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I'm happy this is an original story and not a movie tie-in. The next James Bond movie looks terrible.

@Orpheus79V Is Left Alive really a flaming pile of garbage like the reviews seems to think? What's your opinion of it? A Front Mission game can't be that bad, right?!

@Col_McCafferty r/woooosh.

I hope that GOT will crush TLOU2 (it would in an objective world).

Anyways, nobody cares about the Game Awards apart from a very tiny minority of enthusiasts (us) and TLOU2 is old news now.

See you in 2021 or 2022 for the HBO series. It's gonna sucks so hard lol

@AndyKazama Actually, it is nominated for best narrative against FF7, Hades, Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU2. 13 sentinels deserves to win, but honestly any nominee except TLOU2 would be ok by me. That ending was HORRIBLE.

If TLOU2 wins "best narrative", there will be riots in the streets lol.

Best of luck to underdogs 13 sentinels, Hades, Carrion, Crash Bandicoot 4 and Doom Eternal.

Cerny is a genius. I'm not worried about PS5 performances even though on paper Microsoft has a small edge. Raw power isn't everything, just like that DF video showed.

Are you going to (mini)review it?

@Flaming_Kaiser Do you yourself write? It's simpler to understand if you do. Writing fiction vs nonfiction (content) is very different and you also have to keep in mind the fact that the medium you use (container) has a big influence due to limitations inherent to them (writing a movie script vs writing a play script for example).

At the most basic, you absolutely need a good imagination/creativity to write fiction and you absolutely need to be able to do good research to write nonfiction. For example, I can easily write a competent essay, a review or an opinion piece, but I would struggle with writing a good novel or play.

You can't really teach people to be imaginative but school can give them tools and methods to help the process, like how to write realistic dialogues or how to use descriptions effectively. Don't get me wrong, people can learn and hone them on their own with practice and experience too if they are motivated and/or skilled enough. I mean, you rarely see authors writing their magnum opus in their 20s and 30s.

Anyways, that's just my 2 cents.

@daveofduncan I find it hilarious that you single me out for the "crime" of asking what are her credentials when you have way more obvious targets for your anger.

@Cyrus29 Yes, I would question the credentials if she was a man, woman, transperson, hermaphrodite, intersex, etc. because the article doesn't provide anything relevant and talks only about her e-fame.

Some people were kind enough to provide that info in the comments so my curiosity is satiated.

I'm hoping for a remake trilogy collection then a sequel.

@elhozzo Looks like a port from the Switch game from last year. Sadly, looks decent at best.

GmanLives video sums it up perfectly. It is a bad, buggy remake of a game nobody was asking for, for a licence that was already very obscure back then.

This is hilarious.

@ChilledAtGaming It is presumably the 2 great ace attorney games on the 3ds exclusive to Japan (Dai Gyakuten Saiban) with a first time localization. It would be bundle with the ace attorney trilogy again.

Capcom would probably examine a third collection with a translated Miles Edgeworth + the 2 last ace attorney games if it sells well. It would be consistent with what they did with their Mega Man collections.

Must have been the PSP rap guy lol

@LiamCroft Good to know!

@God_of_Nowt Thanks for the explanation. My main gripe though is that journalism work and writing fiction is two entire different beasts.

Would like to hear from someone with experience with writing for games what it is like.

@get2sammyb Good point, but why your article put the emphasis on her "massive social media following" like it's important and/or a job skill for that job ?

So, what are her credentials for this job again? Aren't you suppose to have a degree in creative writing or something? Seems like they hire her for her "fame" and nothing else.

Finally a sale with a lot of rarely seen deals! Also, Vita deals!

Noteworthy games I got with at least 75% off:
Crossing souls
Tesla vs Lovecraft
Crypt of the necrodancer
Momodora: reverie under the moomlight
Jydge
Splasher
Chroma Squad
Phantom doctrine (with ps plus)
Snake pass
Amnesia collection
Inside
Astebreed
Steredenn
Talos principle

There's dozen more I already have. I highly suggest you filter with psprice.

