Beyond deserved! I’m about 60 hours in and still unlocking new parts to this game. I’m taking my time and dipping in and out… something quite comforting about this game knowing it’s sitting there to return to.
Been really hitting PSVR2 recently, and it’s been oddly great for the physio for my broken elbow… so have to play more games on doctors orders 😄
Tried Pistol Whip for the trust time… why did no one warn me what a work out that is? Have only managed to complete anything in classic on Easy mode.. tried normal and it almost killed me, never mind my elbow it’s my legs that’s are suffering now after all that ducking and swerving 😂. Awesome game though, and reason enough alone atm to have PS Premium.
Other than that I’ve been streaming some Devil May Cry HD collection which has been a lot of fun returning to after all these years… even if the camera angles are the real enemy of that game… seriously, how did we survive back then?
Horizon is such a strange one for me… I just can’t gel with it, and I really have tried. Never even finished the first game, don’t really have any interest in the sequel, and as for a remaster… not for me.
People clearly do like it, so hopefully there’ll be some hunger for it… but I’m hoping for other IP’s to get some love and attention.
Considering how often 2B’s costume gets flaunted around other games it is a bit odd.
I was secretly hoping for some FF or NieR related moment (okay, I know NieR was always unlikely, but it would have kept at least on Astro-botter happy)… just let Yoko Taro design his own level and see what madness he can come up with… I’d pay good money for that 😄
I wasn’t going to pick this up, I liked playroom as an introduction to the PS5, but thought a full game would be too much for me. However, I couldn’t ignore those reviews and caved yesterday.
And man am I so happy I did. This really is a new standard, it’s made with so much love and charm it practically oozes (or rumbles) its way off the screen. After feeling a bit down in the dumps for a while, this was the exact pick-me-up I needed, I’m smiling the second I pick up that controller, and can’t wait to jump back in. So thanks Astro! I needed that 😀
Taking away the point earning for subscriptions is a bit of a blow to be honest. It was nice having the odd £5 off here and there… and actually made me buy things I probably wouldn’t have otherwise, always spending over the £5 discount, so really they’re the ones loosing out.
Very odd move. Sometimes it feels like they actively dislike their customers 😄. But big corporations are always gonna big corporation I guess. On it goes.
This is by far my most hyped PSVR2 game. The Alien / Aliens quotes I’ll be muttering to myself out loud with no one around to appreciated them will be off the chain!
Now “Let’s rock!”
(And if there’s not a “game over man” trophy for the first time you die they’re missing a trick”)
Genuinely can’t wait for this. And a little scared… I’m still relatively new to VR and giant creatures still freak me out in it a little bit… so this is going to be quite something! 😄
That is a top tier sub-heading @get2sammyb 😂. I fear it may have flown over the head of some of our overseas friends.
I never actually played Bully. Always wanted to but it’s always escaped me. Reading through the comments it sounds as if it might be hard diving into it now, which is a shame!
Wow, the spite and venom some people have for VR! Haha!
I totally get it, it’s not for everyone. I’m really new to it. I got mine late last year when I came into some unexpected extra cash (otherwise I’d never have been able to), and got to be honest, I’ve loved my time with it. I don’t get motion sickness, but can’t play it for too long at a time, mainly due to having something strapped to you head. But it’s such a unique and new way to play games, it’s like learning all the basics you thought were ingrained in all over again, and that’s kind of exciting to me.
It’s funny showing it to people. Some friends who I thought would love it really had a rough time… and vice versa. Two people I know actually bought one themselves after trying it.
It’ll never take over flatscreen, and I wouldn’t want it to. I certainly don’t want every game to be in VR. But wanting, or taking glee out of something to fail just because you never picked one up, especially if you’ve never tried it, just strikes me as kind of odd.
Absolutely loved this game. Really hoping for some DLC or even another game at some point. Also one of the best game soundtrack from last year… in my totally non From Software fanboy opinion…
Still plugging away with the Elden Ring DLC, taking my time exploring every little corner… gotta find all that shiny loot!
And mixing it up with Unicorn Overlord which I’m still absolutely loving.
Also got my prescription magnetic lenses on the way for the PSVR2 so I can finally play without the fear of scratching it up… so might be time to finally dive into Legendary Tales before Behemoth and Alien hits!
This actually looks great! Setting and era look like they’re really captured, and that list of movie inspirations is perfect!
