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Yakuza for me has lost its way since 'like a dragon' I haven't enjoyed their games since 6. So I'm really hoping this fills that gap. It's looks gritty like earlier Yakuza titles, so feeling optimistic. I am keen to play stranger than heaven though.

Ai as a tool or a stop gap is fine. Ai for creative decision is a no no. I don't think people should be lenient on anybody who does use in this way - Especially a AAA franchise.
In my development team we use ai sparingly. We have concept artist and 3d modellers, sometimes we'll use ai to quickly 3d model our own concept and is helpful whilst waiting for a 3d artist. Sometimes we give the ai models to a 3d modellers so they aren't starting a blank page. But we never use to make creative decisions. Programmers write their own code, but will use ai to help find errors, much like a spell checker.

Im fearful for the integrity of artistic creation. If we accept AI slop then look forward to some pretty beige experiences in the future whilst AI keeps learning from itself until everything is mud. Battlefield should NOT be using ai outrightly create icons like this. It's a slippery slope.

Hmmmm playing devils advocate. Where are the preliminary sketches? This video doesn't confirm anything to me. Not saying it is Ai, but this doesn't disprove anything.

I bought the game and finished it. Something felt off about the game to me.. maybe because I didn't like Atsu or the voice acting. The game definitely felt more of the same to me also. I don't know, didn't live up to the hype I gave it after playing Tsushima. I hope they make a new franchise next, this has already run its course.

Ghost of yotei for me has been the first game I feel I needed a PS5 for. I basically could have continued with a ps4 up until now. But I have a pro and I think going forward I'll just get mid release pro consoles.

I'm enjoying it for the most part. But I can't seem to warm to the main character. She's just not likeable and her voice (especially younger version) is horrendous to me.

Overall I'm looking forward to it. I don't like the voice of the protagonist, so I hope to get used to it, or I'll play it in Japanese. The lofi music option felt absurd to me, good thing it's an option lol combat looks FUN!

Some people don't notice the difference with playing 30-60fps. This is wild to me. I can't go back to playing 30fps games now, it feels awful to me. I've been waiting for this and unity, so pretty happy.

I love it, but there is still some fine tuning to be done. I hope ioi keep updating it even more, but i think thats probably it.

@HonestHick i was going to say the same thing. I miss Splintercell a lot. Chaos Theory was a masterpiece for its time.

ohhhh... cant wait to see how this thread turns out bahaha.

Maybe. I think if its a significant update/patch then people (myself included) might appreciate it

Also the psvr2 update for hitman, which I'm absolutely pumped for, looks like they got it right this time.

I'm soo pumped for this. Played a little bit of if the pcvr port and the immersion was next level, but the controls and no room scaling made this super uncooked in regards to the vr. 10 dollars is a bargain if they taken the time and resources to get this right. So excited! Whoop.

Im keen for the psvr2 version of Hitman in vr. Fingers crossed they nail this versions as i think it has so much more potential if they get it right.

classic. I just finished it haha Game was ok. Good if you want more from farcry 5. But dont expect too much. I hope they patch 60fps on unity and farcry 3+4 soon as ive not yet played those and they are on the list.

Sleeping dogs is my favorite game of all time. It's wild to me that they haven't created a sequel and Square is letting it collect dust on a shelf somewhere. Give me more crime stories set in Hong Kong please!

@Deljo haha nah all good

@Deljo haha that's gross! Even grosser considering she's dead.

Just lips flapping in the wind at this point

This never gets uninstalled on machine. Always coming back for that glorious virtual tourism. So looking forward to the psvr2 version in March. Was pretty bummed when the delay was announced, but I reckon they are gonna get it on point this time round. I would kill for another map.

This is such great news! I reckon we'll see a lot of him again, which I'm all here for. I'm curious as what type of character he'll play.

Who is Greenlight this *****?!! Why can't we just have nice things? Everything is getting destroyed by corporate greed 😞

Meh, I pre-ordered. If I sell my completely unused series X and my ps5 it's only a few 100 AUD more. I'm hoping it's justified whilst play hitman on the psvr2. Any added resolution or frames is appreciated.

@Cloud39472 exactly! This annual release thing is definitely causing me burnout too. Tbh I'm more keen to see what Nagoshi studios is creating as I feel he was what defined the series in the beginning. He would have no involvement in this game.

I really hope the return to the grounded crime families in Japan games, with a sprinkle of outlandish. Pleased it's action based, but for me, I'm nervous the direction rgg has been going in their recent games. I understand I'm in the minority, but it's leaning too far into cartoon for me.

Im with cloud on this. IW was disappointing to me too and my least favourite of them all. Ive played every yakuza and judgement games and IW did not resonate with me. I found the combat tedious, hawaii setting uninteresting and the story fell flat (though tbf i havent completed it yet, about 3/4 in). I hope they can be more focused on their next game.
But im happy others enjoyed it. But for me it might be even fatigue. So it might be the last yakuza title i play for a while.

I'm one of those dopes who bought it for a nostalgia kick. After several hours playing I regretted it. Probably the worst full price game I've ever spent my money on. Still bitter, and finding out how much money they've made fills me with rage haha

It doesn't need a remake, unless.... it's a psvr2 launch title!?

I had a thought that maybe they were going to release a vr port of last of us. Nd must be getting pressure from sony to make psvr2 content and the timing seems right.