If Team Ninja take their amazing combat style development and partners up with a company that is known for their level designs and writing we could have one of the best games of all time.

@Aidian1

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a Nioh Elden Ring baby. Massive, beautiful, filled to the brim open world full of variety set in a fantastical feudal Japan, with Nioh combat and a more straight forward loot and character build system while retaining that variety Nioh and Souls games brings.

@jayday825

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, they kind of did. It just turned out like this

@Mintcar923

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same Team Ninja+SquareEnix now that is a dream team.. And making an installment of arguably the most important franchise in rpg history

@samali536

Жыл бұрын

@@Aidian1 Elden Ring had no flaws and it doesn't need a tiny bit of anything team ninja has to offer ... sorry but its true you deserve a dislike .

@Aidian1

Жыл бұрын

@@samali536 i never said there was anything wrong with elden ring you dunce lol.

The protagonist is more of an “Edge, lord” than the guy in the Elden Ring Roundtable Hold leaning on the wall

@kosoul2k11

2 жыл бұрын

Has anyone gotten him to talk yet? I feel like just attacking him lol

@xouthpaw

2 жыл бұрын

@@kosoul2k11 Oh he'll interact with you after you get half of the Secret Medallion

@kosoul2k11

2 жыл бұрын

@@xouthpaw thank you for the heads up! Guess I got some searching to do lol

@fredxu99

2 жыл бұрын

@@xouthpaw yep just got to this part haha.

@kylerobinson6102

2 жыл бұрын

@@kosoul2k11 I would but you can't fight randoms in the Hall.

This is my guilty buy of 2022 and I'm not taking the game seriously at all. I find its writing hilarious and a lot of its design a major step down from Nioh franchise. But I'm playing for CHAOS and the grunts of affirmation from Jack lol

@Watheverable

2 жыл бұрын

No need to feel guilty for enjoying any game, I hope you have lots of fun with it.

@johnwrath3612

2 жыл бұрын

@@Watheverable Eh? Have you seen some of the creepy hentai games on steam? Some of those games you probably should feel guilty for enjoying. There is literally a product called "Sex With Hitler". Real game. Real product. Delightful.

@Watheverable

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwrath3612 it's only a game dude, chill. Let people enjoy fictional things.

@jynxce

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwrath3612 Different "strokes" for different folks... lol

@tigerfestivals5137

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwrath3612 the only things you should feel guilty for enjoying are things that requre hurting other people to enjoy.

IMO the issue with environments is just an extension of the issues I have with the Nioh series. I love both games, and they did alot better in 2 than 1, but I definitely think finding someone/a team to really take their environmental design to the next level is the one thing Team Ninja is missing as a studio.

@bendovahkiin8405

2 жыл бұрын

Yup , world design , performance and camera is their weakness

@jellyfishjig

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Nioh 2's story was somewhat better-presented in terms of individual missions but much weaker overall than the first in my opinion

@lipsontajgordongrunk4328

2 жыл бұрын

You’re high if you think Nioh 2 looked bad visually. Those games are way ahead of this game especially when you’re comparing the PS4 versions

@spiderjerusalem8505

2 жыл бұрын

Is it the same level design as Nioh again? Jesus Christ

@yacdj

2 жыл бұрын

It's not only Team Ninja. With the notable exception of From Software, bad (or lackluster) level design is a feature of most of japanese games. They basically never evolved since 2000.

FIrst 1 million people who thumbs up or sub get my love forever! If you want to hang out with some of us in the ACG reddit www.reddit.com/r/ACGVids/ www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

The combat is strangely very good. It has this particular groove to it that's very enjoyable and compels you to keep playing.

@ACGreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

You can hold triangle and move the cursor up and down to select everything you pass. It's so much faster. Also you can target magic by targeting enemies with r3

@mathewboyd6375

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention you can use the "filter" option. I got everyone's gear to 25 in the demo, reached 500 items, sorted by level, filtered and selected all weapons, unchecked equipped gear and everything 22 and higher, then dismantled. Did the same for armor and suddenly I had 109 items and a lot of crafting mats in less than 1 minute. This was way faster than Nioh 1 and 2 dismantling where I would spend around 10 minutes in the menu.

