My point is, at least Remedy didn't try to F us in the A with a box that only included a slip of paper on day 1. They had NO box and were purely digital. The box with a slip of paper makes no sense.
So you completely ignore the entire problem of data centers in your equation. Where are they going to store all the data needed to supply the entire globe with the streaming power needed to download all these games, and never mind the streaming that is inevitably coming? How much off-site processing is that going to take for all the gamers in the world? How much of an environmental impact will that make? Additionally, why even sell an empty case? If it were about the environment, this would have been a digital storefront-only sale.
The ONLY reason this digital-only future is being pushed is to eliminate the entire used games market and keep people from sharing. If you don't think that Rockstar has calculated how many additional purchases will be made if we can't trade our game in to be resold to someone else. They sold 230 million copies of GTA5, can you imagine how many more that would have been if it were digital only? I can guarantee Rockstar has run the numbers, and even if it's only 10% more copies sold, that's 23 million more units. 23m x $60 is an additional 1.3 billion in sales, and at some point after everyone has been paid, this revenue becomes pure profit. I don't care if the disc that's included only points to the server to download the entire game; at least it will keep doing that over and over again for whoever has the disc. But a download code is a slap in the face.
But finally, why this game? The most anticipated piece of media in the last 5 years, and Rockstar is going to pump the price up to $80 US and force us to go digital. It's to push profits and push profits only, and it's ludicrous to defend it.
For me, they could release this on November 19 at the current pricing, with an actual disc inside, and I would buy 2 copies. One for me and one for Rockstar with a sticky note on it that reads...well I won't share that here...
Also, are we not up in arms about data centers using all the fresh water on the planet? First, it's "download only" games and then eventually it's "streaming only" through these same data centers everyone is freaked out about. Don't tell me it's an environmental choice when it's just one disaster or another.
I said in this post already that everyone piled on Ubisoft when they said to get used to not owning your games. Now the industry darling Rockstar actually does it and makes us pay an extra 30 bucks for the "privilege" SMH
I posted this on another story, but I want to drop it here for prosperity's sake.
It goes a little something like this:
"No physical Disc?!?!?!? Am I really going to pay 110 bucks Canadian for this thing and not get an actual game disc??!?!??
I guess I will wait for the Limited Run edition.
Didn't we get all angry at Philippe Tremblay from Ubisoft for saying, "get comfortable with not owning your game," yet here we are. Rockstar actually goes and does it at a ludicrous price, and everyone is still lining up at the trough to eat our own a*sh*l*s.
This is where we are supposed to make a stand. If we buy this game now, like this, we will never see a physical disc again.
Screw Rockstar, screw GTA6, and screw all the Physical-forever people who will still buy this game with a piece of paper in a box."
No physical Disc?!?!?!? Am I really going to pay 110 bucks Canadian for this thing and not get an actual game disc??!?!??
I guess I will wait for the Limited Run edition.
Didn't we get all angry at Philippe Tremblay from Ubisoft for saying, "get comfortable with not owning your game," yet here we are. Rockstar actually goes and does it at a ludicrous price, and everyone is still lining up at the trough to eat our own a*sh*l*s.
This is where we are supposed to make a stand. If we buy this game now, like this, we will never see a physical disc again.
Screw Rockstar, screw GTA6, and screw all the Physical-forever people who will still buy this game with a piece of paper in a box.
The truth is, if this were a female character, the so-called Culture War would be dominating this game's conversation. I'm just being a little silly about things that are a little silly. Maybe you weren't the target audience for my comment.
I don't know about this game. I'm kinda sick of playing as a generic tough guy douchbag who talks too much. This game would be better if he were a handsome Japanese husbando who let his dark eyes do the talking. Western character designs are ruining games.
I think that the day this game goes on presale will generate more internet traffic than has happened, in total, since the last game was released. I personally cannot wait to sift through 50000 slightly different versions of the same thumbnail on YouTube, all crying about whatever price it shows up at. SMH...as if some YouTube "influencer" is not going to buy it anyway. Then we will have relative calm until it's time for these "critics" to cry they didn't get a review copy...
At this point, I think that anyone who is not buying GTA6 is doing it to be contrary...lol. I kid. I too am really looking forward to both those games as well, but first is CONTROL Resonant me.
