Recently finished Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade so now finally starting Rebirth (PS5). On Switch 2, Fantasian Neo Dimension, which I bought in a sale at the end of 2025.
I love Horizon Zero Dawn but for some reason didn't care much at all for Forbidden West so have moved away from the series. For what it is, I do think this looks cool and hope it succeeds, I'm just more into single player games.
I might actually re-install this game on my PS5 if the gameplay changes are good enough. At the very least, Season 3 has a strong character roster. Each of the new fighters announced is a great addition. Haven't cared for any of the previous DLC characters.
@rjejr I'm a Yankees fan but, begrudgingly, I'd say you named some good alternatives there. Judge has had his turn before, Vlad Jr. would've been very deserving after that postseason he had.
It had its flaws, and definitely didn't live up to the hype, but I enjoyed the first one quite a bit. The second... No so much. Didn't bother with Legion. There was potential for the IP, just didn't deliver overall.
I won't be buying it on launch day, then. Although to be honest, I'm not sure if I'd buy day one anyway, given that this could be $80, or possibly $100 for the standard edition.
I've liked all the remakes, even 3, and with Code Veronica being my favorite in the series after RE 2, I can't wait to see how this turns out (if it's real).
I wouldn't say these are great games but I did have fun playing them on PS1 and bought the first for PS3 when it was made available to download. Not sure if day one, but I'll definitely buy this collection at some point.
This comment section is a good example of why the gaming industry has some of the issues it does. Advocating for less options and kissing corporate backside is a choice, but not the right one.
Sega being Sega. It's my favorite gaming company of all time but since the end of the Genesis era it's been stupid, idiotic, easily avoidable mistakes after stupid, idiotic, easily avoidable mistakes.
Was hoping for a demo just because I'd like to play a little bit of this as soon as possible. It's looking awesome, easily my most-anticipated game right now.
Never played it but definitely looking forward to giving it a try. As much as Sega can annoy me sometimes, I think it's does a pretty decent job with the classic games it's put in the Yakuza series over the years.
@MidnightDragonDX I don't play these types of games but I'm still not thrilled about this because I know what pulling games for reasons like 'player safety' leads to.
I always make sure to register to get these extra outfits whenever Sega puts them on offer. Going to buy the game, might as well get some free stuff for it as well.
PS5 - Code Violet, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (still haven't completed the game after all the years it's been on the market and really need to so I can also get to Rebirth before the next part of the remake saga)
Switch 2 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
It didn't review as highly as some of Quantic Dream's other games but this is easily my favorite game from the studio and would be in my top 15 or 20 overall on PS4. An easy recommendation to people who still haven't played it, and I'm somebody who usually doesn't like the gameplay style this type of release has.
Played a bit of FF XIII and was unable to get into it, never tried the others. It is interesting seeing this new found love and interest, however, considering that in its time this trilogy was roasted quite a bit.
@truerbluer Anecdotal, obviously, but it doesn't seem like many people are defending the game. I think most realize it's not a great product. And that's not me going to bat for PS fanboys either, definitely seen plenty of people defend games simply for being exclusive in the past, this just isn't one of those times.
@Dogbreath There's definitely some pretty revealing outfits but nothing that should bother anybody as much as it seems to bother this reviewer. I guess there's the whole 'nobody would wear this while battling dinosaurs' argument but the way I view it, it's optional outfits in a game with a futuristic setting and dinosaurs. People take things far too seriously sometimes.
Idiots crying about a game being allowed on a store eventhough they're not forced to buy it and can quickly move past it. Just another day on the internet.
Resident Evil: Requiem is the game I'm most looking forward to this year and nothing else is really that close. RE: Village is still my favorite PS5 game. Not too much longer to wait now.
Happy new year. Thanks once again for all the hard work last year and I look forward to this website continuing to be the best place for gaming news and discussion.
@Rich33 You're right on the surface level, problem is reviews here are only done by one person, we don't know the behind the scenes discussions when deciding lists like this. And this is why I preferred EGM to many other mags back in the day, you'd get 3 or 4 people reviewing the same title, get a better idea of how the staff views things and made their end of the year awards make more sense.
