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Weird game, seems like an anime Saints Row game with mechanics of other games tacked on (spiderman slinging, arkham combat ...), and an Infinity Nikki earning model. But Sony must be thinking about a GTA Online model ...

The trailer doesn't grab me really, very short gameplaymoments, lot of "walking up to" shots ... artstyle and theme not my jam ... but if the little events and sidequests are truly unique and interesting, that could be intriguing.

Comments show it is polarizing game already. Me, I'll watch the cat out of the tree as they say ...

Rather they stop chasing photorealism in games ... aside from diminishing returns, do we really need photorealistic violence or horror in our games? A good artstyle is way more important imo, and when publishers/developers stop chasing the graphix dragon, they'll maybe have more time for polish/performance/better npc intelligence/...

Looks promising! If they can nail "combat" without violence, very promising!

But that song really sounds like "Rewrite the Stars" from "The Greatest Showman" ... hope that old rocker has some influence too

@4fold now that is a great idea, an exclusive astrobot figurine for a reasonable price!

Gatekeeping a merch store? Bold move, let's see how it goes for them ...

I like the pin idea, it is like a physical trophy, but $25 is crazy

I found the first Yooka-Leylee fun enough to go for the platinum, but I also felt a bit underwhelmed by it. The first level was the best (imo), some levels where just too big (lot of empty space), and most of all, the characters lacked, well, character and general cohesion. It all felt cobbled together.

I should put the 2d-platformer on top of my to play list, but I think I'll skip on this remake since I played the original.

It was a fun, novel concept, released during an ideal timeframe (pandemic), but to me it didn't have any staying power. Crazy it is still active actually

I want to be a physical only guy, but there are so many reasons to go partially digital:

• local specialized gaming store chain in my area went bankrupt, and non-specialized stores ask ridiculous prices
• PS Plus monthly games backlog offers so many bangers
• PSN offers some crazy discounts
• it is a little thing, but not needing to change discs and just pick up and play

@rjejr Yeah I hope so, because it will be death knell ...

I think it will, based on the last cinematic when you finish the main story. Bit like a new zone in Genshin Impact or the like. I hope for new outfits with fun gameplay elements and new travel methods! I also want the darker story to unveil itself a bit more.

I liked fireworks isle for the gameplay and the island itself, the story was fun too (but kinda dragged on). Infold shouldn't have released it so soon tho, they set the bar too high

As someone who doesn't buy a lot of games but plays a lot of genres, PS+ is so worth it in the long run.

This month it is a fantastic selection, 3 great games each in a different genre. I might only play one of them, but still a great selection

@StrickenBiged Psychonauts 2 is an immediate sequel, so I'd say yes.
And Psychonauts 1 is still an incredible 3d-platformer, so I also recommend it on that part

A short delectable snack it seems, pricing will be deciding factor tho

@rjejr Also waiting on that new story region to - maybe - reinstall. The home stuff doesn't interest me personally but it seems it will be pleasant timesink for the active players.

Let the ones breaking the "No pre-orders" rule burn and squirm, since they never learn

Hey I liked Grow Up and Cold Fear (never played the rest), but I don't really understand why some company wants to buy these rather obscure IP's instead of, you know, making new IP?

@AdamNovice I played both of those on PS3! When indie games were kinda new, and felt more rare curated than they do now

@get2sammyb Maybe I will, but since I deleted the game recently to make room for other games, I will wait for feedback after they release it before I consider reinstalling the game.

I was there for the main story and the platforming gameplay, which were a bit drawn out near the end but still very much enjoyable. Curious about the home building, I haven't been into that since Sims and Runscape's construction skill tho

@get2sammyb I understand that. But the added quests in IN are seldom worth it imo. Where is the next big storydrop?? I remember reading on Reddit that previous Nikki games had a really dark underlying story, but that never came

@Jammer Had the same feeling, they would have cooked with IN if they removed the gacha part ... In my own opinion tho, because the clothing part which I did'nt really care for has a lot of fans, and gacha systems rake in dough for the publisher

I see gacha, I don't gotcha

This Pachter's analysis reeks of floccinaucinihilipilification

I think the console wars might have been positive for consumers ... future will tell

Is playing this franchise worth it for someone who never played it, and thus without any nostalgia for it?
Does it hold up like a real classic should, like how Mario64 is still, to this day, an amazing 3d platfomer, and how Doom is still a great FPS?

