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@get2sammyb if ZZZ can make me care about the story as much as I care about HSR's they can keep me in full rotation.

I played The Finals and really enjoyed it for an evening and then never wanted to pick it up again.

The AI commentators were a part of that as was the polished but limited gameplay loop.

I'm on a push at the moment to get caught up with Honkers and Genshin, iim left wondering if one more of these thrown into the rotation would lead to an unbroken loop of clearing content in one before another updates...

@nessisonett had no idea that she's almost 21, I reckon in the show they'll just shorten the gap between to explain her eternal youth.

@Fartingale give me sexy librarian over a dominatrix any day! (he says as his future wife looms over him as she gets ready for her half-day working at the local library)

Whatever it turns out to be I'll be there with bells on (and tissues because NieR and NieR adjacent stuff makes me cry)

Guess I know what my birthday pressie to myself will be this year (unless it is somehow a complete mess)

I wrapped up Star Wars Jedi Survivor and with it the last of my Big Game Backlog and as a treat I've jumped back on Honkai Star Rail to catch up, depending on how long that takes I'll probably then jump into Genshin to do the same... Both will probably keep me going until Dawn Trail launches.

This could be the true beginning of the end for Game Pass - They put the new CoD on there and watch as billions vanish as barely anyone new joins Game Pass but a massive chunk of CoD's old revenue disappears because a large chunk of the playerbase already has Game Pass ~OR~ They don't put in Game Pass and only a fraction of players buy it because they fully and rightfully expect it to hit Game Pass because of Microsoft's past promises.

Whichever way this all shakes out I am expecting it to be an unmitigated disaster for Microsoft.

I hope I'm wrong, but only time will tell.

I'd be down for a Tomb Raider riffing off of Elden Rings world design - Biiiiig open area, tiny bite size tomblets with small scale puzzles, bigger more complex catacombs that contain bigger interconnected puzzles and narrative chunks and then massive Temple complexes loaded with story, puzzles, set pieces, bosses. Put in some honest to goodness towns/villages that are vibrant with life that give Lara a place to relax and gather rumours/legends/folk stories.

Heck they could do the map population schtick by having Lara find old base camps for an explorer who came before her and use their notes to put points of interest on Lara's own map.

Jedi Survivor this weekend. Having a really good time with it even though the performance and bugs are still a bit wonky.

This is the last of my Big Game backlog, after this I'm onto the countless smaller games and maybe getting caught up with Honkers.

This weekend is all about finishing AC Mirage, playing through a smaller scope Assassin's Creed has been neat! If I get it finished I'll be moving onto another backlog game - Jedi Survivor, which I'm really looking forward to!

[UPDATE - I have rolled credits on Mirage, thoroughly enjoyed it, not going to both with the Plat though, so now I'm installing/updating Jedi Survivor!]

Not playing it yet, got a couple of games locked and loaded from the backlog, but I'll be all over it once I have those cleared off the list (AC Mirage and Jedi Survivor if anyone's curious)

@Nepp67 @TheFakulty yup... they don't even need to keep the whole season, just the story missions... The vaulting of paid content will always be one of the weirdest moves Bungie have made... especially the base campaign of D2

@MikeOrator it took me exactly two Persona releases to get wise and stop going in balls deep at the first opportunity

They're saving the romance for the Re-Election Edition released 18 months down the line.

@BAMozzy I'm hoping the Horizon Live Service ends up being something like Monster Hunter, but my gut tells me it'll be a good but not long lived fairly vanilla MMO.

But yeah, it is weird having no clue whats coming besides the doomed to fail live service PvP stuff.

@theSpectre you mean Pragmata, right? The sequel to Deep Down!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth... I just, this minute, finished all of the VR challenges AND got the Johny's Trove Gold Trophy! I only have the Hard Mode chapters to do before the Platinum is mine... So this will be my final weekend before I move on... on to the original FFVII!

@SaucyBrotato yup, the only thing I care about with the updates, no PS5 platinum, no purchase.

@Mikey856 don't think frame rate matters at all with chill games like this, at least you're keeping your eye out for games for you mum, though!

I'm on the true End Game of FFVII Rebirth... Getting Johny all of his Treasure Trove gubbins! I only have one more left - the Hard Mode VR Missions so that Platinum is smelling mighty tasty!

If I get that done I'll be returning to Pacific Drive and playing some No Man's Sky with the lads.

a consistently paced 30 is always preferable to a choppy 60.

60 would be the ideal, but if you cant lock it down tight then don't bother - get 30 down pat and use any extra processing juice to gussy the game up.

@LiamCroft completely different studio as well so doubly nope.

