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@Vaako007 You don't need to build a gaming PC. There are premade desktops, gaming laptops and even the Steam Deck. Meanwhile gaming on PC is just as easy as gaming on console. Steam has its own big picture UI that can even be controlled with a console controller.

@playstation1995 PlayStation is dominating Xbox but they're not better than them. They're just as bad. Both PlayStation and Xbox have been disappointing this generation which is why I'm glad I switched to PC + Switch. The few interesting Xbox and PS games are already on PC now so it seems like the right move.

@Victor_Meldrew The game isn't about atheist beliefs in things like astrology or something from nothing so it's not about superstition, unfortunately.

Not to get political but it's just another piece of media in the long list of media that has a negative portrayal of Christianity. I think it'll appeal to those who still think Richard Dawkins is wise I guess.

@Bolverkr I doubt this game will make anyone question or think on their religious beliefs. It's from a self avowed "hardcore atheist" so I imagine it will be just childish attacks at best combined with a terrible childlike understanding of philosophy. Either way, the makers of this game are a decade late as new atheism died a pathetic death back in 2013.

No amount of miniscule updates will ever make Fallout 4 good though. Sorry Bugthesda. Can't even say that they're trying. The "updated" graphical improvements are barely noticeable according to what I've seen on the comparison videos and the whole game still looks ugly.

@TheAmbienWalrus Elder Scrolls isn't any good. Dragon's Dogma was already better. Unfortunately, Dragon's Dogma 2 has fallen short. Capgods? Not this time. Between the bad technical performance, the open world still has the same flaws as the first game with repetitive enemies and the combat feels waaay more janky. Stop this stuff about vision. "Director's vision" isn't an excuse for bad game design or not improving over 10 years later.

If Capcom spent more time and money on the game instead of paying for social media influencers to shill the game, it probably would have been better. But for now, it still deserves that 6/10 rating on Steam.

@Ravensbane It wasn't a flop but it was never their best selling game either. It didn't even come close.

@Ravix The guy made a joke about fast travel. Why are you getting upset? Also, well the director's vision sucks in this case. The open world is boring and filled with the same enemies.

@nessisonett I've not heard of the director being an abysmal human being. Everything I've heard about him makes him sound like a decent person. I did hear about how some of his most outspoken critics are abysmal human beings though so maybe you're getting confused with that?

@thefourfoldroot1 Steam already has achievements. Honestly what's the difference other than this incorporating the PS ecosystem?

@ChrisDeku You do realise Hogwarts Legacy is a year old now right? So I'm not sure why you think Helldivers 2 beating it today in the charts is impressive.

@Kalime78 The story still sucked even in the subsequent playthroughs.

@Savage_Joe No, Helldivers 2 wouldn't like a word with him. It doesn’t look like a Switch title. What are you smoking?

@Strikke You're being disingenuous. The difference between this and those smaller multiplat titles is that this has a huge development and marketing cost. If it's underselling vs the first game, then it's absolutely not making a profit. Screaming about analysts over and over again won't change that.

@Splat Is Ghost of Tsushima even that good? Halo Infinite scored 87 on Metacritic so that game is better according to critics. Also just another reason why I'm not trusting critic scores either.

@mrbone Yeah and keep in mind, unlike DD2, this game is actually reviewed well among players. With DD2, after the dust had settled towards its MTX and performance, I'm still seeing people bash the game for its open world and repetitive enemies. DD2 I refunded on PC after its issues. I'll get in on sale maybe in a year when they've finally fixed it.

@kazuyamushima I think he's describing both games.

@fancy_bandage_PSN

Elden Ring is trash compared to Nioh. And really? You call Minecraft and Mario games forgettable? Minecraft is one of the best selling games of all time as is Mario Kart. Minecraft is also more played and spoken about than every From Software game combined. So your opinion isn't just bad, it's objectively wrong.

@DennisReynolds I Googled what you said, the only results that come up are forum posts so you're lying. 220,000 player count on Steam hasn't broke records for Capcom either. Monster Hunter World was higher. This game isn't reaching 300,000 and it's not outselling Monster Hunter.

Like I said in another article, this is down to the performance issues and people waiting for patches. Also a lot of people have been put off by the MTX.

@Nepp67 With its vast performance issues, Dragon's Dogma 2 in no way deserves GOTY. That it's released in such a terrible state with poor optimization should be unacceptable for an AAA $70 title. It's funny how Rise of the Ronin gets called out for PS3 graphics when people should be more concerned with the PS3 performance of this game.

