First of all, to avoid the video game adaptation curse, you need to avoid the likes of Uwe Boll and Paul ws anderson. Also make sure the director and his team played the game(s) and love it. Then you have a chance of getting a watchable film.
They can't outconsole, so they tried to outActivision the PS5. And so far they failed on both accounts. Meanwhile, Nintendo does it's thing, not bothered by any of it.
"under article 11.29".
11.29 is also the average number of article per month about Activision-blizzard acquisition on push square. Can we slow down on the amount of rumour and speculation articles until something actually new comes up?
GOW2 was at 80€ at launch in most shops in France, which is ridiculous. I haven't bought any major game on PS5 because of these ridiculous prices. I ended up borrowing most from friends, and since I still have lots of other games yet to play, I might as well wait for PS5 games to drop below 40-50€, or wait for a complete edition for HFW.
In the end, I spend much less on PS4/5 games because of Sony's greed, when I bought a few games full price on Switch since I got my hand on a PS5.
Funny how Microsoft mentions technology when it's only about monopoly. I'd love for them to get hit by the anti trust law if they acquire any more big developers.
They didn't even release it at the same time as the PS5 remaster. Another case of a developer (probably because of the publisher) deciding to fix it later if players complain too much
"The Gran Turismo franchise has always pushed PlayStation's technological limits." A weird thing to mention for a game that was also released on PS4. It doesn't exactly push the PS5 to its technological limits.
@Flaming_Kaiser I guess you've never heard of optimisation for different hardware. Like some games run like crap on high end pc, when they run smoothly on much less powerful hardware like the PS5 and XSX.
Diablo 3 was a turd at launch. It also had the worst thing ever seen in a video game: real money auction house. And it's a Blizzard-Activision game created with another turd, bobby kotick, as the CEO. There is absolutely no way they won't force you to get your credit card to overheat if you want to enjoy endgame content.
This reminds me of Xenoblade chronicles 2, when you had to open core crystals one by one with an awefully long animation, hoping to get a rare blade. I spent hours hitting A while watching TV series. They fixed it in a patch with bulk opening and animation skip, but it's still a huuuuge oversight from the developers. It's as if they never bothered to play their own game
Hopefully the game doesn't feature this much emptiness. Having big and pretty landscapes is nice and all, but if there is nothing to do except crossing them slowly, it's going to be a little boring.
I just see 2 massive companies full of sh*t which never cared about anything else than money and having the biggest share in the console market. Sony and Microsoft are ready to do about anything to achieve their goal. It's just that Sony doesn't have the same budget, so they are pissed off
Activision Blizzard in 3rd position. It really shows the state of videogame critics. They published diablo immortal and the yearly Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Call of duty.
They recently increased the price of the PS5 for a simple reason: greed. So if the PS5 pro was a thing, how much would it cost? 800€? I'd flip Sony off and use that money for a new GPU.
I borrowed forbidden west from a friend, so I won't buy the expansion if I don't own the game. I might wait for a complete edition at half price is the dlc is any good.
Under a mountain of dust, I have a pc with a CPU from 2012 and a GTX 970. I can most definitely run it in 8K/240fps, but I'm not willing to pay 80€ for a game I already own on PS4.
I like both open world and linear games as long as they are not boring or repetitive. Open world games that ask you to go from point A to point B with nothing interesting in-between are far worse than average linear games.
Regardless of the term, RPGs originated from Japan are pretty much a genre of their own. The term JRPG still makes sense as they are extremely Japanese and won't be enjoyed by people who aren't used to Japanese games. Same goes with Japanese animation, cinema, literature, food, etc. It doesn't mean it's good or bad, it's just specific and not to everyone's taste.
And what he says, not thinking about creating a JRPG, is like Indian not thinking about making Indian curry, or French people making French croissant/baguette/crêpe. But the country of origin is still useful to foreigners.
@ShogunRok They have cup noodle in FFXV, so Japan, the English language and mondialisation probably exist in FFXV. They might have a magic gate to UK's Midgard in FF7.
The first Spiderman on PS4 was incredible in terms of gameplay, graphics and had a perfectly smooth frame rate. This studio is really impressive.
And here I am playing Mass effect legendary edition, a game 2007 that runs like crap and is ugly compared to today's standards. There is even screen tear when you're in the citadel.
