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Getting ready for the new God of War by playing the original games for the first time. I had tried playing the first entry, but I did not feel it aged well. So I watched the cutscene movie on YouTube and jumped into the second game. So happy that I did because I’m loving it and will likely finish it this weekend. Then I will check out 3 remastered on PS4.

Please let it not be a timed exclusive on either console. Let everybody play it at the same time.

@Wazeddie22 I definitely agree. I would love to see single player DLC content after launch like Undead Nightmare. There is a market for it. Unfortunately, often the reality is that a focus on a persistent online mode is more profitable in the long run especially with the huge production and marketing budgets that these AAA games typically involve. Rockstar has been wise enough to keep the two modes largely separate (unlike Ubisoft) so I hope they continue the trend. I am right there rooting with you for the single player mode as a lengthy campaign with post-launch support.

@Wazeddie22 I am more about the single player side too. However, I think it is not fair to say GTA 5 sacrificed SP for MP. It had a 30+ hour SP campaign. Yes, the after launch focus became about MP, but they certainly built a quality and lengthy SP experience. I believe it will follow a similar pattern with RDR2.

I may use the Play Time Management on myself. I have gone way too late into the night with some play sessions and a forced end time would be helpful haha.

@Gatatog I was pleasantly surprised to see Will Yun Lee in the new Netflix series Altered Carbon. He has some awesome fight scenes. It makes me wish he would be playing the live-action Wei Shen too.

I really would have preferred a sequel. The first game is so underrated. It was a great open world game. The city had so much character and atmosphere. The characters were well written and the story was captivating.

@Th3solution I’ve thought about a spinning carnival wheel with my top ten to play backlog games. It would break that indecision.

I will miss the Kaz Hulk Hogan header image

I would be ok with that. I need to spend quality time with God of War which likely launches in March.

@ShogunRok I was hoping the video would show the lights out with only the glowing eyes and blinking sensors of the robots visible as they escaped.

@PS_Nation The main campaign was 14 hours according to the HowLongToBeat website, which would be solid for Spider-Man. It could easily add 20 or more on top of that after packing on the open world side quests and collections. Regardless, I would rather have a shorter campaign with reasonable pacing than a bloated story that drags on for too long.

@get2sammyb Heads up that there are four GoW Funko Pop figures from the new game available on Amazon US
Draugr
Firetroll
Atreus
Kratos with axe

I'm not sure if it is worth an article, but they are due out on April 1 which may give us a clue to the release date.

Holy crap! It’s been a good week for Vita with this and the announcement that Stardew Valley is still coming out.

I loved Rise of the Tomb Raider even after feeling sour about the timed exclusivity. This is a day one purchase as long as they don't pull that again. The sequel was such a big improvement on the already impressive reboot.

Aiming to make it through Horizon Zero Dawn this month. I loved the opening chapter, but got distracted with other games. I will feel sad if I do not finish it by year's end.

Finishing L.A. Noire. Then I’ll be jumping into Wolfenstein II which should be delivered today. Got it for $25 during the Black Friday sale. Always worth waiting on big end-of-the-year games.

I’m falling in love with it all over again. The cases are so absorbing that I’m losing track of time while playing it.

Bummer about The Inpatient

Phew, I thought from the headline that they had done away with the whole interrogation system which is one of the core parts of the game. I guess the new titles do make it simpler, but Doubt did not always cause Cole to become aggressive so Bad Cop may not always apply tonally.

@get2sammyb Thank you! I just finished Until Dawn last month and I am eager to see a connecting story in that world.

Interested, but still more intrigued by Supermassive's The Inpatient.

I was wondering how movement would work with the frenzied pace of the original. Teleporting in this game seems to make a lot of sense.

Yes! So that's where the Moss demo was hiding. I could not find it on the PSN Store under the game page. Excited to try Star Child and Tiny Trax too.

@get2sammyb Is it only the EU store? I don’t see it in the NA store but I may be missing something.

Edit: Also, thank you for the preview. This is my most anticipated PSVR game.

One of my favorite VR titles.

@Th3solution Yup, that's why I never buy games on launch during the end of the year rush. They will be hugely discounted for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Christmas sales. I picked up Mafia III for half price only a few weeks after its launch.

