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I'm playing:

• GoW II HD (Hard diff) on PS3
• GoW: Ghost of Sparta HD (Normal diff) on PS3
• Yakuza 3 (Hard diff) on PS3
• FF X HD on PS3
• Vagrant Story on Vita

Have a nice weekend everyone 🍻

Looks like this is also a PS5 console exclusives. There's no info for Switch and Xbox version.

@Dodoo I just check PS blog and they said it can be played solo
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/12/yakoh-shinobi-ops-brings-four-player-co-op-shinobi-stealth-action-to-ps5-in-2027/

@Bahamut_GR I think it's not just you. I'm sure a lot of people who started Castlevania from SotN also associated the series with both artist. And i get it if you feel turn off without their signature.

I say give this game a fair chance when it's out. I mean, it's a brand new Castlevania game after 12 years of absent and by two devs who made two very positive games (Dead Cell and Rogue Prince of Persia). I think the game is handle by very talented people who really understand the series quality. So they wouldn't want to mess around and give a bad name to legendary franchise.

And if you don't like it after you played it, there's Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engangement to fill your Castlevania hunger.

@twitchtvpat I would lost my mind if Cory next game is Castlevania. With Sony 🤝 with Konami, feels like it's very possible too.

@Snick27 "People dont $500 for a PS5 to play a SNES looking game"

Oh really? Meanwhile PC master race build a $1000+ gaming rig to emulate old SNES / PS1 games and also play games that doesn't need expensives+powerful hardware to run like Minesweeper, Minecraft, Fortnite, Among Us and tons of indies that doesn't look big budget.

In the end people wants to play fun games either they looks big budget or not.

@SuperSilverback twitter is a cesspool of toxicity. No one seems happy there.

@Porco "they are no longer a DEVELOPER of video games, hence, the passionate designers the company once had are long gone"

I believe Rev Noir is developed by Konami in-house devs and they looks like a passionate JRPG enthusiast considering the game director was an ex-Square who worked on Drakengard 2.

I get the pessimistic / negative view for Konami. But their current projects looks solid and i personally will give them a chance to redeem themself if they keep up this quality.

Eh, people make a fuss over a nothingburger

Just don't pay the extra if you don't want to play it early 🤷‍♂️

Really excited for this game.

McFarlane huh...they did nice figures but i heard their quality drop over the years.

I prefer Storm Collectibles. Their Street Fighter figures looks solid.

@Areus Astro Bot has a cute official Nendoroid figure
https://www.goodsmile.com/en/product/10367/Nendoroid+Astro

Loves SOR 4, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. So yes, bring on the new Golden Axe, SoR Revolution, VF 6, new JSR, and Crazy Taxi ☺️

@Dogbreath JSR appeal: cool visual aesthethic + catchy music + fun gameplay.

@Questionable_Duck I don't think this is the same with what MS did with Persona / Atlus games. Beside, SH2 remake was a PS5 time exclusives for a year. So it's not impossible if this game also the same.

@Slayer25c Yeah it's very possible. Konami probably want a good partner + guarantor for their revival and they choose Sony.

@JDINCINERATOR I heard Konami have a new president + management. And you're right that we shouldn't forget their mistakes.

@Porco If they produce a game that looks and plays the same for every single year then sure they would feel fatigue and burnout. But that's not the case for GoW.

And the trilogy remake came from fans demands. That's what they want. So calling it a desperate attemp is nonsense, especially when this is the first time for Santa Monica to remake the main greek games.

Diverse portofolio is nice but like i said for Santa Monica they're not in deseperate situation for a new IP, not when the studio has been staying strong for decades with GoW IP.

I'm glad to hear the gameplay is fun. Now there's one thing Sony needs to do: release a physical copy.

@get2sammyb True it looks kinda similar to Shadow of the Beast. The remake was awesome too but sadly i heard it doesn't sold well 😔

Would love a remaster / collection for Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness.

Brigandine doesn't play like Fire Emblem. It is different and more complex since you need to manage your own castle, troops, and even monsters. It's not just turn base battle on the grid.

@JDINCINERATOR Well, Konami wasn't started as a company who hate by many people. They started as a company who produced great games and beloved by many people.

That's why people gives them a chance for redemption, the same way people gave that chance to Capcom. And so far, while not perfect, i think Konami output looks better compare to the time they pumped out MG Survivor, Rogue Corps, cancelled Silent Hills, and been an a*hole to Kojima.

@cainhurst94 Yeah looks like both are time exclusives like SH2R.

@SMJ Konami were also an absolute legendary in PS1 and PS2 days. From Suikoden, SotN, MGS, ZoE, DDR, beatmania, Silent Hill, Winning Eleven, to Vandal Hearts.

@Bahamut_GR A lot of Castlevania games including the very first one doesn't have Michiru Yamane and Ayami Kojima.

Some of my personal favorites like Lords of Shadow, Rondo of Blood, and Super Castlevania IV doesn't have both artist either.

@johncalmc It's fine. 20 characters alone has thousands of combination and match up to learn.

Beside this isn't a traditional tag fighter like MvC or DBFZ where each characters has their own health bar.

The important thing, for me, is balancing and uniqueness which i hope ArcSys nailed it right out of the gate.

Let Sony save Cory game along with Intergalactic and Wolverine for summer / fall SoP and other gaming events like SGF, TGS, or TGA.

For now, let Saros, Kena, Tokon, Sons of Sparta, 4Loop, Marathon, Yotei Legend, Konami games, and the rest of this SoP have their spotlight.

