@Vermines So people cannot use critical thinking when formulating their opinions on an upcoming project that has potentially numerous issues going against it?
The most damning point about Sony's attitude is that they can't even be arsed to pay some small external developer to port over some of the PSVR library. I get the point that Astro would be tough to port due to the DualShock implementation but a 120hz Wipeout or Blood and Truth surely isn't too much trouble.
@judgmentarrows A Russian turns on the TV and it's a state mouthpiece praising Brezhnev for the direction and re-implementation of the core principles of Leninist doctrine. Tired of it, the Russian turns over the channel and again, it's the state mouthpiece praising Brezhnev. Third time he flicks over and sees the man saying the same propaganda. Changes channel a fourth time and the mouthpiece says "You'd better stop changing channels comrade"
I'm more in favour of throwaway stories with hammy acting. I grow tired of games with 'mature' themes that still basically just involve being a mass murderer and killing everything on screen.
Oddly, I just bought Fahrenheit in the recent sale and having not played it since it's launch on the OG Xbox, boy is it gloriously terrible. The emotional scene when Lucas' ex comes over and he's got Thus Spake Zarathustra as his bedside reading is when it fully clicked that this was in another realm of nonsense in regards to pathos. Never has 'Self Overcoming' sounded so apt as a double entendre. I did geniunely like the narrative in Become Human though. It was far less heavy handed in it's themes.
I would happily buy a full LED Astro Bot DualSense where it reacts to different inputs or actions in the game with different Astro emotes. Grab a puzzle piece and Astro gleefully smiles as the pad's microphone giggles.
I personally found playing through Astro Bot gave me the most emotional connection. That ending really had me rooting for that little buddy. Probably because he is constantly acknowledging the player means that there was more of a bond.
@PuppetMaster The giant slice of Double Gloucester cheese is why I can happily replay the first four Resident Evil games. I went through the first three recently and they're still gloriously silly.
@Cerny Maybe that's why Nixxes have been pulled into shore up the performance. Butt clenching shooters like this demand a near locked 60, no hitching or traversal stutter. Let's hope that they're one of the few to come away unscathed by using UE5.
Whilst you could argue Sony's bigger titles have more visual clout non can compete with the balletic, bullet hell firework display of Returnal. The Nemesis and Hyperion fights especially, are visual poetry on screen.
@Frmknst I'm in agreement with your sentiments. I thought it was rather disappointing. Journey was, and still is, one of my most memorable video game experiences and yet this, despite all the praise, felt completely empty with no subtext to what was actually happening. Just literally felt like mammals and fish flew around because it looked visually striking. Nothing else beyond that though
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Re: Sony's Zelda Movie Starts Shooting in New Zealand
@Vermines So people cannot use critical thinking when formulating their opinions on an upcoming project that has potentially numerous issues going against it?
Re: Sony's Zelda Movie Starts Shooting in New Zealand
I will be genuinely shocked if this turns out to be anything other than mid at best.
Re: Shameless Clones of Viral Hit Games Like Megabonk Continue to Plague PS Store
Check.out the cover art for Hajwalla Drift X. It truly is something to behold
Re: At Least One Publisher Still Strongly Supports PSVR2
The most damning point about Sony's attitude is that they can't even be arsed to pay some small external developer to port over some of the PSVR library. I get the point that Astro would be tough to port due to the DualShock implementation but a 120hz Wipeout or Blood and Truth surely isn't too much trouble.
Re: GTA London Will Remain a One-Off, as the Series Needs Guns and American Culture, Says Dan Houser
@judgmentarrows A Russian turns on the TV and it's a state mouthpiece praising Brezhnev for the direction and re-implementation of the core principles of Leninist doctrine. Tired of it, the Russian turns over the channel and again, it's the state mouthpiece praising Brezhnev. Third time he flicks over and sees the man saying the same propaganda. Changes channel a fourth time and the mouthpiece says "You'd better stop changing channels comrade"
Re: Exclusive: Your First Look at Astro Bot in Lumines Arise, and How the Crossover Happened
I guess this is the only way we get a new Astro Bot VR experience.
