ChromaticDracula

"We'd warrant tempering expectations on that front slightly, as singular creatives have made similarly grandiose claims in the past and are worth taking with a hearty heaping of salt."

Yeah, but seriously ask yourself if there is a better candidate. This is the guy to do it if any. He's always had one foot in literature, one in film, one in video games. I realize that gives him 3 legs but I guess that just further proves my point.

If anything is coming beyond 2023, I don’t even want to know about it. That’s way too far out to be even slightly excited about it.

I’ve JUST NOW decided I will not be buying this game. It looks too frantic (perhaps for my current older self) and I’m noticing lots of blatant pop-in that I wouldn’t expect to be happening this generation.
It looks like a bunch of short sequences stitched together. I can’t tell if the video is cut and restarting at points 😬
It’s too quick/twitchy and hectic/sporadic for me.

I cringed just looking at that “$199.99” price point. I can think of so many other things I could get with that or even put that amount toward. To each their own though!

I was intrigued by this, then I decided I’ll wait for a sale, but now It’s moved way up the list.
I’m likely going to get this sooner than I’d like. 😃

I’m sooooo -> excited. I have no reason to believe this isn’t going to be dripping quality.
The only thing I can say is, one other reader mentioned how the opening scene with the James in the mirror didn’t quite capture that utter “mystique” from the original. James was pale and sickly looking almost like a serial killer. I do agree there that the remake didn’t quite hit that but still, I’m more than willing to play through this and I know I’m going to enjoy it. I’ve always loved just exploring the town and trying to open doors everywhere.
Can’t wait!! I feel like this is targeting a March release…

I’m mixed on this but I will say this:
60fps should not be used for game cinematics. Lower, around 45, gives a more filmy cinematic look and I much prefer that for cut scenes. Gameplay, however, especially for racing games, should have 60fps as at least an option.
If not, I feel like PS4 to PS5 isn’t quite that big of a jump in tech/games then. The only benefit then is the non-existent load times which are awesome of course but…

Completely cut me off. As a matter of fact, I never was going to get it so as long as my included controller works fine.
I’m gaming since the days of NES and never had a controller fail so like I said, was never getting one anyway regardless.

I think this all looks and sounds so good. Graphics are incredible.
Seriously this is my dream come true.

I want this in the worst way, I wish we had a release date! Or a release window even!

Dude the Trypophobia vibes went hard and I genuinely got grossed out. SIGN ME UP.

EDIT: Wasn't this flower head thing featured in some of those "leaked" shots with all the post-it notes?

The graphics look incredible. Guys, it's happening... I basically woke up today excited as ever so you can imagine how happy and satisfied I am right now.

EDIT: Publicly putting it out there that I think Bloober was a perfect fit for this. It was apparent as soon as I booted up The Medium.

I'm really loving this comments section because of the @thefourfoldroot1 sub-plot. 😂🤣

I know there is a review on this site but has anyone played and enjoyed Madison? I really want it, especially at this sale price, but I keep reading conflicting viewpoints. The consensus seems that the scares are spectacular and the story is great but some of the pacing (puzzles are sometimes way too convoluted and having to backtrack is slow and sluggish.) I've also read that inventory management can be sub-optimal and annoying.

To me it sounds like almost my exact issues with Visage and I'm trying to avoid re-hashing that mess if I can.

In other words, would anyone recommend it for that ~$20 price?

I'm almost literally salivating. I just beat 2 a few days ago and now I'm ready to dive back in! IM. SO. EXCITED.

For me, there's nothing wrong with the original included one. I'm glad I have a choice and this wasn't bundled with the already expensive system.
I think it's so funny folks cannot for the life of them get an old N64 controller for NSO because it keeps selling out, and here you have this advanced controller for a substantially higher price, and folks are like, nah.

That’s actually really cool! I can’t even imagine what this is all going to sound like but I’m 💯 intrigued.

I read it as “A Wesker over 24 hours” which would’ve been DANG PERFECT.
#missedopportunity

Exciting times!

@Jmerbaugh I can see that! Also reminds me of Perfect Dark for GBC!

I’m normally heavily swayed from procedurally generated stuff (it completely ruins the memorability and weight of things for me personally) but this sounds like a genre and concept that it could work great for.
Kind of like playing one of those off the shelf trivia games I guess except it’s a haunted house with puzzles.
I’ll check this out.

