@Brundleflies21 I'm tipping my hat and beer. While also winking and giving a thumbs up to this comment. The game was a beautiful disaster. Intense, poignant and calculated. It's a rare gem for sure. Not for everyone but neither is a rare gem lol
I'd never have an EV as a daily driver. They are huge insurance liabilities and hatefulky expensive to fix. Even with quick chargers it still takes 1000% longer to "fill up". It is a cool looking ride though lol.
Please let 15 people on the dev team branch off to fix resogun on ps5. The co op is entirely busted and it makes me sad. Aside from Returnal, which is no doubt a bullet hell magnum opus, all their games have had amazing co-op options
Cheers everyone. Love this site. Love the perspectives from all you wonderful people across the pond and across the world for that matter. Merry Christmas from the states!
They'd never abandon 100+ million consoles. Especially as a 3rd party. Sony will have an Eclusive next gen (Rift Apart, Demon Souls, Returnal) around launch but only from Sony and Nintendo. i can't see a 3rd party dev making a "next" gen exclusive early into the cycle. Now PC only sure but no way TW4 is ps6 and next box exclusive
@nessisonett was thinking the same about skyblivion team. The scaled leveling made the Gates impossible if you did extensive leveling early. I member getting every. Single. Nirnroot lol
I don't mean this as some kind of hot take/edge lord nonsense but I think the mistake was just making the game. It's a deeply disturbing and beautiful piece of art. A fun and enjoyable game though....that's a stretch. Whatever level of pre-production the game was in when NT was acquired should have been scrapped and the assets that could have been salvaged should have to support something different. Just my opinion of course.
@PaperAlien Enjoy! I have little free gaming time for myself now that my son is into it but I've got about 20 hours in Veilgaurd and have loved every minute of it.
Just the usual insecure *****. I'm sure this poor woman will be doxxed, have many death threats and generally have to read and hear awful things. And all by a small subset of the worst kind of (sub) humans we have. Fear not!! I bet a good 15-20 million of us will enjoy and appreciate the work
Easily the best. The music was great. The reveals were awesome. Nothing felt overly cringe. Ducet speech was just perfect. I enjoyed just about everything.
What hot garbage. 3 gotcha freemium games, dlc and one good action game. I get Erdtree is amazing content so don't kill me for that. We just eating where we sh*t now ifnwe arent an eastern nation lol. Every comment I read complains about these games dominating the landscape. Could have just said Fortnite, GTA online and some.early access free to play title
@tselliot funny you say that. I'm loving the game and the best way I can describe it is a homage to the best rpgs from the past 2 generations. The combat is stellar
More Veilgaurd, I'm absolutely loving it. More Clone Drone endless mode with my son. Just unlocked a new level in Jamboree with the wife so will also try and get a round or 2 in. Still wish it had a way to fast forward through computer players. Even 10 turns is at least 90 minutes lol
Think his last jonk was like 20 mil and counting. Josef also seems to like game awards so I bet big reveal. He has his team on a schedule the rest of the Industry should emulate
I think ps3 to ps4 was pretty big for exactly why he said. Network infrastructure. I also think ps4 to ps5 was pretty big due to going from 1 minute plus loading screens to near instantaneous gaming. I get some of his points but as long as the boxes plug in and play with limited baggage I can't see them just disappearing. Especially considering places like the US are so huge and our electric grid is ducktape and paperclips. Hell we had 300,000 households on dial up just 4 years ago lol. Ain't no Giga nothing in many parts of this country. And plenty of providers throttle the piss out of your connection. Need boxes, need physical/digitaldownload..at least in the states
Master class at his job. The world of Playstation needs to figure out it's next Yoshi, next Layden and next real influential leadership. Bunch of c suite nutsacks at the helm now. Herman is just a turd compared to those before him. Not gonna lie, that devolver video got me right in the feels
The reality is if you are a proven industry veteran will a killer resume in this day and age you almost have to crowd fund or Kickstart (which I am a big fan of tbh) to have a chance. That isn't a full proof answer...that direction has many caveats. But loans from private equity firms or publishers with shareholders has become a very volatile way to try and survive
