4 hours into Silent Hill 2R, and wowza Bloober did a fantastic job! The combat is visceral and challenging, and they really seem to have expanded the game quite a bit without messing with the original vibes. The new soundtrack is fantastic too. Just WOW
Super excited to hear this redone soundtrack. Akira Yamaoka‘s work is absolutely iconic. We are all in for a horror masterclass next week!
Way to go Bloober Team!
@Kidfunkadelic83 I'm with ya 100% man. I have yet to reveal to my better half that I have two new fancy anniversary controllers on the way AND a vanilla PS5 Pro. I can feel the glares already! It's like they want us to spend the money on important stuff like the house or a savings account... Madness, I tell you!
This was my main issue with the first game. 30 hours or so in, skill tree maxed out, I was feeling done, despite not finishing the main story (which was admittedly solid). That said, I really enjoyed the majority of time I spent with the game, so I’m curious what they’ll do to improve this sequel.
@Lup Yeah the combat could really be improved. I ended playing it on lethal because I had gotten so good at the game, but then lethal was SUPER frustrating for duel encounters. Room to grow!
Very excited for this remake from Bloober Team. I hope they nail it, but I also am not expecting perfection. Expectations fully in check and ready to revisit a classic with some serious modernization.
@TheTony316 Nice! Hoping for 2 and 3 remakes to get em too. I’m sure they will. The ray tracing on those games looks beautiful but really drags down the frame rate.
It is indeed very expensive. I preordered one, but am on the fence whether I’ll ultimately keep that order. The prospect of spending another $80+tax on the disc drive to play my huge library of physical games, and worse yet, $30+tax just to stand the damn thing upright, is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. So yeah, a bit torn still…
I owned a PS4 Pro a while back though and was pretty happy with it. More announced games will help. Hoping to hear names like Returnal, Dead Space, Armored Core, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill 2 announced soon. Horror games will really benefit from that boost in ray tracing while maintaining a solid framerate. That’ll definitely win me over!
@BowTiesAreCool He is partnering with A24, that’s a fact. But Alex Garland has said he’s done directing after Civil War, so I seriously doubt that would happen, as awesome as it would be.
But Kojima and George Miller seem to be gushing over each other… 🤩
Pre-ordered the standard Pro (USA), but not 100% sure if I’ll keep the order or cancel. We have some time to think about it… Hoping to see a few more games pop up on the list, like Returnal, Resident Evil, and Armored Core VI
@carlos82 This is what I’m hoping too! Resident Evil 2 and 3 looked gorgeous in their PS5 updates with ray tracing, but ran like dogsh*t. Here’s hoping those frame rates can be ironed out! Been itching to play through 2 again…
@carlos82 Same. Preordered in USA while still fully on the fence, with plenty of time to cancel. There seem to he plenty to go around here, so no worries…
Some good stuff in there, but honestly don’t care much about Ghost of Yotei. I loved Tsushima at first but never finished. Guessing this will be more of the same…?
@Luna-Harmony it’s going to be an absolute sh*t show! Any real fans will be very, VERY lucky if they get one. How about Sony just take orders from everyone who wants one and produce the consoles for everyone per order, thus eliminating the scalpers? We know Sony has the resources for this!! Or are they going to run out of gray paint??? Absolutely disgusting capitalist nonsense!
I would absolutely buy a handheld PlayStation 6. Assuming it would be less powerful than the full console, but still able to play PS6 games at reduced specs. If the push for backwards compatibility is true, then it would also be able to play all PS5 and PS4 games. Only problem would be for the physical media enthusiasts, whose libraries are locked onto discs. Yeah… that would be a problem for me…
Only 2 galaxies in, but so far it’s an absolute 10/10. So inventive and joyful, and just the right level of challenge with plenty of casual fun but also tricky hidden bots and tougher platforming levels. 100% my game of the year, with Stellar Blade a close second.
$599 with a friggin’ disc drive and I’d be hittin’ that preorder button. I totally get that it’s expensive tech, but as a physical enthusiast, this thing is just not worth the cost for me with my limited game time these days.
