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Personally I think Khan's "I told you so" is her just trying to sound important. While it is crappy that MS hiked the prices and doing layoffs, the fact of the matter is that it has been industry wide for a while now. MS was simply just apart of, and one of the biggest names, the whole issue at large. If it was just MS itself, then sure, she could gloat about it, but it simply is not the case. She just comes off as somebody who hates MS in general.

And still no simple text list to read instead of the usual bloated page by page format. Please do everybody a favor and just make the text list. In turn since you already have links to the game reviews anyways, just make those on the list. That way if people want to check out the game info, they can. For those who just want to skim the list, they can do that instead.
ESPECIALLY when you have lists like this.

That looks like a reskin of the NES Super Dodgeball game. Funny enough, I still play my old NES cart from time to time. As for the main DD game, there is something kinda off putting about it. First impression is that it doesn't seem to have the same charm as the original series had.

@ZeroSum No kidding. As it is, this is quickly becoming "A Sales list you should ignore" with how often it has repeated. Rarely does it ever change. Some of the games on this list have been here so long, one would figure it is a permanent price drop at this point.

It is too bad though because newer games to the list would be overlooked at this rate. If anything, this list should be revamped, and remove the ones that have become a permanent fixture here. Oh, an make an actual TEXT list of just the games at the start so that it is easier to skim through. At least PureXbox gets that part right in their sales lists.

Since everything is a Live Service for Sony, with streaming ramping up, it would not surprise me if one of their future systems (not saying the PS6) is just a powerful Ouya in design and concept. But with Sony's take on making bulky systems, it would be the size of my amp >.<

@Questionable_Duck I know what it was referring to, but I was simply stating that whenever they do adaptations, they more often than not get screwed up in some form or another. I was just giving a comical example of how bad it could be with how Sony's policies have been as of late.

Is it wrong of me to hope that if they try it again, they get burned worse than what they did with Concord? Honestly, I highly doubt they have learned any real lessons on this, instead just shifted focus to do the same thing with different results.

Funny, looks great on my 85" TV. I guess I am in the minority when it comes to that, according to Sony. With a few exceptions, it seems that the better looking a game is, the less fun it is in the end. Oh well, back to playing some NES games on the big screen, at least those were fun.

"Appeal to Younger Audiences"
That right there tells me it is going to fail. If they follow the anime root, then they should make it to compliment the games, not kiddy it up where it will lose all appeal.
For example, imagine a Doom game that was made out to be like the Surfs.... I can see Sony (and a few others) try something like that.

If I had to guess, many of those who are in the higher tiers probably upgraded on the Black Friday (or similar) deals where they were cheaper. Providing that is if they were able to line up their renewals to work out with them to take advantage of the lousy conditions to get it. I know of a few people who did that just to see if having it was even worth it or not. (Spoiler, it wasn't)

Many of these "Last Chance" posts seem to be every sale with very little alterations. Only addition I want to see is to see just a simple text list at the start of what is here instead of going through page after page of the same thing every time.

Seeing Slap Fight on the list made me smile. I used to play that in the arcade all the time as a kid. Hope they kept the hidden level skip/power-up in the game that the arcade version had.
Speaking of Bday gifts for dads, mine was yesterday, so I will be waiting for my belated gift if anybody is willing to send one ^_^

An upgrade to the game would be nice, just as long as it does not go the FF7 route and start making changes to the story (That should not be touched or edited for any reason). Also, because of how clean the SNES original looks, I think a HD-2D version would look horrid. However I would not be opposed to them adding to the story, putting in extras.

Personally, I don't think they should have credits. They are not apart of the movie. They are writers for the game itself. Now if they actually did any work on the movie itself, then sure, include them.
"Give credit where it's due" is true, but they are not due any credit for a project they are not involved in. Just being based off of the game itself is not enough reason for it.

Honestly, as much as I want to see a remaster (NO remake or alterations!) of this game, a 2DHD port would make it look worse than the original. Especially after seeing what it did to Star Ocean 2 as a reference. There are some games that can benefit from it, but Chrono Trigger is not one of them. Instead personally, I would love to see it cleaned up and smoothed out. More finer details into the characters and backgrounds.

