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Infinity Nikki and I absolutely love it! Refreshing to play a game with solely good vibes.

Speaking of good vibes: I was playing Dead Space remake this week, but was surprised to not like it at all. The gameplay was so boring and the graphics really disappointed as well.

Dead Space on Series X and Horizon: Call of the Mountain on PS VR2.

Why not delay it until 2029? Just imagine the day one experience we’ll have.

Honestly hadn’t heard of it until now. Never saw anything being promoted on my PS5 I believe.

@BowTiesAreCool Thanks for the warning! I hope they’ve fixed this by now.

Has anyone here upgraded from the original Pulse headphones to the Pulse Elite? Is it a big difference soundwise? And is it more durable (the cushions on the original Pulse get ugly really quick due to tear)?

Finished the first Hellblade, such a good and important game. The making of video made it even more impressive. Finding my next game from the Game Pass backlog now. Gears 5 wasn’t it for me. Will probably try Redfall or Diablo IV next.

At the same time playing some Puzzling Places on my PS VR2, lovely game. I also need to keep reminding myself to continue with Call of the Mountain, but despite the visuals it’s starting to feel like a drag. I want to finish it though before I start Walkabout Mini Golf or Pistol Whip.

Death Stranding 2 is my clear number 1. My backlog wil provide me for the whole year (as it did last year), but for this one I’ll make an exception and buy it on release day.

I’d go for Dollar dollar bill, y’all

I’m dying to replay the FF XIII trilogy. Just not for the prices Xbox asks to play it on Series X.

Edit: Just realized I can actually buy the physicial games for Xbox 360 and play them enhanced on my Series X! Bought the first two games for € 5 each, just Lightning Returns to go.

@Mintie I’m sure it will. I like some breezy games every now and then and fashion holds my attention as well. My first impression is that it reminds me of FF X-2 minus the combat, a game that really clicked with me.

Infinity Nikki caught my eye, will definitely check this out! Finding these hidden gems are what year lists are all about for me, instead of debating whether a certain game is ranked high enough.

Edit: Woah, it is for free!

Thanks for all the responses! I think I’ll build a new character and do a full new run, so it won’t get too easy. On my first run I had to respec my character completely for the Elden Beast. I think I’ll try to build that character from the ground up this time and integrate the dlc at the end of my new run.

@Gremio108 Makes sense, thanks for the advice!

So much looking forward to diving into Elden Ring again! Do you guys recommend a new game + including the dlc or a totally new game? I beat the end boss on my first run.

I love rpg’s, but I just can’t get through Yakuza and Persona (I’m sure that one will be in the top 2) games. I’ll definitely play FF 7 Rebirth and Silent Hill though. I’m also looking forward to the longlist to check out some lesser known games.

That will be a really meh top 3, if it’s those two rpg’s and Astrobot. Some interesting titles to check out in the rest of the top 10 though.

After having completed the excellent Lies of P I started the first Hellblade. The first impressions are very good. Game Pass suddenly started clicking for me the last couple of months.

In between I’m laying some puzzles on my PS VR2.

At least the bottom half of the top 10 is good, so there’s always that to keep looking at.

These quizzes are so difficult they’re not even fun. I visit this site daily and there isn’t a single answer I reasonably could have known.

@get2sammyb Great to have these overviews! I think two on my list are missing (or I’m overlooking them): Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and The Witcher 4.

How does one become a fan of something that doesn’t exist yet?

Lies of P, love it! I just best Laxasia, I think I’m reaching the end.

Probably/hopefully finishing Lies of P. I’m nearing the end now, I think. Truly masterful game, I should really try Bloodborne since I also loved Elden Ring and Demon’s Souls remake.

Great news, been eyeing this one for a few years now. Every trailer so far looked great.

Off-topic: Why are the articles on this website written in such an unnecessary complex way? That first sentence is almost unreadable, just as a lot of titles with all those capitals. As a non-native speaker I often find it difficult to read the articles, even though I completed my CAE course.

Continuing with Lies of P. I’m at the opera house now and there definitely seems to be a spike in difficulty. Perhaps I’ll have to grind a bit more since even the regular enemies are getting harder.

In between I’m playing some Puzzling Places on my new VR2. I actually didn’t expect to be this fanatic with puzzling.

