I finished Eiyuden with only a few trophies left for platinum, and then traded in my disc, so there's always that option if I feel like it. That and Katamari are about as far as it goes.
Cairn
Mafia
The Outer Worlds 2
Shinobi
Sword of the Sea
I didn't pick Ghost of Yotei because I figured that will be getting enough love here, but that's going to be brilliant as well. I'm not sure how many I'll buy day one, but I plan to play all of those at some point.
I enjoyed the beta but I don't know if I'm ready to rush out and throw down full price for this one yet.
Cheers for the review @AaronBayne just one question, in your playtime, what was the ratio of Dark Souls to Elden Ring bosses you encountered (or brand new enemy designs for that matter)?
I'd be interested to learn more about these "subtle narrative' elements we missed out on. The bones of a great game were there and the weapons had some real kick.
Not had as much time for gaming recently, so I've decided to have a bit of a PS5 weekend.
I got up early this morning and played some Elden Ring, and now I'm watching my son play Elite Dangerous. Might have some Dark Souls III later, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is sitting there looking at me, begging to be started.
I bought this early because my son was mithering me to get it, it's his favourite game. I've only put about six hours in, so I've not seen any technical issues yet. My son has seen a few but nothing as bad as what's been reported by some. Nevertheless, a patch is way overdue by this stage.
I do remember having to play around the bugs when I played Fallout 3. The game remembers everything, even if you move a random item an inch. So the more you're in that world, the more the game has to do. These games get worse the more you play. The fact they've not bothered to address the issues means I'd think twice about paying full whack for a Fallout 3 remaster.
@lindos @StandardMario This isn't progress, nor is it art. It's people talking to a Star Wars baddie in Fortnite.
AI can be used as a tool for progress, definitely. But what sort of jackass wants to talk to a fictional character? Surely that misses the point of fiction? And of all the fictional characters you could choose from across all works of fiction, Darth Vader? Come on.
EDIT: In fairness, I can see the appeal of talking to Sherlock Holmes when my car gets nicked
All the recent GTA noise has got me wanting to download GTA V again and just mess about in that world.
I'm going to try and resist for as long as possible though, I've got Sniper Elite Resistance to finish up. These nazi testicles aren't going to pop themselves.
Yeah I'm looking foward to this one a lot, I'm hoping for a more grown-up story this time around and it looks like we might be getting that.
@rjejr I think the PS5 version of GTA V possibly has a first-person mode. Might want to check that, but I seem to remember it being one of the selling points of the upgrade.
Yeah people who've tried it swear by them. I've always meant to grab one but there's always been something else to buy, you know? I'll get one at some point.
@Northern_munkey Well someone's got to promote it! When people talk about immersion in gaming, I think of Dirt Rally. And I've only ever played it with a controller, god knows what it's like with a wheel
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Re: Borderlands 4 a $70 PS5 Game, Offers $100 and $130 Versions Too
Tell you what, £150 if you can guarantee no Tiny Tina
Re: Critically Panned MindsEye Makes Surprising Debut in First Sales Report
It's clearly part of a conspiracy to undermine the game. Gamers are being paid to buy the game and then demand refunds. Wake up people
Re: Red Dead Redemption 2's PS5 Version Could Be Announced Next Week
Long overdue patches masquerading as new full-priced releases? Not a healthy way for gaming to go, in my personal opinion.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2025?
I finished Eiyuden with only a few trophies left for platinum, and then traded in my disc, so there's always that option if I feel like it. That and Katamari are about as far as it goes.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 585
I need to get this Nioh 3 demo wrapped up before it disappears. I'm finding it tricky, feels much harder than Nioh 2.
Re: 38% of PS Plus Members Are Paying More for Extra, Premium
@Slideaway1983 Don't worry, they're already adding value by increasing the price
Re: 38% of PS Plus Members Are Paying More for Extra, Premium
I love it when companies adapt their pricing strategy in a dynamic way. It's so much better than when they adapt it in a non-dynamic way.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games for the Second Half of 2025?
Cairn
Mafia
The Outer Worlds 2
Shinobi
Sword of the Sea
I didn't pick Ghost of Yotei because I figured that will be getting enough love here, but that's going to be brilliant as well. I'm not sure how many I'll buy day one, but I plan to play all of those at some point.
