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Looking at Sony buddy-buddy with Konami, Castlevania producer said Belmont's Curse is the 1st game to celebrate Castlevania anniversary, and Cory said back in 2022 he wants to work on Castlevania, there's a chance Cory new game is a Castlevania game.

But either GoW Egypt or Castlevania, i think the majority of people will be happy.

Artstyle looks nice but i'm not sure about the gameplay. It doesn't look unique or there's something quite different that separate it from the others.

@Exerion76 "If you bought them, you can still re-download them"

That's not the same case for a lot of digital games that has been delisted.

I myself bought Disgaea 1 PS2 classic on PS3 and Chaos Rings 1 on Vita and both games can't be redownload after delisted from the store. They just gone from my download list.

P.T also can't be redownload despite it appear on my download list.

This is one if not the biggest problem with digital games. And the sad thing is a lot of people want physical copy to be gone and publishers to take full control of their games by going full digital.

@Sweetz "i wish they'd just make something new"

They did with Sons of Sparta and whatever Cory Barlog new game is. This remake is for the fans who keeps asking about the greek trilogy.

@Boomers-r-us There's also a ton of shooters either available or coming up. So it's a weird thing to complaint about this game. It's not like someone forced you to played it 🙄

@get2sammyb Yeah this news is quite a bummer after they're doing so well a couple of days ago.

Very nostalgic. I played this game a lot on arcade and PS1 with my friends. Good times ☺️

While this port is nice, i hope Bamco make a Time Crisis collection.

I bet most of the sales are from China and western market. I doubt sales from Japan alone would give them 150% revenue increased and 670% profit.

I think i'll get the PS1 classic on PS3/Vita.

It looks interesting although i'm only familiar with a couple of mech.

@nomither6 Then go play VF 5 Revo, DO6 LR, Samurai Showdown 6, or Soul Calibur 6?

@Perturbator "The 2018 game remade Kratos from Conan the Barbarian into essentially Joel from TLoU/The Father from The Road, and that was just never the same"

That's called character development. I'm glad Cory realized after 7 greek games, Kratos deserved more depth as well a fresh start / redemption arc to make him a better character than just an angry killing machine who deleted everyone even the innocent ones just to get his revenge.

If the reboot still keep Kratos the same, i bet it wouldn't sold well let alone revive + catapult GoW series as Sony 2nd best selling 1st party franchise.

@Rich33 They probably did this multiple times but this one accidentally got a headline.

I think they should keep it. But with this day and age of social media where attractive female protag and tame af fans service like jiggle bazongas got so much backlash from a "special" group, i think it's safe to say they will completely removed it to avoid the backlash. I mean, some people already complaint that Sony used Kasumi bazongas for DOA 7 thumbnail video 😂

Also not just the sex mini game but there's a lot of nudity from female characters and monsters. Like the Oracle in GoW 1 showed nipples or the Sisters of Fate, Aphrodite, and Sirens / Medusa showed some bare tits.

@Rich33 The one i remembered when they gave free games back in Covid with Play at Home initiative. R&C remake, Horizon ZD GotY edition, Subnautica, Abzu, etc are all free to claim without PS+

No more assist from Sony for marketing nor tehnical resources. So i can only say good luck to Square, juggling this game development between PS5, XSeries, and Switch 2.

And they can't blame Sony anymore if the sales is not piercing the heaven 😂

@wildcat_kickz I personally don't care what's Jaffe political views. But i've watched a couple of his videos (trashing Metroid Dread, Terminator 2D Fate, and this game). Not just he failed to provide me with a good insight of why he thinks these games are bad, generic, dull, or whatever but his videos wasn't interesting to watch. I can't take his opinions seriously as if it feels like they came out from a 5 years old throwing a tantrum.

I mean, i want to see a good discussion and constructive criticism based on his experiences as a game developer who worked on successful IP like GoW and TM. But what he does feels a lot like a grifter and i had enough of grifters.

I would take Jaffe opinion seriously if he can tone down his immature manner and make his videos as interesting as Masahiro Sakurai or Katsuhiro Harada did. I had so much fun watching both Sakurai and Harada. They were fun, gave so many cool insight, while being respectful towards other devs. Like this video for example:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2T86JqRAKjc

Sakurai 2 minutes video is much much more fun to watch and packed with a lot of cool infos compare to Jaffe 9-10 minutes videos ranting "Who wants to played this game?!"

@LogicStrikesAgain Yeah Mega Cat interview video deserves to be post in here. I only watched one and it was quite interesting, better than Jaffe last rant video for sure.

The devs clearly has a lot of passion for GoW series and it's cool watching them working with Santa Monica to make the game happen. They deserved a respect, not immature trash talk like Jaffe did.

@Czar_Khastik lmao that's a good one sir 😂🤝

Not sure how to feel about this new game.

I used to owned a couple of Hack G.U manga, i think it was called Hack G.U+ or something, and i quite like it. I also owned a physical copy of Last Recode but never get the chance to finish it. It feels weird that i enjoyed the concept and story but i'm not really a fan of the series.

