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I will once again be here to shill for Judgement once again, as I will always say, it's peak. Mega Man 11 is also fantastic. I played it before my subscription expired and I think it's arguably my favorite Mega Man title next to 9.

I'm always willing to buy and play smaller titles, but I always feel like if it doesn't look like a game I would enjoy big budget or not, I won't play it because I have how many other games I really want to play

Knowing the Game Awards they're definitely going to suck up to From Soft for Shadow of the Erdtree, which feels very out of place. Also interesting that Balatro is here considering the other indie games that released this year that are considered the best that can be offered, Balatro is technically lesser in reviews that Animal Well & UFO 50, so that seem like an interesting inclusion

This is like a Joker moment with how dumb this list is. Like, 3 of the 5 titles are from 2023, and 4 of the titles are the most boring picks you could have. Like there should be so many better picks here. I hope Wizardy wins because at least that's a neat niche pick and would be cool for it to get recognition

@dark_knightmare2 This is probably in relation to the first 9 weeks of sales. I bet with sales and stuff that its sales will gradually increase overtime

@PuppetMaster No honestly I wouldn't think so that plat fighters doing well is just a matter of those factors, it's also about scope and public perception. Multiversus wanted to be the "Smash-killer" to say, but it simply can't kill Smash because Smash is well, Smash. People don't buy it for the gameplay completely, people buy it because it has Mario, Link, & Pikachu in a series that people know they can just pick up with friends for 30 minutes every once in a while. Nick All-Star Brawl I think actually did very well for itself, and the sequel did improve on everything that people complained about in the original, but it was really just like a quick fling with no regard with how people actually see the game as just a Smash "alternative" (considering how the original is still selling more than 2 because of just sale prices). Rivals is really interesting because I think Rivals is awesome, but all of Rivals 1's success with most people doesn't come from the actual game, it comes from Steam's mod support, and considering that 2 launched on Steam without Workshop Support and honestly looks a little barebones (from what I've seen of its features and content) so people are just gassing it up as a Smash killer because people haven't had any new Smash stuff since Sora released. But I think Rivals 2 is doing well as well because its a smaller title that doesn't need to worry about stuff in a similar way to NASB. It's just simply a matter of most people just only playing Smash, and seeing anything else like it as not worth the time.

I thankfully already have the Genesis Collection physically so at least I can still play them for right now hoe they are, but I would have to assume Sega is going to be trying to make a new thing for these games obviously since Sega obviously owns all of these games, so hopefully we can get a fully big boy collection that has almost anything a a Sega fan could want for like $60. Either that or Sega is just wanting to divert us away from old games to just play remakes which is kinda scummy there (probably for Jet Set most likely), but it is what they're doing for that game.

Been wanting to play Ghostwire for a while now and I heard Hot Wheels 2 is even better than the first game which was already pretty good, so I definitely happy there. Not really into Death Note so it's not the coolest day one game for Essential for me, but it's not like its the end of the world with the other two games

I do understand what's being said here, but I think that the after effects of Japan Studio's closure is being felt hard now, and arguably Astro Bot kinda shows that. The market now does want more unique and small experiences, and that is something this generation has lacked big time first party wise for Sony. I think Astro shows that people do sometimes want smaller titles that aren't the usual over-the-shoulder, cinematic, triple A experience all the time. Sometimes variety is truly the key.

Man Astro must be selling super well then. I have to wonder though why Sony hasn't said how many copies its sold. I feel like it has at least sold 1 million copies by now

Always crazy to me how much content RGG is able to always pack into every game, even when the game is a side-story that comes out so close to another game in the series. They really just have a good set-up to make quality titles yearly with no actual quality or content issues

@BookhouseBoy But you definitely do have a week to buy and start it, which is probably all that Sega cares about in the short term for the time being

Honestly this selling so many copies so fast so weird when DBFZ sold 2 million in a week. I just don't see much of the appeal here besides being a Dragon Ball fan with wanting to see Goku and Vegeta punch each other in 3D, because FighterZ sells me so much more when I'm not a Dragon Ball fan, because it wants to be a unique and deep fighter while all of the Budokai games just seem like button mashers. Of course if there are other gameplay appeals to others I'm willing to here, but what's actually on offer just doesn't make sense to me gameplay wise.

