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Re: Alan Wake 2 Yet to Recoup Dev, Marketing Expenses as Tencent Raises Stake

pyrrhic_victory

Honestly, I enjoyed AW2 for the most part, but I didn't love it as much as most reviewers did. After replaying AW1 and willing myself through the endless repetitive combat encounters, AW2 was a definite improvement. But the whole 'is it real, is it in another reality' element started to grate on me the deeper I got into the game, and I kind of rushed through faster than I usually do just to get it over with. Still, Remedy put their heart and soul into it, and it is genuinely disappointing to me to keep hearing about how much it didn't sell, because overall it is a finely crafted game.

Re: Sea of Thieves Reportedly a 'Key Test' for More Xbox Games on PS5

pyrrhic_victory

@termiki True, but I think it's a game that's designed to be played with others, which is why I said multiplayer centric. It's probably the most high profile Xbox game to come over so far, but I'm not sure that high sales for this will mean high sales for something like Hellblade 2. Although Hellblade sold well on PS4, as did the Bethesda GS titles, so Xbox should already have all the data they need, one would think

Re: Poll: Are You Playing the Stellar Blade Demo?

pyrrhic_victory

@Nei I was wondering that too. The USB drive you find on the body nearby is broken, and I couldn't find any other matching passcodes for that chest.

Also, what's up with that statue near the big ravine? It has clearly marked handholds for you to climb, but there's really nothing at the top to collect.

Re: PS Portal Is Proving Everyone's Predictions Wrong

pyrrhic_victory

I love mine so far - it's perfect for when I want to sit in another room with my wife and keep playing, and it's definitely better than the tablet and dual sense remote play option I was using before. I do have to point out that Alan Wake 2 was nearly unplayable, at least for me, because it splits up the touchpad into two, and it was incredibly difficult to access the mind palace while using the portal.

Re: Rumour: Call of Duty 2025 Will Return to a Near-Future Setting in Sequel to Black Ops 2

pyrrhic_victory

I'm cautiously optimistic about this news. Black Ops 2, in my opinion, is one of the greatest campaigns in the franchise. It was the first game to feature loadouts (for the campaign), had branching storylines, was fairly solid in length with a decent amount of replayability, and the plot wasn't convoluted unlike Black Ops III. Hopefully Treyarch (if they're the ones making it) take their time with it and deliver a solid follow-up campaign to one of the best, and an overly brief one like B.O. Cold War