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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.

Glad to be proven wrong. I thought the marketing was bad (the game always looked fantastic) so it selling great is excellent.

I'm interested in how they'll handle it. I imagine it will have a set height so you can't get too low to collide with objects and landing is only allowed at designated spots. If it ends up being more of a portable base than an exploration method I'm fine with that.

Imagine being upset your logo isn't on the surface of a turd. If I was GSG I would be happy the first thing you see when launching those games is not your name anymore.

I'm someone who buys books of concept art for games, shows and films so as long as they give me a new piece I'm happy enough.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin, the PSP version. I've played all the Persona games except for the 2 duo and it's a massive improvement over the first which I've played a few times. Looking forward to playing the fan-translated PSP version of Eternal Punishment after I'm done with it.

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.

I like the look of this but £35.99 / $29.99? That's some conversion. Just noticed the subheader needs updating from $20 to $30.

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.

I'm interested in this but the price is too high at £60 so I'll wait for a sale. If this released for about £35-40 I'd likely pick it up day one.

I really liked that. Low expectations but it had a nice selection of games and a new Ghost reveal. I'm happy!

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.

Looking forward to this, even if some of the changes I feel are unwarranted. If they can do this for Dead Rising 2 along with Case 0 and West, I'll be happy. Or just give me something new, just keep to the first two games' formula Capcom, please.

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.

The amount of fan art of Astro Aigis from Persona is insane. Imagine the number of people going nuts over FF characters or 2B. Also, if Sony doesn't make Funko-like collectibles from AstroBot they are missing out.

I'm fine if this is a mobile game since I won't play it. I'm still holding out hope for another Judgment to be announced alongside whatever is next for LaD.

I always found a 3+4 remake an odd choice. 4 is more like THUG, making 3 DLC for 1+2 would be better in my opinion, it doesn't matter though, I don't see them announcing anything.

Where's Jason Schreier when you need him? Let's be honest, if this turns out to be true (which I still don't see), then what? The game still won't be released on Xbox anytime soon and Sony spent money to make a game a timed exclusive and not brag about it selling millions of copies. Tell the people Jason, so we can move on from this, please!

@WhiteRabbit Sarcasm is implied. If you see me comment on something that doesn't have any proof except that they heard from their sister's boss' dog then it will most likely be sarcasm.

Having trouble running on a Series S is definitely not the problem like it's been with other games, no, it's a secret exclusive. Journalism at its finest.

@Yagami Sure. I hope I'm wrong but if SEGA said it sold below expectation I wouldn't be surprised. Nothing against the game itself, I just think the marketing's been bad.

WHAT?! This has been a joke between a friend and me for years! IT'S HAPPENING PEOPLE!

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.

I've heard about inZOI for some time but this is the first time I've seen gameplay and I'm sold. I love The Sims but hated The Sims 4 and even after all its expansions it doesn't reach the heights of the previous games in the series. This looks like The Sims 3 with a new coat of paint. Love it!

Mafia 3 sucked all my excitement from the series and then Remake pumped it back in, so I'm looking forward to this. I don't want the open world to be like 3's but I do hope they do more than they did with Remakes. A nice middle ground along with a great story and I'm happy.

Like all Geoff shows, some decent stuff, a lot of forgettable stuff and a lot of time wasted on boring games and promoting the event itself.

@Ravix It's just a box full of KCD Soap. You too can smell like a peasant from medieval Bohemia.

Love the first game so much but it launched rough, so if they need more time then I'm happy to wait.

@Th3solution I read somewhere that save transfers won't be a thing. For that price, it is definitely worth a try. Some of the mechanics you might find annoying, it does things that people either like or hate but I loved it, and hopefully, you will too.

@Th3solution It will follow the previous game heavily. You play the same character from the first and many of the side characters are returning too. A lot of the plotlines are left hanging at the end of the first so I would say play that before the second is released, if you have the time that is.

Yeah, Ghost of Tsushima is very Ubisoft in the first place but it does a lot of the Ubisoft stuff better so why wouldn't it inspire them? Makes sense to me.

Not enough monetisation for the IOC. Coming soon Olympics: LA 2K28...

Forgot this got the emulation treatment. Loved Thrillville on the PS2 so if the PSP version is basically that then I'm going to download this for sure.

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.

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.

This article confused the hell out of me. At least it's given me a want for a world leader fighting game. Biden can stun you via confusion.

Love the first game and Water Parks will be a great addition. The creative side of things is fantastic, I'd love it if the management side had more depth in this one.

20th Anniversary next year. Got Yakuza 0 and Kiwami for the 10th celebration. I wouldn't mind another prequel game. Just hope it's better than Infinite Wealth, might be a hot take but that's my least favourite in the series.

My little interest in this has been knocked down even more by this trailer. The art style, tone, the awful Bowie cover, the cheesy character introductions. Rough first glimpse for me, hopefully, the gameplay will be good.

I don't think it's a big deal. It will do well on Switch I imagine and if releasing games like this on the Switch means we get more games like this then I really don't mind it.

@Dman10 DE is just the phone version with messed-up visuals. The best version of the game is either the PS2 original or emulation (which you can't get any more on PS4/5) or PC. If you want to play the best visual version it depends on what you like. I think DE is ugly and goes against the original art style but I'm sure some people like it, PS2 had some nice assets that weren't ported to other versions. PC is the best since the missing assets from the PS2 version can be modded in, and decent mods do what DE should have, by updating the graphics but keeping the same style.

I said before, remaking Black Flag is a no brainer. Skull and Bones flopped so resuing that tech for a remake of a beloved AC game makes sense. The OG AC is the game that needs a remake the most. It could even be in the style of the later AC games since OG AC had pretty big areas, so if they can connect them all they could easily make it like the Origins type games which I'm not a big fan of but they are the most successful in the franchise.

My expectations are extremely low so if they exceed them I'll be happy.

Sure, I believe it's slated for 2025, but that doesn't mean it will launch then. I think 2026 is more likely, and 2027 will be FF7 Part 3. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see it happening...

I've come to the realisation when it comes to Bethesda games. I enjoy them for about 40 hours, then I get sick of it so I do the main quests and factions to get to the end. Every time I try to revisit any Bethesda game for another replay years later I get bored after a couple of hours. Something about their games where revisiting them just doesn't do anything for me.

I can't believe it's releasing this year. Over 6 years since the first. I'm sure it won't be for everyone like the first game but if it's an expanded version of what we got before then I am ecstatic.

I wouldn't worry about the Final Fantasy games leaving. Give it a few months and they'll reappear again, it used to happen a lot with certain franchises back when PS Now was a thing.

About time, KC:D was a great game and I've been waiting for more!

Rebirth, nothing else has come close to the enjoyment I've had with that game in years.

Isn't this obvious though? The whole point of live service games is that they hook you for as long as possible, and if you are one of the earlier ones, you've got them already. The amount of time these types of games expect from players means at most you will be swapping between two or three live services and unless a new one does something incredibly different, why would you move on from the one you've invested the most in?

That's why when companies plan to launch multiple live service games it makes no sense since they are diluting their games by dividing the time players invest into multiple titles, which results in people being more fine with dropping a game after a certain amount of time. When that happens the funding slows down which in turn means less content, which results in more players dropping and the cycle continues until the game dies. It's like the MMOs from the early 2000s, you invest in the big ones and the rest tumble.