Its kind of odd to see people talking about this showcase and naming half or more of the titles as things they liked and are interested in then saying it was a bad or “meh” showcase
It was a pretty decent showcase in terms of third-party multiplatform reveals but it was a bad or meh showcase in terms of PS exclusives and first-party games. Only Ghost of Yotei and that's it
@jimmythegamer2231 here in lies the problem. A game is a game it shouldn't matter who develops or published it. The only criteria is whether it's good or not . If you care more about the publisher, you are a fanboy, not a gamer.
I usually find Matty’s videos really unbiased despite his preference towards xbox, but this one had me confused. I almost didn’t watch from the thumbnail because I don’t really need to see 20min of disappointing announcements, but then going through them Matty liked nearly every game! Not sure if it’s audience capture or trying to fit this showcase into the current PlayStation narrative, but this sticks out as a weird miss of a video as someone who’s been watching Matty for 4 or 5 years now.
I really like Matty, but he’s not even close to as unbiased as he claims to be I get that his content is xbox-centric, but I follow him in spite of that, not because of it
What we're you even watching..he said he likes astro bot but doesn't agree with the constant remaster and redistribute the same games policy... he really wasn't that impressed by it... hense the thumbnail....🤷
Fully agree. Said it’s a rollercoaster and then goes on to like almost everything announced. It’s like IGN reviewing and praising a game and then calling it a 6. “Not enough” for a state of play? New Sucker punch game and all the others. This isn’t a conference, it’s a Nintendo direct level show. Still love Matty no hate, just seemed really odd and unnecessarily negative? Idk. Didn’t sit right for sure.
2025 is absolutely stacked for video games so far. GTA 6, DOOM, Monster Hunter, Yotei, Civ 7, Avowed, Borderlands 4, Death Stranding 2, Fable, not to mention the Switch 2 and any games Nintendo’s got cooking for that
I respect your optism, however I think it's naive to assume we'll have a great year. The next great year will be the year of gta 6 and that's just facts
And yet people are like yeah this state of play was meh. Like wtf do people expect? Every first party to show a game and silk song on top of it? This state of play was great imo
Agreed. So far for 2025, I am looking forward to: • Fable • South of Midnight • Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra • Crimsin Desert • Grand Theft Auto 6 • The First Bezerker: Khazan • Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
to be fair, 'i'd play these' doesn't mean the state of play was fucking amazing. means it wasn't entirely shit. ups and downs, like he said. 'these seem cool', and 'honestly, the shit they're doing with horizon makes me even more cynical as a gamer' can even things out. not to mention, meh, doesn't mean bad or terrible.
Saying you'd play half those games doesn't mean this couldn't have been a press release and a tweet with Ghost of Yotei trailer and have the same impact.
I do like these old games getting remakes but we’re in the same boat where this generation needs more new exclusive games. Glad to see Ghost has something new cooking, Hell is Us looks great. First game looks fun, that’s all that really got my attention though that was new.
To each their own. For me, the stand outs are: - Lunar 1&2 Remaster - Fantasian coming to anywhere but Apple play - Legacy of Kain Remaster - Dynasty Warriors Origins - Ghost of Yotei Honorable mention of Astro bot having new and free DLC so soon.
If you think this state of play was mid or bad your exectations for these state of play events are waaaay too high. This is head and shoulders above any state of play weve had for ages. Stuff like ghost 2 is typically revealed at full showcases. This one was well well above average for a state of play.
@@thepews1511cuz its about all the games the whole state of play one game ain’t gonna change much especially since they fumbled concord, this state of play was okay at best
It seem like a-lot of gamers are to cynical now. I loved this, I’m perfectly content that a lot of these games aren’t my thing, they look good though and I know others should enjoy it. Also I totally disagree with Matt about the dragon age part of the video. I felt the opposite! I was pumped!
The Lunar collection was the first thing in a long time to make my jaw drop. I've been wanting Working Designs to start release collections for decades.
@@bannankevoh I know I’m with you my eyes popped out 👀 when I saw that lol. And I know what collection box your talking about I had one of those and sold it for a couple hundred bucks on eBay long ago such a fool but I really wasn’t going to play it on my ps1 again. Didn’t working designs make the best packages ever I miss those days.
I'm really hoping that we get a re-release or remaster of Alundra in the near future. I honestly think that they could of made a great series with that ip. Working Designs did the localization for Alundra.
I'm confused. They do these multiple times a year and do game centric states of play too. I don't understand why every reveal has to be exciting. May not be my thing, but someone else may be excited. These online presentations happen so much now, I'm surprised they have anything to show at them.
"Meh"? New Ghost and Lunar and Soul Reaver remasters. That ruled!!!! Retro games are having their moment right now. AAA games have been shitting the bed.
Video games have never been better in terms of the raw quality of games coming out, and that is objectively true. There are way more innovative and genre-defining titles coming out every year, from indie to AAA. The problem is with the players themselves and what the mainstream decides to consume, which are mostly homogonous and dumbed down products made by a handful of publishers (think Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Ea, etc.). When you look at the larger scope of devs and publishers, the games industry is literally way better than any other storytelling medium (especially when compared to the state of the cinema industry).
@@thegwynbleidd4202 Oh, yeah. One look at Star Wars Outlaws shows the glory of modern triple A. Double A and indie are wiping the floor with triple A, though. Especially if they demonstrate an allergy to woke.
@@thegwynbleidd4202 Not true at all.. U are just speaking out of ur recency bias.. Games hasn't been genre defining since Ps2 era.. Most games these days indie and AAA are inspired and try to recreate those genre defining games of the past..
i completely disagree with the remaster of horizon. PS is literally known for the quality of their mo cap. Plus performance and graphic enhancement. All remasters were a couple generations ago were upscalers. The main purpose is for people who never played it to have the best version and for those who already own it, it’s $10 bucks.
Okay I'll play Devil's Advocate here. Ghost Of Yotei, Fear the Spotlight and Hell is Us Look fucking stellar. The Horizon remaster is so dumb beyond belief but for the state of Play to give me 3 games to check out? I'm cool with that. Honestly all the recent VR announcements have also made me consider getting a new headset. I don't know guys. Was it a 10/10 showcase? No. was it bad? naw. Also Monster Hunter getting a Feb release date? HELL YEAH!
Theyre at least doing some work on the horizon remaster and bringing it up to Forbidden West’s fidelity. Still pointless but ill probably bite for just a $10 upgrade
Oh, man. You're gonna inhale those Lunar games. They are absolutely wonderful. I've been buying copies and different versions of those games since Sega CD. Still classic and just as playable today.
I missed out on the entire PS1 era and a good amount of the PS2 era. I’ve been playing catch up, this will make it easier so I can play Lunar. Before it was a game I accepted I wouldn’t get to experience since the games are so much $.
Honestly, and I mean this with all due respect: there was nothing(!) wrong with this State of Play. New and upcoming games, updates on hardware and PS+, retro stuff and a megaton announcement at the end - all paced very well. That was a fantastic update, hands down. A „meh“ comes from an incredibly spoiled and entitled position, sorry Matty, that‘s not cool.
Inundated with remasters, DLC and re-releases, "updates on hardware" = some plates and a fortnite controller?, PS+ announcements that are typically relegated to twitter posts - hardly a "fantastic" update. It was scraps. GoY looked great, but that event was dismal. If Nintendo or Xbox put on that same showcase it'd rightly be getting torn to shreds
@@BenHDRthe diference is that Sony is the only one showing something ! Xbox is just a console to play 2022 games ( and very few ) and zero new stuff . In a sea of zero from Xbox this state of play is everything ! There is no comparsion to be made because there is nothing to compare to!
@@renatol9636 Sad attempt at a troll. Xbox's Summer Showcase wasn't perfect, but it certainly mopped the floor with whatever this was. I have plenty of criticism's of Xbox, especially nowadays. That doesn't affect how I perceive this showcase from Sony though. There's little to no correlation. Look at what is actually in front of you. This State of Play was dire, and no amount of finger pointing saying "buh, buh, buh - look over there at THEM instead!" is going to change that.
@@renatol9636 Zero? It already released 2 First-party this year and have at least 3 more slated until the end of the year, and had the best showcase in gaming of the last few years... Stop being a fanboy! Sony isn't showing anything, just a single decent game to try to cover the disaster of Concord and the PS5 Pro!
