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@C25CLOUD Focus on live service was Jimbo idea but Concord was one of Hermen baby. In some interview, Hermen praised Concord to the heaven by saying he was very impressed with the game.

And according to Concord staff, Sony higher ups possibly Hermen & Jimbo even planned Concord as the future of PS.

I say let Sony try again with this slop if they think it can be save or deserves a second chance.

But if the F2P still end up as a failure, that way Sony higher up / shareholder has the ultimate reason to kick Hermen out from SIE.

So the one who handle this remake is Ubisoft Toronto, the team who made Blacklist?

I'm personally skeptical if this remake will end up good, especially with how messed up the situation with current Ubisoft. But i guess there's some hope so we'll see...

@Max_the_German Because he's Skynet 😆

OMG. Skynet is getting smarter! 😱

Really weird to see some people complaint about female characters with muscles as if they only exist recently because of culture war or inspired by Abby from TloU 2 🙄 . Go check:

• Chun Li, Cammy, Juri, Marisa from Street Fighter
• Darli Dagger from Samurai Shodown
• Estel Aguirre from Streets of Rage 4
• Amazon from Dragon's Crown
• Sakura Ogami from Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc
• Angela Belti from Power Instinct
• Mitsuko from Bloody Roar
• Biscuit Krueger from Hunter x Hunter
• Daidouji from Senran Kagura
• Miss Monday from One Piece

Like come on now, you guys think only men who can get buff & six pack? Lol.

As for the tv show, i'm interested to see if it really good. Need some cartoon / anime to watch since Tensura season 3 just finished.

I hope Sony update Jak 1-3, Dark Cloud 1-2, Ape Escape 2, Rogue Galaxy, and Wild Arms 3.

But it would be nice if they bring some PS2 Classic from PS3 like God Hand, Shinobi, Contra: Shattered Soldier, Fatal Frame 1-3, Maximo, Suikoden 3 & 4, and Haunting Ground. But again, i got the feeling Konami & Capcom gonna remaster some of these games...

As a longtime Shinobi fans, i feel quite excited but also worried that they could mess up the movie.

But while we're waiting for a new Shinobi game and movie, it would be awesome if Sega make an HD collection for all 14 Shinobi games. Heck, i would take Shinobi + Nightshade (Kunoichi) remaster.

All games on my wishlist are still full price so nothing for me.

I just check PSN Asia and it still there. Maybe some bugs / error but i don't need to worry since i still have my physical copy.

Dino Crisis and Siren for sure. But Blood Omen is missing...

@Fiendish-Beaver Ah sorry i missed out the remake part but i get what you mean right now.

Well MGS 1 remake was scored lower than the original game and it was supervised closely by Kojima.
https://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-the-twin-snakes/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube

I don't know if MGS Delta will get lower scores than the original game though. But if Delta has good QoL and improved gameplay, i think it will get a good score from reviewers at least close to the original game.

I'm surprised PS staff didn't post the news about Shinobi live action movie by Universal Pict.
https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/universal-pictures-and-sega-announce-shinobi-movie

Kinda funny to see some people in here took the "Kojima carried the gaming industry" comment seriously, which i'm sure those Kojima fans was just joking / trolling around with that statement.

But Back Hurtman and Kojima carried aside, Kojima needs to be careful with his health since he's not young anymore. I've seen some mangaka who got serious back pain and it forced them to delay their manga year after year, like Hunter x Hunter author.

@Fiendish-Beaver "My only fear there is that too many of the professional reviewers will see this (or Kojima) as some sort of sacred cow that cannot be criticised"

I never see any Kojima games who never get criticised by professional reviewers. You can check yourself if Death Stranding 1 got perfect praise by every single professional reviewers. Even the ones who gave good scores still explain the game flaws.
https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-stranding/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4

Even Zone of the Enders 1 & 2 and Boktai got criticised despite they are pretty solid fun games.

Gonna skip this since I already got FF VI on PS1 classic. Don't care for FF I-V well except IV which i quite like it.

Great news for Astro Bot and Space Marine 2 👍

I guess it's safe to predict that Astro Bot already passed 1 million copies. Hopefully it can be a catalyst for Sony to make more fun & creative AA games.

@Yousef- Yeah we got cheaper games but sometimes it's the same price with everyone.

@MFTWrecks Modern reviewers doesn't like when games is linear, shorter, more focus, and has fun gameplay loop. If classic Arcade games like Final Fight, Turtles in Time, Space Harrier, or Golden Axe released today, i bet they will get their score down with the same reason "it's repetitive", "you fight the same enemies", and "the characters actions are limited".

I have this on my wishlist and surprisingly the price is cheaper than i thought, around $13.

I could use a new top down action twin stick shooter.

@Yousef- You can try Ultimate Showdown on PS4/5. There's still people playing the game but don't expect you will get a quick matchmaking.

I also heard lately there's plenty of people playing VF 3tb on fightcade.

But yeah, i think you will found more people playing SF IV than VF 5. Outside Tekken, i think most 3D fighters are dead or barely alive which is sad. We used to get Soul Calibur, DOA, Bloody Roar, VF, Toshinden etc etc. But now it's just Tekken...

