Part of me thinks he tries way too hard to be "one of us", and that makes me throw up in my mouth a little. Another part of me thinks he is genuinely a nice guy that likes to keep the peace, and is above petty squabbles. I like to keep that part buried under a mountain of cynicism.
I hope with the new accessibility options, I could switch X and O around as confirm and cancel. Reason being is I'm planning on buying a white Vita from Japan, and O is confirm.
While it's disappointing to hear the game has been delayed, it works in my favour. ComicCon is in May, and it'll be an expensive trip for me with all the merchandise begging to be bought. Batman will now come out after the following pay day, so I can spend even more at ComicCon!
Did you see the new gameplay trailer?! Fantastic stuff! It's very familiar, with the UI and counter icons, but the game looks so different in comparison to the other titles. I'm going to be so excited when I get my hands on it!
Oddworld is awesome! I already have it, but I'm glad more people are going to get to try it out! I'm very happy to see Valiant, as I've been holding off buying it because it looked like a perfect candidate for PS+. OlliOlli2 is a welcome addition, and though I won't bother downloading Sherlock (great game, but I finished it on Xbox One), it's well worth a try if you like mystery games.
Done it for you guys. I'm actually a fan of optional subscriptions to a site, as I've done it for Xbox Achievements and True Achievements in the past. I like the idea of offering my help in keeping the site running through a monetary solution, and that I'm never forced to do so if I can't afford it, but can still view the content on the site.
Collectors are going to be praying that most of the copies get handed back, as an uncut AUS version will become a rarity. I suppose it already is, as it was just the first print.
Kind of reminds me of the Resident Evil Revelations muck-up from a few years ago.
I loved this game, and I really hope it comes to PS4. The second half of the game was a lot weaker than the first half, and almost feels like 2 games spliced together, but it's a very enjoyable game. I'd say it was better than Heavy Rain and Beyond, but they're all awesome!
I think Ellie was made in to a gay character just because of how much being gay mattered in 2013/14. I have gay friends and they don't feel that they need to go around shouting about how they are gay, but people in the media/gaming/celebrities have decided that it should be focused on. If you're gay, you're gay, it's absolutely fine, but it needn't be something that is made a big deal of. I agree with BLP; Ellie's sexuality should not make her as popular as she apparently is, and as TooGood said, it certainly should not have been the main aspect of her character that they singled out.
Would this GLAAD have even cared an ounce for Ellie is she wasn't gay? No, I doubt they would.
"Most Famous Characters in Gaming" and "most famous gay character" are not the same. Ellie is very popular, but to the level of Link, Mario, Pac-man, Sonic, etc? Not even close.
I was going to buy Resident Evil, but then I thought that would probably go down in price at some point, plus I fancy playing the Gamecube version for nostalgic purposes first. Then I thought I would pick up GoT and TFtB, but then realised that ALL Telltale games go down in price drastically, so I just bought the Bioshock Infinite DLC. I was going to get them anyway, but I saved 83p.
Stop moaning (those of you that are). Sony doesn't need to apologise for anything. A DDoS attack is something that can't really be countered, and if people are determined enough they can just keep hitting them with it. The network was down, and it sucked, but look for an apology off the people responsible for the attack, not the victims of it. Sony were just as much a victim as we were, more so in fact, as they had to get back to work on Christmas to try and sort it out, while we were crying about not being able to play games.
Take the 10% and use it, or don't. Don't just sit there complaining like you're owed something, because you're not. When did the gaming community become so entitled? You pay for a year of PS+? So do I. Do I use my PS4 every single day? I wish I did, but I don't. Should Sony give me extra days for when I'm at work, or when I'm too tired in the evening to even look at my consoles? Hell no. They gave a few extra days for the issue, but again it wasn't something they absolutely had to do.
If you want to comment, how about just saying thank you? It's not hard to do.
@ToOGoodOfAPlaya I have the exact same feeling. I've not been able to get excited for this at all, after Dead Island. I quite liked the first one for a while, but Riptide was a mess and a The Cartel was a waste of everyone's time.
I'm very happy with this month's selections, as I've been wanting to get DuckTales, inFamous Second Light, The Swapper and Prototype 2 for a while. Thank you, Sony!
