They should have seen the writing on the wall when it became obvious that nobody wanted this game. They could have flipped all the assets into a good Batman game instead.
I find it absolutely rediculous that 26% of people DIDN'T want this warbond to come out as planned. What if it was 51%? Would the rest of us lose out because there's another hate campaign against the studio? Completely absurd. The developers should let the community cool down before pulling stunts like this.
I'm constantly amazed at how entitled and whiny parts of the gaming community have become over every little thing. First it was the rather light censoring in Stellar Blade (which didn't really affect the game at all. Thankfully the metacritic user score is still 9.3) and now it's this - a guy got fired for enciting the sabotage of the company he works for. I mean even he knew he was taking a risk. The PSN account reversal was a good cause to fight for, even if it also had it's whiners, but this is just getting rediculous. People need to stop letting small things (that sometimes don't even concern them) ruin their enjoyment of games.
@Kidfunkadelic83 Amen brother. If they ever resurrect Wipeout I swear tears of joy will roll down my face π That series had such style and identity. It gave Playstation a 'cool' factor with how slick and bangin' the games and soundtracks were, respectively. Wipeout games launched along almost all of their hardware as well... man those were the days. I still play the Omega Collection and Pulse (on my phone).
Keeping busy until the next big one. I have an enormous backlog of games to clear and I've been giving a lot of indies and AA games a try. Found a few gems. So the devs can cook their games while I nuke my backlog βπΌπ
I know people don't have a lot of faith in Bloober, but atleast they are aware of how important this project is and seem to be taking it very seriously. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe this is their AAA breakout moment.
Very excited for this. I hope it's good. I actually found The Expanse a bit boring. They could have done so much more with that because the show was amazing.
Wow I thought I was going crazy when I played the demo π I knew something was a little bit off with that parrying. Glad the main game is smoother. Can't wait for my copy to arrive! π¬ My hype level is already at fever pitch π«
The marketing for this game has been absolutely π₯π₯π₯ and the discourse surrounding it has elevated Stellar Blade and Shift Up to champions of the gaming industry ππΌ Seriously can't wait to get my physical copy π Need to flip that cover!
Dead Space goes way more heavy on the gore. That layered flesh system they had, where you peeled through the meat of limbs before dismemebering them, was some next-level stuff. And the enemies were very human-like (being reanimated humans, afterall). In Stellar Blade you fight very obvious non-human monsters, so maybe that classifies as a different type of gore for CERO.
These guys have figured it out ππΌ Absolute legends! The gaming industry should take note if it is to survive.
Shift Up is also saving the industry right now π
Lol what the heck is going on? π I just started playing the game and I don't understand how the "war effort" works. My buddies and I were still getting annihilated by automotons late last night.
What I don't understand is why developers sometimes lower the resolution so much to get a performance mode that we sit with a blurry mess of a game. Rather reduce the overall fidelity and keep the resolution at 4k and the fps solid. The game will look all the better for it. 4k60 should be the target for performance modes (although 1440p has also been fine) and fidelity can take a hit. I must say though.. whatever Shift Up did with Stellar Blade's balanced mode is magic and should be the standard going forward.
This reminds me of those companion apps we used to get during the ps4 era. Some of them were really good! I sank hours into the AC4 Black Flag one. It had like a mini fleet management/resource gathering ship game in it that linked to the main game. Was pure genius.
I honestly had some fun messing around in the offline modes. The aiming controls are messed up in Battlefront 2 though, so not bothering with online just yet. I'll just be playing EA's BF2 until Aspyr can fix the Classic Collection βπΌπ
@BoomShakAllaker The Steam reviews made it seem much worse and I thought it might just be another buggy (no pun intended) game release. Glad to hear the game is running well and that people are having fun. I am keen to get it! Word up son ππ»
Bayonetta has 3 excellent games. Nier Automata is a masterpiece. FF7 Remake is amazing. All have strong, confident female characters in them. Keep up the good work devs ππ»
Every PS5 owner should put away a bit of money every month and eventually buy an Xbox Series X as well. Then you'll have Gamepass, the console wars won't matter to you and you'll get the best of both worlds. Honestly life-changing.
