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Seems that the saga continues. I am very bored of all this, I just wanted it to end.

I have fallen off to the abyss quite a few times and I was seemingly stuck and got out by randomly jumping around.

Better than the base game where I the only time this happened to me I had to restart the section.

I am not getting fooled again to buy MK12 at launch. I will wait a year to get the Ultimate version. That is unless they somehow make the characters uglier...

I enjoy it very much so far!!

That being said I would prefer it if the whole HFW was PS5 exclusive. That said, since the base game had a PS4 version and we only have one piece of DLC it kind of stinks for PS4 players to not be able to play it. And we all know that the complete game will be Steam Deck verified in a couple of months.

That said I have not beaten the DLC yet. I hope it recrifies the dump and anticlimactic ending of the base game.

@Panic_Attache Thanks!!! Found them!! Downloading the games now!

I can't seem to find the discounted bundle in the store, only the individual games...

Of course they did not add the first one. Also, clearly those titles need the power of PS5. There is no way they can run on the PS4 or a Steam PC.

@Sil_Am At least in my region the physical releases on switch if 7 and 9 are codes in a box without a card.

I would love to have the 13 trilogy on PS4. I love those games. They still need some work to be ported. In Xbox the bc program needs minimal work from developers.

I would also want ro have The After Years in some point

Oh man after I beat the remasters in my Steam Deck and got all the achievements, they want to make me to buy them again to go for the trophies.

In any case I am baffled on why this game does not have a proper physical release. It is Final Fantasy, come on...

Very cool! I have the PS3 version. To be honest I am not a fan of 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 fighters, but this game is very well made.

I would love to upgrade but to be honest everything below 4tb seems very low and those ssd drives are still expensive. I use an external 4tb hdd to back up PS5 games and store PS4 ones but of course the stupid PS5 os doesn't update the games for some reason. I would love to buy the internal 4tb ssd and move the extrnal hdd permanently to my PS4 though.

I am a huge Final Fantasy but come on... This game will be playable in PCs next year and it will also be Steam Deck verified. Also, they kind of said that they tried to make FF16 run on PS4...

Moreover, Sony ports first party games to PCs with mechanical drives and gaming performance slightly better than PS4 or verifies them for the Steam Deck...

Am a huge Final Fantasy fan so this is way late. I have already bought and beaten all six games in my Steam Deck. I would get a PS4 retail version if it was widely available though...

I love my Steam Deck. It is my favourite platform. Even with its flows I enjoyed my PS Vita and the Steam Deck is as better as a successor as it gets. It is not underpowered like the Switch and it has first party Sony games and it is the best platform for indie games and jrpg games, just like the Vita. Also, again like the Vita, it is very easy to set up emulators, you can use it as a PC etc.

I see a lot of love for Resident Evil Code Veronica. I am not a huge fan of it. However, a remake has to be a lot different. This game has Steve, one of the worst characters in RE history. He acts like an idiot, even for videogame logic standards, and there is a gross scene when he tries to kiss Claire or something while she is asleep in the plane. Also, the whole Alfred concept was bizarre even back in the day. I don't even know what to say about it. From a gameplay perspective there are ways to soft lock you out of the game and loosing access to weapons in the final portion of the game.

I enjoy RE4 Remake in my PS4 and I would love to see a Remake of both Dino Crisis and RE Code Veronica, but I would prefer a next gen only RE9 new game.

@ShogunRok To be honest this article is misleading and not correct to be honest. I have played both PS4 and PS5 versions and the PS4 port is decent for what it is. It suffers from the same problems that more third party cross gen titles suffer but unstable framerate and poor load times were present in a plethora of PS4 third party titles during the generation. And it plays better than other cross gen titles like Callisto Protocol or Stranger of Paradise.

This is no exception but the RE Engine scales well. RE Village also plays very well on PS4. Moreover, all cross gen Sony titles (GT7, HFW and GoWR) play quite well in the PS4.

I would much prefer if RE4 Remake was a PS5 only title but it is not a title that is held back from PS4.

Sonic 2 first boss and some leaps of faith in later levels are present in the Game Gear version but I don't care that much to be honest. I really love that some of my favourite games are released again. It would be great if they expanded Sonic Origins more by adding the Master System ports, the Mega Drive versions of Spinball and 3D and the Knucles game for 32X though.

I play RE4 Remake on an original launch PS4. It plays great for what it is. There is some slowdown and load times if you lose but it is no different than other non Sony games really. Village also played very good in PS4.

Who plays this games nowadays?
Anyway from the Gran Turismo games I have played this is one of the worst, progress wise. I always thought I didn't have enough credits for anything. However, PS2 was combatible with Action Replay ...

