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Country is unrecognisable after Brexit.

I joke, this looks really interesting.

I swear the next video game crash is gonna come from all of these Soulslikes.

Common sense prevailed?

I mean I was set on it anyway, but I'll take more reasons.

Don't know, and I'm happy if people enjoy it, but ultimately I really don't care either way.

Literally playing this for the first time this evening, was very confused when it popped up. Happy though, absolutely loving this game.

Oh nice, I was thinking it had been ages since we had seen this game.

Extremely hyped for this, strongly considering pre-ordering it, maybe the collector's edition if there is one for it.

Should have asked "what's everyone's favourite game apart from Astro Bot". It looks awesome, I hope the current hype is indicative of how well it will sell.

@GymratAmarillo Don't worry, I am buying this day one.

@zidane4028 As awful as Japan Studio's closure is, at least this is a testament they still lived on somewhat.

Haven't been this excited for a game in ages, easily the winner of the show.

Is it the final title though, it's a bit weird considering it's not the first in the series.

Most of it was pretty meh, with some occasional decent announcements. It really couldn't have started off worse, but it did get better.

The Astro Bot game was made it worth watching, it easily stole the show for me.

@DennisReynolds I don't get why these things aren't just added day one, other than as a way to try and make the games talked about again.

I will be happy with literally just an Astro Bot game playable without VR.

As usual I'll try and keep expectations low, but if this alleged Astro Bot game is announced and doesn't need VR, I will be ecstatic.

@Omnistalgic It's just disappointing, the idea of him softening up is pretty far fetched considering he was already shown to be cautious and distrusting right before the apocalypse. While his life would have been comparably easier after moving into Jackson, due to still facing danger somewhat regularly and actively having to be cautious to avoid Ellie learning the truth, it doesn't really make sense to the point he would soften up to point of it getting himself killed.

Negative character development can be written really well. The downfall of Griffith from Berserk is an excellent example, as it shows as logical progression. Joel's softening wasn't shown at all on screen, we're just expected to believe it after seeing him get killed which is why so many people hate his death.

@Flaming_Kaiser Done, thanks.

@Flaming_Kaiser I'm skeptical of anyone that get's a 4 year old game spoilt for them by looking in the comments of an article about the deveopler, but how to I add spoilers so I can edit my comment?

@Artois2 To explain why Joel's death did not suit him as a character, I'll first give a example of a character that died a very fitting death. Don't read the next paragraph if you don't want Game of Thrones spoilers.

The first death mentioned was the consequence of their actions, and happened from an elaborate and carefully made plan. Joel's death happened in the way it did, because the moon happened to be in the right place in the sky. I don't have a problem with Joel dying, it was the fact it was hamfisted and required so many coincidences to happen.

@Artois2 Off the top of my head: Awful pacing, unlikable characters, boring dialogue, tone is dark throughout so it just loses impact, many moments being extremely contrived, purposefully ruined characters like Tommy, ending made the game feel like a complete waste of time.

In the first game the highs and lows which complimented each other and made such moments stand out, whereas Part 2 is just consistently bleak so it's just easy to not care by the end of it.

TLOU2 contrary to what the fanboys seem to think, is not the first story to have a major character death. Game of Thrones and Attack on Titan both have major deaths, and those stories are amazing because the characters in that died in ways that made sense and made perfect sense for the character. The major death in TLOU2 does not fit the character at all, with the circumstances being very contrived. That's why it baffles me when fanboys dismiss all criticism of the game as "you just didn't like the character death".

@UltimateOtaku91 If there are plenty of stories in which main characters die but are still loved, you reckon there could be more to why TLOU2 is hated, like awful writing?

@RoomWithaMoose The closure of Japan Studio is genuinely some of the worst gaming news I have ever heard. Such a slap in the face for developers that made some of Playstation's best games.

Makes sense. If it's not a Playstation franchise, I see no reason why it should be exclusive.

Yes, bigger always means better, no exceptions.

I get the frustration, having to require an extra login just to play one game is really unnecessary and the trend needs to stop. That being said, the reaction is excessive.

It's a great reversible cover, but it's infuriating when they don't put the PS5 strip on it, so the case will look out of place with all the other PS5 games.

So close yet so far.

The fact that the devs put effort into compression and seem to care about player's storage space is always a very good sign.

That looks cool, nice to know it's never too late to release a sequel.

60fps has been a possible standard for decades, devs are choosing to prioritise graphics over something that will improve gameplay.

@JeongersGaming It's a massive missed opportunity.

@DiggleDog I really wish it got remade alongside the first game, especially since that was already remade for the PSP.

They're not reaching 60fps for the same reason modern gen consoles are apparently incapable of 4-player splitscreen; graphical fidelity takes priority at the expense of everything.

Weapon caches didn't show up with focus. This mission is awful.

It sucks, but at the very least I'm looking forward to what they make next.

Bit of a pointless poll if it has multiple Spider Man/GoW games and no Bloodborne though.

Looks good, seems like a lot of outfit choices, so if there's one you don't like, you can choose something else.

@Kidfried Ah ok, makes a bit more sense.

Even still, lack of communication aside, anything released after the main game apart from bug fixes should be taken as a plus, not mandatory.

Why are people even feeling entitled to updates on a single player game?

And why are people acting liking children about it?

Can we please get games that are actually new, and not just remasters/remakes and stuff we already know about or have seen plenty of.

Nope. Trading in the PS4 version for Ghost of Tsushima is best deal I have ever had.

The story was terrible, but No Return sounds like it would be fun so it is sort of tempting to get it for that.

Wonder if they'll cover the making of the most awkward sex scene in history.

Reminds me of Murder House, and that was great.

I won't believe it's coming out until it's out, but this is a really cool surprise.

I'm way more interested in Silent Hill f, because that's a brand new game.

I'm shocked it's not coming in the next 2 days.

He will not be missed, but I'm not sure how much this will realistically change.

Almost as if the boycott campaign failed miserably and quite possibly had the opposite effect.