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@MrPeanutbutterz @Morzy I obviously didn't make my point clear because gameplay is irrelevant to my point. I totally understand you don't need flash graphics to be fun.
The point is you can make the game more visually appealing with very little effort and zero effect on gameplay. It is made with these visuals purely to evoke an era, for nostalgic feelings.

I'm not judging or saying it shouldn't be done. People clearly like it so that is all that matters.

@LifeGirl Yeah nostalgia was the only reason I could think of.
I mentioned the silent movie analogy as it's about technical limitations. Once they knew how to make films with sound there was no reason to make a silent movie as it wasn't an artistic choice. Rally games looked like that at the time purely due to technical limitations.
I suppose I just underestimate how appealing nostalgia is as a selling point. It clearly works or they wouldn't make them.

It doesn't really matter, just find it a weird creative choice.

Am I the only one who finds games made like this nowadays a little odd? I get making a simpler looking game is easier/cheaper and I understand it can still be fun. It just feels a bit like making a black & white, silent movie now.

Has anyone tried asking the people guarding the sculpture who they work for?

That footage has a very RE2 feel, so that makes me very happy.

@ShogunRok you might want to update.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxzLX2eW6dHeKEyCntNiBWq2UAzF7ZxGvG

@Lucid_dream_14 That would be an amazing addition but I don't see it as likely. I don't believe Virtuos' knowledge or expertise with the Red Engine is enough to achieve something that big.

If it is anything for the game, I would imagine it's similar to their last update.

I'm curious to see what differs with the native version over playing the PS4 version on a PS5.

@ShogunRok I'm imagining that this trilogy will definitely feel like three chapters to one big story and will all play very similar. Plus that the 'pre-production' for parts 2 & 3 are kind of baked into the 6 or 7 years it will take for the first game to complete.
Plus the studio is bigger than it was.

While I'm arguing the case for how it could be believable to do, I wouldn't be remotely shocked if they don't achieve it of course.

I don't think it's too absurd to imagine. The six years doesn't start until the first one releases and I imagine the next two will be highly iterative and may be already roughly written/planned out. So that's 3 years per game.
'Hearts of Stone' and 'Blood and Wine' were both out within a year of The Witcher 3. Whilst not full games they were fairly meaty experiences, especially the second.
Not saying they won't end up taking longer but don't think it is an outlandish goal.

@GirlVersusGame Nice extra info. I'd say it now looks very likely to be Diablo related.

@Shinnok789 Sorry it's not my picture. It's from the post @Weebleman linked. I just thought it was a clear enough picture to show everyone. There is also a quick video on there.

It's definitely something Dark Fantasy.

Nothing about the sculpture screams Fallout or Half-Life for me. There lots of skull faces with one in armour, an alligator/croc and a bear head. It certainly seems more fantasy leaning.

Three of them I was trying to decide between two options and picked the wrong one each time.

I don't think we see anymore from this until it's close to release and any footage is a fair representation of the final product.
Maybe next years awards at the absolute earliest.

@LogicStrikesAgain You've summed up pretty much how I would regard it.
A big part is the gen not remotely being over yet and we tend to forget how many of the great PS4 games came near the end of that generation. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of this generations best games are coming in the next couple of years.

Maybe Grub, Moriarty etc should all place a large bet on it if they are so sure on their 'superior' insider information. Can't we just enjoy a reveal when a studio is ready to do so without all this need to show you know stuff?

Anyway. I look forward to seeing some gameplay whenever it is ready to be shown, Naughty Dog have never disappointed for me.

@AinsleyE Nice one. I had no idea it was on there but seeing as it is I might as well give it a watch. 👍

I gave the first season a try and didn't get past the second episode. I didn't think much of the writing and the animation is fairly 'Saturday morning kids show' basic.
As much as I like the games I've yet to be impressed by any of the films/shows from it unfortunately.

Yeah thankfully my subscription ends on the 27th. So like last year I will let it end then resub the next day. I suppose each year I'm pushing that window back a day but shouldn't be a problem for a few years.

I'm curious what that puts the current headcount at CD at? Is this a fairly lean studio now?

That puts it exactly on schedule with RDR2. Announced, delayed to following spring and then delayed again to make it a year after initial plan.
I'm not convinced like many that it will get delayed another whole year after that, but time will tell.

If insomniac weren't planning to have Wolverine done by October they are probably going to be pushing for that now.

