MikeOrator

Wake me up when we get the UI update that has been floating around in beta for months. I want those widgets and live Wallpapers.

Why was there so much less sympathy within the Western game-buying community for trans people regarding Hogwarts than there is for this game? We don't even know the story or the circumstances surrounding the plot in Shadows.

@BeerIsAwesome

Once I realized that nothing is ever made for the fans by big corporations and that these franchises are now simply there to make money I started enjoying things again. I now have the "it is what it is" attitude. Some things are crap, some things are good, some things are excellent, but none of it is made for the consumer/fan.

Creators are so beholden to shareholders now we will never see this change. It's all numbers on a spreadsheet.

The only thing that will keep me from buying this game is if it shows up with 30FPS as its only option. If it isn't 60FPS it stays at the store.

@BeerIsAwesome

What alternate universe Star Wars fandom are you talking about? As far as I can tell, if it's new and says Star Wars in the title most fans hate it even before they see what it's about. Star Wars fans HATE Star Wars these days.

@ApostateMage

All the ploughing in the Witcher is done on the back of a stuffed unicorn.

@PuppetMaster @Malaise @tangyzesty

I refer to this as the Streamer/Influencer tax. The pressure to ensure theirs is the freshest content, makes them feel compelled to participate in these early access schemes.

@DogPark

I'm looking forward to the mission where you get to beat up university students who have the audacity to disagree with the ruling corporate elite.

@glassmusic @Golem25 @riceNpea

Cops are class traitors who are paid for with our tax dollars to protect the assets of the ultra-wealthy and to fill for-profit jails. Not all cops are explicit in this but they all participate in it.

Even Jake Peralta

The game looks cool though. Are there water canons, rubber bullets and riot shields or just armoured vehicles and assault helicopters?

@PaperAlien

More like "The Divison" meets "Ghost Recon" without multiplayer and a more open-world design

@Specky

Is the answer yes? because I choose yes! lol

@awaltzforvenus

I was responding to a couple of other posters talking about real special edition consoles. I was saying how these special edition consoles only serve the resale market and price gouging and not those who want one because they like the thing the special edition is celebrating. Nothing more, nothing less.

@nomither6 @awaltzforvenus

These specially designed items do nothing but feed the re-seller market and give the real fans FOMO.

miHoYo: Hey Ubisoft, Hold my Beer...lol...

Well, it certainly isn't being talked about like either Helldivers 2 (GAAS) or Stellar Blade (T'n'A).

I am at the point where I am going to cancel all the subs I have, gaming, video, music, software, websites, etc...then only resub to things that I find I am truly missing. It's ridiculous that these services never improve but the price keeps increasing.

This GTAV game looks very popular. Is it like Fortnite? I'm not a big fan of GAAS but may give it a go if it ever goes on sale...lol...

I played all weekend, got lots of free pulls and even got two S tier. However, getting the mats to upgrade is getting harder and harder and I know this game has a week left on my hard drive before it goes in the bin just like Genshin and Honkai. Fun though, and I would pay full price for a non-gatcha version.

@TheKramer89

That is the most appropriate comment for your avatar pic...lol...

I played it for a bit. Combat is quite fun even though it's button-mashy at first it does feel good when you can link combos and make ultimate moves. The exploration puzzle game is different if very simple, probably for accessibility but also because it's in the early stages of the narrative. Characters have some nice designs and should keep the cosplayers busy trying to piece together. But as for the Gatcha stuff, like all these games the early stages are fairly generous with mats but I know they will start to ramp up needs and therefore purchasing with real money

I often get this confused with Project Mugen.

@Flaming_Kaiser

I hear you. Lots of games are coming out this fall. However, until ANY game is released we have no idea if it will be good. That even goes for my personal hotly anticipated game Metaphor: Refantazio.

@Deljo

As they are for me, but action figures have come a long way. I did not mean to offend ...

I agree with most on here. These look OK but not great. Jin does look the best. The price is fairly low so I can see how some of their details may not be there. But the GoW ones look like 1970's Kenner Star Wars 4" action figures.

@lindos

Right..!.. No matter the weapon there ain't no way anybody is hack 'n' slashing their way through this game's bosses...

