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Honestly I'm surprised and impressed that it was still up there for so long.

As much as I commend the dedication of the team, trying to fix Mindseye has got to be the definition of a lost cause.

OMG YES YES YES YES

I asked for Roger Jr in the the last Tekken 8 news story, and now he’s back.

Do your dinosaur step dad proud Roger Jr.

@Perturbator Game Awards closers seem to be all over the place. Before this, I recall the final thing being showed off was Okami 2. Then in 2019 it was that god awful Fast and the Furious game.

@Oram77 It isn't, which brings some perspective into just how badly Concord bombed.

Still holding on hope for Roger. I want to see what shenanigans his mother's been up to since she ditched her husband for a dinosaur.

@BamBamBaklava89 It's because the PS3 infastructure was a nightmare to work with. Sony did this by design with the idea that developers would focus all their energy on the PS3, and it would be too much of a pain to port those games ocer to Xbox 360. In reality, the exact opposite happened, and even Sony is having trouble in getting PS3 games to run on more powerful hardware.

@SeanOhOgain Like most modern AAA Ubisoft games then

Folks, if you ever feel like you're never going to make progress in life, remember this...

Bubsy has taken over 30 years to get to have a game that MIGHT actually be good.

30...YEARS...

Ecco the Dolphin is one of those old Mega Drive games that was considered a classic when it came out, but more and more people have looked down on it in recent years.

I think this is one form of preservation that we can all live without

I think a more gameplay centric experience is for the best. Hellblade 2 was a game that should've built on its predecessor's limited mechanics in a similar way that Plague Tale Requiem did. Instead it did the opposite, and further simplified the already basic gameplay.

Watch it be a remake of Persona 5 without any of the Royal content

@Oram77 I've never played Veilguard, but am I correct in saying that its biggest fault was that it toned down a lot of the choice, violence, political and romance elements, which in turn made the whole game a lot blander than before?

It's always a shame for preservation when stunts are pulled like this. I can always go back to Superman 64 and Ride to Hell Retribution to check out how bad they were, but gamers of the future won't be able to do that with Anthem.

Is this a problem that really needs solving? I thought this already existed ever since Mario Galaxy 2.

At long last. Been waiting to get my hands on this since 2023. Better late than never.

@Oram77 For me, it depends on the reason WHY it's 100 hours long. If it's because it's a huge game with every single hour being quality like Breath of the Wild or Persona 4, then bring it on. If it's a bunch of grinding and fluff, then no thank you.

@Wentos Cool idea in thoery, in practice, I don't know how you can shorten Persona 4 or 5 without chucking away with the social sim elements, which are a big reason as to why Persona is so popular to begin with.

Am I crazy, or didn't Persona 5 sell 10 million? Surely there can't be that much more growth potential without making Persona 6 into something that barely resembles Persona.

NYEH!?!?

I mean…

WOW, I’d never think that this franchise would grow so big.

We know that Toys For Bob are working on something, and according to Liam Robertson, it’s something that fans would be excited for. Who knows, but I’m going to be cautiously optimistic on this one.

@LikelySatan There are, but none of them have the reach or (as much as you might hate to think about it) prestige of the Game Awards.

For all its flaws, I’m glad that the Game Awards exist. I do think that games needs to have its own big awards ceremony that the same way that books, movies and music do, and even though we meme him to death, I’m certain that Geoff Keighly’s heart is in the right place, and that he genuinely cares for games.

The least interesting yet most fitting way possible.

@Simu001 that’s not entirely true. Tekken still has a strong casual fanbase despite its technical systems. Blazblue has a highly intricate story mode, Power Stone 1 had a lot of depth to it, and some of the Mortal Kombat games are actually rather technical at high level play.

That's a really cool honour to have. No doubt, one of the best thing about the PS5 generation is seeing more high budget games coming out of Korea and China, and so far Stellar Blade has arguably been the best of the lot.

Optimisation is so good now, and graphics are plateauing in terms of quality, people wanting 60fps, not to mention the Switch 2, we’re not going back to the days of games being released solely for the most powerful systems.

I remember him being sick for a while, hence why he didn't voice Qwark in Rift Apart. A terrific actor too, as I loved Diamond Head in Ben Ten and Krauser in RE4. A beloved talent who will be dearly missed.

