@somnambulance Yeah the first two titles are quite family friendly, although you probably need to gives your childrens a bit explanation since both titles involves around religions, science, and history.
As for the last two titles, they have nudity, a lot of blood, and violence. The story also would be too complicated for 5 and 9 year old kid (marriage, assassins, AI turn sentient, human vs machine).
And talk about family friendly anime, maybe you already heard Spy x Family and Dr Stone? I would reccomend them too especially Dr Stone.
@themightyant Czar isn't wrong with his simple description. There's only guns (handgun, SMG, and grenade) in this game. No magic, sword, or summons, just guns and grenades. And the three main characters looks stylish with acrobatic moves, kinda like in Equilibrium.
The Final Fantasy part is the post-apocalyptic steampunk setting and it took place in this massive giant tower where all human lives far above the polluted ground. Maybe kinda a mixed of FF VII and XIII setting?
@Ainu20 The combat system needs some time to get used to. In a simple way, handgun deal "direct damage" and SMG deal "scratch damage". Scracth damage can't kill but combine with direct damage, you can accumulate massive damage to the enemies or break their guard since some enemies has layers. The Arena is a good place to practice and do tutorials if you don't understand the combat system.
One of the most underrated real time x turn-based RPG and one of the best tri-Ace games that deserves a success. It's a shame it doesn't get a sequel and the combat system also never been used anymore.
I hope more people gives this game a second chance.
Also, forgot to say, this game has 10 difficulty settings:
The animation comes from E&H Production, which has previously worked on Ninja Kamui and Bullet/Bullet
E&H Production also worked on the latest Magic Knight Rayearth anime and so far the show looks good. So, i think they will do a good job for this one.
But. I really like how Isolation and Mosquito looks quite different from one and another. Mosquito with crazy actions and Isolation with the horror vibe.
@Toilet_Goat This is the same Lion. Same hair style and face with Praying Mantis kungfu. Lion was a teenager back in VF 2-5 and now he's an adult at 20's or almost 30's.
@Leinad7 What's Wolverine have to do with this game???
@2here2there These Xbox games got great score from PushSquare. Two of them even has higher score than Wolverine. So, you can calm down with your accusation.
I think it's safe to say no devs these days are brave enough to make action games as challenging as Ghost N' Goblins, Battletoads, and Ninja Gaiden at Master / Ultimate Ninja difficulty. Maybe Sekiro and Nioh would come close.
I have serious doubt that Capcom will end one of their golden goose. Although...
1. I personally don't mind a definitive closure for og characters like Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire, Rebecca, and Sherry. They deserves a long rest and happy ending to their long and terrifying experiences against bio weapons and psychopaths / mysterious organizations who wants to destroy the world. Let new characters like Grace or Rose take over but i guess the majority of RE fans will not like that idea.
2. If Capcom really end RE, i wish they give Dino Crisis or Haunting Ground another chance. Or, maybe make a new survival horror that as good as RE.
Aftef this, i hope Capcom would look on their PS2 games that not yet have a remaster / collection.
Games like Haunting Ground, God Hand, Maximo: Ghost to Glory & Army of Zin, Clock Tower 3, BoF V, Chaos Legion, and Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2 deserves a remaster just like Okami, DMC, and Onimusha did.
For someone poor like me who's not yet upgrade the expansion slot, instead of using 200 Gigs just for 1 game, i can reserves that space for multiple games:
Onimusha: WotS = 41 Gigs
Pragmata = 33 Gigs
Robocop Rogue City = 40 Gigs
Ninja Gaiden 4 = 28 Gigs
Earthion = 73 MB
Terminator 2D No Fate = 765 MB
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 = 7.8 Gigs
The Thing remastered = 2.2 Gigs
That's total like what, 153 Gigs? Still left 47 Gigs which i think that's enough for MM Dual Override, Metal Slug Ultimate Collection, and maybe Virtua Fighter Crossroads. But hey, different person different priorities 🙏
I would love to have this just for BoF 1 & 2, Mighty Final Fight, Final Fight 2 & 3, and Super Ghouls n' Ghost since i never played them, except BoF 2 on GBA emu.