Veilguard. Everything about this game has clicked for me in great ways. The combat is awesome, the characters are endearing so far and the game is beautiful. I'm actually glad it isn't just some massive open world. Hopefully it sells well enough
This should be more proof that the GaaS model ship has sailed. Yes this game had issues at launch but from a gameplay perspective it made some solid improvements and QoL features. Dopamine is a funny thing. Even the next iteration in your favorite service title isn't a certainty. There's a reason Fortnite OG is coming back permanent and OVerW2 failed to catch the the OVerW1 crowd the same way. You put a 1000 hrs into something and even a new loading screen can deter. Service games can adapt/update(fornite, cod, apex etc.) But outside of CoD creating new annual game for GaaS titles or even sequels has a track record for being a disaster...regardless of the good reasons some of you will give me. People don't want to abandon the time/effort
Bloodborne got robbed, Uncharted 4 got robbed....astro bot is my next pick to get robbed. I'll eat both my feet if it wins...and I want it to win...odd flex I know lol
I smaller budget sure. But it needs to be a polished, cohesive and fun experience. If a smaller budget means a sloppy, ugly and poor performing game (not sales wise but literal game performance) then we are icing the budget for the wrong reasons. RoboCop did very well, Sea of Stars did very well. It can be done. Maybe Kunitsu-Gami doesn't scream approachable to the masses lol. Banishers is a sad one to see as that looked pretty cool.
Rebirth became a chore for me. Got to around the Dyne fight and I got frustrated. Dude gets his arm blown off from a few shots but eats literally thousands of rounds and morphs into some outrageous looking monster lol. I was enjoying up to that point. Got to that awful gongaga region and that was it for me.
The game was doomed from the reveal. Sure it wasn't ground breaking but it wasn't some abomination. **Full Disclaimer** I was never going to play it- just ain't my thing. It was 10 years late, wasn't free, ripped off GotG AND the internet is loud. Sony isn't known for this type of game. Just stepping into this realm from Uncharted, Ghosts, GoW, ASTRO, TLoU and many other single-player oriented titles I won't list meant it was screwed from jump. If this was made by a 3rd party dev I think it would have been closer to a suicide squad or Xdefiant type failure...not the most colossal failure in any medium of entertainment ever lol
Will finally get the wife past FPS and platformers lol. One of my favorite RPGs ever. Garl is still one of the most endearing characters in a rpg ever imo
@MrPeanutbutterz i guess to each their own. When it released i didn't have any issues with visuals other than the Halo effect in one of the modes around Aloy
I'm not sure how we got to the ps5 performance mode looked a bit rough. I guess because I've been gaming since Nintendo i feel like most games just look amazing on current gen consoles
Whose doing it doesn't matter...I'm pro say whatever the F you're thinking but that was the most corporate/anti give a ***** about creators comment I've heard lol
@get2sammyb but interest has capped. We aren't bringing in millions more gamers each generation. There is proof of a ceiling in total players. If we aren't bringing in more and more new clientele and the major Live Service games are established and consistent, not to mention the amount of time players have already spent building their levels and characters, how does a new entry take away millions of players from something so well established? I'd argue the ship has sailed on creating another fornite or CoD and the sooner the industry realizes that the better.
So why the live service push in the US and Europe. They are going to make absurd amounts of money from China alone. If they love their lotto games then give them what they want.
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Re: Housemarque's Swanky New Office Is Ready for Business, Complete with Awesome Returnal Spacesuit
@Brundleflies21 also Resogun...pure magic. Needs a massive co op patch for ps5 as it's a jittery mess and literally unplayable
Re: Housemarque's Swanky New Office Is Ready for Business, Complete with Awesome Returnal Spacesuit
@Brundleflies21 I'm tipping my hat and beer. While also winking and giving a thumbs up to this comment. The game was a beautiful disaster. Intense, poignant and calculated. It's a rare gem for sure. Not for everyone but neither is a rare gem lol
Re: Random: Sony's Electric Car Encourages You to Flaunt Your Astro Bot Fandom
I'd never have an EV as a daily driver. They are huge insurance liabilities and hatefulky expensive to fix. Even with quick chargers it still takes 1000% longer to "fill up". It is a cool looking ride though lol.
