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Started replaying Spider-Man 2, on new game plus.

I had finally finished it, for the first time, a couple of days ago.

I played it, when it was new. Got so far, and just put it down, never went back to it. It just did not “click” with me, in the same way that the first one did.

But, now I appreciate it more, and really enjoyed my time playing it. Perhaps I just found the bigger scale of it to be intimidating, compared to the first two?

But now that I have finally seen the full picture, I understand the need for a larger canvas.

Excellent Idea.

Submit our names to Bethesda, so that they can then PAY us for playtesting their unfinished games.

For the last ten years they have had us all doing it for free.

To be fair, I enjoyed Starfield. Six months after it came out. Those first six months were a chore. Perhaps I should have been paid for that?

No, absolutely not.

I would sooner take both the PS5 and the Series X offline, than have to submit to this social control.

People have a responsibility to follow good laws, but a bigger responsibility to challenge bad ones.

We no longer have freedom of speech or of protest, here in the UK, because the government is bought and paid for. They are in thrall to a group of murderous psychotics.

I have read Brave New World, and 1984. These are cautionary tales, and warnings of governmental overreach and the abuse of power.

They are not a damned instruction manual!

I would like to see a remake of the Resistance Trilogy. The alternate history idea was pretty unique for the time, I think.

Somehow, I missed out on the third part. So I would enjoy the chance to finish playing the whole trilogy.

I wonder how many people like myself tried Returnal, but could not get on with it? It is simply not for everyone.

Consequently, I bought Returnal, but know not to buy Saros, now that I know exactly what to expect.

For the same reason i do not buy Dark Souls games, they are just not for me.

I bought Pragmata recently, and yes, it is challenging, but I am enjoying it in small doses.

But i decided to skip Saros, because I am not a masochist.

The first one was really an excellent game.

Quite unique to see something set in that time period, and the attention to detail was great, for the time it was made.

I doubt we will ever see a sequel, though. Besides, didn’t Phelps die at the end?

10 million dollars…a week!
For the last thirteen years.

That is 670 weeks.

Are you saying that GTA V/GTAO has made more than 6.5 billion dollars?

Wow. Just, wow.

So, an otherwise excellent game. Let down by uninteresting player character, with a bad habit of annoying quips.

Rob, you said precisely the same criticism when you reviewed Mass Effect Andromeda, nine years ago.

And, this game already looks far better than Andromeda.

I am going to have to watch this show now, before the game comes out. Don’t know why it passed me by.

I have played Starfield on Series X, several times since release day. In fact, even before then, because I preordered the special edition. So, hundreds of hours, at least.

I have only ever had the game crash ONCE. Sure, there were lots of times when the game was slow (frame rate dips), but only one serious full crash.

This occurred while exploring New Atlantis, with the map wayfinding and locations all messed up.

I had to close the game, and completely restart the console, in order to cure this problem.

But it does seem that the PS5 version is just not ready yet.

Well that was complete waste of time and effort. And money.

It is no longer surprising that ND have not produced anything AT ALL this generation.

I only hope that Intergalactic is worth waiting for. Multiplayer does not even interest me, because I have always enjoyed the compelling stories that Naughty Dog’s single-player games are famous for.

As I said, let us hope this Intergalactic delivers in that regard.

The Xbox version of Starfield is 110GB.

Even if Bethesda takes advantage of better file compression on the PS5 (which is unlikely), I doubt that they would be able to reduce the size of the game by half.

But the problem is not simply XBox and Bethesda, is it? How many other PS5 “game discs” are like this?

@Czar_Khastik

And at first, I got Crimson Desert mixed up with Black Desert.
Oddly made by the same people.

@CallMeDuraSouka

That is what Sony is actually doing to their customers.

I really enjoyed the AC movie, with Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons.

If the writers are faithful to the lore, then this could be great, Lots of historical periods to explore, too.

But I fear that certain vocal people will dislike this anyway, as they will never think it is accurate enough.

Although Starfield seemed quite divisive, I must say that enjoyed my time with it. Enough to replay it more than once.

Apparently there’s a new bundle of DLC coming for free next month, and quite a large update as well.