Hopefully Capcom put all of this games on a physical disc.
Edit: i forgot that i played Mighty Final Fight on SF 6 Battle Hub.
I'm not yet played the base game. But from my experience beaten Onimusha 1, 2, 3, and DoD, this series always in the "it's not hard but not that easy" category. Most genma enemies was easy to beat with the boss gave some challenge but still beatable if you focus enough to memorize their pattern. Funnily, in Onimusha 1, i died more on puzzle death trap than died from bosses haha.
Capcom intentionally designed Onimisha as a series that can enjoyed by casual gamers. So, don't ask them to make it more challenging or you guys will get Ghost N' Goblins difficulty which i bet none of you here are prepare to scream in frustration and smashing your controller like a madman 🤣
@RoomWithaMoose This is the first time i heard a PS5 got overheating from playing specific online games. But, i heard cases where multiple PS5 got overheating with melted USB back port. So, possibly, your front or back port is the problem.
@RoomWithaMoose There's a chance your PS5 overheating problem came from internal liquid metal coolant got shifted. So you can put your PS5 at horizontal position and see if it still overheating or not. If it still overheating then you need to reapply the liquid metal again, which i suggest you should bring your PS5 to sony service center or any service center that you really trust to do it.
Also check your installed M.2 SSD. It might be the cause of overheating if the heatsink didn't attached properly.
If all of these didn't solve the problem then my guess is you got a defect unit.
It’s simply confounding how a series that’s been terrible for 25 years, continues on while better series don’t.
I don't understand your thought process how you ended up in here bad mouthing Shenmue, blame it for Mass Effect dead, and claim Mass Effect as a better series than Shenmue when both franchise aren't in the same genre, doesn't look or play the same, nor from the same devs / publisher.
And claming Shenmue "has been terrible for 25 years" when Shenmue was well known as the pioneer for 3D open world games + popularized QTE is just full ignorant. Without Shenmue, your beloved but dead and buried Mass Effect series wouldn't have QTE that made it cutscenes looks more dramatic.
A single stretch of flashbacks — without any gameplay to break them up — can jump between multiple time periods: this happened a few days ago, this happened two years ago, this happened a decade ago. None of the characters you meet from the past are given introductions, so I constantly felt like I was playing catch up and not understanding the context and conclusions of the scenes.
Maybe those characters function as references from previous Phantom Blade games? I heard Phantom Blade series already had like 7-8 games. So i'm not surprise if this game has characters without introduction that feels like only recognized by long time fans.
And Wuxia genre did used a lot of flashbacks. Sometimes they feel confusing / sloppy especially when involved many characters and multiple timelines.
Nonetheless, i personally feel character action games can get away a bit when comes to storytelling since action is the main course. If action feels amazing & fun then it's forgiven if the story feels average or mediocre.
We will not see the effect of this boycott and losing physical games until PS6 launch.
@Matroska It's not the same thing though. Should people stop buying physical books just because we can find everything for free on internet? Definitely not. I personally would happily buy a brand new games magazine if they still around and easily available in my country, just like i'm still buying physical manga and novels because they're still around and readily available on any book stores. Sadly the only games magazine, Game Informer, isn't available in my country.
@Khlobenny
Are you telling me you still use cd’s for music instead of Spotify(equivalent)? Remember Wall-E. Humans are lazy and want convenience.
Plenty of people around the world are still buying CD and even vinyls just to listen music. The experience is different compare to playing tracks from spotify. But i hope the future of every single human turns into a big nasty blob like in Wall-E will never come.
Trails in the Sky SC (Vita)
67 hours of playing time, finally i can crossed-out this game from my backlog. The finale chapter was great! The fight against Ouroboros enforcers + Weissman was challenging, especially Loewe which i feel Falcom didn't balance him right. Not just his S-Craft deal very massive damage that can one hit kill my party but he can also made multiple clones of himself with each clone has 14-15K HP which was fkin annoying. Funny though that Weissman as the final boss with three part gauntlet didn't feel as challenging as Loewe. I beat Weissman in one try while Loewe needs like 7-8 try. I give Trails in the Sky SC an 8.5/10 and imho it is a better game than Cold Steel. I feel Estelle + Joshua are more convincing as a protag than Rean. The supporting characters like Schera, Zane, Tita, Agate, Olivier, Kloe, and Kevin are also a lot more likeable and interesting than the rest of Class VII.
