I wasn't enjoying Death Stranding so traded it in. It reminds me of the parts of Red Dead 2 that bored me, slowly travelling from place to place. Felt like it was wasting so much of your time and that's basically all that Death Stranding is. Plus cutscenes and item management.
And I've liked interactive movies and walking simulators. This game made the walking a nuisance and was paced worse than David Cage games.
Rivals and Most Wanted were loads of fun, the last two were disappointing, Good to see this one is getting better reviews... I'll still be waiting for a sale.
I liked sharing the odd video or screenshot on FB, very weird to just suddenly remove the feature. Now I'll have to upload to... somewhere else? and link that on FB...
The last State of Play was back in like May or something wasn't it? That's a long break from them, was hoping it'd be a bit more substantial. We knew it was going to be focused on TLoU2 but they didn't really give us a deep dive or developer comments/excitement or anything, just a new trailer with a date. If they'd just released that trailer on it's own without the whole run up to a live stream people wouldn't have gotten their hopes up.
Since Sony are skipping E3 now are we only going to get news from these states of play? Should we not get excited at the possibility there will be one revealing the PS5 and other bombshell announcements? Say if the next one is in January?
I was disappointed because spec ops used to be 2-player missions, which I really enjoyed then they changed it into a horde mode I didn't care for. I was hoping for a return to the former.
The one thing I was worried about is the number of maps since they've got all these different sized game modes with their own maps: 2v2, 6v6 & 10v10, 32v32 & 20v20. If I just want to play TDM I figured there might be fewer maps and I'd get bored quicker but this sounds promising.
If only Breath of the Wild was on PS4 Pro level hardware, it'd look so amazing. This is pretty interesting though, don't think I've ever played a chinese game.
Nier? Looks (both gameplay-wise and visually) more like Code Vein to me with weightier, possibly dark souls-esque combat. I assume from the title that the main character might be an android and that's the connection?
The CNN article made sense, if the PS5 is prohibitively expensive and the Xbox 2 noticeably cheaper that's not going to be good for Sony. Pretty sure they learnt that after the PS3's launch. It took them ages to build up momentum and hit the 360's numbers.
Doesn't seem that smart to me. One of the main reasons the PS4 did so well is that it launched cheaper than the xbox, which forced MS to remove the kinect and lower their price. The reason the PS3 did so badly to start off with was it's initial high price. The only way this would work is if the new Xbox is similarly priced so one doesn't look more attractive than the other. Or in theory they could treat it like the PS4 Pro... I could see all games releasing at launch for PS5 also being available on PS4 so people won't feel a need to upgrade straight away.
I've always been happy having a console and buying games, barely been paying attention to the streaming services as I think it's too soon for them based on internet speeds and a desire for as little lag as possible in the games I play most. However my friend pointed out as an example, when the new Gears of War is on Microsoft's subscription thing we can pay like £10 for a month, play that one game and effectively save £40ish on buying the game properly, not to mention we can play it on PC since we don't have XBoxes. I don't really see how this will be profitable for them but if streaming/subscriptions means super-cheap games then it'll really kick off.
They actually didn't say that they reduced them, they said they restricted them. Like, she's wearing a sports bra so they don't bounce all over the place, which makes sense considering she's fighting. Sports bras also make them appear smaller as in real life.
Cyberpunk may well be the first game where I'm already thinking about multiple playthroughs before it's already out. I don't really play video games more than once as there's too many games and not enough time. Buying it again on PS5 would definitely be a good reason to play through again with a different backstory and stats and making different choices though...
Nah, Sony would have just shown off the same games again anyway, it's too soon for the PS5 announcements. Do we expect any more Sony exclusives to be released for the PS4 that we don't already know about?
I kind of hope either the PS5 is coming sooner than expected or this gets delayed close to it. I want to play it on something more powerful than the PS4 but it'll kill me to wait from April to say November.
I was thinking the opposite watching Microsoft's conference, there were loads of good games shown off, details on the new console (I really think a big stage is best to announce such things and not a miss-able article), another studio acquisition, Keanu Reeves...
