TheIdleCritic

@BansheeNorn Uniqlo is an international business and has western models, and as I stated before I religiously buy their regular colour tees and the fit is great. It's got nothing to do with demographic. The UT tees are just cut to be baggy and ill fitting and I don't know why.
If anything, if the sizes were for Japanese people they'd be smaller/tighter, not larger.

It's just a shame the fit on their UT line is awful. I have a couple of their SF and Final Fantasy ones but I only wear them as indoor tees. They're so baggy. I'm not one for fitted tees, but I do like mine to have a bit of structure and shape. Their cheapest line of plain tees are much better. I don't know why these are cut the way they are.

@DiggleDog Yeah. Most of the new faces have older characters as their mentors.

@Jay767 Okay.

@Jay767 Sure. I agree. But he doesn't seem different enough to warrant not just bringing Balrog into the current gen. Like how Kimberly is just a rehashed Guy (although I recognise that they allude to her learning her style from him, and indeed a lot of the fresh characters have connections to the older characters they're similar to), A.K.I is just a rehashed Vega, etc. But having said that, there are some fantastic additions, like Jamie. And Luke is actually very fun to play. I just wish they'd dive into their back catalogue of characters like they did with IV. They have all the Alpha roster to pick from, not to mention they can bring in EX characters too - Kairi and Garuda from EX would be great to see.

So it's Balrog? I love SF, but I wish they'd stop adding new characters in that are just rehashes or older ones. Just utilise an already great roster.

@IOI What's the spoiler in the title?

@zebric21 I understand it's not your cup of tea, but what do you find cringe about it exactly? Not a loaded question. Genuinely curious.

I just want to confirm that I also get 30% off message, if I renew. No need to upgrade. Both on the app and if I go to the subscriptions menu on my PS5.

@Balosi Ah.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but everyone complaining about the £70 mark... why wouldn't one just find a cheap copy of the original and pay the extra £10 on top for the upgrade?

@Would_you_kindly because people have to find something negative to say, even if it doesn't bear any consequence.

Genuinely excited for this. A strange sort of excitement one might feel as a boy who's mum is still holding the toy he wants , she gets to the checkout.

A little sick of general comments though. Gamers really do live in a bubble where they're the ruler, eh? You need to start realising this is for a whole different audience who haven't played the game or don't own a Playstation. I'm excited to introduce the series to a friend who otherwise knows nothing about the game.

I'm sure I've said this before here - the original means a lot to me for personal reasons. The PS4 remaster is unforgivable. a solid 0/10. I traded it in after playing it for about 30 minutes. It was that broken. I won't even look in Microid's direction anymore.

There's something quite Japanese about that. Nonsensical script, but the words are in the right order so it's understandable enough.

@sjbsixpack That's very true. But I just think that the name Harry Potter is bigger than the boy who lived. It's a name that resonates with an extremely large portion of the population. Myself included. I'll admit I really don't like the films, but through osmosis and just living in the UK, Harry Potter really was a massive part of my childhood.

Obviously WB want names like 'Wizarding World' to be the new norm for the universe, but it'll never replace 'Harry Potter' as the name that just encompasses everything in that universe.

"...A smaller, more stealth-focused title" is what I'm really interested in. Although the setting is very intriguing.

One person. One person! Amazing.

@WolfyTn Strange point to bring up when neither Joel, nor Hermione's race have any bearing on their characters story whatsoever.

@Mad001 I'm genuinely interested what you remembered about the game that made you think it was set in the 80s/90s.

@ApostateMageThe actress just turned 18 lol. That's what an apocalypse will do do your skins!

@Nepp67 Well... that just means you're seeing Joel as Logan. Joel isn't Logan. I'm sure Pedro will be superb as Joel.

This video has "Gameplay video leaks for cancelled 2013 Sonic reboot" vibes.

@HuJack007 What's the number of cases in your country? ...

@BowTiesAreCool Clang! Clang-alang Alang Alang. Nooooobody does it better...

@mrtennis1990 Absolutely. The balance of silliness and self awareness is perfect. There are so many "small" moments within the game that made me smile - when Tak takes a kid's skateboard to chase down someone is so ridiculous but great.

