@Th3solution fortunately I was going to give a serious reply anyways (and also to justify my shenanigans) right after my cocoa (very serious drink)
It does feel as if Sony could be leaning a bit too hard into the other direction. Frankly I don’t mind since it’s not even the IPs I want brought back to begin with but that’s a topic for another time.
A part of me still advocates for more BluePoint stuff. It doesn’t feel like Sony is using that studio to its maximum potential.
Switch has around double the sales of ps5. Well, probably anyways. New Horizons and Pokémon Sword having 40 million players actually legitimately sent me. I think Lego horizon will do fine. More than fine, even.
@Yousef- “A part of me still advocates for more BluePoint stuff. It doesn’t feel like Sony is using that studio to its maximum potential.”
Totally agree. I known BluePoint are extremely talented and maybe ‘deserve’ to be given full creativity to do their own IP, but man, they are so good at remakes so I wonder if their special skill set will be wasted on a new IP. We’ll have to see, but there is a lot of potential where they could bring back these old games into the current gen like they did with MGS, Uncharted, Shadow of the Colossus, Demon’s Souls, etc.
Sony released a graphic recently (as contained in this PS article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/05/dont-worry-sonys-most... ) which shows BluePoint siloed under the category of “Partner Studios” with Nixxes and Valkyrie, which is really confusing if they are supposedly making their own game of a new IP.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I should add that I feel Sony lost in touch with the original reason behind the acquisition and did the bare minimum for its original purpose. It was initially meant for remasters. If you’re feeling things inFamous collection amongst other things were sorely missing from previous gen, this is why. While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the studio slowly becoming more creatively assertive…. In theory, the entire goal behind outsourcing these remaster was to take the load off Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch and Japan Studio so they won’t need to develop the remasters in-house and can easily focus on their projects (at the time) like UC4, GoT and Last Guardian.
This must not be interpreted as a criticism against the existence of their remakes at all as I do not believe their existence was entirely within the choice of BluePoint, but rather Sony themself getting a weird about game preservation and re-releases. Remakes have nothing inherently wrong with them but they can risk harming the original artistic integrity of the games they’re remaking, a fact that’s not really helped by the fact a good chunk of these games not only live and die by their artistic vision, but also hold up tremendously well and only truly require a bump in resolution and minor QoL additions at most.
I’m not pessimistic about BluePoint developing original projects but it shows really strange management on Sony part by essentially removing their sole studio to outsource remasters of its original purpose and leaving themselves with essentially these “draught” periods that can be easily filled by legacy remasters. Everything in the industry has a place and purpose.
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I'm pretty sure people pleading for genre diversity from Sony were also primarily thinking of higher-quality single-player products, not online shooters and live service games out the wazoo. So far, only Astro-Bot feels like the sort of AAA single-player exclusive that's gonna hit similar levels of quality as their blockbuster action-adventurey stuff.
@Yousef- Yes, you bring up some good points. If BluePoint had been working on a Remake or Remaster then we’d probably have it by now, or at least soon. It’s fun to imagine that a BluePoint Remake could be coming out right now during the first party quiet period.
I’ve heard that ND took on The Last of Us Remake for a similar reason that they did the PS4 Remaster, that being to get their team familiar and tuned into developing for the new generation tech. I have no idea if that’s true on why the have done their own remaster/remakes. But yes, otherwise it is frustrating that they spend their time doing that instead of outsourcing it, when they could have been working on their new game.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution you’re right. And yeah there was some controversy at the start around who was actually working on the TLOU Part 1 remake first. The little birdie said that it was a niche team, but ND was like “sorry bud, this is ours now” and the team got yeeted. But that’s only what the little birdie told me, you are at your discretion in choosing to believe that.
On a slightly unrelated note, and I hate going off topic, but how do you feel about buying a game physically? Is it reasonable to try and obtain something physically over there wherever you are and have it cheap as well? Here in Kuwait, it is so easy that I always take it for granted if other countries or states struggle at it. (And no, I’m not asking that for a potential reason potentially related to my potentially soon potential guide, why would you think that? I will however leave this completely unrelated that has nothing to do any ongoing discourse past, present or future, oh how I hate my slippery fingers!)
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@Yousef- Sly… 😅
Yes, physical media is available here in the States. I buy many of my new games physical. I do have a hefty digital library for when it’s cheaper that way and for my PS+ fare, but otherwise I prefer a disc if I can get one. I like have the resell value of a disc.
