@PerpetualBoredom I am getting the CE so I have to. Besides I see no issue with preordering. I am confident it will be a fun game and want it during launch week. Preordering ensures that.
Didn’t you say you are anticipating it? So why are you trying to get folks not to buy the game?
I would have preferred a multi platform release but I will get this eventually. It’s just I’d migrated away from PS for fighting games and now I have to come back for one. I may wait to see if sony publishes on other systems or at least PC.
I feel like Peach Momoko has been reviving Marvel in the East.
Another Iron Man? So instead of focusing on characters that don’t get games but have a wealth of lore to work with, it’s another game again for the same characters. Pass.
Absolutely heartbreaking news. I hope the devs and all impacted land on their feet. Still hope a Black Panther or Wakanda focused game gets produced eventually.
It sucks but they sorta have to. Businesses don’t generally do price forecasts 90 days at a time (profit forecasts yes). Meanwhile the trade war starts and stops at 90 day pauses and random fluctuations that don’t correct anything other than churn the s&p 500 and shake up supply chains because the trade war instigators don’t know what trade deficits or surpluses actually mean nor do they know whom tariffs directly impact. There is also a deep misunderstanding as to the state of manufacturing in the USA, how long it would take to attempt to get it to replace the cheap and ready labor elsewhere. And that doesn’t even factor in global inflation before all this was started. Companies are not gonna eat those profits margin loses. Not unless there is absolutely no choice. Individual consumers will have to decide what works with their budgets.
My only concern is Vanessa Lewis. They bleached her in 5 which I was not a fan of. But here’s hoping they leave her alone in the new project. I don’t care about story and just want a large roster.
@CrispyMango92 people have different relationships. Most of my friends were trying to get collections put in storage or complaining the husband wasn’t focusing on the household. Which I get that complaint. For some I would talk to both partners as a neutral party. When I was at GameStop though there were a lot of “I just got married tradeins”. Never understood that but I had some regulars that honestly were addicted to gaming so that might have been an attempt to go cold turkey (obviously I never saw them again). That was like burning money considering how little you get back.
Eh I get it. Depending on upbringing, gaming was often socialized to be either “boy’s toys” or something you grew out of. And a lot of women get saddled with being primary household caretakers (usually while working) so it often falls away. My best friend loves games but has 3 kids and works, so gaming isn’t something she has time for. Her husband is a nice enough guy, but does less childcare and home chores than she does. I inherited gaming from my mother so I was raised differently for my age group. Anyway she’s out there somewhere. I’ll find her eventually lol.
@CrispyMango92 Yeah I hear about that from friends. I live alone but when I do date (no time) I make sure my girlfriend is a gamer as well. Non gamer women definitely don’t tolerate gamer women as partners because it is seen as illogical or a waste of time (like as in they are harder on other women than they are on men). And since my collection is 3 decades old I have a lot of stuff.
I have kept a few of my male friends’s wives from going ham on their collection by explaining the cost and time investment.
I work from home so my apartment is larger as I have to have a separate work space. Plus I can decorate throughout the home rather than being restricted to a room. But it is a PITA to move and set up.
@Ravix so it depends on what it is. So smaller statues like my f4f pvcs or the Star Trek exo-6 or the mask for ghost of Tsushima go into glass cases (I used the Ikea detolf before they were discontinued. gotta use their new crappy ones now. ). Larger statues go on top of small two drawer stands to function as plinths and I put plexiglass cases over them so I don’t have to dust them to death. Smaller items like funko are interspersed in bookcases where there is shelving space (for instance I have risers so you can see them over my books) and I also add light shelving to the walls. Much smaller items that are boxed sit on shelves, proplica (so think master sword) are on walls. Comics that are not boxed are in frames (I am a huge alex ross fan so his timeless series is bought solely to display.) next to art prints and posters are either framed or boarded to look nicer. Action figures still in box are hung on command hooks from the walls. Lego usually sit on top of book cases (I am an avid reader so bookcases are the most furniture I have. And I have a lot). I need more plexiglass.
My star trek models I am still trying to figure that out. I want to hang them from the ceiling with fishing wire but have to do so in a way that is apartment friendly. Plushies are netted and hung from the ceiling. My games are in drawers (i use the drawers my statues sit on and have a large 6 drawer cabinet that houses the majority of my collection) while my modern games (ps4,ps5, wiiu, xbox one/series x) are on shelves. My switch and 3ds games are in a game case holder because I have too many to shelve.
