RudeAnimat0r

Awesome news, looking forward to this! Maybe if it's awesome I'll buy the inevitable physical copy later on.

Definitely going to try out Cult of the Lamb. Also agreeing, that's a lot of Sword Art

Kind of curious about Wild Hearts but I, don't have a crew to play it with.

@DETfaninATL I think it's not listed since it's a PS4 release. I never tried it but heard it was great. I loved the base game.

Have only played Returnal, Rogue Legacy 2 and Ragnarök of those listed on PS5. Gave Returnal a 10. It's an all-timer for me. I drink the Housemarque Koolaid.

I want one but don't need a third controller. Also, controllers are just too dang expensive.

I prefer their "smaller" work to Elden Ring, so I have no complaints with them refusing to go bigger.

I liked the original a lot more than I expected to. I'd say this is primarily due to it controlling well and being a hell of a lot more accessible than most of Suda's work. I always assumed that was due to Shinji Mikami's involvement - it plays like a budget RE4.

I don't know if I'd want to return to this or a sequel. My guess is my tolerance for the humor probably only lasts for that first playthrough.

I've always been interested in Tomba! but I tried it in the last few years and between the horrid early 32bit load times and the controls I just quit.

Definitely check out Ender Lillies.

I really enjoyed Braid when it came out. It was a great, influential indie of the early days of digital storefronts. With all that said, it's not nearly as inventive as it was then, I don't think the style of the graphics has aged well, and I just don't think it's a game people were itching to revisit. I certainly was never interested in this re-release.

I think there are a lot of them now, but it doesn't really bother me? I don't gravitate toward the genre, but it I don't mind other people getting their fill.

I always thought Soul Reaver was pretty neat. This is definitely the type of series I like to see brought back. Anxious to see what it looks like and if they are adding any QOL stuff.

@EfYI Persona 6 is far off because Atlus made a new IP, in Metaphor. I doubt they have much involvement in this at all, beyond advising the Chinese developer.

I played it for the first time in years, so I'm part of the influx.

I agree that some Live Service titles are dropped too early, but I don't think there's a perfect equation of keep plugging away/pull the plug. There are obviously a lot of factors we're not privy to. Like, let's use Suicide Squad as the example: how expensive is it to maintain? Does Rocksteady even know how to improve it? Do they even want to? How many players do they need to make it sustainable? How many staffers do they need to maintain it?

Beyond the logistics of trying to find these games an audience, and a lot of commenter's mentioned this already, are there additional players out there? Can Suicide Squad supplant Warframe, Genshin Impact, Destiny, Fortnight in someone's life? I don't know the answer. I gave up on these types of games because I like new experiences on a regular basis.

Lmao I was immediately going to say, umm, $69b can buy a few commercials!

I loved Sea of Stars. It was another great modernization of the classic JRPG formula and I'll definitely play the DLC.

I'll freely admit to drinking Sabotage's Kool-aid. I played The Messenger and it's DLC too.

I wish the Cobra Kai games had been this! I love seeing little pixel chibi Miyagi.

Stardust is a weird comparison. Yes, it's a twin stick game, but its the gameplay that revolves around it's spherical stages is what makes it Stardust. This looks like any old twin stick game with Raiden trappings.

Actually most excited about Jackbox.

The answer to this is very simple: Microsoft spent $70b on Activision, plus there's no way Starfield has turned a profit. If subscriptions don't continue to grow they need a lot more revenue, and forcing people to either upgrade to Ultimate or actually buy the games is certainly a way to go.

The problem with this model is some people might play CoD all year long until the next one. Paying for a subscription. That now costs $240/year at the monthly fee is significantly more than just buying CoD every year a la carte.

Interested in Pathfinder, but don't think I have time for it. A decent list, but otherwise nothing else I'd likely play.

@Ravix First, I don't think Sega has the budget for that. The series is still fairly niche. Plus they are trying to annualize it, which means we should expect less radical alterations to the design going forward.

I guess I'm curious what you'd like to see them do to the city? Yes it's gamey, but like the whole series is insanely gamey. I'd argue that's part of the appeal. I'd love the game to have better writing and better animation, I think that would go a long way, but again I don't see that happening given the series's reach.

Definitely a spin off game again. Dead Souls 2 anyone?

No way are they changing from turn-based after only 2 games AND Infinite Wealth being the fastest selling game in the series globally.

I also saw some comments about making Like a Dragon true open world and I am not about that at all. You make a game that scale you need faster traversal methods, ie. cars, etc. You put your protagonist in a car and you're separating them from the city they live in. It's just a different game. Like a Dragon would need a drastic rethink structurally to be an open world game.

Only 2 new games I've played on PS5 this year are Infinite Wealth and PoP: The Lost Crown. Probably lean PoP, I just think it was an excellent Metroidvania with a few smart additions.

Sounds like it's about time for this to be a Plus game. I'd give it a shot.

I think the game looks decent but I don't have any friends playing, so my interest is minimal without the social aspect.

I always figured it would be both of these things, which I actually think can work well with CT's DNA. I don't think Crazy Taxi can work as it's old arcade game anymore, but lots of events that have the length of an arcade session is a perfect fit for updating it, and throw in other drivers, it's a great concept.

