Really liked Ghostwire: Tokyo as I'm a sucker for open world collect-a-thons although I felt the pacing was off toward the end game. Unlikely to play the other two.
@Fartingale The Xbox Series X was my first Xbox. Only bought it because I couldn't source a PS5 during the shortage, but haven't regretted it due to GamePass. Not sure I'll buy a next gen Xbox though (if there is one).
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - played half a season and have decided I’m done with this game. None of my micromanagement seems to be moving the needle and progress and performance seems to be mainly determined by random events. There’s also a sameness to the gameplay between race weekends which I’ve become bored with after doing the same things for the tenth time. Rating: C-Tier.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - still haven’t progressed past the chained ogre mini-boss, but if I’m honest I haven’t really put in a decent effort to try and get past.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - finished just about all the side quests in and around Haetano village, including maxing out my house. Now cleaning up shrines and korok seeds the vicinity.
The Case of the Golden Idol (XSX) - not a bad puzzle game, but became a bit repetitive and there was a frustrating difficulty spike for the last couple of cases. Rating: B-Tier.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - haven’t really progressed this week and I’m still at the chained ogre mini-boss.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - finished all the shrines in the Duelling Peaks area and am cleaning up the korok seeds.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - heading into Monaco and sitting 8th in the Constructor’s Championship with Williams. Par for the course.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - just reached the chained ogre mini-boss. I think I’m going to be stuck here for a bit.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - completed the Kakariko Village side quests and am cleaning up the shrines and kook seeds in the surrounding area.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - got my first constructors points with Williams in Miami with Albon getting a 10th place finish. Looking to move Sargeant on at the end of his contract by signing the current F2 leader as a rookie for next year.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - just started and have finished the tutorial level. I’m hopeless at Souls-like games so not sure how far I’ll be able to push through before bailing.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - cleared the Great Plateau (4 shrines, 18 korok seeds) and am heading towards Kakariko Village.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - Finished the main story and 100%’ed each region. Don’t feeling like cleaning up the remaining trophies for the platinum right now, as I’ve sunk about 200 hours into the game and need to move on. Will probably pick up the DLC sometime down the track and go for the platinum then. Rating: A-Tier.
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F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - finished my fourth grand prix weekend in Azerbaijan managing Williams. Was a disastrous race with both drivers crashing into each other and taking themselves out. No points scored as yet. I am not the next Christian Horner.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - recently restarted this after falling off it years ago. Cleared most of the Great Plateau (4 shrines, 17 korok seeds) and about to head out into the wider world.
Diablo IV (XSX) - finished the campaign as a barbarian reaching Lvl 50. First time I’ve played a Diablo game. Enjoyed the power fantasy. Rating: A-Tier.
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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - Finished the Snotinghamscire arc and heading to Wincestre.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - into my fourth grand prix weekend in Azerbaijan managing Williams. No points as yet - best placed finish is 13th so far (twice) with Albon.
Nothing really for me this month, but I never really understand why people say I'm not even going to add these to my list. I always figure there's no harm in doing so as one day I may change my mind.
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Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PS5) - swapping between this and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Diablo IV (XSX) - have never played a Diablo game before and am really enjoying it, although the need to connect to an online server is a bit annoying when I only want to play the single player campaign with no live service elements.
Half-Life (Steam Deck) - about a third of the way through the campaign.
Looking for the next game to play on the Switch after finishing Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I have Zelda: Breath of the Wild queued up and ready to go, but thinking of switching to Katamari Damacy Reroll.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - I'm about two-thirds of the way through the game but will probably put it down for a bit now and pick up where I left off in Yakuza: Like A Dragon.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - I've just completed the third chapter and will try to push through and complete it in the next day or two so I can start on Diablo IV.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) - finally finished this. Way to much grinding for my taste and the final chapter didn't really respect my time with hundreds of repetitive combat encounters and fighting the final boss through multiple stages. I also found the combat, systems, and story overly convoluted. Happy to close the chapter on this one.
Half-Life (Steam) - have just got a Steam Deck and am catching up on classics I haven't played when I'm not losing my life in Balatro.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - have just completed the Suthsexe arc and all the collectables in the region. About to start heading north.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - have completed the second chapter with the flying things that get burned by light. Awesome stuff.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) - have now finished the sixth chapter and still am totally confused by the plot. Think I'm nearing the home stretch.
Balatro (Steam) - the other games are suffering as I sink more time into this. Have won with the red and blue decks but still trying to win with yellow.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - am nearing the end of the Suthexe arc. Because I'm cleaning up every marker on the map as I go, I'm ridiculously over-levelled for the area.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - have never played a Gears game before and am enjoying this immensely.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Switch) - completed the timeline yesterday. Really good historical retrospective but I'm not sure I'll return to many of the games. Will now move back to Xenoblade Chronicles 3 which I parked in Chapter 6.
