VideoGame_Discussion

Arzette releases today!

https://youtu.be/oki_dGhip3E

Mario v Donkey Kong currently at a 77 with 20 reviews

Damn so sad :(

https://www.reddit.com/r/EiyudenChronicle/comments...

Shane12m wrote:

I was really on the fence with that one, I had a feeling it would be in the 70s, or at best low 80s. Glad I at least only put it as an alt, but I wish I had just gone with something else instead.

Shane12m wrote:

Damn dude that's so sad...

benstylus wrote:

Weird one but I can't seem to find an OpenCritic page for this game. I do see it on Metacritic, though. It has 4 reviews so far. I'll check back later today.

OP updated with scores for Mario vs. Donkey Kong. It's sitting at 77 on Opencritic from 20 reviews.

https://opencritic.com/game/15498/mario-vs-donkey-...

Wow wrecked by a Nintendo game, oh well. See you all next year

I FULLY expected that.

I enjoyed Mario vs DK on GBA all those years ago, but cut it off my list at the last minute before submitting it. While it was a pretty fun game in 2004, that doesn't always mean it'll still be fun 20 years later. 77 sounds about right. And now that the remake exists they'll use that as an excuse not to put the GBA version on the NSO Expansion Pack service.

edit: I just watched Dashie play this on YouTube. It's a 50 minute video, but I was done watching after barely 20 minutes. It doesn't look nearly as fun as I remember it being. Not only am I kinda glad I didn't put it on my list this year, I'm glad I didn't rush out to buy it based purely on how fun I remember it being 20 years ago. Now I just hope Luigi's Mansion 2 and Paper Mario 2 have aged much better.

High 70s/low 80s kinda felt like the ceiling for Mario vs DK. I was actually pretty surprised to see that it made it onto more lists than Paper Mario did.

Oops. Bet that bites me in the ass later this year.

Completely forgot Paper Mario TYD remake was releasing this year. And Luigi’s Mansion 2 remake. So many games. So little time! (And room on lists)

Helldivers now sitting at 84. Going up
Played for a bit and it’s a lot of fun

Shane12m wrote:

Yeah, it's awesome! I've played it every night since launch. It's honestly the most fun I've had in a co-op game in a really long time.

OP updated with scores for Skull and Bones. It's sitting at 60 on OpenCritic from 10 reviews.

https://opencritic.com/game/16299/skull-and-bones

@Archer that's probably GG unfortunately. Tough to stay in the hunt with a score that low. But maybe it'll go up a bit when more reviews come in?

Yeah, I knew it was a mistake not to edit my list and remove it. I even made a joke last month about not doing it. Should have actually done it. Oh well. Next year.

AAAA gaming's first game is a 60.

Kommie wrote:

Yeah but AAAAA is gonna turn it around. Once we hit that billion dollar dev cost games are gonna be good again. At least a 70.

I just watched some actual gameplay of the AAAA game, and wow. 60 seems about right. Looks like its Black Flag without all the actually interesting gameplay. This should have just stayed an addon for black flag like it was originally developed. Not sure how that took 11 years to make.

So is Skull and Bones just ship battles pretty much? Nothing hybrid on foot like in Black Flag? (Which I loved)

I've been putting Skull & Bones on my list for years...and this is the thanks they give me? Ubisoft titles are now banned from ever making my list again.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

My understanding is there is a wood harvesting minigame too.

benstylus wrote:

From the boat. All the mini games are timing mini games, and you do them from the boat. The start of the game has you running around an island to get supplies and money to built a boat. But it seems once you get the boat, that is all there is. The boat.

That is beyond pathetic. 5 delays and $70 later for a 16th century boat sim.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

At least you were smart enough to put it as an alt and not a main pick like I did.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

Sounds like it was designed in the 16th century too

Heavyd814life wrote:

Agreed. So many people are playing it from my friend list. Usually I'm luck to have 2-3 people playing the same game I am. I have like 6-8 every night playing Helldivers. Always down to join a group and go bug/bot hunting. Looking forward to the return of mechs and all the other content possibilities.

After having watched around 3 hours of gameplay of Tekken 8, I'd say the 90 is deserved. Solid gameplay, good cutscenes, and a continuation to a story that, while I know little about, made me want to know more.

Found a little glitch in the gameplay. Not a big deal, just for fun:

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There's a scene where the main bad guy is asked what his hobbies are.

Lol top game this year so far is Balatro. Can't believe nobody had that one.

sefjwm wrote:

Maybe because its rouge lite deck builder where you play poker indie game that no one knew existed until the other day, lol. I saw that score on there yesterday myself and was like, wtf is this game.

Oh noes, now it's dropping. I think there were a couple small indies nobody heard of last year in the top 10 as well.

Edit - looks like a bunch of them: Videoverse, Against the Storm, Turbo Overkill, Jack Jeanne, and even Pizza Tower kind of came out of nowhere.
And now I have a list of games to check out.

sefjwm wrote:

Against the Storm is fun, but I thought it lost its luster pretty quick. I played it for around probably 15-20, and it seemed like it would have taken five times that long to actually accomplish/beat this game. As a RTS Rogue-like this is definitely a unique one.

Turbo Overkill demo was cool. I picked it up yesterday before the same ended.

Reviews dropped for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth this morning. It's currently sitting at 92 from 57 reviews. Wow! It's on 26 out of 28 lists so almost everyone has it. I'll have the OP updated sometime this afternoon.

https://opencritic.com/game/15136/final-fantasy-vi...

Heavyd814life wrote:

I did not expect reviews to drop so soon. Nice!

lol of course eurogamer gave it an 8. I feel like they give most games an 8

Holy moley! It’s up to 93 now on OC. And even a 94 on Metacritic. Dayyyuuum!!!

Okay peeps OP has been updated. Looks like everyone is finally on the board!

This is going to be an interesting year! Thanks for doing these @Heavyd814life, they're always fun to participate in!

Wow another unheard of Indie over 90. Congrats FF Rebirth!