A bad month for the gaming industry as a whole but especially Nintendo. Yes, the economy is in the toilet but after the success that the Switch 1 was, this can't be the result Nintendo was hoping the successor would have in its first Black Friday especially with the first new Mario Kart in more than a decade bundled in, an awesome 3D DK game and a new Pokémon. That's also with retailers doing their own promotions for the console. PS5 is now five years on the market and has already sold a healthy amount of units since it launched so, while not great, things also aren't completely disastrous for the brand.
@TDHorizon Yup, I'm in my 40s now and my friends around the same age feel the same way I do about in-game collectibles over trophies. Ideally we could have both but gaming is what it is these days.
Guy had a great career. Will be interesting to see if this really is his retirement or just a much-needed break and then he turns up somewhere else. The latter seems to happen a lot in this industry.
The next time Sega does something the correct and easy way will be the first time. Decades in the business yet the incompetence when it comes to such simple things runs rampant.
I'm not that disappointed just happy to have the game on a modern platform that's hooked up to my monitor. Eventhough I've always liked the trophy/achievement system on PS and Xbox consoles, I do miss when instead of getting some digital 'prize' you'd actually unlock cool things in-game like new characters, costumes, stages, etc. I'd trade having that back for no more trophy system any time.
Looking forward to both games. If I was picking just one, I'd lean more towards Legacy of Atlantis because they're pulling from source material we already know is great. Catalyst is highly interesting, though. Seems Lara has her edge back and, even better, looks like she might be on the older side. We see old dudes kicking a** in games quite frequently, very rarely is there a female character who's aged up a bit.
@LifeGirl
I've already seen people on both sides of the idiotic 'culture war' debate saying dumb s**t. I'd like to say it's surprising but it's not.
@get2sammyb I don't know man, didn't see enough of these games to get that impression but it's probably closer than the reboot trilogy was (I did enjoy those games also), which is cool, and I'm always down for more Tomb Raider. Definitely looking forward to both.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 619
Recently finished Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade so now finally starting Rebirth (PS5). On Switch 2, Fantasian Neo Dimension, which I bought in a sale at the end of 2025.
Re: Poll: What's Your Reaction to Horizon Hunters Gathering?
I love Horizon Zero Dawn but for some reason didn't care much at all for Forbidden West so have moved away from the series. For what it is, I do think this looks cool and hope it succeeds, I'm just more into single player games.
Re: Rumour: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Skips PS5 Exclusivity, Will Be Multi-Platform Straight Away
@graymamba
More about getting the games on Nintendo than Xbox.
Re: Tekken 8 Season 3 Gameplay Balance Goes 'Back to Basics' as Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Return
I might actually re-install this game on my PS5 if the gameplay changes are good enough. At the very least, Season 3 has a strong character roster. Each of the new fighters announced is a great addition. Haven't cared for any of the previous DLC characters.
Re: 6 PS5 Games That Cut Through the Noise at Taipei Game Show
Not sure I'll be able to get it day one but Tokyo Xtreme Racer definitely has my attention.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 618
PS5 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Episode Intermission
Re: Judas PS5 Dev Spent 5 Years Perfecting Its Core Mechanic
I love Bioshock 1 and Infinite but for some reason, this one just isn't grabbing me. Looks like 'budget Bioshock' and not in a good way.
Re: MLB The Show 26 Release Date, Cover Star Leaked Early
@rjejr
I'm a Yankees fan but, begrudgingly, I'd say you named some good alternatives there. Judge has had his turn before, Vlad Jr. would've been very deserving after that postseason he had.
Re: Preview: Resident Evil Requiem Is the Ultimate PS5 Horror Game
Easily my most anticipated game right now. I'd say Village is probably still my favorite PS5 game and I really loved the 4 remake.
Re: Ubisoft May Have Put Watch Dogs Down for Good
It had its flaws, and definitely didn't live up to the hype, but I enjoyed the first one quite a bit. The second... No so much. Didn't bother with Legion. There was potential for the IP, just didn't deliver overall.
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Might Not Launch Physically at First to Avoid Leaks
I won't be buying it on launch day, then. Although to be honest, I'm not sure if I'd buy day one anyway, given that this could be $80, or possibly $100 for the standard edition.
Re: Arguably the Worst Final Fantasy Game on PlayStation Turns 20 Years Old
Never played it on PS2 but if it did get re-released as part of the PS Plus Premium selection, I'd give it a try.
