ErrantRob

This a banger of a month. Generally, the service does a good job of having something for everyone.

I’m all in on First Light and Mouse PI right now. Beyond that I picked up Sektori in the sale and I’d love to finish the Pragmata platinum.

Enjoy the weekend of games everyone!

Until Dawn is not a shocker to me. High schoolers love their teen horro schlock and many times students I talk to have played Until Dawn alongside Genshin, COD or 2K. It has an audience that skews alongside the FNAF crowd too.

@somnambulance reading everything you’ve said here, I have to ask, is the demo a fair assessment of what’s in store? I’ve read the demo does not do it justice, and though I love a challenge I was a little put off by the demo.

I think I’ll still end up playing it, but as you’ve completed it, I wanted to know your thoughts if you’ve played the demo or if you look back on the first area of the game in comparison to the rest of it.

This weekend I plan to wrap up Pragmata and maybe chase the platinum. Afterwards it is all Mouse PI and I will probably purchase and dive into First Light or Legacy of the Dark Knight.

Enjoy all!!

The reply is more shocking than the original tweet. One was having a bit of fun, and the other decided to take it too personally. Oh well.

@edwinjoe450 PVE is coming in the near future in case you want to give it a go then.

I feel like this would be what we would get if Suda 51 made a horror game.

This weekend I’m still out of town playing on my portal. So more than likely Turbo Overkill and Mina the Hollower will have my free time along with Mouse P.I.. When I return I’ll dive back into Pragmata and work through that.

Beyond that I’m tempted to snag Nioh 3, First Light, The Alters, Ninja Gaiden 4, Legacy of the Dark Knight, or Luna Abyss to add to the rotation.

@Oram77 that’s a shame. I really thought it was a blast. I also built out a spinning double blade bleed build so it was very enjoyable to break the game open. Hopefully you find something to enjoy about it.

Mostly Pragmata for me right now. I’ve slipped into The Crew since it’s part of Premium to break it up on occasion. Otherwise not much at the moment. Too much illness in my family at the moment!

I appreciate the re-review here. It makes sense. I can see there are a lot of people who seem annoyed by this game here in the comments lol. Golly, no one is happy about anything. I’ve about 25 hours in it and while I did set it down for some shorter games, I think it’s brilliant and will get back to it.

Problem is the RDR2 and Elden Ring comparison isn’t quite fair. It’s a single player game built off an MMO company’s back, and it’s a commendable first attempt. Too many people want to play the game for what they want to be and not what it is.

We have to meet games where they are and not what we want them to be. We live too much in an age of customization and that’s why everyone feels entitled to what they want it to be, not what the vision of the creator wants from it.

And there’s a deeper more nuanced argument to have there but I doubt anyone wants to have that here.

@urbical it has a story (albeit not a strong one) and lots to do. I’ve taken a different approach than most: I’m enjoying the world for what it is and not expecting The Witcher 3 with plot or quests. It’s definitely apparent they made MMOs before this, but it doesn’t feel grindy at all.

@KingPev 😂😂. I do make it a goal every year for the past 5 years to get a platinum a month if I can. Add that up with over 16 years of trophies and you see I don’t always hit it but sometimes I get close.

I’ve snagged my 150th platinum with Saros. It’s great, but I’ll still be a Returnal guy first. Something about the emptiness of that game (since both characters are technically lonely people) speaks to me more despite Saros being more technical on a gameplay level minute to minute.

I also beat Saint Slayer and considered the platinum, but I don’t think I can beat the game with three lives on Classic.

So I’ve fully moved on to Pragmata and Capgod doesn’t miss. I’ll also revisit Crimson Desert since more patches have dropped and the game seems to be nearing a more perfect state.
Happy Gaming all!

@wildcat_kickz came to say what @northern_munkey said. A great game, with great DLC I never finished but one that I keep on my dashboard to run around in from time to time.

