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@Mythologue When the Spider-Man 2 release date was confirmed yesterday, people loved it. It's the third Spider-Man game in 5 years time. And I'd argue that gameplay-wise TLOU2 innovates more than Spider-Man has so far. They haven't been working on TLOU for decades. It's just two games at this point. And a very good selling ''franchise'' so far. I wonder if it's even their choice to develop a third one, or if Sony is nudging them to.

Also, Sony funded Bloodborne, it's their IP. If From Software wanted to make a sequel, Sony had to give them the green light. It isn't their decision to make.

I understand your point though. I do think TLOU was perfect on its own. But I also liked the sequel just as much in the end. But it's good to keep in mind that it's not always the devs making these decisions. And nobody is asking other developers to stop making Pokemon games, or another Dark Souls. Whether a game is better on its own is all subjective in the end. Some may want endless sequels, and others may prefer a new game from a developer. But once again, this is subjective, there's is no right answer.

@TheGreyandTheRed TBF, I thought the same when they announced Part 2, but I think they pulled it off. I do want them to develop something new as well (Savage Starlight please?), but if they can do that in tandem with Part 3, I'm all for it!

@carlos82 Well said, I liked the ambiguity, but that was also very much part of the first game. The second one was a great continuation of that. It did some things differently, especially with how the game was set up, with two story lines, but I think sequels should be free to experiment with those kind of things. So I'm all for Part 3 trying some other story telling angle.

I just find it so incredibly funny how people can be against a specific character. Like, even saying they won't buy the game is she is in, LMAO. It's just a video game character. You don't have to like them all, and that's fine. It's meant to get you thinking. How many people cancelled Game of Thrones when they killed off Sean Bean at the end of season 1? No one I think. It's the same thing here. From a story and gameplay perspective it just makes a ton of sense to do what they did in Part 2. It was IMO the best reason to go on a ''revenge'' journey.

@Ralizah Good! I couldn't remember.

@Ralizah Did you already play it?

I got an invite earlier this week, I thought I was special. Bummer.

Did order it though. We'll see if I keep the pre-order, as it's a tad expensive, but I did like PSVR quite a lot.

@Kienda Whilst I agree that the timing of the shift to PS5-only titles is bad. It should've been with a new game, not DLC to a cross-gen title. It is important to understand that you didn't ''fund'' this DLC by buying Forbidden West. It should be the other way around. You funded Forbidden West by buying the game. The funding for the DLC will come from the sales of said DLC.

People can dislike a game for all kinds of reasons. If the reason is that the main character is a white male, so be it. It's an incredibly stupid reason lol, but I'm not telling them to change their opinion.

The game also had its technical issues at launch. And it took me two tries to get into, so there's that. I did end up liking the game a lot though. And many people did. So yes, he should definitely try to focus more on the positives than the negatives.

And he seems such a nice guy in interviews, but on Twitter... Why are people still even using Twitter?

Damn, he aged like 20 years in 5 years.

@Marquez In all fairness, this is the last GOW game set in the Norse era, I just expect them all to be in the game.

4/15, not bad at all

Many times it's a two-way squeeze, so you aren't forcing the player into a new area at all. They are loading screens in disguise.

Also, for Tomb Raider, those were definitely loading screens. If you transition between areas too fast, the game even freezes because it's trying to load the new area.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I just don't see why we need to lie about it.

What's the battery life like?

@Andee Nah, it's not the same, but it's definitely not original either.

@Dr_Luigi Good to know! I will definitely give it another shot then.

@Dr_Luigi Stopped playing Death's Door for some reason, but I liked the atmosphere.

I bought Tunic anyway, and it's alright so far. I best the big sword boss. But yeah, I can see this game getting on my nerves a lot.

Wish it was more laid back like Zelda.

@Dr_Luigi What kind of difficulty are we talking about? I don't mind if you can just try again, but things like losing inventory, and having to retrieve it is kinda annoying.

Looks like The Last of Us Part I Remake.

I'll watch it.

That's what you get when the industry is promoting hacking with games like Watch Dogs. They should've known better. SMH.

I only need to know by how much I cannot afford it.

@Godot25 Both Sony and MS have been d*@<'&, but at least Jimbo is honest about it, since he's a walking buffoon himself, and I don't know anyone who can stand him. Phil on the other hand pretends he is the nice guy.

@KundaliniRising333 Did you play TLOU2?

@Ralizah Eh, when there is silly stuff like building and decorating your own house, which feels much more out of place than Quidditch, I start to wonder if maybe they got their priorities wrong.

