The conversation has completely changed. You see it with Mindseye.
People arent saying "looks bad" or "maybe ill try a demo". People straight up say "I will try it WHEN it lands on Plus". Not if. WHEN.
People know, sales will be bad and they will try to recoup by selling the licence to Sony or Microsoft. And they know the worse the sales, the sooner that will happen.
@AdamNovice i like licenced music and dont care to have some dingus in the bottom right of my videos yelling "lets goooo" after every announcement so im fine thanks.
@BearsEatBeets he was in a really popular melodrama for like 5 years, its one of those weird shows that was simultaneously incredibly popular, won loads of awards and ive also never met anyone whos watched it
@LikelySatan It is absolutely wild to completely misunderstand why 90% of the entire planet bond over sports and competition, and then top it off calling the author and by extention almost everyone on the planet except yourself a loser.
I think everyone who's read your post thinks someone else is the real loser.
They got the rights for these properties, presumably for a cost, and instantly their leadership announced them even though no work had been done to try and fluff up their stock price.
The Iron Man game has actually worked out but presumably a year or so of trying to get this Black Panther game going, nothing interesting/fun came up so it gets "cancelled". I suspect it never really existed in the first place.
It specifically highlights some outfits but not others.
I thought maybe the idea was to highlight outfits tied to mimes as most of them are in this guide but then I found a few mimes in levels that arent listed in the guide as well.
Its been good for journals and music tracks though, I've got all the music now and just need to beat some optionals for the last few journals
I think the trailer, although it looked graphically pleasing, was kind of uninteresting.
This probably says something about the length of the production cycle, but the idea of a Florida based open world filled with conspiracy theorists, gators, beer, booze, trap and strippers...its just very 2015.
Maybe they'll have an interesting take on it, but I feel like their writing team has really dampened, a lot of the trademark Rockstar humour felt stale in GTAV and I'm getting the same vibes from this trailer.
The humour and character are unbareable and somehow get more annoying each iteration of the game.
Even the first game, I remember people commenting how Claptrap is annoying, but every game outtrumped him by 10 and he's almost the best character in there now.
The gameplay doesnt change enough to make me sit through the awful, unfunny, Elon Musk-tier humour. I couldnt make it the whole way through 3.
Still got Indy and Clair Obscur to play so will wait this out. Played the first 2 hours for a nice nostalgia hit, but that choppy frame rate is certainly rough, an improvement would go down well
@Jedihillis the 3rd main quest where you fight a bunch of goblin guys with a few NPCs who help you, my framerate was going like 5 FPS on the Pro. Its like 5 enemies vs 5 NPCs and yourself.
Usually people call something a remake when its more like a remaster, and then here we get something that looks more like a remake being called a remaster.
@ChrisDeku It's true, but their focus is currently quite narrow so anything they give attention really gets attention.
I hope the game is good, if it gets a massive ad push like its getting, cant be bad for fighting games if it onboards a bunch of GenZ and Alpha players
@naruball It's true! Similar in Movies and Videogames.
Often the weakest is the third series, as viewers/players who haven't yet tried the series feel too disconnected to jump in after missing more than 1 entry.
Sounds good to me, but feels strange to me that we're suddenly getting loads of XCOM-likes (Star wars one, marvel one, R6 one) when apparently they dont sell that well?
I wonder if they've sort of worked out a good way to budget it so it can be profitable and sell to the audience of people who want this, or it s a punt and it wont make as much money as the studios expect
The problem with all of these surveys that are done by people who aren't critics is that 90% of people just see any analysis like this as "What is the best game".
In this case, its influential but you often get it in other awards, the GOTY often will win "Best Sound" which often isn't the case.
People love to hate on critics, but they actually thoughtfully analyse things. Also you don't have to agree with anything anyone says really, so why does it matter
I think guaranteed successes are few and far between:
A Killzone remaster/remake might sell OK, same with an Infamous one (but probably not gangbusters)
Anything else, I just dont see the market for it. They wont flop but they're going to sell like 100-200K copies if they make a new Socom or Resistance or Twisted Metal or whatever. Theres just no market for it. If there was...the game would already have been made
@GeeEssEff Agreed. The whole point of the game is that its an impossible choice, the second game addresses this and it's silly to consider their being a "correct" answer for the situation in the moment.
this is actually an FBI sting, if your IP address is tracked to having downloaded this game, a squad of agents will arrive at your door, airlift you to guantanamo and waterboard you until you're fixed
@WolfyTn I like it, it feels damned if you do and damned if you dont.
