I plan on upgrading, but I've no desire to go the the theater these days. I just got over covid, don't want it again. Plus, the movie doesn't look that good. They really miscast the movie.

@get2sammyb

Yeah. I should have read the whole article. D'oh!

Not sure how big or valid of a site PSUniverse is, but I had an article in my Google feed saying they had possible leak info, or predictions rather.

PS4, PS5 PS Plus Free Games February 2022 Predictions:

Watch Dogs Legion (PS5)
Outriders (PS4, PS5)
A Short Hike (PS4)

If accurate, this isn't too bad.

https://www.psu.com/news/playstation-plus-february-2022-ps4-ps5-free-games/

@Muttt

Exactly what Sony is hoping for.

@Barryburton97

Nope, it's just to confuse people and hope they buy it on PS5. Plus, the store on the PS5 doesn't show the PS4 version, so you'll only see that on the mobile/PC storefront or the PS4 storefront.

Sony still trying to squeeze that extra $10 out of gamers. 🙄

@PenguinL

That is very annoying, I hate seeing the PS4 version of a disc game constantly asking to be installed, but even more, I hate seeing two icons on the home screen.

This doesn't happen with digital copies though.

@itsfoz

FarCry 6 could have been great, but they screwed it up with removing the skill tree, adding the ammo types, and making enemies RPG bullet sponges.

Seriously, it was the same mistake with GR Breakpoint.

Ubisoft is more concerned with continuous revenue than just putting out a good single player offline game.

Maybe I'm just becoming jaded, but im seriously starting those interest in this hobby the more publishers try to milk us for every penny they can. They ruin good games in order to do so.

I bought legion on a deep sale, I actually ended up liking it quite a bit. The whole play as anyone gimmick was the biggest issue. It just wasn't very fun. Itimited your playstyle when I think a single character with a progression/skill system would have been better.

I actually really enjoyed the opening character you play as in the game. They should have kept the character as the protagonist.

Meh, both Battlefield and CoD have been irrelevant for me for over a decade. I suppose this could be good news for some, but I'd argue it's bad news for all.

EA is already notorious for loot boxes and micro-transactions, and from what I recall, the last couple Battlefield games went all in on this. Particularly 2042 with having the kill animations go to a 3rd person camera view to help sell more finishing animations.

I can only imagine how much worse the game would be if it went F2P.

@Reveluv

I believe the challenges are a week long, maybe more? I've been off the game for about a month, so I can't recall. Just make sure you go in game and get your one enemy kill and your good to claim it.

I also can't remember what happens to the limited weapons after a challenge time period.
They either dissappear, or perhaps get added to the Ubisoft Club rewards but then require your Ubi Points to unlock them. I do believe once you've participated and unlocked it, you can claim it whenever. Not sure if there is a claim time limit, but I've claimed items a couple weeks after the community challenge ended as long as I met the participation requirement before hand.

Perhaps someone else can further clarify this for me.

I'd definitely go for it. The scythe is a fun weapon in Valhalla. I believe the Wrath of the Druids has one with rather boring perks, the store has one, which I did buy against my usual better judgement, but I like it a lot, and then there is this one. It's definitely not a weapon that has many variants as far as I recall.

An additional reminder, the Valhalla festival was extended until January 29th I believe, so if there is anything worthwhile in the festival, this weekend into next week is your time to get it.

I'm going to work on the festival this weekend. I've only participated in the last 3, but they've all been easy to complete and unlock all the rewards within a few hours of game time. I appreciate Ubisoft didn't make them huge time sinks akin to something like Destiny.

@UltimateOtaku91

Yeah, I've embraced Indie gaming like never before. Everything is just starting to suck these days.

@ATaco

Only now, Sony is probably thinking whatever they were going to announce isn't good enough. I wonder if this will further delay their reveal.

I dont care about any of the ActivisionBlizzard games, so no loss for me, but this is a big loss for gamers as a whole.

@UltimateOtaku91

But, but...

