shakespia
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there's one from siliconera: www.siliconera.com/review-death...
Review: Death Stranding 2 Walks a Familiar Path
While Death Stranding 2: On the Beach feels like a step forward for gameplay, it takes a step back with its narrative and difficulty.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
there's one from siliconera: www.siliconera.com/review-death...
i would be happier if there were, like, save points before boss fights in infinite wealth, though...i do not think that is too much to ask...(gonna play the man who erased his name first obvs but i assume that won't have turn-based combat soooo)
March 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
i would be happier if there were, like, save points before boss fights in infinite wealth, though...i do not think that is too much to ask...(gonna play the man who erased his name first obvs but i assume that won't have turn-based combat soooo)
given that eri was in my party from very early on in the game, it was lowkey funny that she was never in any of the cutscenes...like i realise WHY obviously but it was also fun to headcanon that the game just had a very strict compartmentalization of true party nakama versus, like, work friends
a woman sitting on a couch drinking a glass of water
Alt: a dark-haired woman wearing a grey blazer drinks from a glass tumbler while sitting on a couch
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March 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
given that eri was in my party from very early on in the game, it was lowkey funny that she was never in any of the cutscenes...like i realise WHY obviously but it was also fun to headcanon that the game just had a very strict compartmentalization of true party nakama versus, like, work friends
the ending was really sad for ichiban though :((( poor guy
March 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
the ending was really sad for ichiban though :((( poor guy
did the thing where i grinded enough to outlevel the final boss fight(s), am i a real jrpg player now
March 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
did the thing where i grinded enough to outlevel the final boss fight(s), am i a real jrpg player now
and by 'final' i mean final_final_UPDATED_final_NEW.psd
March 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
and by 'final' i mean final_final_UPDATED_final_NEW.psd
the random QTEs in the final fight of yakuza 7............i guess old habits die hard
March 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
the random QTEs in the final fight of yakuza 7............i guess old habits die hard
kiryu refusing to hit your female party members is very noble and all but it sure makes majima and saejima seem like jerks in comparison
March 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
kiryu refusing to hit your female party members is very noble and all but it sure makes majima and saejima seem like jerks in comparison
ichiban: i can't fight you
kiryu: why not
ichiban: i'm wracked with grief
me: okay good angle
ichiban: i'm at my limit
me: maybe he'll respect that
ichiban: i'm so out of my mind i might actually kill you
me: oh no
kiryu: that fires me up
me: goddammit
kiryu: why not
ichiban: i'm wracked with grief
me: okay good angle
ichiban: i'm at my limit
me: maybe he'll respect that
ichiban: i'm so out of my mind i might actually kill you
me: oh no
kiryu: that fires me up
me: goddammit
March 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
ichiban: i can't fight you
kiryu: why not
ichiban: i'm wracked with grief
me: okay good angle
ichiban: i'm at my limit
me: maybe he'll respect that
ichiban: i'm so out of my mind i might actually kill you
me: oh no
kiryu: that fires me up
me: goddammit
kiryu: why not
ichiban: i'm wracked with grief
me: okay good angle
ichiban: i'm at my limit
me: maybe he'll respect that
ichiban: i'm so out of my mind i might actually kill you
me: oh no
kiryu: that fires me up
me: goddammit
zhou's voiced by the same guy who voiced bakugo and himmel the hero?? dude's got range
a man in a leather jacket is singing into a microphone while wearing glasses .
Alt: zhou (a black-haired man man wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses) sings into a microphone
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March 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
zhou's voiced by the same guy who voiced bakugo and himmel the hero?? dude's got range
the substory where you protect the persimmon tree is like the platonic ideal of a yakuza substory: perfectly blends that ridiculous/touching yakuza mix
March 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
the substory where you protect the persimmon tree is like the platonic ideal of a yakuza substory: perfectly blends that ridiculous/touching yakuza mix
i did appreciate that in metaphor, once you got sufficiently stronger than random encounter enemies, you could just kill them in one or two hits without getting pulled into turn-based battles with them. in y7 i'm getting yoinked into battles with enemies that are >level 30 and it's a little tedious
March 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
i did appreciate that in metaphor, once you got sufficiently stronger than random encounter enemies, you could just kill them in one or two hits without getting pulled into turn-based battles with them. in y7 i'm getting yoinked into battles with enemies that are >level 30 and it's a little tedious
if i had a dollar for every time i've played a jrpg where the main character gets forced to campaign for political office i'd have two dollars, which isn't much but it's weird that it happened twice (metaphor and y7)
March 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
if i had a dollar for every time i've played a jrpg where the main character gets forced to campaign for political office i'd have two dollars, which isn't much but it's weird that it happened twice (metaphor and y7)
the music when you fight majima and saejima also slaps BUT i had to go grind before i could beat them both, which makes sense narratively (gotta be prepared before you go toe-to-toe with legendary yakuza) but gameplay-wise was kind of tedious. slowed my game pace right down tbh
March 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
the music when you fight majima and saejima also slaps BUT i had to go grind before i could beat them both, which makes sense narratively (gotta be prepared before you go toe-to-toe with legendary yakuza) but gameplay-wise was kind of tedious. slowed my game pace right down tbh
in sotenbori now and the music during random encounter battles s l a ps
March 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
in sotenbori now and the music during random encounter battles s l a ps
the fact that so many of nanba's abilities revolve around him having bad breath...like during the narrative does he canonically have terrible breath all the time? blech
a man with glasses and a beard looks surprised
Alt: a man wearing glasses and a green overcoat looks surprised
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March 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
the fact that so many of nanba's abilities revolve around him having bad breath...like during the narrative does he canonically have terrible breath all the time? blech
joon-gi and zhou don't really get a ton of integration into the group in the main story (at least not so far), but the little conversations you can overhear between them and the other party members around town can be really endearing
a man in a leather jacket is cooking in a kitchen with a red hood
Alt: zhou (wearing a leather jacket) cooks in an industrial kitchen
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March 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
joon-gi and zhou don't really get a ton of integration into the group in the main story (at least not so far), but the little conversations you can overhear between them and the other party members around town can be really endearing
ok well i've equipped joon-gi with a stronger weapon--specifically a pair of iron gloves--and now his gun attacks do greater damage to enemies, provided said enemies are not too strong...good thing this game's whole story didn't kick off with a dude dying from a gunshot or anything...
March 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
ok well i've equipped joon-gi with a stronger weapon--specifically a pair of iron gloves--and now his gun attacks do greater damage to enemies, provided said enemies are not too strong...good thing this game's whole story didn't kick off with a dude dying from a gunshot or anything...
still feel like guns should only be used in cutscenes because having them in combat takes away some of the narrative heft when someone inevitably gets shot on a rooftop or whatever
March 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
still feel like guns should only be used in cutscenes because having them in combat takes away some of the narrative heft when someone inevitably gets shot on a rooftop or whatever
idk when i saw joon-gi had a GUN that he could FIRE AT ENEMIES i kind of thought he'd be able to, you know, kill those enemies...but that does not seem to be the case...
March 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
idk when i saw joon-gi had a GUN that he could FIRE AT ENEMIES i kind of thought he'd be able to, you know, kill those enemies...but that does not seem to be the case...