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Re: Talking Point: Why Are Fall's Biggest Blockbusters Flopping?

john_c

I have a backlog of games already and the only games I intend to buy full price for is Persona 5 and possibly FF15.

Still haven't bought Rise of The Tomb Raider or MGS5 so the rest will wait behind that.

Unless you are desperate for immediate online play then you can wait for better deals.

I also wonder if the success of Overwatch and Destiny has damaged sales of the other FPS games. YouTube seems to be in love with Overwatch especially.

Re: UK Sales Charts: Dishonored 2 Launch Sales Fall Short of Predecessor

john_c

There are too many games out at the moment - coupled with the fact I have other people's presents to buy mean that some games are going to slip until next year.
I believe Mass Effect, FFV and Last Guardian are out before Christmas and I can only get one. I am also still to buy MSG5, Tomb Raider. Games like Dishonoured 2 and Watch Dogs 2 are way down my list.
I bought Skyrim a few weeks back after missing it on PS3 and still haven't touched Transformers or EGTTR and have only partially played Resident Evil.
Too many games, too little time.

Re: Site News: Let's Talk About Review Code and Push Square's Review Policy

john_c

As I don't game online I can wait for reviews if need be. Having said that I have ordered Skyrim for day one and Persona 5 will be a day one for me.

In the old days of Amstrad gaming the writers did a main review for games and then a green-screen view paragraph/section as you had a choice between the two screens depending on the budget. Maybe a section on how the Pro improves things/differs could suffice. Of course that would mean the reviewer having to play the game twice. In the Amstrad days game were much shorter.

Re: Another Friday, Another Case of PSN Being Down

john_c

Indeed it seems a campaign from Wikileaks to show support for Assange rather than Sony incompetence. I don't think you can prevent a DDOS attack no matter how much money you throw at it.
Apart from making sure your devices all have decent security. But how do you protect wi-fi kettles which were used?

Re: Review: PES 2017: Pro Evolution Soccer (PS4)

john_c

You mean to tell me that Konami still haven't got around to stopping people using option files to get around licencing issues? I thought that would be their top priority.
Will play the demo and see if I like it.

Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS4 Pro?

john_c

For me to buy a Pro it would have to deliver more than prettier graphics which was the main part of the meeting. I only have a 720p TV and cannot really afford a new one so I won't benefit from it and games look pretty enough to me already.

If they improve AI and gameplay then I would re-think it.

Re: PlayStation Plus Rumours Can Hurt Studios, Indie Dev Explains

john_c

What doesn't help the indie studios is how tardy Sony are at announcing the games in the first place. This time next week we will have the new set of games available to download and still no clue as to what games will be available.

This is pretty shoddy for a company that takes lots of subs from us and are meant to be a big multi-national. Surely they know some of the games they will be launching already.

Re: PlayStation Plus Price Increase Confirmed for US and Canada

john_c

If you look at it subjectively and rationally it is just a nicker a week.

Most of us spend more than that a day on junk food or over-priced coffee from one of those chains.

And I know people who spend £30/month on their phone contracts.

PS+ is cheap as chips really - free games and discounts off discounted games.

Re: Review: No Man's Sky (PS4)

john_c

I thought about buying it but £50 on PSN and £46 on Amazon made me think twice about a game I am not totally sure about.
There maybe better deals but that is a lot of money. I think I'll wait until the inevitable price drop.

Re: Talking Point: Should Sony Ditch PS3, Vita Support for PlayStation Plus?

john_c

I don't understand why scrapping PS+ games for PS3/Vita would mean the end of patches for the games. Surely patches should be continued whatever. It doesn't take much space on Sony's servers to store them and won't make a huge dent on performance. Surely the biggest danger to patches is when the game makers no longer bother to patch them.
With the games surely numbers will decide. I only use my PS3 to play Dark Souls and haven't used my Vita for ages. And that will soon be the same across all users. There will come a point where the demand isn't worth it.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 128

john_c

A mixture this weekend.
Hyper Light Drifter - interesting game and the few quid off makes use of my PS+ subscription.
Furi - not too sure I'll have the patience for this one. Still working out the dodge mechanic - and still on the jailer.
Witcher 3 B&W - still seem to be adding more quests than I complete but the stories are interesting.

Re: No, Persona 5 Is Not Being Published By Sony in Europe

john_c

@kyleforrester87

It is interesting because the most boring game for me, personally, is Grand Theft Auto. Too many uninteresting side stuff available - almost as bad as the collectathons on Assassin's Creed.

Give a more on-rails experience like Persona - and it doesn't suffer from the still broken vehicle mechanics on GTA, which is the main reason I don't bother with it. GTA5 didn't improve things for me and still sits there gathering dust.

Re: No, Persona 5 Is Not Being Published By Sony in Europe

john_c

I don't see why we in the UK can't have the US version - we speak the same language, mainly, so there is no localisation issues.

I think it there is no release date pending I'll buy the US version if possible.

Absolutely lazy and poor marketing from Atlus - again.