@BLPs I'm not so much concerned about the opinion of the whole thing, more about how the opinion was stated in the report. There should have just been a link to the interview where ND allegedly says they don't care for Jak 2 much anymore and left it at that.
I mean, I'd pretty much write exactly what Sammy has if it were an opinion piece, but it's a news report, even if PushSquare has the luxury of being more lax about professionalism than most.
@get2sammyb I kinda have to agree with what @viciousarcanum and @BLPs are saying despite the fact that I agree with you guys that Jak 2 isn't particularly great.
Meh. I still haven't played the PS Plus version I got in like January. And DMC4 remastered seems like an awful idea, considering it was EARLY PS3 era and didn't push s*** technically.
I played the demo and felt like I was spending about 30% of my time changing costumes. A few different costumes is cool, but eight each, all being swapped out constantly? No thanks.
I think the best thing they could have done was show a cinematic trailer for Uncharted 4 to open and that gameplay to close. Because you can't really follow Uncharted, especially with that crap from Jaffe.
@Ginkgo The capitals aren't code. Around the Golden Age of Piracy, that's how they wrote - they capitalized more improper nouns. Ass Creed 4 taught me that.
Wow. That combat looks like exactly what I wanted. More Last of Us and less cover-based shooting from a single location until everybody is dead, but still bombastic where TLoU wasn't. And you guys have no idea how happy I was when I saw hitmarkers. With bullet-sponge enemies like Uncharted's, they make combat immensely more satisfying.
Every 'basic' Crash game that followed this was better. So yes, that's up to and including Wrath of Cortex. Not to say this wasn't great, but that goshdarn Slippery Climb level...
I actually don't think it's aged well. In fact, MGS games are very much products of their time. MGS1 introduced the concept of a game being a movie, but we have things like emergent storytelling now where poor dialog doesn't have to be rattled off for 15 minutes to tell us that "we can buy weapons now" (that example was from MGS4, but whatever).
In fact, the only games that even hold up gameplay-wise are MGS4 and Ground Zeroes. The rest have middling-to-poor stealth gameplay the further back you go.
It would seem that this guy is just copying Smooth McGroove... But I guess, if you want to see a very specific song done, you can't rely on him to do it.
You guys say that it's a bit 'gamey', but i think it fits with the parody of real life - investors will bail at the absolute first sign of trouble. I mean, Ass Creed Unity sold more than BF in the UK, and yet investors bailed due to the bugs and glitches. I would have thought the sales were more important.
I had a hell of a lot of fun with this. I've already done all the story and side stuff I have any desire to do, though, so it felt pretty short. Could have used a couple more story sequences.
Personally, I always assumed that was a cliffhanger for the sake of a cliffhanger and not for the sake of a sequel.
I felt Sly 3 was one of the greatest wrappings-up of a trilogy story ever. While, given the genre, I wasn't too worried about narrative integrity when it came to Sly 4 straying from that, I still hold Sly 3 as a shining example of how to do a happy ending in a kid-friendly plot.
Well, Sucker Punch hasn't made a game that isn't sandbox since Sly 1 (which wasn't). They could definitely be doing another open-world IP. Which I would prefer - inFamous is still cool, but they've made three/four (First Light/Festival of Blood) now and it never seemed like a property that needed to go on any longer than that. Uncharted, really, was the only PS-exclusive property that deserved to continue.
The greatest possible event for me would be the following: Insomniac shows Ratchet and Clank 2015, ND shows UC4 and pulls a Sega Saturn and releases UC Collection the following day, and SP reveals something new.
I would make a white, sticky mess everywhere if those things were all to happen at the same event.
@ShogunRok Ehh... I remember feeling that it had immense potential... and then I was asked to go and pick some flowers, the two different types of which were on opposite ends of the map, and I kinda just stopped playing it there.
There's nothing all that wrong with lowbrow humour (Saints Row does it with aplomb), and T&A isn't by definition a bad thing either.
