ErrantRob

I just finished the platinum for Mortal Shell 2, which stands in my top three GOTY right now. So next up is Onimusha WOTS and when I need a break from that I purchased Midnight Fight Express in a sale recently. I may also return to some smaller indie games as well. Just balancing it all until Control Resonant later this month!

Attempting to wrap up Mortal Shell 2 and then move into Onimusha Way of the Sword. Those two games will be my mainstay from here on out until end of September!

Enjoy the weekend all!

Easily one of my most anticipated games. I live for these quirky, AA but striving toward AAA experiences. Wanted:Dead, Romeo is a Dead Man, etc.

@get2sammyb exactly lol. The hopium is strong this past week with some corners of the internet lol.

There’s also a rumour making the rounds that Publishers were trying to distance themselves at Gamescom and be less cooperative with Sony for marketing (outside of Capcom and Take Two). I don’t think there is much to that one either.

Wrapped up my first ever playthrough of Onimusha Warlords! I’ll check out Dawn of Dreams while I wait for latest installment come September.

Otherwise, now and for the foreseeable future it is all about Mortal Shell. I adore this game and it’s right behind Pragmata for my GOTY this year. I assume it will keep me busy until Onimusha Way of the Sword and DawnWalker drops.

If time I’ll continue some racing in Screamer as a palette cleanser as well.

Enjoy the weekend all!

@Neuromancer deeply appreciate the username.

@Fiendish-Beaver a lot of one shotting can happen early on. I’m still early but it helps to upgrade weapons and shells I think more than Harbinger. I found a giant ace that starts at +4 and I’m hoping I can spin to win. Especially because the amount of gloom required quickly becomes insane for Harbinger upgrades.

@Rangers420 I loved the main quest for Legacy, but you’re right in I still walked away disappointed. After getting the platinum I can say the story was the highlight; most of the collectibles wound up a spiteful experience. I would do the Waylon Jones side quest though, that was on the better side.

Finished and Platinum achieved for Legacy of Dark Knight. Looking to wrap up a quick playthrough of Onimusha Warlord as well.

Otherwise, now and for the foreseeable future it is all about Mortal Shell. I assume that will keep my busy until Onimusha Way of the Sword or DawnWalker drops.

If time I’ll continue some racing in Screamer as a palette cleanser.

Enjoy the weekend all!

@FreasurePlanten I did the first Beta for it, and it makes Horizon look like the next Fortnite by comparison. The shooting was dull, and the textures were so muddy and muted I thought my TV had broken.

@IntrepidWombat my hometown! Miss that place. Hope you enjoy the time there!

@LN78 very much the pattern I’ve experienced with Sony sequels. Yotei was the first I skipped for that reason

I’m hoping to finally get the platinum in Legacy of the Dark Knight after doing the absurd number of collectibles.

This week I’m just waiting on Mortal Shell 2 to be available so after LEGO Batman I will most likely continue the narrative in Screamer. That’s it for me, enjoy the weekend all!

@JalapenoSpiceLife Hell is Us is definitely not soulslike. Its combat is more action oriented and it focuses more on atmosphere of a war torn nation. The closest soulslike element is you can lose some currency when you die, but you can also turn that off in options and never lose anything.

@Weebleman Hell is Us is good for exploration and atmosphere. Go in with low expectations and knowing the end is disappointing and you may have a good time. I got the platinum, and loved it, but I also know the novelty of what it is pushed me through it.

@IllusiveMan I wondered if anyone else would say that too. Every sequel I’ve played in Sony’s first party catalogue this gen has come off as less interesting, and caused me to feel that they don’t have the magic for sequels. And that’s not true of other franchises. RE has blown me away every game, Nioh has been stellar for 3 entries, etc.

So in the end, I never bought Yotei, and I worry Horizon and Spider-Man will continue to suffer as well.

I’ve been really into blasting through Legacy of the Dark Knight and Beat Hazard Arcade. I’m really just killing time until Mortal Shell 2 releases, so I also started Entoria because I keep seeing good things about it.

Beyond that just another weekend with the kiddos!

Thanks! This was exactly the review I needed to help me determine if this was going to be worth my time before Mortal Shell 2 drops in a few weeks!

Retrace the Light for me. A great Transistor spiritual successor.

@GirlVersusGame never mind I just read your whole post. Lots of good info in there!

@GirlVersusGame having just started Palworld this week, what’s one thing you’d tell me to focus on in the early game? Is it quests, is it catching certain pals? I’m level 6 if I recall, so literally maybe an hour into it.

Finished and Platinum achieved for Luna Abyss. I’ll continue working on Legacy of Dark Knight as well as starting and working through Palworld Screamer and Lovish

Lovish is excellent by the way and several levels in I can tell this game is going to remain endearing.

I’m sure these all fall by the side next week for Beasts of Reincarnation

Enjoy the weekend all!

@get2sammyb have we ever had the privilege of a Sammy’s personal Gacha rankings? If so, can you create an updated rankings? And if not, what do we have to do to have that feature happen?

@AFCC quick look at PSN profiles shows there are 34 to collect and a platinum! So I’ll be there for the game and those. List doesn’t look too bad either.

