Im still on the first map and I gotta say. It's soooo refreshing, that it's not a souls like. So far, I actually like it more than onimusha and that was an amazing game. Difficulty on the middle setting is fair so far, but I'll see how my opinion chamges throughout my playthrough. But in my humble opinion it is much much better than wukong

Sony is making it easier and easier for me to not buy games on PS. Same goes for microsoft and Xbox. I wonder when Nintendo crosses that threshold for me....

0.0 how is one supposed to play all these games? I've got a life to live and a job to keep!

Man I just cant stick to it. It feels like a chore or a job at this point. Im gonna give Ananta a try but I think that I just cant deal with daylies weeklies and what not. It just feels less like a game and more like clocking in and out to work. Nte was fun in the beginning but now its morphed into a second job and I'm out.

Asha going scorched earth was one sadly rather predictable outcome. Microsoft spent sooo much money on activision with rather little to show for it and lets not forget gamepass. Something has to give and it's sadly all the studios that havent done anything in a while, because they arent attached to giant franchises.

Brainlets on social media proving why social media was a mistake # Idk bdcause I stopped counting.

But I thought MW 3 was the worst one (both story and multiplayer wise)?

I'm burned out on the first playthrough. Im still early in the story and itsjust not grabbing me. I start it, play for maybe 30 minutes and then just feel bore I guess

Look I know its sad that bioware got closed and Mass Effect got cancelled. But we havent heard anything from this project. But now that it's cancelled it's suddenly a really good game that never was. Same with perfect dark.... we just dont know what the end project would've been. Remember androemda? The potential was through the roof and it turned out to be a terrible mess. So bad that the game has been made fun of for years.

I mean it was a buggy mess on launch (at least for me). It's just not fun to fall through the floor repeatedly, plus the game just felt clunky. Now there's many other, better games to be played.

Or maybe its cod fatigue. Plus the last black ops title and mw3 were negatively received by most people. Its time for cod to take a long beak. Whats the point in buying mw4 when 5 comes out in 2 years or so?

They're afraid that knack 2 gets yet another game of the year award. Gta 6 has noc chance against the masterpiece that is Knack 2 so Rockstar paid Sony to remove it from the store. The other removed games serve as a cover up story!111!1111 Wake up sheeple!!!111!! /s

Yay vibe coded games. I'm sure it will launch in a completely playable state and have less bugs than traditionally coded games. It will also feature a completely unique artstyle isntead of the fortnite style that has been in use since fortnite came out! /s

As for my actual thoughts: I hate AI because it's just overdone. Everywhere it's AI this and AI that. I wanna google something or do research on a topic, here's an unsolicited AI sumamry that gets 80% wrong. I use my smartphone and press the wrong button whoop here comes an AI assistant I don't need nor want. Its just so forced

As positive as this preview sounds. I dont enjoy difficult games anymore. I never got far into wukong so I'm not gonna be getting this one

Why cant we just let games stay games and movies stay movies? Why can't they make a film that plays in the same universe but doesnt follow the games?

I played the demo and I disliked it. Didn't get to far as the controls felt sluggish and the camre was the true enemy. Atleast from what little I remember.

Only if scorsese directs them and we get a 6 hour long character study.

They could've made the comic style more pronounced and made the cellshading more stylish. The way it looks now, it just looks bland.

More stuff to feed the landfill!

Sly needs one more game. Yes I know Thieves in time isn't liked much in the fanbase, but I need closafter that cliffhanher and sequel tease.

I have no interest in laufey but that's because I dislike the direction they took the story in. The fact they treat it like an isekai is just ugh. But the actress is not responsible.for that and even if she were, I simply dont engage with the product. No need to send hate. It's ridiculous at this point. I'm glad I'm staying off social media as much as I can.

Oh god please no.

They can **** off with that fomo bs.

This trend of collectors editions without the game included has to go. Seriously. Rockstar and any other devs/publishers who do this needs to get off whatever substance they are on.

I've never managed to finish persona 5. It really drags imo. I got to the bank palace but lost interest. The glacial pacing killed it for me, especially since it began to feel really formulaic. Though I'm glad atlus keeps it going.

Nah still working on onimusha and then it's time for Blood of Dawnwalker. After that, I'll return to my Backlog until WOW Forever launches in earnest.

To whoever approved this staggered release nonsense. Can I have your dealers number? He seems to have some really strong stuff.

How about a fifth option for the poll?:
I haven't used my PS5 for a while
Because I am in that category. I didn't partake in the blackout per se but was part of it because I didn't use my ps anyway.

As someone who dropped it during season 1 and never returned, I doubt I'll return this time too. Unless there really is a dedicated pve mode that isn't timegated. The pvp part is just too hardcore for me. And as a strictly solo player it feels like I need to be a an absolute pro to even have a chance. So yeah.

@Rich33 I doubt it makes a difference unless it slows the boss down to a crawl. I find the phase itself not fun to fight against. So I doubt an easier difficulty would solve that.

