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@get2sammyb

You kinda wrote it off Sammy, if you go to sites like Shoryuken, a lot people are eagerly awaiting this. Yup, the graphics don't look the best, but both the gameplay and content look on point.

@get2sammyb

Ramsey has me beat for sure, but I've put in about 250-300 hours into TW3,......to me it seems like the underwater effects have been improved and a solid amount of textures on the monsters and terrain. I know CD Projekt gave graphical updates to the first two Witcher titles on the PC, so I wouldn't be surprised here.

Awesome write up, this must have taken sometime. I'm probably about 4 or 5 hours into the DLC, so far it's really well done.......is it just me, or has the game received a slight graphical upgrade (in the base game and Blood and Wine)?

@Gamer83

Where's the option for 'No, but still a great show.'

That's a good question........Sammy??? Your going to throw up a T Swift gif.

I'm so sorry that your parents gave up on you little Vita, keep on striving.

@BAMozzy

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As I stated in the 'Leverage' article, I really can't see how a game that was originally revealed for the PS3 with virtually identical gameplay that still has not released, A kickstarter for a Sega Dreamcast franchise and a remake of a 20yr old game - all of which seem no closer a year on - even if you like niche Japanese titles, culminates in the 'best' E3 ever.

This is my view as well.....

The greatest ever? No......

Good, yes......

E3 may be an American conference, but the audience is global, well, at least North America and Europe.

I think Sony should show off more of their Japanese titles, but for whatever reason Sony also likes to undeserve some of it's more niche first and second party titles.....while leveraging the Naughty Dogs of the world and making sure Ubi, EA, and Activision are happy. Case in point, Ratchet and Clank? The most Sony could do is upload a trailer a few days before the event in 2015......as far as the main show, it might as well not have existed.

Persona 5 is prime to become something huge, Gravity Rush 2 has a lot of potential (Kat is extremely likable)....and why not show off the The Last Guardian or Ni No Kuni PS4, they both showcase a level of creativity and excellence......but I think your right,....we probably will see very little, if anything from these titles.

@Azikira @adf86

She will be released alongside the June story update.

I agree with you Azikira....

@Bazza78

Yeah, he has like red suspenders for his overly green pants. Dunno what your talking about....? Maybe it's a British thing (not trying to be rude).

@Splat

lol! It has PS+ candidate written all over it.

Stick with.....

Arch Rivals (Genesis)
NBA Jam TE (Genesis)
Street Hoop (NeoGeo)
NBA Street Series (Xbox, not those fugly PS2 versions)

@Azikira

The roster was never a sore spot, the core 18 in SF5 are extremely solid (well, I don't care for Fang and Rashid, but still, that's just my opinion, everybody else is great......).

You can have a smallish roster and build a lot of content around that, look at Guilty Gear Xrd, they did it right.

@adf86

With Ibuki it just looks like they are going for a mid-ground between ninjutsu Ibuki and school girl Ibuki.

Alex, no offense, I dunno, he doesn't look bad, but he doesn't look nearly as cool as the SF3 Alex (the red shoulder scars did a lot in SF3, and the suspenders and green pants take away in 5).

@shonenjump86

She doesn't look bad,....but both her and Alex looked better in their SF3 guise.

@Grawlog

Yeah, I would be all over this if it wasn't for DOOM,...........granted, despite the general differences, I'm sure Overwatch provides the superior online multiplayer experience,.........but the atmosphere and gameplay of DOOM is more up my alley.

@get2sammyb

At the end of the day, it's a bit of a tough choice, I can understand sites like Push giving it a 4, I can also understand sites giving it higher marks.

If you listin to the US GAMER podcast, Kat Bailey gave it high marks, even on the PS4 (she played it on that console),......the girl who reviewed it for Videogamer also said it was still a playable alternative on the PS4 despite the frame rate.

Anyways, Ramsey tends to be a pretty solid reviewer, so I get where he's coming from, but somebody like me, I found it playable, and enjoyable, despite the hiccups.

@Grawlog

The Vita D-pad is ace, it's a shame they didn't use a slightly larger design of that for the DS4.

@Grawlog

The D-pad on the DS4 kinda sucks to be honest, especially if your retro gaming on your PC, it's just not the best option (the build quality is fine but the design is not the best).

Just my two cents, outside of that the DS4 is a solid choice.

The performance sucks*, no doubt about that.

(*it's also a really good piece of DLC that you should pick up without hesitation once it gets patched)

@xMEADx

I don't think it's really worth as well, the bigger the television, the more your going to notice the artifacts and slight input lag. It's all quite playable, but it just doesn't feel right.

@jmbenetti

All of these titles have been avaliable on the North America PS Now store for quite sometime.

@get2sammyb

Honestly, I think you guys sometimes do a somewhat poor job of picking and choosing what to cover and what to ignore wholesale. Your layout and community is superb, but reporting the news or new releases? It's hit or miss. You guys should also look at retro titles and cover snippets of Sony history. Look at NintendoLife or PSLifestyle for inspiration........ (skip your sister Xbox site though).

This is news?

Agree that the hype for this title has kinda went down,......it's absence was the reason why people talked about it.

I'll still wait to make my final judgment on this game when it releases.

