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I'm 60 hours in & just about to attend Louis' soiree in Brilehaven. I'll give my final opinion when I've finished, but right now, I'd say Metaphor is Atlus' best game since Persona 4 (which I've felt was their pinnacle)!

What are the odds?! I have two main hobbies - gaming & watching horse racing (my free hobby! I don't gamble & feel you should have at least one hobby that doesn't cost anything but time.). Point is, there're two Troy Bakers in my sphere - the voice actor & the Australian jockey!! 😂

Started Metaphor's demo last month. Then went out of state for a wedding (was a great time!). Picked up the full game in my travels. Got reacquainted with the game thru finishing off the demo & transferred that over to the full release! Will get fully into it tomorrow!!!

"Netflix will instead pivot to the pursuit of generative AI in development." 🤦🏽‍♀️

If you enjoy TRPGs, I highly recommend Blackguards 2. It's all of $0.59 (that's right, 59 CENTS) in this new sale.

The demo for Metaphor won me over!! Will be picking up the game Friday so it's here when I get back from an out-of-state wedding!

Sad news. I still have many of my OPM issues. None of the discs, though, I always gave them to friends after I'd tried them out.

Finished Capes this morning. I really enjoyed it. Being the Queen of Save Scummers, I usually don't like games with only one save slot, but I was ok with it here. I enjoy both linear & open world games so the very linearity of this didn't bother me at all. I'm not a graphics whore so the B graphics didn't irk me in the least. The gameplay was a ton of fun - if you're big into tactical games & want something different than your usual mage, fighter, rogue, et al, this game provides that in spades. Each character has their own abilities, & it really is "easy learn, hard to master" so you're always engaged! I liked the story/writing, but have one question about the end I wish I could ask the writers about (no spoilers). The voice acting is excellent - I've played AAA games where it wasn't this good!! All in all, it's the best game released this year that I've played! 👍🏼 For the record, it's only the 3rd game released this year I've played. If I was to put them in order of enjoyment, it'd be: 1. Capes 2. Solasta: Crown of the Magister 3. Sea of Stars

What an extremely disappointing reveal. So much for just passing my buddy a disc! No built-in disc drive, no sale.

They updated Capes!! The balancing issue is resolved!! According to what I've read online (they never did respond to me), it also adds storylines. I'm just happy I can advance now. Once the patch is downloaded, you have to delete your save (only one save spot in this game) & start over. I was fine with that since I was essentially stuck. The game flows much better now - I'm just past where I'd been stuck.

I've had a tough year & this more linear game is just what I need right now. I feel like I'm playing a comic book - fun times!!

Will update later when I've played more!

No-one at Daedalic ever got back to me regarding the balancing patch for Capes. Their automated response telling me they'd get back to me was sent to me July 22. I do keep checking for the console update, but it hasn't been released. It's been a tough year for me financially - lots of unexpected expenditures. So, instead of spending more money, I'm replaying Divinity: Original Sin. Haven't played it since 2015 (per the trophy dates!) - so, just about the right amount of time's passed for me to enjoy it all over again!!

I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for about 10 million of those Shadowheart kisses!! 😘

The more I see of it, the more excited I am for it. But at the same time, every new reveal makes me want to pour another one out for Piranha Bytes. 🫗

I was interested in Capes, but had read it had balancing issues. Then I saw a post that said it'd been patched (on PC) in late June. I figured the patch had probably made its way to consoles by now. It has not, & the balancing issues, at least for me, have made it unprogressable. I emailed Daedalic Entertainment (as I cannot find a contact address for Spitfire) to see if they'd give me an estimate as to when the patch might arrive, but they haven't responded. It's a shame - I think there's a fun game hiding in there.
So I'm giving them until the end of the Olympics (I like the winter games, but LOVE the summer ones!) to release the patch or I cut my losses & move on to another game.

Finished Sea of Stars yesterday. I'm glad I played it & had a nice time with it, but for me, it falls into the "Games I've finished once & will never play again" category. Which is better than "Games I regret purchasing"!

C'mon, Sony, help these guys out! Throw us a bone!! 🦴

Haven't played (until today) in 3 weeks. First I was sitting a heartbreaking death watch for my friend of 45 years. Thankfully, she went peacefully. Then the stress, not eating & sleeping properly & just all-around mess of things got me sick as a dog. Yesterday was the first day I started feeling much better (thank you, antibiotics!).

Anyway, reacquainted myself with Sea of Stars this morning. Every time I play it, the word that comes to mind is that it's a charming RPG. I think I'm somewhere between a third & halfway through.

@MidnightDragonDX They are. III is already up for pre-order on Amazon, et. al.

