@ZhuckelDror
I think witcher had a lot of free dlcs of the same nature.
But yea thats exactly my point. Theres different ways of doing DLC, not of all em are bad.
Edit- technically speaking all DLCs, hell the games themselves, are optional.
The problem is that the companies want you to buy them.
Diablo4 is a great example, optional dlc yes, but all other armors look like crap. So if you want to look cool you need to pay up.
If remakes keep getting 10/10 and GOTY nominations then why not. Companies will only do what we, the customers, will allow. And sadly, we allow exactly this.
Im pretty sure theres enough fans of animated schoolgirls in the world to pay for all 25euro dlc they can think of.
With hindsight I guess Oblivion is where everything started to go badly. Even tho I didnt realize it back then, outside of the stupid level scaling, where at the end of the game even basic bandits had daedric weapons.
@TheMightyImp2 Oh yea i have original white ones. Might be that. I dont know why as im also extremely clean, i wouldnt touch a controller with greasy hand if my life depended on it.
To be fair i was pretty unlucky with the console itself, had to have it replaced after a month of use. Its my first console since NES so i guess some teething aches haha.
To me SM2 is a safe, run off the mill crowd pleaser that didn’t take any risks whatsoever and had little to no innovation. I enjoyed the first game way more.
Yes it was a vote, but maybe it shouldn’t have been, since people will probably always vote for their console of choice exclusives. (see Starfield).
I personally hold a review website to a higher standard than just counting votes.
@UltimateOtaku91 Thats actually a really good point, i cant think of many popular turn based rpgs that came out on consoles.
Thank you for a well constructed comment. I do admit i mightve let my personal dislike of the new spidey cloud my view of how popular the game actually is.
@UltimateOtaku91 I personally believe and please take it as constructive criticism framed in the most respectful way possible, that exclusivity shouldnt matter.
Playstation site goty should mean the best games available for the console. In my opinion.
Edit - i would argue that superhero themed, combo based fighting game is way more niche than RPG these days.
@Gremio108 the first one is recommended. You will probably be absolutelly fine playing the second one, if a little bit confused. But they overall did a good job with introducing new players.
I personally played the remaster before playing AW2, but i dont think its necessary.
@Flippygruffle I, for one, think that Alan Wake 2 is extremely underrated.
Edit- Altho i also prefer Sagas gameplay, I think Alans parts are brilliant too, the instant rewriting of scenes is breathtaking. And the fact that you never know which shadows are real or not keeps you uneasy for the entire game.
@milonorth Its definetly playable. Act 1 is flawless, there are some texture popins in the main camp of Act 2. Act 3 is where the problems are, big popin and fps drops. Act 3 is basiclaly a huuuge city that is cpu heavy, consoles arent very happy with it.
@PSme That would indeed be horrible. Lets hope it doesnt come to it. As for now, while MS can buy big companies left and right, they cant develop a hardware worth a damn since Xbox360.
Looking at the sale of hardware, one could say the market is well in Sonys favor right now.
@thefourfoldroot1 I agree with the second part 100%, MS is a huge problem.
Altho the argument of optimalisation surely only applies to the first party titles, definetly not baldurs gate in this instance, a game that was developed for PC first and foremost.
@AdamNovice @Sil_Am And what way is that? Please explain.
Never understood “console wars”, when will you realize that any exclusivity is only good for the suits on top of the food chain and you as a player are always worse off.
By following this blind brand loyalty youre against yourself.
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Re: Of Course Full Price Remake Persona 3 Reload Has a Full Spread of Day One DLC
@ZhuckelDror
I think witcher had a lot of free dlcs of the same nature.
But yea thats exactly my point. Theres different ways of doing DLC, not of all em are bad.
Edit- technically speaking all DLCs, hell the games themselves, are optional.
The problem is that the companies want you to buy them.
Diablo4 is a great example, optional dlc yes, but all other armors look like crap. So if you want to look cool you need to pay up.
Re: Of Course Full Price Remake Persona 3 Reload Has a Full Spread of Day One DLC
@PinderSchloss Theres DLC and then theres DLC.
Look at From Software games DLC, Cyberpunk or Witcher 3.
Re: Of Course Full Price Remake Persona 3 Reload Has a Full Spread of Day One DLC
If remakes keep getting 10/10 and GOTY nominations then why not. Companies will only do what we, the customers, will allow.
And sadly, we allow exactly this.
Im pretty sure theres enough fans of animated schoolgirls in the world to pay for all 25euro dlc they can think of.
