Matthewnh

I finished playing the original Xbox 360 version, which automatically upscaled on the series x. It felt good to finally get around to playing it for the first time. (Yeah, I know, I missed out).

My point is the old version of this game looks far better than this supposed remaster.

Yes it is still a great game, even if I prefer RDR2. But my point is that is not about time we started playing new games, instead of just giving our old games a new paint job?

I voted for Black Myth Wu Kong, and for Avatar.

@QBGaming12 - The Dragon Age trilogy remaster sounds like an excellent idea. Count me in.

I understand that someone has had to put the work in to get this game “up to scratch” - but I still think it should not have been full price.

I have this game on the xbox. The 360 version is upscaled on the Series X, and looks much better than this.

Both this game, and RDR 2 are automatically upscaled to Xbox One X standard, but not Series X versions.

Have to get around to playing it again sometime, anyway.

Tekken 2 was actually the very first PlayStation game that I ever owned.

When I bought the original Playstation, I also bought two games for it, many years ago. That was the first console I ever had.

I think the other game was Rage Racer (Ridge Racer 3).

Hi, everyone.

So I went to Sony.com, and registered for the beta version. How do I actually access it, and download it?

Thank you. Wo Long looks a bit too hard for me, a bit too ‘Dark Souls’. Not really my style.

But this is looking great. I must give this a try.

So, they are not going to make any more of them, then?

Technically, the word “Ultimate” would imply that it is the last one they will ever make.
That said, even the title “Final Fantasy” implies that there is only going to be ONE of them, and thus far they have made fifteen sequels.
But maybe I am being pedantic.

This looks SO GOOD. Really excited for this one. And for Avatar/Pandora, in December.

I am pleased that the PS5 finally seems to be unleashed - if you know I mean. Developers seem as though they are now really able to use the PS5 to it’s full potential - and it’s only going to get better from here on out.

In fact, I had sort of forgotten about this game. And then I got it mixed up with the other Chinese-style Souls-like, that is already out. Sorry, but I have forgotten what that one is called. Somebody will know what I’m talking about.

Just finished reading the review over at Empire magazine (empireonline.com). Not flattering.

Two hours of obvious product placement.
Complete lack of tension

Two Stars (out of five).

For a good racing movie, watch Le Mans 66 (aka Ford vs Ferrari)
For a good Neill Blomkamp movie, watch District 9 or Elysium, again.

And I cannot think of a “Ginger Spice” pun, which is probably just as well.

Mind you, they made a “Need For Speed” movie a few years ago. That is actually pretty good.

@Perturbator

“It’s for the slayers”

The problem is not “Influencers”.

The problem is savages that have no place in civilised society.

What I have just said may very well be construed as “racist”, but that does not make it any less of a fact. You get a huge number of violent savages congregating in one place, and then you act surprised when they all act like violent savages. What did you expect to happen?

i agree. If the PS5 didn’t beep, I would not know I had turned it on. Sure, it goes into rest mode again, eventually. But that’s not the point.

I am far more interested the three simple words : “Dolby Atmos Support”. Thank you. Finally.

Spider-Man 2
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
Assassins Creed Mirage
Star Wars Outlaws

And this it for me.

Oh, and Skull and Bones, but I doubt it will ever materialise at all, at this point.

And Starfield, of course. Oh, oops. Wrong console.

Yes. I saw the movie on Friday, and that was the first I thought of, when I saw that sequence. The order of the scene in movie is almost exactly as it was in Uncharted 2.

As the saying goes “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”.

The Spiderman games set a really high benchmark. But this should be good. And Black Panther is so cool, anyway. Looking forward to this. The Guardians of the Galaxy game was supposed to be good, too. I didn’t play it, though. I am probably done with superhero movies, due to complete overload, but if the games are good, then I will be very happy. The greatest superhero games are probably the Batman Arkham trilogy, though. What does anybody else think?

I seem to recall that Jeff Grubb has somewhat less than reliable or trustworthy with this kind of thing in the past. Am I right? Is he really a good source?

@NullForce

Yeah, let’s all just forget that “Anthem” ever existed, shall we?

In fact, I thought that Andromeda was good. They tried something a bit different, and didn’t quite manage it. I would have loved a sequel to that one.

The thing that really worries me about BioWare, though, is that most of their writers have gone. Difficult to imagine Dragon Age without David Gaider.

Looks good. Now, should I go for this, or should I wait for Dragon Age Dreadwolf? If I ever need an action/rpg fix, I just replay Inquisition, again.

Oh, and just for the record, I have no particular bias one way or the other. I own both a PS5 and a Series X. Because there are actually good exclusives on both consoles, and I am kinda greedy that way. Never had a Nintendo, though.

