The remaster basically cancelled the entire art direction of the original release and left UE4 realistically take care of what otherwise would have been hand-picked rasterized solutions.
You people are hella down on this, despite barely seen anything from what the game can do, but y'all still be getting and playing this game to death regardless.
Is there a complete list of digital-only PS3 exclusive games? I don't care about the top ones. I have a hard time finding one and all outlets, instead of helping people with a full list, go for top tens.
PS: Funnily enough, Hard Corps: Uprising is free this month with GWG. Huge Arc Sys. fan! All the soundtrack for their games is dope!
A huge shame they didn't address the Milk of Humankind quest, where when moving the boulder, if it touches the wall that faces the sea the cow stops following you. Had to revert to a save and lost 5 hours of progress when going for the Plat.
Happy they fixed the fish spawns. Those drove me crazy.
BUT I'm happy to see they added all these skills and abilities. A pleasant surprise.
I'm sure the game will be great, superb, but I've got to ask myself, is there not one title in my backlog that I could play while waiting for this to drop in price? Is this really something that I absolutely need to play at launch? It's definitely not RDR3/GTAVI.
@Balosi The patent doesn't forbid anyone to try and find another way, but every attempt grants the patent owner the right to drag them in court regardless of them being in the right or the wrong. They are betting on the fact that most developers won't want to suffer the costs of going into court. Unless someone with big cojones comes out and tells WB to go ***** themselves. Someone like Epic Games for instance. They have the capital to pull the rug underneath WB.
They need to do something to the way they export their trailers. People will think that's the actual framerate of the game, which is not the case, because other materials showed the game running at clean 60fps.
@JustATomato Nah, the stuff in AC wasn't that. What makes the Nemesis System unique is that when the player inflicts changes to NPC A, it also inflicts changes to NPCs B, C, D, etc. That's now what happens in AC Odyssey. When you kill one of those brutes looking for you on the map, it gets replaced by another NPC that has slightly better skills than the one you killed. There's no hierarchy present.
Yes, there's a map of targets you need to kill in ACO, ACOdyssey and Valhalla, (and also in the last two Ghost Recon games), but the targets don't communicate between each other. No matter the order you kill them, it's always the same result.
@OmegaStriver Don't think people can patent things that were already reproduced by others. Developers had a ***** ton of time to try and reproduce the Nemesis System, but they just didn't care, which is frustrating, because no one ever will.
In the same time, if all the games using it will be under this LOTR umbrella, I won't be able to care less.
Even scummier than this is if they actually never implement it in a game. EVER. Like what happened to the loading screen mini games patent. They patented that and never used it. It just sat there for 17 years.
@Voltan we'll just have to keep an eye on patch notes. They've been at it and fixing a lot of stuff. Positive this will be fixed in the next patch. Just keep in mind to revisit that place after the patches and see what you get.
Apparently there's a Ragnar thing being triggered after you kill al 6 Drengrs, but it's broken and it never happens. They are looking into fixing it. But basically after you kill them you go to the snake pit in Northumbria and something should happen. Hope they fix that.
@AJDarkstar I've 17M right now. Over a half from PS Plus and Prime Gaming. Haven't had any reason to spend any of them. I won't feel the cost of this update. Been claiming the money all these months because I knew I would hate myself if I wouldn't and I was right. Still disappointed the map isn't free roam, but I'll take it.
@get2sammyb Very dep moments that almost brought me to tears were ruined by archaic controls and unresponsive AI. A shame. Getting past all that, I did enjoy the game. Imagine if it actually worked most of the times.
Sounds like Odyssey, and in all fairness there were some really rad cosmetic. I recall purchasing the Isu pack, the Hades pack and then the Abstergo pack, which was my favorite. I played through the remainder of the Season Pass content with Kassandra and her horse dressed to kill in the Abstergo armor outfit, haha.
Just release some damn gameplay, show the gameplay loop. We're almost a month away from this. I mean that for most of the games. So secretive, so unnecessary. This game will be dead on arrival. The way it's been marketed hurts it so much.
@Sub-Xero Right, perhaps my question was confusing. I'm getting a PS5DE, but want this special edition. It appears that, in this case, I won't be able to upgrade, since for the physical edition of the game you need the PS5 with a disc drive.
This is so Rockstar and I love it. They go for the same vibe. I approve. This game will definitely satiate my lust for a new GTA until it finally shows up.
@NEStalgia I don't think scalpers care about scalping Xbox, because it's not expected to sell out like the PS5 was, especially after the, although false, rumours Sony is making less stock due to COVID. No one's worrying about that with the Xbox.
Why are people calling it a mess? Wouldn't a fixed date and time give scalpers and bots even more time to prepare and pull the rug off of everyone's feet?
An unscheduled pre-order dropping out of nowhere like that and still selling out in minutes every where speaks volumes about the demand.
If even with all the scheduling, Microsoft's hardware doesn't sell out, you draw the conclusions.
Then: "No, thanks! I would actually like owning my games." Now: "Look at all these games I could potentially play for a cheap cost per month, although it's physically impossible to go through all of them and keep up with it before they are rotated out and won't ever own any of them."
@get2sammyb which is why its stupid to get mad it wasn't in the event, because 1. marketing strategy and 2. they explicitly said the event will only show games, price and release date.
@ShogunRok Gotcha so no new IP with monster in their title from big developers. Indie's are fine, because they can't disrupt anything, but you never know. So stupid.
Imagine if people continued to call it "Gods & Monsters" because it's easier to say than "Immortals Fffnxrsn" and it just becomes the norm. What will Monster Energy do then?
"No, no stop calling it that. Yer confuzin ar brendingz."
It's just like Apple marketing features that are years old on Android and people deifying them for being innovations. Like the recent Smart Clips where you don't need to download an app to access a specific feature, only a part of it. It's a smart strategy and it works. But in a few years we'll look back and realize that as you said, it's nothing more than a marketing tactic.
@LiamCroft I know you can keep using those 1000 Credits earned from a card onto the next one, thus avoiding spending money them, but is it mandatory that you buy those first1000 Credits at least once or can you earn them through normal play?
In Rocket League I only paid once for the Rocket Pass, then kept earning the decryptors back and kept them for the next one. Is this how it is for this game as well?
On one hand, yes, all three parties have utter ***** store interfaces. Recently, for the first time this generation got to play around with the Xbox One X's interface. I expected, since it's an X, it'd be quick and snappy. So damn clunky, so slow. There's no excuse, next-gen, not just the store interface, but the whole OS should move as quick, as snappy, as fast as my phone, PC or tablet does. This is ridiculous. On Switch I'm wasting entire minutes waiting 10 seconds for each 6 more entries to load. Why would anyone have the patience to scroll through the lists of games you make and discover new games if it's such a horrid experience?
On the other hand, I played this game on GamePass. No disrespect to the developer, but I would not want games like that covering the front pages of the store. Maybe some indie section somewhere. I was excited about this game, because it looks fun to play, but overall feels like an unfinished university project. It'd be a fine release for something in Early Access.
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Re: GTA Vice City's Fan PS Vita Port Pitted Against Nintendo Switch Remaster
The remaster basically cancelled the entire art direction of the original release and left UE4 realistically take care of what otherwise would have been hand-picked rasterized solutions.
Re: First Impressions: Rebooted Saints Row Has a New Look, But It's Still Saints Row Under the Hood
You people are hella down on this, despite barely seen anything from what the game can do, but y'all still be getting and playing this game to death regardless.
Allow yourselves to be happy from time to time.
Re: 10 Digital-Only PS3 Games You Should Buy Before Sony Shuts the PS Store
Is there a complete list of digital-only PS3 exclusive games? I don't care about the top ones. I have a hard time finding one and all outlets, instead of helping people with a full list, go for top tens.
PS: Funnily enough, Hard Corps: Uprising is free this month with GWG. Huge Arc Sys. fan! All the soundtrack for their games is dope!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Detailed, and It's Absolutely Massive
It will be my 2022 GOTY.
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.012 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Adds River Raids, New Skills, and More
A huge shame they didn't address the Milk of Humankind quest, where when moving the boulder, if it touches the wall that faces the sea the cow stops following you. Had to revert to a save and lost 5 hours of progress when going for the Plat.
Happy they fixed the fish spawns. Those drove me crazy.
BUT I'm happy to see they added all these skills and abilities. A pleasant surprise.
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is Another £70 / $70 PS5 Game from Sony
I'm sure the game will be great, superb, but I've got to ask myself, is there not one title in my backlog that I could play while waiting for this to drop in price? Is this really something that I absolutely need to play at launch? It's definitely not RDR3/GTAVI.
Re: Warner Bros Under Fire for Patenting Nemesis System
@Balosi The patent doesn't forbid anyone to try and find another way, but every attempt grants the patent owner the right to drag them in court regardless of them being in the right or the wrong. They are betting on the fact that most developers won't want to suffer the costs of going into court. Unless someone with big cojones comes out and tells WB to go ***** themselves. Someone like Epic Games for instance. They have the capital to pull the rug underneath WB.
Re: Action RPG Black Myth: Wukong Continues to Look Cool as Hell in New Trailer
They need to do something to the way they export their trailers. People will think that's the actual framerate of the game, which is not the case, because other materials showed the game running at clean 60fps.
Re: Warner Bros Under Fire for Patenting Nemesis System
@JustATomato Nah, the stuff in AC wasn't that. What makes the Nemesis System unique is that when the player inflicts changes to NPC A, it also inflicts changes to NPCs B, C, D, etc. That's now what happens in AC Odyssey. When you kill one of those brutes looking for you on the map, it gets replaced by another NPC that has slightly better skills than the one you killed. There's no hierarchy present.
Yes, there's a map of targets you need to kill in ACO, ACOdyssey and Valhalla, (and also in the last two Ghost Recon games), but the targets don't communicate between each other. No matter the order you kill them, it's always the same result.
Re: Warner Bros Under Fire for Patenting Nemesis System
@OmegaStriver Don't think people can patent things that were already reproduced by others. Developers had a ***** ton of time to try and reproduce the Nemesis System, but they just didn't care, which is frustrating, because no one ever will.
In the same time, if all the games using it will be under this LOTR umbrella, I won't be able to care less.
Even scummier than this is if they actually never implement it in a game. EVER. Like what happened to the loading screen mini games patent. They patented that and never used it. It just sat there for 17 years.
Re: Guess What? Cyberpunk 2077 Still Has Serious Crashing Issues on PS5, PS4 After Patch 1.10
@KingPev They need to report on whether each new patch fixes anything at all for people like myself who care about that?
This is not beating a dead horse, it's reporting on the game's state.
Pathetic this still doesn't solve crap.
Re: The Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quests that Most Players Don't Know Exist are Finally Being Fixed
@Voltan we'll just have to keep an eye on patch notes. They've been at it and fixing a lot of stuff. Positive this will be fixed in the next patch. Just keep in mind to revisit that place after the patches and see what you get.
Re: Skyrim Can Run at 60FPS on PS5 with One Simple Mod, Doesn't Disable Trophies
Would this work on Xbox, too? I mean doing it without disabling achievements.
Re: The Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quests that Most Players Don't Know Exist are Finally Being Fixed
Apparently there's a Ragnar thing being triggered after you kill al 6 Drengrs, but it's broken and it never happens. They are looking into fixing it. But basically after you kill them you go to the snake pit in Northumbria and something should happen. Hope they fix that.
Re: PS5 Hardware Trailer Is Completely X-Rated
I thought X-rated as in Xbox owners might not stand watching all this goodness.
Re: GTA Online's Biggest Ever Update Live, Fans Already Fuming You Can't Free Roam New Island
@AJDarkstar I've 17M right now. Over a half from PS Plus and Prime Gaming. Haven't had any reason to spend any of them. I won't feel the cost of this update. Been claiming the money all these months because I knew I would hate myself if I wouldn't and I was right. Still disappointed the map isn't free roam, but I'll take it.
Re: PS5 Users Lament Lack of PS Store Deals Section as First Sale Arrives
Just get yourself HotDealsUK and set some alerts. Easy.
Re: The Last Guardian Runs at 60FPS on PS5, But There's a Catch
@get2sammyb Very dep moments that almost brought me to tears were ruined by archaic controls and unresponsive AI. A shame. Getting past all that, I did enjoy the game. Imagine if it actually worked most of the times.
Re: PS5 Introduces Accolades System to Encourage More Inclusive PSN Communities
Hope this will make the GTA Online lobbies a better place.
Re: PS5 Displays Your Playtime in Next-Gen and PS4 Games
@thefourfoldroot GLAD TO SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!
Re: Hands On: The New PS App Is a Humongous Upgrade
Wasn't UK a first world country? Why is it taking THIS long to get the update? How many weeks after US? I'll resort to getting an APK.
Re: This Is How Watch Dogs: Legion Is Handling Microtransactions
Sounds like Odyssey, and in all fairness there were some really rad cosmetic. I recall purchasing the Isu pack, the Hades pack and then the Abstergo pack, which was my favorite. I played through the remainder of the Season Pass content with Kassandra and her horse dressed to kill in the Abstergo armor outfit, haha.
Re: PS5 In-Game Hints and Tips System Requires PS Plus Subscription
Do you need PS Plus to share game feed with a friend and talk over voice chat?
Re: Guilty Gear Strive Will Have a 'Battle Mode' Exclusive to PS5
Make an OG fan and please be M.O.M or a rad campaign like the ones in Judgement on the PSP.
Re: PS5's 3D Audio Will Almost Certainly Work with Your Existing Headphones
At last, some positive news. Missed them.
Re: Gallery: Sparks Fly in Destruction AllStars PS5 Screenshots
Just release some damn gameplay, show the gameplay loop. We're almost a month away from this. I mean that for most of the games. So secretive, so unnecessary. This game will be dead on arrival. The way it's been marketed hurts it so much.
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Looks Way More Polished in New Story Trailer
So polished they had to recycle Kassandra.
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Looks Adorable in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer, Special Editions Detailed
@Sub-Xero Right, perhaps my question was confusing. I'm getting a PS5DE, but want this special edition. It appears that, in this case, I won't be able to upgrade, since for the physical edition of the game you need the PS5 with a disc drive.
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Looks Adorable in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer, Special Editions Detailed
@Quintumply That's great. Has it been confirmed anywhere?
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Looks Adorable in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer, Special Editions Detailed
If I get the physical special edition with the toy am I eligible for a free digital upgrade?
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Tourism Website Is Some Pretty Cool Marketing
This is so Rockstar and I love it. They go for the same vibe. I approve. This game will definitely satiate my lust for a new GTA until it finally shows up.
Re: PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
@NEStalgia I don't think scalpers care about scalping Xbox, because it's not expected to sell out like the PS5 was, especially after the, although false, rumours Sony is making less stock due to COVID. No one's worrying about that with the Xbox.
Re: PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
@DotM You can watch the final minutes of the last event. The camera goes around it once and you can see everything.
Re: PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
Why are people calling it a mess? Wouldn't a fixed date and time give scalpers and bots even more time to prepare and pull the rug off of everyone's feet?
An unscheduled pre-order dropping out of nowhere like that and still selling out in minutes every where speaks volumes about the demand.
If even with all the scheduling, Microsoft's hardware doesn't sell out, you draw the conclusions.
Re: PS Plus Collection Announced for PS5 Launch, Subscribers Get Access to Blockbuster PS4 Games
One of the lucky ***** who only played 6 of these.
Re: Sony Won't Follow Game Pass Model on PS5, Doesn't Believe It's Sustainable
Then: "No, thanks! I would actually like owning my games."