Sony needs to lock in Half Life Alyx as a PSVR2 title at some point to make it more attractive (should've been a launch title). And FFS developers need to port over more PSVR games that could be played with the Dualshock 4, like the Wipeout Omega Collection and Star Wars Squadrons, for example... but I digress. I'm mildly excited for the SoP!
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Re: Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy
They should have seen the writing on the wall when it became obvious that nobody wanted this game. They could have flipped all the assets into a good Batman game instead.
Re: 'Negative Sentiment' Prompts Helldivers 2 Dev to Put Releasing Polar Patriots to a Vote
I find it absolutely rediculous that 26% of people DIDN'T want this warbond to come out as planned. What if it was 51%? Would the rest of us lose out because there's another hate campaign against the studio? Completely absurd. The developers should let the community cool down before pulling stunts like this.
Re: Helldivers Turn on Arrowhead Following Undemocratic Firing of Community Manager
I'm constantly amazed at how entitled and whiny parts of the gaming community have become over every little thing. First it was the rather light censoring in Stellar Blade (which didn't really affect the game at all. Thankfully the metacritic user score is still 9.3) and now it's this - a guy got fired for enciting the sabotage of the company he works for. I mean even he knew he was taking a risk. The PSN account reversal was a good cause to fight for, even if it also had it's whiners, but this is just getting rediculous. People need to stop letting small things (that sometimes don't even concern them) ruin their enjoyment of games.
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Is Going All-In on Assassin's Creed with Black Flag Remake, Another Remake, Co-op Multiplayer Games, and More
Ubisoft can start their redemption arc with an EXCELLENT Black Flag remake.
Re: PS5 Fans Mostly Happy with Sony's Third-Party Deals, But PlayStation Studios Need to Step Up
@Kidfunkadelic83 Amen brother. If they ever resurrect Wipeout I swear tears of joy will roll down my face π That series had such style and identity. It gave Playstation a 'cool' factor with how slick and bangin' the games and soundtracks were, respectively. Wipeout games launched along almost all of their hardware as well... man those were the days. I still play the Omega Collection and Pulse (on my phone).
Re: PS5 Fans Mostly Happy with Sony's Third-Party Deals, But PlayStation Studios Need to Step Up
Keeping busy until the next big one. I have an enormous backlog of games to clear and I've been giving a lot of indies and AA games a try. Found a few gems.
So the devs can cook their games while I nuke my backlog βπΌπ
Re: Helldivers 2 Blasted with Over 200,000 Positive User Reviews Following Sony's PSN Backtrack
Demmmocracy prevails once more πͺπ»
Re: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 PvP Multiplayer Looking More and More Likely
Tyranids + horde mode = match made in heaven ππΌ
Re: Helldivers 2 Is Already One of Sony's Best-Ever Sellers in the US
Demmmocracy prevails once more πͺπ»
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Dev Thanks Fans for 'Passion' Following Censorship Controversy
Must say the mild censoring didn't affect my enjoyment of this game at all. Wouldn't have even noticed it if it wasn't for all this fuss..
Re: Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 Remake Its 'Most Important Test'
I know people don't have a lot of faith in Bloober, but atleast they are aware of how important this project is and seem to be taking it very seriously. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe this is their AAA breakout moment.
Re: Future PS5 Game No Rest for the Wicked Opens to Positive Early Access Reviews
I would like to thank all the PC players who are beta testing this right now for the polished PS5 release π
Re: The Wolf Among Us 2 Surfaces, Offering Screenshots
Very excited for this. I hope it's good. I actually found The Expanse a bit boring. They could have done so much more with that because the show was amazing.
