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They're really shooting themselves in the foot by releasing this now instead of after TLOU3 is announced.

I'm going to replay 1 and 2 some day but it can definitely wait until it costs 30€

What Final Fantasy needs is a completely different art style again. All the characters look so similar now. Look at the diversity of 7, 8 and 9. It’s like we’ve been getting the same cookie cutter characters ever since FF13. Give us a colourful cel shaded style or anything that feels like a vision rather than catering to what works on the current market.

@CWill97 Combat felt a bit similar to Ys 8 & 9, but a bit less ‘tight’. That and the Tales series seem to be the best references.

@EfYI I’m also their core user base and I’m glad Joel was killed off and Abby is my favourite character in gaming.

@Member_the_game That’s really on you. Plague Tale is pretty well known.

I’m a Tetris addict and love Hyper Light Drifter. This seems like a weird combo that could actually work

It’s not a bad idea for a difficulty option but it should never be the standard.

Not gonna lie. I wasn’t looking forward to some endlessly updated money and time consumer that I’d feel obligated to play as a fan of the franchise.

How are tribal tattoos different from what he feels a connection with?
It’s not my style either. It sure grabs the attention. But it doesn’t bother me to see someone go further in self-expression than I would.
People like this are important, because they challenge us to question the things we take for granted and the absurdity of some societal norms. That can be a valuable lesson to some ‘normal’ people.
All these different identities have a function in making sure we grow as a species. Like teaching you not to judge people whose skin you’ve never been in.
Good for you on recognising that he might need help. Perhaps you can try to start from that thought instead of what the facade tells you about his worth.

***edit: I realise that sounded a bit preachy but I genuinely wish you can try to see people differently. Not because I think I'm better than you but because it's a destructive aspect of society that people are now so quick to draw conclusions about strangers, while they only get snippets of their +-90 year life

@Northern_munkey So society decided that facial tattoo’s are a big no no. I appreciate him for not conforming to that, simply because it’s wrong for other people to decide what you can do to your body.
Facial tattoos are/were common and normal in many cultures, by the way.

@Porco You don’t have to try and explain why it’s supposedly bad. I know all the arguments. None of them make sense to me.
The biggest mistake was in the marketing. They should have made it clear that people were going to play as Abby and not as Joel. Too many people had wrong expectations.

@Porco Makes sense that my favourite game of all time would be a divisive one. At least it made you feel things. I’d argue it’s the strongest people have ever felt about a game. Especially the ones who hate it so passionately. The reasons people give why this is bad, are often quite hilarious. Especially because they usually demonstrate an advanced knowledge about how to craft a predictable and meaningless story.

@Porco “in decline” by releasing the best game ever made which sold like hot cakes?

Whatever the new project is, I hope it’s very different from TLOU and Uncharted. Something cartoony with ND’s current level of polish would be amazing.
And I think we can all agree Jak & Daxter need to return.

This will be a unique case where, in retrospect, the game will feel like an adaptation of the film.

Yeah the Home Depot comment was not necessary.

My best screenshots are probably not suitable for publication.

This version of Spider-Man is so much more exciting than the 'realistic' one. I'd definitely play that.

@Snick27 Lol, you wanted the Prince of Persia to be white?

Lol, I wait this long to buy GTA5 and this is revealed 2 days later

Can anyone explain to me why FF13 got so much hate for being a long hallway, yet this game gets all the praise in the world? At least in FF13 there was some semblance of difficulty to keep me entertained. This felt very much like the Japanese Witcher rollercoaster ride for kids.
So yes, glad to see them move on!

Those suits and robot designs look amazing. Too bad the faces don't. I would have preferred more stylised visuals instead of this half baked realism.

I must be the only person in the world who thinks Kratos just sounds too silly to take seriously. It makes me crack up every time he opens his mouth with that pompous voice. I get it, you're a god.
Fun game, though. I didn't need a sequel.

@TheCollector316 Campfires and all!

I wanted to vote Ys X, but that seems to be far off

Reminds me a bit of Shin Megami Tensei V, which should have been on PS5 years ago already.

I hate how she was hiding behind the exact same platform in the kitchen. Makes it feel like a parody.
The rest looks fine, but I agree that a 3rd person perspective (or the option) would have been preferable. There's almost no dinosaur games that use it anymore.

I remember when they announced it wouldn't have any DLC and I was delighted and decided to buy the game after all. Too bad they didn't keep their promise and that the game turned out to be a boring 'tap to win' hallway.

It's ridiculous how companies are into 'accessibility' because it makes them look good, but then they make things overpriced. That's also accessibility.
Like Naughty Dog adding all these features, but asking 80€ for a remaster. They should call it 'accessibility for the privileged'

The art style is gorgeous

I remember this as the year of boring disappointments, with Sea of Stars being the only one I really loved. Why people love FF16 is just beyond me.

If only this was 3rd person.

Can anyone who's played them tell me a good reason why The Witcher 1 & 2 aren't on PS yet?

I’m almost 100% certain that it will have a long and winding intro about war between nations that end with ‘-adia’

I hope they go for a more androgynous Abby. The only woman I ever loved 😍

For me personally it doesn’t have enough games yet. I’m really waiting for a PS5 game that can go in my all time top 10. Most of the ones I’ve been looking forward to have been disappointments so far. Sea of Stars comes close, but that’s not really ‘a PS5 game’.

The lack of enemy variety was probably the reason I quit part 1, so I’m not convinced

Never mind fixes, I need a price drop

Him being the second also says something about the amount of people they’ve ignored in the past.

Can’t wait to fall in love with Abby again.
I don’t hate Joel as much as in the game though.

I’ll only be really excited if they ever go back to a more goofy art style like IX and a turn based battle system.
Why does Dragon Quest keep getting away with that while Final Fantasy keeps taking itself too seriously!

Now I wish I didn’t give up on part 1. The gameplay seemed extremely repetitive after a few hours.