The new store is a piece of *****. It doesn't show the games in the indies sales when I click on it and I see plenty of full price games when I click on deals. That's ridiculous.

@itsMeaningless Reasons why PS+ is very average at best.

1) Most months 1/2 games are already available on PS Now. The 2 subscriptions clash and overlap. Not a great value for consumers. Not a great incentive for PS Now. As someone who like PS Now, that's a big negative.

2) They often offer games available elsewhere, like EA Play or they offer the vanilla version of a game with TON of DLC. Like when they offered the Sims 4. The base game is basically an ad for the dlc. Again, not a great bargain and borderline dishonest practice here.

3) The games are often old (several years) and previously often on sales so a lot of gamers already bought them.Most subscriptions services offer at least one recent game to balance the offering.

4) Until about 6 months, the PS Store had a nasty bug that prevented people to buy games claimed on PS +. I missed on several sales and I also skipped on claiming certain games because of that completely unacceptable bug that was fixed only this year.

5) The price. I get 10 to 12 games for 12 bucks every month with Humble Choice. And Steam doesn't charge extra for online gaming.

I first wrote a massive wall of text declaring and explaining my love for the PS1 and PS2 but then I said "***** it", I'm not old enough to be babbling about my "golden age" yet lol.

To be concise: my history with Sony

Consoles with their year of acquisition

OG PS1: 2000 (sold in 2003)
Fat PS2: 2003
PS3 super slim: 2018
PS4 slim: 2019

I still have that same PS2 hooked on my good old CRT. I still used it, even though I have a ton of last gen and current gen games to play. PS2 is my gaming "rock"and it's my favorite console to collect games for.

I'm surprised and kind of disappointed by people priorities. We are in a global pandemic, on the verge of a terrifying and very nasty global economic recession and people still break sales records for a video game consoles. How the hell people can find that kind of dough without cutting on essential things like food and clothings for their kids? Is FOMO really that strong now in people's mind?

According to an october 2020 Axios article:

"A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can't find one — is unemployed. If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with "Axios on HBO."

Well, now they need to add a lingerie mode!

Anybody knows what a "Dominant" is? I hope it's not some fal'cie / l'cie thing.

@alphadrago5 I bet those names sounds really exotic to japanese developpers lol

I'm on a Samsung Android 10 and there's no update available yet. Anybody else from Canada can confirm it's not a weird bug from my phone?

Can you add free PS5 Ps+ games to your accoun5 from your PS4? If not, PS Plus just get even more useless. I mean, Sony keep offering free ps4 games I already have with PS Now and then they will offer free PS 5 games I can't add because I don't own the console. What a sweet deal!

The first post is serious. Planned obsolescence is a thing. Look it up. Also Sony already do unethical things like putting rootkits into their music cds. That ***** can and has ruined several pcs.

The second one is a cynical projection into a possible future. You know banning consumers from enjoying the product they paid for is already something that happens quite often. Companies already try to brick your consoles with updates if you tamper with it (like running homebrew apps). Not a big stretch to imagine they decide to apply this to online behavior next. Just need a new TOS (terms of service) and maybe a bit of PR and a lot of morons will lap it up as a good "moderation" tool.

I imagine a not so far future where Sony spy on everyone and when they ban someone for having a potty mouth they not only block access to the account/games but remotely install an "update" that fry their PS5 🤯

@theheadofabroom This is basically beta testing their cooling system with consumers. They should have already tested the PS5 heating in all conditions before the launch.

Also, it runs the risk of breaking consoles with a faulty patch. It's a very low risk but still very real.

Sony could also potentially makes your console more prone to overheating or just slower, etc just before launching the PS6, just like Apple do with their products ( they introduce updates that slow down their old products to the point of being unusable). It seems like Sony is trying to emulate Apple with their latest PS4 update.

Prepare for YLOD 2.0 !

@NEStalgia I couldn't agree more and you explain my sentiments very well. I'm really tired of this minimalist crap.

@naruball "Flash games look" just looks cheap and derivative 99% of the time. The Behemoth is the exception.

