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This gentleman obviously doesn't know the games industry at all. Micro transactions in full priced games should be abolished completely. It's fine in mobile gaming for things like Candy Crush and suchlike, but if I spend £45 to £60 on a full game (as it is advertised on the PlayStation Store), I expect to get the full game...not 80% of the game or massive restrictions in access to various pieces of content. It is an outrage for an analyst to get the overwhelming view of the consumer so very wrong. I'm glad he doesn't carry out market analysis for me, Id never sell anything!!! Lol

I'm a big fan of DICE as a developer, their Frostbite engine is excellent and they've released some bloody good games over the years. I'm not a fan of Mircotransactions and loot boxes in full priced games, it is a terrible business practice and is rapidly becoming the norm these days. This game takes them to a whole new level which I find appalling. It's time publishers such as EA and Ubisoft (the two main culprits imho) wake up and smell the coffee. If a consumer is forking out full price for a game, they should get the full game and not be strong armed into paying extra for additional characters or bonus levels or loot boxes or forced to play a full 40 hours to unlock one or some of these features. Who came up with this principal and when did this shady activity become the norm. I will boycott this and any other game who adopt such a strategy. It's a disgraceful practice and should be quashed from this industry completely.

Whatever happened to 989 Studios....Great intro Logans report was clear enough....Gerdu...head shots galore...was an epic game at the time but doesn't hold up so well these days. A remake would be awesome though.

With the Xbox One X launching imminently, I have suspected for some time that Sony would hold back at E3 and save the good stuff for later in the year. Now would be a perfect time to take some of the supposed hype away from Microsoft's latest instalment. I expect a price drop for the base PS4 and the Pro. But all Sony really needs to do is show off some games. Microsoft can release a power house machine, but where are the new IPs....they just churn out Forza and Gear of War year after year. Im not going to dish out 450 squid for a machine that has no exclusives but plays multi plats ever so slightly better. I'd prefer a Nitendo Switch over the One X as things stand.

@kidfried Oh absolutely, don't get me wrong, each to their own, I'm sure there will be people out there such as yourself who will purchase and enjoy the new instalment. But from my stand point, I just don't get it. I loved the Prince of Persia franchise, Ubi Montreal used to push the boundries in gaming, I purchased the original Assassins Creed (which had many flaws) but was the basis of a true open world 'POP like' game. AC2 fixed many of the flaws and was a great game, so was Brotherhood although very samey. I bought AC3 and chucked it in the cupboard after an hour or two...was bored outta my tree, SSDD. I got Black Flag and enjoyed it for 5-6 hours, I admit the new Pirate theme and sea elements added a slight new dynamic, which soon became monotonous. From that point, the series has gone backwards in my opinion, won't buy another one until I see Ubi try and push the boundaries of gaming again. Im in for a long wait methinks! 😁

@VRDart Absolutely, they must be making a packet out of it. They've used the same game engine, same physics engine, same Animus story, same basic gameplay elements, same mission types etc...they have basically bolted a few minor rinky dinks in each instalment...if I worked at Ubi Montreal, I'd be so bored, I'd be moving on for a new challenge. 🤣

The sales figures will surprise me, can't fathom why anyone would purchase AC Origins for £50. You can pick up Syndicate, Unity or Black Flag for peanuts these days. And you still get to climb buildings, dive off towers into carts full of hay, stab people with swords and knives, run round pushing people out of the way and ride horses. Why invest £50 into a game you've played a million times before. It's not even like the story arc of these games are all that different either. Ubisoft Montreal really do need to move on from this washed out series in my opinion.

Cheeky sods, £50 to buy the game and then micro transactions thereafter! The games industry has gotten greedy. Assassins Creed is just regurgitated nonsense these days anyway. It's the FIFA of open world games, new version brought out each year which is effectively the same game with one or two minor updates. Time to bring back Prince of Persia in my opinion.

I'm not a massive fan of open world or online games if Im being honest. I dont have the time to put 80 hours into a game, nor am I interested in spending 20 minutes heading from point A to point B on the map. Take Metal Gear Solid 5 for example, it ticked all the boxes, good graphics, solid gameplay, a decent story (although strange). But I was put off early in the game because there was far too much of a barren map to traverse not to mention the oil rig BS. Give me a 12-15 hour single player Uncharted 4 any day of the week. Not enough of them these days in my opinion.

It would be foolish for this gentleman to print such a statement, if there were no evidence of his grievance on file with his former employer. Surely it could be construed as an act of libel (or whatever the US equivalent may be) and he would be in a very treacherous position from a legal stand point. I can only assume something has gone on; however, we will never know the full story and nor should we. This is a legal issue between an employer and employee and should be dealt with in the appropriate manner. From my experience, employers often try and offer a cash incentive/disclaimer during the termination process, particularly if it is a redundancy or suchlike. I personally feel it's wrong and unethical, but unfortunately, it's the way of the world these days. Having brought this matter to the public eye may certainly bring about some investigations I would expect.

