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I really like Ilya Kushinov so the character designs should be good at least. (Albeit probably very samey, haha.)

@PuppetMaster Surely it's going to happen at some point?

A massive SEGA compilation spanning everything from Master System to Dreamcast, including arcade games, would be awesome.

Or alternatively I'd love SEGA to start its own Arcade Archives style line and just sell each game individually with QOL improvements.

@Cjam36 Isn't he meant to be shorter in the Norse games?

Apparently he's like 234cm in the Greek games, but a much more reasonable 194cm in the Norse games.

I think it's good casting in terms of appearance. Performance we'll need to wait and see.

But I can definitely see him as the character once they do all the makeup and stuff.

For as amazing as it is, PS1 Ridge Racer as the only PS Plus Premium game is really disappointing considering the context.

@LogicStrikesAgain It's almost assuredly just because the port isn't ready. It'd be day-and-date otherwise for sure.

Yeah I reckon it'll be out in September or October or something on PS5. That makes sense now we (seemingly) have the Xbox date.

@PuppetMaster Yeah, fair. I don't think this would be a particularly big issue at all if the classics catalogue was growing quicker.

Like, there probably is value in having the PS1 and arcade versions available as they are different and it's interesting from a historical perspective.

But with us getting so many classics each month, this just sticks out and feels like a wasted slot.

Off topic but I honestly can't believe they haven't added PSP Everybody's Tennis yet. That game is GREAT with an awesome campaign and would be such a no-brainer addition to PS5/PS4.

Ridge Racer is a legendary game and clearly one of the most important PS1 games ever.

But adding it when the Arcade Archives 2 version already exists feels like such a waste of time, resources, and honestly a bit of a scam.

Especially when the catalogue of emulated games is so small and missing so many true classics.

I've never played these but I've seen them in retro stores many times. Made by Wolf Team.

@RBMango I hope Decapolice comes out this year.

I actually played Decapolice over two years ago and it seemed great.

@BionicDodo I think in general, reading the comments on this thread alone, you can see it received a muted response.

I'm actually stunned the Metacritic is as high as it is.

@Atreus97 Don't really see the contradiction. He did have a good reputation at Guerrilla and was instrumental in securing Kojima.

Doesn't mean he should stay in the job though.

@The_ghostmen Well, to be fair, they published Dustborn (and a couple of others).

I was specifically talking about internally developed projects.

@BionicDodo I think it's fun. Kenshiro fits in Fatal Fury for me.

This looks like a fun Initial D-style racer. But I wish SEGA would port the latest arcade games to PS5.

Let's go!

@rjejr It means there’s a bit more focus on the studio explaining its work. Not just trailers like a Nintendo Direct or State of Play. More interviews and stuff.

@trev666 Xbox is a third-party publisher now, so of course we cover them. Two of the three games in this Dev Direct are confirmed for PS5, and the third is rumoured.

@Jammer I dunno, I think with this one it's much just like a spiritual successor, because it's been so long since we got Parasite Eve.

This one feels more like, say, Bloodstained/Castlevania than a total knock-off.

@SeaDaVie Looks like Parasite Eve lol.

@Oram77 It may be easier to publish demos on Steam. May be less certification requirements, etc.

I'm confident they'll bring this demo to PS5 before the game releases.

@Oram77 Yes, they're all bad these days sadly.

I do think the fanbase for this franchise is a bit toxic too though.

Not that it should impact the creative decisions of the team, but it's felt for a while like they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

I really liked True Colors. I felt that captured similar vibes with a (mostly) new cast.

I absolutely LOVE how this looks.

I reckon they'll be Sidekicks.

@PuppetMaster I hope you're right.

This is just cruel.

@Makeshift Silent Hill F has a fantastic story though. And I absolutely love the art direction of F.

@jvecc Tried to focus on games that have specifically got a date or 2026 release window. So no Judas just yet until it locks in.

@ThatOneLevel Not going to lie, I'd be interested.

Have they done a Persona 5-themed puzzle game yet?

@rustym82 You're right, this was written before the delay. I'll edit that now.

Congrats to Clair Obscur!

I nearly bought this a few times, so I'm glad I didn't go through with that.

@Kraven Correct. It all gets a bit predictable with people picking the same game, but it’s just that good.

@RBMango Definitely check out. Weird and interesting game!

@Korgon Very good.

So many great games to choose from this year! Thanks for letting me share some of my personal faves! 🙏

@Mintie I think it will be a much smaller scale game than Silent Hill F, yeah. More of a spin-off type thing.

@Dragoon1994 I wouldn’t be surprised if someone ended up doing a physical version, even if it’s Limited Run or something.

Maybe once it’s out on all platforms.

@Zeroo I'll have to familiarise myself with how NL do it, but considering there are probably 50-100 different games mentioned across the article and comments, I'm really not sure how that would work very well.

I didn't play Lumines yet but I'm excited to grab it at some point. I'll probably play it in VR.

Great list, Stephen!

I got 12 and worked on this stuff all year, so congrats to anyone who does better than that.

Well done @Llamageddon!

@Clytorial_Impact I understand what you’re saying but it sounds like this team is probably working until midnight and beyond every day. Not every now and then.

I’m sorry you don’t like the article but I don’t think industry issues like this should be ignored.

We always try to have a balance of stuff.

@rjejr Worth it or not, some people did in fact pay $70 for Suicide Squad.

@Dorfeus Right, which is ten times the value of the annual sub, like I estimated.

And even though the January sale is ongoing right now, you probably wouldn’t be able to get everything for that price as not all the games will be on sale right now.

@trev666 It's the fairest way to do it as not every game is on sale all the time.

I don't have time to add up all the game's lowest ever prices, but even if I did that, you'd still be looking at a value of around ~$750, which is nearly 10x the subscription price.

And that assumes the games will always be on sale at their lowest ever prices, which they won't.

Put me down as another one who wishes SEGA was doing some kind of Arcade Archives series as well.