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I'm in France for a business trip next month and my PS4's disk drive in on the brink. Wonder how hard it will be to find...

That looks bloody lovely. A version with just the games and CDs in a nice slipcase would suit me fine though!

So, err, did you pick that cover image or SNK mandate it wink wink

Really like how the asymmetrical sticks feel on the Xbawks pads so I'll probably pick this up. Wonder how it feels in the hand though, oh as well as the price.

With all the episodic hubbaballo I've got to say I'd be okay with it. Midgar is the high point of FF7 for me and its over in... 4 hours? If this remake has enough GOOD content to make Midgar worth a 20-30 hour action RPG I'd happily lap it up.

@FullbringIchigo WHOOPS nevermind then

Kain is probably a shoe-in, given how popular he is.

@Kidfried Yeah, picked it up on a Steam sale a few years ago. It's a pretty classic style point and click game with a really nice Agatha Christie style mystery. There was a bit of eurojank glitchwise but overall I enjoyed it.

I've actually been playing Gundam Reborn recently on and off and am really enjoying it. Would love the series to try a new genre though.

Agree with the last point especially, considering searching by new release date always puts the preorders I don't want right at the top.

Platinum confirmed to be working on Princess Maker sequel.

Finish the game first, really.

Open world wow. Hope you can control more than Luffy though, because this sounds like a great idea.

I'm def more quality not quantity these days, and it takes a lot for me to finish even a 15 hour game. Marketing PR guff aside, Last of Us is a good example of length done right. On the flip-side you have Alien Isolation which really dragged its heels waaaaaay passed its welcome party. Wonder which one GoW will be more like.

@PS_Nation Nah, that character was taken from Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, which a wiki search came out in 2007. The last one was 2012. Just seems strange to me.

Is it weird how that graphic you used included Advanced Warfighter, from like... 2008?

The Unlimited series of One Piece games are really fun, I haven't read or watched it since the timeskip, but I always grab these when they pop up. Hopefully this one is in the same vein.

Never played any Jax games, might give the main trilogy a go when they're on sale.

He looks fun, but I would love Super Buu. Imagine transforming into a new form and stealing specials...

Also, urgh, these trailers are too short.

@ShogunRok Well, I mean, the cover perfectly reflects how Sega treated Yakuza 3 when it came out!

If this gets an Eng release, this better be the cover!

@NinjaWaddleDee Gameplay wise? Polished and functional RPGs. Story, world-building, characters, and music? These are some of the best, even above Persona IMO. They're worth your time if you're tempted.

@get2sammyb Def gone up over the last decade, PS3 games I remember being £30 new, with the £40 bump being in early PS3 days.

Like, I don't buy games for more than £42 on launch, I struggle to see how people can justify £50-60 disc releases.

A hilariously robot way of looking at it, which isn't surprising considering what analysts are meant to be doing.

Bethesda strike again with £25 for their latest releases...

I loved the 2nd game, where it was a flood. It had the best bad cover art. Hoping this gets an eng release!

Sounds like this game needs a content patch for consoles tbh, I was watching a friend play on PC and some of the levels were so obviously designed for fast mouse control. Must be a pain with a stick.

Please play Falcom games. They're one of the best in the business.

I think we've only just hit the good part of PS4's lifecycle, so honestly I would think 2020-2021. But maybe that's just me wanting support for longer.

Never came out in the EU, but I loved the first series. Having a lot of fun with this one too. .hack always had a super interesting premise for a traditional RPG for me that really played on the characters being in the setting.

Nier without Taro is Drakengard 2 aka the worst one. He needs to helm these game to give them its uniqueness.

Put ya guns on

Still need to play the base game, got bored in the tutorial. Maybe after I knock out a few games on the backlog...

Like Infinite Warfare, I'll pick it up when it's £20. No point buying CoD on launch imo

Too many games in my backlog to bother with these, but Broken Sword was great when i played ti a few years back.

Wow that interviewer's tone was, not great...

I think it's worth having a trailer like this. As people want games to become more recognised and accepted and quote unquote mature, I feel that those people also want games to only be mature in a strictly professional, business sense - the kind you could show people you want to impress.

Movies like Taxi Driver and Funny Games made people uneasy when they were released, and the fact that games can now do that too is a good thing, even if you find the content distasteful. The good thing about art is that it can tackle things like that without affecting the real-world, and instead make you confront it from the sidelines.

Punished Consumer: A Fanbase Denied By Their Series

Really, err, wears its inspirations strongly, huh?

Loved the first one. Hit an itch that RPGs haven't hit for ages, and I love the modern aesthetic it had. Day one buy for me.

As always, it's length is pointless if it's a naff game.

Didn't one of the mods turn out to have certain disgusting images on their computer? I never was a GAF user, but it seems like some of the upper management were distinctly the shifty nasty sort.

I have no doubt another place will rise up, it's one of the best things about the internet. Lots of phoenixes.

I think it's important to talk about why the trend is this way. Namely, SP games have a definitive end and therefore less avenues for players to spend money.

MP? Map packs, new characters, skins, and it's all cheaper than a single player DLC too since you won't need expensive VA work or mocapping.

This, sadly, seems to be related to the fact that once again games are costing too much to make. But big publishers are constantly throwing huge amounts of money at game dev for titles that don't need it, causing a swelling effect.

Add to that diminishing returns (Growth to playerbase has a limit when just throwing money at it, and marketing sometimes being the same cost as development) and tons o' games fighting over wallets and it's easy to see why the big pubs want to go this route.

Ironically, we saw this a while ago too, around 2012, when every game needed an MP section. Seems devs are just getting rid of SP now, rather than tacking on MP.

@get2sammyb That's fair, I'm more of a disc unless I have to myself, so I guess I'm more used to deep early discounts and the like

Most of these are "Wander into a bigish Tesco or Asda" prices, sadly.

Love it! Might import one since my old crystal DS4's rumble is on the fritz and I only have one controller.

Downstiny 2

@ShogunRok The 360 ver. didn't even have the anime designs at all, so even the status screens were filled with creepy doll eyes. 2009 sure was a fun time for CGI.

Thought you guys accidently reposted an old April Fools article there for a second. Still, cool, I wanted Tiny Metal on the Switch. Love me Advance Wars gameplay.

I'm always wary at Glassdoor, because, let's be honest - most only leave a review on Glassdoor when you hate the job.