I was only trying to illustrate in my first post how the actual hype that is going to start surrounding this GTA6 launch is that there will be NO ONE ANYWHERE that will not be aware that this game is coming out. My second post was that those that are hyped for the game are not gonna care at all how much they are going to pay.
I have a physical, steel book preordered for this. I personally cannot understand why more people aren't super hyped for this game. I mean, it looks better and more creative than Wolverine right now. But the small detail that has me convinced this game is peak is that animation of the weapon in Dylan's hand constantly vibrating and shaking his arm as he can barely contain whatever aggressive/fishing with dynamite power is inside it.
I am not one to get super excited. I mean, I look forward to and anticipate, but I don't do super excited. The hype surrounding this game from now until its release is going to convince even those who don't own a way to play games to get one, or they are missing out. My 80-year-old mother is going to have FOMO for this game. My Grandpa's brother, who drowned in the 1930's, is going to be debating the console he wants. Even Jack Thompson is pre-ordering from 5 different websites, hoping one of them ships early. This is going to be the most epic game launch since the PS3 era and will probably shape video games for the next 10 to 15 years.
This game is both a revelation and a curse for people who wander and explore. There is always another tower or hill or light in the distance. Then on your way there you find enemy camps and puzzles and another tower....AAAARRGGGH.
Every game that comes out, it seems, either has the Left calling me a pedophile or the Right calling me woke. I have learned to ignore the culture war for the most part, but it is exhausting. I am actually a good enough critical thinker that I can sometimes even see how both sides arrive at their conclusions. I did take a long break from even going onto forums and comment sections and talking about this stuff as it was (and still is) ridiculous.
I am, however, starting to think that a lot of the crazies in these Twitter battles are not even gamers, and the YouTube grifters are just playing into it all for the clicks. Asmongold, Upper Echelon, or LegacykillaHD have created a cottage industry mocking both developers and gamers. The engagement these guys get is actually quite impressive for what is essentially a troll with a free copy of Adobe Premiere.
Anyway thats enought for my first post in over a year...lol...
and if it come right now to it, take of the side panels and blow an actual fan right into the Playstation's vents. This is the unfortunate situation that I am in. Not just with this game but with all games. I will crash after about an hour of play with no record of the crash. I have to physically unplug my unit and them my Playstation just treats it as an illegal shutdown.
This is my fault. In January 2024, the Xbox looked so good that by June, I had bought one. Then, as my luck would have it, that fall the tiers changed for the worse, and they started porting to PlayStation, and now this. Sorry, all you Xbox fans, I do feel responsible.
Is this game more or less scary than Alan Wake, Evil Within, or The Last of Us? I am not good with horror games (could not make it around the hallway once in PT), but I enjoy a good action-adventure game with horror elements.
You sure are late to the party on these comments. lol... Anyway, trash it may be, but I would play the worst "Like a Dragon" copy/paste trash over any Fromsoft or CDPR game any day. Now that's a hot take!
I played this on Xbox, and it's as good as a 7/10 all day. It's short and sweet, with Zelda-esq dungeons and, as the review says, Persona-style social linking. Do all the side content, as it helps fill in the narrative. All in all, I had a fun week or so with this game.
You know why people are dunking on this game. Their thinly veiled dog whistles have become slogans. Their hate has nothing to do with whatever crap they claim, and everything to do with their views on human rights and how they feel certain groups should not have them.
...and this is what is wrong with the gaming industry now. developers that kowtow to every whim their crybaby fanbases can muster. When one group gets what they want every group thinks they can get what they want.
I look forward to the over-the-top reactions to everything said on the SoP by anyone for any reason. Be it out-of-context bad takes, cries of wokeness, whinging about art direction, vailed misogyny or racism, overt misogyny and racism, the cries to oust CEOs, or just complaining there is not enough "gameplay" in announcement trailers. MMMM, tasty modern gaming attitudes...
What are you on about? Low-level humour? These games are PEAK campiness. Do you just prefer serious tones in all your games? Are you allergic to FUN? I'm just taking the p*ss, but campy humour is not a complaint I normally see about the Yakuza/Like Dragon games. Usually, the complaint is that we cannot make Kiryu and Majima kiss.