@@BenHDR I think you missed the point. If you think my post was fanboyish or that I'm defending Sony, you're wrong. Yes, I'm on Sony, but I'm highly critical. My post is meant to respond to the question "if it were on Xbox, it would be criticized", but in truth, Sony, even though they're very bad (I even considered this one average due to the Ghost announcement), has at least done their state of play. Nowadays, most of the comments are negative criticism just because they're from the opposite platform. Xbox YT channels only make videos about Sony when things go wrong (this one in particular is too much) and channels of content creators linked to Sony do the same. I don't make comments to troll anyone! The Xbox is far below what is expected, I think that no player with common sense believes that the Xbox at this moment is competing with Sony as it has done for years and this is a problem for all of us because it makes the other party (Sony in this case) also not feel the pressure to do more and better.
Are you joking? That state of play was pretty good. Ghost of Yotei will probably be GotY 2025. The only thing that looked good in Xbox’s last show was Indy. Here we had Ghost, Lunar and Legacy of Kain, along with some smaller things and that amazing looking Alan Wake dlc. This is not ‘meh’ by any stretch of the imagination.
I love Matty, just feel like he missed the mark here. Not that we can’t disagree, but his words throughout the first 16 mins are a lot more positive sounding to me than “meh.” Maybe as constructive feedback for someone who I feel is a top tier commentator on games from a schlub on the internet.
When the hell is anyone gonna learn the difference between State of Play and Showcase. The fact we got any AAA games shown is a big plus. They are always lean, Maybe next time people will remember but I doubt it. Now if a Showcase is planned, then be hyped.
I liked this state of play actually. I really want a VR 2 to play that creepy Tim Burton game, hit man, drums rock, alien, resident evil village and 4 remake and lots of other stuff actually. Looking forward to play steller blade on ps plus cause I don't pay for it from game sharing. The hell game looked pretty cool too. Oh and palworld is freaking awesome! Another reason not to buy an Xbox till gears comes out. Looking forward to silent Hill 2 but playing every metal gear for the first time. I beat 3(switch) and twin snakes (GameCube). Now I'm playing 2 (Switch) then peace walker and 4 on PS3, then 5 on PS5 PS4 version
I'm still going to hold on to my original PS4 copy of HZD. It still looks and plays just fine on my PS4 Pro. These remasters aren't even worth it unless you're talking about games that were made during the PS3 era.
About Horizon's popularity I think it's much bigger in the "real world" than online, on internet you would think the game is garbage and universally hated but both games have sold extremely well (the first was on the 20+ million ball park without counting the people that got it for free).
Hit the nail on the head with "real world". Most of the hate for all these things always seem to be found online. The general gaming public is way less vitriolic and negative.
Well Horizon has mecha dinos and the basic gameplay/combat was pretty good. Story/writing/dialogue etc was pretty bad tho. If they had put a lot of effort into quality storytelling I think it would have been one of the best games of the decade because the premise etc is pretty great.
@@Deadspace123100 This is complete bs. Back when Mass Effect 3 was released I remember both in uni and at my job people were talking about its terrible ending. If there's some big controversy or something, people talk about it. Claiming ''hate or critique is only online'' isnt true. If anything, the ''toxic posivity/astroturfing'' for certain games is a lot more present on the internet, because of places like reddit, gaf/resetera, game journalism (and some companies like Sony, SE) etc, having a lot of power over the narrative framework that these topics are discussed within. Just ask anyone that played FFXIV and was active on their official forums. You could barely criticise the game and there were people active who would try to ragebait anyone that criticised so they had an excuse to report and ban you.
@Tiasung I never said critique is only online. My point was that when you're talking to somebody that's not hidden behind a screen, people's responses to these types of thing aren't so angry and hateful. It's perfectly fine to criticize something you don't like.
What exactly were people expecting? The new ghost game alone makes this a good state of play. These things aren’t big time presentations. Most of the games were actually pretty decent.
@@Deadspace123100not sure if it’s a hate mob. Just people looking for more Sony wins. I saw a lot that I liked. I just don’t feel like the current gen has me too hyped up though.
@SilverSurfer17 this gen hasn't been the greatest, nobody can deny that. I feel there's a lot of recency bias given Sony's recent streak of Ls and people are ignoring wins when they're right in front of them.
@barofsoap6048 Rise is great for learning the modern mechanics that World introduced if you don't want to jump in the deep end with World/Icebourne. If you want old school, pre-World MH then I recommend Generations. Both are great games, but offer very different gameplay types.
Idk a $10 upgrade price for refreshing the graphics and some animations for horizon doesn't bother me on its own. Just that it's following an unnecessary remaster streak from PlayStation!
@@dmwrobinson reread... I said ONE of the best games I've ever played. I've played a lot, been gaming since gen 1. I can't pick a definitive best game ever. It would be between Skyrim, Cyberpunk and Elden ring most likely.
They haven't done anything with Socom in over a decade dude how could you expect a Socom like game out of them? lol Zipper interactive the studio who made Socom has been shutdown since 2012
I really thought this was one of the better showcases in the industry ive seen in a while. Theres was some nice variety here and i thought a lot of the games looked really great especially some i havent heard of before. My only real issue was not enough release dates
I'd love to moan about Horizon Remastered with y'all but I got Complete Edition for free when Sony was giving it away during the pandemic so this is literally a 10 dollar game foe me lol Also so pumped for Legacy of Kain and Ghost of Yotei. I'd like to think Ubisoft canned their Shadows previews because they knew they were about to be shown up again lol
Fingers crossed on that. They don't always give the upgrades like that on the free games they give out through the PS subscriptions. Hopefully you are right, as I too have the game 👍
@@SansAppellationNo it's confirmed on PS Blog, they specifically mention that people who claimed it during Days of Play also get the upgrade entitlement, as does everyone on PC
@@icedcapplord710Alright, nice. I was wondering if PC players would get the upgrade path. As much as I don’t think a remaster for Horizon was super needed, I gotta concede a bit and say the character models and some of the textures in the original game haven’t aged that gracefully so them being upgraded to be more like Forbidden West is nice. That to me is worth $10. Just not $50 or whatever they’re gonna charge for it by itself.
Did you watch the video? He wasn't mad at the releases. He was just expressing his disapproval of lumping a few titles into a "state of play." For example, a state of play should be 15 titles with at least three AAA titles. Imagine E3 just featured a few games. The quantity is not enough to justify a "gaming showcase" style video when they could just release these titles in singular videos.
@@cl0uku at the end, Mark Cerny said that there would be a few unannounced titles to be revealed for the PS5 Pro and yet they only showed one, Ghost of yotei
@@jimmythegamer2231Are you sure they weren't just talking about games getting an upgrade on ps5 pro? Because we did get that section that showed off a few more games for that.
The Stellar Blade x Nier Collab really was the highlight of the show besides the next Ghost game. I literally screamed with joy. Hopefully it’s more than just outfits and actually some kind of story mission but Im stoked either way!
@@Bueno_YIts was a State of Play..as Sony has mention before. These State of Play are smaller that mainly focusing on their 3rd party partners and at times 1st party. The showcases are much larger that focus on their 1st party studios. For a State of Play this was good, better than last time.
I just don't understand what people want anymore. Ghost 2, Nier in stellar blade, fantasian release date, Soul Reaver is back, Dino Crisis on the ps store. Almost everything they announced was good and people are calling this terrible, make no sense to me.
@@donquitotalrecall calling it meh or bad is a wild take to me tbh. Then again, Matty thinks PS is having a bad year when it comes to games this year so there's that.
@@donquitotalrecallSoul Reaver remaster won't sell enough for a remake or continuation so that's wasted, Ghost is now going to be controversial because of the new protagonist. So I mean the two best things really aren't going to be that great.
Hey Matty if you have a video opening, could you cobble together the info we have for Metaphor and make a vid covering some topics before it releases? They've put out so many short to mid-sized videos with info that it's mind-numbing to try and watch it all myself trying to comb out the important things. If you're busy I get it 100%, just want some clean metaphor content until release in a couple weeks.