@Balaam_ In fairness, Skyrim was a very important game at the time, much more so than Dark Souls (Dark Souls’ importance would be more noteworthy in later years) so you can’t blame for believing it was GOTY

@BrownOwl I know he made Doom, that was how Daikatana was marketed in the first place.

I'm just saying that just because his name's attached, it doesn't mean it's going to be good.

I know it's decades ago, but this is the guy who was also boasting about how Daikatana was going revolutionise gaming.

I suppose it did revolutionise how sloppy AI partners and self damaging guns work, but somehow, I don't think that's what Romero was intending.

@illegalmonkey As much as we like to think otherwise, AAA games are still nowhere close to mainstream culture as the biggest television shows and movies. Pre Suicide Squad Arkhamverse is my favourite version of Batman, and the Arkhamverse is still nowhere close in terms of pop culture relevance to the biggest Batman movies.

@Oram77 And Babylon's Fall...

and Balan Wonderworld (almost said world)...

and Avengers...

and Left Alive...

and The Quiet Man...

My predictions: Mega Man will get a battle royale mobile spinoff, Devil May Cry 2 will receive a remake that looks nicer but plays the same, and the next Ace Attorney game will never be localised.

Geez Louise, you gotta feel for the Thief fans right now. First the 2014 reboot, and now a mediocre VR spinoff. Hopefully at some point we can get modern ports of the original trilogy, or hell console ports at all.

He will be missed, but he definitely deserves a happy retirement. One of the best characters in game development, and one of the most open directors with the community. Here's hoping that his successor will be able to continue his legacy.

I loved Medieval 2 and Empire on PC, but I’ve longed got rid of it. Here’s hoping Medieval 3 takes me back to the glory days.

Wonder what Media Molecule are up to now. Feels like they're the one Playstation Studio that we don't know much about that has the opportunity to showcase something brilliant.

@Chip-Douglas I know right. How can Isabella Scorupo and Eva Green possibly compare to custard creams and a old fashioned English tea?

I think Nightfire on PS2 had some great level design for a Bond game. That game had so many secrets that I'm still learning to this day.

All stealth sounds good in theory, but the thing about James Bond is that it has a load of action set pieces. I don't want the game to be ALL action, but heavy shoot outs are something I expect to do in Bond game.

I think it’s because in the past, sequels to games would all appear on the same console. Not only that, but it made Ghost of Yotei’s reveal kind of bland for me. Sucker Punch’s brand new PS5 game, and I was just expecting it to be the next Ghost game.

@Shaw_Brothers I get the idea of wanting to unlock things. It encourages you to explore the game’s different modes, and makes you want to try out all the different characters. The problem nowadays is the online mode. If you want to start playing online right away (which most fighters accommodate) it helps to have all the characters unlocked from the get go.

And let’s be honest, most of the time unlocking characters was just going through the arcade mode over and over again. Great if it’s something like Tekken where the endings were actually good, but with Soul Calibur, not so much.

As far as recommendations go, Tekken 8 is probably the closest as you still get really fun endings to watch after you finish all of the character episodes.

I don’t think he’s necessarily wrong about fighting game developers/publishers deserving their fair share of tournament revenue. But Capcom’s solution to block viewership behind a paywall isn’t the solution.

Without knowing much about Far Cry, how do you do an adaptation of it? Don't all the games feature different characters and are set in different countries? If I had to guess, they're going to either do their own thing, or directly adapt FC3.

Remember the days when Ghosts was the lowest point in the series' history? Look how far we've fallen.

@DennisReynolds it has issues, yes, but I’d argue that none of those problems would’ve stopped Cyberpunk from being seen as good had the launch not had so many bugs. Worth noting that Cyberpunk was reviewed well on PC

It was kind of shocking that Ghost of Yotei didn’t get a GOTY. As shown here it got seven nominations. By comparison, the only category DK Bananza was nominated for was best family game.

I’m not saying DK Bananza isn’t worthy, it most definitely is, but it was shocking to see a game get seven nominations, yet none of which are for GOTY

@DennisReynolds even the, Cyberpunk’s only massive flaw were the bugs.

@Fishmasterflex96 very well, I’ll fall on my sword, you were right. Well done.