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I don't play FPS games much and I've not touched Battlefield or COD in nearly 15 years but I am so happy to see proper competition to Call of Duty. That's what the gaming world needs, and that's also why it's sad Xbox has fallen so far behind.

Competition is vital to the health of the gaming industry. Although I'm not going to play this I will say that I've really been enjoying watching the videos online, it looks so much fun.

Those words aren't that comforting to me. Not every game needs to be huge and ambitious and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. I miss more focused games. The recent Mafia is a great example

Yesssss can't wait!!!! Given how passionate Mortal Kombat fans are I'm wondering if they'll work on their PS2 era emulators and skills to give us a volume 2 with the extremely beloved 3D era. Those games are extremely janky but I would love to get back into Deception's Konquest mode.

But for now, I grew up on Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for SNES. I hope they've kept the Galaga game in it!!

I've never heard of these! But I will say that the Mega Man X series is the one I grew up with and love so, so much. Mega Man X4 specifically was my first experience ever with an anime and the story really broke my 7 year old heart hahaha

Once I platinum the X series I guess I'll start picking up the other series and work through them all

There's nothing more dorky than a bunch of people on the internet arguing over the scope of the word "anime" lol.

@Michael2008ish I am genuinely wondering at this point if there's a rights issue, or a severely troubled remake they're working on. It's officially available on modern phones, why not consoles?!

@UltimateOtaku91 I agree but I also really like them revisiting their older titles. Lots of gems hiding in the vaults.

And I'm just going to say it - please give us some sort of Chrono Trigger re-release! Genuinely holds up extremely well all these years later. Even a direct port of the most basic version would be fine.

I wish this game was better. Plenty of room for a game of this scope, they just can't be *****

I wish people on the internet realized this but for some reason gamers online live in a world of extreme hyperbole and can't accept opinions other than their own.

@Thumper yes I have a US account but have lived in the UK for years so I'm unfortunately very familiar with the pricing differences. I think you're mixing it up a bit - £35 is over $45 and $30 with tax would be let's say $33, which is like £25. Obviously USD of course

0 regret purchase for me. Loads of fun on PS5. I've only done multiplayer (I'm ***** but don't want to touch campaign until schedules align for coop) and it looks amazing, sounds great, runs smooth as butter and the added details of colour here and there in the environment really add a lot.

@Jey887 well it's personal preference, and I am not happy with it. Psychonauts 2 is kind of cool but I've never played 1 so there's an investment there, Stardew Valley I assume most people interested in it would own on another console (I have it on Switch and I find it kind of boring), and while I appreciate a hidden gem I have no idea what Viewfinder is.

Never played Yooka-Laylee but have always been interested, at that price point I think I'll take the dive when it launches!

For a tenner it's exactly what I'd expect

These posts just highlight the worst aspects of a digital only future locked into an eco system with 0 competition.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is £15 used on eBay, physical. For some strange reason it's £35 in the store? Which doubly is a scam in itself because why is it $30 in the same sale on the US store? That's like £21 or something.

I don't understand the need comments. A game is worth what it's worth, I think the price point is fair for what it is. And it's a lot of fun. I've only done a few multiplayer matches but something I've noticed is that the game doesn't seem 2007 grey and brown anymore - it looks a lot brighter with more colour, and it looks fantastic. Has anyone noticed this or an I crazy? The only thing I can actually point to is the foliage seems to add a lot of pop (with the green etc) but there's gotta be more to it

@Fartingale obviously it's different but the US is awful in many ways. How do you draw the line nowadays? America is erasing history, trying to take over states with the military, ignoring political assassinations if they're from another party, trying rigging elections through gerrymandering to stay in power, not to mention the gun violence, intent government racism, the rewriting of history (e.g. the museums), and trying to go backwards of women's rights and gay rights. People still buy US made games 🤷‍♂️

Unbelievable, had no idea there was a new entry. I remember finding Katamari Damacy used at Software Etc and buying it based off the cover. Absolutely loved it. Think there's something missing from today's gaming world where ending judges off what others are saying instead of taking a leap of faith and discovering new types of games (to be fair, it isn't cheap and there are too many games now!)

