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If an actor or company behaviour bothers you that much and not in line with your politics or moral code then just don't buy their games and moved on.

Either Sega will or not remove the actor from the game is not your business, especially if you're not gonna buy their games.

So i'm not sure why some people are so obsessed and keeps lingering on the matter as if Sega must listen to their demands. But i guess playing the moral high ground and as "fans" who thinks they can dictate what a company must or musn't do is so much fun for these people.

@Rich33 Yeah RE3R was still a good RE, much better than RE 6 imho. I'm not sure why Capcom didn't include a lot ot important stuff like boss, locations, and mercenaries mode from the original game. iirc their excuses was they had strict deadline but then why wasted the time & resources for Resistance mode that no one asked for? 🙄

I don't have problem with the scripted Nemesis and one ending though.

Finished:

• Parasite Eve II / Vita
  Finally i can cross this game from my backlog. I got the best ending after done all the requirement and i quite satisfied with the ending. Sadly The 3rd Birthday kinda ruined this ending with time travel shenanigans.
• RE 3: Nemesis / PS4/5
  Beat this game again for like the 4th time? After all these years, it still a great game.

Playing:

• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge / Hard diff / PS3
• Soul Sacrifice / Vita
• Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? / Vita

Have a great weekend everyone 🍻

@Dubplant Yeah it was quite short. I think you can finished the game under than two hours.

@johnedwin1969 For this collection, i think the complaints are justified.

I have my worries since this collection handle by Digital Eclipse and i was right. I watched Max played and oh boy this collection doesn't deserves a "9 out of 10" score, especially with bad input delay offline & online, bad netcode, audio glitch, constant stuttering, no crossplay, etc.

This is 2025 and Digital Eclipse still doing a bad job for basic features. SMH 🙄

@Knave21 I believes Maxmillian Dood played on PC and the input delay are also bad. So my guess all version are the same.

@Tobimune Yeah. It's the usual lazy job from Digital Eclipse. SF 30th Anniversary Collection also has sh*tty netcode.

I don't know who the hell that started this silly rumor but i seriously doubt MS gonna make their multiplayer free.

And without MS dropping their paywall, i already dislike having PS+ as a must requirement for playing multiplayer. I didn't renew to PS+ since August and if there's no good discount for Essentials then i will not renew.

I believe "One" was released for PS3/PSP store and last time i check the game still there at $5 bucks. I personally think it's a pretty decent action platformer but with short playthrough, paper thin story plot and weird ending. There's a strong comparison between "One" and Bruce Wilis "Apocalypse". I like both but i think Apocalypse is a better game.

Also. Fear Effect 2 is schedule for next year
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/10/30/ps1-classic-game-fear-effect-2-retro-helix-ps5-ps4/

@Northern_munkey No i don't aware you're being serious. I'm not Prof X who can't read peoples mind. Don't know who greta thunburg is, your girlfriend?

@Stepan Good for you but i can used 10 bucks for a game that i never own / don't have any experience.

@Northern_munkey "TOMY should sue guerrilla games for using very similar designs"

The only similarity between Zoids and Horizon is the concept of animal / dino robot. Outside that, Horizon robots design and function as well the story and aesthetic looks nothing from Zoids.

That's why TOMY didn't sue Sony / Guerilla because they don't have a case of plagiarism.

Some company can get these very old-obscure games but no one wants to port / remaster Galerians & Galerians: Ash or Koudelka / Shadow Hearts / Shadow Hearts: Covenant to current platforms. sigh...

I don't celebrate Halloween. But coincidentally i just finished Parasite Eve 2 and RE 3: Nemesis. And now i'm playing Soul Sacrifice, which isn't a horror game but the monsters and vibes feels like a horror game.

I never played any Raiden spin-off so i might buy this.

I owned VF 5 on PS3 and also Ultimate Showdown on PS4. But i think i'm not gonna buy this game again for the 3rd time.

I'll save the money for VF 6.

Saros: March
Marvel Tokon: April-June
Intergalactic: July-September
Wolverine: Fall (October-December)
Marathon: delayed 2027
2.5D GoW / Cory Barlog new IP: 2027 or PS6 launch title
Fairgames: quietly cancelled?

The rest like Bend, Firesprite, Bluepoint, Asobi, Guerilla, and PD are possibly already working on PS6 games.

@Oram77 I know she's popular but what i mean why her costume and not say Jill RE 3 or Claire RE 2 costume since this game take place in Raccoon City again.

I'm kinda hype but i think i'll wait for Gold Edition that comes with everything. After RE 6, i never buy RE on day 1 anymore, well except RE 2 remake.

But why a Lady D costume though?

Short answer: NO.

Long answer. NO. MS higher ups can spin all they want and that's not gonna soften the blow nor change Xbox situations.

@Flaming_Kaiser That could be true. I've played it from PS+ with all patches and it has some weird frame drops here and there and even crashed iirc. Other Sony 1st party games runs pretty smooth.

No. It doesn't look fun to me.

@johncalmc That because Atlus are milking Persona 5 like crazy. In the span of 8 years, Persona team worked on P5 Royal, P5 Dancing, P5 Strikers, and P5 Tactica.

