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Yes!!!! Love Miles! Also need Pete and MJ to get to work on Mayday Parker so by the time the 5th game rolls it will be Spiderwoman. Do it do it do it! Gotta say I am looking forward to seeing Miles as an adult as the series progresses. I hope he juggles young adulthood better than Pete does.

Pete has several games, time to start catching up with the comics. There are so many Spider people, and we have seen Pete’s story a million times with a million interpretations. I could use a Jessica Drew game or even Julia Carpenter pre Madame Web. Really glad to see non ensemble games finally really pulling from comics. That was why I loved games like x-men legends and MUA.

6 is my favorite so far. But I would like to see a sequel to primal.

@HeeHo because they are a necessary evil. Decades ago the goal was rent being about a third or a fourth of what you earned (for some it was even that much off their take home pay which is amazing) which meant if you were fiscally responsible you could still save and live decently. Now for many it is half or more even if they live in poor quality housing/areas.

But between corporations lowering housing inventory by making them expensive rentals, house sellers holding out for high over payments because housing is overvalued right now due to constrained inventory (among other things), much of the housing inventory being in poor shape for what you are paying (why take care of a building when you will get tenants no matter what), interest rates being high, homelessness being a crime in many places which forces people into making often dangerous decisions, builders are either building rentals mostly (because that’s where the money is) or just making building new inventory insanely expensive it is harder than ever to live somewhere let alone buy a place. Most zoning laws and high build price also keeps house supply low. The nice/fair landlords have to spike prices to stay in business due to high property taxes so even if they mean well they are adding to the problem. Since inflation is having a party and wages are stagnant, people can’t keep up. But you gotta live somewhere so you have no choice but to take it. So you slowly drown.

Many of the first time buyer programs aren’t enough because you get out bid by people with cash (not mad at the people that have money, but corporate investors can go to outer space with no suit) or the only thing you can afford is in an unsafe area. Most can’t move and afford to keep their jobs and those that do drive up home prices as they bring their cash to the area (not mad at them) and sellers smell the money and raise their prices. I do find that funny though because that was a quip people used to say: “move somewhere cheaper then”, knowing that many couldn’t and keep their jobs. But remote work tested that and many people with high paying jobs that lived in high cost of living areas moved to low cost of living areas and could live like royalty.

Sims is the only way I can afford a house so… bring it on!

That being said I feel like this could have been in City Living.

Hmm guess I am buying it twice then.

Wait wasn’t the UK mad about the potential cloud gaming potential MS would have and they let this slide?

For small devs this could be the make or break point. Especially since Voice acting is considered standard/basic. The devs provided the other sounds almost like oldschool devs in the late 90’s early ‘00’s did for games. So to me it seems like they couldn’t afford voice acting. If it means more devs can see their games see the light of day…well I am not mad. Also this could mean that games made by devs that can’t afford localization can use AI to both translate and voice their games. Lots of great potential here. I would like to see this explored further.

I semi disagree. At least with older games. In the 80’s and 90’s (and technically the 70’s) a lot of games were made with the idea that these items wouldn’t last beyond their source console (or arcade).

Licensing (and theft), companies going under, poor source code retention, floaty IP ownership puts retro gaming (and sometimes modern gaming) in a sticky situation. Most things can be resolved by money of course (and companies can legally use roms of their IPs)but it is a two part problem. If companies spend the money to not only preserve games but make them available to modern consumers (and imo these are two different things) then the cost of that work has to go somewhere. The consumer market that “loves” old games on modern systems has already stated that it hates to pay for old games, usually balking at price, licensing changes that have to be made or release schedules (I love watching folks that complained during the VC era with Nintendo now complain that Nintendo went subscription and collections for the switch). Also how long does that last? Many collections are locked on a then modern/now defunct system. Are companies expected to rerelease the same games every gen? Sales numbers make that a waste of money for all but super popular franchises. Does this include indie games who may not last a gen or two? Should they sell their games to large publishers to allow them to be “preserved”?