EDIT: I forgot about Silent Hill F
Re: 'We Won't Make the Same Mistakes Again': Sony Reflects on PS5's Catastrophic Concord
@jFug Haha, beat me to it
Re: 'We Won't Make the Same Mistakes Again': Sony Reflects on PS5's Catastrophic Concord
"We won't make the same mistake again. We're going to make a slightly different one."
Re: Sony Approves MindsEye PS5 Refunds as Dev Issues 'Sincere Apology'
I'll wait for the remaster
Re: 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2025 Announced
Played Hundred Heroes, it's worth checking out if you want an RPG to get stuck into.
Katamari is the big draw for me.
Re: GTA 3's PS5, PS4 Remaster Returns to PS Plus Today
You're asking me if I fancy another play through of one of my favourite games of all time?
Go on then.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Coming Out Before Holiday 2025, Team Cherry Confirms
It's a Christmas miracle!
(if it happens)
Re: Obsidian RPG The Outer Worlds 2 Out This October on PS5
Looking forward to this, possibly not day one but won't be far off
Re: Reminder: Look Out for PS5 Logos in Today's Xbox Showcase
@SamMR Think we need the Eternal Sunshine treatment at this point
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 584
My mate is coming round later on so we can give the Nioh 3 demo a go. Looking forward to that.
In the meantime, Elden Ring, Suikoden and watching endless rounds of Splitgate, which my son has taken to playing
Re: Reminder: Look Out for PS5 Logos in Today's Xbox Showcase
Would a little Silksong really be too much to ask..?
Re: Poll: What Were Your Favourite PS5 Games from State of Play? (June 2025)
I'm still coming to terms with the fact that Nioh 3 is real.
Re: Nioh 3 Announced for PS5, Demo Out Now for Two Weeks
I'm downloading the demo as we speak
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025?
It's not the worst month ever. Nice to have Alone in the Dark in the locker when halloween rolls around
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 583
I bought the Suikoden remasters on Amazon and accidentally ordered them to go to my folks' house. Oops.
So I guess it's Elden Ring and Bloodborne until I can be bothered to make the drive to pick it up. Could be worse.
Re: That's All, Folks: MultiVersus Is Shutting Down Today on PS5, PS4
Fond memories of giving this a go in beta but I don't think I played it for more than an hour. Guess that says it all
Re: Virtua Fighter's New Project Could Be Stopped If It's Not 'Good Enough'
If only the makers of online shooters had such commitment to quality
Re: Elden Ring Nightreign (PS5) - A Ruthless Roguelike Reinvention of the Lands Between
I enjoyed the beta but I don't know if I'm ready to rush out and throw down full price for this one yet.
Cheers for the review @AaronBayne just one question, in your playtime, what was the ratio of Dark Souls to Elden Ring bosses you encountered (or brand new enemy designs for that matter)?
Re: Mini Review: to a T (PS5) - The Most Joyful Game in the World
Yeah there's no way I won't be playing this at some point. It looks brilliantly ridiculous
Re: The Order 1886 Could Have Been a Big Trilogy of PlayStation Games
I'd be interested to learn more about these "subtle narrative' elements we missed out on. The bones of a great game were there and the weapons had some real kick.
Re: 6 Bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Confirmed for May, June 2025
@Jett Yeah I played San Andreas towards the end of last year and didn't have any major problems with it, certainly nothing to impact the experience.
I enjoyed being back in that world again.
Re: 6 Bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Confirmed for May, June 2025
I've heard GTA III is the best-running of the three remasters. I'll definitely give that a go
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 582
Not had as much time for gaming recently, so I've decided to have a bit of a PS5 weekend.
I got up early this morning and played some Elden Ring, and now I'm watching my son play Elite Dangerous. Might have some Dark Souls III later, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is sitting there looking at me, begging to be started.
Re: Elden Ring Will Get Its A24 Movie Adaptation, with Alex Garland in the Director's Seat
Damn I was hoping the Farrelly brothers would get the gig
Re: Oblivion Remastered Updates Still Nowhere to Be Seen a Month After Release
I bought this early because my son was mithering me to get it, it's his favourite game. I've only put about six hours in, so I've not seen any technical issues yet. My son has seen a few but nothing as bad as what's been reported by some. Nevertheless, a patch is way overdue by this stage.