Now: "Look at all these games I could potentially play for a cheap cost per month, although it's physically impossible to go through all of them and keep up with it before they are rotated out and won't ever own any of them."
Re: PS5 User Interface Reveal Is Coming, Says PlayStation Boss
@get2sammyb which is why its stupid to get mad it wasn't in the event, because 1. marketing strategy and 2. they explicitly said the event will only show games, price and release date.
Re: Gods & Monsters Name Changed to Immortals Fenyx Rising Following Opposition from Monster Energy, Apparently
@ShogunRok Gotcha so no new IP with monster in their title from big developers. Indie's are fine, because they can't disrupt anything, but you never know. So stupid.
Re: Gods & Monsters Name Changed to Immortals Fenyx Rising Following Opposition from Monster Energy, Apparently
Imagine if people continued to call it "Gods & Monsters" because it's easier to say than "Immortals Fffnxrsn" and it just becomes the norm. What will Monster Energy do then?
"No, no stop calling it that. Yer confuzin ar brendingz."
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's Platinum Trophy Has Already Been Unlocked on PS4
Kinda weird the game has only one gold trophy. Expect at least three for completing the game through each of the three roles.
Re: PlayStation Travels to the Edge of the Earth in Flashy Brand Commercial
Bunch of flat earthers.
Re: PS4 Boxes Will Have PS5 Upgrade Banner for Compatible Games
@Shepherd_Tallon @Octane
It's just like Apple marketing features that are years old on Android and people deifying them for being innovations. Like the recent Smart Clips where you don't need to download an app to access a specific feature, only a part of it. It's a smart strategy and it works. But in a few years we'll look back and realize that as you said, it's nothing more than a marketing tactic.
Re: Switch Between Prince of Persia Remake and the Original Game with Pre-Order Bonuses
The game would look better aesthetically if all the in-game models could be replaced with the old ones. The pretty environments can stay.
Re: PS4 Boxes Will Have PS5 Upgrade Banner for Compatible Games
At the end of the day I wonder how many more games will have Smart Delivery on Xbox compared to the ones on PlayStation.
I can hardly think of any instance where a game has Smart Delivery on Xbox, but can't be upgraded for free on PlayStation.
All publishers that announced free upgrades, announced them for both platforms.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Marvel's Avengers PS4 Review?
@LiamCroft Sweet!
Re: Site News: Where's Our Marvel's Avengers PS4 Review?
@LiamCroft I know you can keep using those 1000 Credits earned from a card onto the next one, thus avoiding spending money them, but is it mandatory that you buy those first1000 Credits at least once or can you earn them through normal play?
In Rocket League I only paid once for the Rocket Pass, then kept earning the decryptors back and kept them for the next one. Is this how it is for this game as well?
Re: Indie Dev Demonstrates How Bad PS Store Discoverability Can Be
On one hand, yes, all three parties have utter ***** store interfaces. Recently, for the first time this generation got to play around with the Xbox One X's interface. I expected, since it's an X, it'd be quick and snappy. So damn clunky, so slow. There's no excuse, next-gen, not just the store interface, but the whole OS should move as quick, as snappy, as fast as my phone, PC or tablet does. This is ridiculous. On Switch I'm wasting entire minutes waiting 10 seconds for each 6 more entries to load. Why would anyone have the patience to scroll through the lists of games you make and discover new games if it's such a horrid experience?
On the other hand, I played this game on GamePass. No disrespect to the developer, but I would not want games like that covering the front pages of the store. Maybe some indie section somewhere. I was excited about this game, because it looks fun to play, but overall feels like an unfinished university project. It'd be a fine release for something in Early Access.
Re: PS5 Uses Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 6 for Improved Performance
Hey, whatever's going to make Remote Play function perfectly, I'm happy.
Re: Activision Bumping PS5 Price Points Beginning with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
@ankehuber well given the majority of full priced AAA games in UK are usually £55, I guess we're looking at £63 or £65. Ugly.
Re: Talking Point: What Free September 2020 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
Shadow of War or A.O.T. Final Battle would be sweet for me personally.