If it weren't for that one leak with the screenshots I would have stopped taking Silent Hill "leaks" remotely seriously a long time ago. Even then, this vague "a reveal is happening sometime soon" shtick is so old so idc.
@DualWielding Well... it kind of does. Bethesda is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, and you can play Bethesda games on PS Plus. Soon Activision will be the same.
@PhhhCough I think they just gave 505 the rights since this was before they decided they wanted to make PC versions themselves. Back in 2015 they had no interest in that and only agreed for Kojima's sake.
Really looking forward to this. I'm nearly finished with the PS4 release of the original. I still need to play the first remake which I recently got though so I don't think this will be a day one.
@Ssimsim Yeah that would be useful. Hoping a PS5 version also increases the music's streaming quality, I find it's noticeably worse sounding than when I use my phone or PC.
@Royalblues Yeah. I am a Sonic fan, though I won't pretend the games don't have issues, but it can get annoying seeing people who just seem to want to dislike the games before playing them. In the case of game journalists I think that's a poor mindset when going into a game for review.
We've seen the poor initial gameplay reveal, but the things we've seen and heard from people who played it since have been more promising so idk why being "subjected" to more Frontiers is a bad thing here, it seems to be a good thing by and large.
I'm feeling fairly confident about Jim coming back for one more go. There's some rich story potential for Robotnik's character development and family history based on the film adapting Adventure 2 that I think would compel him to return. People have exaggerated his comments through an internet game of telephone - He said during the Sonic 2 press tour that he's considering taking a break from acting or even retiring, and it's turned into a lot of people thinking he said Sonic 2 is his final film. In the same press tour he was talking about wanting to wear a fat suit for the third movie, so he still seems to be invested in the role.
But hey, if I'm wrong and he doesn't come back I'm sure we'll still get an entertaining romp.
400 nit HDR for the 1080p monitor seems a bit crap. My current 4K Monitor does about 350 and the HDR is so poor I eventually turned stopped using it. The other monitor seems really nice though. 27 inches is slightly smaller than my current one but I'm okay with downgrading the size somewhat. The 32 inches can feel a bit too big for how close I usually sit.
Depending on the UK pricing I may give it a look, assuming that £999 Amazon price is a placeholder.
Frankly I got over the six MJ (really more Brad Buxer) tracks a while ago. The prototype tunes they're using are quite good in their own way, and I actually think they are better when it comes to the Act 2 variants. The MJ Act 2 tracks are all basically the same, but with less instrumentation and feel a bit half baked compared to how other zones would switch up the melodies - not so with the prototypes.
Also Carnival Night just kind of sucks outside of the Jam sample honestly. Plus it was pointed out to me that the replacement for Ice Cap has the same melody as Crystal Egg Zone from the 8-bit Sonic 2 and Ice Mountain from Sonic Advance so that's nice.
@TheCollector316 They will be presumably, the article link to headphones shows they have the Sony logo on them, so likely the same for monitors. It'll be Sony INZONE.
Weirdly I can't access the upgrade for 7. And I'm pretty sure I bought the game as well as having the PS Plus Collection version. When I go to "select version" I get presented with both the standard and Gold editions. The PS Plus Collection only has that standard version, so I have purchased the game at some point. Hopefully that gets fixed. I'd rather not pay for the game again.
Edit: Just checked my transaction history and I did in fact buy RE7 Gold Edition on 15/06/2020.
@bimboliquido @danzoEX Yeah, there's a mod for FES that lets you control your party members. That seems like the best option, with Portable as an extra if you want to play as the female MC.
Everyone who has actually gotten to play it has had good things to say about it. That's more worthwhile than the opinions based on some rough looking, poorly edited clips.
Marketing for this has been terrible but apparently it is actually fun to play.
@IonMagi I'm not seeing this "bad relationship" between Sega and Sony. The Miku game you're talking about that's on Xbox and not PlayStation isn't even Sega published anyway.
Aside from Hard Times Ice Cap being iconic, I can live without the MJ tracks. Honestly the Act 2 variants of those songs are my least favourite in the game, very phoned in and effectively Act 1 but with less instrumentation.
