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@Balaam_ Haha I must have a thing for completing the "bad" ones. I failed to finish 12, 10 and 9. I liked 13/14-2 enough to finish them and really enjoyed 15. Though, saying that, I also completed 7 OG/Remake/8 and didn't finish 10-2 (Which must be rated pretty low).

Around 17 years ago, I did a temporary trade with this game for Legend of Dragoon on ps1 and the guy never gave my game back, so you bet that I took the time to complete it... I remember it being pretty boring in places but it wasn't too bad. I remember the intro and the bit in the white-ish looking building being quite interesting actually. I also remember a section with a grappling hook in like an old factory which I found terribly boring... But, that's two good memories vs. one bad one.

@Oram77 I also liked that one, I didn't play the other ps3 title through, but PoP '06 was decent. A refreshing change after the ps2 trilogy.

Wow, it's about the only interesting game on that list. Most people have 0 taste and it's confirmed over and over again. Simulation theory getting more creedence.

I was going to go with the second option from the top, because it's POSSIBLE that AI could write code faster, BUT most often right now, you need humans to basically examine everything AI writes anyway and I have no doubt that you'd probably need to re-write some of it regardless. If you just left it to it's own devices, you'd get a mess no doubt. Regardless about the efficiency of that part, though, no gen AI should be included.

Wow. I thought it was on track in the original reveal, but it got loads of hate. Now, thanks to that and the crappy management, it's never to be.

Already completed Epic Mickey on the Wii long ago, but might give it another run through as it was a good game. I suppose I can mute Unbound's dialogue/music and play my own over it. Might be wortha try, anyway.

I've had the first one on Steam since like 2015 and mever yet played it. 😅

@VeganH I've actually been preferring to play games like Goat Sim, Luigi's Mansion and Another Crab's Treasure lately tbh. I can't remember the last time I booted up a game like you said. Lots of people I know are the same 🤷

Wow. I checked the trailer and I was just very distracted by the badly written lyrics and vocals that don't add anything to the song. It would have been better as an instrumental haha

Dawn of War 4 will be better. I still play the first game to this day and they just released the Definitive Edition of that with better mod support, lighting, graphics, pathfinding.

Looks great! I love the handcrafted nature of it and would be so up for some behind-the-scenes unlockables in this case.

@Matthewnh Just like the other comment, this is an argument of false equivalence. Much like Star Trek, the movie comes from a franchise which you CAN draw from if you want. You may as well be saying "He hasn't been in a war against space insects, so he is/isn't qualified".

@wildcat_kickz Yeah, they are, but a small play session to get the tone, (rather than having to read about it) wouldn't go amiss.

@PixiebellGames Aren't there mechanics that mean your mech gets degraded by weather, which randomly turns?

About 18 years ago, I got stuck at some village on disc 2 of this game. I then lent it to my "friend" who proceeded to never return it. I then later learnt how much the game was worth and realised what most likely happened to it. One day, I'll come back to it haha From what I remember, it was a great second to FFVII as far as JRPGs go.

@PixiebellGames They all look good, minus that one, which only looks good visually. Maybe skip that.

Wish it would have been 16-bit style instead. I only beat Link's Awakening and Pokémon back in the day because I never enjoyed the GBC/NES graphics. Looks like a fun time, though. Hope they stay afloat at least, if not succeed very well

Well, there were a few I second guessed myself on and conned myself out of a correct answer, but 7 isn't too bad I guess. 😅

@TensuraFan7 I got mine around the same time for Switch as well. Was around £60 posted. They've only went up about £30 here, though.

For me, console has always been for local play, not graphics or exclusives and so I couldn't really care less about this. I boot up ps5 for It Takes Two, Dirt or Lego games, etc.
Unfortunately, Switch has been winning in that department for the most part, though, so the PS could become irrelevant for me. The only problem would be the big N having 0 competition as it's prices are pretty por as it is.

If games are only "Licensed" to users, then don't bother buying them. Live games are a waste of money for this exact reason and I don't buy them ever. F2P is about the only online only game you can bet on (assuming it's not p2w).

Well, that looks like the least interesting SoP ever based on those announcements, glad I didn't bother to tune in.

@PuppetMaster Did you also try Majora's Mask on 3DS? I never bothered to do the remake of Ocarina as I'd already burned out on that game, but MM was great on the 3DS and I played it after ALBW.

I have NF on Switch and Ps4 and still play it to this day, now and then, so yes, assuming reviews were good, I'd get it on release.

If that's true, I'd be buying more Sony games for sure. Sometimes I don't know whether to play them on ps5 or PC. Usually I go Ps5 for local co-op or even online multiplayer (If no cross platform) but PC otherwise. Sometimes I boot my Ps5 because I don't want to fill my PC up more when I use it for music/videos and 3D modelling. I still have a lot of ps5 games on my account I haven't played yet that I bought before I got a decent PC, though.

"It'll be great for the employees, they won't have to work for us anymore.". Seriously, whenever I see this kind of speak, I just roll my eyes and move on. Do these guys running this Sshow have any actual friends at all? I somehow doubt it. Why not stop being dbags and actually help some people/build relationships? Life is pretty empty without that.

