That's impressive considering that several reviewers mentioned how it was a direct Hades 2 competition. Wouldn't have expected another indie roguelike like this to be selling this good right now but happy for them. Probably these sales come from PS systems mostly where H2 is not available yet? Could be. In any case 2 roguelikes is too much for me at the same time, but might probably get it in a future sale.
Looks amazing to be honest. Will definitively be downloading it soon, but with Silksong now announced and just around the corner.... this will then have to wait. Already trapped in the loop of Blue Prince too. Just hope that this one stays long enough on PS Plus Extra for me to finish with the others
Great challenging game with cool mechanics and intense battles.
Other than the bad name ofc, I also felt like the story was weak for a srpg, specially the side character's stories which reminded me of the cliche and disconnected stories from the first Octopath game (Didn't play the 2nd because of this) in my personal opinion ofc.
But if you can ignore that then the overall note on this is great!
Nope, but all the hype has made me finally download the first game, as it is included in my subscription.
So far it looks and plays great, but the dialogue is too cringe.
All that "Americahh' ; let's unite 'Americah' ;let's rebuild 'Ahmericahhhh' sounds so out of place, dumb and repetive in a world in that situation... sounds like a very stereotipical Texan talk. But other than that the first 3 hours have been great.
PS: I am not even saying that due to the current geopolitical situation nor government, don't even care about that, just how silly the dialogue in that world sounds.
The poll results just demonstrates what we all knew, it is an amazing game that very well deserved the GOTY even over Ghost of Tsushima.
But the haters just always scream the loudest and that is why you always hear them above the rest of the fans.
Amazing game, finished it 3 times already.
@Vivisapprentice Wish I could be as optimistic as you, but this is not going to be a Nintendo exclusive.
We know that if it was going to be shown anytime soon, today was the day. Not in the middle of a Nintendo Direct around the month of DQ day.
Agree with the Pointless trip to Scar Island take. It was unnecessary and the resolution was lame. Other than that it worked as expected, as loyal to the game as it could have been and ending where expected.
@Darude84 would normally agree with you, but at this point if you did not yet play the second game, you just won't. If you are just one week behind on the show then yes, the word "revenge" can be a vague spoiler but, if you are not even watching the show yet then by the time that you arrive to this point you probably won't even remember the word or in what episode it took place. Not too big of a spoiler at this point imo all things considered.
Their exclusive games is the reason why they remain relevant. Same reason why I always choose PS over Xbox.
Nintendo has not been competing in the power department for a long time, and yes this seems closer to PS4 than to PS5
According to several sources Battery Life is on the shorter term now
Hall-Effect is not present again, drifting seems inevitable.
Yeah, the console is not a great improvement, but the games are why the Switch sold as good as it sold. MK and DK look amazing with in the new system, but even if Cyberpunk does the same, it is a kind of game that will always play better in the latest PS console. Just keep those Mario and Zelda games coming, my PS and Nintendo consoles just complement each other
@Jrs1 Well... yes ofc? I usually forget to go back to their poll posts to check on results that interest me. With the 2nd post you can see finalized results and main takeaways on the site audience, and both you and me are here commenting; so yes success for them. Of all bait title posts there are, Poll results ones are not too bad I think.
@WildFireV6 "A 10 is ridiculous" then proceeds to score it a 9. So it wasn't thaat ridiculous after all. Jokes aside I agree that the story is very weak, but not sure if it hurts so bad in this game to take a full point away. It's clearly not the focus. I think of it like a Mario, Astro Bot, Sports or even Shooter games that don't rely on a good story to be considered a 10 on what they do. Yes, my all-time favorite games had amazing stories, but I acknowledge that certain categories don't require a great story to be an imperfect 10 as @AhmadSumadi mentioned
There are real people voting Abysmal????
