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Of course a competent dev could do it, I'm just not surprised Rockstar couldn't.
They're by far the most overrated studio ever, still coasting on the same design that made GTA III groundbreaking 20+ years ago.

I have a lot on my plate at the moment but I was always gonna play this someday, since I enjoyed the first one and this seems to be better in pretty much every way.

@Flaming_Kaiser Google is your friend, and to be honest it doesn't matter for two simple reasons:

1) if the whole game isn't on disc, there's not much difference between 2 or 20 GB;

2) my main problem is the fact PS writers have only begun to publish these nothing burger articles since MS went multiplatform, and have removed my comment for pointing that out.

@Deljo wow, I'm astounded by the profundity of your reply.
Why do those who support those grifters have such difficulty formulating a sentence?

@Deljo they absolutely are.
They are the poster children for illiterate far right "anti woke" grifters.
If you don't see them to your right, it's highly likely you're way more right leaning than you think.

@KundaliniRising333 I was pretty sure I heard they called it like that cause it was their intention to make Clair Obscur a franchise, but I might be wrong.
If they do, well, those of us who have finished at least Act 2 know what parts of the world they could expand on, but I, like you, wish it would become a sort of anthology series à la Dragon Quest with new worlds, characters, etc. if they have to continue with it.

@Czar_Khastik ah I didn't know we were neighbors! I'm from Italy ahahah

@Czar_Khastik Yes, that's indeed a piece of Dance Gavin Dance lore lol
Trust me, DGD's a pretty deep rabbit hole to get into ahahahahahah
Have a wonderful day/night mate, and if you want some recommendations on where to start or anything don't hesitate to ask!

@Czar_Khastik that's honestly the best reply I could've hoped for, I'm always super eager to evangelize DGD ahahhaha

Fun fact: a month ago they put out their 11th album, and the opening track (Animal Surgery) references that song explicitly ahahahah

Btw yeah, if you like their style you've just unlocked a whole new subgenre called Swancore. Happy listening!

@Czar_Khastik Don't Tell Dave has been an ironclad rule of mine since 2008.

Such a fanboyish reply.
Why bring up GT and Astro Bot when it's clear which games they're referring to?
But the real masterpiece is mentioning Clair Obscur. Not only is it on another league compared to Sony's games and it tackles it's themes with actual nuance and maturity, but truth is a game so unique and original would've never been made in the first place if it were up to Sony (or any other megacorp for that matter). So what are you even going on about?

Boy do I loathe this crossover frenzy everywhere.
They basically the whole identity of a game/series/whatever for a quick buck, and it's disheartening to see the majority of people getting excited just because they see something they recognize from another brand.

@MFTWrecks I'm completely with you regarding the skin filter and everything else, but it's also fair to say that anyone who buys cosmetics for COD does know that they won't have access to them in the next game, just like those who buy Ultimate Team packs in EAFC.

I'm not saying it's a good practice, I think it's the opposite actually and that It doesn't make any sense to do it from a player's perspective, but at least that's openly known to be the case.

So Game Pass bad but PS+ good?

"But it’s clear, whatever Microsoft says, its subscription cannot support the size of its development network anyway – that’s pretty much the only reason you’re seeing it bring basically its entire library to the PS5 at this point."

There's so much wrong with this statement I can only think @get2sammyb is either incredibly misinformed, or straight up lying.
In any case, such load of nonsense being pushed with such misplaced confidence is shameful to say the least.

You don't know whether Gamepass is sustainable or not as nobody does, and the PS5 ports part is a non sequitur.
The console war is over, Xbox lost big time, and there's tons of money to be made by selling their games on other platforms with bigger install bases. Simple as that.

Well, your take is just as shallow as theirs, since you seem to conflate storytelling with "cinematic-ness" and an overabundance of cutscenes.

"but it's just a tool!" cry out the ignorant, evidently unaware that for an AI to "learn" anything you have to feed it stuff made by actual humans who will never be compensated for their efforts.
There's no such thing as ethical AI use.

Screw this game, I'm still fuming they gave the nth comic book based project to one of the best studios in the world, such a waste of talent.
They're not even a good fit, as this is a 3rd person action game.
I'm so incredibly tired of this seemingly neverending era of comic book inspired slop everywhere, especially when they drag Arkane into it.

No, I hate actors in video games just as much as I can't stand Kojima.
He's so pretentious and full of himself, but makes games that are so insecure because he clearly sees cinema as a superior medium.
I don't want nor need real faces and advertising in a video game, they only break immersion and add absolutely nothing in return.

I mean, it's not surprising that it didn't sell well.
Of course it would've sold better if it had launched on both consoles simultaneously.
At this point, this game is old news, and on top of that, the hype has died down and people have seen how shallow this game actually is.

"And in this way, we have provided a unique offering to players and creators in this current console generation.”

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
...Wait, he's serious?
This generation has been a complete sh*tshow for Sony, truly abysmal.
Absurd price increases, barely any exclusive (and the few that are there are basically all sequels and remasters/remakes, aside from Astro Bot), and above all, the completely tone deaf push to live service that has yet to bear any fruit almost a decade later.
Sony is incredibly fortunate that it has such brand power that most casuals buy a PS to play Fortnite and GTA on, because such incompetent management would've sunk most companies.

