I like it a lot. Only thing that struck me is the "watered down progression system". Not much to unlock. But back in the day, we were playin' the games for the fun of it, not for instant-gratification unlocks. And that's exactly what I'll be doing here!
I saw the Switch video with anticipation but came away unimpressed. It's another gimicky trick Nintendo is pulling. I can only imagine with this formfactor and this kind of controls it will be stupendously uncomfortable to hold and operate. Don't get me started on the battery life, powering that big screen with allegedly similar power of a PS4 you won't see much in that department I suspect.
If Nintendo just would build a new, modern Gameboy I'd be all over it.
And about the Vita. The Vita's problems were lack of PR and exposure, stupidly expensive memory and the rise of smartphones. Besides that, it's an awesome handheld indeed.
I tell you, Nintendo Switch AND VR as a whole, will be dead and buried by 2018!
Great review. Not for me though. I'd never trade the comfort of a comfy couch, controller in my hand and a huge nice flatscreen for sub-par pixelquality and "virtual" reality. My real reality is immersive enough, when I'm in my sparetime I wanna "chill"
I'd be happy if it was truly "MMORPG" while keeping the awesome shooter-mechanics and controls. This and a solid story making up for the disaster the first one was.
I get all the pro and con arguments. Still. If this is Sony's ultimate 4K box of this generation, it should also have a 4K player. Especially since the Xbone slim DOES HAVE one. It's so weird. Online I read somewhere adding a 4K player would have only added around 14 bucks to the production cost.
Also I think they should have made their lineup as:
standard but quieter and cooler PS4 with Bluray drive, 1TB 299,- SLIM superquiet PS4 without any bluray drive, download only, 2 TB 299,- and PS4 4K PRO WITH 4K bluray drive, 2TB, 399,- that'd be PERFECT.
This is the most underwhelming, boring game I've played in a long while. I'm gonna sit through it to see the ending and then "rejudge" it but so far I've to fight myself through the tedious trial'n error puzzles. Meh. Nowhere near a perfect game.
Not wanting to make this political but when we have a society where the 2 candidates for presidency are CLINTON and TRUMP we know one thing for sure: no matter who wins. WE LOSE.
It's always the same. People are stupid. I waited with my purchase, watched a few livestreams and commentary and then got it. I knew what I was getting. I was informed. I don't mind the crashing, as it's obvious that it will be (and actually for me seems to BE already at the time of writing) PATCHED. I bet it's all those thin-skinned social-justice-indoctrinees that now whine because someone did something UNJUST to them instead mature up, shut up and inform yourself before ANY purchase like rational thinking beings do. LAWL.
Loved BS1, BS2 was good. Just got BSInfinite on Steam for 7 bucks just to play it through. Once this collection is down to 30 bucks it's awesome value. For people who have never played it, it should be an insta-buy!
The Last Of Us was what brought me over from Camp Xbox. Never looked back. I loved the Last of Us but I'd rather have something completely new and let The Last of Us stand as the one sole beacon of success it was.
Also: Besides wearing that gas mask I still think it's Ellie. Same haircolor and basically same shirt-color as her default shirt in the game. I don't think it's that exact color by mistake or coincidence.
Thank all "The Order" haters. Now ALL of you go buy TWO copies of this. You owe it to Ready at Dawn and everyone who wanted to have a sequel to "The Order".
It's oversimplified, not varied enough and the only catch for you to level up is boxes with animations, voice samples and costumes? Really? Also this is a full price title. The presentation is awesome but compared to games like GTA V, Diablo, The Witcher - I know different genres - the content gameplaywise on offer here is disappearingly little. Not much meat on the bone. 5/10 after playing the beta extensively.
@Neolit This. It was about time we focus on another war than "modern warfare" - I live in central europe and everyone with a half brain can see that we will soon have plenty of "modern warfare" on our soils... so... enough of that. For now.