Playing:
Fatal Frame 2 (PS3)
Since it's "spooky season", i decided to play this game. But i never get the chance to finish it. Somehow i always stop playing when i got far.
Why do you think that is? Because the numbers aren't great
I'm pretty sure i've seen GT 7, Helldivers 2, and Yotei always on the top 10 chart months after launch. For Wolverine case, it also launch in the top 10 for US and EU chart.
I don't know what happen though. Maybe it has anything to do with Hermen and Nishino bad management. I mean, since both of them took the job as SIE president / CEO, their PR communication became inconsistent and all over the place compare to last gen.
And here's one prediction that will prove the theory: for as consistent as they've been with reporting PS5 console sales, they will not share PS6 sales numbers at some point, maybe even from the start of the generation.
I honestly don't care about PS6 and if it's gonna sell well or not. But you're free to predict whatever you want.
If Sony were happy with the sales, they would have already released the numbers.
This gen Sony isn't consistent when comes to announcing sales numbers. GT 7 for example, 4 years later and they not yet say the official numbers. Or Helldivers 2 where the numbers for first month shared by Arrowhead and not Sony. Or Ghost of Yotei where Sony announced the numbers and commercial success status from their Q2 financial report compare to what they did with Tsushima.
@Voltan Well either it did half or maybe close, i think it's not hard to believe that Wolverine did really well for the first month.
I can see the game will have long legs considering X-Men / Wolverine popularity are rising again after Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men '97, Jean Grey in Spiderman BND, and X-Men MCU movie announcement for 2028.
I believes Helldivers 2 was sold at 8 million copies for the 1st month and later Sony officially announced it was sold 12 million copies in 12 weeks.
So, if Wolverine is really the biggest launch for PS5 exclusives since Helldivers 2 then probably right now it sit at 5-6 million copies, which if that leak is true then that's enough to break even and allow Sony to make another Wolverine games.
I never get bored with 2D-HD graphic. But this game character design, story, combat, and summon of previous FF protags...they just don't give me the urge to play this game. It's the opposite when i seen Octopath Travelers 2 for the first time. But good for people who like it though.
I maybe gonna watch this in the same day as Clayface. But nice to see it's doing well, which my guess is the solid marketing and SF 6 popularity played a big part.
51 hours and i'm at Chapter 8 - Land of Chaos. It feels like i'm near the endgame and the story gives me some Xenogears vibe with previous dungeons has a look alike Zohar imagery. But i wish the plot became this serious much faster instead of a slow burn and repetitive loop that spent 15-20 hours and 3 chapters.
Once i finished this game, i'm gonna take some break from playing JRPG. The last time i spent almost a month just to focus on finishing an JRPG was Persona 5 and that gave me a nasty burnout to the point i don't want to touch JRPG anymore lol.
I watched like one or two ishowspeed videos and i don't get what's his appeal when he did was just screams like a fking 5 years old kid. The guy also visited my country and a lot of people was losing their mind like someone grant their lifetime wish or something lol.
sigh...is it that hard for these billion dollar companies to include disc + digital code in CE?
These CE's are above average price and they're not even produced in big numbers, possibly only a couple of hundreds units or less than a thousand. So if some owners decided to keep the disc and sell the code or vice versa, it wouldn't even affect sales that much.
So your "when Sony does it everyone loses their mind" claim is nonsense. You can search other case too like what happened with Borderlands 4, Fallout 76, or Dragon Age: Veilguard CE's.
@ShadowRJ No, people wasn't scared with 7/10 games back in 7th or 8th gen. More like, they applied school grading analogy where 7/10 is failing or a poor score for years to the point they strongly shaped the mindset that 7/10 is really a bad score and games with that score are not worth to play.
Gaming sites like Metacritic also played a big part of shaping up the "7/10 is bad" mindset / culture where they gave games at average 70+ a yellow-coding instead of green-coding. They put this pyshcological mindset that games with yellow color coding are not worth to buy/play or just worth as a rent.
