In the same way that Cyberpunk took the concept of Deus Ex and ran with it further and higher than the latter ever dreamed, so too has Yakuza taken all of the fun bits of Shenmue and taken them further and higher than Yu Suzuki ever did.
Hang On and Space Harrier were two of the only reasons to replay Shenmue after the first playthrough imo.
What she looks like is completely irrelevant to me. That is the easy bit.
Will i buy her as Lara Croft? No. I doubt it. I am getting the same feelings in the pit of my stomach that i got when Bella Ramsay was cast as Ellie. I wasn't wrong then and I suspect that I am not wrong now.
I miss XBox Live and PSN circa 2008 and I am not ashamed to admit it. You could say anything and send pm's to anyone insulting their noob tubing skills. It is no coincidence imo that the golden age of COD on YouTube was from this era.
I'm not against safety features in principle. Of course there need to be protections. But you know what? You can take things too far in the opposite direction. The phrase "you think you do but you don't" springs to mind.
@Fartingale My thoughts exactly. I have Premium so that I basically never need to buy another game again. Why would I want to waste money on the paid version?
I found the ending to MHA to be incredibly disappointing. Deku basically learned nothing - he was useless before his quirk and he was useless after he lost his quirk. Instead of becoming Batman he just sat around twiddling his thumbs until someone handed him an Iron Man suit.
What a silly decision it was to make android free will a virus that could be transmitted from "person" to "person". Far from being this grand take of emancipation, I was left with the impression that the humans were right and we were dealing with nothing more than defective pieces of equipment. Not that you could side with the humans of course as the narrative clearly wanted you to side with the androids.
@Matthewnh GTA6 looks exactly like GTA5. And I really do mean "exactly" as anyone who has seen what a decent PC with mods is capable of knows.
Don't get me wrong, i will sink multiple playthroughs into it as i have with every GTA since 3. But lets be real about how little here is actually likely to be brand new.
And this is 1) why companies no longer want to release new IP and 2) why subscription services have a hard ceiling. The majority it seems has no need of 500 games to play when 1 will do.
The PS5 has just gotten going. Only recently has it been churning out games that the PS4 Pro would not have been able to handle. We do not need a PS6 any time soon. Sorry - that is what i sincerely believe.
The only reason Microsoft wants you to believe otherwise is because they spent billions on an acquisition that has not made its money back. They may have limitless pockets but even they noticed that amount of money leaving the account.
Christmas is a magical time of year for those fortunate enough to have family or friends that you love. It is also one of the hardest if you do not. The rates of self ending, domestic violence and divorce are statistically at the highest until the start of January.
Basically what i'm saying is, for many people, the ability to enter a fantasy world and pretend to be someone else for a while is literally a lifesaver today. God bless the IT guys for being there.
I'm obviously not saying that I agree with the horrible working conditions in China - but China is indeed an economic powerhouse precisely because of its insane levels of productivity.
The 2030s will belong to them if something isn't done. And no, tariffs are not "something".
@iDreamwalker Read Mr Singh's comment above you. AI is not coming. Its here. Right now. Whether you like it or not. Prepare yourself so that you aren't left behind.
@iDreamwalker Give it a few years for the kids growing up with it to come of age and it'll be widely accepted and everywhere. Just as it was when hand drawn animation and practical effects met CGI.
@Number09 AI is a buzzword. We've had ''AI'' since the very first video games. That line that went up and down on Pong to react to your dot? That's AI.
''Generative art lacks the soul that makes human art meaningful''.
This is one of those lines that sounds poignant but ultimately means nothing. What is ''soul''? What is ''meaning''? Survey a hundred people and you'll get a hundred answers.
Looking forward to those ghouls with Wolverine healing abilities, power armor that barely works, a Vault-Tec that started WW3 and an NCR that has been nuked to death.
They're too bloody expensive. That's why Black Friday was such a success.
The old model was to sell hardware at a loss to make it back through software. And I simply do not believe that this model cannot work in 2025. Its greed. Simple as that.
