@Oram77 it sets a bad precedent when you can get the highest award without having to work for it at all. It completely invalidates the purpose of trophies in the first place.
@BecauseBecause after growing up with Castlevania, Contra or Ninja Gaiden I don't consider any From game difficult. Team Ninja games on the other hand...
>Personally, I don’t feel the satisfaction of overcoming a boss fight that I died to 50 times.
Yup, we'll never agree. The more times I die on boss, the more joy the victory brings. And if I beat the boss on first try, I consider it bad boss fight. Anyway, I'm having a blast with Mina. I like 2d Zelda games, but they always felt too easy for me.
The previous trailer about all the sliders had me worried that the devs simply left the balance to the players. I'm very relieved that's not the case and the game is very challenging, and the sliders basically are story mode that disables achievements aka Nine Sols. Definitely will get this for weekend, only thing left to decide is the platform.
As much as I love Capcom games, Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma just don't grab me. What I want the most is resurrection of Breath of Fire. Now is the time.
Just can't feel the excitement, sadly. I'm sure it's a good game, but it's not the game that I want to play. I simply like old James Bond: the worst spy who always goes in guns blazing, tells everyone his real name and impregnates every damsel in distress. Modern and safe 007 simply isn't interesting to me.
As someone who's favourite genres are JRPGs and visual novels... Yeah, we aren't on the same page. Looking forward to Eliot nevertheless, but I won't pick it at launch, I still need to play Octopath Traveller 0 and Monster Hunter Stories 3.
There's nothing GTA-like about NTE, thankfully. Especially in the terms of story and setting. But then again, western journalists also called Yakuza a GTA-like.
Rockstar games on PSplus do their best to channel grandpa Simpson. What's the point, everyone who likes them already has them, they've been on sale for a penny a hundred times.
@_Nightsever_ here's a strange thing. My friends and me all had Vita. Everyone bought a physical copy of Gravity Rush. Persona 4 Golden (Vita exclusive at that time) flew off the shelves in local store, even people who preordered had to wait for their copy. Naturally we all bought Gravity Rush 2. The news that Vita and Gravity Rush bombed honestly came as a shock.
@get2sammyb with Russian wages and prices video games itself are more than luxury. Paying money just to replay games with more fps and polygons isn't something that I can afford.
Earlier this week I was doing second run through Pragmata and Nine Sols, trying to 100% them. But since yesterday Forza Horizon 6 grabbed me hard and unlikely would let go anytime soon. Also slowly building my team in NTE and gathering resources for sleepy bat girl.
That's all for now, love each other and have a great weekend.
The sad thing is that GTA6 will get 10/10 galore, even if strory, characters and fun factor will be rock bottom. (as it was in GTA5). Everyone will praise brand and tech demo.
Enotria looks nice, and I'm curious about Broken Sword (I only played Smoking Mirror), but from May 19 I'll be neck deep in Forza Horizon 6. Not a bad month at all though.
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Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
@mvhess yeah, two NES games were brutal. But next 2d Zeldas from Link to the Past and all the way to Echoes of Wisdom are quite easy.
Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
@Oram77 it sets a bad precedent when you can get the highest award without having to work for it at all. It completely invalidates the purpose of trophies in the first place.
Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
@AdamNovice imagine running a marathon and winning a medal. The same one as little Johnny won riding to the finish line in his dad's car.
Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
@AdamNovice the modifiers allow you literal invincibility. If it didn't disable trophies, then every trophy would become participation award.
Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
@BecauseBecause after growing up with Castlevania, Contra or Ninja Gaiden I don't consider any From game difficult. Team Ninja games on the other hand...
Re: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
>Personally, I don’t feel the satisfaction of overcoming a boss fight that I died to 50 times.
Yup, we'll never agree. The more times I die on boss, the more joy the victory brings. And if I beat the boss on first try, I consider it bad boss fight. Anyway, I'm having a blast with Mina. I like 2d Zelda games, but they always felt too easy for me.
Re: When Is PlayStation's State of Play for June 2026?
Midnight at my timezone. I'll just read announcements in the morning.
