Considering how many remasters suck, I must disagree with you.I see remasters and re-releases make up the bulk of the high average. In the NBA they would call it stat padding.
Royal has a 95 Meta? Isn't that like highest rated PS4 exclusive?
Considering how many remasters suck, I must disagree with you.
I've just beaten it and think it's current meta is too high....
No its not. I have issues with Yakuza 0 being overrated (it is, no doubt, from other games doing certain content better, other games having better casts of characters, 0 flanderising a long standing character to the point where people play Kiwami and complain about how the character acting normally is suddenly strange or wrong...) but at the same time its not possible that its the worst Yakuza either - its still a solid game, has a decent story, implements new combat ideas well, solid mini game list, great soundtrack, excellent characters, nice choice of time period, and aside from JCC - a great collection of side content/stories. It also smooths over certain concepts from Ishin and improves on them (the friendship gauges not being painful grinds for one).
It's a cringey dating simulator with terrible dialogue, quests and occasional uninteresting action combat that has insanely bland environments.
Other publishers still have their fair share of late ports, remaster and remakes though...That list is Total bullshit. How can you include games like Persona 4 Golden or Yakuza titles when these games are just ports of games made years ago.
It's quite unfair for other publishers.
That happens when you dont release a modern Sonic game in the year
Sonic Mania 2 would have been legit.Well yeah, when Sega doesn't release new Sonic games, their average score goes waaay up.
A few things to comment
1. All companies do re-releases, either late multiplatform (Yakuza) or rescuing other games to improve them and add extras (Sega Ages). And that, my friends, Sega is usually the best behaved company. I still get chills having experienced things like the Silent Hills remasters or Devil May Cry...And I seem to remember that the compilation of Mario 64, Sunshine etc. is not known for its quality either.
2. The Anglo-Saxon sphere may not care, but for European countries, that Persona 5 Royal was translated makes the Vanilla version a different (and inferior) game.
3. I see in the forum a certain tendency to say that Sega Japan is the weak part of the company (lol). But from what I see, except for Sakura Wars, the Japanese stuff usually has better scores. Besides releasing more games.
Yes, I always get the feeling that no matter how well certain companies do, in the end it's never enough for many people xD.
Plus, people blaming Sega for ports don't see the big picture:
Sega released more distinct titles than Annapurna #2, Capcom #3, Activision #5, Aksys #7 combined...
In other words, they released more games than most of the publishers of the top 10 combined. (speaking of ports, Square Enix released tons of them and still isn't in the top 10...)
Cannot say it's unfair for other publishers since most of them didn't even release 10 games in 2020 (7 for Anapurna, 8 for Capcom) and put all their efforts on that tiny number...
I may have felt that way as well. Too many interuptions. More than the others.I hate the way the story is told, I hate that Yakuza 0 has more forced cut scenes than the other games, and most of all the mini games.
WelpIt's a cringey dating simulator with terrible dialogue, quests and occasional uninteresting action combat that has insanely bland environments.
Honestly it's aggressively mediocre at best and creepy at worst. It has fantastic art, graphics and music though.
It is one of my top games of last year. The series is traditionally like a 'reverse Valkyria', where the side content and slice of life events are the majority and the combat is a distant extra. A lot of the side content in Sakura Wars is comparable to Yakuza as well, and I believe some of the substory team from Ryu ga Gotoku Studios even assisted with this new one too.
I liked the wii Sakura Wars game, but as I have no ps4 (or ps5) anymore, I can't play this one yet. I remember liking the srpg gameplay though, so I'm unsure how well I would like the full new game. I got to try a demo before selling my ps4 pro (to save money for a ps5, but I bought an xbox series x instead), and the graphics were great imo.It is one of my top games of last year. The series is traditionally like a 'reverse Valkyria', where the side content and slice of life events are the majority and the combat is a distant extra. A lot of the side content in Sakura Wars is comparable to Yakuza as well, and I believe some of the substory team from Ryu ga Gotoku Studios even assisted with this new one too.
It is a pretty unique series, but it is hard to really know if you like it without just trying one out yourself. If you are a fan of visual novels I would say it is worth a shot.
It's pretty cool they have strong western studios. Nothing unnatural either since Sega was created by Japan and America :) (US companies like Gremlins were developping games for Sega in the late 70's/early 80's. Situation didn't change that much). Even Sega of Japan (90's) received mixed blood from Enix, Namco, Wolf Team...so it's fine if Atlus (SOJ 2020) is doing a good job, it's still Sega.
Lmao. First time I've ever read such a crazy opinion regarding 0.
Just to echo this
It was my first Sakura Wars game and I loved every moment of it. First game in a long time that I kept playing even after beating it.It is one of my top games of last year. (...) It is a pretty unique series, but it is hard to really know if you like it without just trying one out yourself. If you are a fan of visual novels I would say it is worth a shot.
<3 Sega is the GOAT!Always happy to see Sega thriving. They bookended this gen in GOTYs with Alien Isolation and 13 Sentinels.
lmaoooooo
Yes, Sega is weak af compared to old Sega in terms of fresh output.I live Sega but there is almost not 3 new games on that list. Ports shouldn't count. Eh, I'm still waiting for the Sega I grew up with to come back.
It will be complicated.I live Sega but there is almost not 3 new games on that list. Ports shouldn't count. Eh, I'm still waiting for the Sega I grew up with to come back.
True but it's useless to compare since games were made with 5 to 20 people in the 90's... Same fate for almost all publishers. (i repeat, Capcom released only 8 games in 2020)Yes, Sega is weak af compared to old Sega in terms of fresh output.
True, obviously I'm happy they're doing well. It's just the way the industry has gone that Sega isn't giving us all the juicy goodness anymore lol.True but it's useless to compare since games were made with 5 to 20 people in the 90's... Same fate for almost all publishers. (i repeat, Capcom released only 8 games in 2020)
RDR2: 8 years, 800 employees...
Finally, Sega fans didn't buy any new Sega IP during the 7th gen and now some are pointing out the lack of new IP...
At least, we don't have the Sega of America crappy games from Kalinske or Jeffery era anymore.
I have good hope for 9th gen.True, obviously I'm happy they're doing well. It's just the way the industry has gone that Sega isn't giving us all the juicy goodness anymore lol.