Kogorn733

Likely gonna be another mobile game no one is going to give a crap about.

That we got a summer update, with such minor content, is equivalent to winning 10 cents in the lottery.

I hate shareholders in the video game industry. They need to stfu and accept only "modest" returns on their investments.

And this is why institutional investors in video game companies deserve to be hated and despised. They're the ones encouraging crap like this.

"Joker and co have enjoyed a great run, but Persona 5 fatigue is well and truly beginning to set in."

NO!!!! 'TIS SACRILEGE!!!!!

I'm cautiously optimistic given the setting, but concerned that review copies don't appear to have been circulated. Fingers crossed it turns out to be good!

I'm sorry, maybe I just don't understand the game. But I cannot see the appeal and think that Sony couldn't have picked a worse game to open this State of Play.

While the PS5 already has good momentum going due to the number of great titles available on it, I expected this presentation to give purchasers of the PSVR2 more confidence in the future of the system. The presentation utterly failed to do this. While RE4 in VR will be nice, horror and arcade style games on VR are growing stale. We need something big and epic, something the size/scale of Skyrim VR, in order to give the system a future. I really hope Sony shows off something like that soon, or I fear the PSVR2 will become a flop.

Makes sense. Given what I've played through the game and seen in Let's Plays, Hogwarts Legacy MC has probably killed/tortured more people than the entire cast of MK11 put together.

Did they change whether disc-based versions of a PS4 game still get installed if you own the PS5 upgrade version? Here's the problem.

(1) You own the PS4 version of the game with a free (downloadable) PS5 upgrade. You need to put the PS4 disc in the drive in order to run the PS5 upgrade, even though the latter is downloadable

(2) you delete the data for the PS4/disc version of the game to save space

(3) later, you insert the PS4 disc in order to play the PS5-upgraded version of the game

(4) The PS5 still installs data for the PS4/disc version of the game, even though, with a PS5 upgraded version, you'll likely never play the PS4/disc version again.

Playstation needs someone at the top who is just willing to disregard mindless mass shareholders who only care about live service and mobile. Nintendo, while not perfect at it, knows how it’s done, or at least how to moderate their toxic influence.

Dealbreaker for me wasn't the list price or having to buy the game again, but rather, the fact Atlus is asking for $20-$30 to cover shipping charges. ***** that. Anything over $50 should have free shipping.

Developments like these make me sick to my stomach.

At first glance, selling these studios was likely a good move. While Square's western studios had great talent, Square never really seemed to have a lot of enthusiasm for them and never really learned how to manage them well (even though some made great games).

However, their justification for selling the studios is just stupid. I'd understand giving them up to free resources to focus more on Japanese games, which are Square's strength and what they've always been popular for. However, giving them up to focus on blockchain crap is stupid.

Blegh, Chinese investment in video game companies always makes those companies' products start going down the toilet

I'll buy it usually if I like the main game, but I really don't like standalone DLCs or DLC side stories, as I find it breaks the immersion and cohesiveness of the original game. I think that all story DLC should be integrated into the main campaign or game module.

I will never understand why this is in such high demand. If, in your youth, you chose user names such as DarkFarter257, a$$machinkwakkwak, or feetuseater, you should be bound to those names for all eternity.

If you can't handle awkward questions about the origin of those names from your wives and children with good humor, I don't have much sympathy

Can someone explain to me what was wrong with soul caliber 3-5? I only ever played 1 and 2 (2 was awesome) and don’t know what happened after.

I’m super excited for this game and have it preordered.

That said, given how soon it’s coming out, I’m nervous about how little marketing it seems to have received.

I hate the move toward multi-player. Makes games more repetitive with thinner plots, and tends to dumb down customization mechanics to be more accessible. It has its place, but the idea that every game should incorporate some element of multiplayer is stupid to me.

Siliconera reported the suggestion that the game was for mobile platforms.

The idea of a horror game on mobile is ludicrous...

The instant this goes up for pre-order I'm on this!

I tried TESO for several months after it was first released. Having been a huge fan of the elder scrolls series, I wanted to give it chance. I agree that the MMO combat and progression gameplay mechanics of the game are good, and that there is a huge, varied, world to explore. That being said, there were many things that eventually grated on me until I simply lost my ability to have passion for the game. Some of these things I probably felt because I was a huge fan of the series, and are a matter of personal preference.

(1) Too many aspects of the lore were butchered, retconned, or otherwise set forth in a way that made no sense, especially for those of use that have played Morrowind. People being allowed to settle on Vvardenfell other than the Temple? Dark Elves allied with Argonians? Yes, there are technical reasons behind the alliance, but they are dull and uninteresting. The whole set of three alliances mechanic seems like an excuse to allow for pvp, rather than a well-written piece of lore.

(2) The class system is bland and uninteresting, with few abilities. Very few of the classes actually have roots in elder scrolls lore in the context of previous games. There are two few class abilities, and the ones that do exist lack creativity.

