I think it's very much a next year will be the decider thing. When Sony pulled out of 2019 then I really wasn't bothered about this year's E3 compared to my hype for last year's (which mostly disappointed me, so that was probably another factor), but catching up on all the E3 news past couple of days I was pleasantly surprised. Though that's mostly because I'm a big JRPG fan and love remasters/remakes so that I can have everything available on one Sony system like the games organisation freak I am! 😄 Also, Cyberpunk coming so soon was a great surprise announcement as well as Outer Worlds and FFVII Ep1 release dates too, and it also helped that Nintendo had a much better E3 as I'll probably finally get a Switch around Black Friday. This year it was a case for me of the "blessed is she who expected nothing" proverb I reckon. Though I think if I had sat through all the broadcasts and not just read Push Square, Nintendo Life, and watched my favourite Youtubers break the news down after the fact, my patience would have failed me early on!
I'm definitely planning to buy LiS2 (as I played and loved the previous two games) but only in December once all of the episodes have been released. Pity the release schedule on this game has been so all over the place!
Bit late to the comments party, but agree with this article and I sympathise that it must be annoying that so many nowadays don't consider 7 to be a good score when the grading criteria literally says it is "good". I'd be fine with you guys removing the numbered score and just putting their corresponding words in capital letters as the review grade, as I think folk will soon get used to the lack of a number, so long as the grade is easy to locate on the page.
Provided it reviews fine and isn't prohibitively buggy then this is definitely one I'm interested in picking up. I love a good detective game - even more so if it's detective noir!
Planning on getting this for my brother's Christmas present as it will've been patched loads by then and I know he'd enjoy this a lot more than me. After reading the review - NOTHING to do with the score, which was good! 😜 - then I think a combination of the survival stuff, having to deal with hordes of freakers on the fly, and the guns being sucky, makes it much less my kind of game, though I can definitely see myself borrowing this from my brother at some point next year for the gorgeous looking open world and the story. I'm also very pleased that it has sold so well 😀
Not commented on here for a while as been so busy lately so just been binge reading the pushsquare articles once every week instead, but I need to say I love the "questions must be axed" pun! 😂 As for the poll then I was blown away by the game last April, and if anything then now I have nostalgia glasses on as well, so am even more fond of the game retrospectively (definitely want to new game plus it at some point - probably just before the inevitable sequel releases). Was actually just waxing lyrical with my brother the other night about what a full package of a game it was...also how annoying Sigrun was! 😉
This is really disappointing as it does look like there'll most likely be a delay to the Western release now, given Japan's comparatively way harsher attitude towards illegal drug use (much bigger reputation no-no there)...just hope it's not too big a delay! 😕
I still go back to SOTTR periodically when new DLC is released - guess I just really like challenge tombs! As for the game then although I didn't get it day one, I actually really enjoyed it.
@Octane Haha, I don't stray into the multiplayer realm often, but I'm fine with MP DLC for the majority who do; I reckon Days Gone could produce some good MP if they follow The Last of Us' formula for example...might end up tempting me to renew my PS Plus! As for challenge maps, then I really enjoyed them in the Arkham series, even though I was late to the party playing all of those games. I definitely want this game, but still undecided on the preorder, because like you suggest it can be annoying when story dlc is woven into the main campaign at a later date.
I tend to prefer story expansion DLC like HorizonZD got, so I'd be happy for that to be the case. I think pre-announcing DLC is fine when it's a proper expansion which hasn't actually been made yet.
@rjejr I don't agree with identity politics in superhero movies, but I am honestly pleased it's doing so well if it means more folks see GoW and Spider-Man ads and play them or buy them for their kids as a result, as they are incredible games!
@rjejr You can be a nice person who believes in equal opportunities and stuff without being an SJW, so you yourself don't necessarily have to fall into that "SJW" category just because you are anti-discrimination and believe in equal opportunities (which is something I agree with too when fairly implemented); I think the two have unfortunately become confused these past few years and now people who aren't even true "SJWs" (folk who rarely truly care about anything except self-stroking ego) feel that they are also being called out for caring about their fellow human beings when they're not, which is a bit crazy really and a very sad state of affairs. As for the film then I'll watch it eventually on a streaming service, but I just prefer my female leads to be more than just propaganda for a cause and to be well-written and charismatic, like Black Widow in Avengers for example. Btw, I disagree with blind review bombing in general too, but I think that it has been inflated to excuse what initially caused the backlash and avoid accountability.
Just picked up World of Final Fantasy and its Maxima dlc in the FF sale, so might give that a go tomorrow as it's been on my personal list of shame for a while now! Been playing my old Trials Fusion game again today and its weird dlc (seriously, where's the unicorn emoji on my Fire, Amazon?! Not even a motorcycle one! 😉). It's difficult, but gonna wait a few months to play DMC5 I think.
