If it was a regular game where you can buy it and that's it you can unlock everything at your own pace I think it would have fared better, why didn't they just copy the same model as Smash since they copied everything else?
I feel like I'm getting closer to having Killer Instinct on PS5 which is my most requested Xbox game! who ever said Xbox had no games didn't know anything π€·πΌββοΈ there's big piles of fantastic OG Xbox, 360, Xbone and Series X games that should be experienced!
It was okay but it was my least favorite Quantic Dream game, I feel Heavy Rain and Detroit had better more focused Stories and better characters (they all have the same gameplay so all we can compare is story & characters).
@AdamNovice "Wouldn't be surprised if Arteus is the main character going forward"
I know the Sony execs have been severely out of touch recently but even knowing that there's no way they greenlight an Arteus game which would almost certainly flop or break even best case scenario.
Can we drop the brat off at daycare and get a Kratos focused story? Okay we had a good time babysitting Arteus for two games but it's time to go back to the basics with GOW 1-3 rage filled Kratos!
With Disgust by the sight of misusing one of the best remake studios (Only matched by Capcom) on a freaking multiplayer game!
Also like the other comments I want pissed off Kratos back, I want the GOW 3 Kratos who destroyed anything that moves or even looked at him the wrong way.
Okay but why are we getting two freaking Horizon multiplayer games? and people here get mad (especially Sammy! π) when we say Sony is going to force everyone to love the IP or face consequences!
@Nepp67 "The one game that should get a remake to fix how crap it is."
I don't they will ever remake it, there's nothing redeeming about it. RE5 was also a big departure but at least it had a good story with great characters (Sheva!!) and a completely fresh setting, with a remake they can make 5 scarier π€πΌ
Easily the biggest POS of the series and the game that's needs to be remade from scratch. It has more in common with Gears of War than RE, at least you could run faster than Flash that's something!
Is not just the fact that they wasted so much resources is that they chose baffling games like Concord, Fairgame$ and GOW when they have actual ips that would translate perfectly to live service.
Socom, Warhawk, Resistance, Killzone, MAG are just a few IPs that are dying to make Sony some of that live service money but that's too easy why not greenlight Concord 2: this time 698 active players!
So now we won't see Bluepoint and Bend till the PS6 π Jim Ryan and Hermen really did a number on us, if Xbox wasn't struggling so much all these decisions would have sunk Sony into early PS3 era of failure.
You wasted years of Bluepoint games, the studio that mastered the art of remaking games on a freaking live service GOW game!? The person that greenlit that needs to lose their job and be blacklisted from the industry cause I never seen such stupidity π
@K1LLEGAL "I just wish people bought an Xbox if they wanted to play these games"
But is Microsoft who's basically telling us "don't worry guys no need to come here, we'll come to you". Now that they have tons of first party games they decide that they don't want exclusives anymore.
Looks interesting, I can never have too many horror movies and this looks a bit like Happy Death Day which was great. I would have probably named it something else as it has very little to do with Until Dawn.
Isn't this the first time that Nintendo have released a home console that's identical to the previous one just with a few upgrades?
This seems more like the Switch Pro regardless I'm sure it will sell like crazy, Japan will probably have to have a state of emergency and shut down the country.
Making a high quality goty contender would also help increase Ubisoft's value although that's a bit harder than just farting out endless Assassin Creed games π€·πΌββοΈ
Halo & Gears will be day one purchases, I hope Killer Instinct is also being considered π€πΌ as for Hellblade 2 not even if it was a free PS Plus game, the first one is the slowest most boring game I have ever played.
The brute force comment was definitely uncalled for I hope the barberian who said it feels terrible and apologizes immediately π
I personally don't have a problem with more Horizon within reason, when they said they were done with Killzone and all they will be making is Horizon games with no pause for a different IP then yeah that's a problem.
@ChrisDeku Wrong! it's been scientifically proven that only the US and the UK exists, plus both those countries only have 1 games media outlet (NOT hundreds) so how can there be more than 100 goty awards in the world? π
GTA III & IV are my favorites in the series and I have been begging for a remaster of 4 but I wouldn't want to experience Liberty City like this being just a cheap mod for GTA V (which is my least favorite).
