DonJorginho

Isn’t it funny how the grifters against this game have moved the goalposts CONSTANTLY since launch?

First it was the game won’t review well, it did.

Then it was the game won’t match others in the series for player counts, it did.

Then they said fine but it won’t surpass the peak of the series player count wise! Then it did!

And now we find out the game is the second most successful launch in the franchise history only behind Valhalla that dropped in a perfect storm, with COVID, people at home, holiday sales and a new console launch.

So now they’re trying to tie this game to VEILGUARD???

@CrispyMango92 sigh 💔 well at least my steam deck has some uses (playing SO), that game has such potential for a crazy sequel!

This game was an absolute masterpiece on the Series X, can’t wait for more people to discover how fun it is!!

One day we’ll get Sunset Overdrive revived, one day….

“You’ll get an awful PSN avatar at best and you’ll be happy with it” - Sony

It ain’t the same game without Bam, good on Tony for pushing for his inclusion.

Let’s hope this leads to an Underground 1/2 remaster one day!

Aside from having an in game item store with pay to win items (that yes I know are optional but it still is an awful practise I hate),

Ubisoft has delivered without doubt the best AC Game and even the best Ubisoft game since Black Flag, the delays really did help it, after over 10 hours I’m loving the game to such an insane degree.

I think people often forget when they clamour for Ubisoft to fall, that there are so many people there working for Ubi that are so damn passionate about the games they make, it’s just that they’ve been stifled by a horrible corporate outfit at the top for so long when it comes to mandates and obsessions with chasing trends.

However AC Shadows can be the beginning of a new era for Ubi, whether it will be or not, nobody can really say for sure, but I can say that I’ll never wish for the closure of any studio, and I think anyone who does has never worked a day in their lives or lacks knowledge/experience of the real world.

@NintenGuy

Is the second highest selling game right now on steam, only a £8 viral indie game is beating it

Is also the most played AC game on steam, beating odyssey at over 64k players, and imagine how many more PC players are Ubi Connect subs or cheap keys.

People can keep moving the goalposts, but early reading, the game is doing well, will it be enough to save the company? Who knows, but it’s a good start.

@NintenGuy They’ve done this since Odyssey I believe, not out of the blue; it’s just an easy way to merge pure sales and their 20 dollar subscription service to look nicer for shareholders, but steam charts are already suggesting great amounts of pure sales.

This looks like a hit, let’s hope people support the game day one playerbase wise!

This looks great but I’ll be delivering packages around this time so this can wait.

DAY ONE! Got my steelbook edition otw from TGC as we speak, an 8/10 is more than good enough for me, as this was always gonna be my comfort food game to keep me going till DS2!

Can’t wait to play on the Pro!

@SeanOhOgain And this is why I modded my PS3.

THE GOAT OF HORROR RETURNS LETS GOOOOOO

Wishful thinking but first playthrough on PS5 Pro and hopefully a second run on the steam deck in 2026? 🤤

I’m locking it in now.

DS2, GOTY 2025.

@DennisReynolds it’s better on Consoles for sure but still pretty damn rough, one scroll through any console subreddit or discussion thread on ResetERA you’ll see plenty unhappy, it is showing issues even on Pro.

Not to forget how they also completely broke textures for every system with the day one patch 😭

AAA development is certainly entertaining at times, makes me appreciate Warhorse even more.

@wildcat_kickz yeah PS5 Pro seems to be the most solid place to play it right now, and with the PC side mileage may vary is the truth, some streamers with 5080s are having issues and some with 4060s are doing just fine. Really is a lottery.

I’m glad those who can look past the bugs and performance issues are enjoying it though, MH games are always a fun time even if they’re not my favourite cup of tea.

@wildcat_kickz I mean it’s all over every forum, being covered by Digital Foundry and other outlets, and I’ve had multiple friends refund the game on both PC and PS due to how bad it looks/runs.

Every bad launch has people who say “it works fine for me” but mileage may vary is the term to use here, it may not even be the case of devices not causing issues but people being less likely to spot said issues as they’re not tech savvy, I used to be the same back in the day; I never noticed the awful framerates of PS3 till I went back to it years after.

Hopefully its fixed within a few patches but the fact the game still looks pretty damn bad universally even on 5090s, and runs poorly across all platforms, is a pretty indicative sign it hasn’t been a smooth launch.

And even performance aside, even the most hardcore of MH fans are admitting the story is awful, handholdy, filled with mediocre performances, poor pacing, and multiple walking segments that are hindering the experience as a whole

Contrast to KCD2 which launched near perfectly, with an epic story not seen since RDR2, with immersion and ambition never seen in open world games since the dawn of their conception, I’ll always put that ingenuity above a poor launch, but I’ll still be picking MHW on sale down the line as the bugs will be ironed out in due time

KCD2 by far, only diehard fans will vote for MHW given the comical state it launched in and still is in technically.

Kojima is the goat of video games for a reason, in Hideo we trust.

Death Stranding is in my top 10 games ever made so I’m beyond excited for this.

Dodgy performance after months of dev time since the first warning signs is immensely disappointing.

Seems like a wait for patches scenario yet again when it comes to “AAA” releases.

