@MrPeanutbutterz My wife absolutely loves horror movies and always sits and watches me play the entirety of every Resident Evil game, but she tried to play Resident Evil 7 and couldn't even make it to the dinner table with the Bakers before putting the controller down and asking me to take over again. Even though neither is real, there's a massive cognitive difference between watching something scary happen to a character and being in control of that character when something scary happens to them. I can handle both, but some people can't, and even I can tell it's a whole different level of adrenaline that hits me when playing a game versus watching a movie.
Ahhhhh I told myself I wasn't going to get it, that there are more important things to spend my money on right now, that they could iron out the bugs and add the inevitable DLC first, that I could be a good girl and wait for a sale, that, uh, whoops, I just bought it on the way home...
On the one hand, most people nowadays expect a certain level of polish and nuanced storytelling that the original trilogy just doesn't have. If they're doing it, they should go all in on making it feel modern.
On the other hand, if I can't blindly spam square->square->triangle until a qte prompts me to rip something's head off, repeated ad nauseam until the credits roll, then what are we even doing here!?!?
"Congrats on your wedding, here's a PSVR2 game which requires both a PS5 and the VR headset itself (which comes with said PSVR2 game you're getting for free.)"
Honestly, I'd be elated to get such a personal response from Playstation, but like...come on, Sony. At least try to act like a regular person and throw in a $25 gift card to some restaurant I've never heard of!
@dskatter I also was about to say "Uh, what are you talking about with these characters? I remember Ash and Brock Samson being involved!" Never did play this one, actually!
I imagine any time it's activated trophies and potentially in game unlockables will be disabled, not to mention it's almost certainly for single-player titles only, so I can't see a feature like this 100% removing challenge. Growing up my mom would constantly hand me the controller when she played games with a frustrated, "Do this part for me," and now my daughter is the type to give up altogether the second she gets stuck. Personally, depending on its implementation, this seems like a better use of AI than most things, and it might help a wider audience see games through to the credits.
I'm sure it will be great. As will ES6 Special Edition. As will the PS7 version of ES6 Special edition with a $20 upgrade path. As will ES6 Anniversary Edition. As will ES6 Special Edition for the Switch 3. As will the Switch 4 and PS8 versions of ES6 Anniversary Edition (no upgrade path).
I absolutely love the Dead Space series. Nothing would make me happier than EA no longer owning it. I usually hate to see it when devs are shuttered and IPs change hands (I'm currently in the middle of loathing everything going on between Netflix and WB), but in this case...fingers crossed!
I would personally push back against the thought that we have to "get used to AI" when it's used in a context like this. I feel like at this point if you're not bothered by AI use, I'm not going to change your mind. But if you ARE, then don't let something as small as these background posters slip past you. I'm a fan of the movie "Late Night with the Devil", which infamously used AI to a similar degree as this in some of its art. Though I was skeptical I still accepted it, as it seemed the production was barely scraping together the means to make the film at all, let alone do the transition card art properly. (Whether that's true or not, that's at least the justification my mind ran with.) But now here we are, and as mentioned in the article: if Fortnite of all things can't be bothered to pay a human to do this, then where does that leave the future? So for me, yes, there is a line. THIS is the line. Between this and the Banana Fish dub, it's been a rough week for the creative endeavors of the human race. If you still care at all about letting your voice be heard, then please...let it be heard while it still can be. Yeah, generative AI is going to win. Yeah, this is the future. But we don't need to be polite about being escorted there. This is pathetic and shameful.
My very first platinum came from the PS3 rerelease of God of War, all the way back in December of 2009. I just now realized while typing this that that's only two months after I started dating my eventual spouse, and 81 platinums later we're still going strong!
I think that's my favorite thing about trophies. It's not about collecting the valueless NFTs, or about the satisfying chimes whenever you takedown 50 enemies with a boomerang or whatever. The best thing for me is scrolling down the list, looking at the dates of my various digital accomplishments and letting my memories of the game take me back to the memories of my life that surrounded my playtime. It's like journaling, but with less details and more fun!
