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Do you think I would enjoy RDR2? I am concerned that it might be a bit too slow and narrative focused for me.

I primarily play action oriented games with excellent high fps performance and do not prefer open worlds or narrative heavy games. At the same time I do not want to miss out on a a game that is wideley considered a masterpiece.

I did enjoy but didn't love GTA5. I thought the gameplay was subpar, mostly due to the weird aiming mechanics. I did enjoy the exposition but I get the impression that RDR2 has a lot more and that concerns me. I've also enjoyed but again did not love more story focused open worlds like the Horizon games, AC Odyssey, and the Witcher 3.

If the gameplay focuses on third person shooting it’s a shooter with platforming elements and not a platformer. R&C is also a shooter not a platformer.

As a fan of platformers it’s annoying to me that anything colorful with a jump button gets called a platformer regardless of what the gameplay is actually like.

@rachetmarvel I didn’t say that at all. I think it’s a good game. But I’ve also read through the user reviews and what I’m actually saying, that the score is inflated by the weirdos, is very clearly accurate. Go read the reviews, a significant number mention censorship as their only issue.

@dark_knightmare2 I’ve read them. A significant number of them specifically mention censorship as their only issue.

@dark_knightmare2 They didn't turn on the game. Look through the user reviews. Half the 10s will say it's a masterpiece despite Sony's censorship. The chuds are definitely inflating the score.

The ven diagram of people who review bomb and people who treat this game like a political statement against wokeness is a circle so it totally makes sense that this game would have an inflated score.

This is a bad review. The game I’m playing is definitely a 7/10 which tracks with the consensus.

@Eadgar Wasting your money to own the woke people. LOL

That’s disappointing but not surprising. The gameplay looked questionable in trailers. It’s on ps plus and has great art so I’ll still give it a go but with managed expectations.

Prince of Persia is the best game so far this year. 2D games are so under appreciated.

So many people salty about a video game website reporting data about video games.

So much complaining. Dave the Diver alone makes this a great month you philistines!

@Vivisapprentice That’s weird considering most old games ran at 60 fps.

@GKT Thank you! I appreciate the tip.

@Pranwell I’m concerned that a pro model existing will lead to more games having only a 30 fps mode. I think that’s a very fair concern when developers already prioritize graphics for marketing purposes.

It seems like the focus will be on graphics rather than performance and I care more about performance so it’s hard to be excited for it.

I don’t think humans can perceive a difference between 1080p and 4k at normal viewing ranges.

The wealthy are ruining literally everything with their greed. Every single product is becoming worse and more expensive. These people are parasites.

@Pranwell I understand that and so does Sony. That's why their business model is rapidly changing to bleeding people like you dry now that they have tapped out the console market and cannot realize additionaly growth from increasing their market share.

@NinjaNicky There are comparable products to the PSP that are half as much and only like 6 games that actually push the base model PS5. If people have the money and want to buy those things good for them but that doesn't change that the primary draw is clearly brand allegience. And Sony has caught on and is moving towards a busness model of milking their whales so I hope you enjoy your shiny new consumer products. I would buy them too if the value justified the cost.

@Strafio unfortunately I think I’m to blame for my problems. My wife was able to run up long combos without any issues. I have very little rhythm.

@hookedWORM17 The rhythm aspect is constant but unlike most rhytm games it does not punish missing the beat. Instead it rewards staying on the beat. It also has a ton of really good visual feedback that helps a lot. I have no rhythm and still beat it without any trouble.

@dark_knightmare2 I liked it and think it's a good game. I'm just unfortunately really bad at it.

@Americansamurai1 It will make you feel like you’re good at rhythm games. I could not get past the second level of Metal Hellsinger but I beat this.

@Ico1977 Play enough to open up the good jokers. That’s it. That’s the secret. The jokers you start opening up with x multipliers are game breaking. You’ll still lose to BS boss blinds sometimes but you’ll win often. Game is way too dependent on RNG.

@MrMagic Why do I bother with people who are clearly incapable of purposely avoiding understanding nuance?