@sumireravenclaw8034

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewboyd6375 is wierd since I watched matty review the game and he said there was no sorting. so guessing he may have missed it.

@mathewboyd6375

2 жыл бұрын

@@sumireravenclaw8034 Yeah just checked again to confirm R3 on the menu where you select the type of gear you want. Cycles through new, physical attack, magic attack, equipment level, job affinity, and type. You can also show all the weapons by scrolling with L2 and R2 to different categories of weapons. If you want all weapons there is a grid icon on that bar so you see all of the weapons instead of just 1 category. Another fun fact is if you save a preset (under main menu on world map or menu at save point) it has an icon that looks like 2 small diamonds to let you know it is a piece of equipment in a preset. I always lock what I am using to make sure if I purge everything, the important things say. Also this is a long response, but I just wanted to be thorough.

@SaumitraBose

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewboyd6375 I don't know about Nioh 1 but in 2 you had the options to filter extensively as well. Its super convenient.

@mathewboyd6375

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaumitraBose there were more variables to look for though, and looking for something that fits your build gets a little tough. I get rid of the low tier gear, keep some + level gear to buff others, and look at stats as well as buffs such as set gear bonus and star buffs that you can't normally get. It is fun, but it takes a long time to go through. I love those games, but so many variables takes more time and I know more time means you take your build more seriously

Team Ninja really are the best at combat systems, deep and varied, fast and frenetic.

@joshuaknox2724

2 жыл бұрын

-_- bro.....thats what makes this game even worse its the worse team ninja has ever done combat so thats not a good thing team ninja should whip themselves

@lemao9853

2 жыл бұрын

🧢

@RagnarokMic

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaknox2724 The video seems to disagree, and it's definitely not as bad as Ninja Gaiden 3 from anything I'm seeing.

@charaznable8072

2 жыл бұрын

"The Best"? Lol that is very subjective, imo they have not release anything good enough to be considered for that title.

@greylithwolf

2 жыл бұрын

Platinum Games (specifically Hideki Kamiya) is the best. Team Ninja is definitely second-best.

I hope they fix the actual difference between performance and resolution as of now it does not feel like it, on a PS5 just mind blowing but highly agree the gameplay is top-notch for sure., no idea if they are saving the upgrades for the DLCs, but I'll say with sales may push upgrades sooner than later for sure.

@jackjohnson8305

2 жыл бұрын

It looked ugly as hell on PS5 and i was playing on resolution mode too, gotta give the PC version a shot.

@AizenSama87x

2 жыл бұрын

That's why series x reigns supreme 😂🤣

@frijolitodr

2 жыл бұрын

@@AizenSama87x cannot wait to read about this XSX review oh wait DF will have a better answer not a bot 🤷🏾‍♂️

1:22 Pirates did use axes a lot because they were pretty useful in multiple situations when pirating, specially when a lot of wood is involved.

I think that despite the general ugliness of this game is still better than Babylon's fall and at least the gameplay in this game seems really good. I give it a chance.

@sloth9210

2 жыл бұрын

Coming from Nioh 1/2 this looks pretty rough

@michaelschneider1365

2 жыл бұрын

I want to like it but the graphics. Oh the graphics.

@Speznas96

2 жыл бұрын

@@sloth9210 Nioh 1 didn't look much better on the ps4 or Pro. The ps5 version did polish it. I know it's unfair to compare a ps4 version with an upcoming ps5 game but I like the combat more + the jobs combined with it. I love Nioh 1 and 2, especially 1s DLCs and I love Final Fantasy in general. So this game is a must have for me. I had about 250 - 300 hours in both Nioh titles (also had both titles on the ps4, Pro & the new PS5 versions) and I'm already 13 hours into the Final Fantasy demo, just to clarify.

