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@anoyonmus Nope, because the Direct featured a host of third-party games making it relevant and beneficial to cover on a PS focused site.

@anoyonmus he wasn't asking if they were okay, he said that they were doing okay with content from the direct... Meaning the Direct had given plenty to write about.

@themightyant Heavily disagree about Penacony's story telling, It's been fantastic for me, but that's the great thing about these games, each new zone brings in a fresh story that will -hopefully- resonate better with people who didn't enjoy the previous one.

@Korgon I fell off just after the big boss of the Xianzhou (think that's how its spelled) arc due to burn out but came back last month when I realised I didn't have enough time for the bigger games I wanted to get to and jumped back on HSR... aaaand hooked again, cleaned up all the main quests and now I'm slowly catching up on all the blue quests and maxing out my team (and saving warps for when they have a new Tank/Preservation to pull for)

I tend to use guides when I want to be efficient with my time. First complete ER run was 170hrs ish... Second run with a guide was half that time and I found stuff I missed.

With From Soft games any victory is a good victory

@themightyant yeah, I was really stoked to see Max returning... but this move means I'll probably watch someone else play it YT and enjoy it vicariously.

Thing is Origins world map was mostly empty desert, if they cover the same square mileage with the density seen in the trailers and gameplay it's going to be fairly similar in size and content to the other Big RPG entries with the exception of Valhalla which was sickeningly huge in hindsight (I still don't know how I 100% everything in that game)

@BusyOlf depending on when you last played you'll be fine to jump in, aside from Strikes and Raids everything is soloable... The only issue you might run across is that seasonal content vanishes from the game once its done so jumping from one expansion to another is a little jarring

@BearsEatBeets 4pm UK time and I am very much looking forward to it.

@mac_da_man same here, I'll probably pick up the season pass when everything's out and a bit cheaper.

The final mission this unlocked was good carthasis... if you haven't done it yet make sure you have helmets turned off for cutscenes.

Don't blame me if the onion cutting ninja's attack you though.

@Shepherd_Tallon Harding being an actual party member fills me with joy.

I'm quite hoping we get to see Cass and Leliana at some point.

If the game lets me cuddle Harding and pet the baby griffin I am golden.

I've watched the trailer a few more times and I'm at around 70/30 in favour of the new art direction. The gameplay reveal is going to be interesting. Some people just sound like they've already made up their minds to hate it and that makes me pity them.

I wish Ubi would be brave enough to have a female solo lead, Yasuke looks like he'll be fun to play as but no
where near as fun as Naoe...

I made a ridiculous little happy snort when I realised it was Max! Our girl's looking goooood!

You know what? No, I won't join the whinging ranks... I kinda dig the art style. Art direction has never been consistent across the franchise and this adds a load of character.

I'm really looking forward to gameplay... Also I am chuffed that Scout Harding is back!

It feels odd, trophies in the base games are always a good way to see if you missed anything major, guess I'll have to be extra thorough in the Land of Shadow.

It wasn't a bad show providing you had the sense to manage your expectations.

I think my only disappointment was no Sean Murray and Light No Fire.

@Kanji-Tatsumi I'm hoping we get a rough idea of when Veilguard is coming out so I can plan a full series replay with Dragon Age. The Inquisition DLC was a step up in toughness from what I remember but it was very satisfying.

Finishing the Final Shape campaign and seeing what the seasonal stuff is like. More Honkai even though I'm all caught up I'm now trying to get my teams in tip-top condition...

I still feel like I'm in a holding pattern with the wait for Shadow of The Erdtree AND Dawntrail!

I'm still expecting queues, because at this point it feels like tradition to be sat in queue on coms with my people having a light-hearted whinge and comparing snack drawers.

@frankmcma she'll be making all of your gear, but you'll probably be able to make someone like her to play as.

I was thinking that maybe they'd do a story between the two games to give Bela a chance to grow into older Ellie... You know cover the estrangement between Joel and Ellie, show Abby finding her dad and vowing vengeance... but then I realised Bella is 20 and she's done growing!

When you have just shy of quarter of a million people trying to access something all at once it is bound to cause issues and it isn't as simple as putting more servers up.

My heart goes out to Bungie and any team that's trying to make infrastructure that works for passing users through log-in servers when you don't have an unlimited budget.

