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It will be interesting to see how it performs. DS1 had the benefit of pure curiosity. Many people bought DS1 sight unseen because it was the first not MGS title from Kojima in forever. The game turned out quite divisive.

With DS2, the mystery isn't present anymore. People know if it isn't for them now. I doubt the game is going to flop or anything like that but I also wouldn't be surprised if it isn't nearly as successful as the original.

@Oram77
Yeah I've seen it. I just had to click out of curiosity to see the comments when I saw there were over 100 comments on what is just a harmlessly funny article. Definitely didn't expect it to swing in that direction!😄

Yeesh the guy was just asked why butts look nice and the comments took this in a completely unrelated direction about harassment. Some folks need to chill a bit. Sexual harassment is bad. We all know this. That isn't at all related to what the article is about.

That was...actually pretty interesting. 😄

He certainly has a passion that's for sure!

This will actually be the first Kojima game I don't play right at launch in my life. I finished the first one. I thought the world and some of the characters were cool but I just found the gameplay so boring. Nonetheless I still plan to give the sequel a chance at some point but considering how lukewarm I was on the original I can't justify spending $70 on the sequel.

Right now the plan is to wait until Black Friday for this one. If the sale is steep enough I'll give it a shot.

While I'm not as fond of DS as I am with MGS, Kojima is the most important figure in gaming to me. I would not be into games the way I am today without MGS to put it simply. So I almost feel like I owe it to him to at least try it. I can't imagine he has too many games left in his career after all.

A very nice little bonus there. Loved the original and I'm personally very excited to finally give the sequel a go. Been a huge Ninja Theory fan since Heavenly Sword.

I can't say I'm excited to see it but at the same time, like the article said, this task does at least make sense for using the technology.

However, while trees don't really do much for most games outside of just being window dressing, trees are much more important in a Golf game for obvious reasons. If the trees lose their hit detection or something like that because of this, then we have a big problem.

I certainly wouldn't say no to a new turn-based FF. FFX is by far my favorite of the series after all! That said, they have to have passion for that direction if they are going to go in that direction.

You can't just make FF turn-based again because there's money to be made. You need to do it because the team believes that's the right direction.

Also while I do love E33's more actionish elements, I don't want every turn-based game to be that way. The Trails series is one of the most cozy, fun, relaxing RPGs out there. I also think the pure action combat of FF7R is great as well. Variety is good and right now, regardless of what type of RPG you are into, RPG fans are eating good. Let's not force everything to play like only one game just because that game happens to be really special.

"For those who come after."

There are quite a few releases coming up that I'm looking forward to but yeah. Expedition 33 is going to be very difficult to defeat for me. Just an honest to God masterpiece.

It looks interesting. You can tell it's being made by some ex-Witcher 3 talent just from the way things are presented. I'm a bit iffy on the combat though. It doesn't look like it really flows very well. A bit too unclear how the character is getting hit at times. Granted it is pre-beta footage so it could improve dramatically before release.

Definitely keeping an eye on it though. Love the really dark fantasy vampire vibe it's going for.

I think they could have kicked the P4 remake down the line a bit and instead focused on P6. P3 I get. That one really needed a remake considering how difficult it was originally to pick which version of 3 to play with all the different features/content belonging to different versions and whatnot.

P4 doesn't really have that problem though. P4G holds up very well still and is already available everywhere pretty much.

Oh well, you can't rush greatness after all. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait!

@get2sammyb
Oh I strongly disagree. Aged like a fine wine in my eyes. Gears still has some of the best 3rd person shooter mechanics around. Had a blast with it!

Hopefully the technical problems will be sorted out for those that had problems. It ran like a dream for me thankfully. Looking forward to the next beta!

Some great games here but yeah. Expedition 33 is running away with it for me. Split-Fiction is great too though. I'm also currently enjoying Daybreak 2.

Kind of crazy to realize the Series X/S will be the last of the "traditional" style Xbox consoles.

