State of Play | February 12, 2026 thoughts?

[warrior0]

My expectations are low but my curiosity is high. That's usually the best combo for these stuff. Btw, fairgame$ and that whole situation is kinda weird when you think about it.

[dhaabi]

I'm seldom the target audience for these kinds of presentations, and this one proved no different. Only one game that hasn't been shown before caught my interested.

Silent Hill: Townfall
Townfall seeks to be different yet familiar, and what's been shown demonstrates that. The use of a first-person perspective isn't just a play preference but is fully realized through gameplay mechanics such as the sneak and peek systems, which altogether come together to provide a more rewarding sense of horror. The Scottish setting that's a dreary harbor town is attention-grabbing and is different enough to set it apart from the town of Silent Hill while still sharing similarities. From what's shown, there also seems to be a small but effective emphasis on analog tech that seems to elevate the series in some regards. Between this and the two other full-game Silent Hill experiences released in recent years, Townfall shows the most promise to me.

But I'll mention some brief thoughts on a few select titles shown too:

Control Resonant
I haven't played Control, but this sequel entry is looking to be a lot different, and I don't know if that's good or bad. From a gameplay perspective, it looks quite generic aside from its gravity gimmick.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora
While I've played and enjoyed the first title Kena: Bridge of Spirits, I can't say that it was a game that needed a sequel. This looks perfectly fine on its own, but the trailer doesn't demonstrate anything new in its gameplay besides the AI animal companion.

Project Mindless
This looks like a generic Asia-inspired action-RPG, but the protagonist is a chicken man. It's based off of the popular Korean novel series "The Bird That Drinks Tears." So as a game, the choice of a chicken man isn't random—but the choice of a chicken man for a book series certainly is.

Rev Noir
A RPG being developed by Konami themselves in the modern era? That's surprising.

Yakoh Shinobi Ops
This looks fun for a group, but it's not my kind of game. I hope this does well.

Big Walk (PEAK 2) from Untitled Goose Game devs will be free day one for all PS Plus tiers.

I'm curious just how much Peak was inspired by Big Walk considering the latter's been in production since 2023 at the latest, whereas Peak was only developed as a game jam prototype one full year ago. "Peak 2" sounds disingenuous.

[weirdfeline]

God of War creator reviews the latest entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liEszJCMW-k

[ssj4yamgeta]

The only new announcements that excited me were the John Wick game (IMO they should have made one when the movies were at peak popularity), and Dead or Alive 7. They seem to have finally un-nerfed Kasumi's breasts, and hopefully those of the other girls as well. I've seen people saying there was no breast nerf in DOA6, but I have functioning eyes. They were reduced in DOA5, but I let it slide because they upgraded to a better art style. Then in DOA6 they got a second even more noticeable reduction and no visual upgrade to compensate for it, which made me lose interest in the series. It looks like they're finally restoring the girls to their old proportions while keeping the DOA5 art style, which is awesome, but a lot can change between announcement and release. I'll be watching DOA7 cautiously.