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@AFCC Its rough. I was gifted a code and it failed to even meet my lowest expectations.

Humanity is exhausting

People are so incredibly disappointing.

@jgrangervikings1 I think a monthly selection is a great idea, but I'd expand it to 10. Sort of a "build your own PS+" bundle.

@Bez87 some incredibly shady ***** is what happened.

I'm happy for anyone who hasn't played Balatro or Boltgun, I already own and love both. I refuse to support ARK and the company that makes it but if you're excited for that then I'm happy for you as well.

@Puketapu the key gameplay loop is to create different poker hands in conjunction with the Joker cards. The Joker cards have different effects which you use to achieve the higher scores.

I'd like an FOV slider and the option to turn off head bob.

They're acting like you can't watch it unless you own a Playstation.

@stBoa I believe so. I know FH5 has a decent selection of cockpit views.

@stBoa It's really great in my opinion. Through the settings, you can make it almost sim-like as well.

I'm definitely intrigued. I suppose it will depend on how heavy that discount is.

I won't speak for anyone else, but this is just not what I want. It's not for me and that's okay but I wish developers would try to break out of this new live service trend. The winners have already been decided and the countless failures the last few years should show that unless you're Fortnite, Call of Duty, or a FTP Gacha game you won't capture the market.

I hope this is true. Final Fantasy 9 is my favorite FF game.

This sounds amazing to be perfectly honest.

@UnlimitedSevens Agreed. I don't understand what his deal is.

These are very important games to me personally and I'm so excited to replay them again.

I really hope this is true. Oblivion was basically surgically attached to my Xbox 360 for years. When I bought my PS3 years later, I bought Oblivion again.

I'm very happy to see this. Game Informer was always a highlight for me growing up.

Shame, I was looking forward to this one. I'm still interested in playing but I think I'll wait for a sale.

@GirlVersusGame Agreed. That was a big series for me when I was a kid.

@SpaceElf I'm not one to defend corporations but that was wildly misquoted by multiple outlets. Here's the bit where this came from:

"The question remains around the potential of the subscription model in games. Tremblay says that there is "tremendous opportunity for growth", but what is it going to take for subscription to step up and become a more significant proportion of the industry?

"I don't have a crystal ball, but when you look at the different subscription services that are out there, we've had a rapid expansion over the last couple of years, but it's still relatively small compared to the other models," he begins. "We're seeing expansion on console as the likes of PlayStation and Xbox bring new people in. On PC, from a Ubisoft standpoint, it's already been great, but we are looking to reach out more on PC, so we see opportunity there.

"One of the things we saw is that gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games. That's the consumer shift that needs to happen. They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection. That's a transformation that's been a bit slower to happen [in games]. As gamers grow comfortable in that aspect… you don't lose your progress. If you resume your game at another time, your progress file is still there. That's not been deleted. You don't lose what you've built in the game or your engagement with the game. So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game.

"I still have two boxes of DVDs. I definitely understand the gamers perspective with that. But as people embrace that model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring."

Here's the URL if you're interested

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games

I know these guys are scumbags, but holy ***** do they need to read the room. No one has any sympathy for them. They lied about their game every step of the way.

I am beyond excited for this game

@StrickenBiged stand down

Honestly, I feel far too many people are far to invested in what other people choose to spend their money on. If you don't like something don't spend your money on it, simple as that. Whining about something that doesn't affect you in any meaningful way is pointless. Support what you want, disregard what you don't. A waste of money to you might hold value to someone else.

Glover: Remastered

This just seems like a completely unnecessary change. As someone who loved the original games, the 2 minute timer was the singular sore spot for me personally. The open nature of THPS 4 was such a welcome change. Honestly, the 2 minute timer should have been and should be optional.

@thechetearly I'm very excited for this game to be honest. Ubisoft really seems to understand that they have to get this right and despite some fairly egregious stumbles, I truly believe they could knock it out of the park with this one. As a sucker for the highest tier version of games, not having to shell out over $100 is a nice bonus.

@bindiana I dunno man, I feel like you're just looking to argue.

@bindiana yes, see my 2nd comment.

@bindiana The argument could be made that a remake or remaster DOES lead to at least 1 new entry in a dormant franchise. The Insane Trilogy led to Crash Bandicoot 4 and after a remake of the original Ratchet & Clank, we eventually got Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart. You could also make the argument that remakes, remasters, and collections led to a resurgence in stagnate franchises such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Mega Man, and Castlevania.

@bindiana The original Dead Space trilogy sold 6 million units total (Dead Space 3's sales numbers are limited to what it sold in its first 3 months on the market, which according to VG Chartz was 605K units). Dead Space remake sold 2 million units.

As of June 2024, the original Lollipop Chainsaw has sold 1.24 million units, while the remake has thus far sold 200K units.

The original Shadows of The Dammed sold 24K units on PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America combined with an additional 9K units sold in Japan, while it's remake sold between at least 6K to 9K according to Steam charts (I couldn't find console sales).

So I wouldn't exactly say those are good examples to further your opinion.

The one I will agree with you on is Spyro. The original trilogy sold 11.4 million units while the remake trilogy sold 10 million units.

@LikelySatan I really hope so. I've been dying for a new Mass Effect game and I really want this to succeed.

@Shepherd_Tallon Oh yeah, Mass Effect is absolutely ***** my friend.

As someone who actually enjoyed Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I can tell you it not being a live service games wasn't why it failed. Andrew Wilson has always missed the forest for the trees and the mere fact that he thinks this is true speaks volumes about his ability to read the audience. Not that he actually reads any of the criticism directed towards EA or its games.

@z0d15g0d "next gen realistic boob jiggle"

I just don't understand why BluePoint was working on this.

I don't have any issue with Sony making a GAAS push, but it has to make sense and more importantly, it NEEDS to be compelling. They also need to stop putting time and money into these endeavors and then shelving them. They need to really look inwards and find something compelling and fun, then commit to it. Because thus far, we only have Helldivers 2 and Concord to show for it and Concord died after just 2 weeks.

This is fantastic news

@species No that was John Garvin.

I don't think Nintendo will or needs to compete with anyone. They know they make solid (if underpowered) hardware with unique games only they can make and they know that most people buy the Switch (and now the Switch 2) as a companion to their main gaming console.

Honestly, it was the expensive memory cards that turned me off from buying a Vita. I thought it was a sleek little device and it had some games I was interested in but I wasn't about to buy those memory cards.

Honestly, good. Its time consequences start being applied to unhinged behavior.

@Steeleye50 You could post the cure for cancer and someone would find a way to ***** on you for it.

Big "It was all a dream" energy.

it's an interesting premise. I'll admit I'm a lot more curious than I was when they first announced it wouldn't be a direct adaptation.

I enjoyed Outlaws, but Jedi Survivor was absolutely the better game.

Oh most definitely. This is my most anticipated game of 2025 so far.

I thought it was pretty good, solid 7/10. Combat was really satisfying and punchy. Visually very nice looking and the sound design was decent. But like many have stated, it gets repetitive and honestly doesn't warrant a second playthrough. Doesn't deserve the hate it gets though.