Lovespuds

Dont see this changing no matter how much controversy it courts, you have to imagine there are plenty of contracts in place for upcoming ads etc.

I suppose it fits in with UFC' image to be fair, they have as much ads in their broadcasts as any sport I have seen on telly in the UK.

All very slimy though

@KingPev
Seems we are on the same page fella, I adored the Hidden and Dangerous series on PC too, along with the Ghost Recon/Rogue Spear games back in the day before they went arcadey.

@KingPev
I moved to gaming on PC because of 1 game, Commandos, I could not get enough of the series and later on, the Desperados games, so I am quite comfortable with these games. I simply adore them, though nothing comes close to my first play through of Commandos 25 years ago.

I am surprised by how good the controls are on PS4 to be honest, very playable indeed.

Stick with it dude, hopefully it will click for you.

@playstation1995
Dood, you have some great taste in videogames👍👍👍

Darkest Dungeon and Deadcells are fantastic games, I just started Desperados an hour ago and already love it, but I loved Shadow Tactics too so knew what to expect.

Are you aware of Commandos 2 coming to PS4 soon too?

I plan to play the crap out of Desperados 3, it's awesome.

@MattyP
It gets addictive once you start down that road squire, be careful 😁

You'll be chasing a second plat before you know it.

@LN78
As a Welshman, I know a thing or two about comedy accents fella (and bad weather I suppose), I am a sucker for a mockney accent too, love the Guy Ritchie films for example 😂

Deffo going to give my move controllers a charge and give Blood and Truth a look.

@LN78
I keep putting off playing my PSVR, I have Blood and Truth sat on the shelf, still in its cellophane. Instead, I am starting on Desperados 3 and hope to fit in some Xenoblade Chronicles on Switch.

@Kefka2589
Hahaha, that's the perfect description, these games are defo something I need that I don't need..... I suppose that's why I kid myself that they are an investment🙄

Have a great weekend.

@Kefka2589
You can pre order Pinny 1&2 for Switch, I got mine from The Game Collection, it is a bit pricey, but this is one of those games that will become rare and will go up in value I reckon.

I know you can only do so much to a golf game, but this does seem really soulless and sterile, and I think it looks quite poor graphically.

If you contrast the attention to detail in something like MLB The Show with this, it seems clear that the devs have just done what was needed rather that push the genre forward in any way.

Have always had a soft spot for platformers, I think it's borne from my love of my Commodore Amiga where there were hundreds of amazing platform games.

I'll check this out at some point, looks super cute.

I absolutely adored Edith Finch, such a wonderful game. Can't say I felt the same about Everybody's Gone to the Rapture though, that game just felt so slow and plodding.

Is anyone at PushSquare towers working on a review of UFC? Interested in the game but would like to see a few reviews first.

@KingPev
Sounds like good advice, for whatever reason, I am enjoying it more thus time around, I think I'll be seeing it through this time 😁

Enjoy your Tsushima sessions mate, I adored that game.

@InvaderJim
That sounds awesome lots of options then, thanks for the information, much appreciated. Enjoy the rest of your weekend squire👍

I absolutely loved that game, even with all the PS5 goodness that will be doing the rounds, I will be hard pushed to ignore this remaster.

I am not clear if the permadeath option is tied to grounded mode or if you can play permadeath on any difficulty, can anyone clarify this point? I would defo give permadeath a go on hard, but that would probably be the limit of my abilities.

@b1ackjack
I very nearly jumped back into TLOU2 to add those new trophies to my Platinum but have decided to show restraint and earn them on PS5, just on the off chance the game gets an update for PS5.

Excited to hear its tough, I loved grounded mode in the first game. Have a tip top weekend chief.

@Shigurui
Its easy to forget just how awesome the PS3 was, it really is a fantastic console. Congrats on the Platinum, that's a good effort, are you going to do it again for the remaster? 😁

I have been looking at giving The Puppeteer another playthrough personally and really want to give Tokyo Jungle a look as it was a game I always fancied but never got around to playing.

Have an awesome weekend.

I fell off Control first time around but have decided to give it another chance so that will be where I spend my time for the most part. I may start Xenoblade Chronicles on Switch too,, just to mix things up a little.

@Gr8VngnzN4esAngr
Yup, the world is in a depressing place at the moment and unfortunately, stupid people don't realise they are stupid (not that I think anyone here is stupid incidentally), but the rise in ignorance of science in particular is baffling to me, whether it is flat-earthers, climate change deniers or anti vaxers, how can you ignore facts so easily?

On the plus side, you can lose yourself in some brilliant entertainment products to try and offset some of the negativity.

I know nothing about Miles outside of the Spiderman game, I have yet to watch Spiderverse.

Regardless, i am really excited about this game, i loved the original so just having more Spidey is exciting in itself but, when i add in how it might look on PS5 too, well i can barely contain myself!!