I cant wait for Ghost 2. Ghost 1 and horizon was my only reasons wanting a a playstation. Imma just wait for the release on PC for a sale since they like to charge full price for games that are 2 years old lmoa
For the longest of time I couldn’t wait for Ghost 2 because of how emotional and touchy the first one was, putting it as my 2nd favorite game of all time. But when I saw that trailer I almost threw my phone across the room…no Jin and it makes no sense why not because there’s a second battle of Tsushima they could have went for but no instead we must have wokeness. I am so disappointed at Sony but more at Sucker Punch, they had all the pieces and instead threw that away to amass for the mainstream media…smh.
@@TheMrNukeman you are right if I am only comparing this to the original but I’m not I’m comparing to every garbage title that has released the last 4 years with a female because they want to apart of DEI so badly. I’m being hard on this game because I thought Sucker Punch was one of the only studios that put their foot down and say no but I guess not…such an absolute shame.
@@joshuak3546Female main characters didn’t only just exist 4 years ago. Why does everyone think it’s DEI just because “women”? Do people think women only exist for peoples brain-rot whining on the internet? If THIS is what ruins a game for you, then I have no idea how you’ve been a fan of gaming at all with that mindset.
@@d1l4te43 we say it because of all the garbage games that have came out recently in the last 4 years that had female leads and everyone garbage…Concord, Star Wars Outlaws etc; we are not born with this mindset it’s grinded into our head by these terrible companies that don’t care about story or historical accuracy only that there is a female as the main character that’s it.
Great, now you can't comment Xbox TGS broadcast was better than this "meh"! 😂 C'mon, Matty. We're here because you're better than this. Be fair like you usually do. No need to shill for non-existent audience.
The Horizon remaster does look amazing, but I am playing through Zero Dawn again right now, and it still looks amazing to me as it already is. I don't really understand remastering games that aren't really all that old.
Ghost of Yotei would be the perfect game to bring in an updated perfected "nemesis system" from Shadows of Mordor.....but sadly WB has that under legal lock and key....
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one :) we got 2 remasters announced for long desired titles in the Lunar and Legacy of Kain collections. So that is at minimum good. Ghost of Yotei will be great just because it's a Sucker Punch game. Even their 2 worst games (InFamous 2 and InFamous Second Son) are both greater than the majority of games out there. Plus Dynasty Warriors Origins will be fun as will Monster Hunter Wilds. Now I will say I am excited for the next showcase when that happens!
Hell is Us, the Midnight Walk, Stellar Blade x Nier Automata collab, Lunar and Soul Reaver collections, Alan Wake 2 Lake House DLC, free Astro Bot DLC, Fantasia release and Ghost of Yotei reveal - sorry but if this was "meh" then you seriously gotta lower your expectations for SoPs.
the remedyverse is definitely worth the journey. I went back and played Quantumbreak after Alan Wake 2 because it was the only recent part of the equation I was missing and I wanted to have all the pieces.
I'm not terribly upset by the trend of remasters, from my understanding a lot of these remaster projects are being worked on by new staff at the develpment studios. Naughty Dog and Guerilla are high profile development studios, so it would make sense to train as much of their new staff on relatively safe projects to bring them up to speed, especially in this and upcoming generations of games where the production scales of games made by these studios are massive. If this is true I think this is a really smart move to future proof developers skillsets on hardware and software that continues to get better and more advanced.
Yeah this is the first one in a while where I was interested in a couple games. I tried the 1st GoT game. Amazing game but I was really bored. Just not my type of rpg I guess. I had a lot of fun with Death Stranding. I'm hyped about Lunar bc I didn't get to play those forever ago.
If this was an Xbox event you'd call it trash for not having enough first party games or exclusives, imagine if Xbox announced Gears of War 5 Remastered as well
Excited about Ghost and Lunar. Lunar at the time was a very limited market game possibly exclusive to SegaCD. Not many got to play it but it has the legendary status for the cutscenes, real music and voice acting when most mainstream systems still used Cartridges
Ghost 2 for 2025 is all i care about. Having Kingdom Come 2, GTA6, Ghost and Mafia old country all in 2025 is the perfect gaming year for me. So while the overall state of play was shit i got what i wanted.
'being aware of my expectations' meanwhile almost everyone else thinking bethesda essentially going 'yall crazy' is them admitting defeat 'can't be the fault of our expectations'.
I can be supportive and happy Insomniac is making great games, as well as sad that my favorite mascot platformer Sly Cooper hasn't been seen in a criminally long time
Hmm, the head of Guerrila becomes CEO of Playstation and SUDDENLY Horizon is pushed hard. The ideas for Horizon are cool but the execution is so bland.
Totally agree. I didn’t play the second but I played the first and it was fun for a couple hours but got so boring. Really reminded me of a a Ubisoft game.
The second one had fun gameplay but the story was lame and the dialogue dragged on and on. I ended up skipping the cutscenes because eventually I stopped caring about the story
I'm surprised that the whole internet isn't going wild about the Ghost of Yotei announcement. I thought more people would be talking about it this morning. I absolutely loved Ghost of Tsushima, I played it 3 times and even got the platinum trophy. I'm really pumped for the sequel!
It’s an absolute crime you haven’t played Alan Wake 2. That was my game of the year. My girlfriend bought it for me and it just consumed me. I’m on my third play through on hard mode. It truly is a masterpiece of a game and flawlessly combines so many different forms of media into the game/story.
I want to play Dragon Age but I don't read text in most games and I play with the sound off. So I don't think it would do the game justice. Dragon Age Inquisition was a game I bought when I first bought an Xbox One. Never played Nier. That 45 minutes with no save and having to start over turned me off.
Man youre going to love lunar. I had the state of play playing in the background while cooking and heard that song and had to stop everything i was doing. Ive had the ps1 version sitting in my gaming cabinet for years with no way to play it and finally about to get to play again
Let's just recap for every game whether Matty's more on the positive or negative side about them: Astrobot ✅️ The Midnight Walk ✅️ Hell Is Us ✅️ Metro Awakening ✅️ Archeage Chronicles ✅️ Palworld ❌️ Lunar Remastered Collection ✅️ Shredder's Revenge DLC ✅️ Fantasian Neo Dimension ✅️ Dragon Age Veilguard ❌️ (for this specific showing) Alan Wake 2 DLC ✅️ Hitman VR ✅️ Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered ✅️ Fear the Spotlight ❌️ Towers of Aghasba ❌️ LEGO Fortnight Update ❌️ Dynasty Warriors Origins ✅️ Monster Hunter Wilds ✅️ LEGO Horizon Adventures ✅️ Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered ❌️ Stellar Blade ✅️ PS Plus Monthly Games ✅️ PS Plus Classics ✅️ Controllers & Covers ❌️ Ghost of Yōtei ✅️ I don't see how this amounts to a "meh" or where the rollercoaster ride was here tbh. The overall thoughts and the commentary during the videp felt kinda disjointed to me so I had to check if I was crazy
I went into this state of play with low expectations and was pleasently suprised. Ghost of Yotei looks like the best game of the generation and The Midnight Walk and Hell is Us also looked really interesting 🤷
Disappointed with even the Ghost sequel. Why my man Jin Sakai is not there wtf Sony What's up with Sony not being able to retain iconic characters they keep replacing them. Joel, Kratos, Peter, now Jin. I liked those OG games cuz of those characters and they keep replacing them can't say I'm a fan of that
Sucker Punch said they like doing origin stories and wanted to do a different character this time. Honestly I respect that. Not every sequel needs to feature the same protagonist as last time.
If you look at the trailer properly you'd see the timeliness Jin is LONGGGGGG dead by the events of these games. Likely a character inspired by the legends of the Ghost
@@TheHeartThatRunsColdit looked much better than most games in this showcase. I mean just look at that game with Witcher ripoff trailer somewhere at the beginning. How can people honestly enjoy that and then continue to say that Veilguard looks underwhelming. So far when it comes to gameplay, most of the Dragon Age games look like junk food titles. Doesn’t mean they are. This combat looks way more enjoyable than the previous two games. Even the first game had “meh” gameplay imo. The story, the setting and the choices you make is where dragon age shines. At this point I feel like people are nitpicking for the sake of it. They can offer 99 good things and yet people will focus on that 1 specific and often inconsequential thing that looks kinda “meh”. Every game can look bad if you want it to be bad. Granted, BioWare didn’t do themselves any favors with the last 2 games and the Veilguards first trailer. But the perfect game simply doesn’t exist. I don’t like the look of the Qunari’s but if the rest is good, It won’t stop me from having a good time. Wish people were less cynical, it’s not a useful character trait at all.