Why ruin your entire career (will probably be blacklisted by all studios) by showing off a useless low-res photo that doesn't even reveal anything unless you didn't know Lucia had a big butt π€¦πΌββοΈ
@silversteel91 I'm still haunted by that chilly day where Hermen Hulst put a rifle in my mouth and told me "buy the PS5 pro or I'll give this store a new red paint job". I took my credit card out and reluctantly bought it, every time I look at the PS5 Pro on my stand I have horrible nightmares π
@MrGawain Astro Bot is nothing like Mario Galaxy, they are both platformers which is where the similarities end. You came from Nintendo Life to make a fool of yourself here, when you have played both like many of us then you can talk π
I wanted to experience the story mode of SS (regarding of quality) but didn't want to spend money on it, now I'll get to play it free and offline so I don't have to engage in it's live service.
I didn't expect it to be that good, took me back to my N64 days when I use to smile more while I was playing games. Congrats Astro Bot, Team Asobi and the spirit of Japan Studio!
@Mincey0 "Yet somehow marketing suggested its some game of the year contender"
You should probably replace contender with winner! (Multiple awards so far) π
Are you really implying that the 94 metacritic with the 9.2 user reviews are just publications and players falling for some genius Sony marketing? Why didn't Sony deploy this incredible super marketing with Concord?
I'm guessing if they didn't attach Naughty Dog to their post we wouldn't be talking about this, some groups have made ND their Antichrist since TLOU2π€¦πΌββοΈ
@Fritz167 If it makes you feel better it would probably be 11# if they extended their goty by one π€·πΌββοΈ There were many great to good games this year, it's crazy that next year's selection will probably blow this one out the water
@B0udoir "people forged an opinion by playing just a couple of hours but never spent the 120 hours to complete the story"
I have 650+ hours clocked between Persona 5 the original release, Royal and the PS5 remaster. The game for me is perfect π If I could change something I would change nothing! most people fall into this category if you see the reviews, user reviews and awards it earned.
It didn't click with you which is fine we all have that one game we hate that everyone loves, mine is GOW Ragnarok. I was so bored playing through that I wondered if I was mentally ill. It happens π€·πΌββοΈ
It was my second favorite game this year only behind Astro Bot, I loved everything from the music to the fighting and all the characters!
Could they have given her a bit more personality? Sure! she did remind me of Aloy in Forbidden West, it still didn't take away anything from the entire experience. I'm ready for part 2 πͺπΌ
@Mattock1987 " I have a sinking feeling youβve got Black Mid Wukong in the top 3"
Your sinking feeling is wrong then π it probably didn't make the top 10, the only person I've seen mention Wukong from the staff is Robert who reviewed it and it didn't even make his top 5.
@Icey664 Stellar Blade is probably no 4 but I definitely wouldn't cry if it did goty, it was an excellent very polished action game which was sadly overlooked because it came out earlier in the yearπ
I'm surprised the sites fighting game expert didn't put any fighting games in his top 5 (like Tekken 8)! It's a great list I will play Metaphor next year to see what's all the noise about.
@scoobdoo "Imagine thinking the 5-minute wonder that is Astro Bot is better."
Not even Astro's Playroom is 5 minutes what game did you play? lol Astro Bot is about 18-20 hours if you experience everything the game has (I clocked 28 hours). I know you were trolling but I was lonely so I felt like responding to someone about anything π
@Kira_Moonvalley "Am i the only one who loved Astro's Playroom and was massively let down by Astro Bot?"
Pretty much π€· although there's one other person here that hates it because it wasn't in VR. Playroom was clearly a short tech demo (a very good one) and Astro Bot was a full game experience.
It's almost like playing the Prologue Demo of Metaphor: ReFantazio then playing the full game and being "I think I liked the demo better". It's not a 1:1 comparison but you get what I'm trying to say, Astro Bot was the final form of Playroom.
For me is also Stellar Blade, despite already platinum it already I'm going for a fourth playthrough. The action combined with the music (and lots of costumes!) it feels so relaxing playing it.
Buying this studio was a bigger blunder than Concord (or close enough), an absolute headache for Sony whichever way you look without having anything good to show for the troubles.
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Re: Rumour: Gears of War to Make PS5 Debut with Full Crossplay in Trilogy Collection
I have only played the clone Quantum Theory that was for PS3 but I definitely want to try the real thing now, sign me up if true!
