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@KoopaTheGamer Really? What's the point if it's the same as decent PC build? 😅

Wonder if there could be a small import fee for your Steam/Origin library for each game? That's the onky way I feel they'd make anything from this, but it is interesting, because consoles have basically always been cheaper PCs that you can't run other apps on and with this and Valve's console, it's pretty much going to become that entirely.

@Gunbeld Disregarding opinions apart from your own is probably why we have the orange man voted in. It's dangerous behaviour. I am a PlayStation game fan, but I would still like the option to play PS exclusives on PC at some point. I guess you might completely pretend I am not still, though.

@KeanuReaves People who own both PC and PS5 will buy on ps5 first, rather than wait. However, given the option, many would elect for PC first (Potentially better looking game and mod capabilities being the prime reasons). That is why waiting ages to port to PC will drop PC sales significantly.

@LikelySatan I'm not convinced, it was highly desired. Afaik, they didn't do all that much work on that game because the framework was already there from the team that built THPS 1+2. They make good 2D games and can tack on new graphics (AI can easily help with that now), but nothing for ground up projects or serious coding. Of course, they might have been putting in the work to get better or hiring new staff, but we have yet to see.

Edit: Seems they have also done a number of ports, but some of those have a bad rep. Personally, I can only spear for Diablo III on Switch, which is a favourite of mine. They also supported development of Enslaved, Bipnic Commando, Bioshock 2, Sleeping Dogs and Arkham Games on ps3 which are all good, too. Can't be sure on how much of those games are their credit, though.

@themaladroit Interesting, I'm actually playing through FF12 ZA right now and it is really good. I think Return to Arkham ended up really great as well (at least when I finally played the collection), but I do know it was a mess on first release. I haven't ever looked at the first two you mentioned, though. Checks not everything they do is good, but afaik they haven't left anything out like the THPS 3+4 remake.

@themaladroit What's wrong eith Virtuos? Spyro Reignited and Dark Souls Remastered are solid.

"but we suppose it's much more exciting to think that Iron Galaxy is actually going to be the team behind the long-rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters."

Not really, THPS3+4 was poor and they couldn't implement free roam. Rumbleverse was also ill-fated for a reason. Virtuos would have been a safer bet, but I suppose Iron Galaxy might be able to accomplish a remaster or two, though.

Both ESO and MH Rise are probably good fun IF you have someone else along with you, otherwise I don't think I'd bother with either. Slime Rancher 2 is a solid bit of fun solo, though (or at least, the first was so hopefully!).

@Almost_Ghostly Yep, I guess you were talking about how there are a lot remakes remasters on all consoles/PC. Personally, I've never heard of a remaster/remake that didn't look like a decent overhaul (Minus the bad job cases such as Silent Hill collection or Kingdoms of Amalur), so I personally feel it's not bad to do these. My only exception would probably be The Last of Us Part I when it already had a remaster... That was a waste of time.

@Bamila I saw one of his vids, but I prefer the other YouTuber who redrew the cutscenes. Unfortunately he never finished his version as he moved on to make 90s cartoon video games in Dreams, but it had a lot of progress.

@Almost_Ghostly There's a homebrew port for Switch.

@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.