I know lots of people did not like the game, but it might now worth another try.

Odd, that ND are already calling this a franchise.
As though they already have a sequel, or even a trilogy in mind.

The last thing I got from the PS Store, was the new Avatar DLC, From the Ashes. This was about a month ago, before all of this happened.

I will not buy anything else until this practice stops. It is utterly unfair.

How did Sony go from “Its for the players” to “Its for the payers”?

I would love to see more Uncharted.

But it would have to be something worthwhile. The story would need to be really good, the same level as the other 4/5.

I can imagine a game where you play as Cassie, starting out as a rookie treasure seeker. Maybe with Chloe Fraser as a mentor?

The Tomb Raider reboot trilogy was fantastic, so I do not see why this idea could not work just as well.

Uncharted : The Next Generatiion.

That expression sounds like gobbledegook to me.
“The plan is the plan, until the plan is not the plan”.

Is this their way of saying “we are just making this up as we go”?

I would very much like to see Xbox succeed, because healthy competition is good for business, and for customers.

I would also love to see Xbox continue to produce hardware. Because I want to see what that they, and Sony, both come up with next.

The first one was good. Awkward, and rough around the edges.

The second one was great. Had so much fun with it. Played it so many times.

Played 3,4 and the reboot.
Not as good. Missed the point entirely.
I did not even bother to finish the reboot game.

Is Assassins Creed an RPG?
Or is it an “action adventure”?

Not interested.

Would much prefer Horizon 3. Please continue the single-player story.

I would much rather play the Lego Horizon game, than this “live service” stuff.

Players being used as testers, again.

However, for those people who are playing it, I am relieved it did not cost them anything.

The answer is quite easy.
People ought to stick with reviewers they trust.
That trust has been earned over time, by simply giving fair and accurate reviews.

I think we are all regulars here at PushSquare (and PureXbox, as well in my case) because we know this site gives fair, accurate, balanced reviews.

Very occasionally I will read people’s opinions on amazon also, although that is hardly the most reliable source sometimes.

I learnt quickly that player reviews on Xbox Live store can generally be ignored.

“Ignored”. Perhaps that what IGN stands for?

Such a waste.
A complete waste of time, effort, talent, and money.

To pour all of that into a project for YEARS, and never have any of it see the light of day,

And, Ubisoft have now cancelled a whole load of these projects.

So this is Ubisoft saying to customers “If you want something apart from Far Cry or Assassins Creed, you are out of luck”.

It is a wonder how Star Wars Outlaws or Avatar Frontiers of Pandora ever got made at all.

Mind you, I loved AC Origins. The Egyptian setting was amazing.

This might actually be TOO ambitious. It looks great, from what little I have seen of it, though.

Cynically, I am quite sure that the PS6 remaster will run flawlessly.

I enjoyed Anthem, while it lasted.

The world was interesting, and the flying was fantastic. It just felt so good. The actual combat was repetitive, and the loot was sparse.

I liked the backstory, the history of the world they created. I just seem to recall there being far too few missions, and all becoming samey.

I felt it was odd, that BioWare should actually create a game without any kind of narrative.

But what was there, I enjoyed playing.

I can understand everyone being excited for GTA6, and other developers being wary of the reported release window.

But, let us be honest, GTA6 is just going to be more of the same, and hardly groundbreaking. Yes, it will be great fun, but we know exactly what to expect by now. Sure, more of the same is good, but how about invention, or originality?

And making a satire of modern life seems somehow redundant at this point.

Never played any Dragon Quest games before. Never really even heard of them, until now.

But I agree with @get2sammyb. This game looks beautiful.

I think this might be worth looking into.

This is a blast from the past.

I remember playing the original game on the Amiga, as well. I also recall not being very good at it.

It was obviously inspired by Rollerball, which in turn presumably inspired the game in Alita :Battle Angel. Motorball?

The Amiga had some fantastic games. I am sure that I played Frontier (Elite II) the most, though.

My problem with Phoebe Waller Bridge is simply this -

What does this woman know?
Who is she blackmailing?
How does she still find employment?

Considering that everything she touches seems to wither and die.