I don't doubt the game sucks as a game, and I do think it's stupid to put baps on zombies (note: stupid, not necessarily OMG ORFENSIVE), but the game is clearly aimed at teenage guys and fratboys. And, in the words of Michael Bay; "Oh dear what a crime."
@BLPs Hmm... maybe we'll just get Nefarious's backstory in this one, as established in R&C3? It would make sense, to set him up for any sequels. It'd be cool if, this gen, we got three R&C movies and 3 R&C remakes. I think that's actually be cooler than new games IMO. Also they could probably remake Deadlocked, but 4 movies would be stretching it. Maybe they could do 3 and deadlocked at once, since you can fit an awful lot into a movie for the running time...
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Re: Review: Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings (PlayStation 4)
Aww, it wasn't that bad.
I mean, I wouldn't pay for it, but being free it's a solid 7.
Re: This Is What a Remake of the Worst Jak & Daxter Would Look Like
@BLPs In print it's libel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XscaGDxuQqE
Re: This Is What a Remake of the Worst Jak & Daxter Would Look Like
@BLPs I'm not so much concerned about the opinion of the whole thing, more about how the opinion was stated in the report.
There should have just been a link to the interview where ND allegedly says they don't care for Jak 2 much anymore and left it at that.
I mean, I'd pretty much write exactly what Sammy has if it were an opinion piece, but it's a news report, even if PushSquare has the luxury of being more lax about professionalism than most.
Re: This Is What a Remake of the Worst Jak & Daxter Would Look Like
@get2sammyb I kinda have to agree with what @viciousarcanum and @BLPs are saying despite the fact that I agree with you guys that Jak 2 isn't particularly great.
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity Resurrects Dead Kings for Free on PS4 Next Week
I'll get this, but I plan to sell Unity as soon as I've played Dead Kings.
Re: January's Free PlayStation Plus Games include inFAMOUS: First Light on PS4 and More
I literally bought Prototype 2 less than 24 hours ago -_-
Re: Review: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PlayStation 3)
YOU GOTTA GO DANOUDADAN
Re: The Smirks Seem Sharper in This DmC: Definitive Edition PS4 Trailer
@ReigningSemtex No, it's both. Right at the end you'll see DMC4 Special Edition, and it's been formally announced.
Re: The Smirks Seem Sharper in This DmC: Definitive Edition PS4 Trailer
Meh. I still haven't played the PS Plus version I got in like January.
And DMC4 remastered seems like an awful idea, considering it was EARLY PS3 era and didn't push s*** technically.
Re: Review: LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (PlayStation 4)
I played the demo and felt like I was spending about 30% of my time changing costumes.
A few different costumes is cool, but eight each, all being swapped out constantly? No thanks.
Re: Feature: Did PlayStation Plus Represent Value for Money in 2014?
The only three on there that really interested me were BioShock Infinite, DmC, and Tomb Raider.
More because I have enough games to play already without 'burdening' my backlog with stuff that could be good but could be not good.
Re: These Multiplayer DLC Executions for The Last of Us Are Skipping the PS3
As the world's biggest fan of TLoU multiplayer (well, after SanchoWest)... I will not be paying for extra animations.
Re: Sony: We're Working on Project Morpheus Experiences That Core Gamers Will Enjoy
@get2sammyb
Strangled tagline puns ahoy!
Re: Could Drake's Big Brother Be Uncharted 4's Bad Guy?
Yes.
He's pretty much definitely the character that we heard in the very first teaser trailer (we already know the voice actor changed).
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Experience Keynote Closes the Year with Copious Content
I think the best thing they could have done was show a cinematic trailer for Uncharted 4 to open and that gameplay to close.
Because you can't really follow Uncharted, especially with that crap from Jaffe.
Re: PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Dazzles in Glorious Gameplay Demo
@KAPADO Too much land; 7.8/10
Re: Chaos Will Rise in the Next God of War on PS4
Well... I didn't think this series needed to continue, but as a graphical showpiece it was only barely matched by Uncharted last gen, I suppose.
