LordAinsley

Pretty easy to get this commisioned.

Just move the setting from a space station to Riyadh and make all of the Necromorphs migrant workers, maybe add some new background that Isaac is actually a Crown Prince or make Cristiano Ronaldo the main character. Easy.

Saros doesnt have the surprise factor Returnal had that just made that game such a pleasant, amazing surprise.

Saros probably does improve on every element of Returnal but sometimes that timing of the release just really does a lot for a release and impact a game has on you.

Surely we can all agree that they basically got lucky "right time, right place" with Until Dawn?

Hell, we don't even need this game as proof, we were probably there maybe 2 or 3 games into the Dark Pictures stuff. All their VR stuff was pretty bad as well.

Its not even budget because they had another publisher backed big budget attempt with the Quarry. Also terrible!

Every other game they've made range from terrible to low average. They couldn't even successfully remake Until Dawn (different studio, but some OG members)? Pull the plug

@TDHorizon oh yes sure, I sort of factored that just into life and the high cost of living now but yeah, that is definitely also an issue

3 kind of gamers, all damaging sales:

If you like Roguelikes, you're still playing Hades 2
If you like big budget games with big marketing budgets, you're still playing Crimson Desert
If you didnt like Returnal, you dont want to play a spiritual successor

@ibis_87 Go to Accessibility in the menu and you can disabled Carcosan Modifier limits which allows you to add every single positive modifier.

I'd recommend not doing all of them because it basically trivializes the game but if you are hard blocked on the first boss, you should absolutely try this otherwise you've got a £60 brick sat on your shelf

@Boxmonkey the mundfish one probably is, there recent DLC drop is jammed with AI imagery

I cant read this

@RyPal everything ive heard is that they've made it more accessible with shorter runs and more checkpoints as well as a more clear story, but you can still attach modifiers to make your runs harder.

I'm hoping this balance works for both and allows the game success

i'm praying this performs with a mainstream audience. i know im going to love it though

@LiamCroft appreciate this.

The other two reviews I read had a lot of stuff on the dlc which I dont have ans don't want to buy if I don't enjoy the base game

@DennisReynolds Maybe 5 years ago, but as a studio they're trying to make the move from small Indies to bigger budget blockbusters the last few years.

Believe they'd stated their intention to eventually be the size of some of the majors like Sony or Universal

Marty Supreme had a 70 million budget which is crazy considering they used to mostly produced sub 10 million films

You'll be happy to have LOTF until you actually play it.

Awful, awful game.

Its weird, I love remedy, I love Control and the gameplay I have watched I'm a bit unsure of.

I think I'm going to lock down and wait for reviews. He seems super passionate and their track record does sort of make me think the game will actually be good

@JDINCINERATOR hella

Good to see this stuff getting fixed so quickly but surely these projects are better off with more testing before launch rather than waiting for players to complain about them.

I'm not touching this for at least a year, I will eventually check it out but clearly waiting is going to be worth it

@HerlockSholmes I'll reach out if this happens, thanks again

@HerlockSholmes ha, I had to check if you were in the comments here.

I think you basically willed this into the world by making a prediction, and I thank you. Cant wait to play this!

This, Slay the Spire 2 and Hades 2 need dates.

The anticipation is killing me

This game is absolutely rubbish

Theres nothing wrong with AI use in theory, the issue is that you should review what it outputs to you and either decide it worked well, or tweak/reject it if it doesnt.

It saves so much time so you have the extra time now...to check that you arent producing slop.

@RedRiot193 I agree, but unfortunately, a lot of investor sentiment is vibe based (see AI boom, metaverse, etc etc).

@trev666 The specific issue here is investors are not gamers high/low expectations

They have essentially been misled into investing into the company, being promised the next 10/10 RPG.

As this is not what the game is and there was no knowledge of this before reviews, now is the time to exit the investment.

@MrPeanutbutterz yeah its going for a very reasonable price I think I locked in for 50 also.

Resident evil similar, maybe its a capcom thing

@Oram77 Dont get me wrong, I think its a great game. I think its only weakness is tonal and a less focused experience than say, 7 or 4 which are my favorites, either all Leon or all Grace would have been better in my opinion.

@MrPeanutbutterz No flu in summer and ice cream sales go through the roof in summer, therefore ice creams cure flu

@Oram77 My issue is within a single title smashing back and forth between flaming chainsaw battles and quips and slowly creeping through a flooded basement with a giant monster chasing you gives you whiplash and makes the experience wonky.

I dont have a problem with the series embodying different styles

I thoroughly enjoy the more action oriented titles as well as the more survival horrory ones, but I think theres a better way to go about it then sort of smashing them together in one title

@Bunchesopuppies as a fan, I agree.

I still massively enjoyed the game but I think the fear of negative feedback from a vocal minority of Leon megastans/the survival horror enthusiasts just meant the final product is kind of wonky and all over the place tonally

Its definitely a much better game than 6 but I think the comparison is actually fair

@Ed_Zeppelin Todd already said "dont expect a 2.0" update, so even less reason to pick it up

@lazarus11 you've hurt my feelings

@Boomers-r-us nah

@Matroska over 30, you're spamming cry laugh emoji

@lazarus11 "sometimes it's used to convey humour "

Yes, by people over 35. I'm just saying, emoji spam is a signifier you're over 35. And you've proven my point by doing it

@lazarus11 I mean looking at the emoji use on here, including from you, I'd think it was fairly obvious

@saffeqwe Yup.

I'm good. You can like something and be fine with it being over.

Just finished.

I think this review ended up being one of the more accurate ones out there

I'd give it an 8 as well

Surely the CEO of Bluepoint can get some funding pretty quick from some VC? I imagine someone will be dying to get them to remaster one of their game (Bethesda please, you need help)

So wait, does this mean they aren't planning a sort of 2.0 plan for Starfield to re-invent what is a bad game?

Or they are, but this won't be launching when the PS5 version is?

@DETfaninATL we need to know!!

I had no idea how important it was to include this, but according to every thread I've seen on the remake it is a key, incredibly important part of every game!

Complete overhaul, more open world, new style combat, updated graphics and additions to the story/new characters etc to flesh out the trilogy.

I can and have still play the OG series and can even play them on current gen so I'm not interested in it just being the same

Theres so much more you could explore out of the story of the original trilogy and I'd like to see it expanded

I think they're pretty cringe honestly but completely depends on what these remakes even are.

I think if they're going over the shoulder, new style GOW and they're making changes to the story to make it more poigniant and add depth to Kratos character and the nature of his anger etc, you definitely remove them in their current form. Maybe you add something else in a way thats played in a less childish way.

If its just a straight remake, same story, same dialogue, same gameplay but in 4K, yeah you just leave them who cares.

Beyond pathetic that this guy has just become a grift ragebait sloptuber.

Drawn to Death is one of the worst games ever made by the way, dont throw stones in glass houses

@Oram77 I dunno if there have been any licenced horror games that aren't Asymetrical shooters since those Saw games.

I guess Alien Isolation counts but scifi horror is a bit different

@LifeGirl Sure it does

@LifeGirl I'd like to recommend playing both games, which is what I did

@LifeGirl I dont really think its anything like Fallout 4 honestly, other than it being an RPG

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