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Crunch(which no one likes) - gamers complain
AI to go faster - gamers complain.

So games taking too long to make - gamers complain.

But of course! 😆

"It’s difficult to even pitch the concept of this creature, because in my world, NPCs are AI," Straley says.

Yep, in the video game world npcs have always been AI.

In most open worlds I've always thought repeated faces with different skin tones and facial hair are the "bad" AI generated. I quite remember Guerilla saying Horizon uses some procedurally generated environment, isn't that AI....apart from replicating voice actors or concept artists which would be wrong, I feel games have always been using AI in some form...

A lot more people have faster Internet now and can watch on YT without no bufferings. Plus sites like PushSquare showing us when and what different local times it was going to broadcast made me tune in, back in the day it'd just slip my mind.

And btw Clair sweeping it all making it look like no other games were released this year, when people thought this was going to be a tough year for awards...winning indie...Shadow of the Erdtree being in the goty list back in '24 among other things has made the scheme questionable. You don't have a best DLC category yet a lot of us don't even know what the Games for Impact award is.

@Flaming_Kaiser 😆 80% of the time when people talk like this it means they haven't played KCD2 or had the patience to progress to a quarter of the game 😆. I fackn love Clairrr Obscurrr no lie, I was done in 111hrs trying to explore everywhere. KCD2 however, I'm still playing and yet to beat it, in terms of depth...I dunno where to start from. Nothing like sitting down in your room, reading books and increasing stats in various skills. Nothing like dressing like a nobleman and people believing any BS you tell them. It's just too much, you need to play it bro.

I love Clair but I'm sorry it didn't deserve RPG, Narrative(both shoulda gone to KCD2) and Indie shoulda gone to Silksong or Hades 2 or something.

It's been generously cheap for a long time and I wish I could buy it but...TIME, looking at all my unfinished games. I wanted to even buy Hades but again...time.

Wondering if the difficulty is tweaked back to what we know - not being too easy or too difficult.

@8bit4Life I also still don't get the hype with multiplayer, I'm fine soloing with my palico. Wilds and Rise let's you call npc companions which makes it realistic but even so I don't really use them.

"Will three or more remakes / remasters be announced during the show?"

Actually I'm part of the 23% that said No. I don't think there's going to be a lot of remakes going forward, let alone 3 or more.

Question 18: Will FromSoftware announce a new game?

I think I said Yes lol.

Apart from these 2 I think I chose correct with everybody else.

Woah shadow dropped. Still haven't finished this, yet I finished BG3, will continue on this version. Nice of them for the free upgrade!

@Korgon You can just head into KCD2 first, cause the KCD1 is a bit too hardcore, reason why it went under the radar. The 2nd is more accessible but still a bit hardcore for your average gamer, you can tell most journos in a hurry won't give it the time of day which is a shame, hence the easy sweep for Clair. But play yourself and you'd realise objectively it's the better RPG.

Back on E33 to check out that new update. Really nice and even more artistic and nice music, I must say the Photo Mode is one of the best especially with the filters. Still KCD2 deserved RPGotY, it's the same sentiment across the Internet. Got robbed by a couple of bandits, my Henry was nice to them and tricked them into showing him their hideout to learn skills on thievery. Went back days later under the cover of night, knocked out the bandit leader who still had my coin on him, took it along with some valuables. On my way back it was morning, went back to village to check up on a woman I had saved in a forest some time ago. I mean this kind of immersion...tsk I'm just convinced most journalists didn't bother with KCD2, the steep learning curve at the beginning can easily throw you off, but then what sort of games journo does that make you...

@Korgon bro, have you played KCD2...

1. KCD2
2. CLAIRRR
3. MHWilds

PushSquare's true goty will be the one in the no.2 spot. No.1 is reserved for PlayStatuon else they get shutdown. 😂

@Reyzore True, it had a lot of good narrative backing it and there was no stopping the train. Funny how journalists said awards for this year was going to be difficult cause there's been so many great games yet Obscur came to sweep it all.

@themightyant "KCD2 is great if you like that, but to many it's too hardcore, too impenetrable hence not as good as Expedition 33 to those voting."

Yep so Monster Hunter went easy with Wilds and people are complaining. I guess it was the situation with Souls games in the past and now they're giving Miyazaki his flowers.

@themightyant " I'd agree it is RPG-lite compared to something like KCD2 which is about as dense as you'll get."

Yep, reason why most were expecting KCD2 to win RPG of the Year.

Will definitely have to check out. And I'll have to look for that Simon people talk about.

Oh come on. KCD2 not winning Best RPG even. I mean we all love Clair but this is just too much.

"trademark atmosphere."

The classic criticism of remakes. That's why some devs don't want to touch some classics. Like Bloodborne.

@SteveJaye Which blurriness...don't listen to the Internet too much, along with "not optimized" are buzzwords the Internet has overblown and run along with when it comes to this game. One of the best looking games this year.

@Czar_Khastik 😁 I was a bit disappointed they killed him off . Wasn't really feeling Verso like that, Lune and Sciel ended up being my favourites.

"Basically, as you may already know, Wilds is a very CPU-intensive title"

I suspect it's what makes my PS5 coil whine after some hours of play. I play ALL other games for lengths and it stays silent.

@Czar_Khastik has been riding on sarcasm so much it's hard to tell when he's serious 😆. Quite surprising cause I recall you loving Clair so much.

