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I love the look of this, like a comedic version of Inside. Plus Octopuses are awesome.

Obviously not great, but it's not that big in the grand scheme of things environment related. Also I doubt these publishers care about the environment with the push towards AI.

@SeaDaVie It's weird saying that the Britain is worse than America due to immigration, because even if the crime stats were worse in Britain, the US is a country far more built on immigration than Britain.

@Danbottomburp Sudan is going through a civil war/genocide, as is Myanmar so they may be runners up for worst countries on Earth.

@Jammer It's funny because I saw one person say that GTA can't possibly be set in a European city because "GTA is about crime". But yeah, with ICE raiding homes and factories, the USA isn't exactly a utopia right now. Makes for good GTA material I guess.

Personally I don't care much about the "free" games on PS Plus, if their something I'm interested in I'll get it, if not I have a massive backlog anyway that doesn't need more games. Realistically I'm only subscribed to PS+ because we need it for online multiplayer. This shouldn't be the case, but at the very least there should be a far cheaper option that doesn't include the games.

I'm usually away for Halloween (annoyingly), but this October I've been very busy with horror games. I've managed to play: Silent Hill f, Resident Evil 3 (remake), Dredge, Buckshot Roulette, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and am currently playing Dino Crisis.

I wonder how much of it is made by AI.

This is gonna cause mass layoffs, even in comparison to the ones that have already happened. I don't know how a company that has already hit rock bottom just gets worse and worse.

At the very least it should be free to play online games that you've paid for, and charged to play free to play games online. Not that I want to have to pay to play online, but the fact it's the other way round right now is ridiculous.

Microsoft has been going multi-platform for years. Sony has been doing nothing with older IPs for years.

I'm not surprised at all.

“Halo has been always about reconnecting, a strong sense of community, and then also telling those stories and sharing those experiences together. And we believe that is where we're really going to be able to bring people together with this new release.”

So this is the reason they're not bringing back the mode that lets people play together and form that community?

Halo on Playstation, either I'm hallucinating again, or it's a wild time to be alive. Campaign only is disappointing though.

@JustMyOpinion You're not wrong that it won't just be EA, it will be an industry wide thing. It's just a given that EA is at that forefront of it.

I do get the idea that the end product is all that matters, but I think it's way easier to appreciate games and art that are made by real people. Have them made by computers takes the soul out of them, even if they may be a technically good product. In theory, I don't mind it being used for small things like generating foliage or NPC faces, but it's concerning that it could be used for more prominent aspects like story writing.

And yes in theory it would be great if it did result in cut development times/costs, but with the recent trend I doubt that consumers would see the benefits of those cost cuts.

Another reason to not buy from EA.

I already have the Astro Bot controller, but this is incredibly cool. Will have to see how much it will be.

@Northern_munkey I'm kind of meh about it. On one hand, it looks like a great game in many objective aspects. On the other, I'm not a fan of the female main character in the historical setting (before people cry about misogyny, no I don't hate all female characters), and more importantly I'm reluctant to fund a country that is threatening to annex it's neighbours.

So I'm not exactly rooting for it, but I'm not devastated that it did well. It sends mixed signals.

@Northern_munkey What's the point? If people don't want to see a spicy discussion, just don't go into the comments.

My main reason for boycotting, is because I'm avoiding games from American developers (and other products) due to Trump being in power and spitting on America's allies.

Nice to see Dino Crisis on sale, finally gonna get it.

Surely this must cost these publishers more, because their servers will be under more strain due to more data being downloaded from them? Like, they're already producing the disc, why not put the full game on it, or at least as much as possible.

A remake of Halo CE could be really cool, but it shouldn't take away what makes it unique gameplay wise.

I will always be interested in new games over remasters.

Good on them for doing this, but is depressing that it's up to fans to do something that used to be standard practice, and shouldn't be that complicated.

@get2sammyb I'm not massively against it and understand the point, but it makes match ups more exciting if you can be against absolutely anyone. I think there should be things in place to ease newbies into the game, WAW had a Boot Camp playlist which you could only play until level 8.

I'm struggling to believe this is an official thing, and not something fan made.

I'm trying to not add to my backlog, but Alan Wake 2 and Cocoon seem like very good games for PS Plus.

We seriously need more competition in gaming, to actually make corporations try and make their consoles better value for money.

Not quite finished it yet, but so far it's been excellent. I've given it an 8.

Quite a bit for a controller with a red line on it. And red shape buttons I guess.

It's not so much the story telling I find repetitive, it's more just how repetitive Sony's first party games are (Not counting second party or just published. They're all basically third-person action adventure games with fairly similar mechanics.

