Never again. Dead and buried and a majority of people don't want it back, are those too young to even know about it will not care.When am I gonna get my 7th generation bloom back?
Your video game hot take(s) thread
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My hot take: Can we finally bury Bungie?
They haven't been the same studio that brought everyone Halo in decades. This is a studio that has been credibly accused of plagiarism several times, and actually stole from players by deleting content they paid for under the guise of "vaulting". (In fact, we know about the latter because of one case of the former.) And from what I've read, the last few expansions for Destiny 2 were very hit-or-miss (and fairly tilted towards the "miss" side).
It's over. Just let it go, and find some new games to love.
They haven't been the same studio that brought everyone Halo in decades. This is a studio that has been credibly accused of plagiarism several times, and actually stole from players by deleting content they paid for under the guise of "vaulting". (In fact, we know about the latter because of one case of the former.) And from what I've read, the last few expansions for Destiny 2 were very hit-or-miss (and fairly tilted towards the "miss" side).
It's over. Just let it go, and find some new games to love.
No, they gotta experience the frame rate drops just like the rest of us back then, all for the sake of aesthetics and atmosphere.
They'll probably just end up like EA and buy a bunch of popular IP licenses just to keep afloat while trying to make money. They basically lost good faith with the majority gaming audience via Marathon and D2 debacles, and now fans of the company who have been loyal for years are fed up with their horseshit.
This Reminds me so much of the last generation of fighting games. Companies were releasing games with half-assed net play and basically no single player content outside Arcade/Survival. And a lot of people were sick of this shit, and any fighting game that didn't get rollback basically made everybody who were going to invest in it rant all day on socials about it. (Granted, the ranting was necessary. Button delay- based netcode can eat shit).
Hope they kept their 360s or PS3s, or they have a One X or Series X for the game that are backwards compatible. They ain't getting shit, and Western AAA is in the big shitter either too focused on GenAI or trying to copy Fortnite to care.
At least fighting game companies took the hint and message. Though Netherealm was already ahead of the curb for years. Games like Guilty Gear Strive and that Dungeon Fighter Fighting game don't have an actual single player campaign, outside of Arcade and Survival.
Less of a hot take and more of the standard FromSoftware fan take (and one I agree with. DS2 was my first attempt at a Souls game that I rage quit but loved when I came back to after beating BB and DS1). I personally even like it more than DS3 because it's quirkier and more than ER (which actually takes a lot from DS2 like dual wielding and other things I can't remember off the top of my head but there were many moments during my first play-through of ER that made me think of DS2).
Eh, there's several places I've been lately where criticizing DS2 gets you called a band-wagoner.
I figured that was the universal sentiment after they announced the end of Destiny. That was the last group of gamers who gave a shit (and I suspect pretended to give a shit briefly after the announcement).
Street Fighter The Novel: Where Strength Lies is one of the best game to novel adaptions I've ever read. Why didn't Capcom make more of these?! I don't want to milk this, but it would have been nice to have one more of these and base it off the story events in SF III: 2nd Impact & 3rd Strike. WSL is based off the events of Ultra Street Fighter IV, and acts as a sorta micro tie-in to Street Fighter V's main story.
This book came out a decade ago (2016), and no one talks about it! The writing, humor, and the few manga panels that appear are gorgeous and lead to a nice crescendo build up, or carries a heavy impact for the next page(s)! The artwork was done by the One Punch Man manga artist, so it's to be expected. Considering how well it did, you would think Capcom would get on and make another one later at some point. I get at the time, the cards weren't on the table due to Capcom nearly going bankrupt, but after turning profits and made full course corrections by 2019, this is never revisited again. It's a shame, because SF6 takes place after III, which was the latest in the timeline. It would have been cool have chapters where Makoto and Ibuki fight each other. A chapter focused on Alex vs. Hugo, or Necro vs. Twelve. These ideas would have worked and could have been awesome hearing these characters deeper thoughts and views you don't see in the games.
This book came out a decade ago (2016), and no one talks about it! The writing, humor, and the few manga panels that appear are gorgeous and lead to a nice crescendo build up, or carries a heavy impact for the next page(s)! The artwork was done by the One Punch Man manga artist, so it's to be expected. Considering how well it did, you would think Capcom would get on and make another one later at some point. I get at the time, the cards weren't on the table due to Capcom nearly going bankrupt, but after turning profits and made full course corrections by 2019, this is never revisited again. It's a shame, because SF6 takes place after III, which was the latest in the timeline. It would have been cool have chapters where Makoto and Ibuki fight each other. A chapter focused on Alex vs. Hugo, or Necro vs. Twelve. These ideas would have worked and could have been awesome hearing these characters deeper thoughts and views you don't see in the games.
This isn't really a hot take, moreso just you wanting more of something niche, and I never heard about this book. It was probably just a one off thing for any other massive IP like SF. A lot of the stuff like the Udon comics and such aren't really a priority as much as the games. And regardless of whether or not they sold well, 2nd hand media for games almost never meet the same popularity as the actual games themselves.
Kinda like those KoF drama CDs SNK did back up until XI, with dialogue and further exposition on plots or character moments(XIII sub story cd somewhere?). Sure they're cool, but SNK isn't going to pump money into what basically boils down to an "official fan project," which basically is what the SF Udon comics are.
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Which is crazy, because Udon still does business with Capcom.
Unless your Sonic, Mario, or Legend of Zelda. Kingdom Hearts had it during the mid to late 2000s, but that dropped long before III was even announced.
Those I more so get, because they're usually more niche than books, even in Japan.
Ironic, because Capcom has more than a few times have used minor elements from the Udon comics.
Which is a shame, because these comics takes some of the more side/supporting fighting characters, and either develops them, develops them further, or gives them some nice depth. Ibuki Legends is my favorite of these, because you don't have to be a fan like and understand the story. It's a great coming of age story and let's the ladies of SFIII all shine in their own ways. Ibuki is still the main character, but you get some good moments with Makoto and Elena. Honestly, Ibuki's characterization is done the best here, and I don't understand how Capcom fucked this up with V. Yes, V is a prequel, but there should not be this much character regression, nor use it as an excuse for "more comedy" on a character, who while having a funny/genki side, took herself seriously and the SFIII games by extensions. As much as I like SFV after it got all the updates in 2020, I really wish they did not lean so hard into the comedy. Most of it works, but it was put into places that were either unnecessary or does not land at all. SFIV had similar issues, but at least those were mainly kept to El Fuerte, Rufus, and Hakan. Granted, Udon is not perfect either, and they've had moments of heavy Flanderization with some characters, or have them be more jerkish than necessary. See Karin in Sakura Legends (she would never stoop to cheating in any competition), or they made Makoto arrogant kung-fu girl extra aggressive & hot headed, instead of just passionate about her martial arts. Though at least Makoto learns to lighten up, and it never goes too far.
I think it’s kinda funny that it now takes less time to download and install an older game (say 7th gen) than it does to install the same game from a disc.