Mr_Singh

Mr_Singh

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Re: PSA: The Original Yakuza 0 Will Be Delisted Forever When Director's Cut Drops on PS5

Mr_Singh

I’m actually somehow glad that I haven’t played a single Yakuza( or RGS) game up till this point even though I’ve owned every physical copy (Kiwami 1 - Infinite wealth) for the better part of 3 years…. That’s just how insane my backlog is, have not had a chance to go through one since I’d like to finish them all back to back. Now at least I get to enjoy what I hear is the best one of them all on its PS5 upgrade version, although I hope these new additional cutscenes aren’t a setback…

Re: Hideo Kojima's Next Game OD Looks Like PT Fully Realised

Mr_Singh

@get2sammyb Yea but regardless of how long it was or wasn’t it’s almost regarded as ‘legendary’ for whatever reasons, so much so to the point that its still being played today endlessly. Heck, I even see PS4 systems being sold that contain PT on it since it’s supposedly that scary and fun at the same time. 15 mins PT is better than no PT at all. And if you see my OP I even said I cannot wait for this new game! Regardless, I would have loved the chance to have try it out at least, I love horror.

Re: Rumour: Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements

Mr_Singh

@PinderSchloss And for the record, if my response hit a nerve, that says more about you than anything I wrote. Nothing I said was even remotely hostile. In fact, I clearly acknowledged your perspective while still disagreeing with it. If that upset you, then maybe you’re not cut out for public discussion. You dropped a tag, got a reply, and then acted confused and sensitive about it. That’s not a great look.

Now onto your latest contradiction. You’re calling the modern day storylines “badly written” and “never integrated” but you also claim to have been “one of the few” defending Desmond’s arc? Which one is it? You can’t trash the narrative structure and then turn around and say you were defending it. That’s not a stance, that’s hedging your bets to sound neutral. Say what you mean and stand on it.

You can repeat your points ten times, a hundred times, it still won’t change the reality. The earlier Assassin’s Creed games AC1 to Brotherhood, AC3, even Black Flag made today’s titles like Mirage and Shadows look like complete afterthoughts. Say what you want about the modern day being “badly written,” but let’s not pretend Shadows was some masterclass in storytelling. That game couldn’t even keep its historical story coherent, let alone engaging. Or Mirage too.

And that’s the funny part even when the modern day sections may not be perfect to some, they still managed to be more entertaining and meaningful than any recent title that ditched them completely. These newer entries can’t even get the historical setting right. Characters are forgettable, the pacing is dead, and there’s no sense of purpose tying any of it together.

Bottom line, the modern day aspect in Black Flag made the game better. I’m glad it was there, and so are loads of others. Removing it in a remake is just Ubisoft trying to paper over cracks because they’ve run out of ideas and are chasing nostalgia they can’t recreate. These remakes are pure cope from a publisher that already peaked and is scrambling to win people back by cashing in on names they don’t even understand anymore.

So if you can’t handle responses, maybe don’t be tagging others in the first place. You kicked it off, not me. Don’t act bewildered when someone pushes back.

P.S. I write novels for a living so I enjoy a “lot of words”, same can’t be said for you when it comes to coping for a series that’s lost now.

Re: Rumour: Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements

Mr_Singh

@PinderSchloss Ah, so you’re a newbie to the AC series who began playing during the RPG era. Got it.

And just to clarify right off the bat, you’re confused about why I “picked” you to respond to, when you literally replied to me first. That’s how threads work. You tag someone, you get a response. Not sure what you’re expecting otherwise.

Now onto the rest.

You said it was “hard to switch to walking around an office when you were just swashbuckling on an island.” That’s a you problem. Because I, along with countless others who’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed since day one, never once had that issue. In fact, the modern day segments were part of the immersion, not a distraction from it. They connected everything. They built the lore. They made it feel like you were doing more than just living through a single historical fantasy you were uncovering a centuries spanning conspiracy with real consequences.

You might call that “badly written” or “poorly integrated,” but again, that’s entirely down to your own limited perspective. Whining about it now doesn’t change the fact that the modern day arc already won. There was no “battle” between fans who liked it and those who didn’t. From AC1 through to Mirage, Ubisoft kept including it because it was integral. We got what we wanted. We enjoyed it. You’re the one coping years later going “well it shouldn’t have been like that.” That’s your issue, not ours.

Re: Rumour: Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements

Mr_Singh

@PinderSchloss It really isn’t though, I mean to maintain the focus. I only came across few people like that because the majority that I know or discourse with absolutely love the storylines and made AC what it is today. Fact of the matter. If Desmond Miles didn’t exist or there was no modern day aspect from AC 1 to AC 3, would AC be what it is today? Not at all.

Yea I guess there’s an argument as to whether it should have continued or not after AC 3, but again, the fact of the matter is it did. I didn’t lose focus at all, neither did the countless of other folk I’ve spoke to especially considering that the modern day moments were very substantial anyways in AC Black Flag. The same logic could be used for the preceding games too then in that case, that one could lose focus if one minute they’re eating pizzas in Rome or fighting redcoats in New England, and in the next they’re lying on some machinery device in an ancient sanctuary.

If you or someone else finds it “hard” then that’s a you problem, but in the grand scheme of things the modern day aspect remains an integral part to the AC series. If they don’t like it then they can play Prince of Persia or other games dedicated to whatever era the AC game in question revolved around e.g. Black Flag in Golden Age of Piracy. Ubisoft has a pirate game as of a recent although I doubt it’s worth any recognition since I hardly hear about it.

Re: Rumour: Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements

Mr_Singh

Pathetic, if this is true. All Ubisoft has was one job. The modern day aspect is an integral part to the series, especially earlier entries of the series, games like Black Flag and Rogue had already included them. What purpose does it serve to remove them? You’re fixing something that isn’t broken. The modern day aspect adds to the mystique and somewhat ‘eeriness’ of the game, adding ambience and ambiguity. Just look at how badly flopped the AC Shadows story was compared to all the older entries, I didn’t feel connected or immersed in any way what so ever apart from the gameplay and visuals. The story was so lacklustre and all the dialogue and cutscenes felt poorly written and weak. Even a slight tiny bit of modern day aspect could have potentially redeemed that.

Now Black Flag didn’t have the most substantial modern day arc when compared to some of the other entries but still doesn’t excuse it being removed in the remake.

There was a time when Ubisoft would pour their hearts and souls into their games and storyline, just not anymore. Like I could understand if it was a brand new AC game where they didn’t want to include the modern day arc, however with AC Black Flag they’re choosing to remake a game which featured a modern day arc and simply remove it; excusing it for whatever reason they wish. It brings more harm than good. I remember when the rumours for the AC 1 remake were surfacing, I was so excited at being able to hopefully relieve some good old nostalgia as well as not having to potentially keep booting up my PS3 every-time whenever I want to play AC 1. Eventually it turned out those rumours were false but even if it were to ever come into fruition I wouldn’t be surprised if they removed the modern day aspect from there too, despite it being a substantial part of the game.

Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Takes Its Beautiful Soundtrack on Tour

Mr_Singh

I’ve had had to push this game straight to number 1 of my 78 or so backlog so I could play it before Game Awards. I went to Playstation concert twice and it was okay…. So this would be solely focused on a specific game rather than a collective. Could be interesting although they do sell out really fast, like that Death Stranding one, harmony or whatever it was called.

Also hopefully they have one in Paris if they’re just doing it in France for now, I went there recently and loved it so it would be really convenient for me.

Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2025?

Mr_Singh

@CaptainWow Same could be said for people who are whining or feeling outraged that Spiderman is returning to the PS plus. For one, its the remastered version thats on PS plus now and not the original PS4 one, and two its a relief for me since I have Spiderman 2 but would really have loved to experience and complete the first one, and now I have the chance to do so.

Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2025?

Mr_Singh

@nessisonett Actually I don’t ever recall Spiderman Remastered being added to PS Extra or Plus before. I may be wrong, but it was only the original PS4 version of Spiderman, and I see no harm what so ever in getting this back up if it allows users to experience it for the first time, or for whatever reason for that matter. Again, I may be wrong. I mean I didn’t get to play it and was really hoping to before I got around playing Spiderman 2, so it’a a relief for me.

Re: 12 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2025 Announced

Mr_Singh

YES!! So happy and excited Spiderman remastered for PS5 is coming. I’ve had Spiderman 2 for ages but never really got around to it, however as of recent I was thinking I should play the original Spiderman first except it wasn’t on Extra or Premium. Just randomly seeing this is good to know. Will definitely be playing Spiderman first.

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