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Re: Sony Patent Shows How Loading Screens Could Be Killed Off on PS5

Crimson_Ridley

If they get rid of loading screens (which I doubt, it'll be like Mirror's Edge's incredibly long lift rides, or Metroid Prime's doors that take a day to open, or even Tony Hawk's American Wasteland's bus ride to the next area), they'll need to bring manuals back to help people learn to play, or have a dedicated menu for it. Loading screens have been used to parcel out tips and tutorials for a long time now.

Dark Souls, for instance, offers lore for certain items you may otherwise miss. Not to say I wouldn't miss how long the Soulsborne games take to load!

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 Bug Potentially Removing Key Characters from Camp

Crimson_Ridley

I had noticed this a few days ago, but thought that I was just really blind. I've had a Penny Dreadful book to give to Jack since Chapter 2 and I can't find him. Weirdly enough though, there's no tent that they sleep in, as John sleeps in a tent by himself, so I'm not sure if that's why they disappear, because Rockstar forgot to give them a place to sleep.

Re: EA to Support Jacksonville Victims' Families with $1 Million Donation

Crimson_Ridley

The only thing I don't like about their message is the following;

“This horrific event will not define us,” it said, “but only serve to make our community stronger.”

The words are nice, I imagine they are very sincere, but these events will define the lives of the families destroyed. The community has no right to feel stronger because of it, the community is insignificant compared to the victims friends and families.

Re: PlayStation Plus Prices Are Increasing in UK and Europe Next Month

Crimson_Ridley

Eh, an extra £10 a year, that's about 83p a month. The monthly charge has only increased by £1, and the quarterly price, by £5. It's not a huge increase, that little bit of extra money isn't going to affect anyone in a major way.

Hopefully, this does mean more substantial PS Plus offerings, but a business needs to review their prices periodically, especially with rising costs in other areas.

I understand people being outraged, but it is a very negligible increase, one less coffee a month, for instance. Barely noticeable. And even then, you can just buy from CDKeys, their prices won't go up much more, certainly.

Re: Final Fantasy XV Buckles Up Until 29th November on PS4

Crimson_Ridley

I honestly have zero interest in this game now. I'm a huge fan of Final Fantasy, but with all these delays, and the fact that the entire game has changed multiple times, with a development time rivalling Duke Nukem Forever, it's almost ridiculous to even think of letting yourself get interested in it. You're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

I'd rather just have Kingdom Hearts 3, and for Final Fantasy XV to just join Star Fox 2.

Re: Review: Rock Band 4 (PS4)

Crimson_Ridley

No practise mode is a massive oversight, and quite literally puts me off of getting the game. I'm an Expert level player that FCs songs, so practise mode is a MUST for the game.

Re: Fallout 4 Features More Voiced Dialogue Than Any Other Bethesda Game

Crimson_Ridley

I agree with the article, I do hope they hire more voice actors. Oblivion stands out as one of the most immersion-breaking games when I literally spoke to 3 people in one area and they all had the exact same voice. Hell, they could even change voice after their main dialogue, when you would get the random lines from talking to them again.

Re: Rev Your Engines for Mad Max's Exclusive PS4 Content

Crimson_Ridley

Console exclusive content has always been stupid, and not consumer-friendly. Console exclusive games, designed by first-party companies? Fine, no problems there. Extra content that dictates which console you have to buy for? Not fair.

Now I know that a little bit of DLC is not really a big deal in the long run, but it's an opposite of what many humans fear; missing out. We like to know what is going on, we like to be involved, and we like to get our packages complete. It's like buying a book that is missing a page; even if that page is just a foreword and has no bearing on the story itself, if we know that page is missing, we don't have a complete book.

The other thing I don't understand is why it needs to affect PC as well? This stupid console war is between Xbox One and PS4, why does PC have to suffer as a result?

Re: There's a Big, Fat Typo on the Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4

Crimson_Ridley

@get2sammyb Oh, certainly, a typo is a typo, but I wouldn't consider it a major typo in the way the author considers it. He made out like it was a huge typo that nobody should ever make, because it's apparently the easiest word in the world to spell. When Capcom screwed up with the Resident Evil Revelations 3DS cases, that was a big typo, because it's an easy word to spell, molybdenum is not a word you say or spell very often.

Regardless, a typo is a typo and they should take more care when printing it on a console, but I just found the tone a little pedantic.

Re: Reaction: Xbox's E3 2015 Attempts to Block PS4 Upgrade Path

Crimson_Ridley

I couldn't care less about backwards compatibility. I have over 20 consoles in my games room, if I want to play the 360, I'll just pop the disc in to my 360.

It was a very good showcase, and it's about time they showed the fans that they still care. Being backed in to a corner brings out the best in something. I have an Xbox One already, and it's nice to see a few new exclusives to play. Though, a lot of them are coming out on the PC, which I'm heading towards making my main system as soon as my graphics card arrives, so it doesn't matter too much to me.

As for Sony's conference? I'm not getting my hopes up. Destiny and Morpheus? I may as well not even bother watching it. I'd rather see what EA are doing.

Re: Get a Better Look at Fallout 4 with These High-Res Screenshots

Crimson_Ridley

I looked at some screenshots over on Reddit today that didn't have all the YouTube compression, and I must say, I needed some water to help wash down my words that I had to eat. It does look really nice, looking at it how it's intended to be looked at. I still think the animation is wonky, as it is in The Witcher 3, but I know when I've been shown.

Re: Rumour: Fallout 4 May Usher the Apocalypse in 2015

Crimson_Ridley

I hope so, because I'm not interested in Black Ops 3, and have lost interest in Battlefront (I want it to be awesome, I'm certain it won't be), and will be buying Syndicate. Fallout 4 will be the most exciting release, in an otherwise not too fantastic calendar of releases.

Re: Crikey, Fallout 4 Is Already Available for Pre-Order at a Decent Discount in the UK

Crimson_Ridley

Come on, is there anybody that ever pays more than £40 for a standard edition copy of a game? If you do, then you're a fool. I know £60 is the new RRP, but other than Grainger Games and GAME, nowhere is going to charge you that much.

I'm hoping for an awesome collector's edition though, as I missed out on the last 2. I better finish The Witcher 3 and Bloodborne before this comes out, else I won't get back to them for weeks!