I've not played since the PSP version so I'm very excited for this! I think it's going to be surreal seeing Katamari in HD... I'm used to jagged edges and a slight blur!

I'm tired of AAA budgeted games. They're specifically made to be as cookie cutter and risk-free as possible. Look at Sony's output - all the same, I say this every time but they're third party action/adventure games with a million pointless collectibles if you're going for the platinum.

This kind fantastic. I'll get it and the Terminator game, won't destroy the bank account, and be thrilled that once I'm done the game I'm done.

@Propaperpusher Especially a port of an arcade game for £25. Would be nice, but this is definitely a budget title and that's okay too.

@nomither6 I've not played it yet!! I'm primarily interested because it includes the first game. Have you played the first one and is it good? I was an N64 kid so revisiting the classic is mega appealing to me haha

I play my PS3 regularly and there are several games I wanted to purchase from the store. The 360 store shut down but I think Xbox has at least kept the backwards compatible games for sale on modern consoles. Nintendo is notoriously crap with this but at least the consoles are easily hackable.

I think, for me personally, the biggest disappointment will be the loss of DLC. Some games will never make a comeback on modern consoles and also don't have a physical complete edition (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Dragon Age: 2, Alice: Madness Returns). If Sony stopped spending hundreds of millions on live service games chasing the trends they could probably invest a fraction of it into stability for the PS3 store. Maybe it won't make the money back but it'll keep people in the ecosystem and also generate goodwill for marketing hype.

Saw another interview where they said they wouldn't do any PS2-era games because of the technical limitations, but that same interview seemed to say no Mythologies or Special Forces. I'd be surprised if the latter two were included to be honest - I feel like the "more games" thing will be different versions of Trilogy. But who knows!

Can't wait for this kollection. They're right, we all grew up with a version of Mortal Kombat we love, and mine is SNES UMK3.

Dreams could've been the perfect "live service" game for Sony. Instead they squandered the game, the studio, and all the creativity and fun

I never played any Bethesda games before starting this a few years back (I've since 100% Skyrim and Fallout 3!!) but for some reason I wanted to platinum this.

Got the fishing trophy but was scared off the Emperor one and ended my grind. It is the PERFECT stoner game though if you're into that. Repetitive, bit overwhelming, but easy to solo for dozens of hours and kind of mindlessly fun.

The community was really really nice too.

I've played Dynasty Warriors from 3 until 7. I really hated it when they got rid of the characters having unique weapons. Once they dropped that every character felt the same and it felt like the game lost a huge chunk of personality.

Huang Gai was the *****

Everyone in season 1 looked like they were having an absolute blast and that translated to a really fun show. Can't wait to watch season 2 tomorrow, the trailer looked fantastic

1) Excited for this and hope there's a volume 2 that contains the entire PS2 era

2) I hope that if they add DLC they add more trophies. For whatever stupid reason Atari 50 doesn't have any DLC trophies despite having an actively growing roster of games. Huge missed opportunity

Honestly it probably would've been a good mobile move for Sony. The audience this is for would eat it up

If only they added new trophies 😭

It's a fun game, it's beautiful, but I absolutely hate when games use collectibles to pad out the open world. I know you can choose not to do that but I enjoy getting the plats, however Sony games in general tend to just overdue the collectibles for no real reason.

Game had a great story though and fun combat, and I really like the online bit. Just wish the platinum was either less time consuming or had more of a substantial challenge.

Twisted Metal.

One (unintended?) bit of nostalgia here is that since I've not heard of a single game on this list I will have the pure 90s experience again of going in blind and judging them for myself. They might all be *****, they might be amazing, but for £15 it's 100% worth a go.

