I finally bounced off Genshin due largely to Inazuma. From the obtuse environmental puzzles to the deeply un-fun to navigate topography to the overly spongey and aggressive enemies to the disjointed quests (I haven’t found the sidequests to be worlds better, honestly) to the arbitrary and needless way certain…

I don’t disagree with anything you’ve written here. I also must admit that none of it occurred to me while playing (and digesting) the campaign as what it all immediately and consistently reminded me of was Inglorious Basterds. A less fun and pulpy Inglorious Basterds for sure, but still very much of that cloth. So I…

Namco Bandai did the same thing with J-Stars Victory Vs. Plus a while back. Shame, too. As it was actually a good arena fighter with a diverse cast and a solid story mode. It was quietly delisted before I ever had a chance to pick up the PlayStation 4 version digitally. Still have my disc, but, given how frequently I…

Then, by all means, publish something which utilizes either footage or imagery belonging to a specific news agency, photographer, or institution and see how long it takes for the cease and desist letters to show up.

Former photo researcher here, and the situation is likely as innocuous as it appears. Not that it’s going to stop the breathless conspiracy theories or self-righteous chest-thumping about copyright law.

Smash Bros. itself never would’ve escaped the vacuum of the fifth-gen without the Nintendo connection. The original is an intensely mediocre fighting game. And I personally don’t find Melee to be worlds better, but that’s a different discussion.

Sales aren’t subjective, my dude. And the PlayStation 5 is leading the Xbox Series worldwide.

I have a nagging suspicion the majority of parents shopping on their child’s behalf would take an equivalent amount of umbrage at Microsoft’s proprietary solution costing as much or more than the Xbox itself.

B-b-but it’s so easy to install! Who cares if it’s suffers from the same issue that’s plagued every proprietary memory format since forever?

I’ve never been a fan of Grand Theft Auto, but the approach Rockstar is taking to these remasters is one I’d like to see more developers employ. There are so many fifth and sixth-gen titles which could absolutely go toe-to-toe with any game released today with no more than the addition of modern controls (where…

Change in ownership or no, it’s difficult to imagine RestEra becoming any more of an aggressively negative dumpster fire than it is already.

The answer to a different question, sure.

Meh. I was always a Megadeth fan, and pretty much only acknowledge the Metallica albums Dave Mustaine wrote as being worth a damn.

Three things:

Oh, I have no doubt the current windfall of complementary resources will end both soon and abruptly. And that’s ok. Once I’ve unlocked Aloy, my own sense of urgency with Genshin will likely dissipate. I’ve also never enjoyed grinding in any JRPG outside of the Final Fantasy series as a whole (and only there because…

Gamers are entitled titty babies, more at 11.

Uncharted is the classic “say you’re a fanboy without saying you’re fanboy” example of ludonarrative dissonance. It doesn’t actually fit the definition of the term in the slightest, but anyone with a bone to pick against PlayStation, Naughty Dog, or Uncharted itself love to frame it as such because it’s an easy way to…

People shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss Wipeout Rush out of hand.

It doesn’t matter. You’ll be well served by either model. The OP is making a bad faith argument based on nothing.

I wouldn’t bet on the PS5 starter models running well in 2-3 years time aka when the warranty has expired. Probably by then Sony will slowly abandon offering disc models altogether, wouldn’t surprise me at least.