I've tried to do my best to keep my daughter away from anything containing even trace amounts of microtransactions. Nintendo games, Astro Bot, Kingdom Hearts, reading actual books, playing with sticks, throwing rocks at trains. But she's still been hinting over the past few weeks that "a LOT of my friends are playing Roblox..." I don't think I'll ever cave to something like Roblox, but I've made declarations like that before about other things. Not to mention someday she'll be old enough to make her own decisions, and I really fear those decisions will inevitably lead to battle pass roddled slop. It makes me sick, but this is where we're headed. I'll just enjoy her F2P free life while I still can.
I can't wait for the episode that's just an hour long deep dive into explaining how it was actually the migratory patterns of Egyptian birds in the late 1920's that caused all of the BTs power levels to go over 9,000!
Oh wow, I am so...uh... (checks script) surprised this happened.
I predict one of two things:
1. They'll want that sweet holiday season money and will release on time. It'll be full of bugs and we'll have another Cyberpunk 2077 situation on our hands for a few months until it's patched.
2. They'll be smart and it'll come out in March 2027.
There's still plenty of milk left to squeeze out of the current cows before P6 rolls around:
Persona 4 Revival
Persona 3 FeReload
Persona 4 Golden Revival
Persona 5 Arena
Persona 5 Arena Ultimax
Persona 5 Strikers Royal
Persona 5 Tactica Royal
Persona 5 Royally Dancing in Starlight
Persona 3 Dancing in Reloaded Moonlight
Persona Q2 New Social Media Arcade
Persona 5 Tax Software
Persona 4 in Gacha World
Persona 1+2 Re (Whoops, that one's cancelled)
Persona 5 Leblanc Simulator
Persona 4 Leisure Suit Teddy
Persona 5 Morgana Did a Stinky in the Litter Box
Persona 3 Arena ExtremaxFES
Persona 5 20th Anniversary Edition
"Yeah. Yeah, but your developers were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn't stop to think if they should...and thankfully they couldn't, so, you know...saved us a lot of headaches in the end."
"Conflabbit, these vidya game things are ruining the minds of the kids, I tell ya. They should ALL be banned, every last one of 'em! Except for that last part of the Final Fantasy 7 trilogy, I loved that one!"
I wouldn't say the article is correct, but I also see how they probably feel that way, and it's a matter of perspective combined with their personal preferences. It's no secret that Playstation Studios' output has been thinner in recent years than in the past, understandably due to the increased cost and complexity of creating games compared to years past. That doesn't mean the total number of games coming out in general has slowed, and humans don't exactly have the alleged memories of elephants over here. So when a game about revenge comes out, you think about TLoU 2, which makes you think about sad dads, which makes you think about GoW, and "ugh, is Sony doing this AGAIN!? Stop it already!" And it's been a bit since the last time you played a PS Studios game, and...gosh, you played SO many games since then, what was it again? "I don't know, all I know is I'm tired of all these vengeful sad dads!"
So I don't agree, but I understand how the opinion could be formed.
At this stage in development, this really looks like one of those "I made (insert pop culture of choice) in Unreal Engine" videos. Which is understandable, considering it's still a year out, but why show it now!?
I really do unironically love the idea of unlocking something physical for getting a platinum trophy. It sounds neat. I would even be willing to front the shipping cost out of my pocket, like the My Nintendo Rewards program. I'd pay $6 to have a shirt and pin sent to me, sure.
......but $55? Plus shipping, so over $60? Practically no one is going to go for this, so it will be shut down within a year and a half. Which honestly makes me sad, because again: it's a neat idea! Just...really, really, REALLY poorly thought out.
