So everyone said at the time but I played about two thirds of it and didn't enjoy much of it. I loved MGS1, it was mind blowing. Maybe I'll revisit 4 some day, pretty much done with the series now though.
My list is nice and neat:
1. MGS1
2. MGS2
3. MGS3
4. MGS4
Haven't played any others. 4 was the first one I didn't finish and the beginning of the gulf between how much I enjoyed playing them and how much everybody else seemed to like them.
It's well known that it doesn't have great combat mechanics and it really doesn't, which is a shame. Never mind that though because it's first and foremost an RPG and I haven't played any other game in recent years, maybe ever, that has made me care about its characters and what happens to the world they live in as much as The Witcher. The acting, writing and storytelling stands up with some of the best tv and film out there.
Great game. Wins on many levels.
What about it is classic? It's wildly popular, sold a tonne of copies, received critical acclaim and we're still talking about it today despite it being released six years ago. Classic in this context doesn't mean old fashioned, it means that it's one of the best regarded games in its genre, which it is both subjectively and objectively.
It doesn't matter if you individually don't like it. It's an RPG titan.
Skyrim is an immense game. Is it perfect? No but it's a classic of the genre nonetheless.
I like a sim racer but in all honesty I have more fun with an arcade racer and this one looks decent. Bit of an old video in the article it's come on since then.
I played this when it came out but rejected it because it wasn't as immediately engaging as the other action RPGs I was into at the time, but seeing it again now it looks great.
It's an adult sort of game isn't it, mature themes and whatnot?
I only played the demo but I'm surprised to see NieR classed as an RPG. To me it's very much an action game. I don't think that action game with RPG elements = RPG.
I like Disney films and Square but even when the first KH game came out it felt too kiddie for me and now we're several years in the future it's even more so. Don't get me wrong I'm not looking down on adults who are into it as like I say I don't mind watching Disney films and kids tv with my little girl, I just don't feel any desire to play a game in that genre.
The art style is cool and the music is excellent. The first time I saw it ages ago I got a powerful feeling of nostalgia for retro sci-fi and it delivered on that. Yes I know there were some things that didn't get delivered on before anyone gets excited.
It's not as punishing as Dark Souls, the enemies aren't as tough and it's generous with Sanctuaries which function as save points. The bosses aren't as tough either although they're no pushover.
One thing I wasn't expecting from it is how fun and rewarding platforming is in it, it's incredibly dense with secrets and rich in clever level design. I expected it to be good because my mate raved about it and it exceeded my expectations.
Saying you didn't like TLOU is about as popular as a fart in a lift but I agree, I didn't enjoy the gameplay either. Unlike you I didn't make it to the end because I found it a tedious slog. I'm a big Naughty Dog fan so I was surprised I didn't like it.
Let me guess, you spend all your time throwing magically respawning bricks.
Lots of good games on there. I love Salt and Sanctuary.
I'm not sure it needs one either, seems like one where they could make improvements with updates without the need to start from scratch.
These are all excellent points. I think the two things it's missing the most are combat and quests. If they can come up with a story of a new threat to the galaxy and work in a group of (not procedurally generated) enemies that appear sometimes then that would be a big step towards making it more worthwhile.
The game just doesn't activate those reward centres in the brain that other, similarly large, games rely on so heavily and they should concentrate on that.
I don't think I'm waiting for that. I've seen a fair bit of footage of this game and played the demo but one of the main criticisms of it is that the story isn't up to much whereas from this it looks pretty good. I don't plan to watch dozens of hours of gameplay to try and piece together what I think about the story.
I never bought FFXV because although I used to be a big fan of the series I haven't enjoyed one since FFX and I heard enough negativity about this game to put me off it. This trailer seems to be made up entirely of neatly edited footage from the game with a snazzy song played over the top. Is it fair to say that the music and editing elevates it way beyond how engaging the game is to play or is it more of a mild enhancement?
I think that a significant chunk of GTA5 sales are due to the popularity of the online mode, hence why Rockstar very quickly turned their back on the SP and focused on the online. I seriously doubt that RDRs online mode will be anywhere near as popular so I predict that the sales of RDR will mirror how many people bought GTA5 purely for the SP.