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This is Remedy we're talking about, so any "padding" that might be included will at the very least be super weird and interesting.

The one thing that is worrying me is not having James McCaffrey as the voice of Max; I can only guess that they'll either recast (hope not) or just bring over the original lines ala MGS Delta.

I really hope it isn't Sam Lake's face either, just doesn't sit right with that voice.

@Balaam_ Disagree. It IS something special. I struggled with getting through the Persona games simply because I wasn't invested in the in-and-outs of high-schoolers. This, however, was more my style. Irregardless of its aesthetic, it's an incredibly well told story with fantastic and engaging mechanics.

It's just a darn fun game.

@iPaud Exactly. Stop chasing trends; stop trying to BE CoD and present itself as the alternative! The whole reason why people love BF is that it isn't Call of Duty.

Despite their slip ups, I do think BF is the better option between that and CoD. It feels like the last bastion of AAA military MP shooters.

I like to make the analogy that if CoD is football - with all its toxicity and undeserved popularity - then BF is rubgy; the gentleman's game of FPS.

I think DICE need to take a long, hard look at games like Hell Let Loose to see how large scale conflicts and genuine teamwork are presented to players. I still have hope that they can pull off a great game.

"Enhanced on PS5 Pro" and when can we expect such an enhancement? Maybe 6 months after release?

The more articles I read about the state of CoD, the more I side with the Battlefield franchise. Say what you will about 2042's failings, at least it always remained (somewhat) grounded in its setting with its skins.

@RoomWithaMoose This is one of the greatest comments I've read on this site. Expressed so eloquently. And I agree completely.

When I see people say "there are two sides"; all I see is one side is for hatred and suppression, and the other side is for compassion, and, well basically, letting people be who they want to be, and love who they want to love. For me personally, this kind of inclusion in games like this is to make those people feel seen, feel heard; I have absolutely no problem with it; doesn't negatively impact my enjoyment at all. I think it only upsets some people because they read too much on the internet, and perhaps their perception of certain demographics is skewed.

@ear_wig I don’t think there’s a Pro mode yet as it still only has the same two graphics toggles; there’s no difference over the base version. Gonna put it down for a while and just wait patiently for it.

@Weebleman Oh yeah, I mean I don't mean to sound all doom and gloom, these are just my out-of-the-box impressions, and I just feel a little butt-hurt after how much it costs. I know that, on the positive side, I am future proofing, which makes me feel a bit better ha!

And yeah it is on a per-game basis so there's probably a lot of great improvements I've yet to see. I guess it's just another example of early adopters getting shafted

@Weebleman It's definitely worse. The shimmering is off the scale; before it was just reflections but now even the trees themselves give off a shimmer. Very spooky indeed haha.

@Deljo So I've tried:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Silent Hill 2
Space Marine 2
Metaphor
Hell Let Loose
Battlefield 2042
God of War Ragnarok
Black Myth Wukong

And all of them have like.... 5% improvements on res and FPS. I know there are games like Rebirth and Dragon's Dogma that have a significant boost, and I could observe those through videos so I didn't need to do a test myself. But these games are, by and large, exactly the same. I even went back and forth on my base PS5 (on a 65" OLED for reference), and there's not much discernable
difference, (save for some frames saved here and there); you are getting the same experience.

Like I said until they start releasing actual Pro updates and communicating such clearly, it really, really isn't worth the money IMHO.

@Weebleman Exactly. It hasn't; it just has the Quality and Performance toggles, same as base PS5, and so does every game that I've tested. I'm starting to get buyer's remorse a little bit; dropped nearly a grand on what... playing the same games and have 99% the same graphical experience.

They really need to start dropping these Pro Enhanced updates ASAP. Thing is.... if I dropped the same amount on upgrading/buying a new PC; I'd get a HUGE, and immediate noticeable difference. But with consoles, we're at the whim of the developers needing to patch it in. What a joke.

@DonJorginho That's definitely dependent on which game you boot up. I tried Space Marine 2 and it's still a sub 1080p mess

Is it just me or... is there a severe lack of actual "PS5 Pro Enhanced" patches? I've not had one game I've booted up on the Pro really be that much different; asides from a basic res bump and some smoother framerates. Like where are the official enhancements; there's nothing for Silent Hill especially which seems to have even worse shimmering! Someone help me I feel like I'm going mad lol.

For those wondering I've just booted it up on the Pro and it's exactly the same, no enhancements. Maybe we have to wait for an update?

Yesss. Maybe it'll get rid of that horrible shimmering on surfaces and I can gear up for my second run.

Do we know if the Pro Enhanced patch has been added too; and what the changes are?

This is good news - (though for the price of the console, bloody well expected - and bodes well for MH Wilds because hot damn that game looks shocking on base PS5.

@8bit4Life It's my personal GOTY; definitely give it a try. And if you're getting a Pro then it's going to look/feel incredible (finally haha).

The performance mode is SHOCKING. Like, I'm sitting there in disbelief at how smudgy the quality of the image and world assets are. Like, am I looking at sub 720p or am I just losing my sight?

I think this will be great. Veilguard is getting mostly super positive reviews and saying its the best BioWare has been in ages. That's not to say the new ME will be like Veilguard, but I've got a feeling we won't be getting another Andromeda disaster.