Re: Housemarque Recruits PlatinumGames Dev of 11 Years as Lead Designer on Next PS5 Game
Please let 15 people on the dev team branch off to fix resogun on ps5. The co op is entirely busted and it makes me sad. Aside from Returnal, which is no doubt a bullet hell magnum opus, all their games have had amazing co-op options
Re: Site News: The Push Square Mailbox Is Officially Open, Send Us Your Letters
I member...you member??
Re: Happy New Year from the Push Square Team
Love this site. Just the different perspectives from across the pond and around the world is refreshing. Cheers everyone.
Re: Sony Says The Last of Us 2 Can Be Considered a Holiday Season Classic
Comments didn't disappoint lol
Re: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Cheers everyone. Love this site. Love the perspectives from all you wonderful people across the pond and across the world for that matter. Merry Christmas from the states!
Re: CD Projekt Red Won't Say Which, If Any, Current Consoles Can Handle The Witcher 4
They'd never abandon 100+ million consoles. Especially as a 3rd party. Sony will have an Eclusive next gen (Rift Apart, Demon Souls, Returnal) around launch but only from Sony and Nintendo. i can't see a 3rd party dev making a "next" gen exclusive early into the cycle. Now PC only sure but no way TW4 is ps6 and next box exclusive
Re: Reminder That Horizon Forbidden West Is Simply Stunning on PS5 Pro
@windxtravelerx wow. That's insane the import taxes are that high. Cheers from the US! Have a great holiday!
Re: Rumour: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Is Getting an Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 2025
@nessisonett was thinking the same about skyblivion team. The scaled leveling made the Gates impossible if you did extensive leveling early. I member getting every. Single. Nirnroot lol
Re: Reminder That Horizon Forbidden West Is Simply Stunning on PS5 Pro
@windxtravelerx 7K!? That's like beyond Brazil pricing...where do you live??
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Pleads for Modder Restraint on PC
The end results are gonna make stellar blade look like a Disney movie
Re: Xbox Feels It Made a Mistake Skipping PS5 with Hellblade 2, It's Claimed
I don't mean this as some kind of hot take/edge lord nonsense but I think the mistake was just making the game. It's a deeply disturbing and beautiful piece of art. A fun and enjoyable game though....that's a stretch. Whatever level of pre-production the game was in when NT was acquired should have been scrapped and the assets that could have been salvaged should have to support something different. Just my opinion of course.
Re: Intergalactic PS5's Toxic Detractors Peddling Patently Fake 'Leaked' Story Details
Only thing I'll say is that's a pretty involved leak to be entirely made up...
Re: PS Plus Members Get Early Access to Select PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's January Sale
@PaperAlien Enjoy! I have little free gaming time for myself now that my son is into it but I've got about 20 hours in Veilgaurd and have loved every minute of it.
Re: Naughty Dog Turns Off Intergalactic PS5 Trailer's Comments As Discourse Turns Nasty
Just the usual insecure *****. I'm sure this poor woman will be doxxed, have many death threats and generally have to read and hear awful things. And all by a small subset of the worst kind of (sub) humans we have. Fear not!! I bet a good 15-20 million of us will enjoy and appreciate the work
Re: Reaction: The Game Awards' 10th Anniversary Special Was Its Biggest and Best Ever
Easily the best. The music was great. The reveals were awesome. Nothing felt overly cringe. Ducet speech was just perfect. I enjoyed just about everything.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring DLC in The Game Awards' Fan Vote Final
What hot garbage. 3 gotcha freemium games, dlc and one good action game. I get Erdtree is amazing content so don't kill me for that. We just eating where we sh*t now ifnwe arent an eastern nation lol. Every comment I read complains about these games dominating the landscape. Could have just said Fortnite, GTA online and some.early access free to play title
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 558
@tselliot funny you say that. I'm loving the game and the best way I can describe it is a homage to the best rpgs from the past 2 generations. The combat is stellar
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 558
More Veilgaurd, I'm absolutely loving it. More Clone Drone endless mode with my son. Just unlocked a new level in Jamboree with the wife so will also try and get a round or 2 in. Still wish it had a way to fast forward through computer players. Even 10 turns is at least 90 minutes lol
