I feel like his comment may not be the most informed since it does appear to be selling, but to be fair I don't have any interest in VR, at least not enough to spend £250 on it so I'm thinking that he feels most people will not want to spend extra on a VR peripheral. They are probably also nervous about inflating console price with peripherals given the whole Kinect situation with Xbox One.
Don't have too many. Currently Level 13 with 13 platinums. Most of my ones are fairly easy, but can be time consuming:
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PSVita)
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PS4)
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Marvel's Spider Man
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Zero Time Dilemma
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (3 platinums)
Rayman Legends
Kiwami 2 was probably the hardest, but Rayman Legends was the most time consuming due to the stupid awesomeness level.
Edit: Very close to platinums in other games such as Dragon Quest 11, Persona 5, and Yakuza 0.
Edit 2: Actually, not 13, but 14. Forgot that I recently got platinum on Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls.
The struggle to maintain a decent framerate is concerning, so I might wait until that gets fixed, but it sounds decent otherwise. No microtransations either from the sound of it so I am tempted to get this.
Huh, and I was looking at getting Arcade edition for cheap the other day... I shouldn't be surprised, it is Capcom after all. Next will be Hyper Turbo Championship Edition.
For what is essentially the same game with multiple improvements and extras, it has done fairly well for itself. From what I have seen, I have never seen remakes or the like normally do that well in Japan, mind you, that could just be the games I've seen I suppose.
Either way, a release date over here would be nice.
I know that there were registering the trademark for a few years, but honestly, I thought they had stopped doing even that. I am not expecting this to ever see the light of day unless something changes drastically.
I am getting more interested the more I hear about this. I wasn't that excited when they first announced this, writing it off as another warriors, but it certainly looks like something more now based on the trailers.
"It’s worth mentioning that with the PlayStation 4 now commanding an install base of over 100 million units – the second highest for a home console of all-time – this means that approximately a third are signed up to the service"
It would not surprise me if the statistic is closer to half based on people who have double-dipped for the Pro such as myself. But then again, active users also factor into it. Congrats to Sony either way. I have still not signed up to it ever as I still don't think it is good enough for me but that just may be me being unreasonable given this news.
I did see a trailer of this whilst watching youtube the other day and it didn't look great there although it certainly was nowhere near this glitchy. I am not sure what any of the dev-team/publisher staff were thinking in releasing this game in this state.
Just looked at Fallout 4 season pass as I own it on disc, and it is £25, meanwhile Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y is £20 which includes all the DLC... what the hell?
Edit: Just did a quick search as well on Amazon and Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y edition is £15 at the moment... I suppose it is a case of whether you want the convenience of digital versus the security of physical.
@taylorsparks294 Was doing okay until I met Father Gascoigne. He moves quite a bit faster than the others before him. Not sure if I suck or if there is a gimmick I am missing.
@Flaming_Kaiser I am liking it so far as well, it certainly controls better than what I have played of Dark Souls although I feel like I am looping around a lot when exploring.
Just started playing this, but have absolutely no clue what the hell I am doing. Will be interesting to see where I go... Not really played any of the other games with the exception of Dark Souls where I am not that far in at all.
This sounds like a cool idea, but until we know more, this sounds like a bit of a nightmare for completionists if the bonds you maintain with other characters are truly meaningful. I could be over estimating the importance of this though...
Probably me overreacting, but this just screams that PS5 is going to be stupidly expensive at launch. I already feel nervous about putting down £300 for a console, let alone £400-£500 that I keep hear being thrown around, so I get real nervous everytime I hear about something that could raise the price.
If they are indeed planning this, I hope they offer an alternative bundle for cheaper without the camera, otherwise it may be a very long time until I buy a PS5. Not in a rush to be fair, I have plenty of PS4 games to play still.
@hulkie Just been trying to find out if it can be disabled, but the website for Shenmue 3 does not appear to say anything, and I cannot find any tweets/messages from the developers saying if this is possible. It may be a case of waiting until closer to the time unfortunately.
My personal issue was that with the games announced, I had no clue what was actually meant to be happening in them. Humanity for example, it was not entirely clear to me what was actually happening. I just saw two hoardes of zombies (based on how they moved and fell) running into each other. Wattam is a similar case.
Arise: A Simple Story whilst looking pretty, did not really get me interested in wanting to know more. For some reason, it feels like similar games with the same idea have already been made.
VR was irrelevant, although that is on me rather than Sony due to personal preferences.
The Last of Us 2, and I know I am going to get downvoted for this, but honestly, I could not care less. I did not like the ending to the first one, and even then, didn't feel like it needed a sequel.
