Really looking forward to this. As others have said the first game laid some solid foundations so if they can build on that and tweak a few things they're on to a winner
To everyone complaining about the score, it's a 5 which is average. It's like you're upset the reviewer didn't think it was better than average. Reviews are subjective and shouldn't be judged as objectively right or wrong. Comparing to what other sites give on a subjective opinion and wanting it to be higher here makes absolutely no sense
@DaniPooo Yeah I must say I agree with your assessment of both games. Every fight in 16 boiled down to mash abilities to get stagger. Once staggered use the most damaging abilities, rinse repeat. 7s definitely has more depth with things like elemental and status affects and the much more customisation with materia, not to mention multiple characters with different unique abilities
@IntrepidWombat ya you've definitely got a point about waiting before buying games. But 16s combat is awful in comparison to ff7 rebirth. 16s Looks flashy but is shallow and gets extremely repetitive
@__Seraph clearly youre referring to me. My life is going just fine thank you and I'm quite happy. All I'm doing is demanding more from a subscription service that raised it's prices and offered no upgrade to the quality of their games. If we accept whatever we are given and just be happy we won't see an improvement, like we haven't had most months since this service began. I mean come on, medieval is already available to play multiple ways and I'm supposed to be happy it's added to the already bare bones premium tier?
@get2sammyb look of you're looking forward to 'checks notes' Tales of Kenzera: ZAU and animal well, 2 indie metroidvanias in an already saturated market fair enough. But these games will be bargain bin prices in matter of months
Rebirth and battlefront classic collection for me. Still very curious to see rebirths sales figures as its an amazing game with a lot of work put into it I hope it does well as the developers deserve it. All I can find is an old article about it's sales dropping in the first week in Japan
I used to always check out the sales until I realised 95% of the games arent discounted, they are just reflecting their real life value. The scam is when there is a game that's like 5 years old and psn has its "real" value before the discount at like 69.99
Hmm not too happy with these choices myself. Was looking forward to this game but co op multiplayer seems a strange choice. Could be closer to suicide squad than GoT
Sony will pay for this half assed generation with their ps5 pro and ps6 sales. I for one won't be fooled by Cerny bigging up the next 'generational leap'.
The ps5 may as well have been called the ps4 pro 2 or something because that's all it is. No wonder there are so many cross generation games, it's because we havent really crossed generations, we've been scammed.
This is crazy, the ps5 might as well have been called the ps4 pro 2. What a scam this generation has been. They will pay for this with their ps6 sales, people won't be fooled again
It's funny the amount of pearl clutching going on online because heaven forbid we have an attractive woman in a game. Sex with a bear is then pretty much praised. We truly do live in a clown world
@mazzel I don't think it's intentional, I mean why would people on a playstation website focus on Nintendo titles? Especially when they are on 4th and 5th place. I remember a lot of people on here mentioned TOTK when that was doing well
Just a tip for people who want to buy ff7 rebirth, I got the physical pre order for 60 euro on allyourgames.eu, big savings when the ps store is gonna sell it for 80
I really don't understand why we keep getting these articles. What good does this do? All this will achieve is piss off people and also give those vile people the attention they crave. Hate clicks are as good as any I guess
@naruball I would have to disagree. Of course there are some instances where death threats are followed up on but I would say far far less than 1% of all these nasty comments on social media ever actually amount to anything. Giving them attention just encourages more
Out of millions of players of course you will get some sad people. If I were a cynical man I would say insomniac went looking for these tweets and used them as a distraction for why they don't yet have the update released
@McBurn completely agree. Just ignore it, this actually encourages these people as they get attention. Not sure how insomniac doesnt understand this. Victim mentality never helps anyone.
I couldn't really care less about this game but a word of advice to people that dislike this games story: avoid at all costs any game that collaborates with a company called Sweet Baby Inc.
Having no elemental weaknesses, status effects really turned me off FF16 as a 25 year ff fan. Will never replay it or play the expansions. I don't understand how people praise the combat in 16 it was just spam your abilities once you get a monster staggered rinse repeat, that never changes the whole game through so gets boring and stale after the first 10 hours. Hitting a bomb monster with fire magic and it doing damage was just not final fantasy
@AdamNovice because the game isn't even out and they're already locking characters behind a pay wall. DLC is fine when it's adding to an already complete experience. Also just because it was in the previous game it doesn't make it ok that its in this one.
I heard something that re purchasing GTA V gets you extra money in the online? If true these aren't really new players buying but the poor whales buying the game over and over. Kind of sad really
@AverageGamer let's be real I think most people can afford more than 1-2 games a year especially if you get them on a sale. It has everything to do with games launching incomplete, the safety net of future updates has made studios complacent.