Re: Rumour: It Takes Two Dev's Unannounced Next Game Due for Release in March 2025
Think his last jonk was like 20 mil and counting. Josef also seems to like game awards so I bet big reveal. He has his team on a schedule the rest of the Industry should emulate
Re: Insiders Are Already Hyping Up The Game Awards, Set to Be a 'Very Big' Show
Needs to show Fable proper. Maybe MP4. Also whatever the hell BenD, ND and Bluepoint are working on. Proper Wolverine reveal.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks the Days of Consoles Are Numbered
I think ps3 to ps4 was pretty big for exactly why he said. Network infrastructure. I also think ps4 to ps5 was pretty big due to going from 1 minute plus loading screens to near instantaneous gaming. I get some of his points but as long as the boxes plug in and play with limited baggage I can't see them just disappearing. Especially considering places like the US are so huge and our electric grid is ducktape and paperclips. Hell we had 300,000 households on dial up just 4 years ago lol. Ain't no Giga nothing in many parts of this country. And plenty of providers throttle the piss out of your connection. Need boxes, need physical/digitaldownload..at least in the states
Re: Gamers Are Reportedly More Interested in Watching Games Than Actually Playing Them
Not me. Also that makes me sad.
Re: Feature: Sammy's PS1 Memories
Loaded and Re-loaded I think are why I fell in love with Housemarque games. Awesome to know someone else played them like I did!!
Re: PS Blog Wants to Know Your 2024 Game of the Year on PS5, PS4
Astro all the way. Rebirth started great and then became a slog for me.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida's Resignation Prompts Massive Outpouring of Love for PlayStation Legend
@Steel76 get out of my head lol. The dreamcast 2.....sigh....launch title shenmue 4/crazy taxi 2/ skies of arcadia and dynamite cop Remastered lolol
Re: Shuhei Yoshida's Resignation Prompts Massive Outpouring of Love for PlayStation Legend
Master class at his job. The world of Playstation needs to figure out it's next Yoshi, next Layden and next real influential leadership. Bunch of c suite nutsacks at the helm now. Herman is just a turd compared to those before him. Not gonna lie, that devolver video got me right in the feels
Re: Former Mass Effect Lead's New Sci-Fi Game Cancelled, Developer Shuts Down
The reality is if you are a proven industry veteran will a killer resume in this day and age you almost have to crowd fund or Kickstart (which I am a big fan of tbh) to have a chance. That isn't a full proof answer...that direction has many caveats. But loans from private equity firms or publishers with shareholders has become a very volatile way to try and survive
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 556
@JonnyAces that is devastating to read. I'm glad you can find some solace in the thread. Big time prayers for your little man.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 556
Veilguard. Everything about this game has clicked for me in great ways. The combat is awesome, the characters are endearing so far and the game is beautiful. I'm actually glad it isn't just some massive open world. Hopefully it sells well enough
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch 3 Out Now, BioWare Promises Another Update 'Soon'
Enjoying this very much. The combat is a blast. Big improvement over inquisition for me
Re: Starbreeze Plans 'Significantly Lower Level of Investment' for PAYDAY 3
This should be more proof that the GaaS model ship has sailed. Yes this game had issues at launch but from a gameplay perspective it made some solid improvements and QoL features. Dopamine is a funny thing. Even the next iteration in your favorite service title isn't a certainty. There's a reason Fortnite OG is coming back permanent and OVerW2 failed to catch the the OVerW1 crowd the same way. You put a 1000 hrs into something and even a new loading screen can deter. Service games can adapt/update(fornite, cod, apex etc.) But outside of CoD creating new annual game for GaaS titles or even sequels has a track record for being a disaster...regardless of the good reasons some of you will give me. People don't want to abandon the time/effort
Re: Sony's Had a First-Party PS5, PS4 Game Nominated for Game of the Year Ten Times in a Row
Bloodborne got robbed, Uncharted 4 got robbed....astro bot is my next pick to get robbed. I'll eat both my feet if it wins...and I want it to win...odd flex I know lol
Re: Do You Really Want Devs to Make Lower Budget, More Original Games for PS5?