Honestly that’s a deal breaker for me. I don’t care how good it is, I’m not giving my number out.

I broke down with gran turismo 7’s always online requirement against my own will (no regrets!) but this will not be so fortunate. It should not be a requirement and because it is, you can absolutely count me out.

@ErrantRob haha I love that... words to live by.

I’m in the excited camp. I don’t get the negativity; he’s one of the few, if not the only person coming up with original ideas for things these days. Everyone’s complaining about the influx of remakes and movie reboots and here this guy is not only creating original content but also very good at it, giving it his all: quality and convincing mo-cap, star-studded cast, remarkable voice acting.

’WHAT’ do you all want?!

uugghhh this game is so good... It's kind of like Breath of the Wild with those stasis weapons and stuff to solve puzzles and fight the enemies. I cannot wait to play this again!

Now this is kind of cool. It really scratched my Silent Hill 2 itch.... but ultimately, I ended up throwing down the (very large wad of) cash and just bought Silent Hill 2... Nothing beats the OG!

I do wonder if they'd get Akira Yamaoka to do the music? Or just use what's in the game? That would be cool...

Was cruising through single player cafe menu thingies and license tests but I got a little burned out. I’ll come back to it all in a bit but I’d love some classic single player like GT3 had. Also, I second the Rainbow Road request above. And I’ll be utterly devastated if the shortcut doesn’t get added in— that shortcut is canon.

Here’s to hoping some racing game devs take notes on how dust trails should look. I’m almost sold on that alone. Seems to be the first game to really get it just right.

I’ll just be honest here… the story in Splinter Cell was never…. Something to celebrate. It was always about the gameplay for me. It always felt like a series of unconnected events/levels. Not a bad thing at all! Maybe this time they can create a real spy thriller twist and bring the story up to par with the great gameplay.

It would be amazing if this update’s disc drive would somehow enable backwards compatibility with physical PS1/2/3 discs.
Don’t know how that would work or if that’s just a pipe dream but conceptually, it’d be cool for sure.

I’m all in on this!
Been watching its progress for quite a while now and it’s come a long way. It looks outstanding and certainly has that MGS charm/character. Maaaannnn…. I can’t wait for this!

Here I thought he’d be narrating as solid snake, voice and all haha
This is really cool! Man I hope we get those remakes and Hayter is on board or whatever.
They can just be remasters… I’m not even going to get greedy/needy. I just want to play them on current consoles 😩

@dalarki No way!! I didn’t watch the trailer and apparently I should have haha
Hey, thanks for letting me know!

I cannot believe we finally have a release date on this!
I’ve watched and checked on and scoped out and forgotten and remembered this game so much and so many times… I cannot wait to play this! I feel like the creator is a totally different person now haha it’s been YEARS in the making, wow.
Well color me excited! November 3rd is going to see the first day one purchase of a game in a long time for me.
ANOTHER NOTE: this game seems like one of those rare Axiom Verge moments where it’s the standout penultimate title of the genre. I wonder if this will make the jump to Switch eventually…

@Flaming_Kaiser Honestly! lol yeah I definitely paid just about full price each time I bought Skyrim. And in the end I will have bought Skyrim more times than I have TLOU: Part 1 so how can I complain.
Maybe we've all become wiser since all the Skyrims and GTAs and Sonic the Hedgehogs, etc but if there's one company I don't mind spending the extra cash on, it's Naughty Dog. You get what you pay for with ND which can't be said about a lot of other games these days.
Maybe it's situational... I'm not someone who buys more than maybe 2-3 brand new games per year. This is going to be one of the 2-3 I pay full price for for the entire 2022 year. Those who do it more often are likely making up a large chunk of the ones complaining and I totally get it. But discrediting the work these folks do and did isn't really fair.

For example, I can't even imagine the amount of time and work that goes into doing those facial animations for even one cutscene. There's a reason why every company isn't doing actual believable, emotion-rich facial expressions in their games and where the words actually match up with their lips perfectly.

@Would_you_kindly You are correct and I've edited my original post.

Nintendo released an HD upscaling of Twilight Princess with an amiibo when it was already playable in its previous format on the same system and people ate that up.
Naughty Dog completely rebuilds replaces the engine and graphics of a game released two generations ago leveraging the new console's capabilities and people have an aneurysm.

