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I'm working my way through The Witcher, ended up buying Elden Ring in the sale and will be opening a Steam Deck tomorrow, so imagine it will be a mix of things when I get a min between family, food and TV

Nothing for me. Elden Ring is tempting but seeing as I have never got along with Demon Souls (PS3 or PS5 versions), Dark Souls 1 or Bloodborne, I really should just avoid it.

Can't think of anything I really want that I don't already have.

Next game I'm looking at is Forspoken, if they can give me half off a pre order I'd really appreciate that.

Yup, playing just now, ray tracing looks wonderful but got it on performance mode for the 60fps.

Looking forward to sinking another 100 and odd hours in and getting to Toussaint to see how good that looks with all the bells and whistles

Downloaded it at midnight ready for this morning. Got a few hours on it.

Not really had any issues bar what @KundaliniRising333 mentioned about flickering in RT mode, but I had to turn that off anyway as the 30fps felt brutal, much better in performance mode. Looked good in RT mode though, just can't hack 30fps.

Enjoying the struggle of getting used to the clunky combat but it will come back to me.

Quick casting is a huge improvement, just waiting on muscle memory to kick in so as I'm not casting Aard when I need Igni etc.

Not a fan of the new camera, had to revert back to the old way.

Improved load times are also nice.

I'm a happy bunny, been looking forward to another playthrough and happy with the improvements

And that's why it was a cash grab.

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I remember the wee man picked this up on PC for £1.49, I've never given it a go but he was none to impressed, he just thought the name was amusing 😂

I've never gotten round to ME so looking forward to them.

I'll add Biomutant and Devine Knockout to my library knowing full well I'll never play them cause neither look all that interesting IMO.

December is looking like a good month, between this, TW3 Complete Edition, a new Cities Skylines DLC, still got to finish Frontiers, holiday will see some PGA 2k22 with the old man, me and the weeman are getting a Steam Deck for Xmas (I obviously know this, he doesn't), plenty of gaming on the cards.

Cannot wait, been looking forward to this for ages, glad it's shaping up well.

I was gonna pre order then didn't, then would probably have bought today if the reviews weren't so iffy, but they were so I didn't.

I'll probably pick it up once it's sub £30, I'm in no rush, plenty to play and plenty coming up that interests me, would have had to knock it out the park for me to get it today really.

Yeah this will be a "wait for a sale" effort for me, plenty coming in over the rest of the month and Jan that will get my attention before this. Was on the verge of a pre order as well but glad I held off, release day review embargo is never a great sign.

I'll be picking this up

I'll see what the reviews are like for Callisto Protocol, I'll have The Witcher to work through this month anyway so I'm not really in any rush and might wait for a sale.

Otherwise, quite interested in Forspoken, will see when it gets closer to release. If Monster Hunter is a go for January then I'll most likely be picking that up

I was concerned once it was mentioned the review embargo lifts on release day, tends not to be a good sign.

I nearly pre ordered a while back, glad I held off. I'm still interested in the game but will probably pick it up in the new year once it has been patched a bit.

I actually have never got around to playing ME so will be sure to add that to the ever growing list of games I've yet to get to.

Biomutant, meh, will add it an probably never get round to it, same with Devine Knockout

Christ, I felt old picking my age bracket.

Anyway done, I look forward to my tailored ads and custard creams.

Nothing for me, I've picked up FIFA (when I said I wouldn't) PGA 2k22 and The Cult of Lamb last week and Callisto Protocol and the NG upgrade for TW3 are on the Horizon so I'm keeping the wallet closed for this lot.

Only on the 3rd zone but bar the pop in I've found it quite enjoyable, although the random change to 2d side scrolling on parts of the 3rd zone I found quite jarring. Not been any glaring issues I've seen that have impacted my gameplay

One of my favourite games, been itching for another playthrough and thankfully, this is looking good. Will defo be getting stuck in over Xmas.

Tempted to use this to pick up dying light 2

FIFA almost suckered me in but I'm gonna resist for this year...

Otherwise not much for me, all the heavy hitters I'm interested in I already own.

Seen Cult of Lamb is around £17, I've been swithering on that for a while so might pick that up.

Stupidly excited for this. Been holding off on a other play through since this was announced.

Will get Sonic Frontiers finished then sink an ungodly amount of time into this.

Wee man is a big Sonic fan and pre ordered this on his PS4.

As it came with the PS5 version I've downloaded it and will give it a bash tomorrow. Never been a fan of 3D Sonic but I'll check it out

Itching to player this again, think I have a out 300 hours over 2 runs (pre and post DLC).

Been close to starting again a few times but waiting for the update.

I never completed Nioh 1. Maybe gives me an excuse to actually turn my PS5 on for something other than Cities Skylines (I've been in a gaming funk the past couple of months) and maybe finish that up then get into the second installment

It's not a deal breaker for me but I've found now I'm more used to 60fps, I find going back to 30fps can be quite jarring.

I'll generally pick frame rate over graphics if there is an option nowadays

If I win the Euro millions tonight I'll maybe get a couple day one.

But since that ain't happening, it's a no from me.

Gotta say I quite like the look for this.