I smaller budget sure. But it needs to be a polished, cohesive and fun experience. If a smaller budget means a sloppy, ugly and poor performing game (not sales wise but literal game performance) then we are icing the budget for the wrong reasons. RoboCop did very well, Sea of Stars did very well. It can be done. Maybe Kunitsu-Gami doesn't scream approachable to the masses lol. Banishers is a sad one to see as that looked pretty cool.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Third Entry 'Won't Cheat' with the Airship
Rebirth became a chore for me. Got to around the Dyne fight and I got frustrated. Dude gets his arm blown off from a few shots but eats literally thousands of rounds and morphs into some outrageous looking monster lol. I was enjoying up to that point. Got to that awful gongaga region and that was it for me.
Re: Atomfall Sets Up a British Quarantine Zone on PS5, PS4 from 27th March
@Absymbel strange brigade was a blast with a couple friends
Re: Secret Level Creator Comments on Concord's Awkward Anthology Inclusion
The game was doomed from the reveal. Sure it wasn't ground breaking but it wasn't some abomination. **Full Disclaimer** I was never going to play it- just ain't my thing. It was 10 years late, wasn't free, ripped off GotG AND the internet is loud. Sony isn't known for this type of game. Just stepping into this realm from Uncharted, Ghosts, GoW, ASTRO, TLoU and many other single-player oriented titles I won't list meant it was screwed from jump. If this was made by a 3rd party dev I think it would have been closer to a suicide squad or Xdefiant type failure...not the most colossal failure in any medium of entertainment ever lol
Re: Sea of Stars Now Has Combat System Its Developer Always Wanted
Will finally get the wife past FPS and platformers lol. One of my favorite RPGs ever. Garl is still one of the most endearing characters in a rpg ever imo
Re: 'Mind Boggling' Horizon Forbidden West Has the Best Console Image Quality Ever on PS5 Pro
@MrPeanutbutterz i guess to each their own. When it released i didn't have any issues with visuals other than the Halo effect in one of the modes around Aloy
Re: 'Mind Boggling' Horizon Forbidden West Has the Best Console Image Quality Ever on PS5 Pro
I'm not sure how we got to the ps5 performance mode looked a bit rough. I guess because I've been gaming since Nintendo i feel like most games just look amazing on current gen consoles
Re: Dress-Up RPG Infinity Nikki Seemingly Strutting to PS5 in December
I like changing my pants. Maybe this is for me. Maybe I just need to change my pants. Also shirts. That's a thing. Everyone loves shirts
Re: Sony Adopting 'Show Don't Tell' Strategy with PS5
Whose doing it doesn't matter...I'm pro say whatever the F you're thinking but that was the most corporate/anti give a ***** about creators comment I've heard lol
Re: PlayStation's Dual CEO Setup Has 'Opportunities and Risks'
@Dalamar best comment in the thread lol
Re: PlayStation's Dual CEO Setup Has 'Opportunities and Risks'
@KundaliniRising333 Herman must think he has Phil money to blow
Re: PlayStation's Dual CEO Setup Has 'Opportunities and Risks'
Herman could maybe be the death knell. Pay Shawn whatever he wants.
Re: Sony Knows How to Sell PS5 in China, And It's with Gacha
@get2sammyb but interest has capped. We aren't bringing in millions more gamers each generation. There is proof of a ceiling in total players. If we aren't bringing in more and more new clientele and the major Live Service games are established and consistent, not to mention the amount of time players have already spent building their levels and characters, how does a new entry take away millions of players from something so well established? I'd argue the ship has sailed on creating another fornite or CoD and the sooner the industry realizes that the better.
Re: Sony Knows How to Sell PS5 in China, And It's with Gacha
So why the live service push in the US and Europe. They are going to make absurd amounts of money from China alone. If they love their lotto games then give them what they want.
Re: PS5 Pro Not Compatible with PS5 Slim Face Plates, Sony to Release New Covers for More Powerful Console
Err. Power to the payers? Love me some Playstation but damn