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#1 Baron_Machina
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Ah, more scapegoating on violence in video games causing real world violence, even though it's already been proven false multiple times and in some cases suggested to actually REDUCE angry and/or violent behavior. And even though real life killers and criminals have gotten "inspiration" from pretty much everything, including books, television, music, the news, and well, you know, just LIFE IN GENERAL. But no, just blame video games because blaming people and adjusting laws is hard.

Because hey, who wants to ACTUALLY fix problems?

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I definitely would say so. I feel like Smash Ultimate, Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild are must plays, but the console has a lot of other really fun games too. I usually play with it docked, so I'd prefer to get most big multiplats on PS4, but it's still a really well designed system with a lot to offer. And while I don't use it much, the portability is really cool.

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This looks very interesting. I definitely wanna know what the gameplay will be like and how far the story goes. Still, a Dragon Ball Action RPG with official voice acting and exploration has a ton of potential.

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For me, Square is definitely one of those up and down companies, but I don't feel it's one of the worst. They definitely made a few greedy moves in the past (never forget All the Bravest). They also ignore a lot of their series that deserve more love, from across all gaming eras (seriously, some of their forgotten PS1 gems DESERVE to be revived). But despite their blunders, they still put out some games that I enjoy. For example, I had a blast with Dragon Quest XI last year and am very happy that my favorite game in the series finally got a proper sequel. I'm also still very excited for Kingdom Hearts 3 (I am a little bummed about no FF characters appearing, but honestly the series is strong enough to stand on its own). I used to feel very similar about Capcom, but I feel like they're moving in a better direction nowadays (bringing back Mega Man and Devil May Cry, making RE horror again, etc.). So maybe there's hope that Square Enix can make a reform where the quality of games they release is much more consistently good.

If I had to pick the worst game company though, maybe even worse than EA, my vote is easy:

Konami.

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God of War. There were definitely a lot of other games this year I loved like Spider-Man, Smash Ultimate, and Dragon Quest 11, but God of War just felt so big and taking a huge journey through Norse mythology was a blast. Also Kratos' character development in this game is fantastic.

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1. Dracula has been given many, many different versions, so I'd be interested in seeing one more based on the classical version.

2. I often want to see more of a game before I buy it, but I'd definitely be interested in it.

3. Aristocratic, philosophical, cunning and morbid. But most importantly, evil. I'm not a fan of stories that try to make Dracula into a "misunderstood hero". The man is a blood drinking immortal murderer with satanic powers and is based on a guy called "the Impaler". He can definitely be a sympathetic or tragic villain, but a villain none the less.

4. I feel like given how long Dracula has been around and how many different takes there are, there's definitely some stuff you can play around with in the story. The most important thing to keep in mind is keeping the gothic tone intact.

5. Dracula and Helsing are the most obvious choices. If your focus is on keeping close to the novel, than Jonathan and Mina should definitely be in. Would also like to see Dracula's brides, maybe flesh them out as characters.

6. Towns, forests, maybe some chapels or destroyed churches. Dracula's castle should be a definite focus though.

7. Blood drinking is the most obvious, but I think in terms of gameplay Dracula should have a big focus on his strength, speed, and shape-shifting. These are really what can make Dracula feel like a monster while playing. Also, depending on what kind of game it is, hypnosis could also be very interesting.

8. Related to my answer to 3, this could be a good way to show how he became a vampire and why he's become so cruel.

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It's sad, but true. E3 probably isn't going to disappear any time soon, but it is kinda losing a bit of following. Companies will still do their own shows, but I have enjoyed E3 and watching all the cool new games being announced. I'll still watch it for however much longer it goes on. On the bright side, maybe EA will leave E3 soon and we can stop having each year start with the worst conference.

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#8  Edited By Baron_Machina
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@blackhairedhero Shots fired!

Seriously though, a PS3 is a way better choice to play PS1 games. Bad PAL ports aside, this mini is just missing a ton of obvious choices. No Crash or Spyro? No FFIX or Tactics? No Rayman 2 or Resident Evil 2? And that's just naming a few.

Edit: For some reason, it changed the person I quoted as I was typing this up. Weird O_o.

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I've loved the PS4! It had an amazing library of games over the years.

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#10 Baron_Machina
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I hate all the review bombing nowadays. It's just like those yelp reviewers that make up bogus 0-star stories about restaurants because they won't bow down to their every whim. What's the most annoying is you know that a lot of those people didn't actually play it, especially since there's a lot of scores with no written reviews.

It recently happened with the Spyro Reignited Trilogy as well because of having to download the second and third games. I mean, it is dumb that they aren't on disc, but coming from someone who actually played it, it doesn't make the game itself any less fun or enjoyable. Certainly doesn't drag it down to a zero.

Plus you can still talk about not liking it without actually posting a review. I've seen enough gameplay from Fallout 76 to decide that I don't want to buy it, but I'm not posting a fake review acting like I did. If you want to post an actual review, than play the final product: otherwise you're just being manipulative. And people keep claiming that the critics are the ones giving out one-sided opinions based on agendas.