That only happens when a game is a console exclusive and the other platform's little haters come crying, or when the game kind of has some 'inclusion'. So it must be the later, small people that don't know that the franchise's previous games featured either 2 men or a mix (And nobody complained). Otherwise Abysmal makes no sense if you played the game.
Also, complaining about it not having single player is like complaining about Fifa/2k not having a battle royale mode....
I see a lot of people complaining, as usual, but I am actually satisfied. Prince Of Persia will be added to my backlog now. Once I finish playing both Jedi: Survivor and Split Fiction which I just started last weekend, this is next.
@Bobobiwan same thing happened at home. First and only complain that I agree with. Having played the games I really enjoyed the series, but if you didn't then I can see the lack of impact. The structure, specially around the last 2 chapters felt rushed for me. It looks like they want to avoid this by breaking the second game in 2-3 seasons... but even this could turn for the worst. ~+80% of the second game happens during 3 days and even though the game was much longer than the first, storywise I am not sure how they will be able to extend it so much without overstaying its welcome. 3 seasons total would be just ok imo, with the 2nd one ending on the theater scene and change of POV. 4th is unnecessary.
Came here to complain about Cyberpunk (2.0) being so low.... But was surprised by the top 12 not making me too mad after all.
Still think it is better than at least 5 of those games ranked better, but could hear an argument in favor of most of them.
Top 15 is definitely stacked. Above that...meh
"Yes, I'll always try to see and do everything the game offers" Used to be my motto, but with more and more Open World games with so many dumb and boring side tasks, I find no point in doing them anymore (Yes I am looking at FFVII Rebirth repetitive check lists and specially BOTW/TOTK Koroks to name a few). Definitively not doing them for a useless "Platinum Trophy".
Content should be fun, not just added for the purpose of making the game longer.
@Juanalf Maybe this is the one that at first sight (We still have to see the official specs) has the least changes from the previous gen. But going from NES to SNES and from Wii to WiiU at first sight was not that much of a change either imo.
@MrPeanutbutterz well yes, you summarized it better than anyone and I can agree.
I still think Nintendo doesn't intend to compete directly and want to do their own thing. But there will be months when I will have to choose between a Nintendo and a Sony game and because one takes market from the other, it is a competition. Some times the competition will be even more direct when 3rd party multiplatform games are released for both platforms and push the hardware sales forward.
But the competition is less direct than against Xbox for sure. I can have both PS and Nintendo. But it is either Xbox or PS in my case at least.
@Oram77 ? Maybe I didn't catch your point.
I know they won't compete as stated in my first comment, but not because they are different platforms.
Sega and Nintendo in the 90s - Different platforms no competition?
Xbox and Sony during the last couple of generations - Different platforms no competition?
Even if there was a clear winner or not in each gen, these surely tried to compete and win market from the other, and were considered as competition in the eyes of consumers too. Therefore the term console wars.
No chance that this new system will compete directly with PS5. Best case scenario it will have the PS4 or mayyyybe and I think this would be too much, the PS4 Pro power. Nintendo has done it's own thing and will continue doing so at least for the next generation.
It can be considered a great month for many because of GOWR. But whenever a stellar game like that becomes available, the rest of the monthly lineup tends to be on the weaker side, like in this case for me.
That is why I prefer when no superstar game comes into the subscription, because more of the hidden or not so popular jewels become available to compensate, which are the ones I have my subscription for, not games that mostly everyone has already bought 2 years ago.
@gaston "I don't really have much idea of any of these Nintendo titles" REALLLY? Like among those are titles such as ZELDA, Dragon Quest, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Super Smash, Pokemon!? I don't say that you have to like or play them at all. I don't have an Xbox but know their games. But if you really don't know these games then you live under a rock. Now I can agree with what you intended to say with the "less serious" games. Nintendo is usually on the family friendly side, other than maybe Metroid and a few other IPs. Not that they are not good games, just usually don't have/focus on the storytelling that PS singleplayer games are usually superb at imo.