@jeroen3618 No, being cynical when it comes to what you're spending $60 and your time on is a good trait. The reason why people are whelmed by what they've seen is because it's mostly been flash with little substance. With the only people giving it praise being those who have been flown out to play it. I'm sorry I'm cynical when the U.I is more busy than the light show of effects players need multiple visual indicators to navigate through. With regards to action games, they've done so much, which is distracting from the action. Things that wouldn't need to be there if visual feedback was good enough on its own, but it won't be, and for an action game that's problematic. And no one has any reason to be hopeful about the story because this is modern-day Bioware.
@@TheHeartThatRunsCold a lot of the people who have been flown out to play it are known for being honest and critical. Luke Stephens and Skillup for example. Both were suddenly very excited after having played it, despite going in with extreme caution and low expectations. They were convinced not by empty promises, overhyped marketing or shameless bribes, but by what they played. The moment they shared those positive thoughts though, people suddenly considered them sellouts. Yet people like Asmongold, someone who only reacts to rumors and specific details in the most negative way to capitalize on the negativity without actually having played it, is considered to be a trustworthy source by those same people. That’s straight up cynicism, something which has been surrounding this game from the moment it has been announced. It’s fine to still hold back until full reviews are up to decide whether you are going to buy this game or not, but that’s not what most people are doing nowadays. I hated (still do) the UI from Inquisition. Despite that I loved the game. I despised the movement in the Witcher 3. Till this day it’s still my favorite game of all time. $60 is cheaper btw than every other current triple A titles. $70 is the norm these days, and that’s without all the dlc needed to complete the game. A lot of the UI is customizable from what I heard, so it might not even be that bad.
Excited for the Ghost of Yotei game. Just wanna be a katana wielding badass. Of course we will see how they separate her style without being just Ghost of Tsushima with the same abilities, move sets, and names but added more. Maybe there are more bow types, melee weapon types, and maybe being stealthy or direct changes the plot. Who knows!
“That was meh” brother you said you were hyped, excited, very excited or so excited about every single thing save one or two. 😂
That how they always are
Have to draw in the naysayers and trolls who just enjoy bashing things
@@pastelshrimppeople are dumb. I don't understand why that's a thing
@@pastelshrimpBut Matty is the number one corporate sucker typically. So trying to get the angry mob is definitely different.
Its kind of odd to see people talking about this showcase and naming half or more of the titles as things they liked and are interested in then saying it was a bad or “meh” showcase
It is pretty funny, I chalk it up to a lot of people having a low iq and in Matty’s case he’s biased towards Xbox which is fine
It was a pretty decent showcase in terms of third-party multiplatform reveals but it was a bad or meh showcase in terms of PS exclusives and first-party games. Only Ghost of Yotei and that's it
@jimmythegamer2231 here in lies the problem. A game is a game it shouldn't matter who develops or published it. The only criteria is whether it's good or not . If you care more about the publisher, you are a fanboy, not a gamer.
@@verum117 Yea, and hes saying that his opinion is odd. Sure we all have our opinions but some are more or less acceptable or sensible than others.
@@jimmythegamer2231so basically what every state of play has been like
I usually find Matty’s videos really unbiased despite his preference towards xbox, but this one had me confused. I almost didn’t watch from the thumbnail because I don’t really need to see 20min of disappointing announcements, but then going through them Matty liked nearly every game! Not sure if it’s audience capture or trying to fit this showcase into the current PlayStation narrative, but this sticks out as a weird miss of a video as someone who’s been watching Matty for 4 or 5 years now.
All his PlayStation videos are like this
Totally agree
I really like Matty, but he’s not even close to as unbiased as he claims to be
I get that his content is xbox-centric, but I follow him in spite of that, not because of it
What we're you even watching..he said he likes astro bot but doesn't agree with the constant remaster and redistribute the same games policy... he really wasn't that impressed by it... hense the thumbnail....🤷
Fully agree. Said it’s a rollercoaster and then goes on to like almost everything announced. It’s like IGN reviewing and praising a game and then calling it a 6.
“Not enough” for a state of play? New Sucker punch game and all the others. This isn’t a conference, it’s a Nintendo direct level show.
Still love Matty no hate, just seemed really odd and unnecessarily negative? Idk. Didn’t sit right for sure.
"It was meh"
*Proceeds to praise almost all games show*
Cognitive dissonance much ?
2025 is absolutely stacked for video games so far.
GTA 6, DOOM, Monster Hunter, Yotei, Civ 7, Avowed, Borderlands 4, Death Stranding 2, Fable, not to mention the Switch 2 and any games Nintendo’s got cooking for that
Doom the Dark Ages is what I’m looking forward to.
It will truly be a great year for gaming
I respect your optism, however I think it's naive to assume we'll have a great year. The next great year will be the year of gta 6 and that's just facts
And yet people are like yeah this state of play was meh. Like wtf do people expect? Every first party to show a game and silk song on top of it? This state of play was great imo
Agreed.
So far for 2025, I am looking forward to:
• Fable
• South of Midnight
• Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
• Crimsin Desert
• Grand Theft Auto 6
• The First Bezerker: Khazan
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
“Was ready to dog on this show” after spending 15mins talking about how good the games shown were 😂
Says it was up and down proceeds to say he is excited about almost all of them except the village builder one
Negativity gets more views
No he showed a lot of things he wasn't hyped for, he liked some, didn't care about others...
Matty's takes as of late has been dogshitt.
Matty tryna keep his Xbox press pass fr
Yeah title is click bait
Crazy how Matty can say he wants to check out half the games shown and then call the SoP “meh”.
to be fair, 'i'd play these' doesn't mean the state of play was fucking amazing.
means it wasn't entirely shit.
ups and downs, like he said. 'these seem cool', and 'honestly, the shit they're doing with horizon makes me even more cynical as a gamer' can even things out.
not to mention, meh, doesn't mean bad or terrible.
Saying you'd play half those games doesn't mean this couldn't have been a press release and a tweet with Ghost of Yotei trailer and have the same impact.
It seems like you're pretty pumped about a lot of this stuff
I thought it was more than MID. But to each their own!
Agreed and I'm a PC gamer. This is a better SoP, imo.
I do like these old games getting remakes but we’re in the same boat where this generation needs more new exclusive games. Glad to see Ghost has something new cooking, Hell is Us looks great. First game looks fun, that’s all that really got my attention though that was new.
OK Sony pony
@1Loftwing1 nah not a Sony pony I own all consoles but keep being toxic
I love matty but he’s pretty hard on Sony. But lately I’ll admit he’s been buckling down on everything lately.
To each their own. For me, the stand outs are:
- Lunar 1&2 Remaster
- Fantasian coming to anywhere but Apple play
- Legacy of Kain Remaster
- Dynasty Warriors Origins
- Ghost of Yotei
Honorable mention of Astro bot having new and free DLC so soon.
If you think this state of play was mid or bad your exectations for these state of play events are waaaay too high. This is head and shoulders above any state of play weve had for ages. Stuff like ghost 2 is typically revealed at full showcases. This one was well well above average for a state of play.
Right like just the Ghost announcement put it over any state of play right away never mind the rest of the stuff
Agreed
@@thepews1511cuz its about all the games the whole state of play one game ain’t gonna change much especially since they fumbled concord, this state of play was okay at best
It seem like a-lot of gamers are to cynical now. I loved this, I’m perfectly content that a lot of these games aren’t my thing, they look good though and I know others should enjoy it.
Also I totally disagree with Matt about the dragon age part of the video. I felt the opposite! I was pumped!
@@andrewrutherford9255 what does a game not involved in the showcase effect the showcase? You're already coming in negatively.
The Lunar collection was the first thing in a long time to make my jaw drop. I've been wanting Working Designs to start release collections for decades.
I own the original complete in box. I love lunar so much. It was such a great game I’m looking forward to this version as well. 💜
@@bannankevoh I know I’m with you my eyes popped out 👀 when I saw that lol. And I know what collection box your talking about I had one of those and sold it for a couple hundred bucks on eBay long ago such a fool but I really wasn’t going to play it on my ps1 again. Didn’t working designs make the best packages ever I miss those days.
