Korgon

It's absolutely insane that this survived while Sands of Time Remake died. That's just...that's just crazy.😂

Looking really great! Fable is certainly among my favorite Xbox games and this looks like it's capturing that spirit beautifully. I'm 100% looking forward to this!

I can't say I have faith in PoP at this point. Lost Crown was great but sold soft. Rogue PoP didn't really move the needle and Sands of Time remake felt like the last chance to pump some life into the franchise again only to be canceled.

Plus Ubisoft stated they are focused on open world and GaaS games, neither of which PoP fits into. I don't know. At best maybe the older titles end up on PS+ one day but the future looks bleak for PoP unless Ubisoft would consider selling the IP.

I'd love to be wrong though!

Well I'm all for delaying until something is ready...I just hope it actually comes out unlike Sands of Time.

I had a great first session with it today. It's a lot less stressful than SF6. 😅

It's very responsive and has a lot of depth if you dig into it. I also love the art style and the option to play on a team with a friend gives it a unique feel from most of the other games out there.

It does have some rough screen tearing though. Hopefully they clean that up with some updates. Overall though I'm happy with it.

Profound sadness. RIP Prince of Persia.

@BentIeyma
There is not any single player content here outside of a training room. Perhaps they might add something down the line since it is a live service but at the moment if you are looking for single player fighting game content it isn't here.

I tried to hop in yesterday but the servers were down. Hopefully I'll get a chance to play it today.

Can't say I agree with him at all. The example he used doesn't really hold any water. Anthem was a big sidestep away from anything Bioware has ever been known for. Heck the marketing pitch for Dragon Age The Veilguard was "Bioware is going back to what they do best!"(didn't stick the landing there but that's a different topic for another day) You don't use that as your marketing pitch if the thing you did prior was in line with your studios identity.

Anthem was as far away from what people like about Bioware games as it gets.

Ubisoft certainly isn't perfect but they are definitely better than some folks make them out to be. This is much appreciated. I might have to fire up Far Cry 3 again for this!

I started with Cold Steel after finishing Persona 5 and looking for a similar experience.

Fast forward to now and Trails is easily one of my favorite series out there. Crazy that we are finally caught up with Japan but here we are!

A big thank you from myself to everyone involved in getting this series localized and caught up. A herculean task indeed but it paid off!

Looking forward to starting Horizon!

And nothing of value was lost. Good stuff Playstation.

@CielloArc @GirlVersusGame
Ah I see now. Thanks for clearing that up.

I wonder what caused them to put this out randomly. Not that I don't support the cause of course.

Ouch. This sucks. Say what you will about Facebook but they actually did a pretty good job making Quest one of the few success stories in VR. I guess it wasn't successful enough though sadly. A real shame. There's is some great stuff on Quest 3.

I wasn't too keen on the direction it was heading in since I also am not much of a Destiny fan either but I decided to at least give the beta/demo a shot simply because I was that big of a fan of Bioware.

I knew there was something very wrong from that small taste alone. Just didn't like it at all really.

I would say it sadly deserved the hate it got. This game is basically the catalyst for sending Bioware into the tough position they currently find themselves in. Just thinking about this game makes me sad.☹️

I really hope Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter makes a huge splash for the series. It's my personal favorite of the series and the remake for 1st Chapter is so good. I'm really confident it will be very good indeed.

We've crossed the line since Halo and Gears are on PS5 now. There isn't any shock with this sort of thing anymore. At best, some games might be timed Xbox exclusive like Forza 6 but that's it. Still though, nice to see. I loved Fable 1.

Never thought I'd see the day where I wouldn't be shocked but here we are. Times change!

I never was much of an Alex fan anyway so to me he's just showing his true colors.🤣

Looking forward to seeing how he plays though.

Can't wait to play it! I'm still working on Sky remake though. I might put it on hold for a bit since I already know the story. Very excited for Horizon!

