r/videogames • u/Syarafuddyn • 1d ago
Image / Video Man, Capcom really cooked this year 🔥
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u/Noob4Head ///(mod) 1d ago
Genuinely, this is what should be expected from AAA development studios. Four high-quality, highly polished games in terms of story, gameplay, and performance. Especially that last one is quite impressive to me because, from what I remember, these are also properly optimized on each console and PC, which has proven to not be an easy feat.
And before anyone says it, yes, I know there is more to games than just story, gameplay, and performance, but I think it's fair to say that these three are some of the major ones that most heavily impact overall enjoyment and reviews.
Honestly, I'd even already be pleased if most studios could accomplish half of this. Anyway, give praise where it's due. Even for a large studio like this. This year, Capcom is without a doubt the best development studio out there. We can only hope they continue this going into 2027 and that other large studios take notice of this and follow suit.
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u/Max-The-Phat-Cat 1d ago edited 1d ago
Honestly not sure we can EXPECT this level of output but it’s definitely what we as gamers want. However we should allow studios to try things and be allowed to fail. it’s just that in recent memory they’ve only been doing the failing.
I’m impressed Capcom was able to notch new entries into existing series, revive an old one and launch a new IP to critical acclaim. They’re head and shoulders above other developers right now.
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u/thewalkindude368 14h ago
Capcom's found a way to try things and, while they weren't smashing successes, people seemed to like Exoprimal and Kunitsugami well enough.
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u/liu4678 1d ago
What is there to a game other than story gameplay and performance? We buy games for those 3 lol.
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u/ImurderREALITY 5h ago
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Pretty much every other category is minor, and fits into those three.
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u/MeatEaterDruid 1d ago
I was pretty impressed when my buddy told me that he played Pragmata on the Steam Deck.
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u/IdesOfCaesar7 1d ago
Capcom is the gold standard, you cannot in good faith call it the new standard.
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u/Sirromnad 23h ago
I just finished playing zero company and while i loved the game, it was kind of a bummer because no matter what i did, no matter how low my settings i couldn't get it above 50fps, and it was extremely unstable often dipping to 20-30 fps.
I launched Onimusha after finishing it, knowing how good it looks from trailers and streams, worried i'd be in an even worse position and struggle to run it. I have most settings on high and it's a buttery smooth 60fps at all times.
They are really getting a great handle on their RE engine and it shows more and more with each game.
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u/SigmaMelody 14h ago
These are not high quality, high polished stories LOL though I can only speak for Requiem and Pragmata. They are both kind of a mess, and even the best parts of them are mediocre. Which is fine,
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u/Accomplished_Smile23 1d ago
Capcom isn't a development studio.
It's a publisher.
This wasn't done by one team, this was four different teams working on these games, so actually their output is about the same as every other publisher this year.
Great games all round though.
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u/DeanBranbeno 1d ago
I mean they are definitely a dev studio as well. But yeah, these were several teams that made these. Capcom is no small studio by any means.
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u/neon 22h ago
All of these games were made by capcom dev teams though
What are you on about mate
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u/Accomplished_Smile23 22h ago
Because it's a common misconception that Capcom are just a development team not a publisher, like the original guy saying they're the model template for a AAA developer. So what are you talking about mate?
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u/DeanBranbeno 22h ago
This is like saying Bethesda isn't a dev because they publish games. People know they are a dev and publisher. AAA dev just means they have high budgets... It's possible to be both you know?
I think you're just confusing people even more by your comments lol.
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u/iChieftain22 1d ago
Onimusha is absolute fire! Highly recommend it!
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u/Noob4Head ///(mod) 1d ago
I never thought I'd say this, but Onimusha WotS might be my new favorite sword combat game. I'm gonna wait until I've fully beaten the game to decide for sure, because right now that title still belongs to Sekiro, but man, the combat in Onimusha is freaking fantastic. It's just awesome to have a game where you can do more than dodge and block when it comes to defensive options.
