@Medic_alert "The biggest part of that is I think Jin spends way too much time being a big sap, chained to tradition and whinging about honour while all his friends get slaughtered."
Is that not pretty much the point of the games story though? Him seeing how the Samurai's traditions and honour system are causing them to lose this war and thus finding a reason to use the "Ghost" to win the war.
@UltimateOtaku91 Yeah honestly, just iterate on what the Pro promised (but hasn't always delivered) get everything running at 4k or as close to it with PSSR, 60fps and higher and people should be happy. I would be. I'd love to see devs focus more on physics and interactive environments more than raw texture fidelity at this point. Like, Yotei looks amazing but they still have canned animations on enemies (which looks terrible when bodies are floating over cliffedges or awkwardly leaning against a wall unnaturally) and barely any reactivity in the environment.
Yeah the numbers high but the queue's pass pretty quick. Click log in, go make a coffee or something, come back and it'll be done. It's been a really smooth launch from what I've been playing.
And all the people harping on about sexual harrassment or "imagine being a woman in that office." There's plenty of female employees at shift up, that seem to love their job. The guys wife is one of the character artists ffs. Men like looking at attractive women, get over it. Doesn't mean he's gonna go up and grope or rape them.
@ThorsHammer Yeah, extraction shooters just ain't it, It seems the industry is finally starting to see that with how audiences reacted to stuff like Marathon. Just do Titanfall 3 ffs, stop ***** with the formula.
@extragood Before it starts, those of us complaining about these skins aren't wanting CoD to PLAY realistically, its not about it playing like a mil-sim. We want CoD gameplay without it looking infested by clown skins and ***** like minaj and snoop dogg. Military aesthetic, Arcade gameplay. It's not too much to ask for.
@McTwist Spot on. They were on the right track with the recent MW2 but all the ADHD riddled zoomies couldn't handle having to think before spamming their jump paddles and SMG's, so now we're back to how MW3 and this play. Really hope IW stick to their vision from MW 2 for their next game.
Pretty much this. Why would I spend £110 in one go on a game when i can sign up for a month for £15 and get the same version and have it finished in that time? For Ubisoft themselves, Ubisoft+ was a mistake. At least in it's current form.
@UltimateOtaku91 100%. Series S was a huge mistake I hope they learn from next gen (if xbox are still in the console game). It's really held back this generation.
Perhaps we just need to accept that this just isn't a game people wanted, for various legitimate reasons and stop trying to save it. It's dead Jim, let it go.
Sad to see him go, was hoping we'd see DMC 6 from him! Thought that was his plan for getting Capcom to agree to letting him do Dragons Dogma 2 as well?
Will definitely be keeping an eye on these guys! It was pretty obvious they jumped from a sinking ship when they left Rocksteady before getting Suicide Squad out. Looking forward to what they show us one day!
Imagine letting a once beloved game development company be destroyed in both reputation and financially just because you as it's parent company wanted to chase that live service ***** instead of just letting them continue to make what was already making them good money. We could have had an amazing follow up to Arkham Knight that everyone would have wanted, but no, they want to feed us this drivel instead. No wonder Sefton Hill nope'd out a couple years ago.
@Shepherd_Tallon RE 6 needs to be completely rewritten. Have it be an ensemble-cast game sure, but keep it to the already established STARS members, Leon and Claire.
@Olmaz Absolutely this. It makes such a difference I don't see why it can't be an option for 99% of games nowadays. I mean, I'm no programmer/developer, I have no idea how difficult it is to implement but every game that's included it has benefitted. Games like Jedi Survivor, Remnant and now this could really use it.
I would bet once the reviews are out this will change. 15 was disappointing and some people aren't super sold on the action combat direction 16 is taking, so I feel a few more people than normal might feel a bit reserved about it.
Only way this works is if they don't do what film-makers normally do and change a load of the details. Don't change the costumes. Don't change the backstories. Don't change appearances for no reason. Embrace the absurdity, don't try to make it "realistic". Then it MAY work.
