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It's funny how they mention "changing player behaviours" when they're the ones pushing what they think we want.
I feel like Playstation has always been an offline single player console first and foremost. But that doesn't sell subscriptions.

Who thought this was a good idea?
All I can think is that it was rushed because they needed it for the State of Play

Great, now make a Pokemon game that looks this polished...

I do have a sense of humour and I'm far from a prude, but I can't imagine the joke lasting longer than five minutes.

@nessisonett Sorry, I replied to the wrong comment! This was meant for @1970sGamer who was defending it : )
I mostly agree with you. One nuance for me is that, as an illustrator, I've always used reference photos. And those are usually copyrighted works from photographers, that I transformed completely, just like every artist does. The only advantage of using AI for some basic anatomy references is that it feels less like stealing than using those copyrighted photos.
For example, I once had to draw people doing jiu-jitsu. Those are complicated poses and even the most experienced artists would probably use a reference for that. The AI reference I generated was already transformed completely, before I applied my own transformations to it. So for references I think it's absolutely fine. But it's a delicate balance and I don't think most people can count on their own integrity enough to do this right.

@nessisonett It often helps to compare this to older technology. When photography was invented, people were also worried that paintings would disappear.
But then people realised that photography could be just as creative as painting.
It was never a replacement and that's how AI should be treated. Like the first poster said, 'leveraging' is the keyword. Just like how many painters now use photography to start their paintings from. A lot of purists from the past would have considered that inferior art.
The problem with this game seems that they didn't maintain full creative control. It would have been a different story if they would have at least traced that AI art with cel shading and decided which details to keep, with a creative vision in mind. Just look at the guy's juicy butt. That was probably never a deliberate choice.

The first Horizon gameplay trailer was one of the most exciting things I had ever seen. And the first game met all my expectations.

Then Horizon 2 came and it was 'fine' but a bloated mess. They had mechanical post-apocalyptic dinosaurs so why the hell would they drag aliens into it?

Then came the spin-offs and it had the same effect as Breath of the Wild / Final Fantasy 7 / Star Wars / Marvel
Over-exposure just destroyed all the magic.
Not sure I'll even play the next game now.

This world is losing its spark.

@DonkeyFantasy @Deadhunter I turned the demo off after 5 minutes because yes, it's the same old tunes.

A game with such an awful soundtrack cannot possibly be an 8.

I love Ys so I was excited to discover they had another action RPG series, but Tokyo Xanadu was a huge disappointment for me.

It would be really stupid not to cancel this.
There's no way people are still going to buy it.

That last episode made Craig Mazin's previous good work look like a lucky accident.

@CutchuSlow
But they got all the clicks they needed!

I don't care what the name is, I just hope this will be the last we'll see of FF7 for at least 20 years.

You can tell where her locks are sticky from the hairspray

@AK4tywill Tonal consistency is where most adaptations fail.
They are probably going to take this too seriously.

Possessor(s) is a 2025 game that was ignored completely. Apparently that's what happens if a dev has no money left to promote a game.

@Neither_scene That's nonsense force-fed to you by greedy people. Not every company is trying to take all of our money. There are many companies, usually indies, that prioritise affordability because they want people to play their games. Clair Obscure could have easily cost 70€ but they didn't want that because they're decent people. Don't compare everything to the worst capitalism has to offer.

Anyone who enjoyed 16 has no right to hate 13 for being linear.

These character designs look like they committed to every single idea. It has strong Oceanhorn vibes. Almost looks professional but everything is just a tiny bit out of proportion and generic.

Nothing can save this. Sophie Turner could play certain roles well. But she is everything I don't want Lara to be. Not her fault, just wrong casting for the sake of "we got someone from GoT". How on earth is she going to sound cheeky and badass?

I feel like I'm missing out but it has become too daunting to start this series.

@Skippermonkey That's exactly how it went for me.

