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No way, this is like an easy 9. Whilst I respect the reviewer he has clearly went mad giving this a 5 lol
Whilst 2 is the objectively better game, I always found 3 a bit soulless but Timesplitters 1 is a stone cold classic, one of the best early PS2 games. I picked it up on release a played it non stop for months. Not that I’m nostalgic about it or anything…

I love a platinum dropping but this seems ridiculous

@PloverNutter Lol I forget about that, I love stuff like this. It’ll be a gaming oddity many years from now and we can all think back and remember

@get2sammyb Definitely what I think, Sony will want to bury this in back of their chamber of secrets and hope it’s forgotten about

@AdamNovice I love the first one, played through it on easy yesterday and completed it in about an hour. Love the quick levels and replay ability of it. Such a good game especially for the time

Yay Indiana Jones, that would be cool if true

7/10 and well under 1 min, I’m turning into a PlayStation encyclopaedia lol

I love the fact this is a 1st party, exclusive PS5 FPS. I would have preferred a kill zone/Socom/resistance however I still think it looks interesting and I liked the general gameplay on the beta.

It’s not the greatest game or anything but I liked it, thought it was fun enough for £35 and was interested in picking it up, smashing out a few trophies maybe the platinum and leaving it there when the next game comes along or playing it longer if it’s really decent.

The lack of interest in the beta, low numbers of players and reading the comments on sites like this puts me off and makes me cautious as I’d hate to pick it up and struggle to find games.

I hate all constant internet negativity games get nowadays. Sure it’s not perfect and it’s rough around the edges but not every game needs to be the next greatest thing or next massive tent pole game.

There’s a place for average to good games out there, they’re the sort of games that become cult classics.

Not saying concord will be a cult classic and it could be a load of rubbish (like redfall- but it’s definitely much better than that) , but the beta which I played for about 6hrs with my mate seemed ok and nowhere near as bad as the many comments and YouTube videos would have you believe.

I’ll have to wait and see I guess. It would have probably been different if there was a single player campaign mode.

Nice, that’s something I didn’t know I wanted lol

A shadow drop would be awesome

Can’t wait for this

@Korgon I’ve just posted what could have been a reply to your post lol. I’m exactly of the same opinion.

Definitely have a point re the community. I don’t mind the price as I enjoyed it much more than I thought. It’s the idea of no one else playing it not long after launch that puts me off.

It’s not great that it’s getting the bad press/such negative numbers either as that’ll push people away too. I really do think there’s people out there that see the bad press/numbers and are turned off immediately without playing it. I nearly was but thought what is there to loose and had a go and enjoyed it more than I imagined.

I was expecting to hate the beta, but I actually kinda liked it. It’s nothing special but I thought it had some things going for it and liked the really chill vibe of the game and colourful retro art style. I liked the quick round times and it gave me that one more game feeling. Characters were a but cringe but I ended up putting 7hrs into the beta and felt a bit gutted when it went down.

At present it’s a 6/7 at best but I liked it’s an exclusive Sony FPS and new IP (that may be rose tinting my outlook). Wish it did better than it did player wise, if the price point was FTP or £15/20 then I think it wouldn’t be getting as much hate. I’ll be interested to see how it does but I imagine how it’ll play out.

Really wanted a kill zone or resistance reboot/new entry or a modern SOCOM. Sony is sitting on a gold mine of perfect FPS/TPS IPs for a game like this and it’s like they don’t even know it. Looks like they’ll take an L with concord which is a shame.

Not a Warhammer fan but that is awesome art, it should be on display in The Louvre's video game and si-fi section

Should have been a SOCOM live service title, instead of shorts they could have slowly released 15-20 missions bi-weekly/monthly near the climax you could play as a squad. And have a PVP squad shooter available Right out the box. They could have even reused all the old maps.

@Zeke68 Awesome thanks and appreciated

@Ricky63 Thanks 👍🏻

Strange question to anyone who can assist… does this game have an in game soundtrack that plays when you race? Only I played it once and there was no in race music just the sounds of the car’s engine and tyres etc

Looks generic and a bit bland but I’m optimistic and looking forward to playing the open beta. Definitely not prepared to preorder on what’s been shown so far but it’s got potential and decent team behind it. I really hope it’s a fun game and sleeper hit. New IP and Sony first person exclusive, I have my fingers crossed for it to be fun.

Timesplitters 1 and xmen COTA both getting rereleased! What a year for retro goodness 👍🏻

First one was ok, needed more moustache.

@meistergeister I normally say not to preorder but with this one it looks like a safe bet. I’ve done the same. Love the look of this game, looks like a proper PlayStation Mario level quality platformer.

I love Helldivers and it’s really unfortunate for this game as it looks cool but not as good as Helldivers IMO. The single player might pull me into this as if it’s good it’ll swing it into the purchase list, one to watch for sure.

