3/10 is the most accurate rating I've seen for this game. The engine was not suited for what they wanted to do with the game - a hallway simulator with a smattering of action shooting, terrible melee, and obnoxious QTEs.
I was so disappointed in this game that I didn't touch Resident Evil for years after this - and it's my favorite game franchise. I remember taking the day off work just to play it, beating the Leon campaign, playing 10 minutes of the Chris campaign, and taking it to my local game store to sell it. It's the only mainline RE game I don't have a physical copy of, and I'm kind of OK with that.
Dynasty Warriors 2 is one of those games I remember playing with my friends - and not even the full game. We wore out the demo disc because it was so novel - a big battlefield, fluid controls, tons of enemies. I collected them for a while including all of the Xtreme Legends games until around DW 5 when I just stopped having fun. I did hang on to my copies of Dynasty Tactics 1 and 2 (underrated PS2 strategy games, lots of fun).
Played the demo of this right away - and boy, it really hasn't changed much except for looking sharper. I think the friendly AI is a bit worse and the enemy AI is a bit better because I ended up losing the battle through not fault of my own.
I appreciate the series for what it is, but this one isn't moving the needle enough to be a buy.
Heading to Mom's to get a few things done. Her car isn't starting, so that could be 5 minutes or an hour. I think it's just been sitting too long, so I'll take a jumper pack and a charger. Worst comes to worst, a reman starter for her car is only $130, is easily accessible, and only has three bolts. We'll see. My son is all of a sudden back in to Fortnite, so I may play a few games with him. Fantasian Neo Dimension has my full attention at the moment. It's such a throwback that I can't help but love it.
Speaking of throwback, I may follow suit with everyone else - bust out the GameCube with the copy of RE4 that I bought 20 years ago and spend some time with it. I unfortunately don't have a CRT display, but one of my TVs does have component in, and I happen to have component cables for the GameCube. We'll see how it does.
Man, I'm falling behind on Trails. I haven't even finished Reverie yet. I'll buy it day 1 anyway because Falcom, but I'll have to skip the demo for now. Awesome!
I love RPGs, and I love Atlus. I've been trying for three days to finish the Metaphor demo (the full game is sitting on my shelf, still in plastic) and it's just not grabbing me. Persona 5 didn't grab me at first either, and now I have over 300 hours in Royal - so maybe this is just a slow start. I am going to finish the demo for Fantasian - that one did grab me, and I'm looking forward to diving back in.
This morning is going to be shoveling snow, burning trash, and perhaps grocery shopping. NFL playoffs start today, so I imagine there will be lots of football watching.
It was a hard choice, but I went with P3 Reload over Silent Hill 2. I loved both games - the only measure I have is that I immediately wanted to jump back in to Reload after the credits. Silent Hill 2, I was glad to be finished with it. I'll go back to it for NG+ and shenanigans with the chainsaw at some point.
I'm still in the minority of people who don't understand why Rebirth gets the love that it does. The combat in the demo was so bad to me as to be unplayable. I'm sure there's something that I'm missing and I'm just not doing it correctly, but it seems horribly imbalanced.
Why does hitting a small monster with a giant sword do next to no damage and allow it to continue with doing whatever it was doing, but if it smacks Cloud with his little tail, Cloud goes flying, takes a ton of damage, and interrupts his action while going so far as to waste a bar? Why does it seem so difficult to micro-manage each party member? They never seem to have their bars built up when I need them! The flying enemies are a chore, and that last boss in the demo doubly so - I think that's what helped me decide that as much as I adore the original Final Fantasy VII, this one just isn't for me. I'm just surprised that it's as highly rated as it is.
The Mass Effect trilogy is my comfort food. I'm working through ME2 at the moment and enjoying it as much as I ever have. I keep thinking I'll mix it up with a JRPG in my backlog (Soul Hackers 2, SMT V, Trails into Reverie, DQXI, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Star Ocean 4, Tokyo Xanadu, Tales of Arise, Xenogears, Breath of Fire IV, or maybe finish the demo for Fantasian....?) but I can't decide. So... I'm just sticking with the ME trilogy for now.
