Sequel

Despite it being a great game, my biggest disappointment with Dishonored 2 was it reused the same protagonists as the first game and it ended up retreading old ground a bit (yes I know they introduced the playable female also). Choosing a different time, place, and people can be creatively invigorating. You unchain from expectations and can often do more. I even sensed from interviews Arkane wanted to do a different setting and character (very rich world and lore) but felt the game would be more commercially successful if they kept the recognizable characters for fans. Well it never sold anyway. Sucker Punch proved themselves with the first game so should be trusted to do what they want with the second, this nonsense stifles creatively and feels like fans who can't let go of what they're comfortable with.

I'll have to try that with work I quite like it. "Won't be in today due to various circumstances". Has an air of mystery, romance, and excitement about it. Might even get a salary increase.

@Frmknst I hope so, because I'm only getting pro if I can get the psx 30th anniversary edition, and probably slim chance of getting hold of one

Hell is us & ghosts of yotei were my faves.

Brilliant end to the show. Love that this is moving on and is not a direct sequel. Kind of thing that might help sell the pro with those stunning visuals.

I absolutely loved Jusant. Gaming is getting so crowded, gems like this are falling through the cracks.

What the hell, I'm going to try for a ps pro.

@Blackmagehobbit If no bloodborne (sadly likely).. we are coming up to the 10 year anniversary soon here next spring.. just for a little dash of hopium.

Can't believe we're so close to a knack 3 announcement.

So it was Hulsts baby then? Unbelievably out of touch. He should step down for this in my opinion.

@Al3 lots of people unhappy with that in the steam reviews.

It's time to play that Bloodborne card. Would actually be quite funny (but sad) if they finally released the much hyped bloodborne port.. and it didn't sell :/

Had the original Xbox.. but always was a Playstation guy, even when almost everyone I knew moved over to xbox. Just never clicked with Xbox, and now with PC and games coming to Playstation highly unlikely I'll ever bother.

So much money spent on this.. I can't help wondering.. how many Knack sequels could this have bought?

I still have the original in my backlog.. don't make me want to buy another version!

Usually more understanding than most of nintendo aggressively protecting their IP, but it think this is a mistake and will do reputational damage that will stink for a while

This is one of my gaming "happy places". Ended up buying for PC/deck (it's on discount on fanatical btw), but will likely end up double/triple dipping eventually for PS, switch, and mobile. I need this game available on every device & platform I can get

I heard about this. It sounds good, but 'reduce' is the interesting word here.. I'd like to shut them off completely. I'd even go further, have an option for dialog to actively try and throw you off by giving you fake information.

@LowDefAl Flopping? Japan Studio put out Knack 1 & 2 before they were shuttered, both masterpieces. Maybe they didn't sell like Mario, but the cultural legacy and impact they had was incalcuable. Think of the brand impact alone.

I wouldn't want to make any predictions here. It's great they've doubled down on the art direction, but I think it has a fight ahead of it. Need to see more..

@Bunchesopuppies The shame of shutting Japan studio and pishing millions away on live service flops.

Knack remaster confirmed

Tempting.. but think I'm going to leave this one as a fond memory. (But will probably cave on a deep sale in a few years)

@Ajbr8687 I retract the ps+ now, you're right not realistic. If they do a bundle with drive for 700 I might get one, even though I have a good PC I still romanticize console somewhat

I'd actually have bought one at 700 if it had a drive. The no drive just irks me too much

Too... many... games.... becoming... weak... need to... eat...

@Ajbr8687 I'd have to see your credentials to be sure, but sounds convincing. We'll see. I still think 660 with a drive + 3 years ps+ premium would do the trick. May the best analyst win! GL!

My PS6 started leaking engine oil this morning.. concerning.

@Ajbr8687 I consider myself something of an amateur business analyst and do think without my suggestions Playstation could fail. We'll see..

I still think $660 with a disc drive could have saved them.

Saw some buzz on this but didn't realize it was mossmouth, despite the artwork giving me deja vue. Very interested now.

Not too shabby, seems to be holding it's own. I do think this one will have a long tail as families eventually get around to picking this up for Christmas, plus word of it's quality slowly spreads over time. We're coming to the end of it here, bittersweet: glad we got it at all, but also a bit sad as you never know when (if?) anything like this will come out again.

Damn. I'd booked two weeks off work to play this.

Knack 3 confirmed

The genre I wish I could fall in love with. I'll never stop trying..

One of the easiest 10's I've given.

Apparently the next Assassin's Creed is set in Bristol UK.

...puts the bottle back down.

This gives me serious nostalgia, I was bitten by a mosquito a couple of years after this came out in an Iceland supermarket in Essex. Never played this game though

Show yourselves! You half speed wretches. Dare to show your faces.

660 + drive and I would have bit

At this price, might be worth considering an OLED TV instead for not much more if you don't already have one.

I'd have thought Brits needed a bit of joy. Whenever I speak to friends or family there they always sound fed up. No offense.

Bloodborne 60fps? OK I take it back, I'm in. Chuck a disc drive and two stands on my order too

I was set to buy one, but it's a no from me too. The disc drive seals it. If it ever discounts for 600 with drive I'll consider..

After playing this for several days I've encountered one flaw.....
..... my child now thinks my PS5 console and Dualshock are actual rocket ship toys as opposed to expensive electronics. The console is so heavy i should be safe but I'm dreading finding a dualshock half buried in some soil out front.

I'd be up for paid DLC/Expansions on this

Knack 3 confirmed

@LowDefAl I'm not going to pretend to know the ins and outs of everyone's roles, I'm just a punter. But the live service push I thought was not a studio decision but a business one and would fall under Ryan's remit and oversight, I imagine Hulst then would facilitate that within the studios. Not really huslts push. Open to be corrected if wrong

@NomNom Denouncing is a bit strong but I take your point. Ryan saw a lucrative market and wanted a piece. Fair play, he tried his hand. My criticism would be that so many resources were diverted. Asobi (as remnants of a now defunct Japan Studio) had to push for this game, they originally thought they were going to be R&D and had some success with tech demos, then offered themselves up to do the ps5 playroom demo. They knocked it out of the park so hard, and the gameplay and character was so loved they got the full game. I do feel this wasn't something PS was jumping at unlike the multi billion dollar brute force and acquisition battles for live service. They weren't aggressively looking for this but it happened organically - despite the new direction- not because of it.