Western AAA design philosophy for UI, feature set, etc has a big push towards a lot focus testing and polish. I mean even the title screen for horizon 2 is drool worthy. I can't help but think that comes as a cost as they become obsessed with focus testing and polish. I'm really curious when we'll see a western AAA game that has an accessibility option to just play itself. We are nearly there.
A proof that Japan is above those trashy companies
If devs want a more non-toxic online environment, they should start with themselves.
Elden Ring has performance issues but even with flaws it's more fun to play than any Assassin's Creed game ever made.
The last comment from the Guerilla dev, proves he likes games that guides him - "holds his hand".
To each their own, but dissing a better game than any of those studios ever made is just pathetic.
From Software have shitty history of performance issue in their games. Yeah it's ridiculous see an high average score to a game which easily can run at flawless 60 FPS with a minimum more effort, but it didn't because From don't give a fuck.
What exactly is embarrassing? A videogame is not solely about gameplay design. There are many tech aspect which should count equally. I practically can't play Bloodborne in the actual state is left on playstation. From software never cared to fix it on ps5 with a simple patch.
Developers taking pot shots at other games on a public forum. Looks like babies throwing their toys out of the pram.
The thing I love about Elden Ring's exploration is there is risk to it, you can get yourself killed if not careful but because the game is tough you want to explore in order to find something that gives advantage over your next battle.
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said majority of western games is too much based on focus testing.
So for you developers are sort of divinity without human feelings?
Just seems unprofessional, especially for a world as small as games development.
The irony.
I mean, I think they are quite legitimate to express whatever opinion wherever they want I guess.
Well their names, professions, work experience and current place of employment are all in their twitter profiles.
Sorry but you sound like you have a huge chip on your shoulder about this for whatever reason. Hope you're enjoying Elden Ring as much as I am x
Release games with frame pacing issue or unstable FPS from more than a decade, it's not exactly professional eh. On ps360 they have the excuse of bad CPU but now no more.
Yea ,but they have their employers in their bio and they're just blasting it out for all of twitter/the internet to read.
Come on, that's entirely different than a UI screen.
I really don't follow some of your defense point. Their games have notorious history of tech issue from years. Now some developers literally don't understand why in their games such problems never counts in the review score where other games are literally massacred just for that. I think it's legitimate troll about it, make masterpieces shouldn't excuse it indeed should count even more.
"Nor PC graphics, stability & performance, apparently"
I'm playing the Elden Ring on my PS5, the performance is not "flawless" but no were near as bad that it would effect my enjoyment.
The review score thing is outside my wheelhouse because I don't give any weight whatsoever to reviews. Game wasn't even on my radar until the day it released, got it to play coop with my buddy.
I mean, aside for the fact that I don't have any performance issue on my system past a weird slowdown I experienced on day one with the Tree Knight (but admittedly I'm not exactly on average hardware, so I won't dismiss the problems others are experiencing in general), the game took a lot of flak for its occasional performance issues...
Combat in HZD was by far my favorite of any PlayStation game when I had a PS4. I only tried Dark Souls for 4-5 hours but hated it and one of the things I hated most was the clunky, boring combat.
I'm not sure what you are talking about, I have not said it's like Elden Ring. I'm saying having an icon does not count as hand-holding. Tutorials and forced paths are handholding.Assassins Creed 'Follow Road' takes you straight to the quest (mission). What in the blue hell are you talking about?
Open the map in Assassins Creed Odyssey and tell me again how its not inundated with waypoints for everything to do with the activities in the game.
So apparently this is NOT hand holding? lol c'mon bro
This is nothing like Elden Ring.
There is a reason that idiotic generalization of FromSoftware fans exists, and your dumbass retort towards all their "mediocrity" just proved my point. Get off your high horse for one second.
For the record this is my first From Software game there I like.
Refreshing change after AC: Valhalla and Farcry 6 map overload......for nothing......
I have to admit I can't exactly speak about Forbidden West as I have yet to play it.
Look, we all grew up with games that had text like this too:
I figured this shit out as a 6 year old kid with the help of my older brother and friends on the playground, lol. I think people will be just fine navigating ER through the help of Gaf, YouTube, etc. The UI is fine, it's definitely cryptic but I like that. I've never been locked from progress because I didn't use something. It's always been optional so far.