Same here. I did not expect them remastering it. I thought it was gonna be lost to time like most games in PS's library. I'm so glad I was wrong.
I'm really hoping that we get a re-release or remaster of Alundra in the near future. I honestly think that they could of made a great series with that ip. Working Designs did the localization for Alundra.
I miss the Resistance series. Those games were so fun. I want a new one but doubt it will happen this gen, at least.
I'm confused. They do these multiple times a year and do game centric states of play too. I don't understand why every reveal has to be exciting. May not be my thing, but someone else may be excited. These online presentations happen so much now, I'm surprised they have anything to show at them.
"Meh"? New Ghost and Lunar and Soul Reaver remasters. That ruled!!!! Retro games are having their moment right now. AAA games have been shitting the bed.
I wouldn’t hype the soul reaver remakes up to much, that statue change is very worrying for the quality of the remasters.
@@WAR904calm down
because he a xbox fan boy but denies lol.
Mid
Lunar remasters got me intrigued, but… it’s also coming to Switch (and Soul Weaver might be?), so that kind of just leaves Ghost.
"Don't ask questions. Just consume product and get excited for next product." Best summation of the industry ever.
Video games have never been better in terms of the raw quality of games coming out, and that is objectively true. There are way more innovative and genre-defining titles coming out every year, from indie to AAA. The problem is with the players themselves and what the mainstream decides to consume, which are mostly homogonous and dumbed down products made by a handful of publishers (think Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Ea, etc.). When you look at the larger scope of devs and publishers, the games industry is literally way better than any other storytelling medium (especially when compared to the state of the cinema industry).
I see you watched the newest RLM video.
@@thegwynbleidd4202 Oh, yeah. One look at Star Wars Outlaws shows the glory of modern triple A. Double A and indie are wiping the floor with triple A, though. Especially if they demonstrate an allergy to woke.
@@thegwynbleidd4202 Not true at all.. U are just speaking out of ur recency bias.. Games hasn't been genre defining since Ps2 era.. Most games these days indie and AAA are inspired and try to recreate those genre defining games of the past..
@@daviddesrosiers1946don't be a moron dude, 1 or 2 games in a sea of good games isn't something to cry about man.
i completely disagree with the remaster of horizon. PS is literally known for the quality of their mo cap. Plus performance and graphic enhancement. All remasters were a couple generations ago were upscalers. The main purpose is for people who never played it to have the best version and for those who already own it, it’s $10 bucks.
Okay I'll play Devil's Advocate here. Ghost Of Yotei, Fear the Spotlight and Hell is Us Look fucking stellar. The Horizon remaster is so dumb beyond belief but for the state of Play to give me 3 games to check out? I'm cool with that. Honestly all the recent VR announcements have also made me consider getting a new headset. I don't know guys. Was it a 10/10 showcase? No. was it bad? naw. Also Monster Hunter getting a Feb release date? HELL YEAH!
i agree it was around the 6-8 out of 10 depending if you like all the retro games. the horison for drags it down.
Yeah usually I feel that the SoPs are boring but this one was decent.
Theyre at least doing some work on the horizon remaster and bringing it up to Forbidden West’s fidelity. Still pointless but ill probably bite for just a $10 upgrade
There was also that Towers game which… some of the assets reminded me of organic Horizon, but hey, still looked cool I thought
@@FlyingFocs That game reminded me of less cartoony animal crossing or something. Curious to see more.
I was kinda hoping that was a control 2 announcement because apparently it is in development but a dlc for Alan wake 2 is still nice.
I thought it was a Control 2 teaser as well lol
They're doing Max Payne 1+2 remake first, Control 2 is next after that
Wtf is with all the "meh" reaction from some folks? What were your expectations? They showed good stuff!
Oh, man. You're gonna inhale those Lunar games. They are absolutely wonderful. I've been buying copies and different versions of those games since Sega CD. Still classic and just as playable today.
I missed these. I may pick them up. Was mostly playing FF back then.
Lunar 1 and 2 are wonderful absolutely beautiful story and amazing turn based combat.
I missed out on the entire PS1 era and a good amount of the PS2 era. I’ve been playing catch up, this will make it easier so I can play Lunar. Before it was a game I accepted I wouldn’t get to experience since the games are so much $.
Well, taste in gaming can be wildly different ....but "meh"? I quite liked what was shown here...
Agreed. VR2 stuff aside, this was a rather exciting State of Play!
I was actually disappointed the Days Gone rumors didn’t pan out. I beat that game twice on PS4 and once on PC.
Honestly, and I mean this with all due respect: there was nothing(!) wrong with this State of Play. New and upcoming games, updates on hardware and PS+, retro stuff and a megaton announcement at the end - all paced very well. That was a fantastic update, hands down. A „meh“ comes from an incredibly spoiled and entitled position, sorry Matty, that‘s not cool.
Inundated with remasters, DLC and re-releases, "updates on hardware" = some plates and a fortnite controller?, PS+ announcements that are typically relegated to twitter posts - hardly a "fantastic" update. It was scraps.
GoY looked great, but that event was dismal. If Nintendo or Xbox put on that same showcase it'd rightly be getting torn to shreds
@@BenHDRthe diference is that Sony is the only one showing something ! Xbox is just a console to play 2022 games ( and very few ) and zero new stuff .
In a sea of zero from Xbox this state of play is everything !
There is no comparsion to be made because there is nothing to compare to!
@@renatol9636 Sad attempt at a troll. Xbox's Summer Showcase wasn't perfect, but it certainly mopped the floor with whatever this was.
I have plenty of criticism's of Xbox, especially nowadays. That doesn't affect how I perceive this showcase from Sony though. There's little to no correlation. Look at what is actually in front of you. This State of Play was dire, and no amount of finger pointing saying "buh, buh, buh - look over there at THEM instead!" is going to change that.
@@renatol9636 Zero? It already released 2 First-party this year and have at least 3 more slated until the end of the year, and had the best showcase in gaming of the last few years... Stop being a fanboy! Sony isn't showing anything, just a single decent game to try to cover the disaster of Concord and the PS5 Pro!
@@BenHDR I think you missed the point.
If you think my post was fanboyish or that I'm defending Sony, you're wrong. Yes, I'm on Sony, but I'm highly critical.
My post is meant to respond to the question "if it were on Xbox, it would be criticized", but in truth, Sony, even though they're very bad (I even considered this one average due to the Ghost announcement), has at least done their state of play.
Nowadays, most of the comments are negative criticism just because they're from the opposite platform. Xbox YT channels only make videos about Sony when things go wrong (this one in particular is too much) and channels of content creators linked to Sony do the same.
I don't make comments to troll anyone!
The Xbox is far below what is expected, I think that no player with common sense believes that the Xbox at this moment is competing with Sony as it has done for years and this is a problem for all of us because it makes the other party (Sony in this case) also not feel the pressure to do more and better.
Idk what people were expecting for a state of play
A reason to purchase the ps5 pro
Exactly, even Matty seemed to like a majority of the game announced. But still called it meh.
@MrAndrewolsson Sony gave me reasons to sell my ps5 instead of upgrading to the pro 😂 good job Soyny.
@@MrAndrewolsson I also don’t get the big deal with the ps5 pro. If you don’t want it don’t buy it
@@PulseOfMe I’m sure they’ll be devastated
I think VR has actually come a long way, the games actually look decent now
To be fair to Playstation they did say it was primarily gonna be an update filled showcase.
The Soul Reaver remasters would've been cool if that didn't get spoiled earlier today
I mean you’re still getting the remasters either way
I didn't get spoiled, so I'm lucky one.
Would’ve been a great announcement if they weren’t infected with DEI, look at the statue in the trailer.
@@omanjackson17 i managed to put it on before IGN spoiled Legacy of Kain with their Daily Fix, phew
Why does it matter when you found out the game was coming out. If you’re excited for the game your excited for the game
I was like "let me see what matty didnt like here since he thinks its mid". And now I am just confused. You were interested in like 80% of the games.