I guess i'm just lucky that i don't put review scores as the biggest factor to play / buy a game. Or i will missed out a lot of good games.
@themightyant Can only play a couple of games /year is one thing. But you shouldn't limit yourself based on review score.
And just because some games received 8, 9, or 10/10 doesn't mean those games fits with your taste too right? Or maybe you prefer spending money and time on a 8-9/10 game that isn't in-line with your taste over a 7/10 game that caught your interest? If yes then i guess you do you 🙏
Anyway. If you like what you see and there's no report of performance issues then i don't see much reasons why you should skip a 7/10 game.
I'm baffled with how some people acting like 7 or 8/10 isn't a good score. But when games that they hate for whatever reasons get a 9 or 10/10, they would come out screaming the reviewers got paid. Just watch when GoW Laufey and Intergalactic released and if they get 9 or 10/10, some people in here will be angry af while screaming the game doesn't deserve that score despite they're not yet get their hands on it.
Anyway...I think Belmont's Curse looks like a good start for Castlevania revival. I already put this game on my wishlist along with Advance and Dominus collection (already owned Anniversary and Requiem collection).
I'm not gonna play it. But i'm curious if this game either gonna end up as the best sh*t ever or burn and crash that leave a big damage on Epic and Disney bank account.
@DennisReynolds A bit correction; i think what you mean is "Lethal Protector" arc which was released in 1993.
But yeah, Venom / Eddie Brock has been an anti-hero for decades. His villain arc was pretty much finished after Marvel introduced Carnage in 1992 and multiple variations of symbiote (Scream, Riot, etc) in 1993.
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Re: Death Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027
@somnambulance Yeah the first two titles are quite family friendly, although you probably need to gives your childrens a bit explanation since both titles involves around religions, science, and history.
As for the last two titles, they have nudity, a lot of blood, and violence. The story also would be too complicated for 5 and 9 year old kid (marriage, assassins, AI turn sentient, human vs machine).
And talk about family friendly anime, maybe you already heard Spy x Family and Dr Stone? I would reccomend them too especially Dr Stone.
Re: Death Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027
@16BitHero Cheers 🍻
Re: Death Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027
@somnambulance While waiting for this one, these are some reccomended new anime that i think you might like it:
Re: Quirky RPG Resonance of Fate Is Back with an 'Enhanced Remaster' for PS5
@themightyant Czar isn't wrong with his simple description. There's only guns (handgun, SMG, and grenade) in this game. No magic, sword, or summons, just guns and grenades. And the three main characters looks stylish with acrobatic moves, kinda like in Equilibrium.
The Final Fantasy part is the post-apocalyptic steampunk setting and it took place in this massive giant tower where all human lives far above the polluted ground. Maybe kinda a mixed of FF VII and XIII setting?
@Ainu20 The combat system needs some time to get used to. In a simple way, handgun deal "direct damage" and SMG deal "scratch damage". Scracth damage can't kill but combine with direct damage, you can accumulate massive damage to the enemies or break their guard since some enemies has layers. The Arena is a good place to practice and do tutorials if you don't understand the combat system.
Re: Quirky RPG Resonance of Fate Is Back with an 'Enhanced Remaster' for PS5
One of the most underrated real time x turn-based RPG and one of the best tri-Ace games that deserves a success. It's a shame it doesn't get a sequel and the combat system also never been used anymore.
I hope more people gives this game a second chance.
Also, forgot to say, this game has 10 difficulty settings:
Anyone who wants more challenge in their JRPG must try this game. Normal difficulty alone can kick your ass!
Re: Death Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027
E&H Production also worked on the latest Magic Knight Rayearth anime and so far the show looks good. So, i think they will do a good job for this one.
But. I really like how Isolation and Mosquito looks quite different from one and another. Mosquito with crazy actions and Isolation with the horror vibe.
Re: Virtua Fighter's 'Cocky Kid' Lionel Rafale Returns in Crossroads on PS5
@Toilet_Goat This is the same Lion. Same hair style and face with Praying Mantis kungfu. Lion was a teenager back in VF 2-5 and now he's an adult at 20's or almost 30's.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PS5) - Same Old Multiplayer Drags Down Stellar Package
@Leinad7 What's Wolverine have to do with this game???
@2here2there These Xbox games got great score from PushSquare. Two of them even has higher score than Wolverine. So, you can calm down with your accusation.
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/halo-campaign-evolved
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/hi-fi-rush
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/avowed
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/doom-the-dark-ages
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/forza-horizon-5
Also, there's multiple COD that got 8 and 9/10 from PushSquare:
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/call_of_duty_modern_warfare
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/call-of-duty-black-ops-6
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/call_of_duty_black_ops_4
Re: How Difficult Is Phantom Blade Zero?
I think it's safe to say no devs these days are brave enough to make action games as challenging as Ghost N' Goblins, Battletoads, and Ninja Gaiden at Master / Ultimate Ninja difficulty. Maybe Sekiro and Nioh would come close.
Re: Will the Resident Evil Series Be Over in the Next 10 Years? Of Course Not
I have serious doubt that Capcom will end one of their golden goose. Although...
1. I personally don't mind a definitive closure for og characters like Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire, Rebecca, and Sherry. They deserves a long rest and happy ending to their long and terrifying experiences against bio weapons and psychopaths / mysterious organizations who wants to destroy the world. Let new characters like Grace or Rose take over but i guess the majority of RE fans will not like that idea.
2. If Capcom really end RE, i wish they give Dino Crisis or Haunting Ground another chance. Or, maybe make a new survival horror that as good as RE.
Re: TV Show Review: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 - Slick Night City Sequel Struggles to Match Its Predecessor
I just watched episode 1 and i thought it started really well.
Re: Capcom's Classic Console Games Could Be Coming to PS5
Aftef this, i hope Capcom would look on their PS2 games that not yet have a remaster / collection.
Games like Haunting Ground, God Hand, Maximo: Ghost to Glory & Army of Zin, Clock Tower 3, BoF V, Chaos Legion, and Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2 deserves a remaster just like Okami, DMC, and Onimusha did.
Re: GTA 6 PS5 File Size Has Been Reported, and It's an Absolute Monster
For someone poor like me who's not yet upgrade the expansion slot, instead of using 200 Gigs just for 1 game, i can reserves that space for multiple games:
That's total like what, 153 Gigs? Still left 47 Gigs which i think that's enough for MM Dual Override, Metal Slug Ultimate Collection, and maybe Virtua Fighter Crossroads. But hey, different person different priorities 🙏
Re: Capcom's Classic Console Games Could Be Coming to PS5
I would love to have this just for BoF 1 & 2, Mighty Final Fight, Final Fight 2 & 3, and Super Ghouls n' Ghost since i never played them, except BoF 2 on GBA emu.
Hopefully Capcom put all of this games on a physical disc.
Edit: i forgot that i played Mighty Final Fight on SF 6 Battle Hub.
Re: Capcom's Best Games Continue to Sell, 2026 Releases All Perform Well
Not yet buy Pragmata, Requiem, and Onimusha. Maybe i'll buy them all next year along with Veronica remake and MM Dual Override.
Re: Rare Insight into PS5 Sales Pattern Reveals Significant Wolverine Bump
@Leeg False. The weakest / lowest rating Insomniac games is still Fuse with 62% metacritic.
Re: Capcom Says Onimusha: Way of the Sword Isn't Too Easy, and the Player Data Proves It
I'm not yet played the base game. But from my experience beaten Onimusha 1, 2, 3, and DoD, this series always in the "it's not hard but not that easy" category. Most genma enemies was easy to beat with the boss gave some challenge but still beatable if you focus enough to memorize their pattern. Funnily, in Onimusha 1, i died more on puzzle death trap than died from bosses haha.
Capcom intentionally designed Onimisha as a series that can enjoyed by casual gamers. So, don't ask them to make it more challenging or you guys will get Ghost N' Goblins difficulty which i bet none of you here are prepare to scream in frustration and smashing your controller like a madman 🤣
Re: Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch Hit with Layoffs as Leadership Eyes Next PlayStation Project
Warhammer Boltgun devs also layoff their staff despite Boltgun success
https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/auroch-digital-to-lay-off-25-percent-of-staff
Re: Rumour: Silent Hill 1 Remake Aiming for 2027 PS5 Release
I hope they nailed this one
Re: Round Up: Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Reviews Are In, and It's Another Game of the Year Contender
Talking about GotY candidates is pointless when all gaming media already locked in to give GotY for GTA 6.
Re: SEGA's Glitzy Virtua Fighter PS5 Revival Teases New Info for This Week
It's about time one of my most anticipated game for 2027 get a new update 🍻
And looking at blonde hair beside the smokin hot look-alike Ada Wong, my guess is that would be Lion Rafale?
Re: Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch Hit with Layoffs as Leadership Eyes Next PlayStation Project
Don't know what exactly the reason for the layoff. But i hope those 26 people get a new job asap 🙏
Re: Sony's PS6 Handheld May Be More Capable Than Every Other Device on the Market
@RoomWithaMoose This is the first time i heard a PS5 got overheating from playing specific online games. But, i heard cases where multiple PS5 got overheating with melted USB back port. So, possibly, your front or back port is the problem.
Re: Sony's PS6 Handheld May Be More Capable Than Every Other Device on the Market
@RoomWithaMoose There's a chance your PS5 overheating problem came from internal liquid metal coolant got shifted. So you can put your PS5 at horizontal position and see if it still overheating or not. If it still overheating then you need to reapply the liquid metal again, which i suggest you should bring your PS5 to sony service center or any service center that you really trust to do it.
Also check your installed M.2 SSD. It might be the cause of overheating if the heatsink didn't attached properly.
If all of these didn't solve the problem then my guess is you got a defect unit.
Re: Shenmue 3 Revival Postponed, as PS5 Re-Release Is Delayed to Early 2027
@mlm043
I don't understand your thought process how you ended up in here bad mouthing Shenmue, blame it for Mass Effect dead, and claim Mass Effect as a better series than Shenmue when both franchise aren't in the same genre, doesn't look or play the same, nor from the same devs / publisher.
And claming Shenmue "has been terrible for 25 years" when Shenmue was well known as the pioneer for 3D open world games + popularized QTE is just full ignorant. Without Shenmue, your beloved but dead and buried Mass Effect series wouldn't have QTE that made it cutscenes looks more dramatic.
Re: Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) - One of the Generation's Greatest Action Experiences
Maybe those characters function as references from previous Phantom Blade games? I heard Phantom Blade series already had like 7-8 games. So i'm not surprise if this game has characters without introduction that feels like only recognized by long time fans.
And Wuxia genre did used a lot of flashbacks. Sometimes they feel confusing / sloppy especially when involved many characters and multiple timelines.
Nonetheless, i personally feel character action games can get away a bit when comes to storytelling since action is the main course. If action feels amazing & fun then it's forgiven if the story feels average or mediocre.
Re: Shenmue 3 Revival Postponed, as PS5 Re-Release Is Delayed to Early 2027
@mlm043 What's Shenmue have to do with Mass Effect dead??? Shouldn't you blame EA for that?
Re: PS5 Answers 'Bleakest' Month with a 22% Upswing in Sales
We will not see the effect of this boycott and losing physical games until PS6 launch.
@Matroska It's not the same thing though. Should people stop buying physical books just because we can find everything for free on internet? Definitely not. I personally would happily buy a brand new games magazine if they still around and easily available in my country, just like i'm still buying physical manga and novels because they're still around and readily available on any book stores. Sadly the only games magazine, Game Informer, isn't available in my country.
@Khlobenny
Plenty of people around the world are still buying CD and even vinyls just to listen music. The experience is different compare to playing tracks from spotify. But i hope the future of every single human turns into a big nasty blob like in Wall-E will never come.
Re: PS5's Release Schedule Is Insane Next Week, and It's Just Added Another Must-Play
Kinda reminds me of Capcom Sweet Home
Re: Poll: Are You Taking Time Off for GTA 6?
