@Darude84 Couldn’t agree more. Over the last few years I’ve found that PS+ has been a waste for me. Once Diablo 4 hits GamePass I’ll have no need of tbr online play portion of PS+ either.
And yet I continue to play my Xbox more right now. I don’t know why video game enthusiasts care so much about sales of consoles. How many consoles Sony sells has very little impact on any of us.
Not wild about the part where you describe you didn’t know what to do. I don’t have time at this point in life to wander wander in games not knowing what to do.
@MrMagic Since the original language is Japanese I tried that with English subtitles and just couldn’t do it. I found myself not playing and just reading a lot so I switched to the English voices.
Is there any confirmation that the game will have English voice? I just cannot play a game with only English subtitles. Tried it with Ghostwire and Sword and Fairy.
@NEStalgia I thought the game was quite good overall. Started slow on the combat side and some parts in the middle were slow but otherwise very good.
It is interesting that the first 12-13 entries were not super similar to this and this is the one he picks. Wonder why they waited this long to apparently make the game they wanted…
@Ray_Ray_Regasis So you have no evidence as to why it’s a failure.
You instead call me stupid because metacritic and open critic can be spammed with good reviews.
If the game drops that much it still sells 400K in week 2 which puts it at 3.5M sold after two weeks. It’s been another month since then. 400K a week would put it at 5.1M sold so far. If you want to argue it’s closer to 4.5M go for it?
@Ray_Ray_Regasis What metric are you using to determine it has failed?
It sits at 87 on metacritic with 8.2 user score, plus an 88 on open critic. It had sold about 5M copies now I believe which is over 10% of the PS5 install base.
Square said it fell into their expectations but not at the top of them. To say it’s a failure would require some evidence which I suspect doesn’t exist.
Now if you just want to say you didn’t like it, that’s fine, but not a “failure”.
@Dark_Knight I don’t play our switch that much but the kids almost never charge that controller so I can believe the 40 hour life on it. I got an Xbox elite controller for Father’s Day and its life has to be at least 30 hours.
I have two regular dual sense controllers so one is always docked so not a big deal that the lifespan is like 6 hours but I agree they should have our more effort into a better battery.
The actual game itself is great, up to the point where you hit max level. I personally don’t feel there is enough past that to keep people interested. Once I hit 100 my interest waned quickly.
I have no regrets about playing it, throughly enjoyed my time with it. Just needs more interesting things to do at max level. This kind of update is much needed but isn’t an attention keeper.
I thought the game starts out slow because of the way the combat was limited at the beginning. By the end the combat was great and I really enjoyed the story.
@KilloWertz You must have all the luck! I played probably 6 or so hours of FF this week and, checks PS5 playtime tracker, PS5 says I did not. The time tracker has proven to be absolute garbage for me. I know it’s off by 70 hours for Diablo. There are lots of things they could update to make it better, the playtime tracker was just the one that was currently annoying me the most.
@JAMes-BroWWWn So they have, also according to the developers in those stories, limited the price things can be on sale for if I recall correctly. So they do have some influence it appears on the price?
The destruction of the experience gain for killing monsters over your level is really bad. It went from 3+ levels above you being 25% bonus XP to 3% for 2+ levels and 15% for 10+ levels. That basically killed any excitement I had to level up a new character for season one so I’m moving on.
@JAMes-BroWWWn Is there hard evidence for this? I remember reading some devs say that they weren’t even able to be part of a sale because Sony didn’t “invite” them to it.
What you’re saying is certainly not true for physical games as stores can charge whatever they want for them. Digital could be different but I’m not sure why it would be?
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Re: Just One Day Later, Microsoft Has 'No Plans to Bring Game Pass' to PS5, PS4
@DualWielding Correct. Not sure why this is hard to understand.
They “want” it everywhere but have no plans to do so because of what you said. Simple yet clearly people in the comments can’t grasp this.
Re: PS Plus Subscriptions on Sale Now, But There's a Big Catch
@Darude84 Couldn’t agree more. Over the last few years I’ve found that PS+ has been a waste for me. Once Diablo 4 hits GamePass I’ll have no need of tbr online play portion of PS+ either.
Re: PS5 Is Now Above PS4 in USA, While Its New-Gen Rival Flounders
And yet I continue to play my Xbox more right now. I don’t know why video game enthusiasts care so much about sales of consoles. How many consoles Sony sells has very little impact on any of us.
Re: 14 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
Eiyuden Chronicle was pretty fun but otherwise this is a 😬 month.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
35 people don’t have or want a PS5 and are reading this article and voting??? Make that make sense.
