This game is awesome, if you have a passing interest by all means get it! It's short, that's true, but it's very replayable and everything about it is super polished. If you like Hotline Miami, you're probably gonna like this as well.
I even forgot there's DLC coming out theoretically, let's hope to hear something about it when this version drops!
Hearing such a big Hollywood name speak frankly is always refreshing, so props to him for that!
And regarding clickbait, I dunno, I usually give a lot of flak to NL and PS when they do but I think this article is about as direct as it could be, so I don't understand.
Why does every Final Fantasy project have to be so convoluted, pretentious and inscrutable? And then people ask me why I never got into it lol I'm just glad Dragon Quest never fell into those bad habits FF and KH do to be honest 😅
But seriously, the communication with all of these projects is absolutely terrible all the time, which is a shame cause the games are usually good (I mean I don't play them but people like them, so I guess they are good).
Regarding this weird thing, I know it's controversial to want mobile games on consoles, but if (big if) really is a FFVII compilation of sorts with souped up graphics, well, I'd be all over it, having never played the original.
On topic: if any of you thinks that a couple of game on PC means the end of Playstation, well, I don't know what to tell you.
People in the real world buy Playstation consoles because of the brand and they buy it for FIFA and COD. 99% of people isn't even aware that this is a thing, let alone not buy a PS5 because Horizon is on PC.
@kyleforrester87 yeah it must be hard being a FF fan, I certainly don't envy you! And don't even get me started on Sonic, being a fan of his is pure masochism 😂
@kyleforrester87 ah ok, I get your point better now 👍🏻 It just seemed an unfair comparison in the other comment, but now I get what you mean.
Also note that I'm not a FF fan by any means, I've barely played the first 5 hours of X on my mate's PS2 4/5 years ago and got bored fast, so I'm neither in favor of tradition nor pushing for innovation, I'm just a curious bystander who likes to keep up with the news 😄
I haven't played 7R but I'd like to one day, as you said the combat looks super intriguing; I haven't played 15 either, but I agree that the combat sounds embarrassing by all accounts of everyone I've heard describe it. As you said, let's hope they take cues from Platinum and Capcom, who are masters at that.
@kyleforrester87 maybe it was meant as a joke and I'm dumb for not getting it, but certainly you get the difference between the 16th mainline game in a storied turn-based franchise, and the second one in a niche spin-off series that was always action focused?
On topic: Well, if you ask me Automata is the GOAT, as it pulls off so many things other games never even thought of, so I'm super pumped at the idea of getting to know the series better.
@Onigumo no thanks, let it keep its identity. It's interesting cause FF and DQ are case studies in how to develop storied franchises in opposite ways. DQ is arguably always too similar to itself, while FF is almost unrecognizable from game to game.
NMH3 having a date is very, very good, the rest is whack.
Octopath "sequel" hyped me but is a TRPG instead, Skyward Sword is the worst 3D Zelda, Pyra in Smash after 3 years doesn't make sense.
No Bayo, no Zelda, no Metroid: it's ok, they're probably far away from now; but no SMT V?! That alone would've made the 50 minutes worth it, and in theory should be out soonish.
That really disappointed me to no end.
TL;DR: Be careful what you wish for Sammy 😂
Edit: I forgot Splatoon 3.
That has me super hyped, but it's coming next year.
What's the point of stockpiling announcement after announcements for games that are nowhere to be seen?
I mean we have Bayonetta 3, BOTW 2, Metroid Prime 4, SMT V and Splatoon 3 now who knows how far off.
At least NMH3 has a date now, but that and the others were announced between 2017 and 2019, for Pete's sake.
@ShogunRok what does that even mean? I mean, that's the same thing on PS, Switch and XBox as well, and always has been: there's always a game that's trendy at the moment, like Hitman 3 last week, Ghost Of Tsushima last summer and TLOU2 before that. Big game comes out, everyone talks about it.
On topic, I've never heard of this game, I'll look up a trailer or two!
Incidentally I tried this game out just the other day with a friend, we didn't get through it all but it was quite fun. I guess playing with a friend definitely improves the experience though.
