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Definitely be test driving this one. It looks great, and anything that’s taking inspiration from NieR has got to be worth a look… but, that’s also a hard thing to get right.

I’m definitely routing for them, but need to see it for myself before my wallet takes the hit.

Although it’s not uncommon for studios to release games in a not great first state, the rumblings I’ve read was that there was a big rush to get the game out before the end of the Japanese fiscal year, which I think is March 31st. Which kind of makes sense I guess… but still doesn’t excuse it.

Shame, I really want to play this one, but I can’t justify that price tag for something that’s going to feel off. I’ll do a Cyberpunk and pick it up when it’s a bit more on the polished side (and maybe cheaper).

Well we all know the real star of 13 Sentinels was the yakisoba pan, so this should come as no surprise.

@TrickyDicky99 Yeah, I’m not trying to say it’s across the board raves, but I see a lot of them (not including those that solely cover PSVR2) in their yearly review (Gamertag VR, Beardo Benjo etc) still talking really positively about the headset, and all seem to think there’s a lot of life in it yet. Admittedly I’m very new to the VR world / community so if these are not good examples then I apologise in advance 😂

Regardless, I’m having a great time with mine. Which is all I can really judge it on. But yeah, it’s not perfect by any means.

@MomsSpaghetti @Shepherd_Tallon Couldn’t agree more. I genuinely find the lust some people have for wanting this to fail kind of fascinating . I am not by any means a VR expert, but a quick look at some respected VR YouTube channels (even those that aren’t so kind to Sony as a company) and they almost unanimously agree that the PSVR2 is an excellent headset.

If this is true, then a limited time offer would seem to be the way to go. Make people feel they’re getting a deal, get the thing on peoples heads. But I really don’t think the quality of the headset or the games on offer is the issue.

It’s a hard sell for sure. In the short time I’ve had with mine I’ve shown it to people who I thought would love it and have hated it, and vice versa who have since gone out and purchased one themselves… with that being said, maybe demo booths in video-game stores would be a good idea, because a lot of people really don’t know if it’s for them until they actually try it for themselves, and it is too pricey to just take a gamble.

I mean it all sounds very nice! If it could indeed offer graphical quality modes at a full 60fps then it would be tempting… but really it comes down to cost and how long the wait will be until the inevitable PS6.

Maybe if they bundle it with a big game I might be tempted.

I am so torn on if to wait for this or pick up the last bundle they put out. I never actually played MGS:3 due to always owning a certain other console after the PS2… not knowing wether this remake will be a solid snake or a dying snaaaaaaaake, makes this a tricky decision indeed.

Free quest good! Micro-transactions not so much.

I had (and am still having in between Rebirth) a great time with this game, and I really hope they continue supporting it with free updates / quests / weapons etc. would actually like to see weekly or even daily quests Monster Hunter style which could keep people coming back. But let’s see what the future holds.

As someone who’s some of their fondest gaming memories are playing the first Ghost Recon and it’s amazing Island Thunder add-on in couch co-op with their friend as a teenager while blasting out the latest System Of A Down Album… I welcome this move.

Like most it’s still Rebirth for me, and still smiling from ear to ear every time I boot it up. I’m really taking my time (and I’m a relatively slow player anyway), about midway through chapter 4 and it’s just a joy.

Really, really want to play Unicorn Overlord, but think I’ll at least wait until the credits have rolled on Rebirth. Speaking of Unicorn Overlord, I did pick up Dragon Crown Pro for £4.99 in the sale atm, so that’s also lurking in the ever growing library to play.

It’s a horrible thing. Speaking as someone who, while not working in the game industry, but something very close, who was let go in Dec, I really feel for everyone affected (which still includes me at present!).

There is an element of poor choices made at the top for sure, and yep, the lockdown definitely had a huge part to play. As the article mentions, poaching high paid talent from overseas must have seemed very desirable at the time, but it works both ways, and we’re now having the big companies realise they can pay far less for talent in other parts of the world.

It’ll even out eventually. It’s hard to remember sometimes when you’re playing a game or watching a movie that people depend on said games / movies / services to make a living.

Finally Sifu! I just knew it was coming eventually!

I’m hanging out with Cloud and the gang the whole time this weekend… maybe distracted by joining the human race for a drink this evening… maybe…

Still jumping back into Granblue Every now and then to clean up the side quests / level up the characters. Luckily the combat controls aren’t too different to Rebirth, so not too hard to jump from one to the other.

Have fun this weekend folks!

I’m playing Queen’s Blood with the occasional dip into Final Fantasy 😂

Absolutely loving it so far. Really taking my time with it, and basically going “ooooooh” on average every 5-10 mins. The cinematic set pieces are huge, the score feels epic, the combat insanely satisfying and spending more time with these characters is just a joy.

Safe to say, I’m enjoying it!

@Martijn87 I did a quick search for a recap on YouTube last night just to refresh myself, and even a suggested search looked a bit spoilery… so yep, definitely watch out.

On lighter news… it’s installing now, so here we go!

