Come February, Bandai is remastering Tales of Symphonia and bringing it to the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. I am loving this trend of bringing these classic games to a modern audience because I missed out on a lot of them growing up. Now that I have money but no time, I will try to squeeze in as much as possible.
Tales of Symphonia Remastered is a JRPG that seems to have a decent story and an interesting combat system. Aside from the visual upgrades, the remastered edition is promising co-op modes, 3D animated cut scenes, and a fantastic adventure to set out on. If you are a fan of the original or are looking for a classic JRPG to get into, check out Tales of Symphonia. The game is set to come out on February 17th, 2023. You can preorder your physical copy today, otherwise you will need to wait till launch for digital. For those interested in physical copies, please consider preordering through my affiliate links: Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch.
Bandai also offers a chosen edition that includes the game, a steelcase, and stickers if you would like to spend the extra $10.
Amazon’s newest MMO has certainly piqued my interest. With every new bit of news that comes across my desk, I continue to grow more excited. I love MMOs and am always looking for a new one to sink some time into. Blue Protocol seems like a promising title that might fill a void in my life.
Blue Protocol is a sci-fi open-world MMO that was announced sometime in 2023. A trailer was released during this year’s Game Awards, and I have to say, it looks pretty cool. I am a huge fan of the art, but then again I love anime. The world looks beautiful, with huge maps and a very open-world experience. I have a terrible sense of direction, so I will most likely be spending most of my game time trying to figure out where I need to go.
What excites me most about Blue Protocol is the combat. From what I have seen, it is a very active experience. A problem I have with some MMOs is that I don’t have the patience to wait around for cooldowns. If I am not actively moving, dodging, or attacking, I get easily distracted. It is why games like Guild Wars and PSO2 rank among my favorites. Blue Protocol seems to have a similar combat system to PSO2, I just hope it has more content. There also seems to be an elemental system, I hope it allows you to switch between different elements. Blue Protocol features all the traditional classes, although I didn’t see a healing class. I am very excited to try the mage class, but as an alt-aholic, I will be trying them all.
I’ll admit, the fact that Amazon is tied to this has me a little worried. I am scared the monetization will be too predatory and the gameplay will be too grindy. The few Amazon Titles have left me with mixed feelings, but I am willing to give them another chance. I did sign up for the Beta and will be reporting on my experience as soon as I can. Until then, I will be monitoring the official site closely. In the meantime, I guess I’ll try giving Lost Ark one more go.
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