They overleant on the series in the PS3 era, and started really dripfeeding the overarching future story so practically nothing of impact happens during the game.
I think Valhalla did the best in recent years with it, so its kind of disappointing that in Shadows its been relegated to next to nothing. Its pretty one note in Mirage as well.
I'd love to see them try and fix it but at this point I think they either need to fully reboot the franchise
Last big Saudi PPV boxing match was covered in City of the Wolves branding and believe the next PPV is literally called "Fatal Fury". They often trot Ronaldo out at these events too and have him sit prominently in the front row next to MBS or whatever other members of the royal family are there
@Fartingale they should literally just upscale the Phil model from THUG and darken his hair slightly, then they wouldnt have to do any extra mo-cap work or design
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Re: 'People Are Less Willing to Pay': Dev Speaks Out Against Day One Releases on PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass
@themightyant Maybe Mindseye is a bad example, I used it because I literally saw a few people make this comment yesterday.
I've seen people make comments like this on 7/10s, 8/10s, even 9's honestly.
Re: 'People Are Less Willing to Pay': Dev Speaks Out Against Day One Releases on PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass
The conversation has completely changed. You see it with Mindseye.
People arent saying "looks bad" or "maybe ill try a demo". People straight up say "I will try it WHEN it lands on Plus". Not if. WHEN.
People know, sales will be bad and they will try to recoup by selling the licence to Sony or Microsoft. And they know the worse the sales, the sooner that will happen.
No idea if you can put a lid back on that
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced for PS5 at Xbox Games Showcase?
@AdamNovice i like licenced music and dont care to have some dingus in the bottom right of my videos yelling "lets goooo" after every announcement so im fine thanks.
Re: High on Life 2 Brings Another Dose of FPS Madness to PS5 This Winter
First game is awful surprised to see this getting a sequel, especially with Roiland crashing out.
Reminds me a bit of that Borderland humour, except the gameplay is also bad.
Re: Invincible VS Is Another Tag Team Fighter to Anticipate on PS5
I got the impression Marvel Tokon was a complete surprise to even insiders so man, it must have hurt to see that trailer for this team.
It's even a tag team game!
Are we getting a Injustice 3 announcment soon as well? I dont think we need this many hero fighting games
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Confirmed in Teaser Trailer, Coming to PS5, PS4
@BearsEatBeets he was in a really popular melodrama for like 5 years, its one of those weird shows that was simultaneously incredibly popular, won loads of awards and ive also never met anyone whos watched it
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Confirmed in Teaser Trailer, Coming to PS5, PS4
thats milo ventimiglia right? the heroes guy?
Re: Madden NFL 26's PS5 Box Art Immortalises One of the Coldest Moments in Recent Football Memory
@LikelySatan
It is absolutely wild to completely misunderstand why 90% of the entire planet bond over sports and competition, and then top it off calling the author and by extention almost everyone on the planet except yourself a loser.
I think everyone who's read your post thinks someone else is the real loser.
Re: Despite Black Panther Cancellation, EA Is Still Making Three Games with Marvel
This is a big company thing I think.
They got the rights for these properties, presumably for a cost, and instantly their leadership announced them even though no work had been done to try and fluff up their stock price.
The Iron Man game has actually worked out but presumably a year or so of trying to get this Black Panther game going, nothing interesting/fun came up so it gets "cancelled". I suspect it never really existed in the first place.
Re: Arcade Archives 2 Receives a Big Price Hike with Ridge Racer on PS5
Very clear this article exists solely to make a RIIIIDGE RACER reference and add to the pantheon of Kaz Photoshops.
I'm all for it.
Re: Rumours of a Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version Swirl Again
It is stupid not to do this and surely it is not an insane amount of work.
RDR1 is freed from PS3 and is available to play now on current gen hardware. Perfect.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing DOOM: The Dark Ages?
I cant wait, but Clair Obscur really has its talons in me so its just sat on the shelf currently.
Soon...
Re: Random: Hideo Kojima Gave His Studio a USB Stick with All His Ideas on It
Mr Kojima, did you give us the correct USB, this one is just full of high resolution images of womens feet?
Yes.
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Flying Waters Walkthrough - Paint Cages, Journals
@Ammurphy612 Yeah, this guide is a little odd.
It specifically highlights some outfits but not others.
I thought maybe the idea was to highlight outfits tied to mimes as most of them are in this guide but then I found a few mimes in levels that arent listed in the guide as well.
