@Th3solution the flip and upgrade route also protects you against general wear and basic age issues. If a problem does develop it is someone elses problem down the line. So, as well as the new model having had much less wear in general, if it does develop an issue at random you're under warranty again.
PlayStation products also tend to hold their value quite well, too
Considering this game is a 10 for me, even despite lots of bugs and texture issues, of course i'd be interested to see how it looks upgraded on PS5.
But don't be expect it to be as easy and user friendly as KCD2, people. It is supposed to be a gut punch and you have to learn to live with the consequences of how you f***ed up if you weren't paying attention 😁
@themightyant that is also fair. I do think it is a shame all of that will be lost and all we are left with is the extremes.
The annoying part is people will agree or disagree with a small out of context idea, but then use it to further their own pre-concieved ideas or agendas, rather than see this as a problem or topic that affects everyone and one that should be discussed from the middle ground in a balanced way, as Swen was at least trying to do 😅
@themightyant no one will do that, they will just argue one side or the other ad infinitum. There are already tonnes of people twisting his words to fit their own narratives or missing the point he was making and dismissing him as an idiot...
The endless cycle of "my side is winning" means anyone with any opinion on anything normal that they care about instantly becomes the touchpaper for more pointless internet shouting matches.
The fact he just wanted to say it is okay to be critical if you are not going in with an agenda or are being harmful to the people or the product, just because you don't personally like it, will be forever lost on people.
That kind of thing is a problem that needs sorting out in society, and it is the same kind of problem as people responding to reviewers in harmful attack mode just because they don't agree, too. They are sides of the same coin and are not mutual to either side of the 'culture war' either.
Tldr: it is possible to be critical about something but still be understanding or nice to one another.
@Th3solution What do you make of the new Fable? (I can't remember if you have any experience with the older games, but...)
I think it kind of looks a bit like Hogwarts Legacy in presentation and gameplay and it also has this 'normal life sim' element that I think was one of your hopes for a fantasy game, right? When I saw the presentation I thought 'Sol' so it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it, if you watched this preview
@Kraven exceptionally well timed. I too (finally!!) finished Yotei, a very good game that got spread out longer than it should by my gaming time reducing significantly for a while, but I decided randomly I needed to play a true RPG next. And Divinity: Original Sin 2 is very much that! It of course means E33 and DS2 are on the backburner, but this is all the gaming I need. It is fantastic!
How long did it take you to exit Fort Joy may I ask? I had multiple chances to, but just kept exploring which I role-played as 'working out the magisters strengths and weaknesses, and making sure we are equipped well enough to survive out there in the unknown' so it never felt like 'we must escape now' from that RP perspective. Which means I think I managed to pretty much clear everything, even some optional fights that were pretty tough, one that i'm proud of my solution for! Blocking two doorways with giant obstacles to cut off the melee attackers while I focused on taking out the magic weilders, an awesome mechanic how you can shape the battlefield! But my last session I finally made it out of the fort and out into the world, and now I feel the 'what now' and it is almost like a new game to explore once more 😁 so i'm heading off in a random direction to a potential hide out that got marked on my map, and I think I left it as I was just about to chat to a dismembered head on a pike, as you do!
DoS2 really is a great game and well worth playing for anyone, like us, that hadn't yet tried it. Larian also announced this week there will be some continuation in their new game, too. Even though it will be pretty much a standalone again. Things sometimes just work out really well. I think a lot of people are similarly getting on to DoS2 at the same time because of all the recent announcements and upgrades, so it almost feels like a new release.
I have an ai opinion! I have an ai opinion! Me, too!
Absolutely sick of AI, and the main reason is that absolutely everyone is going on about it all the f***ing time and it has become another battlefield for people to fight on any time anyone even utters the words 🙃🙃🙃
@ShogunRok well, I think Larian have earned my £12, regardless. Seems a no brainer to grab this now. But I bet there are a bunch of people that would still love a mini-review due to the BG3 effect alone.
If you do find any of this 'infinite time' please send some my way, as I imagine i'm going to end up starting this game "just to see what it is like" and then, well... you know how it goes.
I have been looking for something to scratch that RPG itch, something I can play without having to constantly be involved (possibly turn based) is this seemingly very good timing for me... It seems so.
@ShogunRok will you be able to find an excuse to do a mini review of this upgrade here? 😄
I do not know what is worse: That AI blatantly does not give a crap about producing rip offs. Or that Playstation can't produce something better than they have by using their actual IP
I got one of these. I think mine was a special edition as it is slightly cooler 👀
Pixelart Avatar of a Galactic Smuggler
and yes, that right there was the 6 word prompt I used to generate the image for the sake of satire about how easy it is to just plop something out with little to no thought. I do imagine an artist was paid a pittance and thus chose to use AI as they couldn't warrant spending more than 2 minutes of their life on this task for a very low paid commision, though
The 60fps was perfectly consistent so it was ready to ship. But the unlocked mode does feel extra smooth, it has to be said. I do wonder if they considered this originally or decided to add it later just because they could.
Warhorse offered this unlocked performance day one, however
Wish i'd known earlier, PushSquare, I could have tested it yesterday 😭
The unlocked fps is a good SIE staple now, I was surprised it wasn't there at the beginning, but it is good to know it is there now. The 40/60vrr with even better graphics settings is also tempting to try.
Some of the ommisions are egregious and designed to favour votes for certain games. No GTA in most anticipated is lunacy, and designed to make it seem like a level playing field, when it isn't.
No Warhorse Studios in the studio of the year list, one of the few studios to release a game that worked with PSSR and was well optimised on all versions from day 1. Who kept patching the game throughout the year, released 3 DLC's in the year, and are just generally awesome devs who have taken their obscure medieval sim into the mainstream. But yeah, no mention at all seems fair 🙈 ah, but at least Netease gets an honorable mention 👍
Remember: Sony are evil for offering a console and games that people actually want and dominating in marketing and sales. This will be the narrative soon enough as Xbox looks to blame anyone but themselves for their continued gaming division collapse
Fargo Season 5 is already a bit Far Cry 5, in a way. I don't imagine they would start with an American set one, but you never know. It feels like the smart move will be to start with a more isolated setting to set up the premise. But i'd be hyped to see an American cult season.
@Fiendish-Beaver I imagine they will want to somehow frame it as "we are stopping because the people do not want it, it is you that stopped buying it, and we are struggling because of the evil competition dominating the market! It is not because we messed up over and over again and only throw money at problems and hope"
And they will probably want to lever this poor tale into being allowed to buy another massive publisher.
As for the other hot topic in this thread: Sony raising prices. They have learned their lesson (hopefully) Target the enthusiasts with high prices, that works, but they need to make sure the general public keep buying PlayStations to play GTA, Minecraft and Fortnite, CoD/Battlefield/Fifa/Madden to keep all that storefront cash rolling in. They will weigh up the cost/price based on these factors. They don't want to alienate kids and casual gamers who spend on digital coins.
At this point do we think they should just take themselves out of the market all together and just let everyone get on with their lives? It will cost them too much to make consoles that the market mostly doesn't even want. Seems like an announcement may near, honestly
Concord was out ages ago, what is this guy even talking about? 😅
But apart from that... surely Wolverine. That game has to sell more than Spider-Man 2? Unless there is an Uncharted game ready to go this gen, but I can't see it reaching the same level as a Marvel game with a character who also appeals to people that like a bit of grit in their comic book action, if it isn't a Nathan Drake focused Uncharted.
They'd surely hope everyone who bought Spider-Man 2 would buy Wolverine, anyway (because Marvelsomniac) plus a whole bunch of other people that want that bit of extra visceral Wolverine action. And how often do you get a Wolverine game... it feels like everything should align for it to be a big success. The hunger is there for this game, right?
the only problem with these polls is people that didn't play Yotei will vote for Jin and Tsushima, whether they are just assuming they won't prefer it, or because they want to add to a narrative.
Of course, not everyone that plays Yotei will prefer Atsu, or the game, but it will always be an unbalanced poll, and that could lead to some thinking "well i'm justified in not getting it, because it won't be as good" and they will be missing out on a fantastic game that is objectively better. The fact that a decent amount of people actaully prefer Atsu should be signs enough that the sequel has been a success from a character standpoint too, because it is hard to make a new character resonate with people, and they achieved it with ease.
Comment one literally falls into this trap, too. "Poll says i'm justified in my preconceived ideas, so those views must be correct - might buy second hand" 😅
@Th3solution I expect your full review in the forum once you've had a chance to use it a bit 😁 this is basically what we've all been waiting for, right?
Now do I get the portal (on black friday), or wait for the next gen monster 😬
An article that relates to your recent musings. Might be worth asking Aaron for a recommendation, Sol.
Or maybe you could pester PushSquare to do a roundup of the BEST gaming headsets for gaming with the best gaming headsets on so you too can play games with the best gaming headsets on after reading an article featuring the best gaming headsets money can buy. (A helping hand for PushSquare's SEO 😛)
@Oram77 @Kidfunkadelic83 haha you'll see. But its very RPG and it became a thing on reddit as everyone was just doing everything but the main quest, as its structured in an open, non urgent way, so people were realising how deep the game was and were posting how they still haven't been to the wedding after x hours of pure questing and exploration.