@thefourfoldroot1 I'm in PSN Asia. As far as i know, KT never release DoAX 3 outside Japan / Asia region. Switch and browser version also stuck for Japan / Asia.

Sure they're one of the best publisher for this year. Although, i would give more credit towards Vanillaware and Atlus since they're the ones who made Sega lineup looks a lot more colorful with Unicorn Overlord, Persona, SMT, and Metaphor. Without these games, Sega lineup are just Yakuza IW and Sonic x Shadow.

I'm waiting what Sega can do with their own classic IP. They showed that trailer for new Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Streets of Rage, and Golden Axe. But so far there's no new updates about those games which makes me worried.

Also, i would love for a new Virtua Fighter. It's just weird how Sega remastered VF 5 and it got 8 million downloads or something. But there's no follow up after that?
Meanwhile Capcom, SNK, ArcSys, and Bamco are thriving with their fighting games.

It's cool that the original SH 2 director and artist gave their approval for the remake.

Meanwhile some trolls are attacking the original SH 2 devs by saying Maria got censored
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/10/07/original-silent-hill-2-devs-attacked-trolls-censorship/

I get it there will be "fans" who still not satisfied with the remake. But attacking the original devs because they like the remake is just sad 🤦‍♂️

I only played this game a bit from PS+ demo and yeah it looks beautiful. But i had more fun with Motorstorm since i'm bad with racing games.

And i agreed with UltimateOtaku that Evolution should stick with Motorstorm because it looks and plays pretty different compare to other Sony racing games like GT, Wipeout, or Jet Moto.

So one of the reason why the game took 8 years to finished is because they're busy making the stylish UI 😆

I really enjoyed Detroit and i think it's better than Beyond Two Souls and arguably a bit better than Heavy Rain.

But what happened to QD and Star Wars Eclipse?

@Fishnpeas I would agreed that the remake train for PS4 games especially for the ones that still looks good needs to be stop.

But remake for a two decade old PS2 game is fair, especially with Silent Hill series has been dead and buried for more than a decade. A good remake could revive the series again and also bring new audiences / young gamers to try one of the best survival horror series.

And there's plenty original IP that worth playing from this generation, such as:

• Returnal
• Kunitsu Gami
• Ultros
• Ender Lilies
• Stellar Blade
• Black Myth Wukong
• A Space for the Unbound
• Elden Ring
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• It Takes Two
  etc etc

New IP and remake can be exist side by side.

Reading some comments who wants the sequel with much shorter playtime than the 1st game makes me feels weird as if i'm the only one who enjoyed my 14-15 hours with the main campaign (and 2 hours with the DLC). Not even once i feel the game needs to be shorter or boring.

Meanwhile, RE 3 remake got a lot of flak for being short while i finished my 1st playthrough around 6 hours long which was longer than og RE 3 and i enjoyed every second of it.

Outside Helldivers 2, i think it's crystal clear that the PC master race doesn't want to play Sony games.

Great news but i'm curious with the rough numbers like how big a one month sale in UK with physical + digital version combine, 100K? 200K? or 1 million copies?

Fiona who, you mean from Shrek? 😆

@thefourfoldroot1 "well, they’ve now completely delisted even the censored version"

I just check PSN Store and i still see DoAX3 Fortune and Scarlet in the list. Scarlet even got 50% discount from TGS sale. You sure you're not mistaken with some games?

@Michael2008ish The trope is clearly intentional and i personally quite enjoyed it just like i enjoyed all the trope in horror movies. But at least the twist from psychopathic killer to wendigo is interesting which i never see in horror movies.

@yazzika I didn't know there's 100+ horror movies that has a twist from a psycopath killer to wendigo.

OH MY GOD!!!
IT'S HAPPENING!!! 😭
AND PLEASE DON'T MESSED THIS UP!!!
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I heard many people bought / tried the game after they watched Alien Romulus. And the movie success possibly convinced SEGA to greenlight Isolation sequel.

But man, i still can't believe this! 😭

> Golden Joystick Awards 2023 nominations criteria
The game must have been released between November 11, 2023 and October 4, 2024 (when core 2024 voting begins)
> See Metaphor Fantazio in the 'best visual design' nomination when the game will be out in October 11

Why Metaphor got nominated?

And honestly, while Metaphor UI looks stylish and some enemies design looks creepy af but the overall visual looks ok. Heck, i say Kunitsu Gami has better visual and more original design than Metaphor or Hellblade 2.

It's sad how Kunitsu Gami underappreciated / overlooked by many gamers, especially when Capcom finally got out from their comfort zone again to create a new IP that not just looks beautiful but also fun to play. From the making of videos, Capcom really put a lot of effort on making Kunitsu Gami like clothes, music, and making props / miniatures + sfx specificly for the game. Here's the videos if anyone interested to watch:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B-atP9Csjhw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p4H9kqaZPVE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_68LGXhzJzM

Oh well...

Is that Master Chief with UE5? If yes then why he looks like an action figure? The model doesn't look natural.

As for the poll, i played & finished Halo: Combat Evolved on PC like eons ago just to see what the fuss about. I personally kinda enjoyed the game but i much prefer other FPS like Doom. So i voted no, Halo isn't my cup of tea.

