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Found this to be unbelievably boring. I know it gets mocked as a walking/delivery simulator, but that's exactly my thoughts. It's not for me, but glad others see it differently and seem to enjoy it.

@Dan12836666 What do you mean by exclusives are what it's all about? It's about what? And why wouldn't anyone want to see Mario on PlayStation?

Are you speaking from a consumers perspective or Sony?

@PuppetMaster Agree, it's just hype, without the fun, for me. I was foolish enough to fall for the hype. Luckily it was on sale. I'm glad for those that enjoy it, but it's not for me.

Gave into the hype and bought it. Had a few games, and think it may not be for me as a solo player.

Ran around, looking for 'scrap', shot a few robots, felt the tension of other players lurking around etc.. But ultimately, it felt boring to me. Scrounging around for digital trash felt strange.. Sure, one can reduce other games down to that point to some extent, but still, I felt it more so in this game..

Of course I understand being a solo player would have played a big role in my experience. I'll probably give it a few more tries before calling it quits.

Confused by pushsquare.com snow flakes for moderators.. I see them constantly deleting legitimate criticism pointing out their biases towards the use of AI, fanning flames, particularly on the recent posts.

Why keep comments section open at all, and even invite opinions, if you're unable to deal with free speech and thought? Very bizzare, and the pattern in very concerning.

@GeeEssEff Damn, I feel nervous now as a casual gamer lol.. But I appreciate the advice mate. Will watch a few tips n trick videos maybe and then just dive in, see what it's all about. I'm expecting some toxicity, but I guess that part of the experience with these games.

Sigh. OK then, the noise finally got me.. Just bought Arc Raiders.. As a solo player, have no idea what to expect.. Never played these types of games before, so let's see.

'perfect imperfect', I get the deeper oxymoron meaning here, but such an odd thing to say given the very high praise the audio received

Great, didn't know about this.. Buying it tonight for the young ones.

@dschons More power to you. I have the disk edition, but somewhere along the line, I just found digital to be a lot more convenient. Nothing gets lost, or damaged, and easy to switch games for everyone playing.

Sure it costs a little more, but £10 difference (or more), here and there, really is minor to me in the grand scheme of things. I'm never going to be wealthy in life by saving those minor differences between a digital/physical game (even though I still prefer discounts on anything I purchase).

Digital, is just convenient and easier for me.

This is a another great discount. Glad I moved onto digital games only. Much less hassle, and I'm not one to care about preserving games for decades.

On another note, I do wish there were more filters, specifically to help me find local 4-player games for kids. I have found a few, but it's still a pain.

Finally picked up Days Gone.

Reminds me of TLOU.
It's quite a chilled open world zombie game, not too much pressure. Even has RDR2 vibes. The zombie mechanics are great. Lacking in a few areas, story not the greatest, side missions nonexistent, sometimes boring, but I can see why a sequel may have been great, or had potential at least

Lol, crunch time is part of working life. Dont want to get crunched? Don't work for anyone, especially in sectors that are notorious for it. It's a sad reality. Also, this is another reason why we need AI, why pay someone to do things which take twice as long and cost twice as much?

Naughty Dog can't keep this up for long despite their track record. Studios should have a combination of small/large projects and aim for at least two releases each gen.

Oh no, no trophies, how are we going to survive?

Some very strange people commenting here I must say.

A multiplayer game in the Terminator world, in the style of Arc Raiders, with battles against AI/robots etc, seems more relavant now than ever.. would be cool.

Daayumn... This actually might work!

I guess this means we can expect a mission reflecting these real events in the actual game now.. Hunting down those 31, or something crazy.. Maybe that's why the game is delayed o.0

@Enuo You make it sound like the employees were in shackles, whipped, starved, beaten and kept in solitary confinement.. I can respect sticking to your principles, but was it really that bad? I can't recall the events.

As for the game itself, it's amazing.. Wish it were third person though, but not sure if that would have taken away from the experience they planned to deliver.

@ErrantRob Damn.. Me too. It was on sale for very cheap several times but kept thinking I should wait as it'll probably end on here for free..

'vertical slice', new word of the day for every comment.

Reading some stick drift comments - I've never had stick drift in my entire life of gaming, right from when the first sticks came out up to the PS5. And I've held all consoles, including xbox and switch.. The PS5 is now also used by my kids and their friends for a few years and still no drift at all.. I'm not denying it doesn't happen and some pads are defected out the box, but perhaps either I'm extremely lucky, or some people with constant issues need to adjust how they treat their pads?