But I am preparing to move so most of it is being boxed and put in storage as I will need to replace some furniture that won’t survive a move. So I will be redoing my entire setup lmao. Moving is a fricken nightmare. Even with me clearing most of the items to storage it will take 3 hours for 3 movers to clear the furniture. And I used to do it mostly alone. I am a five foot four inches woman.
@ShogunRok I like the Mercenaries because the Mistios wasn’t an assassin. She was a human tank that could be sorta quiet if she wanted to and scale anything.
However Shadows features a real assassin in Naoe. When I am sneaking around a castle at night lining up kills and robbing folks blind it sucks having some psychic stalker telling everyone you are in the shadows. The ronins work well as they are on-sight but you don’t have to worry about them when you need to be stealthy. And Yauske simply would not be worth chasing in a country embroiled in a civil war with soldiers everywhere. Also they rightfully limited his moveset a bit in agility because he is walking around in full plate and isn’t a trained stealth warrior. The DLC should scratch the pursuit itch though. So excited!!
For me the plus is all the benefits of switch with more power. I don’t need it to be a dedicated TV console. Just more powerful because it’s been 8 years. (Honestly the switch pipeline is still massive so I am holding off on S2 simply because I have too much to play…and want a Zelda edition). The point of Switch 2 is to give Nintendo more power to work with while allowing 3rd parties to have a system they can optimize their games to run on with some downgrades so Nintendo owners get a larger library. And for multiplat users the Nintendo exclusives draw them into buying a secondary system. Same as with switch.
Switch is probably Nintendo’s largest game library. And a big part of that is 3rd party returning to the ecosystem. Games that I had to buy an xbox and PS for I don’t have to now. Which is why my series x and ps5 libraries are a fraction of my xbone and PS4 libraries. Nintendo is simply aiming differently.
It’s more profitable to be “second” as you don’t have to spend money on bleeding edge tech and yet you don’t also have to blow your R&D on being quirky to attract users. Switch is honestly their least “quirky” console as all they did was combine their handheld and console departments internally and translated it to hardware. Everything else was lifted from a previous Nintendo console (they straight up stated that during the Switch reveal all those years ago.). Switch 2 is simply improving and iterating the formula.
PS5, no. PS6 and that’s just inflation. Which means I feel the same way as I did PS4 to PS5. Which is fine. Same reason I won’t buy a 5Pro. Don’t upcharge me mid-gen.
That being said it’s only one game, that is being bundled by the way much cheaper, at 80 stand alone. The rest are 70 or less. I see the S2 as the start of a new gen so I’m fine with 80 in that sense because I expect MS and Sony to be 80 with their new systems, but not current.
That being said Nintendo only had one outlier game on Switch and that was TOTK (which is massive and I bought the CE for anyway. ) So considering other announcements are saying 70 for other games I think this is more of the same. But easily solved by buying the bundle that puts the game at 50 bucks.
People have to keep in mind that those ports are games that won’t run or weren’t released on switch so we missed out when they dropped. For a switch owner this means we get more current games (plus all the stuff from the direct last week since S2 is backward compatible). I lost it when I saw SF6 and I already own the game on series x. Will be migrating to S2. No different than PS5 getting Forza or Indiana Jones.
Nintendo is cleaning out their current Pipeline of games that have been on the docket for years (Metroid 4) while still producing new, never announced games (DK, Hyrule Warriors 3, Kirby) plus enhancements for system seller evergreens (zelda, kirby). As a multiplatform gamer that prefers Nintendo, it means I can migrate more from other platforms (which saves me money), still be hyped about games that were announced in the last 6-12 months and have new S2 only games to look forward to. The more multiplats Nintendo gets the less they are a supplement system especially for Nintendo only gamers.
If this was a wiiu to switch situation I would agree (because that library started from scratch), but since the massive existing AND upcoming (with many upcoming games getting S2 versions) switch library is on deck plus exclusive Switch 2 games. Yeah, this was a great direct.
Glad it is selling well. Having a blast and I am only through Act 1. Got a TON of map left to uncover (and seriously my hitlist keeps growing as I keep stumbling upon some group that’s gotta go).