This does not mean that Sony won, it means that Tencent folded. Very different things. As Boxmonkey says, expect to see this game again in the near future in a legally obligated "25% different" state.
Vote with your wallet.
...
That's what i thought.
Bluster, Bluster, Bluster. Then a game comes out that you want and you'll still buy it anyway. Its microtransactions all over again.
I smell a shift back to the 90s when in comes to female character design since the success of Stellar Blade.
I'm neither saying that is good or bad, merely that I think it has happened. I do not expect anyone to be accusing her of having a five o clock shadow this time put it that way.
@Ooccoo_Jr Another plastic band for a plastic age.
You've got to wonder who out there who hasn't yet bought a PS5 will be running out to buy one based on some pop group. Sony is wasting their money if you ask me.
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Re: Marathon's Slick Sci-Fi Visuals Will Look Particularly Crisp on PS5 Pro
This is good news. I'll be able to whack that Angry Joe review of it up to full HD.
Re: GTA 6 Fan May Have Already Played Rockstar's Latest, But It's a Very Sad Story
Disney does not allow Winnie the Pooh on a child's gravestone so I doubt Rockstar let their billion dollar game out of the bag.
Re: Woah! Yet Another SEGA Arcade Oddity Confirmed for Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
In the same way that Cyberpunk took the concept of Deus Ex and ran with it further and higher than the latter ever dreamed, so too has Yakuza taken all of the fun bits of Shenmue and taken them further and higher than Yu Suzuki ever did.
Hang On and Space Harrier were two of the only reasons to replay Shenmue after the first playthrough imo.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for Amazon's TV Show
What she looks like is completely irrelevant to me. That is the easy bit.
Will i buy her as Lara Croft? No. I doubt it. I am getting the same feelings in the pit of my stomach that i got when Bella Ramsay was cast as Ellie. I wasn't wrong then and I suspect that I am not wrong now.
Re: Sony, Xbox, Nintendo Publish Shared Statement on Player Safety in Games
I miss XBox Live and PSN circa 2008 and I am not ashamed to admit it. You could say anything and send pm's to anyone insulting their noob tubing skills. It is no coincidence imo that the golden age of COD on YouTube was from this era.
I'm not against safety features in principle. Of course there need to be protections. But you know what? You can take things too far in the opposite direction. The phrase "you think you do but you don't" springs to mind.
Re: 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026 Announced
@LogicStrikesAgain Premium is amazing value and I am tired of people claiming that it is not.
Re: PS1 Ridge Racer Poised for PS5, PS4 via PS Plus Premium
@Fartingale My thoughts exactly. I have Premium so that I basically never need to buy another game again. Why would I want to waste money on the paid version?
Re: Go Beyond the Conclusion to My Hero Academia in New PS5 Game All's Justice
I found the ending to MHA to be incredibly disappointing. Deku basically learned nothing - he was useless before his quirk and he was useless after he lost his quirk. Instead of becoming Batman he just sat around twiddling his thumbs until someone handed him an Iron Man suit.
Re: Former PS4 Exclusive Detroit: Become Human Has Now Sold 15 Million Copies
What a silly decision it was to make android free will a virus that could be transmitted from "person" to "person". Far from being this grand take of emancipation, I was left with the impression that the humans were right and we were dealing with nothing more than defective pieces of equipment. Not that you could side with the humans of course as the narrative clearly wanted you to side with the androids.
Re: Sony May Be 'Planning Its Entire Calendar' Around GTA 6, Says Jason Schreier
@Jacko11 You are coping imo but that's fine. I am not the only one to be underwhelmed by the trailer.
Re: Sony May Be 'Planning Its Entire Calendar' Around GTA 6, Says Jason Schreier
@Matthewnh GTA6 looks exactly like GTA5. And I really do mean "exactly" as anyone who has seen what a decent PC with mods is capable of knows.
Don't get me wrong, i will sink multiple playthroughs into it as i have with every GTA since 3. But lets be real about how little here is actually likely to be brand new.
Re: Fans Wonder if The Game Awards' Big Finale Highguard Is Even Coming Out
Gamers: "Why no new ip?"