I was more of a Nintendo kid at the time (emphasis on kid) so I didn't get one at launch. I actually don't remember when or why I got one exactly; back then it was usually a specific exclusive game that I wanted which pushed my parents into buying a console (Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, and Sonic & Knuckles being the big ones that come to mind), but I don't ever remember longing for a PS1 game before I had the console itself. In any case, I'm old!
I always get frustrated when horror/horror-adjacent games get released ON Halloween. Like, I get it, but I'm not going to sit and binge a game on Halloween of all days, which means I'm half a month out of "spooky season" and making my Christmas shopping list while still playing a game about graveyards and skeletons. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but I'd much rather play a game like this in the lead up to Halloween than the aftermath.
Anyways, I've had my eye on this for ages. Whatever the release date, I'm still super excited!
The game will be out on time, just not THAT time, and it will exceed expectations, just not OUR expectations
My guess is September-ish 2026, with at least one headline reading, "GTA VI seems to be off to a strong start with X units sold, but falls short of company expectations by a considerable margin", followed by "Rockstar lays off X employees in latest industry purge".
Not that I think the game will be bad by any means, but realistically, with the state of the world (economically, politically, the "age verification" of it all) and the ginormous success of GTA V, there's no way they can match whatever goals their accounting department has cooked up over the years.
I'm personally waiting for re:Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] Final Mix DX°17: Overture + Heaven x Death - Nightfall Era <Crown/Royal> Special Pikachu Edition
And now the story of a sad dad who lost everything, and the one daughter who sought revenge on his killers. It's The Last of Us Part II: Fateful Consequences.
But, like...I don't need it to be a remake though? I understand that the Sonic Adventure games are hot messes that have aged like milk and are now only fueled by nostalgia and Crush 40, but that doesn't mean people (I) wouldn't buy them if they just rereleased them "as is". (Gestures at the Sonic franchise) it's not exactly like we're dealing with a series that's a bastion of quality here.
It's a fantastic, beautiful game with a moving story and not too shabby gameplay...but it's just way too bleak for me to enjoy it. I've gotten the platinum on the first one three times (original, remastered, and Part I) but have only finished a single playthrough of Part II.
Now we just need the "early childhood edutainment" adaptation and we'll be set!
"How many containers do YOU think Sam can carry?"
(Long pause for kids to yell out the answer)
"That's right! None! Because the totality of the chiral network failure between the knots has resulted in a repatriation from which Sam is unable to return, though this does suggest deterioration of the beach from which the death stranding originated!
When AI was used to recreate James Earl Jones' voice for the Obi Wan series, it was Hayden Christensen's performance under the hood, with AI being used to alter the sound of his voice. This is one thing, and not a bad thing at all as far as I'm concerned, especially since James Earl Jones signed off on it.
Chat bots are an entirely different beast.
Technology is ever evolving. Twenty years ago, none of us could have ever imagined we could hold a conversation with our phones, at least not a natural one. Any response would have needed to be created individually, performed by a human and activated by a specific prompt. "What is the weather like today?" Prerecorded prompt: "The weather is" pause to check weather and find audio file "76 degrees." Now you could ask the weather and an AI chat bot will go into the intricacies of how barometric pressure made the weather what it is specific to your area at that time.
It's not a bad advancement, per say, but twenty years ago it would have been an unexpected one. Likewise, twenty years from now we'll have something else we never could have expected.
Can we say that James Earl Jones is comfortable having his performance as Darth Vader used for this theoretical technology? Of course not. Likewise, a chatbot like this can't have been what he was thinking of when he signed away his voice.
SAG isn't trying to be greedy, or trying to get a piece of that sweet posthumous VA pie. They're thinking about the future, which is something not nearly enough people do.
I wonder just how predatory the gacha mechanics are in this game. If it's primarily cosmetics and the story can be enjoyed without splurging that's one thing, but if purchases are required to advance...
Oh, who am I kidding, it's Persona so I'll play it regardless. Here's hoping I can stay more in the "guppy" range rather than going full whale.
