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Sounds like Sony wants Kojima to connect to his past and they are building the bridge for him to get there.

They’re smart. MGS style game with the auteur at the helm? Sign me up.

Steelrising was a blast and one of my favorite games to play that year. Rollerdrome was also great. So all in all a good month if you have an open mind!

@CJD87 sorry for the late reply! It’s definitely Dark Souls 4, the design and atmosphere are awesome. It does suffer from enemy variety and combat takes a moment to click. However, as long as you’re not chasing the platinum I think it’s a solid 8/10 for those who enjoy all types of Souls games. Like Lies of P it shines if you don’t compare it to what has come before.

@CJD87 Last Faith was fantastic. I’m wrapping Lords of the Fallen myself and have Grime next on my dashboard. LOTF gets a lot of unnecessary hate. Just don’t treat it like a clone of Dark Souls. It is its own game and I loved my time with it. Debating a second run in NG+0 just to crush through got some side quests I missed.

Simple weekend:

Wrap up Lords of the Fallen.

Start Final Fantasy Crisis Core in preparation for FF7 Rebirth.

Oh and some BG3 in there for good measure.

@starnivore @Jake3103 you both have convinced me. I may wrap up my current game then devote my 45 mins Saturday night to checking it out. My phone may be the better place to play as two little ones keep me busy most of the day

Always fascinated by this game and yet cannot imagine my limited time consumed by one game with no end in sight.

@MrSensical I loved it. You have to learn how to play it. It has an arguably bad on boarding system for how combat works, but once you treat it like a fighting game and not an action game (dodges, cancels, combos, etc) it makes more sense (which I know is in complete contradiction to the genre of the game).

@RudeAnimat0r @JB_Whiting It's a shame to see y'all did not enjoy it. I know it was a turn off for a lot of people. And I agree it's definitely jank of the PS2 era, but once I figured out what it was wanting me to do and how to make combat flow, I had a blast. I think the Youtuber Electric Underground did a nice take on why it did not click for most people (including him) until he approached it differently than we do most mainstream games now.

Oddly enough I have been waiting for this update for a year, because I knew it was coming, and knew the one trophy was questionably impossible to obtain, so I may dive back in!

For me I’ve platinumed The Last Faith, so I will start what will probably be terrible but lots of fun: Gungrave GORE.

I’ll also be trying to advance Act 2 in BG3 and of course wrap up LOTF as I’m nearing the end there.

@Athrum I'd agree with your assessment. Unless Liam knows something we do not, I also think this listing probably spells out the same information. I expect to be enjoying Stellar Blade by summer, and if rumoured State of Play expectations are true, I expect the announcement to be there this month (or early February).

@riceNpea I think hardcore is the people like us who visit the site. All my friends and family who play PlayStation I would not call hardcore. They either play 1st party games with F2P mixed in or just F2P mostly. Most of the teens I know who game are the same. I’d say 1 in 7 are hardcore. So the tiers would be a great value for them, but not us. Anecdotally look at the top ten selling games every month and you’ll see anything but hardcore.

@Shepherd_Tallon I will add for Wo Long that I loved it. The first boss is a skill check. After that I don’t think I hit a wall the rest of the game. Got the platinum I loved it so much. And I didn’t do that with either Nioh or the Dark Souls series.

Finishing up the Last Faith I hope and then continuing Lords of the Fallen and BG3. I’m a broken record the last several weeks but two young kids will do that to you!

Bad or not I’m all in on this one.

Lots of The Last Faith, along with Baldurs Gate 3 (finally making it to Act 2!) and Lords of the Fallen. I’m at a crossroads with the last one. Do I cleanse the world of evil or join it? Lol

@Olmaz the most rational take in the comments section, because it acknowledges both sides. In the age of extreme identity politics it’s nice to know some can see where both sides have a place at the table. As an educator thank you for being able to see we should approach everything with caution.

@Northern_munkey I’d echo that. Lies of P and Sanabi are both fantastic, and Hex creating a new studio to do LOTF and the dev hell it went through. Highly underrated Gunfire Games too who crushed it with Remnant 2 in every way.

@Tsushima we really got spoiled this year for Souls style games.

@Fakeplastictree for LOTF I am doing a Radiance build. Once you get a certain sword that scales with that you’ll really slice through enemies. My secondary stat is strength because there are some good weapons that stack with that and Radiance for an unga bunga magic build lol

@DrVenture69 its tough for the first fight or two, gives you room to breathe and then the last two areas ramp it up again.

Dusk is on the short list of boomer shooters I need to dive into (Prodeus, Boltgun, etc). At this point I need a Boomer Shooter Marathon (still wish we had a better term that stuck than Boomer).

@Fakeplastictree I think that’s true for most people about Lies of P vs LOTF. The former clicks while the latter has all the set dressing, but takes about 6-7 hours to really realize how wonderfully designed it all is despite some flaws (lock on system for example).

@DrVenture69 lies of P is brilliant if you don’t mind mastering parry and dodge mechanics. LOTF is also great and feels like the Dark Souls 4 game everyone wanted, despite a few issues here and there. Just wanted to say Lies of P is more polished, but the other is more akin to what Souls fans crave.

