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@OrtadragoonX when the kid is teeny tiny is actually a great time for handheld games and catching up on shows it doesn't last long but you can figure out some pretty complicated methods for feeding a bebe a bottle and a game. i suggest finding a nice, slow turn based strategy,

good luck with he kid and grats!

Why is always that the market leader of a given always has to be so greedy - instead of just giving people a great game? if they did I bet more people wouldn't wait for a giant sale and just buy the game at release. I would.

Disappointing because NBA is a great game franchise. Thanks for the review.

@AverageGamer imho the reason the Crew became a a success is because people wanted a game like Burnout paradise and the live service was a plus at the time. that's why i got it.

Of the three Level 5 games releasing this is the one I will get first without any doubts.

If some of the people here saying L5 games will hit gamepass early - that is a really big deal imho. That and Sea of Stars is going to start turning some Nintendo fans eyes to the XS.

I really dont like L5 stacking their releases so close to one another though. Not a great idea. Some people like me want to play all three.

The thing I didn't like about the OG Crew was that it took 20 minutes or so to travel across the entire country. I like this idea much better and Oahu is a great setting.

We going to get a review on this one? I read the NL one but it's really the PS5/XSX reviews that matter for the sports games imo.

@Lup ah. I still hate them. The Last Hope killed it for me.

13 sentinels is a great game. I know I'm a minority but I absolutely cannot stand Star Ocean. It is one of the series that turned me off of SE.

After people suggesting the game I have my copy on the way!

@Flaming_Kaiser Guess it didn't work out. For me the towers were a turn off. The game felt like a board room decision:

"So team, what game has sold over 10M copies and how can we clone it?"
"Monster Hunter"
"YES. What else?"
"Fortnite?"
"Done. mash them up together."

If they didn't go with a Japanese theme it could have done better. instead, you knew they were simply trying to do MH - and you might as well simply play MH.

When you think about Monster Hunter - you really have to reach to come up with anything to improve. World and Rise really are about as close to perfection as they come.

Many gamers have been asking for EA to go under for years. they are in an obvious decline. No one talks about madden any longer - the football game doesn't stick around on the charts for as long as they used to. FIFA of course but with them losing their license...will the giant finally fall?

Hopefully so I hope everyone is fired and thrown out in the snow.

@Beerheadgamer82 HOW DARE YOU TYPE THAT OUT YOU DIRTY SON OF B...why would anyone care that you think Spiderman looks good?

@LiamCroft THIRTY FRAMES PER SECOND?!?

Are you okay? Blink if you need us to call you a doctor!

@invictus4000 so not getting death threats makes it a good business decision then? I guess we have a new test for basic life functions. death threats? Y/N?

Sony: How was out State of Play recieved?
Sony Salaryman: Well sir, no death threats yet.

SUCCESS

@PsBoxSwitchOwner maybe they hit a sales goal they didn't think they'd hit originally - to where it makes sense to put out more

@Mythologue Nintendo's was no different. people falling all over themselves to pay full price on old games with barely any updates. I find it all sickening.

We are going through another 2012 but this time I think developers are more prepared for gamer backlash.

Gamer blogs riling people up who aren't intelligent enough to exist in society is a real problem.

Gamers are bottom of the barrel in terms of emotional maturity and intelligence. Hopefully they catch who made the threats and put them away for a a decade or so.

Reading some people's times - you can see why Sony is pushing hard on GaaS.

@OrtadragoonX I never read his two cents on tactics - which was also one of my favorite games from that era. Now I know to avoid it. Thank you for that. I absolutely hate when people try to explain things to me that are mine.

One of the most frustrating things i find in modern entertainment - are those "explanations" they post after a popular show. An example was game of thrones - they'd go into great detail about the most mundane simple things. Do they have such contempt for their audience that they feel the need to explain why this guy hates that guy or why a dragon breathes fire?

Maybe they do. I feel i was born in the wrong time.

"Sacred" is the right word for VII. I have finished 100s of games over the years and I could only tell you the ending to a small handful of them - FFVII probably foremost.

The final cutscene of VII - with Red (or Red's cubs) crossing the land, devoid of humans, is to this day possibly the greatest cutscene in video game history. i really don't like the idea of them toying with that ending in any way. It's a big reason i avoid these - i don't want them untying that bow and re-tying it to satisfy a much dumber public.

@Andy22385 The only system that matters for JRPGs is the switch. The PS5 is barely above zero jrpgs.

@ShogunRok true true. but I am assuming Phil's 14 handshake thing is going to repair those bridges. It is really goofy they ever let them get away after getting them on the 360. Poor management. On both sides.

So that is basically confirmation it hits PC/XSX 3 months later.

The game looked like slow motion Fortnite/Splatoon minus any fun.

