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As always from Housemarque, this will be a day 1 for me without any questions asked.
And add me to the list of not seeing how Dead Nation is a 5/10...
It's not perfect, but it's certainly an 8 at the least, play it with a friend and it jumps to a solid 9 easily.

Props for having Samurai Warriors 4: Empires on there as most simple ignore musou games.

I do miss seeing Gundam Breaker 3 on there though. The first two were brilliant fun on either PS3 or Vita.

@themcnoisy
I know, I've got an AES myself.
I'm actually quite a bit retro gamer myself. Even ordered a Framemeister a week or two ago to replace my XRGB2+ so I can hook up all my old systems to the main tv instead of just some old CRTs.

It just baffles me that someone who loves retrogames wouldn't like the Dreamcast as it's kinda the last system of it's kind. So for someone who literally grew up on arcade games from the age of 3 (my mom owned a pub ) Starting with Space invaders with the cellophane overlay around 1980, the DC is one of my favourite systems ever, just like the Saturn for instance.

@themcnoisy "I didn't like the Dreamcast - other than Shenmue, jsr and soul calibur the games were rubbish or short arcade games."

You don't deserve that Metal Slug Avatar!

Ouch. While I expected the game to be somewhat mediocre, I wasn't expecting scores like this. Especially since EA doesn't shy away from trying to buy good impressions. The latest Reddit debacle where mods were bought off by EA to ban people who posted not so glowing impressions about battlefront shows just how low they are willing to go to try and get people to buy their crap.

Not surprised as it really did feel extremely shallow in the beta.
Not to mention this is DICE that's behind the game, so it's bound to be a mess.
Shame really as I would have loved a top tier Star Wars game.

I'll just leave this here: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick

lol, I never imagined Bungie to ever be as bad as DICE!

@hYdeks
Well good luck with that! I hope you enjoy the next Metal Gear Solid game whenever it'll be released, if ever, because I sure as hell won't be buying the abomination it's bound to be. lol
Just look at how Castlevania went when Iga left as a nice example of why people like Kojima matter a ton to a project.

_{Please watch the language -Tasuki-}

And ordered!

BTW is the soundtrack digital or is it an actual CD?
Absolutely love the soundtrack in this game so I'm hoping for a nice CD.

While I loved the game at the time it came out, this wouldn't even be near my 100 favourite games of all time.
Heck, it's not even anywhere near the best Final Fantasy game, even if you only count the mainline ones, let alone the spin-offs. :-/

"It may surprise some of our American readers, but the NES was never particularly popular in Europe."

Hmm. Just about anyone I knew at the time or know today that played games during the 8-bit era had a NES. Some a Master System, but very few.
Mega Drive vs SNES was a lot closer and somewhat of an even split, but certainly not NES. Barely anyone had an Amiga or C64, although a couple of friends did.
I do understand this was way different in the UK, but in the mainland it certainly was a whole different story.

"It was widely believed that Call of Duty, for example, had switched sides because of the PS4's global dominance"

Is there really a single person with just an inkling of how this industry functions that ever said such a thing? Of course it's a money thing, it always has been.
MS has been doing this ever since they got into the business. Just look at the truckloads of money they dumped in Sega's lap when they got out of the hardware business.
And now all of a sudden we should look at Sony differently because they now do this as well?
Spencer please....

Picked "if it’s priced correctly" which means when it hits the sub €20 price for me.
No way am I going to pay anything near retail price for a game that will be a year old when it releases on one of the systems that chose to buy this gen.
Their loss I guess.

Sourcing articles from Polygon now? Eew, gross!

Damn, that music brings back so many memories.
Will get this on PS4 and 3DS without question.

As someone who bought the Japanese version on release day, I can honestly say that it runs a heck of a lot smoother than the PS3 version, or even the 360 one.
Framerate still drops quite a bit when things get too crazy, but nowhere near the levels that were seen on last-gen hardware.
Also, you actually feel as if you've got a force backing you up now thanks to soldiers and tanks actually fighting with you and helping you push the bugs back.
The new lighting system is also a big step up and really helps to set the mood.
Can't wait to see what they will do with EDF 5 if it goes PS4 only.

Oh and I'll grab the EU release the day it comes out as well. I love this game that much!

Glad I got the Japanese version! Was a bit upset when it arrived in my mailbox the very same day that the game was announced for the west as I didn't think it would get one.
I'm tired of this digital only stuff, so I won't be getting it.
How hard can it be to release a limited edition physical copy along with some nice extras for the hardcore Koei fans?