Completed Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage (best game titel ever, it has a ".", a ":" and a "-") which was a absolute banger but a so short (less than 3 hours), and started Jusant, which seems like a nice, short, zenlike indie game

WW, Genshin, ZZZ, HSR all seem fun, but after Infinity Nikki I am a bit wary of these gacha games, because they ask a lot of time, the fomo really has unseen hooks, and the payoff isn't always there

I played Romancelvania this weekend, fun combo of a metroidvania and dating sim. Discovered I am really into metroidvania's

@Areus Ah, I am on the same journey, platted KH DDD earlier this year (i.e. I play a KH game each year, not back-to-back, to keep it fresh). I skipped the platinum on KH CoM and KH BBS because of some tedious trophies, as I am not a true trophy hunter (meaning that I will put in a little effort if its fun, but will not double or triple my playtime for grinding)

I enjoyed watching youtubers play this when it was the new kid on the block when I was a student and had too much time, never been interested to play it myself tho

Crumbs, but free, so nice i guess

The factory building with an anime esthetic seems entirely unique to me, so there'll probably be an audience for this. Not me tho, not into factory building or gacha

Played 3 first, and as it was my first Soulslike game I played, I actually really liked it when the combat clicked. Then I played 1, which was good, made me think of the PS2 God of War games. And I have downloaded 2 to play in the near future, having heared it is the best.

I loved Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, played it aside Bloodborne, but the Cosmic Shake isn't really grabbing me for a reason, even after giving it a fair shake :3 Cosmic Shake seems more lineair and easier?

Game looks like a great horror game, but who will buy this collector edition??? To put a 25cm long gutted pig on a shelf in your home???

Ah, should still play the first one, have it installed but didn't got to it yet

KCD was my Covid19 game, absolute bliss of a game

I think PS+ Essential is more than worth it, since there are games I really want to play and would have bought anyway but got for free this way, and there are games I wouldn't have bought but I'd might try for free:

Would have bought:

• High on Life
• Lies Of P
• Jusant
• RoboCop: Rogue City
• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Might try for free:

• Pac-Man World Re-Pac
• TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection (for couch coop)
• ARK: Survival Ascended (for online coop, maybe)
• Alone in the Dark
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard

There are more great games available, but some are just not my jam (Diablo IV, KoF, Digimon, NBA 2K25 ...), and Balatro I prefer on phone

It really pays off to be a focused gamer, AND only buying a game the moment you decide you want to play it. Although with my PS+ backlogged games, I seldomly buy games these days ...

@Fazermint Yeah, this is what I worry about too, young people will soon not be able to perform certain tasks without AI assisting them. I think AI will also lead to a stagnation in creativity and innovation

@Dodoo Moaned about by a vocal minority, Ubi's AC / Far Cry games all follow the same formula but still sell like hotcakes

@rjejr Yeah they bit of a bit more than they could chew with "big updates every 6 months" ...

The base game is a really massive 3d platformer with a lot of side content and a lot of detail and care, releasing a "sequel" in less than a year, even aside from player housing and regular smaller updates, indeed seemed wishful thinking ...

Last time I spent real mony on a free game was LoL, more than 10 years ago, but the fireworks bike was like a buck and I spent more than 100 hours in IF, so I wanted to spend something on it

The stories about how dark Love Nikki and the prequel really enticed me about the narrative of Infinity Nikki, but since they already started retconning a few months in, and all the other drama, I don't have big hopes for the future ...

When the next big update releases, I'll check reviews and decide then if I drop back in, because I can't be bothered with the current useless collecting of materials which you just don't need, crafting clothes I personally don't care about and banal side quests

Glad I tried a gatcha, but I actually think I got my fill, IN is a great platformer game for free, but I rather put my little gaming time in other games

I'm happy with my PS Portal, since I only use it at home.

But being able to use any headphones would be nice, cause i ain't buying PS Pulse just for my PS Portal ... Also, let me stream YT or Netflix

@rjejr Yeah, but the quality of the content ain't great imo, I stopped after the scary season event, with philomena and her castle. Might dive back in after the next big update, but I also prefer to be free of the shackles of gatcha (although I only bought the fireworks bike with real money)

A colorful cartoony double A action platformer?

What year is it?!

If I remember correctly, wasn't PS Stars created with assets from some NFT ***** Sony scrapped?

Stars was okey, low effort and some nice rewards, never understood why it wasn't implemented on consoles. Oogling the collectibles for a minute each months will be missed I guess, because there where a few fun ones

@TheEnygma Since when did people dislike Fairy Tale? I stopped somewhere during the Tenrou Island Arc because of life, not because it dropped of (like for example 7DS)

While it is consumer friendly in the short run to have games published everywhere, it is not so consumer friendly in the long run to have but a few (digital) storefronts to buy games from, as a oligopoly favors the sellers.

Exclusives are an important way to distinguish your platform from others, it is how Nintendo flourished/survived till now

Loved it on release, but I just deleted the game from my hard drive to make room for other games, as the current dripfeed of story/gameplay isn't my jam.

When 2.0 arrives, I might dip back in, but until then, my Nikki is chillin in the golden fields of the Abandoned District, where I logged off.

Seems like a good adrenaline inducing FPS, will buy this!

@K1LLEGAL ow, could a remake/remaster being made?

In this particular case I don't mind it, buuuut ... the problem is, it's a thin line with AI, and a slippery slope at best, so I chose "Meh, a little bit but I may still play it".

If you don't want to make the cost of hiring a flavor text writer, just don't add flavor text ...

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