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@StylesT for next time, the £40 cards have a slightly better discount - I got two from Shopto for £68.

@AdamNovice did you try The Witness? That one really clicked with me.

I loved the demo for this so much, I can’t wait to get stuck in to it tonight.

One little highlight that springs to mind - a simple top trumps type mini game is used as a way of giving some exposition to the hierarchy of the different peoples.

Little by little you build up your knowledge and understanding of their languages and world, and it’s so satisfying.

It really does make a huge difference. Stellar effort!

If you plan to preorder it’s £52 instead of £69.99 at Thegamecollection with their code GOLDEGG5.

One of my most memorable and enjoyable gaming experiences in years.

It had some performance issues (on series S) but the exploration and world building was excellent.

@AdamNovice when they said a Midgar game would let us see more of the city and people, flesh it all out, I was intrigued. I was hoping to see more up top, the disparity with the slums. Wallmarket was great, but most of the added content seemed to be corridors of rubble in the slums, which was a bit underwhelming.

@daveofduncan I used to think it was impossible but I got this trophy today without even trying. The current thieves/ guards game is only one-round, with two teams and each win counts towards the trophy.

Annoying thing is, switching to PS5, none of the trophies you got on PS4 will pop, so it’ll still never be 100%.

@themightyant from memory I think part of it was having to play a very long game multiple times on different difficulties to get the platinum. Then there were a few others that were also massive time sinks.

@WallyWest I’d be tempted to support the devs now and then, but £5ish for one costume is ridiculous. Its so greedy.

@thefourfoldroot1 I would love that, as unlikely as it seems. I could never get into the shooters.

@Smithylfc2008 mine showed £17.88 upgrade to extra for just over six months left on essential. I went for it at that price. It was £26 for premium.

The Wild at Heart is another game inspired by Pikmin that I really enjoyed. It had a stronger story and a nice aesthetic, with lots of good puzzles.

@Voltan I started again a week back having quit for the same reason. I picked up Persona 5 Royal and the changes seem to give you some extra breathing room. You still have to try and plan your time, but I don’t feel like I’m going to get 50 hours in having made the wrong choices. Quite addicted now, enjoying it a lot. Definitely worth reconsidering.

@rjejr have you tried the xenoblade games from monolithsoft? They’re my go to JRPG studio these days. Can’t get enough.

@God_of_Nowt I think people look at tax too negatively.

Yes 20% is paid to the government, but this pays for mostly free healthcare, education, infrastructure etc. It’s not always wisely spent, but most people will see a tangible benefit from the tax they pay. The US generally has lower rates, but also high insurance rates for healthcare for most people.

I’m not denying that things couldn’t change for the better, or be taxed in a fairer way.

If you look at ebooks, for which the VAT rate recently changed from 20% to 0%, many publishers maintained the same price and pocketed the difference. Even if the rate for games dropped, I think it’s unlikely we consumers would see the benefit.