@Ralizah lol 😂 Yeah that was something I failed to mention, but as far as I've seen, it seems pretty common for fanservice games to mock themselves and their audience, which makes those complaining even more petty in my opinion.
@Ralizah exactly, I'm certainly not going to shame anyone! Incidentally I was reading the article about Gal Gun's "safety goggles" ad when I got your notification, and boy do people feel strongly about that kind of game, and on both sides of the fence lol I for one find absolutely no appeal in a game like that, but the ad was brilliant! All in all, if someone enjoys those games it's not like they're taking away anything from anyone, so I really don't get all the prudeness and holier-than-thou thinking 🤷🏼♂️
@Ralizah me neither, I really don't find her attractive at all 😅
Interestingly designed? Absolutely, I find her very well designed, but not attractive at all personally, and I'm surprised at the amount of thirsty comments I've seen 😅
Well, to each their own 😄
Edit: and just to reiterate how good Capcom's marketing machine is at the moment, I'm not a RE or horror fan, but I'm super interested in this game!
They're really firing on all cylinders!
Btw I love this kind of graphical filters and have had a lot of fun with them in DOOM Eternal! If it were official I'd try it out once I get HZD on my PC.
@R1spam definitely the second one. People are too quick to think of foul play when something is unclear, but there's almost always an explanation that we couldn't consider beforehand cause we didn't have the information needed. That's why a trick is so lame when you know how it works.
The human psyche is incredibly fascinating for how complex it is, and how easily it messes with itself in order not to give away its unconscious processes to its conscious side. This is why people come up with the most absurd explanations for things they don't understand.
It's always fascinating to see people dunk on MS when they buy a company and go "lol MS has no games so they buy whatever they can", but then wish Sony bought everything under the sun. Is that not blind fanboyism?
I for one am more invested in Nintendo than Sony or MS, but that doesn't mean I want them to buy everything. To be honest, that's the last thing I want, since we already live in a world that tends towards more and more concentration of resources in fewer and fewer hands. That's why IO making their expenses back in a single week of Hitman 3 being out is the best news I could hear this month, because they're independent and don't skimp on quality, and still managed to make their money back and gamers happy without any scummy tactic usually attributed to mega-corporations.
Heh, as much as I despise the tendency towards monopsony the industry has taken, at least it's not Tencent, Microsoft or Sony, so platforms won't have to be locked out of their games. That said, pretty much everyone hates Gearbox and Randy, so maybe now they have a shot a redeeming their public image.
@Turbodream yeah I can see why zooming through the stages by heart at full speed must be fun! I guess someday I'll give the Blue Blur another go and see if it finally clicks 😃
@Turbodream "The concept on paper shouldn't work well but it can."
Exactly! That's exactly the feeling I got when trying a handful of Sonic games (I tried the first 2 and Sonic Rush at least, and Adventures 1 or 2 when I was a kid IIRC). It's a game that is meant to be incredibly fast but then you find water sections and slow moving platforms and have to halt all momentum and do those, why? Also I personally find the super fast style to be too fast for its own good, meaning that it plays itself half the time and is too fast to anticipate obstacles the other half.
I've heard that Mania is considered the first great Sonic game in forever, and I thought of trying it out, but Sonic just isn't for me. Oh and the fact that it wasn't made by Sega is absolutely hilarious.
@Turbodream unpopular opinion: he wasn't that great in the first place lol
Yeah I know it's a hot take and the vast majority of people disagree with me, but to me personally Sonic games never really worked that well. Long story very short, I feel like the franchise started as a sort of tech demo for fast, fluid graphics without an actual vision as a game, which then led to so many failed attempts at 3D cause even they didn't know how to use the character properly.
But hey, I get why people like Sonic and I'm certainly not here to deter anyone from enjoying Naka's games nor disrespect him, as he's obviously done a lot for the industry😃
@Turbodream yeah I was visibly in utter disbelief while playing the game cause I never thought I'd play such a bad game made by such a big company and directed by a storied veteran. I haven't played Mighty N.9 but not even that dumpster fire seems to come close to this absolute pile of garbage.
