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Looking forward to an honest, measured and polite discussion in the comments🥲

But-but-but it’s the studio founded by the lead developer GTA! Surely that would outweigh dated lack of vision, dated gameplay and non-existing marketing!
Or so I was told by other commenters here pre-release🥲

Good luck to all the people being laid off. Again underlines the importance of assessing the leadership before accepting a job offer.

@carlos82 Good spot! I imagine this info will be quoted a lot in the coming days;)

A shadow drop is imminent, right after the Sands of Time remake🙃

Thanks for a timely review! Not a fan of the series, but finishing RE2Remake now and might be interested to try this one later on.

What’s your estimated completion percentage (based on achievements unlocked and how many hours did you spend?
Is the weapons upgrade system in place? Are there any interesting gadgets Grace uses?

All speculations at this point based on her credentials. Let’s wait and see her vision for Xbox. The green team undeniably lost this generation, despite all their great initiatives. Maybe a radical shake up is what is needed.

I think at the start of 2026 it is a bit premature to make forecasts with any degrees of certainty. Rumours from summer 2027 onwards will carry much more weight.

On the decision itself: I don’t think it will be delayed past 2027, as it will have major repercussions for the whole PS ecosystem.

Finally, this is a company that did not pass a chance to release a Pro version although there was much less justification for it than for PS4Pro. I can’t see how they can forgo extra $$$ from new hardware and $80 games.

@Oram77 looks somewhat optimistic to be me, but will test your prediction soon enough!

Nice! I am seriously considering resubscribing now for a month (or three), if Sony offers me a good discount😉

@OmegaStriver surprisingly, Game Informer put a preview on it as well! It also highlights reactions to player’s choices, but is similarly short on substance.

@OmegaStriver A fellow appreciator of CR! I was hoping it would get mentioned in the latest Xbox Showcase, but alas… rewatched the trailer again and thought how it reminds me of Bioshock Infinite!

As usual, kudos to Capcom for being transparent about their sales numbers!

I quite liked its cartoon in the Secret Level. F

Looks like something blown way, way out of proportions. What’s the previous track record of this insider?

@Simu001 second that! A bit premature talking about the second part since we don’t know the exact status of the first game’s remake. Can end up like Bloodlines 2…

What a convenient excuse for £700 ps6😉

@Neonix @ Exerion76 can I join your club, guys?

I am very tempted to try this franchise due to its aesthetic, but 100+ hours is just too much…

Only feasible if all new trilogy games are the scale and scope of W1/2, rather than W3 or CP77. Not sure this will align with audience expectations (but I personally would be very happy)

I finished the original a couple of months ago. I hope they do something about balancing combat encounters - those dragged for too long!

Is “two states of the game world” mechanic that unique, though? I can remember something similar in the 1st Senua game and Titanfall 2 (and there are many others for sure), and those games did not require SSD for that.

It seems that lessons from Black Ops 4 were not learned at all)

“With the conclusion of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, there’s probably going to be a much wider audience for Final Fantasy as a whole”.

That is quite an optimistic take. Just checked the latest figures: FF7 original - over 15 mil; FF7 remake - over 7 mil; FF7 Rebirth - no definite figure, but I would estimate it between 4-5mil.

A lot seems to hang on the assumption that there are millions of players just waiting for part 3 to release and then play trilogy in one go…

@ShogunRok understood, thanks for detailed answers!

@ShogunRok thanks for a timely review!
Unfortunate that it is not a more positive one.

Could you please elaborate on the following:

1) open-world aspect, besides it being bad. I feel like it is Mafia-style: moving from one main mission to another, with minimum interaction (like picking collectibles);
2) side quests: any interesting lore / mechanics there at all? Or just dialogue/combat/reward loop?
3) playtime - what’s your estimate of total game completion in 15 hrs? I read that developers were saying 20-25 hrs for main story, and up to 40 for total completion. Also, if you could tell your difficulty setting please?
3)

I see so many parallels with Cyberpunk 2077: a shift from RPG to action adventure; a supporting character living in your head who is a subject of lengthy boring flashback; and of course that 4/10 score)

Can’t wait to fight Sephiroth, Jenova, the Turks, Rufus and a bunch of other characters for the 3rd or 4th time, do long qte sequences and beat Jules again at whatever exercise he fancies that day!

