@glennthefrog respectfully, crying censorship about anime boobs is not a rational concern. It just perpetuates all the worst assumptions people have about gamers.
1000s of staff are being laid off in an increasingly unstable economy industry, but no, yellow paint and not being able to ogle a digital facsimile of a real woman are the actual crises facing gaming. Actually embarrassing.
Excellent to see quality platformers that aren’t Nintendo’s doing well. Crash 4 isn’t perfect but as the first genuine attempt to push the series forward and not coast on remake nostalgia, it was everything I could have asked for.
The game is incredible but at every turn, you can feel just how expensive it was to make. I feel it’s only going to be more problematic for Square because they are very much stuck with this project until the final game ships. The cost of banking on nostalgia.
A far better outcome than nuking the project outright. I’m glad Sony were able to recognise the hard work of the dev and reach an agreement. Still, this is one of the most brilliant and hilarious bits of fan promotion I’ve ever seen so I don’t know why Sony would have a bee in their bonnet about it, especially as it’s free.
One has to assume the Xbox brand is in truly dire straits. Seems pretty disastrous that the first crop of Bethesda games since the acquisition are seemingly coming to their main competitor.
Ace Attorney iconography has penetrated the mainstream in a way most games could only dream of. Everyone recognises the finger point, the haircut and the “Objection!”
Wasn’t the intent of Aerith’s death in the original to convey the same sense of disorientating loss that the director experienced when his mother passed away during development? I feel as though it would be rather disrespectful to tamper with that moment.
In the age of digital libraries that transfer between consoles, the PS4/Xbox One battle was the one to win and Sony crushed it. Xbox could have released the most brilliant thing in the world this gen and I would still be hesitant to drop Playstation because so much of my time and money has been put into it.
@nessisonett yeah my jaw actually hit the floor when I pulled back that particular curtain. I’m not particularly invested in Naughty Dog while they’re all in on Last of Us at the moment but I probably won’t support them it regardless so long as Druckmann is a visible and influential force within the company.
@Triumph741 lazy is such a disingenuous criticism. The game has flaws and might be a safe product to some but it’s clear the devs had a lot of passion for it.
Absolutely loving Street Fighter 6. The best fighting game I’ve played in years. Wish they’d dole out some character costumes and new arenas instead of going all in on the avatars I never use. Can’t complain too much since they did just release a new character.
All I remember about this guy’s tenure as boss was his woeful old games are obsolete take and bungling his Roe v. Wade response so badly that a bunch of PlayStation studios had to do it themselves.
Definitely would be interested. I would prefer if there was no dialogue, however. I think the game was at its strongest during the opening when you had to purely intuit the world as the cat and not have robots explain what’s going on as if a cat would be able to understand or empathise lol.
I think the robots were good characters but I would have preferred if they and the cat, two non-human entities, used non verbal cues to communicate. Trying to bridge the gap that the humans left behind.
Hopefully the game continues to receive heavy discounts on PS Store sales. I’m interested to play it post-update but the full price ship has sailed for me.
Literally just got the platinum trophy last night. The game certainly has its flaws but it’s definitely become one of the definitive experiences I’ve had on my PS5 thus far.
Most killer app games for Sony have a PS4 counterpart or an inevitable PC release to give them legs. Final Fantasy XVI is a rare true exclusive for PS5. Even if platform sales are up, games for it still cost an arm and a leg.
@Amnesiac if you interact with other players sitting at the Battle Hub arcade cabinets, it’ll tell you their rank before you have to commit to fighting them. Conveniently, the game will tag players who are close to your skill level as well when you view their profiles.
@Shepherd_Tallon as a casual fighting game fan who can win a few matches but gets cooked alive by anyone with skill, I think the game’s push for accessibility is a resounding success.
Modern controls take the pressure off memorising inputs and let you focus on the raw strategy. I use the classic controls personally but every player I fight using the modern controls still has to open me up first and put in the work for their wins. I think it’s a fine playing field leveller and not a crutch. Well done, Capcom, for their implementation.
