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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.

I mean, if they really did that, that would make the reboot games even more pointless than they already are.

@JuiceboxMeister exactly. We do have scientific proof of that.
The "inherent greed" you talk about, instead, is just another capitalist myth, and one you seem to have fallen for.

@Johnstonian2003 ah yes, entitled for wanting a €60 game to work properly.
Nobody expects anything to be perfect, just to match the quality of previous PS ports.
Stop being a fanboy, please, your arguments are beyond ridiculous.

Lol at the fanboys jumping to absurd conclusions about piracy and PC gamers hating Sony (what? 😂), when in reality people are simply calling out a badly optimized port.
Also gotta love the lack of moderation when a people are called incels undeserving of Sony's games, chapeau.

If there's a game I wouldn't pay more for, it's Rockstar's incredibly overrated money grabbing casual bait.

Now I get Sony's master plan: they've been making movie games for 3 generations, so this will certainly close the gap and realize their ideal game, one that plays itself!
Lol I'm only half-joking seeing how little agency you have in Sony's first party blockbusters

This one is very, very good!
If you have a passing interest in it, by all means try it out!

@dark_knightmare2 lol, but somehow Horizon is a masterpiece because of the same Metascore you're (correctly) insinuating means nothing here, which is lower for Horizon than Infinite btw.
Sorry but I couldn't resist pointing out the irony of your comment, you truly do just cheesy pick whatever suits you in the moment.

"One of the best-written games ever made, BioShock Infinite"
😂😂😂😂😂

I knew standards were low, but seriously?
The base game is a an incoherent mess that crumbles under a minimum of scrutiny, and the DLC's are simply abysmal, to the point of really looking amateurish.

@dark_knightmare2 yes they actually do.
If you think the mainstream reviews are the right avenue for judging a game's artistic merit, I'm sorry but you're completely off base.
Reviews are meant to describe a product, not a piece of art, and that's exactly why mediocre, run of the mill games get high marks.
But then again, you bring up sales as a testament to the games' quality, so I'm not sure we're on the same page as that's the first thing you learn to decouple from art when assessing it as, well, art and not a product.

Blergh.
Goes to show what little grasp people have of actually good games, but then again, we live in a world dominated by shallow, meaningless franchises like Marvel and such, so I'm not exactly surprised by the low standards.
With all the great games out in 2024, this shouldn't even be mentioned.

Wow does this look generic and bland.
Also hate any kind of real world brands in games, there's no quicker way to shatter my immersion.
I'm sure it'll be just as mid gameplay wise all ND games are but will still be applauded to hell and back just for their name.

So this is a blatant rip-off but Stellar Blade isn't? What's the logic behind that exactly?
The amount of similarities to the "inspiration source" look the same to me.
Oh but wait, Stellar Blade is a heavily marketed PS exclusive...

Glad more people will be able to play it, as it's a really amazing game that deserves a lot of success.

@nomither6 ah yes, gambling, nicotine, alcohol, any kind of drug... they're all absolutely good for your body and mind.
Addiction itself is not healthy, and is usually geared towards unhealthy things.

@kyleforrester87 welcome to the Deck community lol
To be fair I haven't had it for a long time (only a few months), but I absolutely adore the thing, it's become my boomer shooter machine and I love it lol
Other than that, JRPG's I always find great when portable, along with metroidvanias and platformers in general (even 3D ones!).
Some highlights of these first few months include Witchfire (Early Access), HROT, Cassette Beasts, and replaying a lot of DOOM games lol

"PS5 Pro allows us to make an emotional journey rather than a technical one"

That has to be one of the single most meaningless and pretentious quotes I've ever heard.

No matter how good YIIK's "I.V" update ultimately is, we'll always prefer its earlier, less commercial work, if on principle alone

Pure gold, sir 😂👏🏻

@ChrisDeku lol, if getting the core gunplay right is enough for you to crown them the best you've got an incredibly low bar and should probably play a lot more FPS games.
There are Indies made by one person or a very small team that are bona fide masterpieces in many areas, while Bungie can't get anything right aside from the basics (and I've always thought that to be the case, regarding Halo as well).
And if we're talking AAA, nobody beats id Software, mechanically or technically speaking.

@RamboMike yeah everyone is an entitled whiner, it's not you that are bitter.
It's always the same story in every comment section regarding strikes, people brainwashed by this workaholic culture who go against their own interest and belittle their fellow workers for...what reason exactly? Bitterness? Envy?
I'm freaking tired of seeing this crap as well, so what?

Not my kinda game, but if it's half as good as The Finals is, we're in for a treat.

"I honestly don’t understand why it didn’t work."

And that here, my friend, is exactly why you picked it in the first place, because you don't have a clue how the games industry works. If you did, you would've picked literally anything else.

Watched SkillUp's review and it confirmed exactly what I suspected: it's a waste of money because the more powerful GPU is hampered by a CPU barely more powerful than the base model's, so you only get marginal improvements for €700.
It's a premium product but it doesn't have basic features the base model has.
Oh and the fact that they're still pushing 30 FPS modes on this thing is outrageous.
If I had €700-800 to burn, I know I'd build a much better PC than this half-baked, needless half-step.

@EfYI Also, do not waver from having them sign in. There are adult crybabies who will cry about anything that isn't crystal meth shot directly into their veiny eyeballs.

I think you missed the part where PSN is not available in a large majority of countries around the world.
But then again, the way you speak of other people is so unrespectful and childish you probably don't care about it either.

@Toot1st no, on all platforms.
I agree it's a bit confusing due to PS's editorial line of always specifying PlayStation platforms in the titles, which makes the news in question sound like they only concern those platforms even when they don't.

"Post over 100 replies to unlock Prestige Mode in the comments section below."

Not gonna lie, this made me chuckle quite a lot ahahahha

The amount of unempathetic people in here is seriously sickening.
You're so f*****g brainwashed by society and miserable that everyone has to suffer like you do, right?
Can't be happy or side with someone fighting for their rights?
No, let's lick the corporation's boot and pretend these workers are entitled whiners.
I swear some people has no humanity left in them.

@Flaming_Kaiser yeah I know, it's just tiring to see people throw out dog whistles and then cower away when they're exposed.
If you're gonna be a bigot, at least own it.