Would have preferred a disc drive instead of 2TB. With the speed of internet (Pittsburgh, USA) deleting and re-installing games is not that big of a deal. No disk drive sucks…
Love Astro Bot so, SO much! Team Asobi knocked it out of the park, the city, the state, the country… you get it! Definitely my Game of the Year, with Stellar Blade coming in a close second.
Based on the reception of playroom alone, I think we could tell that the full game would be an absolute smash hit. Super excited to get stuck into it this weekend!
Ditch the live-service multiplayer cash-grabs, reel in the massive budgets and size of single-player games, and focus on some smaller projects that use existing IP’s in fun new ways. Nintendo’s new Zelda is a great example. Probably not that expensive to make given the graphics, but new and innovative, and likely going to sell like crazy. Yeah, Sony needs to have some serious come-to-Jesus conversations.
Jumped back in last night. The bots are SO hard to find, has to use the guide, but dang is Playroom such a fun game. And FREE! Best pack-in with a system since the good ol’ NES days!
Definitely have my eye on this. It seems quite unique (read: batsh*t crazy), and I really want to support this project—it’s Keiichiro Toyama!!! Hopefully they can polish up the combat before release.
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Re: PS5 30th Anniversary Orders Screwed Up by Argos in the UK
Always stupid when they apologize for “inconvenience”. Apologies for “disappointment” instead, yeah?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 550
4 hours into Silent Hill 2R, and wowza Bloober did a fantastic job! The combat is visceral and challenging, and they really seem to have expanded the game quite a bit without messing with the original vibes. The new soundtrack is fantastic too. Just WOW
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Silent Hill 2?
YES. I mean, I WILL be playing it this weekend once my copy arrives and I have actual time…
Re: Original Director 'Very Happy' with Bloober Team's Work Remaking Silent Hill 2 on PS5, PC
High praise indeed. VERY EXCITED for this weekend. VERY EXCITED for that special place.
Re: Random: Internet Trolls Tried to Downgrade Our Silent Hill 2 PS5 Review Score
Humans are really awesome.
Great job humans. 👏🏻
Re: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) - The Horror Great Remains So in This Excellent Remake
Super excited to hear this redone soundtrack. Akira Yamaoka‘s work is absolutely iconic. We are all in for a horror masterclass next week!
Way to go Bloober Team!
Re: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) - The Horror Great Remains So in This Excellent Remake
Yeah. Baby!!! Called it!!!! You did it, Bloobs!!!
Re: PlayStation Begins Pre-Orders for PS5's Chroma Collection, Horizon Remastered, More
@Kidfunkadelic83 I'm with ya 100% man. I have yet to reveal to my better half that I have two new fancy anniversary controllers on the way AND a vanilla PS5 Pro. I can feel the glares already! It's like they want us to spend the money on important stuff like the house or a savings account... Madness, I tell you!
Re: First Review Scores for PS5's Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2 Are Glowing
The Bloobs have got this! I’m anticipating a solid remake of Silent Hill: Deux—7’s, 8’s, and 9’s inbound!
Re: Ghost of Yotei's Gorgeous Open World Will Be Less Repetitive Than Tsushima's
This was my main issue with the first game. 30 hours or so in, skill tree maxed out, I was feeling done, despite not finishing the main story (which was admittedly solid). That said, I really enjoyed the majority of time I spent with the game, so I’m curious what they’ll do to improve this sequel.
@Lup Yeah the combat could really be improved. I ended playing it on lethal because I had gotten so good at the game, but then lethal was SUPER frustrating for duel encounters. Room to grow!
Re: This Silent Hill 2 PS5 vs PS2 Comparison Will Blow Your Mind
Very excited for this remake from Bloober Team. I hope they nail it, but I also am not expecting perfection. Expectations fully in check and ready to revisit a classic with some serious modernization.
Re: Sony Fights Scalpers in Japan By Demanding PS5, PS4 Playtime
Would have been nice if they did this before the pre-orders went live… Do much for those of us that wanted one now
Re: 'Difficult to Comment' on Astro Bot's Square Enix Snub, Says Team Asobi
Wasn’t best for the fans 😑 which seems to be the mantra for a lot of companies these days
Re: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Has the Wildest Photo Mode You've Ever Seen
Can’t wait for this! It’s going to be absolutely coo-coo bananas and…
SO GOOD
Re: Poll: Did You Pre-Order a PS5 Pro?
