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@Styledvinny79

I just have to ask, since I noticed your Yoshi avatar. How do you feel about Nintendo remasters that are just as or more barebones than this, but cost $60?

If a $10 remaster is such a money grab, I’d imagine those $60 Nintendo remasters have you absolutely fuming?

@Styledvinny79

I already bought it…and why wouldn’t I for only $10?

I’m curious to try out that 120fps mode personally.

But again, it’s not just frame rate, resolution and load times. On top of those things,

“Increase in LOD distance and less pop-in. The brightness and contrast have been changed and the game looks punchier. Some textures are better too. There are differences in reflections and shading too. Some changes to the motion blur. Improved shadows as well”

If you can’t notice a difference that’s fine, but I don’t think Digital Foundry are making that up.

Like I said, I don’t really know what your expectations are for a remaster. Is it honestly supposed to be a system seller?

I would say go play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Returnal if you want to play an impressive PS5 game.

@Styledvinny79

I just wanted to clear this up,

“Absolutely no difference other than frame rate”

There’s quite a few differences other than frame rate for this remaster.

I have no interest in whether or not you think the PS5 is a worthy purchase.

Not trying to sound like a dick, but I purposely did not bring up any other part of your comment because that’s your subjective opinion, and that’s fine. But saying the remaster is more barebones than it really is, is not correct according to Digital Foundry.

@Styledvinny79 That’s actually not true according to Digital Foundry’s analysis.

A paraphrase of DF’s analysis video courtesy of Arioco from Neogaf,

There are some improvements to the visuals apart from resolution. Increase in LOD distance and less pop-in. The brightness and contrast have been changed and the game looks punchier. Some textures are better too. There are differences in reflections and shading too. Some changes to the motion blur. Improved shadows as well.

This is what John Linneman said regarding it on Twitter:

“I'm a little surprised that the pre-release media didn't mention any of the visual improvements, to be honest. I wasn't even sure there would be any changes at all until I tested it.”

The load time is also drastically reduced from almost 50 seconds to about 2.

It’s a remaster, so I’m not sure what you’re expecting other than that really. But it’s definitely not just a framerate increase.

Just got it for the $10 upgrade since I had a disc version of Uncharted 4. Downloading now!

Game of the Year in 3 weeks. Cannot wait!

@Papasears Uncharted is an incredible series, well worth the purchase imo. But it’s really nothing like The Last of Us except that it’s in third-person and made by the same devs.

I would say Uncharted is Tomb Raider with a way better script, cast of characters, and level of polish. Or maybe Indiana Jones with alot more shootouts.

In a very stacked year I will not be surprised if Forbidden West is my GotY.

It’s funny how much of a hate boner Takashi Mochizuki has for Sony yet he gets constantly debunked.

@Uncharted2007 That’s fair, especially if someone replayed it at launch and hasn’t returned to it.

@Uncharted2007 I’m not trying to change your opinion, I just think it’s a weird gripe today in 2022.

Should we also criticize No Man’s Sky in its current state because of how it was at launch?

@Uncharted2007 I can see your perspective that the multiplayer wasn’t complete at launch, but a poll in 2022 should judge the game in its current state imo. It has had coop for over 5 years.

@Uncharted2007 I don’t really see what’s lazy about it. I mean it has 10 different stages of coop and I like the map layouts of alot of them.

It might have come 7 months later but it has been there now for 5+ years. I just got 100% trophy completion on Uncharted 4 multiplayer last December and it’s very fun and challenging on Crushing difficulty with a good team.

@eagletrippin

From the store website:

“ The upgrade will be available starting at launch on January 28, 2022.”

@Uncharted2007

7 months is not exactly what I would call not having coop for the first year. Uncharted 4 released May 2016, the coop mode was added December 2016, 7 months later.

Uncharted 4 and it’s not even close. It’s head and shoulders above the PS3 entries in terms of story, character development, visuals, locations, and gameplay.

Almost a peak of 67k concurrent players on Steam now is very impressive for a 4-year old game.

To put it in perspective, Forza Horizon 5 had a ton of hype behind it last year, was a brand new game, and features online play and reached a peak of 80k concurrent on Steam.

Congrats to God of War on the PC success and this is going to drum up even more interest in Ragnarok.

Miles Morales is a beast. 2020 game that’s outselling new Madden and Battlefield this year? Impressive.

Time for me to go dark on this one then.

Horizon: Zero Dawn! I gotta get that 100% completion before Forbidden West releases. I’m playing through the Frozen Wilds expansion and it is fantastic.

H: ZD is overrall one of the best games on PS4. Top 5 for me.

I get to upgrade to the Legacy of Thieves collection for just $10 even though I’ve never played Lost Legacy since I own a physical copy of Uncharted 4.

So this is gonna be my main experience for January, getting the platinum in Lost Legacy. Can’t wait.

The completely unnecessary remake that nobody wants, but is going to sell 10 million copies easily 🤷🏻‍♂️

Day one for me, like any Naughty Dog release.

