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@Steel76 Can they create an account for a different country or do they need VPN? Because I hear people having multiple accounts.

@MatthewJP yet Sony got none of that, so it doesn't matter to them.

@LifeGirl couldn't agree more. A lot of people who frequent sites like this seem to live in a bubble.

@Buckster666 "Game companies need to understand that customers are King"

People make that mistake all the time and we end up with games, movies, tv shows that are terrible, because the creators are not free to see their vision through; they're forced to adjust to the demands of certain people. Which is why in TV shows, for example, popular characters come back from the dead and the show jumps the shark.

Hence the full expression isn't "the customer is always right", but "The customer is always right, in matters of taste".

@StrickenBiged good point. I never thought about that.

@LifeGirl

"Reviews are positive: Totally above board.

Reviews are negative: Review bombing."

As usual, not that simple.
Giving such a celebrated game by critics and fans alike a 10/9/8/7 out of 10 makes sense. Giving it 1/10 does not and it is most certainly review bombing. You're not judging a game on its merits. You just want to send a message by giving it the lowest score possible to hurt its average.

My heart breaks for PC gamers and things they have to endure. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

@torquex interesting. Thanks

@Elitepatriot it's an action game and its combat is better than of any action game I've ever played. To the point that I don't enjoy most action games any more.

@Kienda haha. It's impossible without spoilers, I'm afraid. But I'm glad to hear you enjoyed both so much.

Still Vampire Survivors. It's brilliant!

Wish I could afford Astro Bot though

@Kienda yes, I totally see how that influenced people's perception of the game. But I also think that some of the best games ever released didn't cater to everyone, including The Last of Us and Horizon. By taking risks, they set themselves apart from other games which also had great gameplay, but weaker stories.

@NEStalgia "Mk8 outsold half of Sony's games combined. Is it because it's an exclusive kart racer? No it's because it's Mario Kart. That same trick doesn't work for anyone else."

Very well said. Whenever people bring up Nintendo, they fail to realize that they're in a unique position. Sony can't make God of War 255 and sell as well as Mario games do, irrespective of its quality. Same with Microsoft. Even Assassin's Creed games suffered. CoD is the only exception.

@Slidebomb yes, that's incredibly reasonable. Though I'd be more comfortable with $99.

@LifeGirl yeah. Once again, no. Concord wasn't a zero, no matter how much you want to emphasize your assertion. While Black Myth Wukong indeed seems to be a good game, both reviewers and people who actually played Concord said it was a well made game.

The reason it failed is that it got so much negative attention that people who were considering buying it, decided not to knowing full well that the community will be tiny and didn't want to take the risk.This is something that had been stated repeatedly by people on pushsquare.

It's the same reason the ps5 did so well despite the lack of exclusive games. If something is considered cool, everyone wants it. If it's not, it's bound to fail. It's called the snowball effect. I'd say you can look it up, but something tells me you've already made up your mind, as usual.

@Kienda thanks. I now get what you mean. Though I don't agree with you (I don't consider this pushing an agenda too hard), I appreciate the clarification. And I agree with your overall point that you should know your audience.

@Art_Vandelay here we are agreeing for a second time.

@Ralizah yeah. That makes perfect sense.

@wildcat_kickz I've seen several people mentioning it here. Though I get that some of them may not have been entirely truthful. But there were many.

@LifeGirl I'm gonna go with lol as well. Similar argument was made about Horizon 2 and it did more than fine. Also, plenty of games with zero attractive characters (though beauty is in the eye of the beholder) perform exceptionally well. Does Black Myth: Wukong have any beefcakes?

I realize that most people feel otherwise, but I'm one of those who prefer to see Playstation exclusives remain exclusive. Not console exclusive. Only available on Playstation.

I really don't think that whatever they're making from sales on PC is worth the people leaving playstation and becoming PC only gamers, or PC/Nintendo to enjoy almost all games.

@Kienda what "agenda" was "pushed too hard". I'm genuinely curious.

@nomither6 they still release some quality titles like the latest Mario and Zelda, but they definitely play it safe with their franchises (though I applaud them for what they did with wii and switch). It's one of the main reasons I moved on from Nintendo.

@RoomWithaMoose personally, I consider it the best game I've ever played. The story is fantastic and the gameplay simply unmatched. I greatly appreciated how different themes it tackles compared to the previous one.

I think I bought it, but never got around playing it.

This gives me hope that one day we'll get Soul Sacrifice, which was superb.

@IamJT ah, yes. Gotta love those guys. I haven't seen them in a while and I feel so much better.