For those complaining about the who you play as… I get I guess, but from the looks of it this just looks like a great procedural crime game with a Michael Mann type vibe, and I’m totally down for that! Sounds like you can play it semi-dirty if you want as well, which is another nice spin.
@Korgon I think I that’s exactly it… the fact Elden Ring was so popular, they’ve had to cave. Which is a bit of a shame.
Let’s see these folks tackle the run to the blue Smelter Demon in the Dark Souls 2 DLC, then they really will have something to moan about 😄.
I’m loving my time in the Realm of the Shadow atm… taken out one (I think) main boss and cleared a few caves. Still haven’t been able to finish off that Blackgaol Knight yet… I will get him… one day…
This actually looks like a lot of fun and wasn’t on my radar at all. Once Shadow of the Erdtree has completely broken my soul I might jump into this to give it a little mech boost!
@Mythologue the run up to the Maneaters (and the actual boss fight) is the one I always struggle on. That one is brutal!
@Th3Solution I’m the same! I went back and played all the Souls games for the first time after beating Elden Ring and had a really good time with 2! Although the health lowering each time you die scared the hell outa me 😄. Still got 3 sitting there waiting for me when my backlog clears up.
Like most it’s a journey to the Realm of Shadow this weekend… and with any luck I might by Sunday actually defeat the Blackgaol Knight about 5 mins into the game 😄
Also been playing through Unicorn Overlord, which will definitely be a nice break if things in Elden Ring get too intense. Honestly, Unicorn Overlord is a complete and utter joy and just looks stunning. I think it’s going to sneak in there as game of the year for me… don’t sleep on that one folks!
Have a good one all (and for most enjoy dying over and over 😄)
There’s not many creators I’d just blindly buy regardless if it looks like it’s for me or not, but Miyazaki has earned that stripe (sitting alongside Yoko Taro, although even I drew the line at the gacha games).
So whatever he’s got up his sleeve for his next outing, I’m all in!
That is a shame… in all honesty with FromSoftware games I like the trophies just so I can see roughly how many other people have beat certain bosses and feel good about myself (after hours of screaming at the tv.)
DLC all downloaded though, so let the glorious torture commence!
Still with Stellar Blade this weekend and really loving it. The open world / side quest side of the game are way bigger than I anticipated, so taken me by surprise a bit. But for now, more Stellar Blade can only be a good thing!
Have fun everyone! Especially us in the UK with our long weekend!
P.s. it’s my 100th post! Wooo! What trophy do I unlock?
@The_Pixel_King Genuinely envious you get to experience NieR: Automata for the first time… really hope you have a blast with it! And remember… when the credits roll you’ve still got 2 more playthroughs left, and please believe me when I say you really don’t want to miss out on those extra runs 😀
It really is deserved, even if I have had some technical hiccups.
I’m definitely very unlucky, (a quick google and no one else seems to be reporting issues), but I lost 10 hours of progress and my trophies got bugged.
I think it’s something to do with coloured blind mode (just a warning to anyone who might need that)… it randomly reverted to a 2 day old save right before I turned coloured blind mode on. And when I replayed parts of the game I’d lost, trophies like perfect dodge / executions count weren’t progressing.
Turned off coloured blind mode and it seems to have sorted itself out 🤞
Absolutely loving the game though, and even replaying those sections I found a few other collectibles I’d missed first time around, so not a complete waste… although a little scared to turn the game on today 😅
I’d be incredibly surprised if a certain 2B costume doesn’t make an appearance at some point…
…in other news, when they said they were taking inspiration from NieR they weren’t lying… had 10 hours progress randomly wiped loading up my save today, and it threw me back to a random save from 2 days ago… and to top it off, none of my trophies now seem to be unlocking.
I’m putting this data wipe down to a very obscure NieR reference 😂
Re-installing the game now to see if it helps, otherwise don’t really know what to do… this is why we need more than one save slot folks!
@get2sammyb Very strange, especially since I played it yesterday fine… odd that it’s reverted back to a save from 2 days ago.
Not a the end of the world, just all the collectibles I stumbled across have got to find again. Luckily the combat is so good I don’t mind doing a certain mini-boss again!
@get2sammyb Had a major issue today! It seems to have wiped my progress and randomly gone back to a save from 2 days ago! Did you run into this?
