KundaliniRising333

I don't see how/why people jump into these games anymore. any of them. With the billion-dollar cheat industry allowed to run rampant, anything with pvp competitive multiplayer is DOA in my mind.

Arc Raiders was my last foray into this cesspool of the gaming space.

It definitely looks better for sure.

However, I don't see how/why people jump into these games anymore. any of them. With the billion-dollar cheat industry allowed to run rampant, anything with pvp competitive multiplayer is DOA in my mind.

Arc Raiders was my last foray into this cesspool of the gaming space.

I think the score of this game doesn't matter as much as what the critiques largely seem to be. The downsides will certainly have a lot of people skipping the release window on this one considering the crowded slate of stellar games this month and last along with the price point for this.

This certainly doesn't help playstation's declining sentiment from gamers this gen.

@Sanquine same.

@AhmadSumadi cute but no. I mean reviewers that don't consistently review certain platforms or developers games higher on the range due to influences that are outside truly evaluating the game.

Yeesh I expect this from push Square so no surprises here. However, that aside, it sounds like this game is genuinely not good.

On top of that, if the less biased reviews are accurate, it has some of the worst handholding and progression design I've seen in a modern game along with the very mediocre combat.

Yah it really sounds like this is a far more a pretty visuals remake dumbing down what made those original entries so much better. You actually had to think and go through much trial and error.

Most previews have come back with largely the same concerns. Such a shame, as I think they really could have built on some of those old tenets and made a pretty compelling return to form for Lara.

Instead it's more watered down skill trees, generic puzzles, and whatever variation of super scan and yellow/white paint they can throw in to appeal to the modern age of conditioned screen short form content scrolling zombies.

I honestly would have far more preferred a remake of the original Witcher over dlc for an 11 year old game with a slight glow up.

However it sounds like the tech for Witcher 4 using ue5 isn't fully hammered out yet, so it makes sense they went with the easier option to get some revenue.

Well damn I guess my wait for technical performance and bugs to be fixed approach is somewhat pointless then.

I hope those folks get paid nonetheless considering it's strong sales. Game development has gone too far into the realm of shareholder and mgmt led insanity.

@Northern_munkey I'm curious as I've seen you mention your interest in crimson moon several times. What has you sold on it?

They really made a poor decision making this a full price game. It's clearly got some indy jank and visuals. This should have been 50/60max.

This is an indy-like first outing and should have reflected that. In a way this and onimusha sound like letdowns in different ways.

Definitely an outlier review here.Sounds like both this and onimusha are both 8s. Each with decent stuff and significant shortcomings. May wait on these both and look on to Control.

You can tell just by the write up description by Sony for this sop that a rational person should have very low expectations for this one based on the Sony of the last 6 years.

Yah cute. Just wait until the gta zombie fervor dies down. See how many people are lining up to buy that overpriced box.

***** that. Just not worth the choppiness.

Perfect pc gamepass game. Will definitely give it a run through.

pretty awful honestly.

I applaud anyone who take action against the corporatacracy. It's far better than those that just sit back and abide each new instance of economic enslavement.

There will come a day, very soon where you will wish there were more people willing to act against them.

@Northern_munkey really nothing to do with pc. I just find it hilarious that the pro was released so underpowered in that dept for the asking price.

Wasn't meant to be smug
More so like a text representation of me spitting out my coffee after reading that.

I lay myself before thee and beg forgiveness 🙏

I've seen the leaks. The game looks as generic and unevolved as I expected. Glad I'm passing on the hype. Looks like the same old *****.

If you think getting rid of Herman will change a thing, you are in a fantasy of the mind. $100+ billion in tariff money is being given back to the corps as we speak. Did they lower prices back down or give money back to those they passed the cost on to? Does anything ever change in trajectory in a major way with each new political puppet in power dancing for the cameras?

No. This is a systemic problem and Sony has deteriorated on a structural level due to the nature of the shareholder led endless growth model.

If you once again fall for the symbolic firing of the person in charge, you're playing right into the gaslighting.

The only thing that changes the minds of those sociopaths is for you to stop giving them money.

No, no you won't. I've long since given up on Sony. No way I'm buying into next Gen unless they drastically course correct.

