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Re: Wonder Boy Collection Makes Your PS4 a Master System from 3rd June

Andee

What an absolute con — paywalling 17 extra games behind a heavily-limited physical edition (that will likely get bought up by scalpers and put on eBay for silly prices anyway), seems like the worst way to promote this collection. The digital edition feels like you're paying for an extended demo of the full package. You want to release a physical edition with loads of extra plastic tat? Go nuts, there's a market for that, but don't deny the actual games for people who only want to get the digital version.

Re: Video: Is Live Service Really the Way Forward for PlayStation?

Andee

On a personal level, not at all — I just don't really jive with online/multiplayer games, and very rarely play them, but I can understand that there's a huge portion of players that do. I also would much rather make the conscious choice to purchase my games individually rather than paying a flat monthly fee to rent them - I don't even have PS+ both these reasons.

As for Cloud gaming, I think it's a noble idea, and it can be good for demos/time trials, but as the default setting for playing games? Absolutely not - the technology is nowhere near capable yet, and even if it was, I think it's a fundamentally flawed notion and is trying to fix a problem that doesn't really exist.

Re: Sonic Origins Rating in Korea Suggests Retro Collection Coming Soon

Andee

@BlaizeV oh yeah they'd no doubt sell well enough, and I'm definitely of the mind that all games should be made easily available in some form. They did release Adventure (and CD) on PS3, which was my first proper exposure to both, but they've never seen the light of day on any modern platform since (unless you count Steam)

Re: Hades Guide: How to Play and Everything You Need to Know

Andee

Something else I would mention...

When choosing boons and abilities, be on the lookout for the little scroll icon - that means that they're part of the Fated List of Minor Prophecies that you don't have yet.

I was looking for something like this when I started ticking off the list of prophecies, but the game never made it obvious until I noticed it was already there

Re: Surprise PS5 Version of CrossCode Out Now

Andee

@Olmaz Exactly my thoughts when I read that too — hopefully games of +100gb will slowly become a thing of the past... although I imagine that'll be offset/balanced by the sheer size of games as they increase!

Re: Surprise! Cult 90s Platformer Flashback Is Getting a Sequel

Andee

Interesting! Flashback is one of my favourite games, and I'd be interested to see what they did with a modern take on it. Hopefully they keep the 2D, side-on mechanics, like with the new Abe's games, I don't want a generic Third Person shooter, with a Conrad Hart skin slapped over the top.

Re: Poll: Is PlayStation Plus Video Pass the Right Way to Expand PS Plus?

Andee

I appreciate that PS2 and PS3 were instrumental in popularising the DVD and Blu Ray formats, but I don't use my PS4 to watch anything on; I've already got multiple different devices for that (Chromecast, Multiregional Blu Ray player, tablet), I'll fire up my console solely for gaming, not for watching TV or movies.

Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS5 Remake of The Last of Us?

Andee

The Demon's Souls remake was welcome because it was only ever released on PS3, and from what I've read, doing a straight port was problematic because of the hardware it was built for (ditto MGS4), so being able to play it on a current gen console made sense.

TLOU1 was released at the tail end of the PS3's life and was quickly remastered for PS4, so it's already perfectly playable on PS5. Unless they're going to completely redo it with extra story points and new characters, a la FF7R (and even then I'd be a bit iffy about it), I really don't see the point.