Crimson_Ridley

@Baz12345
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We need answers, Naughty Dog. We need to know how this Vita was kept pristine when the world around it fell apart. We need to know what battery it's running that can keep a charge over 25 years later. We need to know why this girl decided to put earphones in and play the game when survival is of utmost importance, and you need to keep your eyes and ears open at all times.

We also need to know if Sony even recognise that that's a device that they made.

@DeepSpace5D

I think Naughty Dog needs to do another State of Play explaining this Vita, there's just too many questions that don't have answers right now. 😂

@DeepSpace5D Those are some good explanations. How about the battery? The Vita would be over 25 years old at this point, wouldn't the battery have completely died?

@DeepSpace5D Are they really going to let her use their finite resources to charge it though? How did she download it? Why was it in immaculate condition?

Press F to "Doggo, noooo" 😭

You always put "Yes, I'll preorder". What about "Yes"?

Don't really see the point to this article other than a little bit of showing off?

There's already an article about the State of Play, this article says you can't say anything about the game, so this doesn't need to exist.

@Grimwood

I'm sure, like most humans, you can pick something up as you walk past it? It's a very basic technique employed by most of humanity.

PS4 - Fallout 4
Primarily, I'm a PC gamer but I've been trying to save for a new graphics card, and have gone back to PS4 for a while. I normally only play Fallout 4 with mods, but in the interest of unlocking trophies, I'm playing a vanilla play through and surprisingly, it's still fantastic! I do miss my full dialogue interface though (not that the PS4 allows it anyway... Stupid Sony).

Switch - Animal Crossing New Horizons
Working on redesigning my island so it at least looks like a place that people could live and not just a bunch of animals plonked down in random locations.

Wii U - Super Mario Galaxy
Yes, I still play the Wii U from time to time, and for now I've loaded up the Wii Menu to play some SMG. It's one of few Mario games I never really gave the time to because of just hating everything the Wii stood for, but I'm getting in to it and dealing with the motion controls as best as I can. Still a very beautiful game all these years on.

@NoxAeturnus

It's criminal that nobody liked this comment before I did! 🤣

As for the article, as a famous advocate for surviving a trip to the toilet once sang: A little less conversation, a little more action.

I know it's going to be amazing, I'm hoping Sony don't falter like they did the last time they were top of the world and released the PS3, but I'm remaining optimistic. I just want to know pricing, what original experiences will launch with it, and if it's going to be a white console (it better be).

I was already planning on buying it, this just made me more excited!

So many people not understanding the reasoning behind this in the live comments of the State of Play, couldn't help but laugh. 😂

It's supposed to invoke the style of old samurai films that have clearly inspired this game, not pull a Schindler's List! Whilst that would look cool, it would defeat the purpose of this style.

@Wazeddie22

I don't have kids, but I'm going to download it just to see exactly how educational it actually is. 😂

It looks incredible, but I've become so accustomed to just how far we can push technology that I just feel like "of course it looks that good", which in itself is just awesome to think that we live in an age where this is normal now.

I don't think anything will ever top the jump from PS1 to PS2 or PS2 to PS3. Or even 2D to 3D.

@azoreseuropa

1 - We're in a lockdown, so seeing nature isn't exactly feasible or logical right now.

2 - The same could be said about anything that a person spends a considerable amount of time on. Learning an instrument, dedicating your life to a career, etc.

3 - What a person chooses to do with their time, as long as it makes them happy and doesn't harm another person, is completely their choice.

4 - Have you spoken to this individual and asked them how much time they spent executing this? For me, taking the video at face value, you could come up with this in just a few retries, not hours, certainly not days.

5 - Finally, there are many personal issues that may mean a person cannot live a life such as yours; mobility issues, mental issues, etc. For some people, gaming allows you in to a world that the real one has deemed off-limits to you.

More importantly than Mass Effect, when did May become the middle of the year? Has anyone let June know that it's been stripped of its title? 😂

Perhaps I'm just getting old, but I would have needed to go for a wee at least 2 or 3 times during those 8 hours. 😂

I really liked this idea of revealing a game, it's unusual and gives some insight in to work that is involved in creating key art. Very well done.