I enjoyed FFXIII far more than the original FFVII (lets include the remake as well), as well as the previous PS2 entries. Granted it was highly disappointing that it was so linear, but the visuals did help keep me somewhat interested in it. The story wasn't the worst I have seen at that time either. FFXIII-2 wasn't as good, but wasn't bad. -3's format I hated. I did give it a chance but it was a struggle to bother.

I do not mind when companies try to experiment and change things up to keep their games feeling a little fresh. They will always be hit or miss for people. Sometimes you find something that works surprisingly well, other times something hilariously unintentional that the devs play off of for future games. You just never know. But if you completely drop one way and adopt another permanently, you alienate part of the fanbase who preferred the older version. I know it may be much to ask for, but sometimes I wish for an option between the current battle system and the old tun based (example: Currently sick and find it hard to concentrate, so too much on the screen at once is too hard to follow, so wanting to still play a game but at my own pace would be preferred).

Costing over $1000 in Canada, Sony basically priced it out of the range of many who may have been interested. That said, a Pro wont be even an after thought for a long time, if ever.

Personally I would rather see an update, or a reasonably priced (wishful thinking about SE) DLC that would add all the DS and/or other extras that previous releases had. For as stupidly priced as this is, I believe we should get the extras as an update.

There is a difference between "Wants To" and "No Plans". Just because they want to do it, does not mean that they can, so they cannot make any plans until it becomes viable. So basically both statements over the past few days can be true and not contradict each other.

Looks like an updated 3D version of the NES Marble Madness.

@Feena Here is how the Trails timeline goes for the games. This may make it easier to understand as you play them, but I suggest ignoring the rest of the page to avoid any spoilers that you find out while playing it.

https://kiseki.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Zemurian_history

@GamingFan4Lyf Not quite. The DVD did have an alteration, the shower scene showed her back instead of the front.

For me the game peaked with NHL '98. Ever since then they have failed in some ways to keep it as enjoyable as it used to be. Many times it is just minor tweaks that would have made the difference. Now the game feels really sluggish when playing unless the settings are changed to speed things up.

I get it that sometimes it is hard to add new things when the game comes out every year, but sometimes it feels like they take a step back from what they had before. Some fun things in the past games that will probably never come back;

• Hitting through the glass
• Hitting into the players benches
• Breaking the glass from slapshot
• The unlockables (Not sure exactly which games, too lazy to look):
  • Last Man Standing (You get hit, you stay on the ice, when the last player is hit on a team, the first one gets up so that you always had one usable player)
  • Big Head Mode (Heads were huge).

There were others, but cannot recall them at the moment. Little extras like that were always fun to play around with.

60fps is nice and very welcomed, but I would rather have a consistent frame rate, not one that varies or stutters at times. I fully except the fact that some studios are unable to manage even a consistent 30fps in some of their games, never mind going any higher. Yet in this day and age 60 should be the target now. If they don't hit it, fine, but at least go past 30 and keep it consistent.

While these VR sets are neat to play with, in all honesty, I doubt I would ever use it that much. Not to mention that as much as my daughter talks about it, she has an attention span of a gnat, so her interest would be fleeting at best. Not to mention the prices are getting a bit out of reach for some people in this current economy.

On a side note, is this not how the Nerve Gear starts out in its development? Guess time will tell on that front, just beware of heavy batteries that get installed ;p

Studio name means nothing. It is what the studio does that matters.

I always had mute on whenever I started up the PS. Found it loud and annoying, especially when trying to sneak on to play in the middle of the night

I am by no means a trophy hunter, but I do admit I have gone after a few just cause they seemed fun. Out of the years of playing so many games, I have only ever earned 7 platinum's (technically 6 since Spiderman doubled up on it when I transferred my PS4 save to the PS5 for the remaster).
In order:
FF XIII-2 (would have had it in the first game as well if my cousin didn't "borrow" it and lose it)
Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2 (with 3 almost done, but got burnt out and moved on for a while)
Astro's Playroom (feels like cheating putting it on this list with how easy it was)
Genshin Impact (Would say cheating as well if it was not for the Spiral Abyss)
Spider-man and Remastered

As long as the voices fit the characters and themes, I am all for it.