Already artists are embracing AI to make certain creation tasks easier. Generative AI in Photoshop is helping photographers create something unique with their work. Generative AI could be used in the initial design phase of video games to help hash out themes, script outlines, or storyboards. It's not all bad as long as the ARTIST uses AI to make THEIR life easier.
The problem arises when a half-dozen people in marketing or management do the same thing and eliminate the artist.
I have not played the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games in any proper order and it has never detracted from my enjoyment of any of them. Do what you like and play in any order you wish, but I don't think playing out of order ruins anything.
I'm the opposite, if they don't have the larger lore in this game, or make an effort to bring it back to the levels of when Desmond was the main modern-day story protagonist, then I will be disappointed...lol...
I sure miss Reggie in a more "everyday" capacity in the games industry. Knowing he is still involved in an advisory/mentoring role is great as he has always been such a cheerleader for the hobby. How he was able to balance the business side with the fandom side of games is something that has been lost with the current crop of CEOs
I understand that it's subjective, and I don't "worship" all the Mario games. However, it's nice to have a (slightly tongue-in-cheek) discussion about actual video games rather than bickering about other topics that occasionally hijack these comment sections. I still think Reggie's comment was more of a "welcome to the club Team Asobie" than a jibe.
Exactly this. Anybody who has NOT played Super Mario Odyssey should not even be making claims and if they HAVE played Super Mario Odyssey then they should know better...lol...I don't even know why this is a debate.
1)Reggie does not work for Nintendo so he is shilling for nobody. 2)Astro Bot is a fantastic game but is not superior to Mario 3)It should be considered a compliment for an ex-Nintendo CEO to say your game is very close in quality to a product that has had 3 decades of ideas and refinement to build upon.
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Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
@twitchtvpat
BUT...you can trade the game, and the next owner can use the same disc to download the game again. One-time use is my problem.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
@Oram77
My point is, at least Remedy didn't try to F us in the A with a box that only included a slip of paper on day 1. They had NO box and were purely digital. The box with a slip of paper makes no sense.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
@Waluigi451 I will wait. And if it never comes out, I will wait and wait and wait. If I have to wait 5 years for it to hit PS+, I will.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
@pyrrhic_victory
This is fine as long as the disc works for every subsequent user to download the game. It's the single-use thing that is the biggest issue for me.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
@Oram77
But I don't think Alan Wake 2 did a box with a download code. I could be wrong. Also I waited for the physical edition before I bought that game too.
Re: GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
@Dogbreath
So you completely ignore the entire problem of data centers in your equation. Where are they going to store all the data needed to supply the entire globe with the streaming power needed to download all these games, and never mind the streaming that is inevitably coming? How much off-site processing is that going to take for all the gamers in the world? How much of an environmental impact will that make? Additionally, why even sell an empty case? If it were about the environment, this would have been a digital storefront-only sale.
The ONLY reason this digital-only future is being pushed is to eliminate the entire used games market and keep people from sharing. If you don't think that Rockstar has calculated how many additional purchases will be made if we can't trade our game in to be resold to someone else. They sold 230 million copies of GTA5, can you imagine how many more that would have been if it were digital only? I can guarantee Rockstar has run the numbers, and even if it's only 10% more copies sold, that's 23 million more units. 23m x $60 is an additional 1.3 billion in sales, and at some point after everyone has been paid, this revenue becomes pure profit. I don't care if the disc that's included only points to the server to download the entire game; at least it will keep doing that over and over again for whoever has the disc. But a download code is a slap in the face.
But finally, why this game? The most anticipated piece of media in the last 5 years, and Rockstar is going to pump the price up to $80 US and force us to go digital. It's to push profits and push profits only, and it's ludicrous to defend it.
Re: God of War Laufey Could Release as Early as February or March on PS5
For me, they could release this on November 19 at the current pricing, with an actual disc inside, and I would buy 2 copies. One for me and one for Rockstar with a sticky note on it that reads...well I won't share that here...
Re: Sony Scrubs Most Mentions of GTA 6 'Playing Best' on PS5
@Rich33
Giant Price hike and no physical copy is bad enough, if this game is only 30FPS on PS5 pro...I shudder to think.
Re: GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
@Dogbreath
Don't tell me what I need.
Also, are we not up in arms about data centers using all the fresh water on the planet? First, it's "download only" games and then eventually it's "streaming only" through these same data centers everyone is freaked out about. Don't tell me it's an environmental choice when it's just one disaster or another.
I said in this post already that everyone piled on Ubisoft when they said to get used to not owning your games. Now the industry darling Rockstar actually does it and makes us pay an extra 30 bucks for the "privilege" SMH
Re: GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
@dodgykebaab
LOL, you are not wrong about that. It took almost 2 years to the day to get my copy of Persona 4 Golden. It was to be 6 months
Re: GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
@Vaako007
I waited for Remedy to release Alan Wake 2 on disc
Re: GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
I posted this on another story, but I want to drop it here for prosperity's sake.
It goes a little something like this:
"No physical Disc?!?!?!? Am I really going to pay 110 bucks Canadian for this thing and not get an actual game disc??!?!??
I guess I will wait for the Limited Run edition.
Didn't we get all angry at Philippe Tremblay from Ubisoft for saying, "get comfortable with not owning your game," yet here we are. Rockstar actually goes and does it at a ludicrous price, and everyone is still lining up at the trough to eat our own a*sh*l*s.
This is where we are supposed to make a stand. If we buy this game now, like this, we will never see a physical disc again.
Screw Rockstar, screw GTA6, and screw all the Physical-forever people who will still buy this game with a piece of paper in a box."
Re: Where to Pre-Order GTA 6 on PS5
No physical Disc?!?!?!? Am I really going to pay 110 bucks Canadian for this thing and not get an actual game disc??!?!??
I guess I will wait for the Limited Run edition.
Didn't we get all angry at Philippe Tremblay from Ubisoft for saying, "get comfortable with not owning your game," yet here we are. Rockstar actually goes and does it at a ludicrous price, and everyone is still lining up at the trough to eat our own a*sh*l*s.
This is where we are supposed to make a stand. If we buy this game now, like this, we will never see a physical disc again.
Screw Rockstar, screw GTA6, and screw all the Physical-forever people who will still buy this game with a piece of paper in a box.
Re: One of PS5's Most Promising Open World Games Is Finally Being Showcased in August
@Berry48
The truth is, if this were a female character, the so-called Culture War would be dominating this game's conversation. I'm just being a little silly about things that are a little silly. Maybe you weren't the target audience for my comment.
Re: One of PS5's Most Promising Open World Games Is Finally Being Showcased in August
I don't know about this game. I'm kinda sick of playing as a generic tough guy douchbag who talks too much. This game would be better if he were a handsome Japanese husbando who let his dark eyes do the talking. Western character designs are ruining games.
Re: Poll: How Much Will GTA 6 Cost?
I think that the day this game goes on presale will generate more internet traffic than has happened, in total, since the last game was released. I personally cannot wait to sift through 50000 slightly different versions of the same thumbnail on YouTube, all crying about whatever price it shows up at. SMH...as if some YouTube "influencer" is not going to buy it anyway. Then we will have relative calm until it's time for these "critics" to cry they didn't get a review copy...
Re: This Business Is Observing a Day Off for GTA 6 Launch, and It Won't Be the Only One
@rat-paradise @Stevemalkpus
I remember sitting on my grandpa's knee and him telling me the legend of Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. I am now 50 years old...let that sink in.
Re: GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Open on 25th June, Cover Art Revealed
@Nexozi
At this point, I think that anyone who is not buying GTA6 is doing it to be contrary...lol. I kid. I too am really looking forward to both those games as well, but first is CONTROL Resonant me.
I was only trying to illustrate in my first post how the actual hype that is going to start surrounding this GTA6 launch is that there will be NO ONE ANYWHERE that will not be aware that this game is coming out. My second post was that those that are hyped for the game are not gonna care at all how much they are going to pay.
Re: Preview: Like a Greatest Hits Game, Remedy Peaks in Control Resonant
I have a physical, steel book preordered for this. I personally cannot understand why more people aren't super hyped for this game. I mean, it looks better and more creative than Wolverine right now. But the small detail that has me convinced this game is peak is that animation of the weapon in Dylan's hand constantly vibrating and shaking his arm as he can barely contain whatever aggressive/fishing with dynamite power is inside it.
Re: GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Open on 25th June, Cover Art Revealed
@BearsEatBeets
At this point, I don't think anybody even cares what the price is, as we are all just gonna bend over, take it, then beg for more.
