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It was going to be a day-1 release originally, but the developers stated they needed a little more time to polish it up. They have delivered ~6 months later, but it's better late than never for us!
The news popped up during the livestream just now, which was pretty exciting to see as I follow the game on Steam (as I do with many!).
I picked it up right away and it downloads, installs and runs correctly. It worked perfectly first-time with my two-monitor setup (which so many games fail at!).
On max settings with my 980ti I have been getting well over 150FPS too, so performance wise it seems pretty solid. I've seen it go above 230FPS too, so performance really isn't an issue here it seems they did a reasonable job on the optimisation.
The character models are surprisingly nice, they have a certain Anime style to them which pleases me rather a lot as a big Anime fan. I'm not a fan of the random pantie shots you get when jumping about though, although it's not that bad.
It detected the Steam Controller perfectly fine and worked great even without going into Steam Big Picture mode, so that was pretty damn handy. It does have the up/down arrows on the DPAD backwards though, so that's a little odd.
Combat is fast, fluid and pretty fun. It's really easy at the start, but once you get to the first minor boss it will heat up a whole lot more, especially as they all have different abilities.
The combat encounters seem quite varied too, the part in the screenshot above where it zooms out and you're dodging magic attacks on a small platform was a little tricky, but pretty damn fun. Totally unexpected.
I especially like how magic attacks from enemies can be countered by your own, so if an enemy launches something at you, you could jump into the air and launch your own and it does feel pretty damn good.
I've had a blast so far, so I think you will too. Go grab it.
About the game
Anima: Gate of Memories is a third person action RPG that tells the story of two beings bound by an unwilling pact, an ancient monster and a girl who lost her past...
Forced to stay together, their lives will take a unexpected turn when both discover that something darker than they could imagine is about to start, a war in the shadows in which they will have a leading role.
Anima: Gate of Memories brings to videogames the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. You will enjoy a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: EdmeneI understand ^_^Quoting: omer666I don't want to be rude, but the best Final Fantasy titles are all playable on emulators. I don't think this one would be worth the money. However, with a big discount, I admit I would be tempted...
I understand is that Anima gameplay remembered me of a FF XV livestream from yesterday that I watched partially. I was just thinking into a scenario that some people may like since as Liam said: "we don't have many good third person action RPG", Square Enix have allowed ports of games from western studios and had released some Final Fantasy games for windows (something unthinkable some time ago) that works with wine. A really good third person rpg would be Witcher 3 but we all know how it went.
Actually I never played any Final Fantasy and had heard that the old games are better than the new ones, plus I am not into anime or Japanese games in general so the chances of end up buying it are slim. But thanks for the tip on the emulators maybe I will try someday if I develop a desire of playing some part of the FF franchise.
The fact is that I am a great fan of the older titles, but from the 10th episode onward, it became too cheesy and too incoherent for my tastes. Some less successful series proved way more solid, like Xenogears/Xenosaga/Xenoblade, or the Tales of games, despite being a bit less polished since around Graces/Xilia.
Episode after episode, Final Fantasy has become less and less interesting, despite magazines' ever positive feedback. This time around Final Fantasy XV is met with very mixed feelings.
You should really give Final Fantasy VI a shot, it's an amazing game, far from the stereotypes of the genre.
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well fights are quite boring...especially on boss... dodge dodge cast... repeat... :|
Hopefully the fights will get better...
Hopefully the fights will get better...
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It's kinda pretty and runs great without reducing the screen resolution, so I guess I like it.
In fact, it will only run without reducing the screen resolution. Heh.
In fact, it will only run without reducing the screen resolution. Heh.
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I've had this game on my wishlist for a while, nice that it came to Linux. Will look into purchasing this today.
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Quote"I waaan' it. I waaan' it. I waaan' it. I waaan' it ... (You caaaaaaan't have it!)"
The Who, Magic Bus, 1968
Oh the pain of bad timing. I have been awaiting Anima for what seems like aeons, and it comes to Linux during pre-Chrismahanukuanzika game-buying freeze. Still, this hell that is the holiday season shall pass and one day, Anima, YOU SHALL BE MINE! Bwaha! Bwahahahahaha!
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