Also Gamers: Takes a dump over anyone trying to release new ip.
Re: You'll Never Guess the Most Played PS5, PS4 Games of 2025 in the US
And this is 1) why companies no longer want to release new IP and 2) why subscription services have a hard ceiling. The majority it seems has no need of 500 games to play when 1 will do.
Re: Sony Patents AI Assistant That Can Help You Beat Games, or Just Beat Them For You
This feature should automatically disable trophies.
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Take note Final Fantasy: we no longer want your hack and slash nonsense. Bring back actual RPGs with actual characters.
Re: Our PS5 Predictions for 2025 - Results Revealed
@SeaDaVie I genuinely find that very hard to believe tbh.
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
The PS5 has just gotten going. Only recently has it been churning out games that the PS4 Pro would not have been able to handle.
We do not need a PS6 any time soon.
Sorry - that is what i sincerely believe.
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Ghost of Yotei
This is easily the best Ghost of Tsushima add-on pack that I played this year.
Re: Silent Hill Producer Aims to Release One New Game Per Year
No thanks. Quality control will be up the arse if that happens.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
The only reason Microsoft wants you to believe otherwise is because they spent billions on an acquisition that has not made its money back. They may have limitless pockets but even they noticed that amount of money leaving the account.
Re: PSN, Fortnite Down as Servers Melt on Christmas Day
Christmas is a magical time of year for those fortunate enough to have family or friends that you love. It is also one of the hardest if you do not. The rates of self ending, domestic violence and divorce are statistically at the highest until the start of January.
Basically what i'm saying is, for many people, the ability to enter a fantasy world and pretend to be someone else for a while is literally a lifesaver today. God bless the IT guys for being there.
Re: 'No Need to Be Embarrassed About It': Zenless Zone Zero Staff Say 'It's Painfully Obvious' They're Working Tons of Overtime
I'm obviously not saying that I agree with the horrible working conditions in China - but China is indeed an economic powerhouse precisely because of its insane levels of productivity.
The 2030s will belong to them if something isn't done. And no, tariffs are not "something".
Re: 'Everything Will Be Made by Humans': Expedition 33 Dev Says No More AI After Post-Awards Heat
What?? They used an AI picture??
Burn the infidals at the stake!!
What a mad overreaction this whole thing has been.
Re: Vince Zampella, Call of Duty Co-Creator and Respawn Boss, Tragically Dies Aged 55
@singleplayerguy "Tragic is the loss of a life caused by someone whose wealth and status clearly made him feel the rules didn’t apply to him."
Zip it up, son. You do not know this man nor the circumstances.
Re: Cronos: The New Dawn Update Will Add a New, Easier Difficulty Setting in Early 2026
Most people in life remember their challenges not their cakewalks. Josh Strife Hayes has a great video on why easy games are forgettable.
Re: PS5 Fave Expedition 33 Stripped of Indie Game Awards, But Not for the Reasons You May Think
@iDreamwalker Read Mr Singh's comment above you.
AI is not coming. Its here. Right now. Whether you like it or not. Prepare yourself so that you aren't left behind.
Re: PS5 Fave Expedition 33 Stripped of Indie Game Awards, But Not for the Reasons You May Think
@iDreamwalker Give it a few years for the kids growing up with it to come of age and it'll be widely accepted and everywhere. Just as it was when hand drawn animation and practical effects met CGI.
Re: Over 6,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Gigantic PS Store January Sale
"Long-time PlayStation owners will know Sony always goes hard in the January sale".
Lol. These discounts look exactly the same as the forty other PlayStation sales that we have throughout the year.
Re: PS5 Fave Expedition 33 Stripped of Indie Game Awards, But Not for the Reasons You May Think
This vendetta against AI art reeks of "old man yells at cloud" if you ask me.
"Back in my day it took us 10,000 hours to draw everything by hand and we liked it, damn it."
Re: PS5 Enjoys a Decent November in the UK, Even Excluding Black Friday
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Re: Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch
This game is doa in my opinion but we'll see.
