It hits me as odd how environmental destruction got going on the PS3/360 generation with hits such as Red Faction Guerrilla, Just Cause 2 or Battlefield Bad Company, which as far as I know sold rather well and reviewed well, but that was kind of the peak. I feel like there was a lot of excitement over the possibilities that the technology brought at the time.
Both Red Faction and Bad Company had one follow up that pulled back on the destruction a bit. Just Cause was able to continue on a bit longer. We got some titles like Fracture and Microsoft tried to get Crackdown 3 going, but that didn’t work out that well. Even driving games heavily pulled back on car destruction. Then over the past generation environmental destruction kind of vanished from the big budget realm.
It seems like only indies play around with it nowadays, which is odd as it seems like it would be cutting edge technology.
Game: Final Fantasy XVI
Initial release date: June 22, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 5
Composer: Masayoshi Soken
Developers: Square Enix, Creative Business Unit III
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I play a bunch of indie games, obscure and otherwise, and every 6 months or so I like to do a big recommendation post to coincide with a Steam sale. Not all of these are on sale, not all of them are obscure, and I think a couple might not qualify as indie games? But I liked them all and would highly recommend them!
Game Title: The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
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Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publishers: Nihon Falcom, NIS America
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 81 average - 95% recommended - 22 reviews
8Bit/Digi - Stan Rezaee - 9 / 10
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie brings together beloved characters from the series for one final adventure. This highly anticipated conclusion is sure to please fans, as it delivers an impactful and thrilling experience.
Console Creatures - Dennis Price - Recommended
The Legend of Heroes – Trails into Reverie is a brilliant finale serving nearly two decades of storytelling and worldbuilding.
Eurogamer - Henry Stockdale - 4 / 5
Trails into Reverie is a fine epilogue for Crossbell and Cold Steel arcs, offering necessary …
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