Reactions are genuinely divided this month, which I guess is a good thing. Not like last month when pretty much everyone thought the selection was trash.
Sable has a great soundtrack by Japanese Breakfast. Really suits the game well. I personally think this is a pretty solid month. Too bad I didn’t get a promotional offer to renew my subscription at a discount over Black Friday.
It would be difficult to find a copy of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name under the Christmas tree anyway since there is no physical copy except in Japan.
@MrGilly69. I’m not sure how the promotion works. My son’s plan expired a few days after Black Friday and he was offered a renewal at a discounted rate while his membership was still active. My plan expires December 2, and I have been unable to get a discount. I even cancelled my current subscription (at least turned off the auto-renewal) thinking I would get the offer in the new sale, but no such luck. I guess after ten or so years I will let it lapse because I refuse to pay the $135.
@MattBoothDev. @trev666. The Portal has a 3.5 mm audio input so the Pulse headset will work with an auxiliary cable. Any headset should work with a wired connection, which shouldn’t be too big of an issue with a handheld device.
@PALversusNTSC. Valve has sold multiple millions of the Steam Deck and just introduced a new model with an OLED screen and fifty percent longer battery life. So the idea that it failed is just wrong.
@LilyGoMEOW. Players who had purchased the set before the license expired still had access to the characters. The map, however, was removed from rotation.
@Americansamurai1. The fire effects looked so shoddy. I’m surprised no one else mentioned it. One hundred million dollars and they couldn’t properly code realistic flames. Lucky there were no mirrors.
Wow! I did not realize how large the staff of Push Square was until everyone did a WAYP at the same time. I always kind of imagined Sammy running it out of his bedroom. Oh well. Shattered illusions and such. Anyway, still playing Spider-Man 2 with my son and we might try Lost in Random that I picked up in the store sale for under three dollars because of a mention from someone here on the site. Also Salt and Sanctuary for under a dollar. Thanks guys for paying attention.
And of course someone has already voted Abysmal, even though there are no votes for Average, Poor, Bad or Terrible as of yet. I doubt this person has even played the game. And if so, it begs the question why spend seventy dollars on a game that will obviously play like it’s predecessor? They must know if they liked the original by now. If they did, does more of the same justify abysmal? And if they didn’t like it, then why buy the sequel? Trolls are gonna troll.
@Northern_Munkey. Just wanted to compliment your new profile pic (or at least I think it is new). Love Warren Ellis and Transmetropolitan.. Recognized the glasses. Nice.
Suddenly the PlayStation Portal just became a lot more attractive. Certainly Sony will integrate that functionality into the device. At some point.
I hope.
Dead by Daylight. My son bought the Nightmare Edition which includes Steve and Nancy and the Demogorgon from Stranger Things. The developers lost the rights to the Stranger Things characters so they have been removed from the game and the physical copy sells for an obscene amount on eBay. But it’s his money that he has been saving, and he loves the game, plus the price seems to be gradually increasing, so he can always resale the disc later. He has found a glitch (he loves glitches) that allows him to put a portal on a downed survivor, and when he starts to burrow, he is able to carry the survivor with him through the Upside Down. He did it during a game, and then the other survivors started standing on the portal and teabagging because they wanted to be carried through the Upside Down as well. Hysterical. Much fun. The only bad thing is that it is a PS4 disc and the PS5 upgrade that he usually plays does not unlock the characters for some reason. So now he has been playing the game nonstop on our older console and will probably end up getting a second Platinum. That is not ideal for our trophy competition.
@get2sammyb. I am more impressed with your Level 642 and 168 platinum trophies. Also, I am surprised by the three or four players who have so many hours on The Binding of Isaac.
@PsBoxSwitchOwner. The apostrophes around forget are hilarious. The abundance of those in that dude’s posts always bother me. It’s like I’m stressing every other word when reading.
Damn. And they recently had a really good sale price and I waited for the similar Black Friday deal because that is when my subscription ends. Typical.
