Haha, come the end of this year, I'm probably going to have logged upwards of 1000hrs (probably way more) playing ESO. Can't believe I only discovered how great it was at the end of last year...thanks to one of Push Square's lists iirc My trophy list for 2020 is probably going to look pretty pathetic compared to last year though! ...always pleased when Sony adds new features btw; still waiting for a streamlined wishlist function on digital store though.
@MarcG420 Well we'll have to respectfully agree to disagree on that I guess, because I don't think it is a false narrative. Personally, I'm just trusting what I actually see happening with my own eyes online re the conservative bans and censoring, not what I'm told by a heavily biased progressive non-profit whose sole purpose seems to be smearing the political right (referring to Media Matters, but quite honestly at the moment then I could be talking about almost any of the mainstream US news networks or left leaning newspapers - just one person's opinion, but most news companies - including some on the right absolutely too - seem to exist to divide people and drive them eventually to a civil war, and that worries me immensely, and campaigns with imo an ulterior motive to censor mostly conservatives (again, just what I see) I think add more powder to that keg. The labelling misinformation thing in practice works the same as the labelling hate speech thing, in that it tends to be decided by modern day progressives (so rather left of where progressivism was say half a decade ago, is why I keep saying modern day) at social media companies who have heavy biases, so whilst it would be great if we had computers advanced and fast enough who could understand nuance in languages and instantly and unbiasedly cross reference many sources and highlight real misinformation and hate speech, what we're getting is anti-conservative modern progressives at social media companies labelling or deleting mostly conservative stuff, some genuine far right stuff, and a few far left pieces which are so far left as to make the rest of the the progressive faction look bad, but the all important establishment left (mis)information tends to get left alone and even promoted in the algorithm for all to see (btw, I'm referring specifically to Twitter, which has already implemented policies similar to this), which means that this system discriminates unfairly. As for the far right then I don't care about the ACTUAL far right, because in reality, though they do of course exist - and thus learning lessons from the past, it is most sensible to fairly monitor their behaviour - they're so fringe and few as to be mostly insignificant. Haha, I would suggest that the far right being more significant than they truly are is the real false narrative, but that's me getting off topic again.
@MarcG420 Not sure if you read my first comment properly, but if so you'd know that I don't think this has anything to do with wanting to rid the platform of hate speech, as this is an excuse that has been used successfully in recent years over on other social media platforms, and it has mostly resulted in not just far right (obvs don't support them), but mostly your average conservative having their speech limited or else outright banned if they don't have the correct opinion. If it was about hate speech then we'd surely see the very many far left instances of hate speech (being banned), yet they remain on full display most of the time. Getting rid of hate speech is just the shield of acceptability those who are pro-censorship for opportunistically political reasons (in a most divisive election year no less) always hide behind in order to try to shut down debate and to prevent opposing voices from fairly using free public speech forums like social media. There is also a problem with who is deciding what hate speech is, because it seems that many of those who work for the mainstream social media companies in the west view anything to the right of where progressivism currently sits as far right and thus worthy of the hate speech label, but I guess that's veering off topic slightly. Anyway, Sony (and the rest too) pandering like this at a time where the US doesn't need any more strategic stoking of tensions for one's favoured party's political gain just doesn't sit right with me, and you can bet it won't with the many silent conservative gamers who are likely sick of being demonised at this point, because hate speech laws nowadays - re the internet I mean - are largely subjective in practice and only seem to go one way and to a place which is mostly conservative more than actually hateful.
@MarcG420 I'm not upset with Sony - I've just lost a lot of the huge respect I had for them a couple of months ago is all. As for Microsoft then I haven't played Xbox since my 360 days and I don't currently own anything which uses Microsoft software, though I have equal disdain for their political pandering too, as I would be as hypocritical as these companies were I to play favourites this way 😉
Wow! My respect for Sony had already taken a hammering this past month over their involvement in the false YT copyright strikes and the anti-consumer misleading advertising relating to TLOU2, but them jumping on the latest anti-conservative trendy band wagon has knocked down my previously high esteem for Sony even further. Anyone who bothers to properly fact check their news sources knows that this latest campaign to force Facebook's hand isn't about hate speech - it's about piggybacking off of a tragic event to crack down on conservative voices in the run up to the US election and I personally find that despicable (especially given that the US has freedom of expression enshrined in their constitution). If it was about hate speech then there would be equal highlighting of the many far left examples of hate speech too, but there is remarkably little of that, and that's because it's not politically expedient.
After the Suicide Squad movie I can't get even remotely excited for anything relating to that until I know it's completely separate from that version. Gotham Knights sounds like it could be potentially interesting, so long as it doesn't have any annoying tank stealth sections that is! 😉 That one's probably a long way away from release though.
Super-psyched for this game and praying to the gaming gods that it's going to be worth the excitement as I don't think I can take any more disappointment for one year! Haha, I'm confident that GoT will knock our collective socks off though, as I still trust Sucker Punch very much
A Lego game I don't have - ideally Marvel Superheroes 2 or DC Supervillains - and Monster Hunter World would be great, as I've shockingly still never played the latter! Would be thrilled if it were Tetris Effect or Dead Cells too. Haha, will probably be stuff I already have though as I've been unusually lucky this past couple of months in not already having any of the PS Plus games, and expecting Spider-Man, Horizon ZD, and Watch Dogs 2 to all all be free for PS Plus by Christmastime, of which I own all.
