Haven't really been able to game much this year due to health issues so Horizon is the only one on this list I have actually played. I need to catch up.
@NEStalgia Pretty much every shooter in the 2000's with even a smidgen of scifi influence was being dubbed a "Halo Killer" so Killzone really wasn't unique in even that regard.
@AdamNovice
Exactly book adaptations have been a thing in movies pretty much as long as movies have existed. Why only is it now with video game interpretations that people scream the usual "Hollywood has no original ideas" statement when there's a whopping like twelve types of stories you can actually tell? At least with games it's a giant untapped well.
@Beerheadgamer82 That and I anticipate the upcoming HBO show will also attract a new major audience so there is certainly incentive to make a third game.
I really don't get all the Neil Druckman hate. Yeah his stories are not for everybody but that's storytelling for you and he seems like an alright guy. Certainly alot less insufferable than Ken Levine or David Cage.
Not liking this one, the combat and traversal is clunky and feels like something from the PS2 days and the environments feel lifeless and I expect the world will be overly large. The Infamous comparison is also a bad one as the Infamous games control smooth as butter and their smaller open worlds are a major benefit.
@Americansamurai1 From Soft today is a very different animal to the From Soft of the 90s and early 2000's. I want to see how much they can improve a very solid foundation.
@theGoodChap I would have been shocked if it didn't happen, the U.S has antitrust laws for these exact scenarios, and it really needs to be enforcing them more.
@ShogunRok Would you recommend this game to someone who likes real time combat but normally doesn't like RPG's? Basically how steep of a learning curve and is there difficulty options?
@WallyWest "Woke" is one of those terms that has just lost all meaning. Nowadays anybody who uses it is just applying that word to anything that they don't like regardless of content. That and they say "woke" to anything that has women in the lead, minorities, or lgbt themes. Because apparently the mere existence of those is political.
@Sqush-Pare
Imagine being so insecure and narrow brained that you can't play a game with colors in it. You will be wondering why your kids won't want anything to do with you in a few years.
@koffing
Fortnite isn't exactly the most demanding of games to run to begin with, pretty much any cheap graphics card from like post 2012 can achieve running it at 60 fps with the right settings tweaks, so adding some fancy effects on top of it I doubt is really that taxing on PS5 hardware.
@stvevan
Hard disagree even if you know nothing about the source material the trailer clearly establishes there is a lot more story and character at the heart of it than the Walking Dead ever had. 90 percent of the Walking Dead screentime I swear is just characters walking through a forest which is why I tapped out several years ago.
I've never understood this so can someone please explain like I'm five why TV's in Europe and North America output at different Hz? You would think the technology would be uniform.
@Gloamin It uses a dynamic resolution because it's still running on PS4 Pro code. Only thing the patch did was uncap the framerate. It is still very much the PS4 version.
@pyrrhic_victory These developers seem to heavily be in bed with Microsoft. Hence the last Amnesia got a 60fps rerelease for the Series consoles but no PS5 update for example. Similar to Psychonauts 2 never getting a native PS5 release.
@Otherbarry Saw a video where a guy said his performance was okay on a 1060 which is a bit less powerful than a PS5 so I guess It's just very poor optimization on the console side.
Wasn't this a similar case with Guardians of the Galaxy? Either there is some lackluster optimization going on or is the graphics engine the game is using just not ideal for this current generation of gaming? Couldn't be it uses UE4 which is tried and tested.
@ThaBEN But if you have already played through the game and experienced the whole story you will already know exactly what you are getting yourself into right?
@Choppaz
Why would you punish people who have absolutely nothing to do with what is going in Ukraine and are just trying to feed their families? Were you boycotting American video games when our military was committing atrocities in the Middle East post 9/11? Probably not.
I have never been outright scared by anything horror but Alien Isolation was one of the most tense games I have ever played and I want more of that please.
@Bamila
And that is more than enough for me to be happy with, it's a free update they didn't even have to do this. It was a really demanding game for PC's that cost twice what PS4's did back then to begin with so if it's equivalent to PC settings that is enough for me.
@AdamNovice Only two I missed were the Yakuza and Tekken questions. Back when Skyrim first released It had a ridiculously high metacritic score of I believe 95.
Much preferred the home screen of PS4, easier to navigate and understand and just looked very aesthetically pleasing, this has more in common with Xbox home screens which tend to be overly convoluted.
@racinggamefanatic When I said "your" I meant the Japanese legal system. Everything you just described sounds like a total nightmare and not in any way a fair system. So basically, you have no right to an attorney, no means to defend yourself and there is no chance of fighting back even if you are extremely wealthy? How is that not a dystopia? Also as someone who has worked in law enforcement in the deep southern U.S our conviction rate I can tell you for a fact is nowhere close to 100 percent.
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Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
Haven't really been able to game much this year due to health issues so Horizon is the only one on this list I have actually played. I need to catch up.
Re: Synth Riders' Groovin' Essentials Pack Features Bruno Mars, Starcadian
Starcadian? That is a bit of a deep cut, I love it.
