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Re: Remedy Is Aiming for Excellence with Max Payne Remake

AinsleyE

Being playing the original Max Payne 1 and 2 over the last few days and they still hold up well, especially 2. I think 3 plays well, but it's missing the original's Remedy strangeness and I just think the writing is better. Hoping this does well and if Rockstar allows and Remedy wants to, they can do more with Max Payne in the future.

Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) - The Best BioWare Game Since Mass Effect 3

AinsleyE

Still going to hold off until the general public has played the game. I went into DA:I expecting a return to form and was massively disappointed so even though the reviews are fairly well so far I'm still going to be cautious. If it does turn out to be the best Bioware game since Mass Effect 3 (which I had problems with but was overall enjoyable) then that would be nice, I just want some great storytelling for Dragon Age and Mass Effect. The biggest negative so far is the bloated side content, which was one of the many weak parts of Inquisition, so it's disappointing to hear it's still an issue with Veilguard.

Re: Dragon Quest Veterans on Dealing with 'Ridiculous Country' USA Amid Censorship Row

AinsleyE

Censorship is weird in general. Skimpy outfits need to be censored in the West and adult videos in Japan need to be pixelated even though in both cases everyone is likely to experience both of them in real life. It is what it is, different cultures, different histories. Would I prefer no censorship? Yes, but if companies think they can make more money by changing things like this, they will.

Re: Palworld Struck by Nintendo Lawsuit Days Prior to Predicted PS5 Reveal

AinsleyE

Nintendo shouldn't win this, game design shouldn't be patented and if it's the character designs that warrant the lawsuit, unless it's an exact copy I can't see them winning this. Look at the designs from Dragon Quest and then Pokemon, it's basically what Palworld has done. In the end though, it's Nintendo and the only thing they love more than making half-baked Pokemon games in recent years is lawsuits.

Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November

AinsleyE

Yeah, no. The difference in graphics and performance isn't enough for me to upgrade mid mid-gen and no disc drive is another negative. The price is a joke too. They should never release a console over £500, it's way too much. At that point, you might as well spend a bit extra to get a PC so £700 is nonsense.

Re: Preview: Metaphor: ReFantazio Won't Blow You Away in Its First Hour

AinsleyE

The marketing for this has been awful. It feels like it's getting no traction. I don't know if they are relying on it being an Atlus game to get people to buy it, but most people don't care about Atlus outside of Persona. Like, how many Persona players have played Shin Megami Tensei?

I think it will do better than Soul Hackers 2 since it looks like a better game but I don't think it will be the moderate hit it could have been. Hope I'm wrong.

Re: Video: Our Most Anticipated PS5 Games Of Late 2024

AinsleyE

Kingdom Come Deliverance II. Loved the first and can't wait for the second one. DA Veilguard I'm mixed on, though the re-reveal trailer sucked everything afterwards has been better. However, Inquisition was reviewed well, so I picked it up near launch and it was the worst in the series for me, so I'm going to hold off a month or two after release to see what my mates say about it.

Re: Preview: Ignore The Haters, Concord Is a Good PS5 Shooter We Can't Wait to Play More Of

AinsleyE

I don't care about Concord, not my type of game which is why I don't talk about it. But the people I know who enjoy this type of game say it's generic and forgettable and it shows. The number of people streaming and watching this was abysmal. If it's not interesting to the people who enjoy these types of games then who is it for? I hope it does well at launch but I've got a strong feeling that this will end up with more mass layoffs for the year.