Looking at it, might be when I turned colour blind mode on for my stupid eyes (was struggling to tell the difference between Blink and Repulse), but 10 hours of progress gone 😩
@Darude84 It’s very NieR in style / music… but in all honesty gameplay wise it’s very different. I would say more Sekiro meets Devil May Cry. It’s pretty tough in places, but nothing too crazy… yet…
Story wise they do a pretty decent job, but, I can’t see this packing the same punch as either of the NieR’s, and although I’ve heard there’s multiple endings, I can’t see us getting anything like that third Automata play-through (but then what other game even comes close to that? 😄)
I hope none of that puts you off though, because it’s a genuinely great game 😀
Slicing my way through Stellar Blade. 3 bosses in and I am having so much fun with this one. Genuinely impressed with how polished the game feels. Love the combat, art direction, music… even the ropey English dub has its charm in its own special way.
Personally with the demo, for me anyway, once I got onto the rhythm of parrying / dodging it all felt incredibly natural, and I’m not usually one who’s good at parrying in games (I’m more of a roll guy in Souls 😂), so I don’t see this being an issue.
In terms of censorship. As far as I know the only thing that has been censored is one piece of graffiti on a wall next to a shop sign which was a genuine accident… and even that I had to look up what it said actually meant… so again, I don’t think anyone needs to worry about mass censorship.
I really do want to play this, still on the fence about picking it up today due to the £70 price tag across board on the Sony store and physical copies… it’s just a little bit too much for me to shell out today. But we’ll see if I cave.
Update: I already caved, for those in the UK it’s £60 in Argos of all places.
I actually jumped back into this a few days ago after finally rolling the credits on Rebirth (yeah, I know, I’m a slow player!), and got to say I’m having a blast with this again.
Just clearing up some of the post game missions etc, so anything new on top of that is very welcome!
Would still like to see some kind of daily or weekly challenges / rewards (they kind of have that with the vouchers but they’re only for use with online play), think they’d really lend themselves to this one.
Yoko Taro is so humble. He must be treasured at all costs.
After the demo I genuinely can’t wait for Stellar Blade, but for it to truly capture what made NieR: Automata so special? We’ll see… because nothing else has come remotely close since.
It’s a shame, as it’s a great game. But just among my small circle of friends, several haven’t picked it up due to the day one price tag, and I know a few people who’re holding off because they know all Final Fantasy games eventually make their way to PS Plus and they’re happy to wait.
Closing in on the end of Final Fantasy Rebirth… hoping the chapters get a little quicker toward the end. Still loving the game, but man, some of the mini games have really tried my patience 😂.
Might put off 100% each region for the second playthrough, but I’m going to need to free up some space for whatever’s next. And at a huge 146GB Rebirth might need to take the hit once it’s done until I have time to go back and finish it off completely.
Haven’t had the chance to dip into Unicorn Overlord yet (it’s next on my list after Rebirth… and if there are any Rebirth / Unicorn players, can I play this simultaneously?), however, considering their track record I can blindly and with absolute faith say I support whatever decision they make.
@pirlega That’s a shame! To be fair it took me a little longer than anticipated to get to grips with the combat, but once I got into the swing of it, things just seemed to flow really well for me. Beating the “boss rush” challenge almost flawlessly after it kicked me around for a good few attempts was genuinely satisfying, but I can definitely see why it wouldn’t be for some.
…and I really liked the music! But maybe I’m just easily pleased 😂
At least there’s no shortage of other new games for you atm!
Just someone, somewhere reveal what the new Yoko Taro game he said we’d have information on early 2024… it’s possible this will include it? Right? …. Right?
I tried the demo yesterday, I was already excited and got to admit, the demo blew me away.
The combat does take some getting used to, but once it clicks it’s insanely satisfying. A definite day one for me now. And if this means we’re going to get more games at this kind of quality, then I am in… tight suit or not!
Hollow Knight might be one of my favourite experiences on Switch… playing it on the long train ride into work every morning before the sun was up… it all just sort of worked. (And made those journeys fly by).
However long we have to wait for Silksong, I am all in!
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Re: Astro Bot's Free DLC Adds Speedrun Levels, New VIP Bots in Fall 2024
This all looks stressful as hell! I’m in 😄
Re: Superb Strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord Tops 1 Million Sales
Beyond deserved! I’m about 60 hours in and still unlocking new parts to this game. I’m taking my time and dipping in and out… something quite comforting about this game knowing it’s sitting there to return to.
Definitely high up on my games of the year!