Re: GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Open on 25th June, Cover Art Revealed
I am not one to get super excited. I mean, I look forward to and anticipate, but I don't do super excited. The hype surrounding this game from now until its release is going to convince even those who don't own a way to play games to get one, or they are missing out. My 80-year-old mother is going to have FOMO for this game. My Grandpa's brother, who drowned in the 1930's, is going to be debating the console he wants. Even Jack Thompson is pre-ordering from 5 different websites, hoping one of them ships early. This is going to be the most epic game launch since the PS3 era and will probably shape video games for the next 10 to 15 years.
Oh Ya - Physical
Re: Crimson Desert Hits Six Million Sales Milestone Inside Three Months
This game is both a revelation and a curse for people who wander and explore. There is always another tower or hill or light in the distance. Then on your way there you find enemy camps and puzzles and another tower....AAAARRGGGH.
Re: PS5 Fans Think Sony Is Pushing God of War Laufey Harder Than Wolverine
Every game that comes out, it seems, either has the Left calling me a pedophile or the Right calling me woke. I have learned to ignore the culture war for the most part, but it is exhausting. I am actually a good enough critical thinker that I can sometimes even see how both sides arrive at their conclusions. I did take a long break from even going onto forums and comment sections and talking about this stuff as it was (and still is) ridiculous.
I am, however, starting to think that a lot of the crazies in these Twitter battles are not even gamers, and the YouTube grifters are just playing into it all for the clicks. Asmongold, Upper Echelon, or LegacykillaHD have created a cottage industry mocking both developers and gamers. The engagement these guys get is actually quite impressive for what is essentially a troll with a free copy of Adobe Premiere.
Anyway thats enought for my first post in over a year...lol...
Re: Survival Horror Sequel Tormented Souls 2 Out Today on PS5
@janineking
I have not been commenting much on this site for quite a while but you have inspired me to make one now. Here It is :
LOL!
Re: Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
@Rich33 @AdamNovice @PloverNutter
and if it come right now to it, take of the side panels and blow an actual fan right into the Playstation's vents. This is the unfortunate situation that I am in. Not just with this game but with all games. I will crash after about an hour of play with no record of the crash. I have to physically unplug my unit and them my Playstation just treats it as an illegal shutdown.
Re: PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
This is my fault. In January 2024, the Xbox looked so good that by June, I had bought one. Then, as my luck would have it, that fall the tiers changed for the worse, and they started porting to PlayStation, and now this. Sorry, all you Xbox fans, I do feel responsible.
Re: Too Scared to Play Silent Hill F? You Could Consider Reading It Instead
Is this game more or less scary than Alan Wake, Evil Within, or The Last of Us? I am not good with horror games (could not make it around the hallway once in PT), but I enjoy a good action-adventure game with horror elements.
Re: Will GTA 6 Be Delayed Again? CEO Plays It Safe with His Answer
I am certain that the day the rapture arrives and the release of this game will be the same day.
Re: Your Sleeping Dogs Movie Is Sleeping with the Fishes
@Catajwkda
You sure are late to the party on these comments. lol... Anyway, trash it may be, but I would play the worst "Like a Dragon" copy/paste trash over any Fromsoft or CDPR game any day. Now that's a hot take!
Re: Mini Review: Dungeons of Hinterberg (PS5) - Chill Fights and Vibes in Virtual Vacation
I played this on Xbox, and it's as good as a 7/10 all day. It's short and sweet, with Zelda-esq dungeons and, as the review says, Persona-style social linking. Do all the side content, as it helps fill in the narrative. All in all, I had a fun week or so with this game.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: A PS5 Game Finally Rules the Roost as Like a Dragon Plunders
When this game opened up ship travel with a Pirates of Penzance style musical number I was HOOKED.
Re: PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for March 2025 Announced
@UltimateOtaku91
You know why people are dunking on this game. Their thinly veiled dog whistles have become slogans. Their hate has nothing to do with whatever crap they claim, and everything to do with their views on human rights and how they feel certain groups should not have them.
Re: Marvel Rivals Immediately Walks Back Controversial Mid-Season Rank Reset
...and this is what is wrong with the gaming industry now. developers that kowtow to every whim their crybaby fanbases can muster. When one group gets what they want every group thinks they can get what they want.
