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This game should be able to draw in overwatch and destiny crucible people.

I hope I won’t be an outlier as somebody who actually liked what he saw.
I will definitely give the game a go.

I didn’t think I would care about concord.
It reminded me of OW/Destiny PVP but with characters from GotG.
I did play a bunch of OW/destiny PVP so I will surely give it a go.

Other than that Astro was my biggest highlight, and then monster hunter.

I think it’s a sound strategy.

PC players who really start liking the franchises may end up getting a PS5 so they can play those day one.

And those on PC who still don’t bother with a PS5 but like the franchises will still buy them, so Sony gets more software sales.

I think as a company that is mostly focused on consoles, this seems like the right strategy to try and solve two issues at the same time. Getting more console sales but also getting more software sales.

Oh no! Sony steals my gaming related data!
It will destroy my life if that data is leaked! /s

What I do understand though is the whole account creation process being quite annoying. Especially if it ends up just being one game I play that requires me to set up a whole account. If the entire process could be simplified, such as using Steam data to automatically create a PSN account with the approval of the user, it would be less painful.

I also didn’t play certain games when it forced me to create an account just to play those. But the reason is just how painful the sign up process sometimes is. I just want to jump in and play.

In regards to countries that don’t have PSN. I feel they should then simply not require PSN. Or could have some kind of “global offshore” type of PSN account that doesn’t hold any personal data.

I’m playing the game purely because it is enjoyable. I am married with children. I couldn’t care less about how sexy the protagonist looks like.
I also don’t have an issue with the voice acting. Some characters sounds strange but I can live with it. I just accept it as character traits.

The world though is interesting enough to be explored. The side quests are super simple but enjoyable and rewarding in a few ways. Exploration is also very rewarding. Story is interesting enough for me albeit very predictable. The only other game I enjoyed to this degree was Ghost of Tsushima. A game doesn’t have to be objectively great in all the separate components for a high user score. It only has to be simply enjoyable as a game.
I wish we had more games like stellar blade. Instead we get more and more unnecessarily bloated experiences instead of being enjoyable in simple ways.

Should have gone with Bepis then

Don’t see a problem with season passes. We had those for more than a decade.

I usually buy them once the actual DLCs release. But I will first wait for reviews on this one. Ubisoft is hit or miss. Avatar was great, so I keep an open mind.

I quite like it. Yeah it has only a few different enemy types, but I also played Destiny for a long time with all the same types of enemies for years. I think I will be fine. I see this as “realistic”, since in the real world we also don’t got many types of fauna within a British-looking region.

It definitely scratches that ADVENTURE itch, where I find myself exploring a lot.

Capcom HQ is in Osaka.
And for Osaka living standards the starting salary is a bit below the average (average approx 4-4.5M yen per year or 333300-375000 per month).
So I would say that’s not too bad for Japanese standards.

Also a Big Mac here is ¥480.
When 2 people earn that kind of salary, they can easily afford their own house depending on the area in Osaka (there are great choices that set you back 40-70M).

Just to give a perspective. The salary is nothing crazy, but I’m sure senior devs earn pretty well at Capcom.

Source: I live in Osaka since 8 years.

Not entirely convinced yet after playing the demo.
Combat feels chaotic, graphics are somewhat alright, but the English voice acting and the art style is nice. Although lip sync irritates me with English dub.

Please try House of Ashes everyone. It’s really good for fans of cinematic horror games. I would say it’s the third best game of Supermassives cinematic horror games.

Wasn’t the “relic” tree always hinted?
In the attribute tree there was always at the bottom the relic.
I always wondered if it would ever unlock.

I’m actually not getting quite warm with CRPGs. I couldn’t nicely get into divinity original sin 2.

But Baldurs Gate 3 has so far been amazing!

Definitely give me more of those PS2 style games but with modern graphics and smoothness.

Unlike COD, it makes complete sense that the game would be big, because the game is literally big.

@Cutmastavictory people who don’t want their wife/girlfriend to hear from the bedroom they started the PS5 at midnight

About time Derplander gets some time off on a paradise island.

@RedRiot193 and the most iconic hair.

It looks great but if this is again a difficult souls like, I’m going to pass. Too many such games coming out.
I’m just playing ZOE 2nd Runner and wish there were more mech games similar to that sort of fun factor.

While playing the game, I can very easily imagine how the same game would have worked with the old school top down 2D gameplay. Of course round based combat wouldn’t be as flashy, but would have worked.

This means to me this is indeed a Final Fantasy Game. The only thing lacking I feel is the exploration, and a bit more camaraderie. That’s one of the very few things FF15 did well with its bromance.

But overall I’m very happy and this might so far be my favorite game of this year.

I wonder how many of those who think these look awful didn’t grow up with Nintendo 64s and earlier consoles having such cases.

I wouldn’t use it for the living room but hell I might have it for a retro gaming room.

@Cordyceps then you have access to information I just can’t find. No matter how much I search, I can’t find any connection between him liking NFTs. So where are the links to your sources?

@Cordyceps he is not the NFT guy, he replaced the NFT guy. It is yet to be seen how he thinks about NFT

Of course there will be expansions. I would have been disappointed otherwise. I always looked forward to expansions for Diablo. They have always been great.

I don’t really need Sony to show me anything. I already know what most studios are working on and I know they will give us enough bangers.

But I think Sony needs to tell potential buyers why they better buy a PlayStation. So holding back on announcements can hurt that.

I just wonder when PSVR will be worth it. I’m still waiting for an absolute must-have title on the levels of Alyx.

@rachetmarvel they are.
FF7 remake uses UE4, FFXIV uses an older in-house engine (I think an evolution of the FF14 engine).

@3Above seems about right. back in March it was reported the demo would be out 2 weeks before release. So 11th roughly June fits in there.

You don’t want people play the demo a month earlier, then forget all the controls, then carry over their demo progress, and have them somehow relearn it with a steeper curve.

So why would I use this and not my iPad/iPhone with a DualSense?

The main problem I think was that it was all predictable.
Maybe if we knew nothing about MGS3 remaster, it would have hit hard.

Disappointed in what Haven showed what seems to be a generic PVP live service game.

Spider-man is great but completely expected.
At least one PS5 exclusive surprise that is not a GaaS would have been great.

@Allfather No 10 is Astros Playroom MMORPG

I felt her VA was off somehow. But I don’t care since there are not many scenes with her anyway.

Dying light gameplay in a fantasy world? Sign me up!

Is the story even worthwhile? I might be inclined to try the solo experience

It kind-of is already. The games so far often run smoothest on PS5 (probably since it is most of the times the primary target for devs), and DualSense is another reason to play on PS5.
I often check what platform a game runs best on (got high-end PC, XSX and PS5), and I most of the times end up with PS5 due to best optimization and/or DualSense support.

Uhhh ohhh, if this turns out to be good, I might need to get PSVR2 earlier than I originally wanted

@Th3solution it’s one of the most popular western franchises here, besides all things Disney. We got hogsmeade and a ride in Universal Studios Japan. Everybody loves it.

I was already wondering why I still don’t see any PS5 here to buy easily.

Apparently the above is happening with many things with stuff being bought and sent to China, according to my Japanese wife.

@RobN people talk a lot of crap about Square Enix, which is understandable as they make questionable decisions higher up.
But they are the only ones to consistently push out demos for a lot of their games, as well as release good niche games.

I may not like the CEO of SE, but I sure like the games and demos they release.

@theMEGAniggle
“ I see babies involved in this”
TLOU is Death Stranding prequel confirmed

Played for a few hours. So far it’s like a solid B movie in form of a game, that’s enough for me. But yeah not exactly worth the price.

It made me order the full game, I had quite the fun with it

Good, since I’m still not sure if I should get it, even though I’m a ONE PIECE fan

I liked the demo, but the performance didn’t look very good.
I wish the ray tracing/quality mode didn’t have that much input lag. Maybe it will get better.

I bought sonic and tried it, but it feels like a game that is still in development, experimental, in alpha.
It feels too unfinished from the level design.

Did they forget about doing some more level design? Not enough creativity?

Square Enixs demos have turned me into a buyer of many games I otherwise wouldn’t have bought. Although I already preordered Forspoken, but hoping the demo comes soon

The question is if this is released on day one or when the story DLC is out. If it comes later as an additional DLC, I don’t see it as a problem as it is the same as cosmetics that come in later in a DLC.

https://gamingbolt.com/hogwarts-legacy-ps5-dualsense-support-graphics-modes-and-more-revealed

Performance mode has been confirmed for quite a while already.
This game is supposed to be running even on the switch.

I preordered the deluxe version anyway, this just looks too good. Even if I end up just walking a bit around the world it will be worth it already

“ Our only criticism at this stage, potentially specific to the chapter we played, is that the connective tissue between the combat encounters is a little rote. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it, but you’ve played this kind of campaign before: locked doors prompt deeper exploration and alternate paths, bringing you full circle while you seek out a key card or a pass code. It’s all largely linear, and while the game does keep you on your toes with set-piece moments, we didn’t see anything that structurally surprised us. ”

Honestly, Sci Fi horror games like Dead Space etc. are rare enough these days that such rehashed game design choices are completely fine with me.

Yeah, I think Henry had enough of the crap Netflix is pulling with this IP. I also had enough. I won’t be watching anymore.
I read somewhere he apparently mentioned in an interview that he is clashing with the writer team often because they disrespect the books and hate the games.