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@Jammer whining about gender and race-swapping in 2025 is incredibly sad, dude.

I trust Cregger, Barbarian and Weapons are both at the top tier of modern horror films.

This might get deleted, and I swear I'm not trying to be a jerk, but the fact pushsquare's reviewer somehow completely missed this enormous flaw should put their abilities as a reviewer in question.

"Already trying to improve" something that should have been worked on before it launched.

"Near miss" means it's a hit.

Burnout Paradise was such a massive disappointment. Burnout 3 is still the goat.

The game that killed Bethesda rpgs. This, 76, and Starfield proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have absolutely lost what made them special. Skyrim was the last great rpg from them, unless there is some kind of miracle.

@UltimateOtaku91 y'all can't handle even the lightest criticism of the company you've randomly decided to swear your undying fealty to, it's embarrassing.

"This one simple trick will drive any fanboy crazy!"

I'd love to pay $20 for 3 more hours of filler content straight out of a 2013 ubisoft game!

Absolutely, 100%, but my criticism lies more with how they approach the storytelling, rather than the stories themselves (although those have indeed become less interesting, and more fixated on the same common themes, as the writer notes.)
Personally, I loved GOW 2018, loved both TLOU games, but by the time Ragnarok came out, I couldn't make it past the constant egregious pauses for exposition. I just can't get into any game that forces you to walk slowly behind a character through an environment while they drone on and on needlessly anymore. Not to mention their penchant for having a constant sidekick that incessantly blabbers and tells you exactly where to go/how to solve puzzles literally ruins games for me (Horizon Forbidden West and GOW Ragnarok are the worst offenders, and are literally unbearable for me.) I've done a partial retreat into retro gaming the last few years just because I got so sick of the clumsy, overwrought attempts at "cinematic storytelling" in modern games.

@VeldinX tbh I think you're talking about events these people were not even alive to experience. They are going solely off of "vibes", and the complete nonsense belief that games are widely "censored."

@nomither6 I get the feeling you weren't exactly cognizant of the general culture's attitudes towards violent games, and gaming in general 20-ish years ago. Because Bully was insanely tame, yet there was literally an attempt to ban it from sale in the US, spearheaded by members from both major political parties. Games get away with SO MUCH more now, it isn't even close.

Everything I am reading leads me to believe this is another case like the first game: beautiful, extremely polished, but in the end, it's yet another open-world game that doesn't really bring anything new to the genre.

Ah yes, how inappropriate of me to point out the anti-trans slur in someone else's comment, my apologies 🙄

Weapons and Barbarian are both S-tier modern horror, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Has Suda ever made a game that was actually great? I don't even find them particularly artistic or creative. Unique in the gaming landscape, but there seems to be no unifying voice or language behind the games, they're just a hodge-podge of disparate references shoved together in a game that is eye-catching but severely undercooked when it comes to actual gameplay.

@AdamNovice "industry plant" is a complete non sequitur here, no one has ever said that.

Yes, and McDonald's sells about 6.5 million burgers a day. People like buying garbage.

Major creep vibes

@DreadfulDragon just run an aux cable from the tv to an interface, open up your favorite DAW, and boom, you're ready to record.

How about a damn map in dungeons and towns?

I hated the writing and characters in this game, but it was an absolute blast to play. The feeling of barely surviving one of those massive hordes is really exhilarating, and kinda unlike anything else.

Blowing the framerate issues way out of proportion here. There are definitely hitches and choppiness outdoors, but they're very minor.

The plot of HZD is such a boring mishmash of various sci-fi cliches, it's hard to imagine this not being mediocre, regardless of the format.

Hi-Fi Rush was a complete flop on Xbox, it's not surprising in the least that a PS5 port with zero marketing didn't make a splash. Anyone expecting it to be a big financial success is living in the hardcore gamer bubble.

@Dalamar you don't get to speak for other victims. Stop being so glib.

@nessisonett better than XV and XVI. Give it another chance.

I was massively let down by it, as a diehard fan since my first FF game on the SNES. I've since come around. The battle system is fast-paced, unique, and really opens up the more synergies you unlock. It's still quite beautiful, and the soundtrack is incredible. It's a masterpiece compared to FFXV (worst game in the series) and FFXVI ("Final May Fantasy").