@erock_6177

2 жыл бұрын

Then you buy it. 😝

@vullord666

2 жыл бұрын

I'll give it a chance to, but that means wait for a massive sale, game pass, gold free play days, or some other deal on Steam, xbox, or whatever. It looks nice and I like the idea behind it, but I'm not about to commit 60+ dollars for it

Wasn’t expecting an AEW reference in an ACG review of a Final Fantasy game. Life is wild.

Much earlier than I expected. I think if you have battles every two feet, it's better to just have the level music be battleish, or have the level music build up during battles or something.

@SkaerKrow

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like they should have gone with a battle theme that seamlessly rises out of the area theme, then recedes once the battle is over. The music never stops playing or hard cuts into a change, it just rises and falls with the action. They did something like that in Drakengard 3 and it worked quite well.

@trollingisasport

2 жыл бұрын

@@SkaerKrow Exactly. There's a few games that I can't remember off the top of my head that have done this well.

@svenbernhagen6320

2 жыл бұрын

Sword art online fatal bullet did that

Definitely agree with the rating! Only reason I'm getting this day 1 is that it's so much fun to play with friends despite all the performance issues

I'm only getting this for combat and job system, the combat was so fun during the demo and it left me wanting more. Idc much for graphics, as long as it's playable it doesn't bother me much.

The combat and flow and loot really reminds me of nioh. And I think that can be a really good thing for it

the combat is really fun but the graphics and the level design really hurt this for me.. and the hairs on cutscenes my god those are an eyesore

@akiinmoonlight79

2 жыл бұрын

Y the level design tho ? It's not really that bad so faf

this is about what I expected from this title. I'll probably give it a spin way down the line. I'm still fully immersed in Elden Ring atm and will probably be for a loooooong time.

U can select multiple items with triangle. I select all items 2 levels below me and break them down. Takes 30 seconds

@13nohead

2 жыл бұрын

If you hold triangle and move up or down it will select everything you pass

@JeffreyThrash

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been having this same frustration with Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition on Switch. And like this edgy Final Fantasy game, it does have a “quick sell” button for no-longer-useful items that are just increasing the time I spend in menus, but I guess I was afraid of accidentally selling something I DO need. Thanks for the tip, even if I plan to use it for a completely different game! …Although the Xenoblade franchise as a whole seems to find millions of other ways to waste my limited free time. I’m pretty much only playing it until something more to my tastes comes along and to make sure I don’t waste my rest time by doing more work.

"this is as good of a combat system that this kind of game can probably get" Thats pretty high praise. I might try this game out then, if its really that close to perfect.

@boobalooqwe4687

2 жыл бұрын

idk its like saying tic tac toe also has the best combat system it can possibly get

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

It really is great. They somehow blended in Nioh mechanics with Final Fantasy concepts really well. The gameplay is top tier for sure

@backthrust1116

2 жыл бұрын

@@boobalooqwe4687 tic tac toe is one game, not a genre tho When he said "this kind of game" he was probably referring to arpg as a genre

@japanesegamergirl1

2 жыл бұрын

@@boobalooqwe4687 go play darksouls and nioh before you cry

Call me crazy, but after seeing all these open world games, I’m glad to see a game with more contained spaces. I enjoyed the demo, but may wait on a sale for this one.

@MauricioPlaza

2 жыл бұрын

it doesn't have to be open world game to have a open-ended design or bigger scenarios. Those levels look like a gameplay camera nightmare

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

I'll always prefer straight forward linear games so I really enjoyed the demo.

@nimazsheik5152

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm kinda sad that with all the praise Elden Ring received, Souls games will probably not go back to closed spaces level design.

@mzza

2 жыл бұрын

@@nimazsheik5152 I actually refunded it because the highly curated level and encounter design just wasn't there.

@Ritsu362

2 жыл бұрын

@@MauricioPlaza it’s not too bad until the game actually throws more than 10 enemies at you at once

The thing I'm most looking forward is for the dialogue if it is like the one in the Demo for the rest of the game I'm happy.