So I will be nice and not take a swing at this as I am still rocking my old Buzz Lightyear comforter (as a top comforter) and I just keep sewing it back up as the decades roll on. Still have my OG Buzz Lightyear on a shelf as well.
I would have given Ellie up personally. And I am on team global extinction event in general (humanity is fricken evil), but I couldn’t imagine denying the world a potential cure. Especially in a world that is survival only. But I would have talked to Ellie about it as well. Made peace with her.
I absolutely love this game. Gameplay loop is so good, the addition to shadow, sounds (greater focus on sounds)and seasons makes assassinations fun to plan (and improv if it goes off the rails) again. So many places to hide, methods to distract, ways to scale. Also the guards can be tough when they gang up on you along with the NPC alarms so it keeps a fun element of tension. I love the seasons, Japan is beautiful and most buildings can be entered (again to facilitate hiding) and sometimes I get distracted by the weather. The map is huge but doesn’t feel empty (despite being a non overly congested part of Japanese infrastructure history) and I am having fun sliding down half the mountains to take shortcuts. I love the side objectives like painting wildlife as it helps me dial in on my sneak habits and since i like to explore first it gives me plenty to do as I uncover the map. The game feels like it pulls in what made you feel powerful in the previous games while sill being willing to punish you if you go in swinging.
I love build up the hideout and learning more about the allies, the story feels like it strikes a nice balance between focusing on decisions and less on character lines (the older RPG ones, considering that AC games are ultimately linear, made you decide every little response in a way that could feel tedious.) the story is quite fun and interesting but still sits in a way that i can happily trek across Japan helping randoms. The amount of targets is hilariously large and in the best way. I keep stumbling into some conspiracy or problem which keeps me invested even though I haven’t progressed the story as much. As I love robbing the enemy camps blind the contracts keep me wealthy and my hideout well stocked. I haven’t even gotten to the story/characters which are both engrossing and well meaning but flawed characters. Also as usual the brotherhood looks more grey and makes me wonder if I am playing the “good guys”. Playing has me even more hyped for the expansion. And I simply can’t get enough of this game. 9/10 for me.
A lot of old school games padded out encounters, creating the grind that still showed the arcade influences on gaming. Games now have gotten better at making progress feel meaningful while still providing sufficient tension and respecting time. Also games have way more competition for headspace so that is more important now than ever. Really that viewpoint is a sign that gaming has matured as a hobby overall. It is nice seeing that philosophy being applied to even old games as remakes and remasters tend to have QOL features the original game didn’t.
@Korgon I think getting rid of Juno as the central antagonist was a bad Idea. Especially since the assassins were on the back foot and mostly losing against the templars by the time the modern day storyline picks up. I still think humanity uniting against a common enemy was the original idea. And given that the story was trying to show both sides while allowing you to play as the assassins I felt that was still the original goal. (Because otherwise it’s just humans squabbling over resources since the Isu are dead and well… we do that now. ) Juno’s comatose husband doesn’t have the same pull as Juno herself. The Sage is imo a poor replacement. But hey since the current Sage is Desmond’s son… who knows.
I like the idea behind the hub (was pleasantly surprised when it launched installed games) but I need the modern day story to tighten up a bit more. I am curious about how shadows delves into it (i am not far enough along).
I don’t understand why people vandalize property. Same with graffiti. What compels a person to destroy something that is just there? Too many people unable to function in society.
I love it. As I prefer to fill in the map before pushing the main story (at least the areas where I wont get one shoted) I was pleasantly surprised to see how much you spend helping the people. You have your standard “root of all evil” targets (and some crazy endings to them. Taking out the Golden Teppo dropped my jaw) but also the “these people are making life hard for the locals”. It is nice to feel like I am making a difference and not just checking off the murder list.
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Re: Street Fighter 6's Year 3 Roster Includes Sagat, C. Viper, Alex, and Ingrid
Noice! Getting the switch 2 version next week!
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Showcase Confirmed for July
@PerpetualBoredom I am getting the CE so I have to. Besides I see no issue with preordering. I am confident it will be a fun game and want it during launch week. Preordering ensures that.
Didn’t you say you are anticipating it? So why are you trying to get folks not to buy the game?
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Showcase Confirmed for July
@PerpetualBoredom I don’t understand.
Re: PlayStation Gets Guilty Gear Dev to Make Insane Marvel Fighting Game for PS5
@BrintaPap Cool!