Are you joking? That state of play was pretty good. Ghost of Yotei will probably be GotY 2025. The only thing that looked good in Xbox’s last show was Indy. Here we had Ghost, Lunar and Legacy of Kain, along with some smaller things and that amazing looking Alan Wake dlc. This is not ‘meh’ by any stretch of the imagination.
Alan Wake dllc? 😅
That seemed pretty good, i dont know you guys are on about.
I love Matty, just feel like he missed the mark here. Not that we can’t disagree, but his words throughout the first 16 mins are a lot more positive sounding to me than “meh.” Maybe as constructive feedback for someone who I feel is a top tier commentator on games from a schlub on the internet.
When the hell is anyone gonna learn the difference between State of Play and Showcase. The fact we got any AAA games shown is a big plus. They are always lean, Maybe next time people will remember but I doubt it. Now if a Showcase is planned, then be hyped.
i thought it was solid..
I liked this state of play actually. I really want a VR 2 to play that creepy Tim Burton game, hit man, drums rock, alien, resident evil village and 4 remake and lots of other stuff actually. Looking forward to play steller blade on ps plus cause I don't pay for it from game sharing. The hell game looked pretty cool too. Oh and palworld is freaking awesome! Another reason not to buy an Xbox till gears comes out. Looking forward to silent Hill 2 but playing every metal gear for the first time. I beat 3(switch) and twin snakes (GameCube). Now I'm playing 2 (Switch) then peace walker and 4 on PS3, then 5 on PS5 PS4 version
I really don’t see how this was “meh” whatsoever. Idk what you want man - do you want them to reveal their entire first party lineup?
I'm still going to hold on to my original PS4 copy of HZD. It still looks and plays just fine on my PS4 Pro. These remasters aren't even worth it unless you're talking about games that were made during the PS3 era.
Yup
You have a point, but also seem broke 🤔
@TheMrNukeman That's got to be the one of worst takes i've ever seen.
@@TheMrNukeman I have PC as well, but it's a bit dated. I don't have a PS5 yet so I might get the Pro.
i understand your point but for an extra $10 you cant really go wrong with a remaster that looks objectively better than the original
About Horizon's popularity I think it's much bigger in the "real world" than online, on internet you would think the game is garbage and universally hated but both games have sold extremely well (the first was on the 20+ million ball park without counting the people that got it for free).
it also doesn't hurt that herman hurst the head of playstaion. was on the team who created the game at guerrilla games
Hit the nail on the head with "real world". Most of the hate for all these things always seem to be found online. The general gaming public is way less vitriolic and negative.
Well Horizon has mecha dinos and the basic gameplay/combat was pretty good. Story/writing/dialogue etc was pretty bad tho. If they had put a lot of effort into quality storytelling I think it would have been one of the best games of the decade because the premise etc is pretty great.
@@Deadspace123100 This is complete bs. Back when Mass Effect 3 was released I remember both in uni and at my job people were talking about its terrible ending.
If there's some big controversy or something, people talk about it. Claiming ''hate or critique is only online'' isnt true.
If anything, the ''toxic posivity/astroturfing'' for certain games is a lot more present on the internet, because of places like reddit, gaf/resetera, game journalism (and some companies like Sony, SE) etc, having a lot of power over the narrative framework that these topics are discussed within. Just ask anyone that played FFXIV and was active on their official forums. You could barely criticise the game and there were people active who would try to ragebait anyone that criticised so they had an excuse to report and ban you.
@Tiasung I never said critique is only online. My point was that when you're talking to somebody that's not hidden behind a screen, people's responses to these types of thing aren't so angry and hateful. It's perfectly fine to criticize something you don't like.
What exactly were people expecting? The new ghost game alone makes this a good state of play. These things aren’t big time presentations. Most of the games were actually pretty decent.
Makes it better, but not good. People expect to see reasons to own a PlayStation outside of remakes and remasters.
considering most of the games anounced were remasters it is really dissapointing, people were expecting new stuff even if it wasnt AAA quality
One game does not fix everything lol
@@bclaw1353 I’m talking about in comparison to other state of plays. Seems like you guys went into a McDonald’s looking for wagyu beef. Lol
It does not make it good.
One good announcement doesn’t carry an entire presentation
I can't be the only one that didn't know there was a State of Play.
They only announce them 24 hours before they happen
That was actually one of the better state of plays overall in years
Which tells a lot about the past Sony events
Wow that’s crazy dude is banding his knee over anything Bethesda does but completely hating on anything Sony does I didn't know you were that bias
He's been this bias for a long time.
I'm not calling him a fanboy but he seems to hold Playstation to a much higher standard than Xbox.
@@battlep0t as he should. PlayStation consistently releases better games.
Astrobot DLC ... Nier automata/ stellar blade and new ghost game...i liked it , but i feel alone 😢
You're not alone. I liked what I saw, especially monster hunter. Don't let the hate mob get to you.
@@Deadspace123100not sure if it’s a hate mob. Just people looking for more Sony wins. I saw a lot that I liked. I just don’t feel like the current gen has me too hyped up though.
@SilverSurfer17 this gen hasn't been the greatest, nobody can deny that. I feel there's a lot of recency bias given Sony's recent streak of Ls and people are ignoring wins when they're right in front of them.
@@Deadspace123100 The more of Monster hunter Wilds i see the more i like it....Any recommendations for a first MH game ?
@barofsoap6048 Rise is great for learning the modern mechanics that World introduced if you don't want to jump in the deep end with World/Icebourne. If you want old school, pre-World MH then I recommend Generations. Both are great games, but offer very different gameplay types.
State of Play isn’t usually very significant so getting Ghost automatically makes it above average
Idk a $10 upgrade price for refreshing the graphics and some animations for horizon doesn't bother me on its own. Just that it's following an unnecessary remaster streak from PlayStation!
Dude what are you smoking? Ghost alone looks amazing! The last one was one of the best games I've ever played.
GOT was the best game you ever played? I think the better question is what are you smoking?
@@dmwrobinson reread... I said ONE of the best games I've ever played.
I've played a lot, been gaming since gen 1. I can't pick a definitive best game ever. It would be between Skyrim, Cyberpunk and Elden ring most likely.
@@wg8561 So you like open world games with shallow RPG mechanics? got it.
@@dmwrobinson I'd say I love great games. Witcher 3, metal gear solid, Zelda oot, super Metroid, Castlevania sotn, Wukong also some of my favorites.
Lunar HD Collection was the absolute highlight for me. It would be a great game for Retro Rebound if you hadn't played it yet. Classic game.
Matty should be in jail for not having played Control and Alan Wake 2
It's Alan woke
I just finished the remaster of the first one. Don't know how I missed that game last gen. Spectacular. Will have to try the second one. 😊
@@dctrbrass Alan Wake 2 is leagues above the first one. Recommend Control too but it's a different type of game with the same intriguing aura
@@coolpixcobain2884what about it is woke?
@@coolpixcobain2884 Wow you changed Wake to Woke.
You are literally a comedy genius.
Meh? Where you liked a lot of games announced? Ok buddy.
The way I see it, this PlayStation is completely different. I don’t see a SOCOM like game coming out of them anytime soon.
Not just different, but complacent, uninspired, and risk averse. It’s as if PlayStation is on autopilot and only delivers the bare minimum.
@@theycallmeGUNno competition no need to do anything different
@@justablindman1443 sadly you’re not wrong
They haven't done anything with Socom in over a decade dude how could you expect a Socom like game out of them? lol Zipper interactive the studio who made Socom has been shutdown since 2012
@@justablindman1443true and imo that’s bad. They’re boring now.
I really thought this was one of the better showcases in the industry ive seen in a while. Theres was some nice variety here and i thought a lot of the games looked really great especially some i havent heard of before. My only real issue was not enough release dates
I'd love to moan about Horizon Remastered with y'all but I got Complete Edition for free when Sony was giving it away during the pandemic so this is literally a 10 dollar game foe me lol
Also so pumped for Legacy of Kain and Ghost of Yotei. I'd like to think Ubisoft canned their Shadows previews because they knew they were about to be shown up again lol
Fingers crossed on that. They don't always give the upgrades like that on the free games they give out through the PS subscriptions.
Hopefully you are right, as I too have the game 👍
@@SansAppellationNo it's confirmed on PS Blog, they specifically mention that people who claimed it during Days of Play also get the upgrade entitlement, as does everyone on PC
I'd like to see more of shadows in it's own stand alone video. I feel it would've been rushed through if it was part of the SoP.
