Last Sentinel had a really cool visual style (the half faced android mother thing got my attention).
Kojima’s scary shenanigans looked interesting too :)
Holy shit I didn’t know that was one of the anouncements! Pony Island was so good, perfect length and amazingly immersive story wise. Inscription I really liked too but somehow I fell off after a few hours, still gathering dust on my PS5.
You are still able to play the PS4 version on your PS5, so no you’re not paying 10 dollars for a game you already own.
You’re paying 10 dollars for Dualsense rumble support, extra roguelike mode and lots of other PS5 specific updates like support for fast loading.
I find 10$ a very decent value, far from greedy to be honest. This is not the same as TLOU part 1 where you had to pay full price even if you already had a previous version.
The early Arkham games are quite unique and important games I feel.
I think he just really loves this game? The game is at 87 open critic rating, overwhelmingly positive (96) on Steam. This game is just genuinely adored by a lot of people.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about the evil within and it’s sequel, looking forward to trying it out!
Maybe I should have changed the title of the post to something different from the one of the article. I see a lot of people responding to the title but there is a lot of stuff in the article that I find quite interesting (the lack of new first party exclusives, focus on cloud gaming).
Gonna read this later, but already thanking you for posting this! Random super interesting gaming deep dives is one of my favorite things to stubble upon in my feeds. So thank you so much!!!
Demon’s Souls is the first souls game that I have ever completed, I think it is an astounding part of the ps5 catalogue. Also, currently going through Ghost of Tsushima PS5 edition and at 4k60 that game is incredible.
Those are 2 experiences that I loved that are only available on PS5.
PlayStation Access have some really nice let’s plays. The Skyrim Christmas special is amazing!
Amalur is 4k60 on PS5 where I played it. Is it that much worse one other platforms?
Play pass is a fantastic idea, made me discover a lot of awesome small little experiences
Ok let me spell it out:
I know this is a videogame.
I know the difference between games and reality.
I do however know that people get indirectly influenced by the media they consume. (See my other comment for scientific sources on this).
Playing violent games does not make you violent.
It’s the tone that matters. The Last of Us is very violent but never makes it feel cool. Uncharted is very over the top and enemies are just nameless, raceless grunts. The story in GTA often makes it clear how fucked up the crime world is.
That is my issue with the Vietnam scene I was playing earlier. This was not like Uncharted based in a completely fictional conflict. This was based in a real war that the US participated in, killing real people, and you’re just there being the awesome hero killing locals by the dozens.
I know this will not change your mind.
This is my last attempt at being reasonable and trying to understand each other.
I know you will answer with some short personal remark or minimize all the points I have made instead of having an actual conversation.
I hope you prove me wrong, otherwise this will be my last response to you.
Thanks, this message means a lot to me!
I knew about this. As a Belgian though, I don’t believe we had a lot of presence there.
Sadly, we have done our share of horrible stuff on foreign soil (but we haven’t made any videogames about it)
Are you saying that fiction has no influence on how we view the world?
I’m sorry, but that is just wrong. Using fictional works as propaganda is a thing, so it most certainly has an effect on the public.
Other research papers after a quick search, these indicate influence between fiction and beliefs/opinions of the consumers:
Why are you giving an example that is not based on a real war or context?
Of course this doesn’t influence your opinion of real life as the subject doesn’t refer to real life (as you so clearly describe with the “giant crime fighting amphibious creatures”).
Even if you know it’s fiction you get the feeling that you are on the “good” side, which may colour your perception on the US military interventions.
That android mother face is quite a visual!