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That's good news but I need to know if it's going to run well on base PS5. I'm waiting on reviews but if reviews are good I'm definitely buying this one. I've been after a good open world fantasy game for a while and this looks like it could be right up my alley

To be honest I think it will run well "enough". The real question is if the gameplay and story can really reach the heights hinted at in trailers. If it really is The witcher 3 mixed with breath of the wild, we could be in for an all time great RPG. Still not convinced yet though

I think he's on to something, the image doesn't look great (although i have no doubt the show will end up looking a lot better) but does Jaffe ever have anything positive to say about anything?

@Balaam_ it's certainly up there for me. Absolutely fantastic. I know this isn't fully gaming related, but would love Yoko taro to do a game adaptation to go alongside it

@get2sammyb love him or hate him, if Geoff Keighley has made a big deal out of it, I would expect some form of new Nier game announced at SGF. Hopefully it is a full sequel

Can't wait for this. Remake was my favourite game of 2020 and Rebirth was easily my game of the year 2024. I put over 100 hours into it and got the platinum. Enjoyed every minute of it

@Scottyy probably get a Wolverine release date too. I would love a new Uncharted. Would be happy with a remake, a new Chloe/Nadine gane or a brand new Nate Drake adventure. It's been too long since a game has scratched the adventure movie itch for me, so any Uncharted would be good for me

I'm actually quite pleased with this month's selection. I've been wanting to play Undisputed for quite a while but just not got round to purchasing it yet. And I've been wanting a decent dogfighting game, so will definitely play Ace combat. And subnautica is also a really fun game, so may play that again. All in all, I consider this a strong month

@PuppetMaster woukd absolutely love a new (or remake) Rival schools and Breath of fire. Surely there's a way to bring them back and sell well enough to revive the franchise

@lazarus11 I agree that the humour is the hardest to get right. But the playground games studios are a British studio, and have already said that they are bang their humour off shows such as Peep show and IT crowd, so hopefully the series is in good hands

Been wanting to try this for a while, but never made the jump, so will definitely give this one a go

@Leinad7 they confirmed that it will have a mixture of western and Japanese songs, so you should be good there. The soundtracks are always really good. I remember listening to Vivaldi's 4 seasons on Forza 4, and I'm not normally a classical music guy, but it just fit perfectly

@Can-You-Believe-Sith I agree to an extent. Although actually I think Life is strange true colors is the best one, with the original just behind

@Kwehst 100%, the Vita is such a great handheld. It's the place I originally played persona 4 golden, which instantly became one of my favourite games and franchises. And it's also the place I eventually finished FF7, 8 and 9 a full decade after I originally tried them.

Hoping this rumour about a new handheld alongside the next console is true

I'm currently playing through Alan Wake 2 and honestly I think it's retroactively become ny gane of the year for 2023. Such a fantastic game, I'm loving every minute of it. The story is amazing and is the perfect blend of Twin peaks and Steven King's best work. Although the game gets very weird, so I'm all for it

Speedball was one of the first games I ever played back when I was 5, so I will definitely be giving this a go. Loved the amiga, used to play it loads. Fire and ice was another one I was a big fan of

Would also love to see them remake some of their older titles such as FF4 and FF6 in their HD2D graphics engine

This is fantastic news. Love to see smaller budget titles getting the sales they deserve. The original is one of the best games of all time, and they've probably already made back their budget in just 3 months

Not played MH wilds but if we're going purely on action, then if its anywhere near as good as World, it deserves to be in the list. But my pick would still be Ghost. Although I look forward to playing Ninja Gaiden 4 at some point

I like the look of this. I do wish people woukd stop announcing their titles early though. One of the best bits about any of these shows is the big surprise reveals. It was awesome seeing Onimusha, Okami and Intergalactic at previous game awards

@DennisReynolds I think people are starting to dislike the more modern style of characters having emotions. Some people don't even like the modern Kratos, despite him being 100% better than the old Kratos and one of the best characters in gaming. Apparently having nuance is bad now

That sounds like exactly my aesthetic. Samurai sci-fi! In space?! Sign me up

@playthedangame same. I also hope blue prince wins debut indie. I'm not a puzzle guy at all and I put 40 hours into it, and still return to it now. Brilliant game

Great news. Shogun was one of the best shows the year it came out

Also worth mentioning, it's also being shown on Prime video this year as well as the normal YouTube and Twitch

