Sony hate thread

[BananaSplit²]

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has released a four-minute PlayStation lineup video directed by Densuke28 dubbed “Sense of Play,” which introduces 17 PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles to a song by syudou and arranged by Teddy Loid. The video highlights the following titles: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Super Bomberman R 2, Ys X: Nordics, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and FOAMSTARS.

Also, pre-orders for the PS5 Slim models (to be released in November 10th) just started today in Japan:

But the difference was that those were good works and stories while being heavily political or embracing a certain polemic, rather than hoping that just because they appeal to a certain viewpoint and crowd that they can compensate for mediocre story, character, etc, as we see too often in modern media.

One thing I did notice about Japanese games (and comics too) is that the presentation and storytelling always feel far more sincere than the modern western equivalents.
The West seems to have devolved into the most obnoxious form of writing imaginable, like the characters aren't allowed to play a heroic part in the plot unless their dialogues are wrapped up inside three layers of irony (at minimum) or their personality is incredibly abrasive and crass. As if the writers are somehow too afraid that their characters and story could be criticized or made fun of, so they write things they emotionally disassociate from. Either that, or the HR & marketing teams are placing their input into the creative process by using social media as a reference despite how un-organic it is. The puerile political virtue-signaling is just another problem pilling up.

Meanwhile I can load up a JRPG, and while the plotline might have a bit of silly bullshit here and there (KORE WA NAKAMA NO CHIKARA), the characters across the board are presented in a genuine way and anyone can tell the Japanese creators loved the characters they wrote. I can also shrug off said silly stuff because of the media being primarily aimed for teenagers and the likes, whereas the modern western equivalents claiming to be for mature audiences are really insulting these days.

Also something about characters looking visually appealing for both sexes (between sexy, cute and handsome) and the whole rule of cool in nip media.
The Metal Gear Solid trilogy is often referenced for its political conspiracy intrigues and philosophical themes in a videogame, but it's also a franchise known to show off cool shit and memetic catchphrases (LAUGH AND GROW FAT), in addition to be damn good games on their own.

On that note, I hope the disclaimer of MGS Collection Vol.1 stays true to its word and that Konami didn't pull a Capcom (see the Megaman Battle Network Collection).

 

[Two Dollars]

On that note, I hope the disclaimer of MGS Collection Vol.1 stays true to its word and that Konami didn't pull a Capcom (see the Megaman Battle Network Collection).

What do you mean?

 

[Make America Dumb Again]

The review speaks for itself:

 

[Celebrate Nite]

The review speaks for itself:

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>Globo-Homo propaganda in NYC
>Escapism
Nigger, that shit exists right now! Next to Commiefornia, Jew York City is a liberal's wet dram come to life.

Escapism is when I play a game that takes place in NYC where everyone is white and the women are attractive and polite

 

[ZMOT]

Even a subscription isn't enough for companies nowadays, look at how actual sub-based games have become a minority in the sea of F2P. Or if they do offer a subscription, it is just another facet to the greater microtransaction ecosystem. When we look at MMOs, many used to be just the subscription fee, maybe a cosmetic shop, but that was it. Now, you have Battle Passes as basically subscriptions for many games, full on shops for everything you can imagine in game, because why get a constant stream of income when you can get constant additional streams from whales as well.

the reason subs went out of favor is because how it works as a monetization. the easiest analogy would be themeparks and carnivals: one you pay upfront and can use the rides as often as you want, carnival is free but you pay per ride. it's simply easier to get people into a game if you don't put the paywall upfront, and at the same time they're more likely to spend money later after they have an investment in the game via time spent etc.

what's also often overlooked is how the monetiztation is actually implemented and what you get in return. a sub for $5 and $15 is both a sub, but one is 10 bucks cheaper, so you get "more" of the same game for "less" (bulk subscription also work that way). no monetization is good or bad in itself, even if done several at once, but that's where at lot of company flounder because they are either too greedy and/or dumb to properly tune it to get the best return. I mean look how the mindboggling amount of dosh mihoyo makes, and basically everything in genshin is free; people pay for rolls, BP and welkin (which is basically a sub) because they want to, not because they're forced to via powercreep. ofc course there there's the age old debate if characters or even cosmetics count as "content" that should be included in the game, but it's simply much easier to sell sidegrades and looks than gameplay relevant stuff, to prevent any "p2w" arguments alone.

Escapism is when I play a game that takes place in NYC where everyone is white and the women are attractive and polite

that's racist and sexist. spiderman 2 is an escape fantasy for libtards because in the game NYC isn't drowning in immigrants, is clean and not run by retarded politicians. "it's trump's fault NYC in real life is not the same as ingame..."

