johncalmc

£75 for Mario Kart is wild. But then I guess people who play Mario Kart probably play a lot of Mario Kart. But it seems pretty out there. There's no way I'd pay that for Mario Kart.

I thought it was a really underwhelming showing, but that comes with caveats. First, I've never cared about Nintendo hardware and I don't like Nintendo's motion controllery, gimmicky side. I only buy the consoles to play Nintendo games.

Second, I've already played most of the great ports they showed. So I suppose if you only play on Nintendo you were probably excited about Hitman and Elden Ring and whatever.

But for me it was pretty weak, with the high points being Gamecube games on the system and a 3D Donkey Kong game. I'll get one when Mario or Zelda comes out probably.

I'm assuming this is timed because From going Nintendo only seems like an incredibly bad business move. But even if it's not... I mean, it looked rough, right? Kinda like ALDI brand Bloodborne.

This is a weird one because if this had released day and date it probably would have sold a lot, but since everyone is kinda over Starfield now and the reviews were pretty underwhelming and it turns out it wasn't actually the most important RPG of the decade or whatever, I wonder how it will sell on PS5.

I'm trying not to be excited because I don't want to be disappointed but I'm totally excited

I love an Everybody's Golf but we gotta do something about those hideous characters.

I don't buy physical games so I don't think this really bothers me in any way, but this seems incredibly silly.

I guess spending years making a live service game without doing basic research into what it takes to actually keep a live service game running is probably a bad idea.

Bloodborne fans constantly getting their hopes up for an announcement is far more masochistic than actually playing the game.

I really want this to be good, mainly because the original is one of my girlfriend's favourite games, but I suspect it's going to be a total mess. That's fitting of course, given how the first one launched.

I've played a lot of Assassin's Creed games but Valhalla was the only one I've ever really, really liked. Probably because it's not really anything like a normal Assassin's Creed game. The problem with it was it was still an Assassin's Creed game and it had to shoehorn all the Assassin's Creed garbage into it. Microtransactions, future storyline nonsense, overarching series lore, busywork, etc. It would have been better as a standalone viking RPG.

Anyway, the point is I just can't with Assassin's Creed anymore. Even if it looks cool I just can't sink any more time into this series. I've got way too many things to play.

Persona 4 Regolden

I can't get excited about this because the ending of Valhalla really soured me. I loved that game right up until the last minute future nonsense that made it feel like the historical bit had a bit of a non-ending.

Anyway, I'm glad it's good, mainly because it'll annoy people who want it to fail.

What even is this game

Honestly, I'm confused about what the drama is surrounding this one, and I also don't care at all. It'll just be idiots like Grummz and Melonie Mac ranting because there's a woman in the game and she doesn't look like a supermodel or something. But I'm not on Twitter anymore so I won't see it. Delightful.

I own the new Saints Row for some reason. I've never played it though. In fact, I don't think I've ever made it past like half way on a Saints Row game which is unusual because I finish everything. So I must have been really bored.

I don't know what the point of this is or what it is even for and yet I still want one

@MeerkatSimples I haven't played the demo but the full game starts with a full party but then goes back in time to explain how you got there and you recruit new friends over time. So assuming the demo is the start of the game, that would explain that.

I don't think that what I'm about to say is entirely or even mostly to blame for the soft sales - I think Life Is Strange has maybe just had its time.

But as a massive Life Is Strange fan - except for 2, which sucks - I know why I haven't bought this game yet. It was the weird staggered release where if you bought the more expensive version of the game you got the first two episodes a couple of weeks early.

I wasn't going to pay extra to play a bit of a game early and then have to wait for the rest of it so I just didn't preorder it. Then the lukewarm response to the first two episode from fans meant that I wasn't in any hurry to pick it up upon full release when I had other stuff to do. And then I kinda forgot about it.

Honestly, if they hadn't tried to nickel and dime people for partial early access I probably would bought this on day one.

This is like going on Takeshi's Castle and pointing and laughing at someone for falling in the river just before you're about to have a go.

It's weird thinking back to when Xbox was saying stuff like "one of the most important RPGs ever made" about this. Even then it seemed like a bad idea. Looks even more idiotic in hindsight.

On the plus side I like Bethesda games and I like space so I'll probably pick this up.

@AFCC You control Yumia by default but you can switch. Each character has something unique about them, skills, etc. You don't have to switch if you don't want though. I mostly stuck with Yumia and ran into no trouble.