All I know though is that the simplicity of console gaming is the primary reason I stick with console gaming. If that simplicity is ever lost in the generations to come then my gaming habits will change significantly.

In other words, I don't mind PC gaming but if that's ever my only choice then I expect my time spent playing video games to dwindle dramatically. It's just not worth the hassle.

They have a lot of work to do still to get this thing back on people's radar. I don't know man. I'd love to be wrong. I still hold a soft spot in my heart for them from the Halo days but I just don't see a bright future for Marathon unless they really go back to the drawing board unfortunately.

With how stacked this year is I'm honestly a bit relieved.😅

Rest assured though I'll be there come January.

I think the lore is actually pretty good for the most part but it just wasn't presented in a great way is all. Hopefully that improves with the sequel. Really looking forward to Stellar Blade 2!

I'd like to be interested but I just don't think there's enough meat on that bone to pick it up. If it had a campaign or other more traditional multiplayer modes I'd be more willing to take a chance on it. But only the Extraction mode? No thanks. Extraction shooters just do nothing for me.

I'll just play Gears instead for my multiplayer shooter fix.

I'm sure the shadow drop didn't help. I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of the Xbox fanbase still believes its PS exclusive. It's also not on GP and well, I know the Xbox fans don't like to hear this but that audience just doesn't buy games very often anymore. When you have PS5 copies selling 75-80% consistently of multi-platform titles it's pretty hard to argue with those numbers.

I'm mostly watching stuff this weekend. The US Open. CES SF6. But when I do play it will mostly be the Gears of War beta. So excited to be playing Gears again!

@J2theEzzo
I think it still would have gotten strong reception since the fanbase for VS style fighters has been hungry for a while now. I'd love to see another PS IP based fighter too but I have a feeling PS All-Stars scared the higher-ups at Sony off from doing something like that again.

It's a shame. I actually really liked PS All-Stars for what it was.

Their strategy going forward if they really want to keep trying the live service thing is to enter into genres that are not already heavily established.

Concord was entering the hero shooter market. We already got Overwatch and just a few months after Concord's launch, Marvel Rivals. It never stood a chance.

Marathon is entering the Extraction shooter market which is already niche as it is and has competition that is frankly just doing it better with Arc Raiders as well as established games like Hunt Showdown. I'm not confident Marathon will find success here either.

Then you got Marvel Tokon. Big license, starved fanbase for that type of fighter, respected studio behind it. Notice the difference? People are very excited for that game. I'm very confident this one will do well for them.

They need to just stop chasing trends and focus on areas where a live service title makes sense. That's where the heart of the problem is. Trend chasing.

@RawnDawn
Not weird at all. It's always possible you could have the classic "so bad it's fun" sort of time with it. I've enjoyed a few games like that through my lifetime as well. Like Lair on PS3 for example.😄

I can't deny I'm a bit gutted it's not actually MGO proper. However I'm still willing to give to give the new mode a shot. I'm just not sure why they wouldn't just add this mode to the already existing MGO modes.

Odd but I'm still intrigued anyway.

Good for Shift Up. Another well-deserved success. Stellar Blade is one of my favorite games of the generation and it deserves all the love it gets!

Still playing it in-between single player titles. It's an awesome game and deserves the success it has had. Sure it's had a couple bumps here and there on the road but overall it's been quite the achievement for Capcom.

I'm quite enjoying my time with the game myself. I do agree with the maps being a bit dull though. The good news is that can be fixed as more and more maps are added.

I don't really get why people are so up in arms about the guy on stage though. Was it a bit cringy? Sure but it's Summer Games Fest. Cringe is to be expected!😄

I more took issue with him going on about how arena shooters are dying because of games like COD (which in reality, is actually one of the last consistent bastions of arena shooters in a way) and then he announces a battle royale mode. The actual thing that has been killing arena shooters arguably.

Still though, the game is a good time which is the main thing. I don't really care about outside noise that much.

I'm so excited to jump into the multiplayer again this weekend. It's been too long! I played Gears religiously online back in the 360 days. Should be a nice nostalgic time... but also a surreal time since I'll be playing on a PS5! What a mad world indeed!

