Tremendous game. That prologue. Just wow. I've been keeping media silence on this game since the first announcement trailer (which I thought was last year)
Kids love Netflix games. It's why their #1 most popular game is.....Solitaire? Clearly kids have flocked to their service and it's not at all boomers playing on their Nexus 7s or whatever ancient tablet they still have.
Funny reading how RTS is a niche genre. Growing up it was essentially what fps are today with warcraft, StarCraft, command and conquer, age of empires, total annihilation, dark reign etc. Oh how the times have changed.
Do Brits not like JRPGs? No Rebirth, Metaphor, or Infinite Wealth is wild. SquareEnix needs to do some product placement for Yorkshire Tea in the next FF installment even more over the top than Cup Noodles to secure that next nomination.
I remember the days when "cosmetic changes" were a basic expectation of a game. Now corpos are patted on the back for charging extra money for basic "cosmetic only" features...that being said if they magically had a MTX for a fully optimized copy of the game, I'd bite
Two point games are peak management sims. Really excited for this one. Can't wait to protect my museum from all the little kids and their cheesy gubbins infused fingers
I'm a huge trails fan, and while I'm buying it at launch I'm probably not playing it anytime soon. I enjoyed the first half of daybreak but I got really bored towards the second half. Plus I didn't like a couple of the later party members as much as the original 4 group (Van, Onyes, Feri, and Aaron were perfect together). Also they really overly complicated the orbment system.
I had it paid all the way to June 2025 prior to the price hike. Letting it lapse after. I don't play multiplayer games and my backlog is huge. Only use it for cloud saves and the occasional shareplay.
My favorite GTA styled game of all time. Unless they bring in Emma Stone to play her small role as a laugh, I don't see myself being too interested in a movie for it though.
Such a Sony thing to do. Take something away and "work" on bringing it back. Solution just don't take them away. Reminds me of them taking first party games off PS Plus/Now and then making a big deal when they get readded a few months later.
Depends on the timing of the announcement, but if it was announced now I honestly would have just laughed. I was past any outrage a few years ago with all the live service announcements, and in a post Concord world it just feels like a parody.
I'm a huge trophy addict, but I turned that off asap when I discovered this in 2020 at launch. I only leave screenshot for platinum trophy only. Having 15 sec video at 1080p for every trophy would have filled up my HD in mere months.
I played this for like 10 minutes on Gamepass and actually enjoyed it. Not sure why I stopped, but like most things on Gamepass I try it out there, and buy it on PlayStation later
DLC SHOULDNT COUNT FOR.....oh sorry force of habit. Carry on now. This did at least remind me that I bought both FF16 DLCs and have not booted it up yet.
This game is absolutely phenomenal. I actually have it #3 on my list (honestly 1-4 on my list are fairly interchangeable. Dunno how I'm supposed to rank Balatro in comparison to Infinite Wealth for instance).
Fans demanded the Final Fantasy character with a huge chest gets added to Tekken and fans still complain. Lol honestly I have mad respect to this troll job adding Clive instead of Tifa.
Truly a goated year for JRPGs. Top 3 games would be Rebirth, Infinite Wealth, and Metaphor. But I can't disagree with any order. Love seeing Infinite Wealth getting some love as that game was severely underrated.
Funny how the Switch flipped the world upside down. 10 years ago Nintendo was being told they need to pull a Sega and just be a publisher and exit the console market.
@Alps_Stranger 100% this. Kaiji Tang deserves far more recognition for his performance as Ichiban. But I'm also so used to Kiryu's Japanese voice actor and I felt the need to switch to Japanese during his chapters.
Even if they get it running at a solid 60fps by launch, I think they did serious damage to the game releasing the beta in the performance it was in. Lot of people (me included) have written the game off for that.
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Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2025?
Good job changing the template for the premium poll to singular game. Gave me a chuckle.
Re: First Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 DLC Out This Thursday on PS5
Going from the paintress to the painter.
Re: GEX Trilogy Revives a Forgotten PS1 Mascot from 16th June
Can't wait for the Dunkey video on this one.
Re: Rumour: Chrono Trigger Remake Leaked by Dragon Quest Creator
I love it when game devs pull a Tom Holland
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
Tremendous game. That prologue. Just wow. I've been keeping media silence on this game since the first announcement trailer (which I thought was last year)
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (March 2025)
I'm still catching up on February! But of the list Split Fiction for me
Re: Kids Aren't Dreaming of Owning a PS6, Says Netflix Games Boss
Kids love Netflix games. It's why their #1 most popular game is.....Solitaire? Clearly kids have flocked to their service and it's not at all boomers playing on their Nexus 7s or whatever ancient tablet they still have.