Re: State of Play Confirmed for Tomorrow, 20+ PS5, PSVR2 Games Included
Not happening but please NieR 3 🙏
Or whatever Yoko Taro’s cooking… we know it’s something!
Even more out there… a Yoko Taro VR game would literally blow the mind… but I’m really reaching there!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 547
Been really hitting PSVR2 recently, and it’s been oddly great for the physio for my broken elbow… so have to play more games on doctors orders 😄
Tried Pistol Whip for the trust time… why did no one warn me what a work out that is? Have only managed to complete anything in classic on Easy mode.. tried normal and it almost killed me, never mind my elbow it’s my legs that’s are suffering now after all that ducking and swerving 😂. Awesome game though, and reason enough alone atm to have PS Premium.
Other than that I’ve been streaming some Devil May Cry HD collection which has been a lot of fun returning to after all these years… even if the camera angles are the real enemy of that game… seriously, how did we survive back then?
Have fun folks!
Re: Sony Priming 'Even Less Exciting' PS5 Remaster for State of Play
Horizon is such a strange one for me… I just can’t gel with it, and I really have tried. Never even finished the first game, don’t really have any interest in the sequel, and as for a remaster… not for me.
People clearly do like it, so hopefully there’ll be some hunger for it… but I’m hoping for other IP’s to get some love and attention.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Astro Bot?
Absolutely love it, just closing in on the end now and it been a total joy (even if the controller button planets made me shout a bit 😄)
Really hoping we do get some DLC, because I just know I’ll be craving more past the end credits!
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
Considering how often 2B’s costume gets flaunted around other games it is a bit odd.
I was secretly hoping for some FF or NieR related moment (okay, I know NieR was always unlikely, but it would have kept at least on Astro-botter happy)… just let Yoko Taro design his own level and see what madness he can come up with… I’d pay good money for that 😄
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Astro Bot?
I wasn’t going to pick this up, I liked playroom as an introduction to the PS5, but thought a full game would be too much for me. However, I couldn’t ignore those reviews and caved yesterday.
And man am I so happy I did. This really is a new standard, it’s made with so much love and charm it practically oozes (or rumbles) its way off the screen. After feeling a bit down in the dumps for a while, this was the exact pick-me-up I needed, I’m smiling the second I pick up that controller, and can’t wait to jump back in. So thanks Astro! I needed that 😀
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 544
Owing to a slight accident involving two broken bones in my elbow resulting in surgery yesterday… not really able to play anything this weekend!
But… the PSVR2 should be excellent physio for the recovery, so back to that when I can! 😄
Everyone enjoy some game time for me this weekend!
Re: Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
Taking away the point earning for subscriptions is a bit of a blow to be honest. It was nice having the odd £5 off here and there… and actually made me buy things I probably wouldn’t have otherwise, always spending over the £5 discount, so really they’re the ones loosing out.
Very odd move. Sometimes it feels like they actively dislike their customers 😄. But big corporations are always gonna big corporation I guess. On it goes.
Re: 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Leaving PS Plus, Including Horizon Forbidden West
@LowDefAl I would also find this very agreeable.
They teased they had something new with Yoko Taro which was going to be revealed early this year… and here we are still waiting!
Re: 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Leaving PS Plus, Including Horizon Forbidden West
Clearly Replicant is getting removed because they’re about to announce a new NieR game and they think people will buy it after the announcement…
…okay, maybe not. But I’ll spin anything in the hope of finally getting a new NieR game announcement 😂
Re: PSVR2 Becomes Your Personal Facehugger for Alien: Rogue Incursion
This is by far my most hyped PSVR2 game. The Alien / Aliens quotes I’ll be muttering to myself out loud with no one around to appreciated them will be off the chain!
Now “Let’s rock!”
(And if there’s not a “game over man” trophy for the first time you die they’re missing a trick”)
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 25
6/10… oddly got some I should have got right wrong, and ones I had no idea about right (or a lucky guess to some)… I’ll take it!
Resident Evil boss I definitely should have got, but second guessed myself and panicked… there’s a life lesson in there somewhere 😂
Re: PSVR2 Action Game Vendetta Forever Has Big Superhot Energy, Launches in October
@WhiteRabbit I was just about to say the same thing! Has the undeserved hate train finally come to a halt?