Re: PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Dazzles in Glorious Gameplay Demo
@Ginkgo The capitals aren't code. Around the Golden Age of Piracy, that's how they wrote - they capitalized more improper nouns. Ass Creed 4 taught me that.
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think of Sony's PlayStation Experience Keynote?
@get2sammyb
"Whatever the hell that green square was"
What was that? I didn't watch the stream...
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think of Sony's PlayStation Experience Keynote?
Where was Ratchet and Clank 2015? I mean, with the movie out in Q2 2015, they don't have all that much time to make a gameplay reveal...
Re: PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Dazzles in Glorious Gameplay Demo
EDIT: Actually never mind, we're supposed to be talking about Uncharted here
Re: PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Dazzles in Glorious Gameplay Demo
Wow.
That combat looks like exactly what I wanted. More Last of Us and less cover-based shooting from a single location until everybody is dead, but still bombastic where TLoU wasn't.
And you guys have no idea how happy I was when I saw hitmarkers. With bullet-sponge enemies like Uncharted's, they make combat immensely more satisfying.
Re: Feature: What Will Sony Announce at PlayStation Experience?
If we don't see any gameplay of Uncharted 4 at all, I won't expect it out until holiday 2015.
If we do, I'll be calling Q2/3 2015 instead.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite PSone Game?
Yeah, probably Crash 2 or 3.
I never played that many PS1 games.
Re: Review: Crash Bandicoot (PSone)
Every 'basic' Crash game that followed this was better.
So yes, that's up to and including Wrath of Cortex.
Not to say this wasn't great, but that goshdarn Slippery Climb level...
Re: Review: Metal Gear Solid (PSone)
I actually don't think it's aged well. In fact, MGS games are very much products of their time. MGS1 introduced the concept of a game being a movie, but we have things like emergent storytelling now where poor dialog doesn't have to be rattled off for 15 minutes to tell us that "we can buy weapons now" (that example was from MGS4, but whatever).
In fact, the only games that even hold up gameplay-wise are MGS4 and Ground Zeroes. The rest have middling-to-poor stealth gameplay the further back you go.
Re: Rumour: The Next Assassin's Creed Will Brave the Smog of Victorian London
@get2sammyb
This isn't rumour anymore, Ubisoft made comment:
http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/12/02/assassins-creed-victory-has-been-leaked
Re: Weirdness: Listen to This Gorgeous Acapella Cover of The Last of Us' Main Theme
It would seem that this guy is just copying Smooth McGroove...
But I guess, if you want to see a very specific song done, you can't rely on him to do it.
Re: Collect Your Own Precursor Orb from the Naughty Dog Shop
I'd actually buy one if i had $120 going very, very spare.
Re: Guide: How to Make Massive Amounts of Money in Grand Theft Auto V PS4
You guys say that it's a bit 'gamey', but i think it fits with the parody of real life - investors will bail at the absolute first sign of trouble. I mean, Ass Creed Unity sold more than BF in the UK, and yet investors bailed due to the bugs and glitches. I would have thought the sales were more important.
Re: You'll Be Cruising Around Los Santos to These New Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Songs
I haven't heard anything I really like yet while playing, and there are a few here.
Re: You'll Be Cruising Around Los Santos to These New Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Songs
CTRL+F "Jackson"
YES!
...
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Re: What New Songs Are in Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 4?
The lack of MJ is unforgivable.
Re: Review: Assassin's Creed Rogue (PlayStation 3)
I had a hell of a lot of fun with this.
I've already done all the story and side stuff I have any desire to do, though, so it felt pretty short. Could have used a couple more story sequences.
Re: Grand Theft Auto V PS4's Launch Patch Will Steal a Load of Your Bandwidth
15 minutes!?
In NZ that'll take a good hour. Gosh darn it Rockstar.
please watch the language. Thanks -Tasuki-
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity PS4 Patch Squashes Several Big Bugs
Yeah, I'll keep playing Rogue and GTA PS4 until this is fixed.