It's probably the French romantic violins and red roses esthetic that makes it less interesting to me. Didn't expect so many French clichés from actual French people, either.

This seems to fall under the curse of good games that become popular. People start to get tired of hearing about them. It's usually a good sign but it can also damage a game/studio.
Try not to give into it too much.

From the first scenes, it felt a bit TOO detailed. There was this broken floor with a lot of rubble and roots and it felt too elaborate to be handmade. Also took me out of it a bit. So I think there's much more generative AI than they're admitting now.
Doesn't mean the game is not good, it just feels a bit empty

A.I. could be used to stop people from stealing:
Before, when you had to draw a sheep, you'd look in books, magazines and later on Google to find a reference. Nobody would bat an eye if you'd draw an exact copy of that. But it's still the work of another photographer.
So if you use an ai-generated sheep, it's composed out of thousands of transformed images that don't resemble any originals.
The problem is when the generated stuff is sold as (or as a replacement for) the work of humans. Anything up to that point is just brainstorming.

They can milk Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger for all eternity.
But please, no more FF7

I'm not hallucinating, right? Posessor(s) is a real game that came out?
Poor Heart Machine. They probably didn't even have any money to market this. Please check this out as it's being ignored everywhere.

Easy choice: Ys 5

I hear so many people say they're waiting for the entire thing to be released. Hope it sends SE a message not to try this trilogy thing again.

@Artois2 And nobody is telling you not to. Doesn't mean I can't stick with my conscience on this one.

@twitchtvpat Because some people have a moral compass and don't consume blindly, that's why

@Ultimapunch That core is long gone

I'm a bit worried about the lack of exploration, which is usually why I play Final Fantasy in the first place.

Oh yes please

@Northern_munkey No worries : )

@Northern_munkey Ah, the classic "it's you who makes it creepy" argument.
Never mind that people were already discussing her bare feet.

@Meowmixes98 Because she's styled like an adult model, but in a child's body. It feels off because they didn't go out of their way to make sure those lines weren't blurred.

@ButterySmooth30FPS I had no idea this one was in development as well. Finally something to look forward to!

@Mr_Singh I just wanted to let you know my criticism of AC is not a personal attack on you. I've played every AC since the first one, and hated Shadows and Mirage.
I actually loved the Desmond parts. That's exactly why I think the modern day storylines were lazy afterwards. There used to be a real connection between past and present. After that it really became an afterthought. I'm only saying they should be integrated more, like they used to be. So again, I don't understand why you see this as a personal attack. I'm mostly agreeing with you here...
The @ was confusing because you seemed to be responding to what someone else said. The only thing we seem to disagree on, it the relevance of the modern storyline in Black Flag.

I expected a lot more 'bombast' in that car chase. It's impossible not to compare it to the now iconic Uncharted 4 chase and it feels a bit tame in comparison.

@Mr_Singh That's a lot of words to defend badly written segments.
It was never integrated like it could have been.
So no, badly written plot lines with nothing to add to the main story are NOT a 'me' problem.
And I was one of the few people here defending the Desmond storylines so I'm not sure why you picked me to @

@Mr_Singh A lot of people hated these storylines and felt like the games lost focus at these moments.
It's hard to switch to walking around an office when you were just swashbuckling on a tropical island.

Why is it hard for me to believe that this had 'deeply endearing characters'?
Are they introduced AFTER the characters in the demo? Because those were some of the most generic jrpg templates I've ever seen.

@Thrussted It was fine until Desmond was out of the picture. At least it had a little depth before.
After that it was just 'hacker this, hacker that', and you barely knew who you were playing.

Pokemon games are the perfect example of: "why try harder if people are gonna buy it anyway?"
THIS is how it should look and play.

@Ricky-Spanish Women are people, not popsicles.

@Ricky-Spanish Please don't use 'yummy' in public when referring to women (or females as you probably call them)

Is there anyone who's going to watch it because they loved her in GoT?
She can only play Sophie Turner, which she does really well.