Sony on the other hand being completely absent doesn't look great : / Can't blame them though, they'd just have shown off the exact same games that were at E3 last year minus Days Gone, which wouldn't have gone down well.
I already think games can look amazing on the PS4 Pro so both consoles are going to surpass that whilst also loading quicker and having backwards compatibility. Games are the key to choosing one over the other and xbox are moving in the right direction buying studios, you've got to give them that. I wonder what Sony are planning for it's launch to compete with Halo... PS4's launch relied on multiplatform games and Knack lol. They need a heavy hitter to sell consoles.
I didn't expect much and ended up really enjoying it. Would have gone even better if the Bandai Namco games hadn't leaked. Phantasy Star and Dragon Ball were surprises. Enjoyed seeing Cyberpunk and Keanu a lot. Didn't expect any gameplay for Elden Rings, just like when Bloodborne was announced.
So envious of their Elite controller. Sony need to get an official one made already.
I don't really like the zombies modes personally, that reason for not including it doesn't make a lot of sense though. The single player, traditional multiplayer and zombies modes are all separate experiences. One being less realistic doesn't stop/detract from the other.
I'd actually forgotten Sony weren't doing a conference this year. Are they doing a State of Play at least? Other than them there's at least Cyberpunk, Avengers and Final Fantasy VII to look forward to along with hopefully some surprises that are coming to PS4.
I have to play with PC players? That doesn't sound good. I'll be pleased if Spec-ops makes a return, I always preferred it to zombies. Blackout should always have been a separate (and F2P) product from the annual games.
I absolutely loved Most Wanted and Rivals. 2015's Need for Speed was okay but a bit disappointing and Payback I could not get into at all, the progression system ruined it. I love the gameplay and open world for single-player but always thought they should have made static races for online multiplayer that you could just queue up for with matchmaking without it being a full open world.
Need some big games to get confirmed release dates already, 2019 looks pretty barren/disappointing atm as far as I'm concerned. Anthem was a flop. Days Gone just looked average. Kingdom Hearts I've never gotten into. Sekiro was good! And Apex Legends but that's about it lol. Bloodstained (which might not be great) in June and Control in August are the next PS4 games on the horizon with confirmed release dates I want and everything else is TBC.
I still enjoy playing Apex, prefer the gameplay, map, abilities and weapon balance massively to Fortnite and Blackout. Not surprised about the revenue though, hopefully their second Battlepass's content is much better than the first or they reduce the prices in their shop for direct skin purchases.
Trying to get my expectations in line for these, they're not as exciting or interesting as the Nintendo ones so far... Like they're just a bunch of trailers stuck together, I feel like they need a host or something. Or maybe just longer trailers going more in-depth? Something feels lacking that's for sure and we're not getting an E3 presser from Sony this year so it'll just be one of these instead? : S
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Re: Hideo Kojima Reckons There's a Reason Death Stranding Didn't Connect with American Critics
I wasn't enjoying Death Stranding so traded it in.
It reminds me of the parts of Red Dead 2 that bored me, slowly travelling from place to place. Felt like it was wasting so much of your time and that's basically all that Death Stranding is. Plus cutscenes and item management.
And I've liked interactive movies and walking simulators. This game made the walking a nuisance and was paced worse than David Cage games.
Re: Of Course Death Stranding Is Getting Review Bombed on Metacritic
I think the scores might be legit. The game is so boring I just couldn't play anymore. Traded my copy in today.
Re: Round Up: Need for Speed Heat Reviews Show an Improvement on Last Year's Model
Rivals and Most Wanted were loads of fun, the last two were disappointing, Good to see this one is getting better reviews... I'll still be waiting for a sale.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for November 2019?
Nioh is good! But I already have it. Don't care about Outlast at all.
