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@Feena I think you meant to say "almost never fixed" and nothing gameplay wise comes close to matching Witcher 3 thus far. As for Zelda, I'm just gutted it's Nintendo only, could be amazing, concentrating on new (to Zelda) gameplay and systems. Almost close to buying the console for that one game!

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Light drizzle and sleet but no fog.

@Neolit yeah, I couldn't understand that one either at the time and was surprised how little fight Microsoft put up, was expecting a battle of the corporations.
If your product is going to be on the same shelf, as it were, I get the need for protecting your trademark / copyright but both these disputes had tenuous links at best.
Makes me wonder how the food packaging in lidl gets away with borrowing other brands designs with no arguments.

@Neolit but another lawyer could surely counter by saying that there's a distinction between a space flight exploration game with infinite content and a broadcasting empire with a few new shows and endless adverts.
I had a call from sky ®© this morning asking why I'd decided to not renew my subscription, wish I'd thought of this as a reason like a previous commenter suggested....

@Neolit I can't see the precedent, one is a computer game and the other a broadcasting company. Lawyers gotta get paid I guess!

@Galvatron Agree that some text and even the mini map were pretty tricky to make out on my tv, 44in, but recent patches appear to have made some improvements. Might be worth taking another look assuming you haven't played in a while, or sit closer!

@Riririn We got an EA sale, for a change...

@charlesnarles Played the Doom demo and thought my PS4 was going to either take off or explode, the amount of noise coming from it. Similarly during Witcher 3 and occasionally Bloodborne but never on Netflix, unless you meant using remote play to use the Netflix app?

@Kage_88 I think Nintendo need to start building interest in the NX after disappointing sales of Wii U, whereas Sony don't need to dilute the PS4 brand or confuse potential buyers until they have to.

Sony hold most of the cards this generation, Nintendo just have their character cards left!

One to wait for on PS Plus then and that's not a dig at the game or the service!

@Kamikaze_Krunch Drive Club is certainly a great example of the impact a disastrous launch can have on a games success and the closing of the company is the ultimate price, though I also think the poor handling of the PS Plus version had a small impact also.
So in terms of numbers sold you're probably right but if profits don't take a major hit the practice of patching unfinished or broken games post release will continue. I don't think Battlefield 4 had a good start but that franchise continues.
In short, I feel it's only fair for review scores to reflect the issues the reviewer experienced and a revised score if and when the game is fixed seems sensible.

@carlos82 Bought Bloodborne in the sale and absolutely loving it, even though my actual progress is tortuously slow. One of the only times buying a game as a download has had the positive effect of not being able to give up and trade in as soon as I realise I'm not good immediately! May approach DS3 the same way.

@Kamikaze_Krunch The fact that the practice of releasing half baked games and then patching then post release continues to happen would suggest it doesn't impact sales as much as you'd think.

This may be what you're referring to @Gamer83?

https://mobile.twitter.com/ChineseRoom/status/725958220284465153

@get2sammyb Please don't think I was criticising the review, well written as always (creep), more the concept of 10/10 games. I end up comparing A with B when that's not how it works, my addled mind!

Didn't read as a 10/10 but then that's why I don't agree with scores! Sounds like a good, fun game of its type but I'm not sure I'm willing to pay 40£ and will patiently wait for price to drop.

@aric201812 If you manually search for it or click on title from PlayStation blog it does appear as free (Switch Galaxy that is), but I was also a tad baffled by that Open Me and the fact it was 4.99! But then the PS Store is always a bit eccentric

Really trivial reveals so far, it's like pulling teeth

I wonder what impact this will have on initial sales of the PS5, whenever that may / does happen? Will people be so quick to buy "day 1" or hang back a year or so and see what new, improved version may appear.
The knowledge that your console purchase "future proofed" your gaming needs for 5+ years is a key factor for me and would make me think twice in the future.

Good review, not sure to wait and see if the season pass goes on sale. Are there any plans to improve the games performance that you're aware of? Frame rate is still patchy on my PS4 and loading times are ridiculous!

Enjoying Salt & Sanctuary, even though I'm not making much progress (I'm rubbish), but definitely worth a try!

Having been both alive and playing games in the 80's onwards, I'm not totally sure Broforce would have been anymore than a title in the Mastertronic 199 or 299 range!

