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@nessisonett I'm ashamed of myself. (Very good!)

Can we finally stop talking about this game now?

They held out valiantly, longer than others, but the writing was on the wall sadly.

@Areus No. 🤣

@tselliot Doesn’t look Soulslike to me.

@Kraven They say release date in 2025 so it's possible we may see it tomorrow, during Opening Night Live. If not tomorrow then maybe at the next State of Play.

@rjejr Sony usually does one in September, yes.

@Bez87 I'd say Yakuza didn't really get popular until Yakuza 0 really.

Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4 got releases on PS3, but then if you recall SEGA basically stopped localising them. Sony paid to have Yakuza 5 localised thanks to requests from fans.

It's kinda crazy that if Sony never footed the bill for Yakuza 5's localisation the franchise may very well be dead now.

I don't really agree with him that they don't know what they're doing, but I do see some of his points.

I tend to agree that if they wanted to do live service they should have looked more at mobile or some of the rising teams in China like HoYoverse etc. (Unaffordable now!)

For me the biggest mistake they've made with live service is their utter obsession with shooters.

Not going to lie, I love all of the outrageous visual effects.

@Dalamar It's a different publisher, they have to make something.

It's either that or nothing at all.

@Bramble Difficult to say. The writing and voice acting is scrappy, and the open world — which was ground-breaking at the time — will feel small by modern standards.

But it's a very cinematic game with a very unique pace and vibe to it. People often compare it to Yakuza but it's much slower and more "life sim" than that series.

I'd say get the HD remasters on sale and make up your own mind. They're actually quite short games really.

@Jackthelad93 An all-time classic. Glad you're enjoying it! I personally think Shemmue 2 is even better!

@PuppetMaster It's not as good but it does capture some of the same vibes as the first two. Problem is the story doesn't really go anywhere, but I enjoyed it for what it was.

@Bagwag82 I just asked if they kept my guestbook note in and PR said "they're pretty sure" so you should still be there! XD

@LifeGirl You wash your mouth out!

@Gremio108 We must believe!!!

WHAT?!?!

@darylb24 I agree these are going to sell like crazy on PS5.

FINALLY! This has been a constant request from all of us in the Push Square Slack chat for probably a decade now.

Will pre-order as soon as it's available.

It's a really great lineup.

@Max_the_German Of course, they never could have predicted this level of success. I do believe they probably made the right decision at the time.

But in hindsight it looks like a massive fumble.

@ThomasHL Agreed, I much prefer the art style in Sony Pictures' stuff to most recent Disney/Pixar movies.

I really don't like the art style in a lot of Pixar stuff at all. (Toy Story aside!)

@TheTominator007 Corrected, thanks!

@Fartingale Morbid curiosity makes me want to browse that sub Reddit now.

@optic_efun11 Seems inevitable to me.

@Kingy Hey, it worked for Alien Isolation!

@wiiware It is a narrative game though so makes sense.

@awp69 Worth noting that Fast & Furious Crossroads was made by a totally different team to this.

This is basically a spiritual successor to Cruis'n Blast, which in my opinion is one of the best games on the Switch.

@nomither6 I think it's fine as long as it's priced appropriately. Obviously it'd be nice to have online multiplayer there, but if the team doesn't have time/resources to add that then just focus on presenting the core arcade experience in a good quality.

@Ichiban It’s not that serious. 😂

(Where can I get an Infinity Nikki pillow?)

It'll definitely happen. It's going to be one of the game's biggest marketing beats.

But I agree with @AdamNovice, they'll focus on the core cast first, which makes sense.

I feel like the only person in the world who liked Street Fighter X Tekken. I wish that game was more accessible on modern hardware.

@Toot1st I really liked the sound of the cars actually. I did appreciate that. Even mentioned it in the review.

But I get your point!

@aj21009 I'm not sure, I think the price is right for the scope of the game and length. I just personally would have liked more variety in the mission design.

If there was maybe a three more hand crafted missions, it would have got a better score.

@Markatron84 Not really. Lots of wine, though.

@Sergo Okay, hope you enjoy it.

@Markatron84 None, it's set in Sicily haha.

@Czar_Khastik I laughed out loud bravo

@Reeneman From what I can tell the cutscenes drop to 30fps regardless of which graphics setting you pick. This is on standard PS5.

Thanks for reading everyone! Sorry it's a little late but as mentioned previously we didn't get code until launch day unfortunately.

Any questions just reply to me and I'll try my best to answer.

@Anthony_Daniels That’s kinda what they’ve been talking about though. They say entertainment is now 60% of the business and they’re expecting it to rise higher.

@Veritas7Ax I can't believe Final Fantasy Warriors hasn't happened yet.

@DrVenture69 There’s Trophies!

Man this would have been awesome.

I'm imagining kinda like Piyeon from Oshi no Ko

@HonestHick What do you mean "rip the band aid off"? What exactly are you expecting to happen here and why are you expecting it?

@LifeGirl Helldivers 2 is less than a year old and successfully infiltrated the sector. They definitely will find other successes.

Marvel Tokon looks like it'll be another massive success.

@IamJT Just goes to show you how the games people say they want were barely a drop in the ocean.

Meanwhile, 40% of their first-party revenue is coming from live service games, and they've barely gotten that part of their business off the ground.

@Haruki_NLI To clarify, yes we do sometimes do previews on other platforms, although our preference is PlayStation.

We feel when it comes to previews, it's better to share our impressions on the game as a whole, and we can't control which system publishers will show the game on. So we make an exception there.

But with reviews, we know our readers will be playing on PS5, so we never review on any other hardware.

We don't tend to review Sony's ports to PC, but if we did it would be clearly marked that we're specifically reviewing the PC version.

@IronCrow86 PC reviews are out now.