Not keen on the demo, the game seems dated to me, it hasn't really moved forward for a good number of years. The only improvement I can take from the game is the sound which is long overdue an overhaul. I'm thinking I'll invest in Project Cars 2 over this.

Would have preferred Gran Turismo Sport free in October if Im being honest. 😁

Yes, yes yes, I bow to you Square Enix 🙏 for making this happen!! My second favourite game of all time, after Shadow of Collosus and closely followed by Chrono Trigger. This was Squaresoft at their very best!!! Epic Theme Tune and soundtrack too!

I would personally love to see Syphon Filter remade, it's been far to long since we last saw Gabe Logan and the gang. It ticks all the boxes for me. SoC was in my opinion one of the greatest games of all time, the remake looks epic. Day 1 purchase for me, do us proud Bluepoint!!

I reckon it'll be at E3 and Project Morpheous compatible, hence the reason they haven't shown it before now. I'm so looking forward to this one, only been waiting 6-7 years. SOC is by far one of the greatest games I've ever played. Hyped....

I reckon it'll be there and Project Morpheous compatible, hence the reason they haven't shown it before now. I'm so looking forward to this one, only been waiting 6-7 years. SOC is by far one of the greatest games I've ever played. Hyped....

Secret of Mana or Chrono Trigger for me. Absolutely brilliant, even now in 2015.

They're gonna shock us all and replace the delayed U4 with a November 'The Last Guardian' release. What's the expression I'm looking for: 🐖 💪 🐝.

Bought it yesterday, played an hour of it so far and although the pace seems a little slow, the atmosphere and action sequences are pretty good, it's definitely not the worst game I've played, but on the other hand it's not the best either. It seems very linear and there's too many QTE moments in there, but the shooting elements are good. I think 6/10 is a little harsh to be honest, I'd give it a 7.5 from my initial impressions. Feel a little sorry for RAD, I think people are way to expectant of bigger better games that do something new now that we're on a new generation of console. Well not all of us like that, I personally prefer third person shooters, there aren't enough of them about and this will definitely fill the void until Uncharted 4 arrives later this year. I'm not a massive fan of huge 80+ hour open world games where it takes you over an hour to walk from one point on the map to another, it bores me silly.

With all these improvements and extra content, I've just bit the bullet and ordered this game for £29 from Zavvi. Was really looking forward to a decent racing game and all these on going adjustments leads me to have confidence they'll get it right eventually. Well here's hoping anyway!

Syphon Filter or maybe MGS, we need to see Gabe Logan on a new PS4 mission, it's been way to long a wait!

Erm...yosh, with all due respect, could you possibly stop BSing us all and let us have The Last Guardian release date and a new trailer please? We're all pretty fed up with the vague and secretive nature of the projects status?

I don't want to buy a Christmas Tree this year, I want to buy a Christmas Trico instead!!!

Dare I say it....maybe, just maybe it's 'The Last Guardian'!!! Or...maybe not....

This game will seriously appeal to Japanese gamers and where is the PlayStation 4 struggling to sell at this moment in time......it's gotta show up at TGS 2014 surely?! I've been saying this each year for the past six years though.

Looks pretty good......if I were loading it up on the tape player on my Amstrad CPC464! Could play it a long side Fruit Machine and Roland on the Ropes.

I want this game downloading on my PS4 right now....this minute and not a second later. It's been far too long for a good game of this genre to be made. Serious PS2 Ico and SoC flashbacks come to memory. I'm also keen to see more of 'The Witness', it's gone a little quiet on that one.

Although Sony's Gamescom showing was a little lackluster, I still can't wait to get my hands on Rime, reminds me so much of Ico, SoC with a hint of Zelda Windwaker, all of which were excellent and right up my street. One thing I will give Sony, they did show a lot more variety in software. And we all know there are a lot of first party titles on the way, with Naughty Dog, Guerrilla and Sony Santa Monica as well as others a no show, there's sure to be some surprises in the coming months. I reckon The Last Guardian will make an appearance at the Tokyo Games Conference.

I know the first game was good (other than the rather weak story), I thoroughly enjoyed it, but am I missing something here? It was hardly the best game I've ever played, Microsoft must surely be a little deluded if they think this will be a system seller?! Or am I missing something?

Bit of a daft move from Square Enix in my opinion, I loved the first one but not enough for me to consider purchasing an inferior platform to play the sequel on and I'm certain I won't be the only one who feels this way. I hope whatever sum of money Microsoft have paid SE is enough to cover the deficit in sales numbers. Seems like a risky and short sighted business plan for a third party publisher to sell their product on a less popular platform. I hope for Crystal Dynamics sake it all works out or we my lose yet another games studio.