Oh yes, I’m all over this.

One of my favorite things in Horizon: Zero Dawn is that you can override the machines and make them friendly. I would do it just so I can stop fighting them and just gawk at all the cool design that went into them, the armor pieces, removable parts, weak points.

Being able to get even closer with the machines in VR sounds so cool.

Dang, pretty impressive. The PSVR 2 wrecks the specs of the Quest 2. I cannot wait to try Horizon VR with this thing.

Happy New Year to the Pushsquare team, you guys are awesome.

I ain’t mad at #2. Returnal has gotten great year-end recognition, and well deserved.

Oh and congrats to Resident Evil: Village.

Looks amazing! I’ll be slowly playing my way through Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds the next couple months in anticipation of this one.

You could not pay me to watch this crap.

@Bleachedsmiles

Of course the PS5 wasn’t sold on features alone, I certainly didn’t argue that it was. But the quote that you and many try to use as a “gotcha” moment, the one about generations, is not talking about PS5-only games.

We can go into another discussion about the PS5 only content so far for the first year if you like, I have had a great time personally with Astro’s Playroom, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Demon’s Souls, and Returnal. None of which can be played on PS4.

But that “generations” quote is being completely misrepresented by you if you are trying to use it as Jim Ryan referring to crossgen games. Use the whole quote and you see he’s not talking about that at all.

@Bleachedsmiles

The point was you and many others have misrepresented that quote as if it was referring only to games being available on PS5 and not on PS4, when the actual quote is not about that. It’s about features the PS5 offers that are not available on the PS4 that adds to the overall immersion while gaming, such as the dualsense, 3d audio, and SSD.

@Bleachedsmiles

One of the most misquoted lines of all time. Here’s the full quote if you’re actually interested in it:

“ We have always said that we believe in generations. We believe that when you go to all the trouble of creating a next-gen console, that it should include features and benefits that the previous generation does not include. And that, in our view, people should make games that can make the most of those features.

"We do believe in generations, and whether it's the DualSense controller, whether it's the 3D audio, whether it's the multiple ways that the SSD can be used... we are thinking that it is time to give the PlayStation community something new, something different, that can really only be enjoyed on PS5.”

Clear reference to the next-gen features of the PS5, the SSD/i/o, Dualsense implementation on games, 3D audio support, all features that the generational gap in consoles provides.

Looks incredible for a PS4 version but there is a pretty big difference between those screenshots and the PS5 version. Can’t wait to play this though!

Great job Sony. The Last of Us: Part II has the greatest range of accessibility options I’ve ever seen in a game.

I was hoping for a bit darker of a horror tone, but I’m still gonna play it.

One thing is for sure, Mr. Hulst has been making moves. He seems like a forward-thinking individual. I think PlayStation Studios are in good hands under his leadership.

So is it possible to get full trophy completion with this PS+ version? I’m assuming no, and if so, what a garbage decision. I’m not touching this.

I’m thankful for the one thing that gaming constantly reminds me of:

If you stick with anything long enough, you WILL learn it and figure it out. This applies to all things in life.

Returnal DLC would be welcome news indeed. I just need a reason to jump back in.

Pretty good variety, solid month overall.

I’m actually happy to get the lego game for my niece.

I wish I was as strong as you Sammy.

Killzone: Shadowfall could be included on this list no? I don’t think it received a resolution bump, but it plays at a silky smooth 60fps on PS5 where it did not on PS4.

I played it on PS5 and it was so much more enjoyable at 60fps.

@nessisonett What a bold bet to make, considering you have an 83% chance to win by default.

Now if you were willing to bet your house on the one game that will win, that’d be impressive.

The only thing it's going to do for an already-declining Bethesda is drastically reduce its number of sales compared to Skyrim by not being sold on Playstation consoles.

A significant percentage of Skyrim and Fallout 4 sales were on PlayStation.

I’ll get it for PS4/PS5, should run great.

Cool, still haven’t played it after it didn’t get the best reception at launch. But I’m happy to upgrade to this enhanced version for free.

Let’s go Returnal.

I think the nominees could be:

RE8: Village
Deathloop
Returnal
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
It Takes Two
Metroid: Dread
Psychonauts 2

1. Returnal
2. Demon’s Souls
3. Astro’s Playroom

It was a solid first year, I played and enjoyed nearly every first-party release: Demon’s Souls was incredible, Returnal is a game of the year contender, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was alot of fun, Astro’s Playroom is a real gem that can’t be slept on just because it came included.

2022 looks like the year where things really get kicked up a notch. It’s going to be a huge year if Gran Turismo 7, Horizon: Forbidden West, and God of War: Ragnarok all drop in the same year.

My opinion on Skyrim is pretty much the same as other Bethesda games: excellent role-playing and atmosphere with floaty controls and boring combat.

@captainaverage It’s still not patched in the NA version. It’s pretty much impossible solo although I’ve seen it done once I think by a real expert.

Still very much doable using two controllers in coop mode though. It’s how I was able to get the platinum.