The only real thing that I found good was a demo for MediEvil and announcement for Civ VI being released. Although I have never played MediEvil, the fact that there is a demo makes me interested in trying it out. Civ VI was a genuine surprise which I wasn't expecting.
In short, I think the big issue for me is that what was shown was either something we already knew about, or was not well explained with no real surprises at all. Perhaps for me it would of been best to wait until they start talking about the PS5.
"Oh, and apparently, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is going to be longer than previous Yakuza titles, presumably because it's more of an RPG. "
Uhhh, given how long Yakuza is normally, just how long is this game going to be? 200 hours? Not that I am complaining mind, as long it is as fun as previous games.
This alone makes Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate worth getting for me. I tend to find crossovers and guest characters make the series worth playing for me as horrible as that may sound.
I am cautiously optimistic. I would like to know how heat actions and attacks translate into turn based combat, as I am worried battles won't feel as exciting. Nonetheless, based on my experience of Yakuza thus far, I am still expecting great things.
Edit: Good job me, misspelling combat with contact.
Seriously though, it is a pity regarding the movies, but I am still hoping everything will work out. I reckon the games will be fine and will very much look forward to a sequel.
@ShogunRok Well that's annoying. Although I have just read that they are still planning on doing a collection sometime after February. Will probably wait for that.
I will be cautiously optimistic until this is confirmed. But it is nice to finally hear that Yakuza 3-5 may finally come to PS4 in the west (without PSNow).
I know that people might disagree with me on this and that is fine, but although this is a good thing, it is not something I celebrate. All that has happened here essentially is that the gambling element has been removed, so that the microtransactions are protected against any potential gambling law changes. Not saying that is why Psyonix and Epic have done this as there are worse companies out there such as EA and Activision, but I am pessimistic to say the least that this was done for any reason other than a potential danger to profits...
Damn, the last few years of gaming have made me a "glass half empty" kind of person.
@ZeroAbbadon Yeah, it is more of a wish than anything. The announcement did say it was for something brand new which has not been seen elsewhere, so it would also depend on whether they count Japan as being elsewhere or not.
If Sonic 2020, I am hoping for something similar to Mania than Forces.
I vaguely remember seeing game play of the first title and thinking that it wasn't too appealing, but then again, it must have some sort of appeal if it is still continuing today.
@Ralizah They're pretty good guidelines. To be fair, unless it is a Nintendo game (personal preference), I very rarely buy games as soon as they release, so more often than not I do get the games cheap. I think sales is ultimately what makes the problem worst because the temptation is there.
You are also right about buying games because you want them as opposed to hoarding, but I tend to find that some of the most interesting games I have played are games that I would not of thought twice about buying but only got them for sale/collecting purposes. Best example of this for me is the Yakuza series, because although I had heard lots of good things about the series, it never sounded like it would interest me even when I brought Yakuza 0, but now, I am so invested in the series (Almost got platinum for 0 and have got platinum for Kiwami 2, haven't felt the urge to return to Kiwami yet).
I might try to be a little more strict in the future though. =)
@Ralizah This is pretty much me, although I think I am worse in that I do not even control my spending for games, so more often than not, my backlog grows endlessly. I think it also doesn't help that I prefer to complete games than just beat them, so I spend more time on some games than others.
@Porco On top of new areas and content there are also 3rd forms of personas, new/improved battle mechanics (ex. "Show Time" attacks), new social links, dungeons have been redesigned, new character and from what I can gather, partial rewrites of the story. It is a bit beyond the scope of DLC.
Now if you were talking about the Persona dancing games, I could sort of see where you are coming from. But P5R does not feel exploitative or anti-consumer to me. To be fair, it is all in how much individuals perceive the content to be worth.
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Re: Sony Unlikely to Receive Competition From Microsoft in VR Space Next-Gen
I feel like his comment may not be the most informed since it does appear to be selling, but to be fair I don't have any interest in VR, at least not enough to spend £250 on it so I'm thinking that he feels most people will not want to spend extra on a VR peripheral. They are probably also nervous about inflating console price with peripherals given the whole Kinect situation with Xbox One.
Re: Rumour: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Will Stomp to PS4 Next Year
Is that all the main resi evils on PS4 then if this is true?
On an unrelated note, P5R west announcement in 12 days according to Atlus USA twitter.
Re: Random: Trophy Hunter Creates Mural Dedicated to His Past 200 Platinums
Don't have too many. Currently Level 13 with 13 platinums. Most of my ones are fairly easy, but can be time consuming:
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PSVita)
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PS4)
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Marvel's Spider Man
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Zero Time Dilemma
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (3 platinums)
Rayman Legends
Kiwami 2 was probably the hardest, but Rayman Legends was the most time consuming due to the stupid awesomeness level.
