There must be some mad game preservation obsessed employee within Disney.
I would not have expected to see this level of dedication to keeping classics playable, especially at a mega corp like Disney but over and over again, they keep releasing classic titles on new consoles. Hell they're holding up the entire PS Plus Premium catalog
@Triumph741 huh? The article is about the game at number 1 in the chart. So it is being bought.
Like I said, it's folks like us hating that are in the bubble. If we were to go with our gut feelings on the game and thoughts about it, it wouldn't break the top 10. But it has. So we were all wrong
completely baffling alongside the HZD remake. the stories in these games are not interesting enough to deem a repeat.
Unless they are now using this route as a Dev proving ground to see if they greenlight them a proper budget/acquisition by sony, I'm starting to find these choices more and more insane as more of them get announced.
I'm curious: if these titles sell well on Playstation will Microsoft double down on the strategy or will it make them think "these games are important" and hold on to more of them.
@Dom_31 I feel like with a lot of stuff similar to Kojimas style, in movies or other media forms, theres eventually a pay off.
Whereas with Kojima games, it eventually pays off and the reaction is like "oh, that is literally even dumber than I imagined it could be, and it looked pretty dumb in the first place".
I remember SteelRising before release, and then I think Lies of P just deleted it from my memory. Turns out its a different game. Will be checking that out.
@Brasilkilla I would rather an easy list then an absolute grind fest. MK1 has a weird set. All very achievable, and then the level up 5 kameos to 15 trophy that would literally take hundreds of hours
I played DD for maybe an hour. Made my character, did some exploring, walked for maybe 20 minutes, got killed by something and it inexplicably spawned me at the start of the level so I had to do the 20 minute walk again.
maybe this will mean all those fan surveys to Capcom where I've written "MAKE MORE PHOENIX WRIGHT GAMES" over and over again will finally come to fruition
Even with physical, I tend to immediately sell games when I finish with them and move on to the next thing (unless I plan on replaying them, I think my entire shelf is just Souls games and a copy of Returnal)
However, it does not work for gamers to have a licence for a 100 hour JRPG revoked from your subscription when you are 35 hours into it.
I'm not a big comic book guy but I'm surprised that they jumped at the chance after the pretty poor Suicide Squad (2016) movie. That would have put me off
Wonder if someone on staff really loved the property or warner really sold it to them or what.
Honestly, I'm not going to buy a Xbox. I do not have room for it under my TV. I'm not against the idea, but I already have a PS5 under there. If they do this, Microsoft will get £60 from me they otherwise wouldn't get. It's up to them if they want it.
As someone who Platinumed Lies of P, I massively agree. Cannot wait for the DLC and Lies of P 2.
However, I keep seeing Lies of P praised in the same sentence as Lords of the Fallen.
Did we play the same game? I thought it was a buggy ugly mess. The framerate is atrocious, a lot of the design of the areas is pretty poor in my opinion. Ugly world, boring worldbuilding. Poor story. Only a few interesting bosses. Multiplayer pretty busted on launch.
I didnt play the original LOTF game but if this game vastly improves on it, jesus, LOTF (2014) must have been borderline unplayable.
You do not get lauded for fixing something you launched broken. Period.
At best you repair your reputation to pre-launch state. Personally, the assumption is now their next game will launch busted too and it will eventually be playable 3 years later.
Next game launched successfully puts their reputation on track to where it was prior to 2077s launch.
People who don't understand the placement didn't play it.
It's truly fantastic and deserves any accolade it gets. A definite sufferer from the 2023 glut of good games, insane to think It Takes Two won GOTY at the game awards a few years back, P (and most of this years top 10) are strides above it
As a person with a vr headset, id say combining a live service model, where the challenge is pulling your audience away from other billion dollar franchises like fortnite, and VR where your audience is much smaller than the traditional audience, is why you failed.
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Re: UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Bucks Industry Trend with Rising Weekly Sales
I bit today.
the FOMO was unbearable from the great clips online, plus the server side has been increased again so hopefully i'll get in
Re: Xbox's Pentiment Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
@Quintumply thats really decent!
Re: Xbox's Pentiment Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
Decent price I was expecting to pay more. Wonder what Hi-Fi will cost. £60 seems too high, £16 seems too low.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) - Strong Sequel Seeks a New Direction
I appreciate you knocking the crap side missions.
They are abysmal in 7 and FF16 and it is definitely worth highlighting.
Re: Xbox Games Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Grounded All Confirmed for PS5, PS4
"We'll allow the Devs to announce these titles at their own time"
dumps all 4 dates in a soulless press release a week later
What did Phil mean by this
Re: Xbox Game Hi-Fi Rush Announced for PS5, Out Next Month
Well, by not making this official last week and bridging the rumours properly, we've got another classic unlisted youtube video announcement.
What are these companies paying PR firms for? Clown show
Re: The Best Star Wars Battlefront Games Are Coming to PS5, PS4
There must be some mad game preservation obsessed employee within Disney.