Holy *****! That's one of the most impressive game trailers I've ever seen.

Curiously The Witcher 3 didn't speak to me at all. Tried it for a little bit and immediately quit. But this one certainly looks very promising.

When Push Square says the collection is good I usually shrug my shoulders because of another ***** month and now it’s introduced as “Not the biggest bang” I actually find it the most appealing selection of the whole year. I’d play Forspoken and Sonic immediately if I were still subscribed and WRC Generations as well if I hadn’t already bought it.

How do these things actually happen every year? Don’t they have a testing department? Same as with the iPhone app - it just doesn’t seem to be developed with actual users in mind.

(My new) PS VR2: I was playing Horizon, but got addicted to Puzzling Places in the meantime.

Series X: In the middle of Lies of P, but checking out The Quarry in between since it will get delisted. I don’t think it will be my kind of game though.

PS5: Nothing for a while. My priority is my humongous Game Pass backlog at the moment.

Lies of P, which is keeping me interested longer than I thought. It can be so frustrating at points (the cathedral platforming made me want to quit), but the relief is satisfying once you get through.

Mixing it up with some short sessions of Horizon COTM. Don’t want to rush it since I’m not used to vr yet since Ingot my VR2 this week.

@Medic_alert Thanks! I’ll look into them.

@Ilyn I own RE 4, Village and GT7, but I don’t dare to play them yet since I’ll probably get sick as a newbee

@Medic_alert I was indeed looking into this yesterday, but didn’t do it because there are only a few PS VR2 games on there, certainly not 15? Which ones do you mean?

At first I thought there were more, but half of them seem to be only demos.

I was always a bit skeptical about PS VR2, but I ordered one anyway during the BF sale. I’m just totally blown away. I was playing Horizon yesterday for the first time and I was just looking around in awe all the time. It’s like I’m rediscovering gaming altogether.

Finished Resident Evil 3 and enjoyed it. Just started Lies of P, too early to give an opinion but I think I’ll enjoy this one more than other non-From souls games.

Aaargh I still can’t seem to score the PS VR2 Horizon bundle for € 399 in the Netherlands. Our local direct.playstation.com actually shows the bundle, but for the old price while it’s listed in the Black Friday lineup. All other shops only sell the PS VR2 without Horizon, so I don’t know if I should bite yet before that one’s gone.

Edit: Finally it worked! Got myself a bundle 😄

@EthanMars Yes, both new subs and upgrading included: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/huge-playstation-black-friday-sales-begin-22nd-november

@springer17 Wait for two more days. Upgrading to a higher tier is included in the Black Friday sale.

People seem to forget this game is 4 years old next month. Plus, pretty much everyone that wanted to play it has done that by now. I totally understand they don’t bother at this stage, especially since developers are in economically difficult times.

This is the full list of games that are discounted. No prices yet. https://store.playstation.com/en-us/pages/BlackFriday/1

Definitely going for the PS VR2 for this price!

@AceTrainerMatt They both are. On the blog in the PS app there’s a full list of al games (no prices yet though).

I’ve been in doubt about buying a PS VR2 for a year now, since I don’t know if I’ll experience motion sickness. For this price and with GT7, RE4 and RE Village on the shelf I’ll probably can’t resist.

Does anyone know if these prices are for PS Direct or for other retailers as well?

Working on my Game Pass backlog at the moment.

Tried Forza Motorsport for a couple of hours, hoping it would have been better by now. Unfortunately it still doesn’t come close to Gran Turismo 7 (yet). The single player campaign is just so repetitive and it never gives me that next gen feeling GT7 does.

Instead started playing Cocoon, such an inventive and addictive little game! You can feel the sheer passion of the makers in every level. I do need some online help every now and then, but it’s still very rewarding figuring out most of the puzzles.

@LifeGirl I never imagined anyone as Lara Croft 😅 That’s such a specific thought to have.

Perfect. Extremely talented and stunningly beautiful actress.

“Would you be tempted to upgrade to the PS5 Slim if you're still rocking the original mode?”

How would this be an upgrade? (Serious question)

@LikelySatan We are confused.

@LikelySatan Seriously? The writers obviously refer to we as being PushSquare. As far as I know “we” leaving comments aren’t united in some sort of way.