Edit: Very close to platinums in other games such as Dragon Quest 11, Persona 5, and Yakuza 0.
Edit 2: Actually, not 13, but 14. Forgot that I recently got platinum on Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls.
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - One of the Best Star Wars Games Ever
@LiamCroft Thank you for confirming. Was a little worried given the publisher's history, so will most likely buy this.
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - One of the Best Star Wars Games Ever
The struggle to maintain a decent framerate is concerning, so I might wait until that gets fixed, but it sounds decent otherwise. No microtransations either from the sound of it so I am tempted to get this.
Re: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Announced for PS4, Bundles Everything Together in 2020
Huh, and I was looking at getting Arcade edition for cheap the other day... I shouldn't be surprised, it is Capcom after all. Next will be Hyper Turbo Championship Edition.
Re: Persona 5 Royal Leaps Straight to the Top of the Sales Charts in Japan
For what is essentially the same game with multiple improvements and extras, it has done fairly well for itself. From what I have seen, I have never seen remakes or the like normally do that well in Japan, mind you, that could just be the games I've seen I suppose.
Either way, a release date over here would be nice.
Re: Long Thought Dead Capcom Title Deep Down Hasn't 'Been Completely Given Up On'
I know that there were registering the trademark for a few years, but honestly, I thought they had stopped doing even that. I am not expecting this to ever see the light of day unless something changes drastically.
Re: Persona 5 Scramble Is a Direct Sequel to Persona 5, Development Is 90% Complete
I am getting more interested the more I hear about this. I wasn't that excited when they first announced this, writing it off as another warriors, but it certainly looks like something more now based on the trailers.
Re: PS Plus Has an All-Time High Number of Active Subscribers
"It’s worth mentioning that with the PlayStation 4 now commanding an install base of over 100 million units – the second highest for a home console of all-time – this means that approximately a third are signed up to the service"
It would not surprise me if the statistic is closer to half based on people who have double-dipped for the Pro such as myself. But then again, active users also factor into it. Congrats to Sony either way. I have still not signed up to it ever as I still don't think it is good enough for me but that just may be me being unreasonable given this news.
Re: WWE 2K20 Is So Broken on PS4 It's Not Even Funny Anymore
I did see a trailer of this whilst watching youtube the other day and it didn't look great there although it certainly was nowhere near this glitchy. I am not sure what any of the dev-team/publisher staff were thinking in releasing this game in this state.
Re: Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Returns With New Info Next Week
I had almost forgotten about this game. I am vaguely interested to see how it will turn out.
Re: PS5 Price Will Land Between $400 and $500 Says Poll, But $500 to $600 Isn't Out of the Question
Still too expensive for me, but as I said in another article. I am not in a rush. Have plenty of PS4 games to play after all.
Re: EU PlayStation Store Halloween Sale Has Plenty of PS4 Treats
Just looked at Fallout 4 season pass as I own it on disc, and it is £25, meanwhile Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y is £20 which includes all the DLC... what the hell?
Edit: Just did a quick search as well on Amazon and Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y edition is £15 at the moment... I suppose it is a case of whether you want the convenience of digital versus the security of physical.
Re: Bloodborne Is the Best Souls Game, and Even Souls Creator Knows It
@taylorsparks294 Was doing okay until I met Father Gascoigne. He moves quite a bit faster than the others before him. Not sure if I suck or if there is a gimmick I am missing.
@Flaming_Kaiser I am liking it so far as well, it certainly controls better than what I have played of Dark Souls although I feel like I am looping around a lot when exploring.
Re: Bloodborne Is the Best Souls Game, and Even Souls Creator Knows It
Just started playing this, but have absolutely no clue what the hell I am doing. Will be interesting to see where I go... Not really played any of the other games with the exception of Dark Souls where I am not that far in at all.
Re: Some NPCs Could Die if You Don't Maintain a Connection with Them in Death Stranding
This sounds like a cool idea, but until we know more, this sounds like a bit of a nightmare for completionists if the bonds you maintain with other characters are truly meaningful. I could be over estimating the importance of this though...
Re: Persona 5 Royal Reveals 'My Palace' Mode, Previous Persona Protagonists as DLC Bosses
Boss fights against P3 and P4 teams? Take my money!
