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To my Push Square family: I thought the culture wars were bad over here. But I dared to venture elsewhere to get other opinions on this game and its reviews. I see now that we are a tame bunch. Though we sometimes go off the rails. It's nothing compared to what I just read. Yikes! Is nothing immune to this sort of discourse?!

@playstation1995 you have to understand that by today's way of judging things, the game itself doesn't have to be "bad" to be considered bad. Just have elements of real world persons/places/things that people don't like and it's "bad". My faith never wavered as far as Dragon Age goes. Even after the disaster that was Dragon Age 2.

@ShogunRok any sign of Cassandra Pentaghast? There has to be Cassandra Pentaghast! Please tell me Cassandra Pentaghast is in this game!

The long awaited follow up to what is one of my top 5 favorite games of all time! I t hink I will be putting down ESO in favor of this! Simply. Cannot. Wait!!!

Had me at “Starship Troopers”. Lost me as FPS.

Fable is all I’m interested in. Also, kinda crazy for them to spend so much for ActiBlizz only to have all the games be on PlayStation anyway. But I guess now they get paid on all the sales so…

@romanista exactly! Absolutely worthless nonsense!

@BeerMonster it won’t. Not any longer. Which sucks because that and PS Plus are the 2 that I subscribe to. No subscription wil count anymore. It’s almost like they’re repaying the loyalty of being a subscriber with punishment for being a subscriber lol.

@DennisReynolds I mean, if you’re buying enough game that you’re gonna gain enough points for this to be “lucrative” then you’re probably not really benefiting from it.

With a roughly 4% points/cash ratio, it’ll take spending nearly $500 to get about $20 in Stars to cash out. But you’re correct, “worthless to me”. As I absolutely don’t buy that many games in a calendar year.

@DennisReynolds I'm a full-on digital gamer. Have been since early PS4. But I rarely buy games. But I do have a PS Plus and ESO+ subscription and that's who I get most of my points. Now all that is worthless as far as points go.

@RobN wonder if this will work? I’m gonna try it. Will not continue PS+ and ESO+ next month, let it lapse for a day, then sign back up.

@nessisonett that’s is definitely the most egregious change they’ve made! Almost insulting!

This whole thing is so worthless now! What, am I gonna just do it all for collectibles that no one else can see? And you discontinue Stars for my monthly subscription purchase?! That’s the worst part! Even my credit card company gives me points on subscriptions. Good lord, Sony!

@MikeOrator the stealth missions were tough but not unplayable. In fact, I've always found it funny how you can have instances where you're sneaking through a government facility, get caught, run a certain distance, and the guards just forget about it. I agree that there were parts of the game that were imperfect. But I didn't think the instant-fail stealth portions were it. Hell, the constant "Nix, over there..." was my most frustrating thing about the game and barely any reviewers even touched on that.

As much as I love Double Dragon. I can honestly say that this is not the Double Dragon I love! I hope there's a demo for this. Because if not, I will never give this game a chance lol.

@BookhouseBoy They actually can. In fact, fixing bad mechanics is exactly what patches are for...

I think people often fail to realize that just because they love a game, doesn't mean the game is necessarily a success. Like, there's nothing more I want in this gaming world more than Dark Cloud 3. But the game sold roughly 1.1 million worldwide. That's not considered to be a resounding success. I hate that it works this way, but gaming is a business after all.

So when a studio like Japan Studio shuts down, even after having "fan favorite" games. You have to realize that "fan favorite" doesn't mean commercial success.

THERE ARE TOO MANY RPGs BEING RELEASED!!! I’m only one man, gotdammit!

I absolutely love this PS5 generation! I have so much I want to play that I don’t play anything lol. Been stuck on Elder Scrolls Online for 10 years now.

Played the demo for a while during down time from ESO. When I turned off the demo (didn't even finish it) it'd been 5 hours of gameplay. I loved it! Likely a pick up for me!

It looks funs. But I'm still waiting for a price drop for Contra. Loved the demo! But can't see myself dropping $39.99 on it when there are better games out there for as low as only $10 more.

I love Horizon. I love LEGOs. But I don't love LEGO games! I'll be skipping this one. Hopefully the kiddies eat it up though. Because I love all the success Horizon has been experiencing.

@AdamNovice @get2sammyb @Frmknst I think gamers as a whole have come to see the industry only from their point of view. If games aren't geared toward them in particular then those games shouldn't exist. The past 4-6 months around here have brought me to that conclusion.

Most comments sections are littered with people who don't even care for the game they're commenting on. Just there to say they don't like it and want something else.

I've seen such diversity in this generation but most people see the opposite. I always have an analogy for this happening. It's like if you have 100 things, you give someone 90 of those 100 things, then give someone else the next 5 of those 100 things, the person who got the 90 will be upset that you've now decided to support someone else. That's basically what gaming has become; people who are upset that game companies now focus on gamers who aren't themselves.

It’s very good. I loved it! But not in my top 10 games I’ve played.

Absolutely love the game! But I never play DLC for any games I love. I skipped Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC, both Horizon games, God of War, etc. I usually just move on to something else.

For perspective, I have a friend who has 223 physical games in his collection. He has a wall full and it takes up so much space. Unsightly for a guy like me who’s an absolute minimalist.