Balatro (Steam) - playing a fair bit of this time suck.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - have just finished the Jotunheim story arc and am back in England.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - finished the first chapter.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection (Switch) - the games are showing their age but the presentation and overall package is excellent.
Balatro (Steam) - have won my first run after a half a dozen attempts with a "two pair" strategy built around the Spare Trousers joker which I levelled up to a 100x multiplier. This game is insane.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 553
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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for November 2024 Announced
Really liked Ghostwire: Tokyo as I'm a sucker for open world collect-a-thons although I felt the pacing was off toward the end game. Unlikely to play the other two.
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Re: Reminder: You Must Accept PS Stars Terms of Service to Keep Earning Points
Just protected my 0 points. Thank you for the PSA!
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Re: Poll: Are You Playing Metaphor: ReFantazio?
I will wait a year or so but am playing Persona 3: Reload as a homage.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 548
@XscapingReality lol - I'm holding off adding Monster Hunter World and Divinity OS:II for this reason.
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Re: PS5's Commanding Console Position Is Seemingly Insurmountable
@Fartingale The Xbox Series X was my first Xbox. Only bought it because I couldn't source a PS5 during the shortage, but haven't regretted it due to GamePass. Not sure I'll buy a next gen Xbox though (if there is one).
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Re: Sony Flop Concord Axed Two Weeks After PS5, PC Release
The sales didn't even recoup the cost of the jiggly hamburger promo.
What a disaster.
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Re: Xbox Renegotiated Indiana Jones Deal to Exclude PS5, Then Ported It Anyway
Spencer: "If we build it, they will come."
Narrator: "They didn't."
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Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for August 2024?
Have been hanging out for Lego Star Wars to come to PS Plus so quite happy.
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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for August 2024 Announced
Have been waiting on Lego Star Wars for ages. May also try Ender Lilies at some point. Excellent month for me.
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Re: CDPR Says Boston-Based Dev Studio Will Make Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel More Authentically American
@EfYI
I think it is a kilometrestone achievement.
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Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficulty Put You Off Playing It?
I'm about to start playing Sekiro so I'll let you know in a couple of weeks.
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Re: Talking Point: What PS5 Game Had the Best Showing Across All the Summer Gaming Events?
Not enough love for Slitterhead.
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Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2024?
Nothing really for me this month, but I never really understand why people say I'm not even going to add these to my list. I always figure there's no harm in doing so as one day I may change my mind.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 525
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 523
Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PS5) - swapping between this and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Diablo IV (XSX) - have never played a Diablo game before and am really enjoying it, although the need to connect to an online server is a bit annoying when I only want to play the single player campaign with no live service elements.
Half-Life (Steam Deck) - about a third of the way through the campaign.
Looking for the next game to play on the Switch after finishing Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I have Zelda: Breath of the Wild queued up and ready to go, but thinking of switching to Katamari Damacy Reroll.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 522
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - I'm about two-thirds of the way through the game but will probably put it down for a bit now and pick up where I left off in Yakuza: Like A Dragon.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - I've just completed the third chapter and will try to push through and complete it in the next day or two so I can start on Diablo IV.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) - finally finished this. Way to much grinding for my taste and the final chapter didn't really respect my time with hundreds of repetitive combat encounters and fighting the final boss through multiple stages. I also found the combat, systems, and story overly convoluted. Happy to close the chapter on this one.
Half-Life (Steam) - have just got a Steam Deck and am catching up on classics I haven't played when I'm not losing my life in Balatro.
Re: Layoffs Hit Gearbox Staff Hours After Embracer Sale
@hi_drnick Fair point. Feel for anyone losing their job.
Re: Layoffs Hit Gearbox Staff Hours After Embracer Sale
Jewels Verne, really?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 521
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - have just completed the Suthsexe arc and all the collectables in the region. About to start heading north.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - have completed the second chapter with the flying things that get burned by light. Awesome stuff.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) - have now finished the sixth chapter and still am totally confused by the plot. Think I'm nearing the home stretch.
Balatro (Steam) - the other games are suffering as I sink more time into this. Have won with the red and blue decks but still trying to win with yellow.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 520
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - am nearing the end of the Suthexe arc. Because I'm cleaning up every marker on the map as I go, I'm ridiculously over-levelled for the area.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - have never played a Gears game before and am enjoying this immensely.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Switch) - completed the timeline yesterday. Really good historical retrospective but I'm not sure I'll return to many of the games. Will now move back to Xenoblade Chronicles 3 which I parked in Chapter 6.
Balatro (Steam) - playing a fair bit of this time suck.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 519
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - have just finished the Jotunheim story arc and am back in England.
Gears of War: Definitive Edition (XSX) - finished the first chapter.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection (Switch) - the games are showing their age but the presentation and overall package is excellent.
Balatro (Steam) - have won my first run after a half a dozen attempts with a "two pair" strategy built around the Spare Trousers joker which I levelled up to a 100x multiplier. This game is insane.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2024?
Sifu and F123 are the sort of games I would buy on sale, so very happy to get them for "free".