Maybe I'm wrong but personally, if curation made so I couldn't buy slop like this or that Life of Black Tiger game, I don't think I'd mind.😄

A proper curated store would be nice. It's not a huge deal for me as it's easy to just ignore titles like this but I would imagine indie devs who are trying to get eyeballs on a game they actually put some passion into would appreciate it.

After E33 I have nothing but faith in the team. Let them cook.

I'm not instantly turned-off at the mere mention of a "wider audience". The teams at Atlus are very talented. I have faith they will find their way without losing who they are in the process.

That would be kind of insane to see. Personally I'd rather they just focus on Witcher 4 and Witcher 1 remake but I wouldn't say no to more Witcher 3 either.

Very much well deserved. A fantastic first effort. I can't wait to see where Sandfall goes from here!

I'll give it a try at some point after a sale. I wish I liked DS more than I did but alas. Still wish nothing but the best for Kojima. I'll always cherish MGS at least.

My friend and I had a blast with this game. Sure there were a few mechanics here and there that felt a tad unpolished but overall this is a fantastic co-op game. Hazelight really has stumbled upon a really good formula for their games.

@TheArt
I don't know. If a game hasn't clicked at all for 8 hours it's probably fair to say it isn't going to click later on. This is coming from a fan of JRPGS which are notorious for slow starts after all!

For those who come after.

@TheArt
I gave it a good 8-10 hours or so. It just did nothing for me. The combat, the hub, the loop, the weird quirk of needing to do the intro cutscenes before doing co-op in story missions (maybe Wilds fixed this but this weird quirk just killed any momentum it had for my friend and I when we tried to play co-op in World). All of it really just doesn't click for me. The animations are impressive though. I'll give you that.

I'm happy people like it but I just have no desire to try it anymore. I like SF for many reasons outside of just some cool moves you can do. There's more to it than that but I won't bore you with the details.

Never could get into MH. I really tried with World but it's just not for me. Ghost of Yotei or Ninja Gaiden for me. Shinobi would probably be number 3 the combat in that game was pretty solid if a bit too straightforward at times.

Everyone's always pitting KDC2 versus E33. I'm just happy we have great RPGs to pick between both JRPGs and WRPGs. I personally lean more towards the JRPG side of things myself and so E33 and Trails naturally appeals more to me. That said, if you prefer WRPGs more then KDC2 and OW2 will appeal to you more naturally.

Either way, we are eating good in the RPG genre.

It's all good. Take your time. Game is looking really promising!

@MrPeanutbutterz
For real. I was absolutely obsessed with Titanfall 2 for a good few months. Love that game. COD2 on 360 was also one of my first real online shooters I ever played. Still holds up to this day too.

He certainly left his mark in gaming history. That's for sure.

Absolutely tragic news. Far too young. Such a talented individual. Created some of the best/most influential shooters of all time. (Titanfall 2 is an absolute masterpiece) He also successfully led the teams involved in Battlefield's resurrection after many years of floundering.

Terrible news. My heart goes out to his family. Rest in Peace.

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!

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.

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.

Well I'm happy to support Falcom. Trails is a cornerstone of what I generally play most these days. Easily among my favorite series in gaming. Hopefully the Japanese market will show up more in the future. I'd honestly be devastated if Falcom got into serious trouble.

An odd collaboration that one. This also does not bode well at all for WB Games future. I'm picturing Hogwarts Legacy 2 exclusive to the Netflix app. 🤮

It's going to be fantastic. Not a single doubt in my mind!

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.

@crossbit
That's all fair. I can see the other side's point of view for sure. I think it just all comes down to where everyone draws the line between indie and AA or AAA. To myself, I just consider E33 to be a really big budget independent game. Nothing more and nothing less.

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.

@wildcat_kickz
100% agree there. There are definitely some categories that could use some updates. I honestly can't stand the "Games for Impact" award. I have no idea what that means. 😅

@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.

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.

@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!

@TheArt
I have not though I do want to get to it one day. I'm sure it's great. I also want to play the 1st one first.

@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.

Can't keep a great console down. Fun to see PS4 still alive and kicking.