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Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022

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@WallyWest Aren’t every single one of those games critically acclaimed? Were they not re-released in some form in 2022?
Didn’t even make the top 5 & both those games combined made up 6% of the votes.

Personally 2022 was a dry year. Delays after delays. It only made sense that people went back to the things they know. Out of the top 10 I only played 2 games GOW:R & Elden Ring & neither was my GOTY (Crisis Core), because the game that wins isn’t necessarily the best game, but the one you enjoyed the most.

Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Elden Ring

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@Mikey856 The game itself means a lot to me. So I’m being completely biased. It has a really rich & deep cast & has one of, if not the best story I’ve ever played.

Gameplay wise you have to remember that this is a handheld game from 2007 so it’s very limited. You pretty much just travel through fancy corridors from point A to B & kill everything you see.
The missions of which there are 300 of them are pretty much the same they just get progressively harder (1*to10*).
The combat is at first pretty much button mashy, but expands once you get better materia & equipment. There’s also a constant spinning slot machine (dmw) that depending on the results rolled will buff you, allow you to use other characters abilities, summon or level up.

Levelling up isn’t completely random, but your exp bar is hidden as is exp gained. When you get closer to levelling up or surpass it your chances get higher to roll 777, but there’s some luck involved. I levelled up twice against a single enemy for example without actually gaining any exp.

If you like final fantasy 7 this is a must play imo. The story itself is worth the price of admission & your time. Just remember this a 2007 PSP game with shinier graphics & new voice acting (everyone was replaced to line it up with FF7Remake).

Re: Feature: Our PS5, PS4 Predictions for 2022 - How Did We Do?

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If I remember correctly the reason Crisis Core wasn’t ported was due to licensing issues with the soundtrack in particular the track ‘Why’. The Japanese agency that worked with the artist did not want their work to be distributed digitally, which is still a problem in Japans game dev scene to this day (Judgement has only just been ‘fixed’).

Reckon Robert deserves a full point for that.

Re: Interview: Talking Biceps and Norse Studies with God of War Ragnarok's Mina Sundwall

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Great interview, hope to see more of this type of content in 2023.

GOW:R’s cast in general is brilliant but Thrud definitely stands out. She’s really mature. She knows who she wants to be, her role in the family (no spoilers) & is open minded when she has to make choices unlike the rest of her family.

Also it’s interesting that she mentioned that the mocap work is a blend of theatre & film. I think production & writing/story telling are the next big changes we can expect in games (as seen by the writers room at ND). It’s much harder to have gameplay innovations when your stuck to developing to a console even more so when developing with the lowest common denominator in mind (last gen/switch).

Re: Naughty Dog Structuring Next Major PS5 Project 'More Like a TV Show'

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This seems like maybe it’s about Factions like how live service games have seasons? I’m pretty sure ND said that factions would incorporate story.

Also there’s nothing wrong with having a writers room. It’s the natural progression imo. Some of the greatest skits you’d see in SNL or The Simpsons wouldn’t have been possible if it’s 1 or 2 guys writing the entire show.
Might be good for Neil to have other voices around.

@Milktastrophe Beat me to it by seconds. Games make way more money than movies or TV shows at this point. It’s only natural that games are going to push story telling forward in the future.

Re: Random: Kratos Actor's Epic God of War Ragnarok Award Speech Broke a World Record

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It’s nowhere near the longest acceptance speech tough. Hall of fame acceptance speeches can take like an hour for 1 individual.

I’ll never forget Mr T’s WWE HoF speech. He spoke for 22mins, had multiple ‘time to go moments’, mentioned wrestling once & the entire thing was about thanking his mother.
I’m not even joking. Love your mother not only on Mother’s Day folks!

OT: Didn’t care for his speech much either, but I guess he was making up for losing out in 2018😬

Re: Game of the Year: #10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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@somnambulance I’ve seen stories like this on here before over the years & have wondered how that can happen. Just a serious of unfortunate events I guess.

It might be difficult as the game has been downloaded but it might be worth getting in touch with PlayStation customer service. A lot of people have been given refunds before due to accidental purchases even if the game has been downloaded as a ‘one time only refund’ if you explain the situation & get a sympathetic Sony CS person.

