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@Nintendo4Sonic good for them. They bought up a ton of legacy studios and they released games this year. Not one of them is a game that's going to remembered as truly great. I have no idea what you are even on about. They own half the industry at this point so of course they're going to put out multiple 77 metacritic games a year. They have no system sellers or they would've sold systems. And yeah, get a gaming pc before shelling out a thousand plus dollars for the next Microsoft branded box they release and call it an Xbox. Sony and Nintendo maybe can release 2 first party games a year just because they don't have 50 studios. Meanwhile the actual Xbox franchises not named Forza are dying. Gotta buy up existing IPs to be successful. And not just existing ones but the biggest ones. I just hope my beloved Doublefine isn't the next studio to get canned.

@Kierant202 also, ninja gaiden 4 is not a Microsoft studios game. It's Team Ninja and Platinum games.

@Nintendo4Sonic lol, there is no reason to buy an Xbox. Pc game pass is half the price and you get all the new releases. When is the last time a Microsoft studio had a game of the year winner? Or nominee? It just so happens their studios have games ready the past two years. There will be a dry spell coming shortly.

I really loved the first game but for the life of me I can't remember anyrhing about it. I'll definitely play this when the price comes down.

Is another NetEase studio now. I can hardly blame them for trying as a Star Wars game these days is no guarantee and I have to imagine the licensing is expensive. Still a shame because I loved Become Human. Hopefully NetEase will let them continue to make the games they are known for but at this point, does anyone even remember them besides us old gamers?

I don't know too many cases that feature both first person and third person where the animations in third person aren't stiff and really bare bones. But off the top of my head, only bethesda games come to mind so I'm happy to be proved wrong.

Who doesn't love a good revenge tale? I haven't started Yotei yet. I'm waiting until tomorrow when I have a good chunk of time to sink into it. Action games and movies often have revenge as the motivation for the protagonist. If you're gong to be killing hundreds of bad guys, there's only so many plot devices to justify it. Its either a big evil bad guy, zombies, revenge, or war...off the top of my head. It's really the way the story is told and having characters you care about that matter IMO

@nomither6 Good argument

@nomither6 5 years is not a long time to develop a new IP in this era

@LazyDaisy lol, blood off? Maybe consider another game. As for story stuff, we're a year out. We already know more about this game than gta vi and that's closer to release, allegedly

@playstation1995 you're hopeless. Once again my point went right over your head.

@playstation1995 It's not a question of if you're on point. There's no question SH is better than Baby Steps, but it isn't better than Resident Evil so should be scored lower. Once again, you missed my point. But critical debate doesn't appear to be your stronge suit.

@playstation1995 No kidding. You completely missed my point

@playstation1995 You guys are ridiculous. A review score doesn't indicate one game is better than another. The new Fifa or whatever they call it now got a 7. Are you expecting them to compare that to SH and say, nah it's not as good as that game, has to be a 5?

@B_Lindz Has Sucker Punch ever made a bad game?

@Splat It is a great open world engine

@Scottyy I disagree about your Silksong take. While I personally wouldn't put it up there, I have to appreciate anything hand drawn in a world dominated by photogrammetry and mocap. Me, personally, I think TLoU Part1 and 2 take the prize. But most of the games mentioned, you could make a case for

@Noone2025 I what way? In no way was I led to believe this was a Playstation exclusive. The only time it's mentioned is in the title, and this is a playstation website. They arent going to bother listing all the platforms it's available on

Put benches at least somewhat close to the bosses!!! I'm at what I assume is the end of Act 1 and the trip back to the boss is ridiculous

@KoopaTheGamer It would be nice to get something. Currency which I've already had to spend way too much time farming, at the very least, would've been nice. Or a game changing pendant... Something. I mean when you complete some difficult platforming sections off the beaten path, there's always something waiting for you.

Those clips don't seem any worse than many final fantasy scenes which it was inspired by.. It's certainly bad but not so bad that it's worth mocking. We've gotten just as bad English dialogue from Japanese developers

@get2sammyb I'm so sorry you're tired of hearing about it. A lot of us are just starting to talk about it . I haven't talked about it since it was revealed because I'm not a hype guy, but I cannot stress enough how much I'm looking forward to it. And we'll all be talking about it.

Not sure why this is framed as Xbox's Stalker 2. They had a one year timed exclusive agreement. It's coming out the exact day as the initial release, November 20.

@kcarnes9051 The movement looks fantastic and tbat to me is the most important fundamental. I just wish I didn't just start Pirate Yakuza and just bought the new Donkey Kong game. Haven't even taken my switch 2 out of the box yet. Those two were supposed to hold me over til Ghost of Yotei.

