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This always looked interesting to me, hope I find the time to check it out

I spent the most time with FF7 but I'd say my top3 are too close in terms of favorites to have a particular order: FF7, Helldivers and Tekken 8

@The_Pixel_King I was gonna say - I didn't expect so many comments saying SM2 was bad. Loved it myself.
As for Helldivers - the game is still very fun when playing through matchmaking (which can be a bit wonky at times tbf) but I have to admit playing with your squad in voice chat is a superior experience.

Just gotta hope Sony (and other publishers) doesn't get the wrong idea from this (the takeaway should be "how you do a service game", not "people want a service game")

Well, that's it - bots destroyed, bugs contained, nothing left to do. Game was fun while it lasted but I guess the players were just too good.

I don't have much of a problem playing at 30fps, depending on the game/genre.
I wouldn't go for the graphics mode in Helldivers but I did in Final Fantasy.
Also, I need more games to run at 40!

@JaBrony123 For the Tonberries just equip an accessory that prevents instant death. They become pretty easy that way.

This is a topic that comes up around fighting games a lot, especially among people who are just picking them up.
Idk about generational differences but being on your own against an opponent is a big part of the reason some people enjoy the games and others don't

Good good.
I have only one other thing left that I can do before having to use chapter select again, which would reset my progress on this quest.
Hopefully this doesn't take too long.

Good news is this was just acknowledged by Squeenix and a patch is expected soon

This looks a lot like the recent PoP game and that's a good thing, loved that one.
April is shaping up to be a really good one for PS+ Extra.

@Specky Definitely not, although I would make sure to play Remake's DLC before Rebirth (it's referenced in the game while not really included in the recap) and at least watch the key parts of a Crisis Core playthrough (if you don't want to play it yourself).

I'm affected by this and will be considering the reinstall if it's not fixed by the time I'm done with all the other things I can do in this chapter (chapter select resets any ongoing quests and I don't want to do the combat part again).

@Nei @SuperSilverback I'm ngl that game seems next to impossible to beat legitimately but there's a way to cheese it, which I imagine a lot of people have done. Click the spoiler if you want a "solution".

@Icey664 @Nei
Yeah it definitely looks like something you need to circle back to in the full version - the level clearly doesn't end with that boss fight

Just finished the demo. This seems to have all the stuff I enjoy in souls games with none of the stuff that drives me away from them (and yeah, this is definitely more souls than DMC/GoW/whatever), so I'll definitely be getting it.
Boss was very cool even if I expected it to be tougher than it was.

@AdamNovice @Northern_munkey I haven't played on 9 yet but I've seen all others, and they're like... it's all doable as you get more familiar with the game, become more aware of what's effective against what etc (upgrading your ship and getting stronger stratagems helps too).
I really like how the difficulty levels are structured in Helldivers - instead of making enemies stronger it makes certain types more likely to appear and introduces more mission modifiers, while also encouraging you to try them with new mission objectives and locking the highest tier of ship upgrades behind them (super samples are only found on 7 and higher).

I watched it on HBO Max some months ago, it's pretty good

I have never seen the Explore page in my life and at this point I don't think I will.
Which is probably still a good thing, tbh.

Can't say I have

Rebirth having that deal where you could get Remake free if you pre-ordered definitely could've skewed sales towards digital. I wonder if that's the case.

Bought it but not playing until I'm done with Rebirth

I pre-ordered even though I won't play it until I'm done with Rebirth which means at least another couple weeks, maybe more.
I'm very confident I'll like it and it was 10% off for pre-orders though.

I really like my VR2 even if I don't use it a lot.
While I have to agree the 1st party output specifically is underwhelming, I see a lot of posts and articles that make it seem like there's nothing to play on it, which is simply not true - unless you want VR to be your main gaming platform, in which case you should probably get a Quest instead.

Same, I'll get the DLC when it comes out
Maybe check out the summer update actually

Can't say I remember GoW3 very well (it's been years) but I loved all games in the series and I do remember both of the excellent Jedi games, so I'm definitely interested.

Safe to assume the game isn't coming out until a few good years from now though.

