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On 10/1/2024 at 3:12 PM, Julius said:
Completely missed this, but out of TGS the news came that this game would be Uematsu's final OST he works on start to finish (might've been known before? No idea)
To me it just makes the decision to include FF music even more bizarre, like a farewell to Uematsu working full-time on an OST by including some of his other great work, but kind of giving a vote of no confidence in his final full OST for a game?
Just makes a strange decision even stranger
And it is confirmed:
Imagine he'll be back for the main theme of the VII remake trilogy closer at least.
Legend.
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He's had to clarify because it seems everyone thought he was fully retiring
As reported previously, he just won't be working on a soundtrack from beginning to end any more.
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12 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:
No trophies for Dino Crisis.
Capcom clearly can't be bothered when it comes to their classic releases. I'm very disappointed.
No trophies sucks, but to somehow make it even worse, I'm reading now (and just checked the PS Store myself to verify, and it appears to be true) – you can actually buy Dino Crisis, it can only be played with a PS+ Premium sub? Meaning there's also no cross-buy with the PS3 or Vita for those PS Classic releases.
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Shocking isn't it, really? For all the good stuff Capcom has done to turn their to around over the course of nearly a decade now, what a weird thing to falter on: no trophies, not actually being able to give them your money for some of their games, and doing a poor job of releasing certain classic games on modern platforms.
This should be such an easy win for them
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Favourite stuff by far from the leaks for me has been the concept art and high quality artwork, some really lovely stuff. I mean just look at these Raikou frames someone put together to show it in motion, it's really quite lovely!
Some other really great bits of key art, promo art, concept art and drafts and character sheets for the anime, and things like high quality renders of the art used for the cards or CG renders of backgrounds for the cards (like Holon!). Also really love that we've got the box arts in all their glory, though I can imagine some resellers might try to take advantage of those floating around. One of my favourites has been the high quality version of the Pokéathlon promo art for HGSS.
Going to have a proper flick through all of the art at some point and download what I can, probably post some of my favourites in here once I have done
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Krypto is going to be in Superman, apparently, which has caught me a bit off-guard but I mean I'm here for it:
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20 hours ago, Ike said:
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UK concert dates and locations – Birmingham is up first!
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Huh, they've just moved the start date in Dublin back to April 19th and removed Antwerp, Belgium and Tampere, Finland.
Very strange. Hope there aren't any other concerts cancelled!
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PlayStation The Concert – World Tour 2025-2026 announced!
QuotePlayStation The Concert transports fans into the epic worlds of God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, and Horizon franchises amongst many others that reflect our 30 years of making games that have not only captivated players but are celebrated for their breathtaking and immersive soundtracks too.
With innovative technology and world-class production, fans will experience a stunning fusion of multi-layered visuals, immersive surround sound, and an all-star ensemble blending classical and modern instruments. The legendary scores from composers like Gustavo Santaolalla (The Last of Us), Joris De Man (Horizon), Ilan Eshkeri (Ghost of Tsushima), and Bear McCreary (God of War) will reach new heights, offering fans a unique, deeply immersive live concert experience.
With video game music stepping into the global spotlight, PlayStation: The Concert is poised to redefine what a music experience can be. This is more than just a show; it’s the ultimate video game concert experience, embodying PlayStation’s innovative spirit and pushing the limits of what’s possible; from your console to stages around the world.
The global tour launches with a world premiere on April 15, 2025, in Dublin, Ireland, before heading to more than 200 cities across Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and beyond. Whilst we are only announcing European dates at this time, be assured we’ll be announcing other world locations very soon.
The 2025 tour schedule so far includes: Dublin, Ireland – Glasgow, Scotland, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, UK – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paris, Amnéville, France – Antwerp, Belgium – Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Leipzig, Munich, Oberhausen, Germany – Zurich, Switzerland – Bologna, Italy – Budapest, Hungary – Sofia, Bulgaria – Vienna, Austria – Bratislava, Slovakia – Prague, Czech Republic – Lodz, Poland – Copenhagen, Denmark – Gotenburg, Sweden – Oslo, Norway – Tampere, Finland.
We don’t want you to miss out on this extraordinary event so our partners are giving the PlayStation community first opportunity to score tickets through the early access code PLAYCONCERT24 which will be usable from 7am PT tomorrow Wednesday, October 16 2024. Tickets are expected to go fast!
No dates/costs up yet, but it's hitting Birmingham so I'm going for sure
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Key art and a release date of November 12th it is!
