MikeOrator

@shonenjump86

With a user name like shonenjump86, I am surprised you haven't...lol...

I have tried both and aside from the gacha mechanics, these games are loads of entertainment for literally zero money. It's only when someone weebs out that their wallets start to bleed. Avoid that and you can have HOURS of Waifu and Husbando fun.

@2here2there

Its up to 18 now...lol...and I can only assume it's people that agree with me.

@BusyOlf

I just realized who your avatar is...Next time we talk treat me to a passionate Kiryu-san and challenge me to a fight after jumping out of a manhole cover.

@BusyOlf

But Kate has gone missing and a doctored photo and a message on X is not proof of life.

@CielloArc

Comment number 6 and then me quoting it in comment 7. Then I got in a mood and trolled and got exactly the responses I hopeing for so I trolled more. Then I got piled on. lol. Typical day on the internet. lol.

@LifeGirl

If you mean the channels that get millions of subscribers in an echo chamber spouting rage bait and conspiracy theories about things that racists and misogynists think are happening then you are correct.

My office hours are from 9 to 5 so no further responses will be given at this time.

@LifeGirl

Sometimes bad is just bad, but some of these people think that if it's diverse or anything it automatically makes it bad. We have had bad writing in games, movies and books long before "wokeness" and what did we blame it on then...

...and don't use one disingenuous example to make claims for the entire industry

@Specky

nobody is forcing it down anybody's throat. Play it or don't play it, watch it or don't watch it. nobody is force to take part in anything.

Sure sometimes it gets heavy-handed but it is the right direction and things will balance out as creative people learn what they are doing.

But to claim it's bad writing or poor characterizations is just plain ignorant.

This game is turning into a political statement for those who claim they don't want (gender) politics in their games. Their kind of attitude is exactly the reason why organizations like Sweet Baby Inc. and POC in games need to exist. If everybody toned it the hell down and acted with a little bit of restraint we could still have nice thing.

How many more YouTube bros using this game as a battle cry for the "death of wokeness" does there need to be?

In my opinion, diversity has not ruined anything it's the gatekeeping chads that cry "x company has gone woke" that have ruined all fandoms.

Don't get me wrong. I like me a little bit of fan service too and can appreciate a good fantasy female form. But for Gordon's sake act like you have seen a tiddy before.

I hope they won't be infected with isg/dei nonsense too like so many western (and some japanese) AAA gaming publishers.

Well, that didn't take long. <smh>

@djlard

...and then GoW went down the hill...

For You

@Neither_scene

Ok, that's another good reason. Sheesh the way things are going I may have to admit that my original post was wrong...lol...

For a game called Final Fantasy there sure are lots of them...

We really do have a dilemma when it comes to the price of games and the push for value-added content. Publishers need more money as production costs skyrocket to maintain their profits, as profit is the main motivator for these companies to keep making games. We can't both be involved in a capitalist activity voluntarily and then call that capitalist venture anti-consumer.

Now, don't get me wrong, basic needs should have some sort of price cap or control on them. But gaming is a luxury purchase, I know many people don't see it that way but it is. I don't like to think about price increases in the gaming hobby but if that's what it takes to keep people from being laid off and the quality to keep improving I will pay 10 or 20 more for a game I want. Maybe if single-player narrative games could be sold for more these companies would finally stop chasing the GaaS cash cow around the Fortnite map and just get back to making great games.

Anyway...I'm not a CEO or whatever so who knows what those fat cats are thinking.

@Melee_Ace

i have seen slight discounts. So maybe that would be a case.

@Czar_Khastik

lol...I never could understand preordering digitally. Unless they are giving me, what is essentially air, for half price, even if I want it digitally I'll get it on release day.

This is exactly what I warned was going to happen. Gamers can't have nice things because as soon as we do, one of us, usually from the toxic side of the fandom, makes a big deal out of it, draws the eyes of the rest of the world and the next thing you know...CONTROVERSY. Can't we just be chill and let things happen without all the banner-waving and speeches?

P.S. - you all have been playing too many Western games, this is not unusual in Eastern, specifically Asian games. Anime, JRPGs and Manga creators have never stopped giving us all a little fan service in their content.

@Player_1_Ready

Do you think Microsoft would need a bigger install base that would guarantee the sales? Right now it's just as easy for Square to port to PC as it would be to revamp the entire thing. I guess if they were sold to Microsoft it wouldn't matter anyway. Do you think Square Enix is even hurting with the mainline games being PlayStation console exclusives?

@__jamiie

See, there you go again. You SAY you are not judgeing but you absolutely are judgeing.

I am not judgeing you for being a passionless prude who doesn't know how to let loose and have a little fun. So why are you judgeing these little perverts who just want to stare at some anime tiddies with a thick side of cake?

@__jamiie

Oh, it did, crystal clear.

@Player_1_Ready

You are probably right.

Maybe they should just slide Microsoft all the side games and Crystal Chronicles stuff they force-fed Nintendo fans when the main-line games left for Sony.

@__jamiie

But everyone else should crack on and make themselves happy by downloading a bikini or something. No judgement.

Then maybe stop using the disclaimer No judgement when you are, for all intents and purposes, judgeing

You know what it is about the Spiderman character in general I don't like. Peter sleeps in class, is always late for things, needs to leave places abruptly, looks dozy all the time, is secretive in his room, is always broke, can't pay his rent, etc, etc. He comes off like an addict of some kind and yet has anyone of his friends ever tried to have some sort of intervention with him to make sure he is ok? And if there has been could he change his behavior or did he just keep being unreliable and absent with everyone until they all gave up on him? Is there a Spiderman timeline where he has been alienated by his loved ones because of his duties as Spiderman?

@Player_1_Ready

Microsoft dollars taste like stale soda crackers with lard on them.

@Aeula

My old PS4 was levitating from the speed of the fans playing this game. I remember seeing the previews and warned my family that it was going to get noisy. I did get the plat with the PS5 directers cut, a rare instance I replay a game so maybe you have had enough time between to enjoy it again for the first time.

The headline makes it sound like they released an unfinished game and that this paid DLC makes the game "complete" and this sounds like it wasn't actually complete. Translation from Japanese is hard as we all know and regionalizing what was meant and the literal translation is even harder still. He could have just meant that they would be finished releasing new content and not to get excited for more, ie FmMC. I could also be a red herring for the inevitable Persona 3 RE_RELOAD Platinum Plus Ultra Mega Complete Final RoyalyRoyal Edition that I will preorder, probably

@WolfyTn

Don't get me wrong. I will go back for some DLC on some games. As good as it was to play Spiderman ain't that game. Give me more story content for a Like a Dragon or Persona game and I'm all in.

Played it once, will probably not play again because of these additions. Not that there was anything wrong with this game but if this stuff is not available during my playtime window I rarely return. I rarely use NG+ but I will PAY for NG+ if it means I can have it during my playtime window. I might go back to MSM2 if there is a significant DLC though.

@ChrisDeku

It’s actually kinda awkward to get to work

Thank you that's brilliant!

@__jamiie

that sounds kinda judgy NGL

@ChrisDeku

The question I have is, how do you get the quote box around the test you are quoting? I have tried googling what to do and every website is kinda different depending on how it's coded and I can't figure it out. That and strikethrough, I mean is there a forum post where the mods explain all these features that I have missed? I figured out how to Highlite but that's it.

@VatoLoco47

You mean a game with a female main character that talks...

God forbid

@steizgr8 @crashcontrol

Thanks, fellow game enjoyers...

to be clear...

This...Aigis...chapter is the final chapter in the main story and NOT the feMC retelling of the main story. Am I correct in this? I just started the game on the weekend and want to make sure I can keep playing or do I need to wait till the Aigis/The Answer comes out for the full deal?