Re: PlayStation Gets Guilty Gear Dev to Make Insane Marvel Fighting Game for PS5
I would have preferred a multi platform release but I will get this eventually. It’s just I’d migrated away from PS for fighting games and now I have to come back for one. I may wait to see if sony publishes on other systems or at least PC.
I feel like Peach Momoko has been reviving Marvel in the East.
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Showcase Confirmed for July
Gotta get my preorder in soon. Edit: Preorder placed w00t!
Re: Lumines Arise Brings the Puzzler Back in Gorgeous Style on PS5
Oh always love new lumines games. I will wait to see if this goes multi platform though. Would prefer on the go.
Re: Nioh 3 Announced for PS5, Demo Out Now for Two Weeks
No custom character? Aww. Ok that’s a pass for me.
Re: Despite Black Panther Cancellation, EA Is Still Making Three Games with Marvel
Another Iron Man? So instead of focusing on characters that don’t get games but have a wealth of lore to work with, it’s another game again for the same characters. Pass.
Re: EA's Black Panther Game Cancelled, Studio Shut Down
Absolutely heartbreaking news. I hope the devs and all impacted land on their feet. Still hope a Black Panther or Wakanda focused game gets produced eventually.
Re: Despite Unfathomable Marketing Spend, Fatal Fury Appears to Have Flopped
The celebrity guest characters ruined it for me. I will buy it eventually but on sale.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Was Such a Hit, Ubisoft's Delaying Unannounced Games
Such a great game. Been playing since launch and still hooked.
Re: PS5 First-Party Game Sales Will Increase Over Next Year, Sony Says
Welp still getting ghost of yotei CE. Bring on October!
Re: Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
It sucks but they sorta have to. Businesses don’t generally do price forecasts 90 days at a time (profit forecasts yes). Meanwhile the trade war starts and stops at 90 day pauses and random fluctuations that don’t correct anything other than churn the s&p 500 and shake up supply chains because the trade war instigators don’t know what trade deficits or surpluses actually mean nor do they know whom tariffs directly impact. There is also a deep misunderstanding as to the state of manufacturing in the USA, how long it would take to attempt to get it to replace the cheap and ready labor elsewhere. And that doesn’t even factor in global inflation before all this was started. Companies are not gonna eat those profits margin loses. Not unless there is absolutely no choice. Individual consumers will have to decide what works with their budgets.
Re: Virtua Fighter's Wolf Hawkfield Looks Beastly in PS5 Makeover
My only concern is Vanessa Lewis. They bleached her in 5 which I was not a fan of. But here’s hoping they leave her alone in the new project. I don’t care about story and just want a large roster.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Rockets Right to the Top of PS Store Pre-Order Charts
Waiting on the CE to become available to preorder.
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Pre-Orders Go Live for Digital, Physical Copies
@CrispyMango92 people have different relationships. Most of my friends were trying to get collections put in storage or complaining the husband wasn’t focusing on the household. Which I get that complaint. For some I would talk to both partners as a neutral party. When I was at GameStop though there were a lot of “I just got married tradeins”. Never understood that but I had some regulars that honestly were addicted to gaming so that might have been an attempt to go cold turkey (obviously I never saw them again). That was like burning money considering how little you get back.
Eh I get it. Depending on upbringing, gaming was often socialized to be either “boy’s toys” or something you grew out of. And a lot of women get saddled with being primary household caretakers (usually while working) so it often falls away. My best friend loves games but has 3 kids and works, so gaming isn’t something she has time for. Her husband is a nice enough guy, but does less childcare and home chores than she does. I inherited gaming from my mother so I was raised differently for my age group. Anyway she’s out there somewhere. I’ll find her eventually lol.
Re: Poll: Are You Disappointed by the GTA 6 Delay?
I only hope the delay means a possible switch 2 version (i simply want the sales numbers. I don’t play GTA).
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Pre-Orders Go Live for Digital, Physical Copies
@CrispyMango92 Yeah I hear about that from friends. I live alone but when I do date (no time) I make sure my girlfriend is a gamer as well. Non gamer women definitely don’t tolerate gamer women as partners because it is seen as illogical or a waste of time (like as in they are harder on other women than they are on men). And since my collection is 3 decades old I have a lot of stuff.
I have kept a few of my male friends’s wives from going ham on their collection by explaining the cost and time investment.