Re: PS Plus Premium Users Get 40+ New PS5 Demo Trials from Today
Kena definitely feels like an outsider here, I would never call it indie.
Re: Dragon Quest 12 Renamed and Re-Revealed After Development Restart, First Gameplay Shown
So, no earlier than 2030. Oh well.
Re: Round Up: Mina the Hollower Earns Critical Acclaim, Best-Rated Game of 2026 in First Reviews
The previous trailer about all the sliders had me worried that the devs simply left the balance to the players. I'm very relieved that's not the case and the game is very challenging, and the sliders basically are story mode that disables achievements aka Nine Sols. Definitely will get this for weekend, only thing left to decide is the platform.
Re: Uber Promising PS5 Action Game 'Tides of Annihilation' to Be Playable This Year
It already looked fascinating the moment it was announced, can't wait.
Re: Capcom Is Sitting on a Goldmine of PS5 Announcements - But When Are They Coming?
As much as I love Capcom games, Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma just don't grab me. What I want the most is resurrection of Breath of Fire. Now is the time.
Re: In an Alternate Universe, We're All Playing GTA 6 on PS5 Now
I agree, I can't imagine myself playing GTA in this universe.
Re: Review in Progress: 007 First Light (PS5) - James Bond's Origin Adventure Is Highly Entertaining
Just can't feel the excitement, sadly. I'm sure it's a good game, but it's not the game that I want to play. I simply like old James Bond: the worst spy who always goes in guns blazing, tells everyone his real name and impregnates every damsel in distress. Modern and safe 007 simply isn't interesting to me.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra Games for June 2026 Announced
May was a little too good, time to drop more shovelware for balance.
Re: Dragon Quest's 40th Anniversary Show Confirmed, But It's Only 10 Minutes Long
So much hype for anniversary show only to say "look forward to it, please be excited, please understand".
Re: It Seems Most PS5 Fans Prefer Returnal Over Saros, But It's Not That Straightforward
I just hope that Housemarque next game won't have roguelike structure.
Re: Rumour: Dragon Quest Has Multiple Major Reveals Lined Up for Its Big Day This Week
@RoomWithaMoose sure, let's rehash every game in every series each console generation. And call it accessibility.
Re: Rumour: Dragon Quest Has Multiple Major Reveals Lined Up for Its Big Day This Week
Please, just 12. Enough with remakes and remasters.
Re: First Major Update for PS5's NTE Will Let You Mute Its Worst Character
Now let him tragically fall into meat grinder in 1.2 and the game will become even better.
Re: PS Vita JRPG Where You Power Up by Kissing Girls Finally Heads West Via PS5 Remaster
Great, now do Muramasa.
Re: Reaction: I'm Sad It's Over, But Destiny's End Was Overdue
I think Destiny 2 ended because Bungie is roasting over a dumpster fire, not because of narrative reasons.
Re: Nobody Is Doing PS5 Updates Like Crimson Desert Dev Pearl Abyss
Headline make it sound like Crimson Desert devs are updating the console itself.
Re: Hands On: The Adventures of Elliot Fixes My Biggest Problem with Square Enix's Modern RPGs
@Swandivetotheasphalt that would be a technical document, not a story.
Re: Hands On: The Adventures of Elliot Fixes My Biggest Problem with Square Enix's Modern RPGs
As someone who's favourite genres are JRPGs and visual novels... Yeah, we aren't on the same page. Looking forward to Eliot nevertheless, but I won't pick it at launch, I still need to play Octopath Traveller 0 and Monster Hunter Stories 3.
Re: Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
@UltimateOtaku91 I never tried tomato jelly, but I would if I ever saw one.
Re: Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
@UltimateOtaku91 I want to save for Akane, who is all but confirmed, but skipping sleepy bat is beyond my abilities.
Re: Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
There's nothing GTA-like about NTE, thankfully. Especially in the terms of story and setting. But then again, western journalists also called Yakuza a GTA-like.
Re: No PS5, PS4 Trophies for Time Crisis as Bandai Namco Continues Its Classics Losing Streak
Adding gyro aiming to PS1 game is much more important and impressive than trophies.