Re: Game of the Year: #10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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@somnambulance I have to ask, but how does that even happen?

You one had to have somehow put the game into your basket, then go through like 3-4 screens before actually purchasing the item from PSN & have had auto download on (which I don’t know is even a thing because after a purchase I have to manually hit the download button from the store page). All this occurred by dropping a controller? Genuinely curious.

Re: One Piece Odyssey Looks Like a PS5, PS4 Must Play for JRPG Fans

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It looks good. I’ve recently picked up the manga again & I’m pretty much at the end of the Wano arc so need something for my one piece fix.

Brook really should’ve been in this game though. I’m not exactly sure where this takes place in the timeline, but given the bounty’s that were shown (Sanji 300mil+) he should’ve been there at this point.

Re: Amazon Prime Video Greenlights God of War TV Series

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@mollock He would’ve looked the part & has had 20+ years of being on TV experience. I’m sure they could’ve coached him into it. Also The Chaperone was decent.

Just a thought but Christopher Judge has stated in the past that he would like to play Kratos in the TV series.
He’d be covered up in ash...I imagine that would cause some controversy.

Jason Mamoa would be a great fit as Kratos does have ‘olive skin’ underneath the layer of ash. Doubt he’d get rid of his hair though & a bald cap would probably just look wrong.

Re: Hogwarts Legacy Delayed to April on PS4 While PS5 Version Goes Gold

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I’ll be playing on PS4Pro & I actually wish the delay was a little longer.

How much bug squashing can you really do in 7 weeks, when the majority of the team will be busy with the next-gen versions?
Wish it was May instead.

That Switch version is definitely getting cancelled unless they turn off all particle effects & add a loading screen after every corridor😬

Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 3 Is In Development at Naughty Dog

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I wanted something new first, but I guess it makes sense?

TLOU tv show will probably be into it’s 3rd season, by the time we get TLOU3 & they’re going to need new material.

Kind of reminds me of the Naruto Storm games where the games were super popular, but by the time they got to the 3rd game they had to go with an alternate ending as they out-sped the source material (anime).

I really wanted that space game though.

Re: Sonic Fanbase Heartbroken Over The Game Awards Loss

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@Beerheadgamer82 Not only is it not on Switch, it’s actually a PlayStation console exclusive. Only other places you can play it on is PC & mobile.

I do agree that the game shouldn’t have been up for the award.
It didn’t release this year & the devs literally bribe their audience with free in game currency to ensure wins.

Re: Busted! The Game Awards Stage Invader Arrested After Bill Clinton Interruption

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Honestly the memes this has spawned are incredible. There’s one where the camera pans to Miyazaki to capture his reaction & you can see the kid 4 rows down in the centre lane joining the crew & it’s just captured with ‘invaded by dark spirit’ lmao.

Having said that, when he starts talking he goes ‘my turn...’. People must have #### themselves thinking what he might do. Bet they tighten up security from now.
I will say he did blend in expertly. Dressed smart-casual like a teen would for the event & he looked like he could’ve been an intern at FromSoft or working for Geoff.

All he’ll get is a slap on the wrist though. A lifetime ban for the venue, any future TGA’s & a fine and nothing else. Pitch invaders don’t get punished extensively so don’t see how he would- even though he should.

Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2022?

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I went with ‘very good’ only because I fell asleep & woke up 45min in. I skipped all the fluff & got to the GOTY just in time.

I really thought GOW:R was going to sweep, but it wasn’t meant to be.
I enjoyed Elden Ring, but Ragnarok is one of those games I wish I could forget everything about & experience it all over again. It’s that special.

Re: Days Gone Director Blames Woke Reviewers, Programmers for Critical Reception

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The problem with Days Gone was management though. It started of as a PS3 game & then when delayed multiple times on PS4, still released in a buggy state to reviewers & didn’t review anywhere as needed.
At some point you just have to cut loose & go in a different direction.

People still go on about how Evolution/DriveClub studio shouldn’t have been closed, but they royally screwed up there at launch. Actions have consequences.

I enjoyed Days Gone. Got the platinum, but let’s be honest that game was in development for like 7/8 years. In that timespan Naughty Dog put out Uncharted 1-3 & TLOU to critical & commercial acclaim & startedpre-production on Uncharted 4 I imagine.