@GamingFan4Lyf ya that's what I gathered it was too. I guess the triple A industry has conditioned us to always expect an incomplete game at launch which will always need future updates
Not every game needs constant updates. I don't understand the negativity about a game being finished with development a year after launch. This mindset facilitates unfinished games at launch.
To those asking why the ps2 emulator isn't done, it's not not ready because sony couldn't be bothered why would they when they can just throw us the inferior PSP ports. Come on guys it's not that complicated if they really wanted they could have an emulator running within days. Sony's formula is the same as any corporation: least amount of effort to get most amount of money.
Good reviews don't really get a game very far it seems. Strange I guess their importance is exaggerated online. Anyway really didn't like this game so not happy it's doing poorly but not surprised, it's a glorified walking sim and most people want gameplay when playing games. I know, shocker
I'm still not getting why everyone seems to love the bestiality so much. I mean why is that something people enjoy in a game? I mean if it's old fashioned not to like bestiality then please call me old fashioned
I'll be resuming my quest to aquire all gems in crash bandicoot. I'm a big souls fan and if you attempt this, it really is the dark souls of platformers 😂
I'm a huge ff fan and hated this entry unfortunately. First of all it's not a final fantasy game in any way, I know people will say it's evolving or whatever but fans of early entries were fans because they liked those kinds of games and it feels like square just dumped us in order to have broader appeal. Also if this wasn't a ff game and just a normal action game I honestly don't understand how people enjoy it. The combat is sooo basic it was tedious and I avoided whenever possible, same said about the side quests except I forced myself to do all of them. The set pieces were awesome but everything else was just so so boring and a chore. If they want it to be an action game make it 15-20 hours don't make it the length of an rpg because it doesn't have the depth to be engaging for that long. A shorter game just focused on the set pieces would have been much better
I'm def getting it when it's like under 20 eur. The original mw2 is the one I put most time into and I know the maps off by heart. But ya paying full price for dlc is a real indictment of what certain game companies can get away with these days and it's only gonna get worse
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Re: Hands On: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Runs Great on PS5, But Some Old Problems Persist
@twitchtvpat great thanks will give it a go so. Never managed to finish the game so the 60 fps and better loading should help with that 🙂
Re: Hands On: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Runs Great on PS5, But Some Old Problems Persist
Can someone let me know if my old ps4 save can be used on the ps5 version. Could not be bothered to start a new game
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Update Quietly Removes Sexy Lara Croft Pinups
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Re: Rumour: Sonic Frontiers 2 in the Works, Say Multiple Sources
Really looking forward to this. As others have said the first game laid some solid foundations so if they can build on that and tweak a few things they're on to a winner
Re: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (PS5) - Heartfelt Metroidvania on the Simple Side
To everyone complaining about the score, it's a 5 which is average. It's like you're upset the reviewer didn't think it was better than average. Reviews are subjective and shouldn't be judged as objectively right or wrong. Comparing to what other sites give on a subjective opinion and wanting it to be higher here makes absolutely no sense
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Patch 1.31 Brings Big Damage Buffs for Clive, Better Side Quests, and Much More
@DaniPooo Yeah I must say I agree with your assessment of both games. Every fight in 16 boiled down to mash abilities to get stagger. Once staggered use the most damaging abilities, rinse repeat. 7s definitely has more depth with things like elemental and status affects and the much more customisation with materia, not to mention multiple characters with different unique abilities
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Patch 1.31 Brings Big Damage Buffs for Clive, Better Side Quests, and Much More
@IntrepidWombat ya you've definitely got a point about waiting before buying games. But 16s combat is awful in comparison to ff7 rebirth. 16s Looks flashy but is shallow and gets extremely repetitive
Re: 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
@naruball thank you for taking the time out of your busy fulfilling life to reply to my comment
Re: 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
@__Seraph clearly youre referring to me. My life is going just fine thank you and I'm quite happy. All I'm doing is demanding more from a subscription service that raised it's prices and offered no upgrade to the quality of their games. If we accept whatever we are given and just be happy we won't see an improvement, like we haven't had most months since this service began. I mean come on, medieval is already available to play multiple ways and I'm supposed to be happy it's added to the already bare bones premium tier?