I'm so sick of 4K mumbo jumbo. Devs struggle to deliver the 60fps/1080p and seriously for a TV set in a living room, that's plenty sharp to game on. As already stated even if the "PS4K" will output 4K it's likely limited to Bluray functionality and upscaling to maybe reduce ugly artifacts. Although it's pretty useless anyways since all 4K TVs have an more than adequate upscaler built in.
First world problems. I'm paying for mulitplayer access, like I've done prior on my Xbox 360, all added content and rebates is a bonus. People are spoiled.
I'd play all sorts of "tactics" kind of games derived from sony IPs on my iPhone any day. Killzone tactics? Turnbased? Wow! But I guess this will most likely only churn out turds.
EverQuest was my favourite MMO franchise. It's sad to see it go, been waiting for it for years. I enjoy MMOs but today it all boils down to "amassing damage output". I liked the oldschool MMOs where your distinct role actually made a difference. Using snares and crowd control to tilt a difficult situation to your favour when encountering mobs, single pulling or fear kiting mobs way too high of level for you with your necromancer... good times in EQ, the most tactical of all MMOs in my opinion. Now it's all bell and whistles and no substance.
lol and another one bites the dust. Seriously, if they were confident about their game they could switch on the servers prior to release and give reviewers and the public a chance to see what kind of garbage they stirred up this time.
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Re: WipEout Omega Collection Looks 4King Unreal on PS4 Pro
When will it release?
Re: Good God! Titanfall 2 Looks Glorious in 1080p on PS4 Pro
Still. Miniscule difference. I'd be more interested in improved framerates.
Re: Review: Battlefield 1 (PS4)
I like it a lot. Only thing that struck me is the "watered down progression system". Not much to unlock. But back in the day, we were playin' the games for the fun of it, not for instant-gratification unlocks. And that's exactly what I'll be doing here!
Re: Reaction: Nintendo Switch Knocks the Final Nail in PS Vita's Coffin
I saw the Switch video with anticipation but came away unimpressed. It's another gimicky trick Nintendo is pulling. I can only imagine with this formfactor and this kind of controls it will be stupendously uncomfortable to hold and operate. Don't get me started on the battery life, powering that big screen with allegedly similar power of a PS4 you won't see much in that department I suspect.
If Nintendo just would build a new, modern Gameboy I'd be all over it.
And about the Vita. The Vita's problems were lack of PR and exposure, stupidly expensive memory and the rise of smartphones. Besides that, it's an awesome handheld indeed.
I tell you, Nintendo Switch AND VR as a whole, will be dead and buried by 2018!
Re: Review: Shu (PS4)
@get2sammyb I see, I see!
Re: Review: Shu (PS4)
@get2sammyb I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but why o why do you sport this avatar-pic like a pro? I mean. Why Mars attacks?
Re: Review: Dragon Quest Builders (PS4)
No multiplayer?
Re: Hardware Review: PlayStation VR - The Future of Play
Next year around this time VR is dead. In general. Mark my words.
Re: Hardware Review: PlayStation VR - The Future of Play
Great review. Not for me though. I'd never trade the comfort of a comfy couch, controller in my hand and a huge nice flatscreen for sub-par pixelquality and "virtual" reality. My real reality is immersive enough, when I'm in my sparetime I wanna "chill"
Re: Review: XCOM 2 (PS4)
Awesome game. Loved Xcom since the 90s.
Re: Hands On: Is Dragon Quest Builders Spades Better than Minecraft?
No multiplayer = dead for me!
Re: Rumour: Destiny 2 Shooting For a Fresh Audience, Will Be a Totally New Game
I'd be happy if it was truly "MMORPG" while keeping the awesome shooter-mechanics and controls. This and a solid story making up for the disaster the first one was.
Re: 'No Plans' For The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch, Says Developer
So it starts. I figure it would be the easiest to just optimize for the standard PS4 as always and maybe unlock the framerate on the Pro. That's it.
Re: Poll: Should the PS4 Pro Have a UHD Blu-ray Player?