Re: Final Fantasy 7, Expedition 33 Prove There's Only Love Between RPG Rivals
@Czar_Khastik That's why Square didn't add Knights Of The Round. They knew you'd pummel Chadders into a crimson gloop.
Re: PS5's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Draws Closer with Naughty Dog Recruitment Drive
I do hope gameplay is front and centre rather than an overbearing story.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ninja Gaiden 4?
Definitely an 8. When you get into a flow state it's close to a 9 for me.
Re: Train-Tricking Arcade Game Denshattack Looks Mad in the Best Way in Latest Trailer
Be careful with the syllable breakup when repeating the title.
Re: PS4's Legendary PT Demo Used to Teach Japanese Students English
PT taught me never to wear clean white underwear while playing. Ink on blotting paper moments were rather frequent during my experience.
Re: This Astro Bot Dual Speeder Figure Might Be the Best PS5 Merch Money Can Buy
That looks legitimately fabulous
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Ninja Gaiden 4?
@Rich33 I have to respectfully disagree on Lies of P. I found it to be thoroughly lacking in an identity beyond it being another Soulslike.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Ninja Gaiden 4?
@Rich33 I thought Lies of P was artistically, a creative void. It's slavish devotion to Bloodborne gave it next to no personality at all.
Re: Disappointment As Tekken 3 Is the Latest PS1 Classic to Launch without Trophies
We have all become Predators.
Re: Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5) - A Bloodthirsty Action Game Ripped Straight from the PS3 Era
I'm more in favour of throwaway stories with hammy acting. I grow tired of games with 'mature' themes that still basically just involve being a mass murderer and killing everything on screen.
Re: You'll Have to Be Damn Good at Ninja Gaiden 4 to Get Its Platinum Trophy on PS5
I'm fully intending on getting the Platinum, although I might have to go through a few controllers first.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Will Be 'A Bit More Concise' Following Feedback on Rebirth's Filler
@Balaam_ I want the option to pay 10000g to go again after an Omnislash.
Re: Just 1.3GB of PS5 Data Is on The Outer Worlds 2 Physical Disc
I'm buying Gaiden 4 and by the beard of Blessed that better be all on the disc and non of this nonsense
Re: Heavy Rain Dev Wants You to Stop Crying and Start Competing in New Multiplayer Game
Oddly, I just bought Fahrenheit in the recent sale and having not played it since it's launch on the OG Xbox, boy is it gloriously terrible. The emotional scene when Lucas' ex comes over and he's got Thus Spake Zarathustra as his bedside reading is when it fully clicked that this was in another realm of nonsense in regards to pathos. Never has 'Self Overcoming' sounded so apt as a double entendre.
I did geniunely like the narrative in Become Human though. It was far less heavy handed in it's themes.
Re: 'Astro Bot Has So Much Potential': Sony Merch Boss Predicts Big Things for Platformer
I would happily buy a full LED Astro Bot DualSense where it reacts to different inputs or actions in the game with different Astro emotes. Grab a puzzle piece and Astro gleefully smiles as the pad's microphone giggles.
Re: Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Legend Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away
Sad to hear. Rest thy head on two comfy pillows in the afterlife good sir
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 'Will Be Loved by Everyone', Says Director
Considering how mind numbingly terrible I thought the ending of Rebirth was they've got their work cut out for them to entice me into playing part 3.
Re: Battlefield 6 Is a Smash Hit in First Sales Report, Selling Best on PS5
Pincer movement going in on COD's flanks aiming for a full encirclement.
Re: Mini Review: Yooka-Replaylee (PS5) - A Second Draft Worthy of the Banjo-Kazooie Comparisons
@Oram77 I've a terrible weakness for platformers. Even the most simplistic ones have a charm I find hard to resist.
Re: 'It's Selling Like Hot Cakes': Hokkaido Goes Crazy for Ghost of Yotei on PS5
@dodgykebaab They could just play it in Japanese. Might just broaden some very closed horizons.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
I personally found playing through Astro Bot gave me the most emotional connection. That ending really had me rooting for that little buddy. Probably because he is constantly acknowledging the player means that there was more of a bond.
