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I was about to kill the Dancing Lion first try (with Mimic) when the game stuttered so badly I got killed. And this is PS4 version on Ps5. I hope they fix the issues. But yeah you need help when the game chooses to ***** you.

I'm still excited but this game will have me looking at a day to day walk through. Persona 5 Royal was more fun with it as I could get a perfect playthrough. I only replay games if I truly enjoy them and when years have passed.

Here to talk about how games are too expensive on discount and how sales have no meaning before anyone else!
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@Doctor_BK yeah I keep seeing this from people online and on this site that Ratchet 2016 was bad. It was actually really fun for me. It was my first RnC game and it was a great time. It also sold well.

Seems like critics want to be more positive but don't are taking a more cautious tone. I guess the beta will be the true make or break for the game.

That's very good numbers. 25 million players. 30-35% beaten Mohg which means a good amount players who got that far bought the Dlc. I am curious if it will have Witcher 3 level long term legs though.

Are DragonBall characters going to be in this or only Z and beyond?

Good to see updates but a little too late. The games more mixed public reception will need to be changed through something bigger like an expansion.

This coming from the team that always caves to Reddit PC mobs and rebuffed weapons that were OP.

With House sizes getting smaller I think digital is the way to go in the future just because it is difficult to store disc's. I still buy disc's when there is something cool with them but it has reduced drastically. Also with Dlc and patches the disc no longer contains the 100% game. Even Mario Oddysey had updates which renders the cartridge playable but no longer the 100% product

@Sweetz Asia is a nearly doomed market for premium games (especially single player unless you're Mario, Zelda or a Playstation exclusive). Gachas and F2P rule the roost.

@KoopaTheGamer I think this debate was kind of explained really well that games costing under 5 million are indies whether or not theyre published or funded by AAA publishers.

So Bg3 despite being independent technically still made a AAA game since it costed 100 mil+.

I mean that's why Sony invested in them. So I'm not surprised. Not to mention Kadokawa and Sony make Anime as well. The recent Delicious in Dungeon was a Kadokawa project with opening and ending music provided by Sony Japan.

Conglomerates are weird.

I mean they need the money and it isn't like they have a strong list of Culturally relevant IP to leverage.

Does this mean I need PS+ or can I just login to MP get the calibration and go offline again?

War from Darksiders lmao

The romance aspect in p5 was mechanical and boring. It was also kinda cringe since you as a teenager could be with your teacher and the ethics of the whole first month are ignored. Even the teen romances had such a weird power dynamic favoring the protagonist.

So I'm glad.

@Northern_munkey I think there is a little more nuance because there are excellent games like Valiant Heart that do touch on the World War with dignity and respect. But, yeah the weird online Tea Bagging Multiplayers where you call white phosphorus while dressed like a character from Fallout should be looked at with more scrutiny.

Also Games like Cod that straight up attempt to re-write history as a form of soft propaganda for the US military should absolutely not be allowed.

@Anti-Matter what?

It's Jez Corden. He's spent the last year or two burning away any and all credibility he's gained with console war baiting shenanigans. The Bg3 nonsense was started by him.

Microsoft suffering with the Series S optimization with third parties was always expected and is just more signs of their short sighted strategies.

Nightmare fuel. My cat anyway bullies me every night at 0220 by meowing at my face!

Good game. Great combat. I love Clive and Joshua and the killing god stuff. Eikon fights and music are awesome!

Disliked: the quest design sucks, the villains suck, the politics is so bad only a Japanese team could've written it and thought it was good, any time it wants to be Game of Thrones it falls on its face. Jill is wasted. The world is drab. Side quests are awful, lack of enemy variety. poor performance.

I gave it an 8 and while I stand by that score I think if I were being realistic and were there more competition for action games like this it would go down to a 7.

@RudeAnimat0r this is my thought as well. Capcom has barely marketed this game. Heck they even threw it day one on GP. They don't seem to have much confidence in it

@naruball not enough CHAOS!

I beat the AW 2 Nightspring dlc. It was a great time though Jesse's story was weak. Last episode was brilliant 7.5/10.

Started Erdtree today and beat the Blackgaol Knight after 45 mins of attempts.

Also got Vanquish on sale. But that's a game for a lean period to pass the time. Heard great things about it.

