I am not surprised but it was a pipe dream of mine to see him return for one chapter, it would have been cool. It’s pretty neat he still lays and enjoys the series and he is way less conservative and mind-caged than some FF fans.
Sad that Lost Odyssey is not being considered for modern platforms…Blue dragon, no thank you 🫶🏻😅
Interesting read. I potentially like these games! I got very into Trails in the sky, surviving the pace and enjoying the care for every detail. These more modern entries though rub me the wrong way with the graphic presentation…I would love them to try retro-pixel art or some kind of HD2D.
I cannot think of many series that I would like to return more than crazy taxi and JSR! Open world sounds like a good fit for it, praying it will live up to the original games.
I don’t want to be perceived as overly critical but for me “more of the same” doesn’t really apply to DLCs the same way it does to sequels. We are buying it because we want more of the same… I was perfectly satisfied with FF16 dlc and it was precisely more of the same, and I’d gladly buy more of Stellar Blade if I could.
@Ralizah Eh, I mean …a couple of samey Nintendo mid/low tier projects that have yet the same tone and characters. I honestly would give Ballad of Antara a try over them anytime if I had gaming time to spare 🤷🏼♀️
Excited for Metroid, it’s good to see the project is alive and I hope they are planning to release it on the Switch successor as well
@IOI Nintendo show was filled with remasters and HD re-releases. The slightly interesting ones are multi-platform titles. If Sony did that, the internet would catch fire.
Played it on my iMac, I thought it wasn’t bad and it had its own aesthetic but after the initial enthusiasm, I lost interest. Maybe it will “feel” different on a console
Sadly it won’t probably be nearly as ambitious as VII remake project and more just like a cosmetic update … and people will praise it like it’s a good thing because they actually want to play the same game over and over again. But hey, surprise me.
The original is fabulously charming but too conservative gameplay-wise compared to other installments for me so it ranks as one of my least favorite games in the series…
@Decimateh-xblz there is no “social activity management” in this game. Setting aside it’s a pretty “classic” JRPG, bordering on archaic dungeon crawling and don’t get me wrong, it can be a lot of fun.
@anubisvel I was deliberatley over the top and not serious at all! Of course there is nothing wrong with Animal Crossing. I do love seeing young girls playing Europa Universalis or Tekken or Monster Hunter instead of cutesy games that are more stereotypically girly, though
Nintendo games, generally, aren’t my cup of tea, aside the occasional outstanding gem they put out every 10 years or so.
But there is something about seeing young girls playing Animal Crossing… that really makes me want to call social services, and lecture them about staying in school and develop a personality.
I’d generally be rubbed the wrong way by guest characters but Mai and Terry fit so well! And we’ll get to see them in the RE engine. Elena is one of my fave SF3 addition…the new body Bison lacks the iconic design of the dictator and he could have stayed dead for longer
This is the most hyped I have ever been about a PlayStation Studios game! I hope it's as good as it looks and as fun as the PS5 pack in! The cameos looked amazing! And wash your mouth before badmouthing 2024 as it got me Rebirth, Stellar Blade (just got the plat!) and now this!
Can we close the “censored game” school of clowns now? 🤡
I got the costumes and I look forward to embarrass my husband by sneakily equipping one of them minutes before his mother comes to sit on the couch with us.
It’s good that he has such confidence, but why would anyone talk of their personal project in these terms?Just undersell it and then surprise everyone…
Sign me up! And Sony, make this a PlayStation series! This game is perfect for a sequel: it has the narrative for it and even being absolutely great as a whole you could point many parts of the game that could use improvements!
Started NG+ on Stellar Blade to get the last ending and collecting the remaining cans. Really robust Ng+! Hopefully I can do I it all before Akuma drops in SF6 because then I will be very busy beating a lot of wannabe edgelords demons with female characters and Blanka:P
Stellar Blade performing better than Bayo 3 is a testament of how much Sony missed out not picking up Bayonetta 2 publishing rights. It’s a series that would thrive much more on PS/Xbox than Nintendo.
Errr..:this was always obvious, how could one even think this game has been censored? There are tons of ridiculously skimpy outfit much more revealing than the two “censored” ones.
@get2sammyb I don’t understand where this is coming from, it feels like we had 1 Horizon game for every 12 Cod and Mario themed games 😁 I am hopeful to play Horizon 3 before 2028 :/ FW has been one of my PS5 era highlights with Rebirth and Returnal
@ChrisDeku I feel you, that is a completely alternate reality 🤣 Mario kart remaster is the best seller of an interminable list of rehashed games, remasters, “remakes”, Wii U and PS3 ports
^ yeah if we have to count the spin offs as well, we have been receiving one game a year for a while.