By the time ps6 releases it will be drastically overpriced for comparable pc hardware. Not to mention already dated in terms of capability.

Love me some Horizon but a few true ps studio exclusives a generation isn't worth the value proposition to entry Sony is plotting.

Sigh. Honestly this is just sad at this point. Marathon too.

If you think getting rid of Herman will change a thing, you are in a fantasy of the mind. $100+ billion in tariff money is being given back to the corps as we speak. Did they lower prices back down or give money back to those they passed the cost on to? Does anything ever change in trajectory in a major way with each new political puppet in power dancing for the cameras?

No. This is a systemic problem and Sony has deteriorated on a structural level due to the nature of the shareholder led endless growth model.

The only thing that changes the minds of those sociopaths is for you to stop giving them money.

@get2sammyb nice. Definitely on the radar

@get2sammyb Did you get any insight into it's level design. Is it just a linear corridor design funneling you to a square or circular boss arena? That would be the main thing that kills all interest for me.

The monetizing the current Playstation player base continues.

Price is absurd for what these are. Vote with your wallet, or don't whine as Sony continues further down their villain arc....

So most of the non hateful critiques of what they've seen thus far, that's been reframed as hate by the Sony aligned machina, is entirely reasonable based on the design choices and scope of the game.

Gotcha

@MidnightDragonDX it's 100% a soulslike. to say this isn't would be to say sekiro, nioh, Ronin, Wukong, wo long and wuchang arent.

They Are Merely Trying To Draw In More uncertainty in order to generate more interest from those that aren't fans of the genre.

@Ken_Kaniff well put and exactly why this pushbavk is justified and needs to continue.

@Northern_munkey same. even after hundreds of hrs in it. Still didn't fully complete. It may feel entirely refreshing coming back post all the updates and dlc as well.

@somnambulance yeah honestly that's exactly what I'm expecting too; a Souls game mixed with more Ninja Gaiden like combat. I fully expect some iteration of bonfires but yah that pretty much sums it up perfectly👍

It is very strange to me that some of these games from the East keep trying to Market it as something different when it's clearly just an East inspired souls like game. My issue though is more with the level design with some of these. they're just terrible, Wukong included. I hope that this one has better level design regardless, as I'm actually a Soul fan but I get why it would piss people off that don't like that difficulty based genre.

My main concern with this game in particular after that most recent trailer is just the fact that it looks like just spamming down bloated health bars while watching pretty animations and on rails finishers and I find that to be very boring as a game progresses a few hrs in even if it has meaningful exploration. If it doesn't it's a hard pass for me.

The good news though, is that devs are starting to learn and bake in options/mechanics into the gameplay that allow for an easier experience, ignoring the cult like crowd that wants them to remain hard only just to pad a fragile ego. Accessibility is always welcome imo.

@somnambulance "Wukong was also “not a Souls game,” and, while that’s technically true, there are so many similarities in gameplay that it’s pretty darn Souls adjacent"

Exactly. Wukong was absolutely a Souls like and in fact when you search souls like up in major game sales stores, Wukong always pops up.

I suspect Phantom Blade will follow very similar adjacent path.

I don't know about the gameplay in this trailer though. The QTEs and ridiculous level of sponginess to the enemies alongside almost no reaction or weight to the hits seems off (wuxia isnt a valid excuse here because in wuxia it's parrying as they dance. This was literally the protaganist just hacking/landing hits non stop at a health bar).

The cinematic appeal was great though. Just not sold on that level of hacking away at a health bar. It just ended up watching as grindy, over the top, and frankly almost boring in a way because of it.

I get it's a certain style but I don't know. The visuals also looked pretty bad in certain areas, although hopefully that's just because of the limitations of the Ps5.

All in all I was super hyped for this but after watching this trailer, all it did was lessen that hype some. Definitely waiting for reviews on this one.

There is just so much that month. However onimusha looks like a boring dud that would get more deserved critique if it weren't being made by Capcom.

Dawnwalker, control, zero company all look great though.

Sheep will be sheeple. No surprises here.

Awesome. Night mode sounds like a fun replayability factor. Options are always a good thing. If you are playing a game based on trophy hunting, you've long since lost the plot at this point.

