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Haven’t bought it yet because I know I’ll get addicted. I’m a sucker for card games

It could be cool/good. But it depends on who they partner up with. It’d probably be pretty damn expensive to recreate Night City in live action IMO

I’ll probably give Temtem a try

Sent mine in last night. Hope it reached the right place 😎😎 I had a tie for my #1 so I just went with the lesser popular one of two popular games 😂😂 I figured enough people will be writing about FF7 Rebirth 😂😂😂

I never played the originals but I’ll be there for the remakes. A lot of people complain about remakes, but it lets players who missed out on the original games give it a go. Are some remakes/remasters absolutely unnecessary? Yes. But I’m down to play this

@riceNpea to Sony, it’s a “feature” they believe is a selling point/another appeal that, in all honesty, should just be readily available for everyone. So I agree with you 100%. I don’t know a soul who upgraded to PS+ Premium for demos 😂😂

Demos let people who are on the fence play it to figure out if it’s for them so it should only help sales. But maybe Sony is at the viewpoint that people who’d normally buy the game may change their mind in the opposite direction. I don’t agree with this if that’s their line of thinking. Most likely, they want to justify the price of PS+ Premium

If it was Cait Sith DLC versus an earlier release for Part 3, I’d take Part 3 all day. Now, if it was Vincent DLC, that’s a different story…

It’s pretty clear that Sony execs are just big Danganronpa fans and wanted to ensure it stays on PS for years to come

I’m just hoping they go straight into Metaphor 2 instead of milking it with 8 spin offs. A Strikers-esque spin off would be wicked though. Atlus is killing it with Persona/Metaphor/SMT/Vanillaware

How hard would it have been to make a DLC expansion category? If there aren’t enough good ones for one year, make it a biannual award. Boom, bam, done. Makes everyone happy

Shame Infinite Wealth wasn’t nominated for GOTY. They probably won’t win anything, but it’s in my Top 3 alongside Rebirth & Metaphor. I’m probably going with Rebirth as my GOTY though. Briana White is my pick for best performance. She portrayed Aerith brilliantly. My most anticipated game is between Persona 6, Yakuza 9 and Hades 2- where two of them haven’t even been formally announced 😂😂

At this point, they just need to have a DLC, Remaster/Remake, etc category. I’m sure Elden Ring DLC is amazing, but it shouldn’t be nominated for GOTY IMO

Metaphor Re:Fantazio. Absolutely amazing game. Most years it’d be my GOTY but Rebirth and Infinite Wealth are some of my favorite titles in the past 5 years. But, it could still catch up! Maybe haha

I’m fine with remakes but not really DLC. Just have your own category. Maybe this was posted because of FF7 Rebirth’s inclusion? Even though it’s considered a sequel, a lot still just put it in the remake category

At first, I was very hesitant to buy in. But, during the night before pre-orders started, I caved in because impulse and decided to go for it. After playing TLOU Part 1 as my first PS5 Pro game (it was my first PS4 game after skipping PS3 gen so it was a pretty awesome full circle adventure playing on the Pro) and now 25ish hours of Metaphor Re:Fantazio, I’m extremely glad I made the purchase. The Pro is moreso with people who have the extra cash saved to splurge paired up with the right TV set-up.

It’s more of a luxury item rather than a necessity. I think the PS5 Gen still has to 2028 so I put it in my head that I’m paying $175 a year (4 years = $700) for a better experience.

I’m so down for Majima to get his own spin off franchise. I hope it’s not a one-off because I can already tell I’ll love it. Pirates and Captain Goro just fit perfectly together. Pre-Ordered and ready to go!

Well deserved! I’m waiting until the first anniversary mark to do NG+ because more content and patches will come out. But I had a blast with it!

I feel like LAD: Infinite Wealth isn’t going to get the recognition it deserves. There are a ton of fun games though like Rebirth, Metaphor, Stellar Blade, Astrobot (haven’t played yet tho), etc so some great ones will automatically be left out sadly

I’m going to replay the entire trilogy (including Miles Morales) back-to-back-to-back sometime next year. Bet it’s gonna look phenomenal on the PS5 Pro!

