Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:25 am
by isthatallyougot
Phaseknox wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:59 pm
I played it in my youth, the Wonder Boy games were some of my favorites back in the day especially when they started to become less platformers and more action adventure games. I look forward to checking them all out again when I play the Super Console Cube X3.
Did you beat Adventure Island?
I'm currently up to 5-2 and chipping away. Really fun game that pushes those platforming skills.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:21 pm
by Phaseknox
isthatallyougot wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:25 amDid you beat Adventure Island?
I'm currently up to 5-2 and chipping away. Really fun game that pushes those platforming skills.
I can’t remember if I finished it or not, I will check it out again when I play the Super Console Cube X3.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
jfissel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:22 pmI am interested, but I knew Ishin was coming out and I was filling the time until that launched with the amazing PowerWash Simulator...will circle back to Hogwarts Legacy over the summer.
There’s just too many games to play... period. In addition to my massive backlog, I just got the Super Console Cube X3 which is packed with thousands of retro games, Octopath Traveler II came out today and I want it, Hogwarts Legacy comes out April 4th for PS4 and I want it and Dead Island 2 comes out April 21st which I want as well. Heck, I even want Like a Dragon: Ishin! which just came out too, but I don’t want it quite as much as the other games that I mentioned so I can wait to get it on sale or when it’s cheaper. I’m also going to wait to get Octopath Traveler II since it’s not a game that I need to play right now. I do want Hogwarts Legacy the day that it comes out, but it’s too close to Dead Island 2 which I’m definitely buying on day one.
Yeah, decisions will have to be made lol.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:51 pm
by Phaseknox
jfissel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:47 amYeah, decisions will have to be made lol.
A decision has already been made, I’m buying Dead Island 2 on day one. All of the other games will have to wait until they’re either on sale, or cheaper. I rarely ever buy games on day one for full price unless they’re something that I want to play as soon as they come out. I want to play Dead Island 2 as soon as it comes out, it’s my most anticipated game of the year.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
jfissel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:47 amYeah, decisions will have to be made lol.
A decision has already been made, I’m buying Dead Island 2 on day one. All of the other games will have to wait until they’re either on sale, or cheaper. I rarely ever buy games on day one for full price unless they’re something that I want to play as soon as they come out. I want to play Dead Island 2 as soon as it comes out, it’s my most anticipated game of the year.
Here's hoping it lives up to your expectations - that thing's been in development hell for a while, and I would have sworn that they were going to cancel it for a while there. Red flags all over the place on that one for me, but I've been surprised before.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:56 pm
by Phaseknox
argyle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:34 pmHere's hoping it lives up to your expectations - that thing's been in development hell for a while, and I would have sworn that they were going to cancel it for a while there. Red flags all over the place on that one for me, but I've been surprised before.
Yeah, it went through two different developers until finally being developed by Dambuster Studios who didn’t use any of the previous development of the game, and started it from scratch. They spent four years developing it, and seemed passionate about it. Here’s a video of the devs answering questions about the game:
They seem pretty happy with the game, so I have a feeling that it’s going to deliver. The first is one of my favorite games, and this looks even better.
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:21 pm
by argyle
I possibly know LESS after watching that "interview".
My main question to them would be - what exactly sets this apart from Dying Light?
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:04 pm
by canedaddy
The biggest question is does the special edition come with one of these?
Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:47 pm
by argyle
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Re: The Backlog Check-in Vol. 268: 2/18/23: Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Octopath Traveler II Edition Qi
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:08 pm
by Phaseknox
argyle wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:21 pmMy main question to them would be - what exactly sets this apart from Dying Light?
It’s actually fun. The first Dying Light is fun for a while, but becomes too hard too fast. They somewhat recently added an easy mode to it which I’m sure makes it a more enjoyable experience. Dying Light 2 is somewhat lacking fun factor IMO. It failed twice to hold my interest, maybe it will the third time that I play it. Dead Island 2 is more colorful and comedic, and less bleak and serious. Also, it’s four player co-op.
