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@Flaming_Kaiser I wouldn't take that review quite seriously. A lot of reviewers prefer to be controversial over analysing something objectively.
From personal experience I can tell you that even though the microtransactions are a blemish, they barely factor in the game.
The game has fast travel, it's just more limited and makes you plan your trips more consciously.
I played through most of the quests and some of them are a bit simple, but very far from broken.
It's a game with great exploration, amazing combat but a few clunky spots, like its story being a bit simplistic and some quests being bland. But it's far better than some would make you believe.

Will the console play you?

Relax guys! Elder Scrolls VI will be released by 2030 on the Game Pass for the Playstation 6 and the Switch 2 and no Xbox console since by them Microsoft will have given up on the console market.

I pre-ordered this game and this makes me 100% sure that I won't do it again if it's a Capcom game.
The worst part is that the reviewers including here at Push Square knew about it and didn't think it was important to mention.
Thanks for helping us make an informed decision.

They're a great company that earned the right to do whatever they feel like. What I know is that more likely than not independent of what it is, it's going to be great

@nocdaes Your comment sums everything up perfectly. Sony clearly has the perfect opportunity but because of the failure of the Vita they're too scared to go for it.

Djokovic had issues with his digital status and was banned from the game.

The man who was paid by Konami to advertise the game is saying that it's good? No way!

Ubisoft really is cutting edge when it comes to developing methods of making their games duller and more generic.

I hope I'm wrong, but it's not looking good at all.
With Amazon's recent blunders I wouldn't hold my breath expecting this to be great.

@gymratAmarillo 100% agree with you.
To add a little bit to it, Destiny is such a ln established and recognized brand that if they release a new game with less predatory monetisation and a more streamlined progression system that lets new players in easily, it would be very successful critically and also profitable.

@AdamNovice It just that ranking wise it looks worse than the first one. But you're definitely right that Digital may factor in a lot.

Rebirth is a bit of a flop, huh?

Congrats on Helldivers! I haven't played it yet, but everyone seems to be enjoying it!

"Doing the sort of journalism for which awards are given" and you proceeded to do the same thing, although being sarcastic all the way to "There you have it — the answer to a question that has kept us up for days on end, finally answered."
Are you ok? Blink twice if you're being forced to write articles against your will.

I love David Hayter and he'll always be Snake in my heart but I don't trust Konami with the development of any game.

SEGA never disappoints when it comes to chasing trends from 10 years ago.

Divide one game into 3 and that's what happens. FFVII is suffering from "The Hobbit Effect".

Too good to be true? In a cinematic trailer?
That's because it is. It's not real gameplay.

"What're ya buyin?"

RE 4, apparently!

Rebirth suffering from huge recency bias.

I'll wait a year and buy the game and the DLC in a bundle for £30. It should've come packaged with the game and Atlus won't get me with their scummy practices.

@BeerIsAwesome Top tier reply!

The one that it should've released with in the first place? I'm glad I haven't bought this game at release. I love Persona but I don't trust Atlus.

@naruball It basically has classes and relationships that are similarly done to Fire Emblem. The combat has units that you organize in rows and they act according to the skills you've given them and where they are positioned. Very similar to Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen and Ogre Battle 64.
The story is very standard but well told with medieval flair in the dialogue.

If any of this interests you, it does everything I described quite well.

Got the game a day early due to preordering and I'm having a blast!
If you like Fire Emblem and/or Ogre Battle, this game is for you!

She's a terrible actress and one of the reasons I stopped watching the series. People are comparing to Forspoken but I don't think it's fair, since Forspoken at least had good graphics and the gameplay was acceptable. This looks much worse.

I prefer 60fps, but if they can't reach it, at least lock it at 30fps. Uncapped with dips in framerate looks absolutely horrendous.

"Hey, we're making the game without one of the core components of the franchise"
PASS

I guess J.B. Perette is the living proof of the concept of "failing upwards"

Funny how people jump to defend this game for its graphical and sidequest issues while XVI was completely blasted for the same reasons.
The bias is real.

@ArashiKageTaro I have absolutely no idea who he is nor could I care less. I played GTA V and I still don't know who he is. I'm not in my 60s.
Maybe if you're a bit less condescending and more empathetic you can realize not everyone has the same musical taste as yours.

Thank goodness I'm too old to understand all this nonsense.

So remaking it to make it worse than the original? 200 IQ move.

To echo everyone's sentiments here, he's a legend who truly deserves all the rest he needs.

The jump in players is obviously leaving early access and due to websites showing Steam stats we knew for sure the game has sold way past 10 million copies.
Not much new information there.

@Th3solution I'm not registered on Pure Xbox and I couldn't care less about the console wars.
I actually said the he explained his point well in the review while the bullet point is way too vague to be understood, that's all.

Of all the things to be influenced by Sonic, being buggy and having collision issues definitely shouldn't be two of them.

@Impossibilium It's still trite to say it. Just because he explained it doesn't make it less trite. Instead of writing that in the negative points he could've put "slow burning and excessive reading".
I understand his argument, but people who look at the bullet points will be dissatisfied.
It's similar to the IGN Pokemon review with "too much water". Even though the writer went in detail about why the excess of water routes in a Pokémon game bogs it down, everyone thought that saying "too much water" was overly simplistic.

Congrats to them, they deserve it!

Kudos to them for the dedication and quick resolution.
Even though it's not my kind of game, I'm really happy that the end product is a high quality game that the people who bought can enjoy and the developers can be satisfied with the results.

If you ever played an Ogre Battle or Fire Emblem game you owe it to yourself to try it.
It really feels like a mix of the two in the best kind of way.

So the best one stays in first place

£35??? I loved Else ring, but I bought the game for £55 and doubt this DLC Will be almost 2/3 the length of the original game. I'll wait for a price drop, that's way too much for an expansion.

So the AAAA game debuted in 4th place?
Ubisoft's CEO remains a master strategist.

Remember when people were complaining that everything was a soulslike? Welcome to the era of "everything is a survival game".
Publishers really don't understand that if they bloat the market they don't sell their product.

I would say Phil Spencer is two faced, but a more accurate description would be no faced. That man wears whichever mask is more convenient for him at the time.

@Johnnycide Thanks! Just doing my best to contribute to society and the meme machine that Phil Spencer is!

@puddinggirl Careful! If you say his name 3 times he shows up on your doorstep!

I understand the concept, but frankly I felt uncomfortable when I woke up today and next to me was Phil Spencer in a dressing gown whispering "everywhere" in my ear.

I remember in the comment section of The Game Awards some people being snobbish and writing that the DICE awards are where the professionals of the industry vote and that's what counts.
I wonder what they have to say now considering 80% of the winners are the same. I guess the professionals and us common folk are not so different after all.