Gaming: What Are You Playing?

Anyone play the new Pokemon games? Sun and Moon.
I find it really refreshing for the series. A handful of complaints, no big ones, but really enjoying my time with it.

 

I have Moon. Only a few trials in. Found it slow to get into at first but it's picking up. I haven't played Pokemon since Diamond and Pearl so it's a bit more fresh for me.

I also got Final Fantasy XV. Only been able to put in like 2 hours, most of which has been doing random side quests and exploring the open world. I haven't progressed the main story at all and barely know what it's about. But the combat is definitely interesting. Not turn based at all, but it's not like a hack n slash Kingdom Hearts style of action RPG either. The camera and lock on mechanism is kinda clunky but when it's working well, it's very fun and flashy.

 

Take my money Naughty Dog.

 

Ps4 pro console bundle in the making with the last of us 2. Thatll get the upgraded console a better chance to sell

 

Been playing FFXV, to be honest, its good for what it is, but I made the mistake of getting lost on all the side quests and ended up carrying on the Altissia part of the story at lvl 73 after doing the majority of the hunts so the story part of the game is really really easy. Only things that bother me really are the magic and summoning systems, they look awesome but ultimately I haven't really needed them.

 

Lol, I sound like I'm on the same path. I don't know how far in the main story I am, but I've just been grinding through side quests. Currently around level 40. So far, the main plot is kind of underwhelming. And damn, even the sidequests don't really have much substance to them. Mostly just generic fetch quests without any storylines or characters that make you feel involved.

But for some reason I'm just having fun with this game despite its flaws. Running around the beautiful open world, jamming out to old school FF tunes, and taking down mobs with fast-paced fun action gameplay. At the very least, there are many building blocks in this game that I think Square can build upon to make Final Fantasy XVI really damn good. After all, this game was originally supposed to be a spin off of XIII before they decided to rebrand it as XV.

In other news, I'm actually pretty excited about the Nintendo Switch press conference coming up. Playing Super Mario Run has really revitalized my interest in Nintendo.

 

Yeah the quests are pretty generic, but like you I still find it fun, makes my hopes for the FFVII remake even higher, as they are using the same style of system, all those old bosses, summons etc.

 

The Nintendo Switch has been announced. I'm not as high on it as I was after the first announcement of it, might still get it but at least a year or two later. The $300 price point is nice but then you look at the prices for the extra accessories and wow, huge turn off. Also launch lineup is a little underwhelming and some might even get delayed.

 

I'm kinda in the same boat. Except I won't need a drunken knight of party games to get bamboozled by Nintendo again ... because I already preordered one

Part of me is skeptical, as like you I barely played the Wii after I spent so much time/energy tracking one down at launch. I've been underwhelmed by Nintendo for a while.

But part of me just likes the experience of new console launches. It may end up sitting on my shelf for most of 2017 until some of the big name games end up getting released. But for the first month or so when the novelty factor is still high, I'll definitely enjoy it. Plus, I've been saving up after dropping a bunch of cash on friends/family for Christmas, so I'm down to treat myself.

Seriously though, on the optimistic side of things I do see a lot of positives about the Switch that I think will justify the purchase. I already have a PS4 for the high end "hardcore" games. So I don't mind the fact that the Switch isn't as powerful. I really like the portable factor of the Switch. From recent pics, it's more portable than I thought. The main Switch console (without the Joy-Con controllers attached to the sides) is only the size of a 3DS. It's gonna be awesome being able to spend my lunch breaks at work playing the newest blockbuster Zelda game.

Right now there looks to be more third party support for the Switch then the Wii/Wii U had. But even without that, I'll probably get my money's worth from the Switch just from the first party games. Mario Odyssey looks like it could be amazing.

 

To me, Nintendo always makes the party console. The console you bring out when you have people over and you play Mario Kart, Mario Party, Smash Bros, etc. And then there are the occasional Zelda games. Otherwise you would play bigger games on PS/Xbox/PC.

The biggest turnoff for the switch is how expensive the extra controllers are. I'll stick to my PS4 for now.

 

After 3 months finally got ahold of the Nintendo NES classic edition. Some familiar games, some I've never heard of, but really fun to play. Must have spent at least a couple of hours just reliving my childhood. My kids are definitely going to love it.