There are pretty hefty rumours of a PS5 update to the first game. Not sure if it is a remake to bring it in line with KCD2 gameplay, or a patch, though.
I'd say play the first game first, but apparently 2 is easier for people to get into. Bare in mind it will kick your ass if you treat it like a regular game, but not as much as KCD (unfortunately, in my opinion, as I like when it lets you make lots of mistakes and punishes you for each one 😂) so KCD2 is definitely seen as the easier one to get into.
You will find notes of Oblivion and similar rpgs, so if you like games like that, you should vibe with what it is doing fairly quickly.
It is really hard to make a first-person game look right and function correctly in third-person. Fair play if this is such an achievement.
I know a lot of people swear they can't play first-person, so i'm wondering what would happen if they made a Far Cry game have this functionality too. As FC is a pretty well off franchise as it is 🤔
At this point, do we think they've been turning it into a completely different game for a 2.0 re-release on PS5 and also, by default, pc and game pass?
I'm not sure exactly what they can do though, as they are Bethesda, and it is a very Bethesda game to start with. It's okay, good at times, but it just drags and drags and loses all momentum. A looooong time has passed since Skyrim, and Bethesda is probably the most outdated of all devs.
@ApostateMage it's really satisfying to play for a while. Steep learning curve, but one that can be tackled enough in one session to open it out to be really quite fun in more of a simulation way. It's pretty intuitive, despite being less gamey.
It has a cool photomode too. And the wear and tear is so satisfying as you wreck all your board art 😁
@Oram77 my hype has always been suspicious but hopeful. But the more I see the more I think it lacks a soul or a real x-factor. But I thought similar things about Dragon's Dogma 2 pre-launch and I still loved actually playing that. This is the game it most resembles, to me, but DD2 was really nice from a gameplay standpoint and had it's own unique weirdness and systems that make it unique. If this achieves similar it could well be very good, but it is still a tough ask.
Sometimes games do feel much better in-hand than in previews is all i'll say. As watching videos you kind of notice any blandness and negatives you might not notice when playing.
Then again it could be similar to Forspoken, which is another one I was excited for, but the devs put me off with their long drawn out videos of how bland the game looked before release. And when I tried that one I still thought it was boring and lacked soul.
Real user impressions or a playable demo are definitely needed on this one before a digital purchase.
@get2sammyb i'd be more sceptical on whether this is PS footage. They have showed PS footage with the "captured on ps5/pro" in the past and it has got progressively worse looking, and this is suddenly an upgrade. Really nice if it is and they managed to optimise it, but i'd expect this to be PC.
But there is some other huge news worthy of an article and further PushSquare research into the matter... it seems they have finally replaced Comic Sans as the in-game font! 🙌 We need an interview with the dev team detailing this monumental change and the thought process behind 1: first using comic sans in the game, and 2: realising it looked terrible and changing it 😁
@ApostateMage mate, i'm sorry, but that is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 The amount of times I've come off a BMX (without a helmet and got away scratch free 😬) makes me glad i'm not a stupid kid any more. Please refrain from putting your body in further peril and STICK TO VIDEO GAMES! 😁
Ghost of Yotei it is better than I expected, and I loved Tsushima going in. It does everything Tsushima did, but it is a better game all round. Atsu is a proper sneaky savage and I love it. This is a long game if you want it to be, too! And I want it to be. Having a blast duelling every **** in Ezo!
(Apparently .gifs from imbb don't work on PushSquare like imgur did 😭)
@Rich33 not only do these crazy reviews suck because they are mindless nonsense spewing things they've been told to think that take away from genuinely good games. But if you have a legitimate reason to not like a game as much, your genuine opinion gets lost in the wave of nonsense and that, to me, is the worst part of it.
Legitimate concerns get left behind. And usually they feature in the most genuine reviews.
A good example is the Witcher Netflix show. It isn't bad because it's woke nonsense. It isn't bad because it's not like the games. It's isn't bad because of one weird decision (did Eskel turn into a tree? I have forgotten a lot about the show, thankfully, haha) It's a bad adaption because the showrunner didn't like, understand nor respect the source material and therefore it lacks the original soul. It almost had some moments or glimpses of something, but mostly it lacked quality and had no real long term direction which meant it got worse and worse as they tried to link things back together after making some weird changes. But it is probably enjoyable enough as a standalone thing for kids, teens and general consumers of content who don't know any better.
Extreme reviews never help anyone, is the base of what i'm saying, anyway. And it drives a culture of people trying to make up for it on the other side. Although someone being excited and rating a game they love in the moment a 10 is far more forgivable than someone rating it 0 or 1 because they have insufficient minds for an original thought of their own.