This was on the official Xbox Twitter account.

"Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device."

Surely they have Playstation gamers at heart too.
🙄

Oh wait, except for Sony devices. I didn't fall for that line of BS when they said it about Bethesda, an acquisition I actually cared about.

My brother and I have been discussing the decline of this hobby for quite a while now. Long before even the Bethesda acquisition.

The industry is just losing its appeal.

MTX galore
Multiple launch editions for games with mostly useless content.
Live Service money grabbing tactics
Loot Boxes
Always Online Requirement
NFT's 🤮
Now Microsoft trying not to outdo the competition, but effectively kill it off.

None of this is good for the industry. Plus, AAA games have become stale and redundant.

It's becoming more and more likely I'll just find a new hobby.

People gave me s**t for complaining when Microsoft bought Bethesda. Now look what they're doing. You think they're done? Hardly!

@Jacko11

But, but, Phil Spencer is a nice guy, everybody likes him. 🙄

@NeThZOR

I dont see this as being a half assed game though. The 1st game is still being supported, and it was more than a full game at release.

I just expect the same scenario.

It really depends, but I'd say for a single player campaign, 10-20 hours is ideal. Double that for all the bonus stuff like collectibles, side quests, challenges, puzzles, etc.

Anything over 40 hours is really pushing it.

The only games I spend over 100 hours on are open world games like Assassin's Creed, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. To be honest, a lot of that time is wasted on useless tasks.

I'd much prefer a smaller length game with replayability over a game that requires over 100 hours to complete. It's very seldom I complete games of that length anymore.

A good example of a nice balance between linear games and open world games, my two most played genres, are games like the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy and the latest God of War. They really hit that sweet spot for me.

@Ralizah

It's funny, I complain about the overuse of Souls-like games and roguelikes, but I never tire of Metroidvanias.

@JAMes-BroWWWn

I bought it, I'm enjoying it so far, but I'm only a few hours in. I've beaten two bosses so far.

Combat is closer to a 2D Souls-like, I guess more like Blasphemous than most Metroidvania’s. Parrying is a main mechanic, and your attacks are basically spirits attacking for you. They feel fine, and combat isn't too difficult.

You have limited health restoration, I believe 3 uses at the start, but it can be upgraded. My one irritation so far is the dodge mechanic. Your character just falls forward like she tripped. It feels very weird and it's not as useful as most backdashes or rolls. However, I've read it gets upgraded to a forward dash at some point in the game.

Most importantly, you lose nothing on death but having to return to the nearest checkpoint. So it has some soulslike ideas, but none of the things I generally dislike about those games, like loss of valuable resources.

At least I don't own any of them already. Can't say I'm thrilled with any of them though. I'll add them to my library, but I doubt I'll ever play them, particularly Persona. None of them are my style.

Why do I feel like this thing will be the Rock Breaker 2.0? I look forward to despising this monstrosity. 😆

Nice, if it does it'll be a nice present for my September birthday .

Yeah, this is a mess for sure. However, the top honor of most convoluted PS4 to PS5 upgrade still belongs to Control. Though I believe that fiasco is all due to the games publisher, 505 Games. Yeah, the same publisher involved in the Bloodstained port for Switch fiasco. I will always take the opportunity to talk s#!t about 505 Games.

Nice, I almost bought F.I.S.T. last night but forced myself to hold out for a sale.

Well that rumor is continuing the horrible run of PS+ games for me. Sadly, not one of those games interests me in the slightest.

I think the last PS+ game I was happy with was Maneater, and I already owned it on disc.

Unless Terminal Reality is involved, which it seems is not the case according to this article, then I won't get my hopes up.

Terminal Reality is the only studio to ever make not only a good Ghostbusters game, but a great one. What a mistep to not get them involved again.

I dont have issues with the parry, but it is really nice to see a setting for adjusting the reaction time. I would actually like a setting like that for Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It's harder to perfect the parry timing in that game then any other I've played.