It's really abysmal in any way it could be. I played like 20 minutes and was constantly in awe at how they managed to fudge up even the most basic of concepts. I still can't believe how bad it is, it's unreal.
@Shepherd_Tallon hey, I really appreciate your dedication 😃 I'm a very curious person and I do that all the time with the most disparate stuff, so I appreciate you researching something you don't even care about 😃
And yes, Blue Swan Records was founded by Will Swan, the lead guitarist in DGD, who more or less invented that style and then went on to sign a lot of smaller bands with a similar style under his label. So you could say it's swan as in Will Swan or as in Blue Swan, and both would be correct 😄
If you're wondering what it sounds like, it's more or less post-hardcore mixed with math rock, funk and a whole lot of other weird stuff lol
It was nice talking to you, have a good one too mate!
@get2sammyb @Enuo I never heard it before and I burst out laughing when I saw it, and immediately looked it up. You know it's a good word when it causes that reaction lol
@Shepherd_Tallon ahahahahahah thanks for your reply! I'm only asking you because, as a foreigner, sometimes I hear some expressions and don't understand if they're widely used or if they're some kind of in-joke in that particular context. For example, if you google Jesus H. Macy, basically the only results are related to the DGD song (one of my least favorite, to be honest lol), so I thought it was an invention of theirs, but evidently they took it from somewhere else.
By the way don't worry if you've never heard of them, they're probably the biggest swancore band but it's a very niche subgenre so there's that 😄 Thanks for your reply, have a good one! 😃
@themightyant definitely second that! Immersive sims are just so special, it's a shame nobody makes them anymore. Though with ever-ballooning development costs, and the vast majority of people basically buying the same 3 copy/pasted franchises over and over, I'm sure they're not the most profitable genre you could make, seeing how much care it requires 😕
I'm very very glad for them! I only played 1 for now but I loved it and certainly plan to get the other 2 as well. This is such good news in this era of mergers and acquisitions, as it shows that a lot of dedication and good management can go a long way. I definitely prefer to support them, rather than a mega corporation.
Yeah this game looked incredibly underwhelming, unpolished and the opposite of coherent from the get-go. And it's a shame cause 3D platformers are rare enough, and good 3D platformers you can count on two hands at best.
Oof I didn't even know this thing existed, but this is gonna be so cringeworthy 😆
Why do execs keep greenlighting these video game movies when it's clear even before they start shooting that it's gonna end in disaster? For Borderlands even, of all franchises! 😂
Welcome to the dream market of neoliberalism, where one service can be priced at X one day, at 2X the day after, and then again X!
I'm glad they didn't follow through with this, if only for the fact that doubling the price like that makes you really think about the world we live in and the absurd rules it abides by. If a corporation can double the price of a service from one day to the other, sorry but the whole supply and demand thing has gone to hell and we should rethink our system.
P.S.: I can already see loads of people misinterpreting what Imm saying so no, I don't have anything against MS, and the price hike alone does not equal Armageddon; I'm just saying, if MS can do that (and they can), it's safe to assume that a lot of services and immaterial goods we buy are priced arbitrarily as well. Obviously I'm not basing this thought on this alone, I already held this view based on a lot of other factors.
I've never been a Resi fan (or a horror fan in general, for that matter), but this game looks intriguing to me thanks to its setting.
I recently played Gone Home and I really liked the feeling of exploring a real building, which is something I've always loved but I've found in very few games.
Does anyone in here know games set primarily in one building to explore? I can think of Resi 1, Gone Home, Luigi's Mansion and nothing else at the moment.
Edit: oh and Resi 7 of course. I've yet to try it out.
Like any other "gimmick" game, it certainly looks interesting but we'll have to wait to see if the gameplay is actually good, and if the style adds or detracts from the experience. Let's hope the execution is top notch!
@Flaming_Kaiser that would actually a cool setup for a series! The only "issue" I'd see with it is that it probably would be even more interesting to explore it in video game form, since the series is VG-based.