This game is clearly a banger and going to take its place among the best in the genre. I suspect this will be one of the higher rated surprises of the year.

Jesus these prices are ridiculous.
How far we have fallen.

@D6rkLordS6t6n that's usually the response to any of these iterative sequel criticisms. But that overlooks many things. These were not completely perfect games and there was absolutely room to improve or expand upon areas that needed it or mechanics that were under baked.

Yet they just continue to do the same thing over and over again.

The returns on that complacency depreciate over time.

This sequel is a perfect example of the wider problem with Sony exclusive studios and their mandate to do the same thing over and over again in each iterative sequel. They eventually grow stale. Spiderman 2, ragnarok, yotei, horizon, Saros, etc.

They are still fine games but ultimately disappointing because of the time it takes to make what is essentially the exact same thing, as well as the fact that by not taking risks or improving/building meaningfully on their predecessors, they are relying on capturing the same magic when the ip was new.

Despite that being an impossibility because by their nature they are in fact not at all new when choosing to go with that by the numbers formula.

The fact that they had a beta and still went through with the release is just embarrassing. Par for the course though.

@ecurb7 once overpriced but considering what the ps6 likely is to be you are by far getting a better value and better performance for a few hundred bucks more or less really. With upgrade potential ad infinitum. It's just the better value now and without the scummy monopolization plans and 'pay for internet' model that adds a hundred a year of the console lifetime as it slowly becomes obsolete in terms of current hardware. Getting rid of that alone would pay for any additional pc costs in a year or so.

this is no longer some PC master race bs. It's just the better value considering current console platform trajectory. Finally made the switch 9 months ago and am shocked how much better it is in terms of performance/visuals and game pricing.

just sharing my thoughts. not at all trying to persuade. I'm well aware of the aggressive cultlike mentality that comes through in this echo chamber. I'm only here as a 30-year PlayStation only player watching the empire implode over its own greed.

@Northern_munkey I hear ya. i actually just switched my bread after watching a doc on what's in most bread. Silver hills is a great option and actually still bread here in the us.

@Northern_munkey is that organic sprouted free-range gluten free? did you check for glyphosate content?

lol. I 'd really hate to think that my loaf of bread spent its whole life in a cage despite me living in a box my whole life willingly locking myself in at night to protect me and the things I don't need. That's totally different

Comparing the consoles available right now as a popularity contest based on whatever these metrics actually are alone is pretty reductive.

It's like having someone set out three bread options on a table and saying pick One. Nintendo being rye (very particular taste but not for many), PlayStation, stale generic white bread but edible; and then Xbox, moldy generic white bread.

Obviously, most are choosing the stale bread over mold and bread that tastes like ass to them.

Then there is pc, that lets you choose the bread and at significantly better value in terms of game variety and marketplace variety (also the fastest growing gaming space aside from mobile).

It's been a long time since gta 5 and red dead 2. I suspect there will be some very different motivations baked into gta 6 that will be very scummy.

This is not the same rockstar, and one must consider them in the context of : post milking gta5 and the predatory gta online garbage for 13 years and haven't produced anything of quality for a decade. There will absolutely be some fallout from this in terms of what we historically consider to be rockstar pedigree and what greed has mutated them into.

We have seen this greed driven story time and time again. And the fall from grace and quality it produces within anyone outside of the mindless horde.
You would be nuts to pre order a digital game from a company on that trajectory without seeing anything regarding what the structure of this next effort will be.

I suspect they are avoiding showing off what they have for a very good reason and it isn't hype or hubris.

You can't make this ***** up.

So glad I got out of the ecosystem before prices got crazy.

I think the most disturbing aspect of this discless debacle is that they essentially just lobbed a grenade into their own community and walked away. No communication, nothing. the only little bit of insight we've got into their thinking process was in an earnings call pandering to investors.

Sony has just seemingly abandoned the idea of communicating with their player base or the idea of cultivating goodwill or customer satisfaction in any form. They seem to just not give a s*** and thus the smartest move would to be stopped giving a s*** about them.

the only thing that's going to get them to even remotely change their ways is for you to stop making excuses for them, for yourself, and stop giving them money every time they try to squeeze you more and more.