Just a bit disappointing that it is DLC and not in the base game of Royal.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Will Come With a Camera to 'Lure' Streamers
Probably me overreacting, but this just screams that PS5 is going to be stupidly expensive at launch. I already feel nervous about putting down £300 for a console, let alone £400-£500 that I keep hear being thrown around, so I get real nervous everytime I hear about something that could raise the price.
If they are indeed planning this, I hope they offer an alternative bundle for cheaper without the camera, otherwise it may be a very long time until I buy a PS5. Not in a rush to be fair, I have plenty of PS4 games to play still.
Re: Rumour: Persona 5 Royal Releases In the Same Month as Final Fantasy VII Remake
This would suit me fine. I am not personally interested in Final Fantasy VII, but Persona I am all over. Please be true.
Edit: Hopefully it will be late March purely because of the Yakuza binge that I will be doing in the prior month.
Re: Will We Be Playing PS5 Games on a 3D Holographic Display?
If they could get the idea to work I would find this appealing, but for me, it is a case of seeing is believing.
Re: Shenmue III's PC Demo Is the Nostalgia Hit You Need Today
@hulkie Just been trying to find out if it can be disabled, but the website for Shenmue 3 does not appear to say anything, and I cannot find any tweets/messages from the developers saying if this is possible. It may be a case of waiting until closer to the time unfortunately.
Re: Shenmue III's PC Demo Is the Nostalgia Hit You Need Today
That reminds me, I still need to play the first two. Have had them in plastic for a couple of months. Will get around to it eventually.
Re: Stardew Valley Multiplayer Update Finally Crops Up on PS4
This is great. Good reason for me to return to my farm on my PS4 now that the new content is in the game.
Re: Reaction: Unrealistic Expectations Mar Sony's Best State of Play So Far
My personal issue was that with the games announced, I had no clue what was actually meant to be happening in them. Humanity for example, it was not entirely clear to me what was actually happening. I just saw two hoardes of zombies (based on how they moved and fell) running into each other. Wattam is a similar case.
Arise: A Simple Story whilst looking pretty, did not really get me interested in wanting to know more. For some reason, it feels like similar games with the same idea have already been made.
VR was irrelevant, although that is on me rather than Sony due to personal preferences.
The Last of Us 2, and I know I am going to get downvoted for this, but honestly, I could not care less. I did not like the ending to the first one, and even then, didn't feel like it needed a sequel.
The only real thing that I found good was a demo for MediEvil and announcement for Civ VI being released. Although I have never played MediEvil, the fact that there is a demo makes me interested in trying it out. Civ VI was a genuine surprise which I wasn't expecting.
In short, I think the big issue for me is that what was shown was either something we already knew about, or was not well explained with no real surprises at all. Perhaps for me it would of been best to wait until they start talking about the PS5.
Re: There's a Fairy Tail RPG Coming to PS4 in 2020
I am somewhat interested in this. I will definitely be keeping an eye out on it as we see more. Hoping it turns out great.
Re: Yakuza 7's Turn Based Combat Will Be 'Completely Different' to Traditional RPGs
"Oh, and apparently, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is going to be longer than previous Yakuza titles, presumably because it's more of an RPG. "
Uhhh, given how long Yakuza is normally, just how long is this game going to be? 200 hours? Not that I am complaining mind, as long it is as fun as previous games.
Re: New EU PlayStation Store Sales Include Discounts on EA Games and Much More
Unravel 2 looks tempting at £4, but I still need to finish the first one.
Edit: Overcooked! for £4 is also tempting.
Re: Ninja Gaiden's Ryu Hayabusa Makes a Comeback in Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate
This alone makes Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate worth getting for me. I tend to find crossovers and guest characters make the series worth playing for me as horrible as that may sound.
Re: Yakuza Remastered Collection for PS4 Now Available to Pre-Order in the UK
Gonna go put that preorder in now. I will look forward to Yakuza Month, 2020. February? Never heard of it before.
Re: Final Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Unmasks Joker
Got the moves like Joker. Pity about the snooker/pool shot.
Re: Yakuza 7 Titled Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Swaps Brawling for Turn-Based Combat
I am cautiously optimistic. I would like to know how heat actions and attacks translate into turn based combat, as I am worried battles won't feel as exciting. Nonetheless, based on my experience of Yakuza thus far, I am still expecting great things.
Edit: Good job me, misspelling combat with contact.
Re: Spider-Man Movie Dispute Raises Video Game Concerns
@kyleforrester87 D r C o n n o r ' s c l a s s
Seriously though, it is a pity regarding the movies, but I am still hoping everything will work out. I reckon the games will be fine and will very much look forward to a sequel.
