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@GorosBat How so? Final Fantasy VII as a whole has a huge history and impact on making PlayStation as big as it is. The 2nd best selling game of all time on PS1 after Gran Turismo. It'd be like complaining Halo still isn't coming to PlayStation when it could easily run it.

It's not the first time they've had free trials for inactive members (like me). It's quite smart actually, one of the times it got me to pay to extend my time playing for another month until I needed another break. I'll definitely pop in this weekend for a bit and see if I get the MMO bug again.

@Korgon Tbh, the controls of the original RE2 don't bother me. If people were able to learn and adapt to Fromsoftware's game difficulty and the boxy feel with FPS games today for the first time then they can learn to adapt and invest in the same amount of time with this. It's actually the camera angles and item management system that turns me off with investing that the remake handles better.

But yeah, the problem with this remaster is "Who asked for it?" The PS4 remaster still looks good, has more content with the MP. But I guess the time it'll take overhauling TLOU with TLOU2's new system and accessibility features on top of the higher RES has to be paid for somehow. If this came with TLOU Part 2, there wouldn't be as much complaints.

Reminds me of the situation with PS+ version FFVIIRemake being locked from the upgrade & DLC. I wonder if they'll end up allowing the free upgrade over time.

The reason she looks "older" now is they went for a more photo-realistic style in this remake compared to PS3's version is more stylized. Look at the eyes of Tess, Joel, and Ellie in the original, there's a "cute" look to the eyes that gives their models a charming look that still holds up today, whilst the remake is more of a new technical showcase. Plus, hello, pandemic, no sunscreen or moisturizer is available for Tess to keep her looking fresh and young for her age anymore with the added stress easily explains her looking "too old".

I prefer PS3's stylized look, but this version does look good too on its own and fits more align with TLOU2 so I get why they went this route. I don't know, I'm not getting this remake until it's cheaper but I'm not upset over the price. Like others said this is to help promote the newer show, get the PC elitists on board with the series, and the newer gen of gamers to play this new version.

I wonder if it's to also "spare the budget" with rehiring/casting Final Fantasy characters in the next installment after the success with FFVIIRemake. Seeing how FF7's Cid potential new voice hasn't been hired yet could be a spoiler in that case.

Otherwise, I already dropped out of KH since I felt way too old playing KH2 at 15 years old and seeing they didn't age the characters up afterward, wasn't meant for me anymore.

The 9999 damage hit is real. Almost as cute as the PS1 games expiring in '69 glitch.

I'm very pleased to have the NTSC, seeing how the PAL version of Ape Escape played poorly in comparison.. Surely hope they keep this up with the new offerings. Ape Escape easily looks the best out of the other PS1 offerings.

@BartoxTharglod You'd be surprised by the amount of younger gamers now who consider single-player games to be "one and done". From a few I've interacted with, they don't want to replay a game to improve their skill or obtain missable items if they can get the "best outcome" and obtain everything in one playthrough with a helpful huide. Despite how large and open the games from Sony are today, there's a confusing amount of disapproval to their open-world content heavy filled games.

But yeah, like you said. The Netflix comparison will only hold so long as those games featured aren't of a lesser quality. Netflix's reputation dwindled once the popular shows left the service prompting new apps from companies so they don't have the split the profit. Gamepass just the name alone is met with praise over its concept versus the reality.

What you said with FFXIV, man, I literally had to quit playing other games when I got into FFXIV lol. MMOs are a lifestyle with the dedication involved. Man, if the rumors are true on Square Enix being acquired by Sony, then Sony has nothing to worry about revenue wise from the success of FFXIV.

@PoopScoop I think since the surprising success of the Nintendo Wii, there became an acceptance on them being in the console space but in their own lane and rules. The Switch really brought back the huge 3rd party support again despite their graphics capability is behind a whole generation.

It's funny though. Nintendo's games are $60 for 5 years but PlayStation is the bad guy for starting at $70 when knowing full well the game's price will drop within the end of the year.

The Xbox showcase wasn't received well until near the end with the footage of Starfield and Kojima's appearance. It's very telling that companies that weren't originally housed in the Xbox ecosystem garnered the most positive reaction.

Otherwise, Gamepass's success is being the gamer's version of Netflix. Essentially forcing Sony to morph their PS Plus service that from day one has always been an optional feature. Sony doesn't have to rely on day one releases, instead they need to bolden their service's supply of games. The illusion of Gamepass is "free access" to games anytime anywhere versus Sony's traditional quality products.

