I'm still skeptical about how smooth this game will be at launch, but I believe what I'm seeing a lot more after that raw pre-alpha footage that dropped recently. I just hope that wasn't bulls*** too.
This microtransactions crap is one of the few major blemishes on modern Capcom. It's such a shame because they've been on such a major comeback for so long now that it genuinely sucks to see them behaving like some of their much worse peers.
Lost Soul Aside is the big one I'm keeping an eye on. The Twitter account said that they will be showcasing a demo where people can play a level, so I hope we get to see new gameplay. Exiledge looks promising too. I'm also keen to see if Sony's going to announce any more publishing deals with some of their China Hero Project stuff.
Bought my ticket for it this morning. Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be interested to see a Gran Turismo movie in the theater, but here we are!
This Horizon co-op game is one of the extremely rare live services I'm looking forward to since this is something a few of my friends and I have wanted for years. I hope they stick the landing.
Not surprising at all. The FTC's arguments were mostly laughably lousy and they clearly did not have the right people consulting them on how the video game industry works.
As some have already pointed out, this is CLEARLY not being presented as something erotic. It's in the spirit of the wild and random ***** that can happen during a D&D game.
One of the more interesting parts was when Double Fine first got acquired by Xbox and they had Matt Booty come and visit the studio. It was cool to see Schafer push back on Booty's attempts to curb any moonlighting on other projects in order to preserve the spirit of the team.
I'm more interested in this now that I see difficulty options will be a thing and it's leaning less into the Souls formula. As much as I like Team Ninja, I've never been able to click with their recent Souls-like games. Rise of the Ronin sounds much more like the game I was hoping it would be.
Teetering between a 5 and a 6, so far. I have a lot of mixed feelings about it, and I'm astounded by the high praise it's been getting. The Eikon battles are CLEARLY where the vast majority of the time, effort, and money went, because so much else around them is shockingly lackluster and/or hollow.
FFXVI was my most anticipated game of the year btw
I'll need to hear the performance before I make any judgments, but I have a feeling he's going to be way too recognizable of a voice for it not to be distracting. Thankfully, it won't affect me either way since I play all the Like a Dragon games with the Japanese audio anyway.
It's a shame that this cool-looking art direction is being used for something that is a complete turn-off for me. I'd love to play a single-player FPS from Bungie that looked like this.
I've had it sitting in my library for over a month, but I'm finally getting around to playing Humanity on PS5. Something in my gut told me to buy it when it came out, and now that I've had a chance to play it for a few hours, I'm glad I did. This is a really good puzzle game and it never fails to put a smile on my face when I figure out how to get all the gold people in a level. So good.
I'm also close to reaching the final story mission in Tears of the Kingdom, but I don't want the experience to end. I love this game so much that I want to savor it for as long as I can. But with FFXVI looming on the horizon, I know I'll just have to suck it up and finish TotK's main story at least.
If they focused way less on making massive games with state-of-the-art visuals, we'd get more interesting games from these studios and more frequently.
As others have mentioned, this was inevitable. I have never understood the mindset behind Embracer Group, and I find their "strategy" even more disgusting now that they've realized the obvious and must now do a bunch of lay-offs.
I've had my eye on this since they showed it off at the Game Awards and I'm so pleased by what I played from the demo. This is definitely a day one purchase for me.
I hate Ubisoft with a passion and even I think some of the extreme negativity around this game is confusing. This is easily one of the more interesting games they have in the works.
While I didn't "love" today's Xbox showcase, it was leagues ahead of what PlayStation showed off and easily Xbox's best showcase in ages. Some of the new exclusives they showed off looked awesome.
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Re: Sony Has a State of Play Livestream for September, Rumours Suggest
30 minutes of useless transitions and trailers for upcoming Sony films
Re: Reaction: Has Sony Put Together the Worst PS Plus Month Ever?
Yeah, this is easily the worst look PS Plus has had in years, and Sony did this to themselves with zero self-awareness and shame.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2023 Announced
Maybe the worst month in a long time.
Re: Despite Being on PS Plus Extra, Sea of Stars Tops 100k Sales in One Day
I bought it on Switch. Don't have Plus Extra and I really didn't want to play it on PC Game Pass.
Re: Firewall Ultra (PSVR2) - Flawed VR Shooter Misses the Mark
This game had the most muted launch I've seen for a PlayStation exclusive title in years. Now I understand why after reading about its many issues.
Re: Looks Like MediEvil Is Next in Line for a Film or TV Adaptation from PS Productions
I would actually be down for this.