Ever since Sony removed the cart option I have been griping about it due to the excess emails. As mentioned before it is especially bad if you get any DLC for games too. Along with others, I have always said that if it is an actual permanent purchase, then you should get the email (AFTER you fill your cart first and get everything at once. Multiple purchases also messes with my credit card, but that is another issue in itself). Anything that is a rental towards a subscription (PS+) should not get any email, since it is not yours to keep once you end your rental service.

All I wish for in this series is that they do not screw up the translations like they have been in some other games/anime. Just keep them as authentic as usual without trying to insert the politically correct BS that is infecting everything else now.

As for the story progression, suits me fine since I have been enjoying the series so far. If Falcom can keep building upon and improving what they already have, I welcome more games into the series.

@RainbowGazelle Yes and no. The original release order yes, but the timeline itself does not follow that order. The Sky series kicks off everything, then the rest of the games overlap with each other on the timeline. Zero starts 2 months before Cold Steel, then overlaps with it. Azure starts around Chapter 5 of CS through to Chapter 2 of CS 2. Akatsuki no Kiseki completely overlaps with Azure. Doing a search for the timeline will show a chart of how the games overlap.

There are some real gems on the older systems, however with that said, what is being offered is ok at best, but not what many want it seems. Personally I would rather they just merge the PS3 store into the current one so that we have access to what we already own, and not have to worry about if/when any of those games would be added at Sony's discretion. To me, that list is crap, and what does interest me, I already own.

@PiXiL Thanks. Will keep that in mind if she wants to even do it for me in the first place

I will probably get my daughter to paint something on it. Anybody know which paints would work best with the current white plates?

@suikoden I don't use them, but as I said, just cant seem to get into the game itself though. Honestly I cannot pinpoint why, might even be a combination of things: Being the Switch version, the 3D models, how the play style is in general. I ended up going back to the original first game and found that way more entertaining. Disappointing cause I really enjoyed all the other games in the series.

As a fan of the Disgaea series, I just could not get into D6 at all. Sure the auto-battles and the speed up are nice, at the same time it just takes away from the game itself.

I am glad I already have the 4 games, or else the wait would be way too long for this set. For those who like RPG's and have not tried this series yet, you should. The localization staff did an excellent job on it as well. Coming from somebody who has played many, these games are among the tops on my favorite list.

@twitchtvpat That depends. If there are only a select few titles you actually want, you can just pay for it once and have them to keep, instead of losing them if you do not wish to subscribe anymore.

I just want them to be able to play properly and without the excess load times that some of them were infamous for. Then maybe a filter system that helps them look decent on the larger flat screens that people may have now. Not to mention NOT having them locked behind a subscription service, for a reasonable price.

I was never able to get into this game when I originally bought it. But thankfully I still have my PS1 disc, so might as well try it again one of these days when I dust off my PS3.

@eagletrippin Give it a few weeks.

Not going to vote on it since I have not played this one. Last one I played was on the PS3. However I always found them boring to play. I admit I was not really interested in this one, but with how things have turned out, it just reinforces my thoughts on ignoring it completely.

While I have no expectations that this will ever happen, or even correctly for that matter, only thing I would like out of this is that if it is true, the PS3 store would open up access on the PS5. That way we could have access to our old purchases of games we want instead of having to (re)buy from a limited library that we may not even care for.

@WallyWest The Plus upgraded version would still be a Plus rental. Only way it will be yours is after you buy it.

In a way you cannot blame SE. They have to get their money somehow. Your long term rental on the Plus only goes so far.

@Halucigens Fair enough. Personally I have not really looked into that reward system. For those who play lots, sure it may be worth their while, however as I get older I find myself less interested in doing things like that and just playing casually when I feel like it.

Only issue I would have is the possible pricing of this. Personally I find the gamepass too expensive, and Sony is not one known for decent pricing as of late.

@trev666 Oops, always thought his knees also played a factor into it as well. I stand corrected.

Does Bo come complete with his bad knees?