Whoever was in charge of this clearly had their head in the Cloud

…I‘m sorry…

@andrix9743 Did you play the Voice Of Cards games? They are pretty much what it say on the tin, but oddly very relaxing with lovely artwork and music… and a little bit of that Yoko Taro magic.

If the gameplay is good then I’m all in. Something kinda cosy about these looking games sometimes.

@Areus Automata was my first introduction to Yoko Taro, so at this point I’d even welcome remasters of the original Drakengard games just so I can actually experience them.

Don’t do this to me on a Monday morning! Don’t get my hopes up like this! 😂

I find all the negativity around PSVR2 in general kind of baffling if I’m honest. I totally get that VR in general isn’t for everyone, and that’s fair enough, but (and I know I’m in the minority here) as a first year it’s actually had a fairly decent run in terms of quality games.

The big flatscreen ports (which I’m guessing Sony have paid to have done) such as Resident Evil 8 and 4, Gran Turismo and No Man’s Sky are all incredibly well reviewed, with even more than a few reviewers stating VR is the definitive way to play them.

The indie devs have been killing it with games like Vertigo 2, Light Brigade, Synapse, Walking Dead Saints & Sinners 2, Red Matter 2, Pavlov and recently Legendary Tales.

You’ve got the fan favourites like Five Night’s At Freddy’s and Beat Saber etc. And not to mention upcoming titles like Metro, Arcan Age, Wanderer and Soul Covenant.

I 100% think we could do with some more big Sony titles, and I really wish they’d start adding apps. So yeah, there’s definitely a lot more they could be doing.

Like I said, I totally get VR is not for everyone. I’m really new to it and having a blast, but it’s definitely marmite for some players… but in terms of a first year, I really do think there’s a lot of high quality, well reviewed titles up for grabs, which is more than can be said for some consoles in the first year.

Personally I’m more looking forward to seeing Cloud in his swim shorts, but each to their own…

…okay, yeah, it’s getting weird now 😂

@Kliss88 I didn’t know it was that long! That’s great!

I think for me, as I mentioned before, I’m already sold. So playing up to a point and having to stop I would find torture… even if it is a week or so to wait 😂

Love the fact this has a demo though! I’m sure there’s a few people who might have passed this one by and are now looking to grab a copy.

@B_Lindz I think it does yeah! But the idea of playing for an hour or two then having to wait another few weeks to carry on would drive me crazy 😂

I’m in two minds to download the demo or not. Im already sold, so I don’t need it to convince me, and really want to jump in fresh when I pick up the game… but it’s ridiculously tempting with it just sitting there waiting to download.

Regardless, this will more than likely end up near the top of my game of the year list, and pretty sure I’ll be wallowing in this one for months to come.

Finishing up the main campaign on Granblue Fantasy Relink (obviously when a game takes most people 20 hours you can add at least 10+ hours onto that for me 😂), all in prep for the big Rebirth on Thursday!

Loving Relink though, and can deffo see me going back to this a lot to play the quests as different characters, level them all up etc.

I know I’ll love this so probably skip the demo.

My main issue is how I’m going to juggle my time between this and Rebirth. Luckily they should be different enough to be able to have both going simultaneously. In theory 😂

A boss as tough as tough as Malenia AND a new poison swamp! I guess my neighbours better get used to hearing me repeatedly screaming and swearing at the TV again!

Honestly can’t wait. Still debating wether to start a new character or not for this, but if past FromSoft DLC’s are anything to go by this will be way tougher than the base game, so maybe those souped-up boss weapons will come in handy!

But the big question is… which boss will rival Malenia?

Of all the horror franchises to get a game, this was not one I was expecting. Cool though! Unfortunately I’m not really into these kinda games. I tried Dead By Daylight and just couldn’t get into it, but it’s great to see these games keeping these franchises alive and kicking.

I survived the Killer Klowns at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, so that’ll have to suffice for me this time around!

@AndyKazama Yeah, that would be a nice addition. Was nice to keep your skill points though, made most of the second playthrough a breeze 😂.

But yeah, flicking between the two would be nice.

After playing a lot of Granblue Fantasy Relink this weekend, would be really cool if they took a look at that and allowed you to play as every character during side quests. Could add a lot to it.

@AndyKazama Same. I had a blast with Code Vein, and Scarlet Nexus was ridiculously fun, I even picked up all the DLC in a sale. Would love to see more of both.

@ShogunRok Dumb question. Finally jumping into this atm, and I can’t figure out what the floating “Arts” number that floats around your character during combat is.

It seems to randomly jump between I - III… at first I thought it was how many charges I had but that doesn’t add up. I had a look online, and no one else is asking this, so I know I must be missing something obvious here 😄

Edit: I realised what it is… it’s charging up the strength of them. I’m a dummy. Enjoying the game though! It’s oddly addictive!

@iPaud I really enjoyed it! It has a few different mechanics from Souls in terms of the Umbral lamp, which leads to some pretty cool puzzle sections.

I did have some major framerate drops though, especially in areas with large groups of enemies.

