@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.
@danlk1ng
The original PC port of Soul Reaver also wasn't very good. It had clunky controls, texture issues, and had a 30 fps cap (because they pretty much just dumped the PS1 code and called it a day without any real optimizing) when the Dreamcast version ran at 60.
@Northern_munkey
There are music apps you can run in the background on PS4 and PS5 while playing games, most games even mute the background music automatically when you do it. I believe it's the same on Xbox.
@Northern_munkey I'd much rather just mute the music and replace it with whatever music you want from a spotify playlist, you do know you can do that right?
@Milktastrophe Games like Moss are played with a fixed camera which makes for a relatively easy experience. Now traditional third person like say Uncharted in VR, nope you will lose your lunch.
@Tecton217
I did in fact rebut your statement by listing all the reasons why Fascist Italy was not a success story like you claimed it was. There just is no point in arguing with people like you. You are either a troll or just too far gone in extremist ideology. You buddy are the real tragedy here. I wish that was a rare occurrence but I unfortunately working in law enforcement have known others that are hopelessly gone like you.
@Tecton217
You have no rebuttal to anything I said so you just resort to conspiracy theories. Yes by "cabal" we know exactly what that is code for. Italy was allied with Germany and Japan so as a byproduct was also an enemy. I've read your past comments and know you are a Nazi lover so GTFO I have no respect for you.
@Tecton217 You mean the same fascist Italy that experienced a major drop in income, that couldn't properly produce nutritional foods like fruits and vegetables leading to massive malnutrition amongst the populace, that enacted the same racist policies as Nazi Germany, that used the OVRA aka their secret police to capture and kill countless people who expressed opposition, that oppressed women and that angered the populace so much they hung Mussolini's corpse up in the middle of a street and the people brutalized his corpse by continuously throwing whatever they could find until his body was no longer recognizable? That fascist Italy?
@JustPlainLoco Outside of Japan and some parts of South America the Master System flopped hard compared to the NES so Sega doesn't seem to want nor care about a Master System special. There's a reason why in comparison the Genesis/Mega Drive have had many collections and that's because it (and the Dreamcast to a small extent) is the only Sega system the west really remembers.
@GymratAmarillo
You cared enough to click on this specific article, scroll all the way down and then leave a comment instead of just scrolling past it.
@KidBoruto
In general it seems Japanese developers are just fascinated in particular with American aesthetics. Just look at how many of their games are clearly inspired by the show Twin Peaks for just one example; Silent Hill, Earthbound, Mizzurna Falls, hell Deadly Premonition is a Twin Peaks game in everything but name.
@Th3solution
The American Football example is hilarious because Resident Evil 7 made that same boo boo. One of the posters says "American Football". You can also find a clearly Japanese style clothes hanging mechanism in that same area. As someone who lives in the south neither of those things exist, especially not in Cajun territory.
@nessisonett That comment just made me think of those old animal documentaries they used to air on that network back in the 90s. What a blast from the past.
@Kairu If I remember correctly according to Druckman in an interview the first season will mostly cover the events of the first game but was vague on other details and usually when HBO is this hush hush about a show they have something up their sleeves.
@gomersoul How would you like it if the rest of the world refused to buy your product that you put blood, sweat and tears into and put you into financial ruin over just because the country you happen to live in has committed human rights violations that has literally nothing to do with you in any way, shape or form? It says you are in the UK according to your bio. The British government, the American government, every first world government has committed human rights violations. Does that mean you or I should be punished for something neither of us had anything to do with?
@johnny30 You do know Control has difficulty and accessibility options right? You can make your character invincible or have unlimited powers with no cooldown. Should allow you to finish the game if you need it.
@caiol92 To be fair in this day and age you can just pull up any music you want in the background for any game or even a podcast. Most games even mute the music of the game when you do this. Helps get me through the slower moments of games.
@carlos82
Considering the Xbox One X runs RDR2 at a native 4K or close to it then I don't see how they couldn't do it 4K 60 on the PS5 and Series X at least using the exact same settings. Series S might be a different story though.
@nessisonett Plot was never the series strong suit and why would the way the game released take away the essence of the gameplay? Hitman games are designed around replaying the missions and discovering new things each time, same with Dishonored, same with Thief, same with Deus Ex. All released every level in one package.