I would not have expected to see this level of dedication to keeping classics playable, especially at a mega corp like Disney but over and over again, they keep releasing classic titles on new consoles. Hell they're holding up the entire PS Plus Premium catalog
Re: Borderlands Film Shares First Look at Its Live-Action Cast
there is a near 0% chance this is good, based on all the delays
Re: Biggest Dying Light 2 Update Yet Has a PS5, PS4 Reloaded Edition
I actually think this game deserves a re-review.
I played it on launch and found it lacking. I'd love to know if its improved enough to warrant re-trying it.
Also, all the updates and DLC are free right?
Re: Xbox Fans Petitioning for Helldivers 2 to Launch on Xbox
Why not. I think they should do it.
Re: PS1 Racer Jet Moto 2 Brings High-Octane Thrills and Spills to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
I actually really enjoyed playing the first title (and a pretty easy plat also), which I didnt play back in the PS1 days.
Will probably give this a go!
Re: Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
Funny to think that Microsoft may well be pulling a blinder and filling in the PS Studios gaps here.
Could see titles like Starfield selling over 10 million copies if its really as sparse as it sounds.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Suicide Squad Swings Past Persona 3 Reload for Number One Debut
@Triumph741 huh? The article is about the game at number 1 in the chart. So it is being bought.
Like I said, it's folks like us hating that are in the bubble. If we were to go with our gut feelings on the game and thoughts about it, it wouldn't break the top 10. But it has. So we were all wrong
Re: Rumour: Xbox's Indiana Jones Game Also Being 'Considered' for PS5
So that is 3 titles. Hi-Fi Rush, Indiana Jones and Starfield
I wasnt gonna buy an Xbox. So Microsoft will make £0 from me currently.
However if true, I will buy all 3 games, and Microsoft will have £210 they would never have gotten without this change in strategy.
good for business surely.
Re: Rumour: A PS5 Remake of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Is Possibly on the Cards
completely baffling alongside the HZD remake. the stories in these games are not interesting enough to deem a repeat.
Unless they are now using this route as a Dev proving ground to see if they greenlight them a proper budget/acquisition by sony, I'm starting to find these choices more and more insane as more of them get announced.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Suicide Squad Swings Past Persona 3 Reload for Number One Debut
Absolutely proof that the enthusiast bubble is blocking folks on here's judgement.
Outside of it, lots of people who dont read websites like this every day also game. And guess what? They like superhero stuff and they like shooters.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Console Exclusive Starfield Is Setting a Course for PS5
I'm curious: if these titles sell well on Playstation will Microsoft double down on the strategy or will it make them think "these games are important" and hold on to more of them.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (PS5) - Rocksteady's Big Gamble Just About Pays Off
I knew this would be the case. The game is "fine". Some may really like it. Others won't
Its a GAAS, which some people hate and has basically started this ongoing media pile-on. Its not a 1/10.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for January 2024?
@Dom_31 I feel like with a lot of stuff similar to Kojimas style, in movies or other media forms, theres eventually a pay off.
Whereas with Kojima games, it eventually pays off and the reaction is like "oh, that is literally even dumber than I imagined it could be, and it looked pretty dumb in the first place".
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for February 2024 Announced
I remember SteelRising before release, and then I think Lies of P just deleted it from my memory. Turns out its a different game. Will be checking that out.
Re: Persona 3 Reload (PS5) - A Stunning Remake of a Classic RPG, Polished to Near Perfection
SEGA SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 Runs at 30fps on PS5
@McBurn As a bloodborne fan...lol
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 Runs at 30fps on PS5
@Loamy I have no idea why dragon dogmas fans are so defensive of the awful pawn system.
This game would be no fun if I could play with my friends instead of braindead useless ai companions!
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 Runs at 30fps on PS5
No online coop and 30fps?!
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?
@Nepp67 opposite here. Hated the brawler combat and have only got into the series due to the change.
Re: Outriders Dev People Can Fly Reportedly Hit by Layoffs
Not looking good there, Outriders was unprofitable and what should have been a quick win, Bulletstorm VR, is turning into a PR disaster.
Sucks, they're a decent dev. They seem to have 5 projects in development. They're gonna need a hit there otherwise I think its over for them
Re: Tekken 8's Trophy List Provides a Pretty Easy Platinum
@Brasilkilla I'm with ya, although it has to be a well made, play tested hard mode.
Nothing worse than slamming your head up against a game where the dev has just quadrupled the damage and halved your health bar
Re: Tekken 8's Trophy List Provides a Pretty Easy Platinum
@Brasilkilla I would rather an easy list then an absolute grind fest. MK1 has a weird set. All very achievable, and then the level up 5 kameos to 15 trophy that would literally take hundreds of hours
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Says Travel Isn't Boring, Your Game Is
I played DD for maybe an hour. Made my character, did some exploring, walked for maybe 20 minutes, got killed by something and it inexplicably spawned me at the start of the level so I had to do the 20 minute walk again.
