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@somnambulance
Oh yeah, I've definitely been having fun playing Romeo is a Dead Man. Typical Suda 51 and Grasshopper weirdness, the gameplay is a bit janky, which I expected, but still a blast once you get used to it. The lower review score didn't deter me, I enjoy the game more than many that I've played which are rated 90+ and if holds up through to the end (about halfway through), this may top No More Heroes 1 as my favorite game from that dev team. Would've likely completed it fairly quickly but I bought not long before getting RE and that has taken a lot of my attention.

Romeo is a Dead Man (PS5) and Resident Evil Requiem (PS5 & Switch 2).

@Yousef-
Every company is experimenting with how they can screw over the consumer, unfortunately.

@somnambulance
I agree with you for sure about the lineup but I don't think it's that Nintendo hasn't made enough people realize NS2 is a new console and more the idiotic pricing. $450, or $500 for a bundle, is fair but high, especially for the type of consumer who usually buys Nintendo products. Those people with 3+ versions of the NS1, won't be doing the same this time around. Then there's the $80 games (insane), $90 Pro Controllers (more insane), $100 joy cons (even more insane) and, most asinine of all, $40 Amiibo. If Nintendo had charged $400 for the unit itself, $450 for the bundle and Mario Kart World was $70. I think you'd see a lot different reaction than what's going on right now.

The key cards also haven't helped. Physical buyers thought that Nintendo would keep supporting true physical for another gen and all they ended up doing was giving devs an excuse not to. Silly or not, many view that as a betrayal.

Finally got around to trying the demo on the Switch 2 and it's great. Convinced me to pre-order the game and I'll be getting the Amiibo as well. I think this could definitely be one of the year's sleeper hits and it's cool to see Capcom experimenting again with new IP like back in the 7th gen. Lost Planet comes to mind immediately, the first is among my favorite action games of that time period.

Finished it over the weekend and really enjoyed it, started playing through again, this time on Switch 2. The sales are definitely deserved, looking forward to learning more about the story DLC. Hope it'll be something substantial that adds to the series' lore and takes, at least, a good 4 or 5 hours to get through.

Resident Evil Requiem. Near the end of my playthrough on PS5 and also started the Switch 2 version in undocked mode. Really loving it. Unless the end is a total disaster, this is easily my Game of the Year and favorite release in the last decade behind only Metroid Dread.

Update: Just finished RE Requiem. Definitely an all-timer for me. Up there in the very top of the entire series.

A Japanese company chooses the brand that is less popular than s**t in a box in its home market, then wonders why its games don't meet sales expectations. I can understand, if a company is going to be selective with platforms, why it would choose Switch 1 and/or 2 in Japan over PS5, but Xbox? Idiocy to the highest degree. And that's not even an anti-Xbox stance, I've bought every Xbox console released. It's just a fact. SE is run by total morons.

Obviously Sony will do what it sees as best for business but, imo, it never should've brought single player games to other platforms in the first place. Blocking them now would be a bit of a scummy move.

Tekken Dark Resurrection was an awesome port back in 2006, looking forward to playing it, though I hope we also get the PS2 version of Tekken 5 sometime down the line. Still my favorite entry in the series.

Same as last weekend... Resident Evil: Requiem.

Sega has its problems but NetEase is as scummy as it gets, really wish he hadn't made the move to join such a despicable corporation.

Not completed it yet so I can't say. Really liking it though, if it holds up it'll be in my top 4, maybe 3, for the series.

42. Been a fan since the first game. Played it at a friend's house in early 1997 and was hooked. Didn't have a PS1, though, first RE game I owned myself was 2 on the N64.

@get2sammyb
As somebody who primarily games on consoles the new Xbox will have to be affordable and really blow the PS5 out of the water for me to change my stance on when PS6 should arrive. Obviously Sony will react to the market but I think there's still more juice to squeeze even from the base PS5 and if waiting until 2028-30 means there's a chance PS6 won't be as expensive as $700 at launch, I'm ok with that.

@cainhurst94
Yeah, I'm not surprised the PS5 version outsold the NS2 one but given that Capcom also collaborated with Nintendo on an RE Requiem themed Switch 2 Pro Controller and has Amiibos on the way, I thought it'd be quite a bit closer.

I'm always interested in new gaming hardware, though Xbox has been by far the platform I game the least on for almost a decade now. Hopefully it gives me a reason to get the new console. The idea of it also playing PC games is cool but price is going to be a big factor in things as well.

1. Resident Evil: Requiem
2. Romeo is a Dead Man
3. Tokyo Xtreme Racer

@Fluberuper
Yeah, great game, Suda 51 and Grasshopper at their craziest. The gameplay is janky but fun, story is completely ridiculous. Might be recency bias but I think it might be my new favorite game from that team topping the original No More Heroes.

Playing through the first part of Raccoon City now, really love the game so far, living up to my expectations.

Not surprised. More PS5s and even Xbox Series consoles than were in people's homes back in 2021 and Switch 2 added to the mix along with a ton of hype. Figured it'd sell well and from what I've played so far, it deserves to.

Just Resident Evil: Requiem (PS5) this weekend.

Yes. It's my favorite series, no way I wasn't going to be there for the next entry on day one.

@KilloWertz
Fair enough. The marketing definitely did skew more towards Grace being the main character.

Not the greatest timing, so close to RE Requiem but at least it's something cool to look forward to after I finish that game.

Already have Monster Hunter Rise on Switch and had a feeling the PS5 port would eventually hit Plus. Glad I had the patience to wait.

@KilloWertz
I just prefer the classic characters. Even in 7 and 8, I didn't have a problem with Ethan but I had wished those games had been centered around continuing the stories of Jill, Claire or Rebecca who we haven't seen in the games in a long time.

This split doesn't actually sound that bad to me. Leon is one of my favorite characters in the series and I wish for the female character they had gone with Claire or Jill.

Disgusting and only the most idiotic of fanboys and fangirls could defend this bs.

@PuppetMaster
It's not enough, people already hate 6 and this is actually a worse product than the original. Frankly, if Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja keep screwing this up, I wouldn't be shocked if things end up so bad that 7 gets scrapped and the series shelved for good.

And no disc copy, at least in the States. Not that I was hyped to begin with since DoA 6 is the worst game in the series on top of being the most sanitized, but, at the right price with the right amount of content, I might've considered buying. Definitely doesn't give me hope for Dead or Alive 7 or whatever the next game will be called. I thought it was cool to see a revival at first but once the nostalgia vibes wore off and I realized it's still Koei Tecmo publishing and not the real Team Ninja headed up by Itagaki on development, the interest level dropped quickly. There's a reason Phil Spencer hired Platinum to put a Ninja Gaiden skin on one of its action games.

Heck no! I like both play styles a lot but definitely don't want to play the older games that way. Not saying, the devs shouldn't modernize the games a bit, but do so while keeping things as close to the past as possible without feeling antiquated.

Considering Village and 4R also had PS4 releases, not surprising a current gen-only release would have a bigger file size. A bit high but as others have posted, reasonable compared to plenty of other games.

Doesn't bother me, just happy to get the games. Trophies are a bonus.

PS5 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Romeo is a Dead Man, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (starting with Dark Ties)

Switch 2 - Fantasian Neo Dimension

I've enjoyed all the games, even 6 to an extent, so I'm looking forward to the new one. Hope the single player story stuff is handled better, though. I actually like the way Street Fighter 6 did things more than any others. A full RPG as well as an arcade mode with individual stories. Would be awesome if DoA tries that.

Wish I hadn't watched the trailer, not going to lie. Would've made the moment even cooler when playing the game.

Great show. Lots of games I'm hyped for including some new stuff. A new Kena was a truly nice surprise to start on. Finally getting MGS 4 on PS5 is awesome and though I didn't need to see more to be convinced, Resident Evil Requiem continues to look like it will easily be my favorite Game of the Year and probably this entire generation.

Decided to buy it now, usually I'd wait for the physical copy but I'm a big fan of Suda 51's games, as flawed as some of them can be. Looking forward to giving this a go, seems to have all the crazy, stupid stuff I'd expect.

I don't think it's a bad thing for Sony to put certain franchises on all platforms. Helldivers was an obvious one, I also think Gran Turismo and that upcoming Horizon Gatherers would make sense on Xbox and, if possible in the case of the latter, Switch 2. But I do think exclusives are still important and the mainline God of War, Ratchet & Clank, Horizon, etc, should be PS only as far as consoles (I still consider PC its own market).

First time in over a decade I'm a bit concerned about this IP's future. Don't like a lot of decisions that have been made, with the more sanitized, westernized tone of the newer games being at the top of the list. I'll hope for the best but RGG seems a bit lost at the moment and it now also has me wondering about Virtua Fighter.

Disappointed about the performance issues but it's a Suda 51 game, I'll still get it at some point.

I played the demo and liked it enough that I'm still getting the game day one, but, I have to say it feels like with each entry (new or a remake) the 'edge' that this series used to have gets taken away more and more.

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.

@graymamba
More about getting the games on Nintendo than Xbox.

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.

Not sure I'll be able to get it day one but Tokyo Xtreme Racer definitely has my attention.

PS5 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Episode Intermission

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.

@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.