Myself, I have a digital console with 191 games. All you see is my console and my controller. Sure, the whole “no internet” thing comes into play sometimes (it’s been only twice so far). But even then, most of my games are very much accessible internet or not.

I understand the qualms about all digital. But tech for the most part has been moving in this direction. At some point physical will no longer be an option.

I adore the Diablo series! That being said, the MMO-ness of IV put me off of it. Just doesn’t feel the same. I may get back into it.

As I read this, I realize I paid full price for Outlaws and still don’t play it as much as many of my older games. I’m through paying for day 1’s unless it’s something I love a la Uncharted, TLOU, etc.

I’ve recently bought Outlaws and Wu Kong and still play Elder Scrolls Online far more than I play those 2 games. Furthermore, I was day 1 die Diablo IV and quit it after about a month and a half. Just unwise financial decisions made by a guy who manages money.

@gollumb82 @NEStalgia Switch is essentially a kids toy (as NES stated). And as parents, we all know kids toys usually hold 6-8 months of interest after purchase. The fact that its geared toward kids as a toy does help its sales. Especially for those parents who buy 2 because the kids wanna play together.

With all honesty though, I don't know a single family that either still uses their Switch, or uses it as their main console. I can vouch for my family and say that the thing has been in a box for about 3 years now. My son is 17 and now plays PC and PS5 games. My daughter is 11 and has little interest in video games anymore. The novelty has worn off.

As far as Switch 2 though, I think it'll do great because a new batch of kids will want 1, or maybe 2, depending on the household. The price likely won't be a factor since there's nothing more parents like to do than post a video of their kids' faces opening up the gift they actually asked for on Christmas day.

Elder Scrolls Online showing up! U Luv 2 C it!

@LowDefAl ESO has had great stories and gameplay since day 1! Every zone feels like it’s a sequel to the previous story but also stand on their own if you don’t play the previous story.

My son tried to pull me away from ESO with this game. Not gonna happen! Seems fun enough. But not fun enough.

Stars not unlocking and purchased games not counting. How can they make this suck so bad?!

Halo isn't the major player it once was. If it comes to Playstation it'll serve as proof that the same can be said about XBOX in general.

Uh oh… which character did they gender bend? Or make (looks around, whispers)black…?

At this point, one has to believe the only way anything not owned by MS would give MS any sort of exclusivity, timed or otherwise, is because they took a huge sum of cash up front. Not to say this hasn’t always been the case for all consoles. But the state XBOX is in right now, it has to be maybe thrice the price it used to be.

Hopefully Elder Scrolls Online gets a boost. Supposed to be getting a pro for my birthday (Thanksgiving Day).

@Jrs1 they're not great. But hate for the studio leaves the games to be judged more harshly than most others.

@OthmaneAD it’s an option… 🤷🏾‍♂️

MS, don’t pay anyone to investigate this! Read this comments section and you’ll find every single correct answer!

@NEStalgia I was with you until Zero Dawn lol.

@jrt87 I don't know what you're doing here but it seems your naming characters from a time where cry woke wasn't yet a thing, or wasn't as big a thing as it is now. Any of those characters, save for GTA's and 50 Cent, would be deemed "woke" by today's standards. 50 Cent is a rapper and GTA's characters are in a "Black setting". They're where they "belong". Most all the others are outside of acceptable black spaces.

And maybe Dee Jay and Balrog would be OK because they're not main characters per se.

@taciturnbloke I didn't hear too much race-based pushback against that. Not to say it doesn't exist. But when I hear things like people were saying they felt less bad about Rue dying in the Hunger Games film because the actress was Black it kinda leaves a bad taste. Like, you see a child get killed and because she's Black you have less sympathy. It's kind of sick. But there are so many examples of this. Sorry to get off topic.

To be fair. No one thinks it sucks. They just think it's too damn expensive. That being said. Can't wait to get him hands on one!

@naruball times are just what they are now. It kinda sucks. I've been called a "DEI hire" at my job as I'm the only non-white, non-female Bank Manager in my region. Never mind that I started as a Teller 10 years ago and have worked my way up. So yeah, as long as the outlier is a racial/gender/sexual(?) minority it'll always be deemed DEI.

Dead Space is promising. No interest in the other 2. But will "add to collection" anyway.

@jrt87 kind of off topic here. But they added Black elves to LOTR and people lost their 💩. You think just because something is fantasy gamers will be OK with these changes? It’s pure speculation here, but if Nioh featured Yasuke, the reaction would be very similar to his inclusion in Assassin's Creed.

@naruball this is a great post! It’s exactly what I’ve said to some people. Like, I’ve never claimed Yasuke was a Samurai. But there are so many who will link to stories stating that he wasn’t. But I can link to stories stating that he was. I really don’t know. But folks will always follow links that confirm their biases.

@GreatAuk never said that. Don’t know how you even drew that conclusion.

Couldn’t play ESO so I played Star Wars Outlaws. No internet, so I played the game that didn’t require it. Also, digital only console. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Toot1st no one cared?! You really believe this?! Dude, there was pushback similar to this! Just not as major because crying woke wasn’t a way of life in 2017 like it is today. Google “Assassin’s Creed Origins racism” and see how much “no one cared”.