I'd like remastered PS4 ports of Heavenly Sword and Folklore. Never played those on PS3 and would prefer to play them with trophies.

http://img.ozgameshop.com/pc_and_video_games/games/ps3/heavenly_sword_essentials_raw.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Folklore.jpg

Sounds pretty baseless and is written in a somewhat semi-professional way, but hey, you never know.


http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/shenmue-hd-remaster-coming-2017/

Shenmue HD Remaster coming in 2017
on February 25, 2017 by I love Japanese games

A trusted source close to Atlus USA, today revealed to me that Shenmue HD Remaster will be released this year. Both games, Episodes 1 & 2, may be released together rather than separately. They are presumably being geared up for launch to precede Shenmue 3, which could possibly slip into 2018.

This will come as no surprise. Last year Sega hinted strongly that a Shenmue HD remaster was on the cards and then towards the end of last year, Sega registered the domain ShenmueHD.com. Furthermore, many have known of the existence of a Shenmue HD Remaster for some time. Way back in 2010, a Shenmue II remaster appeared on Microsoft’s Partnernet – the online ecosystem for Xbox 360 dev kits.

So it was a always case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ a Shenmue HD Remaster would appear.

The appearance of an HD remaster will be vital for the success of the forthcoming Shenmue 3. While it raised a colossal amount of money via kickstarter through long-time series fans, the vast majority of gamers won’t know the events of the first two games.

Such a story rich experience would be impossible to appreciate without knowledge of the events so far – and so it’s an important step for the series to find a new, broader fanbase.

No further details have been revealed to us regarding the release. We were told it is ‘safe to assume a PC/Steam release’, there has been no indication that the Shenmue HD Remasters will appear on any other platform.
EDIT: Today (March 9) the article was updated with the following:
SHENMUE HD UPDATE! – 9/3/2017
Over the last few weeks I’ve had a huge amount of messages (thanks all!) regarding the Shenmue leak, so I thought I should clarify a few points in the body of this article rather than in the comments below. So many people have reported on this story it’s amazing how many have distorted some of the detail.

The only things I know for certain are;
1/ Shenmue HD is complete. It’s basically done.
2/ Shenmue HD will be released this year.

The elements which I have not received 100% confirmation of.
1/ I don’t know specifics about publisher or platforms.
2/ PS4 wasn’t mentioned – but that’s not to say it won’t happen. (It will be of course) but I don’t KNOW this for a fact. (But of course it will be)
3/ Episode 1&2 together ‘may be’ released together.
4/ Shenmue 3 delay is pretty likely.

ILJG guesswork – because why not.
1/ Probably confirmed before E3 – because GET ON WITH IT ALREADY.
2/ Fuku-san Bikini DLC packs – every week from launch.
3/ Someone somewhere at Sega must see the wisdom of releasing Phantasy Star Online on Switch, right?
4/ Phantasy Star Online.
5/ Please GOD Phantasy Star Online.

SHENMUE III IS HAPPENING.

This thought randomly comes back to me every once in a while and makes me smile. I don't think I've ever enjoyed being a 'gamer' more than right now. Not only because of Shenmue of course, there's a lot of other stuff, and it's the sum of it all that makes me feel so good about it. But Shenmue is a big and important part of that. Probably still the biggest, even (or especially) after all those years.

Guess you have to actually play it for it to resonate with you on an emotional level.

I'd probably argue that that's the same with any great game, to a degree at least. The defining trait of videogames as a whole is their interactivity, and actually experiencing something (as opposed to just seeing it happen) tends to have a greater impact.

True and a good point, but what I meant is when I see a trailer for a game like Yooka-Laylee oder Death Stranding than my mind is pretty much blown, or at least I'm really really interested. I don't get that from what I've seen of Nier.. and my guess is that you can't really see what's so great or interesting about it on its surface, you really need the whole experience to get it. Something like that. I don't know if that makes sense. What makes this game interesting for me is what you guys (and other Nier fans in comments and user reviews) are saying about it. And I think you got me, I guess I need to play that game someday. I'll wait till the end of the year, and if they haven't announced a PS4 remaster by then, I'll get the PS3 version, if I have the chance ro play it on somebody's PS3. Or I'll wait a little longer, we'll see. : D

Thank you Sandfish.