My hype's still at "wait for reviews/impressions and then we'll see". Obviously the trailer makes it look beautiful, and it's Rockstar so there's little doubt in my mind that it won't be a 10/10 game. But it's been over a decade since V came out, and my tastes across the board have changed considerably since then, in terms of gameplay, content, and storytelling. So it's not a question of "will it be good?" Obviously it will. Rather it's "Is this for me?" The trailers have yet to sell me on it being the next big thing that I, specifically, will enjoy.
Wow, I can't believe there have only been 10 Capcom games on PS5, many of which are simply PS4 ports. No judgment on their quality, it's a GREAT list, but...only 10!?
I've only played the Residents Evil and DMC, but of those the ranking seems about right to me!
I understand that objectively it should be lower, but I went with a 9. It's clunky as all get out, both performance-wise and due to it being a 20 year old game, but dang if I haven't been having a ton of fun with it over the past couple weeks!
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Re: Resident Evil 2 Director Says Requiem Needs a 'Non-Scary' Mode for Fraidy Cats Like Him
@MrPeanutbutterz My wife absolutely loves horror movies and always sits and watches me play the entirety of every Resident Evil game, but she tried to play Resident Evil 7 and couldn't even make it to the dinner table with the Bakers before putting the controller down and asking me to take over again. Even though neither is real, there's a massive cognitive difference between watching something scary happen to a character and being in control of that character when something scary happens to them. I can handle both, but some people can't, and even I can tell it's a whole different level of adrenaline that hits me when playing a game versus watching a movie.
Re: If You're Loving Resident Evil Requiem on PS5, There's a Good Chance You're Old
I was playing Requiem at work on my Switch 2. One of my coworkers asked: "Whoa, what exactly are you playing?"
"The new Resident Evil."
"...what's Resident Evil?"
I could feel my bones turning to dust right in that moment...
Re: PS6 Competitor from Xbox Revealed as Project Helix
I haven't had an up to date computer in YEARS, and I've thought for awhile now of finding some avenue for playing Steam games.
...this is not it.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Resident Evil Requiem?
Ahhhhh I told myself I wasn't going to get it, that there are more important things to spend my money on right now, that they could iron out the bugs and add the inevitable DLC first, that I could be a good girl and wait for a sale, that, uh, whoops, I just bought it on the way home...
Re: Poll: Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
On the one hand, most people nowadays expect a certain level of polish and nuanced storytelling that the original trilogy just doesn't have. If they're doing it, they should go all in on making it feel modern.
On the other hand, if I can't blindly spam square->square->triangle until a qte prompts me to rip something's head off, repeated ad nauseam until the credits roll, then what are we even doing here!?!?
Re: Random: Sony Surprises Couple with Free PS5 Games to Celebrate Their Wedding
"Congrats on your wedding, here's a PSVR2 game which requires both a PS5 and the VR headset itself (which comes with said PSVR2 game you're getting for free.)"
Honestly, I'd be elated to get such a personal response from Playstation, but like...come on, Sony. At least try to act like a regular person and throw in a $25 gift card to some restaurant I've never heard of!
Re: An Obscure Telltale Game Comes to PlayStation for the First Time Ever Next Month
@dskatter I also was about to say "Uh, what are you talking about with these characters? I remember Ash and Brock Samson being involved!" Never did play this one, actually!
Re: GTA 6 Dev Rockstar North Cordoned Off After Reported Explosion
The expression is "cooking", right? As in "let Rockstar cook"?
I, too, start kitchen fires every time I try to cook something!
(But seriously, I hope everyone's okay!)
Re: Don't Get Your Hopes Up for Persona's First 30th Anniversary Announcement Broadcast
"However, Atlus has now confirmed that said broadcast will feature 'merchandise and event news' specifically."
Did we really expect anything else at this point!?
