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[DenchDeckard]

Returnal is considered AAA by the studio. Studio was as small or smaller than Ninja Theory at the time.

One of the weirdest goal posts moves I've ever seen about HB2 is that it isnt AAA.

Woah, I never knew returnal was considered AAA. I love that game. Adore it but it still feels like an awesome AA game or indy game to me.

 

[Syphon Filter]

It's a high profile first party game. Pentiment was a cheap visual novel and Astrobot was a VR game.

If concord is Sony's fall game and does shit the you're probably going to see five threads from just @ArtHands alone

astro bot a high profile game? lmao stop. its a ghetto demo to show off the dual sense features.

 

[GymWolf]

Same reason we had chickens in the Helldivers threads

Do you even play helldivers2 or you are just good with your mouth?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Do you even play helldivers2 or you are just good with your mouth?

I don't even own a ps5

 

[King Dazzar]

Woah, I never knew returnal was considered AAA. I love that game. Adore it but it still feels like an awesome AA game or indy game to me.

I dont know what classifies AA or AAA. But Returnal definitely has some AAA level presentation going on.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

astro bot a high profile game? lmao stop. its a ghetto demo to show off the dual sense features.

Read again

 

[Mr Moose]

astro bot a high profile game? lmao stop. its a ghetto demo to show off the dual sense features.

 

[Calverz]

Here come the hoards frothing at the mouth....

 

[GymWolf]

I don't even own a ps5

Hd2 is also on pc.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Hd2 is also on pc.

Fuck off. I can't stand blasphemy

 

[Orutisu Furio]

It’s a niche walking simulator about a mentally ill person with delusions that took around 7 years to make and has nothing to show for it other than visuals. Time and time again proves that visuals after a certain point just don’t matter anymore.

 

[GymWolf]

Fuck off. I can't stand blasphemy

So...you only have an xbox?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

So...you only have an xbox?

Series S

 

[DarkBatman]

Series S

Now is the time when you should just get banned. Forever.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Now is the time when you should just get banned. Forever.

As expected from SonyGaf. Just discriminate against us rats

 

[FlyyGOD]

It's funny how every time a xbox exclusive game comes out these type of threads are generated. I wonder why?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Millions of dollars wasted for an arthouse project.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

It's funny how every time a xbox exclusive game comes out these type of threads are generated. I wonder why?

Ridiculous isn't it

 

[Topher]

It's funny how every time a xbox exclusive game comes out these type of threads are generated. I wonder why?

You mean exactly like other first party games such as Returnal last year....

Drama - Returnal's peak player count is 5642 on Steam!

Probably because everyone is busy with the "Trans-Friendly Fantasy Game Pack". I'm really sorry, this game doesn't deserve such a start:messenger_pensive:. Hang on Selene, probably you're going to crash again. Steam Charts Page

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[Ass of Can Whooping]

You mean exactly like other first party games such as Returnal last year....

Drama - Returnal's peak player count is 5642 on Steam!

Probably because everyone is busy with the "Trans-Friendly Fantasy Game Pack". I'm really sorry, this game doesn't deserve such a start:messenger_pensive:. Hang on Selene, probably you're going to crash again. Steam Charts Page

www.neogaf.com

Shut up pony

 

[chromatic9]

Players in and out like a Ninja

 

[ByWatterson]

Jesus Christ, no wonder companies push so hard for GAAS. The entire top 25 is all GAAS except for about 3 games.

Except Starfield got to #2 I believe.

This is an absolute flop. Not a fun little bomba, not underperforming, not needs to be contextualized....flop.

 

[Topher]

Game is 6th most played of Game Pass games. Requested title change

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Inheriting MJ's number is massive. The sky is the limit.

 

[Schmendrick]

Better than expected for such a niche title.

"Play as an insane woman. It´s almost on rails with very little actual gameplay..... but it looks good"

 

[GHG]

Game is 6th most played of Game Pass games. Requested title change

The rankings don't make sense.

Why is Dibalo 4 above it on the full list but below it on the gamepass list?

Edit: same with Forza horizon.

 

[nial]

astro bot a high profile game? lmao stop. its a ghetto demo to show off the dual sense features.

Bad reading comprehension, and the VR Astro Bot game is not a demo, lol.

 

[Topher]

The rankings don't make sense.

Why is Dibalo 4 above it on the full list but below it on the gamepass list?

Edit: same with Forza horizon.

