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Looks interesting? But the whole thing is way tooo purple.

No joke. I watched the first 20 seconds of this trailer......my mind shifted to other thoughts, and before I knew it, the trailer was over and I hadn't even paid attention.

Feel the hype! lol.

@BAMozzy

I agree with you buddy, don't trust people who worship at the altar of MGS 5 and SF 5,......sketchy those guys.

Still, they have much better taste than Sammy.

@kyleforrester87

Nah!!, it's an industry thing, 50% moan and groan about how terrible and hard E3 is........as if they just came back from a years tour in Vietnam.

So tired about hearing how gaming journalist have it so hard during E3, lol.

No one feels sorry for you.......NO ONE.

I highly doubt the PS4K will be geared towards playing games in 4K (unless they are very simple graphically, think Entwined)........more like improving game performance in 1080p, allowing 4K media use (streaming, movies), and acting as the superior way to utilize PSVR.

I reckon this is a smart move by Sony......most of the media attention will also be diverted to the actual show next week, so this is a nice way to confirm its existence with minimal impact.

I reckon the actual launch of the PS4K will be rather quiet as well.......unless it's found out that PSVR performance on the base PS4 is abysmal, which would be all-around negative media exposure for Sony.

It's a hard situation , maybe it's best to do a quiet soft launch with the PS4K.......the last thing you want to do is throw away everything you've done to get those 40+ million PS4's sold.

Microsoft 2013 is a testament to how fast the tables can turn if you don't have your ducks in a row.

@Rudy_Manchego

Yeah, that makes sense for sure.

@get2sammyb

Perhaps it's for the better that they don't release statements, at this point they have already won the generation unless they do something incredibly wrong. Being humble has some qualities.

I think people pick Triss based on what qualities "they" would like to see in a woman.

People pick Yen based on the best choice "for" Geralt. IMO, their personalities are the better match.

Well, that's my two cents anyways......

@Gamer83

Sony and Microsoft are both tip-toeing around the announcement of new console iterations. Even Shu and Spencer have been oddly quiet in the last couple of months.

I think your right that CD Projekt probably has money to burn......cover a hotel with murals for a card game?, why not!!

I kinda have a feeling that Sony will showcase Gravity Rush 2 at TGS this year....

You guys forgot King of Fighters 14!........it's going to be at the Sony booth.

I'm glad DOOM did so well......

@SoakedCarrot

Yeah, the whole fight money thing is kind of a front for the grinding and eventual giving in to purchasing the DLC or buying a season pass.

It always felt a bit scuzzy because they always pushed the, BUT IT'S FREE!

(if your willing to grind an absurd amount, otherwise buy our seasons pass!)

Makes sense to me.

Weren't they just saying a month ago that the story mode would be about an hour? I sense some overestimated guessing on Capcom's part.

What they need is the ability to play around six to ten - two round matches against multiple characters, in different backgrounds.

@SoCoSensi420

I don't think she went through the trial, but all of that elder blood goofiness probably makes her immune (or that's what my excuse would be).

@ShogunRok

Yeah, I'm with Yen, her sarcasm and independence makes her the better fit for Geralt.

@ShogunRok

The trifecta of 10's......slow clap for CD Projekt. Sniffle Sniffle.

One question Ramsey, team Yen or team Triss?

Are you guys reviewing blood and wine?

@Tasuki @get2sammyb

400 bucks so you can pilot one of the games vehicles, most likely in a restricted environment.....

Let me think about this one....

So lame......trying so hard to be trendy.

Honestly I'm kinda turned off on this title, Watch Dogs was decent as a GTA knock off......but if I have to spend 20 hours with some whiney millennial punk hipster in the most hipster city of the United States.....no, give me Dishonored 2 or something.

Ubisoft.......trying so hard to be cool that it hurts.

I remember somebody on this site saying that all Ubisoft games look as if they were designed in a board room by a bunch of suits pursuing the widest demographic possible......case in point, this trailer.

Good to be a (North) American.

Atlus says: screw you Europe.

Usually you can take the "hours to complete" given out by the developer / publisher, cut it in half, and you'll have a more accurate estimate.

Man, with all of these announcements on Monday and now today, you could be fooled into thinking it's E3 right now.

Wolfenstein 2 and Prey 2 are day one buys for me.

@get2sammyb

I had one, I might double dip when the XB1 slim is released this fall. Forza Horizon one and two are probably the most fun you'll have in a racer since Burnout Paradise. Driveclub was up there as well.

Why is Sony showing so much of Horizon today?

Just to damage control the delay?......or is the title skipping E3's main show?

Can Sony release anything on time this generation?

I guess I'll be playing GT Sport this fall, pretending in my mind that it's actually the much more enjoyable Forza Horizon 3.

