I haven't played a great amount of new games in 2021 but even then Returnal comfortably stands among the best games I've played over the past few years
Among many other things, the commentary in FIFA games has really annoyed me the last few years. It's absolutely terrible to the point where I wonder if its deliberately bad for some reason
Awesome. Something that most people won't think or care about but for some this will enable them to play some great games 10 or 15 years down the line.
I don't care what's daring or what's not tbh. Just keep making good games and I'm on board, even if I don't always agree with the directive decisions (ie TLOU 2)
San Andreas was one of the first games I was really hyped for the release.
I remember buying every magazine with it on the cover and reading every new little detail revealed in print. "You can make your character fat in this game? Wow."
I was only 15 at the time so my dad bought it for me too 😂. I think we got it from HMV. I remember the queue being full of people buying a copy
The commentary on the FIFA games has been abysmal for ages now.
It's always out of touch with the tone of the match, it's boring, repetitive, nonsensical and a ton of other phrases you could use to describe how inept it is.
I keep hoping there's gonna be a big shake up in this area but this doesn't really sound like it.
Realism would be nice. Would make a change compared to the ridiculously fast-paced, basketball-style, goalfests the game almost insists on at the moment.
Also, put Three Lions on the soundtrack and in the crowd sounds ffs! It's coming home!
Every time I try a PES game I always struggle to get past the poor presentation of the game.
From freezes every time it switches to a replay to uninspired dull block menus. It's just a real chore to get into the actual gameplay and even then the over-familiarity of FIFA makes it even harder to get into.
Yeah it's definitely sad how Rockstar's output has changed so much, despite maintaining such a high quality as a studio with RDR 2. Just one new game in coming up for 10 years now.
Returnal is slowly consuming my life. I even go to sleep thinking about it now. As I drift in an out of consciousness, I'm constantly thinking about mopping up all the little green and blue dots on my (non-existent) mini-map.
I can't see why they would at the moment. There's just not much incentive to do so from their side and the longer they wait, the less they'll have to drop to make it seem a better deal.
Once people get accustomed to games being £70 at launch, they can drop to £50 and it'll seem more reasonable. Then £35 etc. As opposed to £55, £40, £20 etc.
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Re: Elden Ring's PS5, PS4 Launch Trailer Is Mesmerising
Not a bad start to the year, is it?
Uncharted, Sifu, HFW, Elden Ring and GT7 all within 6 weeks or so. Anyone who can't find a game to play on PS5 is enjoying the wrong hobby!
Re: Microsoft Buys Call of Duty Publisher Activision Blizzard
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Returnal
I haven't played a great amount of new games in 2021 but even then Returnal comfortably stands among the best games I've played over the past few years
Re: Site News: Our Greatest Ever Game of the Year Schedule Starts Tomorrow
Looking forward to it! Thanks again for all the work you guys put into the site over the year
Re: PS Now's GTA 3 Is Available to Stream Only
Not sure Sony is to blame here. Wasn't this also the case when RDR 2 and possibly GTA V came to PS Now?
I think Rockstar/Take Two are the ones behind this if it stays this way
Re: Soapbox: Please Don't Let GTA 4 Rot on PS3, Rockstar
It's not even just GTA IV though is it. Where's the original Red Dead Redemption? Liberty City/Vice City Stories? Max Payne 3??
Rockstar are leaving loads of money on the table by doing absolutely nothing with these games and they really couldn't care less
Most publishers would kill for a line up that they've just left to rot
Re: Biomutant on PS4 Part of Sony's Free Game Trial Service This Month
This is such a strange concept, I still haven't got my head around who signed off on it like this
Re: GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition Finally Announced for PS5, PS4
Expanded and Enhanced, I'm sure
Re: EA Sports' Future FIFA Games Might Not Be Called FIFA
Well, the name eFootball is already taken so they better be quick here..