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Over 3 million copies sold worldwide within its first 24 hours of release. (Source)
Well, damn.
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Oof, South Kalos apparently being a thing but never getting a chance in the games hurts. Especially because it's kind of reminding me of the Battle Zone in DPPt, just with the way it expands the map, seems pretty obvious it would've been host to the post-game.
Got a chance to put that right with Z-A I guess
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Microsoft has settled its Antitrust Games Lawsuit:
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Another unreleased title, Super Yoshi / Yoshi's Egg:
This thing just keeps going deeper and deeper, huh? My favourite reaction to all of this:
Also Beta Zigzagoon is just the best:
Also really appreciated someone putting frames of Typhlosion's walk cycle together, looks so cool in motion:
16 hours ago, Dcubed said:While I can believe that some of these mythological stories that have been coming out may be true (The games themselves have previously hinted at interspecies relationships between humans and Pokemon before)
I mean, yeah, it's pretty clear to me that the leaks around the purported myths would be that they were the initial works which they boiled down further and further until we got what was in the games (DPPt).
Kind of surprised, though I know I probably shouldn't be, at the backlash to those supposed myth concepts – they weren't included in the final game, they're clearly in parallel to and pulling from actual IRL myths and legends, and yet I'm seeing some people call it pedophilic? Which...uh, how? What? It's a concept which was never going to see the light of day and was clearly intended as lore, reminds me of those people who call certain films and shows and the people behind them misogynistic just because they have a character in it who is misogynistic
Definitely some misinformation starting to go around though, like you say. If nothing else it keeps us on our toes, but why must people be like this?!
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42 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
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Xbox Partner Preview this Thursday (17th) at 18:00 BST;
QuoteWe’re thrilled to announce the next Xbox Partner Preview – our no-fluff, all-games broadcast – is coming this Thursday, October 17. In the latest installment, we’ll feature a mix of new and upcoming games for you from incredible partners like Remedy Entertainment, Sega, 505 Games, and many more, with over a dozen new trailers over the course of around 25 minutes.
During Xbox Partner Preview, you’ll get a first look at gameplay from Alan Wake II’s next expansion, The Lake House, an action-packed new trailer for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a peek at multiple bosses in dark-fantasy action game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, multiple world premieres, and other great titles coming to Xbox consoles, Windows PC, and Game Pass.
As always, Xbox Partner Preview is all about sharing exciting games news from our talented partners across the globe: you’ll get new game reveals, release date announcements, and fresh new gameplay from upcoming games. And to sweeten the deal, during the broadcast, Xbox Wire will post exclusive behind-the-scenes stories about select titles shown.
This event will be broadcast digitally on Thursday, October 17, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK across our Xbox channels on YouTube and Twitch. Read on for all the details you need to know in advance:
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Demo trailer – for a demo which is live right now!
QuoteStep into the shoes of Adol Christin and his unlikely ally, the pirate Karja Balta, in the action-packed demo for Ys X: Nordics!
Download now on PS4 and PS5.
I doubt I'll be playing this but man, that music is hype
The backend of this year is seriously so stacked for JRPGs. Not that I'm complaining!
This is on all platforms the game is releasing on, by the way
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Nintendo coming in with their overview trailer, really ramping stuff up in marketing now that there's only 1 month to go!
Love these overview trailers they put together.
59 minutes ago, MindFreak said:It's also supposed to be the first DQ game chronologically speaking so that is perfect for me as I have never played a DQ game before.
First of the Erdrick Trilogy (I - III) chronologically, yeah, and would set you up wonderfully for the I & II HD-2D Remakes next year
so a perfect diving in point I think, without the crazy long runtimes of VIII and XI.
They're very cozy and warm games, absolutely perfect for this time of year
59 minutes ago, MindFreak said:However, might not have to time to play it when it's out. Might also just look into Sea of Stars instead.
See, this is how you end up with @Ike on your doorstep giving you one of these:
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Well, while the official DQ account is busy lying through their teeth (I jest
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That music, those sound effects...
Some details from the PS Blog:
QuoteDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has a range of features that let you customize the combat experience. For example, at the top of the screen, you'll notice the option to change the speed of battles with the press of a button.
QuoteYou can cycle between normal, fast, and ultra-fast settings. Normal is great for following the flow of combat, particularly during tougher scraps like boss battles. But if you want fights to fly by, such as when taking on weaker enemies, or trying to strengthen your party for the challenges ahead, the faster settings are there to make things more convenient and enjoyable.