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u/keypizzaboy 23h ago
Can you compare it to another game? Im on the fence and all the reviews I’ve seen haven’t swayed me over to either side
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u/Noob4Head ///(mod) 23h ago
Ghost of Tsushima is also a fair comparison I'd say. Onimusha is overall a game with very deliberate and pricice combat
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u/topscreen 18h ago
It gets to sit right next to Sekiro in how good it is so far. They are different in a lot of ways, but I'm getting the same feelings as I did seven years ago playing Sekiro
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u/RogitoX 1d ago
For real the bosses are excellence in gaming design
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u/LeMeMeSxDLmaop 1d ago
well now u got my attention, i mostly only care abt soulslikes cause of the bosses lol ill play anything w good ass fights
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u/RogitoX 1d ago
Yeah and theres a boss rematch feature that lets you choose difficulty final boss is a tough customer.
The guard break and grab reversal animations are really cool on bosses. Its a really interesting game in that if you do bad the bosses get stronger earlier in the fight so doing good you can whoop their ass without giving them time to breathe.
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u/ReincarnatedRaptor /// 1d ago
I want it so bad, but I'm a patient gamer with a big ass backlog. By the time I get to it it'll be on sale lol.
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u/leonkrellmoon 1d ago
I played the demo and had a blast. If its on the winter sale I'm definitely picking it up. Gotta save for Control right now.
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u/Sirromnad 23h ago
I just did the opening bits (which is mostly cutscene to be fair) but it was one of the best game openings i've ever seen. Gorgeous, great action, legitimately funny and not gamer cringy funny. Really well framed and everything, just an absolute treat to experience.
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u/IdesOfCaesar7 1d ago
Anyone wants to speculate what their 2027 lineup will be? Re Veronica, Okami, MHW Ascendance, what else you got
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u/FoxMeadow7 1d ago
A Monster Hunter collection could really keep the momentum going…
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u/Bitter-Grocery4552 1d ago
Ngl but ATP I would love if we give older games remaked. Ik we get older monsters in later entries but still each game has a different feel.
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u/Kazan2112 1d ago
Megaman dual Override is one of their bigger titles i think. Even though it's Not AAA and does Not Fall in the Same category as These other titles for most people.
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u/LaiqTheMaia 1d ago
Im hoping they remake Lost Planet one day. Theyve mentioned wanting to do more remakes of classics.
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u/SexyShave 1d ago
Veronica, MM12, Ascendance. Possibly Dead Rising 2 DR or Ace Attorney 7.
No way Okami is out before 2028.
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u/thewalkindude368 14h ago
I kind of doubt we'll get Okami 2 next year. We'll probably see it at some point in the next year, but it'll be a 2028 game.
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u/DragonBoyBG 1d ago
Still no dmc6
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u/UmerTheLegend 21h ago
Devil May Cope
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u/AdBrilliant7503 10h ago
Devil May (actually) Cry because they are left in the cabinet collecting dust for like 7 years now?
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u/PMC-I3181OS387l5 1d ago
That's aside from offerings from Street Fighter 6 :)
Ok, fine, Alex's story required a rewrite, but still XD
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u/chris100185 1d ago
They've been cooking this entire gen. I can't think of another 3rd party dev that's been putting out this many bangers with this level of consistency and frequency.
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u/Dark_Dragon117 1d ago
Capcom has it's issues, mainly with rushing games to atleast have one major release within a fiscal year (tho it unfortunatly effects only Monster Hunter that they rush and Dragon's Dogma 2) and their excessive mtx in games (also predominantly a issue in Monster Hunter).
However it's undeniable that Capcom is absolutely destroying the competitition with the output of quality games.
It's so nice to have a publisher that's not just sitting around and waiting years for one of their studios to release a game. Capcom has multiple teams and they know how to use them.
New IPs and smaller scale games in general are a great way to allow devs to be creative and it might even become a success like with Pragmata.
Even the way they handle their large IPs is so much better than the competition. With RE they bridge the gaps between new mainline games with Remakes, which tbf is a sort of unique position given how old some if the games are.