Massive fan of first game so this was at the top of my list a couple of months ago, but after familiarising myself with the leaks (I can't resist spoilers) and discovering that they were most likely true, I realised the sequel wasn't something I ever wanna play; Skill Up's honest and fair review (imho) the other week essentially confirmed all the stuff which had put me off to be true and listed more besides. However, I'm very happy for all those on here who have a great time playing this game over the next few weeks or so 😃 The sequel's just not for me.
Quite like the design (except for the USB being on the front), really like the blue lighting, and the larger size isn't an issue for my set up, but really not impressed with this seemingly only being available in white as I'd really much prefer it in black, so will likely end up waiting for a while on PS5 purchase for a black option or a limited edition in a darker colour. For me it will probably depend entirely on how soon after console release the Horizon and Ratchet&Clank sequels release too.
Pretty much all I've played for weeks now has been ESO - nothing to do with recent new expansion either, as it's just such a huge game with so many different playstyles to master that I probably won't even pick up Greymoor till autumn anyway! Doubt I'll be playing anything else - including on my still cherished 3DS - until Ghost of Tsushima releases...except maybe the odd Two Point Hospital session.
Super-stoked about both the Horizon and Ratchet&Clank sequels by far the most, and happy to see Oddworld:Soulstorm is still on the way as a huge fan of the Oddworld series since PSone era! Also pleased a Miles Morales expansion is in development - so long as they continue to give him his own unique character development - as I thought his character in the last game had good potential (just hope I don't have to play as MJ at all this time as she got on my nerves tbh!)
Sly Cooper please Sony!!! This series is criminally underrated. Also a new Jak&Daxter would be great, and either remakes/sequels (or even remasters with trophy lists) for Legend of Dragoon, Vagrant Story, and the Grandia trilogy. As a side note, I'd pay top dollar for a base level remaster of the first Tomba! game with trophies as I played that so many times as a kid, but can't see that ever happening as it never had the ubiquity that Crash or Spyro achieved.
Downloaded both this morning. Really in the mood this week to get into Farming Simulator, if I can tear myself away from Two Point Hospital and ESO that is. Might wait to pick up the dlc before starting Skylines.
Very happy myself as I've recently gotten back into simulators in a big way as side games and I have neither of these. Looking forward to Skylines the most for the Sim City 2000esque nostalgia, but always fancied giving the Farming Simulator series a try too and never pulled the trigger on any sales as I'd heard it was too realistic in its slowness 😉 Surprised at Sony for this selection though, as it will put many off as simulator is such a niche genre and most simulator fans go for PC versions where available. Haha, never a better time to learn how to grow crops and tend the land though! Also some sims are perfect for relaxation...I keep expecting Sony to pull a last minute change though, but I personally hope not.
Layla really annoyed me in Odyssey - particularly in the DLC where she was even more annoying. Present day parts always feel like a chore for me since Desmond's arc (which I mostly liked) concluded way back when. Doubt they'll be any less of a chore in Valhalla - the most we can hope for these days is that they'll be brief!
Loved playing as Kassandra in Odyssey (and trying to get jiggy with anything that moved, including Alkibiades' goats), so if the only difference is physical appearance here then will likely play as the chick in Valhalla too! So exciting to be able to put this on my 2020 list after sadly having to remove TLOU2 recently
@Orpheus79V Even longer ago than Syndicate - I remember many years ago playing the AC3 spin off game, Liberation as Aveline (though I'm a big AC fan tbf so many probably missed that one). The author maybe meant Odyssey was the first game that you get to choose a gender to play for an entire mainline entry, but I think a lot of us ended up playing as Evie in Syndicate all the time except for the few Jacob mandatory missions, because he was just such a buffoon! 😉
I didn't preorder until the 28th, but it's due to arrive only 2 days late, which I'm plenty happy with! Really wanted that steelbook and dynamic theme 😉 Started base game last year, but never got even close to finishing it.
Damn that's a good deal! Finally upgraded to a 4K TV for the lounge myself the other day - got an LG B9 55"er from Very at £1099, as can pay monthly interest free over 12mths. Was very close to getting the Samsung Q80, as Samsung's my usual tech brand, but the DolbyVision and 2.1 compatibility on LG OLED sets swung it for me...probably would've gone for the C9 had it been sold on there! People worry about burn in with OLED sets, but from what I've read then it's only really a problem if you're leaving the tv paused for long periods of time or are planning on having the same tv for longer than a decade or so.
I finally renewed my PS+ yearly sub through this article when it was first posted at the end of last week - forgot to say thanks for the heads up 😀 Needed my Plus back to finally try out ESO with my brother over December (and probably the rest of winter too!) ShopTo is great and I think he got his PS4 from there, but as others have mentioned ONLY if you have a Paypal account for the digital stuff.
Would be the best news if it was a remastered Mass Effect Trilogy, though knowing EA's greed then they'd probably resell all the DLC separately and add extra MTX 😉 Would also be happy if EA was referring to a Dragon Age Origins remaster.
Still have a significant backlog as not had much chance to play my poor neglected PS4 lately, so don't mind about the Ubisoft games getting delayed, but really disappointed about TLOU2 delay though! Just praying that Cyberpunk doesn't see a delay too, as I'm setting aside at least a week at home for when that releases 😉
Haha, I don't really get the good-humoured debate over the pronunciation recently as I always knew it was "cross" from my PS1/PS2 days...I tend to call it "X" these days out of habit because I mostly played on 360 last gen and they're all letters, but I still knew that it's technically pronounced "cross" because Playstations have shape buttons.
Outer Worlds, Death Stranding, then FFVIII Remastered are definitely my most anticipated of late 2019...though I'll probably end up picking up Man of Medan, Ni no Kuni Remastered, MediEvil, and Blacksad on day one or shortly after release too.
I'm hyped enough for Death Stranding, TLOU2, and Cyberpunk already - all definite preorders for me at this point - but really hoping to see an update for Ghost of Tsushima though! Any info from Sega on the future Yakuza title also most welcome 😉
This type of news makes me glad that I'm a terrible hoarder in general and still have Duck Tales downloaded on my old 360 for just in case purposes like this one. Still sucks that it's being delisted for future digital purchasing though!
@Quintumply This article has one of my favourite Pushsquare pun subtitles to date! 😂 Re-game I loved second one, so definitely up for more...though these games are always better for the colder months when I'm not trying to diet, as they make me ravenously hungry to the point that I dream about food.
Hahaha, more like deliberatey tossed out the window aggressively in translation by the politically-obsessed folk on lesser "gaming" sites! Good to see CDPR debunking the latest false claims with their usual dignity.
@get2sammyb Haha, yeah I was the same with other Bullfrog games Theme Park and Theme Park World on PSone, as I knew the controls were better on PC, but I was only bought them for console and I just really loved the "Theme" games! I read that it's hard to get management sims' controls right on consoles, but they generally seem to be optimised way better on average in the PS4 era than they used to be
Great news - I'll buy it for PS4 too day one, so long as Two Point is optimised for console better than its predecessor was Theme Hospital was one of my favourite PC games from my childhood and I too must've put a ridiculous amount of hours into it both as a child and as a nostalgic adult, but I only tried it once on PSone and the controls weren't great.
I loved the atmosphere of this game back in my 360 days, so I'd definitely pick this up again for PS4 if it was a good remaster and bundled with the DLC. I think it would sell pretty well too on PS4 and Switch, provided they generate enough consumer awareness and release it during a slow month; here's hoping they do that so we can eventually get an Alan Wake 2!
@Tasuki Air con - or ceiling fans in older unrenovated buildings - is very common in Southern Europe, but only the newer or more recently renovated buildings, along with hotels, tend to have it in the rest of Europe, so most of us tend to make do with desktop or tower fans when it gets hot...this will probably change for us over the next 10-20 years as we get more heatwaves and the seasons get steadily warmer on average (or at the very least it will become more commonplace).
Now that the heatwave has finally hit the UK then in the interests of avoiding premature ageing (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it), I've been inside with the curtains closed all day and the fan on, continuing with Judgment and drinking lots of ice cold Sprunk! To echo many others, Judgment is great fun and a worthy member of the Yakuza extended family! 😀 Will probably check out the DQ Builders 2 demo tomorrow too if I get the chance.
More than happy to free up double that space for anything CD Projekt Red! That said, anything of this size is definitely a physical copy purchase for me, even in my relatively fast internet area.
Just downloaded the PS4 demo so will probably check that out at the weekend. Reckon this will be a definite "buy before end of year" game for me, as I can't afford it right now after impulsively preordering Judgment just before release...not regretting that one at all though! 😜
More fantastic Ni no Kuni related news! 😀 I loved both NNK games, though would pick the first one if I had to choose a favourite, so I hope they bring back the familiars in the third and have more voice acting than they did in the second game; I don't expect everything to be voice-acted as they're JRPGs, but the severe lack of it in the second was kind of disappointing (though I still put well over 100hrs into it!) ...also please no Boddly cameos - she was irritated the flip out of me!
My Plus ran out a few months ago and I've not renewed it on principle because they've not added anything of significant value to replace what they've taken away, so it kind of feels like Sony have grown complacent about the loyalty of their playerbase once again. I'm not a frequent online gamer, but I prefer to have the option there, so I'd like to have a cheaper sub option for if you just want an online play only Plus membership with the lower 10gb cloud saving capacity, with a higher price option available if you want to tie the current Plus offerings in with a PS Now membership too. Regarding the exclusive discounts, there are so many great PSN sales available to non-members nowadays that the exclusive discounts are no longer anything special for me as I can just wait a few months until a title is in a non-exclusive sale.
Ah, Hitler - indirectly responsible for probably the highest amount of attempts to win arguments and debates since the 1930s 😉 Personally, I don't mind them toning down the scene if it is for artistic reasons to fit more with the remake's aesthetic, but if it is because they're afraid of the faux outrage from mostly people who seem to spend more time on social media than playing videogames, then I do find this irritating. Part of the magic of the original FFVII for me was the campy humour and randomness of some of the scenes, alongside the darker emotional impact, and I'd be sad to see the former being eroded because of a fear that certain Twitter dwellers might have a whine about some perceived offence. I mean they like whining more than they like not being offended I've observed, so just give them what they truly want is what I'd suggest! 😛
@BAMozzy oh no, not a criticism or anything - I'm a fellow bargain hunter too as I do have a tendency to message good friends and family any bargains I think they'd like! 😉 Tbh I only deviate from the best price when something is really aesthetically pleasing to me - like certain steelbooks - kind of like a magpie I guess.
Having a break from betraying my PS4 with my rediscovered 3DS now - haha I got sucked down the Xenoblade rabbit hole in a big way recently and it convinced me to finally save for Switch later in 2019 to play more of it! Just playing some Sly Cooper 2 on my Vita this afternoon and plan to start a fresh game of FFXII on my PS4 tomorrow evening in case I get the JRPG bends from surfacing from the deep too quickly. Seems FF replays are popular with the community right now after that big E3 announcement! 😀
@BAMozzy I use Base a lot too; gamecollection is the other one I use a similar amount. Both have great preorder/day one prices and great customer service. Definitely getting the Amazon steelbook for Cyberpunk though! 😉
Only studios I trust to preorder from months in advance are Cyberpunk's (steelbook definitely!) and Death Stranding's (because Kojima), but I need to save ££ first. Though I'll probably preorder Outer Worlds in the week before release once the review embargo (if any) has passed and I'm satisfied that it's releasing in a more or less completed state bugs-wise. Maybe you guys could post a reminder article of the Amazon Cyberpunk steelbook offer months closer to its release for click revenue as I'm definitely gonna preorder that one and others will likely have more saved by then for 2020 releases too!
@Nyne11Tyme Hahahah, it's less that I have willpower and more that I'll probably still have a big backlog on my PS4 to distract me next March, as well as a ton of Switch games that I'll finally have the correct hardware to play on by then come this Nov! 😉 FFVII was probably my fave game of the PS1 era though, so this will be a big one for me when I can play it on PS5.
My hype for this game is just below Cyberpunk 2077 and only marginally above Death Stranding (as I daren't get myself too excited for the FFVII remake just yet, though that is getting harder). Late 2019 to the first half of 2020 is gonna be so immense for my gaming life...and way less immense for my social life! 😄
@FullbringIchigo Ah, I didn't know that was why we hadn't yet got it on PS4 - very disappointing as I don't have the PS3 at my house nor a current gen XBox/PC. Haha, I'll just have to hope for some sort of deal in the future. Thanks for the explanation!
I thought that FFVIII would never come to PS4 in remastered form because of the code loss issue, so I'm ecstatic that they've found some sort of workaround for that! Day one purchase! 😀 @Belmont I reckon a FFXIII Trilogy Remastered will be the next one to be announced sometime after this year's remasterings have been released. Would make financial sense too, as they could charge full whack for that! I never played any of XIII myself, so I'd be very happy buy it at a AAA pricepoint.
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Re: Track Your PS4 Play Time with This Website
Haha, come the end of this year, I'm probably going to have logged upwards of 1000hrs (probably way more) playing ESO. Can't believe I only discovered how great it was at the end of last year...thanks to one of Push Square's lists iirc My trophy list for 2020 is probably going to look pretty pathetic compared to last year though! ...always pleased when Sony adds new features btw; still waiting for a streamlined wishlist function on digital store though.
Re: PlayStation Temporarily Pulls the Plug on Facebook, Instagram Advertising
@MarcG420 Well we'll have to respectfully agree to disagree on that I guess, because I don't think it is a false narrative. Personally, I'm just trusting what I actually see happening with my own eyes online re the conservative bans and censoring, not what I'm told by a heavily biased progressive non-profit whose sole purpose seems to be smearing the political right (referring to Media Matters, but quite honestly at the moment then I could be talking about almost any of the mainstream US news networks or left leaning newspapers - just one person's opinion, but most news companies - including some on the right absolutely too - seem to exist to divide people and drive them eventually to a civil war, and that worries me immensely, and campaigns with imo an ulterior motive to censor mostly conservatives (again, just what I see) I think add more powder to that keg. The labelling misinformation thing in practice works the same as the labelling hate speech thing, in that it tends to be decided by modern day progressives (so rather left of where progressivism was say half a decade ago, is why I keep saying modern day) at social media companies who have heavy biases, so whilst it would be great if we had computers advanced and fast enough who could understand nuance in languages and instantly and unbiasedly cross reference many sources and highlight real misinformation and hate speech, what we're getting is anti-conservative modern progressives at social media companies labelling or deleting mostly conservative stuff, some genuine far right stuff, and a few far left pieces which are so far left as to make the rest of the the progressive faction look bad, but the all important establishment left (mis)information tends to get left alone and even promoted in the algorithm for all to see (btw, I'm referring specifically to Twitter, which has already implemented policies similar to this), which means that this system discriminates unfairly. As for the far right then I don't care about the ACTUAL far right, because in reality, though they do of course exist - and thus learning lessons from the past, it is most sensible to fairly monitor their behaviour - they're so fringe and few as to be mostly insignificant. Haha, I would suggest that the far right being more significant than they truly are is the real false narrative, but that's me getting off topic again.
Re: PlayStation Temporarily Pulls the Plug on Facebook, Instagram Advertising
@MarcG420 Not sure if you read my first comment properly, but if so you'd know that I don't think this has anything to do with wanting to rid the platform of hate speech, as this is an excuse that has been used successfully in recent years over on other social media platforms, and it has mostly resulted in not just far right (obvs don't support them), but mostly your average conservative having their speech limited or else outright banned if they don't have the correct opinion. If it was about hate speech then we'd surely see the very many far left instances of hate speech (being banned), yet they remain on full display most of the time. Getting rid of hate speech is just the shield of acceptability those who are pro-censorship for opportunistically political reasons (in a most divisive election year no less) always hide behind in order to try to shut down debate and to prevent opposing voices from fairly using free public speech forums like social media. There is also a problem with who is deciding what hate speech is, because it seems that many of those who work for the mainstream social media companies in the west view anything to the right of where progressivism currently sits as far right and thus worthy of the hate speech label, but I guess that's veering off topic slightly. Anyway, Sony (and the rest too) pandering like this at a time where the US doesn't need any more strategic stoking of tensions for one's favoured party's political gain just doesn't sit right with me, and you can bet it won't with the many silent conservative gamers who are likely sick of being demonised at this point, because hate speech laws nowadays - re the internet I mean - are largely subjective in practice and only seem to go one way and to a place which is mostly conservative more than actually hateful.
Re: PlayStation Temporarily Pulls the Plug on Facebook, Instagram Advertising
@MarcG420 I'm not upset with Sony - I've just lost a lot of the huge respect I had for them a couple of months ago is all. As for Microsoft then I haven't played Xbox since my 360 days and I don't currently own anything which uses Microsoft software, though I have equal disdain for their political pandering too, as I would be as hypocritical as these companies were I to play favourites this way 😉
Re: PlayStation Temporarily Pulls the Plug on Facebook, Instagram Advertising
Wow! My respect for Sony had already taken a hammering this past month over their involvement in the false YT copyright strikes and the anti-consumer misleading advertising relating to TLOU2, but them jumping on the latest anti-conservative trendy band wagon has knocked down my previously high esteem for Sony even further. Anyone who bothers to properly fact check their news sources knows that this latest campaign to force Facebook's hand isn't about hate speech - it's about piggybacking off of a tragic event to crack down on conservative voices in the run up to the US election and I personally find that despicable (especially given that the US has freedom of expression enshrined in their constitution). If it was about hate speech then there would be equal highlighting of the many far left examples of hate speech too, but there is remarkably little of that, and that's because it's not politically expedient.
Re: Suicide Squad PS5 Is Rocksteady's Next Game, New Batman Game Is Gotham Knights, Says Report
After the Suicide Squad movie I can't get even remotely excited for anything relating to that until I know it's completely separate from that version. Gotham Knights sounds like it could be potentially interesting, so long as it doesn't have any annoying tank stealth sections that is! 😉 That one's probably a long way away from release though.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Goes Gold Ahead of July Release Date
Super-psyched for this game and praying to the gaming gods that it's going to be worth the excitement as I don't think I can take any more disappointment for one year! Haha, I'm confident that GoT will knock our collective socks off though, as I still trust Sucker Punch very much
Re: Talking Point: What Free July 2020 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
A Lego game I don't have - ideally Marvel Superheroes 2 or DC Supervillains - and Monster Hunter World would be great, as I've shockingly still never played the latter! Would be thrilled if it were Tetris Effect or Dead Cells too. Haha, will probably be stuff I already have though as I've been unusually lucky this past couple of months in not already having any of the PS Plus games, and expecting Spider-Man, Horizon ZD, and Watch Dogs 2 to all all be free for PS Plus by Christmastime, of which I own all.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy The Last of Us 2?
Massive fan of first game so this was at the top of my list a couple of months ago, but after familiarising myself with the leaks (I can't resist spoilers) and discovering that they were most likely true, I realised the sequel wasn't something I ever wanna play; Skill Up's honest and fair review (imho) the other week essentially confirmed all the stuff which had put me off to be true and listed more besides. However, I'm very happy for all those on here who have a great time playing this game over the next few weeks or so 😃 The sequel's just not for me.
Re: PS5 Is Gorgeous in Person, There Are Surprising Features
Quite like the design (except for the USB being on the front), really like the blue lighting, and the larger size isn't an issue for my set up, but really not impressed with this seemingly only being available in white as I'd really much prefer it in black, so will likely end up waiting for a while on PS5 purchase for a black option or a limited edition in a darker colour. For me it will probably depend entirely on how soon after console release the Horizon and Ratchet&Clank sequels release too.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 328
Pretty much all I've played for weeks now has been ESO - nothing to do with recent new expansion either, as it's just such a huge game with so many different playstyles to master that I probably won't even pick up Greymoor till autumn anyway! Doubt I'll be playing anything else - including on my still cherished 3DS - until Ghost of Tsushima releases...except maybe the odd Two Point Hospital session.
Re: Poll: What Was Your Game of the Show at the PS5 Reveal Event?
Super-stoked about both the Horizon and Ratchet&Clank sequels by far the most, and happy to see Oddworld:Soulstorm is still on the way as a huge fan of the Oddworld series since PSone era! Also pleased a Miles Morales expansion is in development - so long as they continue to give him his own unique character development - as I thought his character in the last game had good potential (just hope I don't have to play as MJ at all this time as she got on my nerves tbh!)
Re: Talking Point: What PlayStation Franchises Should Sony Bring Back on PS5?
Sly Cooper please Sony!!! This series is criminally underrated. Also a new Jak&Daxter would be great, and either remakes/sequels (or even remasters with trophy lists) for Legend of Dragoon, Vagrant Story, and the Grandia trilogy. As a side note, I'd pay top dollar for a base level remaster of the first Tomba! game with trophies as I played that so many times as a kid, but can't see that ever happening as it never had the ubiquity that Crash or Spyro achieved.
Re: May 2020 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4
Downloaded both this morning. Really in the mood this week to get into Farming Simulator, if I can tear myself away from Two Point Hospital and ESO that is. Might wait to pick up the dlc before starting Skylines.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for May 2020?
Very happy myself as I've recently gotten back into simulators in a big way as side games and I have neither of these. Looking forward to Skylines the most for the Sim City 2000esque nostalgia, but always fancied giving the Farming Simulator series a try too and never pulled the trigger on any sales as I'd heard it was too realistic in its slowness 😉 Surprised at Sony for this selection though, as it will put many off as simulator is such a niche genre and most simulator fans go for PC versions where available. Haha, never a better time to learn how to grow crops and tend the land though! Also some sims are perfect for relaxation...I keep expecting Sony to pull a last minute change though, but I personally hope not.
Re: Of Course Assassin's Creed Valhalla Brings Back the Worst Part of the Series
Layla really annoyed me in Odyssey - particularly in the DLC where she was even more annoying. Present day parts always feel like a chore for me since Desmond's arc (which I mostly liked) concluded way back when. Doubt they'll be any less of a chore in Valhalla - the most we can hope for these days is that they'll be brief!
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lets You Play as a Male or Female Character
Loved playing as Kassandra in Odyssey (and trying to get jiggy with anything that moved, including Alkibiades' goats), so if the only difference is physical appearance here then will likely play as the chick in Valhalla too! So exciting to be able to put this on my 2020 list after sadly having to remove TLOU2 recently
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lets You Play as a Male or Female Character
@Orpheus79V Even longer ago than Syndicate - I remember many years ago playing the AC3 spin off game, Liberation as Aveline (though I'm a big AC fan tbf so many probably missed that one). The author maybe meant Odyssey was the first game that you get to choose a gender to play for an entire mainline entry, but I think a lot of us ended up playing as Evie in Syndicate all the time except for the few Jacob mandatory missions, because he was just such a buffoon! 😉
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Persona 5 Royal?
I didn't preorder until the 28th, but it's due to arrive only 2 days late, which I'm plenty happy with! Really wanted that steelbook and dynamic theme 😉 Started base game last year, but never got even close to finishing it.
Re: Deal: Highly Recommended Philips 4K OLED TV Drops Below £1,000
Damn that's a good deal! Finally upgraded to a 4K TV for the lounge myself the other day - got an LG B9 55"er from Very at £1099, as can pay monthly interest free over 12mths. Was very close to getting the Samsung Q80, as Samsung's my usual tech brand, but the DolbyVision and 2.1 compatibility on LG OLED sets swung it for me...probably would've gone for the C9 had it been sold on there! People worry about burn in with OLED sets, but from what I've read then it's only really a problem if you're leaving the tv paused for long periods of time or are planning on having the same tv for longer than a decade or so.
Re: Deal: PS Plus 12 Month Membership Down to £30 for Black Friday in the UK
I finally renewed my PS+ yearly sub through this article when it was first posted at the end of last week - forgot to say thanks for the heads up 😀 Needed my Plus back to finally try out ESO with my brother over December (and probably the rest of winter too!) ShopTo is great and I think he got his PS4 from there, but as others have mentioned ONLY if you have a Paypal account for the digital stuff.
Re: EA Gives Mass Effect Fans Hope with Confirmation of 'Exciting Remasters' Coming Soon
Would be the best news if it was a remastered Mass Effect Trilogy, though knowing EA's greed then they'd probably resell all the DLC separately and add extra MTX 😉 Would also be happy if EA was referring to a Dragon Age Origins remaster.