This looks awesome by the way 😀
Re: PSVR2 Action Adventure Behemoth Scales Things Up with November Release Date
Genuinely can’t wait for this. And a little scared… I’m still relatively new to VR and giant creatures still freak me out in it a little bit… so this is going to be quite something! 😄
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Sales Still a Secret as Square Enix Reports Year-on-Year Decline
Easy fix… just give us a NieR sequel and all will be okay Square Enix! Simple
Re: Outstanding Academic Open World Bully Being Added to PS5, PS4 Sub GTA+
That is a top tier sub-heading @get2sammyb 😂. I fear it may have flown over the head of some of our overseas friends.
I never actually played Bully. Always wanted to but it’s always escaped me. Reading through the comments it sounds as if it might be hard diving into it now, which is a shame!
Re: PSVR2 Sales Explode After Sony's Deep Price Cut, Up More than 2000%
Wow, the spite and venom some people have for VR! Haha!
I totally get it, it’s not for everyone. I’m really new to it. I got mine late last year when I came into some unexpected extra cash (otherwise I’d never have been able to), and got to be honest, I’ve loved my time with it. I don’t get motion sickness, but can’t play it for too long at a time, mainly due to having something strapped to you head. But it’s such a unique and new way to play games, it’s like learning all the basics you thought were ingrained in all over again, and that’s kind of exciting to me.
It’s funny showing it to people. Some friends who I thought would love it really had a rough time… and vice versa. Two people I know actually bought one themselves after trying it.
It’ll never take over flatscreen, and I wouldn’t want it to. I certainly don’t want every game to be in VR. But wanting, or taking glee out of something to fail just because you never picked one up, especially if you’ve never tried it, just strikes me as kind of odd.
Re: Armored Core 6 Crashes Through 3 Million Sales as First Anniversary Approaches
Absolutely loved this game. Really hoping for some DLC or even another game at some point. Also one of the best game soundtrack from last year… in my totally non From Software fanboy opinion…
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 538
Still plugging away with the Elden Ring DLC, taking my time exploring every little corner… gotta find all that shiny loot!
And mixing it up with Unicorn Overlord which I’m still absolutely loving.
Also got my prescription magnetic lenses on the way for the PSVR2 so I can finally play without the fear of scratching it up… so might be time to finally dive into Legendary Tales before Behemoth and Alien hits!
Have a good one folks!
Re: Interview: Learning All About The Precinct, PS5's Super Promising Sandbox Cop Game
This actually looks great! Setting and era look like they’re really captured, and that list of movie inspirations is perfect!
For those complaining about the who you play as… I get I guess, but from the looks of it this just looks like a great procedural crime game with a Michael Mann type vibe, and I’m totally down for that! Sounds like you can play it semi-dirty if you want as well, which is another nice spin.
Re: Elden Ring DLC Made Easier with New PS5, PS4 Calibration Update
@JohnnyShoulder I will definitely be giving this a go… pesky so and so keeps obliterating me 😄
Re: Elden Ring DLC Made Easier with New PS5, PS4 Calibration Update
@Korgon I think I that’s exactly it… the fact Elden Ring was so popular, they’ve had to cave. Which is a bit of a shame.
Let’s see these folks tackle the run to the blue Smelter Demon in the Dark Souls 2 DLC, then they really will have something to moan about 😄.
I’m loving my time in the Realm of the Shadow atm… taken out one (I think) main boss and cleared a few caves. Still haven’t been able to finish off that Blackgaol Knight yet… I will get him… one day…
Re: Mini Review: Megaton Musashi W: Wired (PS5) - Completely Overlooked Action RPG Is Worth a Shot
This actually looks like a lot of fun and wasn’t on my radar at all. Once Shadow of the Erdtree has completely broken my soul I might jump into this to give it a little mech boost!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 534
@Mythologue the run up to the Maneaters (and the actual boss fight) is the one I always struggle on. That one is brutal!
@Th3Solution I’m the same! I went back and played all the Souls games for the first time after beating Elden Ring and had a really good time with 2! Although the health lowering each time you die scared the hell outa me 😄. Still got 3 sitting there waiting for me when my backlog clears up.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 534
Like most it’s a journey to the Realm of Shadow this weekend… and with any luck I might by Sunday actually defeat the Blackgaol Knight about 5 mins into the game 😄
Also been playing through Unicorn Overlord, which will definitely be a nice break if things in Elden Ring get too intense. Honestly, Unicorn Overlord is a complete and utter joy and just looks stunning. I think it’s going to sneak in there as game of the year for me… don’t sleep on that one folks!
