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PlayStation Studios |OT34| A moment of Sylens to remember Commander Zavala
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Yeah I think from here on we're gonna be seeing Geoff nab the HUGE third party reveals that aren't relying on a deal with PlayStation, Nintendo or Xbox to market them. If Rockstar doesn't do their own event for GTA6, I imagine it'll be at a Geoff Show.
Yep. Don't have much to add right now, other than that exactly reflects my thoughts on the game. One of the best narratives in gaming ever, from a character point of view anyway.
What's funny, is the part that hit me the hardest out of both games was apparently completely missable lol. When Ellie plays "Take me on," I lost it lol. No idea why it hit me so hard, but it's one of my favorite scenes in the series.
My favorite Ratchet and one of the best PS3 games.
Really hope they expand on the space exploration and moons and stuff in the future.
View: https://twitter.com/EnDr_X/status/1654227736867553283
Pretty much. Setting up a new studio, doing their new cloud thing and developing an AAA game? 5-6 years.
They're 2 years old today.
yep those are the things that made it feel like a big cohesive space epic adventure and why it's my favorite Ratchet & Clank game by a longshot. i love that Insomniac keeps making more Ratchet games and never wanna see them stop, but it's a shame they had to scale them down since A Crack in Time. I'd love to see a sequel to Rift Apart get those things back.
Some personal news: Interview went extremely well, and I'm now on the company Slack and begin working tomorrow!
LOL, I'm laughing not at you, but with you, because I came away from that final boss with the same feeling.
I absolutely love the game to pieces, and am just blown away by what the small team at Ember Labs was able to accomplish with their first ever game, but that final boss was infuriating. I was also playing on Normal difficulty.
I can't remember where I said this, or if I said it in conversations with my friends about it, but your sentiment was pretty much word for word what I said. From Software games (which I think were an inspiration for Kena's boss battles and combat), tend to teach you the "rules" of the game, and the mechanics you need to master in order to overcome what the game is going to throw at you. Everything that a boss pattern does against the player in a From game, is an extension of what normal combat encounters in the game are like, just amped up a few notches, because Boss.
Kena, though, doesn't do that. Most of the enemies in the game can be bodied with little to no effort, so, as a player, you aren't really being encouraged to explore the deeper and more complex combat mechanics and systems, so when you encounter your first boss, and they're pulling some Bloodborne shit on you, you're completely unprepared for it! I remember being so cocky and confident during that very first boss battle, only to fuck around and find out real damn quick lol.
The final boss is even worse in that regard. It made the final moments of the game for me really sour, which sucks, because it's a beautiful game. Two other games have made me feel that way: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (loved the game, but the final boss was incredibly frustrating, and I was just glad to be done with it by the end), and Dying Light 1. That final run up to the final boss was just incredibly unfun and frustrating, and soured me on it as well, despite me really enjoying the game up until that final boss encounter!
It's funny how that is sometimes, where a poorly executed final battle can really bring your experience down. I'll always recommend those games, because I do love them, but I admit I warn folks that the final boss of those games was frustrating for me, personally, just to give them a heads up in some way lol.
But yeah, I adore Kena, and I really can't wait to see what Ember Labs does next (and I'm suspecting Sony is also very keen to see how their next game does...), but man, that final boss...
Countdown till the PlayStation Showcase announcement:
May 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Countdown till the PlayStation Showcase:
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May 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Countdown till the PlayStation Showcase:
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no way DS2 would be on his show instead of PS showcase. no way
Sony already got a lot to show at their event. Them not showing DS2 there and instead give it to Geoff's show isn't that far-fetched imo.
Y'all are setting yourself up for disappointment with all this showcase hype based on a single rumor lol.
I'm morbidly curious to see the reactions in here if they just announce a Spider-Man 2 State of Play later this month. Then a third-party SoP in June.
I'm #team no showcase. I still think most of their first party stuff is too far out, and they could just use SGF and the VGAs or other State of Plays for a couple reveals like Helldivers and Factions.
I'm morbidly curious to see the reactions in here if they just announce a Spider-Man 2 State of Play later this month. Then a third-party SoP in June.
I'm #team no showcase. I still think most of their first party stuff is too far out, and they could just use SGF and the VGAs or other State of Plays for a couple reveals like Helldivers and Factions.
that would be insane to me. its not a charity! but we'll see
It's not charity, yeah. Sony also gets something out of it. A first party trailer reaching a different audience than their PlayStation showcase audience.
sony doesnt need him to promote their game, c'mon! if they didn't have a showcase i would agree but it doesn't make sense to me when they're going to have one right before his show.
Congrats!
I mean I think they'll want a big showcase to show off the next couple years of games.
Ghost of Tsushima 2 likely next year.
Probably something from Team Asobi.
Firewalk studios.
Helldivers 2.
Some XDev games.
A good place to announce some PC ports potentially.
I would trust Shinobi on this:
Anyone have a dualsense edge and found somewhere to get a replacement faceplate for the glossy one that comes with the controller?
I seriously am shocked how good the game was considering it was their first game, they get "it". From decent writing to simple but frantic combat they avoided many missteps, not to mention how good it looks and how fluid the animation was.
The final boss was the biggest stain and I almost wish the penultimate boss was actually the final one but we got what we got.
Really talented team.
what? sony haven't announced anything from their studios since... 2020? it's not early at all!
I mean the reveal for DS2 was at the game awards. Different audiences, larger reach outside your core platform etc. Plenty of reasons to show games at other events.
I'd expect it to happen more, especially for their live-service games.
Very excited to see this team grow. Can't wait to see what Jade is cooking.
*Checks prediction list, sees BabyDontHurtMe as a fellow May 25th believer*
Congrats!!! You really deserve it!
I love her design sooooooo much ugh
I wanna play as her at some point in the sequel, I hope Horizon 3 actually does let us switch between characters we gather in our home base.
Yeah Sony seems interesting not only in the game but the tech they have. Some really interesting things going on across Sony studios.
To be clear, I don't know what Sony's exact plans are when it comes to a showcase or State of Plays and all that. But I know a good amount of teams are at a point where things are certainly ready to be shown. That's exciting.
Yup its going to be something unique. Kind wild to think that Jade is under PS. She is underrated in the industry I feel.
You're dangling metaphorical catnip to the starved posters in this OT lmao.
Edit: Get ready for the Era-internet-Era phenomenon.
They don't need him but that doesn't mean they won't participate.
It's possible that Sony will just show everything at their own event and not give a single trailer to Geoff. But it's also quite possible that they'll at least throw something over to him.
We really don't know. I just think it's not too far-fetched.
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