larry_koopa

Yeah it's less than two weeks. Calm the frig down.

Well it's not 2008 anymore. Is anybody surprised by this?

And then there's the Wii U... the little system that couldn't.

Seems like Ubisoft is finally getting wise. Despite being about 5 years over due, this is a smart move.

I was very confused while watching this trailer. The trailer keeps mentioning a King who has to prove himself, but yet they kept showing footage of a little blonde girl. Finally I realized that that little girl is actually the male character they keep referring to.

Stellar character design there, Level-5. Oliver at least looked like a male.

I'm sure the game will be great and I did enjoy the first one. Still, if your character is meant to be a young boy, make him look like a boy.

Just stop making these damn open world and/or online-only racing games. Some of us miss how racing games used to be designed...

@get2sammyb

As always, a very fair review. I especially liked your opening line as it instantly addresses what I'm sure was on plenty of our minds.

One of the major aspects that I look for in a review is whether or not the game has any serious performance or technical issues. I know both of those typically go hand-in-hand with this series, with Unity obviously being a disaster last year, so I'm happy to hear that it sounds like Ubisoft is actually shipping a finished game to store shelves this fall.

I generally don't write such lengthy comments, but un-finished games being released to the paying public is my biggest gripe with the video game industry.

Open world racing games are the worst, with Need for Speed Most Wanted damn near turning me off the series for good. I want to select my races from a menu, I don't want to have to drive around the city looking for the starting line, inadvertently triggering a police chase in the process.

Anyways, great article as usual, Sammy.

Such a cool idea.

I wish they'd just stop releasing them every damn year.

I like the name change: it's clean and simple and doesn't remind me of the Matrix movies.

@get2sammyb

I don't think I've ever seen such a negative article on this site. Not that I'm complaining mind you; I find your disgust here thoroughly entertaining.

"Please tell me he's okay!"

Wow. All the reviewers are right; these people really are stupid. Apparently the sound of him being cut in half right next to her didn't clue her in.

I'm just happy that it's finally being made. I can wait.

Sounds great! Looking forward to running through this multiple times to see all it has to offer.

I like that Naughty Dog is going the extra mile with this by adding these little extras.

Third weekend in a row with Final Fantasy X HD. 22 hours in at this point and, besides a few minor complaints, I'm absolutely loving it.

Crafting is definitely not my thing, so this news does make me happy.

Happy days all around!!

Those are stunning!!!

Few games in my collection have offered the amount of bang for my buck the way Diablo 3 has. What's more, it's something that my fiancée and I can play together as a team, which is a nice change of pace from me destroying her in Mario Kart and Smash Bros lol

Just finish the damn game, folks.

Guess I'll just stick with 2010's Hot Pursuit on my trusty ol' PS3 then; before all this open world, online-only garbage took over my favourite genre.

Continuing my first ever playthrough of Final Fantasy X HD Remaster. I found the game to be really slow in the opening hours, but I'm really enjoying it now that I have a chance to grind!

Tomorrow I am starting my first ever playthrough of Final Fantasy X. I'll be playing the HD Remaster on PS3. I've never even played a FF game before, so I'm pretty excited!!

As long as it's as good as the 2013 reboot, I'll be buying this on PS4 thank you very much.

Iwata is the captain of the Titanic and Reggie is that one crew member who runs around the deck and tries to convince people that the ship is not taking on water.

As for his remark about Sony unveiling games that don't come out until years down the road - shut up, that's exactly what Nintendo does with every core Zelda game. The Wii U Zelda was first mentioned as being in development in January of 2013. It was shown at E3 2014, and it skipped E3 2015 entirely. I highly doubt the game will be out by E3 2016. So shut your mouth and get your facts straight, Reggie.

I know it's not an exclusive, but honestly, that 8 minute DOOM demo got my blood pumping more than anything else at E3 this year.

Oh, and that Mass Effect Andromeda trailer isn't far behind. 2016 is looking so sweet already!