Re: Twitter Integration to Be Removed from PS5, PS4 Next Week
@Andywax Banned for what???
Re: Insomniac Confirms Primary Marvel's Spider-Man Moving Forward
In these games I think playing as MM is significantly more fun. I will say though that the writing and story arc for him in SM2 was abysmal.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for November 2023 Announced
Maybe Sony just doesn’t want me to sub anymore. Sure feels that way. 😕
Re: Preview: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Elevates the Ubisoft Formula with a Stellar Setting
Not wild about the part where you describe you didn’t know what to do. I don’t have time at this point in life to wander wander in games not knowing what to do.
Re: Sony on PS Plus Price Increase: We Want to Make PlayStation Plus Great
That’s a lot of talking to say nothing.
As someone else mentioned, they offer nothing new for the lower tiers at a higher price so no value improvement. At least premium got cloud streaming.
Re: Activision Boss Hints a Guitar Hero Revival Could Be on the Cards
Take my money right now.
Re: The Crew Motorfest Will Be Free to Try for 10 Days This Month
Pretty cool to see trials like this.
Is there any word on Ubisoft+ coming to PS anytime soon?
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra Games for October Leaked Early
@Voltan I apple concur with that. I actually thought the story was quite good.
Re: Sony Partners with Adidas for an Awesome Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Collection
Those look like clown shoes.
Re: PS5's Knights of the Old Republic Remake Is Being Wiped from the Internet
@MrMagic Why wouldn’t we? It’s a very good game and a huge exclusive.
Re: Watch Your Step! Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Reportedly Features Fall Damage
Seems weird. Can’t recall a super hero ever taking fall damage.
Re: The Crew Motorfest (PS5) - Third Time's the Charm in This Vibrant, Varied Racer
The trial of the game felt great. Cannot wait to dig in. Is there any word of Ubisoft+ coming to PS5? It’s been on Xbox for awhile now.
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Update Feature Spotlights Your Wall of Shame
Would be cooler if the time played was even remotely accurate…
Re: Site News: Where's Our Mortal Kombat 1 PS5 Review?
Will you guys have a review for The Crew?
Re: PS5 Console Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Have a Physical Release
@RicebinBernacky I can definitely see that view, I just don’t like having to stop and read subtitles all the time.
Re: PS5 Console Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Have a Physical Release
@MrMagic Since the original language is Japanese I tried that with English subtitles and just couldn’t do it. I found myself not playing and just reading a lot so I switched to the English voices.
Re: PS5 Console Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Have a Physical Release
Is there any confirmation that the game will have English voice? I just cannot play a game with only English subtitles. Tried it with Ghostwire and Sword and Fairy.
Re: Tales of Arise '2nd Anniversary Special Livestream' Announced for TGS 2023
From not being on my radar at all initially to getting the platinum. ToA was awesome, I’m here for another.
Re: Looks Like You Should Expect More Astro Bot on PS5
Please let it be a full game for PS5. If it’s a VR exclusive that would be terrible.
Re: Action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets Six Minutes of Superb PS5 Gameplay
@AsterZero it looks very similar to Tales of Arise to me so unless there are some major issues I’ll be playing this for sure.
@Grimwood What games do you play?
Re: Meet the Cast That Will Consume All Your Cash in Genshin Impact This Week
Can anyone playing this let me know if there is a solid story to play through? I’m been curious about it a couple times but haven’t dug in.
Re: Final Fantasy Creator Believes Latest Instalment Is Ultimate Entry in Franchise
@NEStalgia I thought the game was quite good overall. Started slow on the combat side and some parts in the middle were slow but otherwise very good.
It is interesting that the first 12-13 entries were not super similar to this and this is the one he picks. Wonder why they waited this long to apparently make the game they wanted…
Re: Final Fantasy Creator Believes Latest Instalment Is Ultimate Entry in Franchise
@NEStalgia I am disappointed to not see a comment from you here on the greatest FF ever made.
Re: Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
@Ray_Ray_Regasis So you have no evidence as to why it’s a failure.
You instead call me stupid because metacritic and open critic can be spammed with good reviews.
If the game drops that much it still sells 400K in week 2 which puts it at 3.5M sold after two weeks. It’s been another month since then. 400K a week would put it at 5.1M sold so far. If you want to argue it’s closer to 4.5M go for it?
Wokeism? What parts are you referring to?
Re: Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
@Ray_Ray_Regasis What metric are you using to determine it has failed?
It sits at 87 on metacritic with 8.2 user score, plus an 88 on open critic. It had sold about 5M copies now I believe which is over 10% of the PS5 install base.