Re: All Signs Point to Resident Evil: Code Veronica PS5 Remake in 2027
I've liked all the remakes, even 3, and with Code Veronica being my favorite in the series after RE 2, I can't wait to see how this turns out (if it's real).
Re: Prince of Persia Remake and 5 Other Games Cancelled by Ubisoft
Ubisoft used to be one of my favorite companies but it's just a complete you know what show now.
Re: 'I Create Every Game Like It Could Be the Last': Like a Dragon Boss Doesn't Have the Series Planned Out
@GirlVersusGame
I'd recommend 0, still the best in the series.
Re: Big Yakuza Kiwami 3 Demo Beats Down PS5 Tomorrow
Nice, looking forward to giving it a play ahead of the full game launch.
Re: Two Classic PS1 Beat-'Em-Ups Will Throw a Punch at PS5 This Week
I wouldn't say these are great games but I did have fun playing them on PS1 and bought the first for PS3 when it was made available to download. Not sure if day one, but I'll definitely buy this collection at some point.
Re: Code Veronica the Next Resident Evil Remake, Say New Reports
Code Veronica is my second favorite game in the series after 2 so I hope this ends up being real.
Re: Yakuza's Makers Have Made Another Unforced Error
This comment section is a good example of why the gaming industry has some of the issues it does. Advocating for less options and kissing corporate backside is a choice, but not the right one.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026?
I love PS1 Ridge Racer, happy to see that get added.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 616
PS5 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Ninja Gaiden 4
Switch 2 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Re: Yakuza's Makers Have Made Another Unforced Error
Sega being Sega. It's my favorite gaming company of all time but since the end of the Genesis era it's been stupid, idiotic, easily avoidable mistakes after stupid, idiotic, easily avoidable mistakes.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Reveals More Horror, Action Gameplay in Low-Key Showcase
Was hoping for a demo just because I'd like to play a little bit of this as soon as possible. It's looking awesome, easily my most-anticipated game right now.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for Amazon's TV Show
@Contimaloris
Completely agree. On top of that, she's not a great actress and the show runners don't exactly instill confidence.
Re: Arcade Beat-'Em-Up SlashOut Joins Emergency Call Ambulance in Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
Never played it but definitely looking forward to giving it a try. As much as Sega can annoy me sometimes, I think it's does a pretty decent job with the classic games it's put in the Yakuza series over the years.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 Gets Bonus Switch 2, Xbox Features Next Week
@HRdepartment
To be fair, turn around time between Remake and Rebirth wasn't terrible.
Re: Sony Nukes Thousands of Shovelware Games from PS5, PS4
@MidnightDragonDX
I don't play these types of games but I'm still not thrilled about this because I know what pulling games for reasons like 'player safety' leads to.
Re: Free Yakuza Kiwami 3 Costumes Up for Grabs Ahead of Release
I always make sure to register to get these extra outfits whenever Sega puts them on offer. Going to buy the game, might as well get some free stuff for it as well.
Re: Code Violet (PS5) - Gooner Shooter Can't Get It Up
@Dogbreath
I bought it at full price. Not far enough along to have a real opinion on it yet.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 615
PS5 - Code Violet, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (still haven't completed the game after all the years it's been on the market and really need to so I can also get to Rebirth before the next part of the remake saga)
Switch 2 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Re: Former PS4 Exclusive Detroit: Become Human Has Now Sold 15 Million Copies
It didn't review as highly as some of Quantic Dream's other games but this is easily my favorite game from the studio and would be in my top 15 or 20 overall on PS4. An easy recommendation to people who still haven't played it, and I'm somebody who usually doesn't like the gameplay style this type of release has.
Re: Maybe There Is Still Hope for the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy on PS5, After All
Played a bit of FF XIII and was unable to get into it, never tried the others. It is interesting seeing this new found love and interest, however, considering that in its time this trilogy was roasted quite a bit.
Re: Code Violet (PS5) - Gooner Shooter Can't Get It Up
@truerbluer
Anecdotal, obviously, but it doesn't seem like many people are defending the game. I think most realize it's not a great product. And that's not me going to bat for PS fanboys either, definitely seen plenty of people defend games simply for being exclusive in the past, this just isn't one of those times.
