@get2sammyb Graphics isn't that hook grappling new players. Basic thing is FUN. Mario games are simple and that is huge thing. Games simple like Mario, even with large world, are something like miracle. Levels are short and lots of people like it. From my point of view you can play a bit of Mario in short session and that keeps you returning to it. Too big or complex games PS5 offers isn't compatible with few minutes you have for gaming. And working pressure in japan doesn't leaves people lot of time required for long gaming sessions. I, as working person and parent, have also litte time and cannot afford 4-5 hours for gaming, rather 2-3 hours while I'm exhausted at night. So I rather invest this time into something that doesn't require hard thinking, constant trying or grinding. For example the most fun I had in last few years was Captain Toad on Switch, Vampire Survivors, Halls of Torment and Balatro. Games, where you progress by short steps. Huge games like Divinity or Final Fantasy 16 - I've played in last year or so - rather gave me feeling like "Ohh god, when it ends..." and that kept me thinking why they are making so huge games and whining why games are not selling like bread? People just don't have time for 80+ hour games, especially with 2+ hour long quests. And that is power of Nintendo. Lots of simple, short, catchy games.
I would rather say it's a miracle this series made it so far. While quality has dropped to almost zero, there are still lots of humans buying this headlessly.
I've tried last challenge about 10 times, but never managed to complete it. I barely remember you had to solve 3 random puzzles, but I managed to make 2 at best. I remember once, I'm 100% sure, I made all three in time, but it (somehow) didn't count (I think last few seconds of music are off limit) so that frustration made me to stop trying again.
It AI as hell... look at unstable focalization. It's pretty bad AI.
Edit: And cheap trick is record it in low res from monitor so most of inconsistency is hidden.
It looks quite soulless. Artist tried to make something daemonic, but he "overdone" it, so it doesn't looks creepy or terrifying, rather weird and chaotic. It looks like made by AI, soulless mixture of creepy things that together rather looks funny. I would place it on garden for my daughter as playhouse.
I'll never understand how can someone have so strong nerves to play multiplayer game more than two times in a row for more than two days. Even if they pay me for that I would not do it... Congratulations, Honestly I would never be able to make this heroic thing.
MMO of Singleplayer franchise is like Netflix adaptation... Everyone know it will be purposely screwed and also there will not be another sequel for long time or anymore. It's IP killer.
I feel deeply sorry for everyone who loved this franchise.
We are discussing here things that are one year away, ONE YEAR AWAY!!! Are you really so naive to believe it's real any of these games (gta or wolverine) will release by the end of next year??? C'mon...
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Re: Embattled Divinity Dev to Host Q&A with Fans After Tough Week
They used AI even if they knew people don't want it. It's completely their fault.
Re: Sony Is Buying Snoopy for $457 Million in Surprise Acquisition
I'd like to play some Snoopy point and click adventure... but it would be too insane for Sony to make it.
Re: Japan's New Language Locked PS5 Hasn't Made a Massive Difference to the Format's Domestic Fortunes
@get2sammyb Graphics isn't that hook grappling new players. Basic thing is FUN. Mario games are simple and that is huge thing. Games simple like Mario, even with large world, are something like miracle. Levels are short and lots of people like it. From my point of view you can play a bit of Mario in short session and that keeps you returning to it. Too big or complex games PS5 offers isn't compatible with few minutes you have for gaming. And working pressure in japan doesn't leaves people lot of time required for long gaming sessions. I, as working person and parent, have also litte time and cannot afford 4-5 hours for gaming, rather 2-3 hours while I'm exhausted at night. So I rather invest this time into something that doesn't require hard thinking, constant trying or grinding. For example the most fun I had in last few years was Captain Toad on Switch, Vampire Survivors, Halls of Torment and Balatro. Games, where you progress by short steps. Huge games like Divinity or Final Fantasy 16 - I've played in last year or so - rather gave me feeling like "Ohh god, when it ends..." and that kept me thinking why they are making so huge games and whining why games are not selling like bread? People just don't have time for 80+ hour games, especially with 2+ hour long quests. And that is power of Nintendo. Lots of simple, short, catchy games.
Re: Horizon Rip Off Removed from Steam as Sony, Tencent's Fierce Legal Battle Suddenly Concludes
@DarianStarfrog That's irrelevant. Diablo was first, so they should sue GGG for "slavic ripoff". 🤣🤣🤣
Of course this all here is just sarcasm and making fun of SONY's childish behavior.