Also I need some kind of change in the next main episode, the rigid nature of the gameplay loop has kind of worn me out.
It could be something as simple as not attending high school during the day and exploring adult life…I am sure being a salary man or office lady has plenty of hardships.
Persona is actually one of the few IPs I have clear ideas about things they could implement that would make everybody happy without turning the franchise upside down, like multiple main characters (with different age, occupation, gender, social class) that lead to different introductions (think Dragon Age Origin) and perspective to the story. Or daily-life boons for each arcana - let’s says you can manipulate people with extra dialogue choices if you are holding a persona of the devil arcana, chariot gives you a boost in sports/mini-games, lovers let you get more charisma points from stat boosting activities, moon gives you a perk in night time activities, magician lets you see secret doors, strength has no perks but its personae are really strong in combat and so on…
I mean no offense to Xbox fans (play wherever it makes you happy!) but can we do some black magic and swap Xbox with SEGA back again? 🥲 They are working on reviving so many dormant IPs and I would buy a console just for Sega/Atlus stuff, let alone third party support.
As long as we are playing great games, do we really care if they are first or third party? I struggle to think of a first party title that I would enjoy as much as Stellar Blade or Rebirth. A fulll Astrobot game, maybe
@REALAIS As you can read in my comment, l agree that selling and then making the game impossible to play in a lot of countries was incredibly stupid and that’s why this decision is the only logic one they could take.
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Re: Final Fantasy Creator Finished with the Series, Sees Himself as a Player
I am not surprised but it was a pipe dream of mine to see him return for one chapter, it would have been cool. It’s pretty neat he still lays and enjoys the series and he is way less conservative and mind-caged than some FF fans.
Sad that Lost Odyssey is not being considered for modern platforms…Blue dragon, no thank you 🫶🏻😅
Re: Shocking: There's a New Resident Evil Game in Development
Guys, this is volatile insider information but I know a guy who says the next Gran Turismo will feature sport cars!
Re: Trails through Daybreak (PS5) - A Strong Step Forward for Falcom's Fantastic RPG Series
Interesting read. I potentially like these games! I got very into Trails in the sky, surviving the pace and enjoying the care for every detail. These more modern entries though rub me the wrong way with the graphic presentation…I would love them to try retro-pixel art or some kind of HD2D.
Re: SEGA's New Crazy Taxi Game Is Open World and Multiplayer
I cannot think of many series that I would like to return more than crazy taxi and JSR! Open world sounds like a good fit for it, praying it will live up to the original games.
Re: Here Comes a New Challenger! M. Bison Enters the Fray in Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
I will test him with rental tickets today, looks so powerful! Much more excited for the rest of the season tbh
Re: A Mischievous Boy Has Leaked Footage of Jet Set Radio's Revival for PS5
@get2sammyb UNDERSTAND,
UNDERSTAND… THE CONCEPT OF LOVE 💛💚
Re: PS5 Fan Favourite Stellar Blade Sold Over 1 Million Copies, Dev Estimates
Great news, it really deserves a sequel!
Re: Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Has a 'Revised' Story, PS5 Performance Mode, and New Difficulty Levels
Best videogame year in eons
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) - Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
I don’t want to be perceived as overly critical but for me “more of the same” doesn’t really apply to DLCs the same way it does to sequels. We are buying it because we want more of the same… I was perfectly satisfied with FF16 dlc and it was precisely more of the same, and I’d gladly buy more of Stellar Blade if I could.
Re: Sony Game LEGO Horizon Adventures Reveals Footage in Nintendo Direct
@Ralizah Eh, I mean …a couple of samey Nintendo mid/low tier projects that have yet the same tone and characters. I honestly would give Ballad of Antara a try over them anytime if I had gaming time to spare 🤷🏼♀️
Excited for Metroid, it’s good to see the project is alive and I hope they are planning to release it on the Switch successor as well
Re: Sony Game LEGO Horizon Adventures Reveals Footage in Nintendo Direct
@IOI Nintendo show was filled with remasters and HD re-releases. The slightly interesting ones are multi-platform titles. If Sony did that, the internet would catch fire.
Re: Final Fantasy Creator's Mobile RPG Fantasian Is Journeying to PS5, PS4 This Year
Played it on my iMac, I thought it wasn’t bad and it had its own aesthetic but after the initial enthusiasm, I lost interest. Maybe it will “feel” different on a console
Re: Across Its Vaunted IP, Capcom Fans Crave Dino Crisis Above All Else
Bestow Sega vs Capcom on humanity, merciful CapGod 🙏🏻
Re: Final Fantasy 9 Remake Is Almost Certainly Real as Another Database Leak Appears
Sadly it won’t probably be nearly as ambitious as VII remake project and more just like a cosmetic update … and people will praise it like it’s a good thing because they actually want to play the same game over and over again. But hey, surprise me.