@Old-Red @iceclimbersmain Nice to see a few actual gamers snagged one of these! Enjoy!
Re: Fans Appear to Be Coming Around to PS5 Pro
@Resaint In the USA the Pro is still available as of this moment. Any scalper who bought a vanilla Pro to put on Ebay definitely did it wrong lol
Re: Fans Appear to Be Coming Around to PS5 Pro
@TheTony316 Nice! Hoping for 2 and 3 remakes to get em too. I’m sure they will. The ray tracing on those games looks beautiful but really drags down the frame rate.
Re: Fans Appear to Be Coming Around to PS5 Pro
It is indeed very expensive. I preordered one, but am on the fence whether I’ll ultimately keep that order. The prospect of spending another $80+tax on the disc drive to play my huge library of physical games, and worse yet, $30+tax just to stand the damn thing upright, is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. So yeah, a bit torn still…
I owned a PS4 Pro a while back though and was pretty happy with it. More announced games will help. Hoping to hear names like Returnal, Dead Space, Armored Core, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill 2 announced soon. Horror games will really benefit from that boost in ray tracing while maintaining a solid framerate. That’ll definitely win me over!
Re: Kojima's Next Big PlayStation Game Physint Will Take Some Time to Complete
@BowTiesAreCool He is partnering with A24, that’s a fact. But Alex Garland has said he’s done directing after Civil War, so I seriously doubt that would happen, as awesome as it would be.
But Kojima and George Miller seem to be gushing over each other… 🤩
Re: Poll: Did You Pre-Order a PS5 Pro?
@SoCalCat Play that thing! Give it the life it deserves! Such a gorgeous device—enjoy!
Re: Slitterhead Is the Siren Successor for PS5, PS4 You've Been Craving
This is looking more polished, in my opinion. Haters gonna hate, but I’m pumped for this game! Preordered and ready to Slitter, baby!
Re: Poll: Did You Pre-Order a PS5 Pro?
Pre-ordered the standard Pro (USA), but not 100% sure if I’ll keep the order or cancel. We have some time to think about it… Hoping to see a few more games pop up on the list, like Returnal, Resident Evil, and Armored Core VI
Re: PS Store Confirms Lots More PS5 Pro Enhanced Games with New Tag
@carlos82 This is what I’m hoping too! Resident Evil 2 and 3 looked gorgeous in their PS5 updates with ray tracing, but ran like dogsh*t. Here’s hoping those frame rates can be ironed out! Been itching to play through 2 again…
@carlos82 Same. Preordered in USA while still fully on the fence, with plenty of time to cancel. There seem to he plenty to go around here, so no worries…
Re: PS5 Pro's 30th Anniversary Bundles Are Getting Flipped for $5,000
I’ve counted at least 80 on Ebay, and that was like 4 hours ago…
Re: How to Pre-Order PS5's 30th Anniversary Collection
US is bonkers. Over an hour just in the waiting room. Controller already sold out on Amazon.
Edit: able to get a 30th Dualsense Edge, which is what I was (realistically) hoping for, aside from the Pro 30th.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for September 2024?
Some good stuff in there, but honestly don’t care much about Ghost of Yotei. I loved Tsushima at first but never finished. Guessing this will be more of the same…?
Re: Surreal Adventure Hell Is Us Debuts Otherworldly Gameplay on PS5
This looks really interesting. Love a sci-fi soulslike!
Re: 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim, DualSense Prices Leaked
@Luna-Harmony it’s going to be an absolute sh*t show! Any real fans will be very, VERY lucky if they get one. How about Sony just take orders from everyone who wants one and produce the consoles for everyone per order, thus eliminating the scalpers? We know Sony has the resources for this!! Or are they going to run out of gray paint??? Absolutely disgusting capitalist nonsense!
Re: Become Geppetto's Puppet with Official Lies of P Merchandise
I’d take a detailed P figure with interchangeable arms. But this stuff, nah..