Re: Rumour: Xbox's Fable, Killer Instinct, More to Join Forza Horizon 5 on PS5
Did...did you say Killer Instinct!? stop playing with my feelings this isn't funny π³
Re: Sony Issues DMCA Takedown Against Bloodborne 60FPS Mod, Four Years After Release
While terrible by Sony to act like Nintendo I do hope it means they're getting ready to show Bloodborne remaster (lol no chance).
Re: Rumour: MultiVersus Season 5 Could Be the End for Free-to-Play Fighter
If it was a regular game where you can buy it and that's it you can unlock everything at your own pace I think it would have fared better, why didn't they just copy the same model as Smash since they copied everything else?
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Confirmed for PS5, Out This Spring
I feel like I'm getting closer to having Killer Instinct on PS5 which is my most requested Xbox game! who ever said Xbox had no games didn't know anything π€·πΌββοΈ there's big piles of fantastic OG Xbox, 360, Xbone and Series X games that should be experienced!
Re: PS3's Most Bizarre Game Will Have Its Own TV Show
It was okay but it was my least favorite Quantic Dream game, I feel Heavy Rain and Detroit had better more focused Stories and better characters (they all have the same gameplay so all we can compare is story & characters).
Re: Rumour: God of War Will Tackle Egyptian Mythology in Next Game
@AdamNovice "Wouldn't be surprised if Arteus is the main character going forward"
I know the Sony execs have been severely out of touch recently but even knowing that there's no way they greenlight an Arteus game which would almost certainly flop or break even best case scenario.
Re: Rumour: God of War Will Tackle Egyptian Mythology in Next Game
Can we drop the brat off at daycare and get a Kratos focused story? Okay we had a good time babysitting Arteus for two games but it's time to go back to the basics with GOW 1-3 rage filled Kratos!
Re: Could Wolverine PS5 Launch in 2025? Insomniac Avoids the Question
@DonkeyFantasy "I hope it isn't just going to be a re-skinned spidey with the webs removed."
That's exactly what it looked like to me from the leaks, it needs a lot more time in the oven so hopefully it comes out in 2026 or 2027.
Re: Poll: How Would You Have Reacted to a Live Service God of War Announcement?
With Disgust by the sight of misusing one of the best remake studios (Only matched by Capcom) on a freaking multiplayer game!
Also like the other comments I want pissed off Kratos back, I want the GOW 3 Kratos who destroyed anything that moves or even looked at him the wrong way.
Re: Spyro, Ratchet, Resistance Creator Ted Price to Retire from Insomniac
Goodbye sir thank you for all the great games and memories! (plus I'm sure he didn't enjoy watching his baby turn into a subsidiary of Disney).
Re: Horizon MMO May Have Survived NCSOFT's Cull After All
Okay but why are we getting two freaking Horizon multiplayer games? and people here get mad (especially Sammy! π) when we say Sony is going to force everyone to love the IP or face consequences!
Re: Resident Evil 6 Appears Set for a PS5 Port
@Nepp67 "The one game that should get a remake to fix how crap it is."
I don't they will ever remake it, there's nothing redeeming about it. RE5 was also a big departure but at least it had a good story with great characters (Sheva!!) and a completely fresh setting, with a remake they can make 5 scarier π€πΌ
Re: Resident Evil 6 Appears Set for a PS5 Port
Easily the biggest POS of the series and the game that's needs to be remade from scratch. It has more in common with Gears of War than RE, at least you could run faster than Flash that's something!
Re: Would You Pay $100 for GTA 6?
I paid $70 just once for a game this gen, I will happily make GTA 6 the second game I pay that for but I won't go higher than that.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane Proportions
Is not just the fact that they wasted so much resources is that they chose baffling games like Concord, Fairgame$ and GOW when they have actual ips that would translate perfectly to live service.
Socom, Warhawk, Resistance, Killzone, MAG are just a few IPs that are dying to make Sony some of that live service money but that's too easy why not greenlight Concord 2: this time 698 active players!
Re: Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
So now we won't see Bluepoint and Bend till the PS6 π Jim Ryan and Hermen really did a number on us, if Xbox wasn't struggling so much all these decisions would have sunk Sony into early PS3 era of failure.