@somnambulance

Let us hope. I sense that Ubisoft, being the current face of bad video game practices, may have a long road to recovery. Some real or contrived controversy always overshadows any positive thing they do.

@amatmulisha

Why not? It looks like it may be shaping up to be solid entertainment. Not every game needs to reinvent the wheel.

@somnambulance

Regardless of what gaming media would have us believe most of the gaming public does not care that "Ubisoft Suck" or whatever. Both Shadows and Outlaws look like good solid fun games. As for the controversies, nobody stopped buying Hogwarts because of controversy so no one will stop buying Shadows either.

@jrt87

i don't get invited to parties

I mean... it's a quality-of-life upgrade. If you want it you pay, like health benefits at work or Amazon Prime.

I'd plunder her wallet...

If they made it a "bad guy game" where you play as Saruman industrializing The Shire like at the end of LOTR books. It would be the same gameplay loop of building and crafting but the hobbits would be your slaves and it would be for both revenge and profit. Eventually, you must repel pesky hobbit forces returning from destroying the ring, but this time Saruman wins.

This looks like all the fake game ads on TikTok. It mimics its gameplay with CGI cut scenes so it seems way more engaging than it is.

@moonswings20

self delete

self delete

@Diowine

Ya, I agree with you...they are both 8s then...lol...

but seriously, it took me less time to find all the Korok seeds than to beat Margit at Stormveil...lol...

But I take even my own opinion with a grain of salt as I probably have more Ubisoft games under my belt than is healthy for any video game enjoyer.

8 out of 10 is more like what the main game should have got for a score back at release. Elden Ring is definitely a 10/10 Soulsborne game, but to me, it was just Breath of the Wild, a real 10/10 game, with more crying...lol...

@Savage_Joe

And you know what, I would not want them to change. Nintendo can be frustrating from time to time but they add a 3rd perspective from the big 2 that would be sorely missed if they ever stopped being Nintendo.

@Artois2

But not all...not all...(but maybe)

Fable, Avowed, Indiana Jones, day one on game pass.

But best of all, because I have a PS5, an XSX and a Switch I am now better than everyone still trapped in the petty console wars. The only thing I am missing is a PC but for me, that might be a bridge too far.

/sarcasm...not really my actual attitude...lol...

I don't think it is fair to compare SGF to E3. E3 had a carnival-like atmosphere and exclusiveness in the beginning that made it seem almost mythical. It started to decline when every two-bit influencer with a YouTube channel got to go and then worse yet when they decided to open it to the public. I mean at that point... what's the point?

Summer Game Fest is starting from a place that E3 was turning into so gamers already think it sucks but it's become important to the games industry for creating hype and interest for their product.

But hey, that's just one person's opinion.

@Ken_Kaniff @DNortonX

the Xbox show had me go out and buy an Xbox.

@Truegamer79 @Specky

I just went to Konami's website to look because surely they must have something going on...but Yikes! It's a lot of remakes and rereleases of legacy titles. Konami should have bent over backward for Kojima to keep him from leaving.

As far as I can tell from reading the official New World website and a couple of others (digital trends, GameSpot) it does NOT look like the MMO aspect has been stripped from the game. There is a bit of talk about changes in the game to make it easier to "solo" the content and a revamp to classes and combat to make it more palatable to console users.

But nothing actually says NEW MMO FOR CONSOLE either.

@Yousef-

I'm fairly certain that at least half of the trailer was gameplay. Maybe not a deep dive with narration from a developer, but enough that you can tell what the game is.

@NEStalgia

Of all the luck...poor kid...

now that you said the premise of these games out loud...yikes...lol

@NEStalgia

I want this for Aloy, not for me.

After all she's been through she deserves to be happy and to enjoy some time for herself or to spend time with people not asking her to save the world once more.

I know that time is short and that Nemesis is on its way but please can the girl catch her breath?

@Pepsiman_100

Playroom does things with the DualSence that have not been equalled, in any creative way, by any other game, 1st or 3rd party.

@ApostateMage

If we were being honest, people would have complained about "funny" Aloy in the main series as being too MCU-like in humour. I don't think Aloy or Horizon would avoid criticism in either case.

I somewhat agree, and I hope Aloy is a little less dour in Horizon 3, now that she has found love.

@stBoa

LOL...my predictions very rarely come true...