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I'm not a fan of Kendrick Lamar or Drake, but Not Like Us is one of the funniest serious songs I've ever heard. And it's quite catchy too

@DrVenture69 why didn't you get on with RE VR? That and GT7 honestly would be the biggest draw for me

@DrVenture69 I don't know man, I don't think it's worth dropping £400 to play 3 games a lot... How many others would you say you really enjoyed and why?

£60 is fair, yes it's an old game but it's being newly launched on PS5. That being said I wouldn't pay it - but there's no crime over that pricing. Sony is still selling Ghost of Tsushima at at £70. Granted it does go on sale for half off, but the game is also 5 years old.

@UltimateOtaku91 ahh I get it, I watched and read a bunch of reviews last year and thought meh indie studio, ambitious game, it's on sale, I'll support that. And tbh the reviews were all accurate but I still enjoyed the game a lot and platted it (astounding considering the bugs)

The world and plot were generic but cool, and I don't normally like grid based combat but it was really fun and extremely challenging in a lot of boss fights, the last one in particular. Definitely am going to grab this but unless the reviews say it's bug free I'm waiting a few months

@Jrs1 the performance bump is probably very nice but no disc drive at that price point means I have to pay an additional fee just to use my existing collection. No thanks

Super excited this is doing well, been a fan of DW since 3 and this might be the shake up I need. Fell off hard after they made characters able to use other weapons - part of the appeal of having so many characters was the variety in styles. Now they're all kind of similar

@KingPev yes well I obviously haven't played it on the controller, I was essentially saying I'm curious how the controls work, considering I've only played RTS etc on PC before.

Lot of keyboards warriors here going off on tangents. Anyway, the ridiculous amount he's suing for makes me think he's wanting Sony to settle, which may happen just to avoid the publicity of the charges. But those out of context texts that were leaked are pretty.... *****, tbh. Not professional at all.

I've always wondered how games like this play on a controller. I'd love to get into this but I worry it would be just too difficult without M/K

@Vladspartan not true. The beautiful thing about DC is they've never been afraid to experiment with their characters in any medium. Gotham Knights had flaws but it was a fun game, Suicide Squad was ... well, it could have been good from a story perspective if they changed every other system.

But Batman Beyond would be good - and it could take place in the Arkhamverse just like it took place in BTAS. With Kevin Conroy gone it's a good opportunity to recast the Arkham character to be older. And get Will Friedle back.

That's ok, the game wasn't that amazing either. I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, even had the comics delivered monthly as a kid, but Spider-Man 2 was not a great game. It was ok but but nowhere near as smooth storywise as the first one.

Anyway, it's astounding Sony doesn't put the property attention into PC. Doesn't matter if it's not your primary platform, you need to release a decent product otherwise people are going to avoid future releases

I don't mind nostalgic releases like this but PlayStation needs to step it up and start to provide heavy hitters. There are SO MANY excellent games out there and a lot of what we got are Disney games. And not every game has trophies, despite them being mandatory on console. Hard to implement retroactively? Maybe, but be transparent. The premium catalog is a joke, few gems in a sea of meh

@UK_ might be delayed but I doubt it, they've been developing it for basically a decade and they seem pretty committed to that date that being said,. Rockstar games usually launch in an amazingly high quality state, but all of the originators of the series are long gone and the publisher has very obviously taken over decision making, so while it may make the 2025 release date I wouldn't be surprised if there were significant bugs.

And the lack of another trailer means nothing and it's good they've not started marketing it properly yet. It should be a few months' long of a campaign but extremely penetrative and bombastic, that way it'll get people hyped but not be long enough for the hype to die down. Or, oddly, allow the hype to get too out of control

@LogicStrikesAgain I like to look at All Deals but it's impossible to navigate since all of the shovelware is listed at like 99p, and then at high points they start mixing in with actual good games so it's easy to miss them.

I've resorted to a third party price tracking site where I'm able to hide specific games. It takes forever but after (years..) of using the site I can pretty much immediately see the good stuff. And even then there's always 20 to 30 more shovelware I need to hide. I shouldn't have to do any of this.

I never played RE1, 2 or 3, played 10 minutes of 4 and hated it, but played through 5 multiple times both solo and coop. I know it was blasted for the direction it took the series but it was a really fun coop action game. I will say though that even though I say and associate "Resident Evil 5" with the game comfortably, if I hear "Resident Evil" I never would think of 5. Not sure if that makes sense 🤷‍♂️

But I love how they reinvented the series with 7, going first person and back into the creepy horror bits.

