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Metal Gear Solid \u2013 will there be a remake? (pic: Konami)The Friday Inbox thinks Outriders deserves its unexpected success, as one reader is very glad to see the Returnal patch is finally out.
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\nFirst generationAdd me to the list of people who think Naughty Dog remastering the first The Last Of Us is a complete waste of time. Like, so much of waste I can\u2019t believe it would even be considered. I really don\u2019t see the point of remastering or remaking a game that is only one or two generations old. Demon\u2019s Souls was an exception to the rule because the original game did not run well on the PlayStation 3, but it wasn\u2019t like it absolutely needed it either.
\nWouldn\u2019t it make much more sense to remake games from the PS1 era? There are rumours of Metal Gear Solid, which seems a good idea, but there are so many other iconic games from that era that are almost unplayable nowadays, and at the very least ugly as sin. Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil have shown how well it works so why not Suikoden 2 and Parasite Eve as well? Or Vagrant Story, Soul Reaver, G-Police, Vandal Hearts\u2026 there\u2019s just so many great games from that time that I\u2019d love to see remade in the modern era.
\nI know most of those aren\u2019t as famous as Resident Evil but I\u2019m not sure Final Fantasy 7 is really that famous nowadays. It\u2019s not like the remake was the biggest thing ever, as some people seemed to think it was going to be, so as long as they\u2019re good I don\u2019t see why these other games couldn\u2019t have the same treatment. It seems much more worthwhile than just giving Ellie slightly more realistic looking hair, or whatever.Gru
\nFuture \u2018SplittersWell, that was some fantastic news to wake up to. I\u2019d given up hoping for a TimeSplitters comeback years ago, with not even the fan projects ever getting off the ground. Better later than never but I really am curious to see how the game is going to cope in the modern era. To be honest, the games were never even that popular back in the day, which is obviously why they went away.
\nWould the new game go all in on the local multiplayer or would it try and evolve and become an online game? I\u2019m sure it will have online play but that\u2019s going to lose a lot of the charm of the original and seem more like just another shooter. Albeit it one where you can play as a monkey.
\nI\u2019d much rather they went the multiplayer route, talk up how much fun it can be in split-screen and everything. Try and become the Mario Kart of shooters. A team-up with Nintendo would make total sense, given the GoldenEye connection and their love for local multiplayer \u2013 and the fact the Switch can link up so easily with others.Iceman
\nCold light of dayI\u2019m playing through Mass Effect 1 at the moment and to be honest, if it was for it using the same save file I think I would\u2019ve just given up and skipped straight to 2. I played them all before, so I know what the deal is but after all the talk of upgrading Mass Effect 1 and making it more like the others, especially in terms of combat, it plays like a dog. Like, it is not fun at all.
\nThe slippery movement, lack of feedback, and just generally AI jank makes it all feel even older than it is, and that\u2019s with a remaster! Stupidly I expected it to be upgraded to be like Andromeda, which was excellent in terms of action, but it\u2019s not even close. I just hope when I get to Mass Effect 2 it\u2019s not going to be this bad.
\nThat\u2019s problem with nostalgia in general. The memories of games you used to love is great but sometimes being confronted with the reality is no fun at all.Wrangler
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\nThree good reasonsWe are seeing plenty of news on the shortages of the latest Xbox\/PlayStation consoles currently.
\nI never get a new console on launch, and typically wait a couple of years before indulging due to the following reasons:
\n1) They\u2019re brand new and the first batch of games are expensive and just tech demos at best. It takes a while for the game prices to reduce to acceptable market levels.
\n2) First gen machines are normally prone to a few issues technically, which are addressed for the next version of the console. You will see improvements such as the CPU size being reduced, hence running more efficiently, and at lower cost.
\n3) The first 12 to 18 months is when developers typically learn how best to harness the power available. It is after this point, that games actually show off the new capabilities which makes the jump worthwhile.
\nAm I the only person who is willing to wait for a better deal in around 18 months\u2019 time?Haresh
\nGC: We\u2019re sure you\u2019re not. The only point we\u2019d really argue with is the quality of games, which has been excellent for the Switch and PlayStation 5 right from the off.
\nDeserved successI\u2019m surprised how much I enjoyed Outriders, it\u2019s a really neat little game. I\u2019m not sure I would\u2019ve bought it if it hadn\u2019t been on Game Pass, but I might buy it if ever disappears from it as I\u2019m still playing it. I also appreciate the fact that it doesn\u2019t have any microtransactions, even though it seems like exactly the sort of game that would.
