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Chernobyl was less of a disaster than Concord

It’s amazing the amount of money you save on games when you actually address your backlog

My hope (fantasy) is that the graphical assets they’ve already created can be reconfigured into a different type of game.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner 8 years in development only to be removed 2 weeks after launch is a bit more than a flop, particularly as it was billed as being the poster boy for the live service strategy Sony has hitched their gaming business to.

An unprecedented first party flop. That’s actually insane. Good luck to whoever has to rebrand Concord when it re-emerges.

On the other hand, Helldivers 2 launched with an identical price point to extreme vitality. There’s clearly a secret sauce here.

@nessisonett no doubt Ubisoft will assure us it wasn’t their intention to make a political statement in their game brazenly drawing from political events.

The Mafia games are underrated pleasures of mine. Even if they don’t quite meet GOTY tier, they’re always memorable and gripping. Mafia 3 baking systemic racism into its open word mechanics was one of the ballsiest thing I’ve seen devs attempt in a game.

As for authenticity, I remember there was controversy here in Ireland because helping the Irish mob boss deliver car bombs to the IRA was a mission. They certainly do their homework at Hangar 13.

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts let’s goooooo

Not saying any game is entitled to anyone’s support. Sony clearly punted on a bad idea here, but considering the rampant layoffs hitting the industry, cheering on the downfall of a game knowing what that outcome means for the devs is a bit callous.

The original Dead Rising has always been a game I wanted to play. I had 2 for a bit but never made much headway. The remaster seems like a perfect game for Halloween this year.

Not interested in the game but am equally not licking my lips over the prospect of it failing like a weirdo.

PlayStation as a brand isn’t what I’d like it to be at the moment but I’m still beyond satisfied with the hardware. I’m not gonna pretend that the amazing 3rd party games I’ve played this game don’t count because they can’t be used as console war fodder lol.

I feel a lot of people are conflating no sexy women allowed ever with taking degrading pictures of unconsenting women in compromising positions as a standard gameplay mechanic.

I can see how taking lewd photos could go against the character of Frank West: a photojournalist trying to break an important story. At any rate, the original is available to play.

Even though it was quite a bit tamer than the concept art, Epic Mickey was one of the ballsiest thing anyone has done with the Disney license. Too many games at the moment to grab the remaster at launch but I’ll be grabbing it on sale.

@jvecc assuming their reasoning is that base Helldivers 2 is already cheaper than most of these other discounted games so they want to discount it without actually discounting it.

After Concord’s frosty reception, Sony had to slam the emergency booth babe button.

I actually think it’s crazy that Sony is going all in on live service multiplayer and not using the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale IP.

Honestly it’s really cool that Sonic 06 is still honoured as a part of the franchise worth celebrating. It would be so easy to pretend that the game never happened.

Very excited to return to this game. Some of the most fun I had on my Xbox 360.

First dud of the new Capgod era

This game’s reputation is battered and bruised. I feel like this is going to do nothing for the people who lost interest and only galvanise the anti-woke crowd.

This is looking like 2002 RE Remake of the Dead Rising series. Capitalising on every ambition the original fell short of due to hardware limitations or clunky design decisions. The original was designed to be a showcase of then next gen machinery so I think a remake is interesting and appropriate.

Jumped in recently and having a ton of fun. I’ve noticed low player counts depending on the time of day I login.

Seems like people are rooting for this game to fail. Disappointing. I maintain it’s not my cup of tea and a bit of a shameless trend chaser but it’s clearly a polished, well put together title.

Of Sony’s live service shooters, who would have guessed that the one that’s a brazen rip off of Starship Troopers would be better received than the one that’s a brazen rip off of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Joking of course. Game looks solid. It’s not my vibe personally but I have a feeling that Bungie veterans might know what they’re doing when it comes to online shooters.

World’s first AAAAA game

A well curated trophy list encourages me to experience a game to its fullest, important given how expensive games are these days.

Don’t mind no new games once the classics are readily available. I feel like the half the anxiety about keeping franchises “current” is that the alternative is total erasure.

This feels like it was made for me. Will be watching with interest. Microsoft brought the goods today.

Why not just reveal gameplay at the same time? Unless it’s a 5v5 shooter.

Quite a sensible move on Sony’s part, I think. I can’t see this shifting a ton of copies on PlayStation alone. Switch is a very co-op friendly platform thanks to the joy cons.

I’m loving this utterly unserious take on Horizon. I love the series but I do not much care for the writing.

Capcom vs. SNK lives on!

I kind of love it. Gives the Horizon IP some much needed broadened appeal.

This will be a welcome palette cleanser after repeatedly slamming my head against Final Fantasy Rebirth’s legendary bouts.

@Mikey856 if you’ve played the original FF7, Rebirth is a most faithful reimagining of the story beats from disc 1. Can’t really get into the controversial stuff without spoilers unfortunately.

I think Sony would do well to nurture this talent. We need more Nintendoey experiences on PlayStation.

Comparatively smaller and easier to develop games like Sly, Parappa, Ape Escape and MediEvil would absolutely fill out the release schedules while the big AAA stuff cooks, pleasing the PlayStation faithful in the process. Astro getting the biggest response by far is indicative that the quirky side of PlayStation is sorely missed.

I think the remake looks good. I’ll be waiting for reviews but when people say it’s bad, I have to wonder if we’re looking at the same game. At worst it will be fine. The discourse surrounding this game is absolutely rancid and at times it feels like people are rooting for it to fail, which is disappointing. I get that Konami and Bloober have both blotted their copy books in the past but the comments on the YouTube stream were insufferable.

@GagaOooLaLa AAA games industry is falling apart big time this gen. Every game games that manages to release and result in the team getting laid off is a miracle in my books.

Very solid showcase I thought. A good mix of interesting new stuff, the debut of a promising new PlayStation IP, Monster Hunter and Silent Hill 2 deets and, of course, the return of the king, Astro.

I saw rumours of a MediEvil 2 remake being shadow dropped. Please god.

@Artois2 it’s a small mercy that at least one small studio got out of dodge.

@Korgon I played a lot of Zangief and getting bullied in the corner was such a demotivating part of the game for me. I also never really gave drive reversal much thought whereas now I will. Such a sensible change.

Planning to jump back in when the update hits. Need to get Manon and Zangief to Master rank.

Both FFs on PS5 are some of the most fun I’ve had with the console. Rebirth seemed like an extraordinarily expensive game to make but I’m surprised Square haven’t seen much return on investment for XVI. Great game but it didn’t strike me as having a monstrous budget.

At any rate, I don’t know what the solution is. Sony did their part and pushed both games pretty hard. If nothing else, it seems Rebirth had a pretty smooth development and many of the assets are now ready to go for the 3rd game.

Makes you wonder what the point of Skulls and Bones was if they’re just remaking the inspiration anyway

Rumour of a MediEvil 2 remake has my heart racing

@UltimateOtaku91 let’s not act as if Playstation gamers weren’t having an aneurysm over slightly covered up boobs a week ago.

Seems pretty disingenuous to me to brand this solely as PC players having a meltdown over having to make another account. Annoying as gamer entitlement can be, it’s been pretty obvious for a while that this is not what this is about. Sony never should have sold the game in countries where PSN is unsupported. No sympathy for them and I wouldn’t be surprised if this damages their relationship with the PC market for a long time. Make no mistake, Helldivers 2 would not be nearly as successful without the PC playerbase.