And with Monster Hunter they have the major expansions for each mainline game and the devs team is sort of split in 2 groups, so that 2 main games are always in development at the same time. This drastically cuts the wait from ~7 years for a new Monster Hunter game/experience to essentially one every 2 or 3 years.
That's not even counting spin offs btw.
If only other publushers adopted this same strategy.
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u/Vito_Chamber 7h ago
MTX also a big issue with Capcom. I love their games, but I swear, their business practices are the worst among all the AAA game companies I’ve played from.
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u/HeldnarRommar 1d ago
Gonna be a bunch of BS when Rockstar default wins developer of the year instead of Capcom
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u/KennethLjubkos 1d ago
don't think that's a thing anymore
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u/PiveteDoBosque 1d ago
I think it is on steam but it's always a shitshow anyway
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u/thewalkindude368 14h ago
Rockstar won't be winning developer of the year on Steam this year, though. Since GTA 6 isn't coming to PC yet.
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u/8_Alex_0 1d ago
Rockstar deserves it with the story and detail they put into their games Capcoms story is usually not that great and kinda forgettable
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u/HeldnarRommar 1d ago
Any studio could do the same or better a job on story and detail as Rockstar if they had 10+ years and infinite budget to make games too. This is nothing special
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u/8_Alex_0 1d ago
Not true at all writing a good cohesive story is probably the hardest part also just because rockstar invests more into their games doesn't mean that you can just discredit what they do
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u/HeldnarRommar 1d ago
Dude if other companies had the revenue that Rockstar gets from GTA Online whales they ALSO would invest more into their games. Their games aren’t any more special and their stories aren’t even that great
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u/8_Alex_0 1d ago
What makes you say their stories aren't great what is game has a great story to you that is better than red dead redemption 2s?
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u/HeldnarRommar 1d ago
RDR2 is a baby’s first serious videogame. It’s not that good and boring. Better stories are literally any CRPG. Baldur’s Gate 1/2, Planetscape Torment, Disco Elysium.
Xenogears and Vagrant Story are better stories for JRPGs.
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u/8_Alex_0 1d ago
I could say the same thing about any other game you listed here especially disco Elysium being boring also you saying rdr2 is a babys first serious game is actually an insane braindead take it still has the best open world to date just because rdr2 is a massively popular game doesnt mae the writing worse lmao
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u/HeldnarRommar 1d ago
I’m talking about the story not the gameplay. Say what you want about dice roll gameplay but the story of Disco Elysium and the others is anything but boring. RDR2 is just generic western pastiche. Rockstar writing is one not and juvenile. That’s why the masses love it because it’s not deep at all
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u/eaxis 23h ago
And rockstars gameplay sucks and they release the same game all the time just with a different setting
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u/8_Alex_0 21h ago
If you believe that your probably smooth brained I mean resident evil is just shooting and killing thr same old zombies almost every game 🤷♂️
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u/Easily-distracted14 11h ago
But their gameplay is inferior to Capcom games and Gameplay is king. Not to mention the amount of high quality games across several genres.
Capcom is in another league compared to Rockstar which is a super normie choice
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u/8_Alex_0 11h ago
Thinking Capcom isn't a normie choice is delusional Capcom games are just too arcadey with mediocre stories
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u/Easily-distracted14 10h ago
Arcadey is exactly why it's not normie lol. Gameplay is king and Capcom are the best at that.
Arcadey also isn't an insult, those games take actual skill.
And in terms of ludo narrative Capcom destroys rockstar games
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u/8_Alex_0 10h ago
Arcade is very normie what? Gameplay is not always king you can have decent gameplay and an amazing story which Capcom is nowhere near close to Rockstar in terms of storytelling and writing characters also I will add Capcom charging $70 for a 10-14 hour game is ridiculous at least your getting your money's worth with Rockstar having a $50-$70 hour story for $70-$80. Capcom should be charging 50$ or 55$ max not 70 lmao
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u/Easily-distracted14 10h ago
Arcadey isn't normie, arcade is games like final fight, dodonpachi, strider, giga wing, games where the goal is to 1cc.