Well that makes sense. Make a great little handheld and then never support it with great software. Nicely done, Sony.

Ultimately this doesn't bother me that much as I only play Lumines on my Vita, but still... It's the principle of the thing.

It's about damn time

Looks amazing. Can't wait to own it!!

@Faruko

Good point lol

Love it.

@Johnnycide

"I'm not buying this day one though. After F3, NV and Skyrim I'm going to leave it a bit to let them iron out the bugs."

Yeah, I hardly ever get anything day one anymore. As you say, I'd rather wait until the various patches are released and the bugs are ironed out. Just the age we live in I suppose.

Peaked my interest. Just another reason to look forward to E3 this year!!

"Here's a novel idea: how about Ubisoft releases a game that doesn't require several huge patches to run properly?"

THANK YOU!! Polish/actually finish your friggin' games before releasing them for a change, Ubisoft.

"we're starting to tire of the gritty urban setting." Sooo, Gotham City should be the land of rainbows and butterflies?

@Fath

My thoughts exactly. I still play my PS3 on an almost daily basis. I haven't upgraded to the PS4 yet because its current library features about two games that I actually want to play on it.

This will be my 4th Tales game and I'll be happy to play it on PS3

My fiancée and I started playing Resident Evil 6 together this weekend, split-screen style. It's... underwhelming.

@MrJohnson71

If you actually read all the comments you'd see that he later clarified that he was referring to the PlayStation Plus version, not DriveClub in general. Maybe do you own damn research before you jump on users next time.

I can't wait to own this game some day.

I love the nod to "Friendships" that they snuck in there lol

I agree that it's time to move on from Kratos. His story has been told and this new game will be better because of it. Just like Mass Effect 4 will move on from Shepard. The characters and setting don't make the game - the gameplay does.

I really don't agree that "Kratos is god of war, the game would completely suck ass, if he's not in it."

If Metal Gear Solid can survive without Solid Snake, I think the God of War series will be fine.

Nothing, because my damn sister and brother-in-law are visiting.

PS3: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010). Whenever I'm in the mood for something fun, mindless, and relaxing this is where I turn, and is a game that I've happily spent 80 hours with.

Wii U: Tropical Freeze, for all the same reasons as above.

SNES/Wii VC: Super Mario World, and DKC 1 and 2. Three games that I love to sit down and beat in a single sitting.

Wow... It must be good if Gamespot gave it a good score. Seriously though, this all looks great!!!

Sounds good to me. I can already tell that I am going to enjoy that battle system, and I have confidence that Square will polish up everything that's pointed out here as well.

Still working on my first playthrough of Bravely Default. 50 hours in, all characters level 60.

@Artie

You sir, are hilarious.

Great list! I particularly agree with the QTE one. Generally speaking I don't mind them (they're done well in God of War I think) but there was one near the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 that has to be the worst use of the idea that I've ever seen. When Snake is crawling through the reactor or whatever and you have to repeatedly hit triangle for about 5 minutes straight. Awful and pointless. I get it. It's killing him. Just crawl through the damn cutscene. Don't make me wear down a button on my new DualShock.

Also, the Lords of Shadow 2 image that you picked for the stealth point is completely on par. I decided not to buy that game when I found out how ridiculous the stealth sections were.

Finally, I'd like to offer two more ideas that would be on my list:

1) Unskippable cutscenes. I'll gladly watch a cutscene the first time. But if it's 10 minutes long and right before a boss, and that boss then kills me, and I can't fight him again without sitting through that same cutscene again, then we have a problem.

2) Puzzles. Pushing crates, rotating beams of light, placing objects on pressure plates, etc. Over the years I have become so sick of this type of gameplay that I just don't play games anymore that have puzzles. Dark Siders 2 is one of the worst examples. I'm a friggin' Horseman of Apocalypse, but I can't access this room without first pushing some boxes around? Shut up, game designers.