@bikeface It's a typical journalistic response and it's incredibly annoying. They make out everything can get no worse, by just showing the bad in a game and not the fact that the game is nowhere near as buggy as games that have come before it.
I've actually stopped reading a lot of Push Square articles about AC as they act like it's the most broken game ever made.
That EyePet Plushy is in Home Bargains a lot for about £1.99. I really want the Playstation jumper, but I can't justify that kind of price. Perhaps it'll go down in price after Christmas and I can put it away for next Christmas.
I'm still really unsure about this game. It looks "off", like it doesn't what it's actually doing. However, I have pre-ordered it, as GAME have messed the price up and currently have this, Kingdom Hearts 3 and The Division listed at £2.00 each. If they honour those prices, sweet!
Oh, I'm well aware of how Ubisoft has been doing things in recent years. I'm also well aware that they haven't fixed things as quickly as they are doing now in the past. Rayman Raving Rabbids released on the 360 with so many broken achievements, and Ubisoft all but said "Meh" to it. They've become EA under a different name, but I'm happy that they're at least doing something for now, and as I said not everybody's experience has been as bad.
What I'm saying is, we're as greedy for games as companies are for money. If we didn't support yearly iterations, Assassin's Creed would never have become one. AC1 and 2 were years apart, and the difference in quality was incredible. We can sit and blame developers all day, but it's a large majority of our community that has allowed this. I love the Assassin's Creed series, so I'm one of the guilty people that have bought it each year.
I've been playing for a good few hours on PS4, and as of yet I've only experienced a few bugs. I couldn't care less about NPCs randomly dropping out of the map or getting stuck in place; that amuses me. I care about mission-stopping bugs like getting stuck on scenery or a character I'm supposed to be following gets stuck behind something. I've had that happen a couple of time, but only to the point that I curse a little and then just restart the checkpoint.
I haven't encountered half of the issues others have, and that's why it's clear to see that not everybody will have the same experience, including Ubisoft. Yes, the game needed more time in development, but they've done nothing but keep the fixes coming, which is better than most. Obviously it's not acceptable, but then consumers are greedy and they expect their games as quick as possible. We only have ourselves to blame, buying in to the yearly iterations of shooters and sports titles. We asked for this, and this is what we get. We bite the hand that feeds, especially as we're always asking for more.
I've disliked CoD since Modern Warfare 2, but Advanced Warfare is a bloody fun game! Sledgehammer should be applauded for injecting some much needed life in to the series again. Still isn't as good as CoD4, but it's one of the best in the series.
I was looking forward to this game, but I won't support a broken product. Evolution had almost a year longer to get this game working, and yet they've released a slap in the face to the consumer. Anyone that is supporting this are just allowing this kind of crap in the games industry. A consumer's biggest weapon is their purse/wallet, and developer's will get a product in ship-shape very quickly if you withhold a sale from them. Stop buying a product in the hopes it'll get fixed!
Nice additions! However, I was hoping for support for an external drive to be used in conjunction with the internal drive, USB video playback, trophies that didn't need to sync every single time, and full customisation of the dashboard.
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Re: Even Xbox's Boss Is Impressed by Bloodborne's PS4 Sales
Part of me thinks he tries way too hard to be "one of us", and that makes me throw up in my mouth a little. Another part of me thinks he is genuinely a nice guy that likes to keep the peace, and is above petty squabbles. I like to keep that part buried under a mountain of cynicism.
Re: Turn Your PS4 Trophy Hunting into a Scrapbook of Screens
Please stop talking in 3rd person.
Re: What a Load of Rubbish: BioWare Can't Say When PS4, PS3 will Get the Dragon Age: Inquisiton DLC
We have Bloodborne. Sod 'em.
Re: PS Vita Firmware Update 3.50 Adds Accessibility Options
I hope with the new accessibility options, I could switch X and O around as confirm and cancel. Reason being is I'm planning on buying a white Vita from Japan, and O is confirm.
Re: Review: Battlefield Hardline (PlayStation 4)
I agree more with Angry Joe's 5/10 review. It's a cash grab, plain and simple, and not something I'm willing to support.
Re: DriveClub Developer Evolution Studios to Lose Around Half of Workforce
That's terrible to hear.