Will be giving this a swerve for sure and watching Alita; will probably check CM out if it comes to Netflix though. Even many outlets who you wouldn't expect to give comparatively lower scores have had to do so, mostly it seems because of the quality of the film's plot, retconning going too far, and "strong woman" being her main character personality trait, and I've seen genuine video reviews on YT too from both serious Marvel fans and general fans of superhero movies, neither of whom care what the actress said, so if this doesn't do as well as expected then I don't think review bombing can be blamed like many are claiming. Besides, it's not really appropriate for an actor promoting a movie to use her platform to not only selfishly indulge her patronising white saviour complex, but also insult a large part of her fanbase at the same time on the basis of their race and gender. The vast majority of criticism has nothing to do with not accepting women leads in movies, as the success of many other movies (including recently) has shown. Apart from the movie's faults though, then I think what @Gamer83 said about people being sick of identity politics in their entertainment so much is a factor too; haha I know I am! Think it's a good move for Sony to go for more Playstation games ads in movie theatres though!
Great news, so long as they were all the most qualified applicants for the jobs as well as being female gendered; personally I believe in a meritocracy, so as long as this wasn't just a PR move and they were the best qualified then cool!
Unfortunate decision, but happy to wait for your review Also, after watching the EasyAllies discussion on a recent gameplay preview and the VaatiVidya one too over on YT yesterday then I've no doubt that this game will completely satisfy FromSoft fans (despite Activision publishing it) as it sounds like another Miyazaki masterpiece! When the complete edition is released then I think this will be the game that finally causes me to develop the patience to "git gud" (hate that phrase!) instead of giving up over and over, as I love Soulsborne lore videos and let's plays!
Played the demo last month and decided I was definitely absolutely getting it, but will probably wait till summer or autumn to buy as I've still got several big games from 2-4yrs ago in my backlog of shame as well as a load of indies and I wanna get those all done by the time PS5 comes out (presumably) next year. Looking forward to eventually playing it though!
Noticed this on UK's PS store last night and it went straight near the top of my wishlist doc, as I'd played a friend's copy, loved it, and was searching for it on PSN not long ago before a google search told me it was only available physically because of weird Tetris laws (I prefer to have these kinds of games digitally, so very pleased).
A discless console wouldn't interest me. I live in a fast internet area and have a lot of digital games because the sales are so amazing these days, but when I want to buy a game on release day then a physical copy of a big release can be as little as £38 from some reputable online retailers in the UK, which is a big difference from digital day one prices! Also, I think lack of competition from retailers could lead to the base prices of big releases rising in coming years (in addition to existing mtx still steadily continuing to get worse I mean). @Jumpingjack makes a good point about Sony's awful family account policy too, which would make taking away the option of a physical copy extremely unfair to consumers. The only way I can share digital games with my brother (and it's only him) is to set his console as my primary and if I didn't have good internet then even that would be a problem for me, as playing games on a secondary requires frequent automatic WiFi connection checks in the background I think.
No, I definitely want a physical copy of this! Even though it's only four days for now, I'm not impressed with Sega for getting in on the early access trend though. Pleased to have a June release date though!
@TheArt AC: Odyssey is really good - I'd likely be playing it on NG+ right now if I hadn't lent it to my brother last month (will return to it in Summer though)! It's the kind of game that gets better the more you play it; hope you're having fun with it!
Friend's birthday this weekend so I have to be sociable...with people! 😮 Will try to fit in some Hotline Miami and Urban Trial Freestyle on my Vita though. Playing the Rising beta last weekend really gave me the trials bug again!
@get2sammyb The article was fair - you've nothing to feel bad about. It's just a polarising topic is all, but that's not on you as you reported the news fairly imo, and your job is to keep the Pushsquare site profitable afterall!
Definite oopsie, but sounds more like total incompetence than anything sinister, and THQ Nordic apologised soon after being alerted to it, so that should be the end of it, but the blue checkmarked (supposedly games) journalists of certain other sites will probably be dining out on this delicious outrage feast for weeks, which usually tends to just end up being more hate levelled at hatred, except one of those hates is ok (excuse poor grammar!); haha, that kind of vom-fest is why I don't have Twitter! As for the slurs, the alien pros*** thing sounds more bad taste than offensive, as it's not like they're talking about a being with realistic anatomy, and re the homophobic slur, then I googled it and it seems as though the employee was responding to the picture rather than the slur which was captioned it (it was about the picture, not the word presumably?) Obvs what they should've done was disavowed and said "this isn't appropriate language on our AMA", reported them to the mod, and refused to answer any more of their posts, but aside from reprimanding them for not doing that and them issuing a proper apology, then I don't think they deserve to be fired for it, unless they turn out to be a homophobia sympathiser themself I mean.