@ShogunRok the 6 second load to actually playing the game where you left off shocks me every time I put the game on. It feels faster than Xbox's 'Quick Resume', but it is loading from a totally shut down state. Madness.
The open world, although not truely peak in the open RPG space, is pretty damn good in the open world action game space. I could not stop playing the game last night after saying "just this one last little sidequest" and I think it grabbed me for another hour and a half 😬
It's very good. I've not really been following the yellow story quests yet, as i'm exploring, dueling, and bounty hunting at my own pace to settle into the area and get coin, so I can't comment on the story as much. But during a regular activity I was fed an unexpected cutscene to set a little more of the tone for the area, the story and the "political circumstances" which was a nice touch.
I'm going to push on with a main marker I discovered to see exactly how they balance story and side content though, as i'm at risk of overdoing side content at this rate, and I want to see if they improved the layout for quests in a way that takes you towards side content more naturally anyway. (The structure and layout of stories and activities in the first game was a slight critisism I had of it)
Everyone dislikes "young Atsu" VA, but it is so goofy that, after the initial double-take of "what the hell is that voice", I actually quite like it. She's an annoying kid, and it's an annoying portrayal, so it works for me 😂
My only gripe, so far, is I want a horse that can move at a canter rather than the choice of: slow trot, or gallop like its been shot out of a bloody cannon 😬
Ghost of Yotei primarily, but also a bit of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 as the DLC's were longer than I expected so i'm still dipping into that from time to time.
Yes! As in, I have it and will be playing it later tonight, anyway. Got my CE delivered and have quickly checked it out. I was in two minds whether I really wanted it, but as soon as I saw it in person I was glad I kept my pre-order!
🤞 @CrispyMango92 it really is a nice set, well put together.
My instant reaction to the title was "oooh, yes!" And then within seconds my brain processed it and asked "will it though? Will it really compete with Hogwarts Legacy, or are you just trying to sell it to investors"
And would you look at that. The rumours have come from a sales pitch, rather than from anything to do with the actual game being good in any way.
Gonna need a time machine to unbuy all the EA games I've bought over the years.
I do wonder what PIF will do with the PGA tour games license, though, considering they own LIV and are hell bent on owning all golf. But i'd be tempted if they made 'Bryson DeChambeau's Big Baby Simulator - Now with 110% more tears'
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Re: Rumour: PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
@Th3solution the flip and upgrade route also protects you against general wear and basic age issues. If a problem does develop it is someone elses problem down the line. So, as well as the new model having had much less wear in general, if it does develop an issue at random you're under warranty again.
PlayStation products also tend to hold their value quite well, too
Re: New Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version Seems Real in PS Store Leak
@JB_Whiting I kind of prefer it as a whole as it is a little more cerebral and you have to be on your toes during quests, but both are great games 😄
Re: New Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version Seems Real in PS Store Leak
Considering this game is a 10 for me, even despite lots of bugs and texture issues, of course i'd be interested to see how it looks upgraded on PS5.
But don't be expect it to be as easy and user friendly as KCD2, people. It is supposed to be a gut punch and you have to learn to live with the consequences of how you f***ed up if you weren't paying attention 😁
Re: Larian CEO Swen Vincke Sticks His Foot in It Again, Thinks Game Reviewers Should Also Be Reviewed
@themightyant that is also fair. I do think it is a shame all of that will be lost and all we are left with is the extremes.
The annoying part is people will agree or disagree with a small out of context idea, but then use it to further their own pre-concieved ideas or agendas, rather than see this as a problem or topic that affects everyone and one that should be discussed from the middle ground in a balanced way, as Swen was at least trying to do 😅
Re: Larian CEO Swen Vincke Sticks His Foot in It Again, Thinks Game Reviewers Should Also Be Reviewed
@themightyant no one will do that, they will just argue one side or the other ad infinitum. There are already tonnes of people twisting his words to fit their own narratives or missing the point he was making and dismissing him as an idiot...
The endless cycle of "my side is winning" means anyone with any opinion on anything normal that they care about instantly becomes the touchpaper for more pointless internet shouting matches.
The fact he just wanted to say it is okay to be critical if you are not going in with an agenda or are being harmful to the people or the product, just because you don't personally like it, will be forever lost on people.
That kind of thing is a problem that needs sorting out in society, and it is the same kind of problem as people responding to reviewers in harmful attack mode just because they don't agree, too. They are sides of the same coin and are not mutual to either side of the 'culture war' either.
Tldr: it is possible to be critical about something but still be understanding or nice to one another.