I get all the pro and con arguments. Still. If this is Sony's ultimate 4K box of this generation, it should also have a 4K player. Especially since the Xbone slim DOES HAVE one. It's so weird. Online I read somewhere adding a 4K player would have only added around 14 bucks to the production cost.
Also I think they should have made their lineup as:
standard but quieter and cooler PS4 with Bluray drive, 1TB 299,-
SLIM superquiet PS4 without any bluray drive, download only, 2 TB 299,-
and PS4 4K PRO WITH 4K bluray drive, 2TB, 399,- that'd be PERFECT.
Re: Review: Inside (PS4)
This is the most underwhelming, boring game I've played in a long while. I'm gonna sit through it to see the ending and then "rejudge" it but so far I've to fight myself through the tedious trial'n error puzzles. Meh. Nowhere near a perfect game.
Re: Rumour: PS4K Neo Launches This Week According to Report
If the rumors about a new Vita are true I'm more stoked for that than any PS4!
Re: Sony Reveals Extensive Tokyo Game Show 2016 Line Up
Is it just me or is it pretty underwhelming?
Re: Gran Turismo Sport Delayed to 2017 on PS4
The next GT game is DELAYED?
NO WAY....
lol
Re: Promising Supernatural Thriller Virginia Solves a Mystery on PS4 Next Month
@sonicmeerkat LOL
Re: Review: Hitman: Episode 4 - Bangkok (PS4)
Not wanting to make this political but when we have a society where the 2 candidates for presidency are CLINTON and TRUMP we know one thing for sure: no matter who wins. WE LOSE.
Re: Gamers Demanding a No Man's Sky Refund Aren't Happy with Sony
It's always the same. People are stupid. I waited with my purchase, watched a few livestreams and commentary and then got it. I knew what I was getting. I was informed. I don't mind the crashing, as it's obvious that it will be (and actually for me seems to BE already at the time of writing) PATCHED. I bet it's all those thin-skinned social-justice-indoctrinees that now whine because someone did something UNJUST to them instead mature up, shut up and inform yourself before ANY purchase like rational thinking beings do. LAWL.
Re: Gamescom 2016: Would You Kindly Watch This BioShock: The Collection Comparison?
Loved BS1, BS2 was good. Just got BSInfinite on Steam for 7 bucks just to play it through. Once this collection is down to 30 bucks it's awesome value. For people who have never played it, it should be an insta-buy!
Re: Are You Cereal? Life Is Strange Is Getting a Live-Action Series
Love the game. Make it work!
Re: Pokémon Go Makes Nintendo More Valuable Than Sony
I am a gamer at heart but this craze just shows how dumb we've become... it's sad.
Re: There Are Some Interesting The Last of Us 2 Theories Flying Around
The Last Of Us was what brought me over from Camp Xbox. Never looked back. I loved the Last of Us but I'd rather have something completely new and let The Last of Us stand as the one sole beacon of success it was.
Also: Besides wearing that gas mask I still think it's Ellie. Same haircolor and basically same shirt-color as her default shirt in the game. I don't think it's that exact color by mistake or coincidence.
Re: Oh No! The Division's Being Made into a Movie
I actually could imagine a "just dance" movie...
Re: Cosmic Star Heroine Is the SEGA CD-Esque RPG Your PS4, Vita Has Been Itching For
Bring it to Vita and I'd buy it!
Re: Ready at Dawn's De-Formers Is... Not What We Expected
Thank all "The Order" haters. Now ALL of you go buy TWO copies of this.
You owe it to Ready at Dawn and everyone who wanted to have a sequel to "The Order".
Re: Round Up: Overwatch PS4 Reviews Are Ridiculously Positive
It's oversimplified, not varied enough and the only catch for you to level up is boxes with animations, voice samples and costumes? Really? Also this is a full price title. The presentation is awesome but compared to games like GTA V, Diablo, The Witcher - I know different genres - the content gameplaywise on offer here is disappearingly little. Not much meat on the bone. 5/10 after playing the beta extensively.
Re: Gran Turismo Sport's First PS4 Gameplay Trailer Takes to the Track
Did you see it?