Wait until the end credits. There's a little scene that plays during the credit roll; it won't mean anything to most people but it encapsulated the vibe of the whole game so well. So great.

(Unfortunately Sony don't seem to be making the right choices right now in terms of marketing).

@nessisonett Working his way up to Mickey Rourke.

@mrtennis1990 Was my GOTY in 2018. I can't wait for Lost Judgment. Judgment was just a joy to play.

@Reeneman My honest answer: Yes. But you might not. The caveat is that I've always been a fan of GT's aesthetics; I love the menus and the jazz and the minimalist UX.

In terms of a campaign - there isn't much there. Perhaps GRID would be better for you. I think it's quite cheap now. Single player for both games are shallow, but with GRID you'll get a more arcady experience.

@Reeneman That's what I did. It was cheap enough that I wasn't really losing anything.

Not a fan of the English version of the song. Japanese is standard anime affair - which is not a bad thing!

@clvr I'm wondering this... what exactly are they protecting? What is he "exploiting"? I assume the music is just for the YouTube video and not in the game... so... what properties are being stolen?

That's some false advertising if I ever saw it lol. Might as well have just done a live action advert and spent the money on the actual game.

I thought it was a lego set and I was super excited

@bimboliquido I went into it, when I first played it, without the burden of trying to figure out what makes a good FF game; because I simply didn't care (plus I was 11!).

I really did relate to the characters, again perhaps because I was young, but what was presented to us was simple and I genuinely enjoyed their backstories - which teased something deeper(except Zidane, he was boring). I also love how aesthetically unique they all are.

I didn't think the script was bad. Very natural dialogue - kind of like X.

The music is spectacular. Not bombastic and orchestral like nowadays, but for the time midi did what midi could.

The battle system is very simple, but stops short of becoming tedious, I think. And if you were smart about collecting weapons and armour then grinding never took up too much time.

The endgame is a load of lazy nonsense and the card game is trash.

... But I love it!

@bimboliquido I understand.

But I don't think I have rose tinted glasses on. I know the game's numerous downfalls and it's strengths, and I know why, at the end of the day, I love it.

@bimboliquido If I like the game why do I have rose tinted glasses on? It's subjective. Why does it bother you so? This is not a case of a game being roundly trounced, and the consensus being "yeah, it's bad". Lots of people love it.

NOOOOOOOOOOO This is my favourite game of all time and when my directing career finally kicks off I want to adapt it into a film, and certainly not aim it at 8-13 year olds. Plans ruined.

@Dubbicakes That's the biggest point I'm taking from all this: if it isn't Silent Hill then the backlash this studio will get will be awful. I don't think they're prepared.

@GigaGaia I like Kojima's games...

I thought it was awful. And their big reveal was an Avatar game?

Why does the B&B only serve black coffee?

@Floki I mean, the DLC isn't very much at all. If you bring the price down £10 then it would be in line with other remasters. At this price, it's a little dear.

@awp69 No PC port. (Yet).

Do I buy my 2018 GOTY again, even though I still have my PS4 copy? Just for 60fps? Argh.

@2cents I think that's a very pessimistic way of looking at it. It's true that's the case with some games, but with others I think it brings added value. Take God Of War - I loved that game. I thoroughly enjoyed playing through it and obtaining the platinum. Did I ever load it up or even think about it after I completed it? No.

Hitman has never missed any "important" content. Even with the added levels in 2. The story and narrative is so loose and thin that no one is missing out on anything. The added DLC just meant that once I'd done everything I possibly could and I get the urge to play it, months after getting the game, I'd have a reason to. If not for the DLC I'd never touch it again, and it's possibly my favorite franchise.

A new mission for every single level but every target is Sean Bean.

Reboot trilogy was okay. The first game was brilliant and a breath of much needed fresh air for the franchise. The second was more of the same... not bad, but by the third the whole thing had gotten stale.

At this point the best thing they can do is mix it up and draw from the the nostalgia of the old games. Which is what it sounds like they're doing. Cautiously optimistic.

Making my way through 3. 20+ hours and I just completed Dubai. I love this game. Favourite level would have to be Haven Island.

@Darten Yes, I agree. You shouldn't tar eveey developer with the same brush though.

@Darten Neither Hitman 1 nor 2 were ever broken. Even at launch.