@@icedcapplord710Alright, nice. I was wondering if PC players would get the upgrade path. As much as I don’t think a remaster for Horizon was super needed, I gotta concede a bit and say the character models and some of the textures in the original game haven’t aged that gracefully so them being upgraded to be more like Forbidden West is nice. That to me is worth $10. Just not $50 or whatever they’re gonna charge for it by itself.
Must've watched a different show then!
Bruh right, RUclipsrs are just getting so stuck in this hater culture at this point
Did you watch the video? He wasn't mad at the releases. He was just expressing his disapproval of lumping a few titles into a "state of play." For example, a state of play should be 15 titles with at least three AAA titles. Imagine E3 just featured a few games. The quantity is not enough to justify a "gaming showcase" style video when they could just release these titles in singular videos.
@@cl0uku at the end, Mark Cerny said that there would be a few unannounced titles to be revealed for the PS5 Pro and yet they only showed one, Ghost of yotei
@jimmythegamer2231 Right, not a gaming showcase at all. Good games, though.
@@jimmythegamer2231Are you sure they weren't just talking about games getting an upgrade on ps5 pro? Because we did get that section that showed off a few more games for that.
The Stellar Blade x Nier Collab really was the highlight of the show besides the next Ghost game. I literally screamed with joy. Hopefully it’s more than just outfits and actually some kind of story mission but Im stoked either way!
It’s just a skin
Same!
your xbox bias is showing Matty, this was a great State of Play
If you are a diehard fan of Ghost of Tsushima, then sure... Other than that I don't think there was anything to get overexcited about 😐
@@Bueno_YIts was a State of Play..as Sony has mention before. These State of Play are smaller that mainly focusing on their 3rd party partners and at times 1st party. The showcases are much larger that focus on their 1st party studios.
For a State of Play this was good, better than last time.
PlayStation has impossible expectations to live up to. If this was a nintendo direct it would be a 8-9 / 10
I just don't understand what people want anymore. Ghost 2, Nier in stellar blade, fantasian release date, Soul Reaver is back, Dino Crisis on the ps store. Almost everything they announced was good and people are calling this terrible, make no sense to me.
@@donquitotalrecall calling it meh or bad is a wild take to me tbh. Then again, Matty thinks PS is having a bad year when it comes to games this year so there's that.
@@donquitotalrecall ppl want to see what the first party are cooking and not nintedo like games
@@donquitotalrecallSoul Reaver remaster won't sell enough for a remake or continuation so that's wasted, Ghost is now going to be controversial because of the new protagonist. So I mean the two best things really aren't going to be that great.
The epitome of "genre bender" are the Elex games. Am I fantasy? Am I medieval? Am I space game?
Ghost of yotei >> entire xbox showcase
Hey Matty if you have a video opening, could you cobble together the info we have for Metaphor and make a vid covering some topics before it releases? They've put out so many short to mid-sized videos with info that it's mind-numbing to try and watch it all myself trying to comb out the important things. If you're busy I get it 100%, just want some clean metaphor content until release in a couple weeks.
I cant wait for Ghost 2. Ghost 1 and horizon was my only reasons wanting a a playstation. Imma just wait for the release on PC for a sale since they like to charge full price for games that are 2 years old lmoa
For the longest of time I couldn’t wait for Ghost 2 because of how emotional and touchy the first one was, putting it as my 2nd favorite game of all time. But when I saw that trailer I almost threw my phone across the room…no Jin and it makes no sense why not because there’s a second battle of Tsushima they could have went for but no instead we must have wokeness. I am so disappointed at Sony but more at Sucker Punch, they had all the pieces and instead threw that away to amass for the mainstream media…smh.
@@joshuak3546buddy chill. I am very against the same stuff as you, but you are over reacting here 😂
@@TheMrNukeman you are right if I am only comparing this to the original but I’m not I’m comparing to every garbage title that has released the last 4 years with a female because they want to apart of DEI so badly. I’m being hard on this game because I thought Sucker Punch was one of the only studios that put their foot down and say no but I guess not…such an absolute shame.
@@joshuak3546Female main characters didn’t only just exist 4 years ago. Why does everyone think it’s DEI just because “women”? Do people think women only exist for peoples brain-rot whining on the internet? If THIS is what ruins a game for you, then I have no idea how you’ve been a fan of gaming at all with that mindset.
@@d1l4te43 we say it because of all the garbage games that have came out recently in the last 4 years that had female leads and everyone garbage…Concord, Star Wars Outlaws etc; we are not born with this mindset it’s grinded into our head by these terrible companies that don’t care about story or historical accuracy only that there is a female as the main character that’s it.
Great, now you can't comment Xbox TGS broadcast was better than this "meh"! 😂
C'mon, Matty. We're here because you're better than this. Be fair like you usually do. No need to shill for non-existent audience.
The Horizon remaster does look amazing, but I am playing through Zero Dawn again right now, and it still looks amazing to me as it already is. I don't really understand remastering games that aren't really all that old.
Ghost of Yotei would be the perfect game to bring in an updated perfected "nemesis system" from Shadows of Mordor.....but sadly WB has that under legal lock and key....
Have ronin instead of orcs? That could've been cool.
You guys don’t like monster hunter?
Nah, Capcom is doing a great job with the franchise, it's just that there weren't enough new announcements coming from Sony itself
I think monster Hunter is boring AF
Nope I honestly do not
@@GamingandFrightened damn
i don't either, but i recognize it's personal taste.
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one :) we got 2 remasters announced for long desired titles in the Lunar and Legacy of Kain collections. So that is at minimum good. Ghost of Yotei will be great just because it's a Sucker Punch game. Even their 2 worst games (InFamous 2 and InFamous Second Son) are both greater than the majority of games out there. Plus Dynasty Warriors Origins will be fun as will Monster Hunter Wilds. Now I will say I am excited for the next showcase when that happens!
i was just hoping they announced the 5 Nights at Diddy’s game…
That sounds terrifying af
@@Gawillamon sounds slippery
I hope the new dynasty warriors shed a spotlight that the franchise deserved, it's such a fun series you couldn't get in any other games.
Hell is Us, the Midnight Walk, Stellar Blade x Nier Automata collab, Lunar and Soul Reaver collections, Alan Wake 2 Lake House DLC, free Astro Bot DLC, Fantasia release and Ghost of Yotei reveal - sorry but if this was "meh" then you seriously gotta lower your expectations for SoPs.
Bro DLC and collabs are not that exciting
the remedyverse is definitely worth the journey. I went back and played Quantumbreak after Alan Wake 2 because it was the only recent part of the equation I was missing and I wanted to have all the pieces.
Man I got the nostalgia tingles when I saw Lunar announced. All I need now is a Legend of Dragoon remake/remaster.
Damn Matty you gotta catch up on the new Remedy games!
I'm not terribly upset by the trend of remasters, from my understanding a lot of these remaster projects are being worked on by new staff at the develpment studios. Naughty Dog and Guerilla are high profile development studios, so it would make sense to train as much of their new staff on relatively safe projects to bring them up to speed, especially in this and upcoming generations of games where the production scales of games made by these studios are massive. If this is true I think this is a really smart move to future proof developers skillsets on hardware and software that continues to get better and more advanced.
Ghost 2, Dragon Age, and Palworld were hype - wasn’t too intrigued by the other things but I thought it was a much better showcase than the last one 😂
Agreed👍
I'd say as long as something catches my attention, it's a great show, i'm excited for Ghost of Yotei, Lunar Collection and the Legacy of Kain Remaster
Yeah this is the first one in a while where I was interested in a couple games. I tried the 1st GoT game. Amazing game but I was really bored. Just not my type of rpg I guess. I had a lot of fun with Death Stranding. I'm hyped about Lunar bc I didn't get to play those forever ago.
Worst were the chat comments, spamming shit like “woke” every second.
Those parrots really wanted crackers it seems
PlayStation, for the love of god give us a SHOWCASE 😭
Matty hating on Playstation again, it was a good show , this dude is an Xbox shill
If this was an Xbox event you'd call it trash for not having enough first party games or exclusives, imagine if Xbox announced Gears of War 5 Remastered as well
Excited about Ghost and Lunar.
