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This is one of my most anticipated games of the year, it seems like it has a lot of potential. The story is genuinely unique and the voice cast is fantastic. Also the influences on this game, such as Persona are already fantastic. I just hope it doesn't end up being a disappointment in the end

I'm definitely gonna be getting this. Been looking for an in-depth RPG to sink my teeth into, and this looks to be the right place, right time. I realise it's not for everyone, but it seems like it will be right up my alley

It's great that Sony has realised that family games can do just as well as more "adukt" titles. My whole family loved Astro bot and are looking forward to further titles in the series

I wasn't too put out by this outage, as I was out most of the weekend. If I did have gaming plans, I have an Xbox and a steam deck so would have had a backup

I couldn't really get into the first one, but this one is on game pass, so I'll give it a go and hopefully this one clicks with me more

I still need to go back and finish cold steel 2, so it will be years until I'm caught up

@wildcat_kickz yeah exactly. At the end of the day, I'm 35 soon, and since I was about 10 I've never lost the excitement for new games, and it's been fun to share some of my old favourites with my kids

@wildcat_kickz yeah that's a good shout. I think ps4 was fantastic but, although I don't think this is a golden generation I still find that my love an excitement for new releases is as big as it's ever been

@Toot1st now that the rumour about Microsoft announcing a new game in a legendary Japanese franchise I can actually see it being a new resident evil or devil may cry. They didn't necessarily say it was an xbox owned developer

@Khayl I agree totally. Turn 35 in March and I've been gamimg since I was 5 or six, and really started playing more when I got a ps1 in 1998. Although I do go back to older games occasionally, every single year there is about 2 or 3 that I consider "must buys" plus an additional 10-15 that I plan on getting when I have the free time. Definitely think gaming is as good as its ever been

GTA 6 is my most anticipated game of the year. But I do have some worries. 1 games have improved a lot mechanically in the last 12 years, so much that when I went back to 5 recently, it just doesn't play well at all

And then 2: they've lost the main writers that have always worked on the franchise, so I do wonder whether it will be as much of a big deal as GTA has always been.

That being said Red dead 2 is one of the hest games ever, so Rockstar has yet to let us down

@UltimateOtaku91 I like your predictions the best. Would love a Final fantasy 9 remake. Being able to cloud stream all games I own to the portal will finally convince me to get one. And Persona 6?! God I hope so, would love a new Persona

I hope they're right on Civ 7 being a big seller. I've been a fan of strategy games since I was 11, and Civilization is arguably the best of the lot

@Bigmanfan ah fair enough. Tbh someone else pointed out that that's not a brand new game, so you're probably right it's gonna be something unexpected

@Toot1st yeah that's a good point. I'd be very happy if you're right and it's Double fines new game

I love the Yakuza games but was going to get this when it was one sale. Think it may now be a 'must buy'

Very well deserved. It never comes immediately to mind when asked about my favourite games of all time, but every now and again I go back to it and just think what an amazing package. If given some thought it's probably in my top 10 games of all time

Wonder what the surprise is. I'm expecting it to be the rumoured Oblivion remake

I'm sure game pass doesn't increase actual sales, but I must admit I'm a fan of the concept. Like the article said I have been exposed to more types of games that I wouldn't normally have played (such as the fantastic Chants of Senaar). And it does mean that I play every xbox first party game and, although the quality isn't always there, sometimes games like Indiana Jones come along and surprise me with how good they end up being

I really have no excuse not to play this, with it being free to play.

I never got into Overwatch, but I think the Marvel characters will eventually win me over go giving this a go

@rjejr yeah I've started watching one piece with my son, after watching the live action, which I thought was decent.

But with the amount of time we get to watch it will be years before we're ever caught up, if ever. With the mange I should be able to read a lot more quickly and actually get to a point where I can just watch the episodes as and when they release. (That's assuming the anime actually sticks to the manga)

This could be a great film if done right. I wouldn't even say it particularly needs to set itself apart from Starship troopers, oukd do with a return to that kind if campy action

@Shepherd_Tallon agreed. I'd be happy of the price is decent. Coukd do with a good working app where we can legally read manga. Would make catching up on one piece a lot easier

I've heard nothing but praise for Animal well but have yet to try it. Maybe it's finally time

I'd personally flip the top 2 (loved Rebirth and it may be my new favourite ff game) but both games are fantastic.

Also would have had Metaphor in the top 5, but it's a more niche genre, so even getting 7th is a great achievement and shows how well the game turned out.

