@evildave333 and he objectively ruined MGS2. It went downhill the moment the tanker sunk and replaced Snalke with a femboy nobody liked until the memetastic Revengeance.
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.
@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.
@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.
Day-one releases are too good to be true. I mean that for us as customers they are great but are completely unsustainable for dev. I'd rather BUY the game and let the money, their cut, go to the developers directly rather than let MS just hand them out peanuts to cover the lost sales cannibalized by GamePass.
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.
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.
Now there's only Capcom's showcase to look forward to. Dragon's Dogma 2 is said to be making an appearance and that already makes it a winner in my eyes.
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.)
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?
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?
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
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Re: Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding Documentary Will Air Exclusively on Disney+
@evildave333 and he objectively ruined MGS2. It went downhill the moment the tanker sunk and replaced Snalke with a femboy nobody liked until the memetastic Revengeance.
Re: Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding Documentary Will Air Exclusively on Disney+
This man is so full of himself... I hope he goes Hollywood and never comes back.
At this point he is only using game budgets to pay his "friends" and make movie industry connections.
I can think of five, nah... TEN devs in Japan that deserve at least half the budget the so-called auteur gets.
Konami was right all along.
Re: Microsoft Still Wants to Put Xbox Game Pass on PS5, PS4
Sounds great on paper but I'm not really interested in any xbox exclusive atm (don't care for Kojima).
I share the same sentiment that most do here: If I wanted an xbox I would've already gotten one.
Re: Just One Day Later, Microsoft Has 'No Plans to Bring Game Pass' to PS5, PS4
Don't think there's lots of people out there that want to play Starfield on their PS5 after how "meh" the game actually turned out to be.
This is the biggest flop in Bethesda history at the moment.
Re: Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@Scottyy Starfield is not even the best Bethesda Game this year. Hi-Fi Rush has more Game award nominations. 😂
Re: Atlus Announces Inevitable Day 1 DLC for Persona 5 Tactica
Predatory DLC practices are like part of Atlus' identity by now.
Re: Remedy Director Wants to Make 'Crazy, Huge-Budget, Dark Gothic Fantasy' Game Next
Max Payne in Lordran? YES, PLEASE!
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer's Microtransactions Man Has Left Naughty Dog
Nobody wanted a bloated GaaS. Just give US Factions 2.
Damn Sony is just going to add everything they worked on to tloU 3.
No true new PS5 in this gen can only mean Bad management over at Naughty Dog. Hope they sorry their sh*t out.
Re: Microsoft Documents Show How PlayStation Now Saved Fallout 76
@Northern_munkey because the hypocrisy from Spencer is such a standout.
You go on ahead and put flowers on your head celebrating that PS Now helped F76 stay afloat.
Re: Community: Push Square Community's Best Game of All Time Has Been Decided
@PixelDragon +30 year veteran and same here. Couldn't choose a number one but I do have my pantheon of gotys (godtys?)
Re: Community: Push Square Community's Best Game of All Time Has Been Decided
Well deserved. Bloodborne single-handedly got me back into gaming after falling of the wagon at the middle of the PS3 era.
Truly one of the best games I've ever played.
We need another even if its not set in Yarnham!
Re: Microsoft Documents Show How PlayStation Now Saved Fallout 76
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
@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: Reaction: What Happens to PlayStation if Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard?
The only reason the deal is going to pass is because Microsoft has been paying off politicians. Sorry, "lobbying".
Re: Exoprimal's PS5, PS4 Platinum Looks Time Consuming But Not Impossible
That exosuit boss battle from the launch trailer sold me more on the game than the dino waves. Still think this should have been a Lost Planet game.
Re: Starfield, Redfall Exclusivity 'Powerful Evidence' Against Xbox's Activision Buyout, Claims FTC
@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: Hideo Kojima Clarifies Involvement in Death Stranding Film Adaptation
The saga of the most overrated japanese game designer continues...
Kojima (still) using Sony's money to buy his way into Hollywood. (Through the b-list no less)
Re: Sony Says Not Making PS5, PS4 Exclusives Free with PS Plus on Day One Is a Strategy That's Working
Great, keep it going.
Day-one releases are too good to be true. I mean that for us as customers they are great but are completely unsustainable for dev. I'd rather BUY the game and let the money, their cut, go to the developers directly rather than let MS just hand them out peanuts to cover the lost sales cannibalized by GamePass.
Re: There's Growing Concern Over Persona Dev's Metaphor: ReFantazio Being an Xbox Exclusive
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: 27 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Confirmed for Big June Update
Man, that classic lineup is sure taking its time to get to the hits, huh?
No Armored Core or King's Field to ride the fromsoft hypetrain? No golden age Square or Enix RPGs. Capcom!
The classic lineup has the potential to be so much much better than it is right now.