@allenluis6995

2 жыл бұрын

That ps2 kinda writing is what i am hoping for in this game

@allenluis6995

2 жыл бұрын

That ps2 kinda writing is what i am hoping for in this game

@shagggadoo

2 жыл бұрын

That would be... Phenomenal

I just finished the Trial version last night & enjoyed it overall! I didn't think I'd like it at all when I saw the control scheme but to my surprise was comfortable with it! There's still a few things I don't understand but sure I can get answers online but I'm definitely getting it somewhere along the line!

Amazing Combat, Absolutely Bland Stages....well its more closer to Nioh than I thought. I'll definitely give this game a go though since the expreince from the demo has been such a blast and Pros seem to be worth it

@a..27stephenson

2 жыл бұрын

Nioh level design is pretty good imo

@vVAstrAVv

2 жыл бұрын

Aww come on nioh 2 has good levels at least lol

@kylerobinson6102

2 жыл бұрын

This one is a mixed bag but a whole bunch of us are watching ... it's certainly interesting.

@thegamer101n

2 жыл бұрын

@@vVAstrAVv maybe I misinterpreted the reviewer's complaints on the stage. In terms of design I will agree that Nioh designed them well just that....the stage appreance seem to get blander and blander until sekigahara and the finale for nioh 1 visually the first area in japan will always be no. 1 imo

@ewjiml

2 жыл бұрын

@@a..27stephenson Nioh 2 had excellent combat but like the OP said, the weirdest, boring maps to fight in. It’s your stereotypical Japanese areas mixed in with a little medieval. Nothing special. Disappointing.

People usually exaggerate when they say games look like PS3/360 games, but this genuinely looks like a PS3 game in term of level/art design and resolution (just look at how some of those thick architectural parts of buildings are just normal maps). I would never have guessed it was running on a PS5. Only the lighting gives away that it's a more modern game.

@sakuragi1062

2 жыл бұрын

The level design is very outdated too and the graphics and facial animation did not look good even on the ps5 i tried the demo on the ps5 and switching from resolution to performance mode doesn’t make any difference graphics wise.I feel like Nioh 2 looks better than this game

@keiichimorisato98

2 жыл бұрын

The innkeeper Jack talks to at the end of every Cornellia story mission is straight PS3.

@destroyer123ize

2 жыл бұрын

Nioh looked like a ps3 game as well

@MrFoolD

2 жыл бұрын

Horizon has amazing graphics yet the game is just another open world game with fetch quests, it's all in the gameplay not graphics.

@shawklan27

2 жыл бұрын

@@sakuragi1062 cause it does really

As a pretty big fan of FF games, and snappy action games, I'm hugely excited. I'm not a graphics focused kind of person, so it doesn't bother me personally. I can see why people would have issues with the game, but I couldn't put the demo down. Replayed it far too much!

@Largentina.

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a graphics focused kind of person at all. But I couldn't get past the terrible and bland environmental design.

@Rockaxldude

2 жыл бұрын

@@Largentina. Im not a graphics focused kind of person at all and I found the environments stylized and fun to play in

@YourLastWish

2 жыл бұрын

I think these people forget the originals were no different. You traveled on a map to start a dungeon. This isn't ff7 or ff9 remake . They to me tried to keep it the dungeon feel. Sure I agree with some stuff they say. But most complaints are pretty dumb. They focused on making the combat dope because that's about all they can do to keep purest happy

@fara5160

2 жыл бұрын

play the game, very good story and plot twist

@jarrettath9636

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so confused. This game looks great. Maybe it’s because I started with the Nintendo 64 when I was a kid?

Thanks for the info. Definitely gonna wait for a sale - or at least I have a large variety of people to multiplayer with

Not really a workaround but for magic selection you can also use square/triangle to cycle through them, still feels off but its an alternative to the default

@ACGreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Just checked and while not a workout perfectly this does help!

A reviewer said this game is similar to lost and will all tie at the end. I really enjoyed the final demo and messing around with the job system

@DecvsJapan

2 жыл бұрын

The TV series? I'm in!

@fatbroccoli8

2 жыл бұрын

They really said it’s like ‘Lost’ the TV series? How is that?

@Entreped

2 жыл бұрын

Lost was hot garbage.