For a full priced game I expect maybe a little more. It's a full game, yes. But they didn't have to create a story, design the levels, etc. Much of that is the same. I would've liked it they added all the gameplay upgrades from 2, along with expanded levels. More rooms/buildings to explore, just to give the game a bigger scope and so that it doesn't feel like an upgraded PS3 game. I think that for full price that's definitely fair to ask of them. I'll probably get it one day, but I will wait for a price drop

@AFCC Yeah same. When it's a comparison video you can clearly see the differences, but the game on its own looks somehow exactly like how I remember it looks.

@thefourfoldroot1 So here's a question then, by not increasing the price, and eating up the additional costs, they will be able to better compete with MS, and do better in the long term.

Also, Sony made $11+ billion in net profit in 2021. If they lost $50 on each PS5 system sold, that would be enough for 220 million consoles, more than they're ever going to sell in a year (which is like max 20 million). It's not like they can't afford this at all. They won't be running a deficit by selling at a loss.

@thefourfoldroot1 I don't know, and it's a moot point really.

What matters is that the PS5 is now the most expensive console, their (first party) games are more expensive too. That's what people will be looking at. Nobody says "poor Sony doesn't have the reserves MS has, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt evem though the Series X looks like a better deal".

@kyleforrester87 I see a colon issue that needs fixing.

@wiiware In all fairness, they get released on other platforms eventually. I don't think we'd ever see Elder Scrolls or Fallout on PS5 anymore. They could've straight up bought SE, but I don't think that makes the situation any better.

@AdamNovice It's also that Microsoft and Nintendo haven't raised the price of their consoles. They're all made of similar materials, and production is largely comparable, so why is it that they don't see the need to increase the price?

It's just one of many missteps from Sony lately. Especially since MS is offering incredibly value with GamePass (even though I'm personally not a fan of the subscription models). Sony has lost a bunch of third party support in recent years due to the MS buyout. It's not looking amazing for them in the long run.

@Gloamin I'd rather buy another console than support Amazon.

@Sqush-Pare It's a 21% increase actually. An additional €77.

This is what being robbed in broad daylight feels like.

I want to know how much of TLOU2 gameplay is in this. Can I dry-hump the floor? Are there additional puzzles with rope physics and the likes? Is the upgrade system similar to 2?

Good to know it's a life-size floating wand. Imagine if it was smaller than an actual floating wand.

@NEStalgia Jimbo is too classy for alcohol. I bet he does coke like all the other fancy people.

Looks like a game you can actually play.

@NEStalgia It's one of those things you just buy while drunk and hopefully you've forgotten about the price the next morning.

More like M-M-NO.

@kyleforrester87 Best I can do is 17 and a quarter.

No more cheetos sticks. Got jam on them? Swap 'em. What a sale.

@nessisonett Considering the amount of braindead people on this planet, most 14-year-olds have lived through a zombie apocalypse, they just don't know any better.

@nessisonett Naw, the only thing I'm worried about is her playing a 14-year old, when she's clearly a couple of years older. But maybe they rewrite her age for the show so it makes a little more sense.

I want to see real ugly characters, give me a Bloater.

@AFCC TBF, MLB was not their decision. If they didn't go multiplat they'd loose the license.

@Enuo Missed opportunity to have Mimir recap the whole story!

@nessisonett I can't believe that the same monkeys that typed Shakespeare also managed to write this script.

@huyi Visually it looks alright, clearly a homage to the classic PS1 titles. It tries to emulate the Megaman Legends visuals, but in a higher resolution.

Though I will say, the intro cutscene consists of several drawn images, and the quality of those is laughable. Even if you're making an indie game, at least get a proper artist to do your artwork. It's not THAT expensive.

@huyi Yeah, the game is quite frustrating actually, especially since the platforming physics aren't that great to begin with.

The levels also have additional challenges, like beating it without taking damage, getting all the coins, getting other collectibles, beating it within a certain amount of time, etc. But you have to do those all at once! You can't first rush the level to get the time reward and then come back to collect everything, because then your time reward will be undone, or vice versa. It's backwards game design 101.

I have no problem with 90s inspired games, but they really should've implemented some QOL features.

At least it was only a tenner, but I still feel robbed lol.

After trying Frogun today, which is awful by the way, I'm actually tempted to buy TLOU Part I. At least I know that game will be good.

Played it and I agree. It just isn't fun. Completing the first level is already pretty much impossible, and beating a level in general isn't fun either. Platforming physics don't feel right and the game isn't generous at all. Miss a platform > reset the whole level, and that includes all collectibles and enemies. I'd say a 5 is generous.