She single handedly killed the James Bond franchise.
And the Indiana Jones series.

And she will likely do the same with Tomb Raider.

@Dogbreath

Michelle Yeoh and Jason Isaacs were the only reasons to watch that show. In my opinion, it barely qualified as “Star Trek”.

I loved Jason Isaacs in the Harry Potter movies, as well.

@Olskeezy

And no, it’s not just you.

6/15.

Not very good. A few guesses.

Merry Christmas, happy new year, everybody.

Have fun.

Just started a new playthrough of Red Dead Redemption 2.

Played the new remaster of the first RDR (its barely a remaster, but it looks nicer). So now starting the sequel. Still on the prologue, so very early days.

And, yes, I know. Technically, I am playing the story in the wrong order. But I don’t care.

@DTfearTheBEARD

Please, leave a few for the rest of us.

I never did manage to play KOTOR, but this sounds great.

But I think I need to reserve judgment until some more solid news arrives. I shall wait, and see.

But, with this one, and Drew Karpyshyn’s new game Exodus, hopefully coming along next year, it is a good time for us science fiction fans.

Still awaiting more definite news on the next Mass Effect. There was a poster, and a sort of teaser clip, but that was a long tine ago now.

The best thing I can suggest about Starship Troopers, is read the book!

It is very different to the movie, and so much better.

But I do like the retro aesthetics of this game, though. Very cool idea.

Of course the “labour” party does not care about the ordinary worker. Do you imagine they are actually some kind of socialists?

They are far too concerned with making sure the Palestinians get slaughtered. And with arresting anybody smart enough to understand the British taxpayer is helping to foot the bill for it.

If they can still get Rhianna Pratchett to script it, then it should be good.

And I thought the recent trilogy of Tomb Raider games were excellent.

And yet, they release Mindseye, and Concord?

And Gollum!

What I saw in the video looked really interesting. I got heavy HP Lovecraft vibes from it for some reason.

The real shame though, is having all of the time and effort, and money, invested into it now simply going to waste.

Does it differentiate between Slim and Pro versions?
I wonder what the actual breakdown of those figures was.

Still it is great news. We all know the PS5 is a fantastic console.,

@LikelySatan

To be fair, I always found the stealth gameplay to be awkward as well. That said, your character is twice of the height of the people around you. Not to mention, you are also bright blue.

Not exactly subtle, is it?

The headline is very good news.

I think everyone here realises that making Yakuza appeal to a more mainstream/western audience would totally destroy the very thing that makes these games unique.

By trying to make games that appeal to everybody, they would actually end up with games that appeal to no-one.

Sometimes the variety, from the serious tone pivoting to the utterly ridiculous is actually what these games appealing. Sometimes you just never know what to expect.

That, for me at least, is why they are so much fun.

“Why do the work yourself, when you can get a machine to do it for you?” - Dervahl.

I got so used to this game being in first-person perspective, that I am certain playing it in third-person is going to feel very weird. Horizon is third-person, and Avatar being in first-person sort of made it stand out. I found it to be much more immersive.

But mostly, I want to try this new DLC, and see what the Ash Clan are all about.

Edit: I have just now realised that this batch of DLC is not included in the season pass, whereas all of the other pieces were. I wonder why? That seems odd.

I am quite sure that Justin Lin has not been to space, either. But that did not prevent him from directing the film Star Trek Beyond.

@ozkrmz Starship Troopers is the only Heinlein I have read, so far. The book is much better than Verhoeven’s movie.

I have just discovered something odd.

Push Square review scores for:

The Last of Us (PS3) 10/10
The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) 10/10
The Last of Us Remastered (PS5) 8/10

The Last of Us Part II (PS4) 10/10
The Last of Us Part II Remastered (PS5) 9/10

This seems rather inconsistent. But I suppose there are good reasons for this.

PJ O’Reilly at Pure Xbox gave Avowed a 8/10 review.
Starfield got 9/10, from the very same reviewer.

If I had wanted Avowed, I would probably have bought the Xbox version.
The trouble is, do I need another Fantasy RPG? Or do I just replay Dragon Age?