I didnt, I uninstalled it and moved on.
Re: Tekken 8 (PS5) - Next-Gen Tekken Is a Modern Fighting Game Masterclass
>No team battle
Thank you for highlighting this in your review.
WHY DOES HARADA HATE ME SO MUCH.
Re: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (PS4) - More Camp Courtroom Escapades in Quality Collection
@Bentleyma
I think I'm gonna go Tekken, then play this between sessions, before moving onto Infinite Wealth, then P3:R. It's a wild time of year.
Re: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (PS4) - More Camp Courtroom Escapades in Quality Collection
@Deadlyblack same here, I can't wait
Re: Capcom Assures Fans Dormant Ace Attorney Series Will Continue
LETSGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
@Porco 10 is fine, but you know whats better? 11
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
maybe this will mean all those fan surveys to Capcom where I've written "MAKE MORE PHOENIX WRIGHT GAMES" over and over again will finally come to fruition
Re: You Should Get 'Comfortable' with Not Owning Your Games, Suggests Ubisoft Exec
Yes and No.
Even with physical, I tend to immediately sell games when I finish with them and move on to the next thing (unless I plan on replaying them, I think my entire shelf is just Souls games and a copy of Returnal)
However, it does not work for gamers to have a licence for a 100 hour JRPG revoked from your subscription when you are 35 hours into it.
Re: Before Suicide Squad, Rocksteady Was Reportedly Developing an Original Multiplayer Game
I'm not a big comic book guy but I'm surprised that they jumped at the chance after the pretty poor Suicide Squad (2016) movie. That would have put me off
Wonder if someone on staff really loved the property or warner really sold it to them or what.
Re: UK's GAME Stores to Stop Accepting Trade-Ins from Next Month
I dont know if anyone has been to a GAME in the last few years, but they pretty much mostly sell Plushies, V-Bucks and Funkos now.
Even a decade ago I think their shelves were more filled with Skylanders figurines than actual video games. No big loss.
Also Mike Ashley owns it now, and quite honestly he can go REDACTED himself with a large iron rod
Re: Tekken 8's Opening Movie Is a Stunner, Eddy Gordo Confirmed as First DLC Character
How do I have to pay extra for Eddy man, he's like a default character!
Re: Podcast Chit-Chat Prompts Fresh Xbox First-Party on PS5, PS4 Rumours
Honestly, I'm not going to buy a Xbox. I do not have room for it under my TV. I'm not against the idea, but I already have a PS5 under there. If they do this, Microsoft will get £60 from me they otherwise wouldn't get. It's up to them if they want it.
Re: Poll: Which PS5 Games are You Buying in Early 2024's Ridiculous Release Schedule?
The users who voted South Park: Snow Day, please provide your reasoning and list the traumas you went through as a child.
Re: Poll: Which Persona Game Has the Best Opening?
No vote from me. Impossible poll. They're all amazing
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5, PS4 Developer of 2023
@Northern_munkey
As someone who Platinumed Lies of P, I massively agree. Cannot wait for the DLC and Lies of P 2.
However, I keep seeing Lies of P praised in the same sentence as Lords of the Fallen.
Did we play the same game? I thought it was a buggy ugly mess. The framerate is atrocious, a lot of the design of the areas is pretty poor in my opinion. Ugly world, boring worldbuilding. Poor story. Only a few interesting bosses. Multiplayer pretty busted on launch.
I didnt play the original LOTF game but if this game vastly improves on it, jesus, LOTF (2014) must have been borderline unplayable.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5, PS4 Developer of 2023
You do not get lauded for fixing something you launched broken. Period.
At best you repair your reputation to pre-launch state. Personally, the assumption is now their next game will launch busted too and it will eventually be playable 3 years later.
Next game launched successfully puts their reputation on track to where it was prior to 2077s launch.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for January 2024 Announced
Finally a good month.
Did plague get patched to 60fps?
Re: Game of the Year: #8 - Dead Space
@olwakachangchang Christmas without the kids will do this to an old mf
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Lies of P
People who don't understand the placement didn't play it.
It's truly fantastic and deserves any accolade it gets. A definite sufferer from the 2023 glut of good games, insane to think It Takes Two won GOTY at the game awards a few years back, P (and most of this years top 10) are strides above it
Re: Dev Behind PSVR2's Firewall Ultra Blames the Lack of Virtual Reality Support for Closure
As a person with a vr headset, id say combining a live service model, where the challenge is pulling your audience away from other billion dollar franchises like fortnite, and VR where your audience is much smaller than the traditional audience, is why you failed.
Re: 19 All New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Are Available to Play on PS5, PS4 Now
@Angelus3K shame. I had an incline it would be to be honest, I know the game launched on both
Re: 19 All New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Are Available to Play on PS5, PS4 Now
@Angelus3K if true this sucks, I also had noticed that and it got me excited