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Gross. I get annoyed when I can't skip the corpo logos on start-up, if a game got between me and playing by shoving an ad in my face like that, I would genuinely alt-f4, uninstall the game and never play it again.
Warner Brothers Games always finds a way to sneakily be more icky than EA and Activision combined.
 
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An advert for Hogwarts Legacy has been added to Mortal Kombat 11.

Mortal Kombat 11 won't start until you watch an ad for Hogwarts Legacy | Metro News
And now I have a reason to not ever touch MK11 until WB fucks off and gets rid of the ad. People already knows the games exists, WB. The game sold gangbusters, stop shoving shit down peoples throats. If MK players wanted to purchase it (some may have), they would have done so a long time ago.

This is the best summary of TLoU2 I've ever come across by a clear mile (or a lightyear, even)!!! I pressed a like but I felt like a written praise was in order as well!
The fact that Druckman said that "he doesn't care" about all the (well-deserved) criticism the game's been getting, really doesn't "grant it" a free pass. Even if we were to accept that the game is an unabashed artistic depiction of the themes it tackles (though I'm not sure at which takeaway Druckan aid at with that story), it still needs to be fun to play and have some form of a satisfying resolution after so many hours of nonsense...

Since it doesn't, then it's simply not a quality product and Druckman can continue to "not care" as much as he wants
Thank you. Druckmann is a piss ant, pretentious, pedantic douche-nozzle. He's an idiot that tries to justify crunch for the sake of "art". The only decent thing out of this is that Naughty Dog can't do crunch anymore. Too bad it had to come at the hands of man who can't take criticism for shit, and a bug up his ass. While Druck continues to "not care" (He more than likely does to some extent, but his too insecure to admit it. Otherwise, why bother with the constant loud noise?), I'll continue putting my focus on better written and better played games. Ingoing whatever shit he says or products he puts out.

BTW, you must be new. Nice to meet you, my name is BrawlMan, and welcome to the Escapists.
 

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Yes!

You forgot about Streets of Rage; dumbasses!


I haven't followed all the Sonic stuff, so why are you celebrating Sonic Frontiers selling so well? DIdn't it get rather mixed reviews? Or were the previous ones so bad or something?

Re: Street Fighter 6, I've decided to board the hype train cause I wanna punch people (in video game) and my recent disappointing-to-lackluster video game combat experiences has got me wanting to deep dive into some moves and combos and whatnot. So I will try to participate in the open beta, good to know it's happening! (y)
 

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This is the best summary of TLoU2 I've ever come across by a clear mile (or a lightyear, even)!!! I pressed a like but I felt like a written praise was in order as well!
The fact that Druckman said that "he doesn't care" about all the (well-deserved) criticism the game's been getting, really doesn't "grant it" a free pass. Even if we were to accept that the game is an unabashed artistic depiction of the themes it tackles (though I'm not sure at which takeaway Druckan aid at with that story), it still needs to be fun to play and have some form of a satisfying resolution after so many hours of nonsense...

Since it doesn't, then it's simply not a quality product and Druckman can continue to "not care" as much as he wants
I find LOT2 fun to play and not too long at all... I mean whatever people's opinions, etc, you know.. but please don't just taken for granted that people like it just because of themes or narrative. Personally I can take or leave the themes and narrative.
Perhaps my two hottest takes on this game are:
1- The game is fun to play
2- The story is whatever, I like it, I don't hate it nor does it blow my mind
 

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I find LOT2 fun to play and not too long at all... I mean whatever people's opinions, etc, you know.. but please don't just taken for granted that people like it just because of themes or narrative. Personally I can take or leave the themes and narrative.
Perhaps my two hottest takes on this game are:
1- The game is fun to play
2- The story is whatever, I like it, I don't hate it nor does it blow my mind
You have fun with the misery porn. No thank you.
haven't followed all the Sonic stuff, so why are you celebrating Sonic Frontiers selling so well? DIdn't it get rather mixed reviews? Or were the previous ones so bad or something?
The critics opinions don't mean crap. Most of them are either indifference towards Sonic, or have a negative bias against the franchise. The fact most fans, new fans, and most gamers like the game, shows who's at the game did well on its own merits.
 

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Okay, TLOU2 was a terrible example; I apologize.

But my point is Sony’s PS exclusives will definitely be remembered for generations, while COD will only be relevant for its problems. And They are disregarding the very strong library of games that made owning their console so great

I don’t have too much of a high hopes in upcoming xbox showcase with Phil Spencer’s latest statement. Probably more games that will also come to pc, or a new subscription plan
 
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It's "post-sex dialogue" from what I've read. Which is.. nothing. There's no sex. Calm down lol
 

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Interesting articles, thanks.

The phrasing of two of these bother me.
- The A.I. one is just "this thing reminds of these completely other things therefore..." so bad argument. I have other thoughts about A.I. but I'll take this into the hot takes thread perhaps...
- The Switch sales "slowing down." Well, yeah, it's in the 7th year. Another way to look at it is- wow, a 7 yr old console sold 15 million units, even while competitor consoles are new and more powerful! Impressive!
I think this is gamr nerd culture demanding new toys but most people buy it for their kids and kids just wanna play cartoon games with their friends.