Anything not on my PS Plus account. Let it lapse for the first time in 12 years. I just can’t agree to the new pricing.

So instead it’ll be Baldur’s Gate 3, Last Faith and Lords of the Fallen. The first and last I’ve got 40 hours in and Last Faith is a nice trip down Castlevania lane.

Revita, Blasphemous 2, and Vengeful Guardian are all on the backlog. Currently working on The Last Faith and it’s giving me Castlevania Bloodborne Vibes.

@Tchunga I get that burnt out feeing. I think Lies of P is still a must. 40 hours into LOTF all I can is it’s Dark Souls 4, which, if burnt out, may be one to avoid for awhile.

@Kraven those could be my exact words too. I rarely replay a game immediately or if I do I fall off it. This one I played twice through and started a third before falling off (got the platinum in two runs which may have factored in).

This was my GOTY. BG3 and AlanWake2 are great but nothing best Lies for me

15/20. Could have a couple more but some of those I knew without being able to recall! I knew Jimmy Ryan had been there since the 90s but was fuzzy on that date!

Sea of Stars was great but I never finished it. A bit long for what it was. Dredge I just started and it has its hooks in me.

Other honorable mention: The Last Faith, which I also just started.

Nice to finally see Lies of P on a list. It was my GOTY alongside BG3, though I haven’t finished the latter yet.

@Generiko1999 I really liked Valkyrie Elysium. Did it light my world on fire? No. But was the combat very enjoyable for what it was? 100%

Obsessively still playing Lords of the Fallen and BG3. I can’t explain how much both live in my brain.

I also started Last Faith as an indie to give myself a breather from those two massive games.

BG3 is the type of game I’ve never touch five years ago. It’s also in my top 5 this year, but only 20 hours in so it’s hard to say it would be higher than 4 or 5 for me as well.

The last live service game that grabbed me like this was rocket league. It’s only not getting more play because BG3 and LOTF keep me busy. I really don’t enjoy live service but this one is a gem. Glad to see it’s getting patches and seems to be doing well.

The trinity of Lords of the Fallen, Baldur’s Gate 3, and PowerWash Simulator are at my disposal.

I started a NG+ run of Alan Wake 2 for the new story bits but decided I’d wait until I cleared out a few other games before diving back in.

@LordAinsley Lies of P was so fantastic I ran through it twice just to get all the trophies. The options in games like that and LOTF suit their difficulty, where as Alan is just too limited to make a challenge beyond bullet sponge difficulty.

Lots of BG3 and Lords of Fallen for me.

Honestly though I’m killing time until I can NG+ Alan Wake 2.

I may also PowerWash simulate this weekend and check out a few smaller titles. We shall see!

@LordAinsley After reading Remedy's official page on it, I think you can play the game again in any mode in NG+ for the additional story beats. I, like you, enjoyed the pace of the game for what it was and have no interest in dying repeatedly to test my skills. I'll save that for Lords of the Fallen. So if that is of any interest to you, I will be keeping a lower difficulty to enjoy the new content.

1. Lies of P
2. Alan Wake 2
3. Final Fantasy 16
4. Baldur's Gate 3 (Still have a ways to go but I can see where it still wouldn't be my top)
5. Remnant 2

Honorable Mentions: Wanted Dead, Dead Space Remake, Resident Evil Remake.

Alan Wake 2 Platinum 117 this weekend.

Then some smaller titles. Maybe Gungrave Gore, Sanabi, Gal Guardians or something before hitting two big heavy hitters…..

Lords of the Fallen and BG3!

That’s all. Enjoy your weekend all!

Platinum all wrapped up on Lies of P so this weekend is all about….

1. Alan Wake 2 and it’s platinum
2. Lords of the Fallen progress
3. Diving back into Baldurs Gate 3

It’s all about the platinum in Lies of P

Then of course Alan Wake 2 some more. What a wild game! Baldurs Gate 3 on the side along with Sanabi on switch, which is an incredible game for the price.

@Mad001 Not what you are 100% looking for, but I know on PS5 that if you go into the menu and exit the game at any point in the level, when you load back up you are right where you left off. If you wanted to save scum and keep a save file you could theoretically do that

Finished the Spidey Platinum and Alan Wake Remastered and then immediately dove into BG3. It’s awesome but I can’t play it in large swathes.

So I’ve picked up Sanabi on Switch and Alan Wake 2 because I am still all about being Alan at the moment.

@Jacko11 I'm going to need to issue you a Stand DOWN with all that talk of modified Gamepass

People discount Colin a lot, but he knows his stuff after almost two decades in the space.

@Loamy that helps tremendously! I’m not a stranger to games people label “bad”. One of my favorites this year was Wanted Dead, which asked you to play a particular way to enjoy it. I loved it. So knowing those issues definitely helps me gear myself toward making a purchase on sale for it. I love the premise too, and can forgive a lot of aspects when a studio wants to punch above it’s weight.

@Loamy is quantum error fun or enjoyable or got some jank to it that still makes it a blast to play? I’m on the fence with that one!

Wrapping up the platinum in Spider Man 2, then working on the platinum for my GOTY Lies of P!

I May finally crack open BG3 this weekend or dive straight into finishing Alan Wake Remastered so I can get AW2!

Enjoy the weekend everyone