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Hopefully this dissuades developers from relying on licenses. I like some of them, but it feels like there’s been a rapid expansion of Hollywood into games. Like during the Sony CES where Spider-Man, Hogwarts, and Jedi were the highlighted games.

@Sequel Soulsborne game in VR when?

I really hope Motive and Capcom take similar routes after Dead Space remake and RE4 remake. I’d really love original titles using the same engine and style as those remakes.

At this point I’ve just accepted that companies, specifically western AAA companies, are just gonna continue announcing projects well in advance while barely updating on the game for the end of time. Remember the Splinter Cell and Iron Man games announced by a tweet? Or how the ending announcing of TGA 2020 was just a nothing video saying Mass Effect will return. It’s wild how a company like Respawn can reveal and release a game within a year while BioWare is still crumbling under poor management.

*Critics choice
*GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition
Pick one

Man today was the day of poor news for gaming. Jedi Survivor delayed, Rumbleverse closed down, APM closed down, BFM cancelled, classic Xbox games are beginning to get delisted.

I mean although delays should be a thing, more recently they’ve been a sign of troubled development and management. However I don’t think that’s the case with Jedi Survivor, it’s not being pushed before some holiday window and it doesn’t seem extreme enough to show signs of the entire thing being a mess like other delayed games.

I’m not gonna judge an unannounced game based on a build from 3 years ago. Direction can change massively during that time. At this point I feel like most people should just wait and see.

What I will comment on is how weird it is that Sony seems to be going all in on Horizon, at least to me. 2 games, 2 expansions, a Netflix series, a multiplayer game, and a remaster/remake of the first (if rumors are to be believed). Horizon is fine to me it’s like a definitive 7/10, but even removing my biases, it doesn’t seem like the series has either the acclaim or uniqueness to be this massive phenomenon.

The thing about the PS5 gen is that I feel standards are way higher now. Not only with games being $70, but current gen exclusives especially shouldn’t be having mediocre performance. Not to say that these raised expectations are inherently a good or bad thing, but it’s what I’ve noticed.

Honestly how could this be anything less than a 8/10, it’s Dead Space.

Instead of them remaking Dead Space 2 like I’ve seen people want, I really hope EA Motive utilize this foundation they built for a Dead Space 4

A Last of Us 3 seems inevitable too me at this point imo, just with the direction Naughty Dog had been going and the ending of Last of Us 2. I really hope they throw their hat into a new IP before doing releasing a final part to a trilogy, however.

More momentum based movement options with spin dashing and stuff like that I would feel works better with the open world, but I wouldn’t mind them including both options. I don’t hate the boost gameplay as much as the rest of the sonic fanbase seemingly—Generations is by far the best 3D sonic and shows the success of good boost level design.

God this looks is gonna be such a fire game when I buy it for $20 at GameStop in like September

This is literally the biggest fighting game expansion I’ve seen
-New gameplay mechanics
-Expanded current gameplay modes
-Expanded characters
-New characters and stages
-New gameplay modes
-Reworked visuals
-Crossplay
-Rollback

Granblue was the game that really got me into FGs, I really hope this brings back everyone to the title

Idk why people are so offended by the lack of a PS5 version. Yeah the corporate nonsense with how off the deal between Microsoft and Atlus is for these ports is cringe, but the actual experience itself isn’t compromised. A turn based RPG being 60fps and not 120 isn’t a big deal.

Are the achievements similar to P5R where you don’t need to max out every single social link to get a platinum?

Genuinely how does stuff like this happen. It was one of the better games in the lineup as well so that’s a bummer.

It’s wild how ILCA went from the devs of the worst received Pokémon remakes and one of worst received Pokémon games in general to making a seemingly great JRPG on a larger scale for their second big outing.

I’m glad that, at least from the outside, it looks like Naughty Dog is making strides for improving workplace culture, not feeling the pressure to announce things early as well as their recent shift to including more producer roles will ultimately be best for everyone. It doesn’t forgive the alleged hardship the devs experienced with TLOU2, but it does bring good signs for the future.

Yknow Bloober might not be as bad as I initially thought for this. Their biggest criticism was with the story and messages of some of their games. If they’re just yoinking the story from SH2 with minimal changes then it should be good. But I still don’t fully trust Bloober and modern Konami.

Sonic Frontiers being listed as one of the best games of the year but not even being in the best 17 soundtracks of the year is weird

No way Neon White didn’t make it after it topped 2 of your individual GOTY lists. (Assuming 3, 2, and 1 are Horizon, Elden Ring, and GoW)

Look you do you and put frontiers at whatever spot you want

I just don’t get having over 50% of your list being rereleases

I know most people are saying Santa Monica because the game they released is phenomenal, but I think they deserve it due to their openness with GoW—at least when the marketing push started. At first you still had the devs talking about it and the experience making it on twitter. However, since the second trailer they’ve been consistent with developer uploads detailing every aspect of the game, going into both the creative process and the actual features. They even made another thank you video for ragnarok’s reception, which I haven’t seen any other dev do. Santa Monica definitely was one of the most open developers when they were allowed.