I thought Japan was usually more lenient with content in games in general? This is the country that gave us Resident Evil, did they just become more prudish over time?
The amount of post launch content support including free content in the last 3 games have been nothing short of incredible. They didn't have to go this hard.
@Milktastrophe
Bt's only appear sparingly, and I can count the amount of times I encountered mules probably on a single hand. Meanwhile much of the game is still balancing your equipment, charting a path, scaling and descending great slopes, surfaces and mountains and hills, braving dynamic weather patterns, crossing rivers, I can go on and on. All of that is still the focus, even with roads and ladders donated by players which still only make things slightly easier. Combat is at most 5 percent of the experience. I am replaying the game at this very moment on PS5 so all this is very fresh in my mind.
@Bamila
I do think that Death Stranding is kind of genius in that it throws out hostile humans/alien/zombie/things as your primary challenge and instead opts for the environment itself being the real challenge. I am just glad we got a AAA game that was so different. It's rare to have a very "indie" sort of game with such high production values.
@Mad001 Excuse me what? MGS 5 had the most refined and dynamic gameplay of the whole series. I occasionally hop in and play the odd mission again just because it feels so damn good to play.
@nomither6 Never got the hype of COD 4's campaign. Half of it is you wandering through Eastern European country-sides. Other than the opening mission on the tanker and the last couple missions I struggle to remember anything else from it. Multiplayer was fun though.
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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.
Re: RTS Company of Heroes 3 Rated for PS5 in Taiwan
Would be all over this as I like pretty much anything WW2 but I suck at RTS.
Re: SEGA's Streets of Rage Punching to Cinema with John Wick Creator Attached
The plot pretty much writes itself they just have to get the tone right.
Re: Crystal Dynamics Heard You 'Loudly and Clearly', Legacy of Kain Series Looks Set to Make a Comeback
@danlk1ng
The original PC port of Soul Reaver also wasn't very good. It had clunky controls, texture issues, and had a 30 fps cap (because they pretty much just dumped the PS1 code and called it a day without any real optimizing) when the Dreamcast version ran at 60.
Re: Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Reportedly Arrested in Alleged Insider Trading Scheme
@racinggamefanatic
If your conviction rate is close to 100 percent then there is something seriously wrong with your 'justice' system.
Re: Streamer Beats Every Souls Game, Including Sekiro and Elden Ring, without Taking a Hit
@LifeGirl
Someone beat Dark Souls with a Guitar Hero controller. Anything is possible.
Re: We Were Denied a Grand Theft Auto Movie Starring Eminem, Proof the Earth Is a Cold, Dead Place
Probably would have been objectively terrible but anything Eminem has acted in is still highly watchable.
Re: Evil West's PS5 Performance Mode Is a Bit of a Kicker at 1080p, 60fps
Wouldn't switching your TV's output setting down to 1080p instead of 4K solve the resolution output issue?
Re: Need for Speed Unbound's PS5 Soundtrack Will Make You Feel Old
@Northern_munkey
There are music apps you can run in the background on PS4 and PS5 while playing games, most games even mute the background music automatically when you do it. I believe it's the same on Xbox.
Re: Need for Speed Unbound's PS5 Soundtrack Will Make You Feel Old
@Northern_munkey
I'd much rather just mute the music and replace it with whatever music you want from a spotify playlist, you do know you can do that right?
Re: Altair Breaker Brings Super Sword Fighting Action to PSVR2
@Milktastrophe
Games like Moss are played with a fixed camera which makes for a relatively easy experience. Now traditional third person like say Uncharted in VR, nope you will lose your lunch.
Re: Altair Breaker Brings Super Sword Fighting Action to PSVR2
@Milktastrophe
Third person does not lend itself well to VR. Thats just asking for a barf bag.
Re: Give Up a Promising Career as a Pianist to Fight Fascism in Syberia: The World Before
@Tecton217
I did in fact rebut your statement by listing all the reasons why Fascist Italy was not a success story like you claimed it was. There just is no point in arguing with people like you. You are either a troll or just too far gone in extremist ideology. You buddy are the real tragedy here. I wish that was a rare occurrence but I unfortunately working in law enforcement have known others that are hopelessly gone like you.
Re: Give Up a Promising Career as a Pianist to Fight Fascism in Syberia: The World Before
@Tecton217
You have no rebuttal to anything I said so you just resort to conspiracy theories. Yes by "cabal" we know exactly what that is code for. Italy was allied with Germany and Japan so as a byproduct was also an enemy. I've read your past comments and know you are a Nazi lover so GTFO I have no respect for you.