The single player campaign is actually huge. It’s a pseudo-RPG so as you level up, you gradually unlock the fighting mechanics as though they were new abilities for you avatar. Smart tutorialising in my opinion. You can also mix and match moves from the main fighters on your avatars so you can sample the various playstyles and see what you like.
The Battle Hub is a great way to muck about with players of your own skill level too. If you’re doing competitive ranked matches online, you do 10 placement matches so the game can determine what skill tier you’d be most comfortable in. You can very much start at the bottom and work you’re way up if you’re so inclined instead of being forever stuck in a purgatory of pros kicking your ass.
@Uncharted2007 I can’t really think of a large legacy publisher that hasn’t pared back their portfolio to a few tentpole franchises. Nintendo, Sony, Sega, Ubisoft and Activision are all equally guilty of sitting on their IP. I think it’s the natural fallout of needing big sellers to cover the cost of triple A game dev these days.
I think Final Fantasy is one of the few series where the ever rising number for the mainline series is part of the brand. Personally, it makes me feel like I’m beholden to an extremely important legacy in gaming, foundational to its genre and still going strong. I like the anthology quality to the series as well, that each title constitutes its own world and stories, yet is still part of this incredible greater whole.
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Re: Sony Doubles Down on Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement by Taking It Off Sale for PC in Numerous Countries
Really scummy move from Sony and a frankly bizarre act of self-sabotage.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for May 2024 Announced
Tunic is excellent. I never finished it on Switch because the final boss kicked my butt. For the Zelda/Souls lover, it’s a must play.
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Fans Irate Over Alleged Censorship
@glennthefrog you’re right: this isn’t important and is a waste of time. Have fun.
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Fans Irate Over Alleged Censorship
@glennthefrog respectfully, crying censorship about anime boobs is not a rational concern. It just perpetuates all the worst assumptions people have about gamers.
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Fans Irate Over Alleged Censorship
1000s of staff are being laid off in an increasingly unstable economy industry, but no, yellow paint and not being able to ogle a digital facsimile of a real woman are the actual crises facing gaming. Actually embarrassing.
Re: Whoa! Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Has Sold More Than 5 Million Copies
Excellent to see quality platformers that aren’t Nintendo’s doing well. Crash 4 isn’t perfect but as the first genuine attempt to push the series forward and not coast on remake nostalgia, it was everything I could have asked for.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has Sold Around 2 Million Copies, PS5 Player Data Suggests
The game is incredible but at every turn, you can feel just how expensive it was to make. I feel it’s only going to be more problematic for Square because they are very much stuck with this project until the final game ships. The cost of banking on nostalgia.
Re: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Reportedly 'Completely Redone', Still a Ways Off
The amount of projects in development hell over Ubisoft is nuts.
Re: New Star Wars Outlaws Trailer Confirms August PS5 Release Date
Curious to learn more but if it’s just Star Cry, I’m out.
Re: New MediEvil Trophy List Suggests PS1 Original Being Resurrected for PS Plus Premium
MediEvil 2 needs some love. OG MediEvil 1 is fully playable as an Easter egg in the PS4 remake.
Re: Bloodborne Kart Rebrands as Nightmare Kart, Out for Free on PC This May
A far better outcome than nuking the project outright. I’m glad Sony were able to recognise the hard work of the dev and reach an agreement. Still, this is one of the most brilliant and hilarious bits of fan promotion I’ve ever seen so I don’t know why Sony would have a bee in their bonnet about it, especially as it’s free.
Re: Embracer Layoffs Total Nearly 1,400 So Far, 29 Unannounced Games Cancelled
Meanwhile, there are people on Twitter trying to convince me that yellow paint on climbable surfaces is the worst thing with gaming at the moment.
Re: Ed Proves He's a Real 'Edcase in Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
@TheIdleCritic isn’t Balrog Ed’s mentor in the storyline?
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
One has to assume the Xbox brand is in truly dire straits. Seems pretty disastrous that the first crop of Bethesda games since the acquisition are seemingly coming to their main competitor.
Re: Remastered LucasArts Adventure Games Looking Likely for Release on PS5
Grim Fandango is amazing. It’s also really hard.
