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I don’t have a problem with this IF my companions aren’t absolute I’m imbeciles, getting stuck in corners or on ledges. I feel like they’re putting more weight on the AI with this, but happy to see, it’s not something I’ve ever cared about myself.

I forgot about this! It did look promising, especially with Michel Ancel’s involvement, it’s like he’s cursed to see his games crushed for eternity, unless it’s Rayman-related. Definitely a pact with a genie.

@Highlar completely agree, it usually costs less than a standard night out and keeps me entertained for at least a couple weeks, so tend to be good value. I might give it a spin if it’s cheap

Still not sold on Max’s design - obviously she’s not a teenager so will look different, but I don’t know anyone who changed THAT much in like under 10 years.

However, it’ll be down to personality and story in the end, I’m looking forward to it, and interested to see if the comics will be tied in. I’m not paying £75 for some T-shirts though.

Great news! I loved the second game, the exploration, story, atmosphere. The third game I didn’t enjoy as much, they dropped the more exploration-leaning gameplay, hopefully that’ll make a return

Frog-like game, to me, has several potential meanings:

• like Frogger - platforming with navigating a shifting environment
• a predominantly green colour palette
• as frogs are able to breath through skin, in essence, and must therefore be handled with care, perhaps the world will be delicate and liable to big repercussions from small actions
• including both land and water based dynamics
• characters will have very long tongues, which will be used as a way to recover lost health
• I have no idea what that means and it both confounds and delights me they used it so casually and innocently in a press release despite no one having a clue wtf it means

I’ve poured countless hours into this, well, actually countable as it’s on Steam - over 200. Each run you can always find new and fun strategies, the difficulty settings help you ramp up and keep things interesting, and each faction is really unique and fun to play with. On top of that near every run you’re unlocking something new and permanent.

I’d even say I prefer it over Slay the Spire as one of the best roguelites I’ve played, and with someone with a ***** Laptop that can’t handle much, I’ve played a lot.

For sone reason giving me strong ‘The Lost Odyssey’ vibes, maybe we’ll see what that game promised in its opening fully developed.

Looks fine, but the guns look to lack heft and the sort of game where enemies soak up damage before they flop over dead. Nice graphics though!

Bioshock has a lot of scope for something smaller and more intimate, but I can’t really see it working as a film.

A series following the steady decline of a utopia would have been fantastic, a film will have a lot to pack in.

Looks like Dynasty Warriors, with improved graphics and reduced frame rate, I’m sold!

This looks like one of those dumb games you pick up for a laugh then end up an emotional mess over because the storylines hit so damn hard out of nowhere. Yes, Hatoful Boyfriend, I’m looking at you.

This will definitely be picked up and fed into the Q-anon bollocks - the Trump gang are already desperately scrambling for anything they can use against her (also ***** the wannabe orange dictator)

I was trying to remember this game’s name the other day - great to hear we’ll see a little more of it soon, it looked like something pretty special. A game focused on being as much fun as possible, with real care and attention to the world to boot.

YES! Hopefully it’s a solid remaster in the vein of Mass REffect: Legendary Edition - with some quality of life and control updates.

Their atmosphere was incredible when I played them back in the day, but I imagine they’d be a bit difficult to play these days if it’s a straight port

I remember seeing this, never played the game but Holy Capitalism, Batman.

Maybe don’t include terrible vanity projects from the man that tanked Twitter in a day, was sued for calling a man a pedophile whilst throwing a hissy fit, and is generally a terrible Union-busting employer.

I don’t envy any developer facing the combined forces of a Star Wars gamer fanbase - you’re always going to have to put up with a lot of harsh criticism. But if I can make my own character and pew-pew some aliens and speed around in a vroomy vehicle I’ll be happy enough.

I had the urge to return to this recently. Somehow my dog is the sole party member that’s ended up in jail after a critical fail on a roll. Not many games will just throw the unexpected at you on every playthrough.

I enjoyed the demo but not enough to dive into it. I think I’ll wait for the inevitable PS+ drop, or a discount. I wanted to like it more than I did, but I’m
Sure I’ll be in the mood sometime for it

@KillerBoy from what I’ve seen, the story looked pretty good - it was the dated gameplay that sunk it

I’m just excited I can put the console into rest mode without it freaking so hard you need to unplug it from the wall and TV to fix. That was a fun launch quirk that lasted a year or two.

I’ll reserve judgement until we see how it plays out, but hopefully there will be some depth and moral ambiguity in characters, story and choice still.

@LikelySatan I mean, that’s a fair summary of Star Wars, but they’re saying it’s a bad thing to fight space Nazis? People are weird.

