You just got RE4R, and RE8 came before that. RE8 at least got a 3rd person (that you have to pay for if you didn't get the gold edition). If you believe Capcom would have an RE9 this early, then it means your're not as savy nor know them enough. They're all focused on a new Monster World right now, and they can't have two of their biggest franchises interfere with each other. You're not going to hear anything about RE9 until the sales for MW settle. Probably in the middle of late spring we might get a teaser.
Japan Studio became Team ASOBI and made the Astro Bot games.
esponding to ugly Demon's Souls remake
By your pathetic and unpleasant standards. I am not even DS a fan, and I know you're full of shit on that too.
(responding to Silent Hill 2 remake)
Sold more than a million copies in less than 3 days. Not seeing the bad in that.
Metal Gear Solid or new stealth action adventure game
MGS Delta says hi. I know you don't want it, but most fans are clamoring for it fine, or aren't looking down at others for being interested in it. Max has excellent take on this too.
3D version of the dense and interconnected Castlevania
It ain't 3D, but the Haunted Castle Revisited is fucking awesome and the only reason why I bought the Castlevania Dominus Collection. M2 did another amazing 2D Classicvania game. I don't need constant 3D Castlevanias when I prefer the 2D games any way. I am glad Lords of Shadows have a large fan base, but they do nothing for me. Plus, Bloodborne is a thing. I wouldn't mind if they outsource someone to do a new 3D Castlevania, but I am not going to be spoiled about it, nor pass up a good new title.
, woke Dead Space remake that seems to have made the space station needlessly grimy and dark
And there you go. Using "woke" (thus not knowing the true meaning behind the actual term) as insult, even though the focus isn't really on anything "woke/anti-woke", other than corrupt government and corrupt cults. Which are in both versions and entire franchise, so politics were already there. Congratulations, you're letting the anti-woke grifters speak for you and reciting their bullshit like a wind up toy. How about actually thinking for yourself? Because you keep getting knee deep into grift and following the memes of your masters.
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no new survival horror from EA because their production values are too insane for this kind of specific experience that doesn't have the broadest appeal.
That's because EA are idiots and want everything to sell like Battlefield and COD. Below expectations my ass. Otherwise, a majority of people love the remake and wanted a sequel, but EA is afraid of not getting all the money in the world. That's less of a remake problem, and more of an EA/industry problem itself.
Namco Bandai's new massive failure Unknown 9: Awakening already has a universe of tie-in content (three novels, a comic series, a podcast and some kind of online origin story) ready to go.
I didn't even know that existed and I don't even care. They'll bounce back within month on all that DBZ money. That is not even their worst failure.
The publishers don't want to start small anymore.
True, which is why I prefer indie and AA most of the time. There are still some publisher that scale back and try. Look no further than Capcom, Devolver Digital, SNK, or Grasshopper Studios. Even Koei Tecmo learned to scale back with smaller projects after their foul ups with DW9 and DOA6. Also, Konami with the Haunted Castle Remake. They also released a small scale Contra game earlier this year (developer by the masters at WayForward), so it's not all doom and gloom.
Yes, the AAA industry is sick, but you only look in the one direction and wangst without looking nor trying anything else most of the time.
Wait wait wait wait hold the fuck on.
What exactly makes the new Dead Space remake "woke?"
Nothing, but bullshit. But if I had to guess, it's because two the minor characters that ride with Clarke, Hammon, and Daniels in the beginning are Asian and Black. When in the original both red shirt characters were white. Either that, or because Nicole is closer to the age range (who was pushing 40) of Issac in the Remake and instead of looking like a late 20s something in the original. Ironic, because they still did age up Nicole in Dead Space 2, and the Nicole in Remake is still good looking, but older and still looks great at that age.