Hey, I wouldn't mind being in charge of a unit in an action game, just make sure there's a few simple button commands and I'm not just sitting on the sidelines for ten minutes wondering if I want fries with my orders. :P
See, that thing with the linearity and lack of towns/shops would actually bother me too, because that's probably my favorite part of JRPGs and Zelda, is that time where you get to just breathe in the game, and take in its expansiveness.
The menus though, are the reason I cannot play JRPGs with much satisfaction. I've just never really enjoyed that style of combat in video games, even if I can enjoy it in a game of chess (if I actually play chess, which is also rare).
But like I said, I can definitely sympathize with a game series being taken away from its longtime fans in a sense, and I'm not going to pretend you shouldn't be disappointed, but at the same time, that's exactly the reason I'm so excited.I'm not saying that to metaphorically dance on the grave of people who like a certain style of combat, but as someone who's been seeing Final Fantasy from afar for so long, I can't say I dislike the decision to cater to me in the actual gameplay style.
Well, I dislike grinding in either case, frankly, but at least with an action game I feel like I'm more involved and not just choosing from a menu.
And this is where we find out we are on the exact opposite side of the fence on action game vs JRPG preference. lol
If all digital is inevitable, I'll be out of the game, inevitably. Hopefully people rally behind the PS4 and send a message about what the consumer will put up with with their wallets, since obviously everyone's already rallied behind that model with their keyboards.
The Winery Dogs sound good, a bit like STP, hadn't heard of them before, and that Drive artwork looks amazing.
Watch Dogs is a cool concept for sure, and I was just thinking of how much eerily more topical it's become as of late.
I don't know who you saw playing with their nose, but give them a medal ... of shame. lol
And I know people who enjoy turn-based will feel put off by the series, but for me it's like being welcomed for the first time. The JRPGs I've gotten farthest in were Pokemon Blue and Paper Mario, and I actually did think those were fun, but for the most part, yeah, I'm looking forward to XV.
I feel the same way about the One, I won't be buying it, but they do have some cool exclusives I hope make the jump to something I'd consider.
Well damn, maybe that's why they're making it the guinea pig for what type of DLC will fly with consumers: they know the dev is bad. I hope Rare steps in, too.
MGSV and Watch Dogs are definitely among my most anticipated as well.
The Order: 1886 looked good too; as long as it's not a zombie game, and I'm right about it being a Van Helsing type organization that hunts all kinds of mythical beings (looked like a werewolf jumping at the guy towards the end of the trailer), I'm all for it.
Killzone would have made my list, especially cause I liked what I played of 2 so much, but I just was more excited by the inFamous trailers I saw.
I didn't really see the COD influence, maybe because I've been bored by what I've played of COD games and this looked really cool to me, but I know what you mean ... even if obviously I'm on the exact opposite side of the fence about the gameplay change as you are.
