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I refunded my copy. Looking at the Metacritic score (37), I'm glad that I did...

I pre-ordered both Cronos: The New Dawn and Hell Is Us, and have already started Hell Is Us because it offered early access to the game. Out of the two I was most excited for Cronos, so I really cannot wait to get round to playing it...

If you then have to buy increased storage because you find 825g insufficient, @narubal, then maybe a direct increase in price would be preferable. It would not surprise me if that is the idea that Sony have, sell a console with reduced storage, and then sell the increased storage too as an upgrade. It's a little underhanded, if you ask me...

Well this is a annoying, I literally finished the game two days ago...

I agree, @Titntin. You have to wonder whether Sony have acquired some kind of exclusivity deal too, meaning it won't simultaneously release on the Xbox...

Fantastic review, @AaronBayne. I was probably going to buy the game anyway, but after fully reading your review, I pre-ordered the game, and I cannot wait to play it. It sounds so good...

Cronos: The New Dawn and Hell is Us are pre-orders for me, and I may get Metal Eden too. I will also be getting Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel as it looks very good, but I may get it later on as those 3 games alone will considerably eat into my time...

The enemies are referred to as grubs, @Elfuggingjefe...

I understand your point in thinking that more would have played it on the Xbox due to Game Pass, @Rich33, however, many on the Xbox are not impressed by what is basically a performance boost over the Ultimate Edition that released in 2015, and has been on the Game Pass ever since. Reloaded is just a shinier version of the game, and really offers little incentive to be replayed now. Reloaded only exists because it was being ported to the PlayStation. So in view of that, I guess a million players is a milestone of sorts...

Having already finished my solo Hardcore campaign run of Gears of War: Reloaded, I have now begun my solo Insane run. Honestly, I don't think it looks that much different to the Ultimate Edition, but Microsoft have managed to completely break the friendly AI in the game, with this new edition, with Dom having a tea break for much of the time leaving me to do all the work on my lonesome.

In between Reloaded, I will also do a few Inconceivable trio Horde runs in Gears 5, which looks and plays much better...

I agree that RE7 was the creepiest of the lot, @Nepp67. Personally I didn't enjoy the game that much as it wasn't the style of game I wanted, but I can image some found it pretty unsettling. I do remember playing one of the Silent Hill games during the PS360 era and found that to be scary, so I'm not immune to being scared...

It is cringe inducing when you see people overreacting, @UltimateOtaku91. I know they want to make people want to watch them, but they lack credibility when they jump at the slightest thing...

I think they can be pretty intense, @PuppetMaster, mostly because you are generally really close up to the enemies and pressed for space to move. It's not like a shooter where you can shoot from distance to kill most of the enemies, and rarely need to get in the face of what you are fighting. That can make it really tense...

I get a lot of motion sickness, @Damage99, which is why I have never tried VR, but I have to say your comment has made me want to try the game, as I think in VR Resident Evil could actually be pretty intimidating...

Does anyone seriously consider any of the games to be scary? Maybe there are a couple of cheap jump scares with enemies jumping through windows, or whatever, but I don't recall ever being scared.

It is possible to feel a level of threat when surrounded, or under a lot of pressure, but I don't think any of the games have ever actually been scary...

Thank you, @TrollOfWar. It sounds like a game I might have to buy on a cheap sale. I think it might be on Game Pass too, so that will probably be the best place for me to try it before I go on to buy it. I did enjoy one back in the PS360 days. I think it may have been NG3, although I don't remember it that well, other than it having lots of pretty long QTEs (which I hope they do away with as they were pretty annoying!)...

Sounds really interesting, and I cannot wait to get my hands on it. Bioshock is one of my all time favourite games, so I am really looking forward to Judas...

I can live with that. Thank you, @TrollOfWar. However when you have to move this thumb stick, press that button, pull that trigger, and then a bunch of other buttons I just cannot do it. It's why I cannot play fighting games. I simply cannot remember combos. Heavy and light attacks are fine, and doable for me....

Do you need to learn combos to play this game, or is it press one button for a light attack, and another for a heavy attack...?

I understand the bit about making it worthless for the masses, and the thought did occur to me when I wrote my original comment, @RoomWithaMoose, and because I don't play the games, it didn't occur to me that it was in first person. However, I would imagine that not everyone would turn the setting on, meaning that if you didn't you would still see the wacky costumes, and still be seen. I don't think everyone would use the setting, so having a skin would still have some value.