Re: Deontay Wilder Confirmed for eSports Boxing Club on PS5, PS4 Ahead of Tyson Fury Threequel
Bomb Squaaaaaaaaaad!
Re: Mini Review: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (PS5) - Sony Potassium 5
..turns out, little monkey fella sat in a ball.
Re: Feature: 12 PS5 Firmware Updates We Want to See
Some kind of "Quick Resume" would be a priority for me. I imagine it's not an easy thing to implement but it's a really good feature thst Xbox has
Re: FIFA 22 (PS5) - Football Sim Makes Meaningful Strides on the Pitch
Among many other things, the commentary in FIFA games has really annoyed me the last few years. It's absolutely terrible to the point where I wonder if its deliberately bad for some reason
Re: Hands On: FIFA 22 Feels Like Real Football for Once
Agree with the last couple of comments in that this didn't really blow me away either.
It felt perfectly fine, but a drastic improvement it is not imo
Re: Get Up Close and Personal with Gran Turismo 7's Pre-Order Cars
I definitely wouldn't be able to tell those shots of the Supra were "captured in game". Looks as real as possible
Re: Sony Fixes PS4 Internal Clock Battery Issue with Firmware Update 9.00
Awesome. Something that most people won't think or care about but for some this will enable them to play some great games 10 or 15 years down the line.
Re: Death Stranding Director's Cut PS5 Upgrade Is Just £5 in the UK
That's brilliant. I was already happy to pay the 10 for this one anyway 😂
Re: Poll: Do You Want Even More PS5 Marvel Games from Sony?
Not for me. I'm not a fan of Marvel and prefer new, unique to gaming IP anyway
Re: Heavy Rain, Detroit Team Reportedly Making a Star Wars Game
That would be disappointing.
Admittedly I'm not into Star Wars but I'd much prefer a completely new idea
Re: Gran Turismo 7's PS5 Ray Tracing Will Be Restricted to Replays
"Something to reflect on" 😂 I love you guys
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Showcase 2021 Was Good, But Not Good Enough
The showcase didn't do a lot for me tbh
Re: GTA 5 and GTA Online Delayed to March 2022 on PS5
Oh Rockstar. How did we get like this? 😢
Re: Feature: Our PS5, PS4 Predictions for PlayStation Showcase 2021
I want a new Motorstorm too. One of my favourite series on the PS3. A shame it wasn't more popular imo
Re: PlayStation Studios Boss: I Encourage Our Teams to Be Fiercely Daring
I don't care what's daring or what's not tbh. Just keep making good games and I'm on board, even if I don't always agree with the directive decisions (ie TLOU 2)
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Returns, Looks Utterly Jaw-Dropping in New Gameplay Video
Looks great. It's Sekiro 2!!
Re: Soapbox: GTA: San Andreas Is Still an Open World Classic
San Andreas was one of the first games I was really hyped for the release.
I remember buying every magazine with it on the cover and reading every new little detail revealed in print. "You can make your character fat in this game? Wow."
I was only 15 at the time so my dad bought it for me too 😂. I think we got it from HMV. I remember the queue being full of people buying a copy
Re: Abandoned PS5 Saga Sounds Eerily Familiar to Past Blue Box Projects
It's just so bizarre 😂
Re: Tough Action RPG Tails of Iron Gets Another Gritty Gameplay Trailer
Ooooh I like the look of this. There's quite a few 2D souls-likes now and I'm all for it
Re: Now 3D Audio Has Been Disabled in F1 2021 on PS5 with Latest Patch
Agreed that's some lovely tag game @Quintumply
Re: PS5, PS4 Boxing Sim eSports Boxing Club Continues to Look Mind Blowing
My most anticipated game by far. Looks amazing and the passion and knowledge they seem to be putting into it should bode well.
Bring it on
Re: Alex Scott Becomes First Female Broadcast Voice in FIFA 22
The commentary on the FIFA games has been abysmal for ages now.