Great news - Witcher 3 GOTY edition is my favourite game of this gen and I always end up reverting my home screen back to Witcherverse-related themes because I love its music so much. Persona themes are coincidentally my other most reverted back to ones, so would defo second hoping for that music on Spotify too...maybe one day.
@Flaming_Kaiser Haha no - I'm from near to London, though I have been to Amsterdam; wonderful city! Also read a lot of Latin words in Rome and various old Roman ruins over the years, which is where I got the word "gratis" from; didn't know it was the same in Dutch!
@Nyne11Tyme Haha thanks - I've always had a weird fondness for the Tonberries in FF games - they're just so creepy with their clothes and their kitchen knives, and yet also so adorable at the same time!
I would love a Fallout 3 (with DLC) remaster, but wouldn't buy on release at that price though, and I'd expect there to a lot of working bug fixes on a remaster compared to the PS3 version, as I remember that ran atrociously on there compared to the 360 version which we also owned (thankfully!) That said, if I had to choose then I would prefer a New Vegas remaster first. Knowing Bethesda, any remaster will release with the original bugs included gratis...my expectations for them are sadly much lower these days, which is why I don't want any full remakes as I think they'd mess that up.
@Nyne11Tyme Persona 5 would be great if you have a Vita, as it lends itself well to remote play as well as big screen play, in case if you end up getting headaches sitting up for too long with your nose healing needs. Could personally recommend RDR2 and KH3 as well though. P5 and RDR2 are both huge time sinks (happy ones though!), so either are most ideally suited to a couple of weeks time off. I still need to go back and complete P5 as it's such a long one! ...feel better soon btw!
Only Vit D for me this weekend is in pill form - I binge-watched all of the excellent Spanish language drama, Elite on Netflix for most of yesterday, and today I've the Trials Rising open beta downloaded and ready to try. Might also play some axiom verge on my Vita too.
Persona 3 FES remaster (or even a port for PS4) would be great, maybe bundled together with P4G just in case my Vita ever dies. I've not yet played P3, but I want to play the FES version and don't want to have to go ask to borrow the old PS3 again from my brother just to play one game! OdinSphere sequel would be equally welcome though
I had a huge amount of fun with FFXV - far from the best Final Fantasy story, and felt deliberately incomplete without the DLC (which I've still not gotten around to buying, but will do eventually on deep sale for the sake of completion, along with this Episode Ardyn), but the gameplay - though very different from traditional FFs - was fun enough for me to still love the game, I absolutely loved Ignis, and I still get the Chocobo theme and Altissia waltz stuck in my head randomly on occasion! After this dlc though, I'd rather see them call it a day and concentrate fully on FFXVI, as I don't wanna have to wait so long this time for another decent single player FF! 😉
Wow 😮 Gonna have to go watch the highlights I think. I'm calling it - there'll be a Hollywood movie loosely based on Arslan's victory in the next few years; the videogaming world is one of the few areas they've yet to milk dry of premise and this is an ideal one to start with! 😜
Just checked email and got one this morning too; also got code for GoW plat avatar a month or so ago, but never for themes, even though I got those games and platted those two close to launch...presume what you get and when must be a region thing perhaps (I'm UK account). Wasn't expecting anything though, so don't mind tbh.
@Th3solution Was best I could imagine seeing as the world and its wife is growing a beard these days! Haha, Witcher 3 perhaps too, as my Geralt always had sexy facial hair, which I had to maintain in that game too! 😉
@Kienda Just watched a that bit too and was funny for me, but agree it's excessive for something meant to be family friendly. Re what you mentioned though then I don't think people do genuinely care or feel offended about this sort of thing, but just like a lonely gamer gets a kick out of digital perving, there are many who get an equally enjoyable kick out of moral grandstanding and feeling superior, so they pretend to care...but they don't really. It was anti-violence in videogames in the 90s and now the trend is just anti-sexualisation instead, and will likely be anti something else in another decade...maybe it will be anti-facial hair! 😄
I don't think Sony has any obligation to allow cross-play at all, and this doesn't affect me personally, but I do think it would be a positive thing for Sony to implement it more widely, from both a consumer and developer perspective, as it would keep the player bases on older or less popular games alive for longer so better for those still enjoying them, as well as better for school age kids who may have been bought different consoles by their parents but still own the same multiplayer games as their friends as nobody likes to be left out at that age. I think that there should be an option for the user to be able to switch cross-play on or off though so people have a choice. Oh, and I definitely think Sony's making excuses as from a business perspective they'll obviously want people to be gaming on their platform.
