One person's relaxing is another person's tedious. Always a red flag for me when a game review includes descriptions like 'soothing', 'meditative', or 'relaxing'. Also the trigger finger fatigue in the first game, and I imagine this a sequel as well, is unreal.
What is the main mechanic for pedaling? Is it mash a button as fast as you can? I read the review fast but don't think I missed anything, but it's possible.
I just finally played AC: Black Flag a few months ago so I can't say a remake holds any interest for me, and I liked the game a lot! It's one of the better Ubisoft map game offerings. But I mean the graphics were fine, gameplay fine, why do a remake?
I bought the first gen but barely used it. I quickly realized that wearing it for more than 20 minutes was akin to torture and I just stopped trying. Cool experience though, it was impressive looking.
It's a fine game, but narratively there was no one to root for as all the main characters were just out for murderous revenge. It also dragged on way too long. I wanted to answer that my opinion hadn't changed over the years but weirdly that was not an option in the question about whether your opinion had changed.
I thought I had read at some point that the original source code for NWN2 had been lost or was irretrievable, something like that. And because of that, it would not be getting a release on modern consoles, etc. Is that what it means that it's been "re-worked"?
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!
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Re: PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
I'm pretty sure the PS5 has been benchmarked as having sold just as well as PS4, so I don't think this guy really has a good point.
Re: Tekken 8 Patch 2.05 Finally Fixes 'Identical Chest Parameters' for Female Characters
Stay classy Push Square!
Re: Preview: PowerWash Simulator 2 Is Bigger, Better, and as Satisfying as Ever
One person's relaxing is another person's tedious. Always a red flag for me when a game review includes descriptions like 'soothing', 'meditative', or 'relaxing'. Also the trigger finger fatigue in the first game, and I imagine this a sequel as well, is unreal.
Re: Wheel World (PS5) - Open World Cycling Sim Is a Joy When It Isn't Chugging Along
What is the main mechanic for pedaling? Is it mash a button as fast as you can? I read the review fast but don't think I missed anything, but it's possible.
Re: 88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Huge Summer Sale
I didn't know about Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew so thank you for writing this up!
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ghost of Yotei?
it's more of the same, have at it fans. I already have icon fatigue.
Re: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Rumours Return as Actor Drops Big Hint
I just finally played AC: Black Flag a few months ago so I can't say a remake holds any interest for me, and I liked the game a lot! It's one of the better Ubisoft map game offerings. But I mean the graphics were fine, gameplay fine, why do a remake?
Re: Talking Point: Is It Officially Game Over for PSVR2?
I bought the first gen but barely used it. I quickly realized that wearing it for more than 20 minutes was akin to torture and I just stopped trying. Cool experience though, it was impressive looking.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About The Last of Us Part 2, 5 Years Later?
It's a fine game, but narratively there was no one to root for as all the main characters were just out for murderous revenge. It also dragged on way too long. I wanted to answer that my opinion hadn't changed over the years but weirdly that was not an option in the question about whether your opinion had changed.
Re: Classic D&D RPG Neverwinter Nights 2 Is Being Revived on PS5 Next Month
@Areus That must be what I was thinking of.
Re: Classic D&D RPG Neverwinter Nights 2 Is Being Revived on PS5 Next Month
I thought I had read at some point that the original source code for NWN2 had been lost or was irretrievable, something like that. And because of that, it would not be getting a release on modern consoles, etc. Is that what it means that it's been "re-worked"?
Re: PC Modders Are Already Making Skimpy New Stellar Blade Outfits, And Eve's Body Double Wants to Model Them
Classless, the lot of them
Re: MindsEye CEO Says People Are Being Paid to 'Trash the Game' Online
The visuals were fine for me, but that gun gameplay! You'd have to be blind not to see it as a problem with the game.
Re: 65+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Updated Multiverse of Games Sale
I was surprised at how much I liked Agents of Mayhem, fun action and had me laughing at the deliberately bad comic book dialog.
I played Watch Dogs 2 only to see how San Francisco/Bay Area was rendered and it was an absolutely amazing job. Game was meh for me.
Re: Embracer Group Says It'll Release 76 Games in the Next 12 Months
spaghetti meet wall. insane.
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!