@Flaming_Kaiser Aspects like graphics and gameplay are good, but the story was poor, which is important in a game that's sold on it's story. Overall, it's just very disappointing.
14/15 Best I've ever done. I could have sworn Cutter had a fear of heights as there was that scene were he was hesitant to jump, but I guess that's normal in that situation. Now that I thing about it, he didn't like tight spaces.
There's definitely a place for AA games, but sometimes they need to contain their scope. I've enjoyed Slitterhead from what I've played of it, but it is very rough presentation wise.
It's good that it is selling and will likely make a profit, just a bit underwhelming considering how good the game actually is. As long as we get more 3D platformers I'm happy.
@DonJorginho I'm aware of the trends. That's largely happening because people are far less likely to buy a disc for F2P/live service/indie games. Plus the trend is not purely consumer driven, it's largely corporate driven due to how much they benefit from digital storefronts. If publishers put the same amount of effort into physical games as they did in the past (manuals, collectibles, entire game playing playable off the disc etc), the decline wouldn't be as fast. Furthermore, total game sales don't represent the number of gamers who have zero interest in physical. Like you I also buy physical games, but I also buy digital games which screws the figures a bit.
Regardless, if I was to "upgrade" it's likely I would lose the ability to play my best games. I'm not the only one in this boat, and on a console that's supposed to objectively better, that's really not good.
@DonJorginho If scalpers are able to to do what they're doing, that means that there is demand for the disc drive. That means we're not in a "digital age" where no one wants physical media, because there is still an audience for physical games. It's hardly a Pro console when my PS5 slim can do more than it. Hell even my PS3 is more useful than it.
While I generally hate it when studios shut down and believe in second chances, I don't think too many people will be shocked or distraught about this.
@PuppetMaster They had stuff after the main show granted, but the people who get to play the games at E3, are a tiny percentage of the market compared to people who are likely to watch the shows. And yeah to Sony's credit it was shown as other shows, but none of them are as big as E3. Delaying the release isn't a sign of marketing. While it wasn't a bad decision, it's a sign that they knew how underlooked it was.
That's the thing, there's no clear reason why Gravity Rush 2 sold so badly. It couldn't have been the games quality, because it reviewed well. It couldn't have been the fact that it wouldn't catch some attention, because gravity shifting is a fairly unique idea. It can't be the fact no one likes cell shaded graphics, because there are plenty of popular games with a similar art style. Pretty much the only option left, is the fact that it wasn't well marketed. Maybe January isn't a good time to release game because it's straight after christmas, but that doesn't seem to be a problem with other games.
@PuppetMaster They did cool stuff for the marketing of Gravity Rush 2, they were just awful at actually showing it. Barely anyone had heard of the game, which is bad for a 1st party PS game. It's not like there is no interest in anime style games either.
Best example of how poorly Gravity Rush 2 was marketed, was the fact it wasn't even shown during Sony's 2016 E3 conference. Instead they had a 10 minute gameplay demo for COD.
@kevinm360 While Gen Design was eventually the main developer behind The Last Guardian, Japan Studio had a pretty big hand in it. But I'm hoping the staff at GenDesign are doing ok. It has been a very long time since they've made a game.
They released The Last Guardian in 2016, and Gravity Rush 2 in 2017. Considering how long games take to make, that's not that long, before they were shut down. Sony should have been a lot more patient before pretty much gutting it's oldest studio, and only studio in Japan that isn't committed to Gran Turismo.
Ive wanted to play this game for a while, so the original announcement was exciting. This is disappointing. I can see them reversing it when they realise it's dumb
That's good to hear. It's kind of sad being so invested in sales, but unfortunately the future of 3D platformers is dependent on all of these games selling well. That being said, it's looking promising.
Unfortunately I won't be able to play this at launch, but nevertheless I am still so glad that I pre-ordered this and the controller. I am genuinely so hyped to be able to play this, I can't even remember the last game I was so excited for. I think Astro Bot could honestly be a 10/10 game.
