Hot damn, I had almost given up hope on this, but only almost, because a) I’m one of the fans of the original and b) they put out a new Warhammer game out like every month, so I guess this was inevitable.
The first Spesh Marine wasn’t exactly the peak of originality and had relatively simple gameplay loop, but it really nailed enough things (Orks that sounded very british, good/meaty weapon sounds and your character having a weight to him) for me to really enjoy my time with.
I hope that a sequel ten years later shakes things up more than with just a shinier coat of paint and new enemies, but I’d probably be lying if I said that a new SM game that feels very similar to the first game but on a much grander scale wouldn’t already appeal to me greatly.
I definitely wasn't expecting something on a level of GTA 5, but this does look like the bare minimum, just about, and the asking price of 60€ seems preposterous. I guess it might look significantly better graphics wise at least, if the comparison you have are memories of the blurry PS2 versions.
Funny how Xbox Series S/X have sold over 6 million units, despite there not really being a single new game released on them that you couldn’t also play on PC. But yeah, a formerly exclusive game that’s soon four years old being released on PC is definitely the first sign of PS4/PS5 becoming obsolete.
Even if Ragnarok would come out on the same day on PS4/PS5 and PC, I don’t think millions of people would go ”Well gee, I better spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade my PC/buy a completely new one to play it there!” instead of just buying a console or the game for a console they already have. Even limited exclusivity isn’t going to suddenly make majority of the playerbase patiently wait for a very anticipated game to come out on PC instead.
I would honestly be glad if I there was a singular platform that I could play everything on, but until then, I continue to play on multiple platforms and have fun doing so.
ANYWAY…as for GoW, this is neat! Game already plays perfectly on PS5 for me, so I don’t have a reason to get it on PC, except maybe way later when it’s on sale and people have put out bonkers mods for it.
Trailer including both cinematics and gameplay like with the reveal trailer for God of War would be nice for the sequel.
Deathloop is probably going to get a launch trailer and people will groan about it.
Release date for Little Devil Inside!
New Silent Hill? I was never the biggest SH fan, but I’ll play an exclusive horror game with a big budget.
Otherwise? I don’t know, surprise me. After having played Psychonauts 2, it would be really fun to see something imaginative like that from a bigger Sony studio. Or just cartoony like Sly or Jak & Daxter. I’m not holding my breath, but one can hope.
Oh, and a starting time that isn’t midnight over here on a weekday.
Because it’s a game by Arkane, most people are probably not going to buy it anyway, whatever it’s shown during one or ten State of Play shows, because their games never seem to catch the mainstream interest, despite glowing reviews.
Something like Dark Alliance was a no-brainer to try on GP first, since it came out at same time as on PS5 and PC. Deathloop I’ve been looking forwards to for years (or over a year? What is time anymore?), so spending 70€ now in september to play a game I want to play at launch, instead of waiting for a whole year to play it on another platform isn’t a deciding factor for me.
While a sequel that might not ever happen (read the first part) would be nice to play on the same platform, I can play it elsewhere too.
Great opportunity for them to drag THPS through the mud again by letting some other developer do a half-assed job with a new game. I mean, I'd love to be positively surprised, but we'll see...
@PhhhCough PC? Not impossible, but still wouldn’t happen at least for a couple of years. PS4 isn’t powerful enough to run it (the SSD making the ’instant’ dimensional hops possible probably being the biggest reason), so that’s never happening.
Dang. I really liked the game overall, but it was the combat that carried me through, even when the story was going on too long for my taste. Playing that last section while setting up traps and shooting peeps made the otherwise kinda ’ok’ part amazing.
If we eventually get that PS5 version, I’m in for a re-run, just for the 60FPS gameplay.
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Re: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Is Getting a Sequel on PS5
Hot damn, I had almost given up hope on this, but only almost, because a) I’m one of the fans of the original and b) they put out a new Warhammer game out like every month, so I guess this was inevitable.
The first Spesh Marine wasn’t exactly the peak of originality and had relatively simple gameplay loop, but it really nailed enough things (Orks that sounded very british, good/meaty weapon sounds and your character having a weight to him) for me to really enjoy my time with.
I hope that a sequel ten years later shakes things up more than with just a shinier coat of paint and new enemies, but I’d probably be lying if I said that a new SM game that feels very similar to the first game but on a much grander scale wouldn’t already appeal to me greatly.
Re: GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Gameplay Shared Online
I definitely wasn't expecting something on a level of GTA 5, but this does look like the bare minimum, just about, and the asking price of 60€ seems preposterous. I guess it might look significantly better graphics wise at least, if the comparison you have are memories of the blurry PS2 versions.
Re: PS4 Exclusive God of War Releasing on PC in January
Funny how Xbox Series S/X have sold over 6 million units, despite there not really being a single new game released on them that you couldn’t also play on PC. But yeah, a formerly exclusive game that’s soon four years old being released on PC is definitely the first sign of PS4/PS5 becoming obsolete.
Even if Ragnarok would come out on the same day on PS4/PS5 and PC, I don’t think millions of people would go ”Well gee, I better spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade my PC/buy a completely new one to play it there!” instead of just buying a console or the game for a console they already have. Even limited exclusivity isn’t going to suddenly make majority of the playerbase patiently wait for a very anticipated game to come out on PC instead.
I would honestly be glad if I there was a singular platform that I could play everything on, but until then, I continue to play on multiple platforms and have fun doing so.
ANYWAY…as for GoW, this is neat! Game already plays perfectly on PS5 for me, so I don’t have a reason to get it on PC, except maybe way later when it’s on sale and people have put out bonkers mods for it.
Re: Feature: Our PS5, PS4 Predictions for PlayStation Showcase 2021
Otherwise? I don’t know, surprise me. After having played Psychonauts 2, it would be really fun to see something imaginative like that from a bigger Sony studio. Or just cartoony like Sly or Jak & Daxter. I’m not holding my breath, but one can hope.
Oh, and a starting time that isn’t midnight over here on a weekday.
Re: Soapbox: Why I'm Less Excited for Deathloop on PS5 Than I Should Be
Because it’s a game by Arkane, most people are probably not going to buy it anyway, whatever it’s shown during one or ten State of Play shows, because their games never seem to catch the mainstream interest, despite glowing reviews.
Something like Dark Alliance was a no-brainer to try on GP first, since it came out at same time as on PS5 and PC. Deathloop I’ve been looking forwards to for years (or over a year? What is time anymore?), so spending 70€ now in september to play a game I want to play at launch, instead of waiting for a whole year to play it on another platform isn’t a deciding factor for me.
While a sequel that might not ever happen (read the first part) would be nice to play on the same platform, I can play it elsewhere too.
Re: New Tony Hawk Game Coming, Says CKY Drummer
Great opportunity for them to drag THPS through the mud again by letting some other developer do a half-assed job with a new game. I mean, I'd love to be positively surprised, but we'll see...
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Goes Gold, Ready for June Release on PS5
@PhhhCough PC? Not impossible, but still wouldn’t happen at least for a couple of years. PS4 isn’t powerful enough to run it (the SSD making the ’instant’ dimensional hops possible probably being the biggest reason), so that’s never happening.
Re: Leaked Document Reveals Xbox's Opinion of The Last of Us 2
Dang. I really liked the game overall, but it was the combat that carried me through, even when the story was going on too long for my taste. Playing that last section while setting up traps and shooting peeps made the otherwise kinda ’ok’ part amazing.
If we eventually get that PS5 version, I’m in for a re-run, just for the 60FPS gameplay.