Its been good for journals and music tracks though, I've got all the music now and just need to beat some optionals for the last few journals
Re: Mortal Kombat Fans Are Fuming MK1's Support Appears to Be Over
@Bentleyma yeah its a funny reaction because in my observation, the subreddit absolute HATES this game with a passion.
surely them moving on would be a positive thing
Re: God of War Fans Are Still Demanding Remasters Of Kratos' Earlier Games
@nomither6 I think you could thread the needle in a really interesting way in a modern remake.
Explore his anger properly, his relationship with his family, his regrets his pain etc, how he becomes the man he is in the new series.
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?
I think the trailer, although it looked graphically pleasing, was kind of uninteresting.
This probably says something about the length of the production cycle, but the idea of a Florida based open world filled with conspiracy theorists, gators, beer, booze, trap and strippers...its just very 2015.
Maybe they'll have an interesting take on it, but I feel like their writing team has really dampened, a lot of the trademark Rockstar humour felt stale in GTAV and I'm getting the same vibes from this trailer.
Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Flying Waters Walkthrough - Paint Cages, Journals
There's a mime in this area that provides the outfit "short"
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Borderlands 4?
The humour and character are unbareable and somehow get more annoying each iteration of the game.
Even the first game, I remember people commenting how Claptrap is annoying, but every game outtrumped him by 10 and he's almost the best character in there now.
The gameplay doesnt change enough to make me sit through the awful, unfunny, Elon Musk-tier humour. I couldnt make it the whole way through 3.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Major Updates Announced, Story Missions, New Game+, and More Coming Soon
@MrPeanutbutterz I'm with you for sure.
I also didnt finish the Elden Ring DLC despite loving the base game.
Re: Iconic 90s Dating Sim Remake Dokyusei Makes Surprise Appearance on PS4
@thefourfoldroot1 i personally would not use the term "unmolested" when describing a dating sim about underaged girls
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Major Updates Announced, Story Missions, New Game+, and More Coming Soon
@MrPeanutbutterz I'm starting to feel the same way about all DLC honestly, but especially in a game like this. It was fun, I don't want any more.
I think the RoboCop/Doom Eternal approach of "make a sizeable, stand-alone DLC" is preferable to me now.
That being said I will play the Lies of P one.
Re: Oblivion Remastered PS5 Patch in Limbo as Xbox Users Get a Performance Boost
Still got Indy and Clair Obscur to play so will wait this out. Played the first 2 hours for a nice nostalgia hit, but that choppy frame rate is certainly rough, an improvement would go down well
Re: Hands On: Oblivion Remastered Is Still Oblivion in All Its Glory, Crap Frame Rate Aside
@Jedihillis the 3rd main quest where you fight a bunch of goblin guys with a few NPCs who help you, my framerate was going like 5 FPS on the Pro. Its like 5 enemies vs 5 NPCs and yourself.
Re: Oblivion Remastered Out Now on PS5, Price and Download Size Revealed
Usually people call something a remake when its more like a remaster, and then here we get something that looks more like a remake being called a remaster.
We need a offical definition!
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5?
@Weebleman ass shadows? I thought they closed that place down!
Re: Rumour: New PlayStation Portable Capable of Playing PS5 Games at Lower Resolutions
@Czar_Khastik I'd take a rumour from your grandma over Grubb at this point. At least I wouldnt have to sit through a 2 hour podcast to get it
Re: Oblivion PS5 Remaster Is Real as New Screenshots Leak
@LogicStrikesAgain broken clock is right twice a day
Re: The Last of Us Is Only Getting More and More Popular
@JustMyOpinion what LGBT narrative?
Re: Niche Fighter Fatal Fury's Marketing Is Wiping the Floor with the Genre's Biggest Names
@ChrisDeku It's true, but their focus is currently quite narrow so anything they give attention really gets attention.
I hope the game is good, if it gets a massive ad push like its getting, cant be bad for fighting games if it onboards a bunch of GenZ and Alpha players
Re: The Last of Us Is Only Getting More and More Popular
@naruball It's true! Similar in Movies and Videogames.
Often the weakest is the third series, as viewers/players who haven't yet tried the series feel too disconnected to jump in after missing more than 1 entry.
Re: New Dragon's Dogma 2 Patch Is Just Trolling Us at This Point
Not sure how its sold but not interested in playing anymore of this if it gets DLC, or even a 3rd game.
Re: Don't Expect a Marathon Shadow Drop This Weekend Following the Big PS5 Reveal
@Dan12836666 arguably all their biggest successes have online multiplayer
Re: Rumour: An XCOM-Like Rainbow Six Spin-Off Is in the Works for PS5
Sounds good to me, but feels strange to me that we're suddenly getting loads of XCOM-likes (Star wars one, marvel one, R6 one) when apparently they dont sell that well?