Appears risky, and I like it just for that already.

First time hearing about this, but now absolutely interested in this for the kids.

Concept is great. Just hope the camera quality, and games library are both good enough to justify the purchase.

Stylistically great, but the gameplay is lacking smoothness and appears extremely clunky with the transitions.. Hopefully gets ironed out before release

@UnlimitedSevens Saying the country hasn't figuered it out is assuming it sees it as a problem that needs solving. Perhaps it does from our western perspective, but, not from them? Billions of people on this planet, it would be arrogant to assume our philosophy/way of life is objectively better. Honestly, I don't think we should open up this conversation here right now though.

I do understand it was a relatively light comment though mate, it's just I have friends from various backgrounds, and I know they despise these kind of little 'digs', and the line often gets crossed.

@UnlimitedSevens What you're doing here is mixing religion with the actions of the states business affair. I'd recommend you be a little more conscious of the readers on this site, whom have various backgrounds.

You want to criticise the buyout, go ahead, but lets not package insults as 'joke' which very often cross the line.

@Game1ps Take a deep breath my friend..

The sequels in and of themselves are great, however, the issue for me is the time it's taking for their release. We're waiting years, only for something similar to be released, with a different story and often marginally improved tech. There's no excitment in that.

I enjoyed Siperman, GOW etc, and while I'd play the sequels, they aren't particularly exciting at all, and I'm in no rush to buy them. I'd like more smaller scale, less financially risky quicker releases that focus on variety and fun, rather than pixel chasing.

The Series X is genuinely a brilliant console, but I'm glad I sold mine 2 years ago after seeing where Xbox was heading.. Far too many silly decisions from them. From the silly and confusing naming convention, the fragmentation with weaker console, the unsustainable gamepass, the spending spree, the failing promises, confusing messaging and direction.. Astonishing how a trillion dollar company with all their paid expertise can get so many thing wrong.. Sad times for now, but we'll see how things turn out for them

@1970sGamer From where can we buy discounted PSN credit? Are these gift cards?

@wildcat_kickz I appreciate your openess, it's refreshing to see on this site. And I agree, unconscious biases are real for all of us.

Before ending, I’ll just mention two small things. Western involvement in middle east over the past century is something I’m studying closely, and the scale of the harm caused there, and it's lasting effect to this day and possibly beyond for many more to come, is extremely significant, but I won’t go into that here.

And regarding the definition issue, I was referring to Israel’s actions, which many legal scholars/experts on the subject argue meet the criteria outlined in the 1948 UN Convention. Again, that’s a much larger conversation, and not one I’m looking to have in this thread, but just felt compelled to mention.

I’m glad we can discuss this openly without talking past each other. We probably do agree on most of this, especially that the situation is complex and the truth isn’t all on one side.... I guess I don't really have anything more to add, so, catch you another time perhaps. Take it easy mate!

Amazing game overall. The only downside for me is how long it takes to level up a single gun, as a casual player with many other priorities in life, the grind can get very frustrating.

@wildcat_kickz I appreciate the nuance in your reply, genuinely, and I agree that direct state funding like PIF deserves scrutiny. Just to clarify, I'm not defending Saudi. I'm questioning what I personally perceive as double standards from the westerners perspective on some things.

Where I think we differ is on the idea that only “direct funding” makes government involvement relevant, therefore boycott/call out etc. It's here, that the line is drawn in differently by different people.

Russian athletes were banned to pressure Russia as a 'whole', athletes, teams, artists, and private companies were all collectively punished, but UK/US gaming and private industries aren’t boycotted for western atrocities, even after wars with massive civilian casualties, not even after their complicity in the recent genocide. Again, the line drawn in different places.

The line between “state involvement” and “private industry” isn’t always as clean as it looks. Western governments have influenced games and media to varying degrees for decades through defence partnerships, script approval, subsidies tied to narrative framing, and even direct development in cases like America’s Army, which was posted on this site, but no mention of their affiliation with the US gov/army - again, double standards.

My point isn’t that Saudi involvement shouldn’t be discussed.
My point is that we almost never apply the same ethical lens when western governments are the ones connected to conflict, intervention, or heavy influence on media. I’m not advocating boycotts, I’m advocating consistency over selective outrage.

Just to add, I'm not looking to convince anyone of anything, and hope you or others who read, dont take this personally. I'm simpky sharing my thoughts, and I'm always open for dialogue.