I beat the game and got the platinum in PS4 and I got the platinum when I imported the save in PS5. This is way cool. You can do it in the Resident Evil games and in God of War Ragnarok

Nintendo closes their store and nobody cares yet the internet exploded when Sony said they would close their PS3/P/Vita stores... I was one that felt annoyed and bought some psn cards to buy the ps1 classics I hadn't...

In any case I don't know those EA games and have backed up my 3DS and Wii U.

@Quintumply Thanks for clearing this up. Yes, seems like Sony has no problem letting you buy its classic games while also offering them for free if you have the PS3/P/Vita versions while Namco does not for some reason.

Too bad no other publishers seem interested in PS1 classics. The only game from other publisher I recall is Resident Evil, that you can also buy separately from the subscription.

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is shown for free for me since I have the original version. For Ridge Racer Type 4 and Ridge Racer 2 it asks me to upgrade my membership, even though I have the original psn versions.

I love GZ the map is interesting and it was the last true stealth Metal Gear game.

However, Kojima contradicts himself? Or I misremember? Back in the day I am pretty sure he said it was Konami that pressured him to release Ground Zeros because Phantom Pain was way delayed...

@Lebest Still I don't like the Crossbell arc but I don't want to spoil why. Generally speaking the same things keep happening to this city over and over again to the point when the writes seem that they don't know what to do and repeat the same things. There are more stuff but we will get to major spoilers.

The poll does not have the option "I have played the fan translation ages ago"😉

In any case I am a huge trails fan but I consider all this Crossbell arc non sense for a lack of better term, even from the video game logic point of view

The thing I want to know is if you can buy the games separately and if they are free if you have the previous versions.

As for the actual classic games in general I wanted more. Seems like, with the exception of Resident Evil, all other PS1 and PSP games are from Sony or Namco. They should expand the catalogue a bit more.

@Robocod yes, there is a driving stage with Haddock's car in Prisoners of the Sun but only in the SNES version. In Game Boy it is replaced with a cutscene with digitized comic book panels.

Yeah, Haddocks' comic relief scenes are some of the best. My favourites are those with Madame Castafiore!

@Robocod I have some of the Inforgames games from back then. All of their comic book games were fan. They made two Tintin games. The first, Tintin in Tibet, was released in Mega Drive, Game Gear, SNES and Game Boy and was also ported to the Game Boy Color. The second, based on the comics you mentioned, was called Tintin Prisoners of the Sun and was released in SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Color. I love those games, I really like the comic book panes and challenging gameplay.

Also no Haddock or Tournesol in Cigars of the Pharoah, they were introduced way later.

This begs the question why the chose Cigars of the Pharoah. To be honest I am a huge Tintin fan and this comic was one of the worst, even though it does some interesting world building. This, and its sequel, The Blue Lotus tackle some more serious themes like drug smuggling, mental health, war etc. Also, they have been criticized for stereotypical portraits of non European characters.

I was literally downloading the game yesterday in my Steam Deck. I beat after years all versions of Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3 (all of them remain highly enjoyable even though I have a fond for the Game Gear ports) some days ago so I thought I would play 4, which I have not tried yet.
Talk about perfect timing!

@The_Pixel_King Those are old titles that are now getting localized while their newer ones were developed when nobody could buy a PS5 since there was almost no supply in Japan. The studio making the game is relatively small.

As far as the games it is the only Kiseki game I have not played or know anything about and look forward to it. There is a brief spoiler in the trailer for players familiar with Cold Steel or it is just me being paranoid?

What I don't get is why the DLC will not come on PS4. I would have preferred Horizon Forbidden West to have been a PS5 exclusive but, since it wasn't and it will get only one DLC, why make it PS5 exclusive is beyond me.

By the way I Platinumed HFW in a launch PS4 model and I was suprised how well it ran.

I didn't get it. Captain Boomerang and Croc are using guns (!) for some reason like they can stop The Flash with simple guns...

@thefourfoldroot1 If you are not a PC gamer and you don't know Japanese you cannot play the Sky trilogy. You can track the retail version of Sky 1 on PSP but it is not worth it. If you know Japanese you can track the games from the Sky trilogy that were ported in other PlayStation platforms. In any case I suggest go to this channel and watch the extended synopsis
https://youtube.com/@ladyvirgiliatrails

As for the Crossbell arc I am not a huge fan of the over cliché and repeated stuff there but some familiarity is required to understand Cold Steel. Either play them and abuse the fast forward button or watch the synopsis on the above channel.

As for Reverie you must play it after Steel 4 and not wait. Regardless on if you like what they did with the plot Reverie is placed directly after Steel 4 and some mentions of the Kuro games are Easter eggs at best.

@thefourfoldroot1 I will talk about only localized games.