Capcom honestly has been fantastic with their old IPs post the Mega Man Legends 3 debacle, which angered a very niche audience. If they are remaking DMC then I'm sure it will be a top quality production, however if they were remaking it then would there even be a need for a younger Vergil voice? It'd either be a recast or just have him be himself (unless he sounds ancient now). So we'll see. Or maybe it's a prequel or something.

It is an absolute trip to see years old comments here from people excited about then upcoming games. Time really does go faster as you get older hahaha

I'm looking forward to the Max Payne remakes and The Witcher 4 but I'm genuinely curious about GTA 6 - will it meet all the hype?! People in the future will know

I would love to see a selection of bootup screens available. They'd never do that and if they did they definitely wouldn't do this - but it would be awesome if you could up unlock themes based off first party titles by beating the game. Little extra rewards for people to shoot for beyond trophies. And it'd be a lot of fun, too

"Go after" data miners? If it's on the disc then it's fair game. This is for any studio - either take the time to remove what you don't want seen or do what Mortal Kombat has done since the second game and mix in a ton on nonsense.

I hate spoilers and I miss being genuinely surprised by announcements but that's on me, not the data miner.

Absolutely no point to patch notes like that. A lot of Android apps do the same. I guess in many cases it's true (stability and anti hacking) but give us at least something nice alongside it

@wildcat_kickz I get all of that, but what about story-wise?

(please be .hack)

This is awesome, but serious question. Why are companies releasing remakes/remasters of sequels first? Or is it just because the first game is totally unrelated. I've never played Ninja Garden or Silent Hill 1/2, or even the first four Resident Evil games, but I've played MGS1 and never played 2. Why remake 3 before 1?

@Northern_munkey I actually messaged them after they released the PS5 version about an Inquisitor upgrade and also if the DLC was cross buy. The person who replied said that the upgrade wasn't free and implied that it wasn't the developers decision. The way it was worded implied (to me) that the devs weren't thrilled with that decision.

But you're right - the quality of the license is all over the place. I love that the IP is thrown across a lot of genres and there's a healthy amount of games coming out every year that are all drastically different, but they really could exert a bit more quality control over the titles. Although I'd also argue against that, because I'd worry the creativity would be stifled

@Keyblade-Dan unfortunately that jank won't appeal to the millions of people who only stayed with Skyrim. They have certain levels of tolerance, but it only goes so far.

As a Mortal Kombat fan I'm thrilled to see two different entries both in the top ten. I hope it's enough to convince WB to keep investing in the franchise but painful enough to get them to ease up on the awful mountain of MK1

@Fishnpeas I think the full quote is "The customer is always right in terms of taste"

Abusing staff is not taste, whether it's to demand something in an unreasonable manner or anything else

@Majin_Deicide They did - apparently the game will scale to one or three players and they want three players to feel accomplished upon defeating a boss. Makes little sense and is very dumb

Absolutely not, so incredibly stupid to not allow duos. As a father with a full time job it's hard enough to find even one friend that can match my schedule - having to find two friends consistently for a challenging game means it's an automatic no for me.

@McDosy ...ok Sony

PlayStation's become so ridiculously greedy. Huge collection of excellent well regarded original IPs and they seem to solely focus on live service games and sequels to PS4-era ones that are all the exact same formula.

They should have set up a talented AA studio when thinking of their subscription service and have them pound out some remasters/AA remakes or sequels of the dormant IPs. Nothing that's expected to sell millions but are instead a bit different from the AAA flagships, maybe experimental a bit with features and styles, etc. Not only would they pad out that subscription service to justify the insane price increase but would also potentially have an unexpected hit they can build on.

Hate how every publisher seems to be intent on spending 4+ years developing a game that may or may not be a hit.

@colonelkilgore the Batman hide and seek is superb, never thought about what it would be like to be stalked by Batman before and it was kind of terrifying. I'm going to spoil the ending for you though so don't read on, but it's actually extremely disappointing

There is no ending

I really like People Can Fly's games. They're never the greatest of all time but I've always found them to be something many other games are not - mindlessly fun, bit goofy, always enjoyable on some level. I really wish they would be finding more success but unfortunately I guess they're stuck in the Gears of War era and have never evolved.