I'm expecting Watch Dogs 3 this autumn (seeing as a new AC iteration isn't releasing in that window this year), which I would be happy about so long as it has less annoying side characters this time; Man Bun really got on my nerves in the last one and I've yet to even return to complete it, but I did love the gameplay and the MC was fine. Splinter Cell would be great IF it is in the style of the old games and isn't completely remodelled around the live service formula (probably will be), but reckon this may be one of the four, along with a new Ghost Recon possibly. What I'd like most is a decent reboot of Prince of Persia, but would be incredibly surprised if we got that! Think BG&E2 will be PS5, and not expecting that to be anything like the original, so very sceptical about it being of interest to me anyway at the mo!
@LiamCroft I think this is a well-written review which comes across perfectly fair to me; you definitely don't deserve for folk to be getting personal over it just because you have your own opinion. Reviews are by nature subjective, and so long as they're also fair then I don't see why people would have a problem with a review deviating from the average score, along with the fact that 6 is not a bad score anyway! Some clearly didn't read it properly! Besides, I always check out a couple of my trusted youtubers' video reviews also, before deciding for certain on a purchase (unless it's a dev that I really trust).
Still doing platinum clean up in KH3, but taken a mini break this afternoon to play the DMC5 demo and it's pretty much sold me on getting the game day one. Might return to Hat in Time before KH3 cleanup as I've still got a bit left of that to finish too and I do love a good 3D platformer!
@ShogunRok (sorry, forgot capitalisation before!) Thanks for heads up - love many of Dragon Quest XI's characters! Btw, just turned on my PS4 to check out these avatars after reading this and unrelated, but seems Bamco has today released something called God Eater 3 fan kit bundle too on themes page, which includes 5 musical themes and avatars for free (I don't even have the game yet). Nice surprise as I'm always changing my theme
BEWBS! I'm taking them to the bushes first! ...but only because they look like they could potentially be of age bewbs! 😜 Tbh I'm confused - this looks more like a swimwear or holiday resort commercial than a game to me, or maybe one of those island beach based reality tv shows.
While AC3 wasn't one of my favourites and did have some really frustrating bits, I still had fun with it when it released, so will likely replay this along with AC: Liberation at some point in the future, as they're included in my season pass anyway...current gen versions of Black Flag and Rogue definitely much higher up my replaying list though! I guess I'm a little bit of an AC fangirl as I've played to completion almost every game for nearly a decade now I think about it! Agree AC3 will be hard to go back to though.
Wow! Disney's either got an incredibly low bar these days or someone at EA is holding one of Bob Iger's pets hostage to make him say that! 😉 Mind you, it's probably the former, as it's not like Disney seems to care much about Star Wars themselves, given what we've been treated to recently with the movie franchise!
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Re: Talking Point: Is E3 Still Relevant?
I think it's very much a next year will be the decider thing. When Sony pulled out of 2019 then I really wasn't bothered about this year's E3 compared to my hype for last year's (which mostly disappointed me, so that was probably another factor), but catching up on all the E3 news past couple of days I was pleasantly surprised. Though that's mostly because I'm a big JRPG fan and love remasters/remakes so that I can have everything available on one Sony system like the games organisation freak I am! 😄 Also, Cyberpunk coming so soon was a great surprise announcement as well as Outer Worlds and FFVII Ep1 release dates too, and it also helped that Nintendo had a much better E3 as I'll probably finally get a Switch around Black Friday. This year it was a case for me of the "blessed is she who expected nothing" proverb I reckon. Though I think if I had sat through all the broadcasts and not just read Push Square, Nintendo Life, and watched my favourite Youtubers break the news down after the fact, my patience would have failed me early on!
Re: E3 2019: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered Leaks, Coming to PS4 This Fall
Day one purchase for me - this news has absolutely made my week as I love a good turnbased Jrpg and Ni No Kuni is one of my alltime favourites!
Re: Life Is Strange 2's Latest Episode Has a New Trailer
I'm definitely planning to buy LiS2 (as I played and loved the previous two games) but only in December once all of the episodes have been released. Pity the release schedule on this game has been so all over the place!
Re: Soapbox: 7/10 Is a Bad Review Score? The World's Gone Mad
Bit late to the comments party, but agree with this article and I sympathise that it must be annoying that so many nowadays don't consider 7 to be a good score when the grading criteria literally says it is "good". I'd be fine with you guys removing the numbered score and just putting their corresponding words in capital letters as the review grade, as I think folk will soon get used to the lack of a number, so long as the grade is easy to locate on the page.
Re: The Sinking City Shares 12 Minutes of Gameplay, Pre-Orders Now Live on PS4
Provided it reviews fine and isn't prohibitively buggy then this is definitely one I'm interested in picking up. I love a good detective game - even more so if it's detective noir!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Days Gone? And Are You Enjoying It?