I stopped at the King of puppets boss. His second phase wasn't fun at all. I've never beaten him. After that I never tried again as my reflexes are evidently not good enough for it. I'm also slowly reaching such a point with onimusha though not to this extent. (I'm dealing with the fire oni boss in the mountains. His second phase sucks as they don't replenish your healing items and you basically have to beat him flawlessly. It also sucks that you can't target the floating head). Looks like I'm losing my edge.

So is this canon or a spin off?

Idk maybe I'm blind or not the target demographic, but that clip does absolutely nothing for me. Like no feeling at all. I dont hate it nor do I find it pleasing to look at. It just exists. But I have no desire to play it.

I'm just tired of linear games telling me where to go. Like bro It's a corridor. I can only go forwards. Stop handholding me especially a game like this aimed at adults. Onimusha is like this at the beginning where it forces you to buy a specific skill etc. But there its only short lived. Dont give me invisible walls, put stuff there like actual walls debris whatever. Idk it just feels lazy. Which fits marvel so yay. Plus if the story isn't gripping which from the sound of it is the case then yeah, there are other games better suited to my tastes. That doesn't make this a bad game per se just one I'm interested in. That's why I like ACG as a reviewer. He tells.you his observation and it's up to you to decide whether it's worth it to you or not. He used to do buy, skip or wait for a sale ratings but dropped these in recent reviews.

@Marquez what I like about onimusha ate the graphics which look amazing imo. The gameplay and the main character. Hes not your typical hero and initially wants absolutely nothing to do with the gauntlet etc. There's some comedy in the intro before things start picking up and getting serious. It's just a very well done game. Though keep in mind I havent finished it as I'm taking my time. There's aso a hubworld to explore in the form of kyoto which has sidequests you can do. The tutorial is a bit handholdy but it's not the worst offender

Im just not a fan of her design as a whole but then again I'm not that interested in this game plus I have more stuff in my backlog that needs finishing.

So it puts the OK in Turok? I'll see myself out.

@ShadowRJ I guess I never really noticdd it back in the day because well the news wasn't as in your face as it is now. I definitely didn't visit game news sites that often way back then. Interesting and sad at the same time to read that. Thank you for your insight

So in short:
Game bad=Devs are in trouble
Game good=Devs also in trouble.

How screwed is the industry at this point? I blame the insane budgets of certain "AAA" devs and publishers. As well as the insane greed. A game isnt allowed to break even or sell a bit more. It has to make triple profits or else the devs get shuttered.

Ofc I'm not a dev so im talking outta my behind but it sure feels like this is how it goes these days. Honestly I no longer pay attention to studios or individuals. If I like a game.and have disposable income I'll get it. If not then not. I can’t burden myself with a responsibility that isn't mine to take. I wish everyone the best of luck.

Interested in the story. I hope its more serious than GTA and more in line with GTA 4 or RDR2 in tone. I dont mind the occasional wackyness but the story in GTA 5 left absolutely no impression on me. I barely remember it.

Imagine spending hours upon hours of creating a character model with as much detail as you can. Modelling the clothes and all the textures, just so an AI filter can turn it into instagram model #69. It looks soulless because it is soulless.

@Rezium It seems that they're skimping on the plumbers. They should hire more

I wonder how it runs on base ps5 if it is a locked 30 without dips then I may consider getting in on ps5. But if it runs in the mid to low 20s then I'll wait for the pc version. Thats my issue with "target 30". I dont mind 30fps but it has to be locked no dips below it no matter whats going on. Loading stutters I may be fine with if they are rare. I'll wait and see. It does look fantastic, though I never doubted that considering how amazing TDR2 looks. To this day it still looks fantastic.
Edit: apparently the trailer used base ps5 footage running with even framepacing. I havent watched much of the trailer and I'll be waiting for release before I make a definitive edition. But things are looking great so far

@SleepyNick damn I forgot about that. But that's what rockstar wants. That we look past that stuff.

I should hope so. The game will make enough money as is.

I'm probably gonna be waiting for the pc release. I bought gta 4 for the ps3 and ps4 since I got the ps4 later. I'm not gonna be double dipping this time. Plus I'm saving up for a new car so my spending is less impulsive these days. Gonna be catching up on youtube.

How to kill a franchise, step 1: Make it a yearly release

I bet they all vancelled their ps plus subscription aswell right?.....right? But hey atleast we can post that we participated so that we all feel good about it. Thank god I've decided against making a twitter profile and deleted my facebook. This isn't activism it's a cry for attention. As long as people keep giving sony money in the form of software sales and subscriptions nothing will change. Look at the pc ports. Not enough people.bought them.because sony decoded it was a brilliant idea to release games most people bought on console. Plus some of the ports where just bad on launch. That backfired so bad they scrapped the whole plan. This "blackout" is like the gta leaks. All done for attention. I'm suprised there isnt a memecoin to go along with it. Anyway just my 2 cents, now back to gaming and away from this topic for good.

Inb4 they then complain that not enough copies were sold....

@Kz_Eikon nah none of my friends have netflix. Even if they had I wouldn't use it. Like I already said I'll watch it on youtube. It's the very idea of it that I find stupid. I'm not upset at all, I just find the decision to make a trailer paywalled for 6 hours stupid thats all.