Probably 80%-90% of 13-2 is its own story. One of the main characters was a side character and largely uninvolved in the original. The other main character is an original character. The enemy is original. The very ending is relevant, but summed up with a little bit extra.
The biggest thing you’re missing out on is the context of random characters from the first game showing up in the second.
The game fixed all the problems from the first and gave us one of the best villains of the FF franchise. The narrative elements aren’t as good, but everything else is an improvement. If you get a chance, I recommend it.
Rogue Legacy does it for me in a pinch.
The Last of Us does too, but I tend to zone out and take my time sneaking around or observing stuff. So I don’t play it unless I know I have a lot of time to waste.
Sound Shapes did it for me too, but I haven’t played in awhile.
Monster Hunter World once I got down the controls/equipment well enough that I didn’t have to think about them. But once I dropped it, I didn’t go back because I don’t have time to relearn.
Halo Reach would take my time for hundreds of hours back in the day. It’s a unfortunate/fortunate that the Master Chief Collection doesn’t include multi-team in matchmaking.
Xcom was a good one too during missions. I have some great war stories from that game. My first encounter with chryssalids was straight out of a horror movie. Quickly went FUBAR and barely got one soldier out alive.
I grew up on PS1 RPGs. VIII is in my top 5 favorite games. VII is just so chock full of janky, mandatory mini-games that don’t really work as well as they should.
Having said that, I didn’t get into RPGs until the PS1 and I didn’t start that generation with FFVII.
I haven’t played the remake. But I found the original boring and tedious. I don’t think I would have gotten past the tower defense mini game if I didn’t have speed up from the remaster.
I won’t spend top dollar on digital games. I’m giving up a lot, so I demand lower prices.
I’m curious what the split is on new games though. I know there’s a 90% digital metric that gets thrown around. But I think that’s a lot of cheaper games and sales. I want to know what the split is on full priced games.
Didn’t they say this last year that they finished? Am I imagining that or did they backtrack?
My 5 year old freaking loves Donut County.
What Remains of Edith Finch
Wait, the seasons expired? FOMO just makes me not want to participate.
I’m still bitter that Final Fantasy XV had timed “carnivals” that will never return.
I used to see them all the time on Playstation. Kingdom Come Deliverance and Prey are $3 right now, Control and Shadow of War are $6, Serious Sam 4 is $6 (I might get that one). There are others too. But not as many as there used to be though.
Playstation manages just fine.
Also, I guess a judge ruled they can’t force them to use Google play billing. I like using Google Play to unsubscribe.
I would love to know for sure. I’ve put hundreds of hours into Final Fantasy 8, Final Fantasy X, Morrowind, and probably Halo: Reach too.
Ieyui
Nobomeno
Renmiri
Yojuyogo
Hasatekanae
Kutamae
My PSP was half it’s own console and half a portable PS1. The PS3 ended up with a massive PS1 catalog and I think all of it was downloadable to the PSP.
Tie between Final Fantasy X and Morrowind.
Morrowind
Any time a critical character dies (usually because you’re on a killing spree) it says that. But it’s also become a meme when someone famous dies in real life.
“With this character’s death, the thread of prophecy is severed. Restore a saved game to restore the weave of fate, or persist in the doomed world you have created.”
I live in a maroon state. I’m definitely overweight, I literally just checked a BMI calculator and apparently I’m a hair away from obese (that doesn’t feel accurate, but that’s what the numbers say).
I’ve been told so many times that I’m a healthy weight and I don’t need to lose weight.