I used to think that the universe was chaotic. But I'm starting to see a little order in it. The fact that something like gravity exists at all suggests order is real. Laws, atoms, the fact all life forms on Earth are made of carbon, the fact that we're made of "star stuff" hints that there is more order than I care to admit. And it humbles me in awe.

The more I ruminate over it the more I realize that atheism is a poverty of philosophical thought and the more I start to lean agnostic theist.

Sure there is order, in everything. The universe has physical/natural/call them whatever you like laws, which determine everything that happens in it. It's all grand and great and breathtaking when you think about it, but in no way is "order -> creator" or the other way around ever a logical conclusion to those observations. This universe wasn't "made" in a way for you to he able to exist and function in it. Nobody thought of you and then created the perfect surroundings and conditions. Those conditions just were. And then you came to be because the conditions not only allowed it, but determned it. And hey, what's that "you" you're thinking is doing all that thinking anyway? A bunch of other, smaller organisms that have influence from within, a bunch of outer influences, a bunch of memories. An organic computer that digests its surroundings the only way it can. Part of a species that had the mental and bodily (bigger brains, hands with thumbs, other stuff) abilities to create signs that represent sounds or ideas, which gave room to expand what was already written down, which in turn lead to new thoughts (all made possible through language), which then again expanded the collected knowledge and so on and so on. That inderdependency of language and thought lead to the way we perceive reality today. It's all nature, all physics, all microorganisms and atoms and quantum physics and whatever. Not only do we in no meaningful way differ from the other animals - in the end we don't differ from anything in this universe. Not the chair you're sitting in, the smartphone you're holding or that cloud in the sky outside your window. "You" don't really exist. At least that's my take on it. Now go back to feeling bad about yourself.

^ Put a PS4 under it, download Netflix and Youtube?

This is amazing . =D>


I love how they're teasing this game. When it's revealed in full I'm going to lose my shit.
I take it you're not going to the press then? Or slitting your wrists? Or whatever other crazy thought might have crossed your mind on that tragic day your brain turned into snow? :lol: JK buddy. :P

Fresh from an Austin Texas based event called SXSW: the first gameplay of Sonic Forces, formerly known as Project Sonic 2017, filmed offscreen. The game is being made by the Sonic Colors/Sonic Generations team and will feature classic Sonic gameplay, 3D gameplay and a yet unannounced third gameplay mode. Coming holiday 2017.

Below that you'll find a new Sonic Mania video and a one hour video of SEGA's SXSW 2017 panel, showing gameplay from both Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania, which is by the way being delayed from spring to summer 2017. Sonikku might be pretty happy about how promising Forces is looking, there's some pretty spectacular stuff going on in the background of that stage. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X5XykQILjI&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhoh2rVLkQA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXg9kAp4Vc&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xM_MK8yRA4&feature=youtu.be

Both games are coming out on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.

Ah, okay, I getcha then. I've totally experienced that before; I think I was that way with Demon's/Dark Souls at first. I didn't really get why there was so much fervor over them before I'd tried them, because on the surface, through trailers and whatnot, it just looked like a bunch of random medieval fantasy tropes. "So what?" I thought.
Of course playing them turned that around pretty quick.
I still feel that way about the Mass Effect series too. Looks like the most generic sci-fi imaginable, and I don't have much desire to play them at all. But with all the acclaim they've gotten, I still get the feeling that playing them might change that perception.
So yeah, I can understand if Nier doesn't seem so hot from the outside.