That's kinda hideous.

I haven't seen Superbad since it was first released but I do recall it being the rare example of one of those types of comedies that I actually liked. It's extra funny that Sony wouldn't let him touch a PlayStation.

Waiting for the Vita version.

It's getting to the point where the first time I'm hearing a game exists is when they announce it's getting taken offline.

I'm not sure about the weird blazer/corset/whatever combo but we gotta at least say that her glowing high heels are radical, although not entirely practical for open world exploration.

Optically, this is obviously a tough sell. Microtransactions before the game is even out. Absurd.

But as with anything, there's usually more to it. And here it does make sense to test it out in the alpha, and it does make sense that a game that's free would have microtransactions. There's battles worth fighting in the war against video game industry predatory behaviour and general scummery but this is one I'd sit out.

Sounds like this one is further out than I anticipated. Oh well, I'm fine waiting. I'll still be there on day one. Cool concept trailer, good vibes, I'm into it.

Can you play as IRS in it?

Hilarious that they unironically did this using Horizon - a story about the irresponsible use of AI.

I don't feel a pressing urge to get to this despite my love for Indiana Jones. I'll definitely play it at some point but I'm doing well obliterating my backlog at the minute so I'll probably pick this up down the road.

I'm conflicted about this. From a personal standpoint I didn't like Tony Hawks 4 specifically because of the more open nature and the fact that they'd gotten rid of the two minute format. So for me the changes sound nice.

But at the same time, not being open as it originally was, a) this really isn't Tony Hawks 4, and b) the levels were designed to be explored at a more leisurely pace and so I don't know how they'll translate to a two minute format. It's a bit like when they remade Metal Gear Solid using MGS2's mechanics and it completely broke the game because the levels weren't designed with first person shooting in mind.

Still, I'll probably check this out since I love a bit of Tony Hawks, but I do get why some people are sour about it.

No multiplayer modes means no multiplayer trophies.

When Portal was announced I saw this thing, chuckled, rolled my eyes, and wiped it from my memory, naturally assuming it would die and Sony would just pretend it didn't exist. I still have no idea how it's selling so well. But fair play to them. Nice to see.

I never played 2 and I only played the first one once back on PS1 so I must be a due a go on these at some point. No idea when but it will happen. Maybe.

All I really care about from SEGA is more Persona and more Yakuza so sure keep growing

This was a rollercoaster of a post for me. Seeing its name in the headline was the first time I'd ever heard of the game. Then I thought the art looked cool and I got excited. Then I saw it was delayed and I was still excited and thought it might be one to watch out for at a later date. Then I saw it was a multiplayer shooter and lost all interest. All within the space of like four seconds.

You knew what you were doing with that picture. Get your mind out of the gutter!

I only played Pirate Majima and it was magnificent so I guess Pirate Majima.

Unless Sony goes out of business or a meteor lands on PlayStation HQ, Xbox going early into the next gen is literally the only slither of a chance that they've got at making any gains in the console market. So yeah, I imagine they'll go early.

I don't think it will work. But if they're not going to give up then this is their best shot. Series X is over.

It's nice to see games like this that are smashing it, although co-op games are not my thing so it seems highly unlikely I'll ever play this.

@get2sammyb They can sell car skins and person skins. Double whammy.

@get2sammyb So they can sell skins probably :'D

Can we just not.

Seems fine to me. What were people expecting? It's a new game for PlayStation users. And yeah the DLC is overpriced and the early access stuff is a joke but when isn't it?

Dragon Age Veilguard takes a while to get going but I think it's a great game once it does. Has some problems - leans a bit too much on puzzles, exploration etc. for my liking - but it's essentially a Mass Effect game with wizards in it and I like that.

Shame there's a Sonic game in there stinking up the joint but the other two are well worth a play. Good month!

It's both funny and tragic that boxed copies of this game - i.e. what will eventually be sold to the public - have found their way into gamers hands, and Ubisoft's response is to say that the footage taken from these copies does not represent the final quality of the game.

Silent Hill 2 2.

One of the biggest, best selling every year franchises in the world owned by one of the biggest, richest companies in the world and still they can't spend a bit more money to do it right and pay people properly for their work. Truly pathetic.

Excited for the inevitable Honest Phil Spencer interview where he moves the goalposts to try and make this sound like a good thing.