"I personally don’t like the phrase “stand-alone DLC”. Not because of the actual meaning of it, but because I think there’s a negative stigma that surrounds it.
I’ll begin this topic by talking a little bit about Horizon: Zero Dawn. Pretty much everyone and their grandmas (not literal) loved this first-party PlayStation exclusive. I reviewed the game and couldn’t believe how much the game achieved — it’s easily my GOTY thus far. Anyway, much to my surprise, when Guerrilla Games announced sales numbers for the title, they also confirmed the studio is working on single-player DLC for it. However, do we really need single-player DLC anymore? Will it begin as a smaller project and then blossom into a larger experience similar to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy?" -- PlayStation Enthusiast
Sony has been reported to be considering adding adaptive difficulty to all of its games. This feature would likely allow gamers to play more difficult games that usually have a skilled player barrier and also make it so hardcore gamers can get a good experience out of typically easier games.
I don't see an issue. I'm also sure it'd be an option that you could turn off to.
It should be optional but it would be more interesting to see gamers play more advanced AI. It's been a request since the beginning that NPCs and bots were more intelligent and tougher and not be stupid cannon fodder. This AI I'm guessing will adapt to the player. Which is cool. If the gamer sucks, the AI will suck. If the gamer is a bad ass, the AI will kick some ass and take names.
Based on GT7 Sophy, AI will definitely give gamers a run for their money.
sure
but I also don't ever want a case of playing a game I want to be hard, but then it get's easier because I die too much and removes that option
if it's 100% optional, I'm all for it
even ai adapting I'm not against
just any crap like, "you died too much so boss will suck to let you win easier" crap
Yeah like everyone said, it should be optional. Sometimes I like to relax from the competitive mp and play a single player that's challenging but in a predictable way. I'll probably use it at times but sometimes I just want to have a soldier yell grenade 5 seconds before he throws it at you in perfect English.
I don't have a problem with it. A number of games do this already depending on your playstyle.
If you can turn it off? Sure. If it's forced, no it's a terrible idea. Imagine wanting a tougher experience but because you die a few times the game lowers the difficulty. That kind of defeats the purpose of the harder difficulty.
With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.
Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices
Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take
killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better
2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.
KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic
Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)
My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today
Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.
The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls
Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.
Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.
Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.
Gez ... do something fresh and new already .
I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster
come on, legend of dragoon..
What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.
I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.
Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.
So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.
Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.
Replies(2)Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them
Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.
My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.
You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes
That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.
DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.
I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.
"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."
-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
A new ad for the PS VR2 sees Sony asking fans if "busting" makes them "feel good," leading to a lot of jokes online.
First it was the 19" of venom and now this 😂. Who's in charge of Sony's marketing team? lol
Aww...snowflakes...too much for y'all to handle?
I remember a time when people weren't offended by this type of advertising.
Don't forget your helmet if going outside.
@sickindividual
I’m thinking how people these days would react to an ad showing an old lady asking “Where’s the beef?!”
@raWfodog
Ads these days be so lewd. Like there's this one had on tv about internet speed saying "I need some of that big gig energy in my life" then sip on some tea with the Look while garage door slowly goes down. I'm not new to it at all cause theres been plenty over the years
@blackblades
We use to laugh at the ‘naughty’ ads back in the days but people today get so offended at the suggestion of sex in ads. It’s a different world.
Nah, it sounds like a reference to Ghostbusters. That was the first thing that sprung to mind.
"Oh, Uh... There was a ghost! Uh-uh-uh... This is ectoplasm! Did you see the ghost? It ran through here and s-- it slimed me! That wasn't me it was a spooky ghost!"
It feels good whether you're in the mood or not.
The thing is, bustin' chooses you. You never know when it'll show up.
.... and just to be clear, we're talking about ghostbusting. 🙄
No it doesnt, it keeps people expectations in check and with the price lets people know its not going to be an entirely new itteration but more of the same (which is not always a bad thing) with a bit of a twist.
You know how pissed people would be if the sold one of these as a full game and people realize it's mostly reused assets? This current setup leaves nothing to be confused about.
That's just how great they are. They have UNDERsell rather than claim "it's the best lineup in Playstation history!" or something as forced as that. Sony knows that the fans will decide what the best lineup is.
It's looking like the Uncharted 4 DLC might be longer than some full games, and likely better than most.
Not at all. It lets people know that they don't NEED the main game in order to play because by the time they release a lot of people will have traded in Uncharted 4 or The Last of Us or Infamous. It's not its own game, it's DLC of the game it's attached too. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a bit of an anomaly since it started at a 2 hour DLC expansion and has grown into a full game. This isn't the first time either, Saints Row 4 was an April Fools joke DLC announcement for Saints Row 3 and that turned into its own game too. A standalone DLC isn't bad at all.
Uh the only reason Sony (and other companies) refer to certain products Stand alone DLC/Game is because that's exactly what they are. Next this idiot is going to be saying something like Uncharted should be called Indiana Jones simulator.