Always solid games these. Still somewhat stuck in the past with its graphics; but they've always been a blast. Especially 4 and 5.

I don't want a "young" bond trying to acquire his 00 status. Just give us Bond already established and set him off on a globe-hopping mission. It's not hard.

They got a sale from me. THIS is how you promote a game; release a generous "prologue" demo that let's you carry your progress over. Honestly I never heard of this game until I got my hands on that demo. I've never played any Persona games either, but after 5 hours with this, I fell in love, and immediately placed an order. I loved the little touches like the message at the beginning "we really hope you enjoy this slice!" and the trailer at the end that showed you what was in store if you chose to get the game.

Really was won over by it. Bravo Atlus.

EDIT: My only concerns is that the game runs quite poorly. It's in desperate need of some framerate fixes and please, please put some anti-aliasing in pronto.

I'm honestly not fussed about many of these first party upgrades; they already look and run great.The one I'm itching to find out about is Cyberpunk. Please, please CDPR, let us know !

I'm not yet convinced with SH 2. Bloober haven't made anything that I've liked. So will wait for more concrete reviews.

Wonderful game. Some of the puzzles were a little too obtuse for my tastes, but it is nonetheless a great throwback to original RE style games. More of this please!

For those who enjoyed this I would highly recommend Conscript, Tormented Souls, and Signalis.

@MathiasBS Exactly. He probably played two notes on a keyboard and gave the rest to one of his underpaid interns.

This sounds super generic to me; and is another example of Zimmer rejecting interesting melodies he did years back, for bland synth-based rhythmic sounds. It also doesn't sound very Dragon Age to me; if you want your high fantasy game to have a touch of Hollywood, they'd be better off tapping Howard Shore.

It's funny that he says "in contemporary RPGs you have everything handed to you: your compass, map, sights of interest etc... you never have to make your own way" I mean, he's just described a Souls game right there

I'm interested in picking this up (was a big SA2 fan on the DC), but could someone give me some clarification on what this game is; is it a remaster of Generations or something completely new?

Trying to buy it but keeps saying "something went wrong"

The yellow loading bar is at least giving some indication we're moving.

@Titntin Lucky you! Let us know if the buying process is painless.

They should've made us log into our PS accounts before hand and given us queue positions based on how loyal we've been.

Someone let me out of this damn waiting room. I feel like Beetlejuice.

@carlos82 It's typical of any mega-corporation with a desirable product. Just throw them all out there at the same time and watch the carnage. At the end of the day they'll all be snapped up regardless :/

Says the queue is paused for me; doesn't bode well.

It says the queue is paused already lol. Is this for the regular Pro or just the anniversary?

I'll be honest I struggled to notice any real differences on games like F1 and GT7; when you're whizzing along at 120mph it'd be hard to notice these extra reflections.

Having said that I think games like Dragon's Dogma and Rebirth do benefit from the boost; it looked so clean and smooth! I'm kinda conflicted.

Could someone explain - in simple terms - what's wrong with AC: Shadows? I'm not super familiar with Japanese history (apart from watching Shogun haha).

More Blasphemous 2 is welcome; greatly preferred it over the first one!

7/10 for me.

Campaign felt a bit brief and I wasn't super invested in the story (i'm not 40K fan though). Operations is where it's at and I'm having fun with mates. But the overall gameplay feels a little, weightless. Like it's not as snappy or responsive as something like Gears or even Helldivers 2; melee combat feels a bit unresponsive. Also really, really not a fan of the super low resolution in performance mode, makes everything looks muddy, which is a shame as the game really does look excellent in places.

Wilds will definitely be one of the games that needs Pro the most. Going by how shabby DD 2 was at launch (and kind of still is a bit).

Wilds might even be more taxing.

@Troubbble "If video games are art, they should be treated that way, and not reshaped at the drop of a hat to conform to the current moment's latest progressive values.

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"Personally, I've played through this game two full times (minimum) over the years and never purposefully engaged with that feature of the game."

So like, why do you care? Why are you voicing your stance on censorship so staunchly if, at the end of the day, you don't actually really care that much?

@MrPeanutbutterz From that trailer it looks like it is. Which is basically all we need really. The PS4 port was shackled by 30 and that was the only thing stopping me from double dipping.

Even though I played through the original back on release, I'm not a DR purist, so these quality of life changes are all good with me.

As for the removal of pervy photography, like, so what? It was kinda creepy then and it's creepy now. Does photographing digital cleavages really mean that much to people??

Casual should be renamed "More Fun" mode. The only thing I really disliked was the stamina management; it really shouldn't drain outside of combat. Glad it's been improved.

@ZeD Yeah TS 1 is basically multiplayer maps with some bots thrown in; not very engaging these days. Deff skip that and do TS 2 and 3, they're way better. They have a proper campaign; very reminiscent of GoldenEye's mission structure.

Why they didn't just do a Star Wars themed Division is beyond me; such a waste of talent and tech.

Wouldn't it be funnier if the actors were transported into like, the actual Minecraft game? Everything in this just looks too fuzzy and rounded. More CGI slop I guess!