Does Jaffe ever talk of why no company wants to work with him anymore despite his waving the "i'm a God of War creator" flag for almost a decade?

Or why his studio, Bartlet Jones i believe the name, got closed down?

Or why his magnum opus, Drawn to Death, was spectacularly trashed and burned?

Anywho. I'm not yet watch this new video but i bet he didn't offer any significant argument / explanation and keeps yapping about Sony / Santa Monica.

And as much as he trash talking Sons of Sparta, i rather played it over Drawn to Death.

PS5 on the smooth road to selling 100 million units and it still have a lot of juice to squeeze with very interesting games on the horizon. So i think millions of PS5 owners don't mind with PS6 delayed to 2028-29.

@Areus Yeah. I believe Returnal trailer also had PS Studio logo and not long after that they announced Housemarque as one of 1st party.

@LogicStrikesAgain True. This year 1st party output looks pretty solid + add with some 3rd party exclusives like Phantom Blade 0, Nioh 3, and SH Townfall. And next year also feels like it would be a solid year if we get Intergalactic, Cory's game, Horizon: Hunter Gathering, Loulan, Genigods Nezha, and Yakoh Shinobi Ops.

@Mgbl If you mean the beat em up arcade game, it's already on my wishlist. But what i mean is the NES version. So far it never release on any PS console. It's kinda weird they skipped it and go straight to NG 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos when the story is a continuation of the 1st NES game.

The game looks solid but i thought Sony acquired Ember Lab when the PS Studio logo showed up.

A great show with great games and this is just the start of the year.

I think Wolverine and GTA 6 will get their own SoP which i'm sure both will gain millions of views.

@Nem Dang. That's quite bad 😭

@CRASH64 Not just fell off a bit. They've been doing low quality collections multiple times. Their SF 30th anniversary collection was really bad to the level Capcom doesn't want to work with them anymore. Since then, all Capcom games collection was handled by Capcom in-house and it was sooo much better than Digital Eclipse works.

@Nem Changed as if they remixed it or it's completely different?

@NeonPizza Agreed. M2 is one if not the best devs to handle classic arcade games. Their Contra & Castlevania Anniversary Collection was excellent. They also the one who handle Sega arcade mini games for Yakuza games.

I'm personally just happy to get classic NG 2 considering the NES trilogy has been locked on Nintendo console for decades. Now where's the 1st and 3rd NG?

Another Digital Eclipse messed up after MK Legacy Collection. It's weird how they keeps getting hired to handle classic games/collection.

@belmont I don't get why people like you and PCMR keeps promoting how easy and cheap PC gaming is after the recent HUGE price increase of PC parts and how a lot of games doesn't run well on PC or incompatible on steamdeck.

Buying a 64 GB RAM alone could cost more than a PS5. And steamdeck cost the same as a PS5 but with steamdeck you got a lot less power and more headache if the games doesn't run well or not compatible.

Good for you if you feel you don't need a PS anymore though. But i think the majority of PS owners doesn't give a damn about how powerful or easy PC gaming is. Couple with the fact that PS is still a very reliable gaming platform, which is why PS5 sold more than 92+ million units or almost reach 100 million.

@Noone2025 You mean 4 SH games since 2023 with Short Message.

I think Konami will keep doing yearly releases considering SH 2 remake sold 2.5 million copies, SH f sold 1 million copies, and so far Townfall received positive response.

Next year possibly SH 1 remake but if not then we could skip a year.

@darylb24 The audience for this game most likely will not overlap with the ones who gonna play Crimson Desert.

@djlard Don't forget that people also hated multiplayer / co-op games and demand more single player games if we're looking at the negative reactions for Horizon: Hunters Gathering. Just look at how many comments that said it's garbage, who asked for this, hope the game failed, etc etc.

But now people complaint a single player game have unlockable co-op mode and demand it should be available from the get go lol 🤷‍♂️

@Matroska And the title of this game first and foremost is "GOD of War: Sons of Sparta", not "Sons of Sparta: God of War", "Gods of War: Sons of Sparta", or just "Sons of Sparta". So where's the false marketing again? Ha 🤷‍♂️

Why are these people still asking when everything is an Xbox? Go get a PS5, it's an Xbox 😂

@J2theEzzo Again. It's not hard to ask Sony or the devs directly for the feature before buying the game. It's not hard to wait for a couple of days for more info either.

And just because the title has "Sons" doesn't mean it's marketing as a two player co-op game lmao. God of War 2018 has Kratos and Atreus in the front cover. But i don't remember people ask Sony for a refund because they can't play as Atreus or two player co-op. I guess people in 2018 was a lot smarter than people in 2026 😂🤷‍♂️

@Wardenknight133 Looking at the negative reactions from some "fans" who mocked the artstyle, i think Sony already seen their reactions and possibly considering not to greenlight small games like this anymore.

And if this game doesn't sold well, i think it's safe to say Sony will stick with the usual $40-70 games.

