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@nomither6 that’s a rather miserable take. It’s just a game about disability and finding happiness as a kid, it’s something very rarely looked at in games and it’s a unique set up by a unique auteur.

It’s also a game I completely missed. I’ll have to check it out when money allows.

Seems I’m going against the grain, but this sounds a fantastic set up. Sounds like a Manhunt set up, intense horror followed by a frantic intense bloody action hit.

I’m awful at horror games, they scare me and I find them hard to play for long or complete, this set up would really help me play through it all.

Definitely been intrigued by this from the start, great to see some proper gameplay.

The voice acting of the lead sounds pretty grating though, but you can also punch a giant mechanised bear in its stupid face, so it should balance out.

Horrifying intro (I say as a pop punk fan), but the gameplay looks a lot of fun. I’ll grab it on the inevitable PS+ or on sale sometime.

Finally, some goddamn scalie-porn wicker man on my console. I knew Santa would deliver on my weirdly specific request.

Looking forward to seeing some gameplay though, be interesting if they go for a proper third person over the shoulder style or stick to BG3 quasi-isometric hybrid.

@Rich33 That might happen, but it would be costly to close down and move at scale. The sorts of companies that can do that, will often have physical capital in the host country.

Also, hot take to be taken with a pinch of salt, if a company runs away because of a Union, then they’re up to some heinous activity that people are safer away from.

Then again Amazon didn’t relocate, and they’re pretty awful to their employees who I think finally managed to unionise, so a union can also only do so much - but more than without one.

@Rich33 well that’s the case for joining a union, isn’t it?
The point of them is to give power to the workers, so when the Big Cheeses try and do something abhorrent, they’re held to task. If they’re summarily fired without grounds, they will be pressured into either not or giving fair payout.

Even if a company moves its workforce overseas and lets everyone go, they still have to give severance pay, and a union can help ensure and protect that (if not prevent it).

Can’t believe this clear Dog bias. Only ONE cat game and TWO Paw Patrol games?!

But generally a great month, will happily give all of these a go.

I bought it at launch, I’ve not played it for a couple years after all the updates, and it’s still one of my favourite games.

Sticks in the head, superbly fun to play, and some of the best side quests I’ve experienced. It had me at different points whooping, clinging to the edge of my seat, bawling my eyes out and having to step away for a couple days to let parts sink in.

Might just have to boot it back up and get around to the DLC finally.

It’s a bit of a shame it was revealed - it’s like someone loudly explaining magic tricks at the magic show, we might already know but we like to enjoy the wonder and excitement at the time.

Great set up so far - Mirage looked fun but too much of a retread to buy, and Wo Long I was scared to buy incase I was crap at it, but I’ll definitely give both a bash

@Jammer Star Wars has also been cheesy from the start. Can’t tell if you’re Dracula Flow or a Tyromancer at this point

@Jammer Depends, that includes the writers of Andor. Disney has managed to release some of the very best and the very worst star wars universe content over the years.

@JoeNobody I do agree as long as it’s upfront and a human hand is still heavily involved, it’s almost acceptable. But I disagree that no one cares, or people who do don’t game a lot.

I think anyone who’s really passionate about gaming doesn’t want to see creatives pushed out of the job, replaced by increasingly rehashed visual, artistic and gameplay elements.

AI, if left unchecked, will destroy all creative industries. I already have friends directly and significantly impacted by it. So it’s good to see this pushback. I hope it continues.

You can ride a horse on the moon as a samurai-cyborg, of course I’m down for it. That said, I can’t place my finger on it, but something seems quite AI about it all - maybe the look or ideas, something seems off.

That’s definitely a Suda51 game, may they never change! Mad narrative, fun and basic retro arcade action, bombastic visuals and kick-ass soundtrack. Always worth a sale purchase

@Pat_trick I’d argue otherwise, mostly as humans are creatures of routine so everything ends up cyclical.

I feel like they stole a lollipop from a baby, took them into a sweet shop, bought another lollipop, then ate that one in front of the baby too.

I had real hope after the remasters, the games have so much promise for a modern reboot. My final hope is Playstation Studios pick it up for a TV show, or a comic series, but I doubt that too.

Looks a lot of fun, even if they have directly copied every animation from Avatar for the element bending. Looks a good, fun pallet cleanser though - bit like the first Infamous game

I hope no one was looking forward to continuing their Liara/Steve/Sam/Kaidan & Shep romance in the new ME. I sure do love funding governments that have capital punishment or lashing and prison sentences for LGBT+ individuals.

@Romans12 Completely get you, but as Medic_Alert said, if you can stick with it it really pays off. It’s one of those games that gets better and better the more you level up and the more the world opens up.

Side missions become entwined with the main story, characters really grow and develop, the side quests that don’t tie in still end up becoming some of the most emotionally charged and/or dark twisty leviathans you’ll find in the medium. And you can set people on fire with your mind as you scoot around samurai-slicing goons to bits!

It really is worth holding fast

Very clearly referring to a Xenomorph.

@Cavefish all credit to @nessisonett, but with Tarantino it’s obligatory to hammer it home. He is also getting worse with it, so I’d put money down on Tarantino throwing his fetish in everyone’s face again

It’s a superb game. Memorable characters and a genuinely engaging story, even after all these years. The whole thing just has so much heart and warmth to it, this is tempting me back to a replay despite my backlog.

@nessisonett they will between 9AM ET on 27th November and 9AM ET on 1st December.

Get Ready, Feet are Coming.

He didn’t try very hard, and he got pretty far, but in the end it didn’t even matter.