Re: PowerWash Simulator 2 Announced, Scrubbing Up on PS5 in 2025
Wonder if they are finally done with DLC on the original. They were on pace to knock off Train Sim World 2 with the amount of DLC trophies.
Re: Mini Review: Age of Mythology: Retold (PS5) - Series' Best Stands the Test of Time
Funny reading how RTS is a niche genre. Growing up it was essentially what fps are today with warcraft, StarCraft, command and conquer, age of empires, total annihilation, dark reign etc. Oh how the times have changed.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Actor Ascends, Takes Rightful Place Among Streaming Nobility
To think Lord Capon didn't even know how to download a patch two months ago
Re: The Last of Us Gets Its Own Limited Edition DualSense PS5 Controller
How can Concord put out a better looking controller than TLOU?
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Up for 8 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Game
Do Brits not like JRPGs? No Rebirth, Metaphor, or Infinite Wealth is wild. SquareEnix needs to do some product placement for Yorkshire Tea in the next FF installment even more over the top than Cup Noodles to secure that next nomination.
Re: Give Wallace & Gromit a Scrub in New PowerWash Simulator DLC
My poor trophy completion. One of those games where I have the plat, but less than 50% trophy completion.
Re: Capcom's Crappy Microtransactions Are Back in Monster Hunter Wilds, Including Paid Character Edits
I remember the days when "cosmetic changes" were a basic expectation of a game. Now corpos are patted on the back for charging extra money for basic "cosmetic only" features...that being said if they magically had a MTX for a fully optimized copy of the game, I'd bite
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Monster Hunter Wilds?
I love monster hunter. But too many amazing games to play right now to sink time into playing a game in 720p at 20fps
Re: Some Monster Hunter Wilds Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over the Game Being 'Too Easy'
So I can play this game without looking for a party with 3 Japanese names to carry me to the kill?
Re: Two Point Museum (PS5) - Laugh Out Loud Tycoon Title Is Well Worth the Entry Fee
Two point games are peak management sims. Really excited for this one. Can't wait to protect my museum from all the little kids and their cheesy gubbins infused fingers
Re: Yakuza Creator's Next Game Will Be Sent to Die As NetEase Implodes
No matter what country they operate out of...corpos gonna corpo.
Re: Trails through Daybreak 2 (PS5) - Adjust Your Expectations for This Slick But Strange Trails Sequel
I'm a huge trails fan, and while I'm buying it at launch I'm probably not playing it anytime soon. I enjoyed the first half of daybreak but I got really bored towards the second half. Plus I didn't like a couple of the later party members as much as the original 4 group (Van, Onyes, Feri, and Aaron were perfect together). Also they really overly complicated the orbment system.
Re: PS Plus Members Are Upgrading to Higher Tiers on PS5, PS4
I had it paid all the way to June 2025 prior to the price hike. Letting it lapse after. I don't play multiplayer games and my backlog is huge. Only use it for cloud saves and the occasional shareplay.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for February 2025?
I legit think I felt asleep for about 5-10 minutes right before Returnal 2.
Re: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Story Trailer Sets the Scene for Crazy Side Game
In this loaded February/March this has been my most anticipated game. Can't wait!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Immediately Sells 1 Million Copies
Audentes fortuna iuvat
Re: Rumour: Xbox's Fable, Killer Instinct, More to Join Forza Horizon 5 on PS5
Would love a Fable Anniversary Collection on PlayStation to get that platinum.
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Has Its Own Shanty Anthem
I'll jump on the sentiment that in a loaded February this game takes priority over all others. Looks absolutely amazing.
Re: Open World Cult Classic Sleeping Dogs Could Be Heading to the Big Screen
My favorite GTA styled game of all time. Unless they bring in Emma Stone to play her small role as a laugh, I don't see myself being too interested in a movie for it though.
Re: PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 Themes on PS5 Will Leave Tomorrow, But Sony Is Working to Bring Them Back
Such a Sony thing to do. Take something away and "work" on bringing it back. Solution just don't take them away. Reminds me of them taking first party games off PS Plus/Now and then making a big deal when they get readded a few months later.
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is So Popular the Dev Can't Meet Collector's Edition Demand
It's rare where my hype level is between ridiculously hyped but somewhat cautious cause everything I've seen makes this game seem too good to be true.