The unfortunate thing is we're in a time where we want things instantly. The criticism with Sony now is them charging full price for games and the expectation that they must do the same thing as Gamepass while Nintendo doesn't have to change a thing and remains successful due to their first party and dedicated fanbase.

This leaves Sony caught in the middle where they're traditional but the console's capabilities is on par with Xbox to where the expectation of the two consoles is to be on the same level now.

I'm rambling, but I think Sony overall just needs to keep showing more quality titles. "Day One on Gamepass" will only hold so far if Xbox's titles don't escape the small scale of games. Sony's expected live service plans I think will be their counter but in the moment we're in a painful waiting game.

@get2sammyb They did one trailer but no footage of the classic titles were shown. You'd think they'd show that off sooner or later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5StHEUsIV3Q

I've been excited to access PS1 games on my PS5 and I literally forgot the unveil is coming to my region tomorrow. Sure is strange that they didn't even tease the new service in the SOP.

I guess I missed the errors since I was replaying HZD digital version without trouble earlier.

I was skeptical on this from the rough gameplay footage beforehand, but dang this looks really good. Might pick it up right away after all.

I didn't really vibe with Factions MP, though that doesn't mean this won't turn out well. I was more into Uncharted's MP and Jak X Combat Racing. Being able to have a customize unique character would be a solid plus for me. I'm definitely expecting microtransactions for sure in this, though we'll see how far they take it.

annd this is why I'm generous with giving them until the end of summer September 1st to reveal anything before getting the pitchfork ready on the release date. November 2022 would be nice, in time for Black Friday sales and another Game of the Year contender.

It would've been more fitting if it came with Last of Us Part 2 as a sort of definitive edition.

@AdamNovice Yep. That leak definitely hindered what would've been it's immediate sales since so many vocally "boycott" it before giving it a chance. Not to mention the crazy year of 2020. Animal Crossing, FF7Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, Among Us, Cyberpunk 2077, am I forgetting anything else? Great albeit controversial year of gaming.

@Max_the_German Lol, don't forget the same old FPS tank movement controls or Over Shoulder-Third Person-Open World-Walking-Simulator and Fornite aesthetic

@truerbluer I get what you're saying but it's not an accurate comparison in that sense. Games that are narrative driven like a good storybook or movie can pull you into the world as an escape from reality or finding some relatable aspect further drives one to continue playing despite the controls. Also makes it possible to be able to enjoy older classic games despite the outdated gameplay controls. But otherwise, why not have both a good story and gameplay? Anyways..

That said, for this game in particular I find there's an unhealthy attachment to a game character that serves as a trigger, which fits more in line with the outrage of the game in addition to the story direction that unfortunately overshadowed the improvement in the gameplay.

@Sakisa Well, look at Rare's Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Killer Instinct, well known Nintendo 64 games, stuck on Xbox now with their remakes/sequels. Crash and Spyro had games already on Xbox after PS1 era. Despite the remake's success on PlayStation unless they have the microtransactions in their future games, we won't see them anymore on PlayStation.

After the Sony State of Play this was just okay.

I'm a sucker for character creation in games. I'm actually pretty impressed with the extra detail you can do with the body compared to 3 & 4. Voice selections... eh, I'm gonna miss having a Latino with a British accent as the hero.

It definitely would've slowed the game's pace having the stamina bar, with the stealth hiding in the bushes until enemy's turned. It's fine without the stamina bar.

I've yet to play this, but heard good things on it. I experienced AC fatigue as early as AC4 and eventually dropped off the series after Rogue. The last one I fully enjoyed in the series was during Ezio's time.

Looking forward to trying Nickelodeon Brawl at last, since I'm in the US I gotta wait a bit longer before downloading.

I've had it with the NFT nonsense and hope it dies out completely. Glad to see them backtrack.

@Floki So you haven't even played Lost Odyssey but are claiming it's not novice friendly. Then say it's only within JRPG fans who would know it but then say your JRPG friends have no idea of the game and are then going to tell me if I ask anyone JRPG fan (after already doing so) that they won't know of Lost Odyssey? Then claim it has no name behind but then switch up with it's ties to no known franchise when people who play it compare it to Final Fantasy due to the big FF names behind it that heavily promoted it? Get the heck out LOL. Making me spit my drink out on this pretzel of convo. Let's just leave it at that, everyone I know or come across recommends Lost Odyssey whilst opposite for you.