All in all it's a great year for games and 2025 has the potential to be even better

I haven't got a portal yet (and may not do) but as a father, I definitely have played more games since getting the Steam deck, so can see why the portal has become so popular

Happy new year to Push square, all the staff and all the readers. Hopefully this is a good year for playstation news.

2025 is already looking like a great year, based on what we know is announced and expected this year. Happy 2025!

It's great to see Still wakes the deep on there. Such a great game, and loved the story, setting and characters. Also the voice acting was some of the most authentic sounding I've ever heard. The actors really made the characters feel believable

@Cloud39472 I agree I would definitely have put Rebirth higher (I mean it's my no 1 this year). In terms of Infinite wealth, I haven't played it yet, so can't have much of an opinion. But Like a dragon became one of my favourite games of all time, so if Infinite wealth is as good or better I could definitely see why it gets into a top 3

Nice to see Persona 3 reload on someone's game of the year. I've tried playing 3 a few times, both the standard and the FES edition. And this is the first time I've enjoyed playing it. Such a great remake, and one of my favourite games of the year

Very good list. It's nice to see some surprises on there such as stellar blad. The worst part is this year I've not played as many games as normal and the only one on the list I've played is Astro. Will probably pick these up when they're on offer during the early part of next year

I could definitely see this being announced at the xbox developer direct they normally do in January, with release for a couple of months time

Onimusha forst for me. Then Intergalactic, then maybe the Okami sequel

I will get round to this as it does look quite good, but I still haven't played Prince of Persia, Metaphor or Silent hill 2, so this is quite far down the list of priorities

I enjoyed Helldivers for a good month and played it both with friends and family. Looks like it's time to return for the new content

Also I'd love to see more games and sequels get given a chance. As was mentioned a few times, games used to be made by people for the players. Would be nice to see that come back. I'm sure if a game os made with love and ends up being good it will get an audience

I'm ashamed to say that I've never played Okami. But I think now is the time to finally give it a go

Very excited for this. The anime at the beginning being watched on the spaceship instantly gave me Cowboy bebop vibes. And although I don't agree with the product placement I am loving seeing the cd changer full of real cds. Hoping the soundtrack will be awesome

Also, normally Geoff would either be bigging it up or telling people to calm down and he's been suspiciously quiet. Doesn't necessarily mean anything but it is unusual for him to be this quiet

I always get a bit excited at these shows and conferences, but I still keep my expectations in check. That being said I enjoyed last year's show and Andy Robinson from what I've seen of him is quite stoic and typically British, so him saying to get excited does lend more weight to it being a good show

I think he's great, and I've been a fan of all the games his teams have done so far, so looking forward to this being revealed. That being said, some of his mannerisms and the way he says things sound a bit like Tommy Wiseau in the room

@KyushuTrail great choice. Definitely an acquired taste but I personally think it's a masterpiece. Just wandering the remains of the USA is such an enjoyable experience, and the story is fantastic

Love the playstation wrapped. I can usually tell what my most played game is going to be (this year it's easily FF7: rebirth) but some of the other top 5 end up being quite a surprise. Although I'm expecting Astro bot and Helldivers 2 to make an appearance

I do watch the occasional gaming videos, from sites such as Playstation access and Kinda funny, and occasionally go back to Markiplier. But I definitely don't watch more than I play. And if anything watching these videos make me want to play games more and gives me new games that I want to play, so has probably expanded my gaming horizons

@UltimateOtaku91 that and Metal gear solid. What a great time the PS1 generation was. We'll never see it's like again, thanks to gaming now being a fully corporate enterprise. Although the indie scene does seem to be going from strength to strength

@themightyant I would never claim FF8 to be superior personally, although it is my favourite FF game and I can easily go to bat for it at any point. Still any ff from 6 to 10 is absolutely fantastic

I only played this a little bit back in the day when I was going off JRPGs. But the last few years I've been back on the bandwagon and I would absolutely play a remastered version

I'll admit I've never heard of these, but ever since playing Analogue a hate story I've been a fan of visual novels. Will definitely check these out

A few games got snubbed, but the fact that P3 is not in the RPG of the year I feel is a travesty. Not only is SOTE not a full game, it barely counts as an rpg. But it's still down to people's opinions at the end of the day, so I can't complain too much

To be fair that doesn't surprise me. I only bought it in January and I'm still playing, only halfway through act 2. I've been playing other stuff though, that's not constant. And I restarted about 5 times after a few hours