That's basically where my ambivalence towards these VG-based movies and series comes from, I'm not sure they would add something that a video game sequel/prequel couldn't do.
@ISD1982 to be perfectly honest I've never played GOW 2018 to completion, I've mostly watched the story when my flatmate played it and got a hang of the gameplay playing it myself from time to time; so yeah, for a full assessment I'd need to replay it to completion, but I was surprised at how lackluster I found it to be. The combat in particular has got to be among the worst and most unreliable systems I've ever tried in a game of this ilk. I don't know who had the idea of Kratos and the enemies snapping towards one another when attacking, it's just fundamentally broken as it destroys all pretense of strategic positioning.
There's a fantastic 40-minute video by Matthewmatosis where he explains all of this and then some, making me realize and articulating into words feelings I got when playing but couldn't actually pinpoint. Hope I was helpful!
@Shinnok789 hey, that's gotta be the most useful contribution I've seen in a forum in a long time! I've never played BB myself but I read through it and will keep in mind for when I finally do! Mad props to you mate!
The ZeniMax acquisition isn't even gonna be finalised for another 6/10 months and I'm already tired of this discourse.
It's always the same: if PS gets exclusives, it's a big celebration in the community, while if MS gets them, there's gonna be all kinds of mental hoops to convince oneself they have to put those games on PS5.
At least the editors of this site are not the flame-fanning fanboys you usually find on fansites, and instead actively try to impart some logic 🙌🏻👏🏻
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Re: Mystery Square Enix IP Getting Multiple Remakes
Give me some more Dragon Quest and I'm good!
Or the older FF like V and VI, those look more up my alley than the post-X games.
These are some games I'd like but I really don't know what to expect.
Re: Looks Like Indie Hit Katana ZERO Will Launch on PS4
This game is awesome, if you have a passing interest by all means get it!
It's short, that's true, but it's very replayable and everything about it is super polished.
If you like Hotline Miami, you're probably gonna like this as well.
I even forgot there's DLC coming out theoretically, let's hope to hear something about it when this version drops!
Re: Tom Holland Doesn't Sound Particularly Happy with His Portrayal of Uncharted's Nathan Drake
Hearing such a big Hollywood name speak frankly is always refreshing, so props to him for that!
And regarding clickbait, I dunno, I usually give a lot of flak to NL and PS when they do but I think this article is about as direct as it could be, so I don't understand.
Re: So, Square Enix Is Making Another Final Fantasy VII Remake Called Ever Crisis... On Mobile
Why does every Final Fantasy project have to be so convoluted, pretentious and inscrutable?
And then people ask me why I never got into it lol
I'm just glad Dragon Quest never fell into those bad habits FF and KH do to be honest 😅
But seriously, the communication with all of these projects is absolutely terrible all the time, which is a shame cause the games are usually good (I mean I don't play them but people like them, so I guess they are good).
Regarding this weird thing, I know it's controversial to want mobile games on consoles, but if (big if) really is a FFVII compilation of sorts with souped up graphics, well, I'd be all over it, having never played the original.
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@Shigurui never played that though, so I wouldn't know.
I'll play Replicant and then compare the two 👍🏻
Edit: also doesn't change the fact that no other series even comes close to Nier's approach to storytelling.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About PS4 Exclusives Being Ported to PC?
On topic: if any of you thinks that a couple of game on PC means the end of Playstation, well, I don't know what to tell you.
People in the real world buy Playstation consoles because of the brand and they buy it for FIFA and COD.
99% of people isn't even aware that this is a thing, let alone not buy a PS5 because Horizon is on PC.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About PS4 Exclusives Being Ported to PC?
@HeeHo don't mind me, I just want to show some love for your avatar and handle 😄
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 yeah it must be hard being a FF fan, I certainly don't envy you!
And don't even get me started on Sonic, being a fan of his is pure masochism 😂
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 ah ok, I get your point better now 👍🏻
It just seemed an unfair comparison in the other comment, but now I get what you mean.