@Logonogo. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I had to start the first game over on my son’s account because he wasn’t getting trophies. I think we will move on to the sequel since we are in an ongoing trophy race.
@Logonogo. I started the first Moving Out with my son a couple of weeks back when I heard this was coming to Extra, but only Player 1 seems to get trophies. Did you notice if it is the same with the sequel?
I think a large percentage of the people who bought a PS5 and played the included Astro Bot game would be so impressed that they would buy a sequel. I know I would. In fact, it might be enough to persuade me to purchase a PSVR2 if it is for that platform.
@gonzilla. The poster’s original comment made it seem like he was talking about the audio coming from the controller itself, not using the jack on the controller for a wired headset. I was just using the Pulse as an example of any headset being superior to the sound from the controller. The post has since been edited to clarify a wired headset plugged into the controller.
@GamingFan4Lyf. Are you being serious? You don’t have to be an audiophile to tell the difference between the twee sound coming out of the controller compared to the 3D spatial audio of the Pulse headset. Tons of examples. In shooters, you are able to discern the direction of incoming fire. Horror games especially are enhanced and made creepier by the overall sound design. Audio truly adds to the overall immersion of the gaming experience. But surely you know this.
Thought I would start Chicory before it leaves the subscription service next month. Also, my son got the platinum on Undertale and has challenged me to do the same. He somehow thinks I won’t be able to make it through some of the bullet hell levels and harder boss fights. I’ll show him.
Who needs this when you can just play Dead by Daylight? Actually, Leatherface is already in that game. And if you don’t want to pay the couple of dollars for the character, the Hillbilly is free and he has a chainsaw.
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Re: Where to Pre-Order The Last of Us 2 Remastered WLF Edition
Why are there 47 Society of Champions trading cards in the Collector’s Edition, but the game had 48?
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Out Now, 2025 Release Window Revealed
2025 and then the inevitable delay.
Re: PlayStation Users Set to Lose Hundreds of TV Shows They Paid For
How is this legal? I expect a class action lawsuit in the future. But then again, how many people actually purchased any of these Discovery shows?
Re: Solid Snake, Peter Griffin Dropping in Next Fortnite Season
@kyleforrester87. Most skins I would agree with you, but c’mon it’s Family Guy.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023 Announced
Reactions are genuinely divided this month, which I guess is a good thing. Not like last month when pretty much everyone thought the selection was trash.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023 Announced
Sable has a great soundtrack by Japanese Breakfast. Really suits the game well. I personally think this is a pretty solid month. Too bad I didn’t get a promotional offer to renew my subscription at a discount over Black Friday.
Re: US Children Want Subscriptions and Currencies for Christmas, Not Games
It would be difficult to find a copy of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name under the Christmas tree anyway since there is no physical copy except in Japan.
Re: Massive PS Store Sale Makes 2,800+ PS5, PS4 Games Cheaper Than Ever
@MrGilly69. I’m not sure how the promotion works. My son’s plan expired a few days after Black Friday and he was offered a renewal at a discounted rate while his membership was still active. My plan expires December 2, and I have been unable to get a discount. I even cancelled my current subscription (at least turned off the auto-renewal) thinking I would get the offer in the new sale, but no such luck. I guess after ten or so years I will let it lapse because I refuse to pay the $135.
Re: Promising PS5 Vehicular Survival Pacific Drive Will Get a Physical Release
Reversible cover? Sold!
Re: We Predict a Riot! PS5 Down to $350 in Black Friday Doorbuster
I would rather pay full price than deal with the people, hassle and lines of Black Friday. Although it could be worse. It could be Walmart.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2023?
You’re joking, right?
Re: 900 People Laid Off from Embracer Group During Its Second Quarter of 2023
@Areus. @Sil_Am. It’s too late for Sony. Embracer sold the rights to Tomb Raider to Amazon for 600 million, twice what they paid for it.