Re: 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
@get2sammyb look of you're looking forward to 'checks notes' Tales of Kenzera: ZAU and animal well, 2 indie metroidvanias in an already saturated market fair enough. But these games will be bargain bin prices in matter of months
Re: 15 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
Bargain bin selection of games as usual. My sub is running out this month and I can't wait
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 522
Rebirth and battlefront classic collection for me. Still very curious to see rebirths sales figures as its an amazing game with a lot of work put into it I hope it does well as the developers deserve it. All I can find is an old article about it's sales dropping in the first week in Japan
Re: New Marvel Game Reveal Incoming, Rumoured to Be a 6v6 Hero-Based Shooter
@nomither6 found the target audience
Re: New Marvel Game Reveal Incoming, Rumoured to Be a 6v6 Hero-Based Shooter
Shooter co op multiplayer online live service battle pass cosmetic microtransaction season pass
I'm so tired of this sh*t, so so tired
Re: Big PS Store Discounts on Major PS5, PS4 Titles for PS Plus Members This Weekend
@Specky I actually bought the Arkham collection last month on that sale, that's one of the 5% that's actually a good deal 🙂
Re: Big PS Store Discounts on Major PS5, PS4 Titles for PS Plus Members This Weekend
I used to always check out the sales until I realised 95% of the games arent discounted, they are just reflecting their real life value. The scam is when there is a game that's like 5 years old and psn has its "real" value before the discount at like 69.99
Re: Rise of the Ronin Confirms Character Creator, Four Player Co-Op for Main Missions
Hmm not too happy with these choices myself. Was looking forward to this game but co op multiplayer seems a strange choice. Could be closer to suicide squad than GoT
Re: The Best Star Wars Battlefront Games Are Coming to PS5, PS4
Oh my god oh my god oh my god I am honestly freaking out! The best battlefront games, with multiplayer, oh my god
Soooo many hours spent in battlefront 2 as a kid
Re: Skull and Bones (PS5) - Solid Sea-RPG Ships First-Rate Naval Gameplay
Wow judging by review scores, game of the year spiderman 2 is only one point better than this 😂
Re: Upgraded PS5 Pro Planning to Be the Best Place to Play GTA 6
Sony will pay for this half assed generation with their ps5 pro and ps6 sales. I for one won't be fooled by Cerny bigging up the next 'generational leap'.
The ps5 may as well have been called the ps4 pro 2 or something because that's all it is. No wonder there are so many cross generation games, it's because we havent really crossed generations, we've been scammed.
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
I would be the first person to call out woke crap but I honestly don't see why people are complaining. I think she looks hot
Re: PS5 Is Entering the 'Latter Half of Its Life Cycle', Says Sony
This is crazy, the ps5 might as well have been called the ps4 pro 2. What a scam this generation has been. They will pay for this with their ps6 sales, people won't be fooled again
Re: Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
Is 1.3 million units a success these days?
Re: PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Gets Adults-Only Rating for Nudity, Violence in Korea
It's funny the amount of pearl clutching going on online because heaven forbid we have an attractive woman in a game. Sex with a bear is then pretty much praised. We truly do live in a clown world
Re: UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 PS5 Drops into the Top 10
@mazzel I don't think it's intentional, I mean why would people on a playstation website focus on Nintendo titles? Especially when they are on 4th and 5th place. I remember a lot of people on here mentioned TOTK when that was doing well
Re: Helldivers 2 Is Blowing Up, Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Co op live service looter shooter, what a novel idea! Pass
Re: More Than 2,000 New PS5, PS4 Deals Dropped Tantalisingly onto PS Store
Just a tip for people who want to buy ff7 rebirth, I got the physical pre order for 60 euro on allyourgames.eu, big savings when the ps store is gonna sell it for 80
Re: Abusive Last of Us 2 Fans Allegedly Levelled Death Threats at Abby Actor's Newborn Son
I really don't understand why we keep getting these articles. What good does this do? All this will achieve is piss off people and also give those vile people the attention they crave. Hate clicks are as good as any I guess
Re: Insomniac Devs Forced to Speak Out Against Social Media Abuse Over the Lack of Spider-Man 2 Updates
@naruball I would have to disagree. Of course there are some instances where death threats are followed up on but I would say far far less than 1% of all these nasty comments on social media ever actually amount to anything. Giving them attention just encourages more
Re: Insomniac Devs Forced to Speak Out Against Social Media Abuse Over the Lack of Spider-Man 2 Updates
Out of millions of players of course you will get some sad people. If I were a cynical man I would say insomniac went looking for these tweets and used them as a distraction for why they don't yet have the update released
Re: Insomniac Devs Forced to Speak Out Against Social Media Abuse Over the Lack of Spider-Man 2 Updates
@McBurn completely agree. Just ignore it, this actually encourages these people as they get attention. Not sure how insomniac doesnt understand this. Victim mentality never helps anyone.
