ANNO and Citizen Sleeper are what I'm interested in. The latter doesn't seem like my kind of thing, but I've heard very good things.
I fear the ending of Gaiden won't have much impact for anyone who hasn't played most of the series and none of them are on the catalogue anymore, aside from Ishin. It's a great game for fans of the series, though the story's a bit iffy outside of a few key moments. Good soundtrack too.
If I'm buying around the launch of a game, I'll buy physical. The RRP for full-price standard-edition PS5 games is $110-$125 in Australia (AUD, tax inclusive). Digital games sell for that price, while physical prices are never that high unless you go out of your way to get a bad deal. I bought Infinite Wealth at launch for $99 (not including a 10% off everything deal the store had that day) instead of $115 and Stellar Blade for $109 instead of $125.
I haven't bought Astro Bot, but it was $89 physically at launch compared to $110 digitally. It was down to ~$60 by Christmas. Digitally, it's dropped to $93.45 a couple of times.
Also, very minor, but physical games often launch here before the digital versions due to timezones and Australia being part of Europe as far as PSN is concerned.
I don't sell my games since I'm a bit of a hoarder, but I do lend them to people.
I do buy a lot of digital games, but only if they're heavily discounted or not otherwise available.
As I've gotten older and realised how many people deal with reading difficulties (dyslexia, etc), I've softened a bit on the concept of dubs. That said, I have low cringe tolerance and English dubs still give me a similar feeling to when amateur scat videos wander into my line of sight. But stronger. It just feels like people who may well be good actors normally putting on silly voices.
Plus, I know just enough Japanese to understand a lot of the jokes. Understandably, they have to be rewritten completely to work in other languages, but I don't really feel like listening to the localisation team's open mic material. With Japanese audio, I can hear the original dialogue and just pick out any keywords I didn't understand from the subs.
I've also heard the argument (very recently, in person) that dubs are good for multitasking, but if I try to watch or play something while doing something else I get absolutely nothing out of either activity. Which is probably a me problem, but it feels like the entertainment is being treated as a chore on a checklist.
I'd be happier if I didn't already own Sonic, FIST, and Coffee Talk 1, but I wanted A Space for the Unbound and Coffee Talk 2. The usual feeling of being "punished" for buying games aside, it's a great month.
I'm happy to hear they're improving their PS2 emulation too. I'll play the Sly trilogy again at some point.
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Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2025?
ANNO and Citizen Sleeper are what I'm interested in. The latter doesn't seem like my kind of thing, but I've heard very good things.
I fear the ending of Gaiden won't have much impact for anyone who hasn't played most of the series and none of them are on the catalogue anymore, aside from Ishin. It's a great game for fans of the series, though the story's a bit iffy outside of a few key moments. Good soundtrack too.
Re: The State of the UK's Physical Games Market Might Explain PS5 Pro's Lack of Disc Drive
If I'm buying around the launch of a game, I'll buy physical. The RRP for full-price standard-edition PS5 games is $110-$125 in Australia (AUD, tax inclusive). Digital games sell for that price, while physical prices are never that high unless you go out of your way to get a bad deal. I bought Infinite Wealth at launch for $99 (not including a 10% off everything deal the store had that day) instead of $115 and Stellar Blade for $109 instead of $125.
I haven't bought Astro Bot, but it was $89 physically at launch compared to $110 digitally. It was down to ~$60 by Christmas. Digitally, it's dropped to $93.45 a couple of times.
Also, very minor, but physical games often launch here before the digital versions due to timezones and Australia being part of Europe as far as PSN is concerned.
I don't sell my games since I'm a bit of a hoarder, but I do lend them to people.
I do buy a lot of digital games, but only if they're heavily discounted or not otherwise available.
Re: Even in a Wacky Nautical Spin-Off, Yakuza Just Feels Wrong in English
As I've gotten older and realised how many people deal with reading difficulties (dyslexia, etc), I've softened a bit on the concept of dubs. That said, I have low cringe tolerance and English dubs still give me a similar feeling to when amateur scat videos wander into my line of sight. But stronger. It just feels like people who may well be good actors normally putting on silly voices.
Plus, I know just enough Japanese to understand a lot of the jokes. Understandably, they have to be rewritten completely to work in other languages, but I don't really feel like listening to the localisation team's open mic material. With Japanese audio, I can hear the original dialogue and just pick out any keywords I didn't understand from the subs.
I've also heard the argument (very recently, in person) that dubs are good for multitasking, but if I try to watch or play something while doing something else I get absolutely nothing out of either activity. Which is probably a me problem, but it feels like the entertainment is being treated as a chore on a checklist.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2024?
I'd be happier if I didn't already own Sonic, FIST, and Coffee Talk 1, but I wanted A Space for the Unbound and Coffee Talk 2. The usual feeling of being "punished" for buying games aside, it's a great month.
I'm happy to hear they're improving their PS2 emulation too. I'll play the Sly trilogy again at some point.
Re: How Well Do You Know Yakuza / Like a Dragon?
15/15; not bad. I had to guess the last one, but the rest were easy. I'm just happy my brain can actually retain information sometimes.