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

In 2004, gamers complained that you could grab a balloon for a kid in the newest Spider-Man game cause the kid was annoying

Nearly 20 years later, and people are praising a side mission where you do a bunch of menial tasks to set up the perfect date for two faggots

I don't know about you guys, but my favorite Spider-Man storyline was the one in Amazing Spider-Man #41 where Peter had to break off a date with Gwen Stacey because he had to use his great power to responsibly make sure some nigger faggot got properly fucked up his poop shoot.

 

[Epoch]

The review speaks for itself:

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Execs and shareholders will see this and see the game selling well because Spiderman and because its the only PS5 game, and will think its because of all the woke shit and continue to pile in more woke shit into games.

 

[BananaSplit²]

SIE Japan is celebrating the release of Marvel Spiderman's 2 by having themed lunch menus for company workers.

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/1714472767536672842

What do you mean?

MGS Collection Vol.1 has a disclaimer to warn players about the game content being no longer acceptable in today's climate in the West. Which I don't specifically mind as long as nothing in the games is altered, but it's genuinely sad how content that is merely 20 years old now get the same treatment as media from the 1940's/1950's.


Capcom wrote a similar disclaimer for the Megaman Battle Network Collection however it turned out they still changed a few things, such as the fictional country names.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

Execs and shareholders will see this and see the game selling well because Spiderman and because its the only PS5 game, and will think its because of all the woke shit and continue to pile in more woke shit into games.

I played the original Legend of Zelda on my Switch last night.

I'm kinda thinking we just need to get in our retro bunkers at this point. Even stuff that is just okay should be avoided cause of this stuff.

 

[Two Dollars]

>It's a bold move in an industry the big players of which tend to shy away from any sort of potentially divisive messaging.

Are you absolutely certain this reviewer isn’t being sarcastic and actually (rightfully) hates the game? It reads like he was forced to give it a good score so he just added “and that’s a good thing” at the end of every complaint.

Oh who am I kidding, just give me the rainbows already.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

I'm kinda thinking we just need to get in our retro bunkers at this point

you mean you HAVEN'T already done that?

 

[Pissmaster]

The review speaks for itself:

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It comes out on the same day as Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is an extraordinarily good game. Lmao at anyone dumb enough to continue to buy woke capeshit for their cope console instead of joining us chads with Switches and PCs + Ryujinx. Mario Wonder isn't woke at all and it runs perfectly in emulation. There is no excuse to play Spider-Man 2 unless you are an insufferable fucking faggot.

 

[The Last Stand]

It comes out on the same day as Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is an extraordinarily good game. Lmao at anyone dumb enough to continue to buy woke capeshit for their cope console instead of joining us chads with Switches and PCs + Ryujinx. Mario Wonder isn't woke at all and it runs perfectly in emulation. There is no excuse to play Spider-Man 2 unless you are an insufferable fucking faggot.

You can transform Mario into an elephant. It's a dogwhistle for gamers and children to convert into Republicans through whimsical, wondrous platforming. Spider-Man 2, however, revolutionized the superhero genre by depicting a 1:1 utopian NYC through diversity and seamless traversal that only superheroes can provide.

 

[Poop A Loop]

There was something disturbingly familiar about the game before me. The dialogue was all rainbows and leftist platitudes.

"You are playing wokeshit, Max."

The truth was a burning green crack through my brain.

I was playing wokeshit. Funny as hell, it was the most horrible thing I could think of.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

You can transform Mario into an elephant. It's a dogwhistle for gamers and children to convert into Republicans through whimsical, wondrous platforming

This sounds so retarded that it's ingenious. Rather than meme about deviantart furry bait, people should be meming about this... the triggering would be catastrophic.

 

[The Last Stand]

The review speaks for itself:

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I remember @SSj_Ness making a statement that Spider-Man was "woke." Now I feel he's on to something, if this is anything to go by.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

I remember @SSj_Ness making a statement that Spider-Man was "woke." Now I feel he's on to something, if this is anything to go by.

I read the actual review and apologized for disagreeing with him about how bad the few rainbow flags in the first game were already.

 

[Two Dollars]

This sounds so retarded that it's ingenious. Rather than meme about deviantart furry bait, people should be meming about this... the triggering would be catastrophic.

Mario has had full-body tanooki suits, cat suits, fox suits, raccoon ears+tails, and rabbit ears for decades, yet the elephant is what people are choosing to latch onto.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

Mario has had full-body tanooki suits, cat suits, fox suits, raccoon ears+tails, and rabbit ears for decades, yet the elephant is what people are choosing to latch onto.

What can I say? If I wanted to play as a fat bitch I could play one of those Horizon games.

 

[The Last Stand]

I wonder: is it Insomniac, Marvel or Sony mandating how Spider-Man 2 should be as a consumer product?