Re: Stellar Blade Half-Second Input Delay Due to 'Game's Style of Animation', Says Director
Wow I thought I was going crazy when I played the demo π I knew something was a little bit off with that parrying. Glad the main game is smoother. Can't wait for my copy to arrive! π¬ My hype level is already at fever pitch π«
Re: Prepare for Stellar Blade PS5 Launch with Online Comic
So far everything about this game has just been on another level... even the frikkin prequel comic is animated and has amazing art!
Re: Shift Up Reveals 'Secrets' of Stellar Blade's Physical PS5 Packaging
The marketing for this game has been absolutely π₯π₯π₯ and the discourse surrounding it has elevated Stellar Blade and Shift Up to champions of the gaming industry ππΌ
Seriously can't wait to get my physical copy π Need to flip that cover!
Re: EA Japan Exec Criticises Rating Board for Apparrent Stellar Blade Special Treatment
Dead Space goes way more heavy on the gore. That layered flesh system they had, where you peeled through the meat of limbs before dismemebering them, was some next-level stuff. And the enemies were very human-like (being reanimated humans, afterall). In Stellar Blade you fight very obvious non-human monsters, so maybe that classifies as a different type of gore for CERO.
Re: Saber Interactive CEO Defends Embracer Group's Controversial Acquisition Strategy
Someone on the development team of Space Marine 2 needs to sneak a tyranid called Lars into the game..
Re: Stellar Blade Goes Gold Ahead of Late April Release on PS5
This is the only game I think about π I just can't wait to play it! π¬
Re: Sony Hires Superstar Korean Cheerleader to Cosplay as Stellar Blade's Eve
@LifeGirl There were a lot less of these extremists when MGS2 came out, that's for sure π
Re: Sony Hires Superstar Korean Cheerleader to Cosplay as Stellar Blade's Eve
Glad to see Sony is keeping up with the theme of this game π
Re: Games Industry Mass Layoffs an 'Avoidable F*ck Up', Says Larian Studios Publishing Director
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Re: Games Industry Mass Layoffs an 'Avoidable F*ck Up', Says Larian Studios Publishing Director
These guys have figured it out ππΌ Absolute legends! The gaming industry should take note if it is to survive.
Shift Up is also saving the industry right now π
Re: The End? Helldivers 2 Players Rid Galaxy of Automaton Menace
Lol what the heck is going on? π I just started playing the game and I don't understand how the "war effort" works. My buddies and I were still getting annihilated by automotons late last night.
Re: Poll: How Much Do You Care About 60fps on PS5?
What I don't understand is why developers sometimes lower the resolution so much to get a performance mode that we sit with a blurry mess of a game. Rather reduce the overall fidelity and keep the resolution at 4k and the fps solid. The game will look all the better for it. 4k60 should be the target for performance modes (although 1440p has also been fine) and fidelity can take a hit. I must say though.. whatever Shift Up did with Stellar Blade's balanced mode is magic and should be the standard going forward.
Re: Stellar Blade Director Recommends Players Wear Clothes, Where Possible
It looks like the skin suit has more jiggle physics.. so yea, worth the extra pain π₯²πͺπ»
Re: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Also a Day One PS Plus Extra Game, Out 23rd April
Thank goodness! I was gonna buy these π Now I can put that money towards Stellar Blade... f*** it's expensive π₯²
Re: Sony Beta Testing Intriguing New Feature in PS App on Mobile
This reminds me of those companion apps we used to get during the ps4 era. Some of them were really good! I sank hours into the AC4 Black Flag one. It had like a mini fleet management/resource gathering ship game in it that linked to the main game. Was pure genius.
Re: Red Dead Redemption Is Now Included with Subscription Service GTA+
It's finally affordable! ππΌ
Re: Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection (PS5) - Calamitous Launch Ruins Anticipated Return
I honestly had some fun messing around in the offline modes. The aiming controls are messed up in Battlefront 2 though, so not bothering with online just yet.
