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@BobaTheFett I'd say its grey. It's definitely greed, I wont debate that at all. The payout has these executives eyes popping out of their heads like Will-E-Coyote.

But I think its possible they know that they're potentially screwed without the deal, and this is better than the alternative. I believe recently some staff at Bungie, post-layoffs, have said that with the state Destiny 2 was in, the company would have had significant financial issues without the Sony Acquisition

@thefourfoldroot1 For me its not the content that needs blocking, but the "low effort" titles, but I think there is often crossover with low effort and sexual content so I think it creates some confusion

Titilating thumbnails, the sort of shovelware garbage that exists purely to pry open horny curious teenagers wallets.

I hate opening to store and seeing "Hentai or Die: Kawaii Sexy Warriors" on the front page

@BobaTheFett Studio owner can cash out. Usually they have the knowledge that they're teetering on the edge and might be shuttering in a year anyway.

Take the payout for yourself and ensure your staff also get paid for a bit longer.

are this studios games actually fun to play? the retro style looks interesting

Looking forward to this.

First game was fantastic. Thoughtful, fun and even unsettling at times, however without being scary. Great game by a great Dev IMO, glad this appears to be on par

An honestly dreadful game. I won't be playing another far cry entry

@Perturbator that's really impressive. I've done re7 on madhouse but I just need a bit more space and time in the vr space when I play.

@Perturbator interesting. I'd be worried about the difficulty. I've finished every souls game but I like to play re7 and 8 in vr on easy.

@Dalejrfanfreak what are you talking about

40 HR Spiderman2 Vs 100 hr AC Valhalla.

One feels like a breathing city with meaningful quests, the other feels like someone copy and pasted stuff all over the map 500 times

@heyalright I played these when they came out, literally impossible to be a zoomer and do that unless you have a time machine.

@LifeGirl I dont need FF7R but I need RE2 levels of changes. Nice modernisation of controls.

Anyone got any experience with this since it patched?

Also, any multiplayer suggestions? I've been playing Nock and C-Smash and loving them. Got After the Fall which is alright and Broken Edge which is eh.

@tameshiyaku do it

@tameshiyaku if it makes you feel any better, it kinda sucks

I'd rather have ID and Machine games back then Activision, I wish concessions had been made for that acquisition instead of this one

6 months is enough time to add team battle

ADD TEAM BATTLE

A funny game, but I dont think the original gameplay was that good, a remaster ensures the gameplay stays the same, rather than punch it up to modern standards.

Avoid for me.

@Smiffy01 oh hell yeah. i played the hell out of the first one when it got added, looking forward to that!

So shortsighted.

They've literally done this before, failed, and then scaled back.

So why, on successfully pivoting to licencing out your IP, is the consensus is not "Wow, this works really well, better than when we tried to run our own studio, we have clearly made the right decision here" but instead "dammit, money left on the table, lets try it again!"

If they get there way, you'll get a decade of struggle to make a successful title, and then they will shut down all the studios...again and pivot back.

Feels like so many businesses never learn any lessons from anything!!

unpopular opinion but this games good faith is purely nostalgia goggles.

i didnt own it at the time (but remember a friend who did) I tried it for the first time a few years back and thought it was pretty naff

@Greifchen As someone who paid full price for it and has the plat...it is not worth your time even for free. game blows

@Bunchesopuppies you say that but I hate Mortal Shell

@IndoorEnthusiast Dark Urge Barbarian Half Orc here.

D*** in pants though, sorry

they could've finally snuck a W from this release as it would have sold. Back to Embracer never having released a good game!

On launch the game felt finished, just not very good.
Cyberpunk felt like a good game that was unfinished, which diminished the experience

Can a game you feel this way about actually get better?

you should've just picked up a bicycle and started swinging it around to attract some local thugs

@BeerIsAwesome agreed. i was trying to wait it out but I'm starting to think its not coming

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@ShogunRok great review. my question: now 2.0 and this has launched do you personally feel that its a shame that CDPR chose to make this the only expansion, or was it a good time that you're ready to move on from, a final pleasant breath from the game?

I was sure this was going to suck so it slipped off my radar, and now I've got no time for it!

Will have to get round to it later in the year

All I want is Team Battle Namco. Make it so...bowl and ball are novelties, team battle is a key component of split screen play

@Voltan you're welcome (I bought unpacking last month, thus forcing it into this month's plus lineup)

>best games
>horizon

lol

amazing stats for Larian showing that niche games, if well done, can draw an audience outside of hardcore.

the majority of players have never played a game in the series but the word of mouth is too strong to avoid it!

How long is it?

@Vivisapprentice you absolutely attune to it, I didnt think I'd be able to get it when I started playing but you find the rhythm and I got it eventually. Done it a few times since then too

Use the audio of the monster being hit to time it

This is a complete unknown

-The Chinese Room has never made an RPG or a game with deep gameplay systems
-The Chinese Room at one point fired all their staff, and only one founder remains there

So I don't think citing old works/reputation is going to help assess if the game will be good or bad honestly.

Hope everyone falls on their feet here but honestly, a studio worthy of death.

Hopefully we'll get some insider scoops at some point, assuming a poorly managed teams of talented individuals.

They've legitimately never made a game better than a 7/10 (Saints 2, Saints 3), their lows are low (agents of mayhem and gat out of hell are straight trash).

Saints 4 and Gat out of hell I found insulting. Lazily made games exploiting old assets and maps to try and spin a quick buck.

Not tried the reboot but assuming it was the straw that broke the camels back, not the whole reason

I think a lot of people will be quite chuffed to get Saints Row "for free" as it's relatively recent and has been patched a few times

The multiplayer games, wouldnt have played them regardless so doesnt bother me if its good or bad

@MoorePs5 I fear this too, I thought initially it was an oversight but they never patched it in either.

Does it play differently though? I just straight up dont enjoy the brawler gameplay in this and Judgement.

I might be in the minor here but I think I'm spending significantly less on sales now psplus premium exists.

Anything outside of "I absolutely have to play this" has to be incredibly deeply discounted for me to pick it up, otherwise I'll just wait.

Perfect for plus imo.

Zero chance I'm going to purchase it but will try it on plus. Win win for me and the devs

@wiiware sometimes less is more

The alien franchise gets an xcom like, an asymmetrical, a shooter and a stealth game but horror fans just get this same game over and over again

I think this one actually makes sense unlike some of the others.

It's got a good sense of humor perfect for a light hearted TV project and not too much lore to bog it down.

Please give me team battle.

I was so disappointed when I got to the start screen of 7 and flitted around the menu desperately looking for it. If it's not in this one, I fear they've decided to remove it permanently 😭

@Bingo-Bongo you reckon?
I think cos it's a re-release anyways that's gonna be it but I dunno

Honestly, the first game was "imagine if breath of the wild was bad" so saying this to me just says the game would've been Elden Ring, if it was rubbish