Quite sad for me in one way, this is the type of game I surely want a physical copy of. That said, im buying. I don't like singleplayer games I really want to play being tied to a sub and id rather support the developer with my money this way.
Yeah I received an email requesting that I make a small write a small review of Helldivers 2.
I have over 500hours in the game and like 96% in terms of trophies. However it wouldn't let me actually review it and instead ask me to choose an edition. Like ratings, physical owners are left out it seems, are at least unless it's bugged for some games.
Profound sadness. The Order 1886 wasn't perfect but it had potential. They had something to build on. Wished PlayStation and them had come to an agreement on a proper sequel before they let themselves get bought out.
Yeah im playing and will be playing this weekend naturally, afterall, I have over 500 hours in this(441 mission time). That said, the update isn't going over well with a lot of the community thanks to some of the balance changes(right before the fire warbond lol). AH can't seem to get out of their own way at times. The short of the rest is that the update doesn't seem to be worth the wait. Hell, you practically nerfed the next warbond in a way and it's not even out yet lol. The way im seeing it right now, this game will see a temporary uptick but quickly go back to where it was before the update in player count.
I'll get it...if it's available when I try to pre-order it lol. Still holding out hope for the Glorious Graffiti Astro Bot DualSense to be a real thing in the future though.
@DETfaninATL Yeah that sucks because in the first game, we got those with updates to the game. So I don't see why we shouldn't get them this time around. I've complained about it to them on twitter at least(and will continue to when I can lol).
It also now shows if the people on your friends list has recently played a game you have installed under the "Friends Who Play" tab. Also shows their hours from there too.
Yeah all the editions been high up on the psn pre-order list the entire time. I just will not be one of those as I haven't been a fan of a Ubisoft game in over a decade. So them doing Star Wars doesn't really move the meter for me.
It's another hero shooter in a sea of gaas now. It's not good enough(or good at all imo, I don't get any sense of satisfaction after matches) and not unique enough to warrant me caring about it to be honest. The beta only solidified my thoughts going into it. My only thought about whole thing now is who are all the players involved in greenlighting and cultivating this. Cuz I don't want them fired.....but I just don't want them to be allowed to do this anymore under PlayStation.
Got mine pre-ordered already. They could have at least gave us some avatars lol. Looks like im going to be playing this all weekend as I don't anticipate my physical College Football 25 shipping out til Friday itself thus getting here Monday or Tuesday next week.
Must have really low pre-order numbers is the first thing I thought about when this was announced. Anyways, i'll try it but im not excited going into it.
I find stuff like that laughable really. Like every game is suppose to keep all their players all the time. It's a multiplayer game, other games come out. There's a couple of games that have the overwhelming majority of players(Fortnite/Cod/GTA and a few more) while everybody else go through fazes. Fundamentally most live service games now suck to me because of how they hook the player and what they tend to give you and not give you and fun tend to not be at the forefront of most ive tried. Another thing not in Helldivers 2 favor is that it doesn't have any real FOMO like most live services. So glad Arrowhead didn't do that and people can just put the game down and come back later and play and all the stuff will be there. Arrowhead has certainly made plenty of mistakes that has contributed to the drop but that's ok. I still love the game even if I don't play it everyday anymore since......you know, I actually want to play other games too. I'm not one of those gamers that just play Fortnite, Cod, GTA, 2k, Madden etc those type of games all the time which makes up the majority of that crap stuff these days. I want my time spent on many types of games while im alive.
Looks like the typical MS deflect, blame PlayStation for anything that can be perceived as a misstep on their part because it seems to work on twitter and such.
So basically, you're a 3rd Party Publisher. And yes keep doing all these moves, this WILL make your platform less desirable when it comes to the consoles, we literally watched Phil do this to Xbox over the past 2 gens. It's lego now, then it's Horizon itself and Astro Bot next on Switch 2 coming directly from Guerrilla or Nixxes lol. And they will justify it at every turn. We got Hulst out here saying that he's using tentpole titles to convince PC gamers to buy a PS5, that's basically gaslighting at this point.