Microsoft saw Sony complaining about no Bethesda games on PS+ so they decided to give them Fallout 76💀

I don’t personally get the Signalis pick. To me, there was better looking sprite art and a lot better looking indie games this year. Again, just my own opinion.

Not to overdose on copium but

I wouldn’t be surprised if we got something Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man’s become the golden goose for creative Sony media. It probably won’t be a blowout trailer or anything, just info to appeal to investors.

But again, Copium

Idk if it’s generous to sell GBA games for $60

No Neon White?

@Milktastrophe He also directed Binding Blade and Shadow Dragon, so he’s more than just PoR

This dude directed Path of Radiance, widely agreed to be among the elite Fire Emblem games alongside Blazing Sword and Genealogy of the Holy War. We’ve all learned that big names don’t equate to good games, but I’m always down for more SRPGs like FE. Hopefully it has a permadeath option and a way that develops the characters like the support system.

The only thing I disliked is Geoff’s insistence on using film and tv industry people for The Game Awards

Not only is the gaming industry bigger than those since the pandemic, but it takes away an opportunity to celebrate the creatives behind the games to just give them to Hollywood actors instead

Besides that phenomenal show loved most announcements and the award picks were great as well

If my two most anticipated games (SF6 and FF16) come out in like a week of each other I’m gonna cry

FF7 Intergrade and GGST already came out on the same day

Genuine question, how do we know that this isn’t the Xbox cloud project Kojima revealed at E3?

There’s been people in my mentions for the past two days on twitter arguing about this still

The Game Awards discord is now just debates on Genshin vs Sonic

The subreddits for Genshin and Sonic are filled with debate over this while the Elden Ring and God of War subs aren’t even acknowledging it

This is the most annoying I’ve seen the Genshin and especially the Sonic fanbase in a long time

After reviews, I’m gonna wait and see. I’ve seen some of the reviews, and idk how severe the issues are cuz if I handle unfair difficulty and unoriginality if it isn’t extreme. Probably for like $20 if Dead Space doesn’t blow it out of the water.

Are these deals usually only for digital games? Should we not expect to find these deals like 1/2 of Ratchet and Clank for the physical version, for example?

Genuinely regardless of the quality of this game, these characters are really bad. Most of them have been characters that are extremely close to other characters if I remember correctly (Hawkeye’s daughter, mighty Thor, she-hulk I think, and now the winter soldier to an extent) and the ones that weren’t were Hawkeye which isn’t gonna break the internet, a PlayStation exclusive, and Black Panther which was genuinely cool. Where’s Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Daredevil, anyone unique?

Depends on the context. If it’s just Aloy rambling to herself then that’s patronizing. If it’s like Ragnarok so far where it’s just a group of companions giving suggestions and naturally reacting, then that’s fine.

I would be extremely happy if God of War or Neon White won. Both represent two different goals and execution of completely different fields of gaming. Both were the peak of gaming for me this year.

Extra seems neat but I find it really funny when the UK regulation board said that no Microsoft games were on other streaming services when PS+ has Deathloop and now Skyrim.

@Notorioustk genuine question, where’s the harm of them not learning if they still have fun with the game regardless

If it was playing on a phone, then wouldn’t it be likely that this is the Xbox game that focused on cloud technology that was announced earlier? Avoiding the gameplay purposefully but I’m hyped.

They’ve literally removed more things than they added at this point

This is definitely still a wait and see for me. If there’s a publisher I don’t trust it’s Konami and if there’s a developer I don’t trust it’s Bloober Team. It will be hard to mess this up so I have more faith in it than I would otherwise, but I’m still worried and more willing to put my dollar towards RE4.

“There’s a funny bit in chapter 3” being the only positive feels more brutal than saying there’s no positives lmaoo

God of War 2018 had some of the best melee combat, visuals, and probably my 2nd favorite narrative I’ve ever experienced.

Even if this is just that but juiced up to the extreme, this is gonna be something special

Remasters aren’t a bad thing. Last of Us remastered allowed so many more people to play that game, and while it’s still early to tell, Uncharted’s remaster PS5 and especially PC could bring a lot more people in. Makes sense especially if Forbidden West is one of the most owned games with the system due to all the bundles.

I can’t believe the studio with both extremely awful work culture and has probably the worst reputation in the industry is suffering a talent drain.

The issue with Embracer is that while they own a lot of stuff, barely any of that stuff is consistently high quality. The acquisition of Western Square stuff should hopefully help this, but whatever idc really about the health of a massive conglomerate that entered the gaming sphere by just buying everyone.

This is, genuinely just pay 2 win

Even in fighting games with DLC characters that may or may not be stronger than others, the basis of Overwatch has always been character swapping and variety. This locks one of the most critical elements behind a grind or paywall.