Comments 6,884

Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026

carlos82

@themightyant yeah I see where you're coming from and I could have worded that better. It wasn't intended as an intentional dig at anyone here and is more my frustration coming out from the interactions I tend to have on Twitter.

Enjoy your PSVR1, there's some cracking games on that, with lesser known ones such as I Expect You To Die being particular highlights for myself and Tetris Effect is mesmerising in it

Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026

carlos82

@themightyant there's certainly a lot of factors that are building upon one another, for me the AI boom and them hoovering up resources was always likely to be the biggest factor. Last year PC was already showing these effects with the steep increases in RAM and as these bled into storage (Micron even leaving that market) and GPU availability, such as Nvidia not even producing a Super variant and the 5070ti all but dead, it was only a matter of time before that spilled over into the console market.

One way or another, I do feel we're in for a rough ride for quite some time on many fronts, both inside and outside of gaming

Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026

carlos82

@get2sammyb yeah the writing was on the wall as soon as the AI boom started, PC was affected first but it was only a matter of time before that spreads elsewhere. It does feel like we're heading towards a tipping point of many not even having hardware in the home, gaming or otherwise, with everything sold back to us as streaming.

I will say, I've never been happier to have bought the Pro day 1

Re: Crimson Desert (PS5) - A Generational Open World Buried in Early Access Cruft

carlos82

I've been playing this on the Pro using balanced mode, 120hz and vsync off and for the most part its actually pretty smooth, though in large cities and very large battles it will drop out of VRR range but I can't say its bothered me too much.

Where I do agree a bit more is that there are a vast array of mechanics to get your head around, with little in the way of explaining how to engage with some of them, the menu's are very clunky and I had a battle where I took out a 100 or so grunts, just for the boss to show up and be able to one shot me 😂.

This game really does show how good the likes of Nintendo are when crafting games like BOTW amd has given me a new appreciation for such games. That said, there is something special about its world and it truly rewards exploration in a way that many open worlds fail to and I'm thoroughly enjoying my time with it

Re: Despite PS5 Hits, Sony Sinks to 21st in Metacritic's Publisher Rankings

carlos82

Overall last year it would have been Nintendo for Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. This year I think Capcom will the best for me after the excellent Resident Evil Requiem and upcoming Pragmata and Onimusha.

On the PS4, Sony very much was front and centre of my gaming with Uncharted, TLOU2, Spider-Man and Horizon amongst others but this gen, I've only played through Astro Bot, GT7 and Ratchet and Clank from them, though I do want to go back and finish Death Stranding 2

Re: Congratulations to Resident Evil, 30 Years Old Today and Better Than Ever

carlos82

I was born in 82 and Resident Evil 1 was the first game I ever played on a PlayStation. At that time I had a Megadrive and a friend's uncle had brought his PS1 to his house with Resident Evil and Tekken. To say Resident Evil changed my perception of what a video game could be is an understatement and to this day, this is my favourite game series.

A couple of years later we got Resident Evil 2 which improved upon the original in every way, with such memorable moments as Kendo's shop, the RPD and its main hall theme to that first encounter with the licker. I replayed this a couple of times early this week and it's still my favourite entry, though its own remake and Requiem aren't far behind

Funnily enough, for this anniversary I made the RE1 Remake my 30th platinum, quickly followed by RE2/3 and Requiem
Untitled

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 625

carlos82

Crimson Desert for me, I was on the fence for a while but fancy a change of pace after Requiem. Going in and based off some comments/review I was half expecting the controls to feel sluggish like RDR2 (they aren't) and for the control scheme to be awkward (it isn't). I'm only a few hours in and already this is a world which is making me excited to be let off the leash to explore it

Re: Round Up: Crimson Desert Reviews Are a Major Disappointment

carlos82

A "major" disappointment, hovering around 8 out of 10, the very same score this author gave Resident Evil Requiem and RE2 Remake if I remember correctly and overall is a good score.

At the end of the day, people have to start thinking for themselves and a games score in reviews doesn't equate to how much you'll enjoy it. I enjoyed the aforementioned Resident Evil games much more than Liam but that doesn't make him wrong and there are many universally appraised games that I simply didn't enjoy.

I've long since stopped buying games based off review scores, I may read some if I'm unfamiliar with a game to see what it's trying to do but the number at the bottom doesn't matter to me

Re: PS5 Leads Resident Evil Requiem Sales as 'Consoles Are Dead' Chat Falls Flat

carlos82

Resident Evil Requiem coupled with PSSR 2 on the Pro was the game that convinced me that I could dismantle and sell my PC. As the difference with how this looks compared to that on my TV just isn't that big anymore. Resident Evil 1 and more so 2, back on the PS1 had a huge impact on me and my tastes in gaming, so playing them on Playstation just feels right to me

Re: Nvidia Says You're All 'Completely Wrong' About Its Controversial AI Upscaler DLSS 5

carlos82

The guy is tying himself in knots arguing semantics but ultimately it is changing the art style in many of the examples and the lighting may well be more realistic in Oblivion but its Oblivion and it simply creates a disconnect.

Grace goes from a shy woman trying not to draw attention to herself, to someone who looks self confident and comfortable and thats before you look at how the dark rainy street with bright highlights from the streetlights and shop windows, is all but destroyed

Re: Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Flying Off Shelves, Now at 6 Million Sales

carlos82

@Oram77 I agree with you, I've come to this comment section off the back of finishing RE2 (again) and even that one leans towards action much of the time, giving Claire copious amounts of grenade rounds. For me Requiem is a perfect blend of the 2 and Grace's sections were great. Even Leon on insanity makes resource management important and even avoiding some battles
Untitled

Re: Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Flying Off Shelves, Now at 6 Million Sales

carlos82

Thoroughly deserved and it's up there with my favourite entries of the series. The blend of survival horror and action works for me and the survival horror side is as good as it's ever been in the series, with a great location and a brilliant evolution of the traditional zombies. They even resurrected the zapping system somewhat from RE2 as Leon and Grace share some resources across the care home, you can even bring Leon in sooner to deal with some enemies to make Grace's life easier.

I've enjoyed 3 playthroughs so far and insanity mode is probably my go to mode now (without infinite weapons), which itself makes Leon's sections closer to survival horror as you really have to think about how to use your resources and options

Bring on the mini game and dlc

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 624

carlos82

I'm still playing Resident Evil Requiem, after about 30 hours and getting the platinum trophy I'm still absolutely loving it. I did the insanity run without the bonus weapons/unlimited ammo, so now I'm gonna have a bit of fun with the unlockable weapons and running the on disc version so I still have RT in the main Raccoon City section.

After that I fancy playing the original RE2 again
Untitled