@Keyblade-Dan It was ok, but far from great. Jedi academy was way more fun back in the days. I was expecting a lot more when some critics said it was "uncharted in the star Wars universe". The exact same thing made by the guys who made uncharted would have been a trillion times better.
@get2sammyb I was just thinking of the worst way to implement ads in a game. Although they could make free versions of existing games. It happened a lot on mobile over the last decade. I just hope it won't be the main business model on console in the future.
I shaved my head yesterday so I can comment. My beard isn't as long though.
I really appreciate when studios don't share their game too early. It can't do any good to show gameplay footage, or fake gameplay footage like CP2077. This way they can change it freely to make it almost perfect (my expectations aren't low)
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Re: Mortal Kombat 11 PS5, PS4 Fans Can't Believe the Game's Been Filled with Hogwarts Legacy Ads
Don't people like to have the quality of a free to play game when they paid full price for it? How odd.
Re: Stranger Things Star Explains How Gran Turismo Movie Avoids Video Game Adaptation Curse
First of all, to avoid the video game adaptation curse, you need to avoid the likes of Uwe Boll and Paul ws anderson. Also make sure the director and his team played the game(s) and love it. Then you have a chance of getting a watchable film.
Re: Game-Breaking Bug Detected in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, But a Fix Is En Route
Evil Abstergo doesn't have enough money to finish a game, or even test it, before releasing it. One more lesson to never buy a game day one.
Re: Xbox Boss Admits Microsoft Can't 'Outconsole' PS5
They can't outconsole, so they tried to outActivision the PS5. And so far they failed on both accounts. Meanwhile, Nintendo does it's thing, not bothered by any of it.
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PS5 Patch Promises Improved Performance and Crash Fixes
Awesome. They promise to finish developing the game... After its release. And that's sadly the norm for modern gaming with few exceptions.
Re: UK's Activision Buyout Block Prevents Microsoft from Trying Again for 10 Years
"under article 11.29".
11.29 is also the average number of article per month about Activision-blizzard acquisition on push square. Can we slow down on the amount of rumour and speculation articles until something actually new comes up?
Re: $70 Games Could Be Hurting PS5, PS4 Sales, But There's More to the Story
GOW2 was at 80€ at launch in most shops in France, which is ridiculous. I haven't bought any major game on PS5 because of these ridiculous prices. I ended up borrowing most from friends, and since I still have lots of other games yet to play, I might as well wait for PS5 games to drop below 40-50€, or wait for a complete edition for HFW.
In the end, I spend much less on PS4/5 games because of Sony's greed, when I bought a few games full price on Switch since I got my hand on a PS5.
Re: PSVR2 Availability Expands to UK Retailers on 12th May
That's a great date to release something. This way people can ignore it and focus on Tears of the kingdom instead
Re: Microsoft Goes Scorched Earth Over UK's Activision Buyout Block
Funny how Microsoft mentions technology when it's only about monopoly. I'd love for them to get hit by the anti trust law if they acquire any more big developers.
Re: Milestone Announces RIDE 5, Its First New-Gen Only Game, Releasing This August
It's really nice to see someone finally saying "New-gen" for the current gen. No sarcasm here.
Re: Rumour: PS Vita 2 Dreams Killed But Sony Might Have a 'Cloud-Streaming Handheld' in the Works
I'd love to see how hard a handheld Sony Stadia would fail.
Re: Random: Gran Turismo 7 Players Are Manipulating Physics and Popping Truly Sick Wheelies
@Reeneman Sure, but that's not pushing technical limits. It's just improving the frame rate.
Re: The Last of Us PC Is Not 'Naughty Dog Quality', Developer Admits
They didn't even release it at the same time as the PS5 remaster. Another case of a developer (probably because of the publisher) deciding to fix it later if players complain too much
Re: Random: Gran Turismo 7 Players Are Manipulating Physics and Popping Truly Sick Wheelies
"The Gran Turismo franchise has always pushed PlayStation's technological limits."
A weird thing to mention for a game that was also released on PS4. It doesn't exactly push the PS5 to its technological limits.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Wouldn't Be Possible Without PS5
@Flaming_Kaiser I guess you've never heard of optimisation for different hardware. Like some games run like crap on high end pc, when they run smoothly on much less powerful hardware like the PS5 and XSX.
