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Games like Harvestella came out a long time ago, so I'm confused by its (and other examples mentioned) inclusion in the list of games. They only announced their multiplatform strategy pretty recently, which I assumed meant going forward and not necessarily going backwards. Sure they might release some of their older games on other platforms eventually, but they never promised to do so, and that stuff takes time as well.

@MrPeanutbutterz I'm confused by this comment. You're asking if the game is any good or not, and developers don't typically provide reviews of their own games. Do you really expect them to tell you, "Yeah, our game sucks, please don't buy it!". That's what reviews from gaming outlets (or users) are for.

If this had a single player campaign as part of the package, I'd give it a shot. But I have zero interest in a multiplayer only game like this. If and when it gets shut down, the game will become worthless. And I'm not spending money on that.

It makes sense to have exclusive games when you're a platform holder. It sucks for the consumer, but it makes perfect business sense. Sony makes a 30% cut from everything sold on the PSN store, it's in their interest to bring as many people as possible to their ecosystem through exclusive games.

Just finished it last night, and I'd give it a solid 9/10. Excellent game and new entry in the series.

If he's so sick of repeating himself then maybe...just maybe release more console footage as well as resolution and frame rate details? The game is only two weeks out from release, you've already cooked buddy. If the game is in such rough shape this close to release that you can't show it, then it's not ready for release.

It's very much not for me. Hope it sticks around long enough for the people who are into it at least. Last thing we need is for Bungie to also be shut down.

I'd be all over this if it wasn't toxic free-to-play gotcha style.

Oh this is going to be so F'd up....in a good way!

I'll stick to Hot Shots and Mario Golf games.

Just disgustingly bad management on Sony's part.

I'd have definitely bought this game if it wasn't predatory free-to-play gotcha nonsense. As it is, I won't touch it.

@Nightcrawler71 It's an arcade racer that takes place on the Tokyo freeway system. You select starting point on the map and then find opponents to race. And it's very different to a typical racing experience. Each racer has a "health" bar that drops when you do things like ram into the opponent or when you gain a lead in front of your opponent (their bar gradually drains when you're ahead of them). It's hard to describe without actually playing it, but it's super fun and addictive.

I may double dip on this one. I have it on my Steam Deck, and it is fantastic!

Not just a lack of cross play either. They've said nothing about fixing the game's dreadful net code. You would think they'd say something about that as well.

I agree that they should delay it until 2030. We don't need new hardware at all right now. The PS5 is plenty powerful enough to produce great looking and running games, and the diminishing returns with new gaming hardware these days makes each generation feel less and less of an improvement. It's genuinely astonishing to me that anyone would not understand that. To the point where I feel they are being disingenuous in claiming that they don't understand why people would want them to wait.

My expectations are definitely tempered for this one. Rebirth was massively bloated and ruined the original's most iconic story beat. I didn't dislike the game overall, but I didn't love it either.

I don't disagree with him regarding the visuals. It does not look good. I love classic looking pixel art games. Probably my favorite visual style in gaming. But this just isn't it. It looks generic and animates poorly compared to other modern pixel art games.

Can't speak on the gameplay of course since I haven't played it, but visually, it's not impressive at all.

Very well deserved. The game is amazing.

Trails Beyond the Horizon for sure. I'm having a blast playing through it still with about 55 hours into it at the moment.

Hard pass for me. Zero interest in these types of games.

So as someone who has never played this series before, is there a reason the game looks like an old early to mid gen PS4 game in that trailer?

Hard pass with the frame rate problems. There are too many other games out there for me, making skipping the games that have issues like that an easy choice.

Considering how long the game has been in development, I'd argue that they haven't been very focused on the task at hand.

I've never even heard of this game until now. But no, I have zero interest in it.

Definitely looking forward to Code Vein 2 since I enjoyed the first game, but I will be waiting for a deep discount on it since Bandai Namco games always go for dirt cheap very quickly, and I'm busy with other games right now anyway.

@Mintie Interesting! We call that doing the dishes where I live.

Hard pass. These games are pure toxic.

My god, the screen tearing is horrendous in the game on PS5. It would make a PS3 game blush. I've never seen anything like it in a fighting game. Way too distracting for me to play it like that.

If only Sony gave a crap enough about Bloodborne to do the same.

I threw up in my mouth a little while watching that. Revolting trailer.

A genuine masterpiece of a game. Well deserved!

If it requires patches on games to be implemented, then it's difficult to be excited about it honestly, since a lot of games will likely never be updated for it. Will just have to wait and see.

I'll slopping call the AI slop whatever I slopping want.

Honestly, the UI looks more Trails inspired than E33. The rest is just more realistic art direction, which is not something that E33 is unique with.

One of the biggest falls from grace I've ever seen for a Japanese game developer. Just keeps getting worse and worse.

The damage is done at this point. Their games will be viewed under a microscope from this point forward, and for good reason.

Zero tolerance is definitely the best approach for this.

I won't be touching these demos since I always like to wait for the full release with Trails games.

Two things here. 1, for the love of gaming please stop announcing your games so flipp'n early. It doesn't help anyone, and only puts even more pressure on the dev team to crunch and get the game out as soon as possible. And 2, stop the damn crunch! It's unhealthy for the dev team and everyone involved. The more I hear about that crap, the less interest I have in a game.

Ace Combat 8 babyyyy!

Wasn't able to vote since my PS5 game of the year (Trails Through Daybreak II) wasn't listed. womp womp

It will always be in the poor to awful range for me simply for how disrespectful they are to the awards and winners. The gaming industry still doesn't have a proper awards program that treats the industry, and the people who work in it, with respect.

@Kienda But John Romero is a Miyamoto/Kojima level figure...

@Kienda What gamer doesn't know who John Romero is!? But yes, they should at least mention that he is a co-creator of Doom in the article.

Sad to see a studio close, but they only have their colleagues who used the gen AI to blame. Anyone trying to put blame on "cancel culture" and the people who rightfully called this out is just being disingenuous. Put your disgust in the right place.

And yes of course people shouldn't go to extreme lengths like death threats and harassing individuals at the company. 100% that is a huge heck no. But that's not why the studio had to close.

Would love to see Capcom take a crack at Dead Space, but I'm sure they would only want to devote resources to Resident Evil. Honestly not sure who else I'd trust with the series though.

Haha, love to see it!

I've had this game on my Steam Deck for some time now, and it is quite fun! It's no Sega Rally though, as it has more jank than I'd like.

@Slayer25c Damn, insulting much?