Glad to hear the combat is tight, nice review as always, Karack. I will deffo play this, one of my fave games is by the same developer, Ninja Gaiden.

Demo felt good, I'll keep an eye out for a sale

Have it preordered through Best Buy to get that steelbook, still gonna pick this up day one.

Everyone's name being 4 characters or less from FF1 was a nice touch.

@justinwhite2725

2 жыл бұрын

Sophia is 6. I guess you didn't get that far.

I'm still getting the game day one but I also 100% agree with you on everything.

@matthewchapman7301

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Played the demo and thoroughly enjoyed myself in spite of its glaring flaws, but ACG is 1000% on point here

@dtanobo

2 жыл бұрын

How can you agree with him if you haven't played the game yet

@EclipseHighroller

2 жыл бұрын

@@dtanobo don’t know if you know this, but there is these things called demos…

@dtanobo

2 жыл бұрын

@@EclipseHighroller yeah but a demo isn't a full game so I couldn't agree with *everything* he said lol

@gaimsharc7176

2 жыл бұрын

From what this vid shows, I think this game would have been better if it didn't have "final fantasy" in the title - the title set expectations that shouldn't have been there

Great review! Thanks so much for your hard work.

I love those crystal-infused finishers! Looks super satisfying

So in other words, the level design is.....CHAOS

@giftmoyo5524

2 жыл бұрын

Behave

@onceuponarevenant9409

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is Chaos.

I’m so getting this on day one of the $20 sale.

@DV-ou1yu

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfao $30 is a more realistic sale price atm lol

@danieldennis2098

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. This is gonna be $40 within six weeks, $30 on six months, and $15-20 during holiday sales.

The demo swung me after burning out hardcore on elden ring. went all in on it. loved the hell outta the demo

@bubbagrayer4283

2 жыл бұрын

Same

I played the demo and i really liked it. Level design def could use improvement but overall, I had a lot of fun and preordered it for Xbox.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

Poor man's Nioh for Xbox gamers 🤺

@smokeemifyagotem8851

2 жыл бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 who cares? Nioh ain’t that great. Go play godawful and babylons fall probably the 2 worst games the past few years both Sony exclusives lmao ✌️

@japanesegamergirl1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 if you liked nioh then you'll like this game. simple as that.

Love your reviews, brother!

I may get it just because it's made by Team Ninja. If they keep pumping out games with that nioh-like combat, I'll always be interested

I had trouble following the description of the combat systems but he just seems so excited

@svenbernhagen6320

2 жыл бұрын

I loved nioh platined 1 and 2 but that Combat just doesn't click with me I don't know why I realy want to like that game but ... idk

Oh, I’m really looking forward to the Ghostwire: Tokyo review. I’ve had my eye on that game since it was announced.

I watched a few minutes of a walkthrough and this game definitely looks like a 'wait for sale'.

@japanesegamergirl1

2 жыл бұрын

i guess dark souls and nioh are both wait for sales

@Hidden_lvl

2 жыл бұрын

@@japanesegamergirl1 Maybe for you. What do those games have to do with this?

@TheBlackKakashi

Жыл бұрын

@@Hidden_lvl Team Ninja made the Nioh games and this game is basically Final Fantasy: Nioh

@Hidden_lvl

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBlackKakashi Yeah but still two different games.

Exactly how the demos made me feel; a good job/combat system in search of a better game to be part of. I'll still play it when I can get it cheaper, which probably won't be that long. Let's face it, most of us are in the middle of better games to play right now to spend any time on this.

@BigALBoomer

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on mate. Deffo wait for a sale with this one. Elden Ring is literally taking up all my gaming time for at least another few weeks

please be good, please be good. cant wait to come home and watch the review.

I've played the demo and so far, I'm digging it a lot. I am so excited for this and already decided to pre-order. Now we wait till monday...

@mooganify

2 жыл бұрын

the release date for this thing seems all over the place

I know what the answer was to "Do we put the finishing touches on the environments then optimise performance or just ship and go get wasted?"

This is a Koei Tecmo game. It's never going on sale.

