@Rich33 it means the reviewer thought it was a good game even with the performance problems. Without those, the reviewer would give it a 9-10/10 most likely
@TheEnygma Yep or the new Metal Gear Solid Delta. Utter crap performance, but no, Push Square gives them a 9/10 and can barely hold themselves back asking for another spoon of slop.
@Rich33 pushSquare is also rewarding developers for releasing games with bad performs like this week with giving Metal Gear Solid Delta a 9/10 even though it runs like crap
@ThroughTheIris56 what is packed in the remainder of the year? Hell is Us, Silent Hill F, Ghost of Yotei, Cronos, etc all look like fine 7-8/10 games but definitely not must plays
@Fiendish-Beaver a 32k peak on steam for an AAA release is just laughable these days. Expedition 33 was an AA release that was also on gamepass and it had a peak of 145k.
@KundaliniRising333 uh what’s wrong with linearity? Literally every great Final Fantasy has been pretty much linear. FF6, FF7, FF9, FF10. You’re showing your age with that comment.
@Pat_trick This. I was burnt by them buying DD2 on release so no way I'm getting a capcom game on release especially if the review says it has dodgy PS5 performance.
@Jayslow why are you going to buy the sequel if you got really bored with the first part? I really don't get that. Listen up, you don't HAVE TO play stuff that bores you.
1) Do you have 160 hours available to spend on realistic medieval WRPGs and don’t mind jankiness and less refined gameplay systems to get the full story in detail from A to Z? Start with KCD1. 2) Do you have 80 hours available for a realistic medieval WRPG that is a lot more refined/definitive than its predecessor? Start with KCD2.
@Flaming_Kaiser If you actually bothered to look into Path of Exile, you'd not be whining about it and thinking it's a f2p cash shop to the max game like any other.
1) digital only so not paying full price for that crap 2) pushsquare gave DD2 a 9/10 while the game was very shallow and this is only a 7/10 by them so I'm definitely concerned with how much worse it is
@UltimateOtaku91 I mean sure, the big hype died down but it's literally the 16th most played PC game in the world still. I'd say it's very much alive and kicking.
@AndyKazama what do you mean by progression model? You can clear all content in Genshin, Honkai Star Rail and ZZZ using free characters + you get a ton of pulls every patch for more limited characters.
Lol'ing at all the people in the comments here who cannot handle not seeing every little detail in a game in 1 playthrough. It's called your playthrough and choices having consequences my dudes...
It's the best 6.5/10 game you'll ever play. Minus points for making fast travel from the top to the bottom cumbersome and barely any enemy variety, plus you become unstoppable in the game once you're level 30+ and it has 0 challenge anymore.
I wish these games were better. They’re just anime tropes on anime tropes coupled with a bunch of yapping in the name of world building. Hope this entry brings the story telling and gameplay up a level.
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Re: Hands On: Where Winds Meet PS5 Is Vast, Visionary, and on the Verge of Collapse
Hold your horses with that subtle racism against Chinese here @bluemage1989
Re: Automation RPG Arknights: Endfield Could Be PS5's Next Big Thing
One of the most anticipated upcoming gacha games. Hell yes I will play it. Been waiting for it for years
Re: Borderlands 4 (PS5) - A Chaotic Return That Shoots Straight, Even if Its Performance Stutters
@Rich33 it means the reviewer thought it was a good game even with the performance problems. Without those, the reviewer would give it a 9-10/10 most likely
Re: Digimon Story Time Stranger Datamine Confirms Massive Roster of 452 Digimon
@Judal27 why not get this one and enjoy it together with everyone else?
Re: Superhero Adventure Game Dispatch Confirmed for PS5, and It's Releasing Episodically
I love episodic content and the community feel so I’ll be picking this up day 1
Re: Early Lost Soul Aside PS5 Reviews Axed as 'Comprehensive' Day One Patch Is Announced
@TheEnygma Yep or the new Metal Gear Solid Delta. Utter crap performance, but no, Push Square gives them a 9/10 and can barely hold themselves back asking for another spoon of slop.