@TheSingularity Lol said the one who got triggered and acting as if people aren't allowed to not like / hype for GTA 😃
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 655
Finished:
67 hours of playing time, finally i can crossed-out this game from my backlog. The finale chapter was great! The fight against Ouroboros enforcers + Weissman was challenging, especially Loewe which i feel Falcom didn't balance him right. Not just his S-Craft deal very massive damage that can one hit kill my party but he can also made multiple clones of himself with each clone has 14-15K HP which was fkin annoying. Funny though that Weissman as the final boss with three part gauntlet didn't feel as challenging as Loewe. I beat Weissman in one try while Loewe needs like 7-8 try. I give Trails in the Sky SC an 8.5/10 and imho it is a better game than Cold Steel. I feel Estelle + Joshua are more convincing as a protag than Rean. The supporting characters like Schera, Zane, Tita, Agate, Olivier, Kloe, and Kevin are also a lot more likeable and interesting than the rest of Class VII.
Playing:
Since it's "spooky season", i decided to play this game. But i never get the chance to finish it. Somehow i always stop playing when i got far.
Have a nice weekend everyone 🍻
Re: PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Sony's Biggest Launch Since Helldivers 2
@Art_Vandelay
I'm pretty sure i've seen GT 7, Helldivers 2, and Yotei always on the top 10 chart months after launch. For Wolverine case, it also launch in the top 10 for US and EU chart.
I don't know what happen though. Maybe it has anything to do with Hermen and Nishino bad management. I mean, since both of them took the job as SIE president / CEO, their PR communication became inconsistent and all over the place compare to last gen.
I honestly don't care about PS6 and if it's gonna sell well or not. But you're free to predict whatever you want.
Re: 'We're Victims of Xbox's Change in Strategy': Dishonored Dev Has Weeks to Save Itself
I hope someone buy Arkane cause it would be a really sad day if a talented devs like them ended on MS graveyard
Re: PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Sony's Biggest Launch Since Helldivers 2
@Art_Vandelay
This gen Sony isn't consistent when comes to announcing sales numbers. GT 7 for example, 4 years later and they not yet say the official numbers. Or Helldivers 2 where the numbers for first month shared by Arrowhead and not Sony. Or Ghost of Yotei where Sony announced the numbers and commercial success status from their Q2 financial report compare to what they did with Tsushima.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Sony's Biggest Launch Since Helldivers 2
@Voltan Well either it did half or maybe close, i think it's not hard to believe that Wolverine did really well for the first month.
I can see the game will have long legs considering X-Men / Wolverine popularity are rising again after Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men '97, Jean Grey in Spiderman BND, and X-Men MCU movie announcement for 2028.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Sony's Biggest Launch Since Helldivers 2
I believes Helldivers 2 was sold at 8 million copies for the 1st month and later Sony officially announced it was sold 12 million copies in 12 weeks.
So, if Wolverine is really the biggest launch for PS5 exclusives since Helldivers 2 then probably right now it sit at 5-6 million copies, which if that leak is true then that's enough to break even and allow Sony to make another Wolverine games.
Congrats to Insomniac though 🍻
Re: Phantom Blade Zero Physical Version Set for 2027, 3 PS5 Editions Revealed
2027 then along with VF Crossroads 🤝
Re: Phantom Blade Zero Will Gobble Up a Massive Chunk of Your PS5's SSD
@get2sammyb @themightyant Physical disc is confirmed for next year
https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/phantom-blade-zero-launch-trailer-ps5-physical-editions-launch-in-2027
Re: Final Fantasy Resonance (PS5) - Square's Series Returns to Its Roots to Fantastic Effect
I never get bored with 2D-HD graphic. But this game character design, story, combat, and summon of previous FF protags...they just don't give me the urge to play this game. It's the opposite when i seen Octopath Travelers 2 for the first time. But good for people who like it though.
Re: Street Fighter Movie Cracks Over $50M at Box Office in Opening Weekend
I maybe gonna watch this in the same day as Clayface. But nice to see it's doing well, which my guess is the solid marketing and SF 6 popularity played a big part.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 654
Playing:
51 hours and i'm at Chapter 8 - Land of Chaos. It feels like i'm near the endgame and the story gives me some Xenogears vibe with previous dungeons has a look alike Zohar imagery. But i wish the plot became this serious much faster instead of a slow burn and repetitive loop that spent 15-20 hours and 3 chapters.
