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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

I want Infinite Wealth so bad

Is this series a low-key hit?

I played a bit of the first one and thought it was pretty uninspiring, but it feels like a day doesnt pass without more news about sequels and spinoffs.

Think this will just be a promo reel for announced games for Holiday 2023, and announcement dates for any existing titles that will launch in the window and havent had day and dates established yet.

Love to be surprised by something cool though but I just dont see it happening

@Mintie absolutely. I think if you are insulated its the same small group of regular players but the last 10 years it has absolutely exploded in popularity

Wow this sucks.

I mean, the Trilogy was a slap in the face but they aren't even doing any work on it this time.

There is something deeply entertaining about an Eikon throwing a bolder at Ifrit and Ifrit going "OH FU*K!"

bounced off deaths door like an hour in.

should i go back? this was a year ago, i think a bunch of other games came out at the same time so it was easy to let it slip

I thought the first game was horribly dull honestly.

@Vorflynn suspect this is the reason. I think sometimes you can skirt controversy fairly without a big pushback but is studio made the game, he wrote it and he's voicing a significant amount of the characters also. Just hard to promote it without tacitly mentioning his role in it. A shadow drop is the correct move

I havent played it so not sure how extreme the content is (I've heard it a depressing play so im intrigued), but rating wise, if a game is an 18/M rating, surely you can have cigarettes in it?

cant wait to play this later, really enjoyed the first one

I think Tequila Works are just a pretty meh developer to be honest.

I think Rime looks amazing and it skewed the scores but it's actually pretty dull and not that fun to play. Seems the same deal with this

great news and nice packaging...shame that the...uh...game kind of...sucks

@themightyant totally agree with your comments, the mystery is alluring and what you encounter is interesting but the actually story is not as good. I could see Alan Wake 2 ticking all the boxes, I think the gunplay looked good, and I'm more into the Alan Wake storyline

@themightyant Control maintains that great atmosphere and story and has enjoyable gameplay making a complete package.

I am hoping for the same with Alan Wake 2

I played this on launch and found it incredibly boring.

No idea if you can patch/upgrade your way out of that, the idea of adding more content to an already very long game (I played 10 hours and got nowhere near the end of the game) seems counterproductive to me.

the gameplay changes could be interesting

good game. really bizarre to run a beta so long, I just assumed it would have a big patch to V1.0 rather than going offline. wonder what theyll add

@MattBoothDev fighting game matches are like, 2-3 minutes though.

I get it for sessions that are much longer but for these I think just finish it out then put the controller down

Not being able to play a game sucks, but it's the business. However I really think it's gonna be a pain when the final game in MachineGames Wolfenstein trilogy is exclusive.

A new game is more acceptable

I mean they're right.

Microsoft were coy around the last buyout, and the second the probing from authorities ended, they were suddenly very confident. All these franchises they just purchased would be exclusive to their platforms now.

It's just up to them to decide whether or not this is considered a problem.

Oh hell yeah, this is our really soon as well! Just what the doctor ordered

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL YEAR

CAPGOD!!!!!!

people complaining they should have made a 3D game, they did that in 2008 and 2010 and noone bought it. one was a soft reboot, and one was a continuation from the PS2 saga.

so yeah, they're trying something else. big deal

WHERE IS IT I NEED IT

Interesting.

These games will struggle to find an audience it seems, even if they're good.

You have to:
1. Drag players away from their current live service, which they may have been playing for years at this point
2. Get them to even think yours is worth trying, as on first glance a lot of them look identical.

@Keyblade-Dan I have the answer. Fans of Joss Whedon/James Gunn-esque Marvel quip movies/TV shows.

they'll keep making these until people stop going to see them

I keep reading articles like this and I still can't pick. It's too hard

@Muttt I think its the perception of future games rather than current games.

I'm with you, I've still got 2 Walking Dead games to finish which will take me a while

@thefourfoldroot1

by more games i mean HL: Alyx

Just needs more games agreed.

If the pricing could reduce to get more people on-board that'd be a plus too. I already have mine obviously, but the more users the better as with all platforms.

What a scumbag. Realising he might be back in the public eye, he's trying to re-write history.

Strong resistance in the comments here.

See absolutely no reason why adding the ability to drop in and out as a pawn would change the games formula what so ever

I think it would be incredibly funny if they made Days Gone 2 just to see Jeff Ross incredibly publicly lose his mind

They won't and they shouldn't but it'd definitely be an entertaining news cycle

@Sanquine I also dont want any of these.

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