Planning on getting this for my brother's Christmas present as it will've been patched loads by then and I know he'd enjoy this a lot more than me. After reading the review - NOTHING to do with the score, which was good! 😜 - then I think a combination of the survival stuff, having to deal with hordes of freakers on the fly, and the guns being sucky, makes it much less my kind of game, though I can definitely see myself borrowing this from my brother at some point next year for the gorgeous looking open world and the story. I'm also very pleased that it has sold so well 😀
Re: Poll: One Year Old Today, Have Your Thoughts on God of War Changed?
Not commented on here for a while as been so busy lately so just been binge reading the pushsquare articles once every week instead, but I need to say I love the "questions must be axed" pun! 😂 As for the poll then I was blown away by the game last April, and if anything then now I have nostalgia glasses on as well, so am even more fond of the game retrospectively (definitely want to new game plus it at some point - probably just before the inevitable sequel releases). Was actually just waxing lyrical with my brother the other night about what a full package of a game it was...also how annoying Sigrun was! 😉
Re: Judgment Sales in Japan Halted After Voice Actor Arrest, Western Release Under Consideration
This is really disappointing as it does look like there'll most likely be a delay to the Western release now, given Japan's comparatively way harsher attitude towards illegal drug use (much bigger reputation no-no there)...just hope it's not too big a delay! 😕
Re: PlayStation Goes Hard on Captain Marvel Advertising
@rjejr Ah, pity it was Anthem ads rather than S-M or GoW 😜 Pleased you and your kid had a nice time though!
Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC The Serpent's Heart Available Now on PS4
I still go back to SOTTR periodically when new DLC is released - guess I just really like challenge tombs! As for the game then although I didn't get it day one, I actually really enjoyed it.
Re: Turn Based 3DS JRPG The Alliance Alive Makes the Jump to PS4 Later This Year
I don't have a 3DS at the mo, so I'm definitely interested in getting this for PS4 in the future!
Re: Days Gone Will Get Post-Launch DLC, But Details Are Underwraps
@Octane Haha, I don't stray into the multiplayer realm often, but I'm fine with MP DLC for the majority who do; I reckon Days Gone could produce some good MP if they follow The Last of Us' formula for example...might end up tempting me to renew my PS Plus! As for challenge maps, then I really enjoyed them in the Arkham series, even though I was late to the party playing all of those games. I definitely want this game, but still undecided on the preorder, because like you suggest it can be annoying when story dlc is woven into the main campaign at a later date.
Re: Days Gone Will Get Post-Launch DLC, But Details Are Underwraps
I tend to prefer story expansion DLC like HorizonZD got, so I'd be happy for that to be the case. I think pre-announcing DLC is fine when it's a proper expansion which hasn't actually been made yet.
Re: PlayStation Goes Hard on Captain Marvel Advertising
@rjejr I don't agree with identity politics in superhero movies, but I am honestly pleased it's doing so well if it means more folks see GoW and Spider-Man ads and play them or buy them for their kids as a result, as they are incredible games!
Re: PlayStation Goes Hard on Captain Marvel Advertising
@rjejr You can be a nice person who believes in equal opportunities and stuff without being an SJW, so you yourself don't necessarily have to fall into that "SJW" category just because you are anti-discrimination and believe in equal opportunities (which is something I agree with too when fairly implemented); I think the two have unfortunately become confused these past few years and now people who aren't even true "SJWs" (folk who rarely truly care about anything except self-stroking ego) feel that they are also being called out for caring about their fellow human beings when they're not, which is a bit crazy really and a very sad state of affairs. As for the film then I'll watch it eventually on a streaming service, but I just prefer my female leads to be more than just propaganda for a cause and to be well-written and charismatic, like Black Widow in Avengers for example. Btw, I disagree with blind review bombing in general too, but I think that it has been inflated to excuse what initially caused the backlash and avoid accountability.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 262
Just picked up World of Final Fantasy and its Maxima dlc in the FF sale, so might give that a go tomorrow as it's been on my personal list of shame for a while now! Been playing my old Trials Fusion game again today and its weird dlc (seriously, where's the unicorn emoji on my Fire, Amazon?! Not even a motorcycle one! 😉). It's difficult, but gonna wait a few months to play DMC5 I think.
Re: PlayStation Goes Hard on Captain Marvel Advertising
Will be giving this a swerve for sure and watching Alita; will probably check CM out if it comes to Netflix though. Even many outlets who you wouldn't expect to give comparatively lower scores have had to do so, mostly it seems because of the quality of the film's plot, retconning going too far, and "strong woman" being her main character personality trait, and I've seen genuine video reviews on YT too from both serious Marvel fans and general fans of superhero movies, neither of whom care what the actress said, so if this doesn't do as well as expected then I don't think review bombing can be blamed like many are claiming. Besides, it's not really appropriate for an actor promoting a movie to use her platform to not only selfishly indulge her patronising white saviour complex, but also insult a large part of her fanbase at the same time on the basis of their race and gender. The vast majority of criticism has nothing to do with not accepting women leads in movies, as the success of many other movies (including recently) has shown. Apart from the movie's faults though, then I think what @Gamer83 said about people being sick of identity politics in their entertainment so much is a factor too; haha I know I am! Think it's a good move for Sony to go for more Playstation games ads in movie theatres though!