@IOI I never usually pre-order, but I'm also never as confident a game will be great as I am with Astro Bot. Plus I really want it to do well, and show there is a demand for platformers.
I'd sort of understand if he said there's no space because of Resident Evil, but believe it or not people like different types of game. Even with Resident Evil, people can enjoy more than one horror franchise.
@Toot1st Oh it looked extremely similar, I would have easily believed it was another Little Nightmares game. Even still, it looks good, and I think it is distinctive due to a more realistic style and more animals.
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Re: Vive La Return of Castlevania: Nocturne, Season 2 Is Almost Here
@homelesscretin The only season I wasn't a fan of was 3, I remember it feeling really slow. I loved season 4 though, picked it up again.
Re: British PS5, PS4 Survival Game Atomfall Could Be a Great Alternative for STALKER Fans
Not really 100% sure about the gameplay, but I absolutely love the look of the setting so I'm definitely interested.
Re: You'd Better Believe The Last of Us 2 Demands a PSN Account on PC
Requiring a PSN account for an offline game is mental.
Re: Random: Kanye West Is Playing The Last of Us 2 on Survivor + Mode, Says It's the Best Game Ever Made
@Flaming_Kaiser Aspects like graphics and gameplay are good, but the story was poor, which is important in a game that's sold on it's story. Overall, it's just very disappointing.
Re: How Well Do You Know Uncharted?
14/15 Best I've ever done. I could have sworn Cutter had a fear of heights as there was that scene were he was hesitant to jump, but I guess that's normal in that situation. Now that I thing about it, he didn't like tight spaces.
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Is Working on Reviving Some of Its 'Deep Cut' Franchises
@UltimateOtaku91 A remake would be cool, but I'd really love a sequel.
Re: Random: Kanye West Is Playing The Last of Us 2 on Survivor + Mode, Says It's the Best Game Ever Made
Nut job says a bad videogame is good, I'm not sure if I'm shocked or not.
Re: Ring in the New Year with a Reborn Tango Gameworks Inc
Really glad to see some positive news for once, wasn't expecting this. Personally I'd love something like The Evil Within, but anything is good.
Re: Squid Game Reaches Critical Mass with Playful Call of Duty Crossover
COD is a joke now.
Re: Sony Promises It Hasn't Abandoned the Famous Franchises from Its Past
Awesome, can't wait to see these old series return then. Looking forward to a new Ape Escape.
Re: Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2024
12/15 through some very lucky guesses. Glad to see people mentioning Kutaro when possible.
Re: PlayStation Thanks the Fans with Emotional 30th Anniversary Montage
As much as Sony has annoyed me recently, I think we all have countless great memories because of Playstation.
Re: Capcom's PS Plus Premium Games Available Now without Subscription
Common sense has prevailed.
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 30
8/10 Happy with that. Fluke, best I've done on one of these. beats last weeks 3/10
Re: Stellar Blade's Eve Will Attack You if You Act Inappropriately in New PS5 DLC
They're really twisting my arm into buying this.
Re: The Game Awards Under Heavy Criticism for Elden Ring DLC's Game of the Year Nomination
Rightfully deserved criticism. It's GAME of the year, not whatever of the year. Plus Elden Ring has already the spotlight.
Re: Do You Really Want Devs to Make Lower Budget, More Original Games for PS5?
There's definitely a place for AA games, but sometimes they need to contain their scope. I've enjoyed Slitterhead from what I've played of it, but it is very rough presentation wise.
Re: All The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Revealed, Astro Bot Up for 7 Awards
@AndyKazama Agreed. I'd vote for Astro Bot over it as Goty, but Stellar Blade is still great. It's wrong that DLC is there instead of it.
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Getting a Surprisingly Huge Marketing Push
No interest in the game, but that's a great trailer.
Re: Astro Bot Sells 1.5 Million PS5 Copies Inside Nine Weeks
It's good that it is selling and will likely make a profit, just a bit underwhelming considering how good the game actually is. As long as we get more 3D platformers I'm happy.