@Ralizah not true, The Dark Ages may be underperforming sales wise, but it's been widely acclaimed basically everywhere, and rightly so.
It's absolutely unique, which means it won't be to everyone's taste, but I'd has shown once again why they are best in class.
Aside from the technical achievements they keep pushing, there are not many studios out there willing to reinvent their most popular series with each new installment, delivering a fresh new take not only on Doom, but on the whole genre, for the third time in a decade.
That's incredibly impressive if you ask me.

Great news! I absolutely loved the first one to bits and the other night I caved and bought in on my Series X.
I won't hide I was a bit worried about the seemingly hellish development this game went through, but it's an absolutely adorable and charming game brimming with fun stuff to do, congrats to Level 5!
It's weird to see them back on a roll with this, a new IE, AND a new Layton in the span of a year or so after so many years of nothing, but I'm not complaining lol

I'm terribly scared what they might do to Rapture if they do come back to it.
I mean, Infinite and especially the DLC were abysmal and they were headed by the same guy who came up with Rapture in the first place, so I'm not confident this won't be just cynical nostalgia bait.
Hope I'm wrong.

@EchoRange I see, my bad then! Have a great one!

@EchoRange I thought people stopped using "woke" unironically lol
It's become such a buzzword, so utterly devoid of meaning, that I don't understand how one can not realize it was always a boogieman and the trendy moral panic of these times.

Still don't get why people are making a huge fuss here over the required download thing...have you guys ever played literally any AAA game in the last decade? Cause I have and most of them do require an internet connection for installing, since the game is rarely on disc.
I'm not saying it's a good practice, in fact as a physical collector I'd obviously much rather have the whole game on disc, but it's simply undeniable that most big games do exactly that.
So why single out Doom? Many comments here in articles related to this game give off a strong impression of wanting this game to bomb, but why? Just because it's owned by Microsoft now?

Why does the headline sound like a PS5 port is confirmed when it absolutely hasn't?
Not saying it's not gonna come at some point, just that it's wrong and misleading to state it as fact at this point in time.

There are few series I despise more than Borderlands.
Literally the only cool thing about it is the art style, the rest is appalling.

What a terrible take.
This is exactly why most reviews are worthless and why video games have such a hard time being considered art.
If you're gonna dock points from a semi autobiographical interactive story presented in such an artful manner for not being an action packed romp, then I'm afraid you never got the point of it in the first place.

@UnlimitedSevens English is incredibly easy actually. Grammar is super simple and intuitive, it's just the non-transparency that makes it pronouncing correctly difficult for most non natives. But believe me, languages like Italian, Spanish or German are way more complex grammatically.

Erm, have we all collectively lost the memo that Balatro is an actual Latin word or what?
Cause the article doesn't mention it and treats the word as if it could be pronounced as one sees fit, but it's not a neologism so no, it has its own correct way of being pronounced.
I see Push Square is always on the cutting edge of reporting smh

@Mikey856 literally everything, and your reply is confirmation that arguing with such a bigot would be time wasted.

@Mikey856 yeah because gender was invented yesterday. Go read a book or something, inform yourself before spewing out spiteful comments like those.
The combination of ignorance and smugness really is an infuriating one.

@DennisReynolds I have and I have replied to your point elaborating on my opinion; could you kindly do the same or will you keep parroting "but you haven't played it"?
If that's the second, I honestly see no point in continuing this discussion.

@DennisReynolds what a tired rebuttal.
As if this game was something new or unprecedented (it absolutely isn't), or as if there weren't any other critiques out there (there are plenty).
Also I stated clearly what my main gripe with this kind of game is and this doesn't deviate from that, so am I not allowed to criticise a mechanic that is actually in the game?

@ShogunRok and rightly so.
What's the point of being open if at no point my curiosity is stimulated?
These games might be stunning to look at, yes, but just like GTA, Horizon and many of their ilk are incredibly shallow design wise.

@Bentleyma I mean that these games are so focused on being pretty over having any substantive level design that they literally have a scan/X ray vision mode highlighting what's interactive in the world.
No level design, no complexity, no thought required, no skill involved...nothing.
If the world was designed well, the game wouldn't need that kind of crutch to show you the way forward.

The fact that this mediocrity was rewarded with an 8 and called "a cut above" makes me really sad, standards really are low.
I will die on the hill that any game that is designed around X ray vision doing the work for you is fundamentally bad, and that's not even touching all the other issues these games have, or how one of the two protagonists is completely broken and superfluous from a gameplay standpoint, despite him being such an interesting character to focus on.

@Ultimapunch not so ironic if you look at how scummy Disney has pretty much always been.

Can't wait for the usual sad people who don't even understand how AI works to try and paint the artists protecting their work and livelihood as the villains because "progress is inevitable hurr durr".
All my solidarity goes to the actors involved.

@get2sammyb Just here to congratulate you on that sub header 😂

@JuiceboxMeister basically all of cultural anthropology as a field goes on to demonstrate what I just told you, along with a dose of history of socialism and how it's been besieged on all fronts by the US and other capitalist forces in every single one of its incarnation.
Seriously, if people educated themselves about socialism we'd stop with this "looking for the best system/nothing's better than capitalism now" nonsense.

What a nothing article. It's the same story every time.