What I would say though, is whilst I understand your point, if you want that sense of realism in your game, then having Beavis and Butthead running around would soon break that immersion, and I guess you have to cater to their views too...

I don't know why they cannot just have a setting that would hide other players skins, but still show yours (to you). That way people can look as silly as they want to themselves, but not break the immersion of other players...

There is no doubt in my mind that £40 is a lot for the game, @4fold, though I think £10 is also too low. At the absolute outside, I'd say £30, but £20-£25 would probably be the right asking price.

The original rumours were that this game was going to be part of a remastered trilogy called the Marcus Fenix Collection, but I imagine that Microsoft saw an opportunity to sell the games individually at a higher price, because a complete collection would probably only have been sold for around £60-£70.

I think we will see GoW2 in about 6 months time, with 3 following 6 months after that, just in time for the release of -Day, day one here on the PlayStation...

I am interested in this game, but I really wish that Coffee Stain Studios would make another Sanctum game, and bring all of them over to consoles too...

Dark Ages is undoubtedly better than Eternal, in which I did not enjoy all the dashing about. The shield make for a great weapon. Dark Ages shines on the harder difficulties...

Well, if that's true, then if I do play the campaign, I won't be playing the last mission...

The game looks interesting to me, but having never heard of it before, and after seeing what happened with Mindseye (though this game does look better), I will most certainly wait before committing myself to buying it...

I have not heard of this game before, and thought I'd watch the above video to confirm that it was not a game I would want to play. The first 10 seconds or so, and I was of the opinion that I was right, and I would not buy it. However, having now watched the entire video, I am really interested to play the game. The story looks like it could be very intriguing. I await for the reviews with interest...

Really looking forward to see more of Resident Evil 9 (and to see if Leon Kennedy is a playable protagonist!), and if a new Devil May Cry is shown, I'll be ecstatic...

I have the Collector's Edition on pre-order, and cannot wait to play this gem of a game. It's going to be awesome... 😊

I own the first game, but haven't played it yet, @aethermath. It's good to know you can disable the multiplayer bit as I never use that anyway. I always beat any Souls game I play entirely solo. The idea of being invaded though does not sound like fun to me. I played New World: Aternum, and they have one area that is entirely PvP, meaning I never went there...😂

Your charts are missing the numbers that indicate the games positions, @get2sammyb. Or is it supposed to be like that...?

I cannot say I remember it, @Ricky-Spanish, but then I'm getting on a bit, and I cannot remember what I had for breakfast this morning...

The game (and I use the term loosely!) is absolutely beautiful to look at, and you will struggle to find a comparable visual experience. Personally, I enjoyed the first game more, and I replayed it prior to playing the second. I will never replay the second because it does not offer enough beyond being beautiful to warrant replaying. I don't regret having played it, I just wouldn't want to do so again.

Honestly, if you have time, and the patience to walk through some stunning vistas, then it is worth playing. If you like some action in your games, and it looking pretty is not enough, then this game is not for you...

After so long in development, it is entirely possible that this game will be a mess. As such, I shall await the reviews, and hands on of other players, before making up my mind as to whether to by it...

This is a game I have been looking forward to for a while now. Just have to hope it is as good as it looks...

Expect a number of parents to have their driving licences or bankcards to be borrowed by their kids for this then... 😉

I did Early Access for both Divinity Original Sin 2, which I kick-started, and also for BG3 on the PC, and assuming that Larian do Early Access for their next game (probably on the PC again) then I shall be there for that too. I pre-ordered the EA for BG3, and then when they released it I sat for 5 hours waiting to download it because there were so many of us trying to do so at the same time. 😂

Anyway, I am very keen to see what Larian do next, I am hoping it will be Divinity Original Sin 3, but I would be delighted if they tried their hand at Science Fiction too. All I really want from them is a CRPG with turn-based combat, and hopefully fully voiced and superbly acted cutscenes. In Larian I have great faith because they are simply the best developer out there.

What I will say though is that with an Overwhelmingly Positive score, with 682,428 reviews, must surely tell everyone that BG3 was something very special indeed...

Not interested in playing it with anyone else, but I really do wish that this game had come after we had received a solo outing for Strife...

