“Contrast this to the Bioware games, “
At this point I’m a Bethesda fanboi/evangelist. I can’t deal with the other companies games anymore because of control issues. I HATE the feel of how they control/move. Either I just got so used to Sky/Fallout or I just click with it, but I honestly don’t bother keeping up with other games now.
I played LA Noir on PS3 and loved the ‘game’. But controlling that mess made me not even look at Red Dead Redemption or the GTA games. I heard the PC has the same feel controlwise so no go.
I got Bioshock Infinite and Farcry Blood Dragon free with my old card and pulled them from the drive shortly after. Beautiful to look at, nigtmate fuel to control.
The only game I will buy for sure between now and the next elder scrolls title is Persona 5 because I love that series and will put up with a lot to play it. But it controlled pretty well so no real issue anyway.
I was a Final Fantasy buff until 13. Someone should be drawn and quartered for that.
Bsides Sky/Fallout though, The PS1 Xenogears and PS2 Xenosaga games are just pure awesome start to finish. Saga was too far over the heads of the market and failed as a profitable series but for old guys with some education in history/mythology AND and imagination, it was the ideal game. We shall never see it’s like again I’m afraid.
170 posts and no one else does Destiny?
Then you definitely won’t like the Order: 1865. It’s not even a game . . . it is a movie that you interact with. That’s why I like the library. You can try ‘em before you buy ‘em.
I’m primarily a console player, but I’m going to upgrade my rig for this generation of consoles.
The Rockstar games (GTA/RDR/etc.) all have weird control schemes, so I can’t blame you for not wanting to play those games. I’ve never played LA Noire but have played the games in the other two series. Driving a vehicle/riding a horse and shooting at the same time is always somewhat awkward to get used to. Red Dead Redemption lets you set up the game so that you automatically lock-on to enemy heads (and unlike GTA, the lock-on works even when you’re in a ‘vehicle’).
I’ve played both Bioshock Infinite and Blood Dragon as well. Blood Dragon is basically an 80s nostalgia trip, and the guns when fully upgraded are ridiculous. Infinite is more hit and miss with the control scheme, and the story has neat atmosphere but gets too pretentious for its own good near the end. I enjoyed the game overall, though, and liked the atmosphere.
I have played a little of Final Fantasy 7 and found the game to be somewhat entertaining, but never finished it (and don’t personally understand why it’s so frequently called “the best game of all time”). I’ve never played Xenogears/Xenosaga, those sound like good recommendations. Do you know anything about Xenoblade for the Wii?