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Re: Talking Point: What New Trophy Features Do You Want on PS5?

RenanKJ

@GamingFan4Lyf For a long time, I agreed with you. It caused me some bad moments already.

Back in PS3 era, specially being a completionist, I couldn't avoid seeking them all for a few months, when I first got in contact with them. I hated it, it destroyed the fun in playing games, because they forced me to do boring stuff and extend my playthrough way longer than needed. I put an end to it when I was playing one my favorite games, Kingdom Hearts, an action RPG, and there were trophies asking me to keep using the original weapon through the entire game and do a speed run (so basically killing customization and exploration, which are two things I love in gaming).

I still find it hard to avoid seeking trophies when they start popping up, or when they don't pop up for too long (because I know they're there). But it's easier than it used to be.

Playing Nintendo is so much better in this regard, because all I do is enjoy the game without worrying about statistics.

I do understand that other gamers like trophies, though. If they could offer a "disable" feature, as in the list of trophies disappears, I'd like that.

Re: The Last of Us 2 Delayed Again Due to Coronavirus Epidemic

RenanKJ

@AdamNovice Well aware, I'm a software developer. Just saying that it should have went gold months ago.

Anyway, I hope I didn't upset anyone too much with what I said. I love ND games. And after so long, and after delays, and living in a quarantine in my city, it's incredibly disappointing and hard to believe.

Re: The Last of Us 2 Delayed Again Due to Coronavirus Epidemic

RenanKJ

@AhmadSumadi I can understand that. I'm working remotely for a few weeks now, due to the virus. My point is that there are even news of crunch hours and all. And they have delayed the game before already. So it comes down to (1) they didn't manage properly the scope of work vs resources and audience expectations, or (2) they believe the current context would affect their sales due to the theme of the game and difficulty to reach retailers. Due to the "final bugs" thing, I'm a little more inclined to the first option.

Re: The Last of Us 2 Delayed Again Due to Coronavirus Epidemic

RenanKJ

@Alfieburns @AhmadSumadi Honestly? Product managers should plan for it. This is one of the most expected games on PlayStation for years. They certainly couldn't predict it, but they could react to it. Instead they suspended it indefinitely one month prior to release. Were they waiting until the release month to start manufacturing the physical media? For marketing? There're no other ways to showcase the game?

I can understand the strategy to avoid losing sales, though. But ND just gives me that Hideo Kojima feeling of "it's not perfect yet, let's postpone the release".

Re: Guide: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked

RenanKJ

Can't speak for RE3 yet, but I have a feeling it'll be a short, yet amazing game.

RE0 should get some more love though. It's right up there with RE1R in my opinion. It's a really good game. Also, RE2R is better than RE4.

Considering that I didn't play RE3R and RE7, my list so far would be:
1. RE2R
2. RE4
3. RE1R
4. RE0
5. RE5
6. RE6

And my bet is that this will be my list after playing them:
1. RE2R
2. RE7
3. RE4
4. RE3R
5. RE1R
6. RE0
7. RE5
8. RE6

Re: Fans Show Displeasure at Disappointing Road to PS5 Reveal

RenanKJ

Look, guys, I understand the argument that they did what they said they would do, that this was not the official reveal.

But let's be real, everyone and their grandmas want to see the PS5 in action and Sony has been silent for so long. Everyone was home in quarantine. We wondered if among the architectural stuff, the console would be shown, maybe the controller or some tech demos to showcase its features. Sony didn't schedule this as a reveal. But this became the official reveal in the end. For the consumer, the player. Simple as that. They should have realized it and reviewed the presentation.

It's not that the average gamer is stupid. It's that Sony did not understand the context where it was sharing this.

Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's PS5 Deep Dive Reveal?

RenanKJ

Good lord, this presentation was awful... Sure, it would work perfectly in GDC, but this was online for everyone. And everyone was crazy to hear anything about PS5.

Now they revealed the details, in the most boring way imaginable. The impact of the "official reveal" now is gonna be more in line with "yea? big deal".

Re: Resident Evil 3 Recap Trailer Tells the Series' Story Up to Now

RenanKJ

I've caught up with the series so far, including RE0. But nice work, Capcom!

I watched this nice video the other day from a Brazilian youtuber sharing the evolution of the series, and how Capcom almost went bankrupt around the release of RE6; but they completely reinvented themselves for RE7, and then Devil May Cry 5, Monster Hunter: World and RE2. It's amazing to see what talented people can achieve when they put their minds in the right place.