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I really want to play Breath of the Wild (and I say this as someone who hasn't played a Zelda game since A Link to the Past) but I haven't pulled the trigger on buying a Switch yet (plus my backlog on Xbox, PC and PS4 is already pretty daunting.)
HZD is absolutely gorgeous. It amazes me that it's 3 years old and is still better looking than some modern AAA titles.
I'm terrible at multi-tasking when I game. I've tried listening to the Critical Role podcast while playing games and the end result is I suck at the game while also losing track of what's going on in the podcast.
The PS4 exclusivity helps HZD be so good looking. Exclusive games tend to be prettier on consoles than multi-platform ones because they can focus on getting the most out of that one piece of hardware, plus Sony funds them with that purpose in mind, since pretty things make good trade floor stuff. Other exclusive games usually lauded for beauty on PS4 are The Last of Us 2, God of War, and FF7 Remake.
I'll testify that FF7 Remake looks amazing, both in the revamped design of Midgar and in the small details you can find .
I am excited to play that in a year when I can get it for half price. I have about 2000 more jrpg hours of Persona 5 to play first.
Yep. I got P5 Royal but haven't started it AND P4 Golden just came out on Steam. There's LOT of levelling up in my future.
I know HZD uses a custom engine (which was then used by Kojima for Death Stranding as well) rather than Unreal like a lot of games use these days. (Apparently Death Stranding using the engine is the reason HZD is getting a PC port. Not sure of the specifics, but the deal meant Guerilla games could convert the engine for PC use.)
FF7 Remake is also very pretty, though there's issues where the textures don't load in properly in some instances so you'll have things like flowers and doorknobs that look like they're from 20 years ago right next to super-detailed textures.
After playing FF7 Remake I really want a remake of Chrono Trigger using the same graphics style as the current Dragonball Z games (since it's Akira Toriyama's art in both.)
Oooh, cel-shaded 3D Chrono Trigger. Yeah, that would be cool.
Wouldn't it, though? My brother loves the original as much as I do, but thinks a remake would be a much harder sell than FF7, because it doesn't have nearly as much name recognition. I'm thinking now is the best time to do it. Dragonball is hot again because of Super and I'm sure you could rope in those fan boys with "You get to play as a red-headed Goku with a katana who can also blast people with lightning."
Played a little life is strange today. I like it! I have it in steam but will likely mostly play it as a phone game using GeForce now.
Finished episode 1 of life is strange. It's interesting. I have never played any of these narrative interactive novel type games, but I'm digging this. I think when I'm done I will maybe check out Kentucky Route Zero and play it the same way if I can.