Most companies that have remained in good standing own a prime/unopened copy of their games or code; that is preservation to me. Many libraries have games as well. Most companies do what they can to provide access to games that they believe consumers will purchase or subscribe to. Licensing issues aren’t going away ever, so honestly given that nobody had a crystal ball in the 80’s I think existing companies are doing ok given the situation. If you want to individually “preserve” gaming, the second hand market (and buying what you can now) is where it’s at. Most consumer products aren’t truly designed for consumption decades later (look at the movies and tv industry. So many things lost forever). As much as I have nostalgia for things, I don’t entirely think that is bad. Buy (and experience) what you can access in your life but don’t hoard or demand a company to provide for some future generation.

Glad it reviewed well. I'm gonna wait for the complete edition (if there is DLC) or a price drop, as I still have to finish the first two games, (and I am still working on Horizon FW so that will be a while) but I'm happy that much of the free play allows you to play as the spider of your choice as I will be MM for most of my game.

I do hope they do a SpiderVerse game eventually so that we can play as other spiders in general. Comics have so outpaced Movies and Games, that it is hard to get hyped for the games anymore.

I want to know more about it first. But yeah not very hyped currently. But I will pick it up when the DLC is out. I still gotta finish Miles Morales anyway.

To me that is worse than customer data as they likely have socials and perhaps even other family members (emergency contacts/beneficiaries) listed. Those people can get their entire lives ruined very easily. I hope that they are able to get through this.

Oh well. As long as it isn’t gameplay content then no big deal. Systems get exclusive content all the time and it’s worse when it is gameplay content.

Will get if physical has everything on disc. I have the base game as I bought the bundle ps5. Need to play the dlc. Especially since I love Seyka already.

Humanity is so broken. We have really gotten to the point that violence is so casual that people say it like it is a greeting or something. Yet half these idiots would cry if they got a hang nail. And like Harada says it helps no one but has a cost. Just in case one of those nutty buddies are serious.

The things people will do for stuff. Be nice if people had that sorta energy to help others.

I sorta wanna play COD now.

Is that Gina Torres? Ok buying no matter what.

I’m enjoying Forspoken so far.

@WhensDinner Thank you!

Cool! Still have to buy this game.

I didn’t enjoy 5 so I am not bothered by this but I may take a look at the dlc.

Welp that’s a no buy from me.

1695? So alternate earth gotcha.

Looks as dumb as the game concept. I don’t see the problem.

I am more concerned about the health of the clown guy.

Pretty grateful. IMO DD was always a game for those that wanted a party but didn’t want to play with other people. Hiring other people’s pawns is all the interaction I need. I would rather CAPCOM focus on the pawn system. Keep what makes DD, DD.

I still need to finish 6 and 7. But always happy to see new entries.

Shrugs. A number of my younger cousins are curious about it so for now I think the game knows who its demographic is. People gotta accept that target demographics shift. And sometimes you fall out of them. And if you can’t make a game because inflation and supply chain issues exist, you might as well as shut down all game studios. That is like saying you can’t ever make a war game because there are active wars in the world (I do think you should be sensitive about where you release it though).

I hope they maintain this momentum but improve the quality of the ports. I’m going back to PC next gen. At this point for me there is no reason to own all three consoles and PS was always my exclusives box. And many of the exclusives I would buy a PS system for are either on other systems or dead franchises. But this at least means I can still play any 1st party games.

Should be a nice time waster between bigger games.

I hate Sylens’s guts but Horizon is not going to be the same without him. Perhaps Tilda sabotages his gear offscreen?

RIP Mr. Reddick.

Best way to get back at crazy hateful people is to live well. I hope she enjoys every check she makes from the game. Elisabet, Aloy and likely Beta are lesbians. Harassment won’t change that. That is true in real life as well.