If nothing else, I recommend listening to a little bit of the soundtrack. This stuff, even out of context, would be enough to convince me to play it, personally. ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1CjxQXXA7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2lwFiIaMAE

When it comes right down to it, even though I'm not quite as nutty about Nier as some others (still love it regardless, don't get me wrong), this is simply some of the best music in gaming in my eyes.

Hmm, I'm not as much into Japanese music and vocals as you are (at least that's what I got from browsing bits of that Japanese music topic for example), but yeah, those are some fine tunes. Nothing that convinces me of really needing this game (and soundtracks can have that effect on me) right now, but still very beautiful. In the end it's all a matter of personal taste, heh.
Well, now that you've explained it, the four endings sound pretty great and not like a chore at all. Like I said, for now I won't go out of my way to play Nier on a PS3, but me buying an eventual PS4 remaster is a sure thing. Mainly thanks to you and Henry explaining your love for it. :D

"Most indie games are crap", wow. That's a pretty damn ignorant and uneducated claim. And if you wanna communicate with others you can't just make up your own definitions of widespread terms like AAA..




"An AAA game (usually pronounced "triple A game") is an informal classification used for video games with the highest development budgets and levels of promotion. AAA game development is associated with high economic risk, with high levels of sales required to obtain profitability.

In the mid 2010s the term AAA+ began to be used, describing AAA type games that generated additional revenue over time in a similar fashion to MMOs by using software as a service (SaaS) methods, such as season passes or expansion packs.

The term is analogous to the film industry term "blockbuster".[1]"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(video_game_industry)

You guys are fucking cute together, behaving like an old couple and all. Being part of a 15 year old internet community is awesome.

Fuck you, redline. You're either an idiot or an asshole.

I was a RABID Sonic fan when I registered at the Dojo. But I don't see myself getting Forces. I haven't bought a Sonic game since Generations.

A lot can change in 15 years.

Well, Generations wasn't that long ago and there were only two bad and Nintendo exclusive "big" Sonic titles after that, if I'm not mistaken. I loved Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 when they came out (but despised most of them later on when replaying them on PS3), and I liked Sonic Heroes. I also have some fond memories of playing the Sonic the Hedgehog titles and Sonic CD in my childhood. I don't know, I just like Sonic, somehow. Even though the games kinda suck. I wanna breeze through some loops and do homing attacks on robots. If only for the nostalgia. Makes me think of that topic OL made about game series you like despite them treating you badly.

@Hyo
Well, I don't know. I read about that today, too, and my first thought was "Huh, why." .. But how much of a difference does a director make for a game like this anyway? I mean it's not Metal Gear Solid. And it's not a movie. As long as they have a good development team in place the game should turn out alright..?

^ You need a better connection Elmo.

So Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and possibly Shenmue III. And so many other great stuff I won't even begin to list. This year feels like the absolute peak so far, entertainment/nerdgasm-wise.

Finally saw Logan and loved it. Best X-Men movie so far. OL already summed it up nicely, leaving only one thing positive and a minor criticism for me to add:
Every scene with Dafne Keen/Laura/X23 in it was pure joy. Those humorous bits of father/daughter dynamic as well as everytime she went into rage mode and ripped bad guys apart. That first action scene where they shoot her with the harpoon and she keeps going - fucking badass.

EDIT: Oh, one minor and possibly nitpicky criticism though, a logic issue. How does an adamantium bullet to the brain kill X24? Wouldn't his skull und brain heal as usual, with only a chunk of adamantium missing from his head from then on? Why was Logan planning to shoot himself with that bullet? Couldn't he have shot himself in the eye with a normal bullet instead? Depends on what about that headshot would have killed him of course, the brain damage or the adamantium skull cracking. Now that I'm thinking about this - X24 even does get shot in the eye and doesn't die from it. Aren't magical bullets a taboo since X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
Sure, Logan is kind of a wolfman, and a silver bullet seems like a fitting way to end his life, but another problem this thing is creating is a situation similar to Luke Cage on Netflix. If there are bullets for the invulnerable, then they're not really invulnerable anymore. That's really as unimaginative as it gets when trying to find a way to threaten the life of characters like these. Oh well.
I get that it's pretty tricky to write a way to die for a character with such powers, and it isn't really bothering me that much at all. I was just wondering.