Re: Early Lost Soul Aside PS5 Reviews Axed as 'Comprehensive' Day One Patch Is Announced
@neillaw That's engagement speculation on Push Square's part... nowhere has it been confirmed that any review site is axing their review.
Re: Early Lost Soul Aside PS5 Reviews Axed as 'Comprehensive' Day One Patch Is Announced
@Nalim yup, pushsquare and commentors pretending like not every game has a day 1 patch nowadays
Re: Early Lost Soul Aside PS5 Reviews Axed as 'Comprehensive' Day One Patch Is Announced
@Rich33 pushSquare is also rewarding developers for releasing games with bad performs like this week with giving Metal Gear Solid Delta a 9/10 even though it runs like crap
Re: Astoundingly Ambitious PS5 RPG Crimson Desert Looks Like It'll Ease the Wait for The Witcher 4
What does The Witcher 4 have to do with this game at all? 😂 jfc
Re: Ambitious Open World RPG Crimson Desert Delayed to 2026
@ThroughTheIris56 what is packed in the remainder of the year? Hell is Us, Silent Hill F, Ghost of Yotei, Cronos, etc all look like fine 7-8/10 games but definitely not must plays
Re: It's Still Surreal to See Classic RPG Trails in the Sky Completely Remade in 3D
Removed
Re: Ghost of Yotei Confirms Japanese Dub at Launch, Complete with Full Lip-Syncing
Well, who are the voice actors? That matters the most
Re: Elden Ring Nightreign (PS5) - A Ruthless Roguelike Reinvention of the Lands Between
If you read the words in the review, not the score, it sounds more like a 6/10 game that was given 2 points extra just cause it’s FromSoft.
Re: Hundreds of Thousands Living a Fantasy Life in Level-5's Grand Return
@Fiendish-Beaver a 32k peak on steam for an AAA release is just laughable these days. Expedition 33 was an AA release that was also on gamepass and it had a peak of 145k.
Doom is significantly underperforming.
Re: Trails in the Sky PS5 Remake Looks Outstanding in New Screenshots, Trailer
Looks great, but the fanbase is insufferable with their gate keeping.
Re: Preview: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Looks Stunning, Hits Hard, and Feels Fresh on PS5
@KundaliniRising333 uh what’s wrong with linearity? Literally every great Final Fantasy has been pretty much linear. FF6, FF7, FF9, FF10. You’re showing your age with that comment.
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) - A Timeless Formula Refined to Near Perfection
@Pat_trick This. I was burnt by them buying DD2 on release so no way I'm getting a capcom game on release especially if the review says it has dodgy PS5 performance.
Re: Trails through Daybreak 2 (PS5) - Adjust Your Expectations for This Slick But Strange Trails Sequel
@Jayslow why are you going to buy the sequel if you got really bored with the first part? I really don't get that. Listen up, you don't HAVE TO play stuff that bores you.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS5) - Immersive Knight Sim Makes for a Peerless RPG
@gameloop steady 60fps
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS5) - Immersive Knight Sim Makes for a Peerless RPG
@ThunderFunk it is way more nuanced than that.
1) Do you have 160 hours available to spend on realistic medieval WRPGs and don’t mind jankiness and less refined gameplay systems to get the full story in detail from A to Z? Start with KCD1.
2) Do you have 80 hours available for a realistic medieval WRPG that is a lot more refined/definitive than its predecessor? Start with KCD2.
Re: Ladies Man Henry of Skalitz Woos Fair Maidens in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Clip
@thefourfoldroot1 they’ve ironed out the issues with combat, especially vs multiple opponents
Re: Upcoming PS5 Games for February and March 2025
@IntrepidWombat do you only play 2 games per year?
Re: Anticipated Free-to-Play Action RPG Path of Exile 2 Ventures to PS5 Later This Year
@Flaming_Kaiser If you actually bothered to look into Path of Exile, you'd not be whining about it and thinking it's a f2p cash shop to the max game like any other.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Review?
