AgentMantis

Way more to this than PS has reported.

I agree with limiting the insidious nature of f2p and gatcha mechanics but in Genshin's defence its one of the least predatory out there. Pretty much all content is clearable with free characters, it relies more on FOMO and waifu baiting than powercreep or pay to win mechanics.

Stripped out the sequel and went hard on live service, it's like they wanted fail.

He got out before they suggested remastering Andromeda.

Genshin, a game famously packed with waifus, most popular search is...a slime. Takes all sorts I suppose.

Stop giving this goon oxygen. He's an irrelevance in modern gaming.

Although she makes some good points, she also signed a contract to work for one of the most notoriously toxic, greedy and creatively bankrupt companies in gaming.

Starting Midnight suns. I picked up the ultimate edition in the black Friday sale on a whim.

What a goon, like he's the only person to have ever had terrible ink scrawled over their face!

As always, CEO's and shareholders win. Considering the broken state of PAYDAY 3 on launch I'm not sure reducing staff is healthy long term strategy.

Inquisition was good but it landed just as the Witcher 3 had shifted the genre forward in leaps and bounds. The lead designer himself talked about how dated it felt on release. BG3 has just done the same again.

@CJD87 gaming hasn't been niche for a long time, it makes more money than film and music combined. COD and EAFC are the nadir for the worst, most predatory business practices in the industry. A yearly recycling of content, packed to the gills with microtransactions and fine tuned to hit wallet opening dopamine responses. As for big sales, where does the money go? Is EA and Acti sharing the fortune around and funding smaller, more interesting games? No. It benefits shareholder dividends and re-enforces their belief that gamers are nothing more than wallets who'll buy any old tripe so what's the point of making something new.

With all the studios and IP they'd acquired they'd yet to release anything essential. Was there any long term vision other than buy more studios? Wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing turns out to be some elaborate money laundering or Ponzi scheme.

Final push on Sea of Stars

Even if this wasn't a pathetic attempt to play victim I wouldn't have much sympathy for the guy who suggested introducing a $1 per reload microtransaction into battlefield.

Finishing off Lost Judgement and maybe starting Sea of Stars

"...maintain its position as a leader in the video game industry." I needed a good laugh.

Loved all 3 of their games and their commitment to reviving a dead genre. Its a real shame they couldn't find a larger audience. They've struggled financially to break even with each release and can't blame them for prioritising their families after three goes.

I've never played a game I've gone from loving to hating like this. All the promise of the opening hours is wasted as the back half of the game falls off a cliff.

@FatalBubbles Each region has its own storyline that ultimately ties into the overall storyline which typically gets its own expansion after the novelty of the new region wears off. Individual characters also their have sub-stories which tend to be one shots. The story is surprisingly good, it's not afraid to explore some pretty dark stuff and after some justified early criticism the writing has only gotten better.

The Saudi Government already own 8% of their shares, it's not as if they haven't been taking blood money already.

@DennisReynolds the CEO has been either in game retail or studio management (THQ Nordic) since the 90's so he knows the industry. Quite why the Saudi government is funding his consolidation of the industry is another question though.

Next they should include Jaws so we can jump it

@nessisonett Without touching the real reason many internet trolls had a problem with the series. Resi has an established plot and with well defined characters that fans have come to love. The show didn't respect the source material at all, it's unrecognisable car crash that just borrows Resi's name for promotional purposes. Compare that to Twisted Metal, a niche game with an almost bare bones narrative. As long as it has combat in cars and Sweet Tooth they could go in literally any direction and still claim it to be "Twisted Metal".

Yes! Now we just need Alundra.

TDU was one of my favourite racers ever, I'm hoping this turns out well

That's ugly af

The issue with indie games like this is that ps+ extra and gamepass has devalued them massively. Everyone just waits for them to pop up on there now

FFXVI, loving it so far

Forza horizon x Test drive unlimited

Really enjoyed it. I was going to wait but not sure I can now.

The main character looks like he's wandered out of Fortnite. The art style is just a bit too contemporary for my tastes but the game looked like it could be fun

I've loved pretty much everything Firaxis have put out but just couldn't bring myself to engage with anything Marvel anymore. I'm not even that hyped for the new Spider-Man.

And it still would have been average at best. How is this guy really that hung up on a zombie game?

Picked up HFW on ps extra. Graphics aside, it's one of the most aggressively average games I've ever played.

It was the type of game that would have thrived on ps+.

RDR 2's narrative didn't do it for me. Arthur's personal arc was good but pretty much everything else around it was poor. It was too unfocused, uneven and had plot holes you could drive a truck through.

@KidBoruto Ryu ga Gotoku developed Binary Domain

I rolled with the necromancer and killed everything in sight before any of my co-op melee class mates even got a sniff of the enemies. Proper class balancing needs to be a priority.

FFXV looked great but played like ass and completely forgot to include any kind of coherent story. I'm hoping SE finally remember how to make a decent FF again.

If only they could find the time to remaster Binary Domain!

If this had launched on ps+ it might have stood a chance. No one in their right mind will drop money on buying a live service game.

Saints Row peaked at 2 and has declined with every entry since, this really was the last scrapings at the bottom of the barrel. What's more worrying is that Embracer has yet to put out a decent game. They've bought up pretty much everything going, with Saudi money which is problematic in itself, but without the chops to do anything with it.

Kotick wants his grubby payday

I didn't mind some of the changes, beefing up Jessie's role for instance, but the last part of the game with all the Kingdom hearts 'fates' nonsense killed it for me. Also introducing all the cringe edgelord characters from Dirge of Cerberus was a massive mistake.

I like the AC series but wish they would bring back Chromehounds. That game was way ahead of its time and criminally over-looked.

Hopefully it's better than 6.

There's a fair few years between part 1 and part 2 thats ripe for exploring. I'd like to see them expand on the franchise with something original without racing straight into the second games story

Between this and stranger of paradise it feels square enix is a kid who's just discovered the joys of swearing but really has no idea how to do it properly yet.

The only good thing I can say about this game is it made me remember the PS2 classic Primal.

Absolutely loved their previous games, this is a must buy