Re: What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play for February 2025?
I look forward to the over-the-top reactions to everything said on the SoP by anyone for any reason. Be it out-of-context bad takes, cries of wokeness, whinging about art direction, vailed misogyny or racism, overt misogyny and racism, the cries to oust CEOs, or just complaining there is not enough "gameplay" in announcement trailers. MMMM, tasty modern gaming attitudes...
Re: PSN Finally Back Online, But Some Problems Persist After Biggest Outage Since 2011
OH man, I was playing Xbox all weekend and overlooked this significant cultural event. Now I have major FOMO
Re: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Story Trailer Sets the Scene for Crazy Side Game
I am putting a lot of unfair expectations on this game. Here is a list of things I hope it fixes in my life:
-Depression
-Psoriasis
-Pron Addiction
-Finds me a better-paying job
-makes me more attractive to others.
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Goes Full Black Flag with Insane Naval Combat Gameplay
@KundaliniRising333
What are you on about? Low-level humour? These games are PEAK campiness. Do you just prefer serious tones in all your games? Are you allergic to FUN? I'm just taking the p*ss, but campy humour is not a complaint I normally see about the Yakuza/Like Dragon games. Usually, the complaint is that we cannot make Kiryu and Majima kiss.
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Goes Full Black Flag with Insane Naval Combat Gameplay
@Nepp67
Hasbro's Battleship is a better pirate game than Skull and Bones...
Re: Capcom Seems Sold on Using AI to Help Out with Game Development
Already artists are embracing AI to make certain creation tasks easier. Generative AI in Photoshop is helping photographers create something unique with their work. Generative AI could be used in the initial design phase of video games to help hash out themes, script outlines, or storyboards. It's not all bad as long as the ARTIST uses AI to make THEIR life easier.
The problem arises when a half-dozen people in marketing or management do the same thing and eliminate the artist.
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Goes Full Black Flag with Insane Naval Combat Gameplay
@Westernwolf4
I have not played the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games in any proper order and it has never detracted from my enjoyment of any of them. Do what you like and play in any order you wish, but I don't think playing out of order ruins anything.
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Goes Full Black Flag with Insane Naval Combat Gameplay
If I die before the delivery of my Deluxe Edition shows up please ensure my spouse buries it with me in an immortal embrace.
Re: Preview: Assassin's Creed Shadows Is the Golden Ticket Ubisoft Needs
@johncalmc
I'm the opposite, if they don't have the larger lore in this game, or make an effort to bring it back to the levels of when Desmond was the main modern-day story protagonist, then I will be disappointed...lol...
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@Rich33
Either that or I'm impressed easily...lol...
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@Rich33
I sure miss Reggie in a more "everyday" capacity in the games industry. Knowing he is still involved in an advisory/mentoring role is great as he has always been such a cheerleader for the hobby. How he was able to balance the business side with the fandom side of games is something that has been lost with the current crop of CEOs
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows to Debut 2 Hours of Gameplay on Thursday
@djlard
Not a defence, just facts...
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows to Debut 2 Hours of Gameplay on Thursday
@djlard
All the main characters in the AC games are not real people. However, many of the side characters are.
Ironically, the most controversial PLAYABLE character, Yasuke, is the only one who can actually be placed in actual history.
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@Rich33
I understand that it's subjective, and I don't "worship" all the Mario games. However, it's nice to have a (slightly tongue-in-cheek) discussion about actual video games rather than bickering about other topics that occasionally hijack these comment sections. I still think Reggie's comment was more of a "welcome to the club Team Asobie" than a jibe.
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@LogicStrikesAgain
This is very hard to disagree with. So as your user name says: Logic Strikes Again.
Astro Bot is a fantastic Astro Bot game it does not NEED to be better than a 3D Mario game.
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@__jamiie
Exactly this. Anybody who has NOT played Super Mario Odyssey should not even be making claims and if they HAVE played Super Mario Odyssey then they should know better...lol...I don't even know why this is a debate.
Re: Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
@Rich33
Not quite correct.
1)Reggie does not work for Nintendo so he is shilling for nobody.
2)Astro Bot is a fantastic game but is not superior to Mario
3)It should be considered a compliment for an ex-Nintendo CEO to say your game is very close in quality to a product that has had 3 decades of ideas and refinement to build upon.