Kinda proved another point, Spyro & Crash dipped in quality after leaving Insomnia and Naughty Dog's hands which were embedded into PlayStation prior to being acquired. The resurgence came into play with the success of the remakes. Literally, it was the first time in a long time there was hope in the franchise's revival, couple with Crash 4's moderate success. It is a gut punch to those including me who grew up with them seeing them back on track to the standard they once were only to be removed from the original platform that brought them success and made them household names. But that's the nostalgia talking. Bungie doesn't even have the same staff as when they began so one could argue the same thing for Bungie leaving not being that big of a deal.

I mean, isn't PC and Xbox within the same ecosystem? Whatever's on Xbox will be on Gamepass which is on PC. I got to play Halo Infinite with my PS5 controller. I'm pretty sure they would also release on Xbox with their live service since it means more money in Sony's bank. Just like how that MLB game ended up on Xbox while having the PlayStation logo.

I wonder if this is what got Geoff Keighley to encourage people to temper their expectations.

@Floki No name behind it? Lost Odyssey was proposed by the FF creator and had a few previous developers of Final Fantasy working on it and had the famous Nobuo Uematsu composing the soundtrack. If you ask any JRPG fan who plays on Xbox, they recommend Lost Odyssey as one of the first to play on the system. It sold well when it came out and positive reviews.

Like I said previously, Microsoft paid money for more JRPG and other games to release exclusively or in addition to Xbox since they wanted to increase sales in Japan. This was controversial at the time, since there were plenty of JRPG fans on PlayStation. As for Xbox, which already got its name for FPS games... the RPG audience wasn't already there, and they didn't sell as well enough so other RPGs like Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls became more popular. Tie in with the lack of JRPGs on PS3 since they were mostly scooped up into Xbox and fizzled out. There's not as much variety in games these days to cater to anyone, you have to deal with what's available or check out now.

Bungie? Eh, I don't know. If anything The Bethesda/Activision is more of a bigger deal since previous PS1 icons Spyro & Crash are now under the Xbox umbrella. Maybe if say Halo was apart of the Bungie deal, you'd have a point on the eye-for-eye. Also, isn't Bungie still planning to release their upcoming live service game on other systems too? Can't guarantee the same with Xbox's current deals after 2024 once their previous contracts with Sony are done.

But yeah, I think the main reason it seems like anyone is defending Sony "stealing" or "forcing" exclusives is that they usually focus on franchises that have longevity and stayed successful on their platform and resolve to hold it in place to continue having a home for the fans. Their intention is to keep the success they helped boost or create. Whilst if we look at Microsoft when they buy a franchise/company it comes off as "stealing success" since they're only doing it to fill the gap that they're missing. They needed more first party developers after Xbox One so they resolve it by making more acquisitions. Fair for business but not every consumer is going to be happy.

@Floki Yo. So the example you gave. The average Xbox gamer isn't enthused with JRPGs in general. The ones that do like JRPGs happen to enjoy the amount that were released exclusively back on the Xbox 360. You know, the era were Microsoft started buying out exclusives to get PlayStation gamers to migrate for their JRPG fix, haha. Some say Microsoft is to blame for JRPGs dying out in favor of Western RPGs during that era since JRPGs don't sell as big of numbers on Xbox than PlayStation (how come there hasn't been another Lost Odyssey?). The Xbox ecosystem is home to heavily Sci-fi and shooter genres. This is why something like Starfield makes perfect sense to be on Xbox. Just like Sony putting their money on "holding" certain games like FF7R when the original game has a huge history with PlayStation in general.

I'm pretty sure what most people are getting at is anything anti-consumer wise Sony is doing, likely began with Xbox. So Xbox doesn't do it as often? Well, instead they're choosing to buy out companies that previously sold well on PlayStation to rack up their first party games. Are we going to get Crash games again when it was practically a PS Mascot? Haha, It's an eye-for-eye.

It's just weird to put the blame on Sony when they're just doing what Xbox or Nintendo do as well.

"Silent Hill / Kojima stuff won't be showing, sorry!" - Geoff Keighley

@theMEGAniggle You're right. It feels like the silence from Sony kills people. It's the age to remain pessimistic.

@Pat_trick Make that the first "complete" entry, haha. Or so we hope.