Have a good one all (and for most enjoy dying over and over 😄)
Re: FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki Would Love to Try His Hand at a Traditional JRPG
There’s not many creators I’d just blindly buy regardless if it looks like it’s for me or not, but Miyazaki has earned that stripe (sitting alongside Yoko Taro, although even I drew the line at the gacha games).
So whatever he’s got up his sleeve for his next outing, I’m all in!
Re: Elden Ring's Massive Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Has Zero PS5, PS4 Trophies
That is a shame… in all honesty with FromSoftware games I like the trophies just so I can see roughly how many other people have beat certain bosses and feel good about myself (after hours of screaming at the tv.)
DLC all downloaded though, so let the glorious torture commence!
Re: Yoko Taro Making New Game with NieR Leads, But 'It Might Be NieR, It Might Not Be NieR'
This has been teased since late last year… come on guys, put me out of my misery already.
If it’s not a new NieR game, I’m going serious red-eye on them.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 527
Still with Stellar Blade this weekend and really loving it. The open world / side quest side of the game are way bigger than I anticipated, so taken me by surprise a bit. But for now, more Stellar Blade can only be a good thing!
Have fun everyone! Especially us in the UK with our long weekend!
P.s. it’s my 100th post! Wooo! What trophy do I unlock?
@The_Pixel_King Genuinely envious you get to experience NieR: Automata for the first time… really hope you have a blast with it! And remember… when the credits roll you’ve still got 2 more playthroughs left, and please believe me when I say you really don’t want to miss out on those extra runs 😀
Re: Square Enix Game Cancellations Likely as Publisher Records $140 Million Loss in 'Content Disposal'
If they mess with my chances of a third NieR game there’ll be hell to pay!
Re: PS5 Sensation Stellar Blade Has One of the Highest User Ratings Ever
It really is deserved, even if I have had some technical hiccups.
I’m definitely very unlucky, (a quick google and no one else seems to be reporting issues), but I lost 10 hours of progress and my trophies got bugged.
I think it’s something to do with coloured blind mode (just a warning to anyone who might need that)… it randomly reverted to a 2 day old save right before I turned coloured blind mode on. And when I replayed parts of the game I’d lost, trophies like perfect dodge / executions count weren’t progressing.
Turned off coloured blind mode and it seems to have sorted itself out 🤞
Absolutely loving the game though, and even replaying those sections I found a few other collectibles I’d missed first time around, so not a complete waste… although a little scared to turn the game on today 😅
Re: High-Quality Crossover Between PS5's Stellar Blade and NIKKE: Goddess of Victory Incoming
I’d be incredibly surprised if a certain 2B costume doesn’t make an appearance at some point…
…in other news, when they said they were taking inspiration from NieR they weren’t lying… had 10 hours progress randomly wiped loading up my save today, and it threw me back to a random save from 2 days ago… and to top it off, none of my trophies now seem to be unlocking.
I’m putting this data wipe down to a very obscure NieR reference 😂
Re-installing the game now to see if it helps, otherwise don’t really know what to do… this is why we need more than one save slot folks!
Re: Stellar Blade (PS5) - A Stellar PS5 Debut Destined to Become a Fan Favourite
@get2sammyb Very strange, especially since I played it yesterday fine… odd that it’s reverted back to a save from 2 days ago.
Not a the end of the world, just all the collectibles I stumbled across have got to find again. Luckily the combat is so good I don’t mind doing a certain mini-boss again!
Re: Stellar Blade (PS5) - A Stellar PS5 Debut Destined to Become a Fan Favourite
@get2sammyb Had a major issue today! It seems to have wiped my progress and randomly gone back to a save from 2 days ago! Did you run into this?
Looking at it, might be when I turned colour blind mode on for my stupid eyes (was struggling to tell the difference between Blink and Repulse), but 10 hours of progress gone 😩
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
@Darude84 It’s very NieR in style / music… but in all honesty gameplay wise it’s very different. I would say more Sekiro meets Devil May Cry. It’s pretty tough in places, but nothing too crazy… yet…
Story wise they do a pretty decent job, but, I can’t see this packing the same punch as either of the NieR’s, and although I’ve heard there’s multiple endings, I can’t see us getting anything like that third Automata play-through (but then what other game even comes close to that? 😄)
I hope none of that puts you off though, because it’s a genuinely great game 😀
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
Slicing my way through Stellar Blade. 3 bosses in and I am having so much fun with this one. Genuinely impressed with how polished the game feels. Love the combat, art direction, music… even the ropey English dub has its charm in its own special way.