Re: Sony Patents AI Assistant That Can Help You Beat Games, or Just Beat Them For You
I imagine any time it's activated trophies and potentially in game unlockables will be disabled, not to mention it's almost certainly for single-player titles only, so I can't see a feature like this 100% removing challenge. Growing up my mom would constantly hand me the controller when she played games with a frustrated, "Do this part for me," and now my daughter is the type to give up altogether the second she gets stuck. Personally, depending on its implementation, this seems like a better use of AI than most things, and it might help a wider audience see games through to the credits.
Re: The First PowerWash Simulator 2 DLC Pack Has You Cleaning Up Adventure Time on PS5
Mathematical!
Re: 'The Majority of the Studio's on It': Bethesda Gives an Update on The Elder Scrolls 6
I'm sure it will be great. As will ES6 Special Edition. As will the PS7 version of ES6 Special edition with a $20 upgrade path. As will ES6 Anniversary Edition. As will ES6 Special Edition for the Switch 3. As will the Switch 4 and PS8 versions of ES6 Anniversary Edition (no upgrade path).
Re: An Open World Spaghetti Western Survival Game for PS5? Sign Us the Hell Up Right Now
So...it's a reimagining of The Oregon Trail, then. Could be fun! Likely will be exactly the opposite!
Re: Capcom Wants You to Design a Mega Man: Dual Override Boss Who Sucks
I'd like to imagine that someone came up with the concept for how the boss fight would work and they all loved it, but then designs for the Robot Master itself came back more and more and MORE risqué until finally someone said "F$%# it, let's just have the fans design it."
Oh no, this is going to be the franchise's second "___ Woman", isn't it...?
Re: Mega Man: Dual Override Brings Back the Blue Bomber in 2027 on PS5, PS4
It does look good, and I of course will be buying it without much question, but I am unreasonably upset that it's not called Mega Man 12.
Re: Rumour: Dead Space Is 'On Ice', Could Be Sold Off to Help Cover EA's Acquisition Debt
I absolutely love the Dead Space series. Nothing would make me happier than EA no longer owning it. I usually hate to see it when devs are shuttered and IPs change hands (I'm currently in the middle of loathing everything going on between Netflix and WB), but in this case...fingers crossed!
Re: PS5's Biggest Game Fortnite Accused of Using AI Art
I would personally push back against the thought that we have to "get used to AI" when it's used in a context like this. I feel like at this point if you're not bothered by AI use, I'm not going to change your mind. But if you ARE, then don't let something as small as these background posters slip past you. I'm a fan of the movie "Late Night with the Devil", which infamously used AI to a similar degree as this in some of its art. Though I was skeptical I still accepted it, as it seemed the production was barely scraping together the means to make the film at all, let alone do the transition card art properly. (Whether that's true or not, that's at least the justification my mind ran with.) But now here we are, and as mentioned in the article: if Fortnite of all things can't be bothered to pay a human to do this, then where does that leave the future? So for me, yes, there is a line. THIS is the line. Between this and the Banana Fish dub, it's been a rough week for the creative endeavors of the human race. If you still care at all about letting your voice be heard, then please...let it be heard while it still can be. Yeah, generative AI is going to win. Yeah, this is the future. But we don't need to be polite about being escorted there. This is pathetic and shameful.
Re: Going Platinum #1: Rocket League
My very first platinum came from the PS3 rerelease of God of War, all the way back in December of 2009. I just now realized while typing this that that's only two months after I started dating my eventual spouse, and 81 platinums later we're still going strong!
I think that's my favorite thing about trophies. It's not about collecting the valueless NFTs, or about the satisfying chimes whenever you takedown 50 enemies with a boomerang or whatever. The best thing for me is scrolling down the list, looking at the dates of my various digital accomplishments and letting my memories of the game take me back to the memories of my life that surrounded my playtime. It's like journaling, but with less details and more fun!