"It’s almost upon us! If, like this author, you’ve been waiting a lifetime for a game like Hogwarts Legacy" You brave, brave individual! I hope certain members of the twittersphere don't see this, for your sake! Game looks fantastic though, can't wait for next week
Wonder if the release of RE 4 also has anything to do with it then. Be tough competition, wouldn't be surprised if they learned something from Titanfall 2's release smack bang between Battlefield and CoD.
@KaijuKaiser For me it was just that it was..just decent. It was hyped up to be the 2nd coming of Dead Space and it's no where near. It's not a bad game by any means, but its nothing special either. It's not scary in the slightest, the enemy designs are boring af and there's no real reason to replay it (at launch anyway, NG+ helps now). No unlockables etc which is where survival horror games thrive for most people, I think.
Been playing since I moved to New Zealand yesterday, it's solid. Far from perfect but it's easily a 7.5/10 kinda game. It's got some rough edges, But, I am enjoying it, it's great being able to play as all 4 characters and the story so far is keeping it interesting, I want to see where it goes. Without comparing it to the Arkham series, I think the closest I can compare it to is the newer Assassins Creeds, so, take that as you will.
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Re: Poll: Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
@Medic_alert "The biggest part of that is I think Jin spends way too much time being a big sap, chained to tradition and whinging about honour while all his friends get slaughtered."
Is that not pretty much the point of the games story though? Him seeing how the Samurai's traditions and honour system are causing them to lose this war and thus finding a reason to use the "Ghost" to win the war.
Re: 'Even I Can't Tell the Difference': Shuhei Yoshida Thinks PS6 Needs Something Other Than Just More Power
@UltimateOtaku91
Yeah honestly, just iterate on what the Pro promised (but hasn't always delivered) get everything running at 4k or as close to it with PSSR, 60fps and higher and people should be happy. I would be. I'd love to see devs focus more on physics and interactive environments more than raw texture fidelity at this point. Like, Yotei looks amazing but they still have canned animations on enemies (which looks terrible when bodies are floating over cliffedges or awkwardly leaning against a wall unnaturally) and barely any reactivity in the environment.
Re: Battlefield 6 Server Queues Are Absolutely Humongous on Launch Day
Yeah the numbers high but the queue's pass pretty quick. Click log in, go make a coffee or something, come back and it'll be done. It's been a really smooth launch from what I've been playing.
Re: Bandai Namco's Big TGS Booth Includes Code Vein 2, Digimon, More
Needs more Scarlet Nexus 2 damn it
Re: Official Ghost of Yotei Popcorn Bucket Triggers Tedious Takes on PS5 Exclusives
@Damage99 I doubt it mate, she's dead.
Re: Official Ghost of Yotei Popcorn Bucket Triggers Tedious Takes on PS5 Exclusives
@Damage99 I mean its fine if you don't American all over it and cover it in "Butter-style flavoured" goop.
Re: Helldivers 2 Xbox Announcement Prompts Avalanche of Spider-Man Port Begging
@Oram77 From Xbox? This generation? Doubt.
Re: Random: Stellar Blade Dev Gives Insane Anatomically Accurate Explanation of Why Butts Are Beautiful
And all the people harping on about sexual harrassment or "imagine being a woman in that office." There's plenty of female employees at shift up, that seem to love their job. The guys wife is one of the character artists ffs.
Men like looking at attractive women, get over it. Doesn't mean he's gonna go up and grope or rape them.
Re: Random: Stellar Blade Dev Gives Insane Anatomically Accurate Explanation of Why Butts Are Beautiful
@naruball
That's less about the game content and more about how it takes men away from giving them attention or doing something "productive" for them.
Re: Updates and Brand New PS5 Announcements at THQ Nordic Showcase This August
Remnant 3 and Darksiders 4 please and thank you!
Re: Elden Ring Nightreign's Massive Success Proves There's a Future for Online Souls
@Hapless
Yeah, from I've seen its the name that's selling it. It definitely doesn't meet the expectations one might have from a fromsoft title.
Re: EA Confirms Heavy Layoffs, Titanfall Game Cancelled
@ThorsHammer
Yeah, extraction shooters just ain't it, It seems the industry is finally starting to see that with how audiences reacted to stuff like Marathon.