Basically, Trails of the Sky is the first trilogy, or Liber arc. The games are on Steam. The first two were on PSP. The first also had a limited physical release. I think they have been delisted.
I recommend the Steam versions, since they have a fast forward button.

The next two games are Zero and Azure, or Crossbell arc, taking place sometime later. The first one is on Steam and PS4 and the second one will also be available in a couple of days in both platforms. Again, the Steam version has fast forward.

Then we have the Empire arc with Cold Stell 1 to 4. 1 and 2 are on PS3 and Vita and all 4 are on Steam and PS4. I recommend the latter versions due to fast forward. Cold Steel 1 takes places the same time as Azure.

The upcoming Trails into Reverie takes place some time later and serves as some sort or nonsense sequel or bizarre continuation and will be released in Steam and PS4.

There are two more games unlocalized for PS4 that are sequels to Reverie called Kuro no Kiseki 1 and 2 and take place sometime later with mostly new cast.

@Lorcan To be honest many say you can skip the Crossbell games but I think Cold Steel 3 makes no sense if you don't know those people and their motivations, even if I think that what happens in Crossbell makes no sense even for Videogame logic standards.

This trailer has a bizarre lip sync issue or it is just me?

Poor Crossbell it is the 5 time or something that it is occupied like there is no police or military or something. It is like all those countries have no structure and wait for Rean to leave the harem and go save them.

In any case I played the fan translation some months ago and I recommend this game for Trails fans but I guess you would get it anyway. I will get a physical copy down the line. I tried to preorder from the European Nisa store and it charges custom fees for some reason.

The only thing I want at this point is an "update all installed games" option. Even thought I have every automatic stuff open games that are not on the home screen never get updated regardless of whether I have on the internal SSD or in an external HDD...

Nothing for me but it is fine, I only pay for Cloud Saves anyway...

I am a huge fan of the series!!
The poll misses the option "I won't see anything I will just buy the game when I can afford it or have time to sink to it".
I have not watched any trailer or any impressions video. I may only play the demo myself.
I did the same with 13 and 15 and from the 7 remake I saw only the generic trailer where Cloud and Barret fight the first boss

If I recall correctly, the Steam version was not particularly well received. On a semi related note, I recently got the new Atari collection and wow this was made with a lot of love for the original material.

I have not seen any episodes of the series but I have played the game and found the concept of left behind very damp. How on their right mind would go to the mall and do what the characters did? Makes no sense even for video game logic standards

Sometimes you wonder how and why official emulators or ports perform worse and have less features than homebrew alternatives...

Come on they hyped all this for no reason. I am a huge fan of Metal Gear but I don't like Rising. However, I know it has its fans and I know they were left unhappy.

By the way there is a Steam port that runs great on modern PCs and the game is a part of Xbox's BC thing.

I love the Atelier series! That said this game releases somewhat close to Ryza 3 that will most likely have content licked behind overpriced editions. Wouldn't a fall release date be better?

In any case I look forward to Ryza 3, it releases in about a month

I liked the original on my Vita. I will keep an eye to the sequel.

@Balosi Both Tekken 2 and Ridge Racer 2 were available in EU. I don't have my Vita with me but I have them installed in it.

If we speculate correct though all this means is that The Legend of Dragoon will only be available as a part of the final tier of Plus and not standalone since it was never released in EU in the PS3 era... Too bad if this is indeed the case.

In any case enjoy Resident Evil! I love this game. In fact, I am off for a Chris playthrough.

@Balosi Thanks for clearing this up.

So, the only way to get a popular title like Resident Evil is convoluted...

It is bizarre though. Seems more like a mistake? The same is not true for Tekken 2 and Ridge Racer 2 since I have the old versions and I cannot add the new ones in the library.

@Would_you_kindly Then it changed. I got Resident Evil the day it was released and beat it multiple times. I had never a more expensive plus tier. Note that I have the PS3 version from back in the day.

@BeerIsAwesome Thanks for clearing this up. I went to check Ridge Racer 2 myself. You cannot buy, regardless if you had the PSP version.

I think you are mistaken about Resident Evil Director's Cut. They may have changed recently but in release date I got it for free, since I had the previous PS3 era version, and beat it multiple times. Plays great in the PS4.

We don't know if I can just buy the game? I am not that interested in this confusing subscription model and I only pay the basic tier for cloud saves.

So far, to my knowledge, Tekken 2 is the only classic game you cannot just buy, although I am not sure of Ridge Racer 2.

Anyway I really like that Sony mostly offers tou to just buy the game. Also, the game is free if you have a previous iteration of it! I would love if they added trophies for all classic games. I recently started going for retro achievements and they really give new interest to some old classics.