Personally I’m excited to see which we get first, BG&E2, Elder Scrolls VI or the heat death of the universe. I’m excited for two of the three at least.

Those are two fantastic show runners, it’ll be interesting to see what they cook up together.

@Uromastryx it was only this year I spent more time in a single playthrough of a game than Witcher 3, I do have gaming OCD so know exactly what you mean haha

@Uromastryx I think they meant in regards to how responsive the world is to your actions.

Whatever else you might say about BG3, it is incredibly impressive the level of reaction. People are discovering new things after plowing hundreds of hours into the game.

Witcher 3 was amazing at that on a large scale, but I’d love to see smaller scale reactions in Witcher 4. Otherwise more of Witcher 3 with better combat would be sublime

It would be great if it was being used to expand borders and gameplay in the same way 3D was, but instead it’s being used to replace people and cut costs, all at the expense of human creativity.

It’s a shame, seemed like Ubisoft were starting to play with their formula a bit in the last couple releases after a few years of stagnation.

Looks intriguing! Also appreciate the other comments here - looks very stylish, and I actually love the FF cheese of it all.

But I hope we get a genuinely interesting take on Arthurian legend, and it’s not just going to reskin a generic action game with recognisable names and cosmetics. Albeit with corny dialogue and VA

I loved F.I.S.T’s atmosphere and setting, but I find it hard to connect with metroidvania’s - this looks fantastic fun though!

Cheesy lines and action, taking itself a touch too seriously, only adds to its charm - reminding me a bit of Darksiders.

@4fold my man, I’m sure Pornhub will sort you out.

The game has a great set of characters, crunchy, surprisingly violent action at times, and a really fun light-RPG set-up with the dispatch work itself.
There’s not much of an overall plot, but the team all coming together is really charming, and some choices feel important.

Definitely recommend it for a fun weekend’s entertainment

@NeonTiger I have to disagree with both of those points. I wasn’t sure what you meant by technically ugly? I bought it at launch and performance was silky smooth, it wasn’t 60 fps with ray tracing, but it’s an Indy game.

There are issues with its pace, characters that will take a while to grow on you, music that’s good but can be unobtrusive.

But objectively speaking, the art direction is striking - it’s a unique world, memorable and diverse locations, with things I’ve not seen before in any other game.
Subjectively speaking, it’s one of the most strikingly beautiful games I’ve played.

I’ve wanted to play half of the Extra selection, so happy with that. GTA V being wheeled out is a bit lame, but the rest makes up for it. All varied, and most highly rated.

Looking better and better, obvious very strong Witcher 3 vibes in all the best ways, with crunchier combat. Will wait for reviews as ever, but will put money aside to buy it if it reviews well

Boooo! Generative AI for coding assistance is one (often brining) thing, but for the creative side of things, the art and such? Gross to be bragging about not paying actual artists or people for the work

I’ve got a few episodes left - but it really is such a charming game, world and set of characters.

The animation is vibrant and distinct without being distracting, the dispatching part is addictive, they create solid time and character in a large cast. Still salty about the terrible, borderline-insulting stammer representation, but the rest is superb enough I can let it slide with just a grumble.

Great month for Extra, GTAV will save me having to switch discs at least

I know it’s a huge, huge market and it’s what the kids do these days - but gods I can’t describe how much I despise the words “for Mobile phones” when it comes to games I’d otherwise be all for. I’m sure it’ll be fun and be a money spinner though, to fund the next console game

You had me at “Cafe! Stop!”

I think Suckerpunch capitulating was a bit surprising and disappointing, but the game is very good and deserves to sell well - it’s nice to have bad guys that are bad, and everyone cheering as the heroes do heroic things.

Plus you can pet the ***** outta foxes. No one mentions the fox petting enough. One shrine gives you like 3 pets.

On the one hand, I put almost 100 hours into the game, on the other I can barely remember any stand-out moments. It was ultimately a very brown, very dull world but with the best gameplay of the series.

It’s far from a bad game, but taking out graphics and gameplay it was easily the weakest in the series. But subjective, as ever.

Can’t wait to play Beyond Good & Evil 2, ES6 and Soul Reaver 3 when I’m senile enough to believe I’m actually living in their worlds. The future of gaming: Dementia.

The optimist in me hopes they’ve given themselves 6 months instead of multiple smaller delays, to give plenty of time to launch in a state with stable frame-rates. But they also have the flexibility, no matter when they release it’ll be in profit by the next day.

Well those comments went in a strange direction. But all good news on the ME front, Veilguard really grew on me so I have faith they’ve still got the heart to provide fun gameplay with good characters.

‘Civil War’ sounds interesting - if it’s about curing the genophage, and another Krogan uprising, I wonder if they’ll slot in any previous choices. Would it mean, possibly, we see Wrex again? Could we play as an alien, on any side?

They’re both great games, and it’s been a while since I played Tsushima so might not remember all the details.

But Yotei has tighter, more challenging (on higher difficulties) combat, the exploration is masterful, with distinct organic visual markers, and I love how the flashbacks are handled.

But Tsushima seemed the bigger spectacle, that iconic intro, some real standout main quests. But I’ve not played many main quests in Yotei, so the spectacle may still be there later on. But generally, both similar, both good.

@FuriousMachine that’s my thought too. They were fired for trying to unionise, but they had to find a justification first, which they’ve likely been able to provide. They’re a big business that earns BIG money, unions threaten the profit margins

Incredible studio, and amazing to have grown up with their increasingly mature games. Still holding on Jak 4, I know it’ll never happen but a boy can dream. Also, am I going mad or did they blur out a pride flag in the video?