Re: Batman: Arkham Knight Delays Its Vigilante Justice on PlayStation 4
While it's disappointing to hear the game has been delayed, it works in my favour. ComicCon is in May, and it'll be an expensive trip for me with all the merchandise begging to be bought. Batman will now come out after the following pay day, so I can spend even more at ComicCon!
Did you see the new gameplay trailer?! Fantastic stuff! It's very familiar, with the UI and counter icons, but the game looks so different in comparison to the other titles. I'm going to be so excited when I get my hands on it!
Re: Feature: The Seven Deadly Sins of Game Design
I can handle all of the other sins, except for long loading times. I would gladly retry a stealth section a hundred times, if a retry was instant.
Long load times are worse than someone pushing in in the queue. That's how much I hate them.
Re: PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Has Been Delayed into Spring 2016
Disappointing news, but probably for the best. At least I'll have Zelda Wii U to tide me over. Unless they delay that... Don't delay Zelda, please.
Re: March's Free PlayStation Plus Games include Oddworld PS4, OlliOlli 2, and Valiant Hearts
Oddworld is awesome! I already have it, but I'm glad more people are going to get to try it out! I'm very happy to see Valiant, as I've been holding off buying it because it looked like a perfect candidate for PS+. OlliOlli2 is a welcome addition, and though I won't bother downloading Sherlock (great game, but I finished it on Xbox One), it's well worth a try if you like mystery games.
Overall, a very good month. Thank you, Sony.
Re: Site News: Fill in Our Reader Survey and We'll Give You a Gold Star
Done it for you guys. I'm actually a fan of optional subscriptions to a site, as I've done it for Xbox Achievements and True Achievements in the past. I like the idea of offering my help in keeping the site running through a monetary solution, and that I'm never forced to do so if I can't afford it, but can still view the content on the site.
Re: Save On 2014's Biggest Games In The Latest PSN Sale
You could save me from clicking the article if you mentioned it was an NA sale in the title.
Re: You've Just Given Capcom a Reason to Make More Remasters
I'll gladly take a Dino Crisis remaster or new entry, thanks.
Re: Feature: What Are February 2015's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
Excellent choices! I wanted Transistor and Yakuza 4, especially! Thank you, Sony.
Re: Oh Dear, The Uncensored Version of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is Being Recalled in Australia
Collectors are going to be praying that most of the copies get handed back, as an uncut AUS version will become a rarity. I suppose it already is, as it was just the first print.
Kind of reminds me of the Resident Evil Revelations muck-up from a few years ago.
Re: Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered Attempts to Get Away with Murder on PC, Mobile Next week
I loved this game, and I really hope it comes to PS4. The second half of the game was a lot weaker than the first half, and almost feels like 2 games spliced together, but it's a very enjoyable game. I'd say it was better than Heavy Rain and Beyond, but they're all awesome!
Re: The Last of Us' Ellie Is Poised to Become One of the Most Famous Characters in Gaming
I think Ellie was made in to a gay character just because of how much being gay mattered in 2013/14. I have gay friends and they don't feel that they need to go around shouting about how they are gay, but people in the media/gaming/celebrities have decided that it should be focused on. If you're gay, you're gay, it's absolutely fine, but it needn't be something that is made a big deal of. I agree with BLP; Ellie's sexuality should not make her as popular as she apparently is, and as TooGood said, it certainly should not have been the main aspect of her character that they singled out.
Would this GLAAD have even cared an ounce for Ellie is she wasn't gay? No, I doubt they would.
Re: The Last of Us' Ellie Is Poised to Become One of the Most Famous Characters in Gaming
"Most Famous Characters in Gaming" and "most famous gay character" are not the same. Ellie is very popular, but to the level of Link, Mario, Pac-man, Sonic, etc? Not even close.
Re: Guide: How to Use Your 10 Per Cent Off PSN Voucher on PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita
I was going to buy Resident Evil, but then I thought that would probably go down in price at some point, plus I fancy playing the Gamecube version for nostalgic purposes first. Then I thought I would pick up GoT and TFtB, but then realised that ALL Telltale games go down in price drastically, so I just bought the Bioshock Infinite DLC. I was going to get them anyway, but I saved 83p.