Re: New Report Finds Almost Half of US Kids Are After In-Game Currency for Christmas
I've tried to do my best to keep my daughter away from anything containing even trace amounts of microtransactions. Nintendo games, Astro Bot, Kingdom Hearts, reading actual books, playing with sticks, throwing rocks at trains. But she's still been hinting over the past few weeks that "a LOT of my friends are playing Roblox..." I don't think I'll ever cave to something like Roblox, but I've made declarations like that before about other things. Not to mention someday she'll be old enough to make her own decisions, and I really fear those decisions will inevitably lead to battle pass roddled slop. It makes me sick, but this is where we're headed. I'll just enjoy her F2P free life while I still can.
Re: Death Stranding Isolations Is a Disney+ Anime Series That Tells an Original Story
I can't wait for the episode that's just an hour long deep dive into explaining how it was actually the migratory patterns of Egyptian birds in the late 1920's that caused all of the BTs power levels to go over 9,000!
Re: GTA 6 Delayed Again, Pushed Back to November 2026
Oh wow, I am so...uh... (checks script) surprised this happened.
I predict one of two things:
1. They'll want that sweet holiday season money and will release on time. It'll be full of bugs and we'll have another Cyberpunk 2077 situation on our hands for a few months until it's patched.
2. They'll be smart and it'll come out in March 2027.
Honestly, it's a coin toss at this point.
Re: Persona 6 Gets an Official Mention in New Atlus Survey
There's still plenty of milk left to squeeze out of the current cows before P6 rolls around:
Persona 4 Revival
Persona 3 FeReload
Persona 4 Golden Revival
Persona 5 Arena
Persona 5 Arena Ultimax
Persona 5 Strikers Royal
Persona 5 Tactica Royal
Persona 5 Royally Dancing in Starlight
Persona 3 Dancing in Reloaded Moonlight
Persona Q2 New Social Media Arcade
Persona 5 Tax Software
Persona 4 in Gacha World
Persona 1+2 Re (Whoops, that one's cancelled)
Persona 5 Leblanc Simulator
Persona 4 Leisure Suit Teddy
Persona 5 Morgana Did a Stinky in the Litter Box
Persona 3 Arena ExtremaxFES
Persona 5 20th Anniversary Edition
So it'll be awhile.
Re: For $1000, Maybe Get Married to Your Favourite Yakuza Character
I...that is, well, um...uh...hmm...
Yeah, I don't know to react to this one.
Re: 'The Team Lacked the Technical Resources': How PS2 Classic Shadow of the Colossus Almost Embraced Online Multiplayer
"Yeah. Yeah, but your developers were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn't stop to think if they should...and thankfully they couldn't, so, you know...saved us a lot of headaches in the end."
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?
Between the novelty of playing it on PS5 and the immense levels of nostalgia I have for Halo 1's campaign, yep I'll be picking it up for sure!
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 'Will Be Loved by Everyone', Says Director
Like...EVERYONE everyone!?
"Conflabbit, these vidya game things are ruining the minds of the kids, I tell ya. They should ALL be banned, every last one of 'em! Except for that last part of the Final Fantasy 7 trilogy, I loved that one!"
Re: PowerWash Simulator 2 Will Wash Away Your Worries Later This Month on PS5
This news has quite unironically made my day, week, heck the entire year better!
Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
I wouldn't say the article is correct, but I also see how they probably feel that way, and it's a matter of perspective combined with their personal preferences. It's no secret that Playstation Studios' output has been thinner in recent years than in the past, understandably due to the increased cost and complexity of creating games compared to years past. That doesn't mean the total number of games coming out in general has slowed, and humans don't exactly have the alleged memories of elephants over here. So when a game about revenge comes out, you think about TLoU 2, which makes you think about sad dads, which makes you think about GoW, and "ugh, is Sony doing this AGAIN!? Stop it already!" And it's been a bit since the last time you played a PS Studios game, and...gosh, you played SO many games since then, what was it again? "I don't know, all I know is I'm tired of all these vengeful sad dads!"
So I don't agree, but I understand how the opinion could be formed.
