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Can Crystal Dynamics Make Perfect Dark... Perfect?

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "I was pretty hyped when it was just The Initiative working on it but now that Crystal Dynamics is involved I feel even better about the whole thing."

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sammarshall1021358d ago

I'm still mad Perfect Dark isn't a reboot done in 3rd person, it would be so cool with the futuristic cities

Crystal Dynamics should help get the game out of the door sooner than later but we'll have to see if the quality is good

chrisx1357d ago

FPS is what makes perfect dark.it is it's identity. Switching to 3rd person should be at the most a spinoff. The answer to the original question is No, I have very little faith CD can do justice to this game.

Lightning771357d ago

"No, I have very little faith CD can do justice to this game."

Aw man you're right CD has a history of putting out terrible games.

bouzebbal1357d ago (Edited 1357d ago )

They made Tomb Raider a worse game I don’t have high hopes for this one they’ll clone a game like they did with Uncharted

0hMyGandhi1357d ago

I could only imagine the kind of backlash if it was.
I am actually super excited to see what they do with this.

sammarshall1021356d ago

There wouldn't be backlash from most gamers. A lot of people would welcome the change especially if Joanna looks good lol

isarai1358d ago

I mean, their track record hasn't exactly been on an upward swing, so probably not.

porkChop1358d ago

It doesn't matter who develops it, it will never be perfect. No game is perfect. Every game has flaws, or things that could have been done better. The idea that anything can ever be perfect is an idea that needs to go away. Stop hyping things to unattainable levels, and start expecting flaws. You'll be happier that way.

0hMyGandhi1357d ago

I find "Hype" as a concept so fascinating as I get older. I honestly have no idea when it was that I was hyped about...anything. Like, I am excited about things with impending release dates, but I am not making paper chains and staring at countdown clocks like I was as a kid. The result? you really do find profound enjoyment out of most things because you didn't apply some exorbitant declaration of brilliance to it.

I think of all the movies, games, and music I've digested over the years, and how it's so utterly important to temper expectations, not to grade the piece of media on a curve, per say, but to acknowledge that these things are crafted by human beings, and flaws are totally fine in my book.

One of the most enjoyable games I played two generations ago was Singularity. I had no idea how much I would love that game. It got average reviews by the press. It looked interesting and I picked it up at a Hollywood Video near me.

Hype can close minds and limit perspectives. Live with something long enough and you can appreciate the little things, and even find your own viewpoint on how it should be enjoyed.

porkChop1357d ago

Exactly. People would enjoy more things if they didn't have such high expectations. Singularity is the perfect example. I remember before release some people were pointing out similarities to BioShock and expecting it to be on that level.

While I don't think it quite hit that mark I was never expecting it to, so I still enjoyed the game very much. It's a shame we never got another one.

Lightning771357d ago

They rebooted Tomb raider and saw success. I don't see why PD won't be good. The Initiative already has the ground work they just need more hands in the development.

isarai1357d ago

I dunno, that series got progressively worse, then there's the hot trashpile that is the avengers. After all that i don't hold much stock in CD anymore

Lightning771357d ago

This is still a Initiatives game not a CD game. CD is just helping TI (more man power) So the studio has say on what they want in the game.

0hMyGandhi1357d ago

thank you for such a well-thought-out, utterly enlightening response.

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Rematch is "chasing credibility" but not realism like rival EA FC

Pocket Tactics sits down with Rematch’s creative director, Pierre Tarno, to discuss why Sloclap moved away from Sifu to chase something new.

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Sony Faces Class Action in the Netherlands Over Allegedly Inflated PlayStation Store Prices

Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation in the Netherlands has filed a class action against Sony for inflating PlayStation Store prices.

dveio1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

My personal opinion:

Manufacturers and publishers have indeed inflated the industry.

From $700 million development costs for games like Call of Duty, to digital (store) prices for games and DLCs, online multiplayer fees on consoles (why can you play Helldivers 2 online for free on PC but not consoles?) or still preventing sell/lend digitally purchased games.

Sometime in the future, this bubble will collapse.

They should know better, but they just can't help themselves and suck even the last penny out of our wallets.

BeHunted1d 13h ago

Because Sony knows people will be forced to pay those prices for single player and multiplayer games, not everyone prefers PC gaming. Sony also has a monopoly on PlayStation digital games. In 2019, they stopped allowing retailers and game key sellers to sell PlayStation digital games, making them available only through the official PlayStation Store

anast1d 15h ago

The Dutch gov. wants a piece of the pie.

Eonjay1d 14h ago

They should be suing the individual publishers increasing the prices to $80 instead of suing the store. There are plenty of publishers still selling game for like $50 with much success (like E33). But this proves that the publishers are the ones setting the prices.... so again nothing changes because they aren't even going after the main offender. How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD? Sony being the number one store in the market doesn't mean that publisher have to charge us an arm and a leg. Again the industry is laughing at us because consumers never get real representation. Just these fake platitudes that are meaningless.

BeHunted1d 12h ago

"How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD"

Because Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly, I can purchase Call of Duty at a huge discount from CDKeys or other gaming retailers. The only way to purchase digital PlayStation games is through the PlayStation Store.

djl34851d 11h ago

Weird, I swore GoW, Stellar Blade, Horizon Zero Dawn, TLoU, etc. were on the steam store....uh.....

BeHunted1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

@djI3485

I'm talking about PlayStation games that you can only purchase on PlayStation. I can purchase Steam and Epic games from 3rd party retailers and key stores.

"Sony to stop selling full-game download codes at retailers"

https://www.videogamer.com/...

Killer2020UK1d 13h ago

About time. There is zero fair reason why digitally distributed products that you cannot recoup any value when you want to dispose of them, should be priced higher than that of physical copies that entail all of the costs and the benefits of owning.

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Cancelled Batman Game Featuring Damian Wayne Character Designs Surface

"Project Sabbath" was a cancelled Batman game by WB Games Montreal where Damien Wayne was set to take on the mantle of the Bat.

Terry_B3d ago

Its time Damian ...and his mother too & how his son came to be will be a big part in a background story of a Batman movie, series or game.

-Foxtrot3d ago

I'd have rather seen Terry than Damian especially to see what they could have done with Terry in the Arkhamverse

excaliburps1d 21h ago

No, WB doesn't want anything fun since suits want live service garbage for max revenue. LOL!

Shame. If we are getting any Batman games like these, it'll be years away.

LordStig1d 10h ago

YES! make an Arkham game with Terry as Batman and call it Batman Beyond Arkham.

Green-Smurf1d 17h ago

Damian doesn't follow his dad's code. He kills

Babadook71d 17h ago

Not to be confused with Damon Wayans.

jznrpg1d 16h ago

I’m not a big superhero fan but I do enjoy the Batman and SpiderMan games. Too bad this one got cancelled. WB has been mostly shite live service.

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