Re: Poll: What Will You Be Spending Your 10 Per Cent PSN Discount On?
Stop moaning (those of you that are). Sony doesn't need to apologise for anything. A DDoS attack is something that can't really be countered, and if people are determined enough they can just keep hitting them with it. The network was down, and it sucked, but look for an apology off the people responsible for the attack, not the victims of it. Sony were just as much a victim as we were, more so in fact, as they had to get back to work on Christmas to try and sort it out, while we were crying about not being able to play games.
Take the 10% and use it, or don't. Don't just sit there complaining like you're owed something, because you're not. When did the gaming community become so entitled? You pay for a year of PS+? So do I. Do I use my PS4 every single day? I wish I did, but I don't. Should Sony give me extra days for when I'm at work, or when I'm too tired in the evening to even look at my consoles? Hell no. They gave a few extra days for the issue, but again it wasn't something they absolutely had to do.
If you want to comment, how about just saying thank you? It's not hard to do.
Re: Everyone's Entitled to 10 Per Cent Off the PlayStation Store This Weekend
A mention of Alundra! You are awesome! Man, I might hook my PS1 up and play that now!
Re: You Won't Need to Be a Knight to Nab the Platinum Trophy in PS4's The Order: 1886
Disappointing, I prefer a challenge. Then again, I doubt the game will be much good anyway, which is a shame.
Re: You Can't Play Yakuza Zero on PS Vita, But This Skin Should Make Up for That
I really like the white Vita and TV. Doubtful that they'll ever come out over here, but I'll keep an eye out regardless.
Re: PSN is Down For Some, Sony Says It's Due To Heavy Traffic
@ferrers405 The services are up more than they're down. Don't be so dramatic.
Re: This 20th Anniversary PlayStation Fashion Is Sure to Impress Your Friends
@MinerWilly I'm 24, young enough to be a student, but old enough to have been around in the PS1 era.
Re: This 20th Anniversary PlayStation Fashion Is Sure to Impress Your Friends
The jacket is kind of cool, but it doesn't look like it's worth £60. For that matter, the vest certainly isn't worth £55.
Re: Weirdness: What Would PS4 Parkour-'Em-Up Dying Light Look Like in Real Life?
@ToOGoodOfAPlaya I have the exact same feeling. I've not been able to get excited for this at all, after Dead Island. I quite liked the first one for a while, but Riptide was a mess and a The Cartel was a waste of everyone's time.
Re: January's Free PlayStation Plus Games include inFAMOUS: First Light on PS4 and More
I'm very happy with this month's selections, as I've been wanting to get DuckTales, inFamous Second Light, The Swapper and Prototype 2 for a while. Thank you, Sony!
Re: Game of the Year: Silver Trophy - P.T.
PT is a playable teaser, a demo. It's not a game that can be recognised as a GoTY contender, regardless of how good it actually is.
Re: Your Assassin's Creed Unity Compensation Can Now Be Claimed
It released with problems. It did not release broken. The difference between the two is very important.
Re: Your Assassin's Creed Unity Compensation Can Now Be Claimed
@bikeface It's a typical journalistic response and it's incredibly annoying. They make out everything can get no worse, by just showing the bad in a game and not the fact that the game is nowhere near as buggy as games that have come before it.
I've actually stopped reading a lot of Push Square articles about AC as they act like it's the most broken game ever made.
Re: Feature: 10 PlayStation Gifts That Need to Be on Your Christmas List
That EyePet Plushy is in Home Bargains a lot for about £1.99. I really want the Playstation jumper, but I can't justify that kind of price. Perhaps it'll go down in price after Christmas and I can put it away for next Christmas.
Re: You Won't Be Playing Final Fantasy XV for Its Voice Cast
I'm still really unsure about this game. It looks "off", like it doesn't what it's actually doing. However, I have pre-ordered it, as GAME have messed the price up and currently have this, Kingdom Hearts 3 and The Division listed at £2.00 each. If they honour those prices, sweet!
Re: See, the Console Wars Don't Have to Be Mean
Either way, the fan boys still act like idiots.
Re: Assassin's Creed: Rogue's Price Plunges as Part of Amazon UK's Black Friday Week
It dropped to £25, but was gone in no time at all.