Re: Play One of Square Enix's Most Promising PS5 RPGs Right Now with a Free Demo
@ShogunRok meaning of the word "Final" still eludes them.
Re: Play One of Square Enix's Most Promising PS5 RPGs Right Now with a Free Demo
Didn't it already have a demo? I'm sure I played it already. Is this a different one?
Re: 5 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for June 2026 Confirmed
Rockstar games on PSplus do their best to channel grandpa Simpson. What's the point, everyone who likes them already has them, they've been on sale for a penny a hundred times.
Re: Gravity Rush 2 Fans Find a Way to Play Sony's Neglected PS4 Classic at 4K, 60fps
@_Nightsever_ here's a strange thing. My friends and me all had Vita. Everyone bought a physical copy of Gravity Rush. Persona 4 Golden (Vita exclusive at that time) flew off the shelves in local store, even people who preordered had to wait for their copy. Naturally we all bought Gravity Rush 2. The news that Vita and Gravity Rush bombed honestly came as a shock.
Re: 'There's Truth to It': Sony 'Considering' Bringing Back Your Fave Franchises on PS5
As long as it's new games, not just a new coat of paint for games I already have and replayed many times.
Re: Feature: 15 Years Ago Today, We All Pushed Square to Doubt
DLC cases are really good (in hilarious way). Play them if you missed them.
Re: Poll: Would You Buy an inFAMOUS Collection for PS5?
@get2sammyb with Russian wages and prices video games itself are more than luxury. Paying money just to replay games with more fps and polygons isn't something that I can afford.
Re: Poll: Would You Buy an inFAMOUS Collection for PS5?
I won't. Not because I don't like the series, quite opposite, but because I already have all inFamous games.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026?
Yeah, it's quite a good lineup. Star Wars can go fork itself, but I'll definitely try Enotria, Flintlock and Broken Sword.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 633
Greetings, good people.
Earlier this week I was doing second run through Pragmata and Nine Sols, trying to 100% them. But since yesterday Forza Horizon 6 grabbed me hard and unlikely would let go anytime soon. Also slowly building my team in NTE and gathering resources for sleepy bat girl.
That's all for now, love each other and have a great weekend.
Re: Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?
@RoomWithaMoose characters were the reason I dropped the game, I just couldn't stand those аssholes any longer.
Re: Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?
The sad thing is that GTA6 will get 10/10 galore, even if strory, characters and fun factor will be rock bottom. (as it was in GTA5). Everyone will praise brand and tech demo.
Re: PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
@Swandivetotheasphalt I don't speak for everyone, but I sure is hell don't want any. I don't play any of those "games".
Re: Play These 8 PS Plus Games Before They Leave Next Week
I tried Mortal Shell and it was awful. Don't bother.
Re: What Do You Want from a May 2026 State of Play Showcase?
Just give me release dates of next Onimusha and Ace Combat, I don't need anything else this year.
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026 Announced
Enotria looks nice, and I'm curious about Broken Sword (I only played Smoking Mirror), but from May 19 I'll be neck deep in Forza Horizon 6. Not a bad month at all though.
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Really Have Fallen Off a Cliff
It's already sold more than 11 millions. Maybe those who wanted to buy it already did? Just a thought.
Re: Saros PS5 Sales Estimates at 300k, Selling Slower Than Returnal on a Bigger Install Base
People are funny.
This game is too niche: the world is drowning in roguelikes, everyone plays Vampire Survivors, Hades and many more
Difficulty turned buyers off: Elden Ring and Silksong send their regards
Re: GTA 6 Trailer 3 Hype At an All-Time High, But Is It Actually Happening Today?
I just don't understand why an American criminal simulator is apparently the most wanted game of all times.
Re: Poll: Is Saros Better Than Returnal?
Best Housemarque game is still Super Stardust Delta.
Re: Directive 8020 (PS5) - Dull Sci-Fi Thriller Is a Supermassive Letdown
Remember, kids: every review score should be the same as metacritic score. If it's lower, you're hater. If it's higher, review is bought.