@RogerRoger The prevailing assuming is after Michael passed, the Jackson estate took over and they've been more strict with licensing. Sonic 3 re-releases ended for a decade not long after his death.
@Ristar24 the unused track was meant for a cutscene. It's too slow paced as level music compared to the others to be honest.
@shadow2k Also the Sonic 3 versions of the miniboss and Knuckles themes, but like the credits music they probably would have been absent anyway.
@Sakisa And what they say in the video is in line with what we've been hearing from playtesters who have been leaking details about the game over the last couple of years.
I would make a joke about it being delayed to late 2024, but Yoshida and his team have enough clout that I mostly believe it (still a chance it slips to later in 2023).
For the combat, it seems it really is just the one guy and no party members. Surprising, this is a first for mainline FF - unless we count Lightning Returns??? (Do we count that?). This will be really controversial but I'm open to it.
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Re: Rumour: That Long Awaited Silent Hill Reveal May Be Coming Sooner Rather Than Later
If it weren't for that one leak with the screenshots I would have stopped taking Silent Hill "leaks" remotely seriously a long time ago. Even then, this vague "a reveal is happening sometime soon" shtick is so old so idc.
Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS5) - A Radical Bundle with an Incredible Gallery
@Oscarjpc seems like no matter how good, compilations can never get higher than an 8 out of 10.
Re: Konami Announcing New Game from a 'World-Loved Series' at TGS
Yuki Kaiji has done voiceover work for Suikoden in the past, and it's his only involvement with Konami.
Re: Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (PS5) - We're Just Remaking Anything Now
Lower score than Saint's Row. Interesting. I'll take the word of other people who think the opposite.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Divides Fans with Footage Showing 'Copy-Pasted' Level Design
@Nem It is Sonic Adventure controls. There's just a boost as well.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Up Against God of War Ragnarok This November
"The release of Super Mario Odyssey 2 and Call of Duty 20 being in the same week is bad news for Mario."
Re: Sonic Frontiers Release Date Leaked, Launches the Day Before God of War Ragnarok
@Ralizah Yeah the two are targeting different audiences I don't think this matters much.
Re: Sony's Death Stranding Special Delivered to PC Game Pass on 23rd August
@DualWielding Well... it kind of does. Bethesda is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, and you can play Bethesda games on PS Plus. Soon Activision will be the same.
Re: Sony's Death Stranding Special Delivered to PC Game Pass on 23rd August
@PhhhCough I think they just gave 505 the rights since this was before they decided they wanted to make PC versions themselves. Back in 2015 they had no interest in that and only agreed for Kojima's sake.
Re: Days Gone Movie Reportedly Being Produced, Outlander Actor Lined Up
Can you really cancel a sequel that was never greenlit to begin with?
Re: Sony's Death Stranding Special Delivered to PC Game Pass on 23rd August
A whole lotta overreacting to this
Re: Embracer Group Buys The Lord of the Rings IP, Maneater Dev, Limited Run, and More
The trajectory of this company over the last 10 years has been insane to watch.
Re: Spider-Man PC Attracts Over 60,000 Concurrent Players at Launch
@ChrisDeku probably at or over 2 million then considering the margin of error on those tracking sites. Pretty decent sales.
Re: Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed Looks Like Chaotic Blisk in New Trailer
Really looking forward to this. I'm nearly finished with the PS4 release of the original. I still need to play the first remake which I recently got though so I don't think this will be a day one.
Re: Alone in the Dark's PS5 Reimagining Is a Real Resident Evil Rival
@jFug We're just waiting on that new Silent Hill that leaked to get the official reveal next.
Re: PS5 Levelling Up with Native Spotify, Disney+ Apps
@Ssimsim Yeah that would be useful. Hoping a PS5 version also increases the music's streaming quality, I find it's noticeably worse sounding than when I use my phone or PC.
Re: Gamescom Opening Night Live Will Subject Us to More Sonic Frontiers
@Royalblues Yeah. I am a Sonic fan, though I won't pretend the games don't have issues, but it can get annoying seeing people who just seem to want to dislike the games before playing them. In the case of game journalists I think that's a poor mindset when going into a game for review.