More of this please!
Re: Stellar Blade Half-Second Input Delay Due to 'Game's Style of Animation', Says Director
Personally with the demo, for me anyway, once I got onto the rhythm of parrying / dodging it all felt incredibly natural, and I’m not usually one who’s good at parrying in games (I’m more of a roll guy in Souls 😂), so I don’t see this being an issue.
In terms of censorship. As far as I know the only thing that has been censored is one piece of graffiti on a wall next to a shop sign which was a genuine accident… and even that I had to look up what it said actually meant… so again, I don’t think anyone needs to worry about mass censorship.
I really do want to play this, still on the fence about picking it up today due to the £70 price tag across board on the Sony store and physical copies… it’s just a little bit too much for me to shell out today. But we’ll see if I cave.
Update: I already caved, for those in the UK it’s £60 in Argos of all places.
Re: Granblue Fantasy: Relink Patch 1.2.0 Arrives This Week, with New Characters, Quests, and More
I actually jumped back into this a few days ago after finally rolling the credits on Rebirth (yeah, I know, I’m a slow player!), and got to say I’m having a blast with this again.
Just clearing up some of the post game missions etc, so anything new on top of that is very welcome!
Would still like to see some kind of daily or weekly challenges / rewards (they kind of have that with the vouchers but they’re only for use with online play), think they’d really lend themselves to this one.
Re: PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Adds Choice 80s Hits with Upcoming DLC Pack
The zero love for DEVO in this comment section is truly worrying 😅
Re: Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Yoko Taro is so humble. He must be treasured at all costs.
After the demo I genuinely can’t wait for Stellar Blade, but for it to truly capture what made NieR: Automata so special? We’ll see… because nothing else has come remotely close since.
Re: Despite Hype, Analyst Says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 'Underperforming'
It’s a shame, as it’s a great game. But just among my small circle of friends, several haven’t picked it up due to the day one price tag, and I know a few people who’re holding off because they know all Final Fantasy games eventually make their way to PS Plus and they’re happy to wait.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 523
Closing in on the end of Final Fantasy Rebirth… hoping the chapters get a little quicker toward the end. Still loving the game, but man, some of the mini games have really tried my patience 😂.
Might put off 100% each region for the second playthrough, but I’m going to need to free up some space for whatever’s next. And at a huge 146GB Rebirth might need to take the hit once it’s done until I have time to go back and finish it off completely.
Re: A Unicorn Overlord Sequel Could Be Considered
Haven’t had the chance to dip into Unicorn Overlord yet (it’s next on my list after Rebirth… and if there are any Rebirth / Unicorn players, can I play this simultaneously?), however, considering their track record I can blindly and with absolute faith say I support whatever decision they make.
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Shift Up Already Hiring for Next AAA Project
@pirlega You do you dude! How boring would games be if we all liked the same stuff!?
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Shift Up Already Hiring for Next AAA Project
@pirlega That’s a shame! To be fair it took me a little longer than anticipated to get to grips with the combat, but once I got into the swing of it, things just seemed to flow really well for me. Beating the “boss rush” challenge almost flawlessly after it kicked me around for a good few attempts was genuinely satisfying, but I can definitely see why it wouldn’t be for some.
…and I really liked the music! But maybe I’m just easily pleased 😂
At least there’s no shortage of other new games for you atm!
Re: Rumour: Sony to Host Big PlayStation Event Next Month
Just someone, somewhere reveal what the new Yoko Taro game he said we’d have information on early 2024… it’s possible this will include it? Right? …. Right?
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Shift Up Already Hiring for Next AAA Project
I tried the demo yesterday, I was already excited and got to admit, the demo blew me away.
The combat does take some getting used to, but once it clicks it’s insanely satisfying. A definite day one for me now. And if this means we’re going to get more games at this kind of quality, then I am in… tight suit or not!
Re: A New Xbox Store Page Has Fans Aflutter for Hollow Knight: Silksong Once Again
Hollow Knight might be one of my favourite experiences on Switch… playing it on the long train ride into work every morning before the sun was up… it all just sort of worked. (And made those journeys fly by).
However long we have to wait for Silksong, I am all in!