It's not a factor with a "complete edition" but putting the actual ending of the game in the "blood & wine" DLC was a ***** thing to do and exactly the kind of practice that puts me in the mood to wait for a "complete edition" on sale instead of supporting a game at launch.
Can anyone playing this confirm that the quest to un-do your vampirism is completable? That's when I got stuck, the quest giver was not interactive after I did the quest, I gave up after that.
The people are a lot prettier in this one compared to previous games in the series. I liked in previous games how everyone was ... rough looking... instead of the constant barrage of beautiful people in other games/films etc.
I enjoyed the DLC and thought it was quite well written, but the base game was a snooze, design by committee or something. Whether this one is any good will not come down to the progression system, but, as with every RPG, to the writing.
I don't have a dog in this race but why would ANY console player want to play a game that shares servers with PC players? That's where all the cheaters come from!
I would say this is welcome news, but I fear it will simply mean that the term RPG will become meaningless, much like "souls-like" has been used, but even worse. It's still a welcome trend though, I'm happy to hear it.
Well, it's Hasbro. I predict they will make a bunch of lesser to terrible games to quickly cash in on the Baldur's Gate reputation and kill the IP for another 20 years.
There are tons of Japanese games I'd love a whole lot more if the grinding aspect of them was eliminated, that's my chief complaint about Japanese games. Culturally, I say bring on the weirdness that comes with keeping it Japanese, I love that part.
I might check this out one day since it has a story. My review of Worlds would have been: "An endless repetitive grind for slightly better weapons and armor, set in a beautiful world with good music."
Derivative, like everything out of China. That dialog was just awful, don' t think I could get through a whole game of that . The visuals were well done but the animations were not fluid and awkward looking. Disclaimer: I only made it about 4 minutes into the video.
I was able to Play Code Vein as a single player game last night. I think I had changed something in the settings to enable offline play when there was an outage before. I got the error message about PSN maintenance but was still able to play the game fine.
It's sad that a character like Wonder Woman, massively popular with decades of comics storylines to pull from, can't get a simple action game published. Dodging/deflecting bullets, and beating the crap out of bad guys, pretty simple. You could even relegate the lasso to cut scenes.
I eventually loved the first game, but I am going to say I'm a little disappointed to read that the combat system remains largely in tact as it was. I think the slog that is the beginning of this game will be its downfall on things like gamepass. People will check out the first few hours and bounce.
I don't think they'll do this because they would be cutting off potential revenue from people who have finished the single player campaign and are looking for more GTA. If the method for trying out GTA Online is right there in the same start menu they get crossover.
You will get exactly zero original ideas from AI. You will only get a regurgitation of whatever was used to train the algorithm. When the human touch is eliminated you will only get a luke-warm sameness. Good luck having a brand new hit IP with that crap!
I think GTA 6 was only ahead by a bit because some people firmly think it won't release in 2025. I can't say I'm super excited for Yotei. Tsushima was probably the best "map game" I've played but fatigue still set in for me long before I finished it.
@riceNpea Sorry, I think that's a little naive. I mean there are a ton of minor little things to write about on any given day given your example, but the number of posts about the gacha seems... suspect to me. You're free to disagree of course!
Multiplayer game design is hamstrung by it's own nature, the need to accommodate multiple players. I feel like I already know what a multiplayer game will be like before it even releases, and I'm just not ever going to get aboard that train.
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Re: Poll: 10 Years Later, What Are Your Thoughts on The Witcher 3?
It's not a factor with a "complete edition" but putting the actual ending of the game in the "blood & wine" DLC was a ***** thing to do and exactly the kind of practice that puts me in the mood to wait for a "complete edition" on sale instead of supporting a game at launch.
Re: Stellar Blade PC Dev Discussing Region Lock Issue with Sony
From the headline, I thought it might be banned because of the tacky, classless character design, but nope.
Re: Oblivion Remastered Runs Worse the Longer You Play on PS5
Can anyone playing this confirm that the quest to un-do your vampirism is completable? That's when I got stuck, the quest giver was not interactive after I did the quest, I gave up after that.
Re: Ori, No Rest for the Wicked CEO Says Studio Could Close, Then Backtracks
"it's detrimental that we get our review score back up."
Um, what?
