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@neonpizza it might also be worth noting that, other than a very brief stint (an hour?) playing vr at my brothers house many years ago (on a Quest? I have no idea), today was my first real foray into it and I’d call it a resounding success so far!

@neonpizza I did in fact start with Horizon because I thought it’d be a good intro and it definitely was! After I played that for a bit though I fired up Kayak which I didn’t play for a long time but I can tell I’ll enjoy it when I want to relax a bit. Perhaps surprisingly, I’ve played Galaxy’s Edge the most so far. The haptics are great and as a Star Wars nut, “inhabiting” that world has been a lifelong dream of mine. So far, so good!

I will add that I played the PSVR2 for several hours with no signs of motion sickness, but it should be noted that I don’t really get motion sick anyway. I spent long hours of my childhood reading books in the backseat of the family car while on road trips with my parents, so it’s not something that I’ve ever really had an issue with. All that childhood training is finally paying off! 😆 I’ve been “rocked” once or twice (but slamming my Kayak into a wall, for example), but nothing crazy or worrying. In fact, I thought it was hilarious.

I hope everyone that ordered gets theirs soon and has a great time! I’m really excited about what the future holds.

@neonpizza enjoy! I haven't decided what to play first yet 😆

Mine just arrived! Now to get those controllers charged 😆

@neonpizza I went back and looked at my confirmation email. I ordered on November 15th. Hopefully you get yours sooner rather than later!

I wasn't sure mine would arrive tomorrow, but it's on its way and looks like it's really happening (for those curious: I pre-ordered very early on from an invite and I'm in the USA). I've got Horizon, Star Wars, and the Kayak game ready to go, plus RE: Village which I've held off playing so I could experience it in VR. (Edit: oh. And No Man's Sky!)

I'm looking forward to the experience.

Their Terminator game was better than I expected and RoboCop is my favorite movie of all time, so I'm crossing my fingers so hard for that one that they hurt 😆 I want it to be great!

Happy to have had mine since day one and I'm glad so many others will finally be able to enjoy it, too! Now, let's see more generation-exclusive games finally 😆 😉

I'm pretty confident this will be great as the other Spidey games have been fantastic, IMO. I just hope you can play as Venom, even if it's just after the main story.

I went from being really excited for this game to being cautiously optimistic after the first trailers to being glad I didn't pre-order after playing the demo. The reviews have been pretty rough across the board. It's a real shame because I love seeing new IPs.

I'm not really into horror games (I don't get scared. It's weird, but whatever), but I may get this just to play in vr.

I’ve obviously only played through the demo and not what you guys played, but I went from being pretty optimistic about this game to being much less interested.

The demo at least felt bland, repetitive and super easy. I never died and in fact rarely saw my health bar dip at all. The only time it did was when I fought the demo’s “boss” bonus and that was just because of sponginess. I’m not THAT good at games in general right out the gate, so the ease in which I zoomed through the demo with little to no difficulty (other than traversal annoyances) has me concerned. I was THIS close to pre-ordering this until more trailers came out that showcased the main character, who comes off as just kind of annoying to me. I had a wait and see attitude after that. Now I’m not sure I want it at all.

That being said, that is exactly what demos are for and I’m grateful that there is one. A lot of people that I’ve seen online seemed to enjoy it, so I hope the release goes well for them as I want more new IPs out there… I just don’t think this one is for me.

EDITED to add that I really expected more from this, visually. The initial reveal was stunning, but the demo, even in quality mode, looked quite a bit worse than crossgen games like Forbidden West and Ragnarok. It was hardly the PS5 showcase that I was expecting it to be.

@Dezzy70 I've already pre-ordered but I'd be all for demos if they wouldn't just get stolen by people lol (sorry, I'm jaded from 25+ years of working retail). I miss those demo days though.

@Dezzy70 not being popular in a random comments section isn't really an indicator that it's not popular in general.

I've never played a Mass Effect game, so I'm looking forward to trying that one... eventually. I have a lot of other stuff to work through first unless it jumps the line a bit.

@LiamCroft thank you, sir

@LiamCroft So, the obvious question: what if I've never played Dead Space (and have no intention of doing so)? Do you think I'd enjoy this game, considering that I won't be constantly comparing it to Dead Space during play? I'm not trying to be snarky. Honest question as I'm interested in this game but have no familiarity with Dead Space at all. (I know you have no idea what I like. Asking hypothetically 😆)

For those who may wonder why I don't want to play Dead Space: I just don't have much interest in playing games over a decade old on my current gen system, for better or worse.

I was able to order mine (and charging station) around ten minutes after 11AM EST. No issues. Took about 3 or 4 min. My lucky (wallet breaking) PS5 pre-order streak continues (surprisingly).

I wasn't expecting to actually get an invite and therefore had decided to wait, but I actually got an invite in my email today so I suppose I'll give it a shot. I was lucky enough to pre-order my PlayStation 5 on the first day it was available. I doubt I'll get that lucky again. If I don't get it, oh well. Back to plan A.

I was really into Destiny for about a year and a half. Played the Alpha and the Beta before release. I was severely let down by the final product but pushed through because I'd paid for it. I only tried Destiny 2 when it became free and I only put a couple of hours into it, at that. It was just more of the same.

I don't think I've ever been as let down by my anticipation for a game and the false promises of a developer than I was with Destiny.

I honestly didn't think anyone was still playing it.

I found the first one to be good, but nothing amazing. Hoping the combat and story will be better in this one.

LOVE the Evil Dead franchise. HATE multi-player. Sigh.