Re: Random: Super Smash Bros Maker Masahiro Sakurai Says He Bought a PS5 Pro Today
@N8tiveT3ch God, a man can fantasise.
Re: In the UK, You Can't Buy a PS5 Pro Disc Drive without Paying a Premium
@DonJorginho I'm aware of the trends. That's largely happening because people are far less likely to buy a disc for F2P/live service/indie games. Plus the trend is not purely consumer driven, it's largely corporate driven due to how much they benefit from digital storefronts. If publishers put the same amount of effort into physical games as they did in the past (manuals, collectibles, entire game playing playable off the disc etc), the decline wouldn't be as fast. Furthermore, total game sales don't represent the number of gamers who have zero interest in physical. Like you I also buy physical games, but I also buy digital games which screws the figures a bit.
Regardless, if I was to "upgrade" it's likely I would lose the ability to play my best games. I'm not the only one in this boat, and on a console that's supposed to objectively better, that's really not good.
Re: In the UK, You Can't Buy a PS5 Pro Disc Drive without Paying a Premium
@DonJorginho If scalpers are able to to do what they're doing, that means that there is demand for the disc drive. That means we're not in a "digital age" where no one wants physical media, because there is still an audience for physical games. It's hardly a Pro console when my PS5 slim can do more than it. Hell even my PS3 is more useful than it.
Re: In the UK, You Can't Buy a PS5 Pro Disc Drive without Paying a Premium
Wouldn't be an issue, if the premium console came with Disc Drive as part of it. This is an embarrassment.
Re: Golden Joystick Reveals Nominations for 'Ultimate Game of the Year'
Only game I've played on this is Astro Bot. Not too surprised Crow Country and Still Wakes The Deep aren't here, but no Stellar Blade?
Re: Slitterhead (PS5) - Inventive Horror Is Essential for Japan Studio Fans
Jank gameplay but interesting ideas sounds typical of Toyama. I'm convinced.
Re: PS5 Pro Packaging Flaunts Its Disc-Free Nature
"Disc free", as if the option to be able to use physical media was really stressing people out.
Re: PS5, PC Flop Concord Never Returning, Studio Closed Down
While I generally hate it when studios shut down and believe in second chances, I don't think too many people will be shocked or distraught about this.
Re: Sony's Japan Studio 'Forgot What It Feels Like to Have a Hit'
@PuppetMaster They had stuff after the main show granted, but the people who get to play the games at E3, are a tiny percentage of the market compared to people who are likely to watch the shows. And yeah to Sony's credit it was shown as other shows, but none of them are as big as E3. Delaying the release isn't a sign of marketing. While it wasn't a bad decision, it's a sign that they knew how underlooked it was.
That's the thing, there's no clear reason why Gravity Rush 2 sold so badly. It couldn't have been the games quality, because it reviewed well. It couldn't have been the fact that it wouldn't catch some attention, because gravity shifting is a fairly unique idea. It can't be the fact no one likes cell shaded graphics, because there are plenty of popular games with a similar art style. Pretty much the only option left, is the fact that it wasn't well marketed. Maybe January isn't a good time to release game because it's straight after christmas, but that doesn't seem to be a problem with other games.
Re: Sony's Japan Studio 'Forgot What It Feels Like to Have a Hit'
@PuppetMaster They did cool stuff for the marketing of Gravity Rush 2, they were just awful at actually showing it. Barely anyone had heard of the game, which is bad for a 1st party PS game. It's not like there is no interest in anime style games either.
Best example of how poorly Gravity Rush 2 was marketed, was the fact it wasn't even shown during Sony's 2016 E3 conference. Instead they had a 10 minute gameplay demo for COD.
Re: Sony's Japan Studio 'Forgot What It Feels Like to Have a Hit'
@kevinm360 While Gen Design was eventually the main developer behind The Last Guardian, Japan Studio had a pretty big hand in it. But I'm hoping the staff at GenDesign are doing ok. It has been a very long time since they've made a game.
