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@nessisonett I can't believe that the same monkeys that typed Shakespeare also managed to write this script.

@huyi Visually it looks alright, clearly a homage to the classic PS1 titles. It tries to emulate the Megaman Legends visuals, but in a higher resolution.

Though I will say, the intro cutscene consists of several drawn images, and the quality of those is laughable. Even if you're making an indie game, at least get a proper artist to do your artwork. It's not THAT expensive.

@huyi Yeah, the game is quite frustrating actually, especially since the platforming physics aren't that great to begin with.

The levels also have additional challenges, like beating it without taking damage, getting all the coins, getting other collectibles, beating it within a certain amount of time, etc. But you have to do those all at once! You can't first rush the level to get the time reward and then come back to collect everything, because then your time reward will be undone, or vice versa. It's backwards game design 101.

I have no problem with 90s inspired games, but they really should've implemented some QOL features.

At least it was only a tenner, but I still feel robbed lol.

After trying Frogun today, which is awful by the way, I'm actually tempted to buy TLOU Part I. At least I know that game will be good.

Played it and I agree. It just isn't fun. Completing the first level is already pretty much impossible, and beating a level in general isn't fun either. Platforming physics don't feel right and the game isn't generous at all. Miss a platform > reset the whole level, and that includes all collectibles and enemies. I'd say a 5 is generous.

Here's the thing, assuming it's ten times as expensive as a regular skin, if only 10% of the regular spenders buy it, then it's the same profit for them as releasing a regular skin. If more people buy it, it's more profitable than a regular skin.

@Grimwood Definitely!

If I was a game dev I'd definitely add in a secret stage with a one in a million chance of accessing it. Let the community go nuts.

@get2sammyb Never heard of that one! It looks like the title is half finished.

Sony Studio Firesprite Lets Colossal Liverpool Office...
...go bankrupt?
...develop a new IP???

So many questions lol.

This could be the first Horror/Strand type game!

Made by Hideo Kojima

@Shepherd_Tallon My first VR game was Astro Bot, everything that came after was just disappointing lol.

@MattBoothDev I imagine it's going to be like a live action Pixar's Cars.

I don't care what anyone else says, that's what it needs to be.

@Atreus97 I wonder who they'll cast as Kratos. Christopher Judge makes a lot of sense, but it'll probably be The Rock or something like that LMAO.

@Snake_V5 FIFA 21 remake

Can you use the app to claim PS+ collection games?

Sony doesn't really do holiday games, so I think late August to early October.

@itsfoz Show a trailer now, then people expect another one in two months, and another one before release, and a launch trailer, and more.

It's a sequel, so you know more or less what to expect. I assume they just don't want to spoil too much, so why reveal stuff now, when you can also wait until it's a month or two away from release?

Looks lovely. But since you can beat it in 2 hours, I'll wait for a discount.

@themightyant wasn't even underdelivering; he straight up said there was multiplayer in the game when there wasn't. It was just lies at that point lol.

Played the game for a couple of hours, but I wasn't really impressed. I may get it one day when it's on sale, but not right now.

@NomNom Cause then you can put more on a picture. And we all know more = better.

First one was good, Rise was more of the same, and Shadow was just boring. I stopped playing halfway through.

I expect controllers to get better over time, so this is no surprise. If the DualSense was "worse" than the DS4 we would've had a problem.

Wasn't SpongeBob pretty decent? I remember this game on the GameCube. It's "free" anyway.

@Fragile I offer $700 and a kidney.

I completely missed the headset reveal. What.

@Falkirk4life At launch?

@RBMango Witcher 3 launched broken. Thronebreaker was broken and was literally unplayable for some (including me), Cyberpunk 2077 was a giant mess.

CP2077 wasn't the exception unfortunately. I've learned my lesson.

@JJ2 If you mean that it may look a little gamified, I agree. They need to understand that finding a secret passage on your own is ''better gameplay'' than killing 50 trolls with the same old spell. Not every game needs to be combat heavy to be enjoyable. But it's generally the easiest form of gameplay to implement.

Next gen graphics with last gen's animations.

Err, no it's not. Pick one and fight. Don't be such babies.

I've encountered an invisible object in the overworld, even arrows get stuck in it. Don't know if it's a giant rock with Stalker powers or just a glitch, but I'm going to find out!

@MattBoothDev I don't know. Maybe when the servers are shut down twenty years from now, I can still play it on my PS5 without having to download anything.

@MattBoothDev You don't have to install the day one patch though. The game is perfectly playable without it.

@MattBoothDev Oh well, either way you have to download something, that was my point.

@MattBoothDev It is though, isn't it? You don't get the PS5 version on the PS4 disc. You just get the PS4 version. If you want to play the PS5 version (higher resolution, frame rate, etc.) you need to download the patch.

And I wasn't planning on playing the PS4 version when I have a PS5.

Bought the PS5 version so that I don't have to rely on a patch to play the PS5 version, simple as that.

It's not really the same game. May as well buy digital then, but that's my point, I just want the physical PS5 version.

@TheRedComet I just play the game to murder giant robot dinosaurs.

The 'problem' with this game is that it looks too detailed. It's very difficult to recognise the different pieces, so you have to hover over them to see what they are. I wish it was a little more stylised. Bigger pieces, with a smaller base, maybe some colour as well. They all look the same.

@Royalblues If previous games are to go by, there will be a disc-1 and disc-2. Insert the first disc and install those files, then it'll tell you to insert the second one and install the rest of the game. You also use the second one to play the game (like any other game).

@MatthewJP In all fairness, the discs and packaging isn't expensive at all, especially in bulk. Freight costs are also cheaper than you'd expect. And people forget that servers also cost money to keep up and running. I'd love to get the actual number on it one day though, but I don't the difference is more than a few dollars at most.

@PenguinL It's not that expensive TBH. Generally a 120 piece set goes on sale for about $120 ($0.10 a piece is the general rule). Licensed sets can be more expensive. So all things considered, it's a pretty good deal.

@Shepherd_Tallon @Apfelschteiner It's just software, so it could even come as an update after launch if they don't get the deal done in time. I don't expect this will cause any delay of the hardware.

Bought the PS5 box, and don't really care. Won't play it on PS4 anyway.

So it must've been a good deal then. Noted.

@BeerIsAwesome Because it's profitable? Their option was continue the franchise as a multiplat and earn the revenue, or stop it all completely.

@Arcnail I think they made like 300-500 million profit on MTX annually. This deal pays itself in 10 years. If they can get them to develop more than just Destiny, possibly sooner. I think that's how they're looking at it. Long term strategy. MS plonked 70 billion down for Activision, that's more than Xbox made in profits throughout its 20 year life.

@Medic_Alert Could've been a reaction to the Bethesda buy out?

@thefourfoldroot Microsoft just spent more on a single acquisition than they've made in revenue with their Xbox division throughout the last 20 years. They don't care about money lol. Buy up everything and spoil your customers until there's no competition left.

@BeerIsAwesome Kinda true, but remember that MLB isn't really Sony's property. They pay for the license, and MLB demands the game to be cross-play. If it wasn't for them, it bet you it would've been a PS exclusive still.