BlackGecko14

BlackGecko14

My son loves the Crash theme.

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Re: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company Want to Stop the Sale of Palworld

BlackGecko14

I am still surprised it's mechanic parents and not design parents. From the obvious by looking and the comparisons that were made, it really seemed like copyright infringement in some way on that.

I never had any interest in this game and it seems edgy for the sake of it. Nothing looked fun to me about it and it seems like the "cool" thing to do is for people to defend it. I do see a clear Pokeball copy to be a copy and they are notorious for legal action so "nobody thinks they can get away with it". But, they do care about their image and someone couple get it thinking it is a Pokemon game and that could hurt their image to those people.

Re: Reaction: PlayStation Needs to Take a Long, Hard Look at Itself

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@thefourfoldroot1 I think the gameplay was fun and so were the characters, although mostly kinda blandly designed. They didn't seem to pivot to try to hype up the game or improve from beta criticism. It got so much unneeded hate and it was really sad the way people acted.

It was mostly scratching the itch I hadn't gotten from other similar games after leaving OW2, which my wife and I played a ton of OW1. But, no budge on offline modes, no new skins to get excited for, and the maps felt a bit too big on some of them. Most skins were color swaps, the cosmetics were also bland, and the cool animations were put online instead of doing more of those in-game. I wish it got a better shot, but they seemed resistant to changing things, unfortunately.

Re: Concord (PS5) - Live Service Debut Beats the Hate with Stellar Presentation and Good Gameplay

BlackGecko14

Great review! It is fair and brings up valid points. I like the pay for the game model. People just don't want devs to get paid it seems like. But then act offended when a studio is closed. I don't get that. This is a model where you can guarantee getting all of the content and future updates, but can later get extras for a few bucks if you want.

Overblown issues were about not getting the full game and about micro transactions. this is a good attempt at doing it different. My wife and I both loved the beta, but with too much going on right now and other games around the time, we plan to get it later.
I wish they'd show a big cool reason to want to get seasonal or unlockable content. I wish they got more creative than some of what I've seen. I wish there was a single player mode of some kind. But, the mechanics are fun, gameplay is smooth, and I like the model. People just need to hate things and go out of their way with it. Plenty of games to not like, so just ignore what you don't like. It's so childish.

Re: Marvel Rivals' Closed Beta Is Putting Concord's Player Numbers into Perspective

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It also got needless hate that spread across the internet, so people were less likely to give it a chance. I didn't even get an invite to Marvel Rivals to try it, but I enjoyed playing Concord with my wife very much. It also has a lot different going for it once you actually play it and feels unique. I bet marketing is a part too since Concord's focus felt PS5 and Rivals was announced for PC before consoles.

Re: Poll: Did You Buy a PS Portal?

BlackGecko14

I use remote play when my son is falling asleep at night and it's perfect for that. But, I got the PS Edition Backbone and I love that. They announced this like shortly after that came to Android and seemed like they were undercutting their partner for this. It has the Dualsense features and larger screen, but looks awkward and it's all too much for a quiet, calm shorter gaming session at night before I turn it to the TV.

Re: Insomniac Confirms Primary Marvel's Spider-Man Moving Forward

BlackGecko14

I really loved Miles in the game. After liking him previously in the past 2 games, I really loved him in this. I do wish we got more from Peter's story. It's great they started it with him some years into being Spider-Man, but we didn't get to see enough. Then he was absent, then he was unsure of himself and in peril. I've liked the stories and character arcs, but wish we got more from him.
I hope we get a Miles 2 of him sort of cementing himself being capable as a solo Spider-Man, and then a 3 game where Peter comes back after the Goblin emerges. And then we get Carnage and Goblin and, in the end, Red Goblin. I'd love that!

Amazing game and very moving though! I love the series and the love out in! Can't wait for DLC (possibly Chameleon)!

Re: Poll: Is God of War Ragnarok Still One of Sony's Best Games, One Year Later?

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@somnambulance Astro is one of my favorite games of all time. I still feel intimidated by Returnal and I tried Dark Souls and it's not my thing. But I know the consensus has them as being loved by many, just not my type.

Ragnarok is another of my favorites ever though! It's hard to place, but 2018 might be higher for feeling a little tighter and building off of, but the ties to things and world building and story just bring Ragnarok to being a close race to me!

Re: The Response to Rocksteady's Suicide Squad Has Been Abysmal

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It's sad because I think it looks fun. It's not what I expected or wanted necessarily, but it looks fun. I had an initial issue with King Shark using a gun, but then realized I'd probably be frustrated having to switch characters when an enemy is flying or high up. You can still play solo, and the pass is for optional cosmetics. And Borderlands 2 I think had the always online stuff and wasn't really an inconvenience. I know it's different, but may be something the team wanted to try out. They've had a long development on this game, so there probably was higher interference, but also they probably got to really think what different they wanted to do.

Re: Prepare to Play Through PS5's Gotham Knights a Fair Few Times

BlackGecko14

I really like that they are doing that. I hope it seems different and significant. I hoped they would. My dear is it being too grinding and just waves of thugs over and over and just being a time sink. That's my fear, but it's a big one. Also not super into getting same looking gear for stats. So, I hope that's not too integral.

Re: The Last of Us PS5's Pricey Firefly Edition Shipping in Shocking Condition

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People are mad they made this, the reviews kinda seem to say to wait for the price to lower, and now the limited edition collectors edition ships like this. I'm not against it, but I didn't see the full point of it. And now this is a bad look for them. I get they can't reprint limited editions, but I hope they do something for this at least. What a mess.

Re: Persona 3, 4, 5 Coming to PC and Xbox, No Mention of PS5, PS4

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I really love Persona 3. The tone, the characters. I love it so much. The only way I've been able to play it still is on PS3. I know it sounds gatekeeping, but I wish Playstation got to keep some of their third party exclusives they have been known for. Atlus probably just sees how much they can do releasing it everywhere and GamePass probably gave a nice bonus for times exclusivity.