Re: Horizon Online Multiplayer to Feature New Characters and Unique Stylised Look
@NEStalgia
Pretty much every shooter in the 2000's with even a smidgen of scifi influence was being dubbed a "Halo Killer" so Killzone really wasn't unique in even that regard.
Re: Infamous Internet Leaker Retires from Snitching on Major Games
If he had backend access to private Youtube videos from major publishers, then my question is....how?
Re: Fast-Tracked Death Stranding Movie to Be an Authentic Hideo Kojima Production
@AdamNovice
Exactly book adaptations have been a thing in movies pretty much as long as movies have existed. Why only is it now with video game interpretations that people scream the usual "Hollywood has no original ideas" statement when there's a whopping like twelve types of stories you can actually tell? At least with games it's a giant untapped well.
Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 3 Is In Development at Naughty Dog
@Beerheadgamer82
That and I anticipate the upcoming HBO show will also attract a new major audience so there is certainly incentive to make a third game.
Re: Rumour: The Last of Us 3 Is In Development at Naughty Dog
I really don't get all the Neil Druckman hate. Yeah his stories are not for everybody but that's storytelling for you and he seems like an alright guy. Certainly alot less insufferable than Ken Levine or David Cage.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Writer Might Have Outed Fall 2023 Release Window
@themightyant
Insomniac have been adamant about that 2023 release and they have certainly been the overachievers of this console gen so far.
Re: Preview: Forspoken PS5 Feels Like a More Magical inFAMOUS
Not liking this one, the combat and traversal is clunky and feels like something from the PS2 days and the environments feel lifeless and I expect the world will be overly large. The Infamous comparison is also a bad one as the Infamous games control smooth as butter and their smaller open worlds are a major benefit.
Re: Returnal on PC Recommends Ridiculous Amount of RAM
@gollumb82
They are playable just not seamlessly
Re: Armored Core 6 Won't Adopt Elden Ring, Bloodborne Style Gameplay
@Americansamurai1
From Soft today is a very different animal to the From Soft of the 90s and early 2000's. I want to see how much they can improve a very solid foundation.
Re: Gallery: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Looks Like a Force Leap Above Fallen Order on PS5
I like that this trailer mostly focused on showing gameplay. Thats oddly rare these days.
Re: US Government's FTC Will Attempt to Block Microsoft's Activision Buyout
@theGoodChap
I would have been shocked if it didn't happen, the U.S has antitrust laws for these exact scenarios, and it really needs to be enforcing them more.
Re: US Government's FTC Will Attempt to Block Microsoft's Activision Buyout
I didn't know Microsoft had lied to European antitrust groups, that is quite the crucial detail that might just be the FTC's smoking gun.
Re: Forspoken PS5 Demo Appears Ready for Release
A smart move on the part of Square.
Re: Preview: 20 Hours of Diablo 4 on PS5 Has Us Believing in Blizzard's Latest Trip to Hell
@ShogunRok
Would you recommend this game to someone who likes real time combat but normally doesn't like RPG's? Basically how steep of a learning curve and is there difficulty options?
Re: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII's PSP to PS5 Glow Up Is Outrageous
@nomither6
The DS was a portable N64 in terms of power while using PS1 style texture filtering instead of the N64's gouraud shading technique.
Re: Days Gone Director Blames Woke Reviewers, Programmers for Critical Reception
The game was a 7/10 so it got a 7/10. Move on and stop making an ass of yourself dude.
Re: Days Gone Director Blames Woke Reviewers, Programmers for Critical Reception
@WallyWest
"Woke" is one of those terms that has just lost all meaning. Nowadays anybody who uses it is just applying that word to anything that they don't like regardless of content. That and they say "woke" to anything that has women in the lead, minorities, or lgbt themes. Because apparently the mere existence of those is political.
Re: The Diablo 4 Release Date Might Have Leaked Ahead of The Game Awards
@Jeaz
Press X to doubt
Re: Gorgeous Indie Game GRIS Given PS5 Version, Runs at 4K 120fps
@Sqush-Pare
Imagine being so insecure and narrow brained that you can't play a game with colors in it. You will be wondering why your kids won't want anything to do with you in a few years.
Re: Gorgeous Indie Game GRIS Given PS5 Version, Runs at 4K 120fps
A very beautiful game. Highly recommend especially since I recall picking it up in a sale for next to nothing.
Re: Fortnite's Graphics Get a Huge Next-Gen Upgrade on PS5
@koffing
Fortnite isn't exactly the most demanding of games to run to begin with, pretty much any cheap graphics card from like post 2012 can achieve running it at 60 fps with the right settings tweaks, so adding some fancy effects on top of it I doubt is really that taxing on PS5 hardware.
Re: The Game Awards Will Be 'Significantly Shorter' This Year
I never watch these awards, couldn't care less; I just go on Youtube and see what games were announced the morning after.
Re: Fortnite's Graphics Get a Huge Next-Gen Upgrade on PS5
@Jackpaza0508
I continuously have that sitting on my drive to show off whenever guests are over.
Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed
@stvevan
Hard disagree even if you know nothing about the source material the trailer clearly establishes there is a lot more story and character at the heart of it than the Walking Dead ever had. 90 percent of the Walking Dead screentime I swear is just characters walking through a forest which is why I tapped out several years ago.
Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed
I really liked this trailer but for as much as I love 80s music, Take on Me is one of the most overused songs of all time.
Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed
@TheIdleCritic
If this show is a hit I can see it opening the floodgates to a whole new audience of fans and that is never a bad thing.
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 22
11. And only because my brain is a giant sponge of worthless information.
Re: Ape Escape, Syphon Filter 1 Updated with 60Hz NTSC Mode in Europe on PS5, PS4
I've never understood this so can someone please explain like I'm five why TV's in Europe and North America output at different Hz? You would think the technology would be uniform.
Re: PS Store Finally Has a Dedicated Demos Section on PS5, Web Browser
@PlayStationGamer3919
PS4 did have a demo section, I would know I used it.
Re: Amnesia: The Bunker Announced, Takes Survival Horror Series in a New Direction
@Gloamin
It uses a dynamic resolution because it's still running on PS4 Pro code. Only thing the patch did was uncap the framerate. It is still very much the PS4 version.
Re: Amnesia: The Bunker Announced, Takes Survival Horror Series in a New Direction
@pyrrhic_victory
These developers seem to heavily be in bed with Microsoft. Hence the last Amnesia got a 60fps rerelease for the Series consoles but no PS5 update for example. Similar to Psychonauts 2 never getting a native PS5 release.
Re: HBO's The Last of Us Unveils Cast in Slew of Promo Posters
@Jacko11
It's rumored this show won't just be a straight 1:1 adaptation and will explore some additional storylines.
Re: Evil West PS5 Performance Disappoints for a Cross-Gen Game
@Otherbarry
Saw a video where a guy said his performance was okay on a 1060 which is a bit less powerful than a PS5 so I guess It's just very poor optimization on the console side.
Re: The Witcher 3 PS5: Everything New and All Improvements in the Next-Gen Upgrade
Does anybody know if trophies carry over to this version, I don't have time to replay the entire game from the beginning.
Re: Evil West PS5 Performance Disappoints for a Cross-Gen Game
Wasn't this a similar case with Guardians of the Galaxy? Either there is some lackluster optimization going on or is the graphics engine the game is using just not ideal for this current generation of gaming? Couldn't be it uses UE4 which is tried and tested.
Re: These Decent PS5, PS4 Games Can Be Purchased for Pennies on Cyber Monday
There is some major bangers on here, Panzer Dragoon remake, Murdered Soul Suspect, both Styx games, and Outcast are all hidden gems.
Re: These Decent PS5, PS4 Games Can Be Purchased for Pennies on Cyber Monday
@ATaco
Plus the DLC is actually good and If you know where to find it and know the code you can unlock the entirety of Timesplitters 2's campaign
Re: Future DC Games Will Connect to the DCEU, Confirms James Gunn
James Gunn is officially the arms dealer of the superhero war, playing both sides.
Re: HBO's The Last of Us Has a Foreboding Promo Poster
@ThaBEN
But if you have already played through the game and experienced the whole story you will already know exactly what you are getting yourself into right?
Re: HBO's The Last of Us Has a Foreboding Promo Poster
@uptownsoul
Yes the 15th at 9pm
Re: Random: Need for Speed Twitter Got Out of the Wrong Side of Bed Again
Insulting consumers is not how you market a game, it's almost like EA are masochists who enjoy making terrible decisions.
Re: Atomic Heart Hype Reaches Critical Mass in IGN First Preview Gameplay
@Choppaz
Why would you punish people who have absolutely nothing to do with what is going in Ukraine and are just trying to feed their families? Were you boycotting American video games when our military was committing atrocities in the Middle East post 9/11? Probably not.
Re: Rumour: AAA Alien Game Currently in Development, Codenamed 'Marathon'
I have never been outright scared by anything horror but Alien Isolation was one of the most tense games I have ever played and I want more of that please.
Re: The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Will Finally Be Shown Tomorrow
@Bamila
And that is more than enough for me to be happy with, it's a free update they didn't even have to do this. It was a really demanding game for PC's that cost twice what PS4's did back then to begin with so if it's equivalent to PC settings that is enough for me.
Re: Atomic Heart Hype Reaches Critical Mass in IGN First Preview Gameplay
It looks almost like Singularity and Far Cry had a love child. I am okay with this.
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 21
@AdamNovice
Only two I missed were the Yakuza and Tekken questions. Back when Skyrim first released It had a ridiculously high metacritic score of I believe 95.
Re: US PS5 Players Notice Much Updated Explore Page
Much preferred the home screen of PS4, easier to navigate and understand and just looked very aesthetically pleasing, this has more in common with Xbox home screens which tend to be overly convoluted.
Re: Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Reportedly Arrested in Alleged Insider Trading Scheme
@racinggamefanatic
When I said "your" I meant the Japanese legal system. Everything you just described sounds like a total nightmare and not in any way a fair system. So basically, you have no right to an attorney, no means to defend yourself and there is no chance of fighting back even if you are extremely wealthy? How is that not a dystopia? Also as someone who has worked in law enforcement in the deep southern U.S our conviction rate I can tell you for a fact is nowhere close to 100 percent.