Couldn't Push Square have given the review code to someone else on the team then?
Re: Lust Over 16 Minutes of Unedited Metaphor: ReFantazio Gameplay
@LikelySatan me too, I'll buy the complete edition for the nintendo switch 2 in 1-2 years
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 542
@ShogunRok thank you! That will be awesome
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 542
@ShogunRok any update on getting a poll in these posts like on Nintendo Life? Makes it so much more interesting to see the trends week by week.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 540
Edition 540 still without a poll so it's just a bunch of people commenting with no trends from week to week
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 539
And still no poll here.
Look at your sister site Nintendo Life doing this way better.
Re: PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail Is Sponsoring the Paris Olympics in USA
@themightyant
There are no revenue reports for anything other than mobile but yeah, HSR has been bringing more cash
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess?
1) digital only so not paying full price for that crap
2) pushsquare gave DD2 a 9/10 while the game was very shallow and this is only a 7/10 by them so I'm definitely concerned with how much worse it is
Re: Boba, Bare Feet, and Bins Headline Honkai: Star Rail's Big PS5 Update
The update is actually coming 31 July, not 31 August like it's being said here
Re: Woo One of Six Beauties in Acclaimed Chinese Dating Sim Love Is All Around
@DragoonZied so nothing like those porn games on steam?
Re: Sony Music Japan Is Working to Make Palworld More Popular Than Ever
@UltimateOtaku91 I mean sure, the big hype died down but it's literally the 16th most played PC game in the world still. I'd say it's very much alive and kicking.
Re: Free PS5 Urban Fantasy RPG Zenless Zone Zero Is Playable Now
@AndyKazama what do you mean by progression model? You can clear all content in Genshin, Honkai Star Rail and ZZZ using free characters + you get a ton of pulls every patch for more limited characters.
Re: Players Won't See Every Dungeon in Metaphor: ReFantazio, JRPG Offers a 'Lot More Freedom'
Lol'ing at all the people in the comments here who cannot handle not seeing every little detail in a game in 1 playthrough. It's called your playthrough and choices having consequences my dudes...
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Gets a Free Trial for a Limited Time on PS5
It's the best 6.5/10 game you'll ever play. Minus points for making fast travel from the top to the bottom cumbersome and barely any enemy variety, plus you become unstoppable in the game once you're level 30+ and it has 0 challenge anymore.
Re: Massively Hyped RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets 11 Minutes of Live Gameplay
@Solingo_Bill any other big hitters besides this, FF7 rebirth and the elden ring DLC?
Re: Big Trails through Daybreak Demo Drops a Month Before Release, Progress Carries Over
I wish these games were better. They’re just anime tropes on anime tropes coupled with a bunch of yapping in the name of world building. Hope this entry brings the story telling and gameplay up a level.
Re: Over 500 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Discounted As Days of Play Gets Underway
@amatmulisha what are you talking about? Gaming is a very cheap hobby. You literally get 50-100h of entertainment for 1 game purchase.
Re: Hands On: Will Wuthering Waves Really Replace Genshin Impact on PS5, PS4?
Tried it but the story was just mindless and awful compared to Genshin Impact, so I dropped it.
Re: PS Portal Still Going Strong, Demand in USA Exceeds Supply
I’m thinking about getting one. It would work well when the wife wants to watch some TV so I can continue playing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 528
Week 6 of asking for a poll on this post like your sister site Nintendo Life.
@ShogunRok
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
@Daleaf can you tag them with the same request on this week’s post? I don’t know their handles on here
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 527
Can we get a poll on these posts like on your sister site Nintendo Life? It gives such a nice weekly view.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
What’s the point of these posts without a poll? Nintendo life does these posts way better because of it.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Physical Deluxe Edition Is Back in Stock
I would buy it if it wasn't $20 shipping.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 525
Can we get a poll here like on nintendolife?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 524
Can we have a poll for this like on NintendoLife? They do it much better