I cleared out most things in Far Cry 5, and don't want to move on. It is easily one of the most gorgeous games I've played, and the setting makes me feel like a kid in the woods again. It was paced atrociously and the AI does not cohabitate our corporeal plane, but I still loved it.
One of my favorite games of all time is Chinatown Wars. I know it's probably a hate crime now but I love that game. I've always preferred the top down GTA style. Very into this. I hate the idea of playing as a cop, but hey, Sleeping Dogs exists, so it can be accomplished.
@UltimateOtaku91 that's a really interesting reply, lol. I get what you mean in that a lot of AAA publishers pull that on Switch (usually ones I don't care about), but having to install PS5 games means I don't buy a lot of big games and barely have anything physical for the PS5. It's practically the same thing.
I don't have a single negative thing to say about this. Good luck to the team. This is the kind of thing that I was excited about when I got my PS5. Very excited to play this as soon as it drops.
@PuppetMaster I would buy a version of this or Genshin etc if it were just a full priced game with in-game unlocks. Maybe. I don't know, I find waifu BS tiring.
I decided to give them some time to patch it up. It seemed wonderful from the few hours I played, but I kept hearing about bugs etc so I'm just going through the backlog a bit.
@NEStalgia Yeah, it's interesting. I have no problem with mobile games attempting the scope of a console game, but just as often this gen we are starting to see mobile business practices and expectations invading the console space. I have no tolerance for that. That kind of thing killed Mortal Kombat for me, and that was one of my favorite series.
@PuppetMaster The problem is that these gacha/ftp games will sometimes be pretty interesting, but I don't respond well to a bunch of unspoken threats/fomo/gambling. Any game that I feel is bending my arm to throw more money at it I immediately write off.
They could avoid these kinds of prejudgments by offering a full-priced version of their game in which everything is unlockable. But then the game would need to be balanced, and that sounds like a lot of work.
It could be better, but SoR4 is a nearly perfect game, especially for fans of the series. That survival mode is brilliant. Give it a go if you haven't yet.
@IamJT bit of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. I respect journalists and get annoyed when articles like this one put a spotlight on Twitter posts etc, but then the neckbeards start screaming about how they wish they had a job in gam-I mean how TERIBBLE journalists are, and agendas, and how out of touch reviewers are, blah blah blah. Ahem. Then they go to a YouTube channel that basically just reads polygon articles and act like some influencer who is bought and sold with trips to Ubisoft HQ is the savior of artful criticism. No winning here.
@Blaze215 I mean they just looked like Guardians of the Galaxy to me. Zero chance that wasn't the inspiration. Their quippy BS had me cringing, rolling my eyes, and wondering who still wants that...but those voices in the MH trailer mean I'm not buying that game unless I can full stop mute them.
It was middling to me. Bargain Basement Guardians of the Galaxy made me cringe hard. I'm pretty surprised anyone is acting excited for it at all. Astrobot was all I cared for, personally.
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Re: Massively Hyped RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets 11 Minutes of Live Gameplay
I think it looks like Persona/SMT. Sooooo, wait at least a year or two.
Re: CYGNI: All Guns Blazing Knows What It's Doing with This PS5 Trailer
@BrettAwesome I'm really trying to understand this comment.
Re: Valorant Won't Have Gyro Controls on PS5 Because Xbox Doesn't Support It
@Deityjester I'm on Pushsquare. Yeah, I'm a nerd.
Re: Valorant Won't Have Gyro Controls on PS5 Because Xbox Doesn't Support It
@trev666 what a silly thing to say.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 532
@TheMightyImp2 I wish all games had the option of silencing their music...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 532
I cleared out most things in Far Cry 5, and don't want to move on. It is easily one of the most gorgeous games I've played, and the setting makes me feel like a kid in the woods again. It was paced atrociously and the AI does not cohabitate our corporeal plane, but I still loved it.
Re: Sandbox Cop Game The Precinct Could Be a GTA-Inspired Indie Gem, Out on PS5 in August
One of my favorite games of all time is Chinatown Wars. I know it's probably a hate crime now but I love that game. I've always preferred the top down GTA style. Very into this. I hate the idea of playing as a cop, but hey, Sleeping Dogs exists, so it can be accomplished.
Re: Sandbox Cop Game The Precinct Could Be a GTA-Inspired Indie Gem, Out on PS5 in August
@Golem25 AF was way better than I thought it would be. It just needed more of its own identity. Looking forward to this one.
Re: Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Arrives on 10th September, Trailer Has New Gameplay
Yeah I don't know man. Kind of done with Atlus. Their games are getting super homogenous to me and all this money grubbing is gross.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
@UltimateOtaku91 that's a really interesting reply, lol. I get what you mean in that a lot of AAA publishers pull that on Switch (usually ones I don't care about), but having to install PS5 games means I don't buy a lot of big games and barely have anything physical for the PS5. It's practically the same thing.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
@PerpetualBoredom fire, flood, being tarnished by too many Sonic games...
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
@ChrisDeku gotcha. Thanks.
Re: Some PlayStation Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over LEGO Horizon Being on Switch
But are any Switch fans losing their minds over LEGO Horizon being on Switch?
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
@ChrisDeku tf is "cexist?"
Re: Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Is a PS Plus Essential Game on Day One
"OMG prerendered trailer, hisssss! OMG Fortnite graphics, screeeee! OMG WB, gdiaf! Oh, Harry Potter (claps like seal)!"
Re: Capcom's Strange Tactical Action Game Kunistu-Gami Is Out Next Month on PS5
This looks so amazingly weird.
Re: Fear the Spotlight Is the Debut Horror Title from Blumhouse Games on PS5, PS4
Blumhouse and horror? I don't see the connection.