QuoteYou can also set behaviors for your party to allow them to act independently of your orders in battle. You can make them 'Act Wisely' for a balanced approach, 'Conserve MP' to ensure they don't throw out wasteful spells, 'Show No Mercy' to launch a full-power assault, and more. If you want your allies back under your command, simply switch to 'Follow Orders', and they'll be under your full control once more. These many options mean you can play the game how you like – full control or partial control, or even let the game take care of combat for you. It's entirely up to you.
We're all Follow Orders people here, right?
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14 minutes ago, Dcubed said:
Oohhhh... these are comparison videos with previous versions of DQ3? That's much less interesting than I was expecting...
Was hoping it'd be something more along the lines of how the HD2D remake itself has changed over the course of its protracted development cycle.
Same
I really wanted to know what happened to the battle screen, maybe there were some larger sprites where they just couldn't get the look right or whatever, but some sort of justification would've been nice to hear
Surely we see an indie game adopt this style of battle screen sooner rather than later?
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Okay, not exactly what I was expecting these to be, but the first of the "evolution" videos has dropped:
So jolly
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We're going to be getting some footage on the evolution of this game in the coming week, with Square Enix releasing daily videos to showcase this at 10:00 BST.
Very much looking forward to this, and serious Chrono Trigger vibes from that wonderful concept art – for obvious reasons I suppose!
Where's everyone's hype at for this? We're now just 1 month away from its 14th November release date. I'm getting my fill of JRPGs with what I'm playing now so I think I'm at like a 7/10? But imagine that hunger is going to grow once I round the game I'm playing off and switch it up a bit to grow that JRPG appetite back
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More leaks doing the rounds, and this time they revolve around some weird in-universe myths akin to the ones you can find in Canalave Library in the Sinnoh games, and it seems like Game Freak really went in on blurring the relationship lines between humans and Pokémon in the in-game myths based on their original ideas for these. There's one about the "Original Sin based on the Pokémon World", wherein a horrible woman who hunts the likes of Slakoth and Vigoroth ends up giving birth to a Slakoth who dies and she throws herself and the dead Slakoth into a lake? So, uh, yeah. There's another where some guy and an Ursaring end up choking each other to death, who was actually born from an Octillery having relations with a human (his dad), and another with, uh, a woman married to a Typhlosion after being kidnapped, gaslit, and giving birth to a half-human half-Pokémon. Similar weird story with a Lapras to the Octillery one, too, think it might have been that story condensed a bit? Oh and a dude marries a Rapidash who asks him to not kill the female Rapidash (his "sister-in-laws") or the female Ponyta (who are "like his children"). Female author for all of these by the way, and the same one at that. She's got a lot of answering to do for her hand in where the furry scene is about to go, I'm telling you
Elsewhere there was a wonderful bit of hand drawn Rayquaza art which is well worth tracking down! And there's some HGSS beta UI floating about which I really like the look of! There's also a 3D model of Hilda from Gen V who was used in the early prototype stages for X&Y (similar to how Lucas was for BW), and something Game Freak referred to as the "Masuda camera" – a much more dynamic camera which looks real good but didn't make it into the final product for X&Y.
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38 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
Apparently the source code for Z-A has been obtained thanks to this hack. If true, things are gonna get pretty ugly. I wonder if the person will start leaking footage/images of the game?
Wouldn't surprise me if they did considering the escalation we've seen from there just being mentions in project files, to mentions in anime plans, to "a complete build", to, well, the entire game's source code apparently being included – and they're claiming they have it for the Gen X games too (which last night we learned were codenamed K and N, what are we just the table of elements now?).
As we all know, you NEVER screw with the money. Forget about the Nintendo ninjas, this guy's actually just going to turn up in an alleyway somewhere, chunks of his body looking like they were sucked off clean by an extremely powerful vacuum, and a Mario cap with eyes over his head.
They're about to send in their best.
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Looks like Z-A was originally planned for release this year, as well as some info on some Pokémon...
Mega Zygarde (to no-one's surprise, but how do you do a Mega for a Pokémon which can already become a hulking mecha?) and Mega Zeraora.
Man, I can't wait for that game. The Mega Evolution reveal at the end of that trailer and it being a Legends game is so exciting to me!
Football Season 2024/25
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Genuinely shocked that they've gone ahead and signed exactly who I was asking for, who was the actual obvious choice, but heck yeah, finally!
Now let's just hope there aren't any skeletons in the closet please, that's how we lost the obvious best coach in the world in Allardyce