Honestly the fact they are willing to remaster hated games is good, because even bad games are still worth being remembered and preserved, and if this release can make said maligned games better, everyone wins at the end of the day

I think its kinda sad that Sackboy's legacy has kinda been left behind because now there is no modern way to play any of the actual LBP games easily, and while Sackboy A Big Adventure is pretty good (been playing through it throughout the year), it's nothing like what Sackboy was here to originally do, so it's sad he is kinda just a little platformer dude, when is meant to represent absolute creativity

Decent month, but honestly I kinda wish Sony would be willing to put in some games to the monthly line-up from pre 2020. I feel like them needing to have super new games and needing to have one annual sports title regularly kinda hinders the line-up for me. Not to dis on anyone that like WWE, but a lot of the other titles like EAFC and NBA2K make the games feel a lot weaker to me certain months

Of course Fortnite is the future of games to Sweeney. It's not like that's his plan or anything, just what he thinks will happen with how consumers change their tastes from big budget games to a free to play game that has all of their friends and wants them to only play that game. No alter motive with him

Lol I claimed it for free during the pandemic instantly and still have yet to play it lol. Funny how a game that can be given away for free like that and was pennies otherwise, can just have a price increase for literally nothing new, and then pay even more for the minor enhancements on PS5

The fact that SF6 had both Terry and Mai makes sense. Capcom and SNK are simply doing a mutual exchange

I'm very happy Vanillaware is seeing this level of success. I still want to try the game eventually, but I'm very busy right now with not just my backlog, but also my school work as a whole

I mean with all of the publishers out there wanting to always turn a profit, and risk takers don't mention said out-there endeavors, it's nice that Krafton is mentioning this in reference to a game like Hi-Fi Rush, which means I bet they're probably gonna let Tango go crazy. Can't say the same as a whole with The Callisto Protocol but hey, at least that didn't turn them off from being creatively risky

I feel like Astro is selling somewhat decent in Japan if we found out digital sales, but I think Japan might just be in a position rn where they aren't buying as many games because of the economy, and if Sony's audience in Japan would be wanting to come in with the PS5 and Astro, they are probably being stopped because of said price hikes, making it even more out of reach in their economy

Truly a cultured move to pick Mr. Mosquito. That's top tier 6th gen weirdness right there

I think he might just be salty his game gets a 70 and no hope from Sony for a sequel while Astro releases, becomes a GOTY contender, and gets showed with love all-over. He clearly just needs his own little room to vent out his personal disappointment from Sony lol

I'm super happy that SF6 is continue to sell pretty well in such a long term. Many people wait forever to actually pick up fighters but obviously SF6 is pulling people in consistently enough to warrent such a steady stream of people hopping on. Hopefully it continues to sell like this well into the future!

Man, this is really not a me month. Not crazy excited over Harry Potter (Witch Hat Atelier is just that but better you should read it), not a sports fan, and Little Nightmares 2 is cool, but I'm not as enthusiastic to play it rn when I haven't played the first yet, so kinda weak for me overall

@Mortal Yes, Sammy did. They announced this in June, and now we have the release date for this and another collection. Capcom can't stop with the crazy collections

We'll find the 1% who's excited for Capcom Fighting Evolution the most eventually

Damn depending on how big the book is, that's one hell of a bonus. Most pre-orders give you little trinkets while Rain Code just says "Here's an entire damn novel, have fun reading buddy."

Of course the business is gonna be volatile if you over spend money on companies you know you can't fully support at the scale they're at. You're the one that made it volatile in the first place, Wingefors

Some of the picks here are honestly really cool (like I never would of expected something like Spelunky or Exodus). Honestly Mega Man being one of the episodes sounds the most exciting to me because I feel like of they going to be very story based, I'm wondering what they're gonna do with it in terms of fleshing out the world of Mega Man, because Mega Man's world and characters are really cool, I just think it doesn't get the chance to fully shine sometimes

@dskatter Yeah you couldn't add content after release in the 90's and 2000's, but they weren't really content complete either, were they? Like every SF game. Would you say that SF2, 3, and 4 were complete with their original versions? My guess would be no, if you consider Super Turbo, Third Strike, and Ultra the only way you should play said games today. They just had to make you buy another game to get the new content, and if you are wanting to have it be content complete, then I'm going to assume you didn't buy a copy of these games until those final original versions. Of course I would love if these games were content complete too, I love it when these fighters can feel complete, but these games need to get out eventually, and with just the way these games exist, that would be a nightmare for longevity and stability of a game if it still got no updates and stuff