Lunar at the time was a very limited market game possibly exclusive to SegaCD. Not many got to play it but it has the legendary status for the cutscenes, real music and voice acting when most mainstream systems still used Cartridges
Ghost 2 for 2025 is all i care about. Having Kingdom Come 2, GTA6, Ghost and Mafia old country all in 2025 is the perfect gaming year for me. So while the overall state of play was shit i got what i wanted.
'being aware of my expectations'
meanwhile almost everyone else thinking bethesda essentially going 'yall crazy' is them admitting defeat 'can't be the fault of our expectations'.
I actually really liked the Dragon Age gameplay, made me really hyped for the cinematics and boss fights
I can be supportive and happy Insomniac is making great games, as well as sad that my favorite mascot platformer Sly Cooper hasn't been seen in a criminally long time
Hmm, the head of Guerrila becomes CEO of Playstation and SUDDENLY Horizon is pushed hard. The ideas for Horizon are cool but the execution is so bland.
Totally agree. I didn’t play the second but I played the first and it was fun for a couple hours but got so boring. Really reminded me of a a Ubisoft game.
The second one had fun gameplay but the story was lame and the dialogue dragged on and on. I ended up skipping the cutscenes because eventually I stopped caring about the story
I'm surprised that the whole internet isn't going wild about the Ghost of Yotei announcement. I thought more people would be talking about it this morning. I absolutely loved Ghost of Tsushima, I played it 3 times and even got the platinum trophy. I'm really pumped for the sequel!
i dunno, i've seen at least 4 things bitching about it so far.
State of Play and “meh” are basically synonymous at this point.
It’s an absolute crime you haven’t played Alan Wake 2. That was my game of the year. My girlfriend bought it for me and it just consumed me. I’m on my third play through on hard mode. It truly is a masterpiece of a game and flawlessly combines so many different forms of media into the game/story.
That’s why I don’t watch State of Plays live anymore. Unless it’s branded as a PlayStation Showcase, I’ll just catch the clips later.
I want to play Dragon Age but I don't read text in most games and I play with the sound off. So I don't think it would do the game justice. Dragon Age Inquisition was a game I bought when I first bought an Xbox One.
Never played Nier. That 45 minutes with no save and having to start over turned me off.
If they had announced MGS Delta’s release date I would’ve thought it was a good State of Play
I thought Xbox had the Delta marketing?
@@jarde1989 it was in the State of Play so I doubt it
Man youre going to love lunar. I had the state of play playing in the background while cooking and heard that song and had to stop everything i was doing. Ive had the ps1 version sitting in my gaming cabinet for years with no way to play it and finally about to get to play again
I guess im the only one but i like the look of dragon age. I love the colors.
My main issue is the Quinari. They look like cartoon characters. Everyone else looks mostly fine
I love it too
Yeah it looks good ngl
Let's just recap for every game whether Matty's more on the positive or negative side about them:
Astrobot ✅️
The Midnight Walk ✅️
Hell Is Us ✅️
Metro Awakening ✅️
Archeage Chronicles ✅️
Palworld ❌️
Lunar Remastered Collection ✅️
Shredder's Revenge DLC ✅️
Fantasian Neo Dimension ✅️
Dragon Age Veilguard ❌️ (for this specific showing)
Alan Wake 2 DLC ✅️
Hitman VR ✅️
Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered ✅️
Fear the Spotlight ❌️
Towers of Aghasba ❌️
LEGO Fortnight Update ❌️
Dynasty Warriors Origins ✅️
Monster Hunter Wilds ✅️
LEGO Horizon Adventures ✅️
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered ❌️
Stellar Blade ✅️
PS Plus Monthly Games ✅️
PS Plus Classics ✅️
Controllers & Covers ❌️
Ghost of Yōtei ✅️
I don't see how this amounts to a "meh" or where the rollercoaster ride was here tbh. The overall thoughts and the commentary during the videp felt kinda disjointed to me so I had to check if I was crazy
Both companies struggling to justify this generation of consoles
''next gen'' is a scam
I went into this state of play with low expectations and was pleasently suprised. Ghost of Yotei looks like the best game of the generation and The Midnight Walk and Hell is Us also looked really interesting 🤷
Disappointed with even the Ghost sequel. Why my man Jin Sakai is not there wtf Sony
What's up with Sony not being able to retain iconic characters they keep replacing them. Joel, Kratos, Peter, now Jin. I liked those OG games cuz of those characters and they keep replacing them can't say I'm a fan of that
Always excepted it would be a new story/character/island. Jins story and growth was complete.
Sucker Punch said they like doing origin stories and wanted to do a different character this time. Honestly I respect that. Not every sequel needs to feature the same protagonist as last time.
If you look at the trailer properly you'd see the timeliness Jin is LONGGGGGG dead by the events of these games. Likely a character inspired by the legends of the Ghost
jin story ended in tsushima bro
L take 😂
Damn i thought the gameplay from Veilguard looked fine
That's the problem, it just looks "fine." It's going to be a junk food title. Which is fine.
@@TheHeartThatRunsColdit looked much better than most games in this showcase. I mean just look at that game with Witcher ripoff trailer somewhere at the beginning. How can people honestly enjoy that and then continue to say that Veilguard looks underwhelming.
So far when it comes to gameplay, most of the Dragon Age games look like junk food titles. Doesn’t mean they are. This combat looks way more enjoyable than the previous two games. Even the first game had “meh” gameplay imo. The story, the setting and the choices you make is where dragon age shines. At this point I feel like people are nitpicking for the sake of it. They can offer 99 good things and yet people will focus on that 1 specific and often inconsequential thing that looks kinda “meh”.
Every game can look bad if you want it to be bad. Granted, BioWare didn’t do themselves any favors with the last 2 games and the Veilguards first trailer. But the perfect game simply doesn’t exist. I don’t like the look of the Qunari’s but if the rest is good, It won’t stop me from having a good time. Wish people were less cynical, it’s not a useful character trait at all.
Nah it's not about that gameplay itself but the whole game is disappointing to the bones
@jeroen3618 No, being cynical when it comes to what you're spending $60 and your time on is a good trait. The reason why people are whelmed by what they've seen is because it's mostly been flash with little substance. With the only people giving it praise being those who have been flown out to play it.
I'm sorry I'm cynical when the U.I is more busy than the light show of effects players need multiple visual indicators to navigate through. With regards to action games, they've done so much, which is distracting from the action. Things that wouldn't need to be there if visual feedback was good enough on its own, but it won't be, and for an action game that's problematic.
And no one has any reason to be hopeful about the story because this is modern-day Bioware.
@@TheHeartThatRunsCold a lot of the people who have been flown out to play it are known for being honest and critical. Luke Stephens and Skillup for example. Both were suddenly very excited after having played it, despite going in with extreme caution and low expectations. They were convinced not by empty promises, overhyped marketing or shameless bribes, but by what they played. The moment they shared those positive thoughts though, people suddenly considered them sellouts.
Yet people like Asmongold, someone who only reacts to rumors and specific details in the most negative way to capitalize on the negativity without actually having played it, is considered to be a trustworthy source by those same people. That’s straight up cynicism, something which has been surrounding this game from the moment it has been announced. It’s fine to still hold back until full reviews are up to decide whether you are going to buy this game or not, but that’s not what most people are doing nowadays.
I hated (still do) the UI from Inquisition. Despite that I loved the game. I despised the movement in the Witcher 3. Till this day it’s still my favorite game of all time. $60 is cheaper btw than every other current triple A titles. $70 is the norm these days, and that’s without all the dlc needed to complete the game. A lot of the UI is customizable from what I heard, so it might not even be that bad.
Lies Of P DLC, Control 2, and Clair Obscur are all I care about right now. A Bloodborne remaster would be nice, too, but that's not happening.
Says the Xbox shill🤣🤣
it was KAKA 💩💩💩 the only good thing was GOY and that on its own cant save the show 😂😂😂
Excited for the Ghost of Yotei game. Just wanna be a katana wielding badass. Of course we will see how they separate her style without being just Ghost of Tsushima with the same abilities, move sets, and names but added more. Maybe there are more bow types, melee weapon types, and maybe being stealthy or direct changes the plot. Who knows!