Also I really don't get the people defending MTX with whataboutism defenses. OK, they had them in Resident Evil 4 Remake and Devil May Cry 5, people did complain, maybe not as many but people did and maybe the lower volume of complaints for those games is because all these games have different fanbases. Also, those games were perfectly optimised at release with good performance. Having framerate drop below 30 FPS in Dragon's Dogma 2 though is atrocious.

I refunded the game on Steam. This game is now a bargain bin buy once it's been patched. I've seen lots say the same and I suspect sales have suffered because of it. Undoubtedly it has already sold a fair amount but probably not as well as it could have. The peak players on Steam has been 220,000 and nothing higher. It's not even achieved Starfield numbers and then that ended up being a flop especially when taking into consideration that it was a high profile AAA release. Monster Hunter World achieved higher than both so I think all these issues have definitely impacted the sales and you know what? Deservedly so. People need to stop justifying poor releases and waiting for months of patches. This game is merely part of the narrative once more of the problem with modern AAA games: release a broken game or game with technical issues and then fix it months later, oh and add unnecessary microtransactions.

@Sifi The preview says it's good. Lol

@TrickyDicky99 Nah, you mean it'll be on PC by next year because all PS5 exclusives eventually go there.

@KundaliniRising333 That gear system in Team Ninja games is actually good and Team Ninja have never disappointed with gameplay or combat so I expect them to be good.

Another remake/remaster in the era of pointless remasters/remakes. What Sony game will be remade/remastered next? God of War 2018 as opposed to the older PS2 titles which would actually benefit from remakes?

There are old games that could do with remakes. This isn't old or a game that needs a remake because it still looks good.

It seems to eliminate the need for vocations. Although tbf, this will make solo play far more fun.

@Shad361 Nah you're tripping.

@BusyOlf I don't know why people thought it would be like either Wo Long or the Nioh games. It doesn’t look like a Soulslike either and never was advertised as one either.

@CharlieChooChoo I don't see any influence from Like a Dragon. The gameplay clearly takes inspiration from Nioh with the stance switching. Comparisons to GOT or Like a Dragon Ishin are a bit silly. They share the same settings, that's it. They're not even the first to have a ronin period setting. Way of the Samurai 4 did that years ago too long before Ishin or GOT.

Visuals look fine to me and the aesthetics look far more interesting and colourful than its rival Dragon's Dogma 2.

@UltimateOtaku91 I think you're just not used to Chinese. I played Wo Long in Chinese because the English was so bad, at one point I switched to Japanese to see if that dub was good and God no, it sounded as bad like the English dub with too much anime type voice acting. The Chinese voice acting meanwhile sounded very natural.

@Sil_Am

Playing this in Japanese should take you out of the experience lol. They characters are Korean as far as I'm aware so if it's about authenticity, the game should be played in Korean.

@Oz_Momotaro Bruh, who cares if Rise of the Ronin looks like a PS4 game? It's the gameplay that matters.

If graphics matter to you along with FPS, you should switch to a PC because I hate to break it to you but even my laptop is more powerful than a PS5 and can run games on ultra and fps uncapped. PS5 can't even run Monster Hunter Rise, a Switch port, at 120 FPS on ultra settings. Meanwhile Metro Exodus Next Gen Edition on PS5 is equivalent to the medium settings of the Enhanced Edition on PC.

Let's be honest, most people here are still playing games at 60fps because with a few exceptions, most PS5 games are capped at that. For people on PC, PS5 games are already "last gen" for us. What with them being medium settings and 60FPS. We had 60FPS games years ago. It's now 120+ FPS for us, 4k, ultra settings with ray tracing. Consoles are still a generation behind that.

@Randinator123 I doubt it. One's a PS5 exclusive, the other is multiplat. I don't see a delay for either.

@Pepsiman_100 And? Each of Team Ninja's souls-likes stand out on their own unlike From Software's own ironically which never do anything new apart from Elden Ring adding an open world but still using the same combat and animations from Dark Souls 1.

This already has a different combat system from Nioh, Wo Long and Strangers of Paradise. Apart from the lock on, it doesn't even look like it'll play like a Soulslike.

Also Team Ninja never miss with combat. The combat in their games is always the best.

@Bunchesopuppies How is it a GOT clone? If this is a GOT clone, GOT is a clone of the Way of the Samurai games.

@KundaliniRising333 I like how you state your opinion as fact. Most people had no problem with the UI or loot system in Nioh. They added to the replayability of two great games.

It already looks different enough regardless.