Don't support publisher that employ these anti-consumer practices, people!
Otherwise in a couple of years time, this will be commonplace and we'll all be screwed.

Yep, I'll be getting Double Dragon as well.
Already have Wonder Boy, Bomb Jack and Rygar and I didn't even know that Terra Cresta had been released in the meanwhile! Well at least on Japanese PSN, so I'll be grabbing that as soon as I get my points code in the mail.
Loved that game, so much so that I got the PS2 re-release as well back in the day.

@Sanquine Sadly, no, you are not alone.
This kind of humour can be pretty damn great when done correctly.
Like this for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANq_U8xwC7I
But the only thing the video here did was annoy me to no end and make me think twice on clicking future ones... :-/

I only tend to preorder games because I don't have a game store close-by and I wan't certain games on release day. So I have to go with online shops.
That being said, I've become very picky as to which games I preorder.
The Witcher 3 for instance I have on preorder right now.
And I tend to do the same with Naughty Dog games, certain series from Koei Tecmo and just about everything from Nintendo.
As long as I don't feel a company is treating me like dirt (or a cash cow and nothing more) I have no problem doing this.
On the other hand, certain company are on my sh**list. EA, Ubisoft, MS without a doubt from the Xbone reveal on, and now Konami for instance.

Damn, too many games to play in such a short period.
Hardline, Bloodborne, Toukiden and EDF 4.1!
Buying them all on day 1, but I just don't know how I will be able to combine them with a full-time job...

Well deserved! The multiplayer is tons of fun and much more enjoyable than BF4 for me.
Just don't play TDM. ;P

Quick tip to avoid spawning on a teammate that is under fire.
When you see a red sign next to their name in your squad list before you respawn, it means that they are in a dangerous situation.
Unlike the last BF4 patch which made it so that you couldn't even spawn on a teammate in certain situations like this, Hardline lets you choose for yourself.
So if there's a red sign next to them, be aware that you'll be spawning right in the middle of a firefight.
Either make sure you are aware of the situation that particular person is in, or choose another spawn point that's safer.

Oh and I have to say that this is the first BF game since Bad Company 2 that I've enjoyed this much in MP.
BF3 was a step forward in many ways, yet a step backwards in others, and BF4 was just a mess all around, even till this day to some point.
I was one of the most sceptical people when it came to Hardline after getting burned on BF4 and even vowed to never buy another BF game again. But I'm weak.
To my surprise none of the issues I had with BF4 show up in this game and now there are actually several game modes worth playing again, instead of just maps built for conquest and all other game modes thrown in just because they have to check the list on features.

I'm getting the game on PS4+Vita anyway but I'm so glad there's a demo on the way since I want to try and get a friend into the game so we can play co-op.

"gameplay" trailer.

Love my PS3 and still play it constantly, but that's only because quite a few Japanese games are only being released on it (and Vita) and not the PS4.
Gundam Breaker, Atelier series, Sengoku Basara 4, EDF4. Although 4.1 is coming soon on PS4.

It really is time to let go and move on to PS4. Cross gen is really holding back some great upcoming games.

Oh what an age to be living in, where we can share the same ground we walk on with a visionary like Pachter!

Who would have thought that a game such as this would be able to sell millions of copies if Sony would include it with every single PS4 sold from this point forward!

How this guy isn't our global president yet with his insight and overall brilliance is beyond me!

@wobrussell

Well the game is fantastic in it's own right, but it just isn't as challenging nor as in-depth as Monster Hunter.
Not that that is a bad thing though.
Both games are just very different a bit like how Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter are all grouped into the fighting game genre.

I personally would't want to miss either Toukiden Kiwami nor Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

And yet no Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair... For shame.

Nor Sayonara Umihara Kawase Chirari.

Wanted to vote for Samurai Warriors 4, but I've got to tip my hat to Earth Defense Force 2025.
Driveclub certainly is way up there as well.

All I'll add is that I have no intention of getting involved in another internet nerd fight. I've got better things to do, I'll leave it at that.

