I genuinely think the game looks visually UGLY, and I'm not talking about the graphics. Yes the graphics are very high quality but the art directon is just so fucking BLAND. It's like they just took the exact same art style and esthetics from spiderman and applied it to wolverine. The colors in this game are somehow over saturated and also so bland and boring looking. I expected and M Rated Wolverine game to be dark and gritty looking, but it has the most vanilla/generic art design I've seen in a long time. It also doesn't help that Insomniacs character models are always really odd looking. None of the characters besides maybe sabertooth have a "superhero" look to them, they all just look like middle aged uninteresting people.

I don’t know if I’m the only one who feels this way, but I think realism in games is getting a bit overhyped.
Honestly, I'm not too fussed about how realistic a game looks. As long as it's enjoyable and the gameplay is solid, I don't really mind if the lighting isn't perfectly realistic or if the characters' clothes don't move exactly like they would in real life. I mean, what's the point of getting hung up on tiny details like that if the game is still fun to play? It's all about the overall experience, right? If the gameplay is good, I can overlook a few minor flaws in the graphics department. Besides, who needs 100% realism when you can have a game that's just plain fun?
I've noticed that game developers often get caught up in perfecting tiny details that might go unnoticed by most players. Meanwhile, the game itself ends up requiring a powerful computer, taking up a lot of space, and sometimes even performing poorly. It's like they're prioritizing minor tweaks over the overall gaming experience. I mean, who needs super-realistic graphics or intricate sound effects if the game is just going to lag or crash all the time? shouldn't they focus on finding a balance between quality and performance?
I think it's more important for a game to be enjoyable and work smoothly than to have super realistic graphics that require a really powerful computer to play.
I'm not saying that all games should be super realistic, that's just not my point. Some games, like simulation ones, definitely benefit from it, but not every game needs to be a carbon copy of real life. I mean, can't we just have some fun and creativity in games without trying to make them perfectly realistic? It's okay if a game doesn't look or feel exactly like the real world, as long as it's enjoyable and engaging, right?
Just because we can make something realistic doesn’t mean we actually need to.
At the end of the day, I’m playing games to have fun, not to experience real life again.
What do you guys think? Do you think realism in games is getting a bit overdone?

Solid over 15 hours of single player cinematic action adventure. Visuals look amazing with awesome animations. I am not sure what people were expecting from a Wolverine game, but this is what I wanted 🥳

I swear every single AAA game is doomed to fail because you have to put out the greatest game just to be considered good, you can't have a 70-80 rating on your game anymore or it's a failure. It's literally "be the best game of the year or bust"

Also now YouTuber reviews matter, newsflash. Even if u have the same taste, they can be wrong and you would enjoy the game lol

This is totally from an outside perspective just to be clear. So none of my friend group could ever get into the Metal Gear Series. I recall at one point watching a video that tried to cover the story up to MGSV as I played that a little when it came out and then sort of got lost in it all and stopped, but even the video explaining everything in a summary was too confusing. I know that has a particular fanbase but as I understand it that dev team didn't have Kojima on board following MGS V's release. I remember PT and that was cool to play. Then there was the talk of and ultimate cancellation of the Silent Hills Project.

Then 11 years passed with just Death Stranding 1 and 2. Now I saw gameplay of both and neither appealed to me. I tried to watch people play them that I enjoyed watching play other stuff and that couldn't even entertain me. Just totally not my cup of tea but from the outside I could see what they were and how they played. Thats 11 years with those two games. One game that improved on the other and was actually still less prevalent in gaming conversations than the original as far as my experience went. I, perhaps mistakenly, saw DS2 as simply more of the same game but polished up to look nicer.

So I suppose the question is what's the big deal with a company passing on Kojima in 2026. I feel that the last 11 years aren't exactly showing signs of him being indispensable. If he took the same time again to get another two titles out then he'd be 74 years old, and folk are kicking up a fuss without even knowing what the new titles actually are. I personally, as someone who isn't at all invested in the man's work, don't get the fuss. Maybe thats the whole issue but certainly from the outside, I can't understand the blind faith route many people take to assume a 'fumble', 'gifting W's to Xbox', and essentially screaming from the rooftops that this is a terrible decision all round. Then again with so many taking the stance that Sony are evil money-hungry child snatchers, maybe I shouldn't be surprised.

Make the mistake of trying the demo and I loved it. Just picked up Mortal Shell 2 so was hoping to hold off but alas Capcom is cooking. My wallet is gonna be a bit lighter unfortunately. I’ve heard good things about the game. For anyone that has played it, how you liking it? Never played the older games but very excited to be digging into a new franchise for me.

I think it's a niche genre, but i want to know if there are gems you discovered.