Then on top of that, P-team also worked on P3 remake + DLC and P4 remake.

It took 5-6 years for Persona team to finished Persona 5. Now they're busy with Persona 4 remake. So we probably wouldn't see Persona 6 until 2032 or longer depends how quick they finished Persona 4 remake...

@Oram77 Yes old Jimbo made mistakes. But to be fair, i think Bend Studio also made mistakes and they needs a big restructure.

I mean, they worked on Days Gone for 6 years and the game was came out with a lot of performances issues and mixed receptions. Fun fact; Days Gone was Bend Studio first and only game for PS4.

After Days Gone, another 6 years has passed and they didn't produced any new games beside Days Gone remastered for PS5 and the project was assisted by Climax Studios. With PS5 generation left at least 2-3 years, i don't see Bend will release a brand new game for PS5.

Compare to other Sony 1st party studios like Sucker Punch who managed to released Tsushima Legend mode + DLC expansion + PS5 version and Ghost of Yotei in the same time frame and both studios also has the same numbers of employee. I'm not gonna compare Bend with ND, Insomniac, Guerilla, or Santa Monica cause that would be unfair.

With how slow Bend Studio works, I'm surprised they didn't get closed down by Sony. But maybe they will if they can't even release one good game that sold well...

Interesting concept 🤔

@Lowdefal Well let's see next year. I want more Onimusha games so i hope Way of the sword will sell well. But no news at all for Onimusha 2 HD sales and it feels like a lot of people doesn't hype for Way of the Sword makes me worried for the series revival...

But let's say the worst happen, at least we got a brand new Onimusha game again after 2 decades 😀

No news at all for Onimusha 2 HD. I guess it didn't sold well which makes me worried for Way of the Sword performance. Not sure why Capcom never put a physical release either 🙄

But nice to see SF 6 is still selling well. Although i wonder if Capcom tone deaf decision to hide Capcom Cup behind paywall gonna affect the sales...

Don't care for MH Wilds sales. It already sold 10 million copies = Capcom are making $$$$$ from that game.

@UltimateOtaku91 "people who don't even like anime join in on the conversation like they're experts on the subject"

Yeah i believe these people called as anime tourist? They're acting as if they've been watching anime for decades and they said a lot of nonsense. I guess that's the side effect of anime became more popular...

I'm not yet played it so i'm not gonna vote. But from some playthrough videos, i feel it could be an 8-8.5 / 10, much better than og NG 3.

@Meowmixes98 To fresh up the franchise?
And at this point in the timeline, Ryu Hayabusha already became a super-legendary ninja that known and feared by everyone. So a new character could shake up the power balance as well introduced some new gameplay.

@nessisonett It was a gamble for Sony and a fair one too since back then there's no big company who interested on acquiring anime-only streaming service like Funimation and Crunchyroll. That means Sony investment are 50-50 because the sucess is depends solely on anime popularity in the west.

So it's weird to see people like you crying about "Sony's buying the competition" after their investment got paid off.

Funny thing is what Sony did with Funimation and Crunchyroll inspired Nintendo to build their own Anime studio. They bought Dynamo Pictures in 2022 and changed it as Nintendo Pictures.

I read the manga for some chapters. It was okay but i get it why it's popular.

Sony decision to stick with anime are paying off. But i wish they make more anime adaptation based on their 1st party games. Ghost of Tsushima alone is not enough.

@Moonvalley2006 Japan has a very long history of censorship in their media. Heck, even their porn got censored 🙄

Ex PG / FromSoft / Santa Monica aside, i'm fascinated by the setting. This is the first time i heard about Loulan kingdom and the kingdom was actually existed and it used to be an important oasis city for people usually traders / merchants who used Silk Road.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loulan_Kingdom

I wish more Chinese devs used their not well known history / culture in video games.

Relying a lot on A.I to do crucial jobs will turn devs into less creatives with zero motivation to push beyond the limit aka they became lazy.

But eh, i don't buy EA games anymore so i don't care if they pumped out more slops.

@Bettyswollocks Possibly Sony doesn't want Wolverine and Saros to overshadow the game.

I'm curious to see if A.I really gives any positives impact for games development.

I mean, it feels like a big scam since so far all we got are six fingers zombie santa in COD Blops 6, bad dialogues that feels like generated by ChatGP, and some games still released with performances issues despite it has $70-80 price tag...

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy "it's Sony's job to make it happen"

You have the right to complaint for the missing 1st party games since Sony owned them. But it's not Sony's job to make it happen for 3rd party games that they doesn't have any control whatsoever. The final decision would be at the hand on Capcom, Konami, Bamco, SE etc.

And if you think £120 /year is too expensives or not worth the value then you should just unsub and buy the copy from retro stores / ebay. A CIB copy of Xenosaga episode 1 alone could cost $60-70. Or a copy of Shadow Hearts could cost more than $100. It would be worth the value compare to spend £120 /year for PS+ Premium and you don't even owned the games.

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy I think the problem isn't as simple as licensing. There's also lost original source code and 3rd party who doesn't give the permission to Sony, or they think those old games doesn't deserves rerelease.