@RBMango amen. Overcorrection for sure! Both are great for gameplay but the mystery and vibes of Returnal are unmatched.

@MrPeanutbutterz that’s the same weapon I was complaining about. I love the game but that might be the first time I’ve ever genuinely searched and backtracked as best I could to immediately drop a weapon. I didn’t mind Matterfall (I finished it but it’s definitely their weakest game), but the disc launcher has to be one of the worst weapons they’ve ever designed. As long as it doesn’t become a mandatory use I’ll be okay because so far every biome has felt like the newest weapon introduced was “suggested” by the gameplay around it as the go to weapon.

@MrPeanutbutterz the weapon variety is also a sore spot for me. Returnal’s weapons all felt creative and useful; I’ve found one variant of the crossbow I like; the shotgun is definitely only great for rooms before bosses (so if you don’t draw something else before then you’re in for pain), and don’t get me started on the disc shredder one that sticks into enemies. I cannot stand how it forces you to run around while it does damage. I love Housemarque, and this game is wonderful, but they overcorrected from Returnal.

Finished most of my points for the expedition in Arc Raiders. I’ve temporarily put a hold on Pragmata, and have spent all my time on Saros I am also casually playing Saint Slayer and am on level 19. There are just too many brilliant games to play right now. I haven’t forgotten Crimson Desert either, but stuff like Saros has that one more area or one more try loop that feels so good to play.

Happy Gaming all!

I mean, I already went through the campaign 3 times and snagged the platinum, so I will probably try this out since I have yet to uninstall the game.

I will be curious to see. Infinite and Bioshock are highlights of the franchise because of Levine's involvement. The second was good in its own right, but without the right creative like Levine, I have low expectations for this. I am more excited for Judas, which will undoubtedly become another strong work in the oeuvre of Levine.

Seriously? First we get the most fun looking Batman game in years, and then we get Uncharted Bond, and now this all within a week? My wallet is gonna have to make some choices!

@MrPeanutbutterz I know that’s the simplest answer. I think what I’m feeling goes beyond that. I miss the items that you got to purchase and make run choices with (such as the astronaut). So while I could crank up the difficulty with the modifiers, it wouldn’t change the economy. I even miss to some degree the unique weapons. Everything up through where I am now feels more sterile in name or design.

Pragmata and Saros are easy ones for me. If I had to go for one over the other, it's Pragmata. I love Saros (I loved Returnal), but so far at 7 hours in, I am missing the hardcore feeling of Returnal and its modifiers that made it feel more demanding and thrilling to do a run.

I think Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege would be too if I had the time for it!

@Ctrl_Alt_Delete welcome to the community! Enjoy that Pro; I just recently upgraded from base to Pro and the difference is night and day on games. There’s no shortage of good games!

Snagged the platinum in RE Requiem and it’s my GOTY so far. I am also workin on Pragmata, Saros and casually playing Squirrel with a Gun. There are just too many brilliant games to play right now. I haven forgotten Crimson Desert either, but I need to get through these smaller experiences first.

Finallt, if time allows I’ll revisit Night City.

Happy Gaming all!

Oof. I don’t think I could justify a refurbished one at that price despite Sony clearly making sure it’s in working order.

@Splash_Woman came to the comments to say the same thing. I’m not even sure why, but it scratches some terrible consumer kid itch (perhaps wishing it was this kinda tech I had as a kid for a game like this).

Ellie in that outfit would be a dope addition to TLOU Part 3 when it releases.

I imagine this will draw ire from the retell-the-game-story crowd, who would also be angry if you did tell it because it doesn't tell the game story correctly.

I'm happy to have an original story within the universe. Leon's story should stay in the games. Ideally, it would have been fun to tell the story of someone who is in a note, etc.

Will add that for those who struggle with souls-likes, WuChang has some pretty broken builds that are encouraged (they were never nerfed or patched) and fun to play around with, and will trivialize most, but not all bosses.