Two things can be right, the £700 price tag without a disc drive and a vertical stand is a joke.

But also people saying there’s “barely a difference” are frankly wrong, and bringing up the PS4 Pro is highly disingenuous, it was barely a leap above the OG PS4 and that was seen with how it always paled in comparison to the Xbox One X, it was simply a way to utilise 4K displays, and that reflected in its modest price bump from the base unit.

The PS5 Pro is a sizable upgrade from the base PS5 and you can see that with how certain games look and run on Pro with enhanced graphics over the base counterpart (Callisto Protocol, Dragons Dogma 2, Baldurs Gate 3 and KCD2 come to mind)

The Pro is a fantastic system and I don’t regret my purchase one bit, but I will admit that I would have a far different opinion if I wasn’t lucky enough to bag a disc drive on launch.

The PS5 Pro is one of the first Sony consoles to seemingly be sold for a pretty big profit margin compared to prior consoles, so the sales falling off won’t cause any alarm, and despite people complaining about its price, it is still without doubt the cheapest way to play this kind of power on the market, even notable PC YT channels have said there’s a point in people who are saying screw the latest RTX cards, I’ll just get a PS5 Pro and use that for the rest of the gen.

Overall it’s a mixed bag, if you don’t care about fps and visuals then stick with the base, or if you don’t have a good enough display to utilise the pro, don’t get it. But anyone who does care about that probably has bought the pro already; which is why sales are slowly dipping, those who wanted it came and went.

Another article that’s really a whole lot of nothing once you look at the details, but it’s done its job in getting comments going, so it’s a win for journalism.

Spiritual successor to Fall/War of Cybertron PLEASE

the most underrated games of the PS3 gen

@Vladspartan Erm… this isn’t suicide squad or Gotham knights (which they had nothing to do with btw)

So hyped for this! Same dev team as odyssey in the long awaited Japan setting will be a dream come true, especially given how good the recent previews are looking.

The games industry never fails to surprise me by just how awful it treats the individuals and teams that make it a profitable industry to begin with.

Shame on Net Ease.

I don’t know about “most anticipated PS Games in about a decade” but I’ll be keeping an eye on reviews, any game that gets Sony’s financial backing (bar Concord) is worth a look!

Would love to see the reactions on this if it was a company people didn’t like 👀

@Jacko11 Luckily we already know the pre order numbers are on track, reports already said it’s similar to AC Odyssey which was one of the best selling AC Games ever, with still a month to go till launch without any marketing budget being spent yet, it’s not going to be a flop.

I feel like I’m a bit old fashioned, but I hate seeing games too close to release, I miss the days of long build up, breaking down trailers for weeks with the community and nailing down releases years down the line as something exciting to look to.

That kinda grandeur is gone from current PS, and for sure there’s positives to that, but for my own personal taste, current Sony is just lacking that special sauce that made the last generation so damn iconic.

@Shinnok789 Yeah I’m puzzled by it as Jennifer English is one of the VA in this demo and she’s incredible in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The voice direction/script definitely needs working on, but a lot of positive signs on the other fronts! Great to see eastern devs emerging again with quality work.

Love everything but the voice acting, absolutely fooking horrid!

Haters gonna be crying when the game sells well, i cannot wait for those tears!

This is good, Konami offering Xbox players something of value meaning Sony moneyhatting an OPTIONAL MINIGAME/MODE is a fruitless task.

But in reality there should be no exclusive modes to platforms in 2025, it’s so insanely stupid.

Not a whole lot that’s too exciting.

Oh and another half assed remaster.

“Enhanced photo mode” as one of the main features lmfao, not worth even a £10 upgrade and I enjoyed Days Gone.

Stop being lazy Sony.

Also absolutely hilarious that they’re selling an “enhanced photo mode” as one of the main reasons to buy ANOTHER remaster.

Really really poor, 40 mins with no more than maybe 5 good showings.

Not even a tease of anything first party other than the Returnal spin off thing is poor

Haven’t played a single second of it but have given it a 10, as it’s rare to get games this full of content and screaming top quality in the AAA space.

It’ll still likely be at SOP with a release date, then the full on details at this event.

Really looking forward to this game, I’m gonna use Naoe for almost everything due to her fluid movement, but for boss fights and specific side quests I’ll definitely be using Yasuke.

Death Stranding 2 release date is all I need to be a happy chappy.

Always great to see new Developers find their footing and thrive in this ever unpredictable industry.

Here’s to more success for the team, Stellar Blade was a really solid foundation, a sequel that improves upon it’s narrative issues could be insanely good.

This sucks balls but its moments like this where I'm grateful for the consoles I own and the backlog i possess, have been able to finish Indiana Jones and The Great Circle on the Series X during this network shutdown, what a bloody great game it was!

Now take him off of head of First Party Development and we’ll finally be getting somewhere!

@PrincessPeach11 it’s always good to have a laugh 😉

@JorutoHayabusa Exactly man, I do think Ubi dropped the ball on some inaccuracies that they apologised for, but once they apologise and make up for that issue, that should be the end of it.

Only grifters or those misinformed still are fighting this nonsensical social media war.