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Let’s play it while we can.

It’s not like Nintendo hasn’t taken a lot of ideas from the whole gaming scene over the years, sometimes blatantly, but here I do stand with them as this game really capitalizes on people associating it with Pokémon and Pokémon characters.

Hell yeah another female protagonist in yet another game that is not high on saccarine and diabete inducing 🤘🏻 keep them coming!

@Ralizah ⚰️

It really impressed at the state of play! On my radar for sure.

One of my favorite series! Still play them on Vita from time to time. Definitely looking forward to this!

@Rob_230 can’t recommend it enough! It’s a gamer’s game, something out of Idk, the Dreamcast / ps2 days? Just sheer gameplay and unlockables

That pearl white pad is so beautiful! 💎 😍

I am downloading this right now before Nintendo (rightfully) nukes it out of existence. It will be a cool relic to hold on to like P.T.

@Jrs1 ⚰️

Kinda tempted by this after Astro! But I guess we have the insanely looking new version to play too!

Eve-bot is adorable, it would be cool to have some SE love and see some Rebirth, as the two best games of 2024 collide.

Anyway looking forward to this! And more

This looked so good! Went from “do we really need this” to “I need to play this” in seconds. Hopefully the save data transfers and I can do my NG+

They can have my 10$

Are you kidding me? Stellar Blade x Nier! Lunar! Astrobot! Ghost of Yotei! Fantasian!

And sorry folks but that Horizon remake-up looks bonkers

Also: did they tease a FFVII Rebirth dlc starring Vincent?

Very good show! P.s. The Eve bot drinking her can collection was insanely adorable

Stellar Blade and Astro DLC yes please!

I hope it doesn’t become another Granblue Relink, a game that killed most of my hype with continuous delays and went from looking amazing to kinda dated by the time it released.

As it was also featured in Astro Bot I might dare to actually hope for a remaster of Rogue Galaxy? Or sequel 🥹

@Ralizah Cheeky!

Congratulations! I think it will have legs…I know it’s on my list but I still haven’t got the time to play it on the “no games PS5” that gave me an insane barrage of games to play all year long.

@UltimateOtaku91 @LuXifer I would be happy with Ninokuni 3 but Rogue Galaxy 2 is such a pipe a dream of mine! I mean if we are reading signs, in Astro Bot...

@LuXifer that would be amazing 😂

Thank you for the review! My childhood game is Castle of Illusion and this has always kind of interested me and reminded of it a little bit. I just finished Astro Bot, though, and I fear it might pale in comparison.

Good luck on Thursday, everyone! I think whatever insane price that Pro bundle will be carrying, it's gonna be scalped to death ;_;

@OldGamer999 @jrt87 at least they haven't inserted a Portal in the bundle XD also if we sell the pro controller we will have compromised the integrity of the bundle forever.

So the actual peak number is about 35k, still a lot lower than the original GOW. It must be said that Ragnarok is more like a direct sequel, even a "part 2" of one big game...and being a cinematic action game with rpg elements is not as cool as it was a couple of years ago.

I hope in the future Sony will limit its pc outings to live service games (same day and date) and just don't bother with these single player pc ports 2 years down the line.

@d0x360 this kind of port would suppose they are investing more capital into them, invalidating the whole point of the PS pc ports: having more profit margin for games with long development cycles..

Some thoughts:

• This is pretty far in the future and it might change a lot. I think the Ps5 will have a very interesting later life cycle with a lot of projects coming to fruition.
• I hope they learnt from the X/S situation that it is not really that convenient to have two different SKUs to develop for: and for those mentioning Ps4 cross-gen games, we're fully past the Ps4 for big projects, we've actually been there a long while...
• With the commercial success of the Switch, the great buzz around SteamDeck and the surprising sales of the Portal, it makes sense they are at least exploring their possibilities.
• I really don't want a "Switch" as it's an unappealing (for me) machine that is not a reliable home console or a viable portable. It is just stuck in a limbo where it's the worst place you can play your games on and I only touch it for the rare must-play Nintendo exclusive (TOTK is the last title I played there).

Platinum time for Astrobot and then finishing another playthrough of XVI with some friends. Happy gaming, everyone!

Hoping for that FF9 announcement and maybe Square Enix x Astrobot dlc?

@Keyblade-Dan @PuppetMaster I think, as many do, that Tabata and his team actually salvaged a functioning and engaging game from something that was stuck in development hell too long, so er shouldn’t really put them (or Nomura) to blame.

I like Nomura as a creative consultant and designer but I also feel like Rebirth greatly benefited from him not being the director and the game we got makes Remake feel like a glorified demo.

They are right to sue, I am not the hugest Pokémon fan but IPs should be protected. This is not some kind of inspiration or omage, it’s a blatant rip-off that capitalizes on the recognizable appearances of characters created by another company …

@jrt87 that’s only happening because they didn’t manage to setup a functional eshop across platforms tied to the same account and while I do think we will retain our account on the switch successor, it’s shocking they have been selling the same game at full price for 3-4 generations and really shouldn’t get a free pass for that. Greediest company out of the 3, by far.

