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Hmm, I couldn't find it on UK PSN at the moment, hopefully I'll have finished Graveyard Keeper by then (pretty close)

I’m still replaying CrossCode, I’ve been thinking about it since I first played it back in 2020 and it’s still such a brilliant little SNES-like RPG, tricky combat at times, but the puzzles are brilliant. I’ve put over 100 hours into Graveyard Keeper and I’m starting to think I may have a problem and need to start a self help group.

I really want to get some new games, but I’m just not feeling it at the moment. I’ve had Dying Light for a month after getting a new graphics card, and haven’t touched it. I do really want to get Pragmata, RE9 and a few others when it clicks again

I’ve still got the phyical copy of the original, it’s making me want to go back and replay it now. And yeah it sounds like EA turned down Alice: Asylum, and American McGee left gaming all together. I still remember him from the Doom era. Clive Barker’s Undying is another one that could do with a bit of love

I’ve been faffing about with a dual boot pc rebuild for ages (replete with secure boot horrors), so ive only really been playing Graveyard Keeper (pathalogically addictive once you get deep into it).

I’ve pretty much finished my Soulsborne replay and now im on the best SNES-like RPG in years CrossCode well worth a look! Plus it has a fantastic OST (it’s on Spotify), up their with FF and Chronotrigger

Have a great weekend folks!

All i want is a free tier with 1 - 5gb of save storage. I don’t care about anything else… or USB saves

I’ve still got a screenshot of when I got into the top 100 Super Stardust HD (monthly) I think I was like 60th, but still. Best Housemarque game! FIGHT MEEEE!

My first trophy was from Far Cry 2

This is awesome, I was playing through TTP2 DLC a couple of weeks ago (which was completely kicking my ass), the base games are usually a fair bit easier, so I’m looking forward to this. I hope coming soon means tomorrow

Don’t they mean the PS6 😂. Yeah, GTA5 on PS3 wasnt great, better on PS4 but awesome on PS5 (especially for loading times!)

I'm still on Elden Ring and Graveyard Keeper (in the evening). I've fallen in love with Elden Ring all over again, and I might actually be up for watching the film in a couple of years if it's not a train wreck

@Northern_munkey if only I could use my 30 year old MS Sidewinder Wheel (it still works on PC!) . I might think about it for GT8, I’ve only got two cars left to get in GT7

I played through Subnautica 1 and Below Zero last year after I’d already platinumed them and I rarely do that. I’m looking forward to 2, but yeah, I’m happy to play it when it’s not in early access. I’ve got more than enough other stuff to play

PSVR2 is my GT7 machine, I’ll take a look at this when it’s on sale. It seemed to have a LOT of issues on launch

@TimeDelayedGamer I know, right! By 2 seconds Sorry @Zuljaras, I bet it's because yours had images My life's purpose is now complete

After my Dark Souls marathon and finishing Bloodborne, I've gone back to Elden Ring. After the 30fps of Bloodborne, that game looks incredible, I think PSSR2 must be doing a glow-up too.

I've put about 20 hours into Graveyard Keeper, and I'm loving that too, it's a bit of a steep learning curve, but for me at least, it was really worth sticking with.

I tried the Vampire Crawlers demo on Steam which was fun, I get the feeling it's going to be a lot more rewarding the further you get into it. I was getting a bit of an Inscryption vibe (which is really worth checking out for the meta game alone if you like card games).

And you're more than welcome @JamieO. I'm glad you're having fun

And congrats to PushSquare for getting more than 500k followers! That jumped up quick!

Have a great weekend folks!

I got hooked on Inscryption and already love VS. Sounds like i need to give the Steam demo a go

@GirlVersusGame I hadn't heard about Dellamorte Dellamore but it's on archive.org, so I'll give it a go. I watched a Chinese film called Mr Vampire a couple of weeks ago (first time in almost 30 years!) that's a really fun horror/comedy too.

I think you might like Vampire Survivors, I put 137 hours into it and I want to go back. There' something like 244 trophies if you're a trophy hunter too There's tonnes to unlock!

@GuttyYZ Privateer 2 was my other go to (showing my age now 😄)

@GuttyYZ There is actually a free HD project and you can download the game (ive still got the original disks), so it is still possible to run it. I was chatting to Copilot about it which set me off. It was a little bit chuggy on my Surface 2 but runs beautifully on the old 1080ti machine. It’s still a brilliant game too! I liked Chorus okay, but Freelancer is deeper

@Oram77 Dad Space Well done!