Capcom for example. At first they doesn't want to release og RE 1-3 for GoG because they think they didn't see the value and believes the remakes offers superior experiences. CDPR did a lot of convincing until Capcom caved in.
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/capcom-didnt-want-to-re-release-the-classic-resident-evil-games-because-we-have-all-of-those-remakes-which-provide-the-superior-experience/

Or Bamco for example. Harada tried to convince Bamco higher ups to do Xenosaga 1-3 HD collection. But they declined Harada proposal because they think the series didn't bring profits.
https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/xenosaga-collection-progressed-to-the-remasters-plan-but-failed-in-a-profitable-market-analysis

I'm not surprise if Capcom and Bamco aren't the first or last company who doesn't want to port / remaster their old PS1-PS2 games for PS4/5 or current hardware.

And iirc Sony emulator team isn't big. I believes Sony only hired one guy who used to make PCSX2 emulation and he worked together with Implicit Conversion. Since we only got one or two PS1/PS2 games /month, their budget probably very limited.

@ED_209 From the blog
"Our core team is made up of veteran gamers born in the ’80s and ’90s. We grew up playing action games and were deeply inspired by classics like the original God of War and arcade action games. Many of us have worked on action titles at studios in the U.S. and Japan, including Santa Monica Studio, FromSoftware, and PlatinumGames. We’re truly passionate about this genre and dedicated to pushing its boundaries."

The team while small only 16 people are ex PG, FromSoft, and Santa Monica devs. No wonder it looks really good.

@blecch They already added Loco Roco 1 & 2 remastered, Loco Roco: Midnight Carnival, and Patapon 1-3 on PS store.

Yeah this looks good. The action gives PS2 GoW or Rygar vibe. But what it makes more cool is the protagonist. It's super rare to see protag with bone / skeleton body since what, Sir Daniel Fortesque in Medievil?

@DennisReynolds Yeah they probably add rewind and save everywhere feature.

@Truegamer79 The game has plenty of cheap enemies. But surprisingly the final boss was easy to beat.

It would be an insult if Sony lies about the classic catalogue has GoW 1 & 2, ICO, TM Black etc. So at least they're honest about the games availability.

PS2 itself has 4344 games, PS1 has 4074 games, PS3 has 2408 games, and PSP has 1974 games. I believe Sony emulator team isn't big so it'll be a long wait to see these retro games for PS4/5.

@MrStark I also got SF V platinum for my Asia and US account. I got 1 mill FM trophy early when Capcom didn't cut the money from completing story, arcade, and survival mode. The hardest trophy for me would be completing survival mode at Hard difficulty before Capcom made it much easier. That trophy was hard but i love it lol.

"You’ll need to play 1,200 matches in total to earn what will likely be the rarest Gold gong"

1200 matches wouldn't be a problem if you really enjoy the game. I mean, i got more than 18K matches in SF 6 with 17K for ranked match 😁

But I got this trophy in VF 5: Ultimate Showdown. I put a good amount of hours in ranked match with all characters pass Defender rank or level 24. I would played more if only the netcode as good as SF 6...

And this version is pretty much VF 5: Ultimate Showdown. The trophies are similar and it also doesn't have Platinum trophy.

Dang, good luck on finishing MK Sub Zero 😂

I remembered watching my childhood friend playing it and the amount of frustrations on his face every time he failed the platforming in Level 2 / Wind element. He managed to finished the game though but i never seen him replaying the game again after that lol.

The answer is No.

I rather put my money towards Terminator 2D, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Onimusha, RE 9, Pragmata, or Phantom Blade 0. Heck, i'm not yet buy Ghost of Yotei, DS 2, NG 4, Space Marine 2, SH 2 remake and a lot of games in my wishlist. So many games, so little time and money.

I did finished Halo Combat Evolved on PC like eons ago and it's an okay game. I don't know why people so hype for it though. But hey good for them if they love the game.

I tried to watch her video but sadly there's no english sub.

A very tone deaf decision from Capcom esport team which will hurt SF 6 performance outside Japan. I swear, Japanese corporate feels like they're still living in prehistoric era.

I just don't get why they must separate the esport and devs team which only leads to different decisions that will confused / anger the fans.

@Jrs1 Just like the reason why you watch MLB, NBA, NFL / Super Bowl, UEFA Champhionship, Premier League, Serie-A, La Liga, World Cup, or Olympics. Capcom Cup is the SF World Cup at the end of the season.

Professional players can played the game much better than average players. Their matches are really fun to watch where they shows hidden tech and the highest mastery of the game.

@Rich33 Yeah Bloody Roar is really fun. I only played 1 & 2 though and they are quite unique.

This is actually a good time for a Bloody Roar revival. For 3D fighting games, there's only Tekken and VF right now so the competition isn't as crazy as PS1-PS3 era with Tekken, VF, DOA, Soul Calibur, Def Jam, Tobal, Power Stone etc. If Konami do it right, Bloody Roar could be big.

@Rich33 Bloody Roar owned by Konami after they bought Hudson. Sadly we probably wouldn't see a collection :/