(3) There's too much "everybody can do everything" going on. You can experience another part of the alliance's content, join any guild, have few drawbacks to becoming a vampire/werewolf, etc. This makes playthroughs bland and discourages playing through different factions

Please keep other people out of my non-fighting and non-racing games, kthx!

How much do you all want to bet it's another battle royal game to appeal to the mindless masses?

I may be proven wrong, but if not, I do SO look forward to snubbing the battle royal peasantry.

I am sick and tired of these m*****-f****** zombies in my m*****-f****** games.

The problem that I have with this review is not that it considers MG survive as it’s own thing outside the context and drama surrounding phantom pain.

The problem I have is that it fails to mention mitrotransactions at all, and the fact that the game “pushes” the boundaries of micro transactions by charging for save slots. I’m sorry, but the stigma of micro transactions should always be applied to the games that include them. We have to record and flag it, not ignore it unless it impedes gameplay, in order to track the issue and, yes, show some degree of protest.

An unspoken “acceptance” of micro transaction systems, regardless of their increasing frequency, is reprehensible.

GTAV was a fantastic game, but I hate how the mp aspect encouraged the whole rise of "games as a service," which I see as primarily toxic to the industry as a whole. Games as a service should remain as a minority of gaming products, not the mainstream focus.

Could this be for censorship reasons?

I just bought Knack in one of January's sales on the PS Store for $5. Wtf is up with this timing?

Still buying Day 1. What's in the news hasn't changed my opinion or excitement for the game one bit.

@ohnoitsjade

Thank you for your reply. It would be nice though if there would be some way to add some information regarding the differences at least though, since that may be material to many people's decisions to purchase this one over the Vita one. For example, I might be far more inclined to purchase this one if the extra content was along the lines of, lets say, the caliber of the content added to Persona 4 Golden.

Also, I remember that the Vita version only had Japanese VO. Is it the same with this version? Or did they add localized voice acting?

Any information you could add would be very helpful. I apologize if my criticism came across as harsh, this just seems like a very big game, and the Vita version had some notable content and performance-related issues that I wasn't sure had been addressed.

Thank you!

This review is very short and not all too helpful considering the nature of the game, which is as an enhanced port of a Playstation Vita game. As someone who held off on buying the Vita version to see what this one had to offer, I was confused by how there was no discussion of the features that differed between the two versions, and how much they added to the game.

In addition, there is no discussion of the sound/music or voice acting, and very little discussion of the gameplay mechanics.

As someone who normally turns to Push Square for the thoroughness of its reviews, I'm a little disappointed.

Sick and tired of this mf "online experience garbage" on this mf plane.

There's a sucker born every minute. That includes 35% of FIFA players apparently

Why are so many of the Amazon deals digital codes? Doesn't buying a digital code through a third party retailer kinda defeat the main advantage of buying digital in the first place?

And of course, with two exceptions, it’s supporting all the crap games moving toward the micro transaction/games as a service direction. FAIL

Need for Speed Payback? Really? That heap of microtransaction-drenched garbage?

@get2sammyb

Is there still no way to get the new headset/processor unit other than through the Skyrim bundle?

CD Projekt, I thought you were better than this.

The move toward the "as a service model" for games is garbage.

Too late with no great exclusives. Exclusives are what sell a console. I'm not going to pay hundreds of dollars just to play multi-plats in slightly higher quality.

If I ever get into politics, I will work my butt off to have microtransactions with a randomized element classified as 18+ gambling.

The only context in which I'd accept a games as a service model (other than with traditional MMORPGS) is with sports games, as sports games are based on the configuration of real life sports teams, and the rosters change regularly. For that, it makes sense. In addition, it makes sense for retro gaming I suppose, where the media for the games can be hard to find for reasonable prices, if at all.

Otherwise, I hate the as a service model and hope it doesn't take off.

@Splat

That doesn't mean we have to make it pleasant for 2K though. Even if they're here to stay, the more we can make it a PR nightmare for them every time they talk about putting microtransactions in the better.

This is garbage. I would rather pay $70, $80, or even $100 for a fully fleshed out game without microtransactions than $60 for a game that includes them.

Strauss Zelnick can go **** himself

Wasn't going to get the game anyway, as I hate the concept of having "sequels" be set as "prequels"

To be honest, I'm getting tired of graphic violence being increasingly used as a storytelling tool in media generally. It's the same reason why I never liked Tarantino movies and couldn't get into Game of Thrones. After awhile I really just don't get the point.

I would love a JRPG-themed playstation plus. Dragon Quest Builders? Dragon Quest Heroes? Tales of Berseria?

@Rob_230

I agree. Not having any major unlockables takes away from what potential single player experience there is to enjoy.

Both games were underrated in my opinion. Neither controlled as well or were as necessarily as creative as Nintendo's Mario games, but they filled that niche on the PS4.