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@RaZieLDaNtE TBH, there are a good number of fighting games that feel like "finished" products day one. Injustice 2, Tekken 7, and MK11, for example, aside from the pre-order bonus characters. I'd say those game were more or less "done" on day one. TONS of characters, extra modes, in-game unlockables, and robust story modes.

In those cases, I personally don't mind the seasonal format...extra content definitely beats an entirely new sequel every couple years like in previous gens, IMHO. I like that I have multiple years to learn and get better at this game, instead of starting over with Tekken 8 and Tekken 9.

This DLC is like the 49th character in the game or something, and with no other DLC schemes (lootboxes, gems, etc), I don't blame Namco for charging for it. And look at her...more detail and work into this 1 character than the entire SSBU roster, lol. Definitely a good pick for fans and something to get excited about!

@Ridwaano I'm waiting for tons of games to have complete editions with all the DLC...havent bought a game in over 5 years!

Hope it's a sequel to Andromeda. Lore and continuity is important in this series.

@TG16_IS_BAE Andromeda rocks...there, I said it! Hated it at first, but it's hard to go back to the old games after playing it, honestly. I think more people will come to realize that once this remaster comes out.

@Constable_What Out of all 10 games she's in, she's only had the lips in MKX! Personally I'm just bothered by her hair sticking to her head when she bends upside down. Otherwise, super stoked for this update!!!

@Jaz007 That's part of the conspiracy! That COD intentionally takes up a ton of room so that once it's on your HDD, you think twice about buying a new game (since you can't fit anything else on there), and just get more DLC instead!

I knew there was a reason I never got around to playing any first-party PS4 games in the past 4 years, lol.

@Boldfoxrd Exactly! Especially ME1 for me...played it in 2008 after not playing any video games for over 3 years and it absolutely blew my face off. Perfect 10/10, my default favorite game of all time, even to this day. I'll probably buy this collection just to have it, but not actually play it, lol.

@Sub-Xero Whatever ulterior motives they may have, it looks like they put a good amount of work into this mode, and I'm sure it will help bolster interest in the WNBA, even if just by a little bit. So good on them, IMHO!

I actually looked up the WNBA earlier this year because someone told me they were still around, and I was arguing that it got disbanded over a decade ago...I was wrong, lol.

Dat concept art of a mothercrystal is the first thing that's made me interested in this game. Love the scale!

If I were them, I'd delay the game until December of next year!

@K1LLEGAL I'm definitely not a fan boy, in fact I'm mostly a PC gamer, but there's definitely a disparity between MS and Sony in terms of output. Dunno what the deal is with FFXVI's exclusivity, but I know that certain games are exclusive because Sony helps fund them.

The main problem I have is that, instead of actually MAKING THEIR OWN GAMES, Microsoft is just preventing PS5 gamers from playing the next titles from a popular developer.

Instead of buying studios, MS should, I dunno...actually finish some games instead of cancelling them all the time? Their output has been horrible.

@MordmitTotschlag That's rain's "klassic look"! Like many other ninja characters, he started out as a re-color of Sub-Zero and Scorpion (except with different moves of course).

Edit: waitaminute, you're right, it looks like someone just re-colored a Sub-Zero picture, lol. The scar and Lin Kuei emblem are not things Rain would have!

Good lord, that first picture is off-putting. The game is definitely not the first thing I see, and I don't feel so much "excitement" as "repulsion", lol. Pitchford looks like a bug-eyed fish man bursting from a sewer to take a desperate gulp of air.

@djape Godfall was also the first PS5 footage we ever saw, lol. I blame Sony for not being more proactive in showing off the PS5 and its games.

@GKO900 Hey now, this franchise is one-of-a-kind! And let's not get Super Smash Bros Ultimate mixed-up with real fighting games.

First of all, no other fighting game in history has come close to the amount of characters in SSBU, so it should be the exception, not the rule. Second, all of those characters are just copy-pasted from previous SSB games with the exact same moves and no new mechanics. Next, all of those characters look like garbage up close...compare that to the detail in Guilty Gear Strive. The difference is insane! Lastly, this game was impacted by the quarantine, so I'm sure the devs would've liked to include more characters (and they're not alone...look at MK11's newest character pack having 3 characters instead of 6, Street Fighter V's crazy drawn-out release schedule for its next character season, and Tekken 7 and Soul Calibur 6 rolling out characters at a snail's pace too).

I don't blame anyone for skipping this game initially, given the roster and price point. Personally, I definitely wish there were more characters, or if they released it for $30. But this series has an incredible legacy, and I'll take this over a SSB game with 1000+ characters (still waiting for them to add Boo or Toad, dang it!!!), and that's why someone like me would foolishly drop $85 on Guilty Gear Strive at launch, lol. I can't wait!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

@nessisonett This game JUST came out, so asking people to buy it twice in the same year is ridiculous, IMHO!

If anything, they should make the PS5 upgrade free, and then bank on the good-will earned from players makes them compelled to spend $$$ in the Factions mode (that they still haven't revealed yet, darn it!!!).

Never spent any real time with zombies, but now that crossplay is a standard thing, I can finally consistently play with friends on other platforms!

@Flaming_Kaiser After you beat the campaign (which has a complete garbage final battle, IMHO, super hard except on Easy mode), there are a bunch of short "episode" chapters for each character, but they're like 2-3 fights I seem to remember, and the "story" for them is like a single incident, like two characters having a dance-off, for example.

Also, I vote Mortal Kombat 11 for fighting game of this generation

Yo, what'd she do to my main Master Raven? That's it, she's going down!!!!

@ShogunRok I just hope they don't change it too much! Stuff like the weapons with infinite ammo (and how it was explained in the lore) was really cool, IMHO. And I personally really liked the elevator rides, since it kept the immersion level high. The Mako sections were rough, but really helped create a sense of scale on the different planets that you don't get from just running around.

@AdamNovice Yeah, SRK has been dead for a while, with nothing but paid reviews for peripherals most once a month at most. Dunno who runs the site, but I don't see how it would take more than half an hour to write a quick blurb and dump and image in there just to keep up with FGC news, which is usually sparse to begin with.

Aside from Eventhubs, it also seems like PushSquare does an insanely good job of jumping on all the latest FGC news too! There's been plenty of times they'll beat Eventhubs to the punch with breaking news, so...keep it up guys!

I think low spec system would be cool if there was a way to update it later...kinda like a PC.

Also, at this point, Sony should just figure out a way to get Xbox Series S games to run on PS5, lol.

Definitely a better line-up, but I don't see any of them topping the fun I had with Killzone Shadowfall's multiplayer!

@themcnoisy To be fair, a good part of many RPGs is just "smash X to battle." When you're grinding to level up, you just go out and kill weak mobs by mashing X. When you're playing normally, outside of bosses, you're not doing much better...you navigate through a menu to your strongest spell and press X. Not much strategy either way until you reach a boss. Even in late-game for many of the FF games I played, I remember that my strategy for every boss was just cast reflect and hover and haste on my party and then spam the biggest spells, lol.

That's why I think it's unfair to single-out FF13, just because they simplified it (but then added complexity by introducing the paradigm system where you have to react and smartly counter your enemies).

@rachetmarvel Hey mon, dem's fightan words! Lol. I personally really liked the story of FF13, although I woulda been lost if not for the codex explaining everything. The message about fighting against fate really helped me get back on my feet at that time (the 2008-2011 recession) so that game is very dear to me. I even played some tracks from OST at the reception part of my wedding, lol. Even with the story aside, I absolutely looooved the gameplay and music for all 3 of the entries, so it was the total package for me.

That's all, just wanted to gush about the FFXIII series!

@Cloud39472 That would be nice, so my poor beloved FF13 can catch a break!

My first impression of this one is that they're chasing The Witcher / Dark Souls / Game of Thrones money. Personally, I'm mostly interested in the battle system and music, so we'll see how it ends up!

Ubisoft makin' it too easy to boycott them with these missable titles, lol.

Dang it, I knew there wouldn't be any dolphin diving since they're going to be cross-play with MW's Warzone (last I heard). I think that's holding the game back a lot...they can't deviate from MW's template because all of the loadouts and gameplay mechanics have to be cross-compatible.

I bought my first PS4 at launch, and the second one a year later that was $50 less and included 2 games (both ports: GTA and TLOU1, but still) soooo....I'm gonna wait until this thing actually has games I reeeally wanna play.

Current PS5 launch line-up is nice, but not my bag baby! :B

I don't mind spending extra money for skin packs in a multiplayer game, but that's only if you can also unlock the skins with in-game currency, and if the skins are like $5 max, no more of this $15 or more for one skin stuff that Fortnite, Modern Warfare, Apex Legends, Rogue Company, etc do.

I didn't come close to finishing Dragon Age Inquisition (haven't completed a single RPG since I've been married), so this gives me a bit of time to catch up, lol.

Also, since I didn't play DAI, can someone tell me if those are NEW voice lines being recorded, or if they just used old footage of DAI's development for this trailer?

I don't get exclusives like this. All it does it just piss off the other console owners (remember when it was the other way around?). It's not like someone with an Xbox or PC is gonna say, "Gee, this convinced me to buy a PS4 so I can play this game 2 weeks early!"

Sure, Sony gets a bump out of it, but in the end, there's no reason everyone can't all play at the same time. We're all on the same side, all of us gamers, regardless of platform. This anti-consumer stuff is dumb. At least there's crossplay in COD, so gamers can all play together, any way they want.

It's all subjective in the end, but Granblue is the only one I'd extremely disagree with. It's not even "beginner-friendly", IMHO. I'd say that DOA5/6, MK11, and Guilty Gear Xrd are the most beginner-friendly due to the robust tutorial modes. THAT is what's important to beginners, having an avenue to understand how fighting games work, and not just limiting the game design so that there's a lack of complexity and variety. Idk, that's the only game I refunded on this list, lol. Limited roster, weird netcode issues for me.