Overall though, I thought it was a decent game, and definitely scratches that itch if you’re looking for a new Souls-like experience

@Shepherd_Tallon Awesome stuff! I’m kind of new to VR, and I very quickly realised that things look so much better in the headset than on screen! Haha.

It sounds excellent, and from what I understand the difficulty isn’t too taxing once you get to grips with it. My only concern is playing it single player. Also looks like a bit of a workout so I guess that’s good 😂.

Hopefully they can add to it if it’s successful enough, so fingers crossed for more enemies on the horizon.

@Shepherd_Tallon I really want to play Legendary Tales, the reviews have been so positive and sounds like a really meaty game. Shame PushSquare haven’t reviewed it yet, since most out there are saying it’s one of the best experiences on PSVR2 around.

Have you played it single player? Does it work just as well?

Sailing the skies with Granblue Fantasy Relink this weekend. Managed to briefly dip in yesterday and already loving it.

After Lords Of The Fallen (which I really enjoyed as well!), having a bright, colourful and surprisingly cheery world on the screen is a nice change, and so far the combat has been a joy.

With Final Fantasy Rebirth and Unicorn Overlord both pencilled in for next… now begins the JRPG-a-thon!

So excited by this one. 13 Sentinels genuinely rocked my world, and this has the potential to be for me one of the games of the year, without a doubt.

I so wish I was good at these games. Really want to play both this and SF6 and almost caved once or twice… but I’m rubbish, can never master the blocking. And the idea of playing strangers online stresses me out just thinking about it 😂

@Korgon ah gotch’ya. I’ve never been great at PVP games… I can be great at the game solo, but the second I’m playing agains randoms it’s like I get stage fright 😂

@viktorcode I never realised you could play solo! Might be curious to check it out now.

I never really play co-op or team online games in general… purely because still after all these years I never feel natural talking to strangers over the mic. That and most of my friends are rubbish and out there living lives rather than playing videogames with me… losers 😄.

@Korgon Did you try Aliens Fireteam? I only played it briefly, but kinda had fun with it. The OG Ghost Recon will always be my favourite, especially its Island Thunder add-on. I have many fond teenage memories playing that with a friend in couch co-op while we blasted out the latest System Of A Down album. Haha.

Hoping to pick this up at the weekend, so one million and one copies!

Really looking forward to venturing into this one!

I don’t think it can be blamed on being a single player game, we’ve had some major single player games released recently which have been very successful, and on the flipside, big online games like Babylon’s Fall which have failed miserably.

Even though they admittedly tried something different, from what I’ve seen (I’ve not actually played it so feel free to correct me if I’m wrong), it reeked of blandness, almost like they were too afraid to commit to their own idea. Possibly interference with people at the top too afraid to take risks. Forespoken looked the same.

I could be wildly off the mark here, so feel free to call me an idiot if so 😄

I still think we’ll get some kind of reveal on the two year anniversary, even if it’s just another teaser image.

Also banking on this being FromSofts biggest DLC yet, and that the size and scope of it will blow everyone away, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking 😄

It all sounds like a personal passion project, and he’s clearly doing what he wants to so all power to him. I genuinely am glad he gets to do his thing, but as I’ve said before I just wish what he was doing was something I was into.

In all honesty, the way he tells stories, no big studio in the world would ever let him release a big budget blockbuster movie in that style, not these days, so games are probably the only way he can tell a story the way he really wants.

I love movies, maybe more so than games. But when I’m playing a game, I don’t want it to be a movie. I settle down on my PlayStation to play a game… so unfortunately this is sounding less and less like something I’m going to be interested in.

I find it kind of frustrating in a way, because Kojima is, clearly, a one of a kind and when he’s making actual games I really do think there’s nothing else quite like it. But he’s certainly earned his chance to do things the way he wants. Hopefully he’ll prove me wrong and it’ll be incredible!

@gaston I think that might have to be the way forward. I feel a bit dirty doing it… but knowing others have done the same mildly softens the blow 😄

Honestly, the difficulty spikes in that game really do come out of nowhere.

@gaston I was breezing through Vertigo 2, but got to a part two days ago where it just feels like it’s insanely hard section after another. And now I’m stuck in a part involving waves of enemies with no health regens… not sure if I’ve missed something, but seriously considering lowering the difficulty. Had to take a break from it yesterday… shame, because as a whole I’m loving the game.

@BranJ0 That is such an amazing game, and it looks absolutely stunning. Insanely underrated… I’ve tried to get people to play it but it’s such a hard one to explain. My best effort is it’s like if Christopher Nolan directed and anime. Not sure that quite works! Haha

@TheArt PS5 being my first PS console (spent years on the other side), I finally played Bloodborne last year and had such a great time. Might be my proudest platinum! Haha

Was going to start my Granblue Fantasy: Relink adventure, but popped into GAME at lunch yesterday and they didn’t have a copy (despite having a stack of random Barbie Blu-rays, seriously, what happened to GAME? 😄)

So, instead I shall be continuing my journey in Vertigo 2, which has reached some major difficulty spikes. That or I’m just rubbish at the game… probably the latter.

Have fun everyone!