Spot on... great review!

Well this day from day one screamed a 'Wait' Looks like a fun lil' bit of romp, with hopefully some meme-worthy moments in there, maybe a cheeky plot-twist or two. But definedly not a full-priced game, absolutely.

Yeah it looked like a wait for sale title, especially when I have Elden Ring to still occupy me.

I miss NInja Gaiden, I knew they gonna bring it back with just added RPG and good story.

A realistic review, you did a great job!

You could put 5 random Team Ninja games in a cup, shake them up and knock them out, and get a Yahtzee every time. That being said, they always look like fun.

Lol. The environments look just like Nioh 1's😝 This is EXACTLY what I wanted. Now, how long will this take to platinum?

Game development is absolutely not simple. I just wish developers would focus more on level design at times. What's the hurry? Games like Ashes of creation or Elden Ring are proof a large amount of consumers are willing to wait for quality.

@zapkidproductions

2 жыл бұрын

Ashes of creation 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@JSDRB

2 жыл бұрын

@Gloryclover You mean like every game ever released? Name a game that holds up every standard and I will go buy it right now.

Nothing kills immersion likr jack saying "i cant do this much longer" right after demolishing an entire room of enemies without taking damage😅

@zacatkinson3926

Жыл бұрын

Jack was bored is what he meant

subbed, great review, thanks

Excited but after coming from Elden Ring and even NIOH the UIs here look obnoxious, hopefully they aren't that bad while in game.

@sensoeirensen

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a huge backstep from the masterpiece Nioh 2

I predict this game will be a hit among Nioh fans. Which means I'll probably love it.

@EpsiIonEagle

2 жыл бұрын

Idk man. I like Nioh alot but this just looks like an easy mode Nioh with Final Fantasy spells

@Pharmboy6

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpsiIonEagle no.... Its harder than nioh. But fair like souls/nioh. U will get good by the end if the demo

@BlueLightningSky

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpsiIonEagle they already made an easy mode Nioh, it's is called living weapon

@JuliusCaesar103

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueLightningSky living weapon was op, I miss it so much, I hope it comes back for Nioh 3

If the shills are hating it means its an underrated gem like Dragon's Dogma.

Think i might still pick it up next week. I kinda dig the spin offs

Graphically, this game looks both great and horrible, which made me realize: This game is the PS4 version of what Operation Raccoon City was on the PS3, as it was simultaneously gorgeous and hideous by 2012 standards when it was released. Or, alternately, this looks like a modern-day Drakengard game (that is, like a PS4 version of Drakengard 1 & 2, as I heard 3 didn't really resemble the others)

The Nioh games had the exact same problem with loot. While I loved those games, the loot management aspect was awful. It really didn't need to be like Diablo in that way. Also, the action casting of a spell user seems pretty good in this game, despite its flaws. Seems like the second-best option to the god-tier game in that regard known as Dragon's Dogma. Having said that, I can wait for a sale. Still finishing up Elden Ring anyway, and I might even do another playthrough. Plus, I'll be getting Tiny Tina's Wonderland when that arrives, so maybe when I'm done with both this will be 30% off.

@emeraldsplash7137

2 жыл бұрын

Nioh loot system worked perfectly from ng+2 or way of the demon tho

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I love Nioh 1 but I never cared for the loot system. And I even platinum'd base game on PS4 and 100% everything on PC

@smokeemifyagotem8851

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t sort through loot in this game

I'm a big FF fan but I'll be waiting for a sale on this one. I play casters and I really liked how it felt in this one. I will echo your sentiment that it was both amazing and terrible. I found myself trying to anticipate what enemies were coming up and having that magic ready to go was much less annoying than trying to switch it up on the fly in battle but that process never really felt great. The latest demo still felt nice enough that I'm still interested in picking this up though. And the story and voice acting have been pushing this into "so bad its good" territory for me XD

Good review!!!

