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Looking at the comments, it looks like the Pokémon community up in here. Everyone was complaining about the franchise being milked, how it's a lazy cash grab, and how unnecessary it all is, and now that it's about to release, you all can't keep it in your pants.

@Judal27 The dungeons in TMS are fine. They're quite a few steps up from Persona 3 and 4, but one step back from Persona 5, which from what I've seen, is still quite better than Soul Hackers 2.

See, this is why I like Devil Survivor as a series. No dungeons to worry about lol

@Judal27 Going off reviews, it's looking like Soul Hackers 2 has the better story, and TMS has the better dungeons. They're probably about on par with each other

This game is looking pretty good but I'm still not quite finished with SMT V and then there's Xenoblade 3! All these JRPGs back to back can't be good for me 😂

@Quintumply Which is moodier, the sci-fi or the cat?

I wonder if this has anything to do with FromSoftware's website being renamed to Armored Core

Not gonna happen but I'd love for Konami to show Suikoden some love.

Wow I already wished I didn't live in America, but after reading these comments, now I REALLY wish I didn't live in America

@theMEGAniggle Oh for sure. The problem is people keep buying these remasters so Square Enix has no reason to put out a better product

@theMEGAniggle In docked mode yeah it's exactly the same as PS5, but in handheld, probably because the resolution drops to 720p, it manages to run with less frame drops. The lower resolution also helps to make the A I smudging in the upscaling look more natural. They preferred it in handheld overall. Pretty Interesting stuff honestly

I like the Giga Drill Break reference when he's confronting the Heartless

All the people here trashing Nintendo fans for praising Chrono Cross despite performance issues clearly didn't get to the part of the Digital Foundry video where they explain the Remaster actually looks and runs better in handheld on Switch than it does on PS5 😂

Shout out to Lunar on PSP! But man are there a lot of bad games on this system

This review is complete CHAOS!

So I take it the Embargo doesn't allow for reviewers to discuss any of George R.R. Martin's involvement with the game? I was kind of hoping that with a big writer attached, we could see just a bit more from the story and character department. I would love to know more

@Quintumply Thank you for the reply! I'll be starting Forbidden West on Friday with a clear conscience then!

@Quintumply Not sure if this has already been covered but is there any carry over between save files from the first to the second game? Sometimes sequels will carry over gear or decisions made in the first game and other times they'll reward returning players with something else. Any of that here? My PS4's Hard Drive crashed a couple years ago and took my original Zero Dawn save with it Just wondering if I'd be missing anything if I just started the sequel fresh. Thank you!

@Broosh I feel like crowd basing art and character designs never goes well for anyone. Last game I remember doing that was Mega Man Legends 3, and well.....

@JustPlainLoco I'm pretty sure it was yeah

Wasn't expecting The Protomen! Game looks great! But does anyone know what happened to the original dev team? Is this still made by them or just a completely new team?

@ShogunRok Thank you so much for this brilliant review as well as taking the time to respond to so many of these questions! I have to ask, dungeon design was a bit of a sore spot for me with Tales of games, so much so that I dropped both Graces F and Berseria at the final dungeon because I didn't want to slog through awful dungeon design. Do you feel Arise avoids this? I don't want to get burnt again lol

@Areus I think they could really nail that

@PegasusActual93 You mean make the protagonist a girl? Yeah they did that

@james_games Afterparty is definitely a little rough around the edges in places but I actually prefer it over Oxenfree. Totally worth a play

@Ralizah Right?? I'm so excited to finally be getting real SMT V news that I can barely wait

@ShogunRok I've only got one question: Is this your favorite game on the Citadel? But seriously, great review!

Looks amazing but I can think of so many RPGs more deserving of the treatment

Unless you can summon tentacle monsters to fight with you, this is just Ecchi vs. Evil

I really enjoy this game. Not amazing but really fun to occasionally explore and pick at. Definitely wish I had gotten the PS5 version instead of the Switch version but didn't think I'd be able to buy a PS5 anytime soon

Can't wait to get hyped for games on a system I can't buy anywhere

Also, I feel like logically we should see Persona 5 Scramble released in the west.

We're FINALLY getting SMT games released in 2021 after what feels like an onslaught of Persona content. I get that the fanbase is eager for more Persona but can we PLEASE give SMT some room to breathe too?

I'm assuming the set bonus let's you ignore monster's elemental resistance. That way you can use fire dual blades against, I don't know, a Rathalos and still be effective.

@Subsided Hahahaha. You think these scalpers are "average people" with terrible wages? That must be how they're able to buy tens and hundreds at a time right?

@Th3solution Hey nothing foolish about at least trying! Scalpers can't have them all lol. For Walmart, you'll have better luck if you use the Walmart App. I hear the best way is to add it to your cart on desktop, then immediately checkout through the mobile app as it just processes more easily that way.

Retailers like Best Buy, Game Stop and I believe Target are all funneling their stock online to make it harder for bots to snap them up. Best Buy in particular was pretty effective with a limit of 1 per customer and pick up only. You have to wait for stock to be available every 5-10 minutes and by clicking the Add To Cart button when it isn't available yet forces you back to the top of the screen so bots can't spam it and refreshing the page frequently causes the site to think you're a bot and simply never unlock your Add To Cart button. Target should drop any day now and Walmart is on Wednesday 9EST. Best of luck!

@Yaycandy But money IS an object for most other people and by gladly giving it up to these scalpers YOU are the one creating a market for them, which makes it harder for literally everyone else in the world trying to get one. Also paying more than double for an item is never a "good deal". With business sense like that, I'm surprised you're so well off and even more surprised that you can't understand why people here are calling you a fool. Enjoy your PS5

@Th3solution Unfortunately Captcha can be easily bypassed with the right software, which these scalpers are definitely using. Here in the States, Walmart sold out in 4 seconds last Thursday while us regular people were stuck in a Captcha Hell. This means that Captcha actually ends up helping scalpers because it slows everyone else down.

The art is beautiful but honestly I feel like they could have chosen a better variety of IPs

This game is a cute and charming distraction but not for anyone looking for a challenge in the genre

They've also confirmed there's going to be an easy difficulty called Merciful. This could be really helpful for new players having a difficult time with Nocturne's standard difficulty. I'm so excited for everyone to have the opportunity to play this!

Thanks for the mini reviews!

10/10 Article title 👌

@ShogunRok If I remember right, Koei Tecmo already confirmed an English localization was in the works so we're most likely getting an English trailer and release date. Although if I'm being honest, what I really want is SMT V news and maybe even a teaser on Project Re Fantasy

@ShogunRok Thank you!

@ShogunRok My absolute biggest problem with the original game was it's pacing and how that combined with it's length to make what I found to be a pretty bloated JRPG. Now that even more has been added, how do you feel it affects the overall pacing of the game? Does the added content break up some of the otherwise slower points of the game? Thanks

Not going for the low hanging fruit then I see. I'm a bit bummed the sub header didn't read "Toss a coin to your Witcher" lol

No thanks. I'm still recovering from being mothered the first time

@clvr Playtonic have already previously stated that Impossible Lair is more of a side game and that a proper Yooka-Laylee sequel is still to come. Think of this as more of a small quality game to help bolster the Yooka-Laylee brand name before that eventual sequel. I'm pretty sure the team was worried that after the reputation of the first game, interest in a sequel would suffer until they made the brand look better.

Brachydios mio!

Gotta go fast! 😉