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L

The main thing I can suggest for Hell House on Hard is to save Aerith's 2nd limit level for the 3rd phase, when it has less than 25% HP. The protection will last pretty much the remainder of the battle. Also, kill the Tonberrys that it spawns as soon as possible with Cloud's Triple Slash. I just made sure that Aerith and Cloud had all 4 elements so that I could attack its weakness as soon as it changed element, used the ATB aura with Aerith regularly and tried to stagger it as quickly as possible, then used Ray of Judgement to increase the stagger percentage to get some more damage in.

To me, the first time you fight Hell House, you aren't prepared for how the fight plays out, but once you've gone through the first half of Hard, you'll have a much better grasp on the mechanic, will also know how Hell House fights and thus it actually seems a bit easier to deal with.

Also, I've noticed in these comments there are a lot of Key Workers, or people still working - like myself - during this time, so I just wanted to say thank you to you all, and I hope you're all keeping safe! 👍

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L

Honestly, it wasn't too bad. The combat relies much more on enemy weaknesses and playing defensively. With a maxed Elemental materia, and a maxed Steadfast block, you'll do fine. I just kept checking my Enemy Intel to see which enemies were coming up and adjusted my load out accordingly.
I used the following load out from Powerpyx and it got me through the game perfectly fine:
https://www.powerpyx.com/final-fantasy-7-vii-remake-hard-difficulty-guide-tips-tricks/

The hardest bosses (which still weren't too bad) were Hell House and Eligor (the cheeky git casts Reflect on you so you can't heal). You could add Prayer to your load out for that boss, or just cast Arise each time a character dies.

I'm still working, so my gaming habits have not changed.

In terms of what I'm playing, I've finished up the Platinum in Final Fantasy VII Remake and now I'm playing Days Gone in between bouts of Final Fantasy XII.

Just finished up the Platinum, and it really was a great game. Definitely an 8/10 for me, would have scored higher if the last 3 chapters didn't suck and turn in to a battle gauntlet. I really liked the new stuff they added to the story, I've played and finished FF7 so many times that it's nice to play it again and not know what to expect, while still seeing very similar story beats that made up the original.

@oldschool1987

So far it hasn't been too bad, as long as you know how to set up your materia and play defensively. The main challenge is not running out of MP as the only way to restore it is by smashing crates, and you don't always get a restore from them.

I can think of a few bosses that are probably going to cause trouble, but I've mastered all of my materia and assessed every enemy so I can attack their weaknesses pretty well. I would suggest on your earlier playthrough/s to get used to switching characters and look up some good materia setups for each character.

I would give it an 8. I'm just going through hard mode now to finish up the Platinum and while it has been an amazing experience, the chapters inside Shinra HQ really left a sour taste for me. One chapter in particular is just a gauntlet and it was incredibly tedious to get through.

I didn't mind how linear the game is, as I'm quite content with games like that, and the original Midgar was the same. I also really enjoyed the additions to the story and unlike most, I'm excited to see where they go from here, but a few chapters just missed the mark and I'm not looking forward to doing them again.

The last part about cars was not relevant to me at all, I ride a motorcycle. 😂

It's funny people think it's going to be called GTA6 when it's clearly going to be called GTA Online 2... 😒

The Reprieve weapon ability is also a good idea, and is available on at least 1 weapon. For instance, Barrett's Light Machine Gun has this ability to unlock once you reach Weapon Level 6.

The ability itself will let your character survive at 1HP from a hit that would normally kill them, once per battle. Sometimes this can be the deciding factor between a win and a loss.

Also, the 20% MP reduction skill for healing spells. A 12MP Curaga now becomes a 9MP Curaga, meaning you get a 4th heal for free.

Finally, you can get in to a fight, Assess a boss/enemy (or hit the Touchpad if you've already assessed them before) to find their weakness and then pause and retry last battle to be taken to a point just before the battle to set your materia up accordingly (Elemental+whatever will be your best friend in Hard Mode).

The PS4 Dual Shock is the most comfortable and pleasing controller I've ever held, even beating the Gamecube and 360 controller, in my opinion. The DualSense is quickly growing on me, but I'm imagining it to be similar to the Xbox One controller, and I really didn't like that one. The colour is great though, I've always been a fan of white consoles and controllers, so I'd happily keep that as my main controller.

Final Fantasy VII Remake! I have to keep slapping myself to remind me that this is real! 😁

@feral1975 That's so weird because I just got FFVIIR and Witcher 3 was in the disc tray, and immediately got ripped out! 😂

"The biggest problem the title faces then is the same design choices which held it back 10 years ago. The older Call of Duty games were infamous for their use of checkpoints, whereby enemies would continuously flood the environment until you progressed far enough through the stage."

I thought MW2 was the first one to have a finite amount of enemies in each section? It's been years since I played it, but I was sure they eventually stopped spawning.

The Wait of Us.

Don't worry, you guys probably still have 100 variations of "PS5 backwards compatability is still incredibly confusing" articles to keep us going for the next week or so. 😉

Seriously though, I don't mind not hearing much for a while, it keeps my hype in check when information comes out closer to a game or console launch.

I can completely understand many fans need for backwards compatibility due to finances, convenience or other reasons, but for me personally it has never been a major issue.

I collect consoles so I keep them when a new one comes out, and whilst having the ability to play all my old games on one console is never a bad thing, if all of them don't work, it's not a breaking point for me making my decision to buy the console.

The games and usability is far more important to me, and if the console works as well as the PS4 with the high quality I've come to love with the games, that's all I'm interested in.

Considering it wasn't for the E3 crowd of people, and was a techical keynote, then it did everything it set out to do. People are just too damn ignorant to realise not everything is made for them.

@Jake3103 This is why wherever I work, I use my own cup, make my own drinks and wash my own utensils. People are filthy. The amount of fecal matter present on office cutlery can make your stomach turn.

@GravyThief I played long enough to get the Platinum on RE2 and honestly thought my PS4 Pro was going to explode with how hard and loud the fans were spinning. At some stages, I could barely hear the sound of the game.

RE2 and Death Stranding are two of the worst games for it.

No. All of the no.

@MS7000 Damn, I was just about to comment that it should be "former", not "latter". 😂

Christ, may as well just give up on everything at this point, treating this like the damn Black Plague. 🙄 Sony will no doubt do like Nintendo and do a full on Sony Direct.

Ah, my Birthday. That shall be a good 30th Birthday gift.

I'd buy that in less than a heartbeat. I do however always turn off the music. I spend a lot of time just on the dashboard while doing other stuff and the music would annoy me after a while.

"Having said all that, the bottom line is that you can absolutely play Ghost Recon: Wildlands single-player". Wrong game, chaps. 😉

People moaned that multiplayer wasn't included. Now people are moaning that it's a money grab, and making the assumption that it'll be terrible.

How did we become so entitled? Can we not be happy about anything?

This is how Rockstar should have done it with GTA and RD Online, separate them from the main game so that each can be individually updated and save space.

I'm not a fan of multiplayer in any capacity, and though I used to be ignorant and thought that having a multiplayer took away from single player, I'm no longer so foolish. I think this is a great way of making both aspects as strong as each other.

That's a lie, I had to fetch a damn pan for some old lady. Then she had the gall to tell me that isn't her pan, as hers was black with soot and this one is clean.

Stupid old lady.

Stupid pan.

That's a grave error.

I know RPGs, especially JRPGs tend to have wonky voice acting, and I get that if it was too serious it would be awkward, but this is just terrible. I really, really, really don't like the voices, especially Barratt.

When used as it was originally intended in Japan (to signify cancel or no), it would be an Ex Mark or Cross Mark so both can be used, and are officially interchangeable.

Circle could also therefore be considered a Tick Mark, as the Japanese regularly use a circle in place of a tick as we do in the West.

X (ex) marks the spot
Noughts and Crosses (X)

The word used varies depending on the situation. The same applies to zero, nought, and O (oh).

If you wanted to be really obscure, you could call it a Saltire.

That would be a really cool idea if the discs were left in the case on the shelf.

Would be a great extra to put in a special edition though so you could display it at home.