russtophiles

@dakoe3 Start acting like Activision? You mean treating their employees like disposable slave labor and churning out sequels every year? No thanks. Japanese development is definitely lagging behind in terms of efficiency of process, but you have to consider that even with the most efficient workplace these games would take considerably longer to develop than most. I doubt people would still remember Ico or SotC as fondly if they had been 18 month rush jobs to meet the holiday cash grab.

@TehPeanut

Considering Last Guardian has been in development for almost 6 years... I'd say contextually that's still pretty recent.

@parabolee

I remember a few years ago they re-released a free version of Far Cry that was ad supported in a very similar (though more obvious) way on loading screens.... and for that reason the game was totally free to play.
That was fine.

In this scenario there is no excuse, you pay a full $60 for a game only to have the same treatment. The game sounds great, but this is a really offensive thing to do to your customers. How about you sell the game for $40 if you're going to pipe unsolicited advertisement into the game? Or better yet, reserve the feature for only used copies of the game to combat the revenue loss that publishers see from the used games market?

I think Jojo's Bizarre Adventure beat them to the punch...

Why after several years and multiple fiascos regarding this type of DRM they still insist on including it in their products is baffling. They are creating guaranteed negative buzz during the launch period of a product, how on earth could they not see that this would hurt their sales?

I swear she looks younger in every new screenshot I've seen. She looks like she's 11.

I'm certainly all for the series exploring beyond the well worn confines of its predecessors but nothing about this game (which admittedly, details are still sparse about) sounds like it speaks to any strength the franchise has, which makes it just seem like a franchise cash-in to attract people who only care about recognizable characters. I'm not big on the idea of any portable Silent Hill game, though, honestly.

Something.....something is off here. I'm getting the urge to perform saucy dance moves to spicy latin rhythms? Why MDK2?

The fact that Bulletstorm is considered 'mature' by any measurement is a pretty sad reflection of the state of the modern action game.

New voice acting? Interesting. That was one of the weakest links of the Team Silent SH games, 2 especially with the exception of James' wife (who has one of the most agonizing and emotional monologues I've ever heard in a game). I thought the female characters in 3 were done well, but the men were terrible.