Personally thought the base game was fine and nothing more but my brother loved watching me play it and has been dropping not so subtle hints lol. I have no other games to play right now either so I got it. I jumped in for an hour in the base game to get the muscle memory back and the game feels surprisingly clunky.

@CrashBandicoat it really does feel like Xbox is just winging it right now and trying to get a God of War or Zelda level AAA game in the market to sell the ecosystem.

They definitely have some good looking software coming but they really have to get their messaging straight because they are never able to maintain momentum.

@CutchuSlow PC sales no but hardware sales get collected and shared on VGchartz.

With PS4 and Ps5 that is actually pretty close to the Switch units. 25k for SMT ain't bad especially when the franchise is mostly associated with Nintendo because of SMT IV.

Hardware sales are decent too for a console that is really not very affordable in the region. Think it's still beating the PS4 in Japan currently.

@Northern_munkey I think FromSoft is just kinda lazy about it. I mean it's not like people complain about the performance the way they would about any other game.

Seeing that demo reel makes me remember why I have such difficulty replaying TLOU2 lol. It gets intense

@Northern_munkey they used FromSofts basic code. It is why the combat still feels the same. They added bells and whistles here and there (haptics, impact, breathing noises, multi direction movement) but the base code is the original

@KundaliniRising333 the Dragon Quest HD team recently said that they regretted announcing the game so early because it led to constant pressure. Sony have said before that they want to reduce that pressure to avoid another TLOU2 crunch situation.

I feel like I'm the only one who remembers how often Playstations presence at these events usually meant getting the same information repeated from previous events. If they want to keep quiet and be more cautious with announcements let them. If the market is unhappy they'll show it with their wallet eventually.

Tbf Valorant has generally been really weird about using a lot of the Playstation features in the name of parity. The game isn't even well received online.

@Fartingale English players seem to be banned from playing good football with the way they performed yesterday.

Astro bot stole the show for me the moment he popped up at the end of that stream. The previews have just got me insanely hyped especially that octopus getting punched by Kratos.

Clair Obscura has wormed its way into my brain.

Doom The Dark Ages looks like 2016 more than Eternal which is a very good thing for me. Eternal was too overly mechanical at the cost of fun carnage.

Special mentions:
Star Wars looked good. Same for AC.
Metaphor looks like a day one buy.
Perfect Dark looked like a vertical slice but I hope it is real because I need a deus ex type game in my life.
Phantom Blade 0 looks incredible and same for Black Myth Wukong though the recent Ign piece has dampened that a bit.
While not for me I've seen some very positive buzz for Lego Horizon. It might be the push the franchise needs for some mainstream pop.

@somnambulance I think Sony said they have no major releases from existing franchises. As per Team Asobi this is ASTRO Bots shot at becoming that major franchise for Playstation. I hope they get that success because the game looks like it's gonna be my goty!

@Milt that would be cool!

Gamers say they don't want remakes and remasters and sequels yet still cry for remakes, remasters and Sequels.

@PuppetMaster oh yeah the Raven DLC was incredible! I loved it!

@PuppetMaster I wonder if they learned how positively viewed free DLC/modes are with their games. Like I remember Ragnarok got a pretty big sales boost with Valhalla and even Tsushima had one with Legends.

I love the approach!

@GymratAmarillo a Returnal level would be insane! Ratchet and Clank too! So much potential!

I'd like to see a new IP from them but Capcom have been the laziest of the big studios in that regard. That being said that Path of the Goddess game looks good

My brother and I noticed it on our first playthrough years ago. It did feel nice to do so we didn't mind it. The weird janky animations were always fun to watch.

I think with this and ASTRO Sony really want to try and get a wider variety of games aimed at younger audiences. Astro is the kind of game they know will do well as exclusive. Lego Horizon is a harder sell to the Playstation only player base.

@Savage_Joe yes they are. Sales wise they mustve found the Xbox to not really move the needle. We know Lego games have incredible legs on Nintendo and Playstation.

A lot of games
Star wars looking likely if reviews are good
Metaphor
ASTRO
Indy
Wukong

So far these are the games I'm interested in.

@Zeke68 Oops I messed up. I missed that line completely because of ads.

@Voltan mostly the game design. Very hit or miss where people either love the gameplay loop or absolutely hate it. Months after launch and it still has a Mixed Steam Rating.