The original is fabulously charming but too conservative gameplay-wise compared to other installments for me so it ranks as one of my least favorite games in the series…
Re: The Rest of 2024's PS5 Release Schedule Is Finally Filling Up, and It's Looking Good
Astrobot and Final Fantazio and maybe Dragon Age later on for me!
Re: Preview: Astro Bot on PS5 Could Be the Best 3D Platformer This Side of Nintendo
Thank you for the read, it makes the wait even more difficult!
With Rebirth, Stellar Blade and this, Sony has really catered to my taste like never before …very strong year.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5) - Combat-Heavy RPG Gets a Major Overhaul
@Decimateh-xblz there is no “social activity management” in this game. Setting aside it’s a pretty “classic” JRPG, bordering on archaic dungeon crawling and don’t get me wrong, it can be a lot of fun.
Re: HoYoverse's Bid for World Domination Could Include Anime Crossing on PS5
@anubisvel I was deliberatley over the top and not serious at all! Of course there is nothing wrong with Animal Crossing. I do love seeing young girls playing Europa Universalis or Tekken or Monster Hunter instead of cutesy games that are more stereotypically girly, though
Re: HoYoverse's Bid for World Domination Could Include Anime Crossing on PS5
Nintendo games, generally, aren’t my cup of tea, aside the occasional outstanding gem they put out every 10 years or so.
But there is something about seeing young girls playing Animal Crossing… that really makes me want to call social services, and lecture them about staying in school and develop a personality.
Re: Hands On: Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Already a Contender for RPG of the Year
The MC really is as bland they can get…but the more I read about the rest of the game and its systems the more I am intrigued .
Re: Xbox Really Wasn't Happy with PlayStation's Call of Duty Marketing Deal
Pfff! Good one Phil! And buying off entire companies that were producing games for rival platforms was such a class act! Top notch stand up comedian
Re: Street Fighter 6 Locks Fists with Fatal Fury in New PS5, PS4 DLC
I’d generally be rubbed the wrong way by
guest characters but Mai and Terry fit so well! And we’ll get to see them in the RE engine. Elena is one of my fave SF3 addition…the new body Bison lacks the iconic design of the dictator and he could have stayed dead for longer
Re: Astro's Playroom PS5 Gets New Update, New Trophies Out of Nowhere
Heck yeah! Love an excuse to revisit this
Re: Xbox Series S Specs Limit the Scope of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
@ATaco I honestly feel like this is one for the reason why we won’t see FF16 and Rebirtth on Xbox
Re: Classic PS1 Platformer Tomba! Arrives on PS5 in August
Tombi! This brings back so many memories of the 90s and would have been a nice addition to the kinda nostalgic State of Play …
Re: Astro Bot Raises the Bar for Sony's PS Studios Intros on PS5
That’s a neat little thingy
Re: Astro Bot Looks Absolutely Glorious, Lands on PS5 This September
This is the most hyped I have ever been about a PlayStation Studios game! I hope it's as good as it looks and as fun as the PS5 pack in! The cameos looked amazing!
And wash your mouth before badmouthing 2024 as it got me Rebirth, Stellar Blade (just got the plat!) and now this!
Re: Infinity Nikki PS5 Is the Open World Anime Dress-Up Game of Your Dreams
This is too preciously delicate for me to stomach >_< I can't be the only one.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for May 2024?
It was exactly how I imagined it to be! Astrobot looks fantastic and it is releasing so soon! Day one
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Quietly Adds Uncensored New Costumes in Controversy Aftermath
Can we close the “censored game” school of clowns now? 🤡
I got the costumes and I look forward to embarrass my husband by sneakily equipping one of them minutes before his mother comes to sit on the couch with us.
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Patch 1.003 Is Live Now, Brings a Challenge Mode, New Outfits
Ok Roxanne near the bulletin board has a couple new nano-suits bikini inspired by Alice in wonderland (well…) and red riding hood
Re: Japan Sales Charts: Stellar Blade Is on Top Again, Sells 10,000+ Copies
@The_Wailing_Doom both excellent games! Ps5 has been so good for Japanese style games
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Patch 1.003 Brings a Challenge Mode, New Outfits
Those dresses are so pretty! Currently playing through NG+, will give this a try! Would also love a photo mode
Re: The Next Naughty Dog Game Its 'Most Thrilling Yet', Says Neil Druckmann
It’s good that he has such confidence, but why would anyone talk of their personal project in these terms?Just undersell it and then surprise everyone…
Re: Stellar Blade Sequel Is Under Serious Consideration as Dev Eyes AAA Franchise Success
Sign me up! And Sony, make this a PlayStation series! This game is perfect for a sequel: it has the narrative for it and even being absolutely great as a whole you could point many parts of the game that could use improvements!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 529
Started NG+ on Stellar Blade to get the last ending and collecting the remaining cans. Really robust Ng+! Hopefully I can do I it all before Akuma drops in SF6 because then I will be very busy beating a lot of wannabe edgelords demons with female characters and Blanka:P
Re: Square Enix Bestows New Name on Creative Business Unit 3
Shhh guys, let’s not complain too much or they’ll give the rebranding job to the guy who penned some of their game titles.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: Stellar Blade PS5 Sales Hold Strong
Totally deserved! It’s such a fun game to play!
