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Resident Evil Village \u2013 will you be paying full price? (pic: Capcom)The Tuesday Inbox wonders if the PS5\u2019s early lead could end up hurting it in the long run, as one reader feels sorry for Sony Bend.
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\nNo sure thingI imagine that Days Gone writer is already regretting saying what he did but I think it\u2019s worth emphasising just what a thoughtless comment it was, suggesting people had a moral imperative to buy games at full price in order to support companies. And for a Sony game at that, not some two-man indie studio!
\nThe only consideration I have when buying a game is how cheaply I can buy it, relatively to how soon I want to play it. Now, if it\u2019s a big name sequel to something I\u2019ve enjoyed, that\u2019s got good reviews, then maybe I will buy it at full price. More probably I\u2019ll wait a couple of months to save a tenner or two but there are exceptions (maybe Resident Evil Village, especially as it\u2019s been so long since a big game came out).
\nIf it\u2019s not a favourite though, and especially if it\u2019s a brand new IP, I\u2019ll be very cautious as I have no idea what I\u2019m getting. Or, in this case, everything suggested that Days Gone is a sub-par use of the Sony formula and absolutely not worth full price. For this guy to say we should be throwing money at them, before we have any idea if we like their game or not, is just madness. I don\u2019t know how much money he makes but I don\u2019t get enough to be wasting money on something that seems the very opposite of a sure thing.Lopert
\nScary cheeseEverything about Resident Evil is sounding really good at the moment, but I have to agree with GC\u2019s concerns about the lack of cheese. It\u2019s one of the fundamental ingredients of Resident Evil and it\u2019s a difficult thing to get right, especially as most of the time Capcom don\u2019t seem to have intended it at all.
\nVillage has these wacky characters but apparently the story is still being taken seriously, so I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s nowhere near enough to put me off buying it but have a 100% serious Resident Evil makes no sense to me. Especially as one of the great things about the old games is how it could be silly and cheesy and still be genuinely scary. Like, that was one of the magical things about it being a video game.
\nYou can have cheesy horror movies but they\u2019re never actually scary as well, but Resi somehow was and often within a space of a few minutes. Although to be honest I\u2019m more worried about the Resident Evil 4 remake. If they try and take that nonsense seriously it will be an absolute disaster.Gordo
\nEarly leadSo the PlayStation 5 is the fastest selling console ever in the US? As short-sighted as it is you can see why Sony think they\u2019re doing things right and don\u2019t need to explain themselves to anyone. Likewise, you can see why Microsoft are convinced they need to play by very different rules to get ahead now.
\nIt\u2019s ironic, but the success of the PlayStation 5 could be the worst thing for Sony at the moment. They\u2019re now in danger of thinking they\u2019ve got everything covered and when Microsoft\u2019s plan kicks into top gear in a year or two I think there\u2019s a real danger there\u2019ll be caught with their pants down.
\nCould they still push through and win the generation anyway? Sure. But I don\u2019t think a plan B would hurt at this point and at least some kind of public sign that they\u2019re going to address things like Game Pass with their own rivals.Kongestia
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\nSick of Resident EvilSo, after playing the Maiden demo and being impressed, I was really looking forward to this past weekend\u2019s demo.
\nUnfortunately, all it made me do is want to vomit. I\u2019ve not felt as sick as I did on Sunday since playing Alien Trilogy on the PS1. No other games have made me feel like this, although I\u2019ve not tried VR in any form other than a box for my phone. Anyone else have motion sickness from flat screen games?StickyUKCurrently playing: Astro\u2019s Playroom and Black Mesa
\nGC: It\u2019s not as rare as you\u2019d think, although it\u2019s odd that the Maiden demo didn\u2019t affect you the same way.
\nSenseless violenceI\u2019m loving this resurrection of the scrolling beat \u2018em-up at the moment, that new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game looks amazingly on point and I am here for it.
\nI hope they do The Simpsons and X-Men next, both of which I believe are also Konami games. After the disappointment over things like Avengers and Ultimate Marvel Alliance I feel that these games are much purer representation of what they\u2019re trying to be: dumb, button-mashing comfort food with your favourite characters.
