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Re: Microsoft Documents Show How PlayStation Now Saved Fallout 76

arsmolinarc

Ugh I can't stand Spencer/Microsoft. Class-A piece of sh*t.

The latest emails that leaked clearly reveal their monopolizing strategy when talking about acquisitions. The nerve to say that Nintendo doesn't realize they'd be better as part of MS. Dude doesn't remember they are third, out of 3.

Truth is MS knows this is the only way they can compete. They are unable to nurture and grow their own studios so they just Buy them wholesale, milk them and then run them into the ground. The Forza series Is the only exception to the rule. They even manager to kill off Halo for f*cks sake x..D

But of course the US govt. will never reign it in because they are just as corrupt.

Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Dazzles in Raw PS5 Gameplay Demos

arsmolinarc

@UltimateOtaku91 Capcom must have started working on it after shipping Devil May Cry 5.

Itsuno said way back that Capcom have him the choice between making DMC5 or DD2 and he chose the former but said he would work on DD2 next. When development actually started only Capcom knows.

Re: Starfield, Redfall Exclusivity 'Powerful Evidence' Against Xbox's Activision Buyout, Claims FTC

arsmolinarc

@Highlar The difference is Sony and Nintendo actually finance and develop their own IPs, they don't go out and buy a publisher and call it the same, not when most of those 3rd party IPs performed better on PS on the fact that it had a way bigger install base.

Both Starfield and Redfall started out with PS5 versions in mind until Xbox decided to end them, a fact confirmed by the main devs (Todd Howard, Harvey Smith) of each game.

Re: There's Growing Concern Over Persona Dev's Metaphor: ReFantazio Being an Xbox Exclusive

arsmolinarc

Tbh I wouldn't care. The reveal killed all the game's hype for me.

Its just another SMT with some high fantasy Persona sprinkled on top. From the concept art I was expecting something a little more traditional but it just looked too much like that pop idol RPG for the Wii & Switch.

In the meantime I'll keep dreaming about that FFIX Remake.

PS. I expected better animation and overall look, it just looks so much like every SMT game they've released over the last 5 years. I think the reason I feel "let down" (personal feelings, Atlus doesn't owe me *****) is because I was really expecting to go crazy over this game like when the finally revealed Persona 5 and it felt like such a gigantic step forward for the series.

Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Capcom Showcase 2023?

arsmolinarc

Capcom disappointed me because I really was excited for them to show something hype for their 40th anniv. Maybe for the TGAs come December?

On the other hand I thought Ubi's showcase was ok because I didn't expect much from them: not a star wars fan, not an Avatars fan (but it did pick my interest more), Prince of Persia, as good as it looked, just felt like a step back for the series.

Game to game, Capcom wins hands down. Dragon's Dogma 2 would have been a showstopper if it hadn't been revealed at Sony's showcase.

Re: Rumour: A New Persona 5 Game Announcement Is Imminent

arsmolinarc

Atlus is like a dairy farm and Persona 5 is the cow. They're going to milk that b*tch dry.

Personally, I'd like P6 to become more adult-oriented, or outright make another subseries we're you play grown ups, Catherine shows the team can pull it off.

As I grow older it gets weirder, to say the least, to play a horny teenager that obviously has no boundaries. (or morality? Man, some of the "relationships" get weird, specially with the adult characters, and always end up feeling like you're taking advantage of this people at a vulnerable moment of their lives. That poor teacher's arc from P5 made me feel like sh*t at the end.)

Sorry, I'm venting.

Re: Final Monster Hunter Rise Event Will Stream on 7th June

arsmolinarc

It's pretty much a given that Capcom is working on a sequel to MH: World, and probably have been for a while, with the 20th anniversary of the series coming up next year.

You think they finish the stream with a bang?
Trailer for MH: World 2 AND Dragon's Dogm 2 in less than a month?

Nah, we're not that lucky.

Re: PS Showcase Demonstrated Sony's Efforts to Offer 'Best and Most Varied Catalog of Games', Jim Ryan Claims

arsmolinarc

As frustrating as it was 1st party-wise (cg teasers of live service games, really?) the Dragon's Dogma 2 reveal saved the day all on it's own for me. Alan Wake 2 was great as well (Max Payne? Is that you?!).

I thought Marathon was sp before checking the website for a massive dissapointment, but I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt because, a) it's bungie, and b) the set up sound like a pvp extration system shock (infiltrate a ghost space ship, rogue AI, mutations (?), runners).

Haven seems to be ANOTHER extraction shooter but it has a "heist" gimmick apparently. Not what I expected from Haven after all the hype around the studio about their "innovation and creativity". But Jade Raymond has proven more than capable so this is another wait and see.

I got nothing from Concord's teaser. Just that it's a space pvp shooter by Firewalk, run by a former Bungie boss. So, Destiny + No Man's Land? That's not a bad elevator pitch now that I think about it but, as with most of these teasers, I need more information and actual footage.

Spiderman 2 looks ridiculously impressive even if its more a "maybe" than a "day one" for me.

FFXVI looked equally unbelievable but please, Square, we don't need to see ALL the game before we can actually play it.

I did not care for Immortals of Aveum before but the trailer made me very curious. Noy a "day one" but I'll have to keep my eye on it.

Sony really needs to step it up for the next showcase because this was a tad dissapointing tbh.

And a special mention goes out to Square and their dreadful-looking Splatoon ripoff. How is this the same company that gave us Xenogears and Vagrant Story?

Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at the PlayStation Showcase?

arsmolinarc

Game of the show: Dragon's Dogma II
Runner up: Alan Wake II.
Nice surprise award: Marathon. Single player FPS from Bungie? Sign me up.
Looks unbelievable (but not my thing) award: Spiderman 2
Outstanding mention: Phantom Blade 0.
Goddamn impressive but stop it with the trailers award: FFXVI.
Dissapointment of the day would be Factions 2 awol, and the Haven live service game teaser.
Just terrible award goes to Foamstars, a cringey ripoff of splatoon.

I give the showcase an overall score of 07/10. And only because of the DD2 reveal