Re: Rumour: Sonic Generations May Make a Comeback During Sony's State of Play
Generations is a great game. Hopefully a remaster would include content from the games that have come out since, even the lame ones.
Re: Capcom Assures Fans Dormant Ace Attorney Series Will Continue
Ace Attorney iconography has penetrated the mainstream in a way most games could only dream of. Everyone recognises the finger point, the haircut and the “Objection!”
Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Wasn’t the intent of Aerith’s death in the original to convey the same sense of disorientating loss that the director experienced when his mother passed away during development? I feel as though it would be rather disrespectful to tamper with that moment.
Re: Get Five Free PS5, PS4 Avatars Using This PSN Code
Kim Kitsuragi for me
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
In the age of digital libraries that transfer between consoles, the PS4/Xbox One battle was the one to win and Sony crushed it. Xbox could have released the most brilliant thing in the world this gen and I would still be hesitant to drop Playstation because so much of my time and money has been put into it.
Re: Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann to Receive NYVGCC Legend Award
@nessisonett yeah my jaw actually hit the floor when I pulled back that particular curtain. I’m not particularly invested in Naughty Dog while they’re all in on Last of Us at the moment but I probably won’t support them it regardless so long as Druckmann is a visible and influential force within the company.
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
That’s one way of getting around being outsold 9 to 1 in France
Re: PS5, PS4's Essential Picks Promo Plunges Over 500 PS Store Prices
Just got all the Batman Arkham games for €10 so I’ve more than an enough to keep me going.
Re: Ubisoft Vague on Assassin's Creed Mirage Sales, But It's Been a Hit on PS5
@Triumph741 lazy is such a disingenuous criticism. The game has flaws and might be a safe product to some but it’s clear the devs had a lot of passion for it.
Re: Street Fighter 6's Spooky Party Fighting Pass Kicks Off on PS5, PS4
Absolutely loving Street Fighter 6. The best fighting game I’ve played in years. Wish they’d dole out some character costumes and new arenas instead of going all in on the avatars I never use. Can’t complain too much since they did just release a new character.
Re: Jim Ryan Retires as PlayStation Boss in March 2024
All I remember about this guy’s tenure as boss was his woeful old games are obsolete take and bungling his Roe v. Wade response so badly that a bunch of PlayStation studios had to do it themselves.
Re: Massive PS Store Sale Wants You to Play PS5, PS4 for Longer
I’ll probably wait for a Halloween or Black Friday sale.
Re: Indie Hit Stray to Be Adapted into an Animated Movie
Definitely would be interested. I would prefer if there was no dialogue, however. I think the game was at its strongest during the opening when you had to purely intuit the world as the cat and not have robots explain what’s going on as if a cat would be able to understand or empathise lol.
I think the robots were good characters but I would have preferred if they and the cat, two non-human entities, used non verbal cues to communicate. Trying to bridge the gap that the humans left behind.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update Clarified as CDPR Lists Patch vs. Phantom Liberty Changes
Hopefully the game continues to receive heavy discounts on PS Store sales. I’m interested to play it post-update but the full price ship has sailed for me.
Re: Huge Final Fantasy 16 Update as Patch 1.10 Adds Outfits, Weapon Skins, Gameplay Changes; Two DLCs Now in Development
Literally just got the platinum trophy last night. The game certainly has its flaws but it’s definitely become one of the definitive experiences I’ve had on my PS5 thus far.
Re: Tales of Arise '2nd Anniversary Special Livestream' Announced for TGS 2023
First Tales game and I fell in love with it. Will be hoping for some new content of substance.
Re: Looks Like MediEvil Is Next in Line for a Film or TV Adaptation from PS Productions
Medievil: Based on a True Story
Re: Tekken 8 Release Date Reveal Could Be Closer Than You Think
We’re living in a fighting game golden age, you love to see it (sans aggressive monetisation).
Re: Red Dead Redemption PS4 Announcement Gets Slaughtered by Fans
Nigel West Dickens would be proud of this con.