@J2theEzzo The trailer showed Kratos fighting solo most of the time. So i'm not sure where did you or some people who feel cheated / misleading believes if the whole game is 2 players co-op from the get go. Did we watched the same trailer here?

Heck, i check Santa Monica FB and they never say one bit about the game can be played co-op from the start.

And like @naruball said, people should do basic research before buying something. If people feel confused or not sure about how the co-op works then why they didn't ask Sony / Mega Cat first before spending their money?

But right. Just go straight buy the game on day 1 and then complaint / blaming the devs later for "false marketing" lol.

@tameshiyaku Beside Balatro which is very minimalistic, I don't remember recent indie games that released at $10-15. Some examples:

• Hades 2 launched at $30
• NG Ragebound launched at $25
• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance launched at $30
• Terminator 2D Fate launched at $30
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion launched at $30
• Absolum launched at $25
• Earthion launched at $20
• Neon Inferno launched at $20
• Silksong launched at $20
• Sword of the Sea launched at $30

It seems $20-30 is the standard price for indie games that doesn't looks like an 8-bit / NES looking game. So i think Sons of Sparta price is fair, especially with the story campaign last more than 11-12 hours and then there's co-op / challenge mode.

@Areus Not the entire game but only beat the first nine stages with any route to unlock online co-op while local co-op got unlocked after finished the initial tutorial stages. I remembered some people also got angry about this lol.

Holy s*. The amount of entitlement asking for a refund just because the co-op is behind finish the campaign first is wild! 😂

It's not even false marketing considering the co-op is still exist and the trailer showed Kratos is alone most of the time. The devs possibly wants people to enjoyed the story first before playing it together with friends or families.

@StitchJones "He said he couldn't understand all the hype Kojima gets, said Kojima is overrated, Kojima is full of himself and there's too many Kojima-glazers in the industry"

Wow i didn't know that Jaffe also trash talking Kojima. How sad that he became so disrespectful towards other game devs...or maybe he's always like this?

@YoureTooSlowBro I'm not following or watching him 24 hours like you did. So why should i care if he flip flopping his opinions behind my back?

And you're the weirdo one here who's obsessive over my opinion. Why do you care so much of what i think / said about David Jaffe? Is he your dad or something?

I'm not even angry over his opinions. But i'm sad and dissapointed that he as a game developer and GoW creator didn't give this game a fair chance and quickly trashing it. I would respect his opinions if he put some very good / professional explanation behind it especially the technical aspects and acting more respectful towards the devs. But he didn't do that at all.

I check Jaffe video again and i expected him as a game developer + GoW creator to give me a good and detail explanation with constructive criticism of why he thinks this game is "bad, generic, and dull".

But what i got was him ranting on "Who greenlight this game?!", "Who asked for this game?!", "One of worst decision ever!" over and over.

I don't get what his real problems are. Maybe the animation doesn't look smooth enough? Or the hitbox / hurtbox not solid enough? What about the level design? Or maybe the story needs more depth or some plot holes with the lore?

There's so many better stuff specifically on technical aspect that he can talk about to support his rant. But he choose not to do it and just yelling at cloud like a grumpy old man. What's more sad he only played the game for just 1 hour when the game is more or less 11 hours long.

I heard some stories about Jaffe being an a*hole towards other devs in Santa Monica and i guess those stories are true if i look at how he behave on his videos.

And now i feel very skeptical for his contribution towards GoW (and Twisted Metal) wasn't as big as he claim. Feels like it was Cory and Stig as the creative powerhouse who really shape the series from the start. I mean, looking at Cory and Stig records, they did a great job with GoW 2 & 2018 and GoW 3 & Star Wars Jedi while Jaffe didn't make a single game since his biggest flop Drawn to Death in 2017.

@twitchtvpat Yes we sure can 🤝

@YoureTooSlowBro I've watched his videos trashing Terminator 2D No Fate and GoW 2018. He even reccomending people not to buy Terminator. So it's not my fault if he somehow changed his opinion 🤷‍♂️

But you as Jaffe no 1 fans, i think you should ask him to do his research before confidently yapping and trashing games. Especially when he only played one hour lol.

This is the guy who's:

• Complaining about Metroid Dread level design because it didn't give him a hint to shoot at the ceiling to open up a path 😂
• Bought Terminator 2D No Fate, played it for a bit then refund it because he said he hated it. But he bought it again for whatever reason and made a video where he trashed the game because it didn't played like Neon Inferno and Iron Meat, two games from two different devs that aimed for different gameplay.
• Wasted Sony's money on pure hot trash called Drawn to Death.
• Hated GoW 2018 + Ragnarok, which revived and made GoW series into Sony's 2nd best selling franchise of all time. He's jealous and angry af that Cory beat him twice with GoW 2 and 2018 lol.

It's just sad how GoW and TM creator became an angry senile old man yelling at cloud. But fortunately, he's not at Sony Santa Monica anymore or we wouldn't get awesome GoW sequels.