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Looks like a real blockbuster

I put my name in the hat for the 30th anniversary bundle but it did not get pulled out.

Maybe not these multi sport titles but the Epyx range (Winter, Summer, California and World Games) remain very playable. Perhaps Sammy would prefer more micro transactions and loot boxes?

@Northern_munkey as observations go, this one is 100% spot on. Who would have thought as technology improves, people become more miserable and entitled. Maybe that's the real Moore's Law.

@amatmulisha some people just live to moan

@McTwist in a (Mc)Twist, McTwist leaves a positive comment.

Oh, wait. Nevermind.

No Denise Richards?

@nessisonett Japan has some of the most protective labour laws in the world. It's almost impossible to fire someone. The type of companies you're referring to are called burakkukigyo (black companies) and they are subject to harsh penalties. Is the system perfect? No. But if a company wants to fire you for no reason, 6 - 12 months of severance pay is pretty standard.

It is a thing. Been going on a long time. But before people revolt, it's close to impossible to fire people in Japan unless they have acted very egregiously. Labour law works almost too well here where you have MNCs that have less than 2% attrition. You might not like it but a lot of the people that are placed into these oidashibeya are completely non-productive and wouldn't survive in a meritocracy.

@Robinsad how about you just play the games while they are on the service? Or, y'know, buy the games you want to play...

@Oram77 you're being far too nice. Cancer can at least be cured.

@Netret0120 thanks, Conspiracy Bill.

Lived in Japan since 2001. Have never been to Tokyo Game Show. That was more defensible back when it was aimed solely at the press. But pretty stupid that I've never made it haha.

@TheElectroFunky great points and good to hear from a technical POV rather than just opinion. Some people on here just want to complain about everything.

Pretty stoked for WWE and Dead Space. I'm afraid Doki Doki doesn't get me excited at all.

@get2sammyb does it have the option to play in Japanese with English subtitles or is it hard-coded?

@OthmaneAD thanks for telling me all I need to know about you

@OthmaneAD why would you platinum a game you don't enjoy?

@johnedwin stats don't tell the whole story. I've lived and worked in Japan for 20+ years. There's always been pessimism about the economy but Japan keeps motoring along. I speak with business leaders at multinational companies on a daily basis and more often than not the Japan entity of said business is the only one performing well globally. This includes popular consumer brands that we make use of, indicating that people continue to spend. The Japan economy can be a hard one to read because people are very good at saving their money and personal debt has traditionally been low. The aging population is a massive issue but even so, the doom and gloom does not reflect daily life here in Japan.

As for Astro Bot, I've not seen any marketing for it all in Japan. Perhaps that's the issue? Or could be that people here, like elsewhere, have transitioned to digital.

@somnambulance @johnedwin no, the economy in Japan is not doing poorly. In fact, many global companies are surging in Japan while they languish elsewhere and Japanese companies continue to invest and hire. Spending power is down especially for imported goods (which PlayStation effectively is) but a lot of fuss being made about the weak yen is misplaced and reaction to inflation is a bit exaggerated because there was none for the last 30 years. The actual rate of inflation is still well below any other economy and thus the standard of living in Japan remains high.

@NoHope isn't 90 relatively near to 95? It's only a 5.56% difference.

I bought one of the 12,000!

I'm buzzing to revisit this one!

Not enough serious gamers up in here.

Better get a PS5 Pro for this!

@Ravix fitting that this has landed on 69 likes...

For now at least

Coming as live service I guess

@get2sammyb I would argue that it's actually a strength of AntStream that a lot of the major names are missing as they are already widely available. Rather it gives a chance for other titles to shine. Like you say, a person's interest in those titles will be purely subjective.

Sammy's going down swinging

So it's implementation of Hong Kong is not as good as Sleeping Dogs?

@RoomWithaMoose it's difficult to imagine modern Sony putting out a game like Sly... Didn't they just release Astro Bot?

Looks like a great ol' time

Do fans of other entertainment mediums sit around and wish for new and upcoming releases to fail and then gleefully wring their hands when they do whilst bemoaning the ones that become successful?

What a weird type of fandom this is.

@nessisonett specifically which pigs are holding you down?

Er... Astro Bot wins?

Speak for yourself, Sammy.

I thought at first this was about a Smurfs game made in Dreams. Oops.

@Specky not sure if downloading something illegally translates to "owning" it forever.

Just pre-ordered one from Amazon Japan!

It's not mentioned here but why does GhostHunter look so much better than the other PS2 titles that have been released? Is there anything different about the way it's been emulated?

Went from knowing nothing to wanting it - nice review!

Can't be that beloved if it only gets 2 comments...

Er... What exactly does that particular toy do? Most seem rather self-explanatory.

@Ravix thank you for posting the best comment in the history of PushSquare

Bring on banner 19!!!

Love when gaming embraces it's inherent silliness!

This review makes it sound like a pretty faithful remake then, with the type of frustrating physics that we used to consider a challenge in the 80s. One thing missing though is the steering wheel to spin around frantically!

@nessisonett jangly indeed.

Haven't played any of them so not a bad month at all.

@nessisonett 80s jangle pop eh. We talking The Chills, The Verlaines, The Clean or something completely different?

No love for Monkey Hero eh...