I was skeptic if Bloober gonna nailed it but it seems they did. Even Max Derrat praised the remake from his 4 hours playing time and he's a longtime SH fans that very critical with early trailer.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K2SDEM8ulEQ

But to go this far, i think this troll is not a SH fans.

@JonnyAces I pray a speedy recovery for your son 🙏

@Judal27 You will get more intense moment against the BT's including boss fights and they will be a headache if you not prepare well.

Also, a bit of tips: if you killed a human enemy, you should quickly burn their corpse in the incinerator. If you didn't quickly dispose their bodies in some timeframe, it will blown up and wipeout the entire map and that would be a game over.

@Yousef- Lol there's convenience stores close to my house but they're not 7/11 😁
And yeah, Mega Man 11 sold really well but we still not yet have a new game for 6 years like WTF Capcom

I just finished Mega Man 11 for the 2nd time. I really like this game, especially the story added more layer to Dr Light and Wily characters / relationship. Now, it's been 6 years since this game released but there's no sign of Mega Man 12 from Capcom...sigh.

I'm also juggling between Mega Man Zero 1 and Mega Man 7 from the collection. I bought Zero/ZX and Legacy Collection 2 but i never get the chance to finish at least one game. So this week i'll try to finish both Zero 1 and 7.

Oh and after many many tried, i finally got Platinum trophy for Tengai and Exit Man 🤩. I love both games and reccomended for anyone who wants to have a quick fun.

@get2sammyb "It’s the fact that the marketing deal prevents Sony from mentioning the game entirely. Nothing on the PS Blog; no trailers on the PS YouTube; etc"

Actually, Metaphor got showed in this PS ads
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrrrGVzSEU

Demo trailer
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCN7gZwLGQ

And PS Blog also wrote an article when the pre-order was opened.
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/23/20240612-metaphor/

@Athrum You're not alone. I also quite like Kiefer voices as Big Boss / Venom Snake.

@Uromastryx Yes i know IGN is a joke. They gave 3/10 to God Hand and 5.9/10 to Alien Isolation, both are my favs games and didn't deserve that low score. But i didn't say you or anyone should trust them.

I only put IGN score in here to show the remake received quite well including from joke site like IGN.

@Yousef Konami decision to left gaming industry and rely on pachinko as their main income was really weird. It's like their president got a sudden brain damage or something. But i heard the new president has different motivation. Maybe he's the reason we got all these collections, remaster / remakes, and a couple of new games.

@Yousef- Yeah me too. But i expect we will get 1 or 2 more collection with PS2 & PS3 games (Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness, and Lords of Shadow trilogy) before we get a new game...

@Mr_Schnitzel It's not "Playstation fans" who's complaining but "Atlus fans" which i'm sure many of them also own Nintendo consoles / Nintendo fans. Their complaining is valid because they want to see this new IP sell well.

And it's not a false stigma if JRPG doesn't performed well on Xbox. Many JRPG skipped Xbox because the fanbase who wants to play JRPG is not enough to warrant a port.

@1UP-HUSKY For Silent Hill, they're already working on multiple projects. After this, we'll probably gonna see either Silent Hill f which is the new mainline game or the spin-off Silent Hill Tonwfall.

But don't put too much hope though. I mean, Castlevania Collections seems they sold quite well but so far there's no sign from Konami to make a new game.

On the other hand, Contra got a new game or reimagine of the 1st game with Contra: Operations Galuga but it's just not that good.

Review from some gaming sites:

• IGN: 8/10, they said puzzle is too hard lol
• IGN Japan: 10/10
• Eurogamer: 5/5
• Gamespot: 9/10

Easy Allies impression, not review
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NzQndZTUzDA

@Yousef ah i didn't know Astro Bot review also has second opinion. I must be missed it.

Thanks for the review @LiamCroft

I believe this is the first PS review that has "Second Opinion" from other staff, yes? I personally like it and i think it should be a standard.

Also
"A handful of entirely new conclusions have also been written into the PS5 remake"

So you're saying there's a new ending?

@Yousef- I didn't know that but it sounds similar with what Sony did for PS3 & PSP and PS4 & Vita where you can buy PS1 Classics or some games. You only need bought one but got the console & handheld version.

"some Atlus fans don't think Microsoft is doing enough to market the game"

For those Atlus fans i just wanna ask:

WTF do you expect from a company who doesn't even bother to market their own 1st party games???

Hellblade 2 released with just a ho-hum launch trailer and tweet. MS didn't bother for offline launch event inviting the fans, no big billboard and big sign at retail showing Senua or whatever from the game, no collabs with Schizofrenia Int. Research or community since one of the game theme is about mental health. Heck the game doesn't have physical release.

Sony did a better marketing for Metaphor by including the game in a very cool ads, which i bet people who watch it will have better impression for Metaphor.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrrrGVzSEU

I don't blame Atlus or Sega for taking MS money though. It's just business as usual. But i hope they learn the lesson here...

@trev666 Yes. Did you bought Concord?

@EfYI How Sony ruined Bend Studios?