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I really liked the first game until about the halfway mark then gave up. Might give this a go later

@LiamCroft so push square wasn’t takeover by ign in may 2024? Or you remained editorially independent from them?

@trev666 most people don’t have the money to jus buy and try everything unfortunately. Especially considering the option of buying games on disc has almost vanished

@Oram77 yeah I also don’t use metacritic! YouTube is my go to place for reviews these days. There is far too much of a circle jerk going on with the media and publishers imo.

@trev666 this site is owned by ign

@Oram77 I have bigger problems with review websites giving artificially high scores for games. This Is scumbag behaviour because it’s aimed at ripping customers off and fooling them into buying subpar products.

This is actually a good idea! So many game review websites are blatantly taking cash for good reviews, or at least giving good reviews so they keep favour with the publishers. Hence the reason most people now only trust a handful of reviewers.

That advert gives me dragons lair vibes! And I love it 😁

I think the game is still a long way off because of the crunch situation and reported missed deadlines. We’ve seen nothing of the actual game so far. Voice and character acting still happening.

Nothing about the situation gives me confidence of a near release date. I have every confidence the game will be great though.

This will be a ps6 release title! No way it releases this year or next.

Shallow gameplay loop where half the time you are doing busy work! This will be a ghost town by end of feb.

@Silenos steam numbers cratered and the streamers that were paid to play it stopped the second they could.

@Northern_munkey Geoff tweeted two days ago that “in 48 hours I will be accepting all your apologies!” (Not the exact quote) he definitely went to bat for this game

@Oram77 very slow boring game to watch! Looks clunky and quite slow to play. The best part of the game is the horse mounting is very fluid! From what I could tell it only has one game mode. I think this will fade very quickly.

@RudeAnimat0r this was meant to be the generation of live service games for Sony! But they fcked that up so now we get nothing.

Considering how slow this gen has been I think it’s for the best. We don’t need incremental upgrades that cost £700! Apart from quicker loading times the ps5 looks no better than the ps4 in my eyes

@dskatter yeah maybe! I’m just feeling really bad for the team considering they don’t ask to be the show closer!

The devs going silent gives me the impression that they are confident in what they’ve built! Let the game speak for itself on launch. I hope they pull this off because it must be be so demoralising working for so long on something for it to get the hate it’s been getting.

Sony advertising stops and sales tank! Enough said imo.

Highguard has been treated very badly for closing the show. Especially considering the didn’t ask for that slot!! I feel if this game was mid show it wouldn’t have gotten any hate.

@Art_Vandelay anyone doing statistical modelling for future projects that take data from a once in a 100 year event are morons! Truth is probably somewhere in the middle. They expected a huge fall off as people went back to work but believed that the new customers that did stay would all buy their slop. What actually happened is people are now more selective with their disposable income so do research before buying. Hence the reason the slop merchants are all laying people off at record pace.

Probably reworking the monetisation systems 😁 all joking aside it seems Ubisoft will now start releasing games in a more complete state. I almost guarantee that they still make games that are a solid 7-8 rager than aiming for 9-10’s though. I don’t believe they see a problem with the generic, uninspiring games they release.

@Art_Vandelay more money was spent on games last year than any time during Covid! It’s just people are now spending the money on lower cost AA and indie games and avoiding the AAA slop factories. The downturn is only being felt at the top because the guys at the top have abused the customer base for far too long. “Gaming news” websites don’t report on this though for some reason?!

More success from Ubisoft! They can’t stop winning. Cant wait for all the generic open world slop they churn out from now on.

@UltimateOtaku91 why make things confusing. I’m sure anyone buying the collectors edition also wants the game.

It’s kinda shocking that we haven’t had this a long longtime ago! Let’s be honest those two fallout games are the only really good 3d games from the series’s and most people have never played them.

My first widescreen tv was a Sony 28”. Think I paid £800 for it back in the late 90’s

Bring it on! So much coding and bug solving can happen in QuickTime. In a few years when games release in 2-3 year cycles people will stop moaning. But what about the writers and artists? Unfortunately for them the jobs they had are now redundant.

@themightyant without a doubt the had some bad timing with the release. A bad game is a bad game though no matter when it comes out.

@themightyant destiny (1&2) overwatch, pubg and Fortnite all released before anthem! Only apex released afterwards. The qualifying statement of conceived means nothing tbh.

You can always argue that developers should try new things (that’s how innovation happens) the problem for me is how how many developers are pushed by publishers into making games then have no experience in building to chase the latest fad. Games made with no passion from the actual creatives is always doomed to fail! Live service is probably the easiest way from a studio to go bust!!

Will publishers learn that lesson? I very much doubt it because they see the success of games like arc raiders and feel like the need that constant flow of revenue.

The market isn’t big enough for more than handful of super successful live service games imo. They certainly won’t come from teams that are being forced to make this type of content. The successful ones come from the most unexpected sources and this must drive the suits absolutely insane.

Bethesda wasted years making that trash starfield. But let’s be honest about the studio and expectations for es6, I expect a game that is broken and nowhere near as good as Skyrim or oblivion! Same as all big studios the list most of the talent years ago and now coast on their name alone.

I might give marathons a go when it inevitably goes free to play in a few months or the reviews come back 9/10. First option is much more likely

Never played this one so I’ll definitely be buying it.

@Areus review magazines existed in the very early 90’s. Generally people like to know they are spending their hard earned money on something that’s good! The internet hasn’t changed that.

This game will struggle. Will probably start off with decent numbers but unfortunately for them arc raiders has filled the void in the market for this game.

It’s not great though is it?! I’m sure when they thought up this price model they expected higher sales than competing with the switch 1

Look let’s be realistic here, these new controls are being implemented under the guise of protecting children (95% of the population support this) but these rules and restrictions are really about controlling the message of all online platforms. Msm like bbc and cnn don’t control the narrative anymore and that terrifies the elites.

Ouch! Microsoft takeover and then bam! Game numbers tank.

@LifeGirl 2005-2010 were certainly the golden age of the internet imo. It was nerve going to last though. All information channels always get controlled by governments eventually.

@Bigumamiflavor yeah I agree! The internet needs to be made a lot safer for kids. The power Ofcom now have is op. All online platforms will comply no matter how much trump and Elon shake their fists.

My guess is this is all related to the online safety act. Probably means the end of things like proximity chat in the future and maybe requirements for providing ID when playing games of a certain age rating.

If gta6 is optimised for the pro I will 100% buy one. I’m sure many people have the same idea. Problem is the price of the pro is likely to go up this year.

Aaa devs are very worried about this trend to indie and aa games. Also most aaa devs don’t make anything anywhere near the level of gta! In fact no one in the entire industry makes a game close to rock* level. I would consider them the only aaaa dev

That’s a great idea. No way this would sell many copies at full price.

That’s quite incredible tbh. I thought these types of games were quite niche.

£$40 is a very good price point for these types of games imo. It’s means the experience isn’t completely ruined by pay to win mechanics or having ugly shop menus all over the place. I honestly think the £70-80 model for games will tank sales for many many games. I certainly know that before I pay out that sort of money I do much more research about the quality of the game.

I only buy games day one for premium prices for the very top tier games (scores of 9-10 across the board) where as I’m much more comfortable and liberal with my cash for games in the £30-£50 range. You only need look at last years top selling games on steam to see that the majority are doing the same.

Mine is continuing on the same path I took last year. Never buy AAA games until I see user reviews, priorities buying aa and indie games. Make sure 90% of my spend goes to developers that actually build games for players rather than for shareholders

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