\nIt\u2019d be nice to think that\u2019s one of the reasons why so many have bought into it, because as we know gamers are pretty terrible at rewarding publishers for being consumer friendly; usually they\u2019re the opposite. But yeah, I\u2019d be up for a sequel, definitely. Add a bit more variety and make the characters more likeable, but basically I\u2019m just up for more of a good thing.Freddy
\nNo surprisesI think the PlayStation 5 would be outselling the Xbox Series X whether there were major shortages or not. Microsoft having to split their attention with the Xbox Series S doesn\u2019t help matters but we\u2019re more than six months in and there still hasn\u2019t been a single Xbox exclusive or even a release date for one.
\nThey still haven\u2019t shown off any next gen graphics, not even a tech demo, and all people are buying it for is backwards compatibility and Game Pass. I\u2019m not suggesting that isn\u2019t a good reason to buy one but it\u2019s not a reason that\u2019s likely to push the button of many mainstream or non-gamers.
\nWhen Microsoft\u2019s purchases are going to start to make a difference we can\u2019t say. Not only do Bethesda have nothing in the short term I\u2019m not sure anything else is close to being ready except Halo Infinite and Forza (the boring one, not Horizon). To be honest, Microsoft is doing well to even stay in the conversation at this point, considering it\u2019s delivered virtually nothing so far.Magalon
\nSilly money\u00a334.58 for two characters in Call Of Duty? If I could swear and GC would put it up I would. These in-game purchases are getting silly now. You buy them, which someone will, but in six months\u2019 time another Call Of Duty will be out and you will never see them on your screen again.
\nI really don\u2019t get why players buy this sort of stuff. Soon as a new game or new season come out there is always something else. On Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War I\u2019ve still got my COD Points I got free from Modern Warfare and I still won\u2019t get the battle pass, because battle passes are a waste of time in my eyes.David
\nGC: Not that we\u2019d defend the practice but the idea with Warzone is that it will be around for years, so you can still use the operators in that.
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Welcome ReturnalVery happy to see the patch released for Returnal on Thursday. I downloaded it instantly and got stuck in, after having decided not to play it any more because of all the crashes. It really is a fantastic game and I hope it\u2019s as successful as other Sony exclusive. I release it hasn\u2019t got the broad appeal of Naughty Dog\u2019s games or even something like Days Gone but it\u2019s completely different from those in that it\u2019s all about the gameplay (although there is an intriguing story in there too).
\nThe controls, the gunplay, the clever level design, the weapon types, the bosses\u2026 this is pure gaming that we don\u2019t tend to see from Sony exclusives. Dare I say it, but it\u2019s almost like a Japanese games in terms of its priorities and that particular style of crispness to everything you do.
\nThere have been moments in this game where I\u2019m being attacked by a bunch of bad guys, with giant fluorescent bullets going everywhere, and it just looks impossible that you can win. And then you do, with only a tiny bit of health left, and it feels fantastic. But even when you die\u2026 I had one great run add prematurely and I started again with the starter pistol, I was shooting the little flying robots and thought to myself, \u2018This feels great!\u2019. It does, it really does.Gaston
\nInbox also-ransBargain Alert: You can get the PC Engine Mini on Amazon UK for \u00a364.89. Just bought it myself for that price.Andrew J.PS. This game looks interesting it is GTA style game set in medieval times.
\nGC: That\u2019s a great price. We love the PC Engine Mini, it\u2019s our favourite retro mini console.
\nBit of an odd one but any idea why can\u2019t you see the update history on PlayStation 5 games like you can on PlayStation 4 games? Call me weird but I\u2019m quite interested seeing how updates have changed gamesLiam
\nGC: It is a bit odd. Unless we\u2019re missing something, you can only see when the last update was.
\nSo, fans have now remade Resident Evil: Code \u2013 Veronica. With Village and now this it\u2019s a pretty good year for Resident Evil fans.gaz be rotten (gamertag)<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s Hot TopicThe subject for this weekend\u2019s Inbox was suggested by reader Clambake, who asks what\u2019s the most annoyed you\u2019ve ever got with a video game?
\nDo you feel your anger was justified and what exactly happened? Was it because the game was very difficult, had a stupid plot twist, or was there some kind of bug that ruined the experience? Or what about playing online, including against cheaters?
\nHow often do you get angry playing games and have you ever broken a controller, or anything else, when getting upset? How have you learned to cope better and is there anything you now purposefully avoid?
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