@MikeOrator he is just triggering people. See his profile. I too think that Odyssey did the same but better 7 years ago, but I really really liked Astro Bot too and understand people that liked either one more. But saying it is >>>>> all nintendo games... yep, nonsense.
@bankenrepublik LOL bait used to feel real. But I see that you joined 5 days ago and already half of your comments were removed and were banned. So you are obviously just trolling around.
Amazing game. Very fun and have no complaints at all about it; and even if I think that Mario Odyssey did it a little better 7 years ago in a much weaker system, I still love that Sony tried a 3D platformer again like this.
Anyways, It is probably one of the weakest GOTY's ever along with It Takes Two and Overwatch maybe.
All great, fun, innovative games but that just had the luck of competing during the weakest years of gaming in the last 10 years... Ghost Of Tsushima and RDR2 didn't win, and they are miles better than those 3 previously mentioned. But they had fierce competitors during their years
@MrPeanutbutterz for you? Yes. For others, maybe not. Plus Extra did let me play a lot of great games that I was unsure to pay for and in the end it was cheaper than buying them all. And no, I don't care about the "I must own my own physical copy of the game or I'll have severe anxiety thing" . I think some subscriptions are great for some people ofc, not a general bum deal
I am happy with the ranking, mostly, but specially happy about #1 and that people are consistent. Everyone asks for new IPs and less sequels and sometimes when we get them they turn the other way before even trying them. Happy that the most exciting game for the majority is the new IP from this excellent Studio.
This could have been a day one for me, but based on the reviews, and as mentioned in a previous post, the Local Multiplayer/Split-Screen being only available in one map is a huge letdown for me considering that Local Multiplayer is the only reason I would buy this one. There is a mod for that already in PC, but this is better in a console I think. If they add a patch for it down the line while it is on sale then count me in. Until then sorry but no.
I thought of eventually getting it on a sale. But the whole purpose of the Tenkaichi games for me was to be able to play local multiplayer. This is not the best game for online where everyone will use the strongest characters, nor is a fun for long kind of game for playing solo. Big shame that they didn't focus on that very important aspect
Wow over 50% plan on buying it at some point.... Yes it's a PS site, but also for that same reason I think that many of the voters already have a PS5. Upgrading seems as dumb as those people who change their Iphone every year. Upgrading if you already have a PS5 is just not worth it. But I guess there is a lot of people with money to completely burn apparently.
Too many people crying about this.
It is an universally acclaimed series that many people love. It just became cool to hate on it because they killed a beloved character for the purpose of their story and also because somehow people thought it became 'woke' or something for really nonsense reasons. Always thought this was just American Xbox players review bombing the game, but apparently there were people who really believed it and needed a big hug.
I haven't played the first game in a decade and now having this critically praised remastered version included in my subscription at no extra cost is great.
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@Shinnok789 the games that 7 year olds used to play back in the nes/snes era would break laughing about Astro bot's difficulty.
Personally I am very disappointed in how beloved franchises (Pokemon, Mario f.ex) have left out any kind of challenges for people being afraid that kids get
"frustrated".
7 year old's also can beat the hell out of me in online shooters.
Assuming that kids can't handle a game like Astro Bot feels like too much. They are even beating Shadow of the Erdtree. Don't underestimate them.
It is just reinforcing the "Crystal generations" concept. Challenge is good. Becoming so easily frustrated shouldn't.
This was an amazing hidden gem back in the PSP era.
Remember loving it, but I am not sure that it can pass the test of time as it is right now. A remaster would have been amazing but it was so niche that I can see this "ps premium" release causing the same or even more excitement.
Wow I honestly did not know Stellar Blade was so popular. It is clear it has not been the best year in gaming ofc but still big votes to be 2nd with such a margin. Loved Rebirth and want to try Animal Well, but I know that my GOTY, including all platforms is a certain June DLC which if we could have voted for I think would definitively have made into top 3
Crisis Core is a great addition for extra. Still think Premium subscription makes no sense no matter the games they add, but Jeanne d'Arc is an amazing game I remember fondly from the PSP era.