And I guess that's why I like them. I miss the Gears of War era

For me, the issue is that it's very obviously a show purely about marketing. Trailer after trailer after trailer, boring rehearsed speeches and pre-recorded interviews, you forget 90% of what's been shown with minutes.

The thing about E3 was that you got a steady drip of info across every platform in every type of genre over several days. And you got journalists who were able to go hands on with the games and not only provide written previews but also be able to provide context from their interviews and informal chats with the developers themselves to add a lot of flavour to the articles. Now every single article is a three sentence rehash of a trailer, because that's all they're given

Gonna be honest, I kind of like Threads. Clean looking, bit confusing to navigate (might be a bug in at least one area?) but I enjoy the simplicity. Twitter was always a bit oblivious looking for me going back ten years and even though I don't care that Musk owns it, I do care that my feed somehow has become filled with the most controversial and misogynistic/racist posts ever. Which mates no sense because I don't tweet and only follow video game developers and actors/writers I like

@Balaam_ calm down there buddy, lots of people just lost their jobs and trophy hunters are a very very small percentage of the community. more important things to focus on in the industry right now

Remake's DLC was actually extremely forgettable, got the 100% this past June and couldn't tell you a thing about it. Glad Rebirth is a complete package

@SJBUK hey buddy you don't head to defend your purchasing decisions to strangers on the internet lol

Guess there won't be trophies for Resistance still.

Also, Digimon Survive was the first visual novel I ever played, didn't realize it was one when I bought it. Unbelievably dark. Solid game

Well I get it.. needs to be properly defined but social media probably should be a bit more regulated. Maybe parents should be required to have oversight in some way? Although unsure how to balance that with privacy etc

@Medic_alert ok buddy lol you be happy getting ripped off and needing to troll other sites for discounts

@Medic_alert so you're saying to go to a third party website to buy a discount? I obviously chose a few games instead of doing a long list, but yes you can wait for a sale and hope the prices drop low or you can buy physical significantly cheaper any time, resell if you'd like to recoup cost, and most importantly - you actually own it.

But if you want to defend Sony trying to have a monopoly over their games go ahead 🤷‍♂️

This one's on Sony. They want their consumers to be 100% locked into their storefront, where they obviously set the prices and control discounts.

Pricing comparison of digital vs eBay physical:
Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut: £70 vs £32.99

HZD Complete: £45 for remaster as original was delisted vs £9.79 for PS4 + £10 upgrade if you wanted to

Spider-Man 2: £69.99 vs £30

@trev666 dunno man, they literally said only 20% bought PS4 Pro.. and that could output 4k and came a few years after everyone started upgrading their TVs from 1080p, so nice market.

The PS5 Pro is appealing, but between the high cost, unnecessary enhancements (still enjoyed obviously), and the disc drive not being included...... It'll sell fine, I just can't see it blowing up until the price drops significantly

Elden Ring was £50 too. A very pleasant surprise that convinced me in a random Argos to buy the game on the spot.

I still remember being absolutely blown away when Halo was in GameStop. I can't remember if it was a demo or the full game (thinking demo?) but the part available was The Cartographer, when you're dropped in and just charge forward. Absolutely stunning visually and it was tight gameplay wise. When I eventually got an Xbox I realised how great the story was too.

I wish the console wars were raging still because competition breeds innovation, but I'm all for Halo on my PS5.

@Khwarezm89 agree but MMOs require a LOT of work and investment, studios nowadays just want people to buy cosmetics and characters. I could see a Horizon survival MMO being amazing but it's probably going to be something generic.

I live NetherRealm reiterating on its core characters over and over again, even if I dislike some of it it keeps everything fresh and new. That being said.. WB needs to get to some realistic pricing for MK's content. £20 this is a must buy, £30 I'd buy it with justification it includes all the new characters, £40 is insanity.

WB could create insane amounts of goodwill by backing off the pricing a bit but for some reason they're so obsessed with short term profits that they don't seem to care anymore about alienating a ton of players. MK has been around since the beginning of the 90s - keep the pricing reasonable and there's no reason it can't continue another 30 years.

I fear the day Ed Boon has enough and retires and some corporate bozo comes in and destroys it all

@Deadlyblack yeah except you can actually work on other things while waiting in WoW