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Paul Tamayo
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Video Producer, Kotaku. Fluent in Spanglish. Tetris Master. Streamer. Host of The Optional Podcast.

There are people who have been playing since midnight on Tuesday but that’s kind of my point. It’s rough right now but it has the potential to get better. Like my turkey level may be rough now but just gimme time. Read more

I do remember being able to browse although the selection seemed very limited. I don’t quite know how the game cherry picks the selection each time. Read more

Combat’s definitely got a ballet-like quality to it. It can be challenging to figure out the rhythm. And sometimes you’ll get into matches with cornballs who wanna bully the directors or even other players but when you get into a match with cool people who are just trying to laugh and have a good time, the game works Read more

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You can play solo although you captain a ship all by your self and it’s much smaller so much more manageable but the game really benefits from teaming up with others. There are 2-person ships too. From what I know, there is no offline mode. Read more

It actually sounds ideal for a LAN setup. You and your friends would still maybe need to match up with a random person though for a fourth. Or politely ask them to leave. lol. Read more

I agree. This game looks so good but there was something about the feel of the original. I know the draw distance limitations of the original PS2 created this fog but it’s a vibe I can’t detach from this game. So it being bright and on some TVs even in HDR just feels... weird... Read more

Yeah I missed that actually until I re-watched it to see where I went wrong. He also gave him a shield earlier too. Kind of a bummer but I wonder if that’s something they can tighten up a bit for the full release. Read more

I actually started using a couple of pretty useful apps called ‘Drops’ and “Tinycards”. I’d say start off by learning the two basic sets of characters using something like “Drops” or just memorizing charts, Hiragana and Katakana, and then install the keyboard on your phone. Read more

The game also has Katakana as well if you wanna brush up on that too. But according to the eShop description: Read more

Yeah it’s definitely more of a “brushing up” tool in my opinion. Especially when the game switches up the buttons before each sequence, it seems like the game expects you to be able to read them rather quickly. Read more

Some of the combat can definitely feel similar which I was happy to find out. It’s challenging enough and throws co-op into the mix. Or if you’re into it, you can give the single-player a shot which kinda digs into that ‘Rogue Legacy’ vibe. Read more

I’m glad my art direction paid off. Peep the original caption in the post. Read more

I remember think that Wu Tang game was the dopest thing I’d ever seen as a kid. I did see it once at an event on sale and considered buying it but good to know that it wouldn’t work unless I had an OG PS1. Read more

Whoa I remember that game. I think it was on PS2 also. Read more