Re: Terminator 2D Delayed, Now Fated to Release Late November on PS5, PS4
I'll be waiting John
Re: Preview: PS5's Most Promising 2026 Shooter Pragmata Is Starting to Take Shape
@PuppetMaster The giant slice of Double Gloucester cheese is why I can happily replay the first four Resident Evil games. I went through the first three recently and they're still gloriously silly.
Re: Preview: PS5's Most Promising 2026 Shooter Pragmata Is Starting to Take Shape
I saw that a few folk have been complaining about the dialogue but personally I really like the corny Capcom vibe.
Re: Random: Auteur Hideo Kojima Hopes to Win an Award by Scanning a Real-Life Ghost into His Horror Game
@RBMango 🤣🤣🤣
Re: The Last of Us 2 Is Now Available on PS Plus Extra on PS5, PS4
Hopefully this is The Last of It.
Re: Seriously, What's the Catch with Ananta? Free PS5 Open Worlder Looks Mental in Uncut Gameplay
I'm sure there's some lawyers rubbing their hands in glee somewhere.
Re: Nixxes Confirms It's Working Alongside Housemarque on PS5 Shooter Saros
@Cerny Maybe that's why Nixxes have been pulled into shore up the performance. Butt clenching shooters like this demand a near locked 60, no hitching or traversal stutter. Let's hope that they're one of the few to come away unscathed by using UE5.
Re: Saros Launches Exclusively on PS5 in March 2026, and It Looks Fantastic in First Gameplay
Whilst Wolverine will get everyone's attention it's Saros by far that gets mine. Gameplay is king in Housemarque titles.
Re: PS5's Most Exciting Upcoming Shooter Pragmata Levels Up in New Trailer
This is looking more and more interesting to me as a concept to base a game on
Re: State of Play Confirmed for 24th September, 35 Minutes of PS5 News and Reveals
Great news about Saros being shown at last
Re: SEGA Trademarks Arcade Paradise Potentially Hinting at Compilation Bundle
All of the old 80s and 90s sit down Sega arcades were just fantastic
Re: In Spain, the PS5 Is Starting to Outsell the Switch 2 Again
The reign in Spain falls...
Re: The Best and Scariest Fatal Frame Is Getting a PS5 Remake Early Next Year
@Muscleblackcop Call me Captain Darling and I'll be yours forever my sweet sugar plum.
Re: The Best and Scariest Fatal Frame Is Getting a PS5 Remake Early Next Year
@Muscleblackcop So don't read it. Problem solved.
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
Whilst you could argue Sony's bigger titles have more visual clout non can compete with the balletic, bullet hell firework display of Returnal. The Nemesis and Hyperion fights especially, are visual poetry on screen.
Re: The Best and Scariest Fatal Frame Is Getting a PS5 Remake Early Next Year
@PuppetMaster Treasure Island Dizzy however...
Re: The Best and Scariest Fatal Frame Is Getting a PS5 Remake Early Next Year
This obsession with remakes is getting thoroughly depressing.
Re: 'Intergalactic's the Most Ambitious Game We've Ever Made': Neil Druckmann Teases Naughty Dog's Next PS5 Project
In later years will Troy Baker take on a Troy McClure type of existence?
Re: Rare PS5 DualSense Controller Worth $1,300 'Completely Destroyed' in Transit
As long as it wasn't a bespoke Astro Bot DualSense with full interactive LED touchscreen.
Re: 'It Saved the Game': Sword of the Sea Dev Praises Sony, Explains PS Plus Deal
@Frmknst I'm in agreement with your sentiments. I thought it was rather disappointing. Journey was, and still is, one of my most memorable video game experiences and yet this, despite all the praise, felt completely empty with no subtext to what was actually happening. Just literally felt like mammals and fish flew around because it looked visually striking. Nothing else beyond that though
Re: Preview: How The Smiths Shaped Suda51's Wildest World Yet in Romeo Is a Dead Man
Why pamper life's complexities when the mechanics of Suda's games run smooth on the passenger seat.
Re: 'Things Are Progressing Really Smoothly': Nomura Shares Rare Update on Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 4
@Flaming_Kaiser Deleted it as it's only reheating well worn issues
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 597
Tokon beta pour moi