gamingeek said:

I felt a bit let down.

You play as an ape or create a character so not as Jade. And it's a prequel, when the first game kinda ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. It doesn't look or feel like a BGE game to me. It's more like The Fifth Element game with monkeys.

Yeah, only reason I cared about BGE2 was the ending of the original. I'm glad that was the only reason, having seen the demo of 2...

SupremeAC said:

Well, it IS a very early demo.  It's to be expected that all they have in place now is stuff like physics simulation and a token environment.  I find it interesting to know that the simulation tracks the atmosphere of each planet, meaning your ship could burn up if you're going too fast within the atmosphere.  But lets see them turn those systems into gameplay mechanics like what Nintendo did in BotW.

I think stuff like this is the future of videogames.  In x years time there will be detailed simulations available in libraries and middleware engines, allowing everyone to leverage realistic cause and consequence for emergent gameplay in their games.  And once those have been perfected and are commonplace, the next stop is the Matrix.

BotW will be niche, or a relic. The system itself will become the medium, and within it there will be few games.

gamingeek said:

So this came out of nowhere:

GoNintendo Video Review - Ever Oasis

Ever Oasis isn't just one of the best games I've played on 3DS this year, it's one of the best games on 3DS...period. An absolutely astounding blend of multiple genres, including the resource management of Animal Crossing, the puzzles and exploration of Zelda, and the crafting/party management of top-tier RPGs. It made me a fan of gameplay mechanics I typically avoid at all costs. Ever Oasis looks, sounds, and plays the part of a AAA portable experience. A stellar achievement for a brand-new IP. This is not one to be missed.

Wasn't a surprise to me, but for some reason this game just can't get noticed. Probably not the best time for a new IP on the 3DS.  I think it was shown off at E3 last year as one of the few new IP's and has a great development team - Grezzo (the guys who did the 3DS Zelda remakes) and the guy who created Secret of Mana. I downloaded the demo last night, and will spend some time with it this weekend.

Ravenprose said:

I'm having surgery in 3 hours.

Good luck Raven. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Good luck Raven. I wish you a speedy recovery, good hospital food, and large breasted nurses.

The Arms characters look like they would fit in well in Overwatch.

Hope the surgery went well!

Step one completed, at least.

Yay, the first step towards recovery!