Most Anticipated Video Games

[Mustang]

What's this I'm hearing about the Switch getting online support from Microsoft? If Ninja Gaiden Black/Sigma/2 is coming to the Switch, BOY!!!! I'm done.

[Mustang]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=nse-EAt-Q8k

Yooo. This looks like it's being done by that guy that's working on Lost Soul Aside. I want it.

[Foggle]

Wolfenstein Youngblood!

[Mustang]

I thought there'd be more people going crazy over the announcement of Borderlands 3. Personally, I don't care, but I will acknowledge that it's accomplishments. I'm tired of looters, but because it's the cause of them all (I think) I'd actually play Borderlands over copycats (outside of Nioh). I thought for a moment that it was going to be 3rd person or 'over-the-shoulder' but was disappointed that it would be 1st person. Me and a coworker got a bet going on to see whether it'll be out this fall or next year (I chose next year). I'm happy for those who're anticipating this game though. I just hope it don't end up like Mass Effect Andromeda. I only tell my coworker "fuck Borderlands" to get him salty cause he tells me "fuck Devil May Cry". Friendly banter type stuff. If I can only talk him into playing fighting games.

[Daikun]

The Subverse trailer

[Mustang]

I'm actually surprised that there's been no buzz at all about Persona 5 Royal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6rjo81MHY

Trailer for it and all, but it just seems like people are glossing over it despite the fact that people were giving such high praises (myself included) to the game when it first came out.

Anyway, I'm happy for it. Looks like they're adding more to the story and maybe changing up a bit in the palaces and of course adding new locations.

At 1st I was pumped for this year with all the samurai games being announced/released, but then I slowly started to become underwhelmed by a lot the games that're coming out. There has not been any big games for me this year and the only one that's coming for me is Shenmue 3 and that won't be out until the end of August. Not to mention the PS5 is looming (I'll get into that some other time)

[Mustang]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=103&v=QmzW0IYhXlk

MIC DROP.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Fuck! Yes!

Why does it have to be a closed Alpha, though? I need this right now!

[Mustang]

Right?

All that's left is to tell me this is coming out this year and I'd take back everything negative about this gen games.

[Mustang]

So far I've seen 2 people playing Nioh 2 and decided not to watch all of it until Xlh Gladiator got his hands on it. 1st impression is that it's Nioh 1 but now you can create your character (Don't fix it if it's not broken right?).  The dual swords are gone and the twin axes are in it's place. Not sure how I feel about that since I liked the idea of going around pretending to have a 3 sword style. I haven't watched anyone get to the boss yet. I gotta get back to playing Nioh 1 though.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I don't think the dual-swords are gone (at least, that hasn't been confirmed officially yet). I'll be pissed if they are since those were by far my favorite weapon in the first game. I just don't think that all weapons were mad available for the Alpha.

Also....I'll be honest in saying that I'm disappointed. As much as I loved Nioh (and still do), this just feels beyond lazy to me. Even the HUD and menus are recycled here. It really does look like just an expansion pack of the first game. Of course I'll still play it because the core gameplay is incredibly fun and well-designed, but I wanted something that would really take a step forward for the series and impress me. Say what you want about Tomonobu Itagaki, but whether he succeeded or failed, at least his approach to game design was never safe or boring. Remember just how much of a complete overhaul Ninja Gaiden 2 was from NGB? Without a real visionary of any kind like that leading the team, it feels like since they finally had a major success with Nioh, they don't want to take any risks to give us a different experience that possibly surpasses the first. What we are getting is at least guaranteed to be a good product at it's core, but by it's very derivative nature also can't help but be anything other than diminishing returns.

Anyways, don't mean to be negative here, and I was really rooting for Team Ninja, but my hype for this game has died down a lot after the gameplay reveal. Obviously I'll still enjoy it, but I doubt that I'll love it in the way that the first game won me over.

[Mustang]

Nah, you're good. I prefer people to keep it honest. Everything you said could be right on the money and I'm probably up in my feelings because it's Nioh. While I don't hold the game in the same standard as I do for a, let's say Metal Gear or Mass Effect, hell I can put Devil May Cry there as well, but I will say it's getting up there with those games. It's just, right now, outside of DMC5 I haven't been enjoying a lot of these games that've been coming out lately.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Oh no, don't get me wrong, I hold Nioh to just as high of a standard as well. It's my second favorite game of this console generation from what I've played so far (or maybe tied with Bloodborne, at least). It's still a game that I can go back to and experiment with it's combat system. That said, I can say the same thing about DMC5, but if DMC6 got announced and looked and played exactly like 5 with hardly any differentiation, I'd still be pretty disappointed, despite knowing that the core gameplay is good.

[Mustang]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piIgkJWDuQg

Umm...yeah, still don't know what's going on but this is something I can get behind. Previous trailers I was definitely checked out mainly because it looked like some sort of walking simulator. Here, this looks like what Kojima might've wanted to do with Metal Gear Solid 5. I'm getting all sorts of MGS5 vibes from it now and I dig it for sure. I also wasn't expecting this to come out on the PS4, let alone come out this year. Is it too late to apologize to Kojima for doubting his greatness yet?

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

A game developed by Miyazaki and with story collaborations from George R. R. Martin? Yeah, I'm into that.

Other than that this has been a boring press conference from Microsoft, which isn't surprising.