@JaxonH

How does this compare to Tropical Freeze even? Which is a traditional 2D platformer (an amazingly good one at that).

YL is a 3D platformer......and it looks wonderful in this trailer, even the Playtonic logo is akin to something Rare would have created.

Shenmue, and GTA 3, are probably the best two examples of titles that showcase the evolution towards modern AAA game mechanics and open worlds.

Had it on the Dreancast, and although I respected what it was trying to do at the time, it was always a series that my brother loved much more.....I would rather be playing Crazy Taxi or Jet Set Radio.

@get2sammyb

Were the Gin Blossoms a thing in the UK?

I mean the Gin Blossoms, sorry, my bad.

Allison Road = by the Goo Goo Dolls, cool little relaxing alt rock song from the 90's.

Great review!

As somebody who doesn't really care for anime aesthetics, I always found the Guilty Gear franchise alluring for some reason, I suppose it comes off as less cutesy and more edgy. Only recently have I given the series more of a shot.............After the SFV controversy, Revelator is a good showcase of a 2D fighter that aims to appeal to the hardcore while providing enough content to those who aren't seriously invested in the competitive scene. Unfortunately, the series has always been a bit niche.

I'm sure the soundtrack is solid as well!

Metal Gear Solid V? Blah......

Witcher 3 Blood and Wine......pity the soul that doesn't know the greatness of this game!

DOOM takes my number one spot, from a pure fun factor aspect, I enjoyed it more than Uncharted 4 to be honest (which would be my number 2).

Firewatch, theirs just something about that games setting and atmosphere that really won me over......is it perfect? Not even close.......but has it stayed in my head after better games came and went.....yup. I can still understand why some would not place it in their top 10.

I would also give props to The Following DLC for Dying Light, Far Harbor DLC for Fallout 4, and although I'm still working through it, the Blood and Wine DLC for The Witcher 3.

@NamelessAndi

Yup, I agree with you.

@get2sammyb

On the issue of graphics, your right, it's not a looker......but if you want to compare 13 to 14.......13 used a lot of the same pre-established assets and animations already created for KOF 12.

14 is aiming for a roster of 50 fighters that will be modeled in 3D for the first time, along with all the animations, and somewhere around 14 to 15 stages (again, from scratch, unlike 13)......so cut em a little slack, SNK doesn't exactly have the resources of Capcom, who went for just 18 fighters (they did a good job with that, but it's not exactly as ambitious).

Hmm, I've played Wonder Boy III, but I reckon the series has more of a following in Europe.......From what I played, I found it very charming......although I'm more of a fan of linear platformers (nothing against this series at all).

@get2sammyb @NamelessAndi

Don't take offense to it, we all love him for his contributions to this site, but good old Sammy has "questionable" tastes at best. As long as he's not the one reviewing the game, I wouldn't worry that much, but it does venture into unprofessionalism at times (I know, I know, he's trying to be edgy and not-boring).

At the end of the day opinions are like a$$holes, everybody's got one.

@Draythedestroyer

Control and balance are not the weak points of the series, to anyone familiar with the past catalog. Control is akin to SF but with two punch / two kick, and more mobility / rolls.

For balance, even if they have 50 fighters, the vast majority of the move sets for the previous characters are of a known quantity, and not a major reshuffling. You could do some cheap stuff in KOF 99/2000 with the strikers, but 2000 was not bad, and after that they dropped the striker assist anyways.

@DualWielding

Nothing against DOA, but it's a 3D fighter,.....SFV, KOF14, although in 3D, are played in a strictly old school 2D manner.

So if you want a 3D fighter, go for DOA, if you want something a bit more old school, you have SFV, KOF14, GuiltyGear Xrd/Revelator or BlazBlue: ChronoPhantasma.

@Splat

My time restarted as well, so I'm just guesstimating. Completed the base game three times and Hearts of Stone twice, so it's somewhere in the ballpark.

But yeah, once you start upgrading Aard and it's staggering and knockdown effects, it becomes very useful.

I think KOF really makes a great alternative to anybody who likes Street Fighter, their's some differences of course, KOF is 4 buttons, SF is 6, KOF is more focused on mobility and chaining specials, in SF you have projectiles, KOF limits projectiles despite having some shoto like characters themselves. KOF fighter designs are usually more stylish and trendy (think C. Viper in SF4) vice SF, who look more like legit fighters, or somehow associated.

Anyways, I think SF and KOF are really easy to get into if you enjoy at least one of the series and your knowledge isn't just restricted to one title, like SF4 (enjoying the Alpha series or Capcom VS SNK helps). Admittedly Capcom has been on the move since SF4, and SNK has been rather poor since post 2000 (besides KOF2003, KOF11, and KOF13, as well as the PS2 remakes of 98 and 2002). But with 14, and the recent corporate change ups at SNK, it looks likes the company may regain it's spark.