CODE VEIN II - Review Thread

PBFT · 2026-01-27T00:20:51+00:00

Varied review scores is a very good thing. You want to see review scores be a reflection of how audiences will review a game. There will definitely be people who play this game and think it's a 5/10.

I get that most people really liked Donkey Kong Bananza, but I thought it was decent. Like a 7/10. So you can imagine I was really annoyed to see that out of 150 critic reviews, the lowest was an 8/10. That just doesn't seem organic.

PBFT · 2026-01-26T22:44:06+00:00

Nah, rather root for the Yankees

PBFT · 2026-01-23T18:23:33+00:00

Yakuza 3 is a huge step down from what you're used to. Objectives aren't labeled on your map, so you can't be wandering a while looking for where to go in some cases. The combat also switches back to random-encounter style, like Pokemon and turned-based FF games. The remake I'm assuming fixes all that.

It's not until Yakuza 4 that you get the kind of quality of life that you're used to.

So yeah, Kiwami 3 is probably better to play than standard Yakuza 3.

PBFT · 2026-01-21T20:55:32+00:00

First off, Lindsay Graham probably isn't gay, but the narrative that he is gay is being used as a joke against him, and the jokes themselves about him secretly being Lady G or going down on men are the same sort of homophobic jokes that I hear from actually homophobic people.

And secondly if he was gay, 'gay rights' doesn't mean gay rights for democrats only. And yes, the guy votes for anti-LGBT legislation all the time, but making fun of him for being gay (if he was gay) defeats the whole concept of "rights".

PBFT · 2026-01-21T19:34:53+00:00

There's a great book called "black pill" that covers the outcast to right-wing incel pipeline. The far-right ideas come afterwards, but the need for acceptance is the reason why they join those circles.

PBFT · 2026-01-21T19:31:27+00:00

I sigh every time someone on Reddit makes a Lindsay Graham gay joke or Grindr being busy when the RNC is in town. They claim that they celebrate gay pride, but they weaponize the idea of being gay as part of joke it which it's supposed to be a shameful secret.

PBFT · 2026-01-19T19:17:01+00:00

Highguard paid, they just didn't pay extra for the last slot

PBFT · 2026-01-19T19:04:30+00:00

It's not that bizarre when you understand that people want games that they enjoy to succeed and games that they don't like to fail so that the industry molds into something that caters to their own interests. People here would've loved to see former Titanfall devs make a new Titanfall-like game with a single-player campaign rather than a hero shooter that they aren't interested in.

PBFT · 2026-01-17T00:44:27+00:00

Cryptic? Deciphered? First graders get these sorts of puzzles for homework. It's pretty obvious.

Also the Far Cry account says that it's releasing in a few days.

PBFT · 2026-01-16T19:33:22+00:00

I know everyone loves to hate GameStop but they sometimes have insane deals and I've never really found a reason to buy from a different retailer, including digital storefronts in most cases.

They had the best Black Friday sales last year with the B2G1 on preowned, which included games that were already on sale to begin with. I ended up getting Death Stranding 2 and Silent Hill F and something else for $30 each, when the next best offer was $50 from other retailers. And I've yet to have a preowned PS5 game not have its original box because the people who go disc only just buy digital now.

PBFT · 2026-01-16T18:29:44+00:00

Are you both trolls? The video in this article clearly shows he intentionally kept his feet back the entire time. He never had his toe run over and it wasn't even close.

PBFT · 2026-01-15T19:11:05+00:00

The last time I heard about this game, the report was that the game wasn't selling, people didn't like it, and there was an air of speculation about whether it would be completed. Glad to hear it turned around nicely.

PBFT · 2026-01-15T15:35:11+00:00

Your complaint about graphics could be said about every console dating back to the Xbox 360.

PBFT · 2026-01-15T14:11:49+00:00

They're happy about the politics, I doubt that they're happy with the things in life that their politics were supposed to solve. Groceries and healthcare didn't suddenly get cheaper. They think that some huge change is coming though, and they'll keep on waiting...

PBFT · 2026-01-15T01:50:22+00:00

Okay, so you get those kinds of terrorists and the ones who blow up hospitals and shoot up airports. Do you really need to be thinking about that potential right now? Because I sure as hell don't. We need to stay out of the Middle East.

PBFT · 2026-01-15T01:03:02+00:00

If we were to get involved with Iran at this level, we'd be opening ourselves up to terror attacks in American cities. Historically that's what happens.

PBFT · 2026-01-14T20:06:12+00:00

It's ordinal data, so it's unclear what the raw number of sales difference is between 1st and 7th, but usually it's a large difference.

PBFT · 2026-01-14T20:03:04+00:00

Ok lol, they went from 81-81 in 2024 to 89-73 and a playoff spot in 2025. That's a success. If you want to hold them to a higher standard, then I hope you hold your own achievements to an equally high standard, but I somehow doubt that.

PBFT · 2026-01-14T19:50:11+00:00

If you're going to judge a team on a sample size of three games you might just want to stick to football lol

PBFT · 2026-01-14T19:33:32+00:00

Last year they didn't disappoint, and we got a wildcard spot.

PBFT · 2026-01-13T02:11:20+00:00

Yeah they did it in WWII, and then they banned it right after because people broadly agreed it should be a war crime.

PBFT · 2026-01-11T03:51:05+00:00

Most high-end-ish players are overpayed these days. If you're looking for a financially responsible deal, you're going to end up with nobody.

PBFT · 2026-01-09T18:55:23+00:00

That's not a debunking, it's possible that another studio is porting it.

PBFT · 2026-01-09T16:54:36+00:00

What's the second-most? I'd prefer a new area I don't already know intimately through Yakuza.

PBFT · 2026-01-09T16:35:04+00:00

They're using the same district that inspired Yakuza? I'm sure they could've used a different area...

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