Also note that I'm not a FF fan by any means, I've barely played the first 5 hours of X on my mate's PS2 4/5 years ago and got bored fast, so I'm neither in favor of tradition nor pushing for innovation, I'm just a curious bystander who likes to keep up with the news 😄
I haven't played 7R but I'd like to one day, as you said the combat looks super intriguing; I haven't played 15 either, but I agree that the combat sounds embarrassing by all accounts of everyone I've heard describe it.
As you said, let's hope they take cues from Platinum and Capcom, who are masters at that.
Re: The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Comes Packed with Gameplay
@kyleforrester87 maybe it was meant as a joke and I'm dumb for not getting it, but certainly you get the difference between the 16th mainline game in a storied turn-based franchise, and the second one in a niche spin-off series that was always action focused?
On topic:
Well, if you ask me Automata is the GOAT, as it pulls off so many things other games never even thought of, so I'm super pumped at the idea of getting to know the series better.
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Is Action-Oriented, Features Story-Focused Mode
@Onigumo no thanks, let it keep its identity.
It's interesting cause FF and DQ are case studies in how to develop storied franchises in opposite ways.
DQ is arguably always too similar to itself, while FF is almost unrecognizable from game to game.
Re: Soapbox: There's a Nintendo Direct Today, But I Wish We Had a State of Play to Look Forward To
Oof that was disappointing!
NMH3 having a date is very, very good, the rest is whack.
Octopath "sequel" hyped me but is a TRPG instead, Skyward Sword is the worst 3D Zelda, Pyra in Smash after 3 years doesn't make sense.
No Bayo, no Zelda, no Metroid: it's ok, they're probably far away from now; but no SMT V?! That alone would've made the 50 minutes worth it, and in theory should be out soonish.
That really disappointed me to no end.
TL;DR: Be careful what you wish for Sammy 😂
Edit: I forgot Splatoon 3.
That has me super hyped, but it's coming next year.
What's the point of stockpiling announcement after announcements for games that are nowhere to be seen?
I mean we have Bayonetta 3, BOTW 2, Metroid Prime 4, SMT V and Splatoon 3 now who knows how far off.
At least NMH3 has a date now, but that and the others were announced between 2017 and 2019, for Pete's sake.
Re: KeyWe Is a PS5, PS4 Game About a Post Office Run by Birds
The subheader made me chuckle quite a lot if I'm being honest 😂
Re: Unsurprisingly, Gamers Want to Know if PC Sensation Valheim Is Coming to PS5
@ShogunRok what does that even mean?
I mean, that's the same thing on PS, Switch and XBox as well, and always has been: there's always a game that's trendy at the moment, like Hitman 3 last week, Ghost Of Tsushima last summer and TLOU2 before that.
Big game comes out, everyone talks about it.
On topic, I've never heard of this game, I'll look up a trailer or two!
Re: Soapbox: We Were Here, the Free PS4 Game No One Will Play with Me
This article was quite a funny read 😄
Incidentally I tried this game out just the other day with a friend, we didn't get through it all but it was quite fun.
I guess playing with a friend definitely improves the experience though.
Good luck with your search Stephen!
Re: Techland Insists It's Still Independent After Acquisition Speculation Intensifies
@lacerz "people silly enough to invest in Microsoft’s system for the past 15 years" 😂😂😂😂😂
I love fanboys ❤️
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah lol 😂
Yeah that was something I failed to mention, but as far as I've seen, it seems pretty common for fanservice games to mock themselves and their audience, which makes those complaining even more petty in my opinion.
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah exactly, I'm certainly not going to shame anyone!
Incidentally I was reading the article about Gal Gun's "safety goggles" ad when I got your notification, and boy do people feel strongly about that kind of game, and on both sides of the fence lol
I for one find absolutely no appeal in a game like that, but the ad was brilliant! All in all, if someone enjoys those games it's not like they're taking away anything from anyone, so I really don't get all the prudeness and holier-than-thou thinking 🤷🏼♂️
Re: Lady Dimitrescu Designer Shocked by Social Media's Thirst for Resident Evil Village Villain
@Ralizah me neither, I really don't find her attractive at all 😅
Interestingly designed? Absolutely, I find her very well designed, but not attractive at all personally, and I'm surprised at the amount of thirsty comments I've seen 😅
Well, to each their own 😄
Edit: and just to reiterate how good Capcom's marketing machine is at the moment, I'm not a RE or horror fan, but I'm super interested in this game!