I'm a consultant these days, so only two weeks of paid vacation a year from my agency. I've saved most of it to take the week off, and my client is giving me another free paid day - awesome stuff.
I always revisit old favorites this time of year in parallel with something new. Last year, it was Signalis and Star Ocean The Second Story. I'm playing through Mass Effect Legendary Edition right now - probably my 8th or 9th time through the game, but my first in the Legendary Edition.
Backlog wise, I have Alan Wake 2, Octopath II, Trails Through Daybreak, and Conscript still in plastic with several more that I've played for a bit but not finished. I may spend most of my gaming time on Mass Effect and then sample some other games I've started to see what grabs me.
I'll be getting some parts in for a project shotgun I've been working on, and hopefully the (correct) LED strips arrive for me TV that needs to be fixed. Between all of that and family, I will have plenty to keep me busy!
@elvisfan1 A majority don't, you're right. At least not immediately. Most of my PS1 games are worth more than I paid for them, but you're talking about 25 year old games at that point. The ones that appreciate quickly now are hit or miss. Basically all of Falcom's Trails games do - if you want a physical copy, you need to buy one at launch or end up paying significantly more for it.
@elvisfan1 The disc is a physical manifestation of the license. I can prove that I own the game. I can loan it, gift it, or sell it. The most important part of physical games is competition. Digital only games are only sold on PSN. There's no external pressure to reduce prices. Without physical media, Sony has a monopoly. With physical media, Amazon, Sony, GameStop, and other resellers can compete against each other. The consumer wins. There's also the possibility that your digital games are delisted or that your license is revoked. They can do that if they want to; it's in the terms of service.
One more thing post-edit - many physical games appreciate in value. Digital games have zero value besides the value that the end user derives from playing and enjoying it.
I'll probably watch a streamer who's also watching it just to see if there's a Resident Evil announcement. If we get that, then it will have been worth my time.
I still question whether the PS5 was worth purchasing. It turned 4 this year, and it took Silent Hill 2 and Stellar Blade to finally do away with my buyers remorse. 75% of my PS5 library also came out on the PS4 with even more PS4 games continuing to release. The Pro is fine for ultra enthusiasts, but for most people, it just doesn't make sense, especially when the PS4 continues to be good enough for so many.
I work from home, like to have background noise, and music only goes so far. I like using long form video game content as background while I'm working. If there's nothing available, I'll tune in to a Twitch streamer that I like (all 2 of them that I can put up with). So yes, I consume many more hours of video game videos, but it's a function of how I use it.
What's the logic behind making it temporary, I wonder? Engaging FOMO to get people on their platform and buying things now? Plans to sell the themes later? I don't know, it just seems odd.
Playing through Alan Wake Remastered for the first time. There are some elements I like - Remedy's brand of story telling is neat. The combat has a lot of jank, especially when there are more than 3 or so enemies. It's real easy to get stun-locked. Still makes for a fun time.
Alan Wake II is in the cards for sure, but the plan is to revisit Control on PC first. I put it down after losing my save file moving from one PC to another, but it's been long enough that it shouldn't be too annoying.
@yohn777 Yes, it is on you. If you want the information, go get it. It's not my responsibility to verify information for you. It's an internet forum. The stakes aren't that high. Get a grip, and get over yourself.
@yohn777 Asking for a "Source?" In the age of a search engine that has the totality of human knowledge indexed and searchable. Really? I already said that I have no idea what the actual production cost is. Feel free to search for it yourself.
It's more than fair to say that it had a 10 year development cycle because it did. The final product only took them 3.5 years to make, but it should doesn't change the fact that the fourth Dragon Age game was in development for the last decade, whether or not all of that material was actually used.
