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Humongous what?

Like most people here, I'll wait until they release the full version in a year or so.

Well, Microsoft already replaced the CEO of Microsoft Gaming with a corporate AI called Phil Spencer, now they're going to replace these employees too.

He does have a point but I think he oversimplified the problem of an open world a bit. Even if you make your world interested, some people prefer to play games on a more focused goal oriented manner where fast traveling cuts down a lot of the fat. Also on repeat playthroughs you're avoiding seeing a lot of the same places you've seen before and focusing on what you like the most.
The problem is when developers use it as a cop out for a poorly designed world. Some games would die if they didn't have fast travel because the open world is repetitive and it only serves as a means to travel from point A to B. Yet, I think the option to fast travel should be available even in well designed worlds since it gives the players more agency.

Why are you showing the same game twice with slightly lower brightness?

Long live single player games!
Also it clearly shows that the people trying to boycott the game were the typical loud minority.

@ijulianvel I do agree in part with that, but a series produced by HBO, with Pedro Pascal in a unique post apocalyptic setting has a much broader appeal than for what the general public will be just another teenager slasher flick.

@Stonecold730 I know that. But Baldur's Gate sold 20 milion copies for at least £40 each. I don't think Microsoft or Sony would pay £800 million for one game.

That's great! It's a wonderful game and they deserve to be paid in full for their amazing effort.

Digimon Survive for £9? I was on the fence because it's more of a visual novel than a strategy game, but now I might actually bite the bullet and buy it.

Could you be less stereotypical than "big bad company is litigious"? C'mon Take Two, that's pathetic.

This game made me lose interest for the franchise, but at least the upgrade path is reasonable this time.

@GamingFan4Lyf Oh, fair enough.
Whenever you're in an RPG mood, give P5 a try!

@Mattock1987 A Persona FPS?!
I really hope they listened to you!

@GamingFan4Lyf The plot is extremely slow burning. It gets much better after 20 hours or so, but I understand it can be a hard sell to convince someone to play for 20 hours until it gets good. What I can tell you is, if there's anything about the game that interests you, keep playing for a while and it'll only get better. If you think the characters and the gameplay are not holding you, then maybe the game is just not for you.

@GamingFan4Lyf They're amazing games but I do agree with you. What these games have in character development, gameplay, story and soundtrack they seem to lack in environmental detail.
It might be budget constraints, engine limitations or maybe something else entirely.

It looks so derivative. Even if it's a fantastic game I don't think it will sell well because it does very little to stand out from the crowd.

@TheCollector316 And who are these "professionals"? The ones that get early review copies and advertise new releases on their website for money? While I agree the public and influencers can be untrustworthy, these "professionals" are often shills lobbying for the industry.

I wish more publishers did this. Playing the demo is what made me buy a few games like Octopath Traveler and FFXVI, I'll definitely be giving it a try and it will decide if I buy the game or not.

I can't fathom how people spend that much money on a game. The game that I spent the most money was Elder Scrolls Online and it was probably around £120, but on expansions and subscription over the course of 6 years and almost 800 hours of playtime.

The headliner is RE2, but of course like most people I already have it. Still, you can't consider it a bad month with a game like that on the line-up

Not only it's extremely expensive, but also the skins look terrible.

@ShogunRok I don't think you understand how democracy works. In a democracy everyone's votes have the same weight. A shady "taken into account" from the community vote means absolutely nothing if you don't clarify your criteria.

Really? Spider-Man 2 the best game this year? I know this is a Playstation website but you clearly don't know how to leave your biases at the door.
Spider-Man 2 does almost absolutely nothing innovative, it's even debatable if it's the best Spider-Man game and it will be just another game that happened in a decade from now.
Meanwhile Baldur's Gate 3 is a milestone game that will be remembered in history and it set a new standard for storytelling and roleplaying forever in the vidro game industry.

Your credibility took a huge hit today.

He's probably talking about Zack. The first game of this remake trilogy had a bloated plot focusing mostly on Sephiroth vs Cloud for fan service and completely missing the message of the original.
Aerith surviving is fan service and it wouldn't surprise me at all if she remained alive at the end of this game.

@Yuyukirby What racism? Someone committed charity fraud and they were removed from the game. Plain and simple.

Done. This is a good website and if I have to look at ads I'd rather see ones more aimed towards my taste.

I'll play the version with Yong out.

Shadowrun: Daggerfall was an amazing crossover between Bethesda and Harebrained Schemes. I remember having a great time playing the game as a cyberdecking Khajiit.

YouTubers have been documenting for years that these developers were scammers with games that were abandoned as soon as they were released.

It baffles me that with all the evidence this game still got dozens of thousands of players when it first released. Some people really like to live in denial.

I guess the truth hurts, huh?

By boring you mean non genocidal?

Absolute crap. Not looking forward to any of those games.
At least some people are, so overall probably not the worst month of the year.

Cyberpunk 1.0 has been released! Congratulations CD Projekt Red!

RE 5 being a much more flawed game than it's predecessors could really benefit from a remake. If they overhaul the gameplay and improve the story, it could go from an above average action game, to a masterpiece horror/action game.

I would love if they did a Cid origin story. He was my favorite character in the game and my favorite Cid in the whole franchise.

Considering the abysmal state Cyberpunk was released, I'll wait until it's been properly patched and then play it. Not buying into the hype again, you fooled me once CD Projekt Red.

At this point the name Macrotransaction is more apt.

So, increasing the price to increase the quality. Where's the quality? Especially in a month where a lot of people take holidays and stay at home.

Just to tell some people, even though Sony 1st party titles are still very expensive, some quality third party titles are at an all high discount.
Just bought Everspace 2 for £26.99.

The man who approves crunch and is unable to accept any kind of criticism without being offended and extremely defensive, great choice.

Your title is immensely misleading. Yasuke was a retainer, never a Samurai. His story is very interesting and it's a good example of curiosity and interest in a different culture breaking the racial barriers, but calling him a Samurai is revisionist history. You don't need to lie to show the importance of an African person being accepted and integrated in Japan so long ago.
Please correct your title.

Can't wait until it's released in 2030 completely broken and full of microtransactions.
Let's be honest, the BioWare we knew and loved is long dead with almost all of the key developers having left the company.
I love the original trilogy but I think it's acceptable to have no expectations when it comes to a new game.

Phil Spencer is the physical manifestation of PR talk.

9 before a progression breaking bug, 1 after. Also the patch notes state it was fixed but it wasn't for me.

I got a progression breaking bug in Oceanview hotel that the patch says it's addressed and fixed but it isn't. For anyone on the fence, don't buy it. I had an amazing time until this bug made it impossible to finish the game and completely soured my experience.

Didn't they increase the subscription prices to provide more quality?
Where's the quality in these titles?

@catsmoke What? I said they're making fun of extreme opinions. Democracy is also freedom of speech. Everyone can be made fun of, no matter their opinions.
Either you didn't understand my comment or you're one of the extreme people they're making fun of. If that's the case, my advice is for you to take things less seriously, they're jokes.

@Tomato_Goose They're so long and boring that by the time you finished watching the first one, the second one released.

@DennisReynolds I hope so too. I'm impressed on how good Alan Wake 2 is and the freedom they were given to make the game as they wanted it to be. Shame that it didn't have a physical release, that definitely hurt the sales figures.