So a massive multinational computing company is trying to paint itself as an “underdog” (a non-competitor) so that it can benefit by allowing the Federal Trade Commission to pass a buyout/merger/acquisition that has the net monetary value of the GDP of several small countries put together? Have I got this right? I thought the FTC was meant to prevent unfair business practices. Microsoft+Activision is NOT a merger. It is a cartel.

To be fair, if you wanted to get quidditch to work properly in Hogwarts Legacy, then the flight mechanics would need a complete overhaul.

Has anyone watched a quidditch game in a Harry Potter movie?

Right. You need continual high speed, and pinpoint precision. And quick reactions.

As much as I love the feeling of freedom that you get flying a broom in “Legacy” - there’s no hope of it being good enough for Quidditch.

This is probably the reason for those broom races being time trials, and not against other actual competitors.

This looks far too cartoon-ish for my tastes.
It’s Kena Bridge of Spirits (The Quidditch Edition).

I agree that Quidditch should have simply been added to Hogwarts Legacy.

The player would likely of been forced to either play as the Seeker or the Keeper.

I would love to replay this, in its “best-ever” condition. And I will get around to it someday.

But right now, nothing seems to be able to tear me away from Hogwarts.

Although most of my games are still remasters of ps4 stuff (uncharted, last of us, judgment, spiderman, etc) I have given scores to the few that I can.

That said, Hogwarts Legacy is the only thing I have been playing for the past month.

@Uncharted2007

A Mirrors Edge remaster? Yes please!

As much as I would prefer something new and original, I would definitely grab a remaster of one the most unique and inventive games that I have ever played.

I agree that Hogwarts legacy seems pretty impressive as it is. Does the game really need DLC?

I think that it would be nice to play chess with your school friends, and, yes, Quidditch would be great - but is it really necessary?

Besides, I feel that getting Quidditch to work in the game would require a massive effort. Considering how Quidditch is actually played in the books.

My play-through has been 60 hours, so far, and I am just getting ready to start the finale. And there is still so much that I could discover, that I feel like I have barely scratched the surface.

Also, considering how many games have DLC and later patches and add-ons, it is refreshing to actually buy a game that feels complete already.

10/10 from me.
The attention to detail is fantastic, and there is clearly a love of the source material.

i am about 35 hours in.
I have (i think) two quests left to go in order to finish the story - but still feel like I have barely scratched the surface of this game.

And once i finish it, I am pretty sure the only thing I will do is start again.

Mine’s installing, too.
Finished the prologue, and waiting for the install to catch up.
Really impressed by it so far.

The is an article over on Pure XBox which suggests altering the settings to make the game smoother, and easier to control.

Turning the “camera acceleration” all of the way down will make the camera react faster.

It also suggested turning the “camera sensitivity” up a little bit.

This should make the whole thing easier.

I don’t how easy it is find those settings in the menus, though. But will give it a try once my copy arrives.

Just seen some bits of a video (over on Pure Xbox) comparing game footage with scenes from the movies.

The attention to detail just looks phenomenal.

Really looking forward to tomorrow.

@LiamCroft

Could you tell me what the game’s actual file size is going to be, please?

I realised that when I asked that question a moment ago, I hadn’t actually directed it to anybody in particular.

@ChopperCampbell

If memory serves, the character in Andromeda (Ryder) was never meant to be the leader.

Ryder’s dad dies - and the mantle of leader is sort of thrust upon the younger Ryder - not by choice.

Scott (or Sara) Ryder seems to grow into the leader role, as the game progresses.

I am glad to see that Square Enix are trying to improve this game.

Although I understand the complaints about the dialogue, I don’t really mind it, as it clearly marks out Frey as an “outsider”.

Although, the level of profanity seems unnecessary.

My only real complaint is that, in comparison to something like Horizon: Forbidden West, the open world of Athia feels half empty.

But perhaps there is a reason for that, which I have yet to discover.

That being said, I am enjoying playing Forspoken, but maybe that is only because I am doing it in small doses.

I cannot be the only one here who sees -

“Removed: Comment is unconstructive. User is banned”.

• and is then all the more curious as to see what the comment was, that got that commentator banned in the first place?

I guess that we shall never know, and leave it to our imaginations.

Presumably these people are banned for their refusal to behave in a civilised manner?

I am just disappointed that it is deemed necessary, that it happens at all.

Good review.
Really been looking forward to this game.
Pre-ordered my copy just before Christmas.
Only four more days for me to wait now.

Been re-watching all of the HP movies recently, and it has been fun immersing myself in that world, again.

And as for all of the other drama - shall we say?