Interested to see more

Nothing today, out for the football, nothing tomorrow as there will be pretty much a full day of NFL with the London game.

At most I'll make a little time for some Switch gaming with the wee man.

My wee man has it on pre order, I believe it's cross gen bundle (really should check), so I'll no doubt give it a run, not much else around at that point that interests me.

Would be happy with Hot Wheels, good craic for me and the wee man

From a selfish point is of view I find it fascinating to see some of the raw, behind the scenes stuff that these leaks offer, early versions etc and I can appreciate them for what they are, early works, rough around the edges, subject to change, possibly in big ways.

But in the grand scheme of things, it's really 💩 for devs when their work is leaked like this, for a multitude of reasons.

It would be grand if people didn't do this sort of thing though, it really doesn't help anyone, it will probably just lead to more delays.

I don't think I've bought anything since getting extra. And can't see that changing here

Can't wait to sink another 200 or so hours into this, and that's just Gwent.

Bought and played it on PS3 & PS4.

No interest in paying to play it again. Might take it for a spin if it ends up on Extra

Is it surprising? No, not really. As the article has said, everything is going up and gaming obviously isn't immune from increased production costs etc.

Still galling however to see hundreds of millions, even in to the billions, of profit being made across various sectors/industries and the little man is the one to bear the burden.

But let's not get too political.

Their delcine in sales surely comes as no surprise what with lockdowns/restrictions easing across the world, that was an artificial bump and you would hope people at the top are smart enough to realise that. Is it a good enough reason to bump the price? I'd say not, surely it's more of a correction. But then that's not gonna fly with the shareholders.

I'm also on the fence as to whether there is justification in terms of the product itself. See, the price rise doesn't effect me, I got mines day 1 and whislt I do enjoy my PS5, I'd hardly say it's a compelling offer at this moment.

Most of the big games have spanned the generational divide. The ones that have been PS5 exclusive, well the ones I have played, I'd hardly say would be enough to sell me on the console alone. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed them but I still think Astro is the best exclusive I have played and that was a tech demo effectively.

As the article says also, bar Spiderman and Wolverine, do we have anything major on the horizon that will draw in the punters? Exclusives I mean, first party.

But then it's a luxury purchase, not essential like electricity, food or petrol, so really, whilst it's not great, in the grand scheme of things there are far bigger issues in society at the minute (yeah I know, it's a gaming site, but still...)

That's almost tempting enough for me to actually play an online game... Not quite, but almost.

@James_42 yeah add me to the list of those who don't care for GoW.

This will be getting a pre order because the wee man wants it (he's spending his money on it to be fair so that's up to him) but I'll no doubt take it for a spin...

He's another who couldn't give AF about GoW 😂

Yup, I'll no doubt be picking this up at some point

Will we get a remake before the movie launches? Definitive way to play it, for all the new fans and what not.

I joke, I joke.

I'm a fan of zombies, all the old Romero movies... But even I feel it's a tired genre at the minute.

Looking forward to this, could do with a new golf game to play with the old man.

Hopefully a bit of competition in the market with EA making a come back might push them both to release great games, although I'm not optimistic about EA given its EA and their last effort with Rory was horrendous

@get2sammyb very true, video game rumours are probably way down the list of bull that people create a storm over, but no topic is off limits it seems.

The problem with the internet is that anyone can say anything and if it gains enough traction, it soon becomes fact, regardless of the actual facts.

And then, if the actual facts go against what you believe, well you can claim it's all lies, disinfo, fake truth... Whatever the cool kids are calling it these days.

@LazyLombax ah they are all hooked up in the kids room, he uses them more than I do. He has and old Mega Drive, NES... I could go on.

He loves retro gaming 😂

I chose not to get Premium, I still have all the old consoles (Excluding Vita) and whilst I'm not at all big on retro gaming, if I ever feel the need I can just crack out a game and play it on whatever system, or pick it up cheap enough.

Because of that, Premium offered nothing for me but I would be hugely disappointed if I had subbed, it seems to offer barely anything (streaming and trials? No thanks)

Extra seems to be where it's at, I know Premium cost wise isn't a huge amount more annually but even for that relatively small amount, I still don't see it as anywhere close to worth it.

Hope for those tied in it gets better.

Right to the top of my list this goes. DE is up there with one of the very best games I have played, everything about it was fantastic.

Hopefully this can come close to it, like @Mostik said if it's even half as good we are on to a winner.

@Momoghal786 how are they making fools of us 😂

You realise you don't need to subscribe to it?

I personally couldn't care less about trophies, such a pointless addition to gaming IMO but some people get proper worked up about them so fair enough.

If people want to buy these and there is some sort of market for them, I'm sure Sony is happy to keep them there and take there, albeit small, cut.

Can't see how it really harms anyone them being there.

It's is a great month IMO, very impressed.

THPS and LAD have both been games I have had my eye on in the past, TH just pips it as the one I'm looking forward to most, loved that game back when I were a lad.

I'm digital only, I don't care for a collection of discs taking up space and they just act as validation checks anyway as far as I am aware.

The only things I buy nowadays in physical form is music, for albums I really like, and books, save for a few kindle efforts hear and there.