@DennisReynolds The game didn't "bomb" in a literal sense, but relative to its likely production cost. There is a large range of numbers floating around out there, and I can't begin to tell you what it actually is. You do have to consider that the title was started, scrapped, started again, scrapped again, and finally started a third time. It had a 10-year development cycle. The $200m mark I see pop up the most doesn't seem terribly far-fetched, and that doesn't include marketing which could add quite a bit more.
It's in the same sense that a home run isn't necessarily a failure unless you're down 3 at the bottom of the ninth. In that sense, you need a grand slam just to go up 1.
I'm looking forward to playing this - very happy to see the physical version coming soon.
As a side note, I found it funny that AstroBot won best audio, as that was the precise reason I couldn't even sit through the gameplay video. Cutesy robot sounds are weird, and Silent Hill 2's audio was a masterclass in audio world building. Just some random aging gamer's opinion.
Cranking through Stellar Blade NG+ at the moment. I have Elden Ring arriving today, but that was only because it was $20. My backlog is silly right now. I need to head up to my mother's, drop her grocery order, and build some furniture. After that, some shopping with my son. Gaming will be a bit this afternoon and maybe a bit tonight.
There's not enough Prozac and Jack Daniel's in the world that could get me to play this slog again. The core game play was fine, but hoo boy, it was a masterclass in what NOT to do in the pacing and character building department.
One of my nephews asks me if I've played this yet every time I see him. I will never, ever pay $70 (or even $40) for a digital game, and I'm sure not interested enough in it to buy the limited physical deluxe edition. I suspect I'll be waiting several years for this one, but eventually, I do plan to jump in and give it a go.
More picking at Persona 3 Reload NG+. I might actuality Platinum this game. I have two Platinums, period: Persona 5 Royal and Cars 2 for PS3, both purely by accident.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is on sale at GOG, and I've been craving a good Metroidvania, so I may slap down the $10 for that.
The Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven demo was so good. That one clicked with me instantly. I need to hit the hardware store today, and if I happen to drift by the game store and also happen to see this game sitting there, well shoot, why not?
@nessisonett Your very favorite thing about a group of people nobody brought up until you did in your comment - your very favorite thing about that group - is that they have a subjective opinion on an actress that you disagree with? That's downright fascinating. Tell me more.
@riceNpea That's one fem Shep that I could get behind. Controversy aside, she has the chops, build, and demeanor to be convincing in the role.
John Cena is getting up there, and it's pretty evident - as a VA for Wrex, he'd be a lot of fun. As Shepard, I'm not a fan. Maybe 15 years or so ago. Shoot, I could see Cena playing a decent Illusive Man.
Part of it is just getting way too cute with their flagship franchise. I thought FF7Remake was just okay and that Rebirth was an absolute dumpster fire of weird combat mechanics and over-reliance on mini games. FFXVI was a decent if long-winded action game, XV was an uninteresting open world slog... They just aren't hitting on them like they used to. It may behoove them to take the series back to a more proven formula. They can experiment with their other IPs, but get Final Fantasy back to being a quality RPG series and not whatever the last few releases have been.
The bloated productions in and of themselves aren't helping either. For example, FFXVI had a real Game of Thrones kind of vibe to it, but it released several years too late to really capitalize on that.
I tried the Ys X demo last night, but Falcom fatigue is real. Can't do it. I haven't even finished Us VIII or Trails into Reverie, much less even cracked the plastic on Daybreak. The Romancing Saga 2 demo however is excellent. Really straightforward, old school feel with a coat of Gen 6 paint. I'll try to finish that this weekend if there's time. If I like it, I'll buy it. I only had about 45 minutes or so to play last weekend, and this one is looking about the same. My wife really wants to put up Christmas decorations this evening, so we're going to do that.
With the way this generation has gone, I'll probably be good with my launch PS5 until PS6 pro comes out (unless they ditch the disk drive altogether, then I'll just move to PC full time). I can count on one hand the PS5 games I have that couldn't have been played on PS4.
It would be interesting if PlayStation decided in the future to go more modular. Launch the system with a discrete GPU (with a proprietary form factor of course, because SONY) and sell upgrades in the future. I would imagine that selling an upgrade to your current console (especially if it was something that was extremely easy to swap by the user) would be more profitable than designing, manufacturing, and shipping a whole new machine.
