RPGSoulz
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@PiquenoLoredo Agreed. Disappointed. Especially the combat. No weapon variety, no armor buffs or debuffs/skills and abilities, no elemental damage or magic system.
Very bland. I dnf’d the game.
Should have just made a movie instead. I think they were chasing GoT in game form.
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Atualizando meu progresso no Final Fantasy 16:
- Gameplay genérica e só esmaga botão
- Apesar de ter o designer do DMC 5, o combate não tem 1% da complexidade do mesmo e nem ficou algo bacana
- MUITAS cutscenes e partes de só ficar andando
- Boss fight visualmente legal, mas gameplay fraca. Ifrit vs Tifão foi a mais descente
- Mundo composto por zonas mas sem exploração. Sem dungeons e templos para explorar
- Não existe mais debuffs como veneno, confusão e petrificação. Assim como não existe dano elemental
- Equipamentos reduzidos a apenas ataque, defesa e aumento de vida
Em resumo, um jogo extremamente cinematográfico e com uma gameplay muito simples, um grande downgrade com relação ao FF15 que foi um FF duramente criticado
GT/Steam: LoredoAlles@PiquenoLoredo
Jogando o Final Fantasy 16, até o momento: - Bem mediocre pra ruim, tem todo um ar de jogo genérico - MUITA cutscene, meu Xbox até entrou em modo ocioso - Gameplay genérica, parece aqueles MMO que fica soltando vários poderes de uma vez (Eu sei, a dev é do FF14) - Matar os inimigos é uma eternidade, não são difíceis mas parece que foi feito de propósito para prolongar o tempo do jogo - Graficamente e visualmente inferior Vamo ver se melhora um pouco ao decorrer, parece que esse jogo foi feito pra agradar jogador de Playstation
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For some reason snowfield centric levels in games tire me out faster then other levels. I think the typical appearance of the environment strains my eyes or visually gets stale to me that I typically find myself thinking "when will this section be over" more often during that.
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@MuscleNerd3 @GermanStrands Nice! Looking forward to it. Hopefully there is some build variations as well
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@RPGSoulz @GermanStrands It challenges even Sekiro. Played it twice at gamescom 24 and 25. it is worth all the hype.
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Calling it now: Phantom Blade Zero will have the best combat of 2026.
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@SLAVEKNIGHTX Nioh superiority keeps winning in combat and level design. 💪
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Khazan Early Impressions
The game has a really good baseline of combat and the bosses are incredibly fun.
The levels though I'm not that fond of. The levels are genuinely boring af due to very simple level design and pushover mobs, I want more challenging areas in a Nioh like.
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@tyminski_marek This is true in every industry as well. It’s a hard truth, but a reality.
The company may have mislead, however, they can’t fully disclose an action like that until legal clears them of any litigation/severance packages ironed out/retirement packages as well.
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Misleading information to staff has been typical in gaming for many years — especially in the talent-centric era of the industry.
This is a general industry observation.
The truth is that if a studio cannot become profitable, sooner or later it will have to significantly change or close. This holds regardless of beautiful visions that could come from leadership or strategic investors.
Just business reality.
Pirat_Nation 🔴@Pirat_Nation
Award-winning voice actor Ben Starr has publicly criticized Microsoft following the recent Xbox layoffs, accusing the company of telling employees “multiple lies” before the cuts. Starr, best known for voicing Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI, said he spoke to affected employees and claimed many were repeatedly reassured their jobs were safe. “They lied. Multiple times. To multiple people. Repeatedly.”
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I'm gonna sound harsh, but studios that spent decades sitting on the throne and now keep dropping mid after mid deserve to get dethroned.
That's how the industry is supposed to work.
If the blood stops circulating, it rots.
Gaming used to be about competition. Someone would make a hit, and instead of copying their homework, another studio would come along and try to outdo them with something completely different. It was an endless cycle of studios rising, others falling, and the industry getting better because of it.
Now half the industry is surviving on nostalgia, remasters, and the sentence, "From the studio that brought you X."
If a new studio can do it better, move over.