@IAM1982 the only reason I did as well in this game as I did is because I DID think it was fun. I've played other hard games that just felt punishing to me, but Returnal had me feeling like, "OK, I was so close. I'll give it one more try!" Then, it's suddenly 3AM.

I will say that, for the most part, getting the Platinum was fun for me because I was playing the game like crazy and only decided to go for the Plat when I realized I was only three trophies away. If I’d had a bunch to get, I probably wouldn’t have tried. I’m not usually a trophy guy. The only other game I have a Platinum on is Spider-Man.

@CJD87 I was proud to have snagged the Plat pre-patch, as well. Finding the final rune that I needed (in Biome 6) was a huge pain lol

Getting the additional trophies in the Tower thankfully wasn’t so bad.

My personal 2021 GOTY.

So far, the farthest I've made it in the tower in Phase 3, Room 19, but I'm getting back in the swing of things. Hoping I'll have more time to sit and play soon.

@amersga I rarely (if ever) play multiplayer, but as someone who nabbed the Platinum, I’m actually looking forward to helping people out, much like you suggest for @The_Pixel_King . Hopefully it doesn’t balance so much that it makes helping someone a moot point lol

Super excited for this. Got the Platinum some months back, but I still fire it up now and then.

I was super stoked for this when it was announced as Project Athea. Everything released since had been kind of disappointing for me. Hopefully I'm wrong. I'd love for it to be amazing.

HZD was one of my favorite games of the past decade. Although it's not everyone cup of tea, the story just really hit on a lot of interests that I have and I saw a lot of myself in Aloy. I'm about 30 hours into HFW and it's even better than the first one.

@theheadofabroom I'm sure I'll be totally lost when I start back up 😆

I held off on playing it until the PS5 release. Got just a few hours into it, and I was enjoying it, but then HFW came out lol. I look forward to diving back in eventually.

I was excited for this game when it came out, but not enough to preorder it. Turned out that that was a good choice. I haven't played it at all, so this will be my first foray into it. Turns out it's on sale in the US for $24.99 right now, as well.

I bought the "Nathan Drake Collection" years ago and got 4 with Plus (IIRC). Stopped playing the series partway through 3 because it was boring me.

Question:

Should I just read a recap of 3 and skip to 4? It seems like 3 isn't super popular.

I played the demo and it didn’t really do anything for me (I don’t play RE games), so I haven’t played the full game. My GOTY is Returnal.

@bighal my Abyssal Scar survey is 97% complete and that's all I need 😆 Going to try again tonight...

I beat it pre-patch. I recently started playing again because I'm SO close to getting the Platinum (I don't usually worry about trophies, but I'm so close on this one I figured I'd try). Abyssal Scar survey 98% complete and I just have to get my weapon proficiency to 30. Very doable and the game is fun, so I don't mind.

Multiplayer games are not for me. I don’t like people and play games to get away from them, not spend more time with them lol

Looks good, but why is the dialogue so awful? I get Demon’s Souls being that way because it’s old (a remake), but I see no reason why a modern game’s characters should sound so stilted and horrible. Still, I’m intrigued. I’m not sure I’ll like it though because DS got boring/annoying real fast for me.

This isn't my usually style of game either, but I can't put it down. Even R&C has become my "other" game while I continue to play Returnal (chasing the Platinum, which I usually don't care about at all).

I have limited play time (1 or 2 hours a day) and I'm not particularly good at this type of game (I bailed on Demon's Souls as it just irritated me), but even I've beaten Returnal a few times now. I still play it regularly. It's fun. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you're missing out if the idea of the difficulty is putting you off playing it. It just takes practice. I regularly play for hours at a time now before a death (often putting the system in rest mode during my runs).

I had one instance of a lost save due to a power outage while collecting the sunface fragments, but it was my fault. I have a battery backup for my entertainment center and I should have just shut the game and system down properly so that it would save, but I forgot to. Battery ran out, and there went the day's progress.

No biggie though as I was able to collect them again the following day.

I finally rolled credits on Returnal today (yes, I realize there's more to do, but I'm still happy). I think that's enough super challenging game for me for a bit, LOL. I'll likely give this a shot someday, though.

@Constable_What - I remember one in my first hour of play on release day (that was maybe just part of the tutorial?) Haven't seen one since.

I bailed on Demon's Souls. I found it to be very frustrating. Returnal is much more fun to play, so even though I'm having a difficult time with it, I keep pressing on. I've made it as far as the sixth biome, but I haven't been able to get to the final boss yet. Considering how difficult it was when I started, I'm pretty proud of myself for making it this far, especially as I don't have the time to put into it as many other gamers seem to. Regardless of how difficult I find it, I don't get too frustrated because it's still a blast and controls beautifully. Usually if I die, I know it was my fault 😆

I finally made it to the fifth biome after an incredible run (for me) where I beat the third and fourth bosses in the same run (i.e. both on the first try). I also stayed up until 4AM to do so. I'm not always on vacation, so either a "Save and Quit" or "Bookmark" option would be welcomed by me. I'll keep playing without it (the game is great!) but it'd definitely improve things, IMO.

I've made it to the fifth biome in Returnal, so I'm just going to keep on keeping on.

I might kind of suck at it (stuck on the second boss), but it's a blast to play.

Update: I beat him today! Then I promptly died 😆

I've only had one issue (the door glitch) but it was early in a run and not a big deal. I finally got to the second boss but he whooped me 😆

I'm not as good at this game as some others are, but I'm still having fun and progressing a bit at a time. I'd still like a "Save and Quit" feature, however.

"Save and Quit" would be a welcome addition, IMO. I don't get much time to play and I like switching up games from time to time without having to worry about lost progress.