@Darude84 Rebirth on Steam: 77% overall, 71% recent positives. GOTY material.

That’s the kind of competition wars I like! Not interested in zombies or multiplayer, but will power through the campaign over the weekend.

@Neither_scene I was looking for a comment like yours - absolutely valid points that are often ignored in this discussion.

Also, gamepass did (and still does) bring value to customers. It is not our job to worry whether it was sustainable or not.

@katamariUK I have not played Nintendo games in a while, but maybe this is because their games are more “gameplay-driven”, vs Sony’s “story-driven”, so it is easier to ignore repetition in stories there?

Can’t fully agree about stories, but can feel it in the way they are delivered. It seems that many 1st party releases use the tools of Last of Us to tell their story, without considering how it fits the particular genre/story. These include: slowly following an npc which dumps exposition; a “settlement” area where you can eavesdrop on npc’s conversation; pseudo-gameplay sections, which are not technically cutscenes, as you have some control, but in practice it’s just press forward and X; noc notes everywhere.
It worked wonders in 2013, but after a decade+ of seeing this, I can’t say they are effective in conveying the necessary emotions anymore.

I was just researching Gamepass deals today…
Well, GP was fun while it lasted) Looks like they don’t care about competing with PS Extra/Premium anymore

Would have sounded much more credible if they disclosed sale numbers, as Capcom habitually does.

Glad I am not the only one fatigued by 100+ hrs RPGs (and games of other genres)!

Amazing animations, but I just don’t understand how people can accept this level of “realism” in group combat. The last enemy is just standing and watching his mate getting sliced, not even raising a sword!

WWE is part of Humble bundle this month.

LoK:D was fun, but I never finished it.

Have no idea what most of the rest of the list is about…

@Don if the release is delayed till 2029 - maybe)

@wildcat_kickz PS6 must be more powerful than PS5Pro. I can’t see how PS6 can be priced cheaper than PS5Pro, and the range you gave will required $150-250 (20-33%) price cut on Pro when 6 is released. Looks remote to me.

@QBertFarnsworth 😁

Good luck to all those still hoping ps6 will cost under $700 or equivalent.

A rate instance when I completely agree with PS on the score completely! An absolutely balanced and well-written review, again highlighting that even “mid” games might have redeeming qualities which might justify a playthrough.

Good for Sony, but I hope these (or more up-to-date) data points will be used in the inevitable discussions about £80 first-party PS6 games. But I am sure even then there will be plenty of people defending Sony’s decision…

Awesome news for DMC and I hope it means the sequel has at least been greenlit!

Separately, much praise to Capcom for being transparent about sales, unlike some other fellow Japanese publishers

@JB_Whiting fair, but when there is a noticeable discrepancy between critic and user scores, would have been nice if it was mentioned in the article.

75% user score on MC, 75% on steam (66% recent) does not exactly scream well-regarded…

Would be nice if Sony added their 1st party games on a consistent basis: 1 year after release, as EA does, would be great. Most of high-profile 3rd party games were heavily discounted already (or even given away for free) by the time they joined PS Extra.

@Chupa_loyzer It was fun, I don’t deny that, but PW used the same concept and actually moved it forward. And that was 3 guys + composed and some outsourced help - vs a full studio (a modest one, but still).

I hope the game designers played and learned from Project Wingman. I enjoyed AC7 a lot, but it was very much ps2/3 game in all aspects apart from graphics.

The multiplatform strategy is working - nice!

Liked both the base game and MotB expansion. Just hope people don’t expect BG3 level of interactivity from them.