@Frank90

You were born a little late,.......Japanese games were the best from the mid 80's to the mid 00's. Not anymore.....

@JaxonH

You've never heard of this guy called Sammy B? He said he didn't agree with Ramsey's 10 at all, eventually I think he came around to respect the game more, but it took a very long time (hey, great guy, but you can't buy good taste!).......

@Grawlog

Yeah, I know about those GCN titles, it just baffles me that Nintendo can't just make a vanilla sequel. For Star Fox, stop trying to force in gimmicks within the franchise......just make a proper sequel to 64. For F-Zero, just make a new F-Zero game!!! Take GX, adjust the difficulty, give it online and better graphics, etc. What's so hard about that?

Yet, Miyamoto will get his new Pikmin game......

@JaxonH

Could the controls be better, yup, for sure.......that doesn't undermine the fact that TW3 has some of the best characters, quest design, and world design in any game since, well, to me it stands on it's own........it's a fantastic title.

@itshoggie

Is it perfect? No......is it a 10? Absolutely.......go back and play it again.

@Gamer83

Amen to that, Splatoon was a good showcase of what the younger developers can do......surprised Miyamoto didn't ruin that one either, lol (he's not that bad, just close).

@themcnoisy.

I agree, gameplay looks good / polished, bad trailer though (it's not 1996).

@Gamer83

Poor Star Fox

How hard is it to do a traditional sequel to Star Fox 64 (or F-Zero). Miyamoto screwing things up again.

@themcnoisy

Are you going to tell her that? lol

@arnoldlayne83

Your looking at it the wrong way IMO......they are in the top 10 on a "regular" basis.....maybe they aren't the hottest selling, but it's no longer odd to see a western game, or a couple of them, in the top 10........that's a feat onto it's own. As far as DOOM, maybe the Japanese don't have much if any nostalgia or ties to the franchise like we do.

I think the Japanese are starting to warm up to western games quite a bit, at least for the Japanese core gamer crowd........it's no longer odd to see a western AAA title hit the top 10, or even top 5.

Hopefully Japanese development teams can draw inspiration from western titles while keeping the charm and traits that Japanese games often uniquely have.

I can not wait........CD Projekt Red has arguably created the finest setting / world in any video game franchise, on any platform (granted it's based on the books, but still, a homerun for sure).

@scubydo

I've never played the orginal, but going off screenshots and everything else Vanillaware has done before, it's probably an action-RPG.

@arnoldlayne83

Activision, jeesh, people......c'mon!

@kyleforrester87

I diagree again, come on, it's an Activision tie-in! You know it just had to be made on budget and in time. I'm sure if you were like, "Hey Platinum, take as much time as you want....". They would make something stunning, instead, this is a Activision led cash grab.

Stop putting all of the blame on Platinum!

Whats the deal? Thats pretty obvious.......

It's an Activision tie-in game......

Don't blame Platinum on being a bad developer, I'm pretty sure Activision gave them a very strict timetable and budget, who cares if it's enough to make a quality game or not.

I always think of the late 1990's Capcom JoJo 2D fighting series on the CPS3 (same hardware as SF3)........it just doesn't seem right with Namco.

Oh nice! Dragon's Crown was great......never a huge fan of Muramasa tbh, but I appreciated what it was trying to do

Can I do a Talking Point!!!???

Will Push Square ever write a article on KOF 14 or Guilty Gear Revelator?

( ) No, why would you when Street Fighter V articles generate 5X the number of clicks?

( ) No, not until Sub12 stops whining about it like a compulsive little girl.

( ) No, I don't even know what those games are, insert random T Swift gif and mention how you love the Dreamcast.

@LieutenantFatman

Reguardless of the issue, they need to move past the Creation Engine after Fallout 4.

@Tony_342

I think it's the fog.....there are times late in the DLC where the fog has mostly dissapated to a large extent, and it runs noticeably smoother. I think the problem is just on the PS4.

@ShogunRok

That's fair enough for sure, I just don't want people to completely skip this experience and not ever give it a go........ignoring performance, I think I enjoyed what was on offer here more than you, and I would reckon it's essential for anybody who liked Fallout 4.

Is the performance unacceptable in spots, yes it is,.......is it OK to give it a 4 due mostly to those issues, yes it is, you review what you have and this is Bethesda's problem........is Far Harbor a very good piece of DLC, that baring the performance, would be recommended to any Fallout 4 fan?.......IMO, yes, without a doubt.

I can understand the poor reception due to performance, I get it....

But.........

This is also a superb piece of DLC that outshines the main game in a couple of areas. Wait until it gets patched, I would advise for a decent portion of the audience, but overall this shouldn't be missed by anybody who enjoyed Fallout 4.

@MaccaMUFC

From what I've heard, it's a PS4 problem.......it seems to be fine on the XB1 and PC.

I would give Far Harbor a 9 after I completed it yesterday, if performance is a sticking point, it's more like a 7 or 6.

If you really enjoyed the baseline Fallout 4, give this one a go...........the quest design and moral dilemmas, for the most part, are superior to the original story arc.......the map design and atmosphere was solid as well. As far as the framerate, it is unacceptable, but the game is still playable. Bottomline, if you love Fallout 4, play it, you'll enjoy it. If your a casual fan, skip it until it gets patched.