Saw this in the pre-order section of the ps store yesterday and wondered what it was but not enough to click on it to see at the time lol. I like bullet hell/shmups. $30 can be a tough sell for those type of games at times but I have some interest, it does look good visually for these types of games. We'll see what im doing by the time this releases, that will determine my interest in buying it then or maybe waiting for a down the line sale.
Can't say im a fan of the the skin revealing armors. The second emote is pretty funny though. The weapons iduuno, im not feeling it but we will see. I definitely expecting something different in the SGF trailer though.
Wait a minute, why isn’t the Glorious Graffiti and Neon Dream a real thing?(without the wings of course). I want that Glorious Graffiti but I would settle for a Neon Dream. And why are we releasing these games lately without Steelbooks? I want premium product physically! I’m still a collector! A Yharnam Hunter Astro Bot statue is a huge missed opportunity as well.
Well it was false advertising. The funny thing is that there is one game that is 8k on PS5(The Touryst), but the update is never coming for it on Sony's end. Personally im not mad as I don't have an 8k tv to begin with nor do I want one due to the lack of 8k content right now. Not much is moving on that end in the near future also.
Concord had me right up to the moment it showed gameplay. Then it looked like every other gaas on the market and will be competing them(Hell a competitor, Marvel, was literally in this same State of Play). It didn't look attractive. My prospects are not good for that game in the long run. People bring up Helldivers II but that game passed the unique factor off jump and looked fun. This game doesn't to me.
Astro Bot looks good. I'll get that. I still may be the only person on the planet of hasn't played Playroom whose had their PS5 for this long though lol.
The Ballads Of Antara looked interesting. I'll keep an eye on that.
I thought it looked like every other gaas game on the market. Will be competing in that sea of them(hell it's competing with the other Marvel game they showed in this very state of play) and wasn't even attractive at all when it came to gameplay. It's just dreadful how desperate companies have come in this space for the next fortnite/cod.
Yeah but the reality seems be that it's not working out that way. These live services don't respect your time and want all of your money all the time. Don't want you playing anything else. And the big guns continue to funnel all the money towards them leaving the rest of the industry scrambling to get there or fail trying even if it means going under. If only they were like Helldivers II id welcome more of them and play more of them.
So far they haven't showed anything. Not holding out hope for anything worth my time. I don't expect Concord to be anywhere near as generous towards the player when it comes to mtx like Helldivers 2. I mean fundamentally, the mtx in Helldivers 2 are a joke. I mean that in a good way for the player. Most live service aren't even close to that and it's kinda unrealistic to expect something similar from Concord.
Despite my gripes about things at times and ive had a bunch of them(like the way they balance and take away fun things we are able to do within the game plus hidden buffs/nerfs not disclosed in patch notes), im happy for Arrowhead. Specially coming from Helldivers 1 seeing it blow up second time around. I still actively play. It's the reason why I haven't played a couple games ive bought this year yet and why ive quit playing a few that I was playing beforehand. I just keep using my spare time to boot up the game and play a few missions almost per day.
Hmm, can't say im happy about this as I have not been liking what they've been doing(particularly with their studios) over the years lately. And ive put part of that outside of Jim Ryan at the feet of Hermen Hulst. So no, im not happy about this. But it is what it is.
Microsoft buying Activision is looking like the worst thing that could happen to the other studios MS bought. Years of cheering MS buying studios/Publishers(even by those in the media). 2-3 trillion dollar company can't afford to keep studios open all of sudden. No! It's that they no longer need to pretend like sales don't matter gamepass, gamepass and all that nonsense.
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Re: The Plucky Squire Getting Physical PS5 Edition, But Won't Be Ready in Time for Launch
Good. Guess i'll wait for the physical now😁
Re: Until Dawn PS5 Is Priced at $60 / £60
No sir! not me!.rickrossgif
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for Gamescom 2024?
Only really checking for Kemuri
Re: Never Has a Game Looked So Good Yet So Jank as PS5's Neo Berlin 2087
Added to my wishlist. Will get it some time down the line.
Re: The Plucky Squire Launches on PS5 This September, Day One on PS Plus Extra
Quite sad for me in one way, this is the type of game I surely want a physical copy of. That said, im buying. I don't like singleplayer games I really want to play being tied to a sub and id rather support the developer with my money this way.