As much as I like the sound of this game, and it will be a definite pre-order for me, I would much have preferred to have had a solo outing for Strife, and not a game that involved them all. I'm happy to have this game, but I'm at a loss at why they didn't let Strife go it alone before this game came out...

God you're infantile, @Flaming_Kaiser...

Ahh, fair enough, @get2sammyb. I have no idea what I'm talking about anyway... 😂

I think it will probably come in at around £600, @themightyant. Maybe £550.

What will be interesting is what Xbox does, because I struggle to see how, with what everyone seems to be thinking Microsoft are doing next, their PCBox will come in much below £1000...

Thank you, @get2sammyb. I'm completely computer illiterate, but can we tell what teraflops this things has from these specs?

So does this mean it is more powerful than the Pro, yet cheaper? As powerful as the Pro, yet cheaper? Or does it sit between the PS5 and the Pro in both power and price?

One thing I will say though is that if these specs are right, and it is indeed more powerful than the Pro (which I would expect), and yet it is also cheaper, then the need to own a Pro right now takes a backseat as far as I am concerned, and I'll just wait for the PS6 instead...

I don't think there is anything more ridiculous than these type of skins, and to my mind they completely destroy the immersion in the game...

I think it will just be Live Service games and also licenced games, so MLB and maybe Lego Horizon. As for games such as The Last of Us and God of War, both have television series linked to them, so there is interest on the Xbox in these games, but I struggle to see Sony taking them to the Xbox because that interest may be enough to lure your Xbox gamer over to the Blue side.

What I will say is that Sony will be absolutely aware of how many copies of the likes of Gears of War or Forza sell on the PlayStation, and the numbers maybe tempting to some extent for games such as Uncharted, which are pretty old at this point.

However, I personally believe that Microsoft are only porting games because they have reached desperation point in that their games are not selling particularly well where Game Pass is available, and thus they see the PlayStation as a place they can earn good money. Sony is not in the same position.

I also believe that Microsoft have effectively destroyed the Xbox brand and the need to own an Xbox now, and that the next generation will be their last as a consequence. Sony need to be very mindful of this, although I do believe that people are pretty much imbedded in their chosen platform now, although I do feel that many Xbox gamers are pretty disillusioned and so may choose to go Blue, whereas I don't think your average PlayStation gamer feels the same way about Sony.

Ultimately, I sceptical about Sony aggressively pursuing this path, particularly with new or more recent games, but I suppose that Sony may see this as an opportunity worth exploring for older games in particular. What I can definitely see though is many Xbox gamers jumping up and down with joy in the belief that just because Microsoft is doing this it is inevitable that Sony will (which it isn't!), but regardless they will try and will this into existence...

The rewards for the Deluxe edition seem somewhat odd! I mean, 8 shotgun shells? Seriously...? 😂

And you are simply too cynical for your own good, @Flaming_Kaiser. You clearly have no idea of how management works, nor how when an order comes from on high, you have no choice but to follow it.

Spencer was hung out to dry by Nadella, as he had a vision for Xbox's future, which he told the Xbox community about, and then Nadella moved not just the goal posts but also the pitch and the city the match was to be held in. Why else do you think Spencer disappeared for so long?

You have simply decided that Spencer is bad, what he says is bad, Xbox are bad, and Microsoft are bad, and that's clearly the mantra you live by, so no matter what I say to you in a reasonable manner, all you can do is retort with childish insults.

Good luck to you, matey. Let's leave it there...

I highly doubt that, @Grumblevolcano. Gears 5 runs extremely well on the S, and I see no reason to suspect that Gears 6 would not have done so too. Indeed, when E-Day releases, it will probably release on the S too anyway because it may not be a next gen game...

I'm not so sure about that, @Questionable_Duck. Gears of War usually has a 3-4 year development cycle, and we still don't know with any certainty that it is coming out in 2026.

The decision to put Xbox games on to the PlayStation will have been taken well before last year, so I think it entirely feasible that E-Day was only made because they wanted to branch out to the PlayStation. I mean, why the sudden change? Why didn't they make Gears 6 and finish off that particular story? It is, after all, the same studio making E-Day as would have been making Gears 6, and there is no other reasonable motive for making E-Day instead of Gears 6 other than wanting to put the game on the PlayStation, and having a fresh start in the process...