Re: You Know What's Scary? Halloween Announcing Its PS5 Release Date Nearly a Year in Advance
At this stage in development, this really looks like one of those "I made (insert pop culture of choice) in Unreal Engine" videos. Which is understandable, considering it's still a year out, but why show it now!?
Re: First Wolverine PS5 Gameplay Is Incredibly Gory, Set for Fall 2026
My daughter just watched me play the Insomniac Spider-Man games a few weeks back and was excited to watch me play this.
.......this isn't getting turned on until after she goes to bed.
Re: New PlayStation Rewards Program to Offer Exclusive Merch, Starts Today
I really do unironically love the idea of unlocking something physical for getting a platinum trophy. It sounds neat. I would even be willing to front the shipping cost out of my pocket, like the My Nintendo Rewards program. I'd pay $6 to have a shirt and pin sent to me, sure.
......but $55? Plus shipping, so over $60? Practically no one is going to go for this, so it will be shut down within a year and a half. Which honestly makes me sad, because again: it's a neat idea! Just...really, really, REALLY poorly thought out.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy a PS1 at Launch?
I was more of a Nintendo kid at the time (emphasis on kid) so I didn't get one at launch. I actually don't remember when or why I got one exactly; back then it was usually a specific exclusive game that I wanted which pushed my parents into buying a console (Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, and Sonic & Knuckles being the big ones that come to mind), but I don't ever remember longing for a PS1 game before I had the console itself. In any case, I'm old!
Re: Mina the Hollower May Be Inspired by Game Boy Color, But You'll Be Able to Play It on PS5
I always get frustrated when horror/horror-adjacent games get released ON Halloween. Like, I get it, but I'm not going to sit and binge a game on Halloween of all days, which means I'm half a month out of "spooky season" and making my Christmas shopping list while still playing a game about graveyards and skeletons. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but I'd much rather play a game like this in the lead up to Halloween than the aftermath.
Anyways, I've had my eye on this for ages. Whatever the release date, I'm still super excited!
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Has Third-Person Camera for Those Who Found Resident Evil 7 Too Scary
Well, heck, do they have a third-person camera for those who...prefer a third-person camera?
Re: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Is a Movie-Spanning Adventure Coming to PS5
Random Criminal: "Bane, who is it? Who's on his way!?"
Bane: "BAT!!"
Re: Will GTA 6 Be Delayed Again? CEO Plays It Safe with His Answer
The game will be out on time, just not THAT time, and it will exceed expectations, just not OUR expectations
My guess is September-ish 2026, with at least one headline reading, "GTA VI seems to be off to a strong start with X units sold, but falls short of company expectations by a considerable margin", followed by "Rockstar lays off X employees in latest industry purge".
Not that I think the game will be bad by any means, but realistically, with the state of the world (economically, politically, the "age verification" of it all) and the ginormous success of GTA V, there's no way they can match whatever goals their accounting department has cooked up over the years.
Re: Even the Annoyingly Named Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Is Getting a New PS5, PS4 Character
I'm personally waiting for re:Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] Final Mix DX°17: Overture + Heaven x Death - Nightfall Era <Crown/Royal> Special Pikachu Edition
Re: Once Upon a Katamari Brings the Series Back with a Brand New Game on PS5
69 cousins, you say?
Re: UK Citizens Using Death Stranding 2 on PS5 to Bypass Porn Blocks
"I'm Sam!"
"Hey, my name's Sam, too!"
Re: You Might Need Roblox to Play Some Future Like a Dragon Games
I've heard of Majima Everywhere, but this is ridiculous!
Re: The Last of Us Part 2's Chronological Update Out Now on PS5, PC, Lets You Play Through the Story in Linear Order
And now the story of a sad dad who lost everything, and the one daughter who sought revenge on his killers. It's The Last of Us Part II: Fateful Consequences.