Re: Sony Appears to Be Dabbling with Written User Reviews on the PS Store
Yeah I received an email requesting that I make a small write a small review of Helldivers 2.
I have over 500hours in the game and like 96% in terms of trophies. However it wouldn't let me actually review it and instead ask me to choose an edition. Like ratings, physical owners are left out it seems, are at least unless it's bugged for some games.
Re: The Order: 1886 Dev Ready at Dawn to Close After VR Stint
Profound sadness. The Order 1886 wasn't perfect but it had potential. They had something to build on. Wished PlayStation and them had come to an agreement on a proper sequel before they let themselves get bought out.
Re: Reaction: PS5 Needs a Price Cut
PS5 needs a price cut and it's long overdue.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Helldivers 2: Escalation of Freedom?
Yeah im playing and will be playing this weekend naturally, afterall, I have over 500 hours in this(441 mission time). That said, the update isn't going over well with a lot of the community thanks to some of the balance changes(right before the fire warbond lol). AH can't seem to get out of their own way at times. The short of the rest is that the update doesn't seem to be worth the wait. Hell, you practically nerfed the next warbond in a way and it's not even out yet lol. The way im seeing it right now, this game will see a temporary uptick but quickly go back to where it was before the update in player count.
Re: Horrifying Extent of Helldivers 2 Game Master's Power Revealed
😂🤣I knew something was up with them Hulks at times and along with the rapid Titan spawns. And did he just confirm the blue beams?!
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Controller Announced, Pre-Orders Start 9th August
I'll get it...if it's available when I try to pre-order it lol. Still holding out hope for the Glorious Graffiti Astro Bot DualSense to be a real thing in the future though.
Re: Biggest Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Update Yet Deploys on 6th August
@DETfaninATL Yeah that sucks because in the first game, we got those with updates to the game. So I don't see why we shouldn't get them this time around. I've complained about it to them on twitter at least(and will continue to when I can lol).
Re: Biggest Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Update Yet Deploys on 6th August
Can't wait!! Was spraying some Terminids this morning working on the last ship upgrade.
Re: Latest PS5 Firmware Update Adds Game Session Sharing via URL, Here Are the Patch Notes
It also now shows if the people on your friends list has recently played a game you have installed under the "Friends Who Play" tab. Also shows their hours from there too.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Boasts Ubisoft's Biggest Ever Marketing Budget, Strong Launch Expected
Yeah all the editions been high up on the psn pre-order list the entire time. I just will not be one of those as I haven't been a fan of a Ubisoft game in over a decade. So them doing Star Wars doesn't really move the meter for me.
Re: Concord's Free Open Beta Is Performing Abysmally on PC
It's another hero shooter in a sea of gaas now. It's not good enough(or good at all imo, I don't get any sense of satisfaction after matches) and not unique enough to warrant me caring about it to be honest. The beta only solidified my thoughts going into it. My only thought about whole thing now is who are all the players involved in greenlighting and cultivating this. Cuz I don't want them fired.....but I just don't want them to be allowed to do this anymore under PlayStation.
Re: Guilty Gear Strive Announces Huge Season 4 Updates, Cyberpunk Edgerunners Guest Character
No Jam......NOOOOOOO!! ASW what are we doing huh?
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess?
Yep and watching evo at the same time. All weekend!
Fun game.
Re: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (PS5) - An Absorbing Action-Strategy Hybrid
Got mine pre-ordered already. They could have at least gave us some avatars lol. Looks like im going to be playing this all weekend as I don't anticipate my physical College Football 25 shipping out til Friday itself thus getting here Monday or Tuesday next week.
Re: Wax On, Wax Off with This Super Nintendo-Style Karate Kid Beat-'Em-Up for PS5, PS4
Need to make a note to myself to add this to my wishlist.
Re: Concord Beta: How to Access, Start Times, and What You Can Play
Must have really low pre-order numbers is the first thing I thought about when this was announced. Anyways, i'll try it but im not excited going into it.
Re: Talking Point: Was Sony Right to Resist Adding PS5 Exclusives to PS Plus Day One?
Xbox console users are looking more and more like second class citizens on the xbox platform.