I can't say I have made a determined effort to play it, but I have tried to log in on 5 different occasions but have been unsuccessful, I am only willing to click 'retry' so many times before I move on to play something else.

The servers seem to be a right mess.

@shonenjump86
I had an Odroid system bought for me by my wife at Christmas with every retro game you could name. It's interesting that I always felt Nintendo was superior to Sega, but the more MegaDrive games I play, the less certain I am of that. I beat Revenge of Shinobi a few weeks ago and was blown away by it.... That music!

I have been bouncing between games with nothing sticking since completing Tsushima, I had a good run at Sekiro but found myself getting worn down by one of the boss fights on NG+.

I have settled into Hollow Knight at the moment, such a stellar game, so I'll be playing that with some Everybody's Golf to mix things up a little.

Have a great weekend everyone.

The reveal was charming enough, but I simply dont get the appeal....now, Spelunky 2 on the other hand.....

Lots defending the Dualshock here, but I honestly have trouble believing some of the claims. I have 3 controllers chucked in a drawer because they dont last more than 2 or 3 hours and I have two new ones that I use in rotation and these only last around 8 hours or so.

It's not the end of the world, I dont mind rotating my controllers so one is always on charge but it is quite noticable when I compare PS4 controllers to my Switch Pro Controller which seems to last for ever on one charge (but Ninty do take the Mickey charging 60 quid or more for a bloody controller).

@KingPev
Hahaha, I can imagine that nickname raising a few eyebrows😂😂

@KingPev
Hahaha...... There are many reasons for how I have remained happily married for 24 years (and living together for 27 years), reckon one of 'em is that I haven't called her Mrs Lovespuds😂😂😂

@Westernwolf4
I celebrate 24 years of marriage to Mrs Lovespuds in September, like you dude, I have no idea how she puts up with me 😂😂

Some of the bosses are tough in Nioh, but I think overall, the difficulty is a little overstated, the game is very fair and you can level up quite nicely to ease the challenge if you get stuck. I think a bigger hurdle might be the amount of systems and combat options in play, it can seem a little daunting at first but honestly, I cannot recommend Nioh and Nioh 2 enough.

Sounds like you are going to adore Tsushima mate, loads of value for money too, its a big old game if you want to explore and see everything, enjoy👍👍

@Westernwolf4
"my wife urged me to stop fretting over a few bucks and live a little. She rules."

She sounds like a keeper chief 👍😁
Hope you enjoy Tsushima as much as everyone else, it really is a belting game, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

@Zeke68
I know Nioh has its fans, but I still feel the series is criminally overlooked. I will look to pick up the DLC once I finish the main game...... Flipping backlogs 😂

Have a fab weekend

@Col_McCafferty
Death Stranding just clicked for me and I found the gameplay loop really relaxing and addicting, maximising the order of my delivery routes and using my zip lines ended up being very satisfying. In fact, it was one of the rare times where I was a bit sad once the platinum trophy popped as I was still digging the game.

Have a tip top weekend duder.

Having picked up the plat in Tsushima I have gone back to Sekiro for a NG+ run through, hoping to platinum this too. I am on a real Japanese history and culture trip at the moment so already have plans to play my Phontom Thieves edition of Persona5 Royal once Sekiro is done. Probably sprinkle in a little My Hero Acedamia into the mix this weekend too, into season 4 now and loving it.

@Quintumply
Thanks for the review, I feel your comments line up with the score pretty well and, importantly for me, your impressions align pretty well with mine on this game.

I want to love it more than I do because I adore the look and sound of the game, but this is pretty much the main reason for wanting to play the game for me. Having said that, I have double dipped and bought it again so I have it on PS4 and Switch now🤔

@Nepp67
Horses for courses mate, we can like different things but I would just like to stress, I love Tsushima too. Personally, I felt the story was much more compelling in Horizon, I was really engrossed in finding out why the world was in the shape it was. Tsushima 's story was much more predictable I feel.

As for side characters I agree to an extent, but in reality, only a few of the side characters in Tsushima had fleshed out story lines, the rest were pretty much repetitive fetch qusts too and largely forgettable. I don't mind this so much, it is par for the course in open world games, but I personally felt Horizon was far less repetitive.

Each to their own I guess, have a good weekend.

@RogerRoger
I got the platinum in Bloodborne, have completed all the From Software games multiple times and am currently hunting down my Sekiro platinum trophy, none of these games were as difficult as Cuphead in my opinion and none of them were anywhere near as frustrating.

Just my 2 cents, if you find difficult games frustrating and you need to be selective about where you spend your money, I would exercise caution.

I got the platinum trophy a few nights ago and have to say, I absolutely loved my time with Tsushima. Now I am reflecting on the game I am starting to compare it to other open world games I have enjoyed and, whilst it was no doubt a stellar game, I am settling on the notion that I feel Horizon Zero Dawn was a better game.

