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ear_wig

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Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Rips and Tears Day One on PS5

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Wowza!!! This looks AMAZING!!! The shield and melee gear was a smart choice. Love the color scheme and overall vibe. The open environments look great too—I did not love the arena shooter aspect of Eternal, and based on this trailer it looks like they’re leveling up the environmental design and making it more open. Day one for me, baby!

Re: Poll: What Was Your Favourite Game from State of Play?

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I loved the Astro Bot pack-in with PS5, and want to be super pumped for the full game. But… it looks overly cute, so mixed feelings… Monster Hunter Wilds looks awesome, but those games are a bit finicky for me. So… Excited for a Silent Hill 2 release date!!!

Re: Reaction: PS5 Livestreams Are No Longer Speaking to the Fans Who Built the Brand

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They definitely showed some good games. But obviously everyone wants the heavy hitters at this point—Wolverine, new Naughty Dog IP, whatever Sony Bend is cooking up. This stuff was all a no-show, which worries and irritates fans. It’s hard to focus on what good is there when we are constantly disappointed. But that’s our culture; we’re conditioned to focus in negativity these days.

Re: System Shock (PS5) - A Faithful Remake That's Showing Its Age

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I really want to play this game, but the comments about walking in circles, unrewarding exploration, sifting through text logs, and needing a physical notebook to keep track of codes and such have totally turned me off. Just don’t have the time and patience for that kind of gaming anymore, sadly…

@sop Neuromancer is insane and amazing! Currently working my way through the Blazing Chrome short story collection, and then on to Pattern Recognition!

Re: Hi-Fi Rush Director 'Emotional' As Xbox Shutters Acclaimed Tango Gameworks Team

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My question is where will the money from physical sales of Hi-Fi Rush go? Certainly not to anyone at Tango Gameworks since they’re no longer with the company, right? I’m pretty uninformed as to how this sort of business stuff works, but I’d assume the money will all go to Microsoft? So… Let’s all not buy the physical edition if that’s the case? Thoughts and/or knowledge?

Re: Hands On: Stellar Blade Does PS5 New Game + the Right Way

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Ummmm, just recently got to the desert area and taking my tiiiiiiiiiime. Looking forward to NG+ eventually though!

Regarding difficulty in NG+, seems like some folks like the feeling of being super OP with all your skills intact, and others want the skills but expect a tougher experience. Sounds like they need to add a very hard!

Re: Rumour: Resident Evil 9 Reveal and Release Imminent, Out in January

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Really enjoyed both 7 and 8. Longtime fan of the series, and those two really reignited my love for Resident Evil. Great characters and gameplay, and both felt very fresh, despite obvious influences.
Unpopular take… I didn’t really enjoy the RE4 remake. Not sure why, just got bored of it by the island. Looking forward to 9 hopefully continuing on the path set by 7/8. Also hope Capcom gives fans the Veronica remake, mostly so we can stop hearing about it…

Re: Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 Remake Its 'Most Important Test'

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Putting some faith in Bloober here. Will the Silent Hill 2 Remake be perfect? Absolutely not. But my gut tells me that they’re going to nail it. They clearly realize that they can’t muck around with this property, and that this is a “make it or break it” moment for their careers. They got this!

Re: Confusion as Duelling Reports Confirm/Deny Existence of Dead Space 2 Remake

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I’d prefer a new game entirely. Dead Space 2 was always my least favorite in the series, and felt like more of the same. Dead Space 3, despite its obvious flaws, introduced the weapon building, which was super fun and felt like a natural evolution. So… please give me a NEW Dead Space where Isaac can engineer his own weapon combos using salvaged parts, with more exploration of semi-open environments (i.e., not completely linear). 🙃