I've wanted Layers of Fear and thought about grabbing it last week because of the Halloween season, but I'm happy I waited ($22 vs $7.99).

@wiiware Is the demo on the North American store? I can't find it.

@Jwade754 Then after saying that, they did Arkham VR. I bet they return to Batman eventually even if this next game does not focus on him.

Going to give another go to Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare as it is Halloween season. I got too spooked last time I tried to play it in 2010.

Looks so good. I loved hearing the twangy electric guitar theme return from the RDR. I am happy it is a new character and not Marston. I felt like his story was told in a satisfactory arc in RDR.

That's a fantastic lineup. Already have MGS V, but Amnesia should be fun for the Halloween season. And by "fun", I mean me cowering in the corners of the game trying not to get caught. I watched some let's plays and it looks terrifying.

This sits alongside Red Dead Redemption 2 as my most anticipated game of 2018. The potential laid out for the story is high. I never really bought into Beyond even after loving Heavy Rain. The more binary choices bothered me in Beyond. There were so many branching stories in Heavy Rain and this sounds like a return to form.

Need to finish up Lost Legacy. Then dipping back into Return to Arkham to do the Harley's Revenge DLC.

Lastly, I'm going to start Alien Isolation. I've had the game for a couple years but I don't do well with horror titles and have avoided it. Alien is one of my all-time favorite films and I want to play this game for Halloween season.

It's the Red Dead Redemption series colors, but does not specifically state that it is the sequel. Could it be the remastered original on PS4? Please please please. After the LA Noire announcement, I am still hopeful that it could happen.,

Sad news that he is moving away from ND. I hope he stays in the industry and keeps creating more amazing stories.

I am very excited about this one and The Inpatient. I just finished Until Dawn and loved it. I like that Supermassive is trying new game styles with PlayLink and PSVR (Rush of Blood was great too). I do hope we get a proper full-length story sequel to Until Dawn with new characters in the future.

@solocapers Sure, it could likely could not run it at the same specs, but it is likely capable of displaying it properly at lower settings. I love my PSVR and I know it does not reach the technical performance level of its competitors, but I hope it is just a timed exclusive before that version comes over.

Hmm, HTC Vive gets VR Case Files. I wonder why PSVR was left out of that option. Maybe it will be added?

This is great news. I loved it on PS3 but have not revisited it recently. Being a huge film noir fan this game was a dream come true. Here's hoping framerate is also tweaked for this version.

@john_c how are you liking Sherlock Holmes? I liked Crimes and Punishments a bit better, but still enjoyed it a lot. I really hope they keep putting out the series on PS4. I love collecting the clues and using the deduction board. Some of the mini games are not the best but the ability to skip them relieves that frustration.

Great to see PSVR on the list!

I am loving this game so far. I always wanted more Chloe after UC2, so spending a full game with her is fantastic. Her sarcastic wit had me cracking up last night.

Finally finished Until Dawn. I haven't had such a fun and scary experience in a long time. The ending got a bit over the top, but it felt appropriate with the narrative build. I don't often, but I am going for the platinum on this one. It is so replayable because of the many outcomes from your choices. I'm very excited about Supermassive's Hidden Agenda now.

@get2sammyb Thank you for always being so responsive. That is encouraging that you feel that way. I agree that a short break for the franchise could be in order, but I hope the series continues. I am sure that if it does then there will be further iterations on the game mechanics, which could keep it fresh, as Lost Legacy seems to be pretty directly built on the UC4 model.

@get2sammyb You sound like you're enjoying it from this article, but does it make you hungry to play more Uncharted games beyond Lost Legacy? Would you like the series to continue beyond this chapter? I guess you may not be able to answer that until you finish the campaign, but I was just curious. I feel more open to the series continuing, whereas my feeling last year was that UC4 wrapped things up nicely and no more chapters were necessary.

Honestly, not bothered that there are not a lot of big changes. We have gotten so much that we requested over the past couple updates (folders, appear offline, external hard drive, etc). There is absolutely room for improvement and tweaking, but I am pretty satisfied at the moment.

Picked it up today. It is $39.99 on US Amazon store!

Finally! I have always wanted to play this game and was disappointed when news dried up about its release on Vita. It is such a socially relevant game between the European refugee situation and the US refugee crackdown. I will pick it up on day one.