It feels like we used to get far more variety, but with Japan Studio and Evolution Studios closed (along with others), and Media Molecule potentially on the brink, Sony's games feel very samey.

Not super bothered about this one. Would have considered it more if I wasn't busy and there weren't tons of other games coming out.

That is absolutely unhinged behaviour.

Would be cool if they made new games in some of these old series, which they could sell for less than the book.

I'm not sure if I'm even really that surprised.

@PuppetMaster To clarify, with something like Bubsy 3D I have seen a number of reviews on it, and seen plenty of gameplay footage. All the reviews say the same thing, and I don't need to play the game to understand how bad the controls, camera and level design are. Fair that I should preface my statement by saying I haven' played the game, but I really don't think I'll be preventing someone from experiencing their Super Mario Galaxy. Obviously playing a game makes your opinion more valid, but you don't necessarily need to play a game to form an opinion on it. I bet lots of people never played something like Hatred or No Mercy, but have an opinion on it.

I get what you're saying and in an ideal world that would happen, but realistically no one is ever going give every single pro and con for every game they play. Like I'm not gonna list every single flaw for every game I love when recommending. I'm not realistically always gonna say "I love Bloodborne and wholeheartedly recommend it, but beware farming blood vials can be a pain". I get your logic and I should, but no one is doing that. I don't deny there are stupid reviews, but reading the reviews is important. If you don't get the game because you read "This is a w*ke game with golf club. 0/10" that's kind of on you. In the same vein, as people saying "This is an amazing game, the only reason people dislike it is because their sexist, bigoted and can't handle Joel dying". It's a complete misunderstanding of why people don't like the game, and hopefully would be disregarded.

@Ilovecoffee I wouldn't want to bump into you in a dark alley.

@LogicStrikesAgain Yeah I can't think of any other major gripes that aren't narrative, other than it just goes on for too long. I think also there were way too many long sections of just walking and talking, but they weren't interesting or engaging.

I wouldn't say the narrative is all bad, because I would be lying if I said I wasn't invested, but it is absolutely inferior to that of the first game.

And I think we're on the same page, as long as you're not outright lying it's fair to give any recommendation about a game, and likewise fair to disagree with that recommendation so people can be better informed.

@Lowdefal Aha that's fair, certainly could have done better. I'd be all for a sequel though.

@get2sammyb https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/06/12/shuhei-yoshida-never-say-never-on-a-playstation-all-stars-sequel-insomniac-creating-an-xbox-one-exclusive-is-part-of-growing-up/

It sold over one million units, and Shuhei Yoshida said it did "quite well". Definitely not as successful as Smash Bros, but I don't know where people get the idea that it completely bombed.

@PuppetMaster There are far many more reasons that what you have mentioned that make for a warning to not play a game. As far as I know Bubsy 3D doesn't technically have game breaking issues or a need to play the previous games. Assuming it doesn't have those issues, I know not to play it because it is simply a bad game for multiple reasons. I haven't played so maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think it would be unreasonable to advise against playing.

I don't agree with pressuring people into not playing a game, but it cuts both ways. If it's fair to recommend playing a game, it's fair to recommend against playing. No one is forcing or stopping anyone to do anything, it's ultimately up to the player based on what they think.

@LogicStrikesAgain I wouldn't debate the quality of the gameplay, but as you say everything is subjective, because I think it's good. And there's more to it than just gameplay = good, story = disappointing.

I yeah, they are giving more than a warning, but if it's reasonable to say "this is the best game ever you must play", I don't think it's unreasonable to say the opposite. That's the whole point of reviews, the player ultimately makes up their own mind based on what they've heard.

@LogicStrikesAgain Of course it is, it's also subjective to say it was a good game or a masterpiece.

It's hard to tell anyone if they should play it or not. For some people it's fully worth it, and one of the favourite games ever. For others it's the most disappointing game of all time which hurt the memory of the first. Ultimately it's an individual's decision to play it or not, but it's fair to warn them that the game has a mixed reception for many reasons.

@LogicStrikesAgain It most games, gameplay is priority but people aren't being told to play TLOU specifically for it's third person shooter/survival horror gameplay. It's good definitely, but the story is the selling point of the series, so if it doesn't deliver that's a problem.

Decided to try it before bed, not a good idea.

My copy has arrived. Just got to finish Hirogami first, then I will be starting.

Probably the best bit of the show for me.

@Dalamar Same here. Saros looks cool, but potentially being a roguelike makes me hesistant.

I have zero interest in Marvel, I'd much rather have a new Ratchet and Clank.

I get people have different tastes, but I've never watched a SoP where so little interested me. I think Crimson Desert and Saros (even then I'm conflicted because roguelike), that was basically it for me.

@PuppetMaster Yep, can't say I'm holding my breath for it.