Honestly I think jobs were always the most fun thing about Final Fantasy combat. Like yeah it's cool having Cecil go from Dark Knight to Paladin in terms of story but what if I just want a whole team of Dragoons to be constantly leaping up and raining hell down on the enemy? FFIII on the DS was incredible, slowly unlocking new jobs and more powerful moves was great...or just going with what's COOL. I don't care if there's the white sage or whatever for the best white magic or the stronger version of the black mage, Red Mages just look too damn cool for me to care. It's a damn shame more games don't have that kind of system, yeah sure you get different classes pretty often but usually you pick one at the start and can never change it or it ends up only really amounting to what abilities you have at the start and nothing more. Being able to adjust it so you can have whatever team combination you want is endlessly cool. Such as having one unstoppable badass and 3 healers to make him literally invincible.

@xevious21

2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime?

I loved the demo. I’m going to buy day 1. Love how data transfers over.

@NotCharAznable

2 жыл бұрын

Like MOST demos do? Lol nothing new.

@DV-ou1yu

2 жыл бұрын

But will it unlock trophies/achievements that most likely come from those first parts?

@japanesegamergirl1

2 жыл бұрын

@@NotCharAznable not all demos carry over.

i think karak might be wrong about the i-frames on dodging? idk if i'm just coincidentally timing it well enough to be out of the enemies' range before their attack is supposed to land or not, but i feel like i've avoided taking damage by dodging before

im hype for the speedy combat

Awe. I was hoping for Bloodborne meets Final Fantasy. I'll probably get this when I've exhausted Elden Ring.

@deadpoolcorps2

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a final fantasy from soft game

Im getting this day 1. Dont care. I love FF. And i love Nioh.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

I would too, if I had a PS5 or good PC

Hey kharak tell me bro,would you say this is a Nioh clone in a Final Fantasy world, specially when we talk about gameplay wise ? Always the best reviwer i trust ! Keep up the good work dude !

Thanks for the review. Kinda like what I expected. Did you get to play any multiplayer? Does everybody end-up using the blond dude in MP, or can each player pick a different member of the party?

@shamaruskei

2 жыл бұрын

The host play with Jack, the other players play as the other characters

@yvesgomes

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamaruskei That's cool! Thanks! Do the guests use only the other characters' skins, but keep their own Jack build?

@shamaruskei

2 жыл бұрын

@@yvesgomes The characters that you play is only cosmetic they play the same as Jack with your build but the only diference is that you dont get the cool animations when you soulburst enemies

@yvesgomes

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamaruskei Sounds great. Thanks a lot!

Great review and thank you! I was NOT a fan of this game when the first demo hit. Decided to give it another chance with the release of the latest demo. I was pleasantly surprised at how fun the combat and job systems are. The writing though..yikes lol. Overall I think it's a game I will enjoy. Gonna give it a try.

@joshuaknox2724

2 жыл бұрын

hence why we just keep getting garbage

@jogglethattoggle4232

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaknox2724 Care to elaborate?

@kylerobinson6102

2 жыл бұрын

I tried the demo in Performance mode and it looked like a PS2 game. :O Might have to give it another chance. Really like Team Ninja.

@jogglethattoggle4232

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylerobinson6102 Lol yeah the game really isn't a looker. Some of the environments I really appreciated due to their connection with previous Final Fantasy games. But if the gameplay loop and story can keep me hooked, I'm in.

I'm impressed you didn't mention Dark Souls at all. Lots of people have called this the Final Fantasy Dark Souls, and... well I can see some VERY superficial similarities (targetting system, checkpoints that refill your health) but it doesn't feel like a DS game at all so it felt a bit misleading once I finally played the game... good thing its still hella fun in its own right.

I'm discovering about this game about a year after it came out and it's on sale now. I might check this out when I'm done with FF16

Good review as always ACG . Although i get your critique , for me its still worth a day one purchase.. bland maps / areas were somewhat expected to be honest, as i never found the Nioh games to have particularly good area layouts anyways. But combat seems to be as fun as ever and thats truly the most important part in these types of games in my opinion , so i imagine there will still be plenty of fun to be had. Thats not to say though, They could really up their game on the stages. If they are getting that right too , i think they can really start to make some true gems , and not just good but forgettable games :)

Fextralife and ACG scheduled uploads nice, should be very gaming informative day.