Re: Guerrilla Games Has Doubled Its Women Workforce in a Year
Great news, so long as they were all the most qualified applicants for the jobs as well as being female gendered; personally I believe in a meritocracy, so as long as this wasn't just a PR move and they were the best qualified then cool!
Re: Early Review Copies of Sekiro Won't Be Sent Out to Press or Content Creators
Unfortunate decision, but happy to wait for your review Also, after watching the EasyAllies discussion on a recent gameplay preview and the VaatiVidya one too over on YT yesterday then I've no doubt that this game will completely satisfy FromSoft fans (despite Activision publishing it) as it sounds like another Miyazaki masterpiece! When the complete edition is released then I think this will be the game that finally causes me to develop the patience to "git gud" (hate that phrase!) instead of giving up over and over, as I love Soulsborne lore videos and let's plays!
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Microtransactions Are Live on PS4
The balance of the game sounds unaffected, so I'm fine with these kinds of mtx!
Re: Poll: Have You Bought Devil May Cry 5?
Played the demo last month and decided I was definitely absolutely getting it, but will probably wait till summer or autumn to buy as I've still got several big games from 2-4yrs ago in my backlog of shame as well as a load of indies and I wanna get those all done by the time PS5 comes out (presumably) next year. Looking forward to eventually playing it though!
Re: Hold On, Puyo Puyo Tetris Is Now Available Digitally on PS4
Noticed this on UK's PS store last night and it went straight near the top of my wishlist doc, as I'd played a friend's copy, loved it, and was searching for it on PSN not long ago before a google search told me it was only available physically because of weird Tetris laws (I prefer to have these kinds of games digitally, so very pleased).
Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a Disc-Less PS4 Console?
A discless console wouldn't interest me. I live in a fast internet area and have a lot of digital games because the sales are so amazing these days, but when I want to buy a game on release day then a physical copy of a big release can be as little as £38 from some reputable online retailers in the UK, which is a big difference from digital day one prices! Also, I think lack of competition from retailers could lead to the base prices of big releases rising in coming years (in addition to existing mtx still steadily continuing to get worse I mean).
@Jumpingjack makes a good point about Sony's awful family account policy too, which would make taking away the option of a physical copy extremely unfair to consumers. The only way I can share digital games with my brother (and it's only him) is to set his console as my primary and if I didn't have good internet then even that would be a problem for me, as playing games on a secondary requires frequent automatic WiFi connection checks in the background I think.
Re: Judgment Comes West in June, Early Access for PlayStation Store Purchases
No, I definitely want a physical copy of this! Even though it's only four days for now, I'm not impressed with Sega for getting in on the early access trend though. Pleased to have a June release date though!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 261
@TheArt AC: Odyssey is really good - I'd likely be playing it on NG+ right now if I hadn't lent it to my brother last month (will return to it in Summer though)! It's the kind of game that gets better the more you play it; hope you're having fun with it!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 261
Friend's birthday this weekend so I have to be sociable...with people! 😮 Will try to fit in some Hotline Miami and Urban Trial Freestyle on my Vita though. Playing the Rising beta last weekend really gave me the trials bug again!
Re: THQ Nordic Did Something Crazy, And It Didn't Involve an Acquisition
@get2sammyb The article was fair - you've nothing to feel bad about. It's just a polarising topic is all, but that's not on you as you reported the news fairly imo, and your job is to keep the Pushsquare site profitable afterall!
Re: THQ Nordic Did Something Crazy, And It Didn't Involve an Acquisition
Definite oopsie, but sounds more like total incompetence than anything sinister, and THQ Nordic apologised soon after being alerted to it, so that should be the end of it, but the blue checkmarked (supposedly games) journalists of certain other sites will probably be dining out on this delicious outrage feast for weeks, which usually tends to just end up being more hate levelled at hatred, except one of those hates is ok (excuse poor grammar!); haha, that kind of vom-fest is why I don't have Twitter! As for the slurs, the alien pros*** thing sounds more bad taste than offensive, as it's not like they're talking about a being with realistic anatomy, and re the homophobic slur, then I googled it and it seems as though the employee was responding to the picture rather than the slur which was captioned it (it was about the picture, not the word presumably?) Obvs what they should've done was disavowed and said "this isn't appropriate language on our AMA", reported them to the mod, and refused to answer any more of their posts, but aside from reprimanding them for not doing that and them issuing a proper apology, then I don't think they deserve to be fired for it, unless they turn out to be a homophobia sympathiser themself I mean.
