GR's Alex Osborn: "As 2013 ushers in a host of new gaming consoles, one of the many questions that has been on gamers' minds is whether or not the new machines would be backwards compatible. Sony has already answered that on the PlayStation side of things with a big fat NO, but we still have yet to hear from Microsoft on its next-gen plans."
The official launch of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is finally upon us! The game is now available for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
I can't say there's been that many times I've really wanted to play PS2 games, have enough current-gen games on my plate as it is.
i dont really care if my ps4 doesnt play ps3 games. I kno for sure after i get my ps4 im not turning back
If we were to get backwards compatibility I would be happy, if we don't I'm just fine.
it is more of an issue early on when the library for new games is small. As time goes on, it becomes less of an issue. But even to start, it's not that big of a deal. I mean, I can't play old DOS games on my pc without going through the hassle of finding an emulator that it works on. even a lot of early windows games don't play well on newer versions of windows. I would rather they focus their money and people on making the next gen experience solid and keep the console prices down that hack together some half ass BC. now, streaming is a whole other thing. I think using gaikai to stream old games is a great compromise.
to me it's important. I was going to buy a PS4 day one but now I think I'm just gonna wait for a price drop since the PS3 will still be getting games like GT6, FFvs and The Last Guardian anyway. I never been much of a fan of racing games or Killzone so in its current state the PS4 has nothing to offer me.
And the fact that the PS4 will not even going to have PS1 and PS2 BC means that Sony's preparing to milk the hell out of us with digital re-releases, online fees and other paid services like Gaikai. Most of the new features and innovations of the PS4 have a hidden fee! I'm starting to get scared of this new Sony and the ones to blame are the gamers themselves for always bending so quickly every time Sony removed something from the PS3. =/