Re: Give Up a Promising Career as a Pianist to Fight Fascism in Syberia: The World Before
@Tecton217
You mean the same fascist Italy that experienced a major drop in income, that couldn't properly produce nutritional foods like fruits and vegetables leading to massive malnutrition amongst the populace, that enacted the same racist policies as Nazi Germany, that used the OVRA aka their secret police to capture and kill countless people who expressed opposition, that oppressed women and that angered the populace so much they hung Mussolini's corpse up in the middle of a street and the people brutalized his corpse by continuously throwing whatever they could find until his body was no longer recognizable? That fascist Italy?
Re: Give Up a Promising Career as a Pianist to Fight Fascism in Syberia: The World Before
@Tecton217
Name one fascist country that has ever worked or hasn't led to countless deaths
Re: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (PS5) - A Warts and All Celebration of an Industry Icon
@JustPlainLoco
Outside of Japan and some parts of South America the Master System flopped hard compared to the NES so Sega doesn't seem to want nor care about a Master System special. There's a reason why in comparison the Genesis/Mega Drive have had many collections and that's because it (and the Dreamcast to a small extent) is the only Sega system the west really remembers.
Re: Forspoken Is a Modern PS5 Open World Game, Alright
You can pet the kitties? I'll take your entire stock!
Re: Mini Review: Save Room (PS5) - RE4 Delight Turned Full Game
@BlackMayge
Just about any game concept can be made fun with the right execution.
Re: Random: KFC Capitalises on God of War Ragnarok with Opportune Ad Placement
@get2sammyb
Laughs in Florida
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - God of War Special
12 of 15, had to guess a few.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Ghostwire Tokyo Is Coming to Xbox, According to Wall Art in Bethesda Office
@GymratAmarillo
You cared enough to click on this specific article, scroll all the way down and then leave a comment instead of just scrolling past it.
Re: Mini Review: Brewmaster (PS5) - All Hail the Best Beer Brewing Sim on PlayStation
This comment section is so British it makes me want to put tea in the kettle and watch Dad's Army reruns.
Re: A New Deus Ex Game Is Reportedly Very Early in Development
@PiXiL
You can get Mankind Divided and it's DLCs for basically nothing these days. Both it and the dlcs are well worth playing, don't be dissuaded.
Re: Former Capcom Producer on Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil, and Cross-Cultural Creation
@KidBoruto
In general it seems Japanese developers are just fascinated in particular with American aesthetics. Just look at how many of their games are clearly inspired by the show Twin Peaks for just one example; Silent Hill, Earthbound, Mizzurna Falls, hell Deadly Premonition is a Twin Peaks game in everything but name.
Re: Former Capcom Producer on Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil, and Cross-Cultural Creation
@Th3solution
The American Football example is hilarious because Resident Evil 7 made that same boo boo. One of the posters says "American Football". You can also find a clearly Japanese style clothes hanging mechanism in that same area. As someone who lives in the south neither of those things exist, especially not in Cajun territory.
Re: The Last of Us HBO Show Confirmed to Premiere on 15th January 2023
@nessisonett
That comment just made me think of those old animal documentaries they used to air on that network back in the 90s. What a blast from the past.
Re: Atomic Heart Listed for 21st February 2023 Release on PS5, PS4
@KaijuKaiser
At this point I might not even be able to afford this hobby anymore.
Re: The Last of Us HBO Show Reportedly Premieres on 15th January
@Kairu
If I remember correctly according to Druckman in an interview the first season will mostly cover the events of the first game but was vague on other details and usually when HBO is this hush hush about a show they have something up their sleeves.
Re: Former Capcom Producer on Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil, and Cross-Cultural Creation
Come to think of it haven't a lot of Japanese developed games either been set in a western country or was heavily inspired by a western setting?
Re: Alternate History FPS Atomic Heart to Get PS5, PS4 Release Date Tomorrow
@gomersoul
How would you like it if the rest of the world refused to buy your product that you put blood, sweat and tears into and put you into financial ruin over just because the country you happen to live in has committed human rights violations that has literally nothing to do with you in any way, shape or form? It says you are in the UK according to your bio. The British government, the American government, every first world government has committed human rights violations. Does that mean you or I should be punished for something neither of us had anything to do with?