Don't want it, don't buy it. Play your old version then or wait for a sale. Solved.

This looks great! Those animations are really slick.
I have a massive void from Elden ring so I’ll be looking to this next month.

I remember this game being, correct me if I’m wrong, approximately 16 discs. It was massive and I really enjoyed my time with it!

Honestly I do hope this comes to the service and is available again!

@Master_Shake the more time that goes by (or the older I get?) the more voice acting is important to me. It’s really almost a complete deal breaker now if there is no voice acting.

Holy crap like.. it looks like the same engine but without the shine effect. Like everything is “matte.”
Then you have the animations which are really very similar.
It honestly looks really fun and we’ll out-together but as someone who’s biased, I’ll be constantly comparing the two to the point where I wouldn’t even enjoy it. It’s like listening to a cover band and then just wanting to play the original.

@UltimateOtaku91 it makes me so upset knowing the review bombing is coming.
It’s genuinely sad picturing all the sad internet gremlins sitting in the dark or worse, on the toilet, typing away about a game they will claim they played.

I'm personally looking forward to this. I was as surprised as the next person when they announced it was getting a PS5 remaster but for me, it will be great to play this again. I will also agree with the "nobody asked for this" comment but I think that's just because nobody expected it. I like being surprised.

I haven't played the game in years and I've only ever beaten it once. Frankly, I forget a lot of what happens so bring it on! Happily paying for it.

Tried watching it last night and I think it's very aware that Billie Wesker looks like Billie Eilish and also was named... Billie. There was even a Billie Eilish song in the intro. I thought at was cheesy or weird or whatever.

I don't think I'll be able to get into the series to be honest. There's too much teen drama and frankly it's weird seeing it deviate so much. It's like an alternate reality or bad dream. The effects and art direction though are really a sight to behold; top notch. I just don't think I need all this in my life right now. For those who want it, you'll enjoy it.

I want Metal Gear Survive…
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…to be injected with Foxdie.

I’m with all you folks. Metal Gear Solid is a series I cherish more than a lot of other things in life. All of them are just so good. Hell, I’d even love to play the Ac!d series on Switch. Hell, I’d even love to get the Metal Gear Rising series! Never played those!

I for one only beat the first game once. I even bought the remastered version of 1 and still only ever beat the game once.
I also never played the DLC for the first one so I dunno, for me this is a good thing and I’m happy to buy it a third time for that price. It’s going to be a great update to an already great game. If this was just a remastered version of the remaster, well, I’d have some negativity towards it but they already said they redid a lot of the game. This isn’t some kind of upscaling bandaid job. It’s a quality game, made with love, from a very high quality studio we all love.

I think those replays look pretty solid.
Can’t wait to see some gameplay!

I’ve got WRC 9, 10, and DIRT Rally 2 under my belt. Might add this one if it’s good enough. They seem to be getting better and better but I’m not a fan of the whole team management thing. I just wanna race.
I get it’s a natural evolution of the sport as a game but I’d rather just ignore all that stuff. Luckily I’ve been able to just button-mash my way through all that stuff 😂

LOL
I actually really enjoyed reading through this review. It was written just loose enough to channel how the game was perceived and how enthusiastic the reviewer probably was playing it.
I’m playing through one of these games now and although it’s definitely fun and we’re going to finish it, you can really see some jank and stupid dialogue in it. It’s just good enough to finish at this point.

Huge FromSoftware/dark souls/Elden ring fan here… I might finally give Sekiro a shot now that it’s on sale. I played basically all other From games (didn’t like bloodborne enough to continue past the hour mark (I’m biased towards swords and magic)) but really gotta try Sekiro.

I’m for this strictly for the purpose of eliminating waste and plastic. If you have a means to redeem the digital code, that likely means you have access to internet and email for digital codes, etc.
Generally speaking, there’s really not a good scenario where you don’t have access to both email/digital codes and the PSN store to redeem it.

I get why you can’t split S3&K; It was the original vision from the beginning now just fully realized.
It’s sort of like Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness. Why play the original after you’ve got then better Legacy of Darkness version? Still, I understand why you’d want to if you’re a purist… but I see why the didn’t give the option.
I think the intention here was to include the best versions of each game and that’s what S3&K is to Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles separately.

I doubt this would hold up in terms of thermal dissipation. It probably at least reduces component life.
EDIT: clearly I didn’t watch the video.