Square said it fell into their expectations but not at the top of them. To say it’s a failure would require some evidence which I suspect doesn’t exist.
Now if you just want to say you didn’t like it, that’s fine, but not a “failure”.
Re: Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
When was the last time they were happy with sales?
Re: PS5's Pro Controller, the DualSense Edge, Is the Best-Selling Accessory in the US
@Dark_Knight I don’t play our switch that much but the kids almost never charge that controller so I can believe the 40 hour life on it. I got an Xbox elite controller for Father’s Day and its life has to be at least 30 hours.
I have two regular dual sense controllers so one is always docked so not a big deal that the lifespan is like 6 hours but I agree they should have our more effort into a better battery.
Re: PS5's Pro Controller, the DualSense Edge, Is the Best-Selling Accessory in the US
This is shocking to me.
It’s a far worse deal than the Xbox controller and has a horrible battery.
Re: Remember Phantom Blade Zero from PS Showcase? There'll Be a 30 Minute PS5 Demo Next Year
Do we know if this will have “souls like” aspects or is an action game?
Re: Killing Treasure Goblins Is About to Become a Lot More Rewarding in Diablo 4
The actual game itself is great, up to the point where you hit max level. I personally don’t feel there is enough past that to keep people interested. Once I hit 100 my interest waned quickly.
I have no regrets about playing it, throughly enjoyed my time with it. Just needs more interesting things to do at max level. This kind of update is much needed but isn’t an attention keeper.
Re: The Fantasy 6 Remake Talk Has Started Again
@Reptilio Curious why you didn’t like the story?
I thought the game starts out slow because of the way the combat was limited at the beginning. By the end the combat was great and I really enjoyed the story.
Some of the side quests were….not great.
Re: All of a Sudden, High on Life Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
$60 is way too much for this game. I’d put the max price at about $30.
Re: Comical FPS High on Life Really Is Coming to PS5, PS4
It’s by no means a must play. The shooting can be wonky because of the way the bullets travel but overall I enjoyed it. 7/10 seems about right.
Re: The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
@KilloWertz You must have all the luck! I played probably 6 or so hours of FF this week and, checks PS5 playtime tracker, PS5 says I did not. The time tracker has proven to be absolute garbage for me. I know it’s off by 70 hours for Diablo. There are lots of things they could update to make it better, the playtime tracker was just the one that was currently annoying me the most.
Re: The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Maybe it fixed the awful time played tracker!
Re: PS Store Summer Sale Live Now, Get All the Best PS5, PS4 Deals Here
@JAMes-BroWWWn So they have, also according to the developers in those stories, limited the price things can be on sale for if I recall correctly. So they do have some influence it appears on the price?
Re: Diablo 4 Classes Nerfed to the High Heavens Ahead of Season 1 Launch
The destruction of the experience gain for killing monsters over your level is really bad. It went from 3+ levels above you being 25% bonus XP to 3% for 2+ levels and 15% for 10+ levels. That basically killed any excitement I had to level up a new character for season one so I’m moving on.
Re: PS Store Summer Sale Live Now, Get All the Best PS5, PS4 Deals Here
@JAMes-BroWWWn Is there hard evidence for this? I remember reading some devs say that they weren’t even able to be part of a sale because Sony didn’t “invite” them to it.
What you’re saying is certainly not true for physical games as stores can charge whatever they want for them. Digital could be different but I’m not sure why it would be?
Re: Sony's Massive PS Store Summer Sale Starts Next Week
@Ravix Hogwarts was a lot of fun. If you are a HP fan the attention to detail is amazing.
Re: Twisted Metal TV Show Looks Like Mindless Fun in New Trailer
This trailer was light years better than the initial. I went from zero interest to at least will check it out now.
Re: Japanese Final Fantasy 16 Sales Plummet by 90% in Second Week
@NEStalgia I did!!! That was 30 min ago.
Re: Japanese Final Fantasy 16 Sales Plummet by 90% in Second Week
@NEStalgia After 2 hours in I will say this is the most RPG game of any RPG game ever made. So much RPG that I don’t know what to do with it.
Re: Kit Your PS5 Out in LeBron James Designed Decals from 27th July
Yikes, Sony is really out of touch.
Re: Feature: Summer Game Fest - What's It Like to Attend?
Seems like a decent time overall. California is a bit rubbish in general so not surprised that was the impression.
Re: First Final Fantasy 16 Review Awards a Near-Perfect Score
I question their scoring system if 15 got a 38/40…