FaultyDroid

The opening hour of a big story-driven open world game is when it makes its biggest impression on you, surely? Or am I alone in thinking this?

If i've already seen the opening it will lack that wow factor on its first playthrough, so ill give it a miss.

However in an age of elaborate scripted demo's & presentations etc (lookin atchoo NMS, Anthem) gotta give props to Studio Bend for their transparency here, they clearly have a lot of confidence in their product & its refreshing to say the least..!

Those AR recordings sound very Prometheus-inspired. I like it.

A microtransaction-riddled Destiny-like by EA & Bioware, the duo who brought us the likes of ME: Andromeda & Battlefront 2.

After (not) much deliberation, i'll pass.

Sorry but I think this looks half-arsed. No chance of taking it seriously with that choice of song either.

GrumbleGrumbleMicrotransactionsGrumbleGrumble

I'm sure the art style is intentional but for many I think this will just look dated, in comparison to what we're spoiled with regularly now.

Does it have suicidal nosediving zombies?

#2TokensandaBlue

I had no.3 on the PC & just used it as a house / mansion / estate building game. I couldnt be arsed with the actual people. Much like IRL I guess 🤔

@RedMageLanakyn
A new rig + Skyrim nexus..? Well, it was nice knowing you

@Dankestdankz
Im guessing you dont use Reddit.

That is a thing of beauty.

The MyPlayer & MyCareer is designed solely to build a wrestler to take on others online. Take the online element out, & you have a solid 8/9 out of 10 IMO. You can have a better single player 'career' using Universe mode.

@Simon_Fitzgerald
Almost word for word, what I was going to say..

ESRB are being paid off by Ubi & EA. Simples.

@Mosquito8991
Because its 50/50 if the game in question ends up being unfinished garbage?

For me it cheapens the experience. Seeing them in game is a harsh reminder that the developers job is to make money for their publishers, from us gamers.. first & foremost.

There are a few exceptions that continue to support their titles post-release, at no extra cost than the £50 we paid already. The opposite side consist of guys like Ubi / EA who milk their tired-ass franchises every year & cram in as much of this MT nonsense as they see fit.

I feel this is the state of gaming now, & we've come too far for 'voting with your wallet' to make any difference. They may well be optional now, but give it time, & I reckon even AAA single player titles will be designed like mobile games in that all of the good content (that you'll see in tv ads, the E3 presentations etc) will be locked behind a paywall, & unless you fork out the hideous grind will make the game barely worth playing.

This is just MT's.. It isnt even taking into account the ever inflating pre-order bonuses, deluxe editions, gold editions, 'accelerators', season passes etc.

By the time this comes to pass we'll be looking at £60 as a standard pricepoint just for the base title, with no bells & whistles.

@get2sammyb To be fair.. A couple of those smoky-metallic looking one's you guys featured recently were decent, but again they're plain, compared to the crazy one's ive seen for XB1.

I say this, but you can bet your life I still wouldnt splash out for one if they were available :')

Why cant we have sexy custom pads like the Xbone. PS4's efforts are bland & half-arsed.

@Dichotomy
If that was the top down footy game in the C64 era, then you're quite right.

I've been PES ever since the days of ISS on the SNES too.. The FIFA series has always lacked that 'something' that PES just seems to nail on the head. The ball physics, player to player physicality & overall match flow is just superior. FIFA has always won the majority over due to its authentic licenses, officoal endorsements etc but on PESworld you can download the option file to USB stick & give PES all the licensed teams & competitions anyways.

WWE2K18.

I regret nothing.

@RedMageLanakyn
I wasnt taking objection to your opinion, you're entitled to it. My issue was your first sarcastic response to Sammy, which in itself contained no 'actual points' either. If you're in danger of causing yourself physical injury, maybe ignore articles you're unhappy with instead of expressing your displeasure at every turn & baiting the writers?

Back on tpoic.. I'd go as far as saying that I quite like to see a little bias from a fan in reviews.. Sure an argument can be made that its one-sided but a good example that springs to mind was the review of FFXV on Kotaku..

https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-the-kotaku-review-1789400066

Written by someone with a passion for the series, & no doubt read by thousands who share it. A little bias can make for a great read, & a thorough & fair review too.

@RedMageLanakyn
You cant accuse a reviewer of being biased with a sarcastic comment & then label them snarky for using the same tactics to defend themselves.. C'mon..