@MFTWrecks “politics” is always a funny thing to see in gamer comments - it always translates to either:

• a black person is in the game
• a character is queer
• there is a story where the big bad is someone who persecutes others abd what’s wrong with that?

I’ve put in like 30 hours and spent £0.00 on it, so, like, I’m happy. I’m sure I’ll get bored at some point, but if it doesn’t cost me a penny nothing to complain about, and every day if you put in an hour or so you’ll get a few free pulls on the gatcha

@Mikey856 important thing to note, not sure if others have said, is that was 50 million across multiple consoles, PC AND, most importantly, mobile.

The game is a lot of fun by itself, lots of mini games and the combat is snappy and fun, if button-mashy. But if you don’t like anime it’ll probably lose a lot of its appeal, in art style and cutscenes.

But its also free, so a lot of people will be downloading it just to try it out.

I’m downloading it ready for tomorrow - my first free to play gatcha, I’ll see if my internet can handle it, but it looks fun and stylish

I’ve never dug into the Trails series, despite being an avid JRPG fan. I felt I’d missed the boat and would have too many games to play before the latest - but looks like I can finally hop in and see what the fuss is all about!

I’m tempted to start my first gatcha addictio-…game. BUT my internet is atrocious. I’m guessing this is an ‘always online’ game, with no offline option?

Important question: can you finally play a furry, or do we have to settle for horned folk?

Very excited to replay this game, it’s been many years, I suppose around 21!

In the kindest possible way, if an alien ever needs a crash course in Japan, that 1:58 minutes will do it.

I loved it, FF8 was the first game that really sucked me in and I’ve been a big fan of the series ever since. But 16 was the first game since 10 I truly enjoyed - great characters, story and spectacle. Though Jill is an incredibly dull character who had so much potential early on, wasted opportunity to give her a real arc.

@dskatter I’ve not heard of them before, are they dodgy?

A head of security and AI Governance called ‘Hedman’ sounds like an AI already - I reckon they’re being run by AI already. It would explain their decision making over the years.

No. NO. YOU WERE DEAD. You should have STAYED dead! Don’t you dare come back. Do t you dare!

I’m pretty sure Bubsy 3D killed a part of me as a child, over 25 years later and it still fills me with a white hot rage, sadness, coldness. I can’t believe someone would inflict that on a whole new generation.

In no way a criticism, but excited to see the return of the Sphere Grid! Looks like it’s taking a little from various excellent RPG’s.

The other games were a bit of a pastiche too, and if they nail the dialogue and characters should be every bit as good as the others (if not the best yet)

Bet it’ll be a live-service loot shooter - on the plus side, hopefully they’re taking the approach of not announcing anything until we’re about a year or less out from release, which I’m all for!

That’s disappointing, it was looking interesting. It also looked highly ambitious, even by Paradox’s publish standards, so it’s not a stretch to imagine it taking longer than expected.

Just a shame it wasn’t possible to give it longer, it’s a guaranteed high seller with the talent behind it, and I would have thought Paradox would have the money selling their 2 million full price DLC’s for their various games.

Can you play this without playing the first? Doesn’t seem the first was too story heavy.

So pay extra to hit all the bugs that will be ironed out for the main launch?

Having said that, it will be hard to resist

There’s always going to be exceptional hype and expectations around Star Wars, no matter it’s medium, and they’ve done a good job of hyping this up even more than it’s name alone.

I doubt it’ll meet those expectations, but if it can provide a fun 7/10 experience that’s all that matters to me, but I imagine it will be disappointing on launch to many (though I’d be happy to be wrong!)

At this rate they may as well scrap the sequel (if there’s anything to scrap), option a TV series or film, generate some buzz, then just remake the first. All five of us fans would be ecstatic with that.

@dcaeuildzt we don’t have freedom of movement anymore, we can’t leave ;(

Also it’s a joke dude, the UK has had economic difficulties and one little joke tagline about the government on the website is easily skipped.

This looks very interesting, I love the look and speed of the turn-based fights! It’ll be interesting to see if it’s quite linear or opens up.

The first game and last had pretty formulaic stories that were super cheesy, but ultimately the characters had depth in an interesting world.

I’m willing to see how this plays out, I can forgive a cheesy, weird CGI trailer for now. As long as we get an indication of their being proper meat on the bones

Absolutely very very excited for this, WOW, Max is back! I can’t remember being so excited for a game announcement in quite some time. Interested to see if the comics are made cannon and factored in or not.

@BrettAwesome as always, thank you for the irony my dude, looks like there’s only one person ‘flying off the handles over a bit of skin’ and it isn’t ’a positivist’

You’re not telling us a free-to-play game was trying to rip-off its players and back-peddled when it was caught out, the shock, the horror!