Re: Visco Collection Will Expand Your Neo Geo Library on PS5, PS4
Is there a Neo Geo collection on PS5 or Switch that contains some more well-known releases like Nam 1975 or King of Fighters?
Re: Developer Remedy Provides Update on In-Development Control Games, Alan Wake 2
@johnny30
You do know Control has difficulty and accessibility options right? You can make your character invincible or have unlimited powers with no cooldown. Should allow you to finish the game if you need it.
Re: Evil West Still Shows Promise in New Overview Trailer
@caiol92
To be fair in this day and age you can just pull up any music you want in the background for any game or even a podcast. Most games even mute the music of the game when you do this. Helps get me through the slower moments of games.
Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 Fans Still Hoping for a PS5 Patch
@carlos82
Considering the Xbox One X runs RDR2 at a native 4K or close to it then I don't see how they couldn't do it 4K 60 on the PS5 and Series X at least using the exact same settings. Series S might be a different story though.
Re: Hitman 3's Free PS5, PS4 Freelancer Mode Looks Phenomenal
@nessisonett
I am not condescending just curious how the release model of a game would in any way impact the essence of the game itself.
Re: Hitman 3's Free PS5, PS4 Freelancer Mode Looks Phenomenal
@nessisonett
Plot was never the series strong suit and why would the way the game released take away the essence of the gameplay? Hitman games are designed around replaying the missions and discovering new things each time, same with Dishonored, same with Thief, same with Deus Ex. All released every level in one package.
Re: Hitman 3's Free PS5, PS4 Freelancer Mode Looks Phenomenal
@nessisonett
All the games are episodic the only difference is the first game pulled a network TV and the second and third games pulled a Netflix.
Re: The Callisto Protocol Cancels Japanese Release After Refusing to Censor Violence
I thought Japan was usually more lenient with content in games in general? This is the country that gave us Resident Evil, did they just become more prudish over time?
Re: Random: Chloe Grace Moretz Is Eager for Sony to Make a New PSP
@riceNpea
You have to still skim through the results do you not?
Re: Random: Chloe Grace Moretz Is Eager for Sony to Make a New PSP
@get2sammyb
I always love when people go "who" in comments as if the answer isn't a 5 second Google away.
Re: Hitman 3's Free PS5, PS4 Freelancer Mode Looks Phenomenal
The amount of post launch content support including free content in the last 3 games have been nothing short of incredible. They didn't have to go this hard.
Re: Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
@Milktastrophe
You do not hold the analog stick exclusively in one direction have you even played the game
Re: Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
@huyi
Under what circumstances did you meet Kojima?
Re: Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
@Milktastrophe
Bt's only appear sparingly, and I can count the amount of times I encountered mules probably on a single hand. Meanwhile much of the game is still balancing your equipment, charting a path, scaling and descending great slopes, surfaces and mountains and hills, braving dynamic weather patterns, crossing rivers, I can go on and on. All of that is still the focus, even with roads and ladders donated by players which still only make things slightly easier. Combat is at most 5 percent of the experience. I am replaying the game at this very moment on PS5 so all this is very fresh in my mind.
Re: Beloved RPG Fallout: New Vegas Was First Meant to Be Fallout 3 DLC
@Sqush-Pare
Far Harbor and Nuka World were both pretty meaty dlc's so not sure what you are getting at.
Re: Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
@Bamila
I do think that Death Stranding is kind of genius in that it throws out hostile humans/alien/zombie/things as your primary challenge and instead opts for the environment itself being the real challenge. I am just glad we got a AAA game that was so different. It's rare to have a very "indie" sort of game with such high production values.
Re: Naughty Dog to Partner with PSS Visual Arts for Unannounced AAA Title
@Mad001
Excuse me what? MGS 5 had the most refined and dynamic gameplay of the whole series. I occasionally hop in and play the odd mission again just because it feels so damn good to play.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5) - Good Campaign Is Just the Start
@nomither6
Never got the hype of COD 4's campaign. Half of it is you wandering through Eastern European country-sides. Other than the opening mission on the tanker and the last couple missions I struggle to remember anything else from it. Multiplayer was fun though.
Re: Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, Storm All Part of Midnight Suns Season Pass
@djlard
Why did I read that to the tune of Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day?