Re: Ubisoft Delays a Trio of Its Biggest Titles Past April 2020
Still have a significant backlog as not had much chance to play my poor neglected PS4 lately, so don't mind about the Ubisoft games getting delayed, but really disappointed about TLOU2 delay though! Just praying that Cyberpunk doesn't see a delay too, as I'm setting aside at least a week at home for when that releases 😉
Re: Even Xbox Is Weighing in on the PlayStation 'X or Cross' Debate
Haha, I don't really get the good-humoured debate over the pronunciation recently as I always knew it was "cross" from my PS1/PS2 days...I tend to call it "X" these days out of habit because I mostly played on 360 last gen and they're all letters, but I still knew that it's technically pronounced "cross" because Playstations have shape buttons.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS4 Games for the Rest of 2019?
Outer Worlds, Death Stranding, then FFVIII Remastered are definitely my most anticipated of late 2019...though I'll probably end up picking up Man of Medan, Ni no Kuni Remastered, MediEvil, and Blacksad on day one or shortly after release too.
Re: Sony and Many Other Publishers Will Have Something to Show at Gamescom Opening Night Live
I'm hyped enough for Death Stranding, TLOU2, and Cyberpunk already - all definite preorders for me at this point - but really hoping to see an update for Ghost of Tsushima though! Any info from Sega on the future Yakuza title also most welcome 😉
Re: DuckTales Remastered Demonstrates the Dangers of Digital with Delisting
This type of news makes me glad that I'm a terrible hoarder in general and still have Duck Tales downloaded on my old 360 for just in case purposes like this one. Still sucks that it's being delisted for future digital purchasing though!
Re: Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! Takes the Culinary Chaos on the Road, Coming to PS4 in 2020
@Quintumply This article has one of my favourite Pushsquare pun subtitles to date! 😂
Re-game I loved second one, so definitely up for more...though these games are always better for the colder months when I'm not trying to diet, as they make me ravenously hungry to the point that I dream about food.
Re: Oninaki Gameplay Trailer Dives Into Combat, Customisation, and Loot
Really liking the look of this so far. Downloaded the demo last night, ready to try out on the weekend.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Dev's 'Controversial' Quotes on Religion Were Mistranslated
Hahaha, more like deliberatey tossed out the window aggressively in translation by the politically-obsessed folk on lesser "gaming" sites! Good to see CDPR debunking the latest false claims with their usual dignity.
Re: Two Point Hospital Cures PS4 Later This Year
@get2sammyb Haha, yeah I was the same with other Bullfrog games Theme Park and Theme Park World on PSone, as I knew the controls were better on PC, but I was only bought them for console and I just really loved the "Theme" games! I read that it's hard to get management sims' controls right on consoles, but they generally seem to be optimised way better on average in the PS4 era than they used to be
Re: Two Point Hospital Cures PS4 Later This Year
Great news - I'll buy it for PS4 too day one, so long as Two Point is optimised for console better than its predecessor was Theme Hospital was one of my favourite PC games from my childhood and I too must've put a ridiculous amount of hours into it both as a child and as a nostalgic adult, but I only tried it once on PSone and the controls weren't great.
Re: Alan Wake Seems Set for PS4 After Remedy Acquires Rights
I loved the atmosphere of this game back in my 360 days, so I'd definitely pick this up again for PS4 if it was a good remaster and bundled with the DLC. I think it would sell pretty well too on PS4 and Switch, provided they generate enough consumer awareness and release it during a slow month; here's hoping they do that so we can eventually get an Alan Wake 2!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 278
@Tasuki Air con - or ceiling fans in older unrenovated buildings - is very common in Southern Europe, but only the newer or more recently renovated buildings, along with hotels, tend to have it in the rest of Europe, so most of us tend to make do with desktop or tower fans when it gets hot...this will probably change for us over the next 10-20 years as we get more heatwaves and the seasons get steadily warmer on average (or at the very least it will become more commonplace).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 278
Now that the heatwave has finally hit the UK then in the interests of avoiding premature ageing (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it), I've been inside with the curtains closed all day and the fan on, continuing with Judgment and drinking lots of ice cold Sprunk! To echo many others, Judgment is great fun and a worthy member of the Yakuza extended family! 😀 Will probably check out the DQ Builders 2 demo tomorrow too if I get the chance.
Re: Rumour: Cyberpunk 2077 May Require a Gargantuan 80GB Installation
More than happy to free up double that space for anything CD Projekt Red! That said, anything of this size is definitely a physical copy purchase for me, even in my relatively fast internet area.
Re: Dragon Quest Builders 2 Demo Is Out Now on PS4
Just downloaded the PS4 demo so will probably check that out at the weekend. Reckon this will be a definite "buy before end of year" game for me, as I can't afford it right now after impulsively preordering Judgment just before release...not regretting that one at all though! 😜
Re: A Third Ni no Kuni Game Is Now in Development
More fantastic Ni no Kuni related news! 😀 I loved both NNK games, though would pick the first one if I had to choose a favourite, so I hope they bring back the familiars in the third and have more voice acting than they did in the second game; I don't expect everything to be voice-acted as they're JRPGs, but the severe lack of it in the second was kind of disappointing (though I still put well over 100hrs into it!) ...also please no Boddly cameos - she was irritated the flip out of me!