I think you need to step back a little and allow some time when comparing how a game stacks up. I have seen so many comments suggesting it's the best exclusive on PS4 but I really don't think it can compete with Bloodborne or God of War for those kinds of honours.

@Nightcrawler71
I think it was a design choice to not have a lock on and for me, probably the right one. I think they wanted you to flow between differing opponents, if you lock on one then you would be easy prey for the other attackers.

It took some getting used too, but now I am blocking one attack before attacking another and then striking another who, while stunned allows me to focus on yet another incoming attacker. Encounters play out in a fashion that requires me to switch my attention quickly between foes and I love it.

@ApostateMage
I know what you are saying, but I felt frustration at Ellie's inability to move on rather feeling angry with her...... I don't think I could have coped with either Ellie or Abby being killed 😂

A few weeks on from completing the game I feel happy with the ending, I feel like I did eventually, at the end of it all, see Ellie make peace with her demons and start her recovery.

Nostalgia is a funny thing, I played these games back in the day and enjoyed them thoroughly but I cannot say that the Croc series is one I think about very often. I remember the games being quite clunky and already a little dated, even back then and I don't think the same level of popularity and esteem for Croc exists as there is for other series from the period like Crash or Spyro.

@kyleforrester87
Hahaha, I would like to think I could exhibit more restraint than that to be honest. I would likely pick up some of the first party Sony stuff at RRP but would do my best to wait till most games were around 40-45 quid at least, which is what I pay currently....I think I paid 43 quid for Last of Us 2 and I am paying 45 quid for Tsushima, those prices seem more than reasonable to me.

There will be a handful that I would buy at launch, but speaking as someone who currently buys 10 - 15 games on their day they release annually, I would certainly adjust my purchasing habits.

In an industry worth more than any other in the entertainment sector, and where CEO's and board members funnel tens of millions in bonuses and payouts to their offshore accounts to avoid tax, you will need to work harder to prove that these companies are struggling financially.

A discussion around indies and the so called 'AA' is fair enough, but if you think I will pay 70 quid for games from major publishers who already take the piss and who definitely will not stop with the microtransactions and lootboxes even after a price hike... Forget about it, I'll wait for them on sale.

I feel sad about it as I staunchly support companies I like by purchasing games on release, but just like every other company, they have gotten so greedy, they aren't happy with a profit, they want ALL THE MONEY.!!!

Interesting list and a good read, thanks 👍👍

Great to see Mad Max getting some love, I was so surprised by how good this game was back in the day, it had some of the best skies I have seen in a game, it just made the desert plains feel so huge.

I have seen it mentioned elsewhere in the comments, but more love for Darkest Dungeon would make me happy, what a great game. Also, for goodness sake people, all go and play Dead Cells RIGHT NOW!!

@L3GTRIGA
I hope Druckmann is involved personally (not that he would be given its a new studio) , the games he has directed have been better than any of the studio's previous titles, which is quite the feat given how good the previous Naughty Dog games have been.

I am something of an Uncharted fanatic, but when you compare the stories of the early games with what Druckmann directed in 4, there is no comparison as far as I am concerned. No relying on silly 'monsters' and supernatural mumbo-jumbo, number 4 had a much more mature, detailed and grounded feel.

They are all games that I adore, but this false narrative that Druckmann is somehow responsible for a downturn in quality is nonsense.

Beautiful scene, I was utterly captivated when playing the game, I found it very moving.

There are so many epic moments like this, the game is something of an emotional rollercoaster like that, I found. My absolute favourite in this game was the Birthday sequence, I actually got choked up at this chapter.....beautiful!

I will settle for a Bloodborne patch to improve the frame rate and resolution but, what I really want, is a remaster, so that I get a fresh trophy list to work towards a 2nd platinum trophy

@Heavyarms55
Hmmm, you are genuinely put off buying a PS5 because it doesn't play PS3 games? That seems bonkers to me, no offense, but I am glad the console if forward facing and chock full of tech that will push the medium forward.

I am happy it will be backwards compatible, but its makes no difference in my decision to buy a PS5, I want new games that take advantage of the new system and that is the same reason I have bought every console I own.

15/15, my favourite game of all time, I must have played it 14 or 15 times across the PS3 and PS4.

@Matroska
Can't you go and troll on N4G or something.

To everyone enjoying TLoU2, have a fabulous time, reckon I am around 12 hours in and can barely believe what I am experiencing. Happy gaming folks.

@Philbear82
As soon as my copy dropped on the doormat I installed it...longest days work ever 😂

Hope you enjoy it as much as anticipated squire, for my part, I am utterly invested in the story and cannot believe how it looks, sounds and plays. I am truly blown away.

Have a cracking weekend chief.