Re: 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim, DualSense Prices Leaked
Who’s ready to break the internet as we battle to the death on Thursday for a PS5 Pro 30th?! Let’s rumble!!
Re: Rumour: PS6 Could Span a Console and Handheld Device
I would absolutely buy a handheld PlayStation 6. Assuming it would be less powerful than the full console, but still able to play PS6 games at reduced specs. If the push for backwards compatibility is true, then it would also be able to play all PS5 and PS4 games. Only problem would be for the physical media enthusiasts, whose libraries are locked onto discs. Yeah… that would be a problem for me…
Re: Jaw-Dropping 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro Console and Accessories Will Bankrupt You
Don’t get too excited about that Pro y’all… 12,300 is NOT enough for everyone who’ll want one. Not even close!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 546
Gonna play…
🎶🎵 Astro Bot 🎵🎶
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Astro Bot?
Only 2 galaxies in, but so far it’s an absolute 10/10. So inventive and joyful, and just the right level of challenge with plenty of casual fun but also tricky hidden bots and tougher platforming levels. 100% my game of the year, with Stellar Blade a close second.
Re: Poll: Would You Buy PS5 Pro If It Was Cheaper?
$599 with a friggin’ disc drive and I’d be hittin’ that preorder button. I totally get that it’s expensive tech, but as a physical enthusiast, this thing is just not worth the cost for me with my limited game time these days.
Re: In Case You Missed It, PS5 Pro Has a 2TB SSD Included
Would have preferred a disc drive instead of 2TB. With the speed of internet (Pittsburgh, USA) deleting and re-installing games is not that big of a deal. No disk drive sucks…
Re: Astro Bot Director Surprised By Level of Support from Fellow PlayStation Studio Heads
Love Astro Bot so, SO much! Team Asobi knocked it out of the park, the city, the state, the country… you get it!
Definitely my Game of the Year, with Stellar Blade coming in a close second.
Re: Did You Know PlayStation Almost Had a Different Name?
That’s wild—Sony “PowerStation” is NOT a good name!
Re: Sony: It's Massively Important PS Studios Develops Games in Various Genres
@Sequel The mouse power-up is next-level; totally unexpected, fluid, and SO fun! Such an incredible game!
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
What an embarrassing, sad comment.
“Small game”… right…
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Astro Bot?
Based on the reception of playroom alone, I think we could tell that the full game would be an absolute smash hit. Super excited to get stuck into it this weekend!
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Needs to Take a Long, Hard Look at Itself
Ditch the live-service multiplayer cash-grabs, reel in the massive budgets and size of single-player games, and focus on some smaller projects that use existing IP’s in fun new ways. Nintendo’s new Zelda is a great example. Probably not that expensive to make given the graphics, but new and innovative, and likely going to sell like crazy.
Yeah, Sony needs to have some serious come-to-Jesus conversations.
Re: Sony Flop Concord Axed Two Weeks After PS5, PC Release
Wowza. Yikes. Dang. Poor one out for Firewalk…
Re: Yes, You Can Possess the Dog in Slitterhead on PS5, PS4
I’ve seen too much already!
Dog me up, Slitty!
Re: PS5's Astro Bot Marketing Onslaught Starting in Busy Shopping Mall
Unlocking those bots in Playroom this weekend has me hyped for this coming weekend!
Re: Your Astro's Playroom Progress Will Transfer to Astro Bot on PS5
Jumped back in last night. The bots are SO hard to find, has to use the guide, but dang is Playroom such a fun game. And FREE! Best pack-in with a system since the good ol’ NES days!
Re: Upcoming PS5 Games for September and October 2024
This is an utterly insane amount of games!
Preordered:
-Astrobot
-Silent Hill 2
-Alan Wake II
Re: Not Much Space for Dino Crisis After Monster Hunter Success, Creator Says
Doesn’t he not work for Capcom anymore? So… who cares what he says about this? 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Design Seemingly Leaked
No disc drive, no sale
Re: Preview: Slitterhead Has Its Jank, But Also Promise and Heart
Definitely have my eye on this. It seems quite unique (read: batsh*t crazy), and I really want to support this project—it’s Keiichiro Toyama!!! Hopefully they can polish up the combat before release.