@MrMagic If you think it’s just self defense then you’re completely ignorant to what is happening in America and in no place to comment on an American outlet’s interpretation of racial issues. Just because the law does not specifically spell out that it protects white people does not mean that the racist justice system does not apply it as such. White men get away with shooting teens carrying skittles here. White men get away with shooting young black women in the face for knocking on their door after having car issues. White men get away with shooting blank CHILDREN carrying toy guns.

@MrMagic Just because something is not an issue for you does not mean it is not an issue for someone else. In the US many places have made it legal for white people to shoot and kill black people and then just say they were afraid to get away with it. If you took a second to understand other people you might see that their concerns have very real and meaningful causes.

I’m of Mexican decent and had no issues shooting up Mexican American gangs in Cyberpunk. I’m not the type to get offended by this stuff but it’s really not that hard to be understanding of why others do.

@Hyena_socks they are literally pre-offended in their post complaining about a scenario they made up and they have the audacity to complain about other people getting offended by actual issues.

The reviews this game received are wild. Everyone I’ve heard talk about playing this game, including people who gave it high scores, list so many problems they had with the game.

I have not played it so obviously I have no idea. I’m just saying the discourse doesn’t match the masterpiece level metascore.

@RudeAnimat0r This is exactly what I was going to comment including starting my comment with hell yeah!

@__jamiie You would be wrong with that argument. Spiderman is the most popular comic book character, fourth most popular movie IP, and most popular PlayStation IP. I didn’t realize it either but spiderman is a very big deal.

@Troubbble based on your comment history I don’t believe that this was an innocent joke. Your comments on this site make you come off as sexist and just generally kind of backwards and self centered in your views.

@CVCubbington Baseball is as boring as Mom and apple pie. they need to jazz it up.

@Troubbble How many of your male friends are baseball players or striving towards that goal? For that matter, how many of your friends are samurai, space soldiers, cyborgs, robots, cats, or any of the other hundreds of avatars in games?

@don-neto Because a bunch of stupid executives all invested heavily in the game industry at the exact same time like a bunch of sheep, creating a sudden overflow of great games, and now they are all devesting at the exact time, again like sheep, leading to an inevitble drought where the few good games will make tons of money thanks to a lack of competition, leading to a new surge of investment into gaming, starting the cycle over again.

@PerpetualBoredom Right?! There are a distressingly high number of people in this comment section regurgitating the PR BS from executives thinking it makes them sound smart when it really just makes them look like gullible fools.

When Insomniac is getting cuts that should tell you everything you need to know. It has nothing to do with market conditions. Gaming as a business is very healthy but these ghouls demand infinite growth.

Unionize now!

@jolteon23 if you ever find yourself wondering if the problem is American workers being exploited and then tossed to the side, the answer is yes absolutely 100%. We live in a capitalist ***** over here.

@StonyKL the guys at the top get replaced? Hahahahahahaha good one

@Hamst88 @matroska No it’s totally niche, it barely sold more copies than noted niche titles R&C Rift Apart and Infamous 2. /s

I enjoy the positivity of the Sony community. So many comments here are basically, "Awesome, I'm sure they cancelled only the games I am not interested in so they can now focus on the games I am interested in." I wish I believed in anything as much as some of y'all believe in a corporation that only cares about your money.

@Jayslow @themightyant The game awards nominations do not have a great track record for accuracry. It's not a fighting game. Sucess is not predicated on stringing together long combos, or any combos really. It is focused on perfecting your dodges and parries, and on your ability to do crowd control.

@Bunchesopuppies It's not a fighter. It's like a cross between brawler and souls.

This game looks charming AF but I have a suspicion that the gameplay is going to be a let down. I think it's the top down combat with a tiny sword that concerns me. Those games never feel great. Hopefully they mix up the gameplay enough for it to not matter.

I was very interested in this game but ended up staying away because of the paint by numbers gameplay. What is the point of forcing players to use the red gun for red enemies and the blue gun for blue enemeis when gunplay inherently forces you to switch between guns based on situation and distance?

11% would deny themselves good games purely for their allegiance to a plastic box even though the console war has long since been won. People are so weird.

I don’t think I saw anything I’ll play this year. Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin look like hood games but not for full price.