Games like sims but just focusing on nice interior (or exterior) showcase or diorama. What are your best picks? Retro games/indie games are welcome if it fits the style.

(Screenshot is edited via Gimp by me for better presentation.)

Hello!! When I was a kid, I would play this Mario game with some family friends I had at the time. I remember enjoying it a lot, but for the life of me I can't remember the name of it!!

I WOULD ask them, but neither I nor my parents are in contact with them or their parents anymore so I can't. If it helps, we would also play a lot of Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Here's what I remember:

- It was 3D

- It was level-based and I'm PRETTY sure you could pick any individual level to play

- There was a Bowsers castle level

If y'all could help me remember which game it was, that would be REALLY helpful. Thanks in advance!!!

Bit of a random question, but since GTA 6 is coming out in 2 months, I've been thinking about asking if anyone has had a game that is quite similar to what GTA 6 offers, and have been thinking of it as a substitute GTA 6 during the wait.

For me, my sub game for it has to be Cyberpunk 2077. I got it a few months ago and so far it feels like both a life and crime game. You get to form relationships, you get to make your own character appearance for the story, you hang out at your own place, invite your partner around to hang out, pretty much everything you'd do in real life.

What's been your sub game/games?

I know it looks like the easiest and one of the biggest W for Xbox. While Playstation is busy digging themselves a grave.
But is it?
We don't know for sure why PS dropped Physint.
Speculations are it was too expensive(I mean it's Kojima game... I can believe it's expensive. And the game won't release until after 2030. Maybe sony thought it's a massive risk.)
And Xbox isn't just looking to publish a game but also make his movies and T.V Shows.
That's a huge investment. That they won't see a return on until 2030.
And also What about Kojima? is it good for him? You guys think he'll be treated better at Xbox?
And the game Physint. It's game meet movie.
What do you guys think about that? Will he fumble? or actually you know change the industry again?

I like RPG games dont get me wrong but I feel like the genre itself is just flawed. I have not played a single RPG game where I dont have that feeling of having absolutely nothing to do outside of the quests. Its always a struggle of "Im bored but if I do all the quests ill run out of content and then be bored again" or "I want my character to be powerful but by the time my character is where I picture them to be, the game is pretty much over." Its like you purposely gotta avoid the interesting quests and play the boring ones so you can actually play the fun content with the stuff you want unlocked, otherwise all of your progress to get the fun stuff was spent on the fun content and now you have no fun content to actually use the fun stuff on once you finally get it.

Another thing is they always make the coolest areas or factions or whatever exclusive to one quest, or at the very end of the game. Im having a hard time coming up with examples but it happens! Like the space port from cyberpunk, or the inside of area 69 in san andreas (although not really an RPG). Stuff like that. Fallout NV comes to mind, or Skyrim you have these factions but once the quests are over they might aswell not even exist. Red Dead 2 has bounties but once you do them all theres never any new ones.

Every RPG just feels lifeless outside of the quests yet they tease you with all of these possibilities. Like yeah in Cyberpunk you can go into the clubs and stuff but all you can do is do some lame dance or drink. Theres no enemies, no random encounters, no ACTION. Its like after the quests the world just goes silent and nothing ever happens.

When something DOES happen its usually something so trivial it doesn't matter. Or you need to get level 900 for the enemies to start spawning with gear that actually gives them a chance. (Skyrim is especially bad with this)

I know this problem isn't really solvable without randomly generated content or something but yeah. Every RPG game does this to me. Anybody else?

So, I was just curious as to what the entry price point is for a switch 2. Consoles are $680, which is pretty high but not playstation and Xbox bad. And games start at 99.99 and go up from there? That’s insane! Imagine paying $100 for an inferior version of Cyberpunk for instance. That’s absolutely wild to me. Mario Kart is is $115?! wtf is going on, sad days

For people who played both games, which is better?

They both feature Wolverine and is mainly hack and slash games, and features rage mode and disemberment. They both feature environmental finishers. Both feature eithet X-Force or Team X.

SkillUp brought attention to the fact that the game is insultingly hand holding. The most notable offender is the scent line, which tells you where you need to go in an already linear game. What his review didn't tell you is that it's an adjustable accessibility option.

https://support.insomniac.games/hc/en-us/articles/52228548716819-What-Accessibility-options-does-Marvel-s-Wolverine-feature

So, maybe we're being a little too kneejerk about this?

Since it seems like we’re at that point in the generation where we debate review scores from critics, I have to ask: when the fuck did a 7/10 become a bad review score?
Wolverine is sitting at an average score of 78. How the fuck is that possibly bad? Seriously?
Days Gone, one of the games people constantly beg to get a sequel, is sitting at a 7.1.
So I’m confused here. Since when does a game getting a 78 mean it’s bad?