Korgon

Say what you will about Xbox but this is absolutely one of the best things they got going with their ecosystem. Both Sony and Nintendo could be doing better in this department.

I'm not really frothing at the mouth for it but I'm excited for sure. It's always a fun time when a new R* game comes around because of just how much budget and time goes into them. The sheer technical prowess is always a sight to behold.

That said though, I do hope dearly that the combat mechanics are drastically improved this time around. We have had the same "lock-on, tilt up, shoot" combat since their PS2 games. That's always been an annoyance with their games for me. I'm not asking for much I just want it to play like a proper 3rd person shooter is all.

While 30 fps isn't ideal, I can deal with it since this isn't exactly the most twitch-based game out there. I love exploring their worlds but if they can finally make some drastic improvements to combat, then I'll be really excited to play!

The right call for sure. Very excited for this one!

Looks great! I had a blast playing through the Mafia games for the first time last year so I'm for sure picking this up.

August is going to be quite busy for me with this, Snake Eater and Gears!

@ErrantRob
I also should have mentioned this too in that I also haven't finished the game yet. So perhaps it improves later on in the game.

But other examples I can think of that do it well would be like Persona for example where the characters interact with each other a lot more. (Though to be fair the protagonist is mostly silent in that series so I guess they kind of have to play off of each other more 😅)

But yeah for a first go at it Sandfall has basically knocked it out of the park everywhere else. I can only imagine where they could go from here. Definitely a bright future ahead of them.

Patent law is absolutely insane. Sometimes it makes sense. Other times you get companies like Nintendo patenting the most odd things that nobody would have ever expected to be patented. Like the gliding thing. Does Nintendo really have a patent specifically for gliding on the back of a creature? It's so odd.

@ErrantRob
Yeah I've done them too. However, those are mostly only between the main character and whoever you choose to talk to. I feel like there could've been a bit more character development between the crew themselves. Not just when the main character talks to them.

It's the highest 9 I think I could ever give! Everything is so damn good. The only two things that keep me from a 10 would be I wish there was a way to switch party members mid-battle and I do wish there was just a tad more camaraderie among the cast. Don't get me wrong, it's there, I just think there are areas where there could have been more.

Overall though it's an absolutely wonderful game and has easily put Sandfall on the map big time.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has never heard of a "frog type game". They talking about Frogger? Leap-Frog? What do they mean!?

Regardless I doubt there is any chance I'm going to be interested in whatever this "gummy bears" game is but good luck to them. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.

Oh the studio name though. Please dear God change that at least.

I know its been said a million times at this point but turn-based RPG fans are eating so good right now! Can't wait for Sky remake!

Good lord! That's just crazy! I'm almost kind of impressed at the audacity of that price.

I loved Ghost of Tsushima. My personal favorite PS4 game from a 1st party studio. I have no doubt Sucker Punch will put out yet another banger title like always.

I would say the stealth mechanics however could be improved though. Stealth was very by the book in Tsushima. Not bad, just very much what one would expect. After seeing the improvements to stealth made in AC Shadows recently I'm hoping Yotei will follow suit somewhat.

I feel like people sometimes forget the base PS5 is still a very capable machine too. Yes GTA6 looks incredible visually but I never doubted the base PS5 could keep up with it. They've had all the time in the world to optimize the game for current-gen consoles. I doubt they were going to put out something that only ran well on a very niche product like the PS5 Pro.

Just doesn't make business sense. The really fun test will be how the Series S handles this thing. Now that will be interesting to see! 😄

I'm going to chuckle just a bit every time we get a job from Boobie. 😄

I really like the Bonnie and Clyde style dynamic the dual protagonists have this time around. Haven't really seen that kind of relationship in gaming very often.

Looks pretty cool. Very pretty graphics.

If one of the multiplayer offerings will be similar to AC Brotherhood-Black Flag I'll be a very happy fan indeed. Shadows was a great time and I'm immensely intrigued by Hexe.

I still can't believe we are actually getting Gears of War on Playstation. Gears and Halo were always the two games I made sure to play in whatever way possible on the Xbox side. Sometimes that involved getting an Xbox late in the console cycle. Sometimes playing co-op at a friend's house who owned an Xbox. Most recently played Halo Infinite on PC because of the Covid console shortage.

I'm mostly into fighters and RPGs but Halo and Gears were always my two shooter series. To have them both available on Playstation is truly a wild reality I never thought I'd see in my lifetime!

@PerpetualBoredom
I'm not saying you gotta like the guy. I'm just saying him even bringing up the game is good for the game's popularity is all.

Poor Concord is still catching strays for no reason. I wish people would stop beating that dead horse already.

Anyway, this sounds like a terrible idea. I hope it isn't true but if it is then I'll just ignore it but yeah not crazy about this at all.

The campaign alone on Playstation is awesome. The multiplayer too!? Finally a multiplayer third person shooter on PS5!

I really do need to find the time for another playthrough. I absolutely loved every second of Witcher 3 and can't wait for 4.

@Wraggadam
I haven't heard of that game. I'll give it a look though.

I picked it up on Switch since I was looking for a good portable game. I have no prior experience with the Danganrompa games so I was coming in fresh and I'm really enjoying the game so far. It's kind of reminds me of 13 Sentinels a bit with the whole Visual Novel/SRPG setup. Turns out that makes for a really good combination!

Hopefully it will do well enough for them to continue operations. I might even look into picking up the Danganrompa games after I finish this one.

I like GTA but it hasn't really been a "drop everything to play the new one" kind of game for me. That said, most publishers are going to avoid late May like the plague because of it so assuming I'm not in the middle of something else I'll probably play it at launch anyway.

I never expected it this year anyway and could see it's date moving one more time before release though.