Re: Open World RPG Crimson Desert Looks Borderline Unbelievable in Gameplay Blowout
I love what I'm seeing. Don't believe a second of it is authentic though.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Continues to Look Mightily Impressive in New Gameplay Trailer
I'm still skeptical about how smooth this game will be at launch, but I believe what I'm seeing a lot more after that raw pre-alpha footage that dropped recently. I just hope that wasn't bulls*** too.
Re: Rumour: Info on Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Will Make You Wish It Wasn't Cancelled
It hurts my heart to read what Immortals 2 could have been. Ubisoft killed the very last IP I cared about from them.
Re: Keith David Will Succeed Lance Reddick as Destiny's Commander Zavala
That's the best possible replacement they could have gotten, in my opinion.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Under Fire for Ridiculous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC Pricing
This microtransactions crap is one of the few major blemishes on modern Capcom. It's such a shame because they've been on such a major comeback for so long now that it genuinely sucks to see them behaving like some of their much worse peers.
Re: Stunning PS5, PS4 Indie Kena: Bridge of Spirits Took a Month to Make Back Its Budget
Really good game. I couldn't believe a debut game had such a stunning art style and ran as well as it did at launch.
Re: Lost Soul Aside Pushes PS5 to Its Limits, Likely Cancelled on PS4
So happy they dropped the PS4 version. Given how long we've waited for this, I don't want a last-gen version holding this back.
Re: Where to Pre-Order Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Console and DualSense Controller
I got both the controller and disc plates on U.S. Direct. They went live 10 minutes early.
Re: Feast on Some Footage from PS5, PS4's Long Anticipated Lost Soul Aside
The lack of a release date or even a window for this is killing me.
EDIT: seeing the fight against the blonde guy actually PLAY as cool as it looked years ago is a very welcome sight.
Re: Dhaba: Land of Watermarks Revealed as Another China Hero Game on PS5
This was the only game they announced that looked cool.
Re: Sony Will Announce New PS5, PS4 Games During Chinese Press Conference This Week
Praying for some Lost Soul Aside release news.
Re: Rumour: Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Canned by Ubisoft
This is the rare Ubisoft cancelation that bums me out. The first Immortals is extremely underrated.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Members Get This Anticipated PS5, PS4 RPG on Day One Next Month
The demo was really good, so I'm rooting for this game to do well.
Re: PlayStation's Skipping Gamescom, But It's Showing Up for ChinaJoy 2023
Lost Soul Aside is the big one I'm keeping an eye on. The Twitter account said that they will be showcasing a demo where people can play a level, so I hope we get to see new gameplay. Exiledge looks promising too. I'm also keen to see if Sony's going to announce any more publishing deals with some of their China Hero Project stuff.
Re: Gran Turismo Movie's Slick Second Trailer Hammers Home the True Story Angle
Bought my ticket for it this morning. Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be interested to see a Gran Turismo movie in the theater, but here we are!
Re: Diablo 4's Huge Patch Backlash Prompts Damage Control Chat with Blizzard Devs
Blizzard fans are probably the most sadomasochistic fanbase I've seen in gaming.
Re: Sony and Microsoft Sign a 'Binding Agreement' to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
I care way more about what's going to happen with Crash and especially Spyro.
Re: PlayStation's Rhythm RPG Sensation Patapon Primed for Spiritual Successor
I miss the days of PlayStation publishing niche things like this.
Re: Guerrilla's PS5, PS4 Horizon Multiplayer Game Is a Massive Shift for Studio
This Horizon co-op game is one of the extremely rare live services I'm looking forward to since this is something a few of my friends and I have wanted for years. I hope they stick the landing.
Re: Microsoft Beats US Regulator FTC in Activision Blizzard Buyout Battle
Not surprising at all. The FTC's arguments were mostly laughably lousy and they clearly did not have the right people consulting them on how the video game industry works.
Re: Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3
As some have already pointed out, this is CLEARLY not being presented as something erotic. It's in the spirit of the wild and random ***** that can happen during a D&D game.
Re: Soapbox: Stop What You're Doing and Watch Double Fine's PsychOdyssey Right Now
One of the more interesting parts was when Double Fine first got acquired by Xbox and they had Matt Booty come and visit the studio. It was cool to see Schafer push back on Booty's attempts to curb any moonlighting on other projects in order to preserve the spirit of the team.
Re: Forgotton Anne Sequel Forgotlings Needs Your Help Getting Funded
Forgotten Anne is a classic?
Re: Red Dead Redemption Revival Looking More and More Likely as Evidence Mounts
Remasters of Red Dead Redemption, GTA IV, and/or Bully would be very welcome news. Love all three of them.
Re: Sony Wants More PS5 Exclusives from South Korea
As long as they're fewer live services and more single-player experiences like Stellar Blade, I'm down for more South Korean joints.