Thank you for the review, it seems they just needed a little bit more budget and time. The premise and base mechanic are intriguing

I like my pointless remasters only when Nintendo publishes them at full price and no upgrade path whatsoever. Looking forward to Donkey kong country returns: Tiki Tong’s fury day for the Switch 2.

You are all crazy, this was a great game. I know a couple of friends who still play it to get different relationships/ story bits.

I absolutely adore the Witcher 3 but this was its own separate vibe

@Spanky hahaha she totally did look like that 🔪

If it’s free or 10$ upgrade I will gladly think of replaying it. Forbidden West has got to be one of the most spectacular games I played

They deserve better, especially Rebirth. It’s my new milestone for modern JRPGs. I guess being a direct sequel is its biggest problem.

Montage of lovely games tbh, this year has been my favourite so far on PS5 with Rebirth, Stellar and Astro really catering to my taste.

I’m also a huge Death Stranding fan so there’s that coming but I would love more of this kind of exclusives.

Wishlist and saved for a deep sale in the future, maybe. I found the whole remake kind of pointless tbh, but the core fighting is fun and the OST is superb. Can’t wait for ReFantasio

My only gripe with the game is that it will not last me forever 🥲 loving every moment.

Edit: I did encounter a single bug, though: there were some revolving platforms that had spikes on just one side but the game would still kill Astro if I jumped on the no-spike side. Exited the level and it fixed itself

Eh, it's only natural they are developing the PS6.

I am baffled by the blatant use of the "no games" meme in a year where the discourse has been pretty much completely dominated by PlayStation exclusives like Rebirth, Stellar Blade and Astro (all potentials goty imho). And it's a platform that also has been graced by every relevant multi-platform game and has even started receiving ports of his major competitor's exclusives in 2024. Some people really want to hate at all costs

9,5 for me so I voted 9. A delight to play and to look at, easily surpassing the excellent Mario Odyssey while providing the sheer technological wonder the Switch never packed and solidly landing into Mario Galaxy’s “best in its class” territory.
Nitpicks for me are the use of motion controls in some levels (not a fan) and the fact its many brilliant ideas never elevate it to game changer. It’s pure joy though! If something batcr*** insane as Rebirth didn’t exist, this would be my goty

@UltimateOtaku91 yeah exactly what came through my mind. I don’t like metacritic too much but a game with a high meta score is probably a very good game. Rebirth, Astrobot, Balatro and Erdtree are the best games I played this year, probably with Stellar Blade (still very decent metascore) and they couldn’t be more diverse …so what formula?

Yes, I hate to have to choose between performance and fidelity so this is right up my alley. Also had a great experience with Ps4 Pro last gen.
It seems like everyone is finding it mad expensive so I think I could get one at launch this time? took me 2 months to get a ps5 at normal price.

The gameplay looks so intriguing! The art direction and color palette seems a bit drab though

I am with Cerny, this is the hypest I have ever been about a Sony game !

Yeah, Persona games are a kinda groggy in the beginning just as well, it really makes you appreciate what Square achieves with FF openings at times.

I fully expect this game to be amazing. Persona quality but more daring and less constrained by a formula. Bring it on!

Ah yes, a timed exclusive for an audience that plays almost only Nintendo 1st party releases. It will go down just as well as Disgaea 6…at least it’s coming though!

Sicilian is so rich and expressive, if it is well done it could be a real plus for the game 🤌🏻🤌🏻

@NoHope just Europe, I think ps5 will end its life cycle selling very well but less than the Switch that other than its sheer popularity is more on the portable console side of things more child-friendly, lends itself better to multiple purchases in the same household, has many different iterations on the market etc.

@NoHope to be honest Nintendo home consoles were never extremely popular in Europe from before PlayStation was even a thing, with Sega’s Master System and Megadrive ending up being popular choices in the 8-bit and 16-bit era. Gameboy was a smash hit and Wii and Switch have been solid but as mentioned by @ChrisDeku ps4 sold way more and I fully expect PS5 to outsell Switch by the end of its life cycle.

How very city-pop

The pose she’s in is hilarious 😂 Bring it on and may the old gods save us from the prudes.

Hell yeah! Maybe they will bring back ones too!

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It's everything I hoped it would be and more. One of the greatest JRPGs I played, so much more interesting than the beloved original game..
2. Stellar Blade. It’s so much my thing i sometimes think my mind manifested the game. In a year without FF7R would have easily been my pick.
3. Balatro. So addicting and well designed! Took control of my mind for one month.

I really thought Dragon's Dogma 2 would be on this list as I have been waiting for years for it, having immensely loved the original game. I enjoyed DD2 but it was nothing close to the mind-blowing experience that, at times, the first Dragon Dogma had been for me.