Re: Death Stranding 2's PS5 Story Could Take a Monstrous 75 Hours to Beat
I can feel the Kojima indulgence overwhelming me already. Still gonna play it.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer 2 Is Finally Here, PS5 Graphics Are Jaw-Dropping
The people are a lot prettier in this one compared to previous games in the series. I liked in previous games how everyone was ... rough looking... instead of the constant barrage of beautiful people in other games/films etc.
Re: This Magical PS5 MMO Is Massively Flying Under the Radar
Marketing: "Hey have you heard there's this new free-to-play MMO..."
Me: NO!!!
Re: Site News: Where's Our Days Gone Remastered PS5 Review?
Enjoy all those long boring motorcycle rides, Liam.
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Still Chasing Live Service with New Battle Royale Now in Development
"Hey, check out our new game! It's a battle ro..."
"NO!!!"
Re: The Outer Worlds 2 Wants to Be Much More of an RPG Than the First Game
I enjoyed the DLC and thought it was quite well written, but the base game was a snooze, design by committee or something. Whether this one is any good will not come down to the progression system, but, as with every RPG, to the writing.
Re: Poll: Are You Planning to Buy Bungie's Marathon?
I don't have a dog in this race but why would ANY console player want to play a game that shares servers with PC players? That's where all the cheaters come from!
Re: Comments from Ubisoft's Legal Team Are Not Going to Improve the Embattled Publisher's Image
Literally every single game publisher out there has the same legal point of view as Ubisoft here. Every. Single. One.
Re: RPGs Reportedly on the Rise as the Live Service, Battle Royale Trend Falters
I would say this is welcome news, but I fear it will simply mean that the term RPG will become meaningless, much like "souls-like" has been used, but even worse. It's still a welcome trend though, I'm happy to hear it.
Re: Talking Point: What Do We Actually Want from the Oblivion Remake?
I would like to be able to finish it without encountering a game-breaking bug.
Re: Solid PS2 Action Platformer Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy Gets Surprise PS4 Remaster, Out Now
Is "cooky" a British way to spell it?
Re: The Last of Us Boss Answers Its Most Profound Question: Was Joel Right?
It never made any sense that they had to kill her to study her biology.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets Positive Reviews In Japan as Bayonetta Director Speaks Out
"reports" in the 2nd graph is doing a lot of heavy lifting there...
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Bloodborne, 10 Years Later?
I beat original Demon's Souls, Dark Souls I & II but bounced off Bloodborne. I told myself I'd go back to it but still haven't, many years later.
Re: The Future of the Baldur's Gate Series Will Soon Be Revealed
Well, it's Hasbro. I predict they will make a bunch of lesser to terrible games to quickly cash in on the Baldur's Gate reputation and kill the IP for another 20 years.
Re: Iconic Game Maker Says Japanese Devs Should Stop Trying to Appeal to Westerners
There are tons of Japanese games I'd love a whole lot more if the grinding aspect of them was eliminated, that's my chief complaint about Japanese games. Culturally, I say bring on the weirdness that comes with keeping it Japanese, I love that part.
Re: PS5 Pro's Graphics Will Get Even Better in 2026
So... another new TV in the near future...sigh...
Re: Sony's AI Leak Reveals a Creepy Sci-Fi Future PS5 Gamers Don’t Necessarily Want
The first 10 years of games trying to utilize this will be painful.
Re: Atomfall Looks Like a Legitimate PS5, PS4 Sleeper Hit
I enjoy Sniper Elite so yes, a definite yes.
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) - A Timeless Formula Refined to Near Perfection
I might check this out one day since it has a story. My review of Worlds would have been: "An endless repetitive grind for slightly better weapons and armor, set in a beautiful world with good music."
Re: Sony Hits Back Hard at Bungie Lead's $200 Million Lawsuit
I hope Sony has better than those example texts, otherwise they're gonna lose
Re: Tides of Annihilation Looks Like PS5's Next Big Thing in Outrageous Extended Gameplay
Derivative, like everything out of China. That dialog was just awful, don' t think I could get through a whole game of that . The visuals were well done but the animations were not fluid and awkward looking. Disclaimer: I only made it about 4 minutes into the video.
Re: PS Plus Copies of Days Gone Won't Offer Cheap $10 Upgrade to New PS5 Version
You couldn't pay me to play that game again.