Re: 'I Don't Think Prompting Is Art': The Last of Us Co-Creator Isn't a Fan of Generative AI
@Number09 AI is a buzzword. We've had ''AI'' since the very first video games. That line that went up and down on Pong to react to your dot? That's AI.
Re: 'I Don't Think Prompting Is Art': The Last of Us Co-Creator Isn't a Fan of Generative AI
''Generative art lacks the soul that makes human art meaningful''.
This is one of those lines that sounds poignant but ultimately means nothing. What is ''soul''? What is ''meaning''? Survey a hundred people and you'll get a hundred answers.
Re: The Fallout TV Series Will Have a Direct Impact on Fallout 5, Says Todd Howard
Oh goody. The show's ''canon''. What joy.
Looking forward to those ghouls with Wolverine healing abilities, power armor that barely works, a Vault-Tec that started WW3 and an NCR that has been nuked to death.
Re: PS5 Wins a Nightmarish November for All Console Hardware in the US
They're too bloody expensive. That's why Black Friday was such a success.
The old model was to sell hardware at a loss to make it back through software. And I simply do not believe that this model cannot work in 2025. Its greed. Simple as that.
Re: Horizon Rip Off Removed from Steam as Sony, Tencent's Fierce Legal Battle Suddenly Concludes
This does not mean that Sony won, it means that Tencent folded. Very different things. As Boxmonkey says, expect to see this game again in the near future in a legally obligated "25% different" state.
Re: Divinity Dev's Comments on Generative AI Trigger a Total Social Media Sh*tstorm
Vote with your wallet.
...
That's what i thought.
Bluster, Bluster, Bluster. Then a game comes out that you want and you'll still buy it anyway. Its microtransactions all over again.
Re: Sony Makes PS5 Music Video with Award-Winning Korean Girl Group QWER
That sounds absolutely horrible lol.
Hey, different music for different folks, but I'll be sticking with Queen.
Re: Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
@Oram77 I swear that some people treat trophies as if it is their heroin fix. But that is our instant gratification culture in a nutshell.
Re: 'How Do We Help Her Evolve?': Crystal Dynamics on Reimagining Tomb Raider's Lara Croft for a New Era
I smell a shift back to the 90s when in comes to female character design since the success of Stellar Blade.
I'm neither saying that is good or bad, merely that I think it has happened. I do not expect anyone to be accusing her of having a five o clock shadow this time put it that way.
Re: 'If I Don't Belong in the Games Industry, I'll Have to Look Elsewhere': Keita Takashashi Moves Back to Japan After To a T Flopped
My two cents for what its worth is that your average mainstream gamer even if they are interested in the concept would be turned off by the graphics.
And it does matter I'm afraid because a game like this depends on you connecting with the character.
Re: 'Grace Is the Biggest Scaredy-Cat in Resident Evil History': Capcom Details How Leon's Gameplay Will Differ in Requiem
So... its a whole game as the original Ashley Graham?
Re: PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027
@AhmadSumadi People like us, sure.
But normies? Nah.
Re: PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027
By putting such expectations on the lifespan of a console there is absolutely no reason to buy a PS6 before 2030.
They are hurting themselves in the long run.
Re: Sony Signs Award-Winning Korean Girl Group QWER to Promote PS5 This Christmas
@Ooccoo_Jr Another plastic band for a plastic age.
You've got to wonder who out there who hasn't yet bought a PS5 will be running out to buy one based on some pop group. Sony is wasting their money if you ask me.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?
@Dan12836666 Half Life 3 is never happening because no game can ever live up to this amount of expectation and hype.
Re: You 'Won't Want to Miss' The Game Awards, Says SEGA
Looking forward to another Sega MegaDrive Collection.
Re: This Musical RPG's Not Going to Appeal to Everyone, But We're Moving It to the Top of Our PS5 Wishlist
You are right. I did know within twenty seconds that I am not the target audience.
Re: Netflix Says Warner Bros Games Doesn't Hold 'Any Value' in $82 Billion Acquisition
Paramount is attempting a hostile takeover of WB and supposedly they have Trump on side.
Netflix has not won anything yet.