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I have full trust in this, SP has a good track record 😎

Looking forward to October for this GOTY contender.

Euh....why?

Never got Speed Runners or "gamers" who exploit glitches or bugs.

You can become lvl 100 stealth in the opening of Oblivion....that takes away the whole purpose of playing the game.

"although it’s unclear whether it’ll feature crossplay with the PC and mobile versions"

If i wanted to play with PC and mobile people i would buy/play the game there.

Turing crossplay Off is the first thing i do in many games.

@Teldoestofu Clair Obscure Parry window is very small and late. Once i started parrying "too late" it worked.

Bethesda remains one of the worst developers.

This means an instant buy and probably a GOTY contender

This solves most of the downsides i experienced with the game

@Anke It got a 60fps patch in November "24

8.4, closer to an 8 than a 9.

A couple of basic functions are missing which were present in previous games

• Meditate for day/night
• Auto follow for the horse
• Mark and sell all for gear, now you have to sell each item individually. It takes a lot of time
• No blood drops on the floor when sheating weapon
• There is 1 sensitivity instead of 2.
  I want 1 for looking,1 for aiming.
• And last there are a couple of bugs, 2 examples: The low res chests and the coming alive of assasinated enemies (it's a miracle!)

@IssyVeedz Of course you rate the game as it is now. But i know they are going to tweak the loot system and inconsistent balancing/combat.

The story is a shame.

But the mission structure is like Nioh, so that structure was clear from the demo. So i am at peace with that.

I have never seen the movies ( i know..shame on me)

But this i'm interested in.

@SMcCrae95 If 9 out of 10 reviews give it a 8.0 and 1 site gives it a 6. I know which one falls out of tone.

Sure everyone has their opinion, but some are more right than others.

With an average score of 8.0 at Meta and Opencritic, a 6.0 doesn't sound right.

The amount of loot and the balancing issues (read in many other reviews) are both fixable with updates, so the game is 1 or 2 patches away from greatness.

A sure buy for me!

@AaronBayne How was the performance?

Hoping for a steady 60fps on Base PS5.

4K 60fps > RT

Performance mode all the way!

@trev666 Ah here we have a vulture in the gaming community.

"Smaller doesn't mean shorter"

This.

We need Odyssey story length on Origins sized map. Shadows sounds like it is.

Valhalla was way too big.

Totally agree.

Worst camera in years. The constant resetting of the vertical camera and no Lock on means the camera is to slow to follow the action.

Most Hack&slash game i have played in years. Indeed Shallow gameplay like mentioned in the review. Playing on Hard and its mostly spamming Square with a occasional triangle.

@Fanboys stop defending a mediocre game in 2025 standards. Maybe the OG game was good for its time, but its underwhelming for 2025

Just a simple 7/10 game good for a sale.

@Fluberuper I found the actual combat parts very fun. But the dialogue heavy parts made me stop halfway..

Hoping this part is more action focussed.

The framerate of the PS5 Battle demo is a mess. At best around 55fps and at worst below 48fps (VRR minimum)

The PS4 version of the Battle demo is almost a locked 60fps, a much better experience!

I was hoping they were going to fix the choppy framerate..

@B0udoir Also really liked that game

@LiamCroft Of course it's exaggerated. Maybe SH2 on place 1 bothers me even more than the second place for FF7.

@Konks SH2 was a very blant, boring and empty game. I liked the fullness of FF7 Rebirth, it really was a complete game.

SH2 should have been 4th or not even on this list. Romancing Saga 2 was an amazing remake and deserves that #4 spot more.

@Northern_munkey This comes on top of putting in a #7 for GOTY.

Push Square and their lists 🤣
Stellar Blade was a very good game, but not better dan Rebirth.

If Infinite Wealth is in the top 3 we riot!

Why does Push Square hate Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?

Or better: Why do they love a mediocre Silent Hill 2 so much?

FF7 Rebirth for the win!

If it can hold a 55-60fps with VRR i will finally buy this game after many months.

Releasing it with 30-40fps ruined their chances of getting a GOTY nomination.

A calendar system is one of the most stupid ideas to be ever put in games. I want to experience the whole game in one go.

@Rich33 Chugging framerates and graphically rough also makes this a backlog game for me.

I will put this on the Christmas to play list. By then its been polished and probably at sale at the PS Store.

I'm waiting for a stable 60fps..

PC gamers don't deserve the PlayStation Games.

@windxtravelerx the framerate at launch was a disaster in Performance Mode, a lot of dips the 40s. (see the Digital Foundry tech review)

I'm waiting for a couple of Performance patches myself.

Stop with the "From S***ware" name dropping. Let it be its own game and dlc.

@Steel76 Indeed, the game is a couple of patches away from buying it 😞

Never played the first game or any other Warhammer game. But this looks like a nice starting point for me.

Edit: after a couple of framerate fixing updates. Framerate tests show that it goes as low as 45fps in Performance mode 😐, not acceptable.

@ShogunRok You mention frame rate dips in your review. Did you play the game on Quality or Performance mode?

Other sites write thats performance mode is almost a locked 60.

The question of a stable 60fps on PS5 is the difference for me between buying on launch or waiting a couple of weeks with this one.

@LiamCroft Why did the score change from a 8 to a 7? (Couple of hours ago it said 8/10)

They deserve a GOTY nomination.
Stellar Blade shall not win it but the nominee itself is a huge honor.

Hope they stay true to themself after going public.

@Mustoe I love Souls-likes games. I have played them all. But i indeed hate From Software games and their (missing) design/no guidance. FS even said on Twitter that only 35% of the Elden Ring players have reached the point needed to start the coming dlc. The missing guidance plays a big part in that.

I (we, the 65%) don't need a exact marker where to go but at least give the game meaning and minimal guidance, like Lords of The Fallen or Lies of P.

The FS games just feel lazy and not done in my opinion.

@Mustoe The difference is in the word "needs"

Of course there are guides for other games, but they are not needed to complete these games. Those are extra. For example you can complete GoW Ragnarok without a guide where to go, the guides for GoW are where to find all collectibles. That's for a different goal.

Most people playing From Software games can't get to the ending without a guide, that's the difference. It's the lack of direction in those games why a guide is needed.

If your game needs a guide to play.....it's a badly designed game.

@UltimateOtaku91 My understanding is that you can only lower the difficulty but can't change it back up after.

I've never played the original but most reviews write that the ''Canon of Vengeance'' Story is better than the orginal.
Can i start with that (better) Story?

Never played a Trails game before. The gameplay, old blurry (ugly) art style and descriptions in the reviews told me enough.

But! I downloaded this demo yesterday and i must say i like the demo so far (1 hour in).
Especially the 2-way combat system took me by surprise. You can fight normally and Turn Based. Alas on the other hand the game still is blurry/ugly and the opening town looks empty.

Awaiting the reviews on 5th of July..

No 60fps = still no buy