Re: Fable Announced for PS5, Releases in Autumn 2026
@Th3solution What do you make of the new Fable? (I can't remember if you have any experience with the older games, but...)
I think it kind of looks a bit like Hogwarts Legacy in presentation and gameplay and it also has this 'normal life sim' element that I think was one of your hopes for a fantasy game, right? When I saw the presentation I thought 'Sol' so it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it, if you watched this preview
Re: Game of the Year: #8 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Jesus Christ Be... Damned. Christmas is cancelled 🫥
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 612
@Kraven exceptionally well timed. I too (finally!!) finished Yotei, a very good game that got spread out longer than it should by my gaming time reducing significantly for a while, but I decided randomly I needed to play a true RPG next. And Divinity: Original Sin 2 is very much that! It of course means E33 and DS2 are on the backburner, but this is all the gaming I need. It is fantastic!
How long did it take you to exit Fort Joy may I ask? I had multiple chances to, but just kept exploring which I role-played as 'working out the magisters strengths and weaknesses, and making sure we are equipped well enough to survive out there in the unknown' so it never felt like 'we must escape now' from that RP perspective. Which means I think I managed to pretty much clear everything, even some optional fights that were pretty tough, one that i'm proud of my solution for! Blocking two doorways with giant obstacles to cut off the melee attackers while I focused on taking out the magic weilders, an awesome mechanic how you can shape the battlefield! But my last session I finally made it out of the fort and out into the world, and now I feel the 'what now' and it is almost like a new game to explore once more 😁 so i'm heading off in a random direction to a potential hide out that got marked on my map, and I think I left it as I was just about to chat to a dismembered head on a pike, as you do!
DoS2 really is a great game and well worth playing for anyone, like us, that hadn't yet tried it. Larian also announced this week there will be some continuation in their new game, too. Even though it will be pretty much a standalone again. Things sometimes just work out really well. I think a lot of people are similarly getting on to DoS2 at the same time because of all the recent announcements and upgrades, so it almost feels like a new release.
Re: 'I Don't Think Prompting Is Art': The Last of Us Co-Creator Isn't a Fan of Generative AI
I have an ai opinion! I have an ai opinion! Me, too!
Absolutely sick of AI, and the main reason is that absolutely everyone is going on about it all the f***ing time and it has become another battlefield for people to fight on any time anyone even utters the words 🙃🙃🙃
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity: Original Sin 2 Out Now on PS5, Offers Free Upgrade
@ShogunRok well, I think Larian have earned my £12, regardless. Seems a no brainer to grab this now. But I bet there are a bunch of people that would still love a mini-review due to the BG3 effect alone.
If you do find any of this 'infinite time' please send some my way, as I imagine i'm going to end up starting this game "just to see what it is like" and then, well... you know how it goes.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity: Original Sin 2 Out Now on PS5, Offers Free Upgrade
I have been looking for something to scratch that RPG itch, something I can play without having to constantly be involved (possibly turn based) is this seemingly very good timing for me... It seems so.
@ShogunRok will you be able to find an excuse to do a mini review of this upgrade here? 😄
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
The real RPG of the year Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is at least my personal GotY.
How many miles you've wandered, at such a grueling pace. Rest your feet, dear maiden, sit here... upon my face
Re: Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show
Re: Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo
This took literally 5 seconds 😅
pixelart avatar of a god of war
I do not know what is worse: That AI blatantly does not give a crap about producing rip offs. Or that Playstation can't produce something better than they have by using their actual IP
Re: Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo
I got one of these. I think mine was a special edition as it is slightly cooler 👀
Pixelart Avatar of a Galactic Smuggler
and yes, that right there was the 6 word prompt I used to generate the image for the sake of satire about how easy it is to just plop something out with little to no thought. I do imagine an artist was paid a pittance and thus chose to use AI as they couldn't warrant spending more than 2 minutes of their life on this task for a very low paid commision, though
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
The 60fps was perfectly consistent so it was ready to ship. But the unlocked mode does feel extra smooth, it has to be said. I do wonder if they considered this originally or decided to add it later just because they could.
Warhorse offered this unlocked performance day one, however
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
Wish i'd known earlier, PushSquare, I could have tested it yesterday 😭
The unlocked fps is a good SIE staple now, I was surprised it wasn't there at the beginning, but it is good to know it is there now. The 40/60vrr with even better graphics settings is also tempting to try.
Re: PS Blog Wants Your PS5 Game of the Year Nominations for 2025
@LiamCroft fair enough, a little strange but at least it is explained.
The Injustice for Warhorse and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, however 😱
Re: PS Blog Wants Your PS5 Game of the Year Nominations for 2025
Some of the ommisions are egregious and designed to favour votes for certain games. No GTA in most anticipated is lunacy, and designed to make it seem like a level playing field, when it isn't.