I often use pre-owned markets which we have here to buy physical copies on the cheap, and can often find good deals if I look hard enough. Unfortunately the physical media availability is shrinking through and sometimes it takes some sleuthing through a couple different stores to find what I want.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solutionahhh, fascinating!!
The grey market functions pretty similarly here. Know where to sniff, and you’ll smell a good deal.
And unshocklingly, musous are extremely popular here. Niche markets are quite loyal.
It’s also not as random as you think. While you wouldn’t be wrong to assume West Asia lives in entirely different universe, especially being predominantly Arab, remember, word travels around and there’s links everywhere. The link between eastern media and their arrival here in west Asia is, our unsung hero, Indonesia! All my love and respect goes to the country of Indonesia! You have no idea how valuable it is to be close to a culture that his its foot on both doors. In this instance, they’re in touch with both our world and the world of China, so you can imagine how word of mouth can travel!
As a matter of fact, I’m playing an English patch of Warriors Orochi 3 PSP on my phone and, you guessed it, the patch is made by an Indonesian team.
The most popular instant ramen brand here is “indomie”, think for two seconds what the “indo” stands for… THATS RIGHT, it stands for “go buy dynasty warriors 8 right now”.
Err, sorry for the typo, I meant to type the country’s name. Darn slippery fingers’
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@Yousef- Although it relates to my backlog and my (possible) future purchase plans, I’m going to shift over to the recommendation thread to follow up on that comment, because I did have another musou update.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Just checked some reviews for Nobody Wants To Die and it seems to be well received and delivers what it says on the tin, so to speak. Xbox Era's review was glowing, claiming it was one of the best narrative adventures he's ever played, so that, along with a couple of other solid 8-9/10 reviews sold me and the game is indeed now purchased. It is also highly likely that it will be the next game I play after finishing The Witcher 3, as it is a short game (around 5 hours) and will probably serve as a nice palate cleanser.
Here's hoping my two other "hopefuls", Star Wars: Outlaws and Dragon Age: The Veilguard also delivers on their promise and becomes my next two purchases
I keep changing my mind and disregarding the advice I have received, rather selfishly in favor of my own whims and caprices, with regard to what game I want to play next. But I think I will play Another Crab's Treasure next after RE2 REmake atm, whilst still keeping RE4 & Alan Wake II firmly in my mind in addition to the underwater Soulslike.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Elden Ring - Beat some more bosses (just beat Godrick the grafted after 22 hours rofl 🤣). FINISHED and loved it.
Mario Wonder - Get to the northern area. NIBBLING AWAY - finished about 40 levels so far.
Warriors Orochi 4 - Get all camp upgrades.
FINISHED and enjoyed it.
To buy
1 more Wales interactive fmv game. COMPLETE
Ori and the will of the wisps. FAILURE.
November 2024
N++ -Compete all the expert levels
Rollerdrome -Get to the finals
Like a Dragon Ishin - graft my way over 250g before it leaves Gamepass.
To buy
Tetris Forever (I have actually preordered this so it's a cheat).
33 Immortals.
Forum Best Game of All Time Awards
PS3 Megathread 2019: The Last of Us
Multiplat 2018: Horizon Zero Dawn
Nintendo 2017: Super Mario Bros 3
Playstation 2016: Uncharted 2
Multiplat 2015: Final Fantasy 7
Like a Dragon Ishin - graft my way over 250g before it leaves Gamepass. - success
To buy
Tetris Forever - success and 1000g
33 Immortals. - not released yet
December 2024
Dordogne - finish the game
Baltaro - finish 1 complete run
Final Fantasy 4 - start it up
To buy
33 immortals
Final Fantasy 5
Forum Best Game of All Time Awards
PS3 Megathread 2019: The Last of Us
Multiplat 2018: Horizon Zero Dawn
Nintendo 2017: Super Mario Bros 3
Playstation 2016: Uncharted 2
Multiplat 2015: Final Fantasy 7
Haha, I've played so little the last few months. Time to get back into it.
DECEMBER - JANUARY
Backlogged Games:
Monster Hunter World / Iceborne (PC) - Just start it lol.
Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC) - I'd like to make more progress in this. Loved what I played.
Silent Hill 2 (PC) - Ditto.
Etrian Odyssey 1 HD (Switch) - Long time fan of this game, but have never fully completed it. Hope to change that with this version. On Expert difficulty, of course~
Planned Purchases:
Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition (today, before the game is delisted) (PC)
PS3 Megathread 2019: The Last of Us
Multiplat 2018: Horizon Zero Dawn
Nintendo 2017: Super Mario Bros 3
Playstation 2016: Uncharted 2
Multiplat 2015: Final Fantasy 7
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