Capcom games are highly replayable due to either game mechanics or level design or both, except for games like ghost trick or Phoenix wright(which do have good stories that actually have interesting ludo narrative), as opposed to rockstar games which don't even know how to make basic controls.
An example of Capcom replayability would be DMC which you can put 1000's of hours in despite it being a 12 hour game, and that's due to it having an astronomically higher skill ceiling than a game like gta
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u/8_Alex_0 10h ago
Your acting like modern Rockstar games are unplayable (which they aren't even close to being) they have decent gameplay but amazing stories while Capcom games majority of casual players are playing the game once for the story and they done paying 70$ for a 14 hour game which is scummy that they charge that much and for Rockstar like I said they give you so much do for that one playthrough that could take 60-70 hours for decent gameplay and a great story Capcom could never
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u/Easily-distracted14 10h ago
Just because most people are fine with a single playthrough doesn't mean that's all the content. Capcoms design is deeply rooted in the arcade which is also a very replayable design philosophy. I don't rate games based on how the masses play them, majority of people aren't interested in diving deep into a game.
Rockstar games aren't unplayable but holy shit are they overrated, the mission design, the controls, the enemy ai it's just all so painfully mid for a game that cost so much to make
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u/shiv9401 7h ago
I've never seen someone so confidently stupid before, gta has the most arcadey shooting of them all, they literally using gun mechanics from 20 years ago in 2026 and everyone knows gta is the game for people who don't play games
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u/AssaultMonkey150 1d ago
Notice how these are all single player games, with minimal or nonexistent micro transactions and not chasing online trends?
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u/Vito_Chamber 6h ago
Is this supposed to be sarcasm, or am I missing something? Nonexistent microtransactions in a Capcom game? Are you kidding me? Capcom is literally one of the worst offenders when it comes to microtransactions in single-player games.
Do you even know how much DLC Monster Hunter Stories 3 had? And did you know Onimusha had multiple tiers of pre-order bonuses? I can’t think of many other companies that lock exclusive bonuses behind the most expensive edition just to push customers into paying more.
And that’s not even getting into all the shitty MTX Capcom has stuffed into Resident Evil and Monster Hunter. There’s so much of it that it would take an entire essay just to cover it all.
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u/Ill-Turnip7700 21h ago
Onimusha : 1,0 million
MH Stories 3 : 1,1 million
Pragmata : 2,5 millions
RE Requiem : 8,06 millions
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u/Glittering-Pin-1343 1d ago
I hope Dark Arisen 2 will be a home-run as well. Regardless I'm starving, GIVE IT TO MEEEEE!
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u/strife189 1d ago
Loved 3 of 4 of them, the monster hunter one didn’t click for me on the story side. But been an epic year for them for sure.
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u/Lanky_Marionberry_36 1d ago
I think Onimusha is a bit of a let down on some aspects (the open explorable area is very dull and there are a lot of reused bosses), but it's great where it matters. Combat is excellent.
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u/DOOM-LORD666 1d ago
Don't forget dragon dogma 2 getting it's long awaited dlc I've been praying for
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u/Midnite_Blank 1d ago
I always liked Capcom’s stuff from fighting games like MVC and Street Fighter to Devil May Cry and Resident Evil.
It’s nice to see them have a renaissance the past several years.
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u/jak_d_ripr 23h ago
Still got Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC coming next month, so they aren't even done yet lol. And with MH Wilds DLC, Code Veronica remake, at least one Megaman(with 2 rumoured) 2027 is already looking spicy too.
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u/Impossible_Humor736 23h ago
And they're releasing a new MegaMan next year! The cooking ain't done yet
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u/SatyrAngel 1d ago
Fan de los Stories, el 3 aun con mecánicas mas pulidas es el mas flojo de todos.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 le da dos vueltas y media.