Re: Leaked Yakuza Remastered Collection Isn't Actually a Collection, Yakuza 3 Is Out Right Now on PS4
@ShogunRok Well that's annoying. Although I have just read that they are still planning on doing a collection sometime after February. Will probably wait for that.
Re: Yakuza Remastered Collection on PS4 Leaked Via PlayStation Store
YEEEES, ******* FINALLY!! THAT'S RAD!!
I feel better now. Thank you Sega for for finally going ahead with this.
Re: Rumour: Yakuza 3's PS4 Remaster Seemingly Set for Gamescom 2019
I will be cautiously optimistic until this is confirmed. But it is nice to finally hear that Yakuza 3-5 may finally come to PS4 in the west (without PSNow).
Re: Borderlands 3 on PS4 Pro Will Let You Choose Between 60FPS or 4K
60fps every time. It is nice to have the choice though.
Re: Rocket League Is Ditching Paid, Randomised Loot Boxes
I know that people might disagree with me on this and that is fine, but although this is a good thing, it is not something I celebrate. All that has happened here essentially is that the gambling element has been removed, so that the microtransactions are protected against any potential gambling law changes. Not saying that is why Psyonix and Epic have done this as there are worse companies out there such as EA and Activision, but I am pessimistic to say the least that this was done for any reason other than a potential danger to profits...
Damn, the last few years of gaming have made me a "glass half empty" kind of person.
Re: SEGA to Showcase All-New AAA Title at Gamescom 2019
@ZeroAbbadon Yeah, it is more of a wish than anything. The announcement did say it was for something brand new which has not been seen elsewhere, so it would also depend on whether they count Japan as being elsewhere or not.
If Sonic 2020, I am hoping for something similar to Mania than Forces.
Re: SEGA to Showcase All-New AAA Title at Gamescom 2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record:
Confirmation of Yakuza 3-5 remaster coming to the West would be brilliant. But yeah, could be anything.
Re: Age Ratings Suggest a New Cooking Mama Game Is Baking Its Way to PS4
I vaguely remember seeing game play of the first title and thinking that it wasn't too appealing, but then again, it must have some sort of appeal if it is still continuing today.
Re: Random: Raging Zelda Fan Smashes PS4 Over Breath of the Wild 'Clone' Genshin Impact
Whoa now, regardless of what game it is, I wouldn't destroy a perfectly good console over it. Give it to me, I'll use it.
Re: Akechi Gets His Own Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer
Damn, now I want pancakes.
Re: Latest Persona 5 Royal Trailer Shines the Spotlight on Morgana
Not too much new stuff in that trailer, though that shot of Sojiro was pretty great.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 282
Going to finally get the platinum for Rayman Legends today (damn challenge mode), then probably Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?
@Ralizah They're pretty good guidelines. To be fair, unless it is a Nintendo game (personal preference), I very rarely buy games as soon as they release, so more often than not I do get the games cheap. I think sales is ultimately what makes the problem worst because the temptation is there.
You are also right about buying games because you want them as opposed to hoarding, but I tend to find that some of the most interesting games I have played are games that I would not of thought twice about buying but only got them for sale/collecting purposes. Best example of this for me is the Yakuza series, because although I had heard lots of good things about the series, it never sounded like it would interest me even when I brought Yakuza 0, but now, I am so invested in the series (Almost got platinum for 0 and have got platinum for Kiwami 2, haven't felt the urge to return to Kiwami yet).
I might try to be a little more strict in the future though. =)
Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?
@Ralizah This is pretty much me, although I think I am worse in that I do not even control my spending for games, so more often than not, my backlog grows endlessly. I think it also doesn't help that I prefer to complete games than just beat them, so I spend more time on some games than others.
Re: Haru's Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Is Here
There appears to be a dead man walking... Perhaps related to these "stolen" dreams.
Re: SEGA Press Conference Will Spill the Beans on the Next Yakuza Game in August
Yakuza 3-5 PS4 please. Cannot say this enough. Let me play those first. Thank you.
I mean I am excited to see this new game, but at the same time, I want to experience all of Kiryu's story. I don't want to just skip to Yakuza 6.
Re: Persona 5 Royal Makoto Trailer Shows New Gameplay, Character Scenes, and Beastly Volleyball Skills
@Porco On top of new areas and content there are also 3rd forms of personas, new/improved battle mechanics (ex. "Show Time" attacks), new social links, dungeons have been redesigned, new character and from what I can gather, partial rewrites of the story. It is a bit beyond the scope of DLC.
Now if you were talking about the Persona dancing games, I could sort of see where you are coming from. But P5R does not feel exploitative or anti-consumer to me. To be fair, it is all in how much individuals perceive the content to be worth.