Re: Ubisoft Delays a Trio of Its Biggest Titles Past April 2020
Between FFVII and Cyberpunk I'm fine with everything else getting delayed
Re: First PS5 Devkit Photograph Finds Its Way Online
As much as I want it to look sleek, it would sure be nice if it was ventilated well and didn't sound like an aircraft taking off with certain games.
Re: PS4 Facebook Functionality Has Been Removed Rather Suddenly
I liked sharing the odd video or screenshot on FB, very weird to just suddenly remove the feature. Now I'll have to upload to... somewhere else? and link that on FB...
Re: The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Isn't Dead, It's Evolved Into Something Too Big for the Game
Hmm, a TLoU Battle Royale game doesn't sound bad at all...
Re: Reaction: Unrealistic Expectations Mar Sony's Best State of Play So Far
The last State of Play was back in like May or something wasn't it? That's a long break from them, was hoping it'd be a bit more substantial. We knew it was going to be focused on TLoU2 but they didn't really give us a deep dive or developer comments/excitement or anything, just a new trailer with a date.
If they'd just released that trailer on it's own without the whole run up to a live stream people wouldn't have gotten their hopes up.
Since Sony are skipping E3 now are we only going to get news from these states of play? Should we not get excited at the possibility there will be one revealing the PS5 and other bombshell announcements? Say if the next one is in January?
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Has a PS4 Exclusive Mode Within Spec Ops and People are Mad
I was disappointed because spec ops used to be 2-player missions, which I really enjoyed then they changed it into a horde mode I didn't care for. I was hoping for a return to the former.
Re: Talking Point: Did Sony Bring State of Play Back With a Bang?
Starting with whatever Humanity is, was a mistake.
Re: Rumour: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Brings Back Multiple Fan-Favourite Maps
The one thing I was worried about is the number of maps since they've got all these different sized game modes with their own maps: 2v2, 6v6 & 10v10, 32v32 & 20v20.
If I just want to play TDM I figured there might be fewer maps and I'd get bored quicker but this sounds promising.
Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 2 Release Date Leaked Ahead of State of Play Appearance
I hope it's released a bit sooner. Give me at least a week to finish it before FFVII is out, otherwise I'll probably leave it until after Cyberpunk...
Re: Need for Speed Heat Is Official, Coming to PS4 on 8th November
Aaaand it's out the same day as Death Stranding so I'll pick it up later on at a discount.
Re: Decay of Logos Is a Zelda-Like Experience Coming to PS4 on 27th August
Looks promising!
Re: ChinaJoy 2019: Genshin Impact Is An Open World PS4 RPG with Waifus
If only Breath of the Wild was on PS4 Pro level hardware, it'd look so amazing.
This is pretty interesting though, don't think I've ever played a chinese game.
Re: ChinaJoy 2019: Action RPG AI-LIMIT Will Remind You of NieR
Nier? Looks (both gameplay-wise and visually) more like Code Vein to me with weightier, possibly dark souls-esque combat. I assume from the title that the main character might be an android and that's the connection?
Re: Soapbox: Why Sony's PS5 Strategy Will Pay Dividends
The CNN article made sense, if the PS5 is prohibitively expensive and the Xbox 2 noticeably cheaper that's not going to be good for Sony.
Pretty sure they learnt that after the PS3's launch. It took them ages to build up momentum and hit the 360's numbers.
Re: No Man's Sky's Sean Murray Gives Telling Advice to ANTHEM and Fallout 76 Devs
Say nothing? So no-one knows you're even improving the game and will likely trade it in? Weird.
Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 2 Release Date Set for February 2020, Four Editions Planned
Well, hopefully not the end of Feb. Three months of TLoU, FFVII and Cyberpunk and 2020 looks amazing already.
Re: Sony's PS5 Strategy: Aim to Please Hardcore Gamers, Focus on Exclusives and Big Publishers
Doesn't seem that smart to me. One of the main reasons the PS4 did so well is that it launched cheaper than the xbox, which forced MS to remove the kinect and lower their price.
The reason the PS3 did so badly to start off with was it's initial high price.
The only way this would work is if the new Xbox is similarly priced so one doesn't look more attractive than the other.