Honestly, I am a little confused with some parts of CotW as a package. First off, it is cool that basically the first year of dlc is getting added for free is cool. Melty Blood Type Lumina added all of their dlc for free for its entire life and that's great, but I'm confused because they say this is a "special edition" of the game, when this is the only version. I just think that it just feels weird that they say it's a season pass, when it's just being included as a main part of the game. The fact it is coming later isn't a problem, because that's just fighters now and anyone complaining about it doesn't know how fighting games actually work, and them being free will definitely help people come back to the game more no matter what people's financial situation is. Not to mention that the base 17 roster is the average size of a new modern fighter so it doesn't feel like the amount of content isn't finished. What I DO have an issue with is the RPG mode REQUIRING at LEAST an internet download it seems. This is literally meant to be a core single player mode, and it NEEDS to be downloaded, if not needs a constant internet connection. This just sucks because this is just like what Netherrealm did with Invasions and Towers of Time in MK1 and 11 respectively. Key modes that require internet for no reason. I just think this is such a bad move, even if they decide to keep evolving the mode overtime. But anyways, the rant is over. Game itself is still looking great, those points just kinda make me feel miffed

@Solingo_Bill I was gonna mention China as well lol. Considering how also China is much more versed in PC gaming since they only just got consoles more readily over there, I bet the Steam numbers are higher than Elden Ring because this is a game by a Chinese company, with a focus on the Chinese market, so I wouldn't be shocked if those numbers are higher because of that alone

Timesplitters makes this month good alone

@WhiteRabbit I still need to eventually get the Kaito Files. Probably would bw good if I decided to eventually dedicate myself back into the game for another playthrough to do a lot more side-quests than I did

Man this is a huge batch of super great games being removed. Lost Judgement is easily my recommendation here. Just as amazing as the original game

Not a bad month honestly. Ender Lilies is definitely the main highlight for me. Heard people say it's super good so excited to check it out

Eh I'm kinda tired of it, only because when said term is used that it means that the gameplay is just going to be almost one to one control and feel wise to FromSoft's titles, which just make them look like they kinda play the same in footage. I just think that devs should try and bring a little variety to it by trying new things in terms of art design and gameplay feel to make it stand-out. Like Another Crab's Treasure is a souls-like and does tons of unique stuff with it in terms of those

Honestly I know MH World saw stupid success on only home consoles, but I think when they consider how great the success of Rise as well and how much further reaching the MH IP is with it being on Switch, and when thinking of wanting to have constant growth for a publicly traded company, asking if MH Wilds is only going to be on non-portable systems honestly isn't a bad question loll

This is a crazy announcement. Considering how impactful guest characters are on player population for fighters, I hope GG flies even higher from this. This pass as a whole seems pretty awesome, but Venom confuses me since I thought he was retired but hey I can't be mad with everyone else on the pass and how awesome team of 3 looks.

This is absolutely insane. I was thinking it was first City of the Wolves' opening cinematic, then Luke and Jamie show up, and then Terry busts in with Mai and then Elena and I'm just on the floor. I'm definitely gonna be playing Terry when he comes out and I'm so excited for these characters. SF just keeps taking W's

Looks like I better make sure to put my username and password for my account and email in my will to make sure it doesn't go away lol

Essential is pretty good this month even if I already have a physical copy of Streets of Rage 4 with the DLC, but for everyone else that's easily the highlight here. I've wanted to check out Spongebob The Cosmic Shake for a while now and I've heard AEW is a solid wrestling game so I'm definitely excited to pick up those titles

Honestly Sly Cooper alone is a good start. I Tomb Raider Legend is a good pick as well. Hopefully with Sony doing PS2 games finally their momentum for bigger titles can be more wide-spread across all the retro consoles they have on Premium

I was wondering if this had come out already considering how long its been. I'm mostly focused on Akuma and SF6 rn but I'll be sure to check ut out to try and get some matches in

The Premium titles seem decent this month, but definitely not worth premium itself. And nothing good on Extra it seems like this month. Makes me glad I just decided to go back down to essential

All of the changes here seem very good. I think almost everyone getting some kind of buff O think will help out a lot in making everyone happy in some way, like you aren't only going to get nerfs while everyone else is getting buffs. Very excited for this once Akuma drops along side their costumes. SF6 just never stops doing dubs

Too bad it couldn't be a 9, since May 9th is when Animal Well comes out. Dunkey would of loved that

Tango goes ahead and makes a game of the year contending game and this is their thanks. The AAA gaming industry is so awful