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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 12:12
masofdas wrote:
Elden Ring or Final Fantasy XVI pish you've heard it hear.
Compared to Ghost Trick? At least one of those two, maybe both. Ghost Trick is definitely more up your street.
masofdas The Next Aonuma
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 15:03
XVI is my most anticipated game though for this year, if I could only play one more game this year, it be that.
Though it comes out on the 22nd, Ghost Trick the 30th, so yeah that space between XVI and Pikimin 4 can see a Ghost Trick being played though Andy reminded me how great Story of the Seasons: A Wonderful Life is, and maybe Rain Code will be good.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 15:16
Yeah, blame me and my love of farming...
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 15:52
Ghost Trick is only like 10-12 hours long so it's easily played alongside a game you want to be your main focus.
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I just fired up the demo to check out the controls & while there is no pointer controls (which is what I was hoping for) it does at least have touch screen controls for handheld play. Also that chapter 1 set up is *chef kiss*
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 17:32
We will see what's in the mix, as I will say July is pretty awful part from Pikmin 4 and Exoprimal which only get use if the Pod lads play it on Game Pass. So is like a whole month between XVI and Pikmin 4, also I've got the week off for XVI that I might finished before GT even comes out.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 15 Jun 2023 - 17:57
I'm more excited for Rain Code than most but there's no way at all it's going to be better than this.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Sun 18 Jun 2023 - 9:25
It's the only thing I'll play that involves that much listening to people talk at each other. I don't know if that counts as an endorsement or not, but I loved it.
Ghost Trick that is - Rain Code looks like I'd be arrested for playing it
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Wed 21 Jun 2023 - 7:57
A nonce wrote:
I'm more excited for Rain Code than most
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Wed 21 Jun 2023 - 9:20
Well Ghost Trick has moved above Story of Seasons in what I may play.
EDIT
Got £26 in credit on Game Collection, and they do PSN vouchers, so may get this on PS5, though feels a Switch game being from the DS. Was also looking at LAD Ishin as it cost £1.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Wed 21 Jun 2023 - 21:25
Buskalilly wrote:
A nonce wrote:
I'm more excited for Rain Code than most
Can't believe you'd dare associate me with cryptocurrency. For shame.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 22 Jun 2023 - 1:59
Thanks for the link because I had no idea. I ain't reading that though, seems boring as shit.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Thu 22 Jun 2023 - 15:04
Got Ghost Trick physical on order again as done some eBaying, so funds from that paying for GT which is costing £33 with postage/tax etc. I don't think what £10 more for the physical and then a lot of that is getting the game here, is that much more than digital.
Then if I don't like can flog or I finish and just found it to be fine, if I do really like it can stay in the collection of Switch games which is back down to 48.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Sat 24 Jun 2023 - 18:21
Not an option for me, I pre-ordered the digital version. It will now sit around doing nothing until goodness knows when, but it's great scenery on my Switch home screen!
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Sat 24 Jun 2023 - 19:23
Surprised you didn't go for the physical version being a big fan of the game.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Fri 30 Jun 2023 - 10:05
I played the demo and I liked it! I finally got to meet Missile, all those years after Matthew Castle (I think) raved about how great he is. I'll be getting it for sure, though not sure when I'll play it...
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Fri 30 Jun 2023 - 20:50
That's a mood and a half.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Tue 11 Jul 2023 - 21:53
My physical copy of this has arrived from Japan. It's my next Switch game I play, just when I play the Switch next is the question (okay it be when Pikimin 4 comes out and that be the next Switch game I play).
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Wed 12 Jul 2023 - 11:31
I should buy a copy to support the general concept, though I have no idea when I'll play it.
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Subject: Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the best story-focussed game of all time) Mon 17 Jul 2023 - 21:24
Ah stuff it. I'm playing this again. Why was I trying to struggle through Coffee Talk when I could have been replaying this in 60fps-o-vision? Fool. And it's still tremendous.
Surprisingly good: analogue stick controls. You can play it with touch screen, but I think I even prefer using the stick. Surprisingly bad: 60fps-o-vision. It's obviously been straightforwardly upscaled, and the "joins" are visible. They're by no means game-ruining, probably only obvious to a proper Ghost Trick head like myself, but they're there.
Unsurprisingly excellent: everything else about this game. Love love love it.
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