@ChrisDeku Considering I'm married, probably 99.7%. It makes me wonder if people who jump to defend her horrible design have never seen or touched a woman.
@UltimateOtaku91 It's a live service game that has very few players after a week. Number of copies sold is not the only thing that maintain a game like that alive. Suicide Squad is DOA.
Well, Microsoft already replaced the CEO of Microsoft Gaming with a corporate AI called Phil Spencer, now they're going to replace these employees too.
He does have a point but I think he oversimplified the problem of an open world a bit. Even if you make your world interested, some people prefer to play games on a more focused goal oriented manner where fast traveling cuts down a lot of the fat. Also on repeat playthroughs you're avoiding seeing a lot of the same places you've seen before and focusing on what you like the most. The problem is when developers use it as a cop out for a poorly designed world. Some games would die if they didn't have fast travel because the open world is repetitive and it only serves as a means to travel from point A to B. Yet, I think the option to fast travel should be available even in well designed worlds since it gives the players more agency.
@ijulianvel I do agree in part with that, but a series produced by HBO, with Pedro Pascal in a unique post apocalyptic setting has a much broader appeal than for what the general public will be just another teenager slasher flick.
@Stonecold730 I know that. But Baldur's Gate sold 20 milion copies for at least £40 each. I don't think Microsoft or Sony would pay £800 million for one game.
Digimon Survive for £9? I was on the fence because it's more of a visual novel than a strategy game, but now I might actually bite the bullet and buy it.
@GamingFan4Lyf The plot is extremely slow burning. It gets much better after 20 hours or so, but I understand it can be a hard sell to convince someone to play for 20 hours until it gets good. What I can tell you is, if there's anything about the game that interests you, keep playing for a while and it'll only get better. If you think the characters and the gameplay are not holding you, then maybe the game is just not for you.
@GamingFan4Lyf They're amazing games but I do agree with you. What these games have in character development, gameplay, story and soundtrack they seem to lack in environmental detail.
It might be budget constraints, engine limitations or maybe something else entirely.
@TheCollector316 And who are these "professionals"? The ones that get early review copies and advertise new releases on their website for money? While I agree the public and influencers can be untrustworthy, these "professionals" are often shills lobbying for the industry.
I wish more publishers did this. Playing the demo is what made me buy a few games like Octopath Traveler and FFXVI, I'll definitely be giving it a try and it will decide if I buy the game or not.
I can't fathom how people spend that much money on a game. The game that I spent the most money was Elder Scrolls Online and it was probably around £120, but on expansions and subscription over the course of 6 years and almost 800 hours of playtime.
@ShogunRok I don't think you understand how democracy works. In a democracy everyone's votes have the same weight. A shady "taken into account" from the community vote means absolutely nothing if you don't clarify your criteria.
Really? Spider-Man 2 the best game this year? I know this is a Playstation website but you clearly don't know how to leave your biases at the door.
Spider-Man 2 does almost absolutely nothing innovative, it's even debatable if it's the best Spider-Man game and it will be just another game that happened in a decade from now.
Meanwhile Baldur's Gate 3 is a milestone game that will be remembered in history and it set a new standard for storytelling and roleplaying forever in the vidro game industry.
He's probably talking about Zack. The first game of this remake trilogy had a bloated plot focusing mostly on Sephiroth vs Cloud for fan service and completely missing the message of the original. Aerith surviving is fan service and it wouldn't surprise me at all if she remained alive at the end of this game.
Shadowrun: Daggerfall was an amazing crossover between Bethesda and Harebrained Schemes. I remember having a great time playing the game as a cyberdecking Khajiit.
YouTubers have been documenting for years that these developers were scammers with games that were abandoned as soon as they were released.
It baffles me that with all the evidence this game still got dozens of thousands of players when it first released. Some people really like to live in denial.
RE 5 being a much more flawed game than it's predecessors could really benefit from a remake. If they overhaul the gameplay and improve the story, it could go from an above average action game, to a masterpiece horror/action game.
Considering the abysmal state Cyberpunk was released, I'll wait until it's been properly patched and then play it. Not buying into the hype again, you fooled me once CD Projekt Red.
Just to tell some people, even though Sony 1st party titles are still very expensive, some quality third party titles are at an all high discount. Just bought Everspace 2 for £26.99.
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Re: Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
@Czar_Khastik Your top tier ***** posting is half the reason I read the comment section.
Thanks for the continuous entertainment!
Re: Round Up: Unicorn Overlord Previews Paint a Very Positive Picture of the PS5, PS4 RPG
It feels as if Fire Emblem and Ogre Battle had a child and I'm totally up for that!
