I love pixel graphics, but the artwork here, is just bland and boring, with an ugly color scheme. Wouldn't surprise me, if some backgrounds were made with AI. If they wouldn't fully commit to make it look like a proper 16 or 32bit pixel game, they should just have gone with 2,5D instead. This high res pixel look, just don't work for me.
Only nine months later. I hope Sony keep up this faster pace, so the time between console and PC ports, are reduced even more. I just love (and prefer) playing games, in ultrawide now.
I would rather have a 4K remastered version, of the original games. A remake, from modern Santa Monica, worries me. Especially if they make it in the style of the latest games, add hours of cutscenes, melodrama, and remove the naughty "mini games". Stay faithful to the originals.
They'll probably announce Trails in the Sky: Chapter One Enhanced, with 75% more content...
Seriously though, I wish they would move on from the current engine, as all their games look the same now. And would also love, if they didn't cram 1000s of main characters (yeah, I exaggerate, but still) in every game, just to add bloat. And please cut down on the modern anime tropes. A reboot of Ys would be nice, returning to what made the older games great. The last two have been VERY disappointing.
Would be kinda hilarious, if this actually was the bundled controller, with PS6 🤣 But no, touch controlls are terrible. No tactile feedback, and you can't feel if your thumbs are actually touching the "buttons" or not. Doubt this will be made at all. There's an insane amount of patents being made every day, that are just concepts and crazy ideas, and "just in case we'll make one".
Not interested, until they add a feature, to actually connect directly to the PS5, without having to use WIFI. The lag became too noticeable on faster games.
If Nintendo could do it 14 years ago, on Wii U (with zero lag), then it shouldn't be a problem for Sony either?
That way could also be used as a dual screen, with maps and inventory, on the portal screen, just like Wii U.
Ugh! The combat looks worse than Hellblade 2, and the dialogue is so bad it could be written by AI, fed with all the clichés. The facial animations, yikes. But the biggest crime, is that hilariously bad haircut... It's like they took the worst parts, of western developed games, and used AI to try to make an "AAA" styled game out of it.
TCL have made panels for Sony, for years now. And the latest TCL displays have been great, with better viewing angles. If I didn't own an Oled, then I would probably pick up a high end TCL. Great gaming TV:s as well, with some of the lowest input lag on the market.
The PS5, at least PRO, should be able to run this at a much higher framerate, than 60. It's games from the PS3 era after all. They should add an unlocked framerate mode, so it could go higher. But still, the 60fps update, is welcome. Plenty of PS4 games, that should get a 60FPS update.
I don't care anymore. After Fallout 76 and Starfield, I have zero hopes about the game. And announcing the game, before work had begun on the game, is one of the dumbest mistakes, in the history of videogames.
Just like most other developers, the team who worked on the classics, are long gone now.
@DennisReynolds There is a reason why it's not called God of War 4, as It's considered a Soft reboot, continuing the story, but having massive changes to the gameplay.
Oh for f**ks sake. Why ignore the original story line, and jump to the reboot? We all know how this will go, as there will be the typical tv show "soap opera" crap, between father and son. There will be 50 minutes of drama and then something spectacular finally happen, in the last 2-3 minutes, leaving us with a cliffhanger, that will quickly be solved in the opening 3 minutes of the next episode. Rinse and repeat. This needed to be a big budget blockbuster movie, where they have the budget to really deliver the goods....
As a Swede, I'm so damn tired of the north mythology being milked over and over again. The Ancient Greece setting, would have made it much more epic.
This isn't something new.
Even back in the 8 bit days, programmers slept a few hours in the office, as they didn't want to waste time traveling home and back, as those hours could be spent programming the game instead.
Especially when a game had to be released before Christmas.
As expected. The kind of games, that are popular in japan, is either on mobile, or available on the Switch consoles. The interest in Western developed AAA games, is very low in Japan. Lowering the price isn't enough, to bring them back.
It's been 12 years, since I enjoyed one of their games, which was the original The Last of Us. Though the last one I truly loved, was Uncharted 3. Would it kill them to make a AA game, once in a while?
Hopefully "Intergalactic" is the return of FUN Naughty Dog games. So damn tired of all the dark and depressing family dramas.
