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Pretty stoked for WWE and Dead Space. I'm afraid Doki Doki doesn't get me excited at all.

@get2sammyb does it have the option to play in Japanese with English subtitles or is it hard-coded?

@OthmaneAD thanks for telling me all I need to know about you

@OthmaneAD why would you platinum a game you don't enjoy?

@johnedwin stats don't tell the whole story. I've lived and worked in Japan for 20+ years. There's always been pessimism about the economy but Japan keeps motoring along. I speak with business leaders at multinational companies on a daily basis and more often than not the Japan entity of said business is the only one performing well globally. This includes popular consumer brands that we make use of, indicating that people continue to spend. The Japan economy can be a hard one to read because people are very good at saving their money and personal debt has traditionally been low. The aging population is a massive issue but even so, the doom and gloom does not reflect daily life here in Japan.

As for Astro Bot, I've not seen any marketing for it all in Japan. Perhaps that's the issue? Or could be that people here, like elsewhere, have transitioned to digital.

@somnambulance @johnedwin no, the economy in Japan is not doing poorly. In fact, many global companies are surging in Japan while they languish elsewhere and Japanese companies continue to invest and hire. Spending power is down especially for imported goods (which PlayStation effectively is) but a lot of fuss being made about the weak yen is misplaced and reaction to inflation is a bit exaggerated because there was none for the last 30 years. The actual rate of inflation is still well below any other economy and thus the standard of living in Japan remains high.

@NoHope isn't 90 relatively near to 95? It's only a 5.56% difference.

I bought one of the 12,000!

I'm buzzing to revisit this one!

Not enough serious gamers up in here.

Better get a PS5 Pro for this!

@Ravix fitting that this has landed on 69 likes...

For now at least

Coming as live service I guess

@get2sammyb I would argue that it's actually a strength of AntStream that a lot of the major names are missing as they are already widely available. Rather it gives a chance for other titles to shine. Like you say, a person's interest in those titles will be purely subjective.

Sammy's going down swinging

So it's implementation of Hong Kong is not as good as Sleeping Dogs?

@RoomWithaMoose it's difficult to imagine modern Sony putting out a game like Sly... Didn't they just release Astro Bot?

Looks like a great ol' time

Do fans of other entertainment mediums sit around and wish for new and upcoming releases to fail and then gleefully wring their hands when they do whilst bemoaning the ones that become successful?

What a weird type of fandom this is.

@nessisonett specifically which pigs are holding you down?

Er... Astro Bot wins?

Speak for yourself, Sammy.

I thought at first this was about a Smurfs game made in Dreams. Oops.

@Specky not sure if downloading something illegally translates to "owning" it forever.

Just pre-ordered one from Amazon Japan!

It's not mentioned here but why does GhostHunter look so much better than the other PS2 titles that have been released? Is there anything different about the way it's been emulated?

Went from knowing nothing to wanting it - nice review!

Can't be that beloved if it only gets 2 comments...

Er... What exactly does that particular toy do? Most seem rather self-explanatory.

@Ravix thank you for posting the best comment in the history of PushSquare

Bring on banner 19!!!

Love when gaming embraces it's inherent silliness!

This review makes it sound like a pretty faithful remake then, with the type of frustrating physics that we used to consider a challenge in the 80s. One thing missing though is the steering wheel to spin around frantically!

@nessisonett jangly indeed.

Haven't played any of them so not a bad month at all.

@nessisonett 80s jangle pop eh. We talking The Chills, The Verlaines, The Clean or something completely different?

No love for Monkey Hero eh...

So it's just like Everybody's Gone to the Rapture?

Looks toight like a tiger.

What's up with game trailers these days going overboard with interminable dialogue snippets? Perhaps it's just my pet peeve.

90s racers like Outrun? Maybe Outrunners?

Can't think of a racer that's more 80s than Outrun.

There's something for everyone I guess.

The funny thing is this article already has 10x more comments than the inevitable review will ever get.

@LifeGirl 3.5 years.

A thoughtful implementation would be none at all.

So this is what it's like to make money from selling videogames...

"that will encapsulate you and your friends" - we'll be summarized or enclosed?

Sounds like the opposite of embracing...

Doesn't really seem to have much in common with the original. Which is probably for the best as it's very much of it's time.

No Clyde Radcliffe? That's a bit odd...