6 months to a year after release, I'm hoping to hear that Avowed is coming. Since they announced TPP as an option, it's the first Xbox game I'm interested in. 🤞🏽

😭 💔

I still love you, strategy games. ❤️‍🔥

Finished Solasta this morning. I very much enjoyed it! Will be watching for Tactical Adventures next offering. I held out for the physical edition, so now I'm just waiting for Sea of Stars to arrive!! Should be here for next weekend. 😸

Solasta's really gotten its hooks into me! But today is one of the few days a year I intentionally take off to enjoy another hobby. The 2000 Guineas in the UK happens in about an hour. The Kentucky Derby in about 10. Plus there're a ton of undercard races at both venues to enjoy! Already have the DVR running!! Will get back to Solasta tomorrow (with a side of the 1000 Guineas!)!

Playing the Game of Life!! Have a wedding to go to later this morning. Planning on partying to the break of dawn!!! 💃🏽 Will probably resume gaming Monday (one of the perks of being retired!!). Even though I'm not deep into it yet, I'm developing an addiction to Solasta: Crown of the Magister (like all the games I've really enjoyed, I find myself thinking about it when I'm not playing).

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

Didn't vote in the poll because I just finished BG3 a couple weeks ago so hadn't played anything from 2024 yet. Started Solasta: Crown of the Magister a few days ago, & so far (much too early to give a proper opinion yet) it's the perfect palette cleanser after living with BG3 so long (started it in Nov.)! 👍🏼

Taking a little break (something I like to do after I finish a game). Finished BG3 Thursday (started it back in November!). Had a great time!! 😸

Nice, big indie showcase?! Definitely up for it!! 👍🏼

" Will you be tuning in?" Hell yes!!! 😸 🎮

"...traditional single player campaigns with definitive endings are still extremely important." Off course (😉) they are!! They're all I buy/play!!! 😸

We've all been reading for awhile now how PS outsells the Xbox every month by a wide margin in numerous regions - so, combined with all the money they've spent on acquisitions, bringing their games to other platforms makes sense. In the long run, I can see them doing like Sega & ditching the hardware to focus on their software.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first Like a Dragon (Yakuza 8), but once I read how greed had affected this iteration (no New Game + unless you buy DLC), I decided that the game's title refers to Sega seeking Infinite Wealth & am skipping it.

Forget who won which awards - I want to commend them for putting on an excellent awards show! This is how it should be run - with respect to all. Hope Geoff watches it & takes copious notes!

"They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection." Not so - I still have mine & continue to add to them.

BG3 is outrageously fantastic, but the best thing Larian did while developing it is avoid crunch like the plague! 👍🏼

Happy New Year, everybody!!! 🥳 I absolutely love that you're going to focus on positivity!! Wishing all a fabulous 2024 with those who are still working (I'm, thankfully, retired) NO layoffs.

Hope everyone had a great holiday, & wishing all a fantastic new year!!

My New Year's wish - all the people laid off this year find jobs they love!! 💝

I haven't played Sea of Stars yet (holding out for next year's physical release). The best indie I played this year is the one I've dubbed the Most Overlooked Tactical game of the year: Miasma Chronicles. The Bearded Ladies improve on everything from Mutant Year Zero (which I very much enjoyed). They even gave me a gut punch when I came across Farrow's grave in MC.

@UltimateOtaku91 As with any tie-in, there will probably be some little things we'll (Rising's gameplay isn't my thing either) miss as they've said you'll be able to carryover your save into Hundred Heroes. However, the director, Yoshitake Murayama, has said isn't obligatory to play Rising.

@playstation1995 My favorite E3 mike drop: $299. 😸

This looks very interesting!! Glad that turn-based RPGs are getting the love again! 🥰

Looks like it'll be right up my alley! I'm VED-ie interested!! 😉

Rather than this, I wish one of their updates would bring back the ability to copy saves to a USB stick like you can on the PS4. 🤞🏽

April 23 - should be good timing. Will probably have finished off my current games by then! 😸 🎮

I've been following this game for over a year! Very much looking forward to its PS release!

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden! 👍🏼 😸

I really enjoyed Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, & this looks delightful as well!! Looking forward to it! 😸

@mariomaster96 FYI - Like a Dragon 8 is Infinite Wealth - they renamed it.

I hope to see more of Capes. Maybe some release info? 🤞🏽

I'm currently playing the PS4 version of Risen so this immediately grabbed me! Looking forward to it! 👍🏼 😸

For the first six months of this year, I've been playing games from previous years. Picked up my first release of '23 a few weeks ago (held out for the physical release), & am loving it - Miasma Chronicles (hi, Khayl, always nice to have someone else enjoying the games that I do!). I really enjoyed MYZ (what a stab in the heart it was when I found Farrow's tombstone in MC), & yet this game manages to improve on all the gameplay elements. Cannot recommend it highly enough!!

I loved long RPGs when I was working (took me 8 months to beat FF7 back then), & now that I'm retired, they're much appreciated & still loved! Big fan of Larian's - thoroughly enjoyed both Original Sins, so I've been looking forward to this for some time. My only disappointment is that they're forgoing a PS5 physical release.