@Godsire-
"remakes, remasters, cross-gen titles, indie garbage, & buggy, underwhelming exclusives."
Actually you're right, those aren't 5 things, they are 6. ;P

I've been playing since the late 70's as well and I must say that I'm not disappointed with my PS4 at all. (And just for clarity, I do tend to buy all consoles and handhelds that come out, well except for the X1 due to MS's bonehead moves that they had to come back from due to public backlash. I stopped supporting that company they day they revealed their DRM vision.)
The first half of the year was very slow, that much is true. But again, if you discount all the cross gen games, which are in most cases highly superior over their PS3 counterparts (unless you talk about COD Ghosts and Black Flag or things like that).
Most of the cross gen games that have been released over the last couple of months have been developed with the full focus on current and then get downported to last gen, most of the time by a B-team even. Which resulted in missing features on the old systems, not to mention a ton of optimisation problems as bugs. Yes even more than on current gen.

Can't really blame on companies trying to keep their head above the water with some last gen sales till this gen's numbers grow big enough to fully support the development of those AAA games.
That's probably the one thing that bothers me a lot about the current gen, the nearly complete disappearance of the mid-tier games which used to fill the void between the huge over budgeted games. Really miss a lot of the quirky stuff that was easier to take a chance on since companies weren't gambling on their future when one of these would bomb.

The releasing of broken games certainly is something that doesn't sit well with me either. Been a huge Battlefield fan since BC2 for example, yet after a full year of failures on Dice's part regarding BF4, I'm done with that company and their games.

I did buy Driveclub on day one and was disappointed with the online issues, no questions about it. But then again, the base game in itself was so good that I could forgive them for messing the launch up since I certainly got my moneys worth from Time Trials alone. Still feel they should have held back the launch till the weather update was ready though.
@DESS-M-8
Whatever.

Well you can downplay every single console or handheld ever released when you apply that kind of deductive reasoning to it.
"Name me one game, but this, this, this, this and this doesn't count, oh and that, that and that doesn't either." :-/

Been quite a good year for the old system.
My personal favourites were Sengoku Basara 4, Atelier Escha & Logy and Earth Defense Force 2025.
But especially Gundam Breaker 2, even though it's only been out for a week.

@DESS-M-8
I can't agree with that at all.
I've had my PS4 since day one and already have 30 physical games for it, not to mention quite a few digital only games as well.
It certainly had a slow start as just about any new system has, but by the second half of the year it has built quite a nice catalogue of games.

For me it certainly has to be Earth Defense Forces 4.1: The Shadow Of Despair.
Loved the PS3 game so much I imported the Japanese version as it came out and when it finally reached Europe I bought the PAL version for both the PS3 and 360.
Really looking forward to the new levels as well as new weapons, but the one thing that got me excited the most is to see it running at a higher framerate. Hopefully 1080p at a rock solid 60fps.

Dragon Quest Heroes is another one I'm looking forward a ton. Hopefully it'll get a western release as well otherwise it'll be another import for me.

Glad I just ordered the import only Puyo Puyo Tetris on PS4 instead of this from Nippon-Yasan.
Should be here next week. From the demo I played on Vita, it looks to be a fantastic version.

When I think Street Fighter, I think of my Saturn first and foremost with Street Fighter Alpha 2 especially, as well as Street Fighter VS X-Men.
Then my Dreamcast for the 3 Street Fighter 3 games that were releases on it as well as the Capcom VS SNK games.
But for the systems that are out today, I'm actually glad it's a PS4 exclusive and not an exclusive one some other system, even though I own all of them except for just one.

After the Rayman Legends debacle, the Watchdogs stuff and now this, I find it surprisingly easy to keep ignoring Ubisoft output completely on all the systems I own.
Kinda similar to how I view EA.

EDF! EDF! EDF! EDF! DAY 1!

Knowing EA. Hell no! Not on PS4, not on anything else either.

Unacceptable. And that's coming from someone who owns a 64GB card and 4 Vita's.

Already preordered along with Warriors Orochi 3 ultimate on PS4.
Can't wait to see what the first non-crossgen PS4 musou game look like as these PS3/PS4 versions are bonding things back quite a bit.

Well that's depressing, but if that means more games like Tearaway will get green lit, I'm all for it. Doubt it though.

Great news! Let's hope Sleeping Dogs 2 is next!

No PS4 version is very disappointing. Would have picked it up at launch, but since it's last gen only, I'll wait for it to hit €15 or less before picking it up. Probably won't take that long either.

@Ridwaano
Shopto has the PS4 version for £40 and that was good enough for me.

Oh very nice. Got this game preordered and can't wait to finally get my hands on it this Friday.
Hoping that many more musou games get the PS4 treatment.
From Koei that might be a given, but I really wish Capcom would do the same with Sengoku Basara 4...