I work from home so my apartment is larger as I have to have a separate work space. Plus I can decorate throughout the home rather than being restricted to a room. But it is a PITA to move and set up.
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Pre-Orders Go Live for Digital, Physical Copies
@Ravix so it depends on what it is. So smaller statues like my f4f pvcs or the Star Trek exo-6 or the mask for ghost of Tsushima go into glass cases (I used the Ikea detolf before they were discontinued. gotta use their new crappy ones now. ). Larger statues go on top of small two drawer stands to function as plinths and I put plexiglass cases over them so I don’t have to dust them to death. Smaller items like funko are interspersed in bookcases where there is shelving space (for instance I have risers so you can see them over my books) and I also add light shelving to the walls. Much smaller items that are boxed sit on shelves, proplica (so think master sword) are on walls. Comics that are not boxed are in frames (I am a huge alex ross fan so his timeless series is bought solely to display.) next to art prints and posters are either framed or boarded to look nicer. Action figures still in box are hung on command hooks from the walls. Lego usually sit on top of book cases (I am an avid reader so bookcases are the most furniture I have. And I have a lot). I need more plexiglass.
My star trek models I am still trying to figure that out. I want to hang them from the ceiling with fishing wire but have to do so in a way that is apartment friendly. Plushies are netted and hung from the ceiling. My games are in drawers (i use the drawers my statues sit on and have a large 6 drawer cabinet that houses the majority of my collection) while my modern games (ps4,ps5, wiiu, xbox one/series x) are on shelves. My switch and 3ds games are in a game case holder because I have too many to shelve.
But I am preparing to move so most of it is being boxed and put in storage as I will need to replace some furniture that won’t survive a move. So I will be redoing my entire setup lmao. Moving is a fricken nightmare. Even with me clearing most of the items to storage it will take 3 hours for 3 movers to clear the furniture. And I used to do it mostly alone. I am a five foot four inches woman.
Re: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Pre-Orders Go Live for Digital, Physical Copies
Waiting on that CE to hit preorders in my region. Think I am gonna need a new display case. Ikea is about to fleece me.
Re: As Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Passes 2 Million Players, Ubisoft Teases More to Come
@AhmadSumadi You are the first person to recognize that (and tag me) so I thank you! You made my day!!
Re: As Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Passes 2 Million Players, Ubisoft Teases More to Come
Please oh please more of this format! And bring back the devs that made the lost crown! Actually do that first.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Major Updates Announced, Story Missions, New Game+, and More Coming Soon
@ShogunRok I like the Mercenaries because the Mistios wasn’t an assassin. She was a human tank that could be sorta quiet if she wanted to and scale anything.
However Shadows features a real assassin in Naoe. When I am sneaking around a castle at night lining up kills and robbing folks blind it sucks having some psychic stalker telling everyone you are in the shadows. The ronins work well as they are on-sight but you don’t have to worry about them when you need to be stealthy. And Yauske simply would not be worth chasing in a country embroiled in a civil war with soldiers everywhere. Also they rightfully limited his moveset a bit in agility because he is walking around in full plate and isn’t a trained stealth warrior. The DLC should scratch the pursuit itch though. So excited!!
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Major Updates Announced, Story Missions, New Game+, and More Coming Soon
Open world alarm? I am cooked.
Happy for new game plus as I am playing through twice (once focused on Naoe and once focused on Yasuke). Boating around Lake Biwa currently.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 575
Assassin’s Creed shadows. Just canceled Gamepass for a bit because I realized I will be in Japan for a few months lol.
Re: Game of the Month: Assassin's Creed Shadows (March 2025)
Heck yeah! Can’t put shadows down! Also why is it so pretty? Anybody else getting distracted by the weather in this game?
Re: As If Ronaldo Wasn't Enough, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Adds Real-Life DJ to Roster
SNK has a wealth of characters. Why are they sourcing real people?
This is turning into a wait for a sale game for me.
Re: Switch 2 Isn't Targeting People Who Want 'High-Performance Hardware', Like PS5 Pro
For me the plus is all the benefits of switch with more power. I don’t need it to be a dedicated TV console. Just more powerful because it’s been 8 years. (Honestly the switch pipeline is still massive so I am holding off on S2 simply because I have too much to play…and want a Zelda edition). The point of Switch 2 is to give Nintendo more power to work with while allowing 3rd parties to have a system they can optimize their games to run on with some downgrades so Nintendo owners get a larger library. And for multiplat users the Nintendo exclusives draw them into buying a secondary system. Same as with switch.