Re: Fans Outraged at Rocksteady's Handling of Hero Deaths in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
I couldn't really care less about this game but a word of advice to people that dislike this games story: avoid at all costs any game that collaborates with a company called Sweet Baby Inc.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 513
Mario kart double dash is the best Mario kart. There I said it
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Breaks 14-Year Call of Duty, Rockstar Streak to Become USA's Best-Selling Game of 2023
Hopefully developer's/publisher's take this as a sign that a noisy minority will not affect sales negatively and keep woke crap out of games
Re: Naoki Yoshida Thinks New Blood Is Needed to Direct Final Fantasy 17
Having no elemental weaknesses, status effects really turned me off FF16 as a 25 year ff fan. Will never replay it or play the expansions. I don't understand how people praise the combat in 16 it was just spam your abilities once you get a monster staggered rinse repeat, that never changes the whole game through so gets boring and stale after the first 10 hours. Hitting a bomb monster with fire magic and it doing damage was just not final fantasy
Re: Tekken 8's Opening Movie Is a Stunner, Eddy Gordo Confirmed as First DLC Character
@AdamNovice because the game isn't even out and they're already locking characters behind a pay wall. DLC is fine when it's adding to an already complete experience. Also just because it was in the previous game it doesn't make it ok that its in this one.
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Few Surprises for PS5, PS4 Over Crucial Christmas Period
I heard something that re purchasing GTA V gets you extra money in the online? If true these aren't really new players buying but the poor whales buying the game over and over. Kind of sad really
Re: Minecraft Legends Development Ends Less Than a Year After Launch
@AverageGamer let's be real I think most people can afford more than 1-2 games a year especially if you get them on a sale. It has everything to do with games launching incomplete, the safety net of future updates has made studios complacent.
Re: Minecraft Legends Development Ends Less Than a Year After Launch
@GamingFan4Lyf ya that's what I gathered it was too. I guess the triple A industry has conditioned us to always expect an incomplete game at launch which will always need future updates
Re: Minecraft Legends Development Ends Less Than a Year After Launch
Not every game needs constant updates. I don't understand the negativity about a game being finished with development a year after launch. This mindset facilitates unfinished games at launch.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man's Mary-Jane Face Model Calls for an End to Unacceptable Behaviour
This is not the model. Google Mary Jane spiderman 2 writer and you will see who she is really modelled after
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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Re: 19 All New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Are Available to Play on PS5, PS4 Now
To those asking why the ps2 emulator isn't done, it's not not ready because sony couldn't be bothered why would they when they can just throw us the inferior PSP ports. Come on guys it's not that complicated if they really wanted they could have an emulator running within days. Sony's formula is the same as any corporation: least amount of effort to get most amount of money.
Re: Critical Darling Alan Wake 2's Sales Seem Soft, But There's More to the Story
Good reviews don't really get a game very far it seems. Strange I guess their importance is exaggerated online. Anyway really didn't like this game so not happy it's doing poorly but not surprised, it's a glorified walking sim and most people want gameplay when playing games. I know, shocker
Re: Larian Slyly Slips Realistic Jiggle Physics into Baldur's Gate 3
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Re: Larian Slyly Slips Realistic Jiggle Physics into Baldur's Gate 3
I'm still not getting why everyone seems to love the bestiality so much. I mean why is that something people enjoy in a game? I mean if it's old fashioned not to like bestiality then please call me old fashioned
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 505
I'll be resuming my quest to aquire all gems in crash bandicoot. I'm a big souls fan and if you attempt this, it really is the dark souls of platformers 😂
Re: Final Fantasy 16's First Expansion Should Be Revealed This Month
I'm a huge ff fan and hated this entry unfortunately. First of all it's not a final fantasy game in any way, I know people will say it's evolving or whatever but fans of early entries were fans because they liked those kinds of games and it feels like square just dumped us in order to have broader appeal. Also if this wasn't a ff game and just a normal action game I honestly don't understand how people enjoy it. The combat is sooo basic it was tedious and I avoided whenever possible, same said about the side quests except I forced myself to do all of them. The set pieces were awesome but everything else was just so so boring and a chore. If they want it to be an action game make it 15-20 hours don't make it the length of an rpg because it doesn't have the depth to be engaging for that long. A shorter game just focused on the set pieces would have been much better
Re: Spider-Man 2's Best Side Mission Has Been Nominated for an Award
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Re: Despite Crap Reviews, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Boasts of Engagement Records
I'm def getting it when it's like under 20 eur. The original mw2 is the one I put most time into and I know the maps off by heart. But ya paying full price for dlc is a real indictment of what certain game companies can get away with these days and it's only gonna get worse