@hi_drnick They were probably meant to keep the information to themselves and so the refund has been rescinded!
Not keen on multi-player games being included in IGC as it is little interest to us single player gamers.

@SonyInfinity Because gaming journalism is a new thing and product reviews are a recent development?

@Neolit I agree with you on that, hold off on purchases for first couple of weeks and this culture of review embargoes will swiftly disappear.

Tried all three on PS4 and only Galak Z has survived an initial play. BroForce seemed pointless and didn't like controls (maybe better suited to a keyboard, I don't know) and Flame Over was just awful at everything. Possibly the worst month of PS+ in a long while.

Feels like the General Election all over again, none of the three appeals so think I'll abstain!

@Boerewors Core gamers hated the Wii? How do you figure that? It was home to some excellent games, admittedly the majority first party, but it can hardly be blamed for the influx and increase in pricing for DLC and season passes.
Many indie developed games are starting to increase in price, and I think that were it not for the DLC market, most AAA titles would be £60 or more. The additional content model is effectively subsidising the current £40 pricing point.

Hats off to Sony, no longer displaying pricing in their Store Update posts is an inspired way of avoiding the outcry over differences between currencies.

If your electric goes out for a day, yes you get compensated (spoilt food in freezer).
Should Sony feel obligated? Probably not, but it makes sense from a customer service point of view and isn't going to cost a packet to give all subscribers an extra day for this outage.

Seems odd that it's often Western game developers that get accused of lacking originality or retreading the same tired ground whilst lists like this get such a positive reaction.
I'm sure I'll buy a couple of the games mentioned but style & genre wise it's hardly inspiring!

Has anyone else noticed that in the small print / blurb for Dragon Age: Origins it mentions the game is playable on PS4?

@SegaBlueSky The only compensation I can see being offered is if PSN is down for say 6+ hours, you get an additional days subscription?

Bought it but just couldn't get to grips with it, felt no desire to persevere and so back to the shop I went to shamefully trade it in. All these words of praise and endless accolades tempt me to try again but have a nagging feeling it's just not for me.

@Boerewors I'm just glad you understood I was (mostly) joking. Forgot the smiley face!

@Boerewors It would be crowd funded & unfinished?

I think a symbol should be tagged to your character to identify who has paid for instant level 25. Might help when choosing your team?

@Kidfried it's a news item, not an opinion piece and so is reported as such.
If it isn't frame rate or 720 vs 1080, us gamers will always find some trivial matter to quibble over! All that really matters is Fun or Not Fun (although 4k is really the way to go!)

@john_c Do you mean Valve? Can't see that happening!
I struggle to think of any developer who would benefit from the status and are making ground breaking games.

Or 8.99 GBP. Someone buy Sony a new calculator for Christmas!

@TomKongPhooey I agree that PS Store pricing is not competitive with physical purchases, more so in Europe I think, so what made you go digital-only now?

@whizzkidd you're not alone, have never been able to find the appeal of this or the Souls games. It's not the difficulty that puts me off as much as the opaqueness of the whole experience. I keep trying to find what so many others find so special but just find it a joyless task and don't want to admit defeat by trading in, like I did with Dark Souls!

I'm amazed how the save game files are so small, with so much going on. No major bugs, crashed once whilst moving furniture, few frame rate drops but not much else (touch wood).
Feel the game throws too many features at you in a short space of time and for once would have appreciated a few tutorials!

@RawShark Scores of 7 for such a high profile release don't exactly scream "must buy" and I get a sense from reading a few reviews that it is a bit of a let down.

@Jocinetu Predator rip-off? How so? I don't remember the original much, apart from its difficulty but can't recall any similarity to Predator?

It'd be nice if discounts and sale items had their own heading in the mobile browser store. Always have to open the desktop version of site, on Android anyhow.

@Matroska I bet you're a barrel of laughs at a party.

I feel that if Ubisoft were serious about altering public perception of them as a company, they'd be allowing reviews of certain prominent releases to be up prior to release.

Don't drive! Can't afford a car and keeping up with all the games coming up or already out! But I'm sure that not all finance people are untrustworthy, just like not all coffee shop workers.

@themcnoisy I don't trust anyone that sells finance products.