@Logonogo Steelers Country, Let's Weld! Hoping Zach Frazier can make it back after the bye. The Commies are going to be a big test for this group.
I'll be picking at NG+ of Persona 3 Reload. I have a couple demos queued up (Yz X and Romancing Saga 2). I haven't done a run of RE2 remake in a while, so I may do that if I have time to finish one.
@FuriousMachine The disc read speed wouldn't be sufficient, but you could use an application to copy the disc image to your PC. Native hardware would do that anyway.
@tangyzesty Pathetic how? That's a strong word for how low stakes all of this is. You can watch multiple lengthy presentations on a game and know whether or not it's for you. If it's part of an existing IP, you can see how it deviates from its previous entries. You can gain understanding of the gameplay loop and identify elements in the game that make it a non-starter. Skill Up had a presentation that was compelling and quite honest.
If it's commercially successful, then this team with this skill set and this direction will go on to work on other projects. Bioware has said that assets working on DA:V will shift to the next Mass Effect. It stands to reason that if I don't want the next Mass Effect to resemble this game that I have absolutely no desire to support in any way, then yes, I want it to do poorly from a financial standpoint so that the developer can identify what caused the game to fail and not implement those things in the game that I would like to play.
And if none if that happens - if the game is a commercial smash hit and Bioware goes on to copy/paste 90% of this title's code in to Mass Effect - so be it. I won't play that either, and life will go on.
I can't even begin to take the game seriously with what I've seen of the art style, level design, writing, and gameplay. I'll say it - I do want this game to fail commercially because I don't want it to become a blueprint for the next Mass Effect.
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Re: Resident Evil 6 Appears Set for a PS5 Port
@Oram77 I'm almost 40, and I've been playing games for most of those years. I most certainly have.
Re: Resident Evil 6 Appears Set for a PS5 Port
3/10 is the most accurate rating I've seen for this game. The engine was not suited for what they wanted to do with the game - a hallway simulator with a smattering of action shooting, terrible melee, and obnoxious QTEs.
I was so disappointed in this game that I didn't touch Resident Evil for years after this - and it's my favorite game franchise. I remember taking the day off work just to play it, beating the Leon campaign, playing 10 minutes of the Chris campaign, and taking it to my local game store to sell it. It's the only mainline RE game I don't have a physical copy of, and I'm kind of OK with that.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Dynasty Warriors 2 is one of those games I remember playing with my friends - and not even the full game. We wore out the demo disc because it was so novel - a big battlefield, fluid controls, tons of enemies. I collected them for a while including all of the Xtreme Legends games until around DW 5 when I just stopped having fun. I did hang on to my copies of Dynasty Tactics 1 and 2 (underrated PS2 strategy games, lots of fun).
Played the demo of this right away - and boy, it really hasn't changed much except for looking sharper. I think the friendly AI is a bit worse and the enemy AI is a bit better because I ended up losing the battle through not fault of my own.
I appreciate the series for what it is, but this one isn't moving the needle enough to be a buy.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 564
Heading to Mom's to get a few things done. Her car isn't starting, so that could be 5 minutes or an hour. I think it's just been sitting too long, so I'll take a jumper pack and a charger. Worst comes to worst, a reman starter for her car is only $130, is easily accessible, and only has three bolts. We'll see. My son is all of a sudden back in to Fortnite, so I may play a few games with him. Fantasian Neo Dimension has my full attention at the moment. It's such a throwback that I can't help but love it.
Speaking of throwback, I may follow suit with everyone else - bust out the GameCube with the copy of RE4 that I bought 20 years ago and spend some time with it. I unfortunately don't have a CRT display, but one of my TVs does have component in, and I happen to have component cables for the GameCube. We'll see how it does.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
Re: Anticipated JRPG Sequel Trails through Daybreak 2 Gets a Big Demo Next Week on PS5, PS4
Man, I'm falling behind on Trails. I haven't even finished Reverie yet. I'll buy it day 1 anyway because Falcom, but I'll have to skip the demo for now. Awesome!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Script Reputedly Dwarfs That of Lesser RPGs
I don't know about 'golden age.' We haven't had years quite like 1998 and 2005, at least that I can think of off hand.