Re: EA Stock Price Plummets After Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Disappointments
Split Fiction will be amazing no matter what the stonks are at.
Re: PlayStation Reveals Top 20 Most Downloaded PS5 Games of 2024
@DualWielding no f2p titles are included
Re: Poll: How Would You Have Reacted to a Live Service God of War Announcement?
Depends on the timing of the announcement, but if it was announced now I honestly would have just laughed. I was past any outrage a few years ago with all the live service announcements, and in a post Concord world it just feels like a parody.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Roadmap Confirms Three Expansions and Loads of Updates in 2025
Saves me a decision for February. I'll wait to pick the game up on sale once it's completed.
Re: Days Gone Dev Says It Still Plans to Create 'Cool Sh*t' for PS5 After Live Service Cancellation
I'm glad Kevin found time in-between thwarting the Wet Bandits after being left alone in the studio to send out a reassuring tweet.
Re: Preview: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Is an Absurd, Great Twist on Like a Dragon
This game looks amazing. Just sad it's releasing in such a loaded month for me with KCD2, Daybreak 2, Pirate Yakuza, and MH Wilds
Re: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Is All But Official Now, More Than a Graphics Upgrade
And the game is called Pirate Yakuza
Re: Talking Point: PS5 Saves Video Clips When You Earn Trophies - Do You Leave That Feature On?
I'm a huge trophy addict, but I turned that off asap when I discovered this in 2020 at launch. I only leave screenshot for platinum trophy only. Having 15 sec video at 1080p for every trophy would have filled up my HD in mere months.
Re: Gardening Puzzler Botany Manor Out for PS5, PS4 This Month
I played this for like 10 minutes on Gamepass and actually enjoyed it. Not sure why I stopped, but like most things on Gamepass I try it out there, and buy it on PlayStation later
Re: Ubisoft 'Deeply Disturbed' by Abuse Allegations at Assassin's Creed Shadows Support Studio
Ubisoft stock prices about to somehow go into the negatives in value.
Re: HBO's The Last of Us: Season 2 Debuts in April
The Masters also starts in April. I see a PGA/TLOU crossover episode coming.
Re: How Well Do You Know Uncharted?
Ugh missed one for what country wasn't in Uncharted 3. So close...
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 DLC of 2024
DLC SHOULDNT COUNT FOR.....oh sorry force of habit. Carry on now. This did at least remind me that I bought both FF16 DLCs and have not booted it up yet.
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
This game is absolutely phenomenal. I actually have it #3 on my list (honestly 1-4 on my list are fairly interchangeable. Dunno how I'm supposed to rank Balatro in comparison to Infinite Wealth for instance).
Re: Final Fantasy Devs React to Clive's Revealing Tekken Crossover Outfit
Fans demanded the Final Fantasy character with a huge chest gets added to Tekken and fans still complain. Lol honestly I have mad respect to this troll job adding Clive instead of Tifa.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 RPG of 2024
Truly a goated year for JRPGs. Top 3 games would be Rebirth, Infinite Wealth, and Metaphor. But I can't disagree with any order. Love seeing Infinite Wealth getting some love as that game was severely underrated.
Re: Industry Analyst Argues Either Sony or Microsoft Will Need to Exit the Console Market
Funny how the Switch flipped the world upside down. 10 years ago Nintendo was being told they need to pull a Sega and just be a publisher and exit the console market.
Re: Even in a Wacky Nautical Spin-Off, Yakuza Just Feels Wrong in English
@Alps_Stranger 100% this. Kaiji Tang deserves far more recognition for his performance as Ichiban. But I'm also so used to Kiryu's Japanese voice actor and I felt the need to switch to Japanese during his chapters.
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Dev Making 'Steady Improvements' to PS5 Performance, PS5 Pro Patch Set for Launch
Even if they get it running at a solid 60fps by launch, I think they did serious damage to the game releasing the beta in the performance it was in. Lot of people (me included) have written the game off for that.
Re: Sony's Rounding Out 2024 with the Biggest Roster of PS5, PS4 Deals of the Year
Quite frustrating that when Unpacking was on PS+ it was on sale every month. Since it was taken off PS+ over the summer it hasn't been on sale since.
Re: Stunning Trails in the Sky Remake Confirmed for PS5 Release in 2025
Praise Arusha and the Flames. I was worried this was gonna be stranded on the Switch.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 559
Still addicted to Path of Exile 2. Also planning on jumping back into Trails through Daybreak as I dropped it over the summer.