Re: The Witcher 3, Gwent, and Thronebreaker Soundtracks Added to Spotify
Great news - Witcher 3 GOTY edition is my favourite game of this gen and I always end up reverting my home screen back to Witcherverse-related themes because I love its music so much. Persona themes are coincidentally my other most reverted back to ones, so would defo second hoping for that music on Spotify too...maybe one day.
Re: Mystery Bethesda Game Suddenly Up for Pre-Order, Placeholder Trailer Looks Like Fallout
@Flaming_Kaiser Haha no - I'm from near to London, though I have been to Amsterdam; wonderful city! Also read a lot of Latin words in Rome and various old Roman ruins over the years, which is where I got the word "gratis" from; didn't know it was the same in Dutch!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 260
@Nyne11Tyme Haha thanks - I've always had a weird fondness for the Tonberries in FF games - they're just so creepy with their clothes and their kitchen knives, and yet also so adorable at the same time!
Re: Mystery Bethesda Game Suddenly Up for Pre-Order, Placeholder Trailer Looks Like Fallout
I would love a Fallout 3 (with DLC) remaster, but wouldn't buy on release at that price though, and I'd expect there to a lot of working bug fixes on a remaster compared to the PS3 version, as I remember that ran atrociously on there compared to the 360 version which we also owned (thankfully!) That said, if I had to choose then I would prefer a New Vegas remaster first. Knowing Bethesda, any remaster will release with the original bugs included gratis...my expectations for them are sadly much lower these days, which is why I don't want any full remakes as I think they'd mess that up.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 260
@Nyne11Tyme Persona 5 would be great if you have a Vita, as it lends itself well to remote play as well as big screen play, in case if you end up getting headaches sitting up for too long with your nose healing needs. Could personally recommend RDR2 and KH3 as well though. P5 and RDR2 are both huge time sinks (happy ones though!), so either are most ideally suited to a couple of weeks time off. I still need to go back and complete P5 as it's such a long one! ...feel better soon btw!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 260
Only Vit D for me this weekend is in pill form - I binge-watched all of the excellent Spanish language drama, Elite on Netflix for most of yesterday, and today I've the Trials Rising open beta downloaded and ready to try. Might also play some axiom verge on my Vita too.
Re: Atlus Survey Asks About Persona, Catherine, Dragon's Crown, Remakes, Remasters, and Sequels
Persona 3 FES remaster (or even a port for PS4) would be great, maybe bundled together with P4G just in case my Vita ever dies. I've not yet played P3, but I want to play the FES version and don't want to have to go ask to borrow the old PS3 again from my brother just to play one game! OdinSphere sequel would be equally welcome though
Re: Hold It! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Trophy List Appears Online
Disappointing that there aren't 3 platinums, but this was always a buy for me regardless, albeit probably a sale buy as I've such a huge backlog still! The Ace Attorney series passed me by when I was playing my original DS as it was mostly a Pokémon machine for me, so I'll look forward to finally playing these in the next couple of years
Re: Final Fantasy XV's Episode Ardyn Release Date Reminds Us Square Enix Is Still Working on This Game
I had a huge amount of fun with FFXV - far from the best Final Fantasy story, and felt deliberately incomplete without the DLC (which I've still not gotten around to buying, but will do eventually on deep sale for the sake of completion, along with this Episode Ardyn), but the gameplay - though very different from traditional FFs - was fun enough for me to still love the game, I absolutely loved Ignis, and I still get the Chocobo theme and Altissia waltz stuck in my head randomly on occasion! After this dlc though, I'd rather see them call it a day and concentrate fully on FFXVI, as I don't wanna have to wait so long this time for another decent single player FF! 😉
Re: Relative Unknown Destroys Some of the Best Tekken 7 Players in the World to Win Mind-Blowing Tournament
Wow 😮 Gonna have to go watch the highlights I think. I'm calling it - there'll be a Hollywood movie loosely based on Arslan's victory in the next few years; the videogaming world is one of the few areas they've yet to milk dry of premise and this is an ideal one to start with! 😜
Re: Spider-Man PS4 Platinum Trophy Achievers Rewarded with Free Avatar
Just checked email and got one this morning too; also got code for GoW plat avatar a month or so ago, but never for themes, even though I got those games and platted those two close to launch...presume what you get and when must be a region thing perhaps (I'm UK account). Wasn't expecting anything though, so don't mind tbh.
