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Re: Poll: Is GTA 6 Being Stuck at 30fps on PS5 a Dealbreaker?

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It's not a dealbreaker as long as the game itself plays fine. Judging from what we've seen, I don't think many people are going to stop playing after launch because it's 30fps. I'm an anomaly since I'm not buying it (the more I saw, the less hyped I got for it) but I am curious to see how it goes once the world gets its hands on it.

Re: Save Mass Effect Petition Rockets Past 200,000 Signatures as Fans Ask EA to Continue the Series

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I loved the Mass Effect series minus one of them but I don't think saving it at this point will rekindle what it once was. The studio is different, the writers are different, there's too much going against it to live up to the name. Andromeda was a dud and we're thinking by saving the IP it would recapture the magic of the original trilogy? Perhaps but extremely rare of this critical era. Can only hope if the IP does sell off that whoever gets it will do the series justice. For now, we can enjoy the remaster trilogy.

Re: 5 More August 2026 PS Plus Extra Games Available to Download Now

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@Xodan Dying Light 2 takes some getting used to. I didn't play either initially and went from Dying Light 1 right into 2; couldn't get into 2. Took a small break from it and playing it again 2 and it's growing on me some but not like 1 did. 2 also has this weird CoD store that's pushed which is a turnoff but doesn't change gameplay at least - just annoying there's a notice about the store often. The parkour elements were upgraded and you can do more while moving which is pretty cool. I read someone say that Dying Light 1 was a zombie horror game with parkour while 2 is a parkour game with zombies in it.

Re: Round Up: This PS Plus Game Is One of the Highest Rated Games of the Year

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I played this last night with 2 other friends just to see how it went. To get the full experience, we left the normal party chat and used the in game proximity chat which really requires you to be close to work. When you're out of range of someone, you might see them but you can't hear them. Granted there are walkie talkies and other means to communicate but if you don't have anything like that (especially when starting out), you need to stick together. Puzzles were fun to figure out - sometimes you could unlock it solo and others needed more people. Puzzles unlock orbs which are used to unlock keys and keys unlock new areas. There are no hit points, checkpoints, or enemies but the day does change into night and does get pretty dark at times. We managed to unlock 3 areas so far (not sure how many in total there are) but we enjoyed ourselves overall. I'm not sure how much replay ability there is once you complete the game; uncertain if the puzzles are the same or if the game changes after completion but we do think there are changes based on how many people you initially set your world up with players. The world could be different with 4 players vs 8+ players but I cannot confirm that yet. It's goofy but enjoyable so far.

Re: 9 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for August 2026 Confirmed

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I enjoyed Dead Island 2, started a little slow and stopped playing for a while but picked it up back up recently and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Not the best but a decent game. I feel like I'm in the minority here about Unicorn Overlord. I tried it but couldn't get into it which is a shame because I was really excited when I saw it available. I normally like this strategy genre but there was something that didn't resonate with me and ended up deleting it. Hope the people that are enjoying it are able to finish it before it goes away.

Re: 'Did Not Work': The First Descendant Considered a Failure by Its Developer

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I played this game pretty heavily when it launched and enjoyed my time with it; even got the platinum trophy. I defended it on the 3/10 review comment section because I felt that was too low (another topic). But what ultimately got me to stop playing is exactly what their president is stating - "retention challenges". Once you complete the story modes (normal and hard), you're left with boring daily grind stuff and the hope that a low drop item you need for an upgrade does indeed drop. Doing the same mission 10+ times for 1 item gets to you after a while and you ask yourself "why?". At least they are acknowledging the issue and maybe will create some new retaining endgame content.

Re: You're All Invited to Play Marathon's Server Slam from 26th February

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I got in the closed beta a while back and didn't like much of the game then. It definitely looks better now than it did when I played however I'm curious if any of the gunplay changed. Before everything just blended together in this grayish color scheme; normal enemies and players alike and whoever shot first won. I'm willing to give it one more shot but I have low expectations.

Re: Destiny 3 Allegedly in 'Extremely Early Development', Could Be a Tentpole Title for PS6

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I dumped many hours into Destiny and Destiny 2 but there was a change in D2 where I (and probably others) fell off hard. I tried to get back into it recently but the damage was done and it felt too confusing to figure all the changes. I can only hope Bungie takes all the good things that made D/D2 work and focus on that because as someone who got to test Marathon on the last round, that game isn't it and it's wasted resources at this point.

Re: Ratchet & Clank Mobile May Be Okay Actually, First Gameplay Revealed

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Look I'll be honest, the game looks fun (along for the Horizon mobile game) however I just don't want to play games on mobile. I'd rather enjoy sitting on the couch, picking up the controller, and playing something like this opposed to being hunched over with my focus a few inches from my face. I use my phone often for work so I don't need something else to continue using my phone after work. Something hits different, to me, playing on a console.