@nookie_egg It's really difficult to "stylise" graphics to look really good when you are a small studio. People want gorgeous, not decent and that style is easier not to ***** up (and cheaper). Not every studio can be as talented as Dotemu.

May I also remind you that 8bits/16 bits style games can also be gorgeous. Shovel Knight anyone?

@TheFrenchiestFry Why would developpers try to improve their crap if it sells very well every year. They would be crazy not to sit on their asses, collecting the $$. Advertising is all they need to care about at this point.

It is very much the fault of a complacent press and of the mass of people with ***** tastes and narrow minds that we always get the same yearly crap.

Btw, in the 90s, each major sports had several competing franchises. We had much much more diversity in the sport offering. Just for example, for good hockey games: we had NHL FaceOff, NHl 2k, NHL hitz. Now, all we have is EA.

Anyways, why bother buying a new EA sport game when it will be in the 99c bin in 2 years (some things never change).

All this talk about realism but no mention if you can dive, grab your leg and cry like a 3 years old. Doesn't seems like real soccer to me.

@nessisonett "Get a grip"

That's rich coming from you. I will gladly remind you your words the next time you get your panties in a twist.

Hope we still get Yo-kai watch 4 on ps4. Sony used to be quite closed to Level-5, they should rekindle their old days.

Bummer for Shadow Complex and Hitman Go. These are good games. Hope they will get a PS5 reedition.

@Salt_AU Not a bad idea in theory, but in practice it would mean that most players would loose points down the line, since rarity tends to drop with time and accessibility (sales, giveaway, popularity). Sony would probably not want a system where some players can loose a level, espevially now that the scale is way bigger (1-999) (even if rarely happening).

Also, a game rarity can vary greatly just by the database you use. Sony rarity stats are always way higher (more rare) than dedicated servers like psnprofiles.

I have achievements on Steam that are marked as very rare just because the game I played was very niche.

Your system would probably just push people to play niche and obscure games to game the score.

@HellOfaHunter Well, people complaining about what games other people play are pathetic.

Ironically, the only bragging I see is from a bunch of insecure naggers bragging about the quality of the games they play.

I don't even know why you replied to my comment. It has nothing to do with mine. All I was saying is that people that like trophies like them because it's fun for them (for various reasons).

Anyways, nobody cares about your number of platinums. If someone want to plat Hannah Montana it's their prerogative.

@Vyns For me, trophies and achievements are a big metagame that I really like, just like you could be passionate about any particular game. The trinkets in themselves are pointless, but with resources like psnprofiles and metagamerscore it becomes quite addictive.

It's like playing an IRL version of a cool rpg where the grind is acquiring trophies and achievements.

It's also like an old school arcade game with the online leaderboards.

It is also like a sport game with all the stats and graphs you can look at: completion rate, number of trophies per day, average score, etc.

It is also like a cool logbook of your gaming adventures. Some trophies / achievements have cool memories attached to them and you can more easily get access to those memories that way.

It is also nostalgic for me because it reminds me of myself as a kid when I was playing Mega Man 2 or Super Mario Bros 3 again and again and I would give myself challenges to make the game more fun or to hone my skills. You now have resources like retroachievements so you can do judt that. You can play 30 years old games with added trophies via emulation. It can be a ton of fun.

Anyways, sorry for the wall of text. If you need to remember one thing, it should be that I like trophies because I find them FUN.

@Ralizah You have websites for that. I personally used metagamerscore because it also tracks most other systems.

@nessisonett Coming from such a PC person, that's hilarious!

@DiabloSSJ Very interesting if it's confirmed. Excuse me, but do you have a good source for what you wrote? If so, please share it.

Sony thinks we are too dumb to manage to search for more than 2 systems on the store and Sony is too lazy to fix things. They are about to loose a lot of money from deleted wishlists.

They should know better. ***** all over legacy content makes PS5 less appealing not more.

I was lvl 15 (31% completion) with 21 plat and 1302 trophies now I'm at lvl 266 with 86% completion.

Seems like getting lvls will be a lot easier now at least until reaching the 300+ silver rank.