Great Month. Got the platinum on Wuchang, and I never finished, but really enjoyed Nine Sols.

I think that stinks for those who care about physical. How can they play it in 100 years with their great, great, grandchild when the internet goes down for good, and the Blu-Ray hasn't rotted yet?

Pragmata will be my focus this weekend until Saros later in the week.

However, I am working on an Insanity run in Requiem without Infinite Ammo and suffering greatly. I wish I had more CP and with most challenges complete I can’t get enough CP until I beat Insanity. So I refuse to give up with the platinum so close.

That’s it for me!

Certainly, unless I am wrong about it based on PSPrices.com, Nioh 3 deserves a spot on this list for being 20% off

It's fun to game out the numbers then. If RE sold 6 million by end of a month, and released 27th of Feb, that means maybe 5 million for the month. Pokopia sold a couple of million in the first few days/weeks, so you can then gauge what the ones in between sold.

@Marquez what I have heard about Crimson Desert is that once you are out Hernand and into the next region, it feels like you’ve hit reset because that next locale is just as jam packed with things to do.

I can’t verify myself yet either, but I don’t doubt it after hearing 300 plus hour stories of still having things to do.

Snagged the platinum in Minishoot Adventures and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Zelda or Twin Stick shooters. Beyond that I’m almost through RE Requiem and I’m slowly enjoying my time in Crimson Desert

If time allows I’ll revisit Night City and spend time replaying Returnal to prep myself for Saros!

Happy Gaming all!

I have noticed every game IGN hates I love. Wanted: Dead a 4/10 and I loved it. Crimson Desert 6/10 and I adore it. Looks like I will pick this one up (I was planning to anyway) as IGN reaffirmed I would enjoy it!

I would love to see how many of these numbers fluctuate or change when 6 releases; you will still have a very healthy community that does not immediately transition to GTA6 online and remain for various reasons on GTA5

Once you got into a rhythm with the game and understood what it wanted from you (a staple of soulslikes), it became one of the more enjoyable soulslikes I've played. It's not FromSoft, Lies of P, or a few others, but it easily is in my top 10

New Pro guy here so I’m checking out the Cyberpunk 2077 patch and sweet mamma jamma is it impressive!! Otherwise John Crimson and I are exploring more and I’ll finally wrap up Requiem. Enjoy all!

I could forego a weaker exploration if the story is there, but the fact that the story itself is weak and the exploration does not entice, means I will go back to Crimson Desert.

This weekend is only Crimson Desert, Minishoot Adventures and RE Requiem.

I do hope to finish at least one of those and latter two and add something new or different to the rotation!

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend that it is! And enjoy whatever you’re playing everyone

This looks miles better than the first. I really loved the first as it was clear they were punching above their weight. This looks like a lot of lessons learned.

@Shepherd_Tallon how is Screamer? I’ve seen the reviews and debated whether or not it was enough to justify the price.

I’m fully locked and rotating between Minishoot Adventures, the incredible Resident Evil Requiem, and the amazing Crimson Desert. What a game! It’s an incredible sandbox, and honestly, what story there is I am digging. Gathering lost brethren to return your clan to glory while solving the mystery of the “rocks in the sky.” There’s something to always stumble on or a quest to begin. Enjoy the weekend all!

@Mes_Urson I have about 10 hours on launch day PS5. Honestly, and maybe I am not a graphics snob, but the world feels alive for me, and it looks good enough. I watch videos from PC of it, and no, it does not look like that, but I have found that if I adjust just a few menu settings, I have no issues. Turned Blur all the way down, reduce the particle effects for framerate (just a smidge), turned off VSync, and I still feel like I am playing an incredible experience. Sure, something like Requiem puts it to shame, but the scope isn't there either.

@Divergent95 If that is your reasoning, you are missing out. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. If you are going to let politics infuse itself into your purchasing habits, you might need to return that PS5 that could have parts made in the Foxconn factory.