I have faith it will all work out in the end. They did a great job with P3R so I don't see any reason to think they will mess up P4R. The game is clearly very early in development so let's just chill a bit before bringing out the pitchforks.

That said though, it does concern me just how much further away P6 probably is now considering I don't expect this to release until 2027 at the earliest. 🙁

I didn't vote since I didn't play it but it seems like an okay experience with friends. I just don't really look to Fromsoft for my multiplayer needs is all.

Hopefully we get some details on MGO here! Legacy collection 2 would also be welcome.

Bit of a tough crowd here. 😅

Clockwork and Super Meat Boy looked really great! The new Plague Tale game is also a big one for me as a huge fan of the first two games. Overall I thought it was a pretty solid showing.

A funny thing to consider as well, the Marvel game is going to be a live service game like most fighting games these days. One could argue this is the only one in the pipeline currently that has people genuinely excited. That alone makes this SOP a big deal.

Now for myself personally, the MGO tease absolutely got me excited. I still can't believe it's coming back!

Overall a great SOP indeed! Lots of cool looking stuff here.

This was basically my reaction to the few seconds of MGO.😄

I never liked MVC much so this announcement didn't do anything for me but I know its a big deal to a lot of other fighting game fans. Happy for fans like Max that are excited for it.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. People are way too harsh on SOPs. This one was packed with really great stuff for a variety of tastes. That's all one can really ask for.

I mean MGO is actually alive! I had completely given up hope of ever seeing MGO come back again. I was already excited for Delta but that just shot it up big time on my must play list. I loved MGO back in the day!

Assuming there is a Quest 3 version of this I'll definitely play this! Vertigo are one of the best VR devs out there in my opinion.

Only the game boy version of Deadly Alliance? That's a bummer. Still awesome though. Hopefully we get a 3D collection soon as well.

MGO is alive. It's a 10. Simple as that. Though also 007 and Pragmata look excellent too!

Oh my lord in heaven! MGO is back!

I thought they were pretty clear about it from the beginning. It still provides a cool look at some of the tech they want to implement into Witcher 4 and beyond. The tech still looks incredible even if it's not representative of the game itself.

I also just liked getting more of a look at the atmosphere and tone they are going for with Witcher 4.

It was always going to happen. No judgment here. Knock yourselves out PC crowd!

That would be awesome if there is a campaign coming too! The multiplayer is already awesome on its own. Looking forward to what this surprise is!

@BiosNova @Reyzore
Actually if anything I trust them more than ever after Cyberpunk. They could have just taken the money and ran but instead stuck with it to the point that now Cyberpunk is legitimately one the very best RPGs available on modern hardware. They also gave refunds to anyone who wanted one.

Were mistakes made? Sure but I would say they more than made up for it in the end. And even if God forbid Witcher 4 launches in a not great state, I have more confidence CDPR will get it where it needs to be more than say Bethesda with ES6.

Plus the entire reason they switched to Unreal 5 is to have a much smoother development this time around.

It's perfectly fine to be skeptical though. By all means if you are uncomfortable don't pre-order until reviews and whatnot. I just can't say that I am personally skeptical here is all. 😄

In CDPR we trust. Looking really incredible!

None of these appeal to me too much personally. Still though, nice to see the game is going to get a bit more visual variety soon.

Very excited to see this! It's about time Bond returned to video games in a big way.

Kinda crazy considering the character models already looked really good in the first game. Looking forward to the sequel though!

It's literally the opposite of everything I like about a Fromsoft game. I prefer the slower paced exploration. I play them single player only for the most part. I like the RPG elements.

Needless to say, this game isn't for me but that's okay. I'm happy for the people enjoying it. I've got plenty of other games to keep me occupied instead so I'm not feeling left out one bit. I'll come back to From whenever their next more traditional style game comes around. Or Armored Core. I'm down for more Armored Core.

That's a cool final update for the game. I really need to find the time for another playthrough here soon.