@wildcat_kickz Yeah, the PIF is the Saudi government, and their abuses should absolutely be called out. But that raises the question of consistency.

Despite the US and UK causing mass civilian deaths in the Middle East and beyond, we don’t see a collective push to boycott products, games, or studios from those countries as a form of protest. Yet we do apply that logic to other nations, Iran, China, Russia, even when individual companies have no connection to government policy.

And yeah I understand this site is hosted in the West, so some bias is expected. But that’s exactly the point I’m making. If we’re going to bring up human rights abuses when discussing games, then it should be applied evenly across all governments, or not at all, irrespective of the level of direct government involment.. Except we wont, since we like to move th goal posts when it comes to the west and it's abuses.

Hope the author of this article/site remains consistent and mentions UK/American human rights abuse, and compliance in a recent genocide, when talking about games developed by them.. Irrespective of the level of involvement from governments.

Personally I would have preferred it in the cgi style of Mario movie, but, hope it turns out good either way

@DarianStarfrog gawd forbid we somehow gain the ability to understand the nuances of opinions, egocentrism, narrow mindedness, and insecurity....

@LogicStrikesAgain Exactly. If only the rest of the comments here were as mature as yours..

Some people in here seem to be incapable of seeing things from other than their own preference and perspective.

@Romans12 People who have not played it 15 years ago, new generation of gamers who perhaps missed it, and people who would like to play it again. It's really not that hard to comprehend surely?

In anycase, while it's not for me, I hope those afformentioned groups gets to enjoy this classic. Personallly, I'm hoping for a proper remaster of RDR2. I'd like another run at that game.

Couldn't care less what technology they use, so long as the game is good, that's all that matters to me.

@Stepan I share your sentiments. I find games like this a bit strange, I don’t really want to relive my everyday specific aspects of reality during downtime when I’m trying to relax or escape for a bit. It feels counterintuitive to me. That said, I know some people do find comfort in this kind of experience, even though I still feel that's unhealthy, but that's an argument for another day.

Doubt I'll get this but just wanted to say the art style is absolutley stunning.

At this rate, I may be tempted to 'delay' buying it myself until an upgraded PS6 version is inevitably released.. But then I'll be late to the multiplayer if it turns out to be good..

One thing I’ve noticed on the website is that the polls are almost meaningless at times.

Some people seem to vote without playying the game itself, and the reasons they give are emotional or trivial. Instead of judging the game on its mechanics, story, or design etc, they base their opinions on how it looks, makes them feel, or even on unrelated political or social factors surrounding its creation.. Strange behaviour, perhaps there are young little kids below 10 with accounts here.

Gutted, but glad to wait. I'd rather the game meet the immensely high expectations it has, and if it does, great for us.

Enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima, but Yotei is not for me. Enjoying Battlefield 6 though, great game.. Have my eye on Arc, only because it reminds me of Factions, but I have no one to play with

What's amazing is the current choice of great games, there really is 'something for everyone'

'the sale before the big sale'.
I'm sure people can wait a few weeks.

Question was related to 'multiplayer' specifically, and therefore I find it absolutely insane, that any 'consumer' here in their right mind would say they're happy to 'pay' for something they may not have to.. Bonkers..

@ThroughTheIris56 Yeah, I totally understand. This conversation is inevitably philosophical in nature, and I feel most people struggle to grasp it..

As an analogy, it reminds me of a gallerygoer reacting to artwork.
Some respond to the colours, shapes, emotion, light, and atmosphere, they value the experience itself and aren’t concerned with who painted it.
Others admire the human behind the work, the skill, history, or struggle that went into ti, which gives it meaning for them.
And then there will ne those who enjoy a blend of both aspects to varying degrees.

Games created with AI are perhaps similar. There’s no right or wrong here. It comes down to individual perspective.

Foreknowledge also plays a key role in perception. For example, how would someone react to something without knowing how it was created, versus when they do know? Can a game only be good if a human makes it? Will a good game cease to be good if we found out it was AI after the experience? I can see a lot of people eating their own words eventually.
All interesting questions to explore though..

One thing to remember, AI wont just pop out a random game in it's entirety, it will be directed and enhanced by the developers ideas.. The comment is getting to long so I wont elaborate on this aspect for now.

I do agree with you, that consumers wont see financial benefits, once shizzle goes up, it rarely come down!