Re: 'Aw, Nah! This Ain't Happenin'!': SEGA on Potential PS5 Sonic Adventure Remasters
But, like...I don't need it to be a remake though? I understand that the Sonic Adventure games are hot messes that have aged like milk and are now only fueled by nostalgia and Crush 40, but that doesn't mean people (I) wouldn't buy them if they just rereleased them "as is". (Gestures at the Sonic franchise) it's not exactly like we're dealing with a series that's a bastion of quality here.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About The Last of Us Part 2, 5 Years Later?
It's a fantastic, beautiful game with a moving story and not too shabby gameplay...but it's just way too bleak for me to enjoy it. I've gotten the platinum on the first one three times (original, remastered, and Part I) but have only finished a single playthrough of Part II.
Re: Rumour: Greek God of War Game Is a 2.5D Metroidvania
"AAAARIEEEEEES!!! ....WHERE THE F--- AM I SUPPOSED TO GO NOW!!?!?"
Re: Yes, Death Stranding Is Getting an Anime As Well
Now we just need the "early childhood edutainment" adaptation and we'll be set!
"How many containers do YOU think Sam can carry?"
(Long pause for kids to yell out the answer)
"That's right! None! Because the totality of the chiral network failure between the knots has resulted in a repatriation from which Sam is unable to return, though this does suggest deterioration of the beach from which the death stranding originated!
Now for today's color: sadness!"
Re: Fortnite's AI Voiced Darth Vader Is Causing More Chaos in the Games Industry
When AI was used to recreate James Earl Jones' voice for the Obi Wan series, it was Hayden Christensen's performance under the hood, with AI being used to alter the sound of his voice. This is one thing, and not a bad thing at all as far as I'm concerned, especially since James Earl Jones signed off on it.
Chat bots are an entirely different beast.
Technology is ever evolving. Twenty years ago, none of us could have ever imagined we could hold a conversation with our phones, at least not a natural one. Any response would have needed to be created individually, performed by a human and activated by a specific prompt. "What is the weather like today?" Prerecorded prompt: "The weather is" pause to check weather and find audio file "76 degrees." Now you could ask the weather and an AI chat bot will go into the intricacies of how barometric pressure made the weather what it is specific to your area at that time.
It's not a bad advancement, per say, but twenty years ago it would have been an unexpected one. Likewise, twenty years from now we'll have something else we never could have expected.
Can we say that James Earl Jones is comfortable having his performance as Darth Vader used for this theoretical technology? Of course not. Likewise, a chatbot like this can't have been what he was thinking of when he signed away his voice.
SAG isn't trying to be greedy, or trying to get a piece of that sweet posthumous VA pie. They're thinking about the future, which is something not nearly enough people do.
Re: Gacha Spin-Off Persona 5: The Phantom X Skips PS5 for Worldwide Launch
I wonder just how predatory the gacha mechanics are in this game. If it's primarily cosmetics and the story can be enjoyed without splurging that's one thing, but if purchases are required to advance...
Oh, who am I kidding, it's Persona so I'll play it regardless. Here's hoping I can stay more in the "guppy" range rather than going full whale.
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?
My hype's still at "wait for reviews/impressions and then we'll see". Obviously the trailer makes it look beautiful, and it's Rockstar so there's little doubt in my mind that it won't be a 10/10 game. But it's been over a decade since V came out, and my tastes across the board have changed considerably since then, in terms of gameplay, content, and storytelling. So it's not a question of "will it be good?" Obviously it will. Rather it's "Is this for me?" The trailers have yet to sell me on it being the next big thing that I, specifically, will enjoy.
Re: Best Capcom Games on PS5
Wow, I can't believe there have only been 10 Capcom games on PS5, many of which are simply PS4 ports. No judgment on their quality, it's a GREAT list, but...only 10!?
I've only played the Residents Evil and DMC, but of those the ranking seems about right to me!
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Oblivion Remastered?
I understand that objectively it should be lower, but I went with a 9. It's clunky as all get out, both performance-wise and due to it being a 20 year old game, but dang if I haven't been having a ton of fun with it over the past couple weeks!