Really wanted to like it, but just didn't end up enjoying it at all. I'll probably give it another shot when it's on super sale ($10?).

Just pre-ordered it, lol. I love that they made a sequel to Black Ops 1 instead of rebooting the game...always fun to add to the lore and past experiences instead of re-writing them. Also love that they're setting part of it in the 80s.

The only disappointment will be that it probably won't have dolphin diving in it, since I heard the Warzone component will be crossplay with MW's Warzone. I miss diving through glass windows for either a hilarious death or badass kill!

@Porkfiend Lol, fair enough! Namco is killin' it with Tekken 7.

@The_ghostmen Before playing Street Fighter V, I recommend you go watch the first episode of the YouTube series "Think! Don't Mash." It's really short, but it really helped me ease into fighting games and help me understand them (more like a real-time chess match instead of a furious button-mashing contest of who can do the most special moves and combos). It's a great genre to get into, IMHO. Anyway, have fun!

@Porkfiend I'll agree about PUGB, but Tekken and SFV couldn't be more different! The difference between 2D and 3D fighting games is huge, IMHO, like comparing a side-scrolling shooter to a first person shooter. Take a look at he movelists for the characters, for example...the inputs and sheer number of moves is crazy different!

Just wanted to say I hate getting into a game late and finding out there's a ton of limited time missions and skins and unlocks that you can no longer get. I absolutely hate being a slave to limited-time content. Buy now or miss it forever. Duuuumb.

@Keyblade-Dan I'm still waiting for FUSE to come to PSNOW!!!

Looks kinda...I dunno...funky? Honestly I like MW so much (and not just the BR part, but gunfight mostly) that I don't want the community to start migrating out of it. Usually I get my fill of a COD game after a few months, but MW really hit the nail on the head!

@ellsworth004 Yeah...zombies! The main thing I wanna see with zombies is a more coherent story. That's one aspect I've always wanted to get into, but it's been so obscure.

@Juanalf Yeah, if you consider that a company will easily spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl ad, why wouldn't they "donate" tons of money to politicians to get certain laws passed? I've seen it myself, on a much smaller scale, when a huge local brewery (with national distribution) somehow got our local City Council to block a project I was working on for no apparent reason, effectively destroying a businesses and wasting a bunch of money for the current owner. Turns out, the brewery wanted to buy the land for a new facility, and eventually did.

The salary of our elected officials is NOTHING compared to what big companies can throw at them.

@Orange_Man_Bad Like I said, I'm basing my facts over what I see IRL. I know people in Portland and California who have been involved in a number of peaceful protests, including some big ones. There's all that stuff at the Portland Federal Courthouse, but that's it's own thing. Likewise, I know people in Chicago who have seen firsthand convoys of vehicles looting an entire block of high-end stores downtown, but that's just straight-up looting in a highly-coordinated attack, with no actual protesting involved whatsoever.

Also, I hear your excuse for the USA's mishandling of COVID-19 all the time...other countries all over the world did a bad job, so it's okay if we did too. All that shows to me is that there are idiots all over the world who are actually MORE stupid than the people in 1918, despite all of our medical and technological advances (and benefit hindsight).

Anyway, it's a crazy time, no matter how you look at it, and Trump has done a horrible job of calming people down or making the situation better. Just look at George Floyd's death at the center of all of the civil unrest: Trump has said little, and done less. And he has a direct line of contact with the people of the US via Twitter, without any filter from the media.

Uh...in other news, I'mma get the new BLACK OPS day one

@Paranoimia Aayye, I hope not! Call of Duty is one of the only series where I can finish the entire game in a weekend, which I like because it's a short and sweet campaign with a lot of punch, and not diluted with a bunch of filler.

@Orange_Man_Bad Are you talking about the peaceful protests? Yeah, those are still on-going. Of course, there's stil incidents of mobs breaking into stores and stealing literally everything, but that's completely different. I know a few people IRL in places like Portland that have attended numerous protests that were just people standing around for hours without incident.

As for Trump, and relating back to this Black Ops article, his handling of the pandemic pretty much sums it up. The mistakes people made in the 1918 flu were repeated in 2020, thanks in part to Trump dismissing the consensus of the WORLD-WIDE scientific community and repeatedly issuing his own opinion of how to handle the virus...which was often the exact opposite of warnings from the CDC and consultants like Anthony Fauci. People need to "know your history" (- Black Ops) and then learn from it.

Another lesson to learn from history: rich people aren't your friends, and neither are politicians. I can see you're all-in on Trump based on your username, but really tho...that dude is not your friend.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Yeah, it seems really cool when it works. Wish they would fix it or improve it instead of just giving up, especially since free phone apps seem like they can easily map faces on 3D models without any problem.

@playstation1995 Me too, man...gotta have the weapons! That's why I never really liked Outlast, P.T., or Silent Hill Shattered Memories.

Anyway, I think the third person view really helps in survival horror games regardless if there are weapons or not, because often times you have to dodge or weave through a group of enemies (if only to save ammo) and that's a lot harder to do in first person.