@DEEHULK88

That little bit of information overwhelmed you? That explains your posts.

@RauL - no, this site props up VGChartz when the numbers favor you know who. Don't act surprised. I still think the game is better than this, but it's the review of one person, it doesn't have to be representative of your opinion. I think BOTW is a solid 9/10, as do many publications, but around N4G waters, you'd find plenty of people that have a problem with that score. Best to just leave it be.

@ Neón you’ve been stalking around here since 2012 you damn well know that site is a joke when it comes to numbers and it’s openly biased against Sony.
During PS3 years they kept their numbers down and 360 up to the point that Sony would release OFFICIAL NUMBERS and that site wouldn’t even change theirs to reflect claiming their numbers was sold to consumers and Sony( OFFICIAL NUMBERS)was sold to store.
Just because a few former Xbox fans now PlayStation fans and a lot of Xbox fans use that site numbers to validate their claim doesn’t mean the whole site use them aside from those hardcore members NO ONE believes those numbers are true

I regularly see people here in the comments using VGChartz numbers.

People should be more secure though. Stop using sales figures to justify your purchases. If you like a console or game then go for it, regardless of popularity. The same goes for reviews. Everyone has their tastes, don't be swayed or get wound up by one opinion and try it for yourself.

@Sunny12345

You're totally disregarding the context here. I'll do it point-by-point:

-The rareness of a big-budget AAA roguelike (esp. at $70 too).
-An observation of how odd that is, given the randomness COULD enable microtransactions.
-Is glad that Returnal doesn't take that route.
(Note: Notice how he NEVER says it should have been injected with MT's but is thankful that it's not. That's flagrantly incorrect)

Were it not for you evidently seething over a score, you'd probably realize how much of a non-issue this observation is. Just a few basic sentences about the rare spot Returnal is in while informing the audiences of it being a roguelike.

"Clearly he hasn't played rouge like games."

Considering he name-drops other roguelikes? Doubt it. Again, you're just grasping at straws.

@coolbeans

Lol @flagrantly incorrect.

"It seems like a game based around replayability and randomness would be a prime opportunity to insert microtransactions and lootboxes. Thankfully, Returnal has no such concepts"

Bro honestly I don't think you read his review.

-"Lol @flagrantly incorrect."

Considering you're now reciting parts I've gone over? Looks that way for you. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept to follow: someone can observe that a certain type of game design, subgenre, etc. could be ripe for AAA meddling like MT's and lootboxes AND be happy those things didn't happen. Maybe you're genuinely missing the ultimate point there, but it's so easy to follow that I can't help but feel you're acting in bad faith.

That's how he started the review, that was his opening statement, and those hold the most value in a review. That's the point I had the problem with initially and that's what I said, whereas you blamed my comprehension, and understanding of his statement. Rest of his review is not even the topic of my discussion, it was what bothered my and I pointed it out, you refuted it and then you change the topic. Too each his own bro, its a game with 87 meta and the reviewer didn't play the game In my opinion. You have a good day!. I am done with this futile convo.

@laperd. Are you okay? Did something bad happen with you ? Chill out man. This has nothing to with fanboyism, is was about not agreeing with the reviewers comments. Man the way you talk, either you are 12, or just an insolent fool. Don't reply to my comments again. People like you should be banned on forums.

@Sunny

"That's how he started the review, that was his opening statement, and those hold the most value in a review."

I hate to bust out the "actually" line here, but you're wrong. You're just looking at the quoted description above, but that's not what he started out with. This is actually his 2nd paragraph, not his opening statement in the review. Again, this description is literally just a basic layout of Returnal being among the first AAA roguelike games and it - fortunately - is a full experience.

-"Rest of his review is not even the topic of my discussion"

I mean... you claim he hasn't played this game and I'm pushing back on that. I don't see how you can just avoid the review (to some extent) with that kind of hand-waving. You're not even keeping up with the points YOU brought up. "Futile convo" is the closest you've been to correct.

@Knushwood Butt

Lmao! You're seriously counting Concord? A game Sony pulled off the shelves and refunded gamers after what, two weeks? That is weak!

@RaiderNation

For New IP Sony published Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade and Lost Soul Aside on the third party end.

Fairgames, Saros and Intergalactic are the next new IP for first Party.

But does anyone even care about new IP? People love Valve and Nintendo but Valve doesn't even make games anymore and Nintendo doesn't make New IP that often.

It’s a great game.

@raider
But we have had more exclusives than the competition (do they even have any anymore?), and some of those are 2nd party exclusives such as Stellar Blade, Rise of Ronin, Final Fantasy Rebirth, Quantum Error, Neptunia ReVerse, Shines Over: The Damned, etc.

Then we have the first party exclusives such as: Astro Bot, Astro's Playroom (Free with PS5), Demon's Souls (yeah it’s remake but feels like a new game to me), Destruction AllStars (Free with PS Plus), Spider-Man 2, etc.

Then, there is VR games on PSVR2.

That underwater level…chef kiss video game magic mystery sauce type stuff