\nThe Simpsons might be difficult because I think, as a reader suggested recently, EA still has the licence but Marvel could give theirs out to anyone they like. If I were them I\u2019d sign Dotemu up on the spot and let the senseless violence commence!Iron Guy
\nInconsistent ideasThe interview of the artist who worked on F-Zero GX and said it needs a \u2018grand new idea\u2019 for Nintendo to bring it back or, worse, Miyamoto\u2019s comments on \u2018What are you missing that we haven\u2019t done yet?\u2019 is just infuriating as an F-Zero fan. Arguably more than any other Nintendo game, no grand idea is needed, what we want is HD graphics and new tracks but keeping the tight controls and tough difficulty of GX.
\nThese comments make no sense either. Where was the new ideas for the latest Donkey Kong Country or New Super Mario Bros. games? Not to mention Pok\u00e9mon which has effectively been the same game every time since Red and Blue. But these games were mostly well received because they are good at what they do. In fact, shoehorning in the new idea of the second screen was at the detriment of Star Fox Zero, the game would probably have been better and sold more if it had normal controls.
\nThe reason F-Zero hasn\u2019t had a sequel is of course because GX didn\u2019t sell very well. I just wish they\u2019d say that upfront. Oh well, at least we have Fast Racing Neo\/RMX!Barry
\nFinal designationSo when we\u2019re talking about current gen and last gen which is the Nintendo Switch? It\u2019s last gen technology but it\u2019s definitely still an active format and probably will be for many years to come, much longer than the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
\nAnd what happens if the Switch Pro is much more powerful, will that count as current gen\/a different format?Hobbie
\nGC: We\u2019d consider the current Switch to be last gen but it doesn\u2019t really matter when we don\u2019t know if there\u2019ll ever be another next gen again.
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Asking too muchI empathise with the Sony Bend team, as it must be frustrating and disappointing to be denied the opportunity to develop a sequel to a game you\u2019re proud of.
\nHowever, I feel that the creative director\u2019s response to this doesn\u2019t hold up to reason. This is in relation to him declaring you should buy a game at full price, if you love it, to support the game.
\nIf you love a developer\u2019s previous work, then I could go along with this. For example, I can imagine a lot of people will make day one purchases of whatever Supergiant Games produces next because they\u2019ve got a series of acclaimed hits. Although I wouldn\u2019t necessarily say this is a wise thing to do (look at Cyberpunk 2077).
\nIn general, I think it\u2019s asking a lot of people that they should be expected to buy a game at full price because they love the game. I mean, if you haven\u2019t played the game then you don\u2019t know if you\u2019ll love it or not, so his point just doesn\u2019t make sense.
\nIt\u2019s why people read reviews, to see whether the game sounds up their street and is well-made, interesting, or exciting. If the game reviews as mediocre, as did Day\u2019s Gone, then people are going to wait until it has dropped in price before trying it. As frustrating as that must be for the developer, that\u2019s just how the world works.Hubert
\nInbox also-ransI\u2019m now wondering where anyone at Nintendo got the idea for Bowser\u2019s name? Were they just picking random names out of a phonebook? Were we lucky that the King of the Koopas didn\u2019t end up being called Smith or Mainwaring? The mind boggles.Kent
\nI have to say I find it fascinating how bad Amazon and Google are at trying to be games company. Even all Microsoft\u2019s money guaranteed them nothing but these two starting from scratch seem absolutely clueless. Money before experience I guess.Samulate
\nThis week\u2019s Hot TopicThe subject for this weekend\u2019s Inbox was suggested by reader 84Colbat, who asks what single-player game have you spent the most time on?
\nWhether it\u2019s because of replaying the same game multiple times, rebuying it when it\u2019s re-released on new formats, or simply playing the same save for a long while, what primarily single-player game have you spent the most time on over the years?
\nIs it unusual for you to spend so long with a single game and what do you feel is the minimum amount of time a full price single-player game should last to be value for money?
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