This month's game releases for PlayStation platforms (PS3, PS4, PSP and Vita) in Japan.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?
I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces
All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.
I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.
Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.
Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more
The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.
AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.
The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.
Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.
Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?
What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!
Like the film or television industry, the world of gaming has seen its fair share of reboots over the years. While some of these video game reboots have had
Interested to see how Japan likes Watch_Dogs. Hoping for an NA release of htoL#NiQ.
Shooters generally don't do well but Watch_Dogs is more than a shooter. Could do well.
Unfortunately, none of those PS4 game could be considered system sellers in Japan. Watchdogs 'may' give it a token boost but nothing like we're going to see come NPD. I have a good feeling about the overall performance of the PS4 in Japan though because it's clearly selling extremely well everywhere else, and I'm sure Japanese develops will want a piece of that financial pie. I've got a feeling we'll get more JRPGs earlier on with the PS4 and much quicker localisations to take advantage of the HUGE install base in the West.
Ba..ba...bazoongas! O_O
OT. I'm interested with Girls and Panzer and i hope Namco localize it. It's been a while since i've played games with Panzer in it (like Valkyria Chronicles).
Also, Casting Voices sounds interesting. A game where our role is (to direct?) voice actor. But the chance of eng ver is very thin...
Wow, I'm surprised that the western publishers don't release Xbox games in Japan. I still wonder why Microsoft is realising the Xbone in Japan