They're really firing on all cylinders!
Re: Random: Horizon Zero Dawn Graphical Downgrade Goes Viral
@NEStalgia yeah fanboys think they're hilarious lol 😂
Btw I love this kind of graphical filters and have had a lot of fun with them in DOOM Eternal! If it were official I'd try it out once I get HZD on my PC.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
@themightyant absolutely, 100% agreed!
In the end all that should matter to us are the games, their quality and availability, not which box has what.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
@themightyant yes I absolutely get that, don't get me wrong!
I was referring to unrealistic expectations and double standards on the side of fans.
In any case thanks for the reply, it's super detailed and informative 😄
Re: Derren Brown Talks Little Nightmares II Ahead of Next Week's Launch
@R1spam definitely the second one.
People are too quick to think of foul play when something is unclear, but there's almost always an explanation that we couldn't consider beforehand cause we didn't have the information needed.
That's why a trick is so lame when you know how it works.
The human psyche is incredibly fascinating for how complex it is, and how easily it messes with itself in order not to give away its unconscious processes to its conscious side.
This is why people come up with the most absurd explanations for things they don't understand.
Re: Destruction AllStars (PS5) - A Confident But Flawed Start for Chaotic Car Combat Game
Yikes. That score sounds generous, even.
Re: Japanese Media Giant Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony
It's always fascinating to see people dunk on MS when they buy a company and go "lol MS has no games so they buy whatever they can", but then wish Sony bought everything under the sun.
Is that not blind fanboyism?
I for one am more invested in Nintendo than Sony or MS, but that doesn't mean I want them to buy everything.
To be honest, that's the last thing I want, since we already live in a world that tends towards more and more concentration of resources in fewer and fewer hands.
That's why IO making their expenses back in a single week of Hitman 3 being out is the best news I could hear this month, because they're independent and don't skimp on quality, and still managed to make their money back and gamers happy without any scummy tactic usually attributed to mega-corporations.
Re: Gearbox Acquisition Will Not Impact 2K's Role As Borderlands Publisher
Heh, as much as I despise the tendency towards monopsony the industry has taken, at least it's not Tencent, Microsoft or Sony, so platforms won't have to be locked out of their games.
That said, pretty much everyone hates Gearbox and Randy, so maybe now they have a shot a redeeming their public image.
Re: Hands On: Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
@Turbodream yeah I can see why zooming through the stages by heart at full speed must be fun!
I guess someday I'll give the Blue Blur another go and see if it finally clicks 😃
It was nice talking with you, have a good night 😄
Re: Hands On: Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
@Turbodream "The concept on paper shouldn't work well but it can."
Exactly! That's exactly the feeling I got when trying a handful of Sonic games (I tried the first 2 and Sonic Rush at least, and Adventures 1 or 2 when I was a kid IIRC).
It's a game that is meant to be incredibly fast but then you find water sections and slow moving platforms and have to halt all momentum and do those, why?
Also I personally find the super fast style to be too fast for its own good, meaning that it plays itself half the time and is too fast to anticipate obstacles the other half.
I've heard that Mania is considered the first great Sonic game in forever, and I thought of trying it out, but Sonic just isn't for me.
Oh and the fact that it wasn't made by Sega is absolutely hilarious.
Re: Hands On: Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
@Turbodream unpopular opinion: he wasn't that great in the first place lol
Yeah I know it's a hot take and the vast majority of people disagree with me, but to me personally Sonic games never really worked that well.
Long story very short, I feel like the franchise started as a sort of tech demo for fast, fluid graphics without an actual vision as a game, which then led to so many failed attempts at 3D cause even they didn't know how to use the character properly.