I still think the Yakuza devs RGG could make a boss Mario Party alternative. But that’s just me. I’d rather them work on Yakuza 9 and/or Judgment 3 though after Majima’s big game

I love Harry Potter but… I tried it once but couldn’t get into it. I got too overwhelmed with Hogwarts. I wish it was a bit more linear instead at the beginning to get you more used to roaming around the school. It’s probably a “me” issue. I’m 100% going to give it another chance though

I’m actually playing TLOU Part 1 on the PS5 Pro. To me, it looks really damn good. There’s some tearing in ground textures, but it looks sharp otherwise.

@get2sammyb Infinite Wealth is amazing. Love the switch-up to Haiwaii. Hope you enjoy the back half!

First game on my PS5 Pro is TLOU Part 1. It’s so damn good still.

Does anyone know if we need both PS5’s on a screen to accept inputs or whatever (I’m incompetent with technology terms and in general)?? Just asking because I’ll need to move stuff around if it involves seeing both on separate screens and not just powering up the second device (the original PS5)

@DrVenture69 I remember opening up the base PS5 and was amazed with how cool the textures felt. Tbh I haven’t noticed it on the Pro yet but I just got it a couple hours ago. I could pass as blind so if it requires a microscope, I’ll never find out 😭😂😭

@Balaam_ yep, the trophy list is horrendous. I finished all the mini-games last weekend. So when I completed the base game, I was at 112 hours with some mini games, all of the world intel but Fort Condor and all but two quests done. I literally no life’ed the minigames for a week plus because I was in bed with an injury. Current playtime now was around 160ish hours.

On the bright side, it’ll be my most played game of the year by far. On the negative side, I’ll probably have PTSD from any future FF mini-game :’)))))) it’s sad too because the combat really is excellent IMO

@TheKurgan well, it doesn’t come with a stand that probs costs much less than a $1 to make, so in that sense, a controller being included is wild 😂😭😂

My brain has been so fried lately that I was legit shocked when I opened it up and saw a new controller when obviously it’s a basic necessity for a console :’)))))) I need sleep

@scoobdoo same! Pretty stoked now. Thank you!

Anyone from the USA’s order from PS Direct still say preparing to ship? Wondering if it’s just an overnight shipping for it. My payment is still pending so I’m assuming that’s it and it’ll still arrive tomorrow

Bought a PS5 Pro just for this. Let’s gooooooo!!!!!

No Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload or Stellar Blade? Damn. Infinite Wealth I racked up 150+ hours in. I might’ve leant Rebirth anyways but it’s still disappointing. I’m waiting on my PS4 copy of Metaphor to come in because I know I’ll want to play/platinum it twice like most Atlus games

Absolutely ready for my Hard Mode and Chadley’s hardest sim battles in the coming months 😎😎😎 Cannot wait to replay the actual game/story outside release month that’s not just me destroying my mind with all the mini-game grinds :’))))))))

@Rob_230 I’m hoping it gets added down the line. I’ve been waiting to play the FFXVI DLC & Hard Mode until the Pro comes out

FF7 Rebirth mini-game grind has almost come to an end. I’ve beaten the Ultimate Party Animal. All I have left is Fort Condor (saved it for last), Loveless play two more times, Dolphin and Piano. Then I have to beat all of Chadley’s combat sims and Hard Mode for that platinum 😭😭😭 I’m going to save Chadley & Hard Mode for the PS5 Pro though

The hardest mini game was the crunches. Took me 6+ hours. When I finally rage quit and retired for the day, the next day I got it my second try :’)))))) Cactaur Smash was tough but not as bad. Chocobo Racing was the best IMO. Fango for MVP

Issue with the Death Note game is it’s more fun with friends and I don’t have many

…wait that’s probably a me issue :’)))))

Jokes aside, very solid month!! Can finally pick back up where I was on Ghostwire

True Colors was really bad IMO so I’m not surprised this one didn’t hit as well. It’s a shame because I really enjoyed the first game

@KyushuTrail he took me dozens and dozens of times to defeat. Honestly I doubt I could beat him again right now 😂😂 the best advice I can give is to just keep at it. He’s a punk but a beatable punk. The more you play, the more his moveset becomes muscle memory. And don’t be shy to pop your Jizo statues and dragon blood droplets. It’s the final boss- just use everything at your disposal. You can also buff before the Genichiro fight and right when phase 1 begins of Isshin with no issues whatsoever. You’ll end up beating him soon I bet!!

