Such an excellent game. I will absolutely be giving it a second playthrough sooner rather than later.

I unashamedly love Bill and Ted and this will be a day one purchase for me. What an excellent surprise.

I'm in for Zero Parades. Though with Ocarina on Friday, GTA 6 2 weeks after, and still working my way through Fortune's Weave, I'll be drowning in gameplay this month.

so get away
another way to feel what you didn't want yourself to know

Well, that will be in my head the rest of the day, thanks.

It looks good, but in a similar vein I'm looking more forward to The Expanse: Osiris Reborn right now

I love Conan but don't enjoy survival games. Same issue with Dune currently.

@WhoderMan Isn't Larian currently working on a sci-fi RPG?

Went from Chad meme to GQ model. Still generic, but it's maybe a slight improvement.

@Icey664 We'll never see that with this game, but I've got a feeling it will feature in the sequel.

Aspyr. So, half-assed remaster riddled with issues.

@B-Real Same. OG fans left out in the cold.

As long as it's not Aspyr, I'm there.

I just checked this out from my library today. I wonder if I should waste a week waiting for the update or go ahead and start it?

I never got around to Horizon Forbidden West. I may squeeze a little in between the other games I'm trying desperately to finish before Ocarina of Time and then GTA6 take over.

I'm looking forward to this but am stoked for the Toy Story 3 rerelease. It was a precursor to Disney Infinity and an absolute banger.

I was so glad there was a demo because I could tell just a bit into it that it wasn't clicking. It saved me a purchase.

@LifeGirl I've also tried to start the books several times over the years, and just bounced off again and again. I do really like the recent films, especially the second, and even enjoy David Lynch's weirdo take. If you haven't tried the Villeneuve movies you may want to give it a shot.

These have been at Target for a while, but at $16.99 a pop I haven't picked any up. I wouldn't mind Astro and Ratchet though.

I was already sold, you don't have to sell me on it anymore.

It'll be dumb if it's not an adult Cassie Drake. But I love the series and I have high hopes.

I feel like I'm in the minority, but I wasn't impressed on base PS5. It looked the same to me and even just walking around still felt jerky and clunky.

Another month with absolutely nothing for me. Hopefully Extra will have something interesting, but personally speaking, PS Plus is rapidly circling the drain.

I would rather pay $2.50...

@ArrrrPG I think by the end of Royal I was past ready for it to be over. A lot of it felt a bit dragged out and repetitive by the end. I think Metaphor was pretty much the perfect length. I do love them both though.

It's a fantastic game, though I do think both P3 Reload and Metaphor Refantazio edge it out.

Ruby slippers for Dorothy are a choice. They're from the film, so they're not public domain like the book.

I'm absolutely ecstatic for both and both will be day one purchases. In general, OoT is a console exclusive on a console without GTA6, and they cater to different target audiences, so I don't see this as a completely out there move for Nintendo.

Gameplay aside, that art style is a horrible turn off.

@8th_Observer The article says 15-20 main plus another 15-20 side content.

@ShadowRJ You're supposed to ignore "A" and "The" when alphabetizing.

Chained Echoes was great...when I bought and played it 4 years ago. Nothing else here. I don't think I've actually played an Essentials game in months.

FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, it will be available on YouTube SIX HOURS after it premieres on Netflix. Everyone will get to see it.

@Stevemalkpus 6 hours in point of fact. The outrage over that is so stupid.

PC has been disc free for years. Xbox hasn't said a word because they're doing the same thing. Nintendo is riding the line with GKCs, which can at least be sold and traded. Digital has been the path for a long time now and nothing is going to stop it. It's a dying format. if you want to quit your hobby because of it, that's up to you, but the doomsayers are basically inventing scenarios to make it all worse than it's going to be.

I think this one may have been for the best.

RIP to Hayden Panettiere, Kingdom Hearts' Kairi, who passed away today at 36.

This would be awesome. Just keep Aspyr far away from it. Don't even let them see the clip.

@ShogunRok Thank you for the clarification! Maybe there's some hope for that one, though this guy is a stain on the entire company for sure.

This is the same studio working on Jurassic Park Survival, right? Ugh.

I took the hit, everyone. I'm a big fan of all things Tolkien and Middle-earth, so I jumped on it. It's bad. And "solo optimized" is an outright lie. I was dead within minutes of the first mission because the AI companions just stood around while I got swarmed with orcs and pelted with arrows. Big regret on this one, and that's what I get.

@DennisReynolds I like everything about the Harry/Venom story, but felt like the Kraven B plot was kind of a waste of time.

I loved it. I thought gameplay and exploration felt a little smoother, and I appreciated the simple revenge story.

Is anyone else getting audio pops on base PS5?

@LifeGirl Because they have it budgeted now. Because they have birthday money to spend. Because they're excited about it. Why does it matter to you? I worked for EB Games years ago, and very rarely were pre-orders about running out, even with physical copies. It was for the same reasons as digital now.

@Ashina This is absolute misinformation. Single player offline games were completely accessible.

@naruball Except Japanese regulations on digital goods. Which Japanese consumers are aware of and used to. The only reason this is even news is because of Sony going all-digital, which isn't even related.

@The-punishr Does Sony even have anything to do with this? Isn't this between Rockstar and Japanese regulators?

@dskatter But that's unlikely to happen, right? What I imagine is unsold codes will be pulled, especially if they have regulations they're working with.

Okay, but why would you purchase the game and then not download it for 6 months?

@ShadowRJ I also think boutique labels, like someone becoming the Criterion or Arrow of video games, would be great. But I think in the end Sony doesn't want to have to manufacture a console with a disc drive once the PS6 rolls around, so they're going ahead and setting up their dominos to fall in that direction.