No Warhorse Studios in the studio of the year list, one of the few studios to release a game that worked with PSSR and was well optimised on all versions from day 1. Who kept patching the game throughout the year, released 3 DLC's in the year, and are just generally awesome devs who have taken their obscure medieval sim into the mainstream. But yeah, no mention at all seems fair 🙈 ah, but at least Netease gets an honorable mention 👍
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
Remember: Sony are evil for offering a console and games that people actually want and dominating in marketing and sales. This will be the narrative soon enough as Xbox looks to blame anyone but themselves for their continued gaming division collapse
Re: Far Cry TV Series Officially Announced, from Creators of Fargo and Always Sunny
Fargo Season 5 is already a bit Far Cry 5, in a way. I don't imagine they would start with an American set one, but you never know. It feels like the smart move will be to start with a more isolated setting to set up the premise. But i'd be hyped to see an American cult season.
Re: You Can Buy a Fully-Fledged PS5 for the Same Price as a Less Powerful Xbox Series S Right Now
@Fiendish-Beaver I imagine they will want to somehow frame it as "we are stopping because the people do not want it, it is you that stopped buying it, and we are struggling because of the evil competition dominating the market! It is not because we messed up over and over again and only throw money at problems and hope"
And they will probably want to lever this poor tale into being allowed to buy another massive publisher.
As for the other hot topic in this thread: Sony raising prices. They have learned their lesson (hopefully) Target the enthusiasts with high prices, that works, but they need to make sure the general public keep buying PlayStations to play GTA, Minecraft and Fortnite, CoD/Battlefield/Fifa/Madden to keep all that storefront cash rolling in. They will weigh up the cost/price based on these factors. They don't want to alienate kids and casual gamers who spend on digital coins.
Re: Quick Thinking from Sony Should Shield PS5 from RAM Shortages for Now
At this point do we think they should just take themselves out of the market all together and just let everyone get on with their lives? It will cost them too much to make consoles that the market mostly doesn't even want. Seems like an announcement may near, honestly
Re: 'Terrible' Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Sales Are a Devastating 63% Below Battlefield 6
Re: PS5's Biggest Game Has Not Released Yet, PlayStation Boss Teases
Concord was out ages ago, what is this guy even talking about? 😅
But apart from that... surely Wolverine. That game has to sell more than Spider-Man 2? Unless there is an Uncharted game ready to go this gen, but I can't see it reaching the same level as a Marvel game with a character who also appeals to people that like a bit of grit in their comic book action, if it isn't a Nathan Drake focused Uncharted.
They'd surely hope everyone who bought Spider-Man 2 would buy Wolverine, anyway (because Marvelsomniac) plus a whole bunch of other people that want that bit of extra visceral Wolverine action. And how often do you get a Wolverine game... it feels like everything should align for it to be a big success. The hunger is there for this game, right?
If it is Drake, however... 💲💲💲
Re: PS5 Fans Say Ghost of Yotei Plays Better, But Can't Match Ghost of Tsushima's Story or Hero
the only problem with these polls is people that didn't play Yotei will vote for Jin and Tsushima, whether they are just assuming they won't prefer it, or because they want to add to a narrative.
Of course, not everyone that plays Yotei will prefer Atsu, or the game, but it will always be an unbalanced poll, and that could lead to some thinking "well i'm justified in not getting it, because it won't be as good" and they will be missing out on a fantastic game that is objectively better. The fact that a decent amount of people actaully prefer Atsu should be signs enough that the sequel has been a success from a character standpoint too, because it is hard to make a new character resonate with people, and they achieved it with ease.
Comment one literally falls into this trap, too. "Poll says i'm justified in my preconceived ideas, so those views must be correct - might buy second hand" 😅
Re: PS Portal Gets So Much Better Today in Huge UI, Cloud Streaming Update
@Th3solution I expect your full review in the forum once you've had a chance to use it a bit 😁 this is basically what we've all been waiting for, right?
Now do I get the portal (on black friday), or wait for the next gen monster 😬
Re: Hardware Review: RIG R5 Spear Pro HS - Entry Level PS5 Headset Has Surprisingly Great Audio
@Th3Solution @JohnnyShoulder
An article that relates to your recent musings. Might be worth asking Aaron for a recommendation, Sol.
Or maybe you could pester PushSquare to do a roundup of the BEST gaming headsets for gaming with the best gaming headsets on so you too can play games with the best gaming headsets on after reading an article featuring the best gaming headsets money can buy. (A helping hand for PushSquare's SEO 😛)
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 604
Ghost of Yotei. I feel like Atsu is much more menacing and badass on her quest for revenge than Jin was.