Now, let's see how it is executed...

Decent games, but nothing I'm interested in.

Can we be sleeping on something that the publisher hasn't really effectively marketed?

I've always thought this game looked interesting, but they've done a terrible job communicating what it even is. I had no idea it has strategy elements until this round of previews. Capcom has just sort dropped little trailers alongside other large announcements, like they assumed it would be a failure.

I never finished Elden Ring, but I intended on it. It just got a bit too big for me. I was doing everything I found and just burned out. I intended in resuming but never did.

I think about reinstalling it, but I don't have the HD space.

The PC Gamer preview didn't hold anything back. I'm no fan of the series so I don't have much of an opinion, but I do think it's interesting how far the pendulum swings with this series with each subsequent release.

I've played a decent amount of Origins and Inquisition and didn't particularly like either.

Some decent games but nothing I'm interested in.

I'm pretty curious about this, even though I shouldn't be - I'm in my periodic open world fatigue place currently. But I suspect I'll check the reviews out and if it's solid maybe I'll try and score a Black Friday copy.

The other thing is, it comes out pretty close to Astro Bot, so...

Hate the art style, but big turn-based RPG makes it interesting enough.

Feel bad for DA fans, but it makes me more interested. I found the combat in Inquisition really boring and hated Origins' combat.

Reading the comments, everyone is so cynical about it going physical now. It sucks that it wasn't physical at launch, but Remedy was up front about not wanting to use more resources to make discs. They even said they were passing the savings onto players by charging $60 when it could easily have been a $70 game these days.

All the reports say the game still hasn't been profitable, but it makes sense for them now to invest in making a physical version. If spending a little more can help them move the needle into the black, coupled with the renewed interest of the DLC, it's a good risk for them to take.

I know businesses exist to make money, Remedy not excluded. I just feel like players thinking this was some elaborate ruse or tricking players is a bit ridiculous. Again, it's a bummer they didn't launch on disc - I would have bought one myself - but this doesn't feel all that calculated to me.

I'm happy this is finally happening but also bummed as an early adopter. Love this game and would love a an actual copy to sit on my shelf, but not dropping $80 to buy a bunch of stuff I've already paid for, including the base game, expansion pass AND AW Remastered

Still, hopefully holdouts take the plunge and this helps the game turn a profit. Because honestly, the most important thing to me is that Remedy gets to stay independent and weird.

I think this is totally an expectations thing. Keighley went out of his way to set expectations, so if people stayed up late or were disappointed, it's on them.

He's also known for showing indie stuff and from newer developers, and he succeeded at that - we can certainly debate the quality of those new devs.

I did not personally see a lot of stuff that interested me, but frankly I never expected to. I got my SF6 season 2 (which is a major bummer IMO) and AW2 DLC (time to get my Sam Lake tattoo), and I found out about a few other things that looked neat. Did I need to watch a 2 hour show to do that? Eh, not really, but whatever, I'm too old to get all that salty about it.

Pretty bummed about this. Nothing against SNK or Fatal Fury, but I don't want guests in SF, especially when there's dozens of existing characters fans want to see return.

I'm not really excited about a single character in season 2, and that's a shame. I'd rather just play as Terry in Garou 2 next year.

There will likely be some stuff I'm looking forward to, like Remedy teased Alan Wake 2 DLC. But I'm not expecting anything too crazy.

The wording in the PS App makes it sound like you'll get the 30% off for upgrading when your current subscription ends, but the price they say you'll pay is the normal full price. I was considering upgrading to Premium, not be because I want it, but because with the discount it's less than regular price Extra. But apparently I just get 30% the rest of my existing sub? So I save 30% of $6 lol

What a bummer this is. I like Extra, and I think it's worth the price, but it's really a shame they don't give loyal subs anything. Even if they did like 15% off for people who want to stay put and 30% for new and upgrades.

Streets of Rage 4 is a GOAT to me, buy I've played it death and got the Platinum. Not remotely interested in the other two.

Streets of Rage 4 is a GOAT for me. If anyone has a passing interest in beat 'em ups it's a must play.

Otherwise, I'm interested in Dredge and that's it.

Isn't medieval Doom just Hexen?

I love Devolver and their shenanigans. If nothing else, it seems like they are have more fun than any other publisher.

Hopefully we get a Plucky Squire release date.

I mean I think studios have to move away from chasing the flashiest assets. However, continuing to improve emotional storytelling (great writing, animation) and personalizing experiences (programming multiple results to an interaction, or employing AI) likely aren't cheap either.

But he talks about reusing assets, so I think Sony is acknowledging games are taking too long to make and costing too much as a result.

I'll have to wrap up my playthrough of The Wild at Heart. Charming little game.

Red Dead is a nice get well after release, but I already have it - though I still havent gotten to it. I might give the Cat Quest games a go, otherwise nothing I'm tempted to try.

The bill on nearly $80b in acquisitions is coming due

In all seriousness, I'd like to see Starfield on PlayStation and basically all future projects from their acquired studios, like Double Fine, inXile, Obsidian, etc. Basically everyone except Activision.