Darylb88

Putting out a demo shows good promise that this will be better than Rise of The Ronin turned out. If I like the demo I'll put a pre order in.

I'm playing it and it's not bad! I'm enjoying DD2 more and I honestly presumed it would the the other way around. The performance FPS wise isn't great considering it genuinely looks like it came out in 2014. It's not the mass market game I think a lot of players presumed it would be hence the lack of marketing. Even on the easiest dawn difficulty it's more akin to a challenging normal mode combat wise for those who don't enjoy souls like games. I'd rate it a 7.5 so far and may an 8 if the story has a good ending.

They don't even have the resources to go fully multiplat so I doubt the game will come out that well.

Wow a business looking at ways to make money off consumers - when will it ever end!

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This is an optional DLC as the wake-stones can be easily found in world during gameplay and can be used to revive NPC's and the Arisen. There are around 1000 unique NPC's in the world and if they die it's a permadeath unless you revive them at a morgue or in the world where they were felled.

A lot of misinformation about the MTX has been going around by people who have not played the game so watch out for that.

I apprehensively got this for PS5 thinking it would look like a slide show but I have been pleasantly surprised. I have zero regrets now and it's worth every penny of the £60 I spent on it.

It's weird because I was certain I would have a big issue with the uncapped frame rate as I'm usually sensitive to it. What I came to realise is that it's the frame pacing being off that bothers my eyes. From what I can see the frame pacing is generally not too bad. The graphical fidelity on PS5 meant the FPS drops aren't as huge as PC. Overall I have barely noticed the FPS in game because I've been so engrossed with the game. I have noticed the unstable rise of the ronin FPS a lot more.

It does have some performance issues (RT unlocked framerate mode on my 120hz screen seems to work well.). Overall I am enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would!

That's why you should take reviews which a pinch of salt, as they are subjective. What someone hates about a game you may love (Like fetch quests). I shall be enjoying this and DD2 until Stellar Blade and Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes is out in about a month.

Too late, I'm with Dragons Dogma 2 now.

Hopefully it won't affect those planning on playing DD2 or Rise of the Ronin tonight (I'm guessing you need to check in with the PSN to verify the licence unlock time.)

I brought this and DD2 and will be playing both. As someone who quite enjoys a Ubisoft style collection and bonding systems this might actually be an enjoyable game for me. I'm also looking forward to the planning/micromanagement type of gameplay that DD2 offers and no doubt I will juggle both over the coming weeks. These games are almost like a break when the other one gets too much.

Feels a bit like a fad that has passed.

I hope someone guides capcom to add a locked 30fps option for console.

Surely people aren't silly enough to think that Atlus makes these choices.. It's SEGA. They own Atlus and publish all their games. Stop complaining about Atlus.

Let's respect the developers creative choice. I strongly dislike TLOU2 but I totally respect the creative choice that Neil Druckman took with excessive violence. The way he and his team choose to portray women is just a different way to the Stellar Blade director. Neither are wrong and both are valid.

Demo will drop after an upcoming State a Play

The fact that this leaked on IWD cannot be a coincidence

I will pick it up for free via the Gamepass perk. Having the Series S has it's benefits at times.

Doing day one PC launch alongside PS5 is 100% the right thing for Sony to do for their financial health. PS5 users are a pretty hardcore bunch so the loss of sales on console vs the huge uplift of PC sales just makes sense. I am pretty sure this strategy will be put into place within the next couple of years.

It's great that is is coming to Gamepass, they will get players in like myself who are on the fence and they already have their pay-out so don't need to worry about the game being loss making which ensures the creative vision is more flexible. Most PS5 exclusive players have a half decent PC that they could get Gamepass on to give this a shot.

@Rob_230 Thank you for your well wishes. I am doing much better now. I agree I really enjoyed it alongside playing Persona 4 for the first time.

@UltimateOtaku91 It's not exclusive to Xbox but if you have Gamepass you can get the DLC free as a Gamepass perk.

Day one buy for me. If anyone deserves to get away with business-ing like a business it's Atlus. Their games saved my life during the pandemic.

I can play a locked 30fps but I can't tolerate a unstable frame rate/pacing. It hurts my eyes. I won't be buying this until they have the decency like 95% of developers to add a capped framerate option.

Ubisoft be sailing against ye tide, trying to catch ye wave of gaming trends and failing miserably!

I.can see MM being next to go. There will be significant restructuring of the console gaming industry and things move more to cloud and mobile.

Taxi Life is the GOTY

I hope the texture pop-in gets fixed! started playing today and it is pretty bad.

Looking forward to this and Taxi Life next week! I might grab Expeditions to keep me busy until then.

Whoever got Saber has gotten a great get.

I will be playing this on easy mode to focus on the story. I am sure the combat will be decent enough though.

The game is la crap

It looks very close to P5 in terms of structure which makes sense as it would have started development around the same time as P5 or not too long after.

@McBurn Based on the screenshots it looks like the calendar/time management aspect will be there like P5.

Hopefully we will the an answer to the answer soon..

FSR fix would be nice but I don't see them doing much about that now. At least it is not as bad as it is on Xbox.

Japanese devs aren't known for optimising more complex AAA games very well.. The creative side is great though

I'm not a fan of souls like games/difficulties but I really like the look of the game. I wasn't invested enough to pay for it but I will try it out if it comes to PS plus. That's why I like PS plus.

Cancelling some of those expensive yet worn out sequels would be a good start. I would like to see some new IP.

A 2nd game is okay but a lot of Sony's IP is onto the 3rd+ game now.

It looks good and bad at the same time. Good in a creative kind of way and bad in an AI stiffness kind of way.

@MrMagic True plus I don't want to play DD2 at an unstable 30fps on my PS5.

24 hour timed exclusivity made me chuckle.

With MS gone Nintendo could really go for Sony's neck.

I care more about the thing I got my PS5 for.. you know, the games.

For me both models work. Gamepass saves me a significant amount of money on Xbox games and some big day 1 3P launches. That saved money can be used to buy PlayStation and Nintendo games. The 3 different ways of each company doing business is a huge win for multiplatform gamers like myself. Right now there is no right or wrong strategy although I think long term Sony will follow suit with Microsoft because they usually are the first to make the hard moves (like day to PC a few years back).

Zelda TOTK should have got best technical achievement for even running on the switch. Spider-man 2 was pretty buggy and less polished than the first.

Got this one on pre order! Vanillaware make great games.

I have an Xbox an Gamepass so there is zero reason for me to buy these on PS5 and Switch. I would rather save my money for PlayStation and Nintendo exclusive games.

The stories around it are getting old and boring, fast.

The overreactions on the Xbox and PS sides were embarrassing. This was really a nothing burger in the end. The most interesting information is that I can continue to play Xbox games day1 on Gamepass and save money for PlayStation/Nintendo games I like. It's a win for everyone.

I am curious about the new hardware announcement they have confirmed for this holiday.

I have a feeling that the PS5 pro may be scrapped and they may push the PS6 forward to 2026.

With no real prospect of a price reduction in site, the PS5 will fail to clear 70 millions units and sales will fall off sharply now.

This won't look good for investor relations and the easiest remedy is a brand new console for players to get excited about which can be priced a bit higher.

I really enjoyed Rising and I will be aiming to enjoy 100 heroes even more now which is what all game creators strive for . RIP.