But hey, I get why people like Sonic and I'm certainly not here to deter anyone from enjoying Naka's games nor disrespect him, as he's obviously done a lot for the industry😃
Re: Hands On: Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
@Turbodream yeah I was visibly in utter disbelief while playing the game cause I never thought I'd play such a bad game made by such a big company and directed by a storied veteran.
I haven't played Mighty N.9 but not even that dumpster fire seems to come close to this absolute pile of garbage.
It's really abysmal in any way it could be. I played like 20 minutes and was constantly in awe at how they managed to fudge up even the most basic of concepts.
I still can't believe how bad it is, it's unreal.
Re: PS Now Competitor Google Stadia Ceases Internal Game Development
Evidently Google enjoys burning money 🤷🏼♂️
Re: It Finally Happened: BioMutant Just Got a PS4 Release Date
@Shepherd_Tallon hey, I really appreciate your dedication 😃
I'm a very curious person and I do that all the time with the most disparate stuff, so I appreciate you researching something you don't even care about 😃
And yes, Blue Swan Records was founded by Will Swan, the lead guitarist in DGD, who more or less invented that style and then went on to sign a lot of smaller bands with a similar style under his label.
So you could say it's swan as in Will Swan or as in Blue Swan, and both would be correct 😄
If you're wondering what it sounds like, it's more or less post-hardcore mixed with math rock, funk and a whole lot of other weird stuff lol
It was nice talking to you, have a good one too mate!
Re: Control Fans Bemused by Free PS Plus Version for PS5, PS4
@get2sammyb @Enuo I never heard it before and I burst out laughing when I saw it, and immediately looked it up.
You know it's a good word when it causes that reaction lol
Thanks for the awesome discovery! 😄
Re: It Finally Happened: BioMutant Just Got a PS4 Release Date
@Shepherd_Tallon ahahahahahah thanks for your reply!
I'm only asking you because, as a foreigner, sometimes I hear some expressions and don't understand if they're widely used or if they're some kind of in-joke in that particular context.
For example, if you google Jesus H. Macy, basically the only results are related to the DGD song (one of my least favorite, to be honest lol), so I thought it was an invention of theirs, but evidently they took it from somewhere else.
By the way don't worry if you've never heard of them, they're probably the biggest swancore band but it's a very niche subgenre so there's that 😄
Thanks for your reply, have a good one! 😃
Re: IO Interactive Recoups Hitman 3 Development Costs in Under a Week
@themightyant definitely second that! Immersive sims are just so special, it's a shame nobody makes them anymore.
Though with ever-ballooning development costs, and the vast majority of people basically buying the same 3 copy/pasted franchises over and over, I'm sure they're not the most profitable genre you could make, seeing how much care it requires 😕
Re: IO Interactive Recoups Hitman 3 Development Costs in Under a Week
I'm very very glad for them! I only played 1 for now but I loved it and certainly plan to get the other 2 as well.
This is such good news in this era of mergers and acquisitions, as it shows that a lot of dedication and good management can go a long way.
I definitely prefer to support them, rather than a mega corporation.
@Grimwood geez is there one game you like? One? 😂
Re: Hands On: Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
Yeah this game looked incredibly underwhelming, unpolished and the opposite of coherent from the get-go.
And it's a shame cause 3D platformers are rare enough, and good 3D platformers you can count on two hands at best.
Re: Kevin Hart Joins the Cast of Upcoming Borderlands Movie
Oof I didn't even know this thing existed, but this is gonna be so cringeworthy 😆
Why do execs keep greenlighting these video game movies when it's clear even before they start shooting that it's gonna end in disaster?
For Borderlands even, of all franchises! 😂
Re: It Finally Happened: BioMutant Just Got a PS4 Release Date
@Shepherd_Tallon hey, are you a Dance Gavin Dance fan or is that an actual interjection in English? 😄
(I'm not native, that's a genuine question lol)
Re: Hands On: Resident Evil Village's Maiden Demo Is Short But Sweet
@Arnna thanks for the recommendation, I'll make sure to check it out! Have a good one 😃
Re: PS Plus Once Again Priced the Same as Xbox Live After Microsoft Backtrack
Welcome to the dream market of neoliberalism, where one service can be priced at X one day, at 2X the day after, and then again X!
