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Ruffy and the Riverside PS5
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No*
Platinum trophy obtained, but we encountered several issues along the way. FPS drops, camera jittering, very noticeable pop-in and more taint the experience a bit.
Sorry, don't have a test for that one on our website.
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Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition PS3
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No
DLC on disc. If you are looking for Move support, there are 2 versions, both with the same disc ID. Look for a sealed copy with a note or install and check for version 1.01.
Pretty cool line-up for Playasia's Weekly Specials. Get your deals here (ref link): www.play-asia.com/?t...
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Little Nightmares 3 PS4
(played on PS4 Pro)
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No
Still a few issues like FPS drops below 30, AI glitches and low FPS animations. But this is a better experience than the PS5 release.
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"Counter arguments" against physical media/game preservation are running wild again today. "The servers are still running. Don't worry about the digital future. You can care about the issue then." And when the issue is here, shall we wait another 10 years before we do something?
If we got one cent for every time we had to explain the difference between an installation and a download, we could close our Patreon through the Wi-Fi on our private jet. Since that is not an option, please support our research the old-fashioned way:
Assassin's Creed Unity Xbox One
(played via Series X)
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No*
A number of well known bugs and visual issues at this point. Game can still be beaten, though.
Yesterday, we saw several discussions with a torrent of (real?) people defending game-key cards using the wildest arguments. Maybe we were speaking the wrong language the entire time. Let's try to illustrate the issue like this:
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Resident Evil Revelations 2 PS4
(played via PS5 BC)
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No
Upon start and at the end of a level the game will ask you to go online for the leaderboards, but this can be skipped. Only minor visual/AI issues. Solid overall.
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Skull Island: Rise of Kong Switch
(played via Switch 2 BC firmware 21.1.0)
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No*
No crashes, but still a lot of issues with lock-on, transitions, clipping, geometry ghosting and more. Stronger hardware can only do so much.
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To be fair, this happens all the time. Companies get swamped with requests from media, creators and a ton of fake requests who just want to snag a free game as well.
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1500 subscribers already!
Our YouTube is taking off like a rocket. Thank you to everyone who has supported us up to this point. On to even greater heights now!
Because they apparently sent them already and we didn't even receive a reply on our request.
HERE WE GO!
Many of you have asked for alternative methods to help our cause, so our head admin has set up two links for donations on PayPal and Ko-Fi. Thank you for support!
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Resident Evil Revelations PS4
(played via PS5 BC)
Does it play offline? Yes
Does it require a download? No
Gameplay runs at 60 FPS. Only minor issue encountered was a bit of shadow flickering.
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Seeing claims of people having early PS5 review copies for Crimson Desert already. If that's true, we will definitely not get one anymore. That means our verdict will take a little longer. Bear with us, please!
Xbox announced the codename of their new "console". Not naive enough to expect anything from this, but we love to dream. Imagine! Just imagine if they come out with a machine with no DRM, playing physical games of all gens natively AND with the option to run stores like GOG.
Our monthly recap is now live for everyone on our YouTube channel. Check out our selection of highlights among all new and updated tests from February: youtu.be/eS6q6UQwO2s
Twitter user CyclonicRage checked out Resident Evil Requiem on Series X. Seems like the whole game is on disc but with the huge downside that Capcom used super low quality assets to make it fit. Pictures to illustrate in the user's thread: x.com/MidMongoose/st...