Looking it up, if it is Victoria (or a version of her) then it could be she’s the child of an AU Victor and Nora rather than an alternate Victor.

Looking at the outfits and combat design, subtlety is probably last on the list of priorities for this game.

Right there on the PlayStation blog dated September 13, 2022.

It’s an odd error for sure.

The thing about free DLC add-ons is that you get what you pay for.

It really does, and from what I’ve read of it over the years the development this game went through shows just how much that agreement propped up this game - based on reports over the years (including one from this very website), this is a game that started as a live service game using Black Flag assets and mechanics…

Not to point out the obvious, but those previous Batman games also only added content - new characters, maps, story, etc - via paid DLC. You still cannot access that content without paying extra for it.

4. ‘Each pirate gets a ship’ fine, but it’s hard not to be disappointed that you can’t share a ship with your friends when Sea of Thieves exists

No forced PvP - there are a few activities that do trigger PvP encounters or start as PvP or PvPvE, but pretty much all of them you have to intentionally get involved. Much of the game is basically cooperating against NPCs, whether those be ship convoys, fortresses, or sea beasties of a more tall tale type.

And I bet both of those games would have been even better

Something additional to consider when talking about the legal side of things:

The siren song of a video game that hooks you has never and will never be limited to the release window.

I think Starfield differs from those examples because lack of specific features were the biggest issues people had with those games.

Hell, there was a time when people didn’t like having to put Steam on their computer at all.

No plans for New Game+ seems to be the catch...

But even that is regimented by only allowing me to give potential suitors gifts twice in one week—as far as I’ve gotten, that’s the only way to progress your relationship.

I don’t think “I played the game in a hyper specific way that is generally more something you’d find in a game like Factorio or Satisfactory and tons of hours” is making quite the statement you think it is. Especially if you’re comparing it to a hypothetical speedrun.

What’s additionally damning is that the elements of the game that should have seen more care, the actual hand-crafted stuff, feels like it also missed the mark.

Yep - in previous games they had one of two systems.

The whole “why didn’t they tell anyone” thing feels like it fits perfectly with Valve...I mean, obviously there’s the real reason the lead gives, but this is also a studio that originally were talking about launching HL Episode 3 in Holiday 2007 (not just rumor or hearsay - there were announced plans, and this is…