We've seen the poor initial gameplay reveal, but the things we've seen and heard from people who played it since have been more promising so idk why being "subjected" to more Frontiers is a bad thing here, it seems to be a good thing by and large.
Re: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Won't Spin Dash Theatres Until Holiday 2024
I'm feeling fairly confident about Jim coming back for one more go. There's some rich story potential for Robotnik's character development and family history based on the film adapting Adventure 2 that I think would compel him to return. People have exaggerated his comments through an internet game of telephone - He said during the Sonic 2 press tour that he's considering taking a break from acting or even retiring, and it's turned into a lot of people thinking he said Sonic 2 is his final film. In the same press tour he was talking about wanting to wear a fat suit for the third movie, so he still seems to be invested in the role.
But hey, if I'm wrong and he doesn't come back I'm sure we'll still get an entertaining romp.
Re: MultiVersus Won't Be Affected by Batgirl and Warner Bros Drama
@nessisonett "but The Flash is still going ahead"
Give it time.
Re: Sony Sounds Shook by Xbox's Activision Buyout, Says Call of Duty Has No Rival
@BAMozzy Really is criminal how Sony pretty much gave up on developing it's own multiplayer franchises after the CoD marketing deal.
Re: Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human Returns As a Manga
That name is so silly. Just call it Tokyo: Become Human?
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium PS5, PS4 Games for July 2022 Revealed
Extra additions are good. Premium additions are weak. Those 2 games are good, but the extra games Italy is getting would have been nice.
Re: This Is the Closest You'll Ever Get to a PS3 Devkit
@get2sammyb It was indeed an RTS. That dream would eventually come true with the Wars games.
There was also a planned DS game too.
Re: Sony's INZONE $899 Gaming Monitor Will Automatically Optimise PS5's HDR
400 nit HDR for the 1080p monitor seems a bit crap. My current 4K Monitor does about 350 and the HDR is so poor I eventually turned stopped using it. The other monitor seems really nice though. 27 inches is slightly smaller than my current one but I'm okay with downgrading the size somewhat. The 32 inches can feel a bit too big for how close I usually sit.
Depending on the UK pricing I may give it a look, assuming that £999 Amazon price is a placeholder.
Re: Sonic Origins (PS5) - The Genesis of SEGA's Mascot Revisited with Style
Frankly I got over the six MJ (really more Brad Buxer) tracks a while ago. The prototype tunes they're using are quite good in their own way, and I actually think they are better when it comes to the Act 2 variants. The MJ Act 2 tracks are all basically the same, but with less instrumentation and feel a bit half baked compared to how other zones would switch up the melodies - not so with the prototypes.
Also Carnival Night just kind of sucks outside of the Jam sample honestly. Plus it was pointed out to me that the replacement for Ice Cap has the same melody as Crystal Egg Zone from the 8-bit Sonic 2 and Ice Mountain from Sonic Advance so that's nice.
Re: Rumour: Sony Poised to Reveal 'Perfect for PS5' Gaming Monitors
@TheCollector316 They will be presumably, the article link to headphones shows they have the Sony logo on them, so likely the same for monitors. It'll be Sony INZONE.
Re: Rumour: Sony Poised to Reveal 'Perfect for PS5' Gaming Monitors
HDR tonemapping? So not actually HDR then?
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Series Is Three Games, Part 3 Already in Pre-Production
@dustinprewitt You did play the full game.
Re: PSP's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remastered for PS5, PS4 This Year
@Ashina better than Type-0 even. That remaster was a little inconsistent.
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 PS5 Versions Available to Download Now
@twitchtvpat lucky you. But for me, I'm out in the cold. Hoping it will be fixed soon.
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 PS5 Versions Available to Download Now
@Would_you_kindly Yeah. There's a bug on RE7 where the sky box was broken on PS5, they fixed that on the PS4 version. It was a very glaring bug.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Remake Gameplay Reveals a Pretty Big Mechanical Change from the Original
The confirmation is nice, but it's kind of an obvious thing we knew would be the case to be fair. Every RE since 6 had move and shoot.
@gotDvamp even stranger when RE5 stuck to it!