It all makes sense looking at their previous works. The only issue I have is the lack of a controllable party. It looks like it'll be a true solo adventure. Maybe there will be guest characters that join battle via AI. But having a party gang was part of the magic in FF, banding with others to defeat the enemies along the way. Other than that, this game looks really good and I'm sure it'll play as well.

@Kooky_Daisuke Yo. The exclusive missions/story has been a thing already. An earlier example is the DLC of Tomb Raider Underworld on Xbox 360 is still unavailable to play outside the Xbox systems to this very day.

Unfortunately, this will likely continue since we've entered another weird company acquisition age. Xbox after buying Bethesda/Activision will definitely have Xbox exclusive content/missions for the titles that they decide can also be released on PlayStation and Nintendo.

@Ryany Last I checked there was more than a few weeks after September. It could fall under the November/December window. Gran Turismo 7 had a state of play showcase after months of no footage... one month before it's release date. It's possible.

I honestly would've said July before they admit it. But to be generous based on how they've been announcing ish last minute. September 1st being the latest we hear anything confirming our fears.

@Kooky_Daisuke It doesn't matter who started it yet you focused on Sony and implied they did lol. We were just correcting ya since just about everyone feels the same as @Sanqet.

I've read across some comments on other sites that suggest voice acting is one of the later stages of development. Other than that I'm giving it until September before calling this game as another delayed into 2023 release. Given prior history, Sony had a State of Play showcase on their first party title games pretty close to release date (GT7, HFW, etc.)

Neat. But often times these "exclusive content" are only useful cosmetic-wise or up to a certain part of the game. Since there will usually be better stuff in the game already making this mute. Depending on if anything else comes out around the release date I won't be rushing to buy this game until I see more.

@Kooky_Daisuke " I wish Sony would stop with the anti consumer practices. " Weird take. You make it sound like Sony was the first to do this and that Microsoft and Nintendo never do this sort of thing. Exclusive DLC content held on certain systems has always been a thing and Sony won't be the last to do this.

Now with Ragnarok around the corner, it's a good time to revisit or the other 50+ million players to play God of War for the first time. I'm checking out the All-Star Brawl game since I don't care for Naruto and already played GoW last year.

@rjejr Maybe due to Forspoken coming out this year? Unless they have something else. Supposedly they're done with FF16 but are doing maintenance and cleaning up issues.

It would be disappointing especially for us in NA region to have to play the games in 50Hz when we experienced it at better frames. Mainly because on the PS3 store the games were tailored to our region. We're supposedly entitled to getting it for free on PS5 if we previously purchased it, seems like a downgrade. But whatever, I'm prepping for the worse.

After the plentiful amount of custom content in TK5, 6, Tag Tournament 2, T7 was seriously lacking. But it was decent one to play... still impressive how Tekken 3 held the record for over 2 decades.

I'm happy for the other 80+ million players who somehow skipped the gem of God of War on PS4. I'll be downloading the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl for my Millennial nostalgia.

@KKciN Late reply I know, but there is a PS5 version available in the digital store to buy at $25-50, though it's cheaper to just buy a new ps4 copy physically and then redeem it for the free upgrade.

This is only a negative if you already have God of War, I'm guessing? I would've been in the minority of those who hadn't played it yet if I didn't have a PS5. That was the first time I got to play God of War (I did play two of the games on PS2, but didn't vibe enough to care anymore on the series until recently). In 2018 I was too busy with the other good games that came out to where God of War fell in the bottom list, which likely happened to others who didn't experience it yet.

It's not the first time PS+ has offered a game that "everyone" supposedly buys and owns in its history. Very confusing on how this is seen as the trend for PS+ lowering in quality when it already supposedly began when PS3/PSP titles got dropped and now they're expected to return (sorta). There's only so many high quality titles to offer in a month without repeating the same ones now, just happens to be God of War's turn.

I rarely watch TV shows/movies, but I'll give some a go based on the content. Ghost of Tsushima would be nice to see as an anime series if they went that route.

@gollumb82 That seems to be the climate depending on where you fly. Sony is always wrong. Nintendo, yeah you're wrong too but we still love you. Xbox, keep it up but you can also do better.

My expectations are at the bottom. I do think they'll have a little teaser at the end for something. GoW could have its own 45 minute showcase like Gran Turismo and Horizon did close to their arrival date.