Stellar Blade performing better than Bayo 3 is a testament of how much Sony missed out not picking up Bayonetta 2 publishing rights. It’s a series that would thrive much more on PS/Xbox than Nintendo.
Re: Ubisoft Cancels Free-to-Play Shooter The Division Heartland
I can manage to deal with this particular loss.
Re: Superb PS5, PS4 Brawler Street Fighter 6 Is Getting a Big Balance Update
I kind of got into Aki but after diamond she is hard to win with. Mostly bad matchups. Hope she gets some buff
Re: Shift Up Director Puts Stellar Blade, Sony Costume Conspiracy to Bed
Errr..:this was always obvious, how could one even think this game has been censored? There are tons of ridiculously skimpy outfit much more revealing than the two “censored” ones.
Re: Hermen Hulst, Hideaki Nishino Replace Jim Ryan As PlayStation CEOs
@get2sammyb I don’t understand where this is coming from, it feels like we had 1 Horizon game for every 12 Cod and Mario themed games 😁 I am hopeful to play Horizon 3 before 2028 :/ FW has been one of my PS5 era highlights with Rebirth and Returnal
Re: Sony Committed to Better First-Party Games, 'Richer' Experiences, More PS5 Users
@ChrisDeku I feel you, that is a completely alternate reality 🤣 Mario kart remaster is the best seller of an interminable list of rehashed games, remasters, “remakes”, Wii U and PS3 ports
Re: Rumour: SEGA Wants Persona to Be an Annual Franchise Alongside Like a Dragon, Sonic
^ yeah if we have to count the spin offs as well, we have been receiving one game a year for a while.
Also I need some kind of change in the next main episode, the rigid nature of the gameplay loop has kind of worn me out.
It could be something as simple as not attending high school during the day and exploring adult life…I am sure being a salary man or office lady has plenty of hardships.
Persona is actually one of the few IPs I have clear ideas about things they could implement that would make everybody happy without turning the franchise upside down, like multiple main characters (with different age, occupation, gender, social class) that lead to different introductions (think Dragon Age Origin) and perspective to the story. Or daily-life boons for each arcana - let’s says you can manipulate people with extra dialogue choices if you are holding a persona of the devil arcana, chariot gives you a boost in sports/mini-games, lovers let you get more charisma points from stat boosting activities, moon gives you a perk in night time activities, magician lets you see secret doors, strength has no perks but its personae are really strong in combat and so on…
Re: Capcom Now Considers Dragon's Dogma a 'Key Brand' Following Substantial Sales
Yay! Very good news.
Now please make my dream of Darkstalkers’ return a reality. Or my pipe dream of Sega vs Capcom.
Re: Founders, Long-Time Employees Reportedly Say Xbox Now Effectively Microsoft Gaming
I mean no offense to Xbox fans (play wherever it makes you happy!) but can we do some black magic and swap Xbox with SEGA back again? 🥲 They are working on reviving so many dormant IPs and I would buy a console just for Sega/Atlus stuff, let alone third party support.
Re: The Big Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Reveal Is Incoming, 2024 Release Date Reportedly Set
I quiet like the Dragon age series a lot and Inquisition in particular but we have to take into account that we are all playing this after BG3 >_<
Re: PS5 Fans Mostly Happy with Sony's Third-Party Deals, But PlayStation Studios Need to Step Up
As long as we are playing great games, do we really care if they are first or third party? I struggle to think of a first party title that I would enjoy as much as Stellar Blade or Rebirth. A fulll Astrobot game, maybe
Re: Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, More Closed in Brutal Bethesda Restructure
And this causes less of a controversy than the HD2 PSN requirement, of course
Re: Helldivers 2 May Turn Negative Steam Reviews into a Fashionable In-Game Cape
@REALAIS As you can read in my comment, l agree that selling and then making the game impossible to play in a lot of countries was incredibly stupid and that’s why this decision is the only logic one they could take.