Re: It's Never Been Cheaper to Seriously Expand Your PS5's Storage Space
@get2sammyb I honestly didn't expect a website which is not specialised in pc hardware to specify the price per GB. Well done.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Wouldn't Be Possible Without PS5
It looks like sucking up to Sony and promoting the PS5 was also part of the exclusive deal.
Also the XSX has similar, if not better specs, at least on paper.
Re: Preview: Diablo 4's PS5 Beta Was Impressive, But It's Raised Some Concerns
Diablo 3 was a turd at launch. It also had the worst thing ever seen in a video game: real money auction house. And it's a Blizzard-Activision game created with another turd, bobby kotick, as the CEO. There is absolutely no way they won't force you to get your credit card to overheat if you want to enjoy endgame content.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Remake on PS4 Is Why Cross-Gen Needs to End
This is the reason why I call the PS5 a glorified "PS4 Pro-Pro"
Re: New God of War Game Seemingly Teased by Tyr's Voice Actor
A spinoff in which you play Tyr as a tree and talk non stop.
Re: Sonic Frontiers' Worst PS5, PS4 Trophy No Longer Gnaws At Your Soul
This reminds me of Xenoblade chronicles 2, when you had to open core crystals one by one with an awefully long animation, hoping to get a rare blade. I spent hours hitting A while watching TV series. They fixed it in a patch with bulk opening and animation skip, but it's still a huuuuge oversight from the developers. It's as if they never bothered to play their own game
Re: Gran Turismo 4 Cheat Codes Discovered Almost 20 Years After Its PS2 Release
Remember when cheat codes didn't require a credit card? These were good times.
Re: Final Fantasy 16's Jaw-Dropping PS5 World Will Make You Say Wow
Hopefully the game doesn't feature this much emptiness. Having big and pretty landscapes is nice and all, but if there is nothing to do except crossing them slowly, it's going to be a little boring.
Re: PS5 Has Been Discounted for the First Time Since It Launched Over Two Years Ago
So they increased the price worldwide and now it's on sales in the US? I feel like we got screwed twice in Europe.
Re: Microsoft Thinks It Hasn't 'Pulled Any Games' from PS5, PS4
I just see 2 massive companies full of sh*t which never cared about anything else than money and having the biggest share in the console market. Sony and Microsoft are ready to do about anything to achieve their goal. It's just that Sony doesn't have the same budget, so they are pissed off
Re: Metacritic Crowns Sony the Best Games Publisher of 2022
Activision Blizzard in 3rd position. It really shows the state of videogame critics. They published diablo immortal and the yearly Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Call of duty.
Re: Talking Point: Is 2024 Too Soon for PS5 Pro?
They recently increased the price of the PS5 for a simple reason: greed. So if the PS5 pro was a thing, how much would it cost? 800€? I'd flip Sony off and use that money for a new GPU.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's PS5 Exclusive Expansion Still Scheduled for 19th April
I borrowed forbidden west from a friend, so I won't buy the expansion if I don't own the game. I might wait for a complete edition at half price is the dlc is any good.
Re: The Last of Us: Part I's PC Specs Will Make Mincemeat of Your Computer
Under a mountain of dust, I have a pc with a CPU from 2012 and a GTX 970. I can most definitely run it in 8K/240fps, but I'm not willing to pay 80€ for a game I already own on PS4.
Re: PS Plus Is Up to 85% Off for New Subscribers This Weekend
@TommyNL It's a British website. And don't mistake Europe for EU. Technically, Switzerland is also in Europe and was never part of the EU.
Re: The Last of Us Co-Creator Sparks Developer Debate As He Declares Linear Games Are Easier to Make
I like both open world and linear games as long as they are not boring or repetitive. Open world games that ask you to go from point A to point B with nothing interesting in-between are far worse than average linear games.
Re: Naoki Yoshida Is Not a Fan of the Term 'JRPG'
Regardless of the term, RPGs originated from Japan are pretty much a genre of their own. The term JRPG still makes sense as they are extremely Japanese and won't be enjoyed by people who aren't used to Japanese games. Same goes with Japanese animation, cinema, literature, food, etc. It doesn't mean it's good or bad, it's just specific and not to everyone's taste.