Just do Titanfall 3 ffs, stop ***** with the formula.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Is a 'Really Good Piece of Work', Say Tech Experts
Just wish this remaster lead into them developing a sequel. Game is fantastic overall and deserved to be an IP that sony kept going with.
Re: Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip Looks Like a Great Open World Appetiser Before GTA 6
The fact this is called Tiny Terry's and has nothing to do with Terry Crews is a source of profound disappointment
Re: Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Patch Adds Challenge Mode, Maps, Free Armour
It REALLY needs a pro patch. The image quality on it is abysmal :/
Re: Awful PS3 Game Haze a Comparison for Black Ops 6 Fans Complaining About Ridiculous Character Skins
@extragood Before it starts, those of us complaining about these skins aren't wanting CoD to PLAY realistically, its not about it playing like a mil-sim. We want CoD gameplay without it looking infested by clown skins and ***** like minaj and snoop dogg. Military aesthetic, Arcade gameplay. It's not too much to ask for.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Enjoys the Series' Biggest Launch in Years
@McTwist Spot on.
They were on the right track with the recent MW2 but all the ADHD riddled zoomies couldn't handle having to think before spamming their jump paddles and SMG's, so now we're back to how MW3 and this play.
Really hope IW stick to their vision from MW 2 for their next game.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant Disappointments Pour Pain on Ubisoft's Share Prices
@PsBoxSwitchOwner
Pretty much this. Why would I spend £110 in one go on a game when i can sign up for a month for £15 and get the same version and have it finished in that time?
For Ubisoft themselves, Ubisoft+ was a mistake. At least in it's current form.
Re: Just Like Black Myth: Wukong, PS5 Action RPG Enotria Is Delayed Indefinitely on Xbox
@UltimateOtaku91
100%. Series S was a huge mistake I hope they learn from next gen (if xbox are still in the console game). It's really held back this generation.
Re: How Long Does It Take to Find a Match in Concord on PS5, PC?
Perhaps we just need to accept that this just isn't a game people wanted, for various legitimate reasons and stop trying to save it.
It's dead Jim, let it go.
Re: Legendary Devil May Cry, Dragon's Dogma Director Hideaki Itsuno Leaves Capcom After 30 Years
Sad to see him go, was hoping we'd see DMC 6 from him! Thought that was his plan for getting Capcom to agree to letting him do Dragons Dogma 2 as well?
Re: Another Wave of Concord PS5, PC Character Trailers Has Arrived
I never thought a game could make a gunslinger look boring to me.
Concord managed it. Holy *****.
Re: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2's Heavy Bolter Is the Answer to the Tyranid Question
"with its unfortunately named Freakers"
Wait, what? Whats wrong with Freakers?
Re: Rocksteady Co-Founders Form New Studio Called Hundred Star Games
Will definitely be keeping an eye on these guys! It was pretty obvious they jumped from a sinking ship when they left Rocksteady before getting Suicide Squad out. Looking forward to what they show us one day!
Re: Suicide Squad Teases Major Post-Launch Support, 'Hundreds' of Build Combinations
Imagine letting a once beloved game development company be destroyed in both reputation and financially just because you as it's parent company wanted to chase that live service ***** instead of just letting them continue to make what was already making them good money.
We could have had an amazing follow up to Arkham Knight that everyone would have wanted, but no, they want to feed us this drivel instead.
No wonder Sefton Hill nope'd out a couple years ago.
Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms
@Beerheadgamer82 It baffles me that the OG RE 2 and 3 havent been put on the Classics catalogue yet.
Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms
@Shepherd_Tallon RE 6 needs to be completely rewritten. Have it be an ensemble-cast game sure, but keep it to the already established STARS members, Leon and Claire.
Re: Konami Is Creating a New Silent Hill Production Team
"Konami has been hard at work also bringing back its Metal Gear Solid series"
I'm not sure I'd call that recent collection a result of "hard work".
Re: Alan Wake 2 Is Over 20 Hours Long as Remedy Makes Its Biggest Game Yet
@sanderson72 But..why? What's the big deal about it being digital only?
Re: Lords of the Fallen PS5 Equips Performance, Quality Mode
@Olmaz Absolutely this. It makes such a difference I don't see why it can't be an option for 99% of games nowadays. I mean, I'm no programmer/developer, I have no idea how difficult it is to implement but every game that's included it has benefitted. Games like Jedi Survivor, Remnant and now this could really use it.