It's a fantastic game! On my 2nd run still. The detail on the weapons is crazy, top 5 fps views of all time, makes up for the lack of 3rd person. It was more like "look how detailed the guns are instead of looking at your outfits in 3rd," so it's cool.

We all know PushSquare's GOTY is without the T. They have no choice. 🤣🤣

I haven't laughed this hard in a while playing a game - KCDII. The different stories in there, the graphics, UI design, immersive gameplay, content, again I feel overall it is the true GOTY. But hey Clair is just so different and special, can't be upset if it takes it.

I think these new ones - 2018 and Ragnarok are excellent. The graphics and design of assets is incredible. Kratos is more likable in the latter because he agrees to go on exploration and do side quests, angry man!

@SterlingEyes @ShogunRok Yep yep it's been hard playing DOS2 after BG3, I think the huge gap between them is the graphics and cutscenes. Beat BG3 but still haven't beaten DOS2, will get around to it someday.

My top 5 games are:
1. BG3
2. KCD2
3. HFW
4. CO E33
5. Metaphor

1,663hrs played, I'm still a Role Player, RPG guy. Wondering how Metaphor got there and I remembered oh the final boss had me going back making some vital decisions I ignored.

Oh the game that used to come with PCs back in the day. We had MS Flight Simulator '95 and i think Monster Truck Madness on diskettes on our brand new Compaq Desktop.

A game where an interesting long storyline unlocks just by speaking with some random who is not even marked on the map like other side quests - KCD2 - wish it gets GOTY. I love Clairrr with its uniqueness, art and music, but feel KCD2 should get it for all that content and depth, 224hrs with no end in sight.

@gamepadnomad if someone reeeaaallly wants to play GTA6 and can't justify the Pro price tag, they'd definitely get the base PS5 just to play and double dip on the PS6. But then again we talk like those people who want to play GTA6 haven't bought the console already in anticipation. Who's to say the PS5 outselling all other consoles recently isn't in preparation for GTA6.

Wondering when the inevitable obligatory "Massive Expansion" is going to be announced.

KCD2, can't get enough of that world. Hunting and crafting in MHWilds. Rallying in the most realistic looking rally yet, EAWRC. Back on GoW Ragnarok, just exploring all the worlds doing favors and finding nornir chests.

Wilds is top 3 for me this year maybe because I started playing in October and looks to be filled with content. Yeah a bit easy but I tried Miztsune and looks hard, I think they can EASILY tweak it to be hard but maybe they wanted it more accessible to attract new players. They heard Elden Ring is the most accessible (when it's actually not that easy) so why not, let's make Wilds the easiest MH 😁. Still, I enjoy it a lot and believe it's one of the finest games ever made in the way animations, graphics and monsters. I don't think any other game does monsters lifelike like MH.

@Jocaju RDR is great, the price is just a turn off.

As a R* fan I'm surprised I've not really cared much for this. I feel like the gap between this and RDR2 is just too wide I don't really wanna go back. I mean I'd love to but the price...especially when there are numerous great £10 games on ps store i haven't even played.

@Oram77 if I remember correctly someone else designed the looks not Cerny. Speaking of - the PS5 design has grown on me, it looks daring and not the same old square box like the Steam Machine and others. The other day I saw a launch PS5 in a shop meant for testing, it had all black panels with some red outlines, looked really cool, thing looked like a beast.

@dark_knightmare2 Christ! I see that. I'm saying someone who doesn't know about this controller, might assume you've dirtied the default white one looking at it from afar.

This looks cool unless someone sees it from afar and thinks you're dirty haha.

This thing right now is getting confusing. Where do we draw the line...should we have been protesting in the past when MS Office took over typewriters, where you could select font styles with all of kinds of editing tools. Or when artists were/are using Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop tools. If AI is also a tool then...the only thing that annoys me is fake AI photos and videos on social media. But in a video game, a virtual world...feels like there's no stopping it, devs are going to use it. Heck AI has already been a part of video games more than any other media since forever, how enemies, npcs behave.

My first platinum was Infamous on PS3. I have 12 now, could've been more as I've left a lot of games at 80% and 90%, will get back to them when I have the time.

Thumbnail looks like GTAV - Michael and Franklin.

Was just investigating what happened to an ambushed merchant who had an item I was looking for. Found a mill nearby, thought I'd ask the inhabitants a few questions instead they greeted me with weapons, had to make a run for it and come back in the night to sneak. In a barn, found some tortured people lying motionless, still sneaking, came across hostages tied in an attic who said they were the actual owners of the mill and that it had been overtaken by bandits. The Miller asked me to take care of the bandits and come for a reward, at the same time I had to find that item that got me there in the first place. These chain of events, one thing leading to another in a simple side quest is what makes KCD2 so great. Might sound simple but words can't really describe, you need to be in Henry's shoes and feel the high immersion. And there are more like this. I'll be playing the hard to put down MH Wilds also, some Skyrim and whatever else I feel like.

And yes Elden Ring needs to be there, that's a crime PushSquare! You can't have Demon's Souls remade by a third party there whilst the originator- FromSoft has none there... NAAAAHHH.

I feel Clairrr is a 9, KCD2 is definitely 10. What we did in Semine alone....with Von Bergow's men...no game has made me feel this bad since TLOU2, story wise, and that was even on the side not the main plot, it's crazy. With Clairrr it got to a point I kinda lost interest in all that family drama.

12/15. This has been the easiest for me so far.

@PuppetMaster I mean they bought the cheaper digital PS5 instead.

@themightyant That would just be a few people who aren't the biggest GTA fans.