Re: Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
You wasted years of Bluepoint games, the studio that mastered the art of remaking games on a freaking live service GOW game!? The person that greenlit that needs to lose their job and be blacklisted from the industry cause I never seen such stupidity π
Re: Switch 2 Reveal Indirectly Adds Credence to Halo PS5 Rumours
@K1LLEGAL "I just wish people bought an Xbox if they wanted to play these games"
But is Microsoft who's basically telling us "don't worry guys no need to come here, we'll come to you". Now that they have tons of first party games they decide that they don't want exclusives anymore.
Re: Full Until Dawn Movie Trailer Reveals New Time Loop, Out 25th April
Looks interesting, I can never have too many horror movies and this looks a bit like Happy Death Day which was great. I would have probably named it something else as it has very little to do with Until Dawn.
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
Isn't this the first time that Nintendo have released a home console that's identical to the previous one just with a few upgrades?
This seems more like the Switch Pro regardless I'm sure it will sell like crazy, Japan will probably have to have a state of emergency and shut down the country.
Re: Ubisoft Might Relinquish Some of Its IP to a New Venture to Boost Publisher's Value
Making a high quality goty contender would also help increase Ubisoft's value although that's a bit harder than just farting out endless Assassin Creed games π€·πΌββοΈ
Re: Dry Your Eyes; Devil May Cry Will Seemingly Ride Again in Fortnite
"Better than nothing, right?"
Nope! nothing would have been better than this π
Re: Rumour: Gears of War, Hellblade 2 Both Set for PS5 This Year
Halo & Gears will be day one purchases, I hope Killer Instinct is also being considered π€πΌ as for Hellblade 2 not even if it was a free PS Plus game, the first one is the slowest most boring game I have ever played.
Re: Horizon Hatred Simmers Once More As Sony Announces Movie Adaptation
The brute force comment was definitely uncalled for I hope the barberian who said it feels terrible and apologizes immediately π
I personally don't have a problem with more Horizon within reason, when they said they were done with Killzone and all they will be making is Horizon games with no pause for a different IP then yeah that's a problem.
Re: Sony's Bringing Horizon Zero Dawn to the Big Screen with Live Action Movie Adaptation
Sony is going to brute force Horizon into being as big and beloved as TLOU or die trying.
Re: PS5's Astro Bot Now the Most Decorated Platformer Ever with Over 100 GOTY Awards
@ChrisDeku Wrong! it's been scientifically proven that only the US and the UK exists, plus both those countries only have 1 games media outlet (NOT hundreds) so how can there be more than 100 goty awards in the world? π
Re: PS5 Pro, Cash Bonus Rewarded to All Stellar Blade Dev Employees
Fantastic gesture by Shift Up they all earned it! can't wait to see what they make next.
Re: Leaked GTA 6 Image, Reportedly from Rockstar's Own Office, Surfaces
@Safaturn In the Reddit leaked photo that they linked she's standing near a wall.
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025
Only interested in the top 2 assuming GTA 6 does actually release this which is still not a guarantee.
Re: PS5 Users Can't Play Enormous GTA 5 Liberty City Mod, But GTA 6 Will Be 'Worth Waiting For'
GTA III & IV are my favorites in the series and I have been begging for a remaster of 4 but I wouldn't want to experience Liberty City like this being just a cheap mod for GTA V (which is my least favorite).
Re: Leaked GTA 6 Image, Reportedly from Rockstar's Own Office, Surfaces
Why ruin your entire career (will probably be blacklisted by all studios) by showing off a useless low-res photo that doesn't even reveal anything unless you didn't know Lucia had a big butt π€¦πΌββοΈ
Re: Consoles Here to Stay, PS5 to Be Supported into Next-Gen, Says PlayStation CEO
@silversteel91 I'm still haunted by that chilly day where Hermen Hulst put a rifle in my mouth and told me "buy the PS5 pro or I'll give this store a new red paint job". I took my credit card out and reluctantly bought it, every time I look at the PS5 Pro on my stand I have horrible nightmares π
Re: Nintendo Fans Are Desperate to Know How Close Switch 2 Will Get to PS4's Power
@MrGawain Astro Bot is nothing like Mario Galaxy, they are both platformers which is where the similarities end. You came from Nintendo Life to make a fool of yourself here, when you have played both like many of us then you can talk π
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for January 2025 Announced
I wanted to experience the story mode of SS (regarding of quality) but didn't want to spend money on it, now I'll get to play it free and offline so I don't have to engage in it's live service.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Astro Bot
I didn't expect it to be that good, took me back to my N64 days when I use to smile more while I was playing games. Congrats Astro Bot, Team Asobi and the spirit of Japan Studio!