A real Onryō
Re: 'Final' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 DLC, Mysteria Ecclesiae, Dated for November
@Oram77 @Kidfunkadelic83 haha you'll see. But its very RPG and it became a thing on reddit as everyone was just doing everything but the main quest, as its structured in an open, non urgent way, so people were realising how deep the game was and were posting how they still haven't been to the wedding after x hours of pure questing and exploration.
Enjoy!
Re: Project Tal Is Another Stunning Open World Action RPG Targeting PS5
Strong Dragon's Dogma 2 vibes (like, seriously similar at times) but with a more eastern mythology skin
Re: 'Final' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 DLC, Mysteria Ecclesiae, Dated for November
@Kidfunkadelic83 @Oram77
There are pretty hefty rumours of a PS5 update to the first game. Not sure if it is a remake to bring it in line with KCD2 gameplay, or a patch, though.
I'd say play the first game first, but apparently 2 is easier for people to get into. Bare in mind it will kick your ass if you treat it like a regular game, but not as much as KCD (unfortunately, in my opinion, as I like when it lets you make lots of mistakes and punishes you for each one 😂) so KCD2 is definitely seen as the easier one to get into.
You will find notes of Oblivion and similar rpgs, so if you like games like that, you should vibe with what it is doing fairly quickly.
Re: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Third-Person Update Practically Makes It a New PS5 Game
It is really hard to make a first-person game look right and function correctly in third-person. Fair play if this is such an achievement.
I know a lot of people swear they can't play first-person, so i'm wondering what would happen if they made a Far Cry game have this functionality too. As FC is a pretty well off franchise as it is 🤔
Re: Xbox, PC Sci-Fi RPG Starfield Won't Be Revealed for PS5 Until Next Year
At this point, do we think they've been turning it into a completely different game for a 2.0 re-release on PS5 and also, by default, pc and game pass?
I'm not sure exactly what they can do though, as they are Bethesda, and it is a very Bethesda game to start with. It's okay, good at times, but it just drags and drags and loses all momentum. A looooong time has passed since Skyrim, and Bethesda is probably the most outdated of all devs.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 603
@ApostateMage it's really satisfying to play for a while. Steep learning curve, but one that can be tackled enough in one session to open it out to be really quite fun in more of a simulation way. It's pretty intuitive, despite being less gamey.
It has a cool photomode too. And the wear and tear is so satisfying as you wreck all your board art 😁
Re: Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
I looted a bounty before the little mission complete pop up and I didn't get a sword kit reward. That is the only thing I can think of 🤷♂️
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 603
Got to get back on Yotei. Ezo won't photograph itself now, will it?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 603
@ApostateMage safe, sensible, digital skating, I see 🤣
Did you ever try Session the skate sim? It's fiddly, but it is satisfyingly realistic and a good challenge.
Re: Stunning Crimson Desert PS5 Footage Reveals a Wildly Ambitious RPG
@Oram77 my hype has always been suspicious but hopeful. But the more I see the more I think it lacks a soul or a real x-factor. But I thought similar things about Dragon's Dogma 2 pre-launch and I still loved actually playing that. This is the game it most resembles, to me, but DD2 was really nice from a gameplay standpoint and had it's own unique weirdness and systems that make it unique. If this achieves similar it could well be very good, but it is still a tough ask.
Sometimes games do feel much better in-hand than in previews is all i'll say. As watching videos you kind of notice any blandness and negatives you might not notice when playing.
Then again it could be similar to Forspoken, which is another one I was excited for, but the devs put me off with their long drawn out videos of how bland the game looked before release. And when I tried that one I still thought it was boring and lacked soul.
Real user impressions or a playable demo are definitely needed on this one before a digital purchase.
Re: Stunning Crimson Desert PS5 Footage Reveals a Wildly Ambitious RPG
@get2sammyb i'd be more sceptical on whether this is PS footage. They have showed PS footage with the "captured on ps5/pro" in the past and it has got progressively worse looking, and this is suddenly an upgrade. Really nice if it is and they managed to optimise it, but i'd expect this to be PC.
But there is some other huge news worthy of an article and further PushSquare research into the matter... it seems they have finally replaced Comic Sans as the in-game font! 🙌 We need an interview with the dev team detailing this monumental change and the thought process behind 1: first using comic sans in the game, and 2: realising it looked terrible and changing it 😁
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Yotei?
Somewhere between great and excellent, but i'm likely to give it a 9 or 10 on here as i've given GoT a 9 and this feels like a better game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 602
@ApostateMage mate, i'm sorry, but that is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 The amount of times I've come off a BMX (without a helmet and got away scratch free 😬) makes me glad i'm not a stupid kid any more. Please refrain from putting your body in further peril and STICK TO VIDEO GAMES! 😁
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 602
Ghost of Yotei it is better than I expected, and I loved Tsushima going in. It does everything Tsushima did, but it is a better game all round. Atsu is a proper sneaky savage and I love it. This is a long game if you want it to be, too! And I want it to be. Having a blast duelling every **** in Ezo!
(Apparently .gifs from imbb don't work on PushSquare like imgur did 😭)
Re: Write Full-Length Reviews for Your Favourite (or Least Favourite) PS5, PS4 Games on the PS Store
@Rich33 not only do these crazy reviews suck because they are mindless nonsense spewing things they've been told to think that take away from genuinely good games. But if you have a legitimate reason to not like a game as much, your genuine opinion gets lost in the wave of nonsense and that, to me, is the worst part of it.
Legitimate concerns get left behind. And usually they feature in the most genuine reviews.
A good example is the Witcher Netflix show. It isn't bad because it's woke nonsense. It isn't bad because it's not like the games. It's isn't bad because of one weird decision (did Eskel turn into a tree? I have forgotten a lot about the show, thankfully, haha) It's a bad adaption because the showrunner didn't like, understand nor respect the source material and therefore it lacks the original soul. It almost had some moments or glimpses of something, but mostly it lacked quality and had no real long term direction which meant it got worse and worse as they tried to link things back together after making some weird changes. But it is probably enjoyable enough as a standalone thing for kids, teens and general consumers of content who don't know any better.
Extreme reviews never help anyone, is the base of what i'm saying, anyway. And it drives a culture of people trying to make up for it on the other side. Although someone being excited and rating a game they love in the moment a 10 is far more forgivable than someone rating it 0 or 1 because they have insufficient minds for an original thought of their own.
Re: 'As Long as You're Having Fun, We Don't Care': Ghost of Yotei Dev Comments on Open World Freedom
@ShogunRok the 6 second load to actually playing the game where you left off shocks me every time I put the game on. It feels faster than Xbox's 'Quick Resume', but it is loading from a totally shut down state. Madness.
The open world, although not truely peak in the open RPG space, is pretty damn good in the open world action game space. I could not stop playing the game last night after saying "just this one last little sidequest" and I think it grabbed me for another hour and a half 😬
Re: Poll: What Are Your First Impressions of Ghost of Yotei on PS5?
It's very good. I've not really been following the yellow story quests yet, as i'm exploring, dueling, and bounty hunting at my own pace to settle into the area and get coin, so I can't comment on the story as much. But during a regular activity I was fed an unexpected cutscene to set a little more of the tone for the area, the story and the "political circumstances" which was a nice touch.
I'm going to push on with a main marker I discovered to see exactly how they balance story and side content though, as i'm at risk of overdoing side content at this rate, and I want to see if they improved the layout for quests in a way that takes you towards side content more naturally anyway. (The structure and layout of stories and activities in the first game was a slight critisism I had of it)
Everyone dislikes "young Atsu" VA, but it is so goofy that, after the initial double-take of "what the hell is that voice", I actually quite like it. She's an annoying kid, and it's an annoying portrayal, so it works for me 😂
My only gripe, so far, is I want a horse that can move at a canter rather than the choice of: slow trot, or gallop like its been shot out of a bloody cannon 😬
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 601
Ghost of Yotei primarily, but also a bit of
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 as the DLC's were longer than I expected so i'm still dipping into that from time to time.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Ghost of Yotei?
Yes! As in, I have it and will be playing it later tonight, anyway. Got my CE delivered and have quickly checked it out. I was in two minds whether I really wanted it, but as soon as I saw it in person I was glad I kept my pre-order!
🤞 @CrispyMango92 it really is a nice set, well put together.
Re: Rumour: The Lord of the Rings Is Getting a Game to 'Compete with Hogwarts Legacy'
My instant reaction to the title was "oooh, yes!" And then within seconds my brain processed it and asked "will it though? Will it really compete with Hogwarts Legacy, or are you just trying to sell it to investors"
And would you look at that. The rumours have come from a sales pitch, rather than from anything to do with the actual game being good in any way.
Re: Mega Publisher EA Agrees to $55 Billion Buyout by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners
Gonna need a time machine to unbuy all the EA games I've bought over the years.
I do wonder what PIF will do with the PGA tour games license, though, considering they own LIV and are hell bent on owning all golf. But i'd be tempted if they made 'Bryson DeChambeau's Big Baby Simulator - Now with 110% more tears'