Re: Sony Says PS Portal Wasn't Designed to Make a Profit
@MattBoothDev. @trev666. The Portal has a 3.5 mm audio input so the Pulse headset will work with an auxiliary cable. Any headset should work with a wired connection, which shouldn’t be too big of an issue with a handheld device.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Physical Version Set to Be Announced This Week
Now if we can just get Epic to announce a physical version of Alan Wake 2,.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
Hogwarts completely shut out. Not even room in the RPG category. That’s rough.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has Some of the Worst PS5, PS4 Review Scores of the Year
People will still buy it. It’s the new Call of Duty.
Re: Video: PS Portal Unboxing Gives Us Our First Look at Sony's PS5 Handheld
@PALversusNTSC. Valve has sold multiple millions of the Steam Deck and just introduced a new model with an OLED screen and fifty percent longer battery life. So the idea that it failed is just wrong.
Re: Dead by Daylight's Stranger Things DLC Is Back After Two Years in the Upside Down
@LilyGoMEOW. Players who had purchased the set before the license expired still had access to the characters. The map, however, was removed from rotation.
Re: Reminder: It's Your Last Chance to Grab Three Great PS Plus Essential Games
@Americansamurai1. The fire effects looked so shoddy. I’m surprised no one else mentioned it. One hundred million dollars and they couldn’t properly code realistic flames. Lucky there were no mirrors.
Re: All PS Plus Members Handed a Movie Discount on Sony Pictures Core
@Northern_munkey. @TrickyDicky99. Don’t you recognize a sarcasm when you hear it Charlie Brown.
Re: Jusant (PS5) - Tactile Traversal in an Arid, Atmospheric World
Are you guys going to review the Kona sequel?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 500
Wow! I did not realize how large the staff of Push Square was until everyone did a WAYP at the same time. I always kind of imagined Sammy running it out of his bedroom. Oh well. Shattered illusions and such. Anyway, still playing Spider-Man 2 with my son and we might try Lost in Random that I picked up in the store sale for under three dollars because of a mention from someone here on the site. Also Salt and Sanctuary for under a dollar. Thanks guys for paying attention.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Marvel's Spider-Man 2?
And of course someone has already voted Abysmal, even though there are no votes for Average, Poor, Bad or Terrible as of yet. I doubt this person has even played the game. And if so, it begs the question why spend seventy dollars on a game that will obviously play like it’s predecessor? They must know if they liked the original by now. If they did, does more of the same justify abysmal? And if they didn’t like it, then why buy the sequel? Trolls are gonna troll.
Re: Spirit of the North 2 Announced for PS5, Should Look Foxy in Unreal Engine 5
@Voltan. Unfortunately, the first game left the subscription service earlier this year.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 499
@Northern_Munkey. Just wanted to compliment your new profile pic (or at least I think it is new). Love Warren Ellis and Transmetropolitan.. Recognized the glasses. Nice.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Marvel's Spider-Man 2?
I promised my son that I would wait until he gets home from school. Just a few more hours. Spidey senses tingling.
Re: PS Plus Premium Adds PS5 Cloud Streaming As a Perk This Month
Suddenly the PlayStation Portal just became a lot more attractive. Certainly Sony will integrate that functionality into the device. At some point.
I hope.
Re: Reminder: Last Chance to Claim Your PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for September
Bring on The Callisto Protocol.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 496
Dead by Daylight. My son bought the Nightmare Edition which includes Steve and Nancy and the Demogorgon from Stranger Things. The developers lost the rights to the Stranger Things characters so they have been removed from the game and the physical copy sells for an obscene amount on eBay. But it’s his money that he has been saving, and he loves the game, plus the price seems to be gradually increasing, so he can always resale the disc later. He has found a glitch (he loves glitches) that allows him to put a portal on a downed survivor, and when he starts to burrow, he is able to carry the survivor with him through the Upside Down. He did it during a game, and then the other survivors started standing on the portal and teabagging because they wanted to be carried through the Upside Down as well. Hysterical. Much fun. The only bad thing is that it is a PS4 disc and the PS5 upgrade that he usually plays does not unlock the characters for some reason. So now he has been playing the game nonstop on our older console and will probably end up getting a second Platinum. That is not ideal for our trophy competition.