Yawn. More slop churned out in a capitalist venture of cutting costs and maximising profits. What a great model - It certainly won't collapse on itself soon. Well, we can at least cut EA games off of the list of things to consider for purchasing.

Halo Combat Evolved was really quite terrible... I loved 3, ODST, Reach and 4 but I got soooo bored playing through CE. Unless it's significantly different, I wouldn't bother if I were you. I'm hoping for a 5 or Infinite port, because those aren't available on PC.

VR version sounds awesome, I'd go for that.

@NavalHistorian Sell the assets on to others who might want them, then? An asset market would be an excellent idea. Work doesn't get trashed and at least some cost can be recovered. The only problem is AI and idiots that try to pass off such stuff as their own.

Well, what about all those assets? Will they just sit and rot because they might pick the project up again? They should reuse it and build something elseat least.

@Lup I only played File 2 a lot, but I think I managed to run-through the first one once.

Ashcroft? Reminds me of Ashford from Code Veronica

Beat Saber isn't a loss tbh, I really don't get why you'd want to play a poor man's Guitar Hero. However, lack of support can't be denied and growth isn't on the table. The user base will likely shrink as time goes on from here.

@Ilyn Yeah, fair enough. In some ways it did feel a bit budget, but others not. I really liked seeing the extended cast of enemies, though. My favourite parts are probably the end with the merry-go-round, the mannequin scene and also the asylum. I guess the rest is a bit forgettable, though.

Oh, yeah. I loved the Sonic and Mario movies. The thing is, the Mario movie struck a great balance between recreating scenes and environments from the games and doing whatever it really needed to to be a movie plot with enjoyable characters rather than a game. Sonic went much further and changed the setting entirely to earth, but still remained good. I think the way they did Robotnik with Carey was perfect, right down to his name and nickname.

I also liked Detective Pikachu! However, I do think his gruff voice detracted a little from his cuteness haha

@Ilyn It was good, but it was annoying they didn't connect very well. With a few scene cuts they can work together, though. I watched the second in the cinema and have seen it a couple times since. Atmosphere is very much nailed and FX are above par. I don't get why you'd say it is garbage.

@Jammer Not counting the ones with completely different plotlines like Sonic and Mario (Although does Mario realky have a plot beyond beat up Bowser?):

-Resident Evil 1
-Silent Hill
-Mortal Kombat (2020)
-Max Payne
-Ratchet and Clank

For me, RE dipped a lot after the first because Alice upstaged Jill very purposely because the director wanted Jovovich to be the cooler character and the movies just got worse and worse anyway.

I also feel Tomb Raider, although being quite different should get an honourable mention, too.

@nomither6 Agree about the online, it dropped a lot during the seasons. I managed to get everything unlocked from the shop, yhough and enjoyed using it all. Customisability is important for online longevity, it's why I still play Fall Guys.

@wiiware Keep practicing. If you can chain boosts and avoid walls you'll be flying past them in no time. Even on hard difficulty I have no troubles beating them every time.

@nomither6 I played both and both are better than Mario Kart, simply tha ks to the story modes and more engaging boost mechanics. I 100% the original and came top 5% in every season btw and the only thing I've never done is the dev time ghosts.

Tried it yesterday on my son's PS5 slim. It produced a poor frame rate. Yet to try it on my og model but I'm not expecting anything better. I liked the way it looked, but we need tailoring options or a performance fix asap.

If this is another flop like Concord, I hope they take at least some of the assets and reuse them in a single player game. It would be a waste for it to be another load of art/effort that nobody will see.

@Stale-Bread I understand, but a key feature missing from RE3 remake is also Nemesis showing up whenever you sit around too long. He was always searching for you. The new game just has him bust through in scripted events only. I would recommend giving the OG another shot, but I suppose if you know the answers to the puzzles it's less likely you'll see him as it's kinda random, but more likely if you spend longer in one area. Although, you could also randomly walk into a place where he was searching, too. If they had done that and the cut content, I'd also say RE3make was better, but it isn't.

@AndyKazama That's fair, those fixed camera angles are glorious when you're in the mood.

@DTfearTheBEARD Be prepared for a much better time with RE3. However, I wouldn't necessarily recommend the original 2 over the remake.

@AndyKazama At least it got a faithful remake. I'm ok with the ps4 version tbh.

If I had premium I'd definitely go for RE3 as it never got a proper remake. However, I still have the Gamecube version tucked away, so I'll dog it out at some point.

Tombi was an excellent title on the ps1 and should be good fun (if a little outdated in places) if you never tried it when you were younger. Also recommend Guacamelee, good fun for 2 players as well.

@Northern_munkey Interesting discussion I didn't expect to see in a games thread. I've never agreed with Thelemites slogan, personally as I think it's the wrong way around; "Will under love" is more apt for a brighter change. Perhaps this could be down to semantics, but if you aren't guided with your heart, then things tend to turn to chaos eventually.