@KyushuTrail I had issues with him too. What I did was ceremonial tanto before the fight. Pellet to get me close to full health. Beat Genichiro without taking much/any damage (should be pretty easy). Phase 1 of Isshin don’t be afraid to run away/around the boulders. It will give you the time you need to use to heal. Chip away at his health then back off. Chip then back off. On repeat. Use your sugars and divine confetti on Phase 1 because he gives you time to heal and buff up. It’s much harder afterwards

During Phase 2 and 3, use the Suzaku shield. Keep some but not a drastic amount of distance away from him. When he jumps, shield up and hold. Keep the shield when he does like 3 or 4 gun shots. After I believe he does one slash that you can walk behind with the shield then do a shield attack with on him. After, he’ll go through a few moves from his move set then eventually reset to do a jump again if you keep your distance. So basically you’re baiting him for the jump on the last 2 phases. Also, don’t forget to hold block to restore your posture. The lower your health, the longer it takes to restore it as well

Once you’ve gotten phase 1 done, the shield trivializes the next two phases IMO

Just platinum’ed Sekiro FINALLY so I’m now onto continuing the second Apollo Justice game. Loving Apollo & Athena. Got the Investigations game being sent via Play-Asia alongside Metaphor’s PS4 copy. Can’t believe I waited so long to play Ace Attorney smfh

Majima is the main series. Ichiban and Kiryu are now the spin-offs. Team Mad Dog of Shimano. Woof woof

For me personally, 2024 will be pretty damn hard to beat. FF7 Rebirth, LAD: Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload, SMT V:V, Stellar Blade, etc are fantastic games to me

And I haven’t yet played: Metaphor Re:Fantazio (waiting for my PS4 copy to arrive from PlayAsia), Astrobot, Dragon Age Veilguard, Ace Attorney Investigations (Miles Edgeworth), Dragon’s Dogma 2, Unicorn Overlord, Black Myth Wukong, Rise of the Ronin, Sand Land, DQ3 Remake, Silent Hill 2, and more.

Did I google “Best PS5/PS4 games in 2024” to remember some of these? Yes. Do I care about my bad memory? Also yes. Still though, 2024 has been loaded. But if 2025 has Hades 2, DS2, and more, it could start to compete.

Late per usual but I took a break from Ace Attorney 5 to play Sekiro NG+. I’m already at Mibu Village. All I need is to max out skills, get the last few lapis lazuli, and get the Shura ending. Shouldn’t be too hard now to get that platinum 😎😎😎

@Czar_Khastik can’t wait for the overhauled upgrade 3.0 with an automatic popcorn dispenser while watching. Gonna be magical

FINALLY just beat Sekiro last night so I’m all for some Soulslike news. This look like it could be fun. Sign me up 😎

Playing it one week earlier sounds great to me

Benjamin M. Starr is voicing in the game? Sign me up, Clive!

What made Disco Elysium so good was the whacky ***** we could do with the MC. I can’t see how that would’ve worked without changing the tone/theme of how the first game played with Kim as the MC. I think he’s an excellent partner. But unless the spin off went in a completely different direction, I dont know how it’d work tbh

Ace Attorney #5. I’m on the second case. I would be playing Metaphor Re:Fantazio BUT I ordered it on Play-Asia for the PS4 copy. It’s just a game I expect to want to platinum twice. And no, I don’t autopop trophies 😂😂 Metaphor looks like it’s worthy of taking up two platinums of my time 😎😎

It’s sad these video game magazines are closing down. I get why, but still. The money just isn’t there. Maybe instead of a weekly/monthly mag (if it is that. I have no clue), it could be seasonal so every 3 months. The quality could’ve been better with more games to write about and more time to gather interviews and what not. But again, the money isn’t in it either way.

I remember as a kid getting the Nintendo one and reading them on the toilet. My parents always wondered why I took so long on there… well, blame Nintendo and video games in general. At least I didn’t bring my Gameboy in the bathroom… maybe