I've almost finished Bloodborne, I really want to get Pragmata, but I also really want to replay Elden Ring, so it might be a while.

I also rebuilt my old gaming rig (10 years old!) with Windows 11 and I've got Freelancer and Painkiller working beautifully for a bit of nostalgia. Simpsons Hit and Run and Privateer 2 next.

I'm playing loads of Graveyard Keeper in the evenings, it's a bit of a steep learning curve, but there's a lot going on in it. Thanks @GirlVersusGame for the advice about the ladder, it saves a tonne of time!

50! He’s just a kid, James Hong is still working at 97 😄

@GirlVersusGame I'll look out for that ladder! I've been researching everything I can, and I've been harvesting loads of items from the bodies. I did get a bit of save file corruption yesterday, but thankfully it restored the game to the previous save so I didn't loose too much.

I played a tonne of Stardew Valley on the Switch, great chillout game. This definitely feels like it

@GirlVersusGame i’m loving it, just bought all the DLC. I realised i hadnt saved on the last run (by going to bed), so i started over. I also think id put the first body in the grave but not buried it, which is why nothing was progressing on the first run. I had two or three trophies pop soon after burying it this time. I took your advise and got the hard and soft skills 🙂

@Northern_munkey I actually gave it a go and it doesn't get rid of it, but it's fun seeing Bloodborne on a huge screen. I just wouldn't want to wear the headset for the length of time I play Bloodborne, I usually tap out of the headset after an hour, maybe two (usually doing the weekly GT7 races).

Arizona Sunshine 2 is awesome as well if you like the first one. Horde mode is a good training tool too, you'll be popping melons in no time

@Darude84 it just seems to be 'sustained perfection' and learning the trick to bosses, it feels like I'm spending hours on each boss but the exploration payoff just isn't doing it for me. It's pretty prescriptive in how you have to play it. I guess most people hit that inflection point where they 'get it' but I'm just not hitting that. Hey, it's always there if I want to go back.

Bloodborne feels like baby town frolics by comparison

Thanks @GirlVersusGame, I've been getting loads of quests and recipes, I just need to poke around a bit more

I've finished up my Dark Souls playthrough now, I gave Sekiro another go, but it's just not for me. I beat Gyoubu which I didn't do last time, but it felt like a slog so, despite my hatred of 30fps I've gone on to Bloodborne. If you play it at 1080p, it's actually not too bad.

I've been having a play with Graveyard Keeper (still free for a couple of days) and what I've played so far is fun, it definitely has a Stardew Valley with Corpses vibe I got back into Ball X Pit too, damn near as addictive as Vampire Survivors.

Have a great weekend folks!

I’ve been playing it for about an hour, and it feels like Stardew Valley, just with corpses . The area is really big, I was wandering around for ages trying to find someone with a stamp to authenicate my meat as legit (okay, I just heard that in my head).

Are the frame rate issues fixed now?

Nope, no PSN😄. I actually thought ‘Ooh! I can play it all again knowing what I need to do!’. I’m pretty much back where I was, but it took a while. It’s such an interesting game, I’m okay with it. Just put an hour or so in in the evening

@HeavymetalGordon Lords of the Fallen is totally worth it. The NPCs are a bit weak, but the game looks gorgeous, and imo it’s the best souls-adjacent game. The umbral mechanic is an interesting twist. The second one might be out this year too

@Flaming_Kaiser I clicked 'Like' but it was a like of sadness I lost a 200 hour Blue Prince save file so I feel your pain

@JVCIOM70 You're not missing a lot with the GT7 races this week, but at least there wasn't a Jimny race!

@MrPeanutbutterz, thanks it'll be interesting! I need to go into it with a more open mind than last time. I basically wanted a Samurai Dark Souls and it ain't that. I was hoping to start it this weekend but the Twin Princes are still kicking my ass in DS3

Still pushing through Dark Souls 3', I've got the Lothric fight which I've probably spent 6 hours on I'm going to finally have a crack at the nameless king. Then it's the boss of the Ariandel DLC and the whole of The Rings City.

Almost got my Power Washer Simulator 2 platinum, despite no giro controls.

I'll have to polish of Doom Dark Ages after that, then I might actually pick up a new game! Oh, GTA5 too, and my first Sekiro replay since I bounced off it, so maybe a new game in 6 months

Have a great weekend Folks!

@Northern_munkey playing GT7 pancaked actually hurst my eyes now! Especially if I've just played in VR

Continuing my Dark Souls replay with DS3 while listening to the Bonfireside Chat podcast (those guys are great). I've gotten back into The Blue Prince as my evening game, after loosing a 200 hour save to file corruption. The RNG can be punishing, but it's a cracking puzzle game.