@TrollOfWar Elden Ring is a once in a generation game. It was a cultural phenomenon. Its one of those rare single player console type games that actually sold more on PC than console making it the first Fromsoft game to do so.. And taking your higher number of 1.2 million (I'm not sure where you got this number since console specific sales are almost impossible to find) on Xbox out of 19 million total sales (not sure if this includes ps plus players) of Death Stranding is quite small. I didn't literally mean no one buys games on Xbox but it's fair to say that Microsofts main goal is to sell subscriptions. So is it better for sony to release their first party library on Xbox or put it on their own subscription service after a year or so? We'll see soon enough. I think it makes sense for multiplayer and live service games but not much sense for single player but that's just my opinion.

@HonestHick I have a switch and a PC as well as a PS5. There's literally no reason for me to buy an Xbox when there is PC gamepass. I do, however, mostly use my ps5 because it's just more convenient and I sit in front of a computer all day for work so I'd rather play on my nice TV from my couch. I do not just buy exclusives except on switch. First party exclusives are literally the only reason I see to buy a Switch especially now when there are a miriad of handheld options I buy all types of games but Sonys first party titles were what got me into their ecosystem. I just got a nice gaming pc two years ago so the overwhelming majority of my library is on Playstation. I personally don't care what Sony does as long as they keep investing in their first party studios. I simply do not see the advantage of releasing first party games on Xbox this generation. Maybe they do and I'm fine with that but I seriously doubt it. I also don't see them releasing day one on PC. They lose 30% to Valve and they just don't need to

@HonestHick umm, their games are lucky to sell 500k on PC. And I'm no console warrior. I just see that the only value in a console is exclusives. Without them,why buy a console? Third party doesn't sell well on switch or Xbox.

@HonestHick That is simply a stupid statement. The reason Sony sells so much hardware is because of the games they make. Nobody is making money off Xbox game sales since they don't sell games. How many times does it have to be said? It's not worth putting your game on Xbox unless it's on gamepass or free to play/live service.

I honestly didn't know this game existed. Did they do any marketing?

@Korgon Yeah, literally have never made a bad game

@LazyDaisy I think it looks significantly better and that's from a youtube video. I love the painterly style of this series. The colors pop and the white is so damn white, if that makes any sense.

@Oram77 I agree. I just hope the story doesn't suffer. Open world games where you can go wherever you want, when you want tend to have crap stories and it was the side stories that carried me through the first game. Well that and the combat system and beautiful world.

@TheFakulty play it the way it was originally made first.

I fear for one of my favorite studios in Doublefine

@EfYI I recently tried to replay it and it just wasn't as fun as when I played it at launch. There seemed to be no one helping me build or liking the transportation networks I spent hours building. During launch, new things would pop up daily and you really felt like you were helping strangers make the journey with you and they were helping you back.

@turtleclock right? No gameplay at all 😂

@DreadfulDragon @Darude84 just because you didn't enjoy the gameplay loop doesn't mean it isn't good. I loved building structures with complete strangers and feeling like I was on a lonely journey in the world they created. If all your about is gameplay, I wonder why your on a Playstation site. They are a story focused company. Nintendo has plenty of what you're looking for. And I say that as a person who grew up on Nintendo

Was it just me or did the acting seem very stiff

I did not think I would like this game when it came out. But I go back and finish the game every year. It's amazing and can't wait to see what's next from this studio.

@NathanKang As did everyone else. Rockstar never meets their initial release date.

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy seems we have a similar sense of humor based solely on Superbad and It's Always Sunny

@rjejr OH that area. Yeah they went nuts there. You could easily miss the entire section. Love that game. I'm not a trophy guy but I did platinum that.

@Titntin I agree. I didn't want a GoT sequel but I didn't consider they'd tell a whole new story with a new character. Now I want it tomorrow!

Its the right move to start with a new character. What were they going to do? Do the thing where your character forgets all his skills from the previous game? I was one who didn't the GoT needed a sequel but now I'm excited!

As someone who grew up with nintendo, in my mid 40s, what little I got to play this morning before work had me grinning ear to ear

@Kiefer-Sutherland if you just spam attack you're not going to get very far. Playing in PC and it's great. Not bad for a studios first game. There are quality of life issues like the lack of a map and shrines that don't stand out enough and tend to be behind rocks when you're trying to find one to fast travel...I would just find myself dying just so I could get back to one. Also being able to use the healing flask at full health is annoying. I dont mind the invisible walls. To me it's pretty clear in most instances where you can and can't go and I definitely appreciate not falling off narrow pathways all the time.

Anyone unsure about this one, check out skillup or the latest Friends per Second podcast. Really sold me on it

Heck yeah! Can't wait for this one

You need an option, I really wanted one but forgot today was the day

@BeerIsAwesome GT7 awaits you. I have sunk endless hours into that and No Man's sky. Intending to start the resident evil games this weekend. Or half Life Alyx since I just got it set up for my PC last night.