Re: PSN Slowly Coming Back Online After 20-Hour, Worldwide Outage on PS5, PS4
I was able to Play Code Vein as a single player game last night. I think I had changed something in the settings to enable offline play when there was an outage before. I got the error message about PSN maintenance but was still able to play the game fine.
Re: Wonder Woman Game in Turmoil, Is Still 'Years Away from Release', New Report Claims
It's sad that a character like Wonder Woman, massively popular with decades of comics storylines to pull from, can't get a simple action game published. Dodging/deflecting bullets, and beating the crap out of bad guys, pretty simple. You could even relegate the lasso to cut scenes.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Player Count Dwarfs Every Medieval Battle in History
I love that Henry can romance Hans Capon in the new game. Considering the first game, it should be hilarious too.
Re: Ladies Man Henry of Skalitz Woos Fair Maidens in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Clip
Are there any consequences for laying with more than one? I would expect a game like this to offer it, but with consequences...
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS5) - Immersive Knight Sim Makes for a Peerless RPG
I eventually loved the first game, but I am going to say I'm a little disappointed to read that the combat system remains largely in tact as it was. I think the slog that is the beginning of this game will be its downfall on things like gamepass. People will check out the first few hours and bounce.
Re: Some Think GTA 6's Multiplayer Mode Could Be Sold Separately on PS5
I don't think they'll do this because they would be cutting off potential revenue from people who have finished the single player campaign and are looking for more GTA. If the method for trying out GTA Online is right there in the same start menu they get crossover.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for February 2025 Announced
Why doesn't High on Life get a little write up? Never heard of it. Its page tells me there a robot involved and not much else.
Re: Capcom Seems Sold on Using AI to Help Out with Game Development
You will get exactly zero original ideas from AI. You will only get a regurgitation of whatever was used to train the algorithm. When the human touch is eliminated you will only get a luke-warm sameness. Good luck having a brand new hit IP with that crap!
Re: Poll: How Would You Have Reacted to a Live Service God of War Announcement?
not disappointed or outraged (at what, exactly?), just uninterested.
Re: The Invisible Woman's Marvel Rivals Super Power Exposes Quickplay Bots
"which seemingly breaking in the face of this unprecedented development"
what?
Re: Video Game Industry 'Doesn't Want a Game Pass', Says Market Analyst
Die subscription model, die!
Re: Marvel Rivals' First Proper PS5 Season Starts 10th January
Is Reed Richards that buff in the comics now too? Or is it just this game?
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025
I think GTA 6 was only ahead by a bit because some people firmly think it won't release in 2025. I can't say I'm super excited for Yotei. Tsushima was probably the best "map game" I've played but fatigue still set in for me long before I finished it.
Re: Wuthering Waves Has, Predictably, Jumped Straight to the Top of PS5's Most Downloaded in Japan
@Sequel Your argument might make some sense had I argued that they not cover gacha games at all, but I did not.
Re: Wuthering Waves Has, Predictably, Jumped Straight to the Top of PS5's Most Downloaded in Japan
@riceNpea Sorry, I think that's a little naive. I mean there are a ton of minor little things to write about on any given day given your example, but the number of posts about the gacha seems... suspect to me. You're free to disagree of course!
Re: Wuthering Waves Has, Predictably, Jumped Straight to the Top of PS5's Most Downloaded in Japan
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Re: Unfazed by Concord, Sony Doubles Down on Exploring Service Games
Multiplayer game design is hamstrung by it's own nature, the need to accommodate multiple players. I feel like I already know what a multiplayer game will be like before it even releases, and I'm just not ever going to get aboard that train.
Re: Rumour: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Is Getting an Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 2025
Hopefully their faithful reproduction doesn't include the bug that left me as a vampire with no way to fix it.
Re: Intergalactic PS5's Toxic Detractors Peddling Patently Fake 'Leaked' Story Details
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Re: Naughty Dog Turns Off Intergalactic PS5 Trailer's Comments As Discourse Turns Nasty
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Re: Poll: Will You Be Watching The Game Awards 2024?
I will be reading about what interests me the next day and ignoring the rest, life is too short to waste time.
Re: Open World PS5 Game Ananta Looks Absolutely Insane in Latest Trailer
nice art, but hell no.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2024 Announced
Aliens could be fun. Kind of annoying to include a 2-player only game.