Re: Return to Oblivion in New The Elder Scrolls Online Expansion Gold Road
With hindsight I guess Oblivion is where everything started to go badly.
Even tho I didnt realize it back then, outside of the stupid level scaling, where at the end of the game even basic bandits had daedric weapons.
Re: Video: The Last Of Us 2 PS5 vs PS4 Graphics Comparison
They shouldve called it “Directors cut” and nobody would care. Even the pricing is fine.
Re: Create Realistically-Furred Characters in Dragon's Dogma 2's Complex Creator
Really hope its good! I was pretty on point with deluxe edition preorders lately woth Bg3 and Alan Wake 2. Hope im right this time too!
Re: Lunar Lander: Beyond Is Atari's Latest Revival of a Classic on PS5, PS4
If anything could do without weebey cinematics, its probably lunar lander. Yet, here we are
Also the model doesnt look anything like the original, which was supposed to represent the actual NASA LEM.
Hard pass.
Re: The Last of Us Season 2 Casting Continues with Isabela Merced Set to Play Dina
@Triumph741 So you saying that womens only value is their physical appearance? Thats pretty misogynistic. 😉
Re: Upgraded PS5 Controller with Hugely Improved Battery Life Spotted
@TheMightyImp2 Oh yea i have original white ones. Might be that. I dont know why as im also extremely clean, i wouldnt touch a controller with greasy hand if my life depended on it.
To be fair i was pretty unlucky with the console itself, had to have it replaced after a month of use.
Its my first console since NES so i guess some teething aches haha.
Still love it tho!
Re: Upgraded PS5 Controller with Hugely Improved Battery Life Spotted
@TheMightyImp2 Im on my 5th controller within 16 months. The first one lasted the longest.
I halfway suspect sony to just refurbish them and send them back as “new” cause everytime i get it back it lasts about a month.
Stick drift every time, only one time i had stuck adaptive trigger on R2.
Re: Upgraded PS5 Controller with Hugely Improved Battery Life Spotted
Will it still drift tho?
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man's Mary-Jane Face Model Calls for an End to Unacceptable Behaviour
@LifeGirl Dont play forbidden west xD
Altho its not exclusively girl problem in that game. Every character is pretty ugly.
Re: Mini Review: Vertigo 2 (PSVR2) - Phenomenal VR Shooter Shares a Lot of DNA with Half-Life
>Basically Half-Life 1 in VR
Thats a bold statement, bold statement indeed.
Re: Former Call of Duty Dev Says Decisions Made by Bobby Kotick 'Made Our Games Worse'
@Cjam36 I guess the success of Activision differs if youre investor or a consumer.
Re: Former Call of Duty Dev Says Decisions Made by Bobby Kotick 'Made Our Games Worse'
Bobby truely is the worst thing that ever happened to gaming.
And yes im counting lootboxes and live service games.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
@Kanji-Tatsumi I feel like if you run a professional gaming website you should be able to objectively judge the product your field is based on.
Based on criteria like innovation, technical quality, writing quality.
It’s shouldn’t be all subjective.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
To me SM2 is a safe, run off the mill crowd pleaser that didn’t take any risks whatsoever and had little to no innovation. I enjoyed the first game way more.
Yes it was a vote, but maybe it shouldn’t have been, since people will probably always vote for their console of choice exclusives. (see Starfield).
I personally hold a review website to a higher standard than just counting votes.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
I disagree in the comments below.
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
Still not as bad as Starfield, at least Spidey is a decent game.
I mean it is ridiculous and it discredits this whole website, but its not as bad!
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Resident Evil 4
@UltimateOtaku91 Thats actually a really good point, i cant think of many popular turn based rpgs that came out on consoles.
Thank you for a well constructed comment. I do admit i mightve let my personal dislike of the new spidey cloud my view of how popular the game actually is.
Edit - Starfield winning goty is hillarious tho
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Resident Evil 4
@UltimateOtaku91 I personally believe and please take it as constructive criticism framed in the most respectful way possible, that exclusivity shouldnt matter.
Playstation site goty should mean the best games available for the console. In my opinion.
Edit - i would argue that superhero themed, combo based fighting game is way more niche than RPG these days.
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Resident Evil 4
Pretty weird Spiderman2 being this high, is it because its exclusive?
There were more changes in RE4 remake over the original and that was a remake, not a full fledged sequel.
Alan Wake 2 had way better story and presentation while also being more technologically impressive.
I personally believe both of those games should be higher.
Constructive criticism - I dont think something being an exclusive should matter, i think you should be objective when chosing a GOtY.