I'll just be playing EA's BF2 until Aspyr can fix the Classic Collection βπΌπ
Re: System Shock Remake Is Out for PS5, PS4 on 21st May
FINALLYYYY!!! πππππΌππΌππΌ Been waiting ages to play this
Re: Arrowhead Confirms Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch, Matchmaking Fixes Inbound
@BoomShakAllaker The Steam reviews made it seem much worse and I thought it might just be another buggy (no pun intended) game release. Glad to hear the game is running well and that people are having fun. I am keen to get it! Word up son ππ»
Re: Helldivers 2 Is Blowing Up, Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Another W for Sony πͺπ» I will, ofcourse, get HD2 after a few patches though πβπΌ
Re: Arrowhead Confirms Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch, Matchmaking Fixes Inbound
What have we learned about buying games at launch? DON'T
Re: Capcom Currently Polling Player Interest for Sequels to Okami, Dino Crisis, More
Okami sequel. Dino Crisis Remake. Onimusha 4 remaster. This will restore balance to the world ππ»
Re: Abusive Last of Us 2 Fans Allegedly Levelled Death Threats at Abby Actor's Newborn Son
I can only hope that justice gets served to these people in some way or another
Re: Persona 3 Reload's Sexy UI Result of Retaining Key Staff, Says Atlus
Sexy indeed π Take my heart!
Re: Stellar Blade's Protagonist's Body Is Based on This Real-World Korean Model
Bayonetta has 3 excellent games. Nier Automata is a masterpiece. FF7 Remake is amazing. All have strong, confident female characters in them. Keep up the good work devs ππ»
Re: Gran Turismo Sport's Last Ever PS4 Patch Enables Offline Saves
One little patch to preserve the game. Look how easy that was.
Re: Sony's Own MLB The Show 24 Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4 Again, No Extra Cost on Xbox Game Pass
@Gavalaar The setup works really well for me... in ways I don't think you can understand
Re: Sony's Own MLB The Show 24 Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4 Again, No Extra Cost on Xbox Game Pass
@TheCollector316 I'm a console peasant. I like things simple
Re: Sony's Own MLB The Show 24 Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4 Again, No Extra Cost on Xbox Game Pass
@Casco The perfect trifecta of gaming ππ» We bask in the light
Re: Sony's Own MLB The Show 24 Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4 Again, No Extra Cost on Xbox Game Pass
Every PS5 owner should put away a bit of money every month and eventually buy an Xbox Series X as well. Then you'll have Gamepass, the console wars won't matter to you and you'll get the best of both worlds. Honestly life-changing.
Re: Talking Point: What Can We Expect in the Next State of Play Show?
Sony needs to lock in Half Life Alyx as a PSVR2 title at some point to make it more attractive (should've been a launch title). And FFS developers need to port over more PSVR games that could be played with the Dualshock 4, like the Wipeout Omega Collection and Star Wars Squadrons, for example... but I digress. I'm mildly excited for the SoP!
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 Runs at 30fps on PS5
30fps = hard pass
Re: Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Tactical Deployment on PS5, PS4 Revealed
This is one of those rare moments where console gamers get excited about a PC game coming to their platform, myself included π¬
Re: Anger as SAG-AFTRA Strikes Deal for AI Voice Acting in Video Games
Have any of these pro-AI people seen the Terminator movies? We are slowly heading towards our own Judgement Day.
Re: Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster Has 'Plenty More to Share' as Fans Question Lack of Gameplay
@doctommaso 100% agree. The Last Revelation was arguably the best of the PS1 Tomb Raider games.
Re: Pour One Out for Gran Turismo Sport, Now Delisted from PS Store
Damn.. now I'm gonna think about getting GT7 until it gets delisted as well..
Re: Sniper Elite Studio Founders Receive CBE, Included in King's New Year Honours List
Karl Fairburne saves the British economy... what a time to be alive