Well, even as a hetero man, I would say that Nathan Drake, Indiana Jones (yes, he's a video game character as well), Leon Kennedy, Dante, Snake, Chris Redfield etc, fits the bill.
What's wrong with having Lara being sexy again? You can be BOTH sexy and strong. Nothing wrong with looking good, while raiding the tombs and fighting badguys. It's a VIDEO GAME, not real life.
Don't understand the hatred for sexy and beautiful, these days. Still seems to be okay for MEN to be this, but not woman.
I played the demo on Steam. (Excellent PC port, btw)
This doesn't happen often these days, but I was hooked after just two minutes. Love the gameplay! The mix of action and hacking, instantly becomes second nature.
FINALLY something new and different, from a AAA developer.
Three to four hours?! I would rather get all my teeth ripped out, slowly, than enduring that show, for four hours😱 Looking forward to look through the announcements, in the morning 😁
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Re: Hands On: God of War: Sons of Sparta Shows Real Promise with Lovely Pixel Art and Punchy Combat
I love pixel graphics, but the artwork here, is just bland and boring, with an ugly color scheme. Wouldn't surprise me, if some backgrounds were made with AI.
If they wouldn't fully commit to make it look like a proper 16 or 32bit pixel game, they should just have gone with 2,5D instead.
This high res pixel look, just don't work for me.
Re: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Long-Rumoured 2D Game, Out Now on PS5
Looks mediocre.
I expected more than this.
Well, at least we're getting a new Castlevania.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for February 2026?
This was great!
I didn't expect much, after most of these have been disappointing, but I'm glad I watched it.
Re: Pokémon Dev's Gorgeous PS5 Action RPG Beast of Reincarnation Conjures a 4th August Release
@PinderSchloss
Sadly, that will probably never happen, as The Pokemon Company is WAY to cheap, to give them the time and money they need for that.
Re: Konami Is So Back It's Even Making an All-New JRPG for PS5
Looks amazing!
Been waiting for an epic big budget JRPG, for a long time now.
Konami is back baby!
Re: Saros Shaves Off Returnal's Rough Edges for a More Universally Appealing PS5 Roguelite
I'm so burned out by rogue-likes, but if they fixed the problems with Returnal, then I might give it a try.
Re: Castlevania Finally Returns with a Brand New Game in 2026
After the disappointment, seeing how mediocre the 2D God of War game looked, this was just what I needed. Welcome back Castlevania!
Re: Death Stranding 2 Gets Its PC Port on 19th March
Only nine months later. I hope Sony keep up this faster pace, so the time between console and PC ports, are reduced even more.
I just love (and prefer) playing games, in ultrawide now.
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
I would rather have a 4K remastered version, of the original games. A remake, from modern Santa Monica, worries me. Especially if they make it in the style of the latest games, add hours of cutscenes, melodrama, and remove the naughty "mini games".
Stay faithful to the originals.
Re: Nioh 3 (PS5) - Superb Action Fronts a New Team Ninja Gem
@ilyn
It's mostly stable in smaller areas (except for the hitches), but it's the more open areas, where it really struggles...
Re: Trails, Ys Developer Falcom Confirms 'Major' Game Announcement for February
They'll probably announce Trails in the Sky: Chapter One Enhanced, with 75% more content...
Seriously though, I wish they would move on from the current engine, as all their games look the same now.
And would also love, if they didn't cram 1000s of main characters (yeah, I exaggerate, but still) in every game, just to add bloat.
And please cut down on the modern anime tropes.
A reboot of Ys would be nice, returning to what made the older games great. The last two have been VERY disappointing.
Re: New PlayStation Patent Could Let You Put Controller Buttons Where You Want
Would be kinda hilarious, if this actually was the bundled controller, with PS6 🤣
But no, touch controlls are terrible.
No tactile feedback, and you can't feel if your thumbs are actually touching the "buttons" or not. Doubt this will be made at all. There's an insane amount of patents being made every day, that are just concepts and crazy ideas, and "just in case we'll make one".
Re: Rumour: PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
Not interested, until they add a feature, to actually connect directly to the PS5, without having to use WIFI. The lag became too noticeable on faster games.