Once i finished this game, i'm gonna take some break from playing JRPG. The last time i spent almost a month just to focus on finishing an JRPG was Persona 5 and that gave me a nasty burnout to the point i don't want to touch JRPG anymore lol.
Have a nice weekend everyone 🍻
Re: Sony's Multi-Million Dollar GTA 6 PS5 Marketing Strategy Is Already Working
I watched like one or two ishowspeed videos and i don't get what's his appeal when he did was just screams like a fking 5 years old kid. The guy also visited my country and a lot of people was losing their mind like someone grant their lifetime wish or something lol.
Re: PS5's Saros Already an Official Award Winner
Nice to see Saros get more recognition. But I hope the game sold well cause i'm worried Hermen + Nishino will put Housemarque on the chopping block...
Re: Control Resonant Cuts Through the Crazy PS5 Release Schedule with 1 Million Sales
Nice to see it's selling well 🍻
Re: God of War Laufey Collector Box Available for Pre-Order Now, Doesn't Include the Game
sigh...is it that hard for these billion dollar companies to include disc + digital code in CE?
These CE's are above average price and they're not even produced in big numbers, possibly only a couple of hundreds units or less than a thousand. So if some owners decided to keep the disc and sell the code or vice versa, it wouldn't even affect sales that much.
@MidnightDragonDX Pretty sure other companies also received the same complaint. Did you skipped GTA 6 collectors edition news? Oh wait, you even commented in there.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/gta-6-collectors-box-is-usd400-doesnt-include-the-game
So your "when Sony does it everyone loses their mind" claim is nonsense. You can search other case too like what happened with Borderlands 4, Fallout 76, or Dragon Age: Veilguard CE's.
Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PS5) - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania
@ShadowRJ No, people wasn't scared with 7/10 games back in 7th or 8th gen. More like, they applied school grading analogy where 7/10 is failing or a poor score for years to the point they strongly shaped the mindset that 7/10 is really a bad score and games with that score are not worth to play.
Gaming sites like Metacritic also played a big part of shaping up the "7/10 is bad" mindset / culture where they gave games at average 70+ a yellow-coding instead of green-coding. They put this pyshcological mindset that games with yellow color coding are not worth to buy/play or just worth as a rent.
I guess i'm just lucky that i don't put review scores as the biggest factor to play / buy a game. Or i will missed out a lot of good games.
Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PS5) - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania
@themightyant Can only play a couple of games /year is one thing. But you shouldn't limit yourself based on review score.
And just because some games received 8, 9, or 10/10 doesn't mean those games fits with your taste too right? Or maybe you prefer spending money and time on a 8-9/10 game that isn't in-line with your taste over a 7/10 game that caught your interest? If yes then i guess you do you 🙏
Anyway. If you like what you see and there's no report of performance issues then i don't see much reasons why you should skip a 7/10 game.
Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PS5) - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania
I'm baffled with how some people acting like 7 or 8/10 isn't a good score. But when games that they hate for whatever reasons get a 9 or 10/10, they would come out screaming the reviewers got paid. Just watch when GoW Laufey and Intergalactic released and if they get 9 or 10/10, some people in here will be angry af while screaming the game doesn't deserve that score despite they're not yet get their hands on it.
Anyway...I think Belmont's Curse looks like a good start for Castlevania revival. I already put this game on my wishlist along with Advance and Dominus collection (already owned Anniversary and Requiem collection).
Re: 'No More Hand Written Code': Fortnite Dev's Disney Game to Be an 'AI First' Project
I'm not gonna play it. But i'm curious if this game either gonna end up as the best sh*t ever or burn and crash that leave a big damage on Epic and Disney bank account.
Re: Jane Foster, Venom, Jubilee Join Marvel Tokon in Year 1 on PS5
@DennisReynolds A bit correction; i think what you mean is "Lethal Protector" arc which was released in 1993.
But yeah, Venom / Eddie Brock has been an anti-hero for decades. His villain arc was pretty much finished after Marvel introduced Carnage in 1992 and multiple variations of symbiote (Scream, Riot, etc) in 1993.