I wonder if they've sort of worked out a good way to budget it so it can be profitable and sell to the audience of people who want this, or it s a punt and it wont make as much money as the studios expect
Re: These 11+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (7th-13th April)
Looking forward to Blue Prince.
Indiana Jones the week after
Re: Minecraft Movie Obliterates Box Office Records as Jack Black Flick Goes Viral
@Boxmonkey I see what you're saying but this isn't true.
The film is bad, and critics are correct to review it this way. However, people often like bad movies.
Re: Dodgy List of Most Influential Games Ever Puts 2-Month-Old RPG in the Top 10
The problem with all of these surveys that are done by people who aren't critics is that 90% of people just see any analysis like this as "What is the best game".
In this case, its influential but you often get it in other awards, the GOTY often will win "Best Sound" which often isn't the case.
People love to hate on critics, but they actually thoughtfully analyse things. Also you don't have to agree with anything anyone says really, so why does it matter
Re: Switch 2 Coughs Up for Timed Hades 2 Console Exclusivity, Coming to PS5 Later
That's really frustrating.
Re: Over 70% of PS5 Fans Want Sony to License More of Its Dead Franchises Out
@naruball I dont think so.
I think guaranteed successes are few and far between:
A Killzone remaster/remake might sell OK, same with an Infamous one (but probably not gangbusters)
Anything else, I just dont see the market for it. They wont flop but they're going to sell like 100-200K copies if they make a new Socom or Resistance or Twisted Metal or whatever. Theres just no market for it. If there was...the game would already have been made
Re: Starfield Could Have Released on PS5 Already, Work Has Been Ongoing for a While
@Czar_Khastik all attempts to get people to play Wet should remain, agreed
Re: The Last of Us Boss Answers Its Most Profound Question: Was Joel Right?
@GeeEssEff Agreed. The whole point of the game is that its an impossible choice, the second game addresses this and it's silly to consider their being a "correct" answer for the situation in the moment.
It's why the first game is so great!
Re: Starfield Could Have Released on PS5 Already, Work Has Been Ongoing for a While
@Czar_Khastik they only published this.
the dev is the same dev that make dead by daylight weirdly.
Re: Don't Forget About the New Game from One of GTA's Most Important People
I'm suspicious of how this is going to play.
In theory, this is a game that exists in Everywhere, so in practice, is this a game made in a game generating game, similar to Tren (built in Dreams)?
Theres so much potentially to go wrong. If Everywhere makes bad games, then this game is just going to be bad.
if it makes good games, but this game has been made badly its bad.
We need more gameplay and previews.
Re: One of the Strangest Games Ever Made Appears to Be Coming to PS5, PS4
this is actually an FBI sting, if your IP address is tracked to having downloaded this game, a squad of agents will arrive at your door, airlift you to guantanamo and waterboard you until you're fixed
Re: Animus Hub to Bridge Assassin's Creed Shadows to Modern Day Story
@WolfyTn I like it, it feels damned if you do and damned if you dont.
They overleant on the series in the PS3 era, and started really dripfeeding the overarching future story so practically nothing of impact happens during the game.
I think Valhalla did the best in recent years with it, so its kind of disappointing that in Shadows its been relegated to next to nothing. Its pretty one note in Mirage as well.
I'd love to see them try and fix it but at this point I think they either need to fully reboot the franchise
Re: Speculation About a Second Naughty Dog PS5 Game Starts to Circulate
I'm so uninterested in more Uncharted. It's of the time. Lets move on to something else
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Shadows?
As with the last game, its a 9/10 and then begins to lose a point every 10 hours at around the half way mark.
Settles at a 7 or 6/10
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo's Inclusion in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 Is Confusing Some Fans
It's 100% the Saudi connection.
Last big Saudi PPV boxing match was covered in City of the Wolves branding and believe the next PPV is literally called "Fatal Fury". They often trot Ronaldo out at these events too and have him sit prominently in the front row next to MBS or whatever other members of the royal family are there
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' Hideout Frame Rate Is a Bug, Set to Be Fixed in Major Update
Interesting, I completely assumed this was intentional, as it's a customisable standalone area and it turns off as soon as you leave the area
I can't play in 30 anymore, looks awful.
Re: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Will Reportedly Include Bam Margera After All
@Fartingale they should literally just upscale the Phil model from THUG and darken his hair slightly, then they wouldnt have to do any extra mo-cap work or design