Re: Expect New Info on Loads of PS5, PS4 Anime Games This Weekend
Scarlet Nexus 2 pleeeeeease
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Guide: Your Ultimate Wiki and Walkthrough Resource
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Re: Square Enix Allegedly 'Slightly Panicking' About Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Pre-Orders
@Singels
Good for you, I guess? You're certainly the outlier with that opinion though, if the internet is to be believed.
Re: Square Enix Allegedly 'Slightly Panicking' About Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Pre-Orders
I would bet once the reviews are out this will change. 15 was disappointing and some people aren't super sold on the action combat direction 16 is taking, so I feel a few more people than normal might feel a bit reserved about it.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing God of War Ragnarok's New Game Plus?
If there was a "Skip the ***** Atreus parts" option, then I'd consider it.
Re: A New Live-Action Street Fighter Movie Is Officially in Production
Only way this works is if they don't do what film-makers normally do and change a load of the details.
Don't change the costumes.
Don't change the backstories.
Don't change appearances for no reason.
Embrace the absurdity, don't try to make it "realistic".
Then it MAY work.
Re: Saints Row Teases 'Huge' Combat Overhaul in Next Update
Update your terrible writing and characters Deep Silver/Volition, then we'll talk.
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to Feature 5 Combat Stances, Including One with a Blaster
That's great and all but aren't we forgetting the most important thing?
Will we get more than crappy poncho's to wear?
Re: Hogwarts Legacy PS5 DualSense Controller Revealed, Out Tomorrow in Limited Supply
@Mad001 No reason you can't read/watch it now and come to love it!
Re: Hnngh! Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Launch Trailer Teases a Truly Magical Adventure
"It’s almost upon us! If, like this author, you’ve been waiting a lifetime for a game like Hogwarts Legacy"
You brave, brave individual! I hope certain members of the twittersphere don't see this, for your sake!
Game looks fantastic though, can't wait for next week
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed to 28th April
Wonder if the release of RE 4 also has anything to do with it then. Be tough competition, wouldn't be surprised if they learned something from Titanfall 2's release smack bang between Battlefield and CoD.
Re: The Callisto Protocol Gets New Game+ in New PS5, PS4 Update
@KaijuKaiser For me it was just that it was..just decent. It was hyped up to be the 2nd coming of Dead Space and it's no where near. It's not a bad game by any means, but its nothing special either. It's not scary in the slightest, the enemy designs are boring af and there's no real reason to replay it (at launch anyway, NG+ helps now). No unlockables etc which is where survival horror games thrive for most people, I think.
Re: Saints Row Team Will Be Folded into Gearbox
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Re: PS1 Classic Syphon Filter 3 Could Be a New PS Plus Premium Game
Wish they'd hurry and drop RE 2 and 3 already
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Gotham Knights?
Been playing since I moved to New Zealand yesterday, it's solid. Far from perfect but it's easily a 7.5/10 kinda game. It's got some rough edges, But, I am enjoying it, it's great being able to play as all 4 characters and the story so far is keeping it interesting, I want to see where it goes. Without comparing it to the Arkham series, I think the closest I can compare it to is the newer Assassins Creeds, so, take that as you will.
Re: Saints Row Dev Commited 'Long-Term', First Big Update Has 'Over 200' Improvements
Are some of these "improvements" related to the writing and the characters? 'Cause, I mean, that's where they're needed the most.
Re: Go Hunting for Witches in Grimdark Action Game The Inquisitor, Q4 2023
Eurojank at it's finest. Gonna feel awful to play, I can just tell.
Re: Sony to Take Action as PS5, PS4 Owners Play Less Than Anticipated
Cost of living going up, no more lockdown and tbh, lack of big releases since what, Elden Ring/Horizon? doesn't help either.
Re: GTA 6 Needs to Exceed Players' Expectations, Rockstar Admits
As long as it still runs satire on everyone.
Re: Feature: Your Most Anticipated PS5, PS4 Games for the Rest of 2022
More people hyped for Gotham knights than CoD?
That surprises me :/