And I love supporting classics coming to modern consoles.

Excited for this but curious who the target audience is. Will it be kids? Or more of a Princess Bride/Hook- type adventure where it's aiming for older kids? Would love it if it filled that gap. Little light violence and some scares but nothing too crazy - I feel like a lot of films today don't even try to strike that balance anymore.

I played for the first time (and platted) this game a couple weeks ago, so that's two playthroughs that are fresh in my mind. I was in the middle of doing my No Return trophies when this dropped so I hopped back into chronological mode and I actually really enjoyed it. Yes, there are a couple scenes that are jarring, but it actually helped me understand a couple things better.

Can't remember what those things were because they were small bits but in the moment I really appreciated it, and it made for an enjoyable third playthrough

I only use mine for gaming. It seems a waste of electric to use it for anything else. I guess if I were travelling and bringing my PS5 I'd use the apps it has but I'd much rather bring my Firestick as the UI is friendlier and there are more options.

But mostly it's just the power draw.

Twisted Metal that isn't F2P?! One can dream.

I'm tired of Sony's existing output. Their games are extremely pretentious feeling, and yes they're really good but I want some different genres. If this is ANOTHER third person open world collectathon I will go insane. I love third person adventure games, but Playstation owns a ton of amazing IPs begging for even AA budgeted revivals (which is why I'm sad Embracer is gone despite their stupidity).

AA would mean we'd get more output, too, because we're basically getting one game every generation from each of their studios.

oh god damn it I just bought this game

Love this but also hate the lack of competition for Sony, who instead of making another GT Sport or even MotorStorm will probably be happy with their 30% cut of Forza sales. 0 risk there for them. Probably the same for Sony's shooters too - Gears of War and Halo will help their bottom line. The only thing Xbox doesn't have really is a third party adventure game, thank god Sony has a hundred of them now 🙄

God damn shame.

This is a quality lineup, heavy hitters, smaller gems and diverse genres. Just wish it was more like this every month for the price it costs

@ATaco they had one in development, it was a live service title which ultimately was cancelled.

I enjoyed the 2013 Twisted Metal, and Twisted Metal Black was the peak (although very much of its era). Wish they'd just give us an AA budget Twisted Metal game, keep it dark, have strong single player content but a few online maps and stuff, would be so happy. Not everything has to be live service or mega huge budget.

@TheFakulty I stated TLOU2 last month and have all trophies except the grounded No Return daily run and this chronological order one, which I'm working on now. Play the game normally, it's not hard to follow at all. I like it significantly more than the first game.

Can't wait. Mafia is a great series and I'm glad they're going back to the basics here. And pricing accordingly.

Love the AA games. Focused, solid, couple issues but they don't overshadow the game, and a passionate team of devs. Can't wait to play this after I finish Terminator.

I'm also looking forward to that side scrolling Terminator 2 game that's coming out in I think September. I don't care much about modern side scrollers but that looks something special.

@Nekomichu it's just such a relaxing game. Thanks for the tips! PSN name is the same so feel free to drop me more, I'm so unsure on what to pull for. Planning to go FTP but also just want to focus on the platinum from the very beginning, I'm not so fussed about the other stuff.. just post play casually and focus on the goal

Just started this game, my girlfriend's been laughing at me but it's the perfect chill game. I know nothing of the updates or community but find it extremely difficult to figure out what all the currencies all - especially what to hoard vs spend as I go for the platinum.

I think I'm almost finished Chapter 1 but is the story really that good? I've sort of been skipping it as I thought it was just an excuse to get you to spend money but maybe I shouldn't be?

None of this matters if it's priced out of reach.

This is why physical gaming should never die.

Very late to this but just played the game for the first time and beat it last night. Thought it was brilliant, bit too gruesome in some scenes for me personally but overall really excellent game. I didn't love the first one to be honest, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask, but loved the ending especially.

Looks great. Especially that price point.