Expedition. Of course. Was there any doubt?

It doesn't look too shabby but I don't think this one is for me. Maybe if a few friends pick it up I can be convinced but at the moment I'm going to pass on it. I don't really go to From for multiplayer needs.

@PerpetualBoredom
I mean yes of course it's a PR stunt but it still makes a headline that might spread beyond your usual game site which again is only a good thing for the game.

Not surprised in the least. Rockstar always delays at least once after they announce a release window.

I know he isn't the most popular man out there but it's still pretty cool to be receiving praise like this from your country's president. Shows the game has even caught the eyes of the more casual market out there which can only be a good thing.

I'll be going with the digital deluxe myself for it. Now that Expedition 33 has launched this is my next most anticipated release! Sucker Punch doesn't miss. The best studio in Playstation's 1st party in my opinion.

Borderlands 1 & 2 are all time favorites of mine. Loved playing those co-op with the boys back in the day! 3 unfortunately took a bit too long to come out though as we have all gotten older it's tougher to get everyone together for a session. Still a solid shooter though. I didn't finish 3 but liked it well enough.

4 does look promising. I'm not 100% in but I'm interested. It will largely depend on if I'm playing anything else at the time if I get it right away or not.

Ho boy that PS6 is going to cost an arm and a leg...and a kidney at this rate!

Not gonna lie. I have it digitally but I might double dip on the physical version just for the hell of it. I'm in Act 2 and... whew this game is something else! I'm absolutely obsessed with it.

I am pretty surprised this game got such a cult following. I played it back on PS4 and overall I liked it well enough but I can't say it really stuck with me at all. Very much a "That was fine. On to the next game." kind of game for me.

Good for the people that it struck a cord with though. It sounds like it's only improved with time.

It is a phenomenal game. I would imagine the fact that it also isn't a full priced game has helped its user rating a lot too since the whole Mario Kart World controversy.

Expedition 33 deserves the love it has gotten so far though. Sandfall should be very proud of what they created.

Oooh yes! My personal favorite Far Cry! Might need to fire this up here soon if the release schedule slows down a bit. Love Far Cry 4!

Looks like something I could be into. Only question is will I have the time to add another RPG to my list this year? I still haven't gotten around to Daybreak 2 yet! Then I also have both the new Trails and the Sky remake as well later this year!

I'm drowning! 😂

I have some good news for the folks clamoring for a new turn based FF. There are plenty of other great options out there if you just look around a bit. Atlus, Falcom, and obviously just recently Expedition 33 are just a few of them. Heck Square still does it now just not with FF like the article said. Turn-based never died, FF just moved more and more away from it is all.

Now all that said I'd gladly take a new turn-based FF. FFX is still my personal favorite and I'd love to see a new FF have something more similar to that again but if not, it's no big deal. I have plenty of other options for my turn-based fix.

One thing I definitely do hope to see though from a potential FF17 is a return to a proper party again at least. FF7R did a good job with this but that was one of my biggest issues with 16. Your companions just felt borderline pointless outside of Torgal being just a combo extender tool. Those RPG elements need to come back more than anything for the next FF in my opinion.

I can see where their frustration is coming from. Working on a game for ages, finally coming up to the launch date only to have to go up against a juggernaut franchise out of nowhere like Elder Scrolls. Basically your game all of a sudden has to completely knock it out of the park just to stand a chance like Expedition 33 thankfully did.

No doubt it's a difficult market. Money is of course a problem but time is a bigger luxury for customers. By the time most folks finish something like an Oblivion these devs could have already shut down for lack of funds.

I feel for them but there isn't much to be done. Bethesda/Microsoft is a business too at the end of the day and they have choose to do whatever they need to do to ensure their success.

Expedition 33 for me. I'm also going to try to put in a little time here and there on SF6 after taking a long break thanks to AC Shadows. Gotta keep sharp for EVO after all!

Though Expedition 33 might just take up all my time anyway instead. Too many great games!

I'm not very far into it yet but I've very much enjoyed everything about it! So happy to see it performing well. Sandfall really did just come out of the gates swinging with an absolute banger.

If it's to make way for a Resistance collection release or something along those lines then no harm no foul. If they are just taking them off and forgetting Resistance exists again then that's a damn shame.

Heck yes! I just finished the main quest and I'm ready for more!

Also that tease at the end was actually pretty funny.😄

Too close to Expedition 33 for me to try this now. Plus I don't have the fondest memories of the original release so I'm in no rush. But I do want to give it another shot sometime eventually.

@Can-You-Believe-Sith
I mean AC Shadows is pretty fantastic too but I'm excited for Yotei as well. No need to pit them against each other. Shadows was great and I'm sure Yotei will be great too!

I'll be focused on Expedition 33 instead but maybe I'll get to this down the road. I played it back in the day but ran into just too many game breaking bugs to really enjoy it. Hopefully this remake cleans up most of those issues.

I definitely want to play it eventually. Unfortunately it just came out too close to Expedition 33 so it had to step aside for that.

I'll get to it eventually though. Looks great!

I wish them well as I'll always have a soft spot for Bungie thanks to the early Halo days.

I just don't think the very idea of an extraction shooter sounds at all appealing to me. I mean you sweat it out so hard just to get a good weapon...and then you might lose it if you mess up just once and so decide to just not use it? And even if you don't lose it to another player, you still lose it anyway at the end of a season? Just sounds annoying more than fun to me but like I said I suppose it's just not for me.

Personally I like what Splitgate 2 is offering more and it's also free so I think that will be where my attention goes for my next shooter.

I'm definitely interested in this. Hopefully it will scratch that giant Ranbow Six Vegas itch I've had for far too long.