoid Impacting Its New Game While Working On Xenoblade Remaster
Expectation: Monolith is remaking FF6 with full support from Square Enix and Nintendo.
Reality: New Xenoblade Chronicles (probably X2) and maybe some assistance with BOTW 2.
Re: New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Pass. Solid lineup, but I don't support Amazon (who own Twitch) and REFUSE to sit through 7 hours of visual novels, pervy fighting games and weird JRPGs all just for one Sonic trailer, a Yakuza 7 date and maybe a Persona 5 port.
Re: Official Mother Tribute Comic Revealed, More News Expected To Follow
Ooh, wasn't expecting this! And Toby Fox working on it too? Something tells me more Mother is on the way... possibly sooner rather than later.
Re: Review: The Elder Scrolls: Blades - A Grindy Free-To-Play Bastardisation Of Bethesda's RPG Classic
Meanwhile, New Vegas is just sitting there... waiting...
Re: Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection Gets A Physical Release On Switch This June
It better. I may have a 1TB SD, but I'd like to keep some space open for other games if at all possible.
Re: Review: Ion Fury - Hail To The Queen, The Old-School FPS Is Reborn
Looks like a decent port of a true home-run, then. Congrats to Voidpoint/3DR on the launch and I can't wait to try it out fir myself!
Re: Illumination's Mario Movie Still Making Good Progress, Despite Current Lockdowns
@theJGG The best part is that, because it's also from a Universal movie, it's not like they have to pay up for the rights to use it! 😂
Re: Ubisoft Forward Announced - A Brand New "E3-Style" Showcase Airing On 12th July
Meh. Their last show was garbage, so I probably won't make myself suffer yet again.
Re: Ubisoft Forward Announced - A Brand New "E3-Style" Showcase Airing On 12th July
@roro26 Just think... while others trip and stumble, they'll have the last laugh! ( cue demented cackling )
Re: Devolver Digital's 2020 Direct Is Happening, It's Just Not Sure When
@PcTV It's DEVOLVER. That should go without saying...
Re: Devolver Digital's 2020 Direct Is Happening, It's Just Not Sure When
Of course - they always manage to both steal the show AND give an honest assessment of what's coming next.
Re: Illumination's Mario Movie Still Making Good Progress, Despite Current Lockdowns
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
-Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldblum), Jurassic Park
Re: Metroid Prime 4 Dev Retro Studios Hires Battlefield, Tomb Raider And Borderlands Artists
If nothing else, it'll be worth the wait....
Re: Nintendo Cracks Down On The Super Mario 64 PC Port
Y'know, why can't Nintendo just re-release it themselves on Steam? There's a clear demand to do so and it seems to me like easy, easy money.
Re: Nintendo President Says More Switch Games Are Scheduled For Current Period
Well, that's good... but what are they?
Re: EA Play Live Goes Digital This June - Expect World Premieres, News And Much More
guns and sports
(And Star Wars yay)
Re: Burnout Paradise Remastered Speeds Onto Switch This June, But It's Pretty Pricey
Cut the price and then we'll talk, EA.
Re: We Won't Get A Nintendo Direct This June For E3, Says Report
Meh. Xenoblade can still tide them over through June and July is by no means too late. Health comes first, people... Health comes first.
(Plus, June might just be too close to the PS5/Series X info dumps apparently happening in May for any Nintendo news to get traction.)
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Might Be Teaming Up With Ninjala
@JR150 Yakuza next plz
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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Might Be Teaming Up With Ninjala
New game or I don't care, Sega.
Although what's the point of cramming in cosmetics if, you know, you can't even play as the guy who inspired said cosmetics?
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Might Be Teaming Up With Ninjala
@Zach777 Error code: NOW LOADING...
Re: Shigesato Itoi's Company Announces The Mother Project - Includes Book And "Other News" Before The End Of 2020
@Friendly Hey... after Alyx, nothing is impossible.