Regardless, this game looks awesome. I'm looking forward to the reviews.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 563
I love RPGs, and I love Atlus. I've been trying for three days to finish the Metaphor demo (the full game is sitting on my shelf, still in plastic) and it's just not grabbing me. Persona 5 didn't grab me at first either, and now I have over 300 hours in Royal - so maybe this is just a slow start. I am going to finish the demo for Fantasian - that one did grab me, and I'm looking forward to diving back in.
This morning is going to be shoveling snow, burning trash, and perhaps grocery shopping. NFL playoffs start today, so I imagine there will be lots of football watching.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
Re: This New Xbox Controller Looks Exactly Like a PS5 Pad
If it's around $100, I'll grab one for my PC. I like it, and native PC compatibility means I can just use BT instead of a 8-BitDo dongle with a DS4.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024
It was a hard choice, but I went with P3 Reload over Silent Hill 2. I loved both games - the only measure I have is that I immediately wanted to jump back in to Reload after the credits. Silent Hill 2, I was glad to be finished with it. I'll go back to it for NG+ and shenanigans with the chainsaw at some point.
I'm still in the minority of people who don't understand why Rebirth gets the love that it does. The combat in the demo was so bad to me as to be unplayable. I'm sure there's something that I'm missing and I'm just not doing it correctly, but it seems horribly imbalanced.
Why does hitting a small monster with a giant sword do next to no damage and allow it to continue with doing whatever it was doing, but if it smacks Cloud with his little tail, Cloud goes flying, takes a ton of damage, and interrupts his action while going so far as to waste a bar? Why does it seem so difficult to micro-manage each party member? They never seem to have their bars built up when I need them! The flying enemies are a chore, and that last boss in the demo doubly so - I think that's what helped me decide that as much as I adore the original Final Fantasy VII, this one just isn't for me. I'm just surprised that it's as highly rated as it is.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 561
The Mass Effect trilogy is my comfort food. I'm working through ME2 at the moment and enjoying it as much as I ever have. I keep thinking I'll mix it up with a JRPG in my backlog (Soul Hackers 2, SMT V, Trails into Reverie, DQXI, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Star Ocean 4, Tokyo Xanadu, Tales of Arise, Xenogears, Breath of Fire IV, or maybe finish the demo for Fantasian....?) but I can't decide. So... I'm just sticking with the ME trilogy for now.
Re: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, PushSquare staff!
Re: Poll: What Are Your Gaming Plans for the Holidays?
I'm a consultant these days, so only two weeks of paid vacation a year from my agency. I've saved most of it to take the week off, and my client is giving me another free paid day - awesome stuff.
I always revisit old favorites this time of year in parallel with something new. Last year, it was Signalis and Star Ocean The Second Story. I'm playing through Mass Effect Legendary Edition right now - probably my 8th or 9th time through the game, but my first in the Legendary Edition.
Backlog wise, I have Alan Wake 2, Octopath II, Trails Through Daybreak, and Conscript still in plastic with several more that I've played for a bit but not finished. I may spend most of my gaming time on Mass Effect and then sample some other games I've started to see what grabs me.
I'll be getting some parts in for a project shotgun I've been working on, and hopefully the (correct) LED strips arrive for me TV that needs to be fixed. Between all of that and family, I will have plenty to keep me busy!
Re: Now You Can Try One of the Most Underrated PS5, PS4 Games of the Year for Free
This will be next after I wrap up the demo for Fantasian. I love these throwback games so much.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025?
Just Expedition 33 and Trails through Daybreak 2 for me. I wouldn't mind a light year of releases - I have some catching up to do!