The Eclipse phase kinda reminds me of a cool mechanic from Demon's Souls called "World / Character Tendency". If it's a Black Tendency, the enemies are more challenging with more health + agressive and they drop rare items. If it's White Tendency, the enemies are weaker and have more item drops but not rare.

It looks great though and also looks quite different than Returnal.

@themightyant Sony probably save Cory game along with Intergalactic for fall SoP.

For now, i think they want the spotlight for Saros, Marathon, Sons of Sparta, Tokon, Kena sequel, 3rd party games like RE Pragmata etc, and Konami games like Rev. Noir and SH Townfall (it seems Sony have an exclusives deal for both games).

@cainhurst94 It's been 8 hours since the game got announced and so far i can't find any info that say it will be multiplat. Meanwhile Castlevania and MGS Master collection vol 2 already showed Switch and Xbox logo.

I think this and Townfall will be time exclusives or PS5/PC.

I watched the trailer for the 2nd time and now i'm curious to play it lol. I'm not a Star Wars or racing fans though.

@AdamNovice Motorstorm and Burnout vibe.

Sony to Square 🥱👋
Sony with Konami 🤝🫶

During the trailer i thought it was a new Suikoden but turns out it's a new IP. I'm intrigue though.

And like i said in Castlevania thread, Konami will get my full trust again if they keep doing interesting stuff like this.

@get2sammyb Are there any info if this game a PS5 exclusives? I didn't see any Switch and Xbox logo.

It's weird that this game didn't get a lot of hype in this site, especially from the "We hate live service + cartoony games and demand more single player + realistic games!" crowd.

Anyway. I'm pretty excited for this game. The premise and setting kinda reminds me with a manga called Wild Strawberry.

Tenchu x Shadow Tactics

I'm pretty excited which i hope there's a mode for story campaign without online.

82% votes combines of excellent, very good, and good. Nice to see some positive vibe on this site, especially after all the crying and throwing tantrum from Horizon: Hunters Gathering news.

@Porco "they desperately need a new IP"

Desperately? While a new IP would be nice but i don't think they desperately need it considering they've been a GOW studio since PS2 era.

@UltimateOtaku91 GameFreaks finally break free from Nintendo / Pokemon "cage" 😁

@somnambulance "Weird that Square wasn’t present at all"

After Square president said there'll be no more exclusives with Sony and blame PS5 exclusives for FF XVI / VII Rebirth "low" sales, i think Sony took that statement seriously as an end of their close partnership.

So no more Square but now Sony have close partnership with Konami, which i think it looks more refreshing than what Square offers. It also reminds me of PS1 era where Konami made plenty of exclusives for the console.

@RoomWithaMoose Yes that is the thumbnail. Fans service with gorgeous female characters has been part of DOA series identity since the first game.

Nonetheless, the series has excellent and deep gameplay that separate itself from other 3D fighters like Tekken, Soul Calibur, or Virtua Fighter.

Already on my wishlist. Capcom you have my money 🤝

I feel okay from the first announcement but this trailer makes me interested.

@Questionable_Duck PC possibly but i seriously doubt Switch will get this one.

@SoulsBourne128 This is the 5th greek spin-off after Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta, Betrayal, and Ascension.

@Kairuuu Well people asked for it. They even got angry when last year Santa Monica didn't announce trilogy remaster like the rumor said. So this remake is for people who's been asking for the greek remaster / remake.

If you don't like it then there's the new 2D game.

Looking good!

And Sony / Sucker Punch could charge this mode for $20-30 which i think a lot of people wouldn't mind paying. But they keep it for FREE. So kudos to them 🫶

@AdamNovice Yeah Sauron makes sense. Also, the story episode mention about Shi'ar.

I'm not familiar with Magik and Danger. But they looks pretty cool and feels fresh compare to the usual X-Mens like Cyclops, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Gambit, etc.

@AdamNovice I think we will get more X-Men team. This one label "Unbreakable X-Men" so big chance we get more like Cyclops etc.

And beside Doom, i think there's some chance we'll get Thanos, Ultron, or Loki.

Looks awesome!

Although i'm surprise Krafton make an action RPG like this and it looks big budget too.

I think gameplay looks pretty fun. Like the Rubik cube boss looks pretty unique for a co-op game.

I'm gonna get this for sure although i believe PS1 version run at 30 fps unlike arcade version at 60 fps.

Also, it's sad how Bamco treat Tekken 4 😔

Looks awesome and it's nice to see Gravity Rush "inspired" other games :3

Fvck yeah! ✊️
Kasumi 🫶

I wonder if DoA 6 LR get rollback netcode.

Back to RPD and the girl guiding Leon sounds like Sherry. iirc she also works for DSO?

@LiamCroft Ah ok. Sorry for the interruption 🙏

Finally...after 100 years, Castlevania is back with a new game and it looks solid!

I'll give kudos to Konami for greenlight this project. Keep this redemption arc and they'll get my full trust again.

@LiamCroft Thanks for the recap. But i think you forgot Brigandine Abyss, Rev. Noir, and Star Wars racing 🙏

Anyway. All solid announcement with my eyes on:

• Kena sequel
• Yotei Legend
• GoW Trilogy remake
• GoW: Sons of Sparta
• Yakoh Shinobi Ops
• Castlevania Belmont's Curse
• Beast of Reincarnation
• Project Windless
• Dead or Alive 7
• Tokon
• Time Crisis 1
• Tekken 5
• AAA John Wick
• Brigandine Abyss
• Rev. Noir
• Rayman 1
• Pragmata
• RE 9
• Control Resonant

Ouch. My wallet feels hurt haha.