2019 State of Play
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Well, I 'm not claiming they're fortune tellers. Also, Days Gone was the only substaintial first/second-party game Sony had this year, so I guess in that case it didn't really matter. And we can look at Spider-Man as a hit in hindsight, but that franchise doesn't exactly have the best track record in games and Insomniac had never really tackled a game like this. It made sense that Sony reserved that Spring for the return of their biggest mascote.Elfgore said:
Man, these Direct ripoffs continue to be AWFUL. Sony really don't get why Nintendo does so well with them
Okay, is anyone else sick and tired of the Sony/Nintendo has no games agreement? Cuz it's bullshit either way in these current consoles. If we're talking third party exclusives (that aren't timed), both have a huge amount. If it's first party titles, then Nintendo edges out in this area, but Sony is no slouch either. Most of the either manufactures 1st party stuff holds no interests to me, but I won't deny the success the games' have made. Nintendo has your typical round of Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing. There are other exclusives too, but most are ports of games that are from the Wii U. But that highly worked in the Switch's favor. The PS4 had its moments of porting many stuff from last gen too.Yoshi178 said:
The only one to suffer from having "no games" syndrome is really Microsoft. Most of their 1st party line-up is let's act like it is the 360 era all over again. Gears 5 and Halo 5 are just an upgraded 360 game and a shitty sequel that should have ended in a trilogy respectively. Quantum Break had good ideas, but horrible execution limited by crappy live-action sub-par Bourne inspired action scenes. Recore sucked and was forgotten about, Ryse was an average hack n slash, Sunset Overdrive is no longer an exclusive since Sony bought Insomniac, and Microsoft cancelled unqiue third party games like Scalebound, because they wanted shore-horned multiplayer in everything.
Dunkey said it best: <link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXQUkp-VOg> Fall of Xbox
And here is a timestop at 5:43 of what Sony does have (and that is not everything)<link=https://youtu.be/ETXQUkp-VOg?t=342>Fall of Xbox (End Video)
Night School looks cool and Civ6 coming to PS4 is nice. I'm pretty interested in Death Stranding as it looks to be AAA game with combat that's not the main form of gameplay, we need loads more of those. Plus, it's Hideo Kojima, even if it's worst case scenario, it'll still probably be damn entertaining watching that train wreck.
PS4 has games...
Isn't like half the hype of Nintendo directs new Smash characters?Yoshi178 said:
PS4 has games...
It's more than that; putting aside Sony's actual library (though when it comes to 1st party they are pretty lacking) their State of Play videos are this hollow facsimile of the Directs due to not understanding the nuance. The SoP's are always awkwardly paced, not giving anything room to breathe, like they're just rapidly firing off a checklist to get it over with.Yoshi178 said:
The biggest, however, is the human element. The Directs always do a great job at making the viewer aware of the people working at Nintendo whether it was Reggie, Iwata, Bill Trinen, or the members of the Treehouse. It helped create an intimacy with the audience that the SoP just refuses to replicate. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised considering for years Sony thought Jack Tretton was an appropriate mouthpiece for SCEA despite him being a whiny jackass who couldn't go five seconds without putting his foot in his mouth.
And ultimately, I would say that's the thing Sony doesn't understand. If you're going to do a Direct ripoff, at least get the most important thing down. The Directs were made not as a way to just throw out a bunch of announcements, but to connect with the audience directly. It's why they're called "DIRECTS" and if Sony cannot understand that these States of Play will never be anything other than awkward
Why are people even responding to Yoshi? 🤷‍♂️
In non-Nintendo topics you can count on half of its posts to be borderline trolling and the other half to be circle-jerk talking with other members of the Nintendo faithful club, which in recent years seems to consist of only Aiddon and Yoshi.
In non-Nintendo topics you can count on half of its posts to be borderline trolling and the other half to be circle-jerk talking with other members of the Nintendo faithful club, which in recent years seems to consist of only Aiddon and Yoshi.
Probably the same reason why people reply to B-Cell. We know it's pointless but somewhere deep down we hope we can change him. Like a girlfriend trying to get her skateboarding boyfriend to just get a normal job. Or at least off the crack.bluegate said:
I was very surprised by Joel from The Last of Us, returning in some shape or form in The Last of Us 2.
Despite living in late stage capitalism apparently, some people still need to be reminded: [b]Brand. Is not. Your friend.[/b]
...or maybe that's why? Hmm.
Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, no. I don't fool myself i alone can change B-Cell. I do find some of his posts amusing enough though, that i wan't to understand.CritialGaming said:
Johnny Novgorod said:
Despite living in late stage capitalism apparently, some people still need to be reminded: [b]Brand. Is not. Your friend.[/b]
...or maybe that's why? Hmm.
Ugh, calling someone a "fanboy" is a gaming insult used by joyless twits obsessed with looking "objective." So what if someone is a "fan' of something, what business is it of anyone's? If people are so insecure over others enjoying themselves that's a problem with THEM, not the "fanboys" they stamp their feet over.MrCalavera said:
Yeah, except you and especially Yoshi don't really keep it to yourselves do you. With you it isn't just 'I really like Nintendo', it's 'Nintendo is the best and everyone else is pathetic'. So don't get suprised when that grates on people. Yoshi came in here just to shit-talk cuz '*yuk yuk* Sony is dumb compared to Nintendo'. And that's his right, but getting mad over the image that creates amongst others is a little silly.Aiddon said:
So is it "fan" or " fanboy"?Aiddon said:
One is someone being attached to a thing, hobby, product etc.,
The other is being waaaay too attached to it, bent on showing how superior it is, being generally obnoxious about it.
And no, it's not a big deal(corporate narrative aside), but if someone decides to gush about it on social media, they agree to open themselves to criticism.
And it's not a phenomenon limited to gamers(obviously very affected by it) either. Or did you miss Marvel and DC fanboys(or fangirls, or nice gender neutral "stans") yucking it up for the last decade?
We know. You'd rather play the same Mario and Zelda games for the eighth generation in a row.Yoshi178 said:
Naughty Dog on why The Last of Us 2 is taking so long [https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2019/10/04/the-last-of-us-part-2-ps4-length-long-naughty-dog/]
Seems typical, but the big question is how well will they follow through on those statements. The heartbeat thing sounds like it could add an interesting gameplay dynamic.
Seems typical, but the big question is how well will they follow through on those statements. The heartbeat thing sounds like it could add an interesting gameplay dynamic.
What's the heartbeat thing you're talking about? Missed that from the video.hanselthecaretaker said:
Was from another article [https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/the-last-of-us-2-working-heartbeat/] actually, sorry.Johnny Novgorod said: