DeathlySW

From the comments by the cast, especially Pascal himself, it definitely sounds like they respect the source material. Regardless of my personal opinion of the games (not a fan), nothing makes me happier than a responsible and faithful adaptation. While it’d be fine to have a season or two that fills the time between part 1 and 2, Joel has to die. Otherwise they’re just pissing off the same people that made the show such a hit.

I found it pretty consistent honestly, maybe I’m just less sensitive to frame dips. Even so gameplay isn’t doing much for me despite loving new Vegas.

Regardless I still wasted 70 bucks! Honestly the videos I’ve seen are really bad though, so hopefully they stop fussing around and fix it

@Stocksy well said. While some of the newer stuff is well out of my preferred wheelhouse, that doesn’t automatically make it terrible. You can not like Tarantino films but to act like he’s a no talent hack is ignorant.

Gotta make sure ps3 games stream properly first. That latency is horrid.

Not as horrifying as that article image though. Can y’all call Russel Crowe? An exorcism is needed.

Surprised this is still happening. This company has been pulling this garbage for years, I’ve no idea what the intention is aside from throwing a temper tantrum over their brand not doing great in their market. Bizarre but pretty funny honestly, if they weren’t a company and instead a single individual they’d be considered litigious and told to bug off.

Every game they release until they finally put down the katana engine. I love their games but that engine makes them a fraction of what they could be without some absurd propriety BS.

@TheCollector316 I don’t disagree, but I also can’t help but see the deal as a wake up call for Sony to stop screwing around with remakes no one wants and their live service obsession. The reality is that Bungie left Microsoft due to poor leadership and oversight, and seeing what happens to Halo with 343 it is very hard to deny that it’s a trend. Sony is very much still the market dominator, and that’s unlikely to change. Eventually Microsoft is going to have to put out some exclusives that aren’t just products of acquisitions, and with Starfield launching in September and Spider Man 2 being rumoured to launch in the same window they’re going to have to make some decisions on how to run their business. My opinion of Phil Spencer has shifted dramatically over the course of this debacle, as it’s looking more and more like he’s a gamer and not a businessman.

Obviously it’s important to care about your product, unlike Jim Ryan, but nothing remarkable has happened under Phil’s leadership outside of acquisitions.

@Dannyboy44 I think the price hike was definitely not acceptable by anyone’s standards. When they priced it at 59 CAD and cancelled preorders before hiking it to 79 it did leave a sour taste. Again, I’ll wait for reviews from Skillup, Digital Foundry etc before buying. But I am still hopeful, and from what they’ve shared it seems quite good.

@Dannyboy44 I didn’t spend any money on this game during development, I’m only spending on it once reviews come out because I just don’t trust devs will ever release a game without issues again.

But I think 20 hours is fine, especially if it has new game plus. Games are expensive now more than ever, can’t fight that. Some folks like games that are endless, others like brief jaunts. The original dead island with side quests saw me beat it in 13 hours. So who knows?

As long it has new game plus I'm all in. For what it's worth the developer is also being unusually transparent, which to me says they're confident and quite happy with the product. Replayability is not just contingent on how massive the game is. AC Valhalla was said to have high replayability but the most replayability it had for me was the time spent uninstalling and reinstalling to check out new updates and then cycling again.

Hard to not view this as a way to collect insurance money to throw at this idiot’s NFT hobby. Seriously, ever since this guy voiced his love for nfts every game they’ve released outside of ones they know will sell wildly well (Final Fantasy XIV, VII) completely flop. Their target for Guardians of the Galaxy was also ridiculous. The company seems more and more like a front for this lunatics gambling habits. Hopefully Sony flat out buys then and gets rid of his replacement.

@Kevw2006 Agreed. Microsoft also phrased that whole statement cautiously. Sure a game could come to PlayStation at the same time, duration etc but will Sony pay them the fees to have it? No idea.

Worth paying special attention to their use of the term ‘eligible’ though. This is the same stunt they pulled for Bethesda games. “Exclusive on a case by case basis”, is what they said. Meaning virtually nothing new is looking to be multiplatform.

The reality is that while Sony has reason to be worried, their market position is not in danger.

