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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!

Loved Dead Cells, and it played so well on the Switch. Amazing the support they’ve shown this title over the years.

Was the first roguelike I ever played, and still probably my favourite. I’ve struggled with other roguelike’s over the years, but still occasionally dip back into this every now and then.

People need to realise when they “own” digital content… they only own it while the company they purchased it from keeps the license… once that expires, if they don’t renew it, it’s game over for the customer.

I’ve always favoured physical over digital media, be it movies, games, books and music. Personally I just like to rummage through my collection and I like something I can actually hold.

I totally get the want / need for digital, but what with the Discovery debacle last year and now this, Sony are certainly inadvertently waving the flag for why we should all stick with physical.

@ShogunRok Ah that sounds good to me! Although even in the first FF7 remake I still somehow ended up stuck in a cycle constantly pausing and replenishing MP / HP toward the end game.

I’m just clearly not very good at point management in these games 😄

What a time to be a fan of Japanese games!

Now where’s my new NieR game….?

Who would have thought that mobile game developers would be the ones to swoop in and save us from micro transactions… definitely a certain irony there.

Definitely interested! Hard to tell if the combat is turn based or not? Definitely looks like it’s in mini arena’s at least as in Tales Of Arise etc. it’s funny, despite having really got into the JRPG sub genre the past few years, turn-based combat still doesn’t really do it for me. I know that’s sacrilege!

Love the general look of this though!

The more I see about this game the more I like it, and the fact they’re so passionate about this being a full-blown single player experience without parts locked behind an extra paywall automatically makes makes me route for them.

Really hope it lives up to the hype and does well.

Could this even be the beginning of a new big franchise?

@Kidfunkadelic83 Ha! Well that’s one thing Stellar Blade has definitely taken inspiration from!

@Th3solution I’ve got to admit I don’t mind the second section, but poor 9S is my favourite character, so it kinda works for me 😂

@Kidfunkadelic83 Stop whatever you’re doing immediately and boot up Automata! Haha. You have no idea what you’re missing out on.

@Th3solution The fact so many people never play past the first ending drives me insane… the game is just getting started! 😂

I could honestly ramble all day about Automata, be it themes it addresses, the mix in gameplay styles, the music etc… but I don’t want to derail things too much! Haha

If the combat in Stellar Blade has a NieR tinge then that’s all good in my book. But, big if, it takes further inspiration from NieR in the way it presents itself and plays out, then agreed, that’ll be a huge bonus.

For obvious reasons this all got me pretty excited for this game way back.

It sounds corny, but NieR:Automata was such a game changer for me, and I’ve genuinely been chasing that feeling I had when I first finished my complete play-through ever since.

Combat wise, this definitely checks out from what we’ve seen… but what made Automata so special were all those little moments (if you know you know), and without a madman genius like Yoko Taro at the helm I’m not sure anyone else will be able to match that. But you never know I guess!

Still genuinely excited for this one.

@DonkeyFantasy Well you tried! Haha. Next time it’s in the sale I’ll do it. Then PS plus here it comes!

I really want to try this game and have hovered over the buy button many a time, but I know the second I buy it, it’ll be announced as a PS Plus game.

Had my eyes on Rollerdrome for a while but could never quite bring myself to take the plunge, and Steel Rising looks half decent, so all in all not a bad month really!

Don’t tarnish Elden Ring’s reputation with this gacha nonsense…

…I’ll get my coat.

I really wanted to love Death Stranding and was semi-enjoying it. But after getting to the chapter covered in snow slowly trudging up a mountain I took a breather, and just never went back.

I love the fact Kojima is able to do his thing… I just wish the games he had lined up actually excited me.

As a side note, also kind of wish he’d stop with the celebrity names involved. I can’t quite describe why, but it’s just starting to wind me up 😂

I always set out to get the Platinum, but usually give up hope around the 30 hour mark.

Crisis Core was going so well until I missed the barrels at the waterfall and somehow missed unlocking some of the missions… then all hope was lost.

@DonkeyFantasy I’m sure you’ll be fine, I have faith! Haha. From what I can remember I didn’t struggle too much until they popped up, and they’re very much in the late game, but they can be beat!

Still would like a sequel to Code Vein, but can’t see it happening unfortunately.

@DonkeyFantasy I really liked Code Vein, had a way better time with it than I thought I would. Just brace yourself for Cannoneer & Blade Bearer. Even though they’re very similar to a certain Dark Souls boss… I still had to put the game down for a day or two and come back to them less angry. Haha

Should be clearing up Lords Of The Fallen in the next few days, providing the end game bosses don’t provide too much of a challenge 😂

All while dipping into Vertigo 2 which is a lot of fun!

Someone needs to come up with a name for gaming Karen’s… I’m going to go with something like Garret (no offence to any actual Garret’s out there 😂)

But in all seriousness, you’ve got to be pretty low to resorting to violent threats and leaving creepy voice messages over a videogame… what a Garret.

Well I’ll probably grab it if there’s some in game rewards.

I’m still hoping we’re going to get the next Yoko Taro game announcement next week… hey… lemme dream! Haha

So tempted to pick this up tomorrow. I’m still finishing up Lords Of The Fallen, but this could be a nice one to counteract that with.

I know this probably will be FF Rebirth exclusive and all which will obviously be great, but since it’s Square Enix, that new Yoko Taro game they teased would have info released early this year wouldn’t go amiss either 😉

Since it’s first person, shame this didn’t get the PSVR2 treatment as well. Looks like it would really work in that environment and would have been a nice little free scary demo to bump people in as a showcase.

But obviously that’s not knowing the gameplay etc… that doesn’t take away from this still being exciting 😀