I am the King of Managed Expectations so I do really look forward to these things because the most I expect is updates on stuff, the bigger stuff I'm hoping for is gameplay reveals for games we've only seen in CG trailer form before and even then I don't expect much... There are soooooo many cool looking CG trailers with no actual gameplay, so there is plenty that could show up.

Earlier this year I marathoned the entire Yakuza/Like a Dragon franchise up to LAD Yakuza so with all that fresh in my brain i can safely say I am EXCITED! I have yet to get to Man Who Erased His Name, Isshin and Infinite Wealth but they are on the docket for After Dawntrail and Shadow of The Erdtree.

The Series S is probably the biggest reason we haven't left the old gen apart from the size of the install base on the old gen. Bu the S neutered this Gen's ability to make forward progress technologically

I'm finishing up my Honkai catch up and playing the Diablo 4 lootmageddon season. I also finished up my Destiny 2 prep for The Final Shape.

I've felt like I've been in a holding pattern for a while, waiting on The Erdtree's Shadow and Dawntrail and not really wanting to commit to anything too major.

It was okay... To me it felt very slap dash, like it had been put together last minute. I'm of the opinion that a drastic change is needed to counter the longer dev cycles 1-2 games per generation doesn't cut it for a studio, it would be a risk for Sony but they need a staggered multi team approach in the big studios aiming for several projects on the go to hit one game every other year.

I am so soooooo ready to love another 300+ hours to a new Monster Hunter. I wonder how early in '25 they're aiming for?

This looks absolutely delightful, will be keeping an eye on this one. I love this type of art style, add to that some chill exploration and i am a happy camper.

Show me what Blue Point are doing, also a Bloodborne remaster by Nixxes

The thing I find jarring after watching Furiosa is that it highlights just how spot on the game was, it nailed the atmosphere around Gastown.

Furiosa was fantastic, get yourselves to the cinema to see it.

What I really want to see is whatever Blue Point are working on.

I just wish they'd reverse the moronic decision to 'vault' so much of the story, I still really like Destiny as a whole but all that lost content leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

I'll be there to finish the fight, and I'll hope that future of the franchise is less messy.

I wonder what she'll do next... probably the same bud mod character stats to be just 1's across the board? Beat the game as a gnome called Steve with his trust wooden spoon.

I do love how Sean being a cheeky little gobshite gives me the warm fuzzies! Cannot wait to see more of Light no Fire, hopefully they go early access soon after.

Decorating the office this weekend so I won't be playing much! If I do it be good old Honkers!

I'm all for Kojima exploring the weirder side of Max's world. The reverence he has for the series would probably lead some super distilled take on Max as a fable.

In all seriousness though; did anything useful come out of that meeting? A showcase date? A hint of anything actually tangible?

I played an alpha ages ago and it was a fairly solid effort gameplay-wise. Nothing revolutionary but I had fun and it made me look forward to the actual release

@wiiware sorry to be the harbinger of bad news - but it is very much a live service game.

This trailer has my lore devouring brain making monkey noises. This cannot come soon enough!

I'm hoping we get a demo of this before release, I want to see how snappy and responsive the combat is for myself. This has always looked a bit too good to be real... I'm tending towards cautious optimism with this one.

I'd eat Eve's burger!

A quick update - Finished Honkai Star Rail's Penacony story... They got me again with the needle drop! Now it is time to clean up about 9 months worth of companion missions and rummaging through trash cans.

@homelesscretin I think what really killed its chance to shine was when they ported it to PC and ported it BADLY... The PC version was atrocious.

Which makes me happy I got it day one on PS3 where it worked as intended. I'm going to look into ways to make the PC port run because I really fancy another go through it.

@homelesscretin Binary Domain was fantastic and should've been on it's 6th or 7th sequel by now... but, alas, that was not meant to be.

Honkai Star Rail continues to be my focus as I catch up with everything added in Penacony. I'm also at the stage where my main teams are at max level and need to farm out their final gear loadouts... Shocking that Seele is still a nuke.

This actually raises the possibility that I'll give a CoD game a chance on release instead of waiting until they cost less than a pint of Guinness (in Yorkshire, not Ireland)

@Zenos Yes it was! only 42 days until we all break the servers again!

Whilst having all games coming to both consoles is fantastic - I would love to see PS Studios bringing their games to Xbox - it does make you wonder if the current state will erode XB as a brand and a box worth buying, as terrible for the consumer as exclusives are they are the main reason we buy one box over another... Will Xbox go the way of Sega; a once titanic hardware purveyor now a MUHASSIVE software peddler?