Re: Horizon Rip Off Removed from Steam as Sony, Tencent's Fierce Legal Battle Suddenly Concludes
And now please remove Path of Exile, because it's Diablo ripoff !!!
Re: Just Like Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers Is Going to Destroy Your Free Time
It looks like Elder Scrolls: Arena or Might&Magic. 😀
Re: Terminator Survivors Delayed Indefinitely, Drops Co-Op Multiplayer
Good news they scratched multiplayer. Now it starts to be interesting.
Re: 'These Claims Are Not Accurate': Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales
I would rather say it's a miracle this series made it so far. While quality has dropped to almost zero, there are still lots of humans buying this headlessly.
Re: PS5's Welcome Hub Adds Its Cosiest Animated Wallpaper Yet, Complete with ASMR Audio
@Zeke68 You can use "edited" screenshot of any game, so you can make custom wallpaper by yourself.
I'm still waiting for option to turn Welcome Hub off.
Re: PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year
278 hours
101 trophies
22 games
1. Divinity Original Sin
2. Vampire Survivors
3. Halls of Torment
4. Balatro
5. Power Wash Simulator
not bad, but Nintendo took me around 1000 hours with Diablo 2 R, Vampire Survivors, Puzzle Quest Immortal, I,AI and hide'n'seek games.
Re: The Game Awards 2025 Predictions: PS5 Games, the Muppets, and Geoff Keighley's Shoes
You forgot remake of remaster of remaked of remastered The Last Of Us Remake that is inevitable Sony.
Re: Sony Allegedly Encouraging Devs to Use PS5's New Low Power Mode, Prompting Fresh PS6 Handheld Speculation
Sony is finding excuse for 1000 mAh battery in PS6 handheld.
Re: 'It's a Huge Upgrade': PS5 Pro Poised to Improve Massively in 2026
We have made huge upgrade:
Turn PSSR On/Off
Re: Going Platinum #2: The Witness
I've tried last challenge about 10 times, but never managed to complete it. I barely remember you had to solve 3 random puzzles, but I managed to make 2 at best. I remember once, I'm 100% sure, I made all three in time, but it (somehow) didn't count (I think last few seconds of music are off limit) so that frustration made me to stop trying again.
Re: Cryptic Game Awards Statue Teaser Rumbles on with New Riddle
“The [Cities] are silent. [Everything] bleeds. New [Black] stir.”
Cities: Everything is Black
Looks like some new USA post apocalypse simulator game...
Re: Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Publisher Warner Bros Bought for $82 Billion by Netflix
Removed
Re: No One Seems to Know if This Shenmue 4 Trailer Is Real or AI
@get2sammyb You have to look at focusing. Bluriness is artificial and changes in each frame. It's like morphing halucinations on LSD.
Re: New PS5 Controllers Said to Be Optimised for Better Battery Life
My controller battery dies in hour and half, no matter if I'm playing or let it idle, so phone charger next to me solved problem.
Re: Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Beta: All Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
Cosmic Invaders are out so my marvel beat-em up soul is satisfied for loooong time. I'll wait for Tokon release.
Re: No One Seems to Know if This Shenmue 4 Trailer Is Real or AI
It AI as hell... look at unstable focalization. It's pretty bad AI.
Edit: And cheap trick is record it in low res from monitor so most of inconsistency is hidden.
Re: Don't Worry That the Helldivers Film Director Hasn't Played the Game
So, the movie has so many negatives it must end up positive? ...thinks Sony?
Re: This RAM Crisis Is Looking Like a Nightmare for the PS6
It is such a pitty to see how dumb people are for supporting AI at all levels.
Re: PS5 Outsold by an Unexpected Rival in the Run Up to Black Friday
Don't be so surprised, every Christmas we still have around 50% questions about Kinect in our local store.
Re: 'Creators Should Carry Out Creative Work': PS5 Roguelike Let It Die: Inferno Clarifies Use of Generative AI
No problem, I'll pay with my printed money that I heavily edited by hand because source image was quite pixelated...
Re: Sounds Like Saudi Arabia Will Own Almost All of EA After Buyout
I smell another Bungie's pandora box...
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (November 2025)
Halls of Torment... of course...
