Monday’s Letters Page is not surprised that smartphone owners don’t want to pay full price for games, while one reader tries to imagine an Elden Ring movie.
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force of habit
I found myself agreeing with a lot of what was said in the Reader’s Feature about Sony sticking with the PlayStation 4 rather than making the PlayStation 5. Microsoft had an excuse to make the Xbox Series X/S, because the Xbox One had done so poorly, but looked at objectively, I’m not sure there was a good reason for Sony to make the PlayStation 5. It just seemed to happen because that’s what they typically do at that point in their previous console’s life.
No one seems to have explored the possibility of longer generations, except, as usual, Nintendo. Why would a PS4 Pro Ultra have been a better idea than a PlayStation 5? I don’t know, and Sony will never know either unless they actually try. I guess they’re just being risk-averse, but, as usual, that means they’re potentially ignoring the possibility of doing things better.
I think we certainly would have benefited from keeping the graphics where they were for a generation or two, until there was a cost-effective way to leverage them. Obviously, those opportunities have been lost now, but I suspect there are more than a few people at PlayStation now who think next-gen was a bad idea.
Virgil
Unknown competitors
I agree that another Dead Rising remaster is the last thing I want Capcom to waste time on. But if it’s just a remaster, I expect it to be a fairly small project in terms of use of its resources.
In fact, I’m reasonably hopeful that a new Marvel Vs. Capcom is coming, since even if Sony owns the X-Men license, I think they’d be very happy to share a bit of the profits if it means releasing a style of game that They obviously couldn’t do it themselves.
What I like most about the games are the lesser known characters that Capcom throws in for no reason. For example, what was Shuma-Gorath doing in Marvel Super Heroes? That’s why I love Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, because I have no idea who half of the characters are, but I can feel the love that’s been put into making them into fighting game characters.
So yeah, it would be fun to see Squirrel Girl or whoever from Marvel, but I’m more interested in the Capcom side, to see who they’ll unexpectedly give the spotlight.
xane
Climb further
It’s a shame Dead Rising is just a remaster. I’d love a remake with more of the open world elements of games 3 and 4, but without the relentless Christmas atmosphere of 4. Also, miss the super infected; they drive me crazy.
Maybe if the remaster does well, Capcom could make a new entry with actual intelligent AI. For me, the best part of Dead Rising was having eight characters with AR-15s that completely took out any boss you fought. I hope that stays there.
Bob’s Wallet
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horrible bosses
RE: Stellar Blade. I’ve been enjoying it a lot and it’s been my game of the year, but the boss battles are a nightmare. I’m usually one to get through them if I have to, but Naytiba, who has not been identified, beat me and I switched to story mode. I feel dirty doing so, but I’m sick of spending years chipping away at her health only for her to throw fireballs at me that instantly kill me and I die.
This is why I’m not getting the Elden Ring DLC: I just can’t be bothered to die over and over again to annoying bosses right now.
Simon
ancient origins
You know, sometimes you just quote catchphrases and stuff from a long time ago, well, my wife and I still regularly say ‘OL Yade’ and ‘I’m saving it for you’, usually when we hand each other random things.
Thanks to your review, we just realized we’ve been saying this for over 20 years, as I purchased the original Beyond Good & Evil thanks to your original review.
I feel very old now, but I’m glad to know the game is still going strong.
Tincanmemory (playername/PSN ID)
Do not name names
It seems very genuine and real given what Shigeru Miyamoto said about the spirit of Nintendo. When dealing with hugely changing trends regarding audience spending on the final product, it is not difficult to see that even corporate sheep could put all the effort of hard work and dedication into the routine to achieve comparison and competition with others. “faster and modern” business ethics. who try to find the lightning in the bottle formula to keep up with everyone else. When I talk about others, I mean the faceless money people. We know the big brands.
I have no idea what they’re up to. I just hope they do a triple jump in memory of Satoru Iwata and achieve success. He would be a happy man if he had invested a lot in the year 2000.
It’s been a great time to be a player and I’m very excited for the future as long as the passion remains.
Dubya D
Mid-table mediocrity
I’d say Black Flag isn’t really close to being the best of the series, classic or not. I’d say Assassin’s Creed 2 was easily the best of the old-school ones, with the best setting and characters, and simplified but enjoyable stealth and action.
I actually have a soft spot for Unity, but I think the more modern RPGs are the best and they’ve all been good so far. For me, Mirage was a pretty disappointing step back.
As far as I’m concerned, Black Flag is strictly mid-table fodder. The pirate angle is good in theory, but I found the story quite plodding and the naval combat is fun but a little silly in terms of any kind of realism.
Ishi
Dream scenario
I love the guy’s optimism about a Dreamcast 2 at the Reader’s Feature this weekend. Obviously it’s not going to happen, and I think he knows that, but it’s a nice idea. I think in a few years, when streaming is easier, things like this could happen.
The idea of every publisher having their own subscription service like EA Play and Ubisoft+ seems to have cooled off in recent years, I’m guessing because they realize everyone is sick of subscriptions at this point, but they love nothing more than selling all of their games to direct fans, with nothing else getting in the way.
Selling digitally might cut down on the money given to stores, but you still have to pay Microsoft or Sony a percentage, plus a licensing fee, so all of that goes out the window if Dreamcast 2, to use the example in question, came out and you just paid for it and its games directly to Sega.
Now, no one wants a console (virtual or otherwise) for every publisher, but companies have plenty of incentives. They may feel discouraged because that style of doing things hasn’t worked on TV, but it has on Disney+ and some others.
Does that mean I think we could get a Dreamcast 2 in the near future? No. But in the distant future? Maybe I could see it, although at that point, who could even guess what games it would run?
lesker
The Inbox Losers
I love how nine Assassin’s Creed games in development sounds like a stretch at first and then you look at it and it turns out that might actually be an understatement.
Carlos
If Bend was working on a live service game, why couldn’t they turn it into a Days Gone game? It’s not that people don’t like zombies, even if they haven’t played the original game.
Cranston
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