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@Dragoon1994 My guess is that this remaster will come from Kakao games. The ones that remastered the darksiders trilogy and kingdoms of amalur.
CD is busy with assisting perfect dark and making the next tomb raider. They may have been consulted and my bet is that a sequel or remake, to happen, will come from them (but not until perfect dark and tomb raider are out). We'll see.

So it went from 2 to 20? Ok. 👍

I'm still not buying it at launch. Maybe when it's on sale i will get it for curiosity sake.

@freddquadros Ok, but Kuze is part of yakuza 0 and never showed up in yakuza 1. So, they will at least use elements of it.

@Bunchesopuppies The game is two halves. The original vision expanded since the beggining and with the deadlines and success of the first one, which had revolutionary tech for it's time and pushed the ps1 to it's limits. It's still an amazing experience. You get a complete story with 1 and 2.
The combat has aged, but the storytelling, voice acting, music and presentation are still amazing and worth revisiting.

Now on topic. I think it got inadvertidly leaked and it's still coming. A comic book adaptation may be forthcoming too, which would explain this timing mistake.

@freddquadros I saw Kuze and the champagne scene in the trailer though. So it might be the beginning of the show or a flash back.
Look at 0.44 minutes. It's Kuze. You can tell by the tatoo.

They are starting with yakuza 0. Interesting.

I still don't like what they are doing and it looks uninspired. I will continue to skip on this.
Imagine if they had made a game in the chaos and order realm after shang won or in the era of the great kung lao. This is the same with lots of timelines and dimensions and person and sex changes on the characters. The story doesn't matter anymore. It's a complete mess.

I don't like them at all, but they do seem to sell.
A bit like open worlds. I am not averted to them, but they become very boring very quickly.

But both of those sell, so... it is what it is.

I'm just happy falcom exists. 😁

Ok. It's difficult to say still.
Not being open world is a huge plus. I don't think it fit the musou format and just slowed the pace of the game.
The combat i can't tell yet. Does not seem to be DW8 or DW9. Seems to be... something else?

Combat is vital for my enjoyment of the game so i can't tell yet.

I agree. I was never in with the silent hero trope. It's boring and awkward. Just forces a second character to do the talking for them.

I get that it is for the player to fill the blanks in themselves, but it doesn't work for me. I don't want to be the character. That is a childish way to look at a videogame. You want to experience the journey of the character in their world.

@Shinnok789 We don't know the quality level of this remaster yet.
I agree with you and would go so far as saying it needs a remake/reboot. RE2 is a good example.

With that said, beggar's can't be choosers and just a remaster of the old games is something i will be happy to have.

Well... monster hunter was a japanese first game. They are probably not taking it well that it isn't coming to the most popular system in the country.
Switch 2 is around the corner though, but i doubt it can run it.

Blasphemous 3, i guess.
The games are gorgeous and i love castlevania, but the dark souls influences that creeped on it made me not enjoy it.

Aww man... i wanted defiance too, but this is incredible news.

This has the IP though, so it will make money.

Man... i really want them to revive breath of fire though.

Will be a sad day.
Day 1 purchases i make are all physical. There is no chance i'll be paying 70+ euros for a digital game.
I only buy digital when they are 35 or less.

Of course he survived. Lava? More like relaxing hot spring. Mishimas are super human. 😂

Unfortunate. I was hoping to see a capcom vs snk collection by capcom instead. I suppose now it will only have the first 2 cvs titles.

After playing it i must say... ghost of tsushima is assassins creed japan.
I can see why it sells so much, but i was equally disappointed by it like i was with AC games. But at least in AC i can skip cut-scenes and lines.
It's a painfully average game for me and i got really bored by act 2 where it all started getting repetitive.

@PuppetMaster Sony owns Evo now, so it's not surprising. They can advertise anything they want there at zero additional cost. Well... aside from the cost of making the advertisement itself.

Yeah... i'll pass. They should remaster Abyss instead.
But, of course, easier cash to do this.

I mean... this isn't a surprise, right?
We've been saying time and again that the market is saturated and the giants almost impossible to topple in the value they offer.
Make another 10 of these. The 10th will be the one, i'm sure. 🙄 Throw them all to the wall. One will stick, right? Right?

Yeah... may as well flush the money down the toilet.

Oh so sad! Anyways...

@species Not sure what being a single player game makes it less acceptable than a multiplayer one.
Early access is bs, whatever title it's on.

I did pick it up but was disappointed by the end.
They have a nice thing going if they stick to it, but i don't like this cross genre thing they got going. I don't want to have to play the messenger to be able to piece things together. It's not a genre i enjoy. I felt that cut the legs on this title. Like they purposely held off on giving a satisfying resolution to the story to make room for some other genre they want to make. I am not enough of a fan of them that i will play whatever they put out, so i can't get invested.