Re: The Obligatory Helldivers 2 Isn't As Popular As It Was Headlines Have Started to Emerge
I find stuff like that laughable really. Like every game is suppose to keep all their players all the time. It's a multiplayer game, other games come out. There's a couple of games that have the overwhelming majority of players(Fortnite/Cod/GTA and a few more) while everybody else go through fazes. Fundamentally most live service games now suck to me because of how they hook the player and what they tend to give you and not give you and fun tend to not be at the forefront of most ive tried. Another thing not in Helldivers 2 favor is that it doesn't have any real FOMO like most live services. So glad Arrowhead didn't do that and people can just put the game down and come back later and play and all the stuff will be there. Arrowhead has certainly made plenty of mistakes that has contributed to the drop but that's ok. I still love the game even if I don't play it everyday anymore since......you know, I actually want to play other games too. I'm not one of those gamers that just play Fortnite, Cod, GTA, 2k, Madden etc those type of games all the time which makes up the majority of that crap stuff these days. I want my time spent on many types of games while im alive.
Re: Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4
Downloading right now. Buying regardless though.
Re: Silly Speculation Alleges Sony May Have Signed Secret PS5 Exclusivity for Black Myth: Wukong
Looks like the typical MS deflect, blame PlayStation for anything that can be perceived as a misstep on their part because it seems to work on twitter and such.
Re: Major Helldivers 2 Balancing Patch Buffs Just About Everything
Update is great. When I first saw them Gunship Patrols though😲
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Adds Full Discord Calls and More
Don't care about the Discord stuff. Want PS communities back still. The shareable psn profile link is a plus for me though.
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is on Nintendo Switch Because It's a Game 'For Everyone'
So basically, you're a 3rd Party Publisher. And yes keep doing all these moves, this WILL make your platform less desirable when it comes to the consoles, we literally watched Phil do this to Xbox over the past 2 gens. It's lego now, then it's Horizon itself and Astro Bot next on Switch 2 coming directly from Guerrilla or Nixxes lol. And they will justify it at every turn. We got Hulst out here saying that he's using tentpole titles to convince PC gamers to buy a PS5, that's basically gaslighting at this point.
Re: Reaction: You Said You Were Sick of PS5's Sad Dad Sims, So You Better Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
@KundaliniRising333 I'll disregard your jab at Astro Bot lol. But I do agree with your overall conclusion.
Re: CYGNI: All Guns Blazing Knows What It's Doing with This PS5 Trailer
Saw this in the pre-order section of the ps store yesterday and wondered what it was but not enough to click on it to see at the time lol. I like bullet hell/shmups. $30 can be a tough sell for those type of games at times but I have some interest, it does look good visually for these types of games. We'll see what im doing by the time this releases, that will determine my interest in buying it then or maybe waiting for a down the line sale.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
I will not be getting it then.
Re: Capcom's Strange Tactical Action Game Kunistu-Gami Is Out Next Month on PS5
I dunno what yall talking bout, this is day one for me. Was day one since first trailer. This and College Football 25 on the same day, buying both.
Re: Super Popular Shooter Valorant Is Finally Headshotting Its Way to PS5
Even more competition for Concord😬
Re: Helldivers 2's Close-Quarters Viper Commandos Warbond Goes Rambo on 13th June
Can't say im a fan of the the skin revealing armors. The second emote is pretty funny though. The weapons iduuno, im not feeling it but we will see. I definitely expecting something different in the SGF trailer though.
Re: Sony Trolls Bloodborne Stans with Astro Bot PS5 Pre-Order Bonus
Wait a minute, why isn’t the Glorious Graffiti and Neon Dream a real thing?(without the wings of course). I want that Glorious Graffiti but I would settle for a Neon Dream. And why are we releasing these games lately without Steelbooks? I want premium product physically! I’m still a collector! A Yharnam Hunter Astro Bot statue is a huge missed opportunity as well.
Re: PS5 Packaging No Longer Mentions 8K, Some Fans Accuse Sony of False Advertising
Well it was false advertising. The funny thing is that there is one game that is 8k on PS5(The Touryst), but the update is never coming for it on Sony's end. Personally im not mad as I don't have an 8k tv to begin with nor do I want one due to the lack of 8k content right now. Not much is moving on that end in the near future also.
Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand
Concord is absolutely getting cooked online right now. That beta better be good or else lol.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for May 2024?
Concord had me right up to the moment it showed gameplay. Then it looked like every other gaas on the market and will be competing them(Hell a competitor, Marvel, was literally in this same State of Play). It didn't look attractive. My prospects are not good for that game in the long run. People bring up Helldivers II but that game passed the unique factor off jump and looked fun. This game doesn't to me.
Astro Bot looks good. I'll get that. I still may be the only person on the planet of hasn't played Playroom whose had their PS5 for this long though lol.
The Ballads Of Antara looked interesting. I'll keep an eye on that.
Monster Hunter looked cool.
Overall: 4/10. It sucked.
Re: Concord Is Sony's Answer to Overwatch, Launches August, Beta Test in July
I thought it looked like every other gaas game on the market. Will be competing in that sea of them(hell it's competing with the other Marvel game they showed in this very state of play) and wasn't even attractive at all when it came to gameplay. It's just dreadful how desperate companies have come in this space for the next fortnite/cod.
Re: Discord Remembers Roots, Will Double Down on Gaming
Nah, I want PlayStation communities back.
Re: Amazon Games Signs PS5 Open World Driving Title from Ex-Forza Horizon Devs
You kinda start off on the wrong foot with me when you say open world driving. I tend to not like them but of course we'll see.
Re: Apr 2024 USA Sales: Stellar Blade Slashes Straight to Number 1, Helldivers 2 Is Still Insane
Hoping Stellar Blade can at least stay near the top in the next few months(10 top at least).
Re: Five More Cars, New Events, More Come to Gran Turismo 7 in Latest Free Update
Still no Ford GT90 Kaz.... Like what are we doing?! I might give that Honda NSX GT500 a spin though.
Re: Helldivers 2 Director: Live Service Is Good for Gaming, But Only If It's 'Done Right'
Yeah but the reality seems be that it's not working out that way. These live services don't respect your time and want all of your money all the time. Don't want you playing anything else. And the big guns continue to funnel all the money towards them leaving the rest of the industry scrambling to get there or fail trying even if it means going under. If only they were like Helldivers II id welcome more of them and play more of them.
Re: PS5, PC Live Service Concord Will Launch in 2024
So far they haven't showed anything. Not holding out hope for anything worth my time. I don't expect Concord to be anywhere near as generous towards the player when it comes to mtx like Helldivers 2. I mean fundamentally, the mtx in Helldivers 2 are a joke. I mean that in a good way for the player. Most live service aren't even close to that and it's kinda unrealistic to expect something similar from Concord.
Re: Helldivers 2 on PS5, PC Is Sony's Fastest Selling Game of All Time
Despite my gripes about things at times and ive had a bunch of them(like the way they balance and take away fun things we are able to do within the game plus hidden buffs/nerfs not disclosed in patch notes), im happy for Arrowhead. Specially coming from Helldivers 1 seeing it blow up second time around. I still actively play. It's the reason why I haven't played a couple games ive bought this year yet and why ive quit playing a few that I was playing beforehand. I just keep using my spare time to boot up the game and play a few missions almost per day.
Re: Sony: The Future Is Incredibly Bright for PlayStation
If it's like what we've got so far,, then im not particularly that excited.
Re: Hermen Hulst, Hideaki Nishino Replace Jim Ryan As PlayStation CEOs
Hmm, can't say im happy about this as I have not been liking what they've been doing(particularly with their studios) over the years lately. And ive put part of that outside of Jim Ryan at the feet of Hermen Hulst. So no, im not happy about this. But it is what it is.
Re: Helldivers 2 Patch Deployed as Operation Clean Up Continues Apace
They ruined the Eruptor. Nice going AH.
Re: Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, More Closed in Brutal Bethesda Restructure
Microsoft buying Activision is looking like the worst thing that could happen to the other studios MS bought. Years of cheering MS buying studios/Publishers(even by those in the media). 2-3 trillion dollar company can't afford to keep studios open all of sudden. No! It's that they no longer need to pretend like sales don't matter gamepass, gamepass and all that nonsense.