tmlDan
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How about you support the dev and just buy it.Nice, now sell the game with a nice discount so I can finally buy it.
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Returnal wins Best Game at the BAFTA Game Awards
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
And will be on PS+ Premium Day One!
kyliethicc
Member
Its on PS+ Extra, really.
Premium isn't needed. That's just for retro games and streaming.
JTCx
Member
Pixar 5 does it again.How did everyone miss Ratchet and Clank A Rift Apart winning Best Fur....uh...I mean.... the Technical Achievement Award?
Games - Bafta
www.bafta.org
DeepSpace5D
Member
Awesome to see for Housemarque 
They are probably the PlayStation studio I’m most excited for when it comes to future projects.
They are probably the PlayStation studio I’m most excited for when it comes to future projects.
Nankatsu
Member
El Pistolero
Banned
My first time watching the BAFTAs and, my God, it is a well crafted, classy ceremony. Well done to the Brits! For some reason I was expecting a MTV style bonanza...
kungfuian
Member
Housemarque is a great addition to the PlayStation family and any awards they get are well deserved!
To be honest, when this first came out I was pretty down on it. The roguelike design and lack of progression between runs had me licking my wounds and I gave up and turned it in to good ol Gamestop. I'll admit it, I'm not particularly good at this type of game and really hate rogue-like randomization bullshit (even well executed versions).
Thankfully some months later Housemarque saw it in their hearts to add resume play and, combined with the power of the cloud, I picked Returnal back up and was able to savescum my way through a more linear version of the experience. If you are on the fence because you think the game is too hard I'm here to say there is no shame in playing the game this way (ok maybe a little). It might not be what the developers intended but I don't give a shit, I loved every minute of my time with Returnal and do not regret using the save state 'accessibility feature' to enjoy a game I otherwise would never have been able to make it though.
Stripped of the roguelike crap effectively turns the game into a kick-ass modern take on Metroid that's well worth your time no matter your skill level.
To be honest, when this first came out I was pretty down on it. The roguelike design and lack of progression between runs had me licking my wounds and I gave up and turned it in to good ol Gamestop. I'll admit it, I'm not particularly good at this type of game and really hate rogue-like randomization bullshit (even well executed versions).
Thankfully some months later Housemarque saw it in their hearts to add resume play and, combined with the power of the cloud, I picked Returnal back up and was able to savescum my way through a more linear version of the experience. If you are on the fence because you think the game is too hard I'm here to say there is no shame in playing the game this way (ok maybe a little). It might not be what the developers intended but I don't give a shit, I loved every minute of my time with Returnal and do not regret using the save state 'accessibility feature' to enjoy a game I otherwise would never have been able to make it though.
Stripped of the roguelike crap effectively turns the game into a kick-ass modern take on Metroid that's well worth your time no matter your skill level.
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Legit thought the DICE Awards were like Swedish or something.
kyliethicc
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Krappadizzle
Member
Housemarque has always been a very strong AA Developer, I remember playing a few of their games even as far back as PS3. They're output has ramped up in quality quite substantially since then and they deserve all their success. That Co-op addition to Returnal was a really smart surprise and player focused. Congrats!
tommib
Banned
Me too. I’m waiting for my vinyl pre-order of Vol 1. Although I’ll be honest Vol.2 just doesn’t work as well a narrative album. It’s more scattered and inconsistent. The original album works as real album and not just as a collection of videogame tracks.
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tommib
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What if I told you that recent record players sound just as good as digital players with no crackles - on top of the lushness of vinyl covers:
Krappadizzle
Member
Urge to play Geometry Wars intensifying....
Amazing game! Not for the turn-based guys.
tommib
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Gordon Freeman
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Definitely don’t buy it at $89.99 in Canada which comes to $103 with tax. Due to the extra $10 Sony charges now for no other reason other than greed.
Definitely wait for a sale. Good call.
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kyliethicc
Member
Its $70, not $80.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
And I thought that the Oscar are worse.