People do get that this is a Chinese game, right? What did you expect? You think they care?
If they make them black i am guessing they will get backlash in China instead. 🤷
Maybe don't play Chinese games if you care that much.

Uff... surely not being interested in what is essentially a scam to slowly drain my time and wallet with a genre i don't enjoy is not being a "hater".
Also, the problem is the market is saturated. A new game doesn't need to just be good, it has to be able to compete with the established and well supported giants of the scene.

So... good luck.

@Yousef- Not really. I mean... you can, but you will be missing backstory on the main antagonist and some party members.
Inquisition would be a better entry point.

Nudity with those cartoony models is gonna be super weird.

Yeah... i think they could've come up with a better name.
I am more interested in the wild arms. Shadow hearts was never my thing.

A bait and switch scam from Microsoft? Who would've guessed. 🤷
I warned of this repeatidly for years as you lot tried to tell us what a great deal it was as they kept changing the terms of the deal. First you could keep your games forever, then you couldn't, then you don't get games day one, then you have to pay more, etc.

This was all awfully predictable and why i don't buy microsoft systems anymore. Actually i wouldn't buy microsoft anything. But they currently have a monopoly on windows which they force us to upgrade every few years just cause they can and everything breaks in your pc if they end support.
Best company. Lot's of good stuff. 😆

Nope. I still don't recognise "jib" as the pronunciation of "gib" just cause the creator wants to pronounce that way.
I am ok with sha-doo-tree.

I'm sad. I don't dislike beach, but this means tamsoft isn't working on a Captain Tsubasa rise of new champions sequel. I would really like a sequel.

For the full of hits capcom,this dud got shoved under the rug pretty quick.
Pretty sure they will remake or reboot dino crisis now. The only notoriety this game got was from the fact one of the characters looked like regina and everyone assumed dino crisis.

Were finally almost there. What a run it's been. Hat's off to nisa and falcom for pulling it off while also localising nayuta and the ys games.

Oh wow... the backcatalog will continue to grow. I still got 8 and 9 to go through.

I beat the main game but didn't very much care for the dlc's.
It's an alright game. It got repetitive though. I don't think it deserves 8m, but it goes to show how dbz sells.

I assume that new character will be dlc when the anime launches.

@Ainu20 The whole game was a filler act to re-enact the perfect ending of FFX.
I really can't put it on the same level.

@Nepp67 If you give them a win for this, you can expect more games coming out performing that way.
I am extremely worried for monster hunter wilds.

@PuppetMaster I want to forget X-2 existed, thanks. 😆

I mean... he has been off if for quite some time. I think FF10 was the last one he still participated on but left during development.

Now it would be lovely if he helmed a new entry in the Chrono series. Maybe a tribute to Akira Toryama.

Also, i must confess he is younger than i thought. To think he was still in his 30's when he left squeenix and he had already helped make 10 mainline titles and some spin off's.

Astro the beast. More than double the second.
If this is anything to go by, it will be a huge sales hit. I would love to see team asobi expand and have 2 simultaneous projects.

@IntrepidWombat I agree. But the Chibi style will still be off-putting to most, imo.
I think it's easier to get introduced and hooked in CS. I always advise that and if people get hooked, sure, go try the old ones if you want.

Honestly, no one should get put off by the "time investment".
There are 2 possible outcomes. You either start playing it and love it and then you don't want it to end cause it's so good, or you don't care and will bounce off.

The main issue is the presentation. I diverge from most fans that tell you to play from Sky. I have tried to do so, and it's just too outdated. It feels like an early Arc the lad game on ps1.
The story is the main selling power on this series. You will love the characters and you will want to know what happens next. But, Sky is arguable very outdated and by extension Zero and Azure.

I recommend starting with cold steel. It's a great introduction to the world and it only grows from there. The presentation is far more acceptable than the old chibi games.

So, start there and read/watch a synopsis of the previous 2 subseries.
The most hardcore fans will tell you you will miss things, but how likely are you to remember every minor npc in such long games? Also, cold steel 3 gives you a review of past events.

So, no need to be daunted. Pick one game. Play it and then see if you get into it.
Disclaimer that this is a story heavy game. You have to enjoy well developed stories to enjoy this. It's as important as the gameplay aka battles, if not more.

Neither Hideo nor Konami would allow that.

Hideo is busy making his new espionage game now and death stranding 2. He has no interest in helping konami revive MGS.
Konami could sell the IP to Sony and this guy could move to kojima productions. It's the only scenario i see as possible.

Shocking representation for MK1.
It really says something.

I wonder of MvC infinite would get more. 😅

I hope it does well. I don't want them to discontinue this revival wave.