Re: Talking Point: PlayStation Plus Is in Desperate Need of an Overhaul
My Plus ran out a few months ago and I've not renewed it on principle because they've not added anything of significant value to replace what they've taken away, so it kind of feels like Sony have grown complacent about the loyalty of their playerbase once again. I'm not a frequent online gamer, but I prefer to have the option there, so I'd like to have a cheaper sub option for if you just want an online play only Plus membership with the lower 10gb cloud saving capacity, with a higher price option available if you want to tie the current Plus offerings in with a PS Now membership too. Regarding the exclusive discounts, there are so many great PSN sales available to non-members nowadays that the exclusive discounts are no longer anything special for me as I can just wait a few months until a title is in a non-exclusive sale.
Re: Crash Team Racing - Naughty Dog Created the Best Kart Racer on PSone
Great review - makes me wanna go download it on my Vita as soon as I get home!
Re: The Famous Cross-Dressing Mission in Final Fantasy VII Is 'More Modern' in the Remake
Ah, Hitler - indirectly responsible for probably the highest amount of attempts to win arguments and debates since the 1930s 😉 Personally, I don't mind them toning down the scene if it is for artistic reasons to fit more with the remake's aesthetic, but if it is because they're afraid of the faux outrage from mostly people who seem to spend more time on social media than playing videogames, then I do find this irritating. Part of the magic of the original FFVII for me was the campy humour and randomness of some of the scenes, alongside the darker emotional impact, and I'd be sad to see the former being eroded because of a fear that certain Twitter dwellers might have a whine about some perceived offence. I mean they like whining more than they like not being offended I've observed, so just give them what they truly want is what I'd suggest! 😛
Re: Guide: Pre-Order E3 2019's Hottest PS4 Games
@BAMozzy oh no, not a criticism or anything - I'm a fellow bargain hunter too as I do have a tendency to message good friends and family any bargains I think they'd like! 😉 Tbh I only deviate from the best price when something is really aesthetically pleasing to me - like certain steelbooks - kind of like a magpie I guess.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 276
Having a break from betraying my PS4 with my rediscovered 3DS now - haha I got sucked down the Xenoblade rabbit hole in a big way recently and it convinced me to finally save for Switch later in 2019 to play more of it! Just playing some Sly Cooper 2 on my Vita this afternoon and plan to start a fresh game of FFXII on my PS4 tomorrow evening in case I get the JRPG bends from surfacing from the deep too quickly. Seems FF replays are popular with the community right now after that big E3 announcement! 😀
Re: Guide: Pre-Order E3 2019's Hottest PS4 Games
@BAMozzy I use Base a lot too; gamecollection is the other one I use a similar amount. Both have great preorder/day one prices and great customer service. Definitely getting the Amazon steelbook for Cyberpunk though! 😉
Re: Guide: Pre-Order E3 2019's Hottest PS4 Games
Only studios I trust to preorder from months in advance are Cyberpunk's (steelbook definitely!) and Death Stranding's (because Kojima), but I need to save ££ first. Though I'll probably preorder Outer Worlds in the week before release once the review embargo (if any) has passed and I'm satisfied that it's releasing in a more or less completed state bugs-wise. Maybe you guys could post a reminder article of the Amazon Cyberpunk steelbook offer months closer to its release for click revenue as I'm definitely gonna preorder that one and others will likely have more saved by then for 2020 releases too!
Re: E3 2019: Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Being Developed as a PS4 and PS5 Title
@Nyne11Tyme Hahahah, it's less that I have willpower and more that I'll probably still have a big backlog on my PS4 to distract me next March, as well as a ton of Switch games that I'll finally have the correct hardware to play on by then come this Nov! 😉 FFVII was probably my fave game of the PS1 era though, so this will be a big one for me when I can play it on PS5.
Re: The Last of Us: Part 2's PS4 Release Date Almost Slipped by Star
My hype for this game is just below Cyberpunk 2077 and only marginally above Death Stranding (as I daren't get myself too excited for the FFVII remake just yet, though that is getting harder). Late 2019 to the first half of 2020 is gonna be so immense for my gaming life...and way less immense for my social life! 😄
Re: E3 2019: Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Being Developed as a PS4 and PS5 Title
So pleased that FFVII episode 1 has a release date so soon, but I'm definitely waiting till a PS5 version releases to start playing it.
Re: E3 2019: Square Enix Wants Its Entire Library to Be Digital, But Can't Always Find the Code
@FullbringIchigo Ah, I didn't know that was why we hadn't yet got it on PS4 - very disappointing as I don't have the PS3 at my house nor a current gen XBox/PC. Haha, I'll just have to hope for some sort of deal in the future. Thanks for the explanation!
Re: E3 2019: Square Enix Wants Its Entire Library to Be Digital, But Can't Always Find the Code
I thought that FFVIII would never come to PS4 in remastered form because of the code loss issue, so I'm ecstatic that they've found some sort of workaround for that! Day one purchase! 😀
@Belmont I reckon a FFXIII Trilogy Remastered will be the next one to be announced sometime after this year's remasterings have been released. Would make financial sense too, as they could charge full whack for that! I never played any of XIII myself, so I'd be very happy buy it at a AAA pricepoint.