Outcast: Second Contact, a remake of the 1999-released cult PC game Outcast, will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in March 2017, Bigben Interactive and Appeal Studio announced.

The remake features “cutting-edge graphics and reworked controls.” Players take on the role of Cutter Slade as he explores the landscapes of Planet Adelpha in attempt to pierce its secrets in order to prevent a terrible catastrophe, and along the way uncover a number of things that will “surprise even fans of the original.”
http://gematsu.com/2016/08/outcast-second-contact-launches-march-2017-ps4-xbox-one-pc-first-screenshots

New footage to be shown at Gamescom apparently. I'm hyped. :D



http://gematsu.com/gallery/albums/outcast-second-contact/august-12-2016/Outcast-Second-Contact_2016_08-12-16_001.jpg

http://gematsu.com/gallery/albums/outcast-second-contact/august-12-2016/Outcast-Second-Contact_2016_08-12-16_002.jpg

http://gematsu.com/gallery/albums/outcast-second-contact/august-12-2016/Outcast-Second-Contact_2016_08-12-16_003.jpg

http://gematsu.com/gallery/albums/outcast-second-contact/august-12-2016/Outcast-Second-Contact_2016_08-12-16_004.jpg

Really a great, great game. Played the hell out of it (and its predecessor). Too bad the Ryo DLC never came to consoles...

The Guilin section of Shenmue II is my favorite section of a game ever made. It's so beautiful in its contrast to the rest of the series with its sights AND sounds. The fateful meeting, the ambient music, the conversations, the easy-going tone of it, the mystery of the stone cave. I just love it so much. Watching the Game Informer video of it has been a big reminder of that. Anyone else feel similarly?
jep, i feel the same way about it :)

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Since it seems like Shenmue 3 will start at the beginning of the Guilin section of Shenmue 2, are you guys gonna rush through it to find out as quickly as possible what happens after the cave or will you take your time to take in all of the sights remade in modern graphics?
ill take my time with it for sure.. play it like shenmue I, where i spent hours an hours exploring the hazuki residence or the streets nearest to it, knocking on every door and trying to do everything the game had to offer :)

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neo shredder?

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I generally look at this series as a one whole thing, but for fun, what did you enjoy more about shenmue II more than Shenmue I?
great question. shenmue 2 is bigger, more positive. dobuita expands to hong kong and guilin. ryo makes friends in another country, friendships are formed that will last. ryo gets closer to his goal. explores the world.

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Those of you who believe there is some kind of god: What do you think we are? Wouldn't you agree that we're the current final result of everything that's come before? Whatever you guys do, think, or say next is.. what is it? Is it random? Or the only thing that could happen? Where does the thought or action come from?

And secondly: What do you imagine your gods to be? Something that can be imagined? Described? Like something mortal, earthly? Because in my teens I was always of the opinion that a god would have to be something impossible to grasp by the human mind. Yet those ideas of a big guy who judges, forgives, punishes, builds, destroys are all extremely primitive and human if you put them in contrast to what a godlike entity should be. What limits do your gods have? Are they restricted by time and space?

If you seriously start considering things like these, can you still find room for your gods and beliefs?

EDIT: What I'm trying to say is that I'm of the opinion that you can only believe as long as you don't think about the details.. you gotta be really vague in how you imagine the universe and how your god actually works in order for it to work.

^ I feel sorry for you. And you're creeping me out. I guess you didn't have many options being raised that way, but I still hope you'll manage to see through those things someday.

Spaghetti wrote: Maybe I'm seeing things, but on the wide shot of Ryo from the Mr Muscles fight, does it say "S3" on the side of his shoe?

Shenmue III confirmed.

^ Haven't seen the original Blade Runner (I know, I know), but I liked Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun!