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I've always only played Diablo for the campaigns, dating back to the first. Never really cared for the endgame. I don't much like grinding for its own sake.

@Darude84 Br00tal 😂

@TheArt Well, some people just like to sh** on everything. I think the majority of people at least recognize the technical achievements of their games, if not the artistry.

@LifeGirl No one can complete with Rockstar because they can take as much time and invest as much capital as they need. They know they'll make it all back on day 1. That kind of brand strength is irreplaceable.

@get2sammyb I did too! The gameplay structure gets a bit stale by the end, but the story, setting, and performances really carry it through.

Too bad this guy seems be associated with middling-to-poorly received games. I thought his performance was excellent in Mafia 3.

There should be a 4th option that says "No, I'm not sick of Soulslikes, but am perfectly happy to play something different, too." I love the idea that Phantom Blade won't be a Soulslike, but would have been perfectly happy if it was. Wuxia is dope, so I'm all for a game that takes inspiration from there.

Is D4 struggling right now? Seems a pretty crazy get for PS+. Is PoE eating D4's lunch or something?

@Dalamar It's D&D with prominent video game voice actors.

@get2sammyb Doesn't that indicate that the market is ok with this, though? I think the whole "early access" language is a bit of a ruse, but I don't mind having optional pay-more scenarios, if it keeps the base price down for most people.

I suppose the question comes down to what you think the average audience is entitled to. I personally don't think anyone is entitled to an internet free of spoilers in the same way that we're not entitled to a world free of a-holes. Sure would be nice, though.

Spoilers are certainly annoying, but you can't control what other people do. It's a little tiring how so many act like they don't have agency over their own actions, though. If you don't want something spoiled, don't read the articles, don't watch the videos, and don't go on the damn subreddits. It's really not that hard.

Well, we all saw this coming...

PSSR support with full RTX would be sublime, but not counting on it.

Apologies to Liam, but I'm not reading a word of this review. I'm currently replaying the first game and won't get to DS2 for probably a few weeks, but I can't wait! Kojima really is in a class all his own.

@PuppetMaster Exactly! Let the games speak for themselves.

No joke, this looks fantastic! I will definitely be keeping a close eye! Not really sure why everyone in the comments is trying to make this a culture war touchstone though....

Great performances, great writing, great gameplay, great graphics. Way too long and too emotionally draining for multiple playthroughs. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate it gets, but I wouldn't consider it a "masterpiece" either.

@dskatter The Riven remake is fantastic on M4. Highly recommend if you haven't checked it out yet.

@MrRhysReviews You wound me, sir!

The fact that the devs are Witcher 3 alums is enough to make me very interested in this game. Can't wait to see more.

@MrRhysReviews To be fair, both the Myst and Riven remakes are available on the correct platform for Cyan games: Mac 😛

@dskatter @Lowdefal Yeah, only like 4 people actually made Myst back in the day, including the Miller brothers (Robyn and Rand, who founded the company). Rand is still the CEO and works directly on the games.

Haven't played a lot of new titles this year, but as it stands, AC Shadows. Though, I have a strong hunch that if/when I play KCD2, that will supplant that honor.

I really don't think this has any bearing on Sony. If Microsoft's next console functions more like a PC, than that is how Sony will treat it: a PC.

I seem to be part of a minority that is actually looking forward to Marathon, but these guys better have Destiny 3 cooking in the background or else they're in a lot of trouble.

Marathon was never going to hit the same way Destiny did. Extraction shooters just don't have that mass-market appeal and if they were betting the farm on Marathon being a massive hit, then the execs at Bungie are even stupider than we all thought.

I wonder if this trend will shift now that the Switch 2 can play 3rd party titles with some level of competence.

@LogicStrikesAgain Sorry, I may not have articulated my point well. What I meant was I don’t know if they’d ever release a game only on the handheld. It would/should release simultaneously on console. They very well may ask devs to target the handheld, spec wise, but I don’t think they’d want to give up potential sales by not releasing the game on the larger platform. Having an isolated library, at least to me, seems like a dead end when unified libraries seem to be what’s most important to most people.

Well, I assume it's not coming out this year and probably a lot of other people assume that too.

I, for one, do think Marathon looks dope and look forward to playing it. Just not in 2025...