Switch is probably Nintendo’s largest game library. And a big part of that is 3rd party returning to the ecosystem. Games that I had to buy an xbox and PS for I don’t have to now. Which is why my series x and ps5 libraries are a fraction of my xbone and PS4 libraries. Nintendo is simply aiming differently.
It’s more profitable to be “second” as you don’t have to spend money on bleeding edge tech and yet you don’t also have to blow your R&D on being quirky to attract users. Switch is honestly their least “quirky” console as all they did was combine their handheld and console departments internally and translated it to hardware. Everything else was lifted from a previous Nintendo console (they straight up stated that during the Switch reveal all those years ago.). Switch 2 is simply improving and iterating the formula.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Thoughts on Potential $80 PS5 Games?
PS5, no. PS6 and that’s just inflation. Which means I feel the same way as I did PS4 to PS5. Which is fine. Same reason I won’t buy a 5Pro. Don’t upcharge me mid-gen.
That being said it’s only one game, that is being bundled by the way much cheaper, at 80 stand alone. The rest are 70 or less. I see the S2 as the start of a new gen so I’m fine with 80 in that sense because I expect MS and Sony to be 80 with their new systems, but not current.
That being said Nintendo only had one outlier game on Switch and that was TOTK (which is massive and I bought the CE for anyway. ) So considering other announcements are saying 70 for other games I think this is more of the same. But easily solved by buying the bundle that puts the game at 50 bucks.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida on the Switch 2 Direct: 'Underwhelming Until FromSoftware Showed Up'
People have to keep in mind that those ports are games that won’t run or weren’t released on switch so we missed out when they dropped. For a switch owner this means we get more current games (plus all the stuff from the direct last week since S2 is backward compatible). I lost it when I saw SF6 and I already own the game on series x. Will be migrating to S2. No different than PS5 getting Forza or Indiana Jones.
Nintendo is cleaning out their current Pipeline of games that have been on the docket for years (Metroid 4) while still producing new, never announced games (DK, Hyrule Warriors 3, Kirby) plus enhancements for system seller evergreens (zelda, kirby). As a multiplatform gamer that prefers Nintendo, it means I can migrate more from other platforms (which saves me money), still be hyped about games that were announced in the last 6-12 months and have new S2 only games to look forward to. The more multiplats Nintendo gets the less they are a supplement system especially for Nintendo only gamers.
If this was a wiiu to switch situation I would agree (because that library started from scratch), but since the massive existing AND upcoming (with many upcoming games getting S2 versions) switch library is on deck plus exclusive Switch 2 games. Yeah, this was a great direct.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows a Big Sales Hit in US, Beaten Only By Monster Hunter Wilds
Glad it is selling well. Having a blast and I am only through Act 1. Got a TON of map left to uncover (and seriously my hitlist keeps growing as I keep stumbling upon some group that’s gotta go).
Re: PS5's Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is a Gory, Linear, 20-Hour Action Game, and Basically a Reboot
Please be good, please be good.
Re: Random: This Stellar Blade Super Fan Sleeps with Eve Every Night
So I will be nice and not take a swing at this as I am still rocking my old Buzz Lightyear comforter (as a top comforter) and I just keep sewing it back up as the decades roll on. Still have my OG Buzz Lightyear on a shelf as well.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Shadows?
@torquex hope you continue to enjoy!
Re: The Last of Us Boss Answers Its Most Profound Question: Was Joel Right?
I would have given Ellie up personally. And I am on team global extinction event in general (humanity is fricken evil), but I couldn’t imagine denying the world a potential cure. Especially in a world that is survival only. But I would have talked to Ellie about it as well. Made peace with her.
Re: Tiny New Ghost of Yotei Details Have PS5 Owners Hyped
I don’t follow Sony news, when is the next big state of play usually held? Looking forward to more information about this game.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Shadows?