I'll be staying away from spoilers and watching it the next day after work (although I woukd stay up and watch it if I wasn't at work at 9)

@DennisReynolds yeah Ben Starr and Jennifer English have become gaming treasures in the last 2 years. And it's great to see Blue prince get its flowers. I generally don't like puzzle games, but I got addicted to Blue prince, such a fantastic game

@ChicoTarta agreed. Don't get me wrong, I don't play it much, but I always join my son when they do the end of season events, as they're always really cool

Looks like I'll be joining my son in playing this one. Some people will say Fortnite jumped the shark, but honestly I think it's always been the gaming equivalent of pitting all of our action figures together as kids. I'm here for the ridiculousness of the whole thing

I might give this a go. I'm not a fan of microtransactions in games but if this has a decent way to earn stuff through playing it might be worth giving it a go. I'm not inheritantly against gacha games, genshin impact was actually really fun

Brilliant news. I'm really interested in giving it a go. I'm guessing based on the comments, people on here are very happy with it?

@AdamNovice I agree to an extent. Although I think it will sell better than the deck. Depends on price though. If they can get it close to £500 it may do well

I think it will find an audience but I don't think it will be a threat to playstation, as it's not on par power wise and will still be busy playstation exclsives. So far. Can see it being a massive problem for Xbox though. I for one will probably pick one up, as the steam deals are second to none, and I don't have a particularly great PC

@Bentleyma that's a good idea tbf, i forgot there was a demo, I'll get it downloaded now

@Bentleyma I think I'll be picking it up when I get paid on the 20th. I started playing the original last year but couldn't get into it because it just deemed slow by modern standards. I have no doubt though that they will have improved everything for the remake and it will hit the highs that I was hoping for. The Trails of cold steel games are some of my favourite games of all time

@Balaam_ I hope you're right, and I'm hoping Wolverine and Intergalactic (and Saros) end up being big games for them

@Oram77 yeah they're only just hitting their stride now. Ghost of Yotei did pretty well, and then we have Saros, Wolverine and Intergalactic: THP to come within the next couple of years. Wonder if they have any other big reveals coming within the next year

I think he probably meant gta 6. It's gonna be the biggest gane in the world even if it ends up being a let down (which I don't see happening) Although wolverine and intergalactic I expect will be big releases too, but they won't be anywhere near that level sales wise

Jaw dropping is maybe pushing it, but this looks like a good remake of one of the most underrated games on PS2. Was a brilliant game originally so I expect the remake to be good

It was fine, I expected it to be a slower one. They were mainly focused on the Japanese market, and it was mostly updates to existing games. As a big fan of JRPGs and cozy games I actually enjoyed it more than most people would have

@Alps_Stranger currently my top is Expedition 33, closely followed by Blue prince and Death stranding 2. I have enjoyed what I've played of KCD2 though. I'm only about 4 hours in but really enjoying it so far. Definitely deserves some recognition at awards season

I have the PC version installed on my steam deck but have only played the first 5 minutes. I do love a good narrative though, I'll have to give it another go

Good month if you've never played Stray, but otherwise a massive downgrade on last month's choices

I'm not surprised by this, but as an enthusiast, I buy a decent amount. I'm also into all genres, if a game is good I'm generally interested. That said, I'm currently not buying a new full priced gane until next year, so I can get through some of my backlog

That's crazy. The campaign is the only part I play normally, so I can't complain at that at all

@Oram77 same. Tbh though it's still a surprise it being number 1, above FC. Obviously FC will have a lot of digital sales and a longer tail end, but to see the game doing so well is refreshing

It's a shame people have no patience. I'm excited for GTA6, but I'm happy to wait until Rockstar is ready. That way you know you'll get a finished product, and not another Cyberpunk 2077 (which has actually realised it's potential after all the updates)

I came off PS plus recently but Alan Wake 2 is going to bring me back into the fold. The perfect game for Halloween

@SeaDaVie from what I've heard, a fair few original team members are still there, but some of the more senior ones are still there. Still think the remaining devs deserve a chance, but I'd love to see a full deep dive and find out exactly what went on

@tselliot here's a curveball for Atreus. What about Owen Cooper from Adolescence. Was fantastic in the show and kind of looks the part. I know it's a totally different genre but would be get him a lot more recognition, especially in the states