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 PS5 Versions Available to Download Now
Weirdly I can't access the upgrade for 7. And I'm pretty sure I bought the game as well as having the PS Plus Collection version. When I go to "select version" I get presented with both the standard and Gold editions. The PS Plus Collection only has that standard version, so I have purchased the game at some point. Hopefully that gets fixed. I'd rather not pay for the game again.
Edit: Just checked my transaction history and I did in fact buy RE7 Gold Edition on 15/06/2020.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Confirmed for PS5
@bimboliquido @danzoEX Yeah, there's a mod for FES that lets you control your party members. That seems like the best option, with Portable as an extra if you want to play as the female MC.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Dev Confident People Will 'Understand' the Game, No Plans for a Delay
@Korgon agreed. Not a fan of this drip feeding after a year of blue balling. Sega needs a new marketing department.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Dev Confident People Will 'Understand' the Game, No Plans for a Delay
@ThatMusicFan I would love a demo. Even if it's one of those PS Plus premium trials.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Dev Confident People Will 'Understand' the Game, No Plans for a Delay
Everyone who has actually gotten to play it has had good things to say about it. That's more worthwhile than the opinions based on some rough looking, poorly edited clips.
Marketing for this has been terrible but apparently it is actually fun to play.
Re: Rumour: More Persona Games Could Be Coming to Consoles
@IonMagi I'm not seeing this "bad relationship" between Sega and Sony. The Miku game you're talking about that's on Xbox and not PlayStation isn't even Sega published anyway.
Re: Sonic 3 & Knuckles' Music Partially Reworked in Origins to Fill in Missing Tracks
Aside from Hard Times Ice Cap being iconic, I can live without the MJ tracks. Honestly the Act 2 variants of those songs are my least favourite in the game, very phoned in and effectively Act 1 but with less instrumentation.
@RogerRoger The prevailing assuming is after Michael passed, the Jackson estate took over and they've been more strict with licensing. Sonic 3 re-releases ended for a decade not long after his death.
@Ristar24 the unused track was meant for a cutscene. It's too slow paced as level music compared to the others to be honest.
@shadow2k Also the Sonic 3 versions of the miniboss and Knuckles themes, but like the credits music they probably would have been absent anyway.
Re: The Last of Us: Part I PS5 Trailer Gives Us Our First Taste of Naughty Dog's Remake
Can't wait to play this in a year or two when it comes to PS Plus Extra.
Re: The Director of the Silent Hill Movies Has Written a Script for a Third Film
Christophe only directed the first one. He had nothing to do with Revelation. A little unfair to drag his name into that mess.
Re: First Hands-On Impressions of Sonic Frontiers Are Mostly Positive
@Sakisa And what they say in the video is in line with what we've been hearing from playtesters who have been leaking details about the game over the last couple of years.
Mostly fun, but rough around the edges.
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 PS5 Versions Probably Out Next Week
Somewhat unrelated but I hope we get the original PS1 trilogy on Plus in the near future.
Re: Project M Is a Ridiculously Good Looking Unreal Engine 5 Game Coming to Consoles
Project M looks pretty different from what I remember... Does it still have wavedashing?
Jokes aside, it looks interesting.
Re: Rumour: We May Hear About a New Crash Bandicoot Game This Week
@Danloaded This has been worked on since before Crash 4 came out.
Re: Geoff Keighley Says to 'Manage Your Expectations' for Summer Game Fest
@Americansamurai1 Not necessarily. He's saying not to expect many unannounced games. GoW release date could show up.
Re: Resident Evil Village Will Take Full Advantage of PSVR2 Sense Controllers
Very cool. I hope the incoming PS5 version of RE7 will have PSVR2 support as well.
Re: Persona-Inspired Action RPG Eternights Announced for PS5, PS4
Press R2 to hold hands
Re: Poll: Did Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Live Up to the Hype?
Open World Street Fighter??
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Finally Comes to PS5 in Summer 2023
I would make a joke about it being delayed to late 2024, but Yoshida and his team have enough clout that I mostly believe it (still a chance it slips to later in 2023).
For the combat, it seems it really is just the one guy and no party members. Surprising, this is a first for mainline FF - unless we count Lightning Returns??? (Do we count that?). This will be really controversial but I'm open to it.