I put upwards of 70 hours into Strive and it was the game that got me to purchase a fight stick. So yea, this is on my list, but I’ll wait a little after launch. I’d like to get through some single player experiences first before I lose 50 hours to this.

The Relic: First Guardian looks promising. I may wait though as I want to be ready for Beast of Reincarnation the following week.

Snagged the Platinum in Mouse PI so I’m all about Luna Abyss and Tokon right now.

Beyond that I think I’ll knock out some levels in the Cowabunga Collection or soar through Gotham in Legacy of the Dark Knight. Enjoy the weekend all!

@DennisReynolds why do I get the feeling you’d be unhappy with any source I provide? They’ve been accurate for quite a while now (less than 5% error) on almost every given occasion. You asked for a source, but I can tell there would be no pleasing you.

@REALAIS @DennisReynolds Alinea Analytics source that has an estimate of numbers: https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/ghost-of-yotei-outsold-assassins

Do what you will with that info considering that the rest of the series typically sells well into double digits.

I’ve been working on wrapping up both Mouse PI and starting the excellent Luna Abyss. Beyond those two it’ll be the occasional round in Black Jacket and most likely getting back to Legacy of the Dark Knight if I can.
Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend all!

@ShadowRJ it’s very good but in a niche genre of mp. Something like Arc Raiders was the exception to the extraction shooter.

Working on several games right now : Legacy of Dark Knight and Mouse PI are my main focus, but I also started The Librarian on my PC. In between those I’ll be checking out and revisiting Remnant 2, which has been a great comfort food game as people might say. Enjoy the weekend all!

@Haruki_NLI So true. Even as a longtime plus member Rogue City isn’t $9.99 for me, it’s $11.99 thanks to the arbitrary dynamic pricing scheme.

@nessisonett first had a lot of charm surrounding atmosphere and the concept. This will be markedly improved. Every preview seems to suggest this will be a AC1 to AC2 situation for the devs; groundwork is laid and now the systems and growth will be evident.

Hate to be that guy but may need to read this sentence out loud again: “ As well as the ability to play early, you also get the Obsidian skin set, which provides all of the eight Shells in the sequel an additional outfit”.

Been working my way through Mouse PI and Wuthering Waves when I can.

Still bothered by the busted 007 First Light trophy situation.

Otherwise, I am trying to find something new to play through but I cannot seem to want to commit to anything else beyond Mouse.

@Chibbie mostly likely there is math somewhere that says “we have to raise it x amount and then sale x amount to justify printing x amount.” And most likely it winds up costing too much to print x amount. Nintendo does it because their 1st party games are the majority reason people own Nintendo. PSX is owned by many people who play sports or F2P titles, so they can’t balance the sheets.

Day 1 for me. If it makes me a Sony shill so be it. Just like Apple, I am in the ecosystem until it or I cease to exist.

Well, this is why they did it 18 months out lol. So the masses will forget by then.

@James_42 you’ve got me intrigued now. I quite liked the first. If it’s better I may need to give it a spin as I got the impression it was the worse of the two.

@CallMeDuraSouka I’m in the education system and work with high school kids a lot so when we talk video games I tend to see the same emerging trends every year: digital, free to play, and PlayStation as the dominant platform. Ten years ago it was a mix of XBOX, RPGs and Sports games, and no F2P garbage like Roblox. Most of them still talked about buying games the store. So, yea, you’ve raised your kid right to be the exception lol.

It’s because the normie, the regular Joe, the average Tommy, all buy digital games and the relics, those over 35 (with exceptions of course) are the hardcore old gamers who buy physical still. Just wait until the average 16 year old playing Roblox is 26 in ten years and F2P makes up the majority of gamers.

@HonestHick agreed. They all talk but few will do it. The other interesting part is those who say I’m done with PlayStation. To go to a digital PC library? To go to Xbox who will follow suit? To go to Nintendo who currently charges more for physical so they can shift to digital in a generation too? I’m pretty sure most of them are subbed to Netflix or AppleTv or another streaming service too.

This weekend I’ll get the platinum on First Light and dive back into Mouse PI.

If time allows I’ll keep attempting Sektori, as I can now make it to the second boss. Other than that I started briefly GranBlue Fantasy Relink on the Portal, but I don’t know if that’s the RPG I want to sink time into when Batman or a dozen other games are calling my name.

Oddly enough this may become the more affordable option next gen. They can use lower specs and keep it reasonable for consumers on a handheld and then have their $1000 plus luxury console.

@somnambulance agreed. Loved it so much I tracked down the Platinum.

Almost bought this on the last sale so I guess I’ll wait for that sale again, scoop it up and take advantage of the new integration.

@DennisReynolds I think the generic insulting of the right gets a little old. Quite honestly I’m tired of both sides running their mouth.

@LikelySatan the insulting of conservatives gets a little old and same hat to me. Both left and right talk too much and I’d prefer to not see more people get thrown under the bus. I have no issues with the devs and their politics any more than I do the uber liberal who needs diversity in every game to feel like they’re being inclusive.