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Re: Now Ubisoft's Saying Consoles Like PS4 will Be Replaced by Streaming Services

BlueProxy

@JaxonH

Anything these companies can convert into a monthly/annual paid service, they will. Not only that, but they charge extra for season passes, unlocking additional characters, levels, and splitting anything with a story mode into episodes for extra cash. So subs could easily have price tiers. I know they have the right to make money, but it's pretty discouraging... play your old games, or pay a reocurring bill to play new games.

Re: Titanfall 2 Will Feature a Grounded, Dirty Single Player Campaign on PS4

BlueProxy

Lionsgate TV series, at early stage game development? That sounds like marketing/stock-holder nonsense, that will stifle any creativity. American Revolution meets American Civil War, meets magic, meets science, meets futuristic space, meets grounded human world, yet your in "space" piloting huge mechs. How will all of these contradictions come together?

Re: Enjoy a Lara Rise of the Tomb Raider Gameplay Footage

BlueProxy

Again with the completely new face? Why keep changing it? Pick one, and leave it already. Also, she has some experience in these situations now, so why is she still portrayed as a scared, defenseless woman? She has a constant expression of fear and worry on her face. I know it's still in development, so I hope they tweak details like this.

Re: Rise of the Tomb Raider Officially Announced for PS4

BlueProxy

I enjoyed the last one enough, and will likely buy this used at the bargain bin. They're shooting themselves in the foot however, releasing it so long after xbox version. Anything more than a few months is like punishment for a lot of gamers. They've already soured their reputation by letting MS mislead people into thinking it was an exclusive. By the time it hits the PS4, it will be of little interest to a lot of players that would have bought it several months earlier. I hope it's actually really good, but not guaranteed. So a year of mediocre reviews could also hurt the late release. Still better to hear it's coming at all, to stop all the rumors.

Re: Chatter Your Teeth Through 30 Minutes of Until Dawn

BlueProxy

@adf86 Yea I noticed that too... like the lip sync is really off. Normally not a big deal, but because they are emphasizing facial expressions, and have some really close head shots, it can take you out of the moment. I'm hoping it's because the game isn't finished.

Re: PS4 Players Are Demanding a Better PSN

BlueProxy

I also agree the PS4 has all the necessary hardware to handle a super sleek, PSN with a great user experience, yet Sony has not delivered. It needs an overhaul, redesign, better features and organization. Everything feels jumbled and scattered. I just hope Sony doesn't wait until the next PS system to come out before we see it... like they did with the PS3.

Re: Sony: We Aren't Making Vita Games Because of Consumer Expectations

BlueProxy

Graphics are fine on vita, but the content, price and marketing hurt sales imo. Coupled with the proprietary, terrible expensive memory cards, and games that were only slightly less than a full AAA, PS3/4 game, was enough to steer clear. Sony is primarily to blame. Take note from what the core appeal of the 3DS is doing. Don't just give up.

Re: Rumour: Watch Dogs 2 Goes Walkies on Ubisoft Employee's CV

BlueProxy

Didn't care much for the first one, but played through for the story. I hope they make some improvements with driving and variety with side missions. Main character is has very dry personality. The most interesting character in the game in my opinion, wont be in part 2. I'm still not sure what Ubi was thinking when they made that decision.

Re: Soapbox: We Need More New Game Plus

BlueProxy

I almost feel like it should be standard for every campaign game that has a leveling system, or RPG style character development. Might be a lot to ask, but starting from scratch on a 100+ hour game is pretty obnoxious.

First play-through is for the story, second play-through for having a blast with near super hero strength. Let us fly and ride the dragons if we beat and tame them (joking). But we should definitely have game plus in Dragon Age.

Re: Soapbox: Has It Just Been a Bad Week for Games, Or Is This Simply a Sign of the Times?

BlueProxy

@themcnoisy
Good point. Devs and publishers are so focused on building games "around" dlc and micro transactions, they keep missing the point. Of course their goal is to make as much money as possible, for as long and as fast as possible. I fear the days of making quality games that are truly unique, fun and entertaining may be on a long vacation. At least until some major shift in the industry happens to sway them back to the innovative mindset.

Re: Metal Gear Solid V Will Get Its Own Themed PlayStation 4, and It's a Beauty 

BlueProxy

Looks nice, but I have to be honest, it doesn't have the wow I'm use to from Kojima. Just the artwork of Yoji Shinkawa, (say a matte black on gloss white) or something would be more interesting. Maybe he didn't want to use that art style, but there's "sooo" much in Metal Gear, like characters and symbols, this seems a little plain.

Just look up Yoji Shinkawa artwork online and you'll see what I'm talking about. Still, at least there is another option for people that haven't bought a PS4 yet.

Re: Talking Point: Has PlayStation Now's Subscription Service Put You on Cloud Nine?

BlueProxy

@IronManDS

Good point on the price comparison. I have similar thoughts. While subscription is a much better way to handle PS Now, the price seems out of balance. Not terrible, but like paying $2 for a can of soda, when a full 2 liter of the same brand cost $1.30. The logic doesn't make sense. It should not be more than PS Plus, which gives us free, practically new games weekly.

Re: Why Is Sony Taking So Long to Release PS4 Firmware Updates?

BlueProxy

Why can't there be both? A feature-heavy update should take longer to insure everything works. Smaller "minor bug fixes" can be grouped together, and a bit more frequient.

People will always have complaints for no reason though. I don't really mind updates. What bugs me is when the update breaks other features that worked just fine before.