This weekend is all about the last two chapters of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I've run afoul of the G-Bike bug for the final side quest and it is a ball-ache because it blocks me from two trophies but I can return via chapter select when SE patch it.

I'll probably make a start on Hard Mode as soon as I finish the MSQ but if I don't then I'm going back to Pacific Drive to finish that off. I was also considering returning to Baldur's Gate 3 to finish the Platinum, but with Larian announcing that no major DLC is inbound but they have some new evil endings planned I may wait for those so I can finish everything in one fell swoop.

That's me absolutely sold, at first It felt a bit clunky and then halfway through the demo something clicked and that Boss Challenge with a nicely geared EVE was the cherry on top. The parrying is like a lighter Sekiro especially with the Blink counter working a little like the Mikiri counter timing-wise.

@DoomGuy_117 Yeah just finished it and it was exactly what I was hoping for, especially the Boss Challenge with a fully decked out EVE, was not expecting full blown Sekiro style parry patterns... Man that was fun.

@JB_Whiting that and Australia always seems to be extra tough on ratings sometimes to the point of screaming LEWD at the sight of an ankle.

@Icey664 out of curiosity what do you actually mean by 'woke'? Because I'm willing to give anyone the benefit of the doubt and not assume they're a sexist bigot scared witless by anyone that doesn't fit their narrow perception of reality.

There hasn't been a Don't Nod game I haven't loved yet and I'm happy for them to keep going... I still dream of a Remember Me sequel!

@DennisReynolds Took one look at Orrin and thought 'I can fix her?'

I do wonder how much sticking with the Series S has hurt them? It has been a common belly ache for moving on from the previous gen.

I plan on picking it up, but I have some other stuff to get through including games that were bought for me at crimbo... Hopefully by the time I get around to it there will be some good performance updates.

After almost losing my will to live playing Two Legs? Nowt To It! on the Piano in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth... I will continue to play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Heck I might even finish the game this weekend! And then I'll probably keep going because I want the shiny Platinum.

As usual not a single one of them is necessary to get the full experience. They are there to fleece the impatient.

Whilst I would love to go on further adventures with the gang.. I'm more than okay with Larian doing whatever they want, they haven't missed yet.

@WanderingBullet Nah... that's Pragmata, Capcom like to keep it in the family.

If the tech works well and actually delivers solid 60fps with a 4k image not too far off it'll be a game changer... I'll do what I did with the ps4 pro... Sell the old one and upgrade to the new hardware

I'm waiting on that PC compatibility, if that works out well I'll buy one on sale.

I'm continuing my way through FF7 Rebirth. I'll be making a push for the finale soonish I think and I have no idea what to expect in terms of twists to the OG story but my gut tells me something is coming

Shame this isn't in the UK, I'm looking at a new PC build and already have the funds put aside so paying on this and then clearing it would be a nice lil credit score bump, plus the saving of 100quid on PS+ would be a bonus.

As a Nioh Enjoyer I do worry the simplified combat even on the harder difficulties will disappoint. I think I'll go for Dragon's Dogma 2 and wait for reviews from other Nioh Enjoyers...

The outfits in the screenshots all look great, the video almost looks like what'd happen if you unequipped her costume, rather than a costume itself.

I look forward to seeing what other costumes we can collect.

On PC I'll be gunning my engine to finish Pacific Drive.

On PS5 I'll be enjoying the sun at Costa Del Sol in FFVII Rebirth.

However, I'm also feeling like I might try and catch up on Shogun and the New season of True Detective.

@Wazeddie22 Yeah, if I hadn't already committed to Rebirth I would be all over Uniform Overcoat.... no, wait... Unicorn Overlord, Vanillaware have never let me down but we're swamped with MUHASSIVE games at the moment. But once I have a moment of empty time I'll grab a copy.

Midnight Difficulty might be this games version of the Twilight Missions from Nioh, amped up versions of normal missions with bonus rewards... I'm still not sure what kinda loot/gear system this is going for.

Well wasn't that a little ray of sunshine?

You know what guys? I think video games might be good after all!

Still gonna hang around until we get that FeMC goodness!

It isn't that I don't believe Atlus... but... err... I don't.

@Futureshark investing in a good (but not ridiculous) vinyl player was one of my better impulse purchases over the last five years. There's something special about the sound that can only be quantified as warm and cosy.

@jolteon23 the simple answer is that Japanese labour laws make it hard to lay off employees, essentially a company cannot lay off employees unless it is a last resort to save the company from going under. Whereas western companies can make layoffs to temporarily boost the numbers for shareholders without meaningful repurcussions.