Gordon Freeman
Member
I’m in Canada. So $89.99 actually my bad. $103 with tax. And it doesn’t matter the point is $10 more than base price.
kyliethicc
Member
1 - There is no "base price."
2 - By default, $ used by itself means USD.
3 - Canada isn't even a real place. Just pay with syrup.
ethomaz
Banned
It is $49.99 right now.
tommib
Banned
Best 79.99 I spent last year.
Gordon Freeman
Member
No thanks. Sony had no need to increase game prices. Only shitty companies like Take Two and Activision did that.
Great company to keep Sony. Welcome to the club.
Great company to keep Sony. Welcome to the club.
Gordon Freeman
Member
It wasn’t at launch. I love how everyone keeps purposely dodging the issue I am obviously bringing up in regards to Sony greed.
It’s on sale. Blah blah. Whatever. Their price increase was not needed.
Gordon Freeman
Member
$59.99 USD and $79.99 CAN are base prices for games. In case you didn’t know.
Or you are a corporate apologist who thinks games should cost whatever money and price increases actually go to people making the games and not CEOs and stockholders.
Embarrassing.
ethomaz
Banned
What issue exactly?
I’m fine with the price… game development increased exponentially but the price was the same as 20 years ago.
I paid $70 in GT7 just a month ago and it is one of the best gaming experience I had in years… just can’t stop to play it every day to the point I just forget the others games I was playing.
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vivftp
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Did you whine this much 15 years ago when prices went from 49 USD to 59 USD? I decree you to be the corporate apologist for accepting the ghastly price of $59.99! Sickens me to me stomach, you should be ashamed and everyone you know should shun you for accepting $59.99 when video games should be no more than $49.99!!!!11one!
Oh wait, I'm sure you're able to give us a full breakdown of the economics of video game creation and how much these games cost to make and market, right? I mean you KNOW it's all about Sonys greed, right? That must mean you've got it all figured out. C'mon genius, share with the rest of the class why don't you.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
and no it didn't 
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Heck I hope he wasn't around in the 90's when games were $70+ USD.
vivftp
Member
Indeed. But of course our friend here is Canadian, just like me. So let's see what us Canadians were paying back in the 90's shall we?
$94.99 CAD for a SNES copy of Doom! Let's see, that released in 1995 so if we adjust for inflation that means in today's money it cost about $160.00 for that single copy of Doom.
But fuck greedy Sony, right?
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Wow that looks even worse!Indeed. But of course our friend here is Canadian, just like me. So let's see what us Canadians were paying back in the 90's shall we?
$94.99 CAD for a SNES copy of Doom! Let's see, that released in 1995 so if we adjust for inflation that means in today's money it cost about $160.00 for that single copy of Doom.
But fuck greedy Sony, right?
Varteras
Gold Member
I find it even more greedy that Nintendo still charges $60 for their games even after 5 years on the market. At least Sony titles are usually $20 by then.Indeed. But of course our friend here is Canadian, just like me. So let's see what us Canadians were paying back in the 90's shall we?
$94.99 CAD for a SNES copy of Doom! Let's see, that released in 1995 so if we adjust for inflation that means in today's money it cost about $160.00 for that single copy of Doom.
But fuck greedy Sony, right?
skit_data
Member
Didn’t they already win several awards? Among them ”Best Nordic Game”?
Edit: nvm, mistook nominated as winner:
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GymWolf
Member
Are we really arguing who is the far better game and deserving of a price between returnal and hellblade??
SLB1904
Banned
Nope, people should should just enjoy the games, there are games for everyone
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
No matter how many awards Returnal wins, it is not enough. A freakin' 10/10 masterpiece!
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
This game is superb, one of the best experiences I had in the current gen. Playing the game on an LG C1 OLED, it's just amazing how smooth, fast and gorgeous it is. The sound, the HD haptics, everything about this game is top-notch.
8BiTw0LF
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Swipeyowifelike
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I cut it on as this was resurrected lol. I love this game!
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tommib
Banned
Man up.
Swipeyowifelike
Member
Well it shouldn't be as much of a hassle with the updates. The tower is a chefs kiss also.