This is hilariously bad timing to make this argument. Destiny 2 just released its first expansion since Sony acquired them and it’s a technical mess, crashing multiple times on ps5, network issues etc.

Not to mention the “PlayStation is the best place to play” is the same thing as “plays best on xbox”. It just shows they don’t want competition at all and are happy to provide false information to regulators in order to retain their market position.

This just looks desperate and served to remind me how much of a circus this company is. PlayStation is my platform of choice and has been for years, but holy moly is their corporate drama ridiculous.

@StylesT that’s what I got from this. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely hate these games and do agree they’re a form of gambling, but these specific plaintiffs sound more bothered they didn’t get what they wanted than they are about the fact that these packs are unethical.

The hilarious thing is that these folks probably spent more on the lawsuit than they spent on the game. Talk about dedication to being angry.

@cjay_001 this is 100% accurate. While the biggest criticism towards Phil and Co has been their lax approach to first party development (take the money, we trust you to deliver a stellar product) no one I’ve spoken to who has worked at Microsoft has objected to how to well they treat their employees. I’m genuinely fine with this even if CoD became exclusive, PlayStation was for many years an rpg/action system. Sure there were plenty of shooters but it didn’t gain its notoriety for having cod. Hell, Sony killed franchises that could have competed with CoD like Resistance and Killzone.

I genuinely support this deal, and while I certainly am salty about the Bethesda stuff mostly going exclusive I don’t blame Microsoft for doing so. Sony has a reputation for throwing money around to stop games from having certain features on Xbox and even Nintendo, so as far as I’m concerned it’s good for competition because sony is and has been in danger of becoming too complacent to easily retain their market position.

Plus, I don’t think anyone would give a fluff if ABK lost Kotick.

Good news for the company. This guy has been so obsessed with NFTs I don’t think he’s even remotely close to a good leader. Can’t speak for the new guy but good riddance to bad rubbish.

@Beerheadgamer82 The reason for this debacle is that Sony is arguing that Microsoft is extremely dangerous to their market position, while Microsoft is claiming that Sony won't be in any danger. This acquisition is ridiculous and while I genuinely agree and frankly disapprove of MS trying to just buy third parties to make them 'first party' (Halo Infinite went wonderfully! Such brilliance!) without any showcase of their internal games being good (Fable? Elder Scrolls? Avowed?), Sony is being extremely difficult with this. Reboot Killzone if you want to compete with COD! These regulators just want to ensure that the narratives are true and without exaggeration. Sony has done far more of the exaggerating this run of litigation, and it's about to bite them in the bum.

But yes, everyone looks infantile and very stupid in this situation.

With how many games I've bought day one, my reason for waiting on this is a suffering wallet. Poor Guy. Lightfall is my last big one until April, last couple of months alone had Forspoken, Wild Hearts, Hogwarts Legacy and Fire Emblem Engage. Will watch streams of it from smaller streamers though as I do find it artistically intriguing and quite a looker.

I personally don’t mind paying full price for games at launch when they’re of a calibre that justifies the pricing. The issue is that most of the day one releases on game pass either release buggy as hell, or are subpar at best. Starfield could possibly change that a great deal, as could Wild Hearts but at the end of the day I want quality over quantity.

Each platform has its strengths and I’m on PlayStation because its strengths are just THAT good.

The conflicting information from Microsoft looks bad though, especially when it comes to regulators.

@thefourfoldroot1 The crazy thing is that you don’t even need to beat the game. You just need to complete a few of the main quests in each house, but that basically means several hours of unskippable tutorials three extra times. I wouldn’t mind if they had new fame plus though, so hopefully they add that at some point. The game is genuinely THAT good that I would totally play through it several times over. But with characters I do not care to play? Nah, I’ll pass.

@thefourfoldroot1 Hogwarts Legacy is a great example of not having difficulty trophies but being more annoying to platinum since you have to play roughly 2-3 hours with three different throwaway characters in different houses to get it. I'm fine with hardcore mode trophy, depending on whether it's a permadeath thing or not.

