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Re: Hands On: Highguard Is Real and Potentially Great on PS5

theSpectre

I played Concord for 3 hours and confirmed, what I already believed. It was not for me. The game was technically sound, highly polished (like all PS studios games), the gameplay was...fine. But the game was bland and derivative. Highguard looks pretty much the same...with horses. Not interested.

Re: Game Awards Closer Highguard Lives! PS5 Trophy List Live Now

theSpectre

@Oram77 They are just banking on nostalgia for the Marathon name. The original Marathon was a horror shooter set on a space ship, not too dissimilar to Doom or Dead Space. If that were the game we were getting, that would be amazing. The fact that whatever this is, is using the Marathon name is just an insult.

Re: Game Awards Closer Highguard Lives! PS5 Trophy List Live Now

theSpectre

This game is basically Concord 2.0. If it hadn't been the big closer at TGA, it would not have gotten anywhere near the level of vitriol that it has. We've seen this before. It's a game that no one wants to play. That's most likely why the devs have gone silent. Why they didn't expect that kind of response, I've no idea.

Re: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) - Globe-Trotting Adventure Just Got Even Better on PS5

theSpectre

I will picking this up. I played on PC and the story is great. The atmosphere feels very much like classic Indy (MachineGames were the perfect choice for Indiana Jones). I do agree with the assessment of the gameplay. This game should be third person, not first person. That is the sole reason I still rank it lower than Uncharted and Tomb Raider. As a third person action game, I would have placed this right next to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Astro Bot in last year's GOTY convo.

Re: Best Assassin's Creed Games

theSpectre

Shadows' placement feels about right. It's good, but doesn't reach the heights of the series' best like AC4 or Odyssey. Ubisoft really needs to cut down on the bloat and fix the unbalanced combat. I swear, the bosses are insanely easy, but I will routinely be rushed and killed by a group of normal enemies.