I absolutely love this game. Gameplay loop is so good, the addition to shadow, sounds (greater focus on sounds)and seasons makes assassinations fun to plan (and improv if it goes off the rails) again. So many places to hide, methods to distract, ways to scale. Also the guards can be tough when they gang up on you along with the NPC alarms so it keeps a fun element of tension. I love the seasons, Japan is beautiful and most buildings can be entered (again to facilitate hiding) and sometimes I get distracted by the weather. The map is huge but doesn’t feel empty (despite being a non overly congested part of Japanese infrastructure history) and I am having fun sliding down half the mountains to take shortcuts. I love the side objectives like painting wildlife as it helps me dial in on my sneak habits and since i like to explore first it gives me plenty to do as I uncover the map. The game feels like it pulls in what made you feel powerful in the previous games while sill being willing to punish you if you go in swinging.
I love build up the hideout and learning more about the allies, the story feels like it strikes a nice balance between focusing on decisions and less on character lines (the older RPG ones, considering that AC games are ultimately linear, made you decide every little response in a way that could feel tedious.) the story is quite fun and interesting but still sits in a way that i can happily trek across Japan helping randoms. The amount of targets is hilariously large and in the best way. I keep stumbling into some conspiracy or problem which keeps me invested even though I haven’t progressed the story as much. As I love robbing the enemy camps blind the contracts keep me wealthy and my hideout well stocked. I haven’t even gotten to the story/characters which are both engrossing and well meaning but flawed characters. Also as usual the brotherhood looks more grey and makes me wonder if I am playing the “good guys”. Playing has me even more hyped for the expansion. And I simply can’t get enough of this game. 9/10 for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 574
Assassins’s Creed Shadows. Gonna be here for a while.
Re: Disney Villains Cursed Café Is Coffee Talk with Iconic Antagonists, Out Now on PS5
Looks interesting but I don’t want Gaston as an assistant. If you can boot him then I am sold.
Re: RPG Fans 'Very Sensitive to Feeling Like They Wasted Time,' Says Atlus Battle Designer
A lot of old school games padded out encounters, creating the grind that still showed the arcade influences on gaming. Games now have gotten better at making progress feel meaningful while still providing sufficient tension and respecting time. Also games have way more competition for headspace so that is more important now than ever. Really that viewpoint is a sign that gaming has matured as a hobby overall. It is nice seeing that philosophy being applied to even old games as remakes and remasters tend to have QOL features the original game didn’t.
Re: WB Games Reportedly Cancels Unannounced Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 DLC
Hmm surprising since that game is a money maker.
Re: Animus Hub to Bridge Assassin's Creed Shadows to Modern Day Story
@Korgon I think getting rid of Juno as the central antagonist was a bad Idea. Especially since the assassins were on the back foot and mostly losing against the templars by the time the modern day storyline picks up. I still think humanity uniting against a common enemy was the original idea. And given that the story was trying to show both sides while allowing you to play as the assassins I felt that was still the original goal. (Because otherwise it’s just humans squabbling over resources since the Isu are dead and well… we do that now. ) Juno’s comatose husband doesn’t have the same pull as Juno herself. The Sage is imo a poor replacement. But hey since the current Sage is Desmond’s son… who knows.
Re: Animus Hub to Bridge Assassin's Creed Shadows to Modern Day Story
I like the idea behind the hub (was pleasantly surprised when it launched installed games) but I need the modern day story to tighten up a bit more. I am curious about how shadows delves into it (i am not far enough along).
Re: Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (PS5) - A Perfect Example of Style Over Substance
I just want heat the soul to come back.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets Positive Reviews In Japan as Bayonetta Director Speaks Out
I love both characters and I absolutely adore this game. Glad folks in Japan are enjoying as well.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Finally Revealed in Fatal Fury, One the Most Ridiculous Guest Characters Ever
Whyyyy?!
It’s fine …SRK has to pay the bills. eye twitch
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' Hideout Frame Rate Is a Bug, Set to Be Fixed in Major Update
Hmm don’t think I have noticed any issues in my game.
Re: Disrespectful Foreign Tourists Force Closure of Japanese Shrine Fixed by Ghost of Tsushima Fans
I don’t understand why people vandalize property. Same with graffiti. What compels a person to destroy something that is just there? Too many people unable to function in society.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Devs Thank Fans for Its 'Incredibly Heartwarming' Reception
I love it. As I prefer to fill in the map before pushing the main story (at least the areas where I wont get one shoted) I was pleasantly surprised to see how much you spend helping the people. You have your standard “root of all evil” targets (and some crazy endings to them. Taking out the Golden Teppo dropped my jaw) but also the “these people are making life hard for the locals”. It is nice to feel like I am making a difference and not just checking off the murder list.