DECAL editor!
Re: EA Boss: I Absolutely Rejected Battlefield 1
@Neolit This.
It was about time we focus on another war than "modern warfare" - I live in central europe and everyone with a half brain can see that we will soon have plenty of "modern warfare" on our soils... so... enough of that. For now.
Re: Here's What You Can Expect From DOOM's Action-Packed Single Player Campaign
@Dreamcaster-X Same here.
The Beta was abysmal.
Re: Battlefield 1's First PS4 Trailer Explodes into a Ball of Flames
I'm glad it's not alternate history. But just "history". This could be BF's return to form. BF vs COD, BF already won.
Re: Rumour: Battlefield 5 Is Going to Blow Up Next Week
All but modern warfare and I am in.
If I want modern warfare, sadly, I just switch on the news.
Re: Guile Retains His Iconic Hairdo in Leaked Street Fighter V Screenshots
This is news?
Wow.
Re: Capcom: We Underestimated Street Fighter V's Single Player Popularity
You can sugarcoat it like you want: It's still an unfinished game.
Re: This Time, PSN Avatars Have Gone Too Far
That's Capitalism to the extreme for you right there. Pay MORE to have LESS! Yay.
Re: So, the PS4K Has Been Under Our Nose All Along
So much non-info in this post.
Re: Evidence for Supercharged PS4.5 Console Mounts
@BUDSclass201
I'm all for that, yes!
Re: Evidence for Supercharged PS4.5 Console Mounts
I'm so sick of 4K mumbo jumbo. Devs struggle to deliver the 60fps/1080p and seriously for a TV set in a living room, that's plenty sharp to game on. As already stated even if the "PS4K" will output 4K it's likely limited to Bluray functionality and upscaling to maybe reduce ugly artifacts. Although it's pretty useless anyways since all 4K TVs have an more than adequate upscaler built in.
Re: Talking Point: What's Gone Wrong with PlayStation Plus?
First world problems. I'm paying for mulitplayer access, like I've done prior on my Xbox 360, all added content and rebates is a bonus. People are spoiled.
Re: Sony Announces Studio Dedicated to Making Mobile Games
I'd play all sorts of "tactics" kind of games derived from sony IPs on my iPhone any day. Killzone tactics? Turnbased? Wow! But I guess this will most likely only churn out turds.
Re: Daybreak Has Officially Cancelled Everquest Next
EverQuest was my favourite MMO franchise. It's sad to see it go, been waiting for it for years. I enjoy MMOs but today it all boils down to "amassing damage output". I liked the oldschool MMOs where your distinct role actually made a difference. Using snares and crowd control to tilt a difficult situation to your favour when encountering mobs, single pulling or fear kiting mobs way too high of level for you with your necromancer... good times in EQ, the most tactical of all MMOs in my opinion. Now it's all bell and whistles and no substance.
Damn.
Re: The Division Is Ubisoft's Fastest Selling Game of All Time
People never learn.
Re: You Won't Be Reading Any The Division Reviews on Launch Day
lol
and another one bites the dust.
Seriously, if they were confident about their game they could switch on the servers prior to release and give reviewers and the public a chance to see what kind of garbage they stirred up this time.
Re: Rumour: Could Battlefield 5 Whisk You Back to World War I?
Welcome change of pace. Maybe we get some good trechn fightin...
can't stand the typical modern warfare shooter anymore...
Re: Gritty Modern Shooter Insurgency: Sandstorm Fires Shots on PS4
This sounds as bland as it gets.
Re: Your PS4 PlayStation Plus Freebie for March Has Been Decided
@younghusky wow, did you even play Broforce? You sound like you have no clue.
Re: Ubisoft Really Is Desperate to Break Records with The Division
@wittypixel its free stuff. people download free stuff, not necessarily because they're interested in it.
Re: Your PS4 PlayStation Plus Freebie for March Has Been Decided
Broforce is AWESOME played with BROS. Give it a chance. Glad it won!