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Re: Game of the Year: #10 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Korgon

MK8 will probably always be the best kart racer I'll ever play but I've played it to death at this point. However MK World, while not bad...didn't click nearly as much. I didn't like the tracks nearly as much this time around.

Enter Sonic Racing Crossworlds and I've never looked back. I still wouldn't say it quite tops MK8 for me but it's probably right behind it at #2. Really enjoyable fun racer!

Re: PS5 Fave Expedition 33 Stripped of Indie Game Awards, But Not for the Reasons You May Think

Korgon

This makes sense since those are the rules of the competition. I have a feeling the representative for Sandfall was probably just misinformed rather than outright lying about it. It happens.

I can't say I love how quickly AI has incorporated itself into so many aspects of life but it's not going anywhere. So long as it's used responsibly and not used for nefarious reasons I just shrug my shoulders at this point. It is what it is.

Re: Naughty Dog Forces Crunch to Get PS5 Exclusive Intergalactic 'Back on Track' for Mid 2027 Release

Korgon

No one likes working OT but sometimes it just can't be helped. They aren't running a charity here. It will have been 7 years since the last new ND release. They need to bring in money sooner or later. ND games sell very well. However, this isn't Rockstar. They need to get moving.

Yes it's true that TLOU online caused a huge amount of wasted time and money. I'd be willing to bet that's a major contributor as to why this has happened.

Re: The Game Awards Keeps On Getting More and More Popular

Korgon

I'm happy to see them do so well. The industry for the most part has become so much more disconnected on the personal level now that trade shows like E3 are either smaller in scale or gone entirely.

The Game Awards, for all its shortcomings, feels like a glimpse back to those simpler, more exciting times. I get why the industry adopted the Nintendo Direct style more but as someone who genuinely enjoyed watching E3 coverage all the time growing up, I appreciate the Game Awards providing that pleasure again. Warts and all.

Re: Hogwarts Legacy Tops an Absurd 40 Million Copies Sold

Korgon

Had a blast with this game! Really hoping the WB drama doesn't affect the sequel. This one is basically the one bright spot WB games can point to as an undeniable success. Netflix, Paramount, or whomever owns WB would do well not to mess with it.

Re: Talking Point: With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?

Korgon

@wildcat_kickz
Fair enough. I'd still personally say it qualifies because I don't see a publishing partner as a partner in development as much as just a budgetary partner. Similar to how Kickstarter works.

I'd consider any of the many games made through Kickstarter to be independent even though one could technically argue that the backers of the project in that case almost acts in a similar fashion to a publishing partner. The development of the game is 'dependent' on the money coming from backers just like E33 depended on the money coming from Kepler.

It's all semantics though at the end of the day. It really just kind of depends on how people interpret different factors that determine where people sit on the topic.

Re: Talking Point: With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?

Korgon

It doesn't bother me personally. In the example of Dave the Diver, that shouldn't have been nominated because the team itself is not independent. Case closed.

With E33 that simply isn't the case though. Sandfall isn't owned by anyone. They are independent so it qualifies to me. Is it a bigger budget than most indies tend to be? Absolutely. Is it kind of crazy to think this means a big studio like a Larian could technically be called independent as well? Yeah it is.

However, the award isn't called "The best game from an independent studio that has a small team and a small budget and sought no outside help to accomplish its development". Maybe changes need to be made to the criteria of the award itself (spoiler: yes improvements could be made) but that isn't Sandfall's fault. They won the award as its presented fair and square.

Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Korgon

@TheArt
E33 is an incredible RPG too though and deserves all the praise it has gotten. It's also just much more my style of RPG. I've always preferred turn-based RPGs with a party where you can really tinker with your setup for battle.

I get KCD fans being sad it didn't get any wins but at least it got some nominations. I'm a bit sad to see once again the Trails series got completely ignored. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter didn't even get one nomination. Talk about not getting the time of day.

But that's just how it goes. There are a lot of games that come out these days so it's not realistic to expect journalists to play every single one of them. I certainly can't keep up. I'm drowning in my backlog!

Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Korgon

@Rezium
It's like clockwork I tell ya. Thing gets popular. People don't like that thing is popular. Attempt to drag down thing that is popular for whatever reason. Eventually realize it's not working and so move on to next thing to try to drag down.

Can't we just be happy a lot of people enjoyed something? It's fine to disagree on things but I just don't get the desire to drag things down.

Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025

Korgon

Expedition 33 is number 1 of course. Number 2 though I think I'd have to go with Dispatch actually. Really like that one more than I thought I would. 3rd would be Assassins Creed Shadows followed by Ghost of Yotei and coming in at 5 is Sonic Racing Crossworlds.

A great year indeed!

Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Korgon

@Max_the_German
Well no... Fromsoft isn't independent because they are owned by Kadokawa. In fact if you remember a little while ago there was talk of Sony inadvertently owning Fromsoft's when there was talk that Sony was interested in buying out Kadokawa. (It didn't happen obviously)

I agree that finding a publishing partner is a perfectly normal thing to do. I never said it wasn't. It's just another means to secure funding. Just like grants from a government or starting a Kickstarter.

Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Korgon

@Reyzore
Sure thing. Kena Bridge of Spirits
-Financially supported by Sony (hence why it was a timed exclusive)
-Developed on Unreal
-Sure it didn't launch with physical version right away but I think it only delayed a month or two if I remember correctly.
-Technically can be completed quicker than 30 hours but if it's a complete playthrough it could last for around that length. (Also a different genre than an RPG like E33 so not as expected to last that long)
-3D game (not that I think that matters really but I digress)
-I don't know the exact number of people that worked on it but Ember Lab partnered with other support studios to work on the game.

And at the end of the day, Sony doesn't own Ember Lab or the IP. So yes I would say they are independent as well.

Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Korgon

It was the only logical choice. An absolute masterpiece.

I see why some folks might argue it isn't "indie" in the traditional sense but I think it still fits the category. Kepler is a publishing partner. They don't own Sandfall Interactive. They just helped provide funds/support. Sandfall could go to any other publisher they want with their next game or they could choose to self-publish if they want. That wouldn't be the case if they weren't independent.

No one questions if a Kickstarter funded game is independent. It's the same concept in my eyes. The money for development has to come from somewhere.

Re: Feature: Predict The Game Awards 2025 with Our 20 Question Quiz

Korgon

@SeanOhOgain
It's the endless cycle. Thing gets popular. People don't like thing that is popular being more popular than thing they like. Say it's overrated to show their distaste for thing that is popular.

I get everyone has opinions but I don't understand the need people have to drag things down. I wasn't nearly as hot on BG3 as most people but I congratulate Larian on their work for the game. I can respect the craftsmanship even if I'm not the target audience. I don't know how anyone can look at E33 and just say "meh, who would want to play something like this? Overrated." Game was awesome.

Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Cyberpunk 2077, 5 Years Later?

Korgon

I really loved Cyberpunk when I played it. I didn't try it until the PS5 version was out though so I didn't go through the rough launch. I remember being so bummed though after hearing how much of a disaster the launch was because I was always interested.

I'm glad CDPR stuck with it though because underneath all the bugs was an absolutely awesome RPG.

Re: Evo 2026 Games Revealed, Lack of Marvel Tokon Raises PS5 Release Date Questions

Korgon

I'm not surprised Tokon isn't in this year. We haven't had a new character reveal since it was first revealed. That alone tells me it's further away than most expected. Plus I wonder if the recent beta has made them consider changing some things about it because the general sentiment around the game is a bit...wishy-washy I'd say. I thought it was fine personally but I'm just one guy.

I'm looking forward to trying to attend EVO again this year though. Gotta put my SF6 skills to the test!

Re: PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year

Korgon

No surprise Street Fighter 6 was at the top of my list. It goes...
1. SF6 (391 hours)
2. Persona 3 Reload (111 hours)
3. Assassin's Creed Shadows (109 hours)
4. Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (79 hours)
5. Ghost of Yotei (52 hours)

I think there was a mistake for one of mine. I'm positive I put more hours into Trails through Daybreak 2 than Ghost simply because it's a longer game. Oh well. It describes me well enough. Lots of SF with RPGs and open world adventures on the side.