{"id":9484,"date":"2022-03-08T06:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T06:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/?p=9484"},"modified":"2022-03-09T12:34:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:34:05","slug":"a-few-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/a-few-games\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atelier Sophie 2 ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream~<\/a> – Gameplay-wise there wasn’t any issue, it’s exactly what you’d expect from the franchise in terms of gathering\/crafting and the combat is basically the same as the first Sophie game<\/a>. The problem is the visuals; everything is very zoomed-in to the point I kind of felt like I was playing an emulated N64<\/a> game.<\/p>\n

Bravely Default II<\/a> – This game, meanwhile, has a decent field of vision but unfortunately suffers from incredibly dumb character behavior. Ended up shutting it off in disgust mid-cutscene.<\/p>\n

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox<\/a> – Chronologically taking place after the earlier Ys games<\/a> (Dogi lookin’ real old) this one also features some dumb character behavior. Not enough to be a deal killer on its own, but when combined with the lack of environmental variety (you’re trapped in a single town and its subterranean tunnels) certainly starts tipping the scales in the wrong direction. A bigger issue personally however is the combat; it’s extremely<\/em> fast-paced and heavy on enemy numbers. To the point where Flash Guard\/Dodge can’t really be used strategically in non-boss fights and you’re often reduced to just button-mashing to clear everything out.<\/p>\n

Partway through the third chapter at the moment and unsure I want to bother pressing on. Think I’m going to take a break to poke at Elden Ring<\/a> for a bit instead, maybe if I bounce off that game like I did Sekiro<\/a> and the original Dark Souls<\/a> (while I’m fond of Souls-like<\/em> games, actual Souls<\/em> games tend to just feel clunky to me) I’ll give it a second chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atelier Sophie 2 ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream~ – Gameplay-wise there wasn’t any issue, it’s exactly what you’d expect from the franchise in terms of gathering\/crafting and the combat is basically the same as the first Sophie game. The problem is the visuals; everything is very zoomed-in to the point I kind of felt like I was playing an emulated N64 game. Bravely Default II – This game, meanwhile, has a decent field of vision but unfortunately suffers from incredibly dumb character behavior. Ended up shutting it off in disgust mid-cutscene. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox – Chronologically taking place after the earlier Ys games (Dogi lookin’ real old) this one also features some dumb character behavior. Not enough to be a deal killer on its own, but when combined with the lack of environmental variety (you’re trapped in a single town and its subterranean tunnels) certainly starts tipping the scales in the wrong direction. A bigger issue personally however is the combat; it’s extremely fast-paced and heavy on enemy numbers. To the point where Flash Guard\/Dodge can’t really be used strategically in non-boss fights and you’re often reduced to just button-mashing to clear everything out. Partway through the third […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,7],"tags":[148,479,28,121,120,473,144],"class_list":["post-9484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pc","category-video-game-related","tag-action-rpg","tag-atelier","tag-fantasy","tag-rpg","tag-tactical-rpg","tag-third-person-perspective","tag-ys"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t