If Nintendo could do it 14 years ago, on Wii U (with zero lag), then it shouldn't be a problem for Sony either?
That way could also be used as a dual screen, with maps and inventory, on the portal screen, just like Wii U.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Might Not Launch Physically at First to Avoid Leaks
Suddenly, a cry of a thousand collectors, echoed in the night.
"No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering".
Grabbing popcorn 😜
Seriously though, I'm just gonna wait for the PC version, as I'm not in a hurry to play it.
Re: Today, You'll Finally Get to Form Your Own Opinion on PS5 Shooter Highguard
Not even for free.
Re: Yakuza Fan Concerns Come to a Head Over Dodgy Kiwami 3 Graphics
Looks like a bug, that removed every effect, and left it at Low settings.
Re: Captivating Historical Italian Adventure Becomes PS5 Console Exclusive to 'Deliver the Best Experience'
Ugh!
The combat looks worse than Hellblade 2, and the dialogue is so bad it could be written by AI, fed with all the clichés.
The facial animations, yikes.
But the biggest crime, is that hilariously bad haircut...
It's like they took the worst parts, of western developed games, and used AI to try to make an "AAA" styled game out of it.
Re: As PSVR2's Beat Saber Goes Dark, Synth Riders Adds Timed Exclusive Track from Queen
Synth Raiders has MUCH better music, and more fun to play.
Won't shed any tears, for Beat Saber fading away.
Re: The End of an Era: Sony Spins Off Iconic Television Business
TCL have made panels for Sony, for years now.
And the latest TCL displays have been great, with better viewing angles.
If I didn't own an Oled, then I would probably pick up a high end TCL. Great gaming TV:s as well, with some of the lowest input lag on the market.
Re: Rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas Remasters Not Expected to Be Out Any Time Soon
After the mediocre Oblivion remaster, I don't expect much from this.
Re: Ubisoft All-Timers Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon Are Getting 60fps Updates on PS5, with More to Follow
The PS5, at least PRO, should be able to run this at a much higher framerate, than 60. It's games from the PS3 era after all. They should add an unlocked framerate mode, so it could go higher.
But still, the 60fps update, is welcome.
Plenty of PS4 games, that should get a 60FPS update.
Re: It's Not Just Fans Who Are Fed Up with Waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6
I don't care anymore. After Fallout 76 and Starfield, I have zero hopes about the game.
And announcing the game, before work had begun on the game, is one of the dumbest mistakes, in the history of videogames.
Just like most other developers, the team who worked on the classics, are long gone now.
Re: Code Veronica the Next Resident Evil Remake, Say New Reports
Hope it's true, as it's one of my favorites 👍👍
Re: Sony Nukes Thousands of Shovelware Games from PS5, PS4
Great news!
The PS store was pretty much free from this trash, a couple of years ago. Then it seems like the floodgates opened up...😫
Even though it's been bad, the Nintendo Eshop, is even worse. 😱
Re: Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed
@DennisReynolds
No use to try to explain this anymore. You obviously don't understand what a soft reboot is. Google it.
Re: Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed
@DennisReynolds
There is a reason why it's not called God of War 4, as It's considered a Soft reboot, continuing the story, but having massive changes to the gameplay.
Re: Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed
@yohn777
I played and finished both the 2018 game and Ragnarök.
Re: Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed
Oh for f**ks sake.
Why ignore the original story line, and jump to the reboot? We all know how this will go, as there will be the typical tv show "soap opera" crap, between father and son. There will be 50 minutes of drama and then something spectacular finally happen, in the last 2-3 minutes, leaving us with a cliffhanger, that will quickly be solved in the opening 3 minutes of the next episode. Rinse and repeat.
This needed to be a big budget blockbuster movie, where they have the budget to really deliver the goods....
As a Swede, I'm so damn tired of the north mythology being milked over and over again.
The Ancient Greece setting, would have made it much more epic.
Re: Granblue Fantasy Dev Cygames Apologises for AI Studio Announcement Following Backlash
Yay, more AI slop incoming...
Re: Persona Anniversary Site Mentions 'Next Chapter for the Series'
They'll probably just keep milking P5, for another 10 years...