@Flaming_Kaiser

Do you mean the word "Woke" that they stole from the African Americans that means for racialized people to stay vigilant against the oppression of the ultra-right and white/Christian nationalists and now they use it as an insult for people who want the world to be more inclusive and kinder to others? Is that the "woke" you are talking about?

I took time off from work to play this game on the proper release day. It's a slap in the face to home renovation game enjoyers and I am cancelling my preorder. Do better "random developer of various property flip-style games for some reason"...do better.

@Mega-Gazz

I have to say, glasses and covered-up sounds just as smexy as a skin-tight peek-a-boo inner thigh outfit. There are no rules for what turns you on @ChrisDeku.

@Nepp67

When they make a new Killzone game, I hope it has a female protagonist who has lines of dialogue to speak.

@xDD90x

What's curious? People complain when smaller voices "shoehorn" their stories into existing media and that they should create their own stories. Well, here they are, their own stories, yet somehow it's curious...

No comments should tell us all that very few people still care about this game.

@Gamer83

It seems that Asian game makers are hitting the end of their development cycles all at once.

@Weebleman

lol...Im going to use that line on my spouse tonight and see how it goes...

The first one was on PS+ Extra at one point I think. I was going to play it then but never got the time. I heard the game was like if Bioware made an Assassin's Creed game and removed all the grinding. I never played the game, it's just what I heard.

@SgtTruth @Korra @JeffreyBowser

Maybe Mudrunners is an 8/10 off-road AA vehicle puzzle game and FFVII is a 8/10 AAA JRPG

It's like comparing an 8/10 orange and an 8/10 donut. They are both good but are different things. But donuts are more popular and more people look forward to them so they should get a higher score based on just that.

FFVII should not get a higher score based on being a Final Fantasy game.

By the way, didn't the other 2 JRPGs (LAD: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3R) that came out this year both score a 9 on this site? Do we think those reviews should have been less or more based on the FFVII review?

@TrickyDicky99

Listen, I'm not here to argue semantics and find ultra-specific ways that things won't work. I am also talking about Sony and not Nintendo.

However, here are my crazy thoughts: No longer call them
Switch 1 or Switch 2 games but just Nintendo Switch games without the generational distinction. The same game can go in either system, and depending on the system you have, unlock more advanced features like frame rates, ray tracing, or lighting modes. Think Apple and how iOS works. Eventually, the legacy console would age out of being compatible with new games and force you to upgrade if you want to keep playing.

Manufacturing, development, shipping, and marketing would now be one cost over multiple generations. Not to mention how much stronger the install base would be for every game. And as long as you are cool with fewer graphical features you aren't forced to upgrade until necessary. Also, people on the cutting edge can still get the new system and be all elite about themselves.

I am not an expert, but it seems the current model is not working as well as it did in the past and something has to change or we are going to see a great big crash like we did in the 80's.

<strike>Why does the PlayStation storefront suck so bad? Is it that hard to emulate the console storefront on the internet? No pics, no videos, not able to go to the "game page" and look at all iterations, DLC packs, and editions. Is there a version out there that somebody as modded to make it look good and work well. <strike>

Never mind my old man rant...lol...i feel much better now.

@TrickyDicky99

I understand that, and I was being quite sarcastic about your comment. However, I think we need to get over the generational dividing line that has defined previous transitions. This is the new normal if we want gaming to stay fairly affordable for enjoyers.

@TrickyDicky99

So sorry, I might have misread. Are you saying I need a PS4 to play any of these games? That seems odd.

@radic202

OPTIONS!!! go figure

I got mine so I can crawl out of my dungeon game room and spend time in the living room with my wife while she plays her (perfectly portable) switch on the upstairs TV...lol...

I secretly hope that direct streaming via PS+ will come to it in the future and then at that point, you will never find one.