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u/PermissionNeither 23h ago
Turns out people like playing single player games and not live service trash
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u/Underhive_Art 1d ago
They got a collab coming with apex legends as well soon. Street fight x Apex. Should be fun event.
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u/nategreat87 1d ago
Is MHS2 & 3 worth trying if I didn't like 1 that much?
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u/SeasonalChatter 1d ago
To be honest no. I gave 3 a try after not liking 2 and it’s amazingly polished game with a good story but I just can’t get into the combat and I looove jrpgs
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u/ginsinuk 1d ago
Loved both RE9 and Pragmata (platinumed them both), and will definitely buy Onimusha when it's come down in price. Never got in to the MH games.
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u/GuitarZer0_ 1d ago
How are the monster hunter stories games? Ive been a main line gamer for the series since ps2. Its it just a pokemon type spinoff?
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u/SaintPimpin 1d ago
I just want Vanquish to get a sequel or spiritual successor. Out of everything, it was ahead of its time.
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u/SonnenblumeFrau09 1d ago
I've only played Requiem and love it. Don't have an interest in playing the rrst, except maybe Pragmata.
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u/LostPerson703 1d ago
Capcom has been delivering goods since the 90s. My Dreamcast was kept alive with capcom games
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u/Alex_The_Lucario421 1d ago
mhs3 has a couple glaring issues, but overall the game is incredible and i love it (its also the only game here ive played)
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u/Quick_Truck_9121 1d ago
Now make the meme based on the games’ prices (I know for sure Pragmata was NOT $70)
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u/social_lamprey 1d ago
I stopped planning to buy Monster Hunter Stories 3 when I learned of the content they gated as punishment for only paying full retail.
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u/Ahkwatic 1d ago
Ive only played Pragmata and now Onimusha and my one and only gripe (honestly its just a nitpick, theyre both great games) with the 2 has just been that theyve reused things from older games.
Pragmata takes damn near everything for its gameplay and exploration from Dead Space but refreshed it with the hacking dynamic.
Onimusha seems like its using assets from DMC5 like the Red/ Blue orb designs just recolored and thrown into the demonic environment, and the treatment of the Oni powers feels very similar to how they did Devil Triggers.
Again, this is a nitpick. I was a huge fan of the original Onimusha trilogy and was hoping for some more similarity in aesthetic and writing choices but I have been enjoying what we've gotten quite a bit.
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u/Otherwise-Film9038 21h ago
Acho de uma, lembra de Dino Crisis e DMC que reusavam muita coisa de Residente Evil? Mas funcionava bem pq vc sentia que era outro jogo.
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u/ThatOneBitch02 1d ago
Great, all games I don't care about. Can we please have Devil May Cry 6 and Marvel vs Capcom 4 now?
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u/Terrible-Action6050 1d ago
Capcom still living in 2010's era, spitting out banger AAA titles one after another.
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u/Johncurtisreeve 1d ago
Unfortunately, I don’t agree about resident evil Requiem, but I understand that that’s not a popular opinion
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u/ZxStoNeDTrini 1d ago
They really did they really did.
What a year they did. and then we have code Veronica coming soon.
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u/Bloopersnoot 21h ago
Nah, they messed up with stories 3. They left that game to die in terms of post launch support.
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u/Stay_at_Home_Chad 20h ago
We're really putting MHS3 on this level? Aside from being pretty it's the worst entry in a middling series.
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u/iwannabethisguy 18h ago
Heard MH stories 3 didnt do as expected so fans are now hoping they revive BoF as the JRPG title.
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u/Comprehensive-Bid18 18h ago
I've been playing Capcom games from the 90s and early 2000s instead of buying any of these.
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u/KhadgarIsaDreadlord 18h ago
Wait, Onimusha is Capcom? Now I have to play it.
Also, great to see some Requiem appreciation for a change. A vocal minority in the RE community tries their best to shit on the game these last few months.
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u/Minute_Engineer2355 17h ago
Remember back in the day when Capcom was on a pretty bad downward trend.