I have to renew my yearly Extra subscription this week and probably will cancel it at least until November waiting for a black Friday discount. I have mostly been waiting for either RE8 or TLOU1 Remaster to hit extra but still nothing
Yeah sorry but Shadow of the Erdtree has been better than any game released in any platform this year. Other than that I enjoyed FFVII and Paper Mario but are not even close to the mentioned DLC
@Dom_31 just using Budokai Tenkaichi 3 playable characters I think there a a lot other than the named ones above (Tao, Shen, King Piccolo, Kid Goku): Cyborg Tao, General Blue, Chi-Chi, GrandPa Gohan, Spike (the vampire) , Android 8 (Frankenstein's monster one), etc... Not that I played those as mains, but still loved to play them every once in a while and the roster availability of that game
Amazing, so glad that it is doing so well! Loving every second of it and taking my time to inspect every piece of it. My only concern is that with "masses" comes all the crying and review bombing from 'new fans' to put it softly asking for a lower difficulty level from a game that is supposed to be hard.
@Shepherd_Tallon Couldn't agree more. I love these games, and I know that if I die it's part of the game and usually my fault. The pure essence of git gud. On the other hand I felt Nioh games a little unfair some times. But it's good that more games like these exist anyways.
Other than exceptions like GOW and Souls games, I tend to find most games nowadays on the easier side. It's good that we have both, so I implore that FromSoftware won't nerf the DLC with all these review bombings in Steam. Just go play another game, as I did with 80% of Nintendo games nowadays sadly because they have no challenge at all.
Wow I am pleasantly surprised that they already added the Shadow of the Erdtree guides. That was fast. Wish I wouldn't need these, but probably will come back for tips sooner rather than later
@get2sammyb @LiamCroft yes you are right 8 is "great" and the review describes it like that, a great game. I am just surprised that based on this review it didn't earn more considering it is a DLC and not a full game; and that usually these reviews are on the low-score end compared to others. But giving 10s to every single good game is also far from ideal too, I agree. Anyways thanks for the review, all I can say is that I am excited to play it as soon as it drops.
@ishaajo840 oh yes you are right. I was looking only at the PS5 reviews where this appears at the bottom, as of now. Think it does not let you see all platform reviews combined at the same time.
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Re: The Awesome Absolum Smashes Through 200,000 Sales in Its First Week
That's impressive considering that several reviewers mentioned how it was a direct Hades 2 competition.
Wouldn't have expected another indie roguelike like this to be selling this good right now but happy for them.
Probably these sales come from PS systems mostly where H2 is not available yet? Could be.
In any case 2 roguelikes is too much for me at the same time, but might probably get it in a future sale.
Re: Bonus PS Plus Extra Game for August 2025 Announced, Out Now
Looks amazing to be honest. Will definitively be downloading it soon, but with Silksong now announced and just around the corner.... this will then have to wait.
Already trapped in the loop of Blue Prince too.
Just hope that this one stays long enough on PS Plus Extra for me to finish with the others
Re: Highly Rated Square Enix RPG Triangle Strategy Out Now on PS5
Great challenging game with cool mechanics and intense battles.
Other than the bad name ofc, I also felt like the story was weak for a srpg, specially the side character's stories which reminded me of the cliche and disconnected stories from the first Octopath game (Didn't play the 2nd because of this) in my personal opinion ofc.
But if you can ignore that then the overall note on this is great!
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Death Stranding 2?
Nope, but all the hype has made me finally download the first game, as it is included in my subscription.
So far it looks and plays great, but the dialogue is too cringe.
All that "Americahh' ; let's unite 'Americah' ;let's rebuild 'Ahmericahhhh' sounds so out of place, dumb and repetive in a world in that situation... sounds like a very stereotipical Texan talk. But other than that the first 3 hours have been great.