Re: Game of the Year 2023: Graham's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Weird how many people had AW2 as GOtY and then it ends up 4th :/
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Alan Wake 2
@Gremio108 the first one is recommended. You will probably be absolutelly fine playing the second one, if a little bit confused.
But they overall did a good job with introducing new players.
I personally played the remaster before playing AW2, but i dont think its necessary.
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Alan Wake 2
@KundaliniRising333 this
Re: Game of the Year: Henry's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Putting call of the mountain and half life alyx in the same sentence should be a capital offence. Especially since theres games like RE4
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5, PS4 Story Game of 2023
Didnt play the weeb dragon game, but i personally enjoyed AW2 story way more than BG3 which, in my opinion, was way too safe.
Re: Game of the Year: Jaimie's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
@Flippygruffle I, for one, think that Alan Wake 2 is extremely underrated.
Edit- Altho i also prefer Sagas gameplay, I think Alans parts are brilliant too, the instant rewriting of scenes is breathtaking. And the fact that you never know which shadows are real or not keeps you uneasy for the entire game.
Re: Legendary Remedy Star James McCaffrey Has Passed, Aged 65
RIP
-thats all i wanna say-
Re: Game of the Year: Ken's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Swap spidey for alan wake2 and its my list
Re: The Last of Us' Cancelled PS5 Multiplayer Was 'More Fun' Than Any Other Online Game
Every parent thinks their child is the smartest.
Re: Game of the Year: Brett's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
@Mattock1987
This, getting really worried for the actual GOTY of this website.
Re: Game of the Year: John's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Thats a pretty weeb-ey list.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 507
Alan Wake 2 completely took over my life. Its breathtaking! I cant believe it didnt win GoTY, and im saying that as a huge BG fan.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Winners
@themightyant how was Bg3 a console exclusive? It was on PC three years prior.
Edit - i realized you probably ment PS5 exclusive in relation to xbox, nvm.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Winners
I guess everyone expected the Goty to go to BG3.
What pleasantly surprised me is that Alan Wake 2 got so many awards, well deserved tbh.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Out Now, 2025 Release Window Revealed
As if we didnt have enough of twerking influencers on yachts in real life, we have to have them in our games as well.
If theyre aiming for this Bonnie&Clyde style of a story i dont know why not set it in the past.
Re: Just One Day Later, Microsoft Has 'No Plans to Bring Game Pass' to PS5, PS4
Oooh no we dont get to play Starfield! /sarcasm
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Debuts on Tuesday, 5th December
@GamingFan4Lyf I know exactly what you talking about. I still enjoyed GTAV, but already noticed it. Couldnt finish RDR2 for that reason.
Hope they massively change the formula.
Re: PS5 Really Will Benefit from Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox Version
@milonorth Its definetly playable. Act 1 is flawless, there are some texture popins in the main camp of Act 2.
Act 3 is where the problems are, big popin and fps drops. Act 3 is basiclaly a huuuge city that is cpu heavy, consoles arent very happy with it.
Re: Random: Yorkshire Tea Is Brewing Up a Custom PS5 Controller for Some Reason
Wonder if the analog sticks still drift.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023 Announced
Not great, I mean lego 2k is decent, but i cant shake the feeling theyre only doing it to sell more ingame currency over the christmas.
If it wasnt for cloud saves id unsub off ps plus long time ago.
Re: Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@PSme That would indeed be horrible. Lets hope it doesnt come to it. As for now, while MS can buy big companies left and right, they cant develop a hardware worth a damn since Xbox360.
Looking at the sale of hardware, one could say the market is well in Sonys favor right now.
Re: Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@thefourfoldroot1 I agree with the second part 100%, MS is a huge problem.
Altho the argument of optimalisation surely only applies to the first party titles, definetly not baldurs gate in this instance, a game that was developed for PC first and foremost.
Re: A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4
Guess we just love bad games 😀
Re: Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@AdamNovice @Sil_Am And what way is that? Please explain.
Never understood “console wars”, when will you realize that any exclusivity is only good for the suits on top of the food chain and you as a player are always worse off.
By following this blind brand loyalty youre against yourself.
Re: Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
@AdamNovice And how is that good for you, a player?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 502
Finally bit the proverbial bullet abd bought a switch.
So its Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild weekend for me. Both absolutelly amazing!
When it comes to pushing square, me and me wife finally finished 2013 Tomb raider, so gonna start Rise
Re: A Fake GTA 6 Age Rating Had Fans Salivating Over a PS5 Release Date
@Mad001 Dont forget Sarah Connors storyline from T1&2