@get2sammyb - Any kebab shop or taxi rank in the early hours

@Moonmonkey Me too, it’s my most anticipated game of the year now. Looks like solid fun

@Stevemalkpus - I guess it’s the double fatigue of hero shooter and Marvel. If they were to re-release something like Marvel superhero’s or X-men COTA games I’d have been more excited. It could be ok if it had more xmen or wolverine I guess. Still might give it a look if it’s FTP and plays well

Astrobot - it was Nintendo levels of awesome and shine on show (reminded me of Mario odyssey), easily up there with GOW, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon etc. Everything else was meh. Sony need more games like that, smaller, simpler polished epics.

Old man gamer here, in my opinion the PSOne marketing and lineup was the best. It was in your face, extreme and edgy, pushing the games. PlayStation was everywhere and there was playable PSOnes with wipeout, tekken, ridge racer in nightclubs. It was like an aggressive gaming counter culture and because 3D gaming was new and fresh as was the CD format it was like nothing before it. Most things seem tame, corporate and lame today by comparison lol

Regardless I didn’t really care for the state of play, with the exception of Astrobot. It looks epic, we’ll put together and pure fun. Can’t wait to September

I hate live service and battle passes but I love helldivers 2 and have paid for 2 of the warbonds. I can’t recommend this game enough. I think it’s a combo of the fun and addictive game play loop, art style, setting, right amount of limbs blasting off/explosions and the fact its priced right. None of it feels like a rip off and I happily pay for content when it’s this good.

Really want to pick this up, it’s on sale at the moment. I could get this or assassins creed mirage for half the price. Just finished days gone so would appreciate a shorter game, the first GOW remake was awesome tho and I bet this is awesome too.

@SuperSilverback I’m looking at the Dark Forces remaster and god of war Ragnarok. Just finished days gone which was really good to be fair

@SuperSilverback I picked it up on a previous sale, well worth it at sale price. I really enjoyed it and would recommend

@KingPev SOCOM was awesome lol. I might have got MW3 if the campaign was substantial and didn’t look like an add on to 2. IMO they used to be so good around the time of the original MW2-BLOPS 2 era (massive cinematic campaign, good multiplayer, spec ops/zombies mode), each entry felt like it really innovated and improved over the last. The new one has potential. Hopefully they put in the effort, have to wait and see

@HonestHick It’d be good if it did something different, the original Black Ops was awesome at the time. It’s a shame it’s impact it’s had as franchise on the FPS and shooter genre. There was so much choice on the PS2 - PS3/360 era

@KingPev Must just be me then, maybe I’m in the minority re COD fatigue. I used to love them, now I’d love a new SOCOM or something. No doubt Microsoft will make the most of it.

I think the Call Of Duty fatigue is starting to set in. I know it’s a cash cow but it will eventually go the way of Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero regardless - I used to love it and other than the MW2 and 1 can’t remember the one I played before that maybe original MW3.

Regardless I think Xbox/Microsoft’s recent purchase of Activision will speed up the process. I have no ill view on any games company buy it’s not exactly in safe hands now. Sadly Xbox/Microsoft don’t know how to look after their companies these last few years and help them grow and flourish. I hope they change it around but it would be an exception to the rule at this point.

@GamingFan4Lyf I’m thinking Quake one vibes

What a mess Xbox is in right now, that’s the end of them making consoles. No point buying an Xbox

@GZoo Me too, I loved the PSOne back in the day. I was die hard PS back then lol. Swapping games in the underground high school gaming scene, good times.

I love that there was so many games out back then and because of the graphical jump so many of them were like nothing we’d ever played before.

@UltimateOtaku91 The back catalogue is a goldmine for them and would allow simple clean retro re releases and fresh takes on existing IPs

Imagine God of war, Horizon PS1 demakes with clean crisp retro style graphics, it would sell like crazy and be quick for them to make.

Anything to plug the game gaps with franchises and characters we all love and would be interested to play

Simpler £20 games from the big studios could be so much more experimental and you know fun too

I get the feeling it’s a case of PS5 Pro 2024, PS5 Pro games 2025/26 … simpler games, clean retro PS1 style major franchise IPs with a quicker turnaround and a budget price.

Call it something like .. Sony Platinum games range

Kill zone 1, cleaned up, dual sense support.
Motorstorm, Resistance, Parappa, Twisted metal etc.

Same games just clean, crisp and simple. No online, no micro transactions. £20/$20 each

Release 5-8 over the next year it would print money for Sony and keep old and new players interested. Also would garner interest in existing IPs in time for the next AAAAA release in x years time

Polar patriots looks epic, loving the blue armour it has a cobra commander vibe

Wow how amazing … largest ever teams … listened to the community … it’ll really be something special I’m sure …

Loved the idea and style of redfall, but it was just not great. 5/10 game, very average and buggy.

I’ve literally just started to play days gone and it is infinitely better. Sony really does have the better exclusive games. Hands down.

Good that the positive reviews are back. I love this game and the general ethos and support from the developer they put the AAAs to shame.

@CastelloGG ‘They'll never destroy our way of life’

A real helldiver would just get a PSN account

Sweet liberty Nooooo lol

Final fantasy 16 is getting picked up