PS: I am not even saying that due to the current geopolitical situation nor government, don't even care about that, just how silly the dialogue in that world sounds.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About The Last of Us Part 2, 5 Years Later?
The poll results just demonstrates what we all knew, it is an amazing game that very well deserved the GOTY even over Ghost of Tsushima.
But the haters just always scream the loudest and that is why you always hear them above the rest of the fans.
Amazing game, finished it 3 times already.
Re: Dragon Quest 12 Still in Limbo as Another Dragon Quest Day Has Nothing to Show
@Vivisapprentice Wish I could be as optimistic as you, but this is not going to be a Nintendo exclusive.
We know that if it was going to be shown anytime soon, today was the day. Not in the middle of a Nintendo Direct around the month of DQ day.
Re: TV Show Review: The Last Of Us (HBO) Season 2 Episode 7 - Great Game Makes for Okay TV
Agree with the Pointless trip to Scar Island take. It was unnecessary and the resolution was lame.
Other than that it worked as expected, as loyal to the game as it could have been and ending where expected.
Re: TV Show Review: The Last of Us (HBO) Season 2 Episode 3 - Setting the Stage for a Revenge Odyssey
@Darude84 would normally agree with you, but at this point if you did not yet play the second game, you just won't.
If you are just one week behind on the show then yes, the word "revenge" can be a vague spoiler but, if you are not even watching the show yet then by the time that you arrive to this point you probably won't even remember the word or in what episode it took place.
Not too big of a spoiler at this point imo all things considered.
Re: Switch 2 Fans Can’t Stand Seeing Nintendo’s New Console Compared to the 12-Year-Old PS4
Their exclusive games is the reason why they remain relevant. Same reason why I always choose PS over Xbox.
Yeah, the console is not a great improvement, but the games are why the Switch sold as good as it sold. MK and DK look amazing with in the new system, but even if Cyberpunk does the same, it is a kind of game that will always play better in the latest PS console. Just keep those Mario and Zelda games coming, my PS and Nintendo consoles just complement each other
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2025 Announced
One of the best months so far. 4 games that I don't have that I would like to try out?
Yes, this may be the highest so far.
Re: PS5 Players See Switch 2 as a Secondary Console, Not Direct Competition
@Jrs1 Well... yes ofc? I usually forget to go back to their poll posts to check on results that interest me.
With the 2nd post you can see finalized results and main takeaways on the site audience, and both you and me are here commenting; so yes success for them.
Of all bait title posts there are, Poll results ones are not too bad I think.
Re: Poll: PS5 Fans, Are You Sold on the Nintendo Switch 2?
Since the Wii PS3 era always had both companies' platforms in parallel. They compliment each other so good.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
@WildFireV6 "A 10 is ridiculous" then proceeds to score it a 9. So it wasn't thaat ridiculous after all.
Jokes aside I agree that the story is very weak, but not sure if it hurts so bad in this game to take a full point away. It's clearly not the focus. I think of it like a Mario, Astro Bot, Sports or even Shooter games that don't rely on a good story to be considered a 10 on what they do. Yes, my all-time favorite games had amazing stories, but I acknowledge that certain categories don't require a great story to be an imperfect 10 as @AhmadSumadi mentioned
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
There are real people voting Abysmal????
That only happens when a game is a console exclusive and the other platform's little haters come crying, or when the game kind of has some 'inclusion'. So it must be the later, small people that don't know that the franchise's previous games featured either 2 men or a mix (And nobody complained). Otherwise Abysmal makes no sense if you played the game.
Also, complaining about it not having single player is like complaining about Fifa/2k not having a battle royale mode....
Re: 12 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2025 Announced
I see a lot of people complaining, as usual, but I am actually satisfied. Prince Of Persia will be added to my backlog now.
Once I finish playing both Jedi: Survivor and Split Fiction which I just started last weekend, this is next.
Re: This Trailer for HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 May Be An All-Time Great
@Bobobiwan same thing happened at home.
First and only complain that I agree with.
Having played the games I really enjoyed the series, but if you didn't then I can see the lack of impact. The structure, specially around the last 2 chapters felt rushed for me.
It looks like they want to avoid this by breaking the second game in 2-3 seasons... but even this could turn for the worst. ~+80% of the second game happens during 3 days and even though the game was much longer than the first, storywise I am not sure how they will be able to extend it so much without overstaying its welcome.
3 seasons total would be just ok imo, with the 2nd one ending on the theater scene and change of POV. 4th is unnecessary.
Re: Poll: Did the PSN Outage Ruin Your Gaming Plans Over the Weekend?
Didn't bother me tooo much but now that we have an excuse, this month's ps plus extra/premium better be good
Re: Best Sci-Fi Games on PS5
Came here to complain about Cyberpunk (2.0) being so low.... But was surprised by the top 12 not making me too mad after all.
Still think it is better than at least 5 of those games ranked better, but could hear an argument in favor of most of them.
Top 15 is definitely stacked. Above that...meh
Re: Poll: How Long Does It Take You to Beat a Big RPG?
"Yes, I'll always try to see and do everything the game offers" Used to be my motto, but with more and more Open World games with so many dumb and boring side tasks, I find no point in doing them anymore (Yes I am looking at FFVII Rebirth repetitive check lists and specially BOTW/TOTK Koroks to name a few).
Definitively not doing them for a useless "Platinum Trophy".
Content should be fun, not just added for the purpose of making the game longer.
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
@Juanalf Maybe this is the one that at first sight (We still have to see the official specs) has the least changes from the previous gen. But going from NES to SNES and from Wii to WiiU at first sight was not that much of a change either imo.
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
@MrPeanutbutterz well yes, you summarized it better than anyone and I can agree.
I still think Nintendo doesn't intend to compete directly and want to do their own thing. But there will be months when I will have to choose between a Nintendo and a Sony game and because one takes market from the other, it is a competition. Some times the competition will be even more direct when 3rd party multiplatform games are released for both platforms and push the hardware sales forward.
But the competition is less direct than against Xbox for sure. I can have both PS and Nintendo. But it is either Xbox or PS in my case at least.
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
@Oram77 ? Maybe I didn't catch your point.
I know they won't compete as stated in my first comment, but not because they are different platforms.
Even if there was a clear winner or not in each gen, these surely tried to compete and win market from the other, and were considered as competition in the eyes of consumers too. Therefore the term console wars.
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
No chance that this new system will compete directly with PS5.
Best case scenario it will have the PS4 or mayyyybe and I think this would be too much, the PS4 Pro power.
Nintendo has done it's own thing and will continue doing so at least for the next generation.
Re: 11 New Games Are Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
It can be considered a great month for many because of GOWR. But whenever a stellar game like that becomes available, the rest of the monthly lineup tends to be on the weaker side, like in this case for me.
That is why I prefer when no superstar game comes into the subscription, because more of the hidden or not so popular jewels become available to compensate, which are the ones I have my subscription for, not games that mostly everyone has already bought 2 years ago.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
@gaston "I don't really have much idea of any of these Nintendo titles" REALLLY? Like among those are titles such as ZELDA, Dragon Quest, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Super Smash, Pokemon!?
I don't say that you have to like or play them at all. I don't have an Xbox but know their games. But if you really don't know these games then you live under a rock.
Now I can agree with what you intended to say with the "less serious" games.
Nintendo is usually on the family friendly side, other than maybe Metroid and a few other IPs. Not that they are not good games, just usually don't have/focus on the storytelling that PS singleplayer games are usually superb at imo.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
I know that Nintendo can be hardly beaten In Japan's Charts, but winning by this much when their current console is almost 8 years old? Wow.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
@MikeOrator he is just triggering people. See his profile.
I too think that Odyssey did the same but better 7 years ago, but I really really liked Astro Bot too and understand people that liked either one more. But saying it is >>>>> all nintendo games... yep, nonsense.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
@bankenrepublik LOL bait used to feel real.
But I see that you joined 5 days ago and already half of your comments were removed and were banned. So you are obviously just trolling around.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Astro Bot
Amazing game. Very fun and have no complaints at all about it; and even if I think that Mario Odyssey did it a little better 7 years ago in a much weaker system, I still love that Sony tried a 3D platformer again like this.
Anyways, It is probably one of the weakest GOTY's ever along with It Takes Two and Overwatch maybe.
All great, fun, innovative games but that just had the luck of competing during the weakest years of gaming in the last 10 years...
Ghost Of Tsushima and RDR2 didn't win, and they are miles better than those 3 previously mentioned. But they had fierce competitors during their years
Re: 11 Games Are Leaving PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
@MrPeanutbutterz for you? Yes.
For others, maybe not.
Plus Extra did let me play a lot of great games that I was unsure to pay for and in the end it was cheaper than buying them all. And no, I don't care about the "I must own my own physical copy of the game or I'll have severe anxiety thing" .
I think some subscriptions are great for some people ofc, not a general bum deal
Re: Feature: The Game Awards 2024's Best Announcement, As Voted By You
I am happy with the ranking, mostly, but specially happy about #1 and that people are consistent.
Everyone asks for new IPs and less sequels and sometimes when we get them they turn the other way before even trying them. Happy that the most exciting game for the majority is the new IP from this excellent Studio.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero?
This could have been a day one for me, but based on the reviews, and as mentioned in a previous post, the Local Multiplayer/Split-Screen being only available in one map is a huge letdown for me considering that Local Multiplayer is the only reason I would buy this one.
There is a mod for that already in PC, but this is better in a console I think. If they add a patch for it down the line while it is on sale then count me in. Until then sorry but no.
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (PS5) - Budokai Tenkaichi Returns as a Stunning, Super-Hype Brawler
I thought of eventually getting it on a sale. But the whole purpose of the Tenkaichi games for me was to be able to play local multiplayer.
This is not the best game for online where everyone will use the strongest characters, nor is a fun for long kind of game for playing solo.
Big shame that they didn't focus on that very important aspect
Re: Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5) - Brilliant, Memorable RPG Is One of Atlus' Finest Works
Sounds great but my backlog is stacked. Will wait for the Royal/Vengeance/Golden/ version.
How much I hate that Atlus practice....
Re: Poll: Did You Pre-Order a PS5 Pro?
Wow over 50% plan on buying it at some point....
Yes it's a PS site, but also for that same reason I think that many of the voters already have a PS5.
Upgrading seems as dumb as those people who change their Iphone every year.
Upgrading if you already have a PS5 is just not worth it.
But I guess there is a lot of people with money to completely burn apparently.
Re: The Last of Us PS5 Is Available Now with PS Plus Extra, Premium
Too many people crying about this.
It is an universally acclaimed series that many people love. It just became cool to hate on it because they killed a beloved character for the purpose of their story and also because somehow people thought it became 'woke' or something for really nonsense reasons. Always thought this was just American Xbox players review bombing the game, but apparently there were people who really believed it and needed a big hug.
I haven't played the first game in a decade and now having this critically praised remastered version included in my subscription at no extra cost is great.
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Re: The Last of Us: Part 1 Is Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium
I was just about to buy it last month.
This is great news for me. Finally gonna play this story for the 2nd time!
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Astro Bot?
@Shinnok789 the games that 7 year olds used to play back in the nes/snes era would break laughing about Astro bot's difficulty.
Personally I am very disappointed in how beloved franchises (Pokemon, Mario f.ex) have left out any kind of challenges for people being afraid that kids get
"frustrated".
7 year old's also can beat the hell out of me in online shooters.