Re: Code Violet (PS5) - Gooner Shooter Can't Get It Up
@Dogbreath
There's definitely some pretty revealing outfits but nothing that should bother anybody as much as it seems to bother this reviewer. I guess there's the whole 'nobody would wear this while battling dinosaurs' argument but the way I view it, it's optional outfits in a game with a futuristic setting and dinosaurs. People take things far too seriously sometimes.
Re: Sony Removes Resident Evil Copy Ebola Village Trailer from YouTube
Idiots crying about a game being allowed on a store eventhough they're not forced to buy it and can quickly move past it. Just another day on the internet.
Re: 'It's Coming to a Turning Point': Persona, Metaphor Director Says Atlus RPGs Must Attract 'A Wider Audience'
And that's the beginning of the end.
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026
Resident Evil: Requiem is the game I'm most looking forward to this year and nothing else is really that close. RE: Village is still my favorite PS5 game. Not too much longer to wait now.
Re: A Very Happy New Year to You
Happy new year. Thanks once again for all the hard work last year and I look forward to this website continuing to be the best place for gaming news and discussion.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025
@Rich33
You're right on the surface level, problem is reviews here are only done by one person, we don't know the behind the scenes discussions when deciding lists like this. And this is why I preferred EGM to many other mags back in the day, you'd get 3 or 4 people reviewing the same title, get a better idea of how the staff views things and made their end of the year awards make more sense.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025
1. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
2. Ninja Gaiden 4
3. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Re: We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. Thanks to the staff for another fun year on PushSquare.
Re: Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month's Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards
A bad month for the gaming industry as a whole but especially Nintendo. Yes, the economy is in the toilet but after the success that the Switch 1 was, this can't be the result Nintendo was hoping the successor would have in its first Black Friday especially with the first new Mario Kart in more than a decade bundled in, an awesome 3D DK game and a new Pokémon. That's also with retailers doing their own promotions for the console.
PS5 is now five years on the market and has already sold a healthy amount of units since it launched so, while not great, things also aren't completely disastrous for the brand.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026?
1. Resident Evil: Requiem
2. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
3. Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
4. Code Violet
5. Romeo is a Dead Man
Re: Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
@TDHorizon
Yup, I'm in my 40s now and my friends around the same age feel the same way I do about in-game collectibles over trophies. Ideally we could have both but gaming is what it is these days.
Re: Sucker Punch Enters a New Era as Co-Founder Brian Fleming Departs
Guy had a great career. Will be interesting to see if this really is his retirement or just a much-needed break and then he turns up somewhere else. The latter seems to happen a lot in this industry.
Re: Yakuza Dev 'Exploring a Solution' for Botched Kiwami PS5 Upgrade
The next time Sega does something the correct and easy way will be the first time. Decades in the business yet the incompetence when it comes to such simple things runs rampant.
Re: Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
I'm not that disappointed just happy to have the game on a modern platform that's hooked up to my monitor. Eventhough I've always liked the trophy/achievement system on PS and Xbox consoles, I do miss when instead of getting some digital 'prize' you'd actually unlock cool things in-game like new characters, costumes, stages, etc. I'd trade having that back for no more trophy system any time.
Re: 'How Do We Help Her Evolve?': Crystal Dynamics on Reimagining Tomb Raider's Lara Croft for a New Era
Looking forward to both games. If I was picking just one, I'd lean more towards Legacy of Atlantis because they're pulling from source material we already know is great. Catalyst is highly interesting, though. Seems Lara has her edge back and, even better, looks like she might be on the older side. We see old dudes kicking a** in games quite frequently, very rarely is there a female character who's aged up a bit.
@LifeGirl
I've already seen people on both sides of the idiotic 'culture war' debate saying dumb s**t. I'd like to say it's surprising but it's not.
Re: Lara Croft Returns in Two New Tomb Raider Titles on PS5
@get2sammyb
It looks cool, for sure.
Re: Lara Croft Returns in Two New Tomb Raider Titles on PS5
@get2sammyb
I don't know man, didn't see enough of these games to get that impression but it's probably closer than the reboot trilogy was (I did enjoy those games also), which is cool, and I'm always down for more Tomb Raider. Definitely looking forward to both.