@Scottdevine53 That's crazy! Can you let me know who wins next year's Super Bowl? I have some bets I'd like to place.

@LogicStrikesAgain I'd argue that no dev would want to do that. They could target the specs for the handheld, but one of the main reasons that the Vita died was the segmented library. Any title that releases for the handheld would have to have parity with consoles, though I could see a scenario where some games are released for console that can't run on the portable.

@Scottdevine53 You posting from the future, bro?

Man, Kojima really does see the world differently than the rest of us.

"Things are going well! Burn it all down!"

People in the comments are sooo hostile towards the Borderland series! I personally don't play them because I find the humor too cringy for my tastes, but damn - y'all are out to bury this game!

More access to games = more sales, more fans, more good.

@LordAinsley Totally agree. I worry Sony and Microsoft are going to invest too much into this vertical and only get disappointed.

I have both a Switch Lite and Portal, but for Switch, I pretty much only use it on flights or when I'm travelling and for Portal, I sometimes play in bed or when someone else needs the TV. Either way, they're pretty limited use cases and I would always prefer to play on the TV.

Edit: As long as Sony and Microsoft treat the handhelds as ancillary, I think we're good, but if they think they're going to move Switch level units, they're going to have another thing coming.

Consumer interest in handhelds is exaggerated, in my opinion. Switch is huge, but let's not pretend that the Steam Deck and ROG Ally have some astronomic share of the gaming market.

Let's not forget the director accused people covering the game negatively as shills for the competition. We all knew he was lying, but this just seals the deal. He knew how much of a dumpster fire his game was, but just read from the same sad gaslighter playbook.

Just from the screenshots in this review, the world looks so empty and boring. Even Mafia 3 (the other game I've seen that lead actor in) had a more dynamic world to play in. Hard pass on this one.

Condolences in advance to the team about to be laid off. Sorry your mgmt/investors are lame and made you release a game that needed at least another year in the oven.

@Rich33 Cheapen?? You know how much Xboxs are going for these days? 😂

@MaelysSedisia I tend to agree with @Unsilenceable. Yeah, the hat sucked and was just a bad call all around, but the game should speak for itself. Supporting the game doesn't support or condone the political leanings of team members, but he definitely didn't do himself any favors.

Huge bummer. I hope everyone laid off lands on their feet, but unless they worked remote, not a lot of employment opportunities for dev work in Oregon.

While I wasn't impressed by the story or characters of Days Gone, it's a really fun game to play. Truly hope they get the opportunity to show us what they're capable of.

I think it's disingenuous to claim this is an Xbox console. It's an Xbox branded ROG. Am I playing PlayStation games on an Xbox if I put an Xbox sticker on my PS5?

@Oram77 @ECharles I got the sense he was trying to be the new Josef Fares and totally whiffed the pitch (pun intended).

@Oram77 Yeah, he had some serious try-hard energy about him. Though, I do like Splitgate 2 quite a bit. It's definitely not a main game, but it's good, casual fun. Well worth the install space.

@Nepp67 I can't speak authoritatively on other FF games, as XVI is the only one I've ever finished, but I thought it was fantastic! They drop the F bomb so much it's comical, but I did appreciate the slightly more mature tone to the dialog. In prior FF titles, the script really was a barrier for me to get too into them.

Very happy more people will be able to experience XVI! Pretty underrated game, in my opinion.

@Jammer Nope, if anything it's harder. In Riven, in order to accommodate the real-time structure, some of the map layout has been tweaked and the answers to puzzles are randomized in both Myst and Riven.

Playing Myst as an adult isn't as hard as you might remember, but Riven is still pretty obtuse at times. You'll definitely need to keep notes.

I don't have Premium, but seriously, everyone who does really shouldn't sleep on these games, especially Riven. Puzzles aside, the world and lore of this series is top notch.

In Riven, be aware of the D'ni number system though. Just look it up if you need help. No shame at all.

Edit: If you don't want to mess with the retro versions, both were remade by the original developer, Cyan, in the last few years. Fully real-time and gorgeous. Don't think they're on PlayStation, but are on Steam/Mac store.

I'm not into fighting games at all, nor am I really into Marvel, but even I have to admit that Marvel Tokon looks dope.

4K, 60FPS, ray tracing, horse balls.