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If they're smart they won't base it on the games at all because its a branching path RPG. Plus I don't want to hear endless fucking bitching over if we're doing Bro!Shep or Fem!Shep. Never mind who Shepard can romance. Like holy fuck, no, that is the last kind of bullshit any showrunner needs.
Yeah, that's the thing. Every single fan is going to want to see their playthrough portrayed.
 
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Yeah, that's the thing. Every single fan is going to want to see their playthrough portrayed.
Exactly; if I was running this *****, we'd be doing Fem!Shep, Spacer/War Hero, Vanguard and Liara-mancer and like 99% Paragon with that 1% basically limited to interrupts in 2 and 3 that are funny. And while I have no doubt I'd get some audience for that, I'm gonna turn off people with choosing Liara (she's popular but also unpopular) over say, Garrus who is the most popular Fem!Shep romance partner by a huuuuge margin.
 
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Wow... Sega is delisting many old games.


What's happening to the SEGA Classics games?
Select games and bundles will be delisted from virtual stores, becoming unavailable for new purchases.

Your owned games will still be available in your library.

When will the SEGA Classics games be delisted?
Select games and bundles will be delisted and unavailable for new purchases starting December 6th at 11:59pm PST.

Will I still be able to play the SEGA Classics games?
Absolutely! All SEGA Classics games and bundles you own will remain in your library, ready to be downloaded and played at any time.

Will I still be able to play some of these games if I have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription?
Yes, select individual classic titles will still be playable for those who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Which SEGA Classics games will be delisted on which platforms?
Check out the complete list of games and platforms below:

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Titles to be delisted on Steam

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alien Soldier

Alien Storm

Altered Beast

Beyond Oasis

Bio-Hazard Battle

Bonanza Bros

Columns

Columns III

Comix Zone

Crack Down

Crazy Taxi

Decap Attack

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Dreamcast Collection Bundle

Dynamite Headdy

Ecco Jr.

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco: The Tides of Time

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Eternal Champions

Fatal Labyrinth

Flicky

Galaxy Force II

Gain Ground

Golden Axe

Golden Axe II

Golden Axe III

Gunstar Heroes

Jet Set Radio

Kid Chameleon

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

Light Crusader

Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle

NiGHTS into Dreams

Phantasy Star II

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

Ristar

SEGA Bass Fishing

Shadow Dancer

Shining Force

Shining Force II

Shining in the Darkness

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic Spinball

Space Channel 5: Part 2

Space Harrier II

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 3

Super Thunder Blade

Sword of Vermilion

The Revenge of Shinobi

ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton

VectorMan

VectorMan 2

Virtua Fighter 2

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Even as recent as Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. The older ones can be emulated well, but Dreamcast emulation is crappy.
 

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The last year-plus for Warner Bros. Games hasn’t been the best for the company, and Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav admits that. During the company’s latest earnings call on November 7, Zaslav said that the games business is “substantially underperforming its potential”.

This comes after financial disappointments such as MultiVersus and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League lost the studio more than $300 million this year alone. Now, Warner Bros. Games is going to put more emphasis on its most successful franchises moving forward.

“I think we’re through some of the worst — and it hasn’t been pretty — on the gaming business,” Zaslav said during the call. “But we have four games that are really powerful and have a real constituency that love them, and we’re going to focus on those four primarily. We’re going to go away from trying to launch 10, 12, 15, 20 different games. I think we have a real chance now with focus to have the gaming business be steadier.

He added: “We have four strong and profitable game franchises with loyal, global fans: Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, and DC, in particular, Batman. We are focusing our development efforts on those core franchises, with proven studios to improve our success ratio.”
Let me guess... Batman now with Souls combat.
 
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Death Stranding is now on Xbox.

What even is console exclusive anymore?
 

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I heard the new Arkham VR game is pretty decent though. So maybe it's not a complete lost cause yet (emphasis on "maybe)
One decent title is not going to sway me, because it's still WB, and they'll do something to screw up at some point. I guess that means the Wonder Woman game is canceled since all they're doing is rotating between the same 3 games or ips over and over again.
 
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Redream is useless now. Had sound issues with Crazy Taxi before and the newer versions lock high resolution behind a six dollar paywall.

Except for one micro-stutter, the game ran like a dream when I tried it in RetroArch minutes ago. Took me a good while to find where to change the internal render resolution. Hate the RetroArch UI. This is how I will play it the next time. On PC, the artwork on the character select screen is stretched, the score art is stretched and the end credits are not sepia but clear. Will also be nice to see all the licensed stores and hear the associated passenger requests again. I tried the widescreen hack, but it squished everything. It's fine. Have no problem playing in 4:3.

Too late in my day to check if the quality is consistent through a whole game of Crazy Taxi.
 
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Death Stranding is now on Xbox.

What even is console exclusive anymore?
Bloodborne. That shit is never going anywhere.
 
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Death Stranding is now on Xbox.

What even is console exclusive anymore?
Released 8 november 2019. So a five year console exclusivity deal.
 
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Let me guess... Batman now with Souls combat.
Sounds like NetherRealm won’t get the chance to make whatever new IP they hinted at a while back. Probably will just be perpetually alternating between Injustice and MK. Kinda sad, because hey…have I ever told you the definition of insanity?
 
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