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
@ChrisDeku Considering I'm married, probably 99.7%. It makes me wonder if people who jump to defend her horrible design have never seen or touched a woman.
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
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Re: UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 PS5 Drops into the Top 10
@UltimateOtaku91 It's a live service game that has very few players after a week. Number of copies sold is not the only thing that maintain a game like that alive. Suicide Squad is DOA.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
I don't like the art style, the gameplay and the Live-service model. Also, the reviews are mostly saying this is an average game.
That being said, if this game is for you, I hope you are having fun!
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for February 2024 Announced
I wanted both Rollerdrome and Steelrising! Great month!
Re: Rumour: Persona 3 Reload Lines Up The Answer as DLC
I'll wait a year or two until they release Reloaded and then the definitive version, Re-reloaded.
Re: Call of Duty Boss Takes the Top Job at Blizzard
The way these corporate execs speak and behave could make them easily replaceable by an AI.
Re: Honkai: Star Rail's Humongous PS5 Update Adds an Entire Planet
Humongous what?
Re: Persona 3 Reload Really Is a Gorgeous Remake in First 50 Mins of Uncut Gameplay
Like most people here, I'll wait until they release the full version in a year or so.
Re: Microsoft, Activision Cut 1,900 Jobs in More Video Game Layoffs
Well, Microsoft already replaced the CEO of Microsoft Gaming with a corporate AI called Phil Spencer, now they're going to replace these employees too.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Says Travel Isn't Boring, Your Game Is
He does have a point but I think he oversimplified the problem of an open world a bit. Even if you make your world interested, some people prefer to play games on a more focused goal oriented manner where fast traveling cuts down a lot of the fat. Also on repeat playthroughs you're avoiding seeing a lot of the same places you've seen before and focusing on what you like the most.
The problem is when developers use it as a cop out for a poorly designed world. Some games would die if they didn't have fast travel because the open world is repetitive and it only serves as a means to travel from point A to B. Yet, I think the option to fast travel should be available even in well designed worlds since it gives the players more agency.
Re: Video: The Last Of Us 2 PS5 vs PS4 Graphics Comparison
Why are you showing the same game twice with slightly lower brightness?
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Breaks 14-Year Call of Duty, Rockstar Streak to Become USA's Best-Selling Game of 2023
Long live single player games!
Also it clearly shows that the people trying to boycott the game were the typical loud minority.
Re: An Until Dawn Movie Is in the Works at PlayStation Productions
@ijulianvel I do agree in part with that, but a series produced by HBO, with Pedro Pascal in a unique post apocalyptic setting has a much broader appeal than for what the general public will be just another teenager slasher flick.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 on PS Plus Is Probably Never Going to Happen
@Stonecold730 I know that. But Baldur's Gate sold 20 milion copies for at least £40 each. I don't think Microsoft or Sony would pay £800 million for one game.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 on PS Plus Is Probably Never Going to Happen
That's great! It's a wonderful game and they deserve to be paid in full for their amazing effort.
Re: Almost 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Going Cheap in Bumper New Year PS Store Sale
Digimon Survive for £9? I was on the fence because it's more of a visual novel than a strategy game, but now I might actually bite the bullet and buy it.
Re: Remedy and Rockstar's Logos Both Use an 'R', and Take-Two Can't Tell the Difference
Could you be less stereotypical than "big bad company is litigious"? C'mon Take Two, that's pathetic.
Re: The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered (PS5) - A Near Perfect Package for New and Returning Fans
This game made me lose interest for the franchise, but at least the upgrade path is reasonable this time.
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
@GamingFan4Lyf Oh, fair enough.
Whenever you're in an RPG mood, give P5 a try!
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
@Mattock1987 A Persona FPS?!
I really hope they listened to you!
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
@GamingFan4Lyf The plot is extremely slow burning. It gets much better after 20 hours or so, but I understand it can be a hard sell to convince someone to play for 20 hours until it gets good. What I can tell you is, if there's anything about the game that interests you, keep playing for a while and it'll only get better. If you think the characters and the gameplay are not holding you, then maybe the game is just not for you.
Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus
@GamingFan4Lyf They're amazing games but I do agree with you. What these games have in character development, gameplay, story and soundtrack they seem to lack in environmental detail.
It might be budget constraints, engine limitations or maybe something else entirely.
Re: Latest Banishers PS5 Trailer All About Love, Death, and Sacrifice
It looks so derivative. Even if it's a fantastic game I don't think it will sell well because it does very little to stand out from the crowd.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 the Most-Nominated Game at This Year's DICE Awards
@TheCollector316 And who are these "professionals"? The ones that get early review copies and advertise new releases on their website for money? While I agree the public and influencers can be untrustworthy, these "professionals" are often shills lobbying for the industry.
Re: Granblue Fantasy: Relink Demo Out Today on PS5, PS4
I wish more publishers did this. Playing the demo is what made me buy a few games like Octopath Traveler and FFXVI, I'll definitely be giving it a try and it will decide if I buy the game or not.
Re: Fan Outcry Leads to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Item Pricing in Apex Legends Being Lowered
I can't fathom how people spend that much money on a game. The game that I spent the most money was Elder Scrolls Online and it was probably around £120, but on expansions and subscription over the course of 6 years and almost 800 hours of playtime.
Re: 14 Games on the Way to PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
The headliner is RE2, but of course like most people I already have it. Still, you can't consider it a bad month with a game like that on the line-up
Re: Apex Legends Fans Are Absolutely Irate with the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Event's Pricing
Not only it's extremely expensive, but also the skins look terrible.
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
@ShogunRok I don't think you understand how democracy works. In a democracy everyone's votes have the same weight. A shady "taken into account" from the community vote means absolutely nothing if you don't clarify your criteria.
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
Really? Spider-Man 2 the best game this year? I know this is a Playstation website but you clearly don't know how to leave your biases at the door.
Spider-Man 2 does almost absolutely nothing innovative, it's even debatable if it's the best Spider-Man game and it will be just another game that happened in a decade from now.
Meanwhile Baldur's Gate 3 is a milestone game that will be remembered in history and it set a new standard for storytelling and roleplaying forever in the vidro game industry.
Your credibility took a huge hit today.
Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
He's probably talking about Zack. The first game of this remake trilogy had a bloated plot focusing mostly on Sephiroth vs Cloud for fan service and completely missing the message of the original.
Aerith surviving is fan service and it wouldn't surprise me at all if she remained alive at the end of this game.
Re: PS Plus Indie Hit Sea of Stars Surpasses 4 Million Players
@Yuyukirby What racism? Someone committed charity fraud and they were removed from the game. Plain and simple.
Re: Site News: We Need You to Fill Out Our Reader Survey
Done. This is a good website and if I have to look at ads I'd rather see ones more aimed towards my taste.
Re: Like a Dragon Gaiden's Controversial English Dub Is Selectable on PS5, PS4 Now
I'll play the version with Yong out.
Re: 19 Amazing Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Shadowrun: Daggerfall was an amazing crossover between Bethesda and Harebrained Schemes. I remember having a great time playing the game as a cyberdecking Khajiit.
Re: The Day Before Dev Drops Digital Smoke Bomb, Disappears Days After Early Access Launch
YouTubers have been documenting for years that these developers were scammers with games that were abandoned as soon as they were released.
It baffles me that with all the evidence this game still got dozens of thousands of players when it first released. Some people really like to live in denial.
Re: Kratos Voice Actor Underfire for Roasting New Call of Duty Campaign
I guess the truth hurts, huh?
Re: Boring Baldur's Gate 3 Players Can Now Recruit Minthara without Murder
By boring you mean non genocidal?
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023?
Absolute crap. Not looking forward to any of those games.
At least some people are, so overall probably not the worst month of the year.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.1 Adds Metro System, On-Person Radio, Car Races, and Much More
Cyberpunk 1.0 has been released! Congratulations CD Projekt Red!
Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms
RE 5 being a much more flawed game than it's predecessors could really benefit from a remake. If they overhaul the gameplay and improve the story, it could go from an above average action game, to a masterpiece horror/action game.
Re: Final Fantasy 16's First Expansion Should Be Revealed This Month
I would love if they did a Cid origin story. He was my favorite character in the game and my favorite Cid in the whole franchise.
Re: The Witcher 4 Must 'Build a New Community', Aims to Exceed Predecessor Entirely
Considering the abysmal state Cyberpunk was released, I'll wait until it's been properly patched and then play it. Not buying into the hype again, you fooled me once CD Projekt Red.
Re: Destiny 2's Latest Microtransaction Is So Bad Bungie's Already Removed It from PS5, PS4
At this point the name Macrotransaction is more apt.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023 Announced
So, increasing the price to increase the quality. Where's the quality? Especially in a month where a lot of people take holidays and stay at home.
Re: Huge PS Store Black Friday Sale Live Now, 1,000+ PS5, PS4 Games on Offer
Just to tell some people, even though Sony 1st party titles are still very expensive, some quality third party titles are at an all high discount.
Just bought Everspace 2 for £26.99.
Re: Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann to Receive NYVGCC Legend Award
The man who approves crunch and is unable to accept any kind of criticism without being offended and extremely defensive, great choice.