Re: Industrious Horror Dev Bloober Team Teases Potential New Project
Feels like the good old days, when developers released multiple games, each gen.
Even Capcom is releasing a bunch of great AAA titles this year.
Re: Rumour: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
So glad I upgraded RAM for my gaming PC, last year...
Hope things goes back to normal, before the end of the next year.
Re: 'No Need to Be Embarrassed About It': Zenless Zone Zero Staff Say 'It's Painfully Obvious' They're Working Tons of Overtime
This isn't something new.
Even back in the 8 bit days, programmers slept a few hours in the office, as they didn't want to waste time traveling home and back, as those hours could be spent programming the game instead.
Especially when a game had to be released before Christmas.
Re: PS5 Enjoys a Decent November in the UK, Even Excluding Black Friday
With these prices, five years into the generation, I'm not surprised that the sales are down.
Re: Japan's New Language Locked PS5 Hasn't Made a Massive Difference to the Format's Domestic Fortunes
As expected.
The kind of games, that are popular in japan, is either on mobile, or available on the Switch consoles.
The interest in Western developed AAA games, is very low in Japan. Lowering the price isn't enough, to bring them back.
Re: Naughty Dog Forces Crunch to Get PS5 Exclusive Intergalactic 'Back on Track' for Mid 2027 Release
It's been 12 years, since I enjoyed one of their games, which was the original The Last of Us.
Though the last one I truly loved, was Uncharted 3.
Would it kill them to make a AA game, once in a while?
Hopefully "Intergalactic" is the return of FUN Naughty Dog games.
So damn tired of all the dark and depressing family dramas.
Re: Pragmata Seemingly Off to a Strong Start as It's Added to Over 1 Million Wishlists Worldwide
After playing the Steam demo, this is a day 1 for me.
Re: 'How Do We Help Her Evolve?': Crystal Dynamics on Reimagining Tomb Raider's Lara Croft for a New Era
@Fiendish-Beaver
Sorry for your loss... 😞
Re: This Is the New Voice of Lara Croft in the PS5 Era of Tomb Raider Games
@lazarus11
Yeah, sadly, it's exactly like that...
Re: This Is the New Voice of Lara Croft in the PS5 Era of Tomb Raider Games
@Chip-Douglas
Well, even as a hetero man, I would say that Nathan Drake, Indiana Jones (yes, he's a video game character as well), Leon Kennedy, Dante, Snake, Chris Redfield etc, fits the bill.
Re: PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027
@joey302
Yeah, even the 2600 gets new games
Love it!
Re: PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027
I started up my OG PS4 last night.
I still miss that UI. So many changes in the UI for PS5 that I still find annoying.
The PS4 have aged so well. Sure the loading is slower, but if I didn't own a PS5, I would still have a great time.
Re: This Is the New Voice of Lara Croft in the PS5 Era of Tomb Raider Games
@DennisReynolds
I'm posting this, because some are complaining, about this sexy old-school version of Lara.
Re: This Is the New Voice of Lara Croft in the PS5 Era of Tomb Raider Games
What's wrong with having Lara being sexy again?
You can be BOTH sexy and strong.
Nothing wrong with looking good, while raiding the tombs and fighting badguys. It's a VIDEO GAME, not real life.
Don't understand the hatred for sexy and beautiful, these days.
Still seems to be okay for MEN to be this, but not woman.
Re: Lara Croft Returns in Two New Tomb Raider Titles on PS5
Can't believe some are complaining about old-school Lara coming back...
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
@TruestoryYep
Looks like another win, from Capcom.
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
@GigaGaia
It's not. Give the demo a try.
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
I played the demo on Steam. (Excellent PC port, btw)
This doesn't happen often these days, but I was hooked after just two minutes. Love the gameplay! The mix of action and hacking, instantly becomes second nature.
FINALLY something new and different, from a AAA developer.
Re: What Time Is The Game Awards 2025?
Three to four hours?!
I would rather get all my teeth ripped out, slowly, than enduring that show, for four hours😱
Looking forward to look through the announcements, in the morning 😁
Re: You 'Won't Want to Miss' The Game Awards, Says SEGA
SEGA "Mega Ultra Drive" console 2026 😜