Re: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Howls at PS5, PS4 in 2025
I'll need to pick this up just cause they are being so bold as to invoke MotW. Crazy.
Re: Many, Many More Major Xbox Games Are Being Plotted for PS5
I just want to see Doom. Just show me Doom now, please.
Re: Concord PS5, PC Will Reportedly Require a PSN Account to Play
So, do you guys think they added pronouns for the robot because it fights with what looks like a vacuum cleaner..?
Re: Interview: Why SMT 5: Vengeance Devs Decided to Revisit the RPG and Bring It to PS5, PS4 Players
Because they could split the game up and sell it again. That's why. Is there a special and unique story for every time they fleece fans?
Re: EA Sports College Football 25 Looks Like the Best PS5 American Football Game in Ages
Eh, hmmmmm...no.
No? No.
Re: MultiVersus (PS5) - Fun Free-to-Play Fighter Is Finally Fit for Purpose
@Realist oh good. I thought this game was a huge embarrassing scam for a moment, lol. Phew.
Re: MultiVersus (PS5) - Fun Free-to-Play Fighter Is Finally Fit for Purpose
People out there saying it takes 40-70 hours to unlock one character, or $10. I'm good.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
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Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
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Re: Bungie Responds After Destiny 2's The Final Shape Was 'Accidentally Pushed Live on PS5'
@Drago201 sir, this is video games. We only fire people to meet quarterly budgets.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 531
@Fakeplastictree I remember you from dtoid.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
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Re: Astro Bot Is the 'Biggest' Game Team ASOBI Has Ever Made
I don't have a single negative thing to say about this. Good luck to the team. This is the kind of thing that I was excited about when I got my PS5. Very excited to play this as soon as it drops.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
@PuppetMaster I would buy a version of this or Genshin etc if it were just a full priced game with in-game unlocks. Maybe. I don't know, I find waifu BS tiring.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Patch 1.150 Drops as Players Still Wait for Better PS5 Performance
I decided to give them some time to patch it up. It seemed wonderful from the few hours I played, but I kept hearing about bugs etc so I'm just going through the backlog a bit.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
@NEStalgia Yeah, it's interesting. I have no problem with mobile games attempting the scope of a console game, but just as often this gen we are starting to see mobile business practices and expectations invading the console space. I have no tolerance for that. That kind of thing killed Mortal Kombat for me, and that was one of my favorite series.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
@PuppetMaster The problem is that these gacha/ftp games will sometimes be pretty interesting, but I don't respond well to a bunch of unspoken threats/fomo/gambling. Any game that I feel is bending my arm to throw more money at it I immediately write off.
They could avoid these kinds of prejudgments by offering a full-priced version of their game in which everything is unlockable. But then the game would need to be balanced, and that sounds like a lot of work.
Re: PS5's Anime Waifu Dress-Up Game Headed by Zelda: Breath of the Wild Designer
Oh, gacha, no, bye.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2024?
It could be better, but SoR4 is a nearly perfect game, especially for fans of the series. That survival mode is brilliant. Give it a go if you haven't yet.
Re: Upcoming PS5 Games for June and July 2024
Dang. Glad I only ever got a physical copy of Xenocrisis and not all three of the Bitmap Bureau games in that collection.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 531
Doom 64, Far Cry New Dawn, and System Shock Remake...most likely.
Re: Latest State of Play Is One of the Worst-Received PS5 Shows Yet
I expected an off year, seems like an off year. I'm good with that. I still need to catch up on 2023.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Makes the Most of PS5 Hardware with Truly Massive Battles
@PuppetMaster Dey does?
Re: Latest State of Play Is One of the Worst-Received PS5 Shows Yet
@CrackmanNL I had no expectations and few hopes for it. I didn't think it was remarkable either way.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Makes the Most of PS5 Hardware with Truly Massive Battles
@SirSephy It's hilariously awful, even to DW fans.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Makes the Most of PS5 Hardware with Truly Massive Battles
Finally! The origin story to the same story they've told a thousand times. Maybe a bad guy will attack you in this one!!!!
Re: Big New PS5, PC Shooter Concord Has an Uphill Battle Ahead of It
@IntrepidWombat the quipping got to me but I didn't notice the girlboss trope. She just seemed to have that cringe level of quirk I'm tired of.
Re: Big New PS5, PC Shooter Concord Has an Uphill Battle Ahead of It
@IamJT bit of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. I respect journalists and get annoyed when articles like this one put a spotlight on Twitter posts etc, but then the neckbeards start screaming about how they wish they had a job in gam-I mean how TERIBBLE journalists are, and agendas, and how out of touch reviewers are, blah blah blah. Ahem. Then they go to a YouTube channel that basically just reads polygon articles and act like some influencer who is bought and sold with trips to Ubisoft HQ is the savior of artful criticism. No winning here.
Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand
@Martijn87 It's probably more "we need to cater to our huge PS4 base" than "people are bitching on Twitter."
Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand
@The_ghostmen There's a real air of lost time with Concord. Like it came from a decade ago somehow.
Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand
@Blaze215 I mean they just looked like Guardians of the Galaxy to me. Zero chance that wasn't the inspiration. Their quippy BS had me cringing, rolling my eyes, and wondering who still wants that...but those voices in the MH trailer mean I'm not buying that game unless I can full stop mute them.
Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand
It was middling to me. Bargain Basement Guardians of the Galaxy made me cringe hard. I'm pretty surprised anyone is acting excited for it at all. Astrobot was all I cared for, personally.
Re: Ubisoft Confirms Time, Date, and Featured Games for Upcoming Forward Showcase
So the day after Doom Day. Good for them!