Only thing I can think of it those games are boosted by actual sales whereas Game Pass rankings only account for games played via Game Pass. Not real sure to be honest.

 

[GHG]

Only thing I can think of it those games are boosted by actual sales whereas Game Pass rankings only account for games played via Game Pass. Not real sure to be honest.

Nah something is broken with the filtering system.

When I search the following I only get 15 results:

There are more than 15 games available that fit that criteria.

 

[Varteras]

It was Number 1 on the Waste of My Time list last week.

 

[Fredrik]

I actually bought the game. What a horrendous marketing campaign they gave it. All they had to do was show combat scenes over and over.

Yeah what’s the deal? The combat and graphics almost makes up for the snoozefest walks and boring puzzles. I don’t care that it’s sometimes automated, the combat is pure adrenaline, wild, brutal, immersive, gory, awesome, I love it! I haven’t finished it yet but I think I’m getting close and that makes me sad.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Anyone expected otherwise?

Calverz? Mortisfacio?

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

I enjoy bashing Hellblade 2 just as much as the next guy but this is like the 8th thread about how terrible it is doing...

And? Your point is?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Returnal is considered AAA by the studio. Studio was as small or smaller than Ninja Theory at the time.

One of the weirdest goal posts moves I've ever seen about HB2 is that it isnt AAA.

But also, "AAA" is just marketing fluff used to sell product.

 

[Eiknarf]

Most played games - Microsoft Store

In the top 10 most played for Game Pass...

Drama - Returnal's peak player count is 5642 on Steam!

Probably because everyone is busy with the "Trans-Friendly Fantasy Game Pack". I'm really sorry, this game doesn't deserve such a start:messenger_pensive:. Hang on Selene, probably you're going to crash again. Steam Charts Page

www.neogaf.com

I guess they should port it over to the PS5 sooner so I can play it?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

It's funny how every time a xbox exclusive game comes out these type of threads are generated. I wonder why?

Maybe if MS stopped fucking up so badly we wouldn’t have these types of threads. Its a running joke how they continue to drop the ball with their games how much their loyalists are willing to lap up and ignore rather than push them to do better

 

[Eiknarf]

I dont know what classifies AA or AAA. But Returnal definitely has some AAA level presentation going on.

Is Hellblade 2 a AA or AAA game?

 

[Arsic]

Imagine being a console exclusive hyped up for years to debut like this on your own console. Jesus.

Xbox games don’t even work on Xbox. No wonder they want to go third party.

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

So almost no one playing Xbox nowadays apart from COD and fortnite

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

It's a high profile first party game. Pentiment was a cheap visual novel and Astrobot was a VR game.

If concord is Sony's fall game and does shit the you're probably going to see five threads from just @ArtHands alone

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Ninja theory sweating bullets right now.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

People here use Astro bot as a yardstick for first party release in list wars.

Now it doesn't compare. Hellblade isn't the big budget AAA people here seem to paint it as.

Do you realise how big Ninja Theory is? (Not Very)

It's quite literally the game Microsoft used to announce the series x.

 

[ahtlas7]

Hellblade 3 announcement incoming.

 

[Banjo64]

Maybe if MS stopped fucking up so badly we wouldn’t have these types of threads. Its a running joke how they continue to drop the ball with their games how much their loyalists are willing to lap up and ignore rather than push them to do better

They’ll never do better. Microsoft just isn’t an environment for creatives, never has and never will be.

Gears and Halo were bought and paid for, developed by external passionate teams in Epic and Bungie.

Imagine if you’re at the top of your game and trying to create your life’s work - you really want to do it for Microsoft?

 

[jroc74]

Woah, I never knew returnal was considered AAA. I love that game. Adore it but it still feels like an awesome AA game or indy game to me.

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Yeah, funny thing is some users on forums trying to define it themselves called it Recore but with neon colors.

 

[DaGwaphics]

@ Topher , single player games rarely crack the top 10, that would be an unusually high expectation. I think Hogwarts peaked at like 16 or something like that, for reference.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Series S

Fuck off with the lol emoji's fucking ponies

 

[GymWolf]

Is Hellblade 2 a AA or AAA game?

HA HA HA game.

 

[XXL]

HA HA HA game.

It's quadruple "Eh"

 

[Mister Wolf]

I dont know what classifies AA or AAA. But Returnal definitely has some AAA level presentation going on.

Same as films. The money spent to make it.