Or in theory they could treat it like the PS4 Pro... I could see all games releasing at launch for PS5 also being available on PS4 so people won't feel a need to upgrade straight away.
Re: ActRaiser Spiritual Successor SolSeraph Announced for PS4
I loved Terranigma by the same studio that did Actraiser but it doesn't look much like this.
Re: A Third Ni no Kuni Game Is Now in Development
Awesome. I love this series. It was a shame the second title ditched the Monster training aspects but I still enjoyed it regardless.
Re: European Survey Finds Vast Majority of Gamers Not Interested in Streaming Services
I've always been happy having a console and buying games, barely been paying attention to the streaming services as I think it's too soon for them based on internet speeds and a desire for as little lag as possible in the games I play most.
However my friend pointed out as an example, when the new Gears of War is on Microsoft's subscription thing we can pay like £10 for a month, play that one game and effectively save £40ish on buying the game properly, not to mention we can play it on PC since we don't have XBoxes.
I don't really see how this will be profitable for them but if streaming/subscriptions means super-cheap games then it'll really kick off.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Will Have In-Depth Romance, Much Like The Witcher 3
So, is your choice of gender and sexuality going to give you very different romance options? Or for some reason everyone will be bi?
Re: Tifa's Chest Size Reduced in Final Fantasy VII Remake Per Square Enix Ethics Department Request
They actually didn't say that they reduced them, they said they restricted them. Like, she's wearing a sports bra so they don't bounce all over the place, which makes sense considering she's fighting. Sports bras also make them appear smaller as in real life.
Re: PS5 Is 'Hard to Get Excited About', Says Platinum Boss
They're given more processing power to make games with, how they choose to use it and if the game is innovative or not is up to them.
And Stadia? I don't really see how it can do anything the PS5 can't be capable of. Or the new XBox.
Re: CD Projekt RED Fully Focused on Current-Gen for Cyberpunk 2077, PS5 Version Is a 'Maybe'
Cyberpunk may well be the first game where I'm already thinking about multiple playthroughs before it's already out. I don't really play video games more than once as there's too many games and not enough time.
Buying it again on PS5 would definitely be a good reason to play through again with a different backstory and stats and making different choices though...
Re: E3 2019: Phil Spencer: I Wish Sony Was at E3
Nah, Sony would have just shown off the same games again anyway, it's too soon for the PS5 announcements. Do we expect any more Sony exclusives to be released for the PS4 that we don't already know about?
Re: Talking Point: Is E3 Still Relevant?
E3 was great, it's a shame Sony missed it.
Re: E3 2019: Surprise, Cyberpunk 2077 Demo Impressions are Overwhelmingly Positive
I kind of hope either the PS5 is coming sooner than expected or this gets delayed close to it. I want to play it on something more powerful than the PS4 but it'll kill me to wait from April to say November.
Re: E3 2019: Final Fantasy VII Remake Producer Says Future Entries Will Be Released on a Quicker Basis
I'm expecting a TLoU and it'll be FFVII Remake Part II
Then Part III... IV...
Re: Reaction: Sony's Decision to Skip E3 2019 Is Starting to Look Really Smart
I was thinking the opposite watching Microsoft's conference, there were loads of good games shown off, details on the new console (I really think a big stage is best to announce such things and not a miss-able article), another studio acquisition, Keanu Reeves...
Sony on the other hand being completely absent doesn't look great : / Can't blame them though, they'd just have shown off the exact same games that were at E3 last year minus Days Gone, which wouldn't have gone down well.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Is More Powerful Than Project Scarlett
I already think games can look amazing on the PS4 Pro so both consoles are going to surpass that whilst also loading quicker and having backwards compatibility.
Games are the key to choosing one over the other and xbox are moving in the right direction buying studios, you've got to give them that.
I wonder what Sony are planning for it's launch to compete with Halo... PS4's launch relied on multiplatform games and Knack lol. They need a heavy hitter to sell consoles.