Re: Like a Dragon Fandom Divided After Hearing Kiryu's New English Voice
Now that I hear it, I'm not a fan. He sounds waaaay too young for a man in his 50's.
Re: Rise of the Ronin Leak Suggests a Q1 2024 Launch on PS5, More Details
I'm more interested in this now that I see difficulty options will be a thing and it's leaning less into the Souls formula. As much as I like Team Ninja, I've never been able to click with their recent Souls-like games. Rise of the Ronin sounds much more like the game I was hoping it would be.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Final Fantasy 16?
Teetering between a 5 and a 6, so far. I have a lot of mixed feelings about it, and I'm astounded by the high praise it's been getting. The Eikon battles are CLEARLY where the vast majority of the time, effort, and money went, because so much else around them is shockingly lackluster and/or hollow.
FFXVI was my most anticipated game of the year btw
Re: Microsoft Planned to Conquer Japan with Square Enix Buyout, Eye-Opening Documents Reveal
The mere idea of Microsoft considering purchasing Kingdom Hearts disgusts me.
Re: Yakuza Series Creator, Former Developers Disappear from Credits in New Collection
C'mon RGG, that's not cool and you damn well know it.
Re: Sony's PC Port Dev Nixxes Under the Microscope in Studio Profile Video
When the time comes, I hope this is the team that ports Ghost of Tsushima to PC.
Re: YouTuber Yong Yea Is the New English Voice of Kazuma Kiryu
I'll need to hear the performance before I make any judgments, but I have a feeling he's going to be way too recognizable of a voice for it not to be distracting. Thankfully, it won't affect me either way since I play all the Like a Dragon games with the Japanese audio anyway.
Re: Rumour: Bungie Wants Marathon on PS5 to Be the Ultimate Live Service Game
It's a shame that this cool-looking art direction is being used for something that is a complete turn-off for me. I'd love to play a single-player FPS from Bungie that looked like this.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 481
I've had it sitting in my library for over a month, but I'm finally getting around to playing Humanity on PS5. Something in my gut told me to buy it when it came out, and now that I've had a chance to play it for a few hours, I'm glad I did. This is a really good puzzle game and it never fails to put a smile on my face when I figure out how to get all the gold people in a level. So good.
I'm also close to reaching the final story mission in Tears of the Kingdom, but I don't want the experience to end. I love this game so much that I want to savor it for as long as I can. But with FFXVI looming on the horizon, I know I'll just have to suck it up and finish TotK's main story at least.
Re: Whoopsie! Square Enix Just Leaked Another Star Ocean Remaster
Aaaaaaaaand Square Enix continues to be allergic to remastering my all-time favorite tri-Ace game: Radiata Stories.
Re: Sorry, But Games Are Probably Going to Take Longer Than Ever to Make on PS5
If they focused way less on making massive games with state-of-the-art visuals, we'd get more interesting games from these studios and more frequently.
Re: Layoffs, Closures, and Cancellations as Embracer Group Undergoes Huge Restructure
As others have mentioned, this was inevitable. I have never understood the mindset behind Embracer Group, and I find their "strategy" even more disgusting now that they've realized the obvious and must now do a bunch of lay-offs.
Re: Preview: Viewfinder PS5 Demo Is an Excellent Proof of Concept, and Now We Need More
I've had my eye on this since they showed it off at the Game Awards and I'm so pleased by what I played from the demo. This is definitely a day one purchase for me.
Re: Prince of Persia's Devs Welcome All Reactions After Overwhelmingly Negative Response to PS5, PS4 Sidescroller
I hate Ubisoft with a passion and even I think some of the extreme negativity around this game is confusing. This is easily one of the more interesting games they have in the works.
Re: Reaction: Solid Xbox Showcase Should Give Sony Some Incentive to Stop Being So Damn Cloak and Daggers About PS5, PS4
While I didn't "love" today's Xbox showcase, it was leagues ahead of what PlayStation showed off and easily Xbox's best showcase in ages. Some of the new exclusives they showed off looked awesome.
Re: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is the Next Mainline Game as Ichiban Goes Nude on a Beach
I love this trailer so much.
Re: Try Not to Cringe Over Twisted Metal's Television Show
I couldn't even make it through the whole clip, honestly. Just wretched.
Re: Square Enix Doesn't Think You've Seen Enough Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Gameplay
They might as well throw up the entire finale at this point.
Re: PS Studios, Kojima Productions Announce Hideo Kojima Documentary Film
Even if it's a lot of nauseating hagiography, I'll still watch it for those juicy BTS Death Stranding details.