Good, Superman mode is still in the game. Haha

Who doesn't love collecting an item then instantly get sent rocketing across the sky faster than a speeding bullet? 😁

@KidBoruto

I'd be down for an AC1 remake.

I read the headline and clicked on the article thinking what the hell now? What makes PS fans the biggest wankers?!? Those are fighting words!

2 seconds later...

Oh, that's why, ok I can calm down now. 🤣🤦‍♂️

@KidBoruto

Definitely, and I too have a large backlog of AC games to finish.

Black Flag
Syndicate
Rogue
Origins DLC
Odyssey and it's DLC
Valhalla

Just my AC backlog alone is enough gaming to last me a whole year if not more.

This just makes me wish Odyssey went this route with Greek mythology. I haven't finished Odyssey yet, and I know it has a few mythological beasts to fight, but not to this degree. Also, I had hoped we'd get to visit a sunken Atlantis in the DLC for Odyssey. From what I've gathered, the DLC takes place pre-sinking.

@Rob_230

I would hope it is, especially considering I've read it's hovering around 40 hours of gameplay in some of those leak announcements.

I hope it is a massive DLC like that.

@Saltborne

Now that I've seen more of it, and that it's not just a other Indie roguelike or soulslike, I am far more i.terested in it though.

Ok, this trend of removing games from digital stores only to force consumers into buying newer, more expensive, bundled only editions is BS and getting out of hand. 😡

Cocky and overconfident PS3 era Sony is definitely back and in full force for the PS5 era. 🙄

In no particular order, my top 5...

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Deathloop
Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart
It Takes Two
Psychonauts 2

@Stragen8

Ha, I added Psychonauts 2 despite not playing it yet. I have a feeling it'll be worth the wait.

@Saltborne

I'm highly interested in Deaths Door, but the lack of truly desirable games for me this generation has led me to finally work on my backlog. At least games in my backlog I know I can and want to finish, the rest, I'll chalk it up to poor spending decisions as ill never bother with them.

It'll have to wait.

@Bentleyma-

Excellent!

@Spiders

So true. I'm making it a point to work on my purchased backlog of games now so when one of these other wishlist backlogged games go on sale, I'll get that joyous feeling again. 😁

@Spiders

That's not exactly my problem, I don't buy too many on day one, I just buy too many on sales. 😆

Honestly, every sale for the past 2 years has been disappointing for me as well.

In regards to PS5 games, they're aren't many. In regards to PS4, by this point in a consoles life cycle, I've most likely purchased everything of interest, many at a deep discount.

@Lenny0521

Game Pass is a bit overrated for me. I just browsed the whole library on my XB1 the other day. Anything of interest to me I already own.

It's definitely better than PS+ as of late, but I'd say about 70% of Game Pass is useless to me. It has its moments though.

@SAMTYLER1974

Godfall: Godawful Edition

This about sums it up for me. 😆

@Infernal

You could probably find a physical copy of this game in a bargain bin for $5. Even then it's overpriced. This was such a generic game.

Wow, way to make a disappointing game an even bigger disappointment. 🤦‍♂️

@Legacy2K

I'll find out next week as I was waiting for the physical edition. It was my most anticipated PS5 game outside of Ratchet and Clank.

Ratchet and Clank is winning baby! Woo-hoo! 😆

My personal top 3

1) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

2) Deathloop (surprised, as much as I love Arkane Studios, I initially had zero interest in Deathloop. I'm glad I gave it a chance.

3) Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Wow, they have the nerve to still charge $50 for Skyrim? Bwahahahaha!!!

Well wait a minute, they wouldn't be doing that if people weren't buying it.

WTH people?!? 🤦‍♂️

“So, it's still early to tell, but I think we're in a really good position, and we should expect us to kind of think more on how we can fleece consumers more innovatively and creatively on a go-forward basis.” - EA boss Andrew Wilson:

@vict0RGM

Nice to know, but its still an odd design decision. I'm no developer, but it seems unnecessary and only included to annoyingly increase difficulty.