JuiceboxMeister

@Solingo_Bill how do you give it a near perfect score and in the same breath say it's overrated and not worth the full price? This coming from someone who hasn't played it.

They are already setting this studio up to fail expectations, especially for internal reporting. Talk about the massive undertaking to make a "genre-defining" game. They need to keep their expectations for their studios realistic. What are the chances of another Halo, Witcher, or (insert revolutionary title) being produced by studios these days with the amount of stress and potential firings looming over them constantly!?

@BeerIsAwesome this is the most horrific you've ever seen?! I get the usage of hyperbole but it's quite tame behavior for whatever you've seen. It's the gaming industry not the front lines of WW2.

@Tecinthebrain you and everyone else in this comment section should look into Hall Effect joystick replacements. I do not believe they are compatible with PS5 controllers, unfortunately, but I do know, for a certainty, they work with Switch and almost certain with Xbox. Its a $15 part that you can install yourself and stick drift is a thing of the past. I've used it on my Switch controllers.

There was a gameplay video released, a few months back (it may have been sooner), that looked a little sluggish in combat, this one looks like they improved the movement and combat or that last video just wasn't a great representation. Either way, glad to see the speedy movement.
I am not sure how I feel about Inky (is that how they spell it?) Strikes me as a name a child gives and breaks some of the immersion for me. I'm sure it is a shortened name of some sort but i still can't take it seriously.
Last, the gold substitution, 'Reputation'? More and more games are doing there own 'currency' with a twist but then try to sell it as "the normal tender is no longer valuable because XYZ' then turn around and give you "gold". What's the point, call it EXP, keep the gold and drop the superficial 'lore' meta that seems half-baked.
Just a few of my critiques (like anyone really cares about mine haha) but this video did make me reconsider getting this game in the future. Looks way more entertaining than I first thought.

If they can get this balanced it would be helpful to certain genres of video games. I can definitely see this being a boon to games that incorporate detective work and mystery. Imagine a Deus Ex where you get to really feel like you are investigating the conspiracy behind the plot. Or a Sherlock Holmes game. Hell, even survivor-horror games could use this well.
Like I said, this would have to be optimized and balanced to the extremes. Definitely not going to happen soon.

@Fiendish-Beaver I think it is to communicate that they are not out to please everyone and add things that appeal to groups. The way I read it is, "Person: You should add XYZ to the game so I can [insert whatever]. Devs: Go fly a kite, we're making the game, not you."
Mind you, that is just my two cents. I know no one asked haha

That last one sounds incredibly interesting. Would love to see some different mythologies explored other than the overused Norse (my opinion only, it seems to be common for these last 2 console generations) and the beaten to death Greek. Especially Indian mythology, as it is so vast that you could take fractions of it and still have an enormous amount of content to use.

@GKT I thought this as well when I first saw the trailers. Was actually a tiktok that caught my attention on the game and then I started reading comments on youtube and was sold. I know it's cliche to say now but I really haven't enjoyed a game this much in a long time!

@SoulChimera Right!? Especially since the UK and the EU are a massive market and unbelievably loyal to the Playstation brand, you would think that Sony would have spared them just for optics alone. I'm no expert, but closing a Sony named studio in their strongest market, arguably, isn't a great move.

@RawnDawn I've always wondered what Prey 2 would have been liked. Was stoked for that game when it was revealed. Was such a disappointment to lose it.

@rjejr wasn't the elf ranger who was in love with the human lady from the village a black guy? Doesn't matter, I still find it funny that it was even a controversy. I need to rewatch the show, can't wait for season 2!

@rjejr there was a black hobbit?!?!? I must have missed that in my rage at the black elf lol was that really an issue when Rings of Power came out?? I had my gripes but it was mainly with the s***acular reveal of Sauron, uggghhh they really gave no thought to lore with that.

@jedinite It's a weird conundrum for me. I do see how it benefits developers, easy way to create revenue with minimal effort, ie: cosmetics and skins, but the other side of the coin is that it's abused by developers, or I should say publishers. I do not believe it to be a wise decision to buy skins/cosmetics because it is literally money for nothing, but that's just me. The true detriment of microtransactions is its ability to pay-to-win. I'm all for capitalism and free enterprise but I do not support what I believe to be greedy practices within those structures. Greed is good for no one in the long and very rarely in the short also.

@jedinite I didn't mean for those examples to be in conjunction with each other. I was talking more to what I believe are bad practices in the industry not just within remasters/remakes.

@Icey664 My thoughts exactly! WB hasn't had the greatest handling of any of their media content lately. With a full fledged quidditch game you can bet there won't be quidditch in HL2. I am very fearful this will go the way of EA's handling of Star Wars games (Jedi series aside)

@RBMango I haven't played it yet but it's on my backlog. What didn't you like about it? I've heard excellent things about it from friends but their gripes are over things I think are pretty general in most games. Anything specific, beyond the common failures that have been mentioned in the comments, that made you dislike it?

@Vladspartan I get in arguments all the time with friends and coworkers over this issue. Remasters and remakes only cause stagnation in the industry, along with the awful obsession with microtransactions. If innovation and creativity cannot be fostered in the industry then it's doomed to continue to collapse, as it has been doing recently. The only upside is that the employees that are facing being laid-off or already have been, are taking the risk to come together in smaller teams and make a game they love! I know it's not much of a consolation for them, provided the economic situation, but I do believe it's effect will be seen when there are a variety of new inspiring indie games coming out that will garner investment.

Though I love this game and the original, I do not think it should even be included on the list. Great game that it is, it is only a remake and GOTY should be new games only. I know there are a lot of people out there that don't mind remasters and remakes but it ultimately hurts the industry instead of progressing it. It's still a great game but I think the requisites for GOTY should be stricter.

@PixelDragon we've never lived in a democracy. Politicians and academics started saying that decades ago and it was a lie then as it is now. We live in a constitutional republic (which has its own share of problems). I don't mean to come across as a d*** its just a small pet peeve of mine when people say that. Now back to gaming commentary, couldn't they have picked a studio like Fntastic or a developer like EA?? I'm kidding, wouldn't want anyone to be at the mercy of hack.

That last statement made by one of their chief officers about lay-offs being a "lever" they will use again is saddening. When your livelihood is being threatened by your bosses due to a contract agreement you had no say in and has been poorly handled by said bosses, then you need to have a back-up plan ready. Bungie's C-suite doesn't seem to care about their workers and Sony is handling this professionally and dispassionately, as they should.
This was seen from the beginning of the acquisition and it has finally reached its expected outcome. I do agree with a lot of the commenters here that Bungie needs more IPs instead of Destiny for the past 10ish years, and that's on them. WE all need to be aware of what's going on in our industries and jobs and Bungie bosses and employees are no different. Hopefully they pull themselves back up by the bootstraps because I am excited to see what they do with Marathon.