Well this an issue all narrative open world games have. Having high stakes stories is tricky when you allow the player to wander and do as they please.
Some manage it better than others and find ways to make exploration key to progression of the story

I’m just curious why they didn’t seem to consider making a non open world game for a change to make it work.

I've tried it in the past. My brother has a ridiculous amount of hours in it and we did a few hours of duos. I can see why some people enjoy it but doing the same thing over and over for hours on end just gets very tedious very quickly for me.
The novelty of this could possibly make me give it another quick go but that's all it would probably be.

I'm obviously in the minority that gives little thought to Halloween. It certainly has no bearing on what I play. The only factors that determine what I play are what time I have and what I feel like playing from my available games.

I don’t think the existence of other first party games next year prohibits this from also releasing.
Didn’t TLoU 2 and GoT release about a month apart?

I enjoyed it enough to bash out the platinum but the novelty wore off for me long before all the extra DLC stuff.

@Balaam_ That would certainly make sense. They already half way there with the Steamdeck.

If they do drop out of making consoles I wonder if there are any other tech manufacturers considering a run at the market, i.e. Samsung or Apple?

I haven't got the game but had to check if our 1/10 person was about. They are clearly committed to the bit.

I can understand telling the story but why promote the idiot by giving the video publicity.

How big is Blooper? They seem to be turning games out pretty quickly.

I could have sworn I read that Bioware had already been cut down to about just 60/70 staff after Veilguard. Not sure that they could cut it anymore and still be a functioning studio.

Curious that it will take all the way to 2027 to complete the buyout.

Not seen enough to make a fair judgement yet but it seemed good enough to indicate he has strong potential to play the role well.

I would love to actually be surprised by something unknown that hasn't been spoilt by 'insiders'.

Playstation Studios - plural 👍

Do we think the 1/10 is the same person every time? Is there someone with an account on this site with a game catalogue full of 1/10 games?

I have no distinct memory of when I purchased the PS1 (or PS2). So I either got them later on and formed no lasting memory of the purchase or my brother got them, hence why I just remember having and playing one.
I clearly remember buying 3, 4(+Pro) and 5 on launch.

I'm pretty sure it's not me getting old and my memory being shot as I still remember my Dad taking me to Toy R' Us to buy my Sega Master System which was long before.

That explains why Playstation Access stream has yet to start.

@Shepherd_Tallon Man I forgot about that show. I used to look forward to Movies, Games and Videos on a Saturday lunchtime. Good times.

I've never been much of a Hitman fan but I think this looks different enough to possibly be good.
I do think that they need to do a bit of work with the fluidity of switching between their melee animations. It's clearly more advanced than what they have done before but the speed changes just seem a bit odd at the moment. Enough time to tweak and improve though.

Not someone I could picture in the role but I can't judge until I see how it goes. As iconic as the character is the series has never been known for compelling stories. I don't think any of the attempts so far have been particularly great but would love if someone can finally achieve it.

Get ready for ridiculous expectations/predictions over the next few days followed by frustrations when it's not those things.

I tried the demo for a couple of hours and stopped when I moved in the vehicle to a second area but never felt compelled to go back and play more/finish the demo.
I can't say I enjoyed the combat. I possibly didn't give it enough time to gel but I found the R1 timing thing to recover some health gimmicky.
I like the idea of following directions/clues instead of map markers but found it quite superficial in the demo. The first two examples were following wind chimes on trees and another with signs on trees. When the areas were fairly linear anyway. This may very well be just easing you into it early though to give you the idea of it.
Overall I thought it was fine but didn't leave me wanting to play more. Possibly playing a bit longer it might have hooked me more but maybe it's just not for me. I appreciate them doing the demo though, it generally shows confidence in your game to do one.

PlayStation Access has a video of the gameplay of this demo. They mentioned they were allowed to show 10 minutes of their gameplay so I’m guessing there are other channels probably able to do the same.

@pharos_haven Exactly. I'm certainly hooked. It would be great if it has a compelling story, as much as I love most of the series the stories have always been kind of a cheesy mess.

@Scottyy yes it would be good if they redid all those old ones to have all the games in this modern style. Maybe if they keep doing well they will continue to work through them.

@SeaDaVie That would explain it, thanks 👍

It's looking really good. For some reason as Grace's mum was from an earlier Outbreak game I mistakenly thought she was dead. I suppose the Outbreak games are a gap in my Resident Evil knowledge.
There is a Capcom specific event soon isn't there? Might get even more info/footage then.