Someone once said “I may disagree with what you say, but I defend your right to say it”. JK Rowling’s personal opinions do not detract from her creations as a writer.

These same people who attack JKR for her personal opinions - do they also attack all vegetarians as being “evil” on account of Hitler being a vegetarian?

I did have two of the XBox Elite controllers, for the Xbox One X.
These were good, but the rubber that covered the handles started to peel away eventually.

I think these were about £130 each, at the time.

But paying over £200 for one single joypad does seem excessive, to put it mildly.

Especially when I am already perfectly happy the DualSense controllers as they are.

@ItsBritneyB_tch

As someone else commented, the game will be set about a century before the books/films.

That said, the films are definitely worth watching anyway. They are all very good. And you will understand the game’s world better for having done so.

And as usual - the books are better than the films. But, be warned, some of the books are HUGE.

I must say that 70 hours doesn’t seem like a lot. I imagine this means that the game I’ll take about three weeks to finish.

But there should also be lots of replay value, depending. upon the characters you create. I mean, that a Slytherin playthrough should be very different to a Hufflepuff playthrough.

If the game is faithful to the “Wizarding World” I would love to thoroughly explore it.

I can remember sinking about 200 hours into Dragon Age Inquisition

But the console had a vertical stand IN THE BOX.

Clearly it is DESIGNED to stand upright.
However, mine is horizontal, purely because I have not got the room. There is a shelf in the way.

As for requiring a separate stand to place the console horizontally, well, that’s is a different story.

Just downloading the PS5 version now.
So, yes I shall definitely be replaying it.

Want to finish Horizon FW again though. So the Witcher is now the second game in my backlog queue, after Ragnarok.

I mean after playing God Of War, Ragnarok.

So you character needs to be a member of a certain house, in order to achieve certain things?

Does this mean that in order to Platinum this game, you should need to complete four different play throughs?

Students are “sorted into their houses” according to their traits and personality, anyway. (At least, according to the books).

What I mean is, that even if you are required to play through the game four times, each one ought to be a different experience.

I feel like I would want to play this lots of times, anyway.

Whatever happened to polite discourse?
“I disagree with what you say, but I shall defend your right to say it”.

What is even worse, is that if people are unwilling to hear ideas that differ from those they already hold, then how could these people be expected to learn anything?

The best answer is - think for yourself. Play it, form your own opinion.

It’s not the end of the world.

Got this on release day, and completed it shortly after.

The game’s a 10/10 from me.
I don’t think the price matters too much - it is basically a brand new game. I mean, the people who really want it now, they will buy it anyway.

I think the people complaining that “it’s too expensive” generally are the same people who think ALL games are “too expensive”.

I just hope that now ND can make a native PS5 version of part 2.
Sorry, I meant Part II.

Had this pre-ordered.

Played and completed both PS3 and PS4 versions.
Installing this now.
Will likely start playing tomorrow.

Pre-ordered my copy ages ago.
Yes, £65 seems like a LOT of money, for a game I have already owned …twice.

But this really does look like something special. And technically, it is not a remaster - this has been rebuilt from scratch.

But didn’t they already make a “Sleeping Dogs” movie?

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Sleeping Dogs is a terrific game.
Replayed it again recently.

If anything, having the definitive edition (with every add-on) makes it almost too easy.

And I agree that it is much better than GTA IV.

Sleeping Dogs gets a 10/10 from me.
It is the Hong Kong setting that makes it really unique.

The Last of Us, for me. That’s all.
Mine’s already been preordered.

This will be the first Saints Row game that I actively ignore.

The rest of the stuff I am looking forward to is not out yet. Obviously.

I have had one of the 2TB ones (the WD SN850) since the end of January.

Yes, the external HDD will store PS5 games, but you cannot launch them from there. And the extended SSD is lightning fast.

There are 16 PS5 games all on the SSD, totalling 0.8TB of 2TB.
There are 43 PS4 games on the external WD Elements USB HDD, totalling 1.4TB, out of 6TB

If I was to run out of space on this SSD, I could probably copy a few PS5 on the external HDD, or even onto the internal storage (currently totally empty) in order to make room.

I can only think of half-a-dozen games coming out this year that I will most likely buy, so storage space should not be an issue for quite some time.

This does not strike me as a cynical “cash grab” in order to fleece the fans.

This seems to be just what it purports to be - a genuine remake of an old classic game with modern technology, in order to take the best advantages of that modern tech.

I am very much sold, and looking forward to it. Especially considering Naughty Dog’s well-known attention to detail.

And (off-topic, I know) in response to @GagaOooLaLa, please remember that the world’s very first National Association for the Protection of the Blind, was found in Germany. In 1933.