Re: Feature: The Game Awards 2024's Best Announcement, As Voted By You
Intergalactic looks like ND really wanted to make a Guardians of the Galaxy game but were denied the license, so they just changed a couple things.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 559
Finally started Elden Ring. Not super impressed so far, but I'm willing to give it several hours.
Received a copy of Alan Wake II - debating on whether I should dive right in, play the part 1 DLC, or play through Control first.
Re: Talking Point: What Was the Best Game Announcement at The Game Awards 2024?
Onimusha, Okami Sequel, and The Witcher IV. Not really vibing with anything else.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2024?
Witcher IV, Onimusha, and a new Okami all made the show worth it.
Capcom, though. Dudes. Where's the next Resident Evil?
All of the Metaphor awards were heartening. I'm glad Atlus is getting their recognition. I'm looking forward to playing it when my backlog calms down.
Re: Onimusha: Way of the Sword Brings Capcom's Iconic Action Series Back on PS5
It's not Resident Evil, but MY GOODNESS. I'll take it!
Re: Poll: What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024?
I think it will be AstroBot, but I would like to see Metaphor.
Re: Physical Media Just Can't Catch a Break Right Now
@elvisfan1 A majority don't, you're right. At least not immediately. Most of my PS1 games are worth more than I paid for them, but you're talking about 25 year old games at that point. The ones that appreciate quickly now are hit or miss. Basically all of Falcom's Trails games do - if you want a physical copy, you need to buy one at launch or end up paying significantly more for it.
Re: Physical Media Just Can't Catch a Break Right Now
@elvisfan1 The disc is a physical manifestation of the license. I can prove that I own the game. I can loan it, gift it, or sell it. The most important part of physical games is competition. Digital only games are only sold on PSN. There's no external pressure to reduce prices. Without physical media, Sony has a monopoly. With physical media, Amazon, Sony, GameStop, and other resellers can compete against each other. The consumer wins. There's also the possibility that your digital games are delisted or that your license is revoked. They can do that if they want to; it's in the terms of service.
One more thing post-edit - many physical games appreciate in value. Digital games have zero value besides the value that the end user derives from playing and enjoying it.
That's why I'm heavily in favor of physical.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Watching The Game Awards 2024?
I'll probably watch a streamer who's also watching it just to see if there's a Resident Evil announcement. If we get that, then it will have been worth my time.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Patch Adds Challenge Mode, Maps, Free Armour
@Oram77 Tomorrow!
Re: Feature: The 10 Best Games on PS5 Pro, as Voted By You
I still question whether the PS5 was worth purchasing. It turned 4 this year, and it took Silent Hill 2 and Stellar Blade to finally do away with my buyers remorse. 75% of my PS5 library also came out on the PS4 with even more PS4 games continuing to release. The Pro is fine for ultra enthusiasts, but for most people, it just doesn't make sense, especially when the PS4 continues to be good enough for so many.
Re: Path of Exile 2: All Release Times and How to Get Early Access
Somehow, I've never heard of either. After taking a cursory glance, I'm kind of OK with that. Not my thing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 558
Busy busy weekend ahead. If I play at all, it will be finishing up Alan Wake and the fantastic Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
That's a big IF. Wind and Truth came out yesterday, so my free time will likely be consumed with reading until that 1,300 page behemoth is finished.
Re: Gamers Are Reportedly More Interested in Watching Games Than Actually Playing Them
I work from home, like to have background noise, and music only goes so far. I like using long form video game content as background while I'm working. If there's nothing available, I'll tune in to a Twitch streamer that I like (all 2 of them that I can put up with). So yes, I consume many more hours of video game videos, but it's a function of how I use it.
Re: Sony Brings Back Iconic PS1 Startup Screen on PS5, But Only for a Limited Time
What's the logic behind making it temporary, I wonder? Engaging FOMO to get people on their platform and buying things now? Plans to sell the themes later? I don't know, it just seems odd.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 557
Playing through Alan Wake Remastered for the first time. There are some elements I like - Remedy's brand of story telling is neat. The combat has a lot of jank, especially when there are more than 3 or so enemies. It's real easy to get stun-locked. Still makes for a fun time.