Re: Why Aren't We All Playing Sektori, an Awesome Arcade Shooter from Ex-Housemarque Devs?
Bought. Let's see, twin stick rocket shooters were quite pain to play so I hope maneuvering will be good.
Re: Geoff Keighley's Cryptic Game Awards Teaser Reportedly Not Related to Diablo 4 After All
It would be fun to see another Dante's Inferno....
Re: The Witcher Dev Still Wants to Release Ciri's Whole Trilogy Within Six Years
So it will take another 10+ years to another proper Witcher game... so sad.
Re: Geoff Keighley's Cryptic Post Has Fans Speculating Wildly About The Game Awards Announcement
It looks quite soulless. Artist tried to make something daemonic, but he "overdone" it, so it doesn't looks creepy or terrifying, rather weird and chaotic. It looks like made by AI, soulless mixture of creepy things that together rather looks funny. I would place it on garden for my daughter as playhouse.
Re: Going Platinum #1: Rocket League
I'll never understand how can someone have so strong nerves to play multiplayer game more than two times in a row for more than two days. Even if they pay me for that I would not do it...
Congratulations, Honestly I would never be able to make this heroic thing.
Re: GTA 6 Gameplay 'Leaks' Are AI-Generated Nonsense, Creator Owns Up After Backlash
Nice move he made, horrible to see how people believe AI.
Re: Bloodlines 2 Publisher Accepts the Blame Over $37 Million Failure
@Czar_Khastik nice one 🤣🤣🤣
Re: PS5 Testing Slideshow Wallpapers for Popular Welcome Hub Feature
@James_42 Unfortunately cannot have auto-sign because of wife's profile.
Re: PS5 Testing Slideshow Wallpapers for Popular Welcome Hub Feature
Welcome hub... that parasite that keeps me one more click away from gaming. I took me over week to automate click right right after selecting profile.
Re: 'We Believe It's Feasible': Emulation Studio Working on PS3 Support for Modern Consoles
Rather give me emulator itself rather than games YOU want to give me. I have my own games backlog.
Re: PS Plus Gets a Decent Black Friday Discount, But There's a Catch for Existing Members
I would definit... ohh noo, existing members screwed again... nevermind...
Re: Here's Why Sony Is Making a Japan-Specific PS5 Console
Hey Sony, release English only console in europe for discount too. I also don't want to pay for other languages I even don't understand.
Re: Horizon Dev Guerrilla Won't Abandon PS5, Has 'More' Games Coming
Yeah yeah blah blah... we all know how it's going...
Re: New Ratchet & Clank Game Announced, But Not for the Platform You Want
RIP Ratchet and Clank... I liked that franchise.
Re: The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO for Mobile and PC, Prompting Fury from PS5 Fans
MMO of Singleplayer franchise is like Netflix adaptation...
Everyone know it will be purposely screwed and also there will not be another sequel for long time or anymore. It's IP killer.
I feel deeply sorry for everyone who loved this franchise.
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Is Still Gunning for Live Service Success with New Multiplayer Shooter
@
no
Re: PS5's Biggest Game Has Not Released Yet, PlayStation Boss Teases
Maybe he didn't noticed, but Concord has already released...
Re: Sony to Stimulate Japanese PS5 Sales with Cheaper, Language Locked Model
Get ready for scammers selling it for full price in rest of the world in 3... 2... 1...
Re: PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
@AdamNovice it was sarcasm... 🤦
Re: Random: Last Week's GTA 6 Delay Made It All the Way to the Polish Government
Launch title for next-gen. Believe me..
Re: After GTA 6 Delay, Wolverine PS5 Doubles Down on Fall 2026 Release Date
We are discussing here things that are one year away, ONE YEAR AWAY!!! Are you really so naive to believe it's real any of these games (gta or wolverine) will release by the end of next year??? C'mon...
Re: Don't Expect Any PS5 Exclusives from Square Enix in the Future
After almost eradicating QA (giving 70% to AI) Square Enix reached bottom of my interest to any of it's projects.
Re: Some PS5 Owners Might Be Paying More Than Others on PS Store
@Northern_munkey Yes, the only money they see from me.
Re: Football Manager 26 Given a Red Card on PC for Putting PS5 Players First
Manager or Tycoon games are tricky to make on "non-mouse" systems, because it's crucial peripethal for fast and precise operating.