I might even play a bit of GTA V single player, although I'm still having second thoughts about GTA 6 because of how Rockstar have been behaving. Can't have nice things

@Jamie O'Neill, you can get a 2TB from Amazon for about £200 (the Western Digital ones are horribly overpriced), they're dead easy to fit and you can just specify which drive to download games to in the system settings or just move games between the internal and additional drives (I think you get a prompt when you're downloading anyway). Don't forget you can hive off games to an external USB drive if you're not playing them at the moment, sometimes it feels faster to re-download them though The save data just sits on internal drives until you get rid of them, so when you delete and reinstall a game, you'll still have your save files.

Have a great weekend folks!

Sounds like it needs a score for the base PS5 and one for the Pro. But hey, I think they fixed most of the CPU-bound issue in Dragons Dogma 2, so maybe in 6 months. Plus the wikis will have filled out so I understand what I’m doing

Of course I’m old! I’ve been waiting for FF7 Episode 3 for a literal lifetime!😂

I loved RE4 but it’s pretty unplayable thanks to the control scheme now. The remake is probably my favourite, although I like the puzzles in the remake of the original more. I really must get Requiem at some point (when I’ve finished every Souls game made )

@MrPeanutbutterz I had no idea about that issue, and yep, I was playing it on a PS4 Pro. Sounds like there are no issue on PS5 Pro at least, I look forward to giving it another shot!

I really missed the ability to change builds (but as you said, it's not Dark Souls). I just need to be in a different mindset to DS when I play it.

Thanks!

Still playing through Dark Souls 2 (it's huge!) and loving it. Just a couple more bosses before I roll credits. After DS3, I think I'm going to give Sekiro another chance after bouncing off it hard when it came out. I've got a bunch of newer games (Doom The Dark Ages) that I want to play, but Dark Souls has really got it's claws into me. I haven't even seen the PSSR2 uplift on a Pro game yet

I might even do a replay of Bloodborne if I can stand the framerate (I can get there but it takes a day or two), maybe Elden Ring after. So that's me sorted for the next six month, by which time, hopefully Lords of the Fallen 2 will be out

Have a great weekend folks!

Edit: Don't mean to brag, but I've beaten these guys today:

• Fume Knight
• Burnt Ivory King
• Vendrick
• Throne Watchers
• Nashandra
• Aldia

I'm kind of a big deal (😏😄)

Greedy developers, demanding £10 for their game!😂.

Seriously, I got VS for £3.99 and within 10 minutes I bought all the DLC. I still feel like I owe the devs for the hundreds of hours (and a platinum).

It’s the best Atari ST game that never was, so addictive. You’re constantly unlocking new abilities and characters. If this one is half as good, it’ll be worth it

I’m still on my Dark Souls replay (almost finish the main content, but I’m going to do the DLC first to get the alternate ending). I’m re-listening to the Bonfireside Chat podcast at the same time. DS2 has it’s issues but i still love it as a Souls game.

Have a great weekend Folks!

I'm just not in to Sonic of Yakuza. Considering they still have the rights to Zaxxon, House of the Dead (we could do with a decent one of those), Panza Dragoon and Sega Rally, it's a bit weird they're not still pushing those. I haven't heard any more about the Jet Set Radio reboot either

I’ve put 1000 hours into this game and paid a single penny in Micro transactions. GaaS done right! I do think the Power Pack could have been better though, more varied, trophies, more like a GT3 championship structure, still pretty good value for money though

Finished Dark Souls Remastered and started DS2 which is still great if a bit clunky. It looks good still too, not far off the remaster. I’ve only got 2 cars left to get in GT7 too, so slmost there. There’s just the endurance races left in the power pack.

Have a great weekend folks!

Have i travelled forward in time and it’s April 1st? This and the KOTOR announcement in one day😂

It’s going to be released at the same time as Half Life 3 and the 60fps Bloodborne remaster

I'm trying to play Doom Dark Ages which is so good, I like it a thousand times more than the bullet sponge Eternal (I'd have bought it day one if the demo hadn't been behind the PSN paywall), but I've also had a had desire to replay the Dark Souls trilogy so I've started that. The +5 Black Knight Halberd is making short work of DS1. Cannot believe DS1 is 15 years old now, it's aged (the remaster) but it's still a brilliant game.

I've finally got my Subnautica platinum after 5 years, and went straight into Subnautica:Below Zero. They're my absolute favourite survival/crafting games.

Have a great weekend folks!