Assuming that kids can't handle a game like Astro Bot feels like too much. They are even beating Shadow of the Erdtree. Don't underestimate them.
It is just reinforcing the "Crystal generations" concept. Challenge is good. Becoming so easily frustrated shouldn't.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Astro Bot?
Amazing, but too short for it's price tag.
Lost the 10/10 because a $60 game should be above ~10 hours imo.
Re: Jeanne d'Arc (PS5) - Long Awaited Strategy RPG Remains Divine
This was an amazing hidden gem back in the PSP era.
Remember loving it, but I am not sure that it can pass the test of time as it is right now. A remaster would have been amazing but it was so niche that I can see this "ps premium" release causing the same or even more excitement.
Re: Feature: The 10 Best PS5 Games of 2024 So Far
Wow I honestly did not know Stellar Blade was so popular.
It is clear it has not been the best year in gaming ofc but still big votes to be 2nd with such a margin.
Loved Rebirth and want to try Animal Well, but I know that my GOTY, including all platforms is a certain June DLC which if we could have voted for I think would definitively have made into top 3
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2024?
Crisis Core is a great addition for extra. Still think Premium subscription makes no sense no matter the games they add, but Jeanne d'Arc is an amazing game I remember fondly from the PSP era.
I have to renew my yearly Extra subscription this week and probably will cancel it at least until November waiting for a black Friday discount. I have mostly been waiting for either RE8 or TLOU1 Remaster to hit extra but still nothing
Re: Talking Point: What's Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024 So Far?
Yeah sorry but Shadow of the Erdtree has been better than any game released in any platform this year.
Other than that I enjoyed FFVII and Paper Mario but are not even close to the mentioned DLC
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Confirms 12 More Characters, Including Some from Super
@Dom_31 just using Budokai Tenkaichi 3 playable characters I think there a a lot other than the named ones above (Tao, Shen, King Piccolo, Kid Goku): Cyborg Tao, General Blue, Chi-Chi, GrandPa Gohan, Spike (the vampire) , Android 8 (Frankenstein's monster one), etc... Not that I played those as mains, but still loved to play them every once in a while and the roster availability of that game
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Reaches 5 Million Sales in First Three Days
Amazing, so glad that it is doing so well! Loving every second of it and taking my time to inspect every piece of it.
My only concern is that with "masses" comes all the crying and review bombing from 'new fans' to put it softly asking for a lower difficulty level from a game that is supposed to be hard.
Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficultly Put You Off Playing It?
@Shepherd_Tallon Couldn't agree more. I love these games, and I know that if I die it's part of the game and usually my fault. The pure essence of git gud.
On the other hand I felt Nioh games a little unfair some times. But it's good that more games like these exist anyways.
Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficultly Put You Off Playing It?
Other than exceptions like GOW and Souls games, I tend to find most games nowadays on the easier side.
It's good that we have both, so I implore that FromSoftware won't nerf the DLC with all these review bombings in Steam. Just go play another game, as I did with 80% of Nintendo games nowadays sadly because they have no challenge at all.
Re: Elden Ring Guide: Walkthrough, Tips and Tricks, and Boss Strategies
Wow I am pleasantly surprised that they already added the Shadow of the Erdtree guides. That was fast.
Wish I wouldn't need these, but probably will come back for tips sooner rather than later
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) - Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
@get2sammyb @LiamCroft yes you are right 8 is "great" and the review describes it like that, a great game.
I am just surprised that based on this review it didn't earn more considering it is a DLC and not a full game; and that usually these reviews are on the low-score end compared to others.
But giving 10s to every single good game is also far from ideal too, I agree.
Anyways thanks for the review, all I can say is that I am excited to play it as soon as it drops.
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) - Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
@ishaajo840 oh yes you are right. I was looking only at the PS5 reviews where this appears at the bottom, as of now. Think it does not let you see all platform reviews combined at the same time.