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[Old_Hunter_77]

For me Bloodborne hits the right sweet spot of Fromsoft gameplay in all the most important areas: it's fast-paced and mobile, but still deliberate and weighty. DS1 was clunky in many ways, DS2 was very floaty, and games from DS3 onwards turned into anime-style rolling contests. In BB I still feel like every move and dodge I make matters, and I can't just infinitely panic roll. The bosses are for the most part balanced and fun to fight against, and hadn't yet devolved into what I call "real-time turn-based gameplay" where the bosses just swoosh and jump all over the place. Shadows of Yharnam might in fact be the most enjoyable and balanced gank fight Fromsoft have ever made. In terms of available gameplay styles it's obviously much more limited, which makes it more like Sekiro in the sense that the core gameplay experience won't change much from playthrough to playthrough, but the available weapons and tools are varied enough that it doesn't get stale either. The much smaller weapon pool means each of them has to be distinct, and they all have their own little quirks and dynamics.

Oh... I love it when I have a vague thought in the back of my end and someone puts it into words.

Dammit now I kinda wanna play BB.... Hey, you know what- they should release it on PC in 60 fps!

 

[Drathnoxis]

What I've seen of the Demon's Souls remake unfortunately looks like it doesn't really capture the atmosphere and feel of the original, and I'm not the only one to think so. It looks more like a Hollywood remake of a successful arthouse film with a lot of departures taken with the artstyle and design, which inadvertently ends up affecting the narrative of the world.

He makes some good points, I especially like this one:

"The existence of the Remake does in fact damage the original the Demon Souls. The remake only exists because of the love that the fans had for the original game, and the existence of the remake reduces greatly the probability that the original will ever get ported to new systems and much less get a remaster. Blue Point's remake doesn't preserve Demon Souls it parasitizes Demon Souls and preserves itself. It feeds off the quality of Demon Souls and harms the chances we'll ever get the original to see the light of day."

That is remakes in a nutshell really.

 

[BrawlMan]

What I've seen of the Demon's Souls remake unfortunately looks like it doesn't really capture the atmosphere and feel of the original, and I'm not the only one to think so. It looks more like a Hollywood remake of a successful arthouse film with a lot of departures taken with the artstyle and design, which inadvertently ends up affecting the narrative of the world.

I have nothing against the remake, or those who like or dislike it, but I feel the guy is being way too melodramatic. I get where he's coming from, but at the same time, I don't hate the look of the remake, nor find it awful looking. Blue Point did the best they could, and I will never hold that against them.

That is remakes in a nutshell really.

And you're full of shit as usual when it comes to subject and wank too much on the nostalgia goggles. Not all remakes are the disaster you and the drama queen in the video like to make them out to be. It doesn't excuse the bad ones out there or the unnecessary remakes, but two wrongs don't make a right.

RE1R-RE4R, Dead Space Remake, Ninja Warriors Once Again, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Ninja Gaiden II: Black (ironic, as NGII [2008] itself is a glorified remake of the first NES game), Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, Crash n' Sane Trilogy and Silent Hill 2 Remake (zip it; don't care) all say hello.



A repeat:

Resident Evil 2-4 Remake didn't kill the industry.
Ninja Warriors Once Again didn't kill the industry
Demon Souls Remake didn't kill the industry.
Shadow of the Colossus Remake didn't kill the industry
Crash N' Sane Trilogy didn't kill the industry. We ended up getting Crash 4 and Crash Team Racing Remake.
Silent Hill 2 Remake didn't kill the industry.
Dead Space Remake didn't kill the industry.

They helped expand the industry and flourish. Not to mention, there are still plenty of titles out there aren't remakes. It's funny how they go unmentioned, downplayed, or made to be happenstance/rare exceptions all of a sudden.

I've been bouncing back between SF Alpha 2 Gold and Alpha 3 Max again. I played some China Warrior, Ninja Spirit, and got back into Panzer Bandit again. I tried Legend (PS1), but this brawler is too slow and slippery for me.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Haven't managed to make a lot of progress with Lies of P lately because I've been preparing for a trip this weekend. Hoping to be able to jump back in and continue on when I get back, but I'm expecting to need a de-rusting period. Hopefully Venigni Works will be good enough for that so I don't carry any rust into Fuoco.