The idea of a “Mid-Gen Refresh” for videogame consoles is still very much in its infancy, and with absolutely no idea what the next generation of hardware is going to look like (or when it will happen), I’m having difficulty labeling it a “trend” either. Microsoft does not seem to have much interest in a Series X…X(?) as a follow-up to the XBox One X, so Sony seem like the only ones crazy enough to consider such a thing as even necessary.
HIGH The jaw-dropping graphics.
LOW Those repetitive troll boss battles.
WTF A decapitated head steals the show?
HIGH It’s staggeringly beautiful.
LOW I never want to hear the word “honor” ever again.
WTF The absolute stockpile of headbands I’ve accumulated.
HIGH Looking into the trees and spotting the camouflaged Predator.
LOW Hearing the Predator stomping around like a doof.
WTF So… who won that match?
HIGH The years of constant dev have paid off.
LOW Bugs and glitches blocking progress are too common.
WTF The Starbirth quest is almost literal torture.
HIGH The online sharing is one of the coolest things ever in a game.
LOW The storytelling is absolute junk.
WTF Hideo Kojima has all the subtlety of a custard pie to the face.
HIGH Traversing the Oregon wilderness on a rad hog.
LOW Dreadful technical issues and boring level design
WTF Seriously, why does my motorcycle get 1 MPG?
HIGH The VR integration works beautifully.
LOW There’s no adversarial multiplayer.
WTF Why is the default camera zoomed out so far?