As for @get2sammyb being a GT fanboy, why wouldnt PS get a GT fan to review it? He's just as likely to be as critical as anyone else & i'd prefer to read a review of a racing game by someone who has more than just a passing interest.

You just come across like you have a personal problem with his reviews & couldnt resist throwing your bit in.

@get2sammyb
When some people see a whole new version number they seem to expect a whole new user experience along with it. That feeling of playing a brand new console..

CDPR continue to impress me with their ongoing support for their product. A free update, yet some are still disappointed.

We've learned a thing or two from NMS about scripted demo's.. & a thing or two from ME: Andromeda about Bioware / EA's promises.

Bioware arent the same team that gave us KOTOR, & EA are.. well, they're EA init. Big bombastic videos are very nice, but the beta will tell I guess.

That.. Was awesome.

More articles like this please!

@Forde999
Could not agree more with this. No better way to crank up interest in the sequel.

The first game was brilliant. Just the right mix of humor & darkness, with some interesting game mechanics & tons of unlocks. Its been in rapid decline since then IMO.

@rjejr Thats fair enough. I think its R*'s approach to tease everything before release, for maximum hype, though this does wear thin & has the potential to fall flat.

I much prefer a trailer to drop out of nowhere, that creates more buzz IMO than if were expecting it.

@rjejr
"There's nothing here I haven't played in Uncharted or watched in Westworld."

If thats your logic then why bother gaming at all. Everything you play will draw inspiration from something, whether you've seen it or not.

This happened years ago with the original DayZ, that titled spawned hundreds of unfinished post-apoc survival clones on Steam, & it wasnt even its own game, it was an Arma 2 mod. Then its creator tried to release a standalone version & charge for it, & its a buggy mess. Where theres a winning formula theres a rip off to be had.

After the likes of No Mans Sky & ME: Andromeda, you'd think these people would have learned by now not to count their chickens.

Is this another full release or some sort of patch for the existing special edition? Assuming thats even possible.

Also what do you mean by simplified visuals? Is the resolution scaled down.

Dodge rolls.. Dodge rolls everywhere.

It dont even need to be a remaster.. Just a straight port of RDR for the PS4 & i'll be over the moon. How hard can it be? GTAV was released three times..

Never played any but heard plenty of good things about this franchise. Looking forward to seeing more of this..!

I think Vikander is smoking-hot, & a great actress.. however I cant picture her as Lara Croft. It just dont sit right with me for some reason.

@ShogunRok said in the first post if anyone had any questions, they could fire away. If anyone wanted to know about things that were not touched on just ask politely.. Exactly as @wiiware has done above.. No need to go criticising the review itself, calling it lazy etc. The reviews here are fair & to the point IMO which is all they need to be. Nobody wants to trawl through a soapbox-esque rant about microtransactions when they want to know if a game is worth their money.

I'm the wrong guy to ask since I didnt pay for the upgrade, a friend just swapped me for my PS4 slim. But even on a 1080p set the subtle differences are noticeable.

@Wormold
I dont think Metacritic scores are reliable at all tbh, much like Steam a lot of negative scores come from people who had a corrupt download or had some other technical issue & instead of waiting for a patch or submitting a ticket they write up a negative 'review' with 1/10 'until they fix it'.. Which is ludicrous.

@1ManAndHisDroid
As you said, you didnt buy the expansions.. Thats where the hate comes from IMO.. Paying for the game three times over.

I have a Pro but still on a 1080p set, so I guess i'll wait to see what this does, bout doubt ill see much difference. I was thinking of buying TW3 soon as its always in PSN sales, & even without a patch it still looks incredible IMO.

I wouldnt trust the word of the VP of marketing. It's his job to drum up interest..

Where's the Red Dead Redemption port? It had a following 10x that of L.A Noire.. & would be so well recieved given the sequel is on the way.

I fail to see the logic behind this at all.

"The simple act of navigating Jill throughout the environment can become a chore.."

Maybe this was intentional on capcoms part, to take the game back to its PS1 roots

@ApostateMage I actually gave that up about two months ago.. But your 100% right, servers were always full.

Why do i feel like every other online game is gonna be a bloody ghost town when this drops..

I'd like to see PushSquare do away with scores completely. Its a bit 'last-decade', in fact much further back really. Your reviews are of a very good standard, to the point, honest, objective, & you dont blather on trying to sound clever. If anything, having a score undermines a good review, & sometimes encourages the reader to skim straight to the score anyways.