@MikeOrator Pikmin 4 beat all sales expectations. It usually barely eeks out a million copies - it wrecked the charts since release.

but you also are not wrong.

My favorite part was when they bleeped out the word 'ass' in Ghostbusters and then right away it cut to Resi Evil where the first phrase was "You fuc**rs".

You could tell this presentation was put together in a few hours.

Resi 4 VR looked cool. The Helldivers mic speak was cringe. It made the game look worse than it probably is. Avatar's world looked colorful and fun. Spidey did look like a really fun game but everyone knows about that. I think FF7 will turn off a good many people - just like 16 did. Too much baggage with FF7.

Not as bad as I thought it would be - but nothing special either. okay.

I sure didn't help due to me not buying it. All of the sad people here seemed to not buy it either. It's our fault everyone!

@BaldBelper78 next gen is easier to type out than "The latest incremental pc upgrade". everyone knows what you mean when you say next gen.

but now it should be "this gen". It's been out years.

@Darylb88 scenario 3: or the mediocre direct will make them look even worse. That was a middling Direct by Nintendo standards. if the same Direct was the State of Play a parade would be held. 10/10 they'd yell at every rooftop.

Look at this site. they are using a Nintendo Direct to hype PS games. that is how bad it's gotten and people don't even realize it's a problem.

@Mauzuri dude at least be a good troll. To troll properly you at least need some real facts or an idea what the subject matter is. You need some major work young mister.

@Mauzuri you are like a person stuck in time.

PS hasn't happened yet and Xbox for sure does these.

I suppose you already had this all ready and typed out though. Was your mission successful?

This game looked really awesome on the direct. best 3rd party game I saw.

@anoyonmus I give it a 7. I probably would have enjoyed it more but the final reveal was a bummer for me personally. TTYD is a great game and I know how many people were dying for it - but remakes bore me to tears and these shows are filled with more and more of them every quarter.

still enough for me though. Trombone Champ and FZero 99 I am downloading and playing today. Those two stole the show for me. the Atlus Unicorn game looks badass and right in my wheelhourse too.

1 down 1 to go!

@Beerheadgamer82 that makes sense. Money and time is certainly finite. It is a great little system! though! take it easy my man!

@Ainu20 if for nothing else than for vacations and downtime away from home. Trains, doctor's offices, your kid's graduation. endless possibilities of boredom await!

for reals though a switch lite at minimum.

@Beerheadgamer82 The Switch is so cheap and easy and legendary I can't fathom why everyone who likes video games doesn't have one. I can only assume it is a self-flagellation thing.

@Totheteeth 10 of them are about covid experiences. enjoy!

@UltimateOtaku91 Minecraft Legends. And the console editions of hit Pc games games like AoE IV etc.

You should expect Sony to put out 3-4 games a year. MS put out 5. Nintendo the same. It is called a pipeline and you need one. Whether you need to scale down some games and make some games bigger that is on the company. If they don't deliver a product why is it on you to hold their water when the other companies are doing everything better?

It is okay to admit 2023 is a terrible year for Sony. It is okay to demand that they do better. 1 middling game isn't enough for any expensive console when the other two companies have the covid funk so far in the rearview you cannot see it.

@K1LLEGAL Nintendo is releasing 1st party games at that rate.

Pikmin, Mario Wonder, Warioware, Fire Emblem, TOTK in one year.

if you want to count redos then Metroid prime, Advanced wars, Kirby Dreamland

You can absolutely release games at the early PS rate if you are nimble and smart enough. Which Sony obviously isn't right now. they are in disarray.

@SlipperyFish I havent bought a Forza since the 360 - I think it was 4 for me as well - which was a great game. I hope this next one is good. The early previews sound strong. We need an A+ racer.

@SlipperyFish lol go read early impressions of the game on every major site. or don't it doesnt matter to me in the slightest.

@somnambulance I just bought Control Ultimate Edition a month ago during a huge sale. i havent had the chance to jump in but I am stoked.

@anoyonmus I meant 10AM. I really dont expect it to be a 10/10 score unless they curveball a Neo Switch. But I think the chances of that are 0%. An 8/10 would be great.

@anoyonmus 10 for me - perfect!

@anoyonmus the last direct hit us with Warioware, Wonder , Mario RPG and some Peach game no one knows about still that were previously unannounced - and then like 50 more new things.

No they really don't mess these up they know how to generate hype.

@Savage_Joe it has the potential to be the most fun video game discussion day of the entire year - and it has been a really good summer already. Tomorrow is going to be super fun.

@anoyonmus Nintendo hasn't had a bad Direct in no one knows how long. They are so good people compare them for hours to past Directs on grading scales. In joy instead of mocking laughter and anger.

Wonder is coming out in a month. We actually do know how it's going to turn out.