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Hadok

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According to Steam, the outfit increases melee damage by 5%. The outfit I'm wearing, which is the standard outfit, does the same. So it's purely cosmetic, it seems.

oh it's weird to have a starting gear with a damage bonus ? maybe it's related to the difficulty level ?
 

Ahti

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Nov 6, 2017
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oh it's weird to have a starting gear with a damage bonus ? maybe it's related to the difficulty level ?
I don't think it is, since you can switch difficulty levels at nearly any time. The bonus stays the same even if I switch to the lowest difficulty level:

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JoJo'sDentCo

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Oct 25, 2017
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This game seems interesting. Just now looking into it. The title is so bad though - I've been ignoring it this whole time I guess. lol
 
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This game seems interesting. Just now looking into it. The title is so bad though - I've been ignoring it this whole time I guess. lol

i don't know... i don't think the title is really worse than "God of War" for example,it's a bit generic but you can remember it easily :D


Also fun fact: "Banishers : Ghosts of New Eden" acronym is "B:Gone ", and that's not a coincidence ;)
 

JoJo'sDentCo

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i don't know... i don't think the title is really worse than "God of War" for example,it's a bit generic but you can remember it easily :D


Also fun fact: "Banishers : Ghosts of New Eden" acronym is "B:Gone ", and that's not a coincidence ;)
I guess I completely disagree that the title is as memorable as God of War. 🤷‍♂️
 

nsilvias

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Oct 25, 2017
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> low enemy variety
> poor combat

idk chief

the low enemy variety alone makes me not want to engage in a 30 hour game
 

Altairre

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Oct 25, 2017
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This sure sounds like a don't nod game in that the combat isn't very good but it has a lot of interesting narrative stuff going on. I'll play it.
 

Rhaknar

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Oct 26, 2017
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I swear I'm not being a dick, but I've never heard of this game WTF :(

Looks pretty cool in the OT, is it slying SUPER under the radar, or have I just been completely oblivious to news lately?
 

excaliburps

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Oct 25, 2017
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Long. Around at least 20-30 hours? I gather more, since there is something story-related that will make you do side missions that will make it longer. There's a ton of side activities that I tried doing them all but if I did, I wouldn't meet the review embargo time. Some side missions take like close to an hour to do, and they spawn new side missions of their own too.

I really like the game and the fact that it's a new IP is the cherry on the sundae.
 

dreamfall

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Oct 25, 2017
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This is going to be so good - I really am excited about the hub based exploration. Going to dial in that difficulty down, and just enjoy the combat mechanics and the strong narrative!
 
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Wow, I kept my eye on this for a while now and the reviews are great, I don't want to dive too deep into them for spoilers, any comments on the framerate side for PS5?

Also have a PC with a 4090 in it, so curious about the performance there as well in regards to stutters?
 

AlanMoore

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Feb 22, 2018
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Antea and Red are great characters, and I think it's one of the few games that gets intimacy right. The narrative, writing, and even dialogue interactions are great (reminded me of the camera work the Witcher 3 expansions had). The investigations are pretty basic, but there are some nice twists in the cases. If you liked Vampyr and wanted more, this is it.
 

carlsojo

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Oct 28, 2017
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Antea and Red are great characters, and I think it's one of the few games that gets intimacy right. The narrative, writing, and even dialogue interactions are great (reminded me of the camera work the Witcher 3 expansions had). The investigations are pretty basic, but there are some nice twists in the cases. If you liked Vampyr and wanted more, this is it.

You had me at Vampyr. Downloading now lol
 

M. Wallace

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Long. Around at least 20-30 hours? I gather more, since there is something story-related that will make you do side missions that will make it longer. There's a ton of side activities that I tried doing them all but if I did, I wouldn't meet the review embargo time. Some side missions take like close to an hour to do, and they spawn new side missions of their own too.

I really like the game and the fact that it's a new IP is the cherry on the sundae.

Wow, thanks for the reply.

I don't know if there was an in-game tracker but it *felt* like....25-30 hours maybe? I also did a decent amount of side content

It's a biggun. Thanks!
 

stn

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Oct 28, 2017
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Great. I pre-ordered based on my like of Vampyr, glad to see the reviews are good. Supposed to be getting it tomorrow, we'll see.
 

nsilvias

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Oct 25, 2017
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got a number for the low enemy variety. half a dozen. thats too low. i didnt expct it to be that bad
 

BRVR

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The only thing really putting me off is the bad lip-syncing apparently. That's a huge immersion breaker for me in narrative driven games
 

Alexious

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It's about 17 hours if you rush through it, but up to 30 if you do a lot of the side stories - which imo you really should as it's some of the best stuff in the game.

I found it far, far longer. Steam says I've spent 57 hours in it. Granted, I've completed all Haunting Cases and all Activities, plus all the optional Haunted Playground puzzles.
 

PeachyTofu

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I found it far, far longer. Steam says I've spent 57 hours in it. Granted, I've completed all Haunting Cases and all Activities, plus all the optional Haunted Playground puzzles.
I didn't complete many of the puzzles or additional challenges, but PlayStation can be a bit iffy with the timings with unreleased titles so I wouldn't be surprised if it was nearer the 40 end.