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Developer of 2024
@Mincey0 "Yet somehow marketing suggested its some game of the year contender"
You should probably replace contender with winner! (Multiple awards so far) π
Are you really implying that the 94 metacritic with the 9.2 user reviews are just publications and players falling for some genius Sony marketing? Why didn't Sony deploy this incredible super marketing with Concord?
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Says It Hopes Everyone Is 'Living in Love' After Naughty Dog Artist's Interpretation of Eve Is Unfairly Criticised
I'm guessing if they didn't attach Naughty Dog to their post we wouldn't be talking about this, some groups have made ND their Antichrist since TLOU2π€¦πΌββοΈ
Re: Game of the Year: Sammy's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
It's a very nice looking list! I loved your 1 & 5 and I might have to try Infinity Nikki as it looks excellent.
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
@Fritz167 If it makes you feel better it would probably be 11# if they extended their goty by one π€·πΌββοΈ There were many great to good games this year, it's crazy that next year's selection will probably blow this one out the water
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024
@B0udoir "people forged an opinion by playing just a couple of hours but never spent the 120 hours to complete the story"
I have 650+ hours clocked between Persona 5 the original release, Royal and the PS5 remaster. The game for me is perfect π If I could change something I would change nothing! most people fall into this category if you see the reviews, user reviews and awards it earned.
It didn't click with you which is fine we all have that one game we hate that everyone loves, mine is GOW Ragnarok. I was so bored playing through that I wondered if I was mentally ill. It happens π€·πΌββοΈ
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Stellar Blade
It was my second favorite game this year only behind Astro Bot, I loved everything from the music to the fighting and all the characters!
Could they have given her a bit more personality? Sure! she did remind me of Aloy in Forbidden West, it still didn't take away anything from the entire experience. I'm ready for part 2 πͺπΌ
Re: Game of the Year: #5 - Balatro
@Mattock1987 " I have a sinking feeling youβve got Black Mid Wukong in the top 3"
Your sinking feeling is wrong then π it probably didn't make the top 10, the only person I've seen mention Wukong from the staff is Robert who reviewed it and it didn't even make his top 5.
Re: Game of the Year: #5 - Balatro
@Icey664 Stellar Blade is probably no 4 but I definitely wouldn't cry if it did goty, it was an excellent very polished action game which was sadly overlooked because it came out earlier in the yearπ
Re: Game of the Year: Robert's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
I'm surprised the sites fighting game expert didn't put any fighting games in his top 5 (like Tekken 8)! It's a great list I will play Metaphor next year to see what's all the noise about.
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@scoobdoo "Imagine thinking the 5-minute wonder that is Astro Bot is better."
Not even Astro's Playroom is 5 minutes what game did you play? lol Astro Bot is about 18-20 hours if you experience everything the game has (I clocked 28 hours). I know you were trolling but I was lonely so I felt like responding to someone about anything π
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
I thought this would have been at least 2# as this site usually goes hard for anything Final Fantasy related, pretty shocking to be 7! π―
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
@Kira_Moonvalley "Am i the only one who loved Astro's Playroom and was massively let down by Astro Bot?"
Pretty much π€· although there's one other person here that hates it because it wasn't in VR. Playroom was clearly a short tech demo (a very good one) and Astro Bot was a full game experience.
It's almost like playing the Prologue Demo of Metaphor: ReFantazio then playing the full game and being "I think I liked the demo better". It's not a 1:1 comparison but you get what I'm trying to say, Astro Bot was the final form of Playroom.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2024
For me is also Stellar Blade, despite already platinum it already I'm going for a fourth playthrough. The action combined with the music (and lots of costumes!) it feels so relaxing playing it.
Re: Former Bungie Director Chris Barrett Suing Sony for Over $200 Million
Buying this studio was a bigger blunder than Concord (or close enough), an absolute headache for Sony whichever way you look without having anything good to show for the troubles.