I do remember having to play around the bugs when I played Fallout 3. The game remembers everything, even if you move a random item an inch. So the more you're in that world, the more the game has to do. These games get worse the more you play. The fact they've not bothered to address the issues means I'd think twice about paying full whack for a Fallout 3 remaster.
Re: 55+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Multiverse of Games Sale
Sleeping Dogs for under a fiver is borderline ridiculous. Buy it and play it if you haven't already
Re: Ubisoft Hiring for a 'Prestigious' Big-Budget Rayman Game
I'll take it but I'd much prefer a 2D game. Origins and Legends were ace
Re: Fortnite's AI Voiced Darth Vader Is Causing More Chaos in the Games Industry
@lindos @StandardMario This isn't progress, nor is it art. It's people talking to a Star Wars baddie in Fortnite.
AI can be used as a tool for progress, definitely. But what sort of jackass wants to talk to a fictional character? Surely that misses the point of fiction? And of all the fictional characters you could choose from across all works of fiction, Darth Vader? Come on.
EDIT: In fairness, I can see the appeal of talking to Sherlock Holmes when my car gets nicked
Re: Fortnite's AI Voiced Darth Vader Is Causing More Chaos in the Games Industry
I'm guessing those who are okay with this are the kind of people who use words like "brand" in casual conversation
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 581
Should really carry on Oblivion but I'll probably just end up on Elden Ring
@somnambulance that is the single best reason I've ever heard for a replay of Red Dead II
Re: GTA 6 Fans Debating Whether Trailer 2 Teases Bonus Liberty City Map
I spotted some sand in the trailer, during a shot of a beach. If you take the letter 'd' off 'sand', what do you get...?
We're going back to San Andreas, people!
Re: Could Borderlands 4 Be an $80 PS5 Game? It 'Might' Be
The new game has double the budget of Borderlands 3? Does that mean they actually hired writers this time?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 580
All the recent GTA noise has got me wanting to download GTA V again and just mess about in that world.
I'm going to try and resist for as long as possible though, I've got Sniper Elite Resistance to finish up. These nazi testicles aren't going to pop themselves.
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?
Yeah I'm looking foward to this one a lot, I'm hoping for a more grown-up story this time around and it looks like we might be getting that.
@rjejr I think the PS5 version of GTA V possibly has a first-person mode. Might want to check that, but I seem to remember it being one of the selling points of the upgrade.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2025?
I'm almost scared to try Balatro. I quite like my social life.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 579
Playing Oblivion Remastered and I've already got further than I did back in the day. Don't know why it never clicked but it's clicking now.
Re: Poll: Are You Disappointed by the GTA 6 Delay?
Nope, works better for me if anything
Re: Codemasters 'Pausing Development' on Rally Games, EA Sports WRC Support Concludes
@Northern_munkey Haha I'll bear that in mind. Could almost buy an real live old banger at that rate
Re: Codemasters 'Pausing Development' on Rally Games, EA Sports WRC Support Concludes
Yeah people who've tried it swear by them. I've always meant to grab one but there's always been something else to buy, you know? I'll get one at some point.
Re: LittleBigPlanet Erasure Continues as Sackboy Removed from PlayStation Productions Logo
Come on Sony, we're not asking for new games and remakes. Just keep the little guy in the picture at least.
@Jrs1 Well played
Re: Codemasters 'Pausing Development' on Rally Games, EA Sports WRC Support Concludes
@Northern_munkey Well someone's got to promote it! When people talk about immersion in gaming, I think of Dirt Rally. And I've only ever played it with a controller, god knows what it's like with a wheel
Re: GTA 6 Publisher Supports Rockstar in 2026 Delay, Commits to 'Excellence'
Delay's no problem for me. This will take me into the World Cup nicely
Re: Codemasters 'Pausing Development' on Rally Games, EA Sports WRC Support Concludes
@Northern_munkey Dirt Rally 2.0 is one of the highlights of last gen for me. Massively, massively underrated game