Re: Sorry, But Games Are Probably Going to Take Longer Than Ever to Make on PS5
Maybe more single-A and double-A games to cover the drought seasons, like the psx-ps2 years.
Triple-AAA and AAAA games are awesome but 5-year dev cycles are not sustainable if they take up the entire generation to make.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Capcom Showcase 2023?
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: Persona 3 Reload Won't Include FES or Portable Content, No Female Protagonist
Knowing Atlus they are going to milk the sh*t out of the remake, expect a royal-like re-release aprox. two years after the vanilla version.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Summer Game Fest 2023?
@SuntannedDuck2 My mind had erased the awful Twisted Metal teaser.
Why did Sony ever think the Twisted Metal IP was the ideal one for a tv show? It's like they make bad decision after bad decision on purpose.
Re: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Is a Co-Op Shooter About Characters Who Can't Sing
Had me at "John Carpenter".
Re: Alan Wake 2 Drops Jaws with Mind Blowing First PS5 Gameplay Footage
I guess we'll get that Max Payne announcement for the Game Awards then.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Summer Game Fest 2023?
Worse than the PS showcase.
Now there's only Capcom's showcase to look forward to. Dragon's Dogma 2 is said to be making an appearance and that already makes it a winner in my eyes.
Re: Random: Thought PSVR2 Was Expensive? Apple's Vision Pro Is Here to Hold Your Beer
Can somebody please tell Apple about the inflation around the world? And I thought PSVR2 was an expensive proposition.
Re: Microsoft Bigwig Hoping to Voice Frustration to UK Politicians Over $69 Billion Buyout Block
@MattBoothDev Pretty much, but don't tell that to americans.
Next they'll start saying blocking the buyout "plays into Putin's hands" LOL.
Re: Rumour: A New Persona 5 Game Announcement Is Imminent
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: Rumour: A New Persona 5 Game Announcement Is Imminent
@Ear_wiG SMT: Devil Survivor already fills that niche. A fighting game perhaps?
Just hope its not another f*cking rhytm game.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2023 Announced
PS Plus Mehnaissance continues.
Re: Summer Game Fest Showcase Brings Us Two Hours of Announcements and Updates
@Stormageddon Don't forget the cringe-inducing musical performances.
Re: Final Monster Hunter Rise Event Will Stream on 7th June
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: Insider Says Silent Hill 2 Remake, Townfall, and Ascension Trailers Incoming
@Ear_wiG As long as Bloober sticks to "remaking" and not "reimagining" I have hope.
Re: Insider Says Silent Hill 2 Remake, Townfall, and Ascension Trailers Incoming
@CKFilms The first trilogy, or first two at least, would be perfect.
Re: PS Showcase Demonstrated Sony's Efforts to Offer 'Best and Most Varied Catalog of Games', Jim Ryan Claims
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: Days Gone 2 Could Have Released 'a Month Ago', Says Game Director
This guy just can't move on.
I'd be down for a Days Gone 2, without Jeff Ross directing. Or involved in any way, shape or form.
Re: Random: Xbox Politely Points Out All the Non-Exclusives from Sony’s PS5 Showcase
hmmm... no Dragon's Dogma 2 among the lot. I would think they'd single out the big Capcom reveal of the show.
Could it be exclusive?
Re: Sony's Portable PS5 Streaming Handheld Launches Later This Year
No Vita 2/PSP3? Nothing to see here, folks.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at the PlayStation Showcase?
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
Re: PlayStation Well Ahead of Nintendo, Xbox In Terms of Brand Momentum, Says Sony
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/be/a1/38/bea138f400c5a07cf3e2f3ba44f70a6a--david-lynch-twin-peaks.jpg
Sony going BOB on the competition.
Re: Feature: Take Part in the PlayStation Showcase Predictions Quiz
Monster Hunter World 2 + Dragon's Dogma 2 + Bloodborne remaster ftw
Re: PS5 Exclusivity Over Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Appears Uncertain
Tbh I don't care either way. Snake Eater has been multi-platform for a long time now and should respect that if the remake is real after all.
Re: Overwatch 2 Fans Can't Believe What Blizzard Has Done to PS5, PS4 Sequel's Promised Co-Op Mode
True Blizzard died when it merged with Activision.
Re: Well-Liked Immersive Sim Weird West Gets 4K, 60fps Version for PS5
This would have worked so much better as a true immersive sim...
Re: Returnal Dev Has Expanded Workforce for Next PS5 Project
Can't wait for whatever comes next from Housemarque.
Re: Odd PS5, PS4 Dino Shooter Exoprimal Will Collaborate with Other Capcom Games
Cannon Spike Cammy when?
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Studio Clarifies 'Paywalled' Voice Acting DLC
Way to shoot your game on the knee right before the race starts. X...D
Re: SEGA Poised to Purchase Angry Birds Maker for $1 Billion
Is Angry Birds worth that much now? Imo that money would be better spend on Sega's internal devs.