Re: Sanzaru Games Crushes Sly Cooper PS4 Sequel Dreams
Personally, I always assumed that was a cliffhanger for the sake of a cliffhanger and not for the sake of a sequel.
I felt Sly 3 was one of the greatest wrappings-up of a trilogy story ever. While, given the genre, I wasn't too worried about narrative integrity when it came to Sly 4 straying from that, I still hold Sly 3 as a shining example of how to do a happy ending in a kid-friendly plot.
Re: Talking Point: Is This Gaming's Most Disappointing Ever Year?
@get2sammyb Shouldn't that be 'year ever'?
Just call me new chief editor
Re: Round Up: Assassin's Creed Unity PS4 Reviews Plot a Revolution
Sounds like Rogue might actually be better by proxy.
Re: Store Preview: Assassin's Creed Unity, LEGO Batman 3, Tales of Hearts R
For me, there's:
Both Ass Creeds
Two Sonic Boom games if they're good
Alpha Sapphire
GTA 5 PS4
Advanced Warfare
Pretty ridiculous, really
Re: Surprise! Sony Studio Sucker Punch Is Staffing Up for a PS4 Sandbox Game
Would be cool to get an entirely open-world Sly from them - maybe to coincide with the movie?
Re: Surprise! Sony Studio Sucker Punch Is Staffing Up for a PS4 Sandbox Game
Well, Sucker Punch hasn't made a game that isn't sandbox since Sly 1 (which wasn't).
They could definitely be doing another open-world IP. Which I would prefer - inFamous is still cool, but they've made three/four (First Light/Festival of Blood) now and it never seemed like a property that needed to go on any longer than that.
Uncharted, really, was the only PS-exclusive property that deserved to continue.
Re: Oh Dear, Assassin's Creed Unity Is Going to Mess with Time Travel
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Re: Push Scare: The Thing About PS2 Horror The Thing
Graham, what did you think of The Thing (2011)?
Re: Guerrilla, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, and Many More Will Be at PlayStation Experience
The greatest possible event for me would be the following: Insomniac shows Ratchet and Clank 2015, ND shows UC4 and pulls a Sega Saturn and releases UC Collection the following day, and SP reveals something new.
I would make a white, sticky mess everywhere if those things were all to happen at the same event.
Re: Push Scare: Why Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare DLC Is Perfect for Hallowe'en
@ShogunRok Ehh... I remember feeling that it had immense potential... and then I was asked to go and pick some flowers, the two different types of which were on opposite ends of the map, and I kinda just stopped playing it there.
Re: PS4's Free DriveClub: PS Plus Edition Has Been Put 'On Hold'
Christ, this has just been a travesty all around, hasn't it?
Re: Push Scare: Why the Abysmal Zombeer Has Changed My Outlook on Games
There's nothing all that wrong with lowbrow humour (Saints Row does it with aplomb), and T&A isn't by definition a bad thing either.
I don't doubt the game sucks as a game, and I do think it's stupid to put baps on zombies (note: stupid, not necessarily OMG ORFENSIVE), but the game is clearly aimed at teenage guys and fratboys.
And, in the words of Michael Bay; "Oh dear what a crime."
Re: Ratchet & Clank's PS4 Remake Will Include All New Assets
@BLPs Hmm... maybe we'll just get Nefarious's backstory in this one, as established in R&C3?
It would make sense, to set him up for any sequels.
It'd be cool if, this gen, we got three R&C movies and 3 R&C remakes. I think that's actually be cooler than new games IMO. Also they could probably remake Deadlocked, but 4 movies would be stretching it.
Maybe they could do 3 and deadlocked at once, since you can fit an awful lot into a movie for the running time...
Re: Ratchet & Clank's PS4 Remake Will Include All New Assets
@irken004 He is confirmed to be in it, but I dunno If he'll actually manage to add anything to it considering it's telling the first game's story.