Re: Sony's Japan Studio 'Forgot What It Feels Like to Have a Hit'
They released The Last Guardian in 2016, and Gravity Rush 2 in 2017. Considering how long games take to make, that's not that long, before they were shut down. Sony should have been a lot more patient before pretty much gutting it's oldest studio, and only studio in Japan that isn't committed to Gran Turismo.
Re: PS Showcase Title Towers of Aghasba Enters PS5 Early Access Next Month
The game looks cool, but that price difference between Britain and America is criminal.
Re: Like It or Not, This Is Why PS5 Pro Doesn't Have a Disc Drive
Do these stats account for the fact that a number of games like indies and live service, only release digitally?
Re: Expedition 33 Dev Confirms $50 Price Is Correct, '30+ Hours of Main Game'
Fine with that, 30 hours is a good length for an RPG.
Re: Dino Crisis Fans Hoodwinked as Capcom's PS1 Classic Requires Premium, Lacks Trophies
Ive wanted to play this game for a while, so the original announcement was exciting. This is disappointing. I can see them reversing it when they realise it's dumb
Re: Retro-Inspired Horror Gem Crow Country Is Heading to PS4 Later This Month
Great game, very much recommend it if you like horror or puzzles.
Re: Sony Priming 'Even Less Exciting' PS5 Remaster for State of Play
@PuppetMaster Yep, I really liked the remake of Medievil 1, I would happily buy a remake of the sequel.
Re: Horizon Zero Dawn's PS5, PC Remaster Is Very Much the Real Deal
Games that are actually new?
Re: State of Play Rumoured for This Month As Sony Looks Set to Skip PS Showcase in 2024
@TrickyDicky99 Makes me glad I got a PS5, and makes me keen to get a PS5 Pro.
Re: State of Play Rumoured for This Month As Sony Looks Set to Skip PS Showcase in 2024
@itsfoz By the looks of things, it seems like their Studios are barely working on anything at this rate.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales Trending Ahead of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in the UK
That's good to hear. It's kind of sad being so invested in sales, but unfortunately the future of 3D platformers is dependent on all of these games selling well. That being said, it's looking promising.
Re: Let the Astro Bot PS5 Launch Trailer Tide You Over Until Release
Unfortunately I won't be able to play this at launch, but nevertheless I am still so glad that I pre-ordered this and the controller. I am genuinely so hyped to be able to play this, I can't even remember the last game I was so excited for. I think Astro Bot could honestly be a 10/10 game.
Re: Astro Bot 2 Hinted at in PS5 Platinum Trophy Description
@Maubari I brought Tearaway Unfolded and Gravity Rush 2 at launch :'(
Re: Astro Bot 2 Hinted at in PS5 Platinum Trophy Description
@IOI I never usually pre-order, but I'm also never as confident a game will be great as I am with Astro Bot. Plus I really want it to do well, and show there is a demand for platformers.
Re: Not Much Space for Dino Crisis After Monster Hunter Success, Creator Says
I'd sort of understand if he said there's no space because of Resident Evil, but believe it or not people like different types of game. Even with Resident Evil, people can enjoy more than one horror franchise.
Re: Poll: What PS5 Game Had the Best Showing at Gamescom 2024?
@Toot1st Oh it looked extremely similar, I would have easily believed it was another Little Nightmares game. Even still, it looks good, and I think it is distinctive due to a more realistic style and more animals.
Re: Poll: What PS5 Game Had the Best Showing at Gamescom 2024?
Reanimal looks phenomenal.
Re: Spare a Thought for Secret Level's Concord Episode
Did we really need hindsight, when it was pretty heavily anticipated that Concord would do poorly?
Re: Concord (PS5) - Live Service Debut Beats the Hate with Stellar Presentation and Good Gameplay
Once this fails and Astro Bot sells well, hopefully Sony will actually start pushing for more platformers.