I'm glad they didn't follow through with this, if only for the fact that doubling the price like that makes you really think about the world we live in and the absurd rules it abides by.
If a corporation can double the price of a service from one day to the other, sorry but the whole supply and demand thing has gone to hell and we should rethink our system.
P.S.: I can already see loads of people misinterpreting what Imm saying so no, I don't have anything against MS, and the price hike alone does not equal Armageddon; I'm just saying, if MS can do that (and they can), it's safe to assume that a lot of services and immaterial goods we buy are priced arbitrarily as well. Obviously I'm not basing this thought on this alone, I already held this view based on a lot of other factors.
Re: Hands On: Resident Evil Village's Maiden Demo Is Short But Sweet
@Jimmer-jammer @LordSteev thanks to the both of you, I'll make sure to check them out!
Have a good one 😃
Re: Hands On: Resident Evil Village's Maiden Demo Is Short But Sweet
I've never been a Resi fan (or a horror fan in general, for that matter), but this game looks intriguing to me thanks to its setting.
I recently played Gone Home and I really liked the feeling of exploring a real building, which is something I've always loved but I've found in very few games.
Does anyone in here know games set primarily in one building to explore? I can think of Resi 1, Gone Home, Luigi's Mansion and nothing else at the moment.
Edit: oh and Resi 7 of course. I've yet to try it out.
Re: Immortals Fenyx Rising Crosses Paths with Netflix Show Blood of Zeus
Never heard of the show but I've heard good things about Immortals, I hope the rumored demo is on its way so I can try it out!
Re: Hitman 3 (PS5) - The Ultimate Stealth Sandbox
Great review, and excellent subheader 😄
I really loved the first but never got around to playing 2; at this point I might buy 2&3 together and play all the trilogy content in 3.
Re: Squadron 51 Is a PS4 Shoot 'Em Up Inside a 1950s Sci-Fi Movie
Like any other "gimmick" game, it certainly looks interesting but we'll have to wait to see if the gameplay is actually good, and if the style adds or detracts from the experience.
Let's hope the execution is top notch!
Re: Uncharted Movie, The Last of Us TV Show 'Just the Beginning' of Sony's Expansion into New Media
@Flaming_Kaiser that would actually a cool setup for a series!
The only "issue" I'd see with it is that it probably would be even more interesting to explore it in video game form, since the series is VG-based.
That's basically where my ambivalence towards these VG-based movies and series comes from, I'm not sure they would add something that a video game sequel/prequel couldn't do.
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS4 First-Party Exclusive of the Generation?
@ISD1982 to be perfectly honest I've never played GOW 2018 to completion, I've mostly watched the story when my flatmate played it and got a hang of the gameplay playing it myself from time to time; so yeah, for a full assessment I'd need to replay it to completion, but I was surprised at how lackluster I found it to be.
The combat in particular has got to be among the worst and most unreliable systems I've ever tried in a game of this ilk.
I don't know who had the idea of Kratos and the enemies snapping towards one another when attacking, it's just fundamentally broken as it destroys all pretense of strategic positioning.
There's a fantastic 40-minute video by Matthewmatosis where he explains all of this and then some, making me realize and articulating into words feelings I got when playing but couldn't actually pinpoint. Hope I was helpful!
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS4 First-Party Exclusive of the Generation?
@Shinnok789 hey, that's gotta be the most useful contribution I've seen in a forum in a long time!
I've never played BB myself but I read through it and will keep in mind for when I finally do!
Mad props to you mate!
Re: Bethesda Teases Indiana Jones Game, But Will It Come to PS5?
The ZeniMax acquisition isn't even gonna be finalised for another 6/10 months and I'm already tired of this discourse.
It's always the same: if PS gets exclusives, it's a big celebration in the community, while if MS gets them, there's gonna be all kinds of mental hoops to convince oneself they have to put those games on PS5.
At least the editors of this site are not the flame-fanning fanboys you usually find on fansites, and instead actively try to impart some logic 🙌🏻👏🏻