Let someone hungry have a turn.
Wesley ✨@wesleytypes
Those of us who grew up with Bethesda, Bioware, and Obsidian leading the charge on western RPGs eventually found ourselves wowed by the works of CD Projekt Red, Larian, and Warhorse. We kept the light on hoping those former studios would return to their place at the top, but instead they feel replaced by the latter. All good things come to an end I suppose.
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@Pirat_Nation Anyone that’s been through layoffs, job allocations, restructuring, etc. sometimes a business can’t disclose all the details too far in advance, due to legal counsel.
Microsoft/Asha probably had this planned and they probably communicated that this was coming.
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Award-winning voice actor Ben Starr has publicly criticized Microsoft following the recent Xbox layoffs, accusing the company of telling employees “multiple lies” before the cuts.
Starr, best known for voicing Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI, said he spoke to affected employees and claimed many were repeatedly reassured their jobs were safe.
“They lied. Multiple times. To multiple people. Repeatedly.”
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@SpawnYaardReply Mainly the combat aspect for me. While I like it, just not enough to purchase at full price. Mainly, play souls games…heavy focus on variety builds of character and stats
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Be honest, why aren't you playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced?
Look at this, the details are bonkers! Take a moment to appreciate the environment if you are playing or plan on playing! 🔥
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Almost impressive how Bethesda has not produced anything of note in over a decade. What do their employees do all day. Do they pay them to not make games.
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genuinely what the fuck have they been doing at Bethesda for the past ten years
and don't tell me Starfield lmao
Pirat_Nation 🔴@Pirat_Nation
According to IGN, recent layoffs at Bethesda Game Studios could further delay The Elder Scrolls VI. The report says that more than 50 employees, including programmers, artists, and designers, were laid off. Some of them were reportedly working on the game. Several employees said that the layoffs have hurt morale. One source said the staff cuts could have a “major cascading effect” on both the game and the studio. Another source said Bethesda has lost a great deal of experience and knowledge, including a developer who had been with the company since The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
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@Pirat_Nation They’ll be back to work on July 16th…this never works. Protesting is fine, however, bills still need to be paid and this gives Microsoft more reason to lay off.
Bring in replacements as the ones protesting have not made a successful game in a while.
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Bethesda Game Studios’ union is holding rallies on July 15 to protest Microsoft’s recent Xbox layoffs.
The events will take place in Rockville, Maryland, and Austin, Texas. The union is inviting workers, fans, and supporters to attend and show solidarity with affected employees.
In its announcement, the union said it’s time to “stand together against Microsoft’s layoffs” and called on people to “show up for workers who make the games we love.”
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Bethesda union workers have confirmed plans for protests next week.
“We need to show management that we mean business, so they will properly take care of our co-workers and think twice before ever attempting something like this again."
vgc.news/news/bethesda-…
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Netflix's "Little House on the Prairie" reboot was accused of going "woke" by Megyn Kelly. But showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says: "People are worried for no reason."
"I'm not even sure what 'woke' means to people anymore, to be honest... If I had to sum it up, what people are afraid of is that something from their childhood will be portrayed in a way that scares them... I don't feel like there's anything that people are not going to like. We're exploring some interesting issues, but I think that they would be interested in those, too. I think conservative people are really interested in Native American stories, honestly. When people watch the show, it's like, 'We want to know more about the Mitchells,' and that's kind of across the board. I think that they'll really like it. I think people just are afraid of whatever they're afraid of, and that's OK. But I honestly think that there's nothing to be afraid of and it's a story that will really resonate with everybody."
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@TotallyNOTTrio Agreed, since gaming now is expensive and the ask for consumers to buy their product (of $50-$70). Put out a good game that can be fun/enjoyed.
Not someone’s ideology put into a game to send an either way message.
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@The_Epic_Mike Article is written by the same guy that gave Mixtape a 10
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IGN assessment of talent will put every studio out of business lol
IGN@IGN
Xbox is ‘not healthy’, but losing all of this talent isn’t the cure. bit.ly/3SHtcQw
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