And what he says, not thinking about creating a JRPG, is like Indian not thinking about making Indian curry, or French people making French croissant/baguette/crêpe. But the country of origin is still useful to foreigners.
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Has a Dog Party Member Who You Can Command in Battle
I hope there will only be dogs in FF17. Dogs are so much better than humans.
I'm still looking forward to put my paws on FF16 so I can enjoy my console as an actual PS5, not just a PS4 Pro-Pro
Re: Random: Crisis Core Remaster Somehow Uses a Watermarked Image Multiple Times
@ShogunRok They have cup noodle in FFXV, so Japan, the English language and mondialisation probably exist in FFXV. They might have a magic gate to UK's Midgard in FF7.
Re: Random: Crisis Core Remaster Somehow Uses a Watermarked Image Multiple Times
@rawzeku They never bothered fixing the missing door textures on FF7R. So I doubt they'll bother unless gettyimage gets on their case.
Re: Fan Disappointment as Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Get New Game+ After All
I was bored to death by the end of the game and had no interest in playing more of it with the DLCs, let alone new game +.
Re: Watch More Pre-Pre Alpha Gameplay of the New Skate in Latest Dev Diary
Isn't pre-pre alpha what most developers call "gold" and ready to be released nowadays?
Re: Baldo: The Guardian Owls Gets a Ton of Free Content in The Three Fairies Update
Is this game still a complete turd? Because 10 extra hours of a bad game only makes it a longer chore.
Re: PS Plus' PS1 Games Use Superior NTSC 60Hz Format in Japan
The big downside about NTSC is that "Welcome to the party NTSC" makes no sense.
Re: PS5 Supply Issues a 'Top Priority' for Sony as It Aims to Overtake PS4 Again in 2024
They could sell it directly to PS4 owners through their website until they have some supply, and stop feeding it to those f-ing scalpers.
Re: PS5 Stock Issues Could Last Into 2024 as Chip Shortages Continue
Maybe there won't be any ps5 shortage by the time the PS9 is released.
Re: Rejoice! Final Fantasy 16 in 'Final Stretch' of Development, Says Producer
The sooner it releases, the cheaper it'll be when there are ps5 stocks
Re: Unbelievably, Narrative Horror The Quarry Will Have 186 Endings on PS5, PS4
They couldn't make up their mind about how to end the game, so they included all the drafts as endings.
Re: Insomniac's Wizards Already Putting PS5 VRR to Work in Spider-Man, More
The first Spiderman on PS4 was incredible in terms of gameplay, graphics and had a perfectly smooth frame rate. This studio is really impressive.
And here I am playing Mass effect legendary edition, a game 2007 that runs like crap and is ugly compared to today's standards. There is even screen tear when you're in the citadel.
Re: Ubisoft Announces PS5, PS4 Multiplayer Game Project Q, Not a Battle Royale and No NFTs
What a classy name coming from a French company. It reads "project arse" in French, and the acronym "PQ" means toilet paper in France.
Re: Uncharted Creator Amy Hennig Working On a New Star Wars Game
@Keyblade-Dan It was ok, but far from great. Jedi academy was way more fun back in the days. I was expecting a lot more when some critics said it was "uncharted in the star Wars universe". The exact same thing made by the guys who made uncharted would have been a trillion times better.
Re: Sony Experimenting with Ads in Free-to-Play PS5, PS4 Games
@get2sammyb I was just thinking of the worst way to implement ads in a game. Although they could make free versions of existing games. It happened a lot on mobile over the last decade. I just hope it won't be the main business model on console in the future.
Re: Sony Experimenting with Ads in Free-to-Play PS5, PS4 Games
I can imagine an ad powered Elden Ring:
"You don't have any stamina left, watch a 30 second video to refill your stamina"
Re: God of War Ragnarok 'Not Ready to Share' as Dev Gives Update on PS5, PS4 Sequel
I shaved my head yesterday so I can comment. My beard isn't as long though.
I really appreciate when studios don't share their game too early. It can't do any good to show gameplay footage, or fake gameplay footage like CP2077. This way they can change it freely to make it almost perfect (my expectations aren't low)
Re: Uncharted Creator Amy Hennig Working On a New Star Wars Game
Hopefully we'll get something much better than fallen order. Cancelling the EA exclusivity deal was the best thing that could happen to Star Wars.