Re: Japanese Dead or Alive 6 Stream Axed After Things Got a Bit Too Sexually Suggestive
@Th3solution Was best I could imagine seeing as the world and its wife is growing a beard these days! Haha, Witcher 3 perhaps too, as my Geralt always had sexy facial hair, which I had to maintain in that game too! 😉
Re: Japanese Dead or Alive 6 Stream Axed After Things Got a Bit Too Sexually Suggestive
@Kienda Just watched a that bit too and was funny for me, but agree it's excessive for something meant to be family friendly. Re what you mentioned though then I don't think people do genuinely care or feel offended about this sort of thing, but just like a lonely gamer gets a kick out of digital perving, there are many who get an equally enjoyable kick out of moral grandstanding and feeling superior, so they pretend to care...but they don't really. It was anti-violence in videogames in the 90s and now the trend is just anti-sexualisation instead, and will likely be anti something else in another decade...maybe it will be anti-facial hair! 😄
Re: Poll: Do You Think Sony Is Telling the Truth About Cross-Play?
I don't think Sony has any obligation to allow cross-play at all, and this doesn't affect me personally, but I do think it would be a positive thing for Sony to implement it more widely, from both a consumer and developer perspective, as it would keep the player bases on older or less popular games alive for longer so better for those still enjoying them, as well as better for school age kids who may have been bought different consoles by their parents but still own the same multiplayer games as their friends as nobody likes to be left out at that age. I think that there should be an option for the user to be able to switch cross-play on or off though so people have a choice. Oh, and I definitely think Sony's making excuses as from a business perspective they'll obviously want people to be gaming on their platform.
Re: Ubisoft Will Release Three or Four Major Games Before March 2020
I'm expecting Watch Dogs 3 this autumn (seeing as a new AC iteration isn't releasing in that window this year), which I would be happy about so long as it has less annoying side characters this time; Man Bun really got on my nerves in the last one and I've yet to even return to complete it, but I did love the gameplay and the MC was fine. Splinter Cell would be great IF it is in the style of the old games and isn't completely remodelled around the live service formula (probably will be), but reckon this may be one of the four, along with a new Ghost Recon possibly. What I'd like most is a decent reboot of Prince of Persia, but would be incredibly surprised if we got that! Think BG&E2 will be PS5, and not expecting that to be anything like the original, so very sceptical about it being of interest to me anyway at the mo!
Re: Metro: Exodus - Technical Limitations Subdue an Otherwise Solid Shooter
@LiamCroft I think this is a well-written review which comes across perfectly fair to me; you definitely don't deserve for folk to be getting personal over it just because you have your own opinion. Reviews are by nature subjective, and so long as they're also fair then I don't see why people would have a problem with a review deviating from the average score, along with the fact that 6 is not a bad score anyway! Some clearly didn't read it properly! Besides, I always check out a couple of my trusted youtubers' video reviews also, before deciding for certain on a purchase (unless it's a dev that I really trust).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 258
Still doing platinum clean up in KH3, but taken a mini break this afternoon to play the DMC5 demo and it's pretty much sold me on getting the game day one. Might return to Hat in Time before KH3 cleanup as I've still got a bit left of that to finish too and I do love a good 3D platformer!
Re: Free Dragon Quest XI Avatars Out Now on PS4
@ShogunRok No worries - only noticed it because of this article anyway, as I usually only check the themes/avatars stores on a Tuesday.
Re: Free Dragon Quest XI Avatars Out Now on PS4
@ShogunRok (sorry, forgot capitalisation before!) Thanks for heads up - love many of Dragon Quest XI's characters! Btw, just turned on my PS4 to check out these avatars after reading this and unrelated, but seems Bamco has today released something called God Eater 3 fan kit bundle too on themes page, which includes 5 musical themes and avatars for free (I don't even have the game yet). Nice surprise as I'm always changing my theme
Re: We Can't Imagine Sony's Happy with This Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Trailer
BEWBS! I'm taking them to the bushes first! ...but only because they look like they could potentially be of age bewbs! 😜 Tbh I'm confused - this looks more like a swimwear or holiday resort commercial than a game to me, or maybe one of those island beach based reality tv shows.
Re: Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered March Release Date Announced
While AC3 wasn't one of my favourites and did have some really frustrating bits, I still had fun with it when it released, so will likely replay this along with AC: Liberation at some point in the future, as they're included in my season pass anyway...current gen versions of Black Flag and Rogue definitely much higher up my replaying list though! I guess I'm a little bit of an AC fangirl as I've played to completion almost every game for nearly a decade now I think about it! Agree AC3 will be hard to go back to though.
Re: Disney Happy with EA's Work on Star Wars
Wow! Disney's either got an incredibly low bar these days or someone at EA is holding one of Bob Iger's pets hostage to make him say that! 😉 Mind you, it's probably the former, as it's not like Disney seems to care much about Star Wars themselves, given what we've been treated to recently with the movie franchise!