Re: Weirdness: Listen to This Gorgeous Acapella Cover of The Last of Us' Main Theme
Hey! You! Get away from SmoothMcGrooves stuff!
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Will Improve Framerate on PS4
@whywai88 I didn't say it was OK. Refer to my first comment, where I clearly said "obviously it's not acceptable".
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Will Improve Framerate on PS4
Oh, I'm well aware of how Ubisoft has been doing things in recent years. I'm also well aware that they haven't fixed things as quickly as they are doing now in the past. Rayman Raving Rabbids released on the 360 with so many broken achievements, and Ubisoft all but said "Meh" to it. They've become EA under a different name, but I'm happy that they're at least doing something for now, and as I said not everybody's experience has been as bad.
What I'm saying is, we're as greedy for games as companies are for money. If we didn't support yearly iterations, Assassin's Creed would never have become one. AC1 and 2 were years apart, and the difference in quality was incredible. We can sit and blame developers all day, but it's a large majority of our community that has allowed this. I love the Assassin's Creed series, so I'm one of the guilty people that have bought it each year.
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Will Improve Framerate on PS4
I've been playing for a good few hours on PS4, and as of yet I've only experienced a few bugs. I couldn't care less about NPCs randomly dropping out of the map or getting stuck in place; that amuses me. I care about mission-stopping bugs like getting stuck on scenery or a character I'm supposed to be following gets stuck behind something. I've had that happen a couple of time, but only to the point that I curse a little and then just restart the checkpoint.
I haven't encountered half of the issues others have, and that's why it's clear to see that not everybody will have the same experience, including Ubisoft. Yes, the game needed more time in development, but they've done nothing but keep the fixes coming, which is better than most. Obviously it's not acceptable, but then consumers are greedy and they expect their games as quick as possible. We only have ourselves to blame, buying in to the yearly iterations of shooters and sports titles. We asked for this, and this is what we get. We bite the hand that feeds, especially as we're always asking for more.
Re: Grand Theft Auto V PS4's First Cell Phone Cheat Is Pretty Silly
This was on the PS3 version. I've noticed that all of the same news and memes have come back from when the game first came out. :S
Re: Want Another PS4 System Update? Firmware 2.02 Is Arriving Soon
The only issue I have is that pressing the PS button when a trophy unlocks does nothing 9 out of 10 times.
Re: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Leapfrogs Combined UK Sales of Titanfall, Wolfenstein, and Destiny
I've disliked CoD since Modern Warfare 2, but Advanced Warfare is a bloody fun game! Sledgehammer should be applauded for injecting some much needed life in to the series again. Still isn't as good as CoD4, but it's one of the best in the series.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Returning to Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V on PS4?
It's GTA V, but for current gen. Why would I not buy it again?
Re: Soapbox: Gaming's Greatest Fireworks Display Still Resides Inside the PS2
Boom Boom Rocket is much better.
Re: Phew! PS4 Firmware Update 2.01 Will Fix Those Pesky Rest Mode Problems
It's available now.
Re: Round Up: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PS4 Reviews Look to the Future
As much as I've disliked the games in recent years, this looks interesting.
Re: Evolve's Alpha Devolves on PS4 Due to Firmware Update 2.00 Issues
I'm actually kind of glad. I was looking forward to playing it, but I've just bought an Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive, and I've been hooked on that.
Re: DriveClub: PS Plus Edition Release Date to Be Revealed When Dev Has 'Concrete' Information
You guys will be covering news on other games at some point, right?
Re: Good News, PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Almost Works Now
I was looking forward to this game, but I won't support a broken product. Evolution had almost a year longer to get this game working, and yet they've released a slap in the face to the consumer. Anyone that is supporting this are just allowing this kind of crap in the games industry. A consumer's biggest weapon is their purse/wallet, and developer's will get a product in ship-shape very quickly if you withhold a sale from them. Stop buying a product in the hopes it'll get fixed!
Re: Feature: What's New in PS4 Firmware Update 2.00?
Nice additions! However, I was hoping for support for an external drive to be used in conjunction with the internal drive, USB video playback, trophies that didn't need to sync every single time, and full customisation of the dashboard.