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Update Feature Spotlights Your Wall of Shame
I would post my hours on OverWatch, but I don’t want the community to think less of me.
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Update Feature Spotlights Your Wall of Shame
@get2sammyb. I am more impressed with your Level 642 and 168 platinum trophies.
Also, I am surprised by the three or four players who have so many hours on The Binding of Isaac.
Re: Mini Review: The Isle Tide Hotel (PS5) - A Criminally Tedious FMV Thriller
Help me out here. Doolally?
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
Wow. This thread turned ugly.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
@PsBoxSwitchOwner. The apostrophes around forget are hilarious. The abundance of those in that dude’s posts always bother me. It’s like I’m stressing every other word when reading.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
Damn. And they recently had a really good sale price and I waited for the similar Black Friday deal because that is when my subscription ends. Typical.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
Why is that a 20% increase in price for the European market but a 35% increase for the U.S.?
Re: Chaotic Co-Op Game Pizza Possum Eats Up a September Release on PS5
@Logonogo. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I had to start the first game over on my son’s account because he wasn’t getting trophies. I think we will move on to the sequel since we are in an ongoing trophy race.
Re: Chaotic Co-Op Game Pizza Possum Eats Up a September Release on PS5
@Logonogo. I started the first Moving Out with my son a couple of weeks back when I heard this was coming to Extra, but only Player 1 seems to get trophies. Did you notice if it is the same with the sequel?
Re: Looks Like You Should Expect More Astro Bot on PS5
I think a large percentage of the people who bought a PS5 and played the included Astro Bot game would be so impressed that they would buy a sequel. I know I would. In fact, it might be enough to persuade me to purchase a PSVR2 if it is for that platform.
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
@gonzilla. Thank you. I really appreciate that.
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
@gonzilla. Off topic, how do you get the italic typeface in your post?
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
@gonzilla. The poster’s original comment made it seem like he was talking about the audio coming from the controller itself, not using the jack on the controller for a wired headset. I was just using the Pulse as an example of any headset being superior to the sound from the controller. The post has since been edited to clarify a wired headset plugged into the controller.
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
@GamingFan4Lyf. Are you being serious? You don’t have to be an audiophile to tell the difference between the twee sound coming out of the controller compared to the 3D spatial audio of the Pulse headset. Tons of examples. In shooters, you are able to discern the direction of incoming fire. Horror games especially are enhanced and made creepier by the overall sound design. Audio truly adds to the overall immersion of the gaming experience. But surely you know this.
Re: All Aboard! Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express Stops on PS5, PS4 This October
Is this the best choice for a Poirot adaptation? Seems like this is one that is hard to forget the who in the whodunnit.
Re: Poll: What PS5 Game Do You Most Want to See at Gamescom Opening Night Live?
It’s not on the list, but I would like to see a release date for Star Wars Outlaws.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 490
Thought I would start Chicory before it leaves the subscription service next month. Also, my son got the platinum on Undertale and has challenged me to do the same. He somehow thinks I won’t be able to make it through some of the bullet hell levels and harder boss fights. I’ll show him.
Re: Hands On: Red Dead Redemption PS4 Port Seems Solid, But Should Be So Much More
What about Red Dead Revolver? Is that playable on modern systems?
Re: Alan Wake 2 Gets Small Delay, Now Releases a Week After Spider-Man 2
Too bad this delay doesn’t give them the space to release a physical copy.
Re: Texas Chainsaw Massacre's PS5, PS4 Adaptation Won't Get Gutted Like Friday the 13th
Who needs this when you can just play Dead by Daylight? Actually, Leatherface is already in that game. And if you don’t want to pay the couple of dollars for the character, the Hillbilly is free and he has a chainsaw.
Re: Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
Removed