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I remember using a guide to get this game’s platinum, because I did not enjoy the graphical/presentation style of this game at all, and it only took like three hours maybe. With a guide.

Anyway this game reminded me of the Golden Idol games, but I think those games do the presentation style a little better. I do like Papers Please by this same dev tho.

Thank you to the author for some lengthy/authentic feedback about the actual gameplay

BF6 launches to 750k concurrents on Steam, dev issues layoffs. Doesn’t bode well for Bungie/Marathon.

Regardless of PushSquare’s questionable decision to pass on reviewing the game, I don’t really get why Bungie would release the game in an unfinished state in the first place. A game like this has a limited shelf life and the player numbers are already plummeting. You’d think it would be critical for them to attract as much momentum & critical mass at launch. At this rate, the game may not stay online long enough for the supposed endgame content to ever see the light of day.

I dunno man, doesn’t look good. ~70k Steam users logged in right now, compared to ~200k for Arc Raiders and ~430k earlier for an indie card game sequel. If this game cost $250M to make, they’ve got a long ways to go to make it up.

Can we have a poll to predict how long it’ll be online?

My company does the same thing honestly. We had layoffs in December, and then they were re-hiring to fill those vacancies by January. I don’t pretend to understand things that go on above my paygrade.

@Chaosbros Fair, but I still need to play RE7/8 (in my backlog) before I jump into Requiem, so I'll probably still be looking for a sale around summer.

So do we cancel FromSoft now lol

I'm gonna wait to get it on sale later so that I can play it with the upcoming PS5 Pro update.

@StitchJones If I have to wait a few months to get a sale at $50 or less, then so be it. No biggie.

I can’t see myself paying more than $50 for this (e.g., Expedition 33’s cost at release)

@BaldB3lper78 Unless you're viewing on like a cell phone screen, you might need to schedule an eye doctor appointment.

Maybe I'm getting old, maybe I'm just in a gaming rut, but gaming doesn't feel very fun to me any more (and I think this feeling has been growing for at least 1-2 years)

@Artois2 I saw where two now-former-Bluepoint employees agreed to interviews w a Youtuber on the condition of anonymity. Apparently, after BP’s GOW live service game was cancelled a year ago, Bluepoint had pitched four projects to Sony in the year since, and none were greenlighted. Two were apparently remakes that Sony didn’t deem profitable in the marketplace; however, one of those remake projects was subsequently green lit to a different dev team and is currently in progress.

Sony not making me regret letting my sub lapse back in November

I feel so betrayed by Sony this console generation. When I first purchased a PS5 five years ago, Sony was still known for focusing on single-player story-driven games. I had been gaming on PC for a decade+ previously, so it was my first opportunity to play franchises such as TLOU, Uncharted, GOW, Demon Souls, etc (several of which Bluepoint had a hand in).

However now in 2026, I realize it was a mistake for me to have reentered the console space, and I see that the future of gaming for me is on PC, where all of Playstation’s acclaimed single-player, story-driven games will end up anyway.

@bleeflooflah Same. Maybe I might hit-and-run a month here or there (maybe ~2x per year) but I don’t think I can support the full year PS Plus sub any longer.

Yeah I was initially ambivalent toward Marathon, but now I’m actively rooting for it to fail. Sony can’t stop shooting themselves in the foot this generation, even as Xbox appears to be withdrawing from the console space.

Hm, that is probably not a good sign but I guess not totally unexpected. IDK, I don't follow Xbox news too closely.

But can we get Herman Hulst to retire next??

If Sony had never acquired Bluepoint, they would still be functioning (& they probably would have released something or several somethings over the past five years).

Yeah I mean why not, it's been like two years at this point. May as well open it up to the wider audience while the sequel's in dev. It proved to be a pretty popular game (and I don't think just among simps).

@UltimateOtaku91 The fact that everyone's asking for it

It's good to see them get back to another Nioh success after several years of mediocre results with new franchises (Rise of the Ronin, Wo Long). I think they were able to learn some lessons from those experiments tho, and incorporated them into Nioh 3.

On one hand, I'm so mad that I hope fans boycott Marathon to send a message to Sony, and I hope it bombs.

On the other hand, if it bombs then there's another dev studio gone, and more developers out of a job.

This entire situation is infuriating.

(BTW credit & respect to Sammy for publishing such a well-written piece during emotional times for all of us.)

Imagine a world where Bluepoint released a Bloodborne remaster and/or GOW 1/2 remaster over the last five years, instead of working on some cancelled live slop that never saw the light of day.

Fire Hulst is the only acceptable outcome of this debacle.

It's like why'd they even purchase & acquire them? Sony execs have been so toxic for the video game industry this decade.

Bemused? I’m enraged. I’m going to stop supporting Sony with my wallet. The execs have proven too incompetent. They’ve blown it one too many times this generation and have been constantly out-of-touch w their player base yet keep wanting to raise prices. I’m out.

Yeah I mean, as it stands I let my PS sub lapse 3 months ago because they haven't offered any discounts, so I'm already not wanting to pay $80 let alone if they raise prices again, no way Jose.

Sorry, I know the story’s supposed to be canon and all, but I just don’t see Kratos / I don’t consider this a mainline entry when I look at that crappy art style.

This is even worse than just raising the hardware prices. In particular, if they raise PS Plus prices again then I’m out.

Resounding “hell no” to should they change the gameplay (even if Ragnarok gameplay is probably better)

I anticipated this and bought a PS5 Pro on sale at Christmas. I expect to get several years of life out of it, even into the beginning of the PS6 era honestly.

The game seems fine and will prob ship plenty of units. Bit of an overreaction much?

Showcase was unbelievable

New trophies, or nah?

No wonder the game didnt go on sale for a whole year.

Execs tryna ruin the franchise by watering it down and turning it into things it’s not.

Oh man, I played a ton of Super Bomberman w my family back in the day because that game had the best Super Multitap 4player support of any SNES game we owned.

Remember when they wanted $80 for this game? Hah! 😂

More like Rumor than News at this point, no?

Still, hopefully it’s good news coming for us gamers.

75 hours? I’m sure it’s a me issue but lately I find myself getting bored of JRPGs at 30-40 hrs max.

Okay, this is good. This was a fun game but it did leave me wanting more content.

I've never played og CV and have always been told it hasn't aged so well, so this would probably be a remake I'd be interested in.

I'd still love to see em remake 1 (i.e., the mansion) in the style of 2make (i.e., RPD).

This reminds me of that preview of the Deus Ex Remaster, which was subsequently postponed due to the backlash. Wonder if this hits delays, too.

A lot of ppl were hoping for like a Queens Blood DLC after Rebirth so this is cool to hear.

omg whatttttt

dude I am stunned.

This game was like the surprise hit of 2025. Can’t wait for more Ball x Pit!

So basically if I don’t pay $20 for Kiwami 3 now, then I will never have the opportunity to own this game. Great job introducing the franchise to new fans, guys.