@ELDonMesut

2 жыл бұрын

Chrispy? I agree 💯💯💯 Acg is the only one i agree and rush to his reviews

I just past the big castle in elden ring, and games just don't stop coming out -_- where can you find the time to work and play and go out, etc

I'm glad it's a wait, simply because there's too much to play right now and I'm already way behind on time. Elden Ring takes the time I do have to play, and haven't even got back to HZD which I started, so gonna have to get to that after Elden. That's gonna keep me busy for a good while. Not to mention backlog. So I'm kinda hoping for delays right now lol, it sucks having to skip titles you really want to check out cause you just can't play them all. Was gonna say Forspoken coming soon but that got delayed, works for me.

I cry cant beat Tiamat i am very sad :( The game is still beautiful

What a relief! I was worried I’d have to buy this game too. Looks like I’ll be waiting for this one to go on sale.

Nice review, fist bump to Karak 😁

That's why I get games at Walmart because they don't usually charge $60 pn new games. Mostly $49 when they come out. It's a good tip always check Walmart I'm sure this will be $49 :)

I love these kinds of games. This is gonna be Dark Sector awesome.

@13nohead

2 жыл бұрын

Dark sector!

@jprec5174

2 жыл бұрын

If you like Nioh then you will like this game

I’ve been loving this game. Been playing the demo for hours now on Xbox, I’m not sure if I somehow got the game early lol

@keiichimorisato98

2 жыл бұрын

I'd you pre-ordered the game, you get to play 3 days early.

The real question: is Jack a real chad ? I read that it was great for what it does: it gives you a 90s protagonist.

I might pick this up but I'm still enjoying Elden Ring a ton so I might wait a bit.

Really glad they put a demo out, otherwise I would have blown 60$ on this thing. It really does look like end of ps3/early ps4 era and the voice acting is like a japense dubbed movie from the 1950s. The emtpy worlds and boring reused halways and caves are mechanics from 2 generations ago, its time to move on developers. Otherwise don't charge us full price for this stuff, when you have giant sweeping worlds like elden ring/horizon in the past month, this looks like a budget title. Thanks ACG as always, telling it how it is. Man, the resolution of the demo too was something to laugh at, I thought my TV was broken, inexcusable in the era of gaming were in right now.

@bgallagrr

2 жыл бұрын

Thought it was only me 🤣🤣

@lautaro3365

2 жыл бұрын

Cries in PC

@thekittenthatwantschicken8018

2 жыл бұрын

@@bgallagrr it was like they put vasaline on the screen

@jaygameelixir9610

2 жыл бұрын

Y’all do realize the graphics don’t have to look like Elden ring

@thekittenthatwantschicken8018

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaygameelixir9610 ..elden ring is not high praise in terms of visuals

I'll get it at $20 bucks or so. Demo felt fun. It has pretty extreme edge lord protagonist but it has a weird hidden gem charm because some lines are hilarious . Full price will probably disappoint some but wait a bit and it will be good enough on sale

@purvdragon-sensei

2 жыл бұрын

Brother it’s a Team Ninja game and if you’ve ever touched Nioh 2 you’d know they won’t disappoint at full price.

@KraljHD

2 жыл бұрын

"extreme edge lord protag" lmao. Not even close.

@browndemon386

2 жыл бұрын

Make your own games then!

Going to watch full video on my lunch in work, how long is the game?

The combat is what carries this game holy crap is it fun to play

Usually, when a publisher opts to publish solely to the Epic game store, I'm skeptical to the game's quality. Publishers usually only do that because Epic does not give gamers the ability to rate the game. Looks like this game proves that theory true once again.

Ah yes......Chaos.

im playing this game and its pretty fun. just ignore the loot and use the auto equip function.

@lastbriteSon

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is great option for most players, just the fact that theres difficulty options as well shows this game is versatile for anyone interested in playing it.

That’s unfortunate … thank you as always for your honesty

love the AEW mention. ACG is ALL ELITE