It's always out of touch with the tone of the match, it's boring, repetitive, nonsensical and a ton of other phrases you could use to describe how inept it is.
I keep hoping there's gonna be a big shake up in this area but this doesn't really sound like it.
Re: FIFA 22 Officially Revealed, and It's All About HyperMotion Gameplay Technology
Poor form guys. Last I'll say on the matter
Re: FIFA 22 Officially Revealed, and It's All About HyperMotion Gameplay Technology
Removed
Re: FIFA 22 Officially Revealed, and It's All About HyperMotion Gameplay Technology
Realism would be nice. Would make a change compared to the ridiculously fast-paced, basketball-style, goalfests the game almost insists on at the moment.
Also, put Three Lions on the soundtrack and in the crowd sounds ffs! It's coming home!
Re: Out-There PS5 Alternate History Steelrising Shifts Gears in June 2022
One of the many reasons I love this site is the frequent Simpsons references in the subheaders.
Looking very Bloodborne. They have my interest
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 383
It's coming home !
Re: Pro Evolution Soccer Reveal Planned for 21st July, New Football Game Beta on PS5, PS4 Now
Every time I try a PES game I always struggle to get past the poor presentation of the game.
From freezes every time it switches to a replay to uninspired dull block menus. It's just a real chore to get into the actual gameplay and even then the over-familiarity of FIFA makes it even harder to get into.
It's a real shame as FIFA has been as well
Re: This Abandoned and Blue Box Game Studio Thing Is Getting Out of Hand
Paul McCartney is dead.
Re: GTA 5 Heading Offline on PS3 by the End of This Year
Yeah it's definitely sad how Rockstar's output has changed so much, despite maintaining such a high quality as a studio with RDR 2. Just one new game in coming up for 10 years now.
Re: Poll: What Was Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Game at E3 2021?
Elden Ring the standout imo. Looks like everything we hoped for
My most anticipated game is eSports Boxing Club but not much new was shown at E3.
After that I'm excited for the follow up to A Plague Tale, although I'm not sure I needed or wanted a sequel to it tbh.
Re: 4D FPS Lemnis Gate Activates 3rd August on PS5, PS4
40 FPS?? What happened to this being next gen?
/s
Re: Riders Republic PS5 Will Have More Players on Screen Than PS4
How does that work with crossplay then?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 380
Not much time for actually playing games this weekend with work, the Euros and E3 all taking up a fair amount of time to suffer/enjoy
Re: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Gameplay Revealed
Until Dawn just had a lot more development time and thought/care behind it.
I like the idea of this series but have to admit I'm losing interest in it
Re: Horizon Forbidden West PS5 Gameplay Reveal This Thursday in New State of Play Livestream
ooooooh. Well this is exciting
Re: Lies of P Is a Pinocchio-Inspired Souls-Like Action RPG Coming to PS5
Oooooooh that's a fantastic teaser. And yeah those streets look like they're ripped right of Bloodborne
I'm in. Looking forward to hearing more about this one
Re: Returnal Update 1.3.7 Arrives on PS5 Today, Here Are the Patch Notes
I've had quite a few different bugs and crashes now but in nearly 50 hours of gameplay it's not really put me off playing it.
Re: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Gets New Trailer, Gameplay Coming Next Week
I haven't played the second one yet but I do like these games, even if they have their issues
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 376
Returnal is slowly consuming my life. I even go to sleep thinking about it now. As I drift in an out of consciousness, I'm constantly thinking about mopping up all the little green and blue dots on my (non-existent) mini-map.
Re: When Will PS5 Exclusives Drop in Price on PS Store?
I can't see why they would at the moment. There's just not much incentive to do so from their side and the longer they wait, the less they'll have to drop to make it seem a better deal.
Once people get accustomed to games being £70 at launch, they can drop to £50 and it'll seem more reasonable. Then £35 etc. As opposed to £55, £40, £20 etc.