Gameplay’s sort of a...I don’t want to say poor man’s Dark Souls 2, but...uh...a not quite as good, easier Dark Souls 2 mixed with a friendlier take on elements of LA Noire.

Man, I didn’t even realize Invisible Inc was out yet.

I think I bought Payday 2 for like a dollar of something. Must have been a sale.

“poorly executed”

Yeah, it’s really not a very good game, fellow Shiny. Interactive novels are barely games to begin with, but, insofar as they are, they live and die with the writing—not the subject matter of the writing (the subject matter, when DQ is praised for anything, is what DQ is praised for)—and the writing in Depression…

I might actually watch that, haha

It’s ‘enjoyable enough’ in the same sense the first Resident Evil movie was.

I’m not one to object to casting actors for parts outside their race (I’ve long wanted Peter Mensah to play Kratos in any God of War movie and had no issue with Gyllenhaal in PoP) as long as it’s plausible either visually or narratively, but Fassbender’s really, really wrong for the part of an Assassin.

You run into problems when you try to globally market fantasy that doesn’t fit into that box.

Not really. Star Wars is a rendition of the Monomyth. There’s a somewhat specific formula to that, which is why, say, Lord of the Rings and the Matrix are so samey in terms of structure.

The “vibrant colors” are out of sync with the backdrops, the tone of the narrative and, especially, the sound of the game. In the part of the game corresponding to your picture, this song is playing

Depends who does the work. The Tactics Ogre remake was tremendous (though, they had to contract that out to the original project director to get those results) and FF1/2 and 4 were solid.

I think the journalists and reddit are overthinking this. If the content of this game’s stolen, you’ll find out when the other person sues. Until that point, it’s safe to assume the “stolen” aspect of the narrative is allegorical or metaphorical.

The last hour or so is a disappointment, switching out the engaging stealth for some rote and frustrating shooting

Don’t forget Neverwinter Nights Hordes of the Underdark.

The conversation around Steam has distinctly shifted toward, “A cool new game is out? Eh, I’ll just wait until it’s on sale” for all except the biggest new releases.

Hasn’t it? Gundam and many of the Final Fantasies owe more to Star Wars than Star Wars does to Buck Rogers. I assumed that was because it had crossed over into Japanese pop culture.

Out of curiosity, are there any entertainment products in Japan that are geared toward adults (other than booze, gambling or porn)? The last thing I can remember hearing about that might fit that description is Ringu (though I’m also not exactly looking).

Spending might be a little flawed of an ad metric for Star Wars because it’s such a monolith. For example, Jeep and Dodge both have vehicle ads that, themselves, advertise the Force Awakened. It cost those two 8 figures to use the trademark. It cost Disney nothing.

This was the Uncharted Star Wars, no? I think that’s probably an idea that was past it’s time as soon as it crossed anyone’s mind. Even Naughty Dog admits the Uncharted series is something of a novelty that they’ve run out of things to do with.