Anything that has an Arachnophobia mode is a plus for me. I respect arachnids but they freak me out. I wish games would stop making them look worse and several times larger than they actually are.

Ohh didn’t realize new content was coming so soon. Will have to check it out.

That’s a lot. Time to jump back in.

I’m a little nervous about 6 as I only care about the one to one fighting and the technical game beneath it. But I am excited about putting Ryu’s moveset on a custom character.

Haven’t started the game yet but it is next after Horizon.

Abby is fine but not 1K fine. I have no space for more statues anyway. Gotta finish paying off Kassandra anyway.

I’m more excited that the armor looks the same on both character models.

Hmm I’ll add that variant to my sub. I just get standard covers. I can’t afford to be a collector.

That is cute. I’m of mixed opinions about face scanning when it is an exact replica (I love that the Horizon characters are inspired by but are not their VA’s twins) but it’s neat how little quirks like that become part of a character. Makes them a little more human. I’m nowhere near ready for the DLC but looking forward to the whole experience! I do wish that games would tone down non deliberate eye darting though.

That’s great! Aloy has been one of my favorite new characters of the past decade. Really enjoy the Horizon world lore.

Some of that is dev choice though I feel. Make smaller, focused games, pick artstyles that aren’t bleeding edge realistic and cost a ton to make (and usually age poorly anyway), don’t put voice acting in everything (most gamers can read), don’t bloat your dev team size, make more than one genre (if you can), don’t rely on licensing IPs (make your own), resuse assets/engines(most devs haven’t figured it out with one game anyway). Control your narrative don’t let gamers write it for you. If you only make games to gamer expectations (which is caviar work for soda cost to consumer) you are gonna keep having high pricetags that product sales may not pay for. Make the game you envision, not the popularity contest winner. So many devs waste budget trying to pivot to consumer’s ever changing demands.

Many Japanese devs make their bread and butter with lots of smaller, focused experiences to pay for their big games (look at Squeenix’s output over the past three years… they have released quite a few games but not all are the same type/budget and many of the smaller games have turned nice profits).

Hoping all the devs find new jobs quickly.

Welp I know what I am playing after Zelda. Never beat the first game (backlog is really hard to manage when you own all systems) but I think I will just start over and play the whole series back to back. Does mean I won’t be getting spiderman 2 day 1 now but sacrifices must be made.

Welp time to dust off the PS5. Honestly I am stoked. I never understood the asexual comments when the way she reacts to others made it obvious she was a lesbian. I say this considering I only played half of the first game due to backlog hell. You don’t have to wave a flag to be a homosexual or throw yourself at every member of the same sex to be willing to act on it. Most of us are the ones people project their own sexuality onto and assume we are hetero until we say or do something that makes it obvious we are not. Now if someone argued she was celibate, then sure I could agree with that. She had bigger fish to fry and usually worked alone (growing up an outcast doesn’t help) but she is also a young, healthy woman and apparently spends a lot of time with this new character. New character is also an attractive young woman…not surprised at all at this development. I’m willing to bet if she had been hetero but just as alone up until now there would have been no objections about her falling for someone even from those that thought she was asexual. Homosexuals exist. Get over it. Or just remove romance from gaming altogether.

Let the devs work. They will show something when they are ready.

Crap where did I put my fight stick??

Edit: not liking the new controls at all but classic is still in and that’s all I need. I mostly skipped V so it will be nice to break in the timing. Love that you can paste a style onto your custom character. I haven’t played a regular character in soul calibur since they introduced the same so I am looking forward to pasting Ryu’s playstyle on my character. But seriously is it just me or is the Brand from Berserk a scar in the game?! The artstyle is really weird to me though. Starting to hit uncanny valley.

I thought you had to have the product in hand within a set number of days of the listing? Also as usual scalpers are terrible people.

Glad sales have gone well. I will buy it eventually to show my support.

I hate politics. Especially political focus on frivolous stuff.

Please let the unwashed masses leave this lady alone.