@NEStalgia thing is, it affects everyone. When I play a game on PC and something doesn't work, I pray that it has happened to enough people for someone to have posted about it and people replied to it with helpful info. Sometimes the OP replies saying that he got it fixed without mentioning how...

I remember playing Skyrim and at first I got a black screen. I found out it was the drivers. Then there was no sound. I don't remember what the issue was with that one but it took me quite a while to figure out.

@Troubbble no it wouldn't. If they were to remove a nude scene to get a lower rating to appeal to a wider audience, no one would be censoring them. It'd be a decision they'd make on their own.

Censorship is a serious matter. Just like the r word used by people when they think someone looks at them weird ("he **** me with his eyes") and equating it with the serious act of r...e, calling this "censorship" is an insult to the real censorship people in places like China and Russia face, when making a joke can land you in jail or even cost your life. I've been told by Russian friends that stand up comedy is dead, because every joke needs to be approved of by a certain committee or the performer can be in serious trouble. Same with wearing yellow and blue in public.

@Troubbble On the flip side, one could argue that calling anything and everything "censorship" is getting old.

@Ralizah it's definitely one way to get attention. Not a great one. But a way nonetheless. Like youtubers screaming at the camera.

@Icey664 ah, yes. Those damn party poopers who are against sexualizing everything including children.

@GymratAmarillo I haven't played Astro Bot on ps5 yet, but the PSVR1 game was ace. Really unique experience

@IOI I still think Sony will consider this a success.

It's... something!

@BNAG_Gamer there is no chance in hell the ps6 will cost anywhere near that. They can't lose the casual gamer. Ps5 pro costs that much because it's directed at a very specific audience. It's by no means indicative of how much ps6 is going to cost.

@PuppetMaster even worse, whenever a game doesn't have a huge budget and looks like a ps3 game, it's immediately dismissed by gamers and reviewers alike, whereas games like this don't face the same scrutiny.

@Slidebomb how much should it cost in your opinion? Based on specs.

@MrGawain actually, you can! Didn't they announce Wolverine ages ago when there was nothing to show?

@Ryu_Niiyama can't stress how wonderful it is to find a fellow Xena/ LL fan. I loved the ps1 game, I quite enjoyed the n64 fighting game and even bought the ps2 abomination. I remember going to my local shop every week asking them if it had arrived yet and when it did, the owner told me, "all this fuss over this? It's not even a good game." I had no idea how bad it'd be, but I couldn't resist. Whenever there is any game with character creation, I always choose female and try to make her look and fight like Xena as much as possible. I even downloaded Raid: Shadow Legends.

Anyway, rant = over

If you play, Funko Fusion at some point, I'd really like to hear your thoughts.

5/10 - this is ... actually an improvement

@Ryu_Niiyama that's literally the only reason I'm getting it.

@Dragonaged that's actually good to hear

Vampire survivors. I've enjoyed it so much that I immediately bought all the DLC.

Having said that, I think it's taking over my life. Literally every time I close my eyes I see blue gems.

@RedShirtRod again, you're saying it costs 10 USD a month, so that would be 120 per year. That's not the case. It's 80 per year.

You're saying that someone who games online for four years will get a monthly subscription for 48 months straight without ever choosing the yearly subscription? Come on now...

My favourite franchise of all time has been Heroes of Might and Magic ever since I played Heroes of Might & Magic 3. So, I keep finding myself getting a new pc when a new one comes out (King's Bounty games are also ace).

But other than that, I find PC gaming a pain. Something always doesn't work because of drivers, etc. So I remember vividly having to look up solutions online and it just sucked the fun out of it. Never had that issue with PS games.

@RedShirtRod wait a minute, does access to online multiplayer cost 120 USD per year in the US? Or are you neglecting to include the games that come with? Or deals someone can get online or when there are special discounts that can stack?

@Rich33 exactly. I always wait for a sale, because I can't afford the asking price at launch, but I've never complained about Sony making x or z. At the end of the day, they'll make games they think are profitable. Gravity Rush was one of my favourite games, but unfortunately it didn't sell well, so I get it.

@TruestoryYep "The reason why Astro Bot is not selling well in Japan is because all the players who want adventure or platform games, have Nintendo Switches instead. Sony has long lost the market in Japan. That's just a fact."

That's... not what a fact is.

@RoomWithaMoose "If Nintendo managed to knock the Switch 2 out of the park (which I have my doubts about), I can really see them killing the PS5's momentum"

I don't see that happening. Even though there is some overlap, they're vastly different audiences.

@MatthewJP which goes to show that physical charts aren't meaningless, as people keep saying almost every time they're posted.