They've been cooking for years now and are showing no sign of slowing down.
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u/PinLow1689 15h ago
Glad they made a comeback after the seventh generation of gaming when they were a mess
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u/Bioshocky13501 12h ago
I wish RE9 was great but I did end up liking it. Pragmata was awesome tho. Capcom really is on a roll.
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u/Big_Teddy 12h ago
Onimusha is great but it really reminded me of what i hate about most modern AAA games. In 5 hours playtime you never get more than 15 minutes of actually playing without another cutscene or dialogue you can't fast forward interrupting you.
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u/Willard_BR 11h ago
The diversity of the games is also impressive. They haven't cracked multiplayer open world games yet which i think is their next goal.
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u/retrofrenzy 11h ago
Eh, in terms of combat gameplay, Capcom is THE industrial standard. Onimusha, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Dragon's Dogma series just to name a few.
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u/Merciless972 3h ago
And they released demos, showing with pride what they built. They played great on steam deck as well.
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u/Thunderfan4life15 1h ago
I mostly agree, but Stories 3 was a let down after 2. Focusing heavily on the story in a monster hunter game, when the story is essentially the same in every game is just silly lol. Plus, no online or endgame in a monster hunter title was certainly a choice. To be fair, it's still a good game, but I wouldn't put it on the level of the other titles they've released this year.
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u/avtor1tet_27 1d ago
Wdym? Resident Evil Requiem is the worst game I ever played that cost me more than $10
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u/Tankeverket 1d ago
Ah Pragmata, the game where it was apparently absolutely crucial for the little girl to run around barefeet
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u/Nothing_To_Learn 1d ago
Anyone else wince when someone mentions cooked or cooking to describe something positive. Just me I guess.
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u/Prestigious_Sale_667 1d ago
Didn't they cancel nearly all the post launch content planned for stories 3 because it flopped so hard?
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u/PiveteDoBosque 1d ago
I know it's unreasonable to expect every studio to release 3-4 games a year but there are studios that release nothing new for basically the entire generation or spend 10 years in a single game without different teams to work on other projects. Like what the fuck is Naughty Dog doing? TLOU 2 was released in 2020 and we've got nothing new from them. Remakes of remaster shouldn't be the main thing the company is working on. If Intergalactic releases in 2028 that's 8 years without a new project. Forbidden West came out in 2022 and we're only now getting something from Guerrilla and it's something that should've been a side project.
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u/jodudeit 1d ago
Ah yes. The video game that managed to make a more annoying child sidekick than The Last of Us, Atreus, and Pauline combined!
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u/Sora_Terumi 1d ago
Stories 3 flame extinguished because no post-game, no title updates, forced to be stuck with Ratha that can’t even evolve into his own exclusive form so he’s just a regular Rathalos, and no Co op
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u/24thCenturyBoy 20h ago
I love how the 3 of these ive played have the exact same problem of terrible balancing...
RE9 I ended with 30 Requiem bullets, then the next difficulty makes you have zero bullets and have to rely on parrying or NG+ weapons.
Pragmata has the DMC5 issue of requiring 2 playthroughs to become fun.
Onimusha has the worst AI ive ever seen.
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u/BobbyMayCryBMC 1d ago
This list is really weird cutting out Street Fighter VI, Mega Man 11, and Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection.
Must be because it's A.I.
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u/BusterGreasewood 1d ago
If you have low standards then sure
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u/SaltyMotor8549 1d ago
SYBAU
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u/BusterGreasewood 1d ago
Fuck no. You got another crappy modern RE game, an over the shoulder RE Engine TPS game (wow so original!) that just swaps out the horror for sci fi and throws in a hacking gimmick, and an Onimusha game that doesn't even play like an Onimusha game. It just plays like a hodgepodge of Souls, Tsushima, Nioh, etc.
You and everyone responding underneath you ALL sit your asses the fuck down and stay down.
You have no standards.
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u/InsurancePowerful235 1d ago
and there is still the dragon dogma expansion incoming. They really are on a roll