Re: Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
Most killer app games for Sony have a PS4 counterpart or an inevitable PC release to give them legs. Final Fantasy XVI is a rare true exclusive for PS5. Even if platform sales are up, games for it still cost an arm and a leg.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Tops 2 Million Copies Sold, Celebrates with In-Game Rewards
@Amnesiac if you interact with other players sitting at the Battle Hub arcade cabinets, it’ll tell you their rank before you have to commit to fighting them. Conveniently, the game will tag players who are close to your skill level as well when you view their profiles.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Tops 2 Million Copies Sold, Celebrates with In-Game Rewards
@Shepherd_Tallon you’re welcome. For the first time in my life playing a fighting game, I feel like I’m learning and growing. It’s amazing.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Tops 2 Million Copies Sold, Celebrates with In-Game Rewards
@Shepherd_Tallon as a casual fighting game fan who can win a few matches but gets cooked alive by anyone with skill, I think the game’s push for accessibility is a resounding success.
Modern controls take the pressure off memorising inputs and let you focus on the raw strategy. I use the classic controls personally but every player I fight using the modern controls still has to open me up first and put in the work for their wins. I think it’s a fine playing field leveller and not a crutch. Well done, Capcom, for their implementation.
The single player campaign is actually huge. It’s a pseudo-RPG so as you level up, you gradually unlock the fighting mechanics as though they were new abilities for you avatar. Smart tutorialising in my opinion. You can also mix and match moves from the main fighters on your avatars so you can sample the various playstyles and see what you like.
The Battle Hub is a great way to muck about with players of your own skill level too. If you’re doing competitive ranked matches online, you do 10 placement matches so the game can determine what skill tier you’d be most comfortable in. You can very much start at the bottom and work you’re way up if you’re so inclined instead of being forever stuck in a purgatory of pros kicking your ass.
Really enjoying my time with SF6
Re: There's Already Concern Over Crash Team Rumble's Future
As a die hard Crash fan, I have no intention of picking this up. I actually like the concept the actual end product gives me the ick.
Re: Lord of the Rings Needs to Be the Biggest Game Franchise in the World, Says Embracer
***** off, Embracer
Re: Poll: Was Ubisoft Forward 2023 Princely or Just Pants?
Prince of Persia looks brilliant
Re: When Is Ubisoft Forward 2023?
Really, the Rayman expansion for Mario + Rabbids is the only thing I’m interested in
Re: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Announced for PS5, PS4, More Info at Ubisoft Forward
Rayman next, you cowards!
Re: Capcom's Meteoric Rise Underlined by Resident Evil Village Sales Milestone
@Uncharted2007 I can’t really think of a large legacy publisher that hasn’t pared back their portfolio to a few tentpole franchises. Nintendo, Sony, Sega, Ubisoft and Activision are all equally guilty of sitting on their IP. I think it’s the natural fallout of needing big sellers to cover the cost of triple A game dev these days.
Re: Shocking: Hideo Kojima Not Involved in Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake
Not necessarily a red flag for me. My expectations are different, of course, since this is a remake of an existing Metal Gear and not a new one.
Re: Sony 'Not in Talks' with CD Projekt RED About an Acquisition
Surely the PC market is too important to CD Projekt Red for them to get in bed with a console manufacturer.
Re: PlayStation Well Ahead of Nintendo, Xbox In Terms of Brand Momentum, Says Sony
Didn’t Zelda sell 10 million in 3 days lol?
Re: Final Fantasy Could Ditch Numbers for Future Instalments
I think Final Fantasy is one of the few series where the ever rising number for the mainline series is part of the brand. Personally, it makes me feel like I’m beholden to an extremely important legacy in gaming, foundational to its genre and still going strong. I like the anthology quality to the series as well, that each title constitutes its own world and stories, yet is still part of this incredible greater whole.
So yeah I like the numbers.
Re: PS5 Exclusivity Over Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Appears Uncertain
Weird that Konami would deign to make Metal Gear multi-console but not Silent Hill.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Has Become One of PS5's Best-Selling Games
Horizon was the game I got to be impressed by the PS5. Impressed I was. Now my girlfriend is playing it and is similarly enrapt by the world.