@NEStalgia Performance mode is so rough I struggled to enjoy it visually. So much more fluid, but it's too pretty to look at in Quality mode. Raytracing is far too jerky for my liking.

8 here. Primary reason being the length and price tag don't justify one another. It's very much an amazing game, and I love it a great deal. There are rough edges for sure, however. Pop in is a major eyesore, much of the open world is generic "point a to point b" ticking off boxes and the HDR is hit or miss depending on the areas.

I found too much enjoyment in the story, characters, design and music to lower the score any more though. Gameplay speaks for itself, though it's clearly not everyone's cup of tea.

It's a game that's clearly a labour of love by the developers but nothing can offset the shortcomings.

I enjoy this game but oh boy do I regret paying full price. If you buy it as a new player, don't spend more than 20 bucks. It's a fun hack and slash to numb out to, little more.

Could care less about the exclusive content, but will be getting this day one. I loved the original dead space, even beat new game plus. Hated 2 and never played 3. EA murdered the franchise, honestly this game is basically Dead Space 2.0 and I couldn't be more excited.

@Shepherd_Tallon I'm in the same boat. It's nice when the free games are killer ones like Bloodborne or FF VIIR, but its just a stable service that I personally feel easily justifies its price tag. Doesn't stop me from trashing sony for anti consumer BS, but for the service itself I have minimal complaints.

Maybe just me but I didn't feel this even needed VRR, runs smooth as hell already. Still a welcomed addition!

@Deoxyr1bose From what I understand platinum had some kind of a winning concept and square said "hell no, this needs to be by the books live service" and forced them to scrap anything that has a pulse. Unsure of specifics but I find it plausible.

At first I thought it was BS, but if you look at the Xbox Game Pass situation they've actually not even had a decent day one launch. Halo Infinite, that game from Remedy that sucked.

Either Sony is overspending on exclusives or Game Pass will eventually become a quantity over quality situation. As rubbish as the PS Plus revamp looks to me, as long as the exclusive quality doesn't tank after these statements I won't really mind.

More borderlands but with a fantasy spin. Sounds about right, I love it but agree with the review. It's nothing new, groundbreaking and the humor does get tiring after a bit. To each their own, as a fan of the game I think the review is more than fair. It's accurate. Enjoying something doesn't mean you shouldn't point out it's flaws. Otherwise, how can it ever improve?

From what I've read Platinum had a gem, and Square kept demanding they dumb it down. Bunch of exposes on YouTube and stuff, so take it with a grain of salt. I wouldn't be surprised if it's true though, I love Square but there have been a slew of weird choices they've made lately. I'm confused what drugs they're on.

What the hell is with these updates? No one is playing, I stopped because no one else is ever around and the user metrics are so bad I'm shocked they keep putting money into it. Why?

@naruball It's a game that was released on a platform that supports Spotify, and the developer pulled Spotify support for no apparent reason and failed to disclose it. Some of us like to listen to music when gaming and it's not like we aren't paying 80 dollars for a product.

My decision whether to buy it hinged on team ninja and their anti Spotify bs. Clearly they decided to do that again, so it'd a no buy for me. I have no clue what crawled up their rear with the new gen of consoles. Nioh 2 on PS4 supported it and suddenly nothing of theirs on ps5 works with Spotify. So yeah, I'm out until they address it. They've so far been completely silent and ignore tweets or messages asking about it.

@Nepp67 Something stinks at square honestly. This, Outriders (still so laggy its unplayable) and that Babylons Fall thing coming out. Really feels like they're just puking out live service titles until one does well.

Are there any people at all playing this anymore? I reinstall periodically and try to matchmake and it seems dead as a door nail.

I’ll wait until it’s out to watch videos of it, I quit Nioh 2 when the Ps5 version locked out Spotify. Concerned about Team Ninja doing the same here especially since they’ve not once (as far as I’m aware, please link if I’m wrong) acknowledged that change.

Good to hear, last I heard from ND they were developing multiplayer for TLoU2. I think going this route is far better, will definitely make for more polish.

Love the PS5 but Sony is really disappointing me with all these weirdly aggressive decisions. They could have at least been bothered to issue a cease and desist, seems they want to just bother the guy that runs it.