All that's in the trailer is some SM2 combat, except there's a few additional playable characters.
And yet I'm seeing twitter posts saying the game looked "pretty much finished" 🤦‍♂️

@oc1d I'm not sure what the issue is but have you made sure it's not something in your network configurations? I've been literally only playing with PC players (the only squad member on PS5) and had very few problems in 30h of play.
Not saying it's definitely not server-side, just wondering where the difference is.

I saw it too late. Somebody crewed up, I guess.

@Specky They have a "Game Master" who decides which planets become under attack or are available for liberation. Tien Kwan has not seen action until this event.
However, even if a planet is liberated or lost, that doesn't mean it won't find itself under fire again (for example, a new offensive on Malevelon Creek was launched a couple days after it was lost to the Automatons).
That said, a planet is mostly a set of terrain type (one of a few) and game modifying conditions (for example, heat affects your stamina and energy-based weapons) so it's probably a good thing that the game cycles through these.

"Locking" a significant game update behind a community goal is such a great idea.
I'm doing my part.

@ShogunRok Remake didn't come to other consoles in 4 years so I'd be surprised to see any of them launch elsewhere (other than PC) until at least a while after part 3.

I remember seeing a cinematic teaser for this a long time ago

PS5 patch should be live now

I do wonder what the patch being out on PC and not yet on PS5 means for crossplay?

Edit: I believe I got my question answered - with one of the previous patches, a friend of mine could go online on PC without updating but the game wouldn't allow him to join games, saying game versions don't match. I expect the same here, effectively forcing no crossplay during this period.

I'd be playing more if not for FF7 but I'm looking forward to showing the bugs and bots some freedom this weekend

In related news: Toys For Bob are also going independent!
https://www.toysforbob.com/blog/2024/WereGoingIndie

Worth noting that the upgrade is not available for the PS+ version - that's still PS4 only

@MickOnYourFace The PS5 version of DBFZ was announced in 2022 and hasn't been heard of since... until now.

Definitely expected if the game allows cross-progression - can't really do that any other way (save for requiring additional, game-specific accounts on all platforms, which is definitely not the way)

I'm probably too old and/or not enough into a specific genre to know who that is

I feel like the "shifts in the market" part refers to service games specifically.
Executives at WB thought Suicide Squad was a good idea when they had it designed and we know how that turned out.
Single player story-driven games don't go out of style and don't compete with each other as much.

Edit: Bloomberg claims a Twisted Metal live service game was cancelled at Firesprite

@fabio1 I wouldn’t recommend playing solo but the game’s built in features (map markers, pings, basic message wheel) make it very easy to communicate even without voice chat (which obviously is also in the game).

@amatmulisha Guns feel great and the game can go from incredibly tense to incredibly silly (and the other way) very quick. It's awesome.

We encountered a curious phenomenon where 3 of us were playing and 1 suddenly got disconnected - but on their end, rather than getting kicked, it was the other 2 who got disconnected and they could continue mission on their own.
Otherwise smooth sailing, we kicked some Automaton butts.
I know there are still some high priority issues so I'm hoping they get through those soon, so we can have our global stats and daily challenges and such back.

I like it a lot but I'm using it less than I thought I would

@Rob3008 @Deoxyr1bose Not sure about Persona but Early Access for SS deluxe edition owners was Jan 30 so I'm guessing they're counting pre-orders with that.

@Titntin You're always free to stick with the low difficulty missions even if you unlocked the higher ones.
Thing is, higher difficulties in this game don't change how enemies or weapons behave (as in: the same kinds of bugs don't become harder to kill) but they do introduce new enemy types, goals, resources, modifiers, etc.

Had no problems last night, zero wait time.

That said, there still some bugs to squash (apart from the Tereminid type). If you were looking to buy or spend some Super Credits, I'd hold off on that - saw multiple people reporting that their SC balance went to 0 after any kind of operation using them. Also, some players seem to be stuck on easy difficulty because higher ones won't unlock for them.
Seems like the tempo of sorting issues out is pretty good though, so I'd expect that (and other issues, most of them minor) to be dealt with very soon.

@SgtTruth @TrickyDicky99 I think the appeal is that you could use it with both the PS5 (which is still the only place to play GT7) and your PC without buying an additional VR set.
That's probably a niche audience but I'm sure it exists.

This looks super cool and I'm definitely buying it