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Re: Final Fantasy 16's First Expansion Should Be Revealed This Month

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I don't mind a DLC focused on Clive's interim years between the Phoenix Gate attack and the time he encounters Cid, but I hope we find out what happens to Joshua and Clive after that ending. They would need a new big baddie for that though. Sadly, Dion is very clearly gone.

If both DLCs are about stuff that happens before or during the story of the game, then I'm out. What is past, is gone. I don't need to live through it.

Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms

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I didn't buy RE4, despite having purchased the remakes of 1, 2 and 3, after Capcom announced it was unlikely to remake CV. And I will continue not buying any of their games until they remake Code: Veronica. It is the true fourth RE for me and it's always been one of my favourite games in the series. There's plenty of games to play anyway and I will certainly always vote with my wallet.

Re: Alan Wake 2 Has a Performance Mode on PS5, But It's Been Built as a '30FPS Experience'

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Performance mode. I don't tolerate anything less than 60 fps very well at all these days. And I'm someone that played through things like FF9 back in the day.

Even a stable 30 fps game these days just isn't good enough for me. Finished FF16 this week and enjoyed the game, but the non-fully optimised performance mode brought it down a notch.

Devs: add a performance mode to your game and do what you must to ensure it remains at a steady 60 fps. At 40 I now would rather have smoothness and snappiness over graphical bells and whistles.

Re: Final Fantasy Could Ditch Numbers for Future Instalments

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Crazy big Roman numerals are a part of the Final Fantasy magic. I doubt the amount of people nowadays assuming they have to play previous entries in the series before getting the latest one is small. Social media and internet access is everywhere, people are generally more informed than not. Keep the numbers Square, don't follow the latest trend just because.

Re: Horizon Forbidden West's PS5 Burning Shores DLC No Longer Treats You Like an Idiot

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I don't mind characters talking to themselves or amongst themselves. They usually make poignant or funny comments about themselves and the world around them and I very much enjoy that. What I don't enjoy is getting told the solution to even minor puzzles when I've barely started thinking about how to solve them.

Puzzle solving is to me a part of exploration and exploration is one of the most exciting parts of a game. Having it spoiled significantly detracts from the experience. I don't mind if we eventually get a hint. But it needs to come much later down the line.

Re: Hidetaka Miyazaki Says Elden Ring's Success Won't Determine What Comes Next

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@Ear_wiG Yeah, it has always looked a lot more up my alley. But I kept postponing, never tried it, then Ghost of Tsushima came out and sated my itch for a samurai type of game. Currently doing a Master's which leaves me with limited time for gaming, but will definitely consider giving it a go once I'm done. Thank you.

@kyleforrester87 That's the thing though, to me they are very different games. BB is fast paced, fluid, aggressive. And the HP Lovecraft heavily inspired thematic appealed right to the heart of me. DS is slower and more defensive, Elden Ring is all of that in an open world setting, which only compounds the problems for me. Not saying the other games are bad, just saying that personally BB rocks my boat and is my jam. Ahah.

Re: Hidetaka Miyazaki Says Elden Ring's Success Won't Determine What Comes Next

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There's only one game from this company that I have actually enjoyed and finished and that's Bloodborne. Can't say I'm too excited at anything they announce.

I bought Demon's Souls with little knowledge of what it truly was when it first came out and disliked it. Tried DS1 and DS2 and disliked them. Bought Bloodborne with a decent grasp of what it was and loved it. Tried DS3, disliked it. Tried Elden Ring, really disliked it.

As with their previous games, I'll have to see it and try it before making any purchase decision, as I'm more likely than not to dislike what comes out.

Re: Developer Don't Nod Has a Large-Scale RPG Currently in Production

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I like Don't Nod as they make interesting, unique games that have a feel all their own. However, they are generally not fully realised or engaging. Remember Me had limited gameplay, the Life is Strange sequels don't measure up to the original, etc. If they can go the extra mile for that upcoming RPG, they have the potential to create an IP with strong staying power, I believe.

Re: Fans and Media Reflect on the PS4's PlayStation Meeting a Decade Later

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Andy Robinson was wrong though. It absolutely wasn't Sony at the peak of its power, as it was coming out of a difficult console generation for them. It was through the sheer creativity of all of its software developers, that were pumping out good quality games to make up for all the blunders that Sony made with the PS3, that that console generation didn't end up being the death knell for PlayStation. And thus we could say that Sony at that point was certainly re-ascending (let's not forget the absolute domination that the PS2 era was), but was most definitely not at its peak.

Re: Naughty Dog Structuring Next Major PS5 Project 'More Like a TV Show'

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Most people here are missing the point of the article. Granted it's titled in such a way that makes it very clickbait-y (shame on you Push Square). But as is mentioned in the article's last paragraph, what is more TV show like is the approach to making the game, not how the game is going to be presented to the players when it's done.

Re: Gallery: Dead Space Remake Looks Stunning in First Official Screenshots

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I absolutely loved the original Dead Space, but I'm not impressed by these screenshots. My mind is very much on The Callisto Protocol at the moment and thus immediately compare it to that. I might have to wait for a discount before I get the DS remake, if my opinion doesn't change as more screenshots and trailers start coming out in the next few weeks.

Re: Sony Expects More PS5 Owners to Wishlist Games When They're Announced

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I've been using this feature for a while now. I quite like it because it allows me to easily keep track of the games I will more than likely purchase and what updates come out for them before release. However, apart from that, it's a pointless feature without a gifting feature. Why wishlist something if no one else can see it or buy it for me as a gift or a present?

Sony is encouraging people to use the wishlist because it allows them to gauge interest in the games announced for the console. Statistics and economics.

Re: Microsoft Accuses Sony of Paying to Block Games from Xbox Game Pass

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@Deityjester And Sony is entitled to fight back with whatever strategies they come up that don't involve deep pockets of money. We'll be going round and round needlessly. The point here is that they're both companies defending their interests and they will do whatever is necessary to protect their business operations. Whether people like the gatekeeping or not, it's how competition works in a consolidating market.

Re: Microsoft Accuses Sony of Paying to Block Games from Xbox Game Pass

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Microsoft buys out a huge chunk of the market and Sony is entitled to use whatever strategy they deem appropriate to make up for that. I don't see a problem here, especially when Sony is mostly a creator and Microsoft entered the business and continues to exist in the business through the buying out of the competition and the throwing of large quantities of money at whatever obstacles are in their way. Microsoft is just using the opportunity to bad mouth Sony for keeping away from Game Pass some games they would like to add onto the service. I certainly hope the Square Enix purchase by Sony comes through.

Re: Final Fantasy XV Hits 10 Million Units Sold Worldwide

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The soundtrack and the fighting system are great. The soundtrack especially is one of the best any game has ever had. Everything else is absolutely dreadful. The story is barely cohesive, incomplete without DLCs and doesn't earn its biggest moments, the lore is not only terribly presented and explained but also cut up into different products you need to buy (such as an anime series and a movie prequel), the open world feels limited and prescribed. It's the worst FF game in recent memory and that's saying something when FF13 also exists. Hopefully FF16 marks the dawn of the return of good FF games.