Alan Wake II is in the cards for sure, but the plan is to revisit Control on PC first. I put it down after losing my save file moving from one PC to another, but it's been long enough that it shouldn't be too annoying.
Re: Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
@yohn777 Yes, it is on you. If you want the information, go get it. It's not my responsibility to verify information for you. It's an internet forum. The stakes aren't that high. Get a grip, and get over yourself.
Re: Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
@yohn777 Asking for a "Source?" In the age of a search engine that has the totality of human knowledge indexed and searchable. Really? I already said that I have no idea what the actual production cost is. Feel free to search for it yourself.
It's more than fair to say that it had a 10 year development cycle because it did. The final product only took them 3.5 years to make, but it should doesn't change the fact that the fourth Dragon Age game was in development for the last decade, whether or not all of that material was actually used.
Re: Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
@DennisReynolds The game didn't "bomb" in a literal sense, but relative to its likely production cost. There is a large range of numbers floating around out there, and I can't begin to tell you what it actually is. You do have to consider that the title was started, scrapped, started again, scrapped again, and finally started a third time. It had a 10-year development cycle. The $200m mark I see pop up the most doesn't seem terribly far-fetched, and that doesn't include marketing which could add quite a bit more.
It's in the same sense that a home run isn't necessarily a failure unless you're down 3 at the bottom of the ninth. In that sense, you need a grand slam just to go up 1.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Declared Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
I'm looking forward to playing this - very happy to see the physical version coming soon.
As a side note, I found it funny that AstroBot won best audio, as that was the precise reason I couldn't even sit through the gameplay video. Cutesy robot sounds are weird, and Silent Hill 2's audio was a masterclass in audio world building. Just some random aging gamer's opinion.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 556
Cranking through Stellar Blade NG+ at the moment. I have Elden Ring arriving today, but that was only because it was $20. My backlog is silly right now. I need to head up to my mother's, drop her grocery order, and build some furniture. After that, some shopping with my son. Gaming will be a bit this afternoon and maybe a bit tonight.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Pro Is Yet Another Version of a Great Game
There's not enough Prozac and Jack Daniel's in the world that could get me to play this slog again. The core game play was fine, but hoo boy, it was a masterclass in what NOT to do in the pacing and character building department.
Re: Peerless RPG Baldur's Gate 3 Has More Players Now Than at Launch
One of my nephews asks me if I've played this yet every time I see him. I will never, ever pay $70 (or even $40) for a digital game, and I'm sure not interested enough in it to buy the limited physical deluxe edition. I suspect I'll be waiting several years for this one, but eventually, I do plan to jump in and give it a go.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 555
More picking at Persona 3 Reload NG+. I might actuality Platinum this game. I have two Platinums, period: Persona 5 Royal and Cars 2 for PS3, both purely by accident.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is on sale at GOG, and I've been craving a good Metroidvania, so I may slap down the $10 for that.
The Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven demo was so good. That one clicked with me instantly. I need to hit the hardware store today, and if I happen to drift by the game store and also happen to see this game sitting there, well shoot, why not?
Re: You'll Never See This Potential TV Mass Effect Commander Shepard Pick Coming
@nessisonett Your very favorite thing about a group of people nobody brought up until you did in your comment - your very favorite thing about that group - is that they have a subjective opinion on an actress that you disagree with? That's downright fascinating. Tell me more.
Re: You'll Never See This Potential TV Mass Effect Commander Shepard Pick Coming
@riceNpea That's one fem Shep that I could get behind. Controversy aside, she has the chops, build, and demeanor to be convincing in the role.
John Cena is getting up there, and it's pretty evident - as a VA for Wrex, he'd be a lot of fun. As Shepard, I'm not a fan. Maybe 15 years or so ago. Shoot, I could see Cena playing a decent Illusive Man.