Re: Talking Point: Did Microsoft Deliver the Goods in Its E3 2019 Press Conference?
I didn't expect much and ended up really enjoying it.
Would have gone even better if the Bandai Namco games hadn't leaked.
Phantasy Star and Dragon Ball were surprises. Enjoyed seeing Cyberpunk and Keanu a lot. Didn't expect any gameplay for Elden Rings, just like when Bloodborne was announced.
So envious of their Elite controller. Sony need to get an official one made already.
Re: E3 2019: A New Splinter Cell Game Is Not in Development, Kotaku Sources Claim
No Splinter Cell Battle Royale in the works?
Re: The First Digital Games UK Chart Is Finally Here, and It's Very Different
Am I missing something or we can't compare this list with the physical one as there are no actual sales figures just a ranking?
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Have Co-Op, But Not Zombies
I don't really like the zombies modes personally, that reason for not including it doesn't make a lot of sense though. The single player, traditional multiplayer and zombies modes are all separate experiences. One being less realistic doesn't stop/detract from the other.
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for E3 2019 Yet?
I'd actually forgotten Sony weren't doing a conference this year. Are they doing a State of Play at least?
Other than them there's at least Cyberpunk, Avengers and Final Fantasy VII to look forward to along with hopefully some surprises that are coming to PS4.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Unite Community with Cross-Play
I have to play with PC players? That doesn't sound good.
I'll be pleased if Spec-ops makes a return, I always preferred it to zombies.
Blackout should always have been a separate (and F2P) product from the annual games.
Re: Need for Speed Returns in 2019, But We Won't See It at E3
I absolutely loved Most Wanted and Rivals. 2015's Need for Speed was okay but a bit disappointing and Payback I could not get into at all, the progression system ruined it.
I love the gameplay and open world for single-player but always thought they should have made static races for online multiplayer that you could just queue up for with matchmaking without it being a full open world.
Re: PS Plus June 2019 PS4 Games Announced
Wow, this is the first time in years that I'll check the PS+ games out.
Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 2 Release Date Reveal Coming This Week
Need some big games to get confirmed release dates already, 2019 looks pretty barren/disappointing atm as far as I'm concerned.
Anthem was a flop. Days Gone just looked average. Kingdom Hearts I've never gotten into. Sekiro was good! And Apex Legends but that's about it lol. Bloodstained (which might not be great) in June and Control in August are the next PS4 games on the horizon with confirmed release dates I want and everything else is TBC.
Re: Apex Legends Revenue Has Reportedly Dropped Off a Cliff
I still enjoy playing Apex, prefer the gameplay, map, abilities and weapon balance massively to Fortnite and Blackout.
Not surprised about the revenue though, hopefully their second Battlepass's content is much better than the first or they reduce the prices in their shop for direct skin purchases.
Re: PS5 Backwards Compatibility Is a Huge Deal for Sony as Bosses Call It a 'Critical Success Factor'
Lol, completely the opposite of what was said around the PS4 not having it.
Re: A Japanese Converter Will Let You Use Switch Controllers on Your PS4
The Switch Pro controller is surprisingly comfortable, I'd rather play with one
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play Livestream?
Trying to get my expectations in line for these, they're not as exciting or interesting as the Nintendo ones so far... Like they're just a bunch of trailers stuck together, I feel like they need a host or something. Or maybe just longer trailers going more in-depth?
Something feels lacking that's for sure and we're not getting an E3 presser from Sony this year so it'll just be one of these instead? : S
Re: Square Enix Producer Possibly Hinting at Final Fantasy VII Remake Appearance During State of Play
It seems likely. Knowing Squeenix I imagine we'll be seeing the exact same trailer again at E3 too... >__>
Re: ANTHEM Sales Failed to Meet Expectations Despite Record Digital Performance, Says EA
Send some money Apex's way! They seem to need better designers for character skins and Battlepasses.
Re: Official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter Account Posts Vague Tweet, Internet Loses Its Mind
Over a month away is soon?