Re: Square Enix's New AAA Games Are Being Trounced by Final Fantasy 14
Part of it is just getting way too cute with their flagship franchise. I thought FF7Remake was just okay and that Rebirth was an absolute dumpster fire of weird combat mechanics and over-reliance on mini games. FFXVI was a decent if long-winded action game, XV was an uninteresting open world slog... They just aren't hitting on them like they used to. It may behoove them to take the series back to a more proven formula. They can experiment with their other IPs, but get Final Fantasy back to being a quality RPG series and not whatever the last few releases have been.
The bloated productions in and of themselves aren't helping either. For example, FFXVI had a real Game of Thrones kind of vibe to it, but it released several years too late to really capitalize on that.
Re: NieR: Automata's Weird and Wonderful World Invades PS5 Hit Stellar Blade this Month
Well, I know what game I'm playing that week.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 554
I tried the Ys X demo last night, but Falcom fatigue is real. Can't do it. I haven't even finished Us VIII or Trails into Reverie, much less even cracked the plastic on Daybreak. The Romancing Saga 2 demo however is excellent. Really straightforward, old school feel with a coat of Gen 6 paint. I'll try to finish that this weekend if there's time. If I like it, I'll buy it. I only had about 45 minutes or so to play last weekend, and this one is looking about the same. My wife really wants to put up Christmas decorations this evening, so we're going to do that.
Re: Hypnotic PS5 Pro Boot Screen, Background Worth the Upgrade
Just how much is Sony paying you per PS5 Pro article?? Haha.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy a PS5 Pro?
With the way this generation has gone, I'll probably be good with my launch PS5 until PS6 pro comes out (unless they ditch the disk drive altogether, then I'll just move to PC full time). I can count on one hand the PS5 games I have that couldn't have been played on PS4.
It would be interesting if PlayStation decided in the future to go more modular. Launch the system with a discrete GPU (with a proprietary form factor of course, because SONY) and sell upgrades in the future. I would imagine that selling an upgrade to your current console (especially if it was something that was extremely easy to swap by the user) would be more profitable than designing, manufacturing, and shipping a whole new machine.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 553
@Logonogo Steelers Country, Let's Weld! Hoping Zach Frazier can make it back after the bye. The Commies are going to be a big test for this group.
I'll be picking at NG+ of Persona 3 Reload. I have a couple demos queued up (Yz X and Romancing Saga 2). I haven't done a run of RE2 remake in a while, so I may do that if I have time to finish one.
Re: Dragon Age PS5 Remaster Collection Is Unlikely, But 'Never Say Never'
@FuriousMachine The disc read speed wouldn't be sufficient, but you could use an application to copy the disc image to your PC. Native hardware would do that anyway.
Re: BioWare Rules Out Any Dragon Age: The Veilguard DLC
@JohntheRaptor One can hope. I wonder if Drew Karpyshyn is available...
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Out Swinging, Already EA's Biggest Single Player Game on Steam
@tangyzesty Pathetic how? That's a strong word for how low stakes all of this is. You can watch multiple lengthy presentations on a game and know whether or not it's for you. If it's part of an existing IP, you can see how it deviates from its previous entries. You can gain understanding of the gameplay loop and identify elements in the game that make it a non-starter. Skill Up had a presentation that was compelling and quite honest.
If it's commercially successful, then this team with this skill set and this direction will go on to work on other projects. Bioware has said that assets working on DA:V will shift to the next Mass Effect. It stands to reason that if I don't want the next Mass Effect to resemble this game that I have absolutely no desire to support in any way, then yes, I want it to do poorly from a financial standpoint so that the developer can identify what caused the game to fail and not implement those things in the game that I would like to play.
And if none if that happens - if the game is a commercial smash hit and Bioware goes on to copy/paste 90% of this title's code in to Mass Effect - so be it. I won't play that either, and life will go on.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Out Swinging, Already EA's Biggest Single Player Game on Steam
I can't even begin to take the game seriously with what I've seen of the art style, level design, writing, and gameplay. I'll say it - I do want this game to fail commercially because I don't want it to become a blueprint for the next Mass Effect.