Nightcrawler71

That image at the top of the article is very misleading and simply not a true representation of the game.

So with “extras” like a disc drive and vertical stand I’d be looking at over £800! No, I won’t be preordering this.

£700 and doesn’t even include a disc drive?!? Even if I could afford it I simply couldn’t justify spending that much on a mid-generation console. Pass.

Not yet, but I definitely will be. Too busy playing Astro Bot and Star Wars outlaws right now.

I’m hovering between 8-9 after around 18 hours played. I love the balance of exploration, combat and stealth. Love all the Star Wars lore, and have just met a certain character from the movies. Music is great, as is the lighting. I like the way you unlock abilities through “the experts”. Planets/maps are a mixed bag so far. Toshara I liked, Kijimi was a bit boring. Have just arrived on Akiva, so too early to give an opinion. Haven’t been to Tatooine yet as I’m saving it - will recognise lots from the films so am looking forward to that. There’s loads to do in this game outside of the main quests and I’m in no rush to finish it 🙂

In under a month we’ve had Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, and Space Marine 2! Incredible few weeks for gamers everywhere 😀

Already downloaded! Couldn’t really find any big deals for the physical version, only about a fiver less than the RRP, so bought it digitally. Will be rushing home from work on Friday 😃

Astro Bot is day 1 for me. Space Marine 2 is a possibility, though probably not at launch.

I can’t wait for this! Between this and Star Wars Outlaws my gaming is sorted for the foreseeable future 😀

It seems only recently that £/$70 games became the norm, and they’re already talking about an another price hike?!? GTA6 is probably the only game that could go higher, but I think it will be the exception rather than the rule. Most games won’t come anywhere near the predicted sales for GTA6.

One of these days you and your sister site Pure Xbox will be in complete agreement on a game 😂

I was more or less decided to get the PS5 Pro…however, if there’s no disc drive then that’s a deal breaker for me.

If it gets good reviews then I’ll definitely be buying it, especially as I’m off work this week 🙂

Hopefully it will be a lot easier to get hold of than the base PS5 at launch.

I have to face the harsh reality that it will probably be too hard for me 😂 I’m not really into “boss rush” games, which this appears to be, especially ones with no difficulty options. Shame, because the actual boss designs look amazing.

Really enjoying Deadlink. It had a bit of a slow start in regards to meta progression, but things are getting tasty now. Also playing Atlas Fallen. Don’t know what the game was like before the recent “Reign of sand” update, but I’m enjoying it. Plenty of essence stones to choose from to tailor your build, and the momentum mechanic is good. Going to try and finish it before Star Wars Outlaws comes out.

@Mikey856 😂

@Mikey856 and can we throw them out? I hope so!

Pretty obvious it wouldn’t be on any game subscription service day 1, but I’d also add that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if GTA 6 is the first game to retail higher than £/$70 for the standard edition. Needless to say, I hope I’m wrong.

Still chipping away at the huge FF7 Rebirth, where I have just arrived at the Gold Saucer. I bought Atlas Fallen during the week, as it was on sale and had just had the Reign of Sand update. A bit worrying that I’ve already had 2 crashes where the game just froze on me. Considering the game has been out a year you’d think this sort of thing would have been fixed by now 🙄 I also bought Steamworld Heist 2, which I hope to start over the weekend.

Looks amazing but if it’s another soulslike with no difficulty options then I’ll pass.

This has been on my wishlist for a while now. With this new big update and it being on sale…I’m tempted 🤔

For my birthday a few days ago I got Rise of the Ronin. It’s very early days but so far combat seems like fun, though graphics are very average (but I knew that before getting it). Also playing the excellent Doom-esque roguelite Deadlink, which is a blast. Oh yeah, still chipping away at FF7 Rebirth!

Probably Astro bot and Star Wars Outlaws for me. Possibly Test Drive too.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if going forward Gearbox alternate between Borderlands mainline entries with Tiny Tina Wonderlands games, even if they are remarkably similar.

This is a lot of fun. Gunplay is very satisfying. Agree with the description of it being a doom-esque roguelite. It was a bit of an impulse buy, but loving it so far.

I’m not a fan of the insta-fail stealth sections, but on the whole I’m looking forward to this. I’ve been in a bit of a gaming rut lately so am ready to sink my teeth into a new open world to explore. What are the graphics options? Does it have your usual fidelity (30fps) vs performance (60fps) modes? Is the frame rate stable?

I’ve had this on my wishlist for a while, but it turns out I’m getting it for my birthday next week 🙂🍰🎆🎈🎉 needless to say I will avoid the demo

I’ve been playing it a lot recently on Series X and it doesn’t stutter at all now. Yes, when I first played it around 6 months ago it stuttered occasionally but they’ve fixed it now.

I’ve got high hopes for this game, but will definitely be waiting for reviews before pulling the trigger!

Still working my way through FFV7 Rebirth. I’m now on chapter 7, in the Corel region. I tried Flintlock on GP, but couldn’t get into it. Will now try Kunitsu-Gami: path of the goddess instead. For my FPS fix I’ve recently been replaying Rage 2.

Wouldn’t be at all surprised if they released it alongside GTA 6, or maybe another big release? 🤔 the problem is the later they leave it the closer it will be to the PS6. They need to hit that sweet spot in the middle of the PS5’s life cycle.

Maybe people are suffering from FPS fatigue? You’ve had 2 recent F2P games release - Xdefiant and The First descendant. Maybe they are burnt out on shooters.

@Torque ok, thanks 👍

Am gutted it’s been delayed, but it’s probably for the best in the long run.

So I’m assuming there’s no difficulty options then? 🤔

I played and finished Stellar Blade and thoroughly enjoyed it. I only started playing FFV7 Rebirth a few weeks ago and somewhat surprisingly - I’m not a huge Final Fantasy fan - am really enjoying it. I can’t remember what chapter I’m on but I’m currently in the Junon region. So for me it’s out of those 2 games, but I’d say - even though I haven’t finished it - FFV7 Rebirth has the edge.

I think Astro bot will be the closest game Sony has to a full on Nintendo release - colourful, cute characters in a game that will have you grinning every time you play…and I can’t wait!

Hope we get a new track, from my recollection we haven’t had one in quite some time (Grand Valley I believe).

They need to do some kind of tie-in with Diddly Squat farm 😂

I did play Elden ring for about 20 hours before quitting, but no won’t be playing this.

Don’t forget Parcel Corps, which I believe is out the same day as HP Quidditch.

I know that if I play this it will just make me wanna fire up the actual Horizon games 😂

I’m definitely getting this at some point but have only just started FF7 Rebirth which will keep me busy for quite a while.

Still no new Rayman game, still no Child of light 2 announcement 🙁

I haven’t played Destiny 2 in a couple of years, but I remember the gun play being excellent. Last time I delved back in - or tried to - I was overwhelmed by all the ingame currencies, systems etc, and can’t help feeling that would be the case again now. Shame, because at its core it’s a great FPS, but it just doesn’t do enough to welcome newcomers or lapsed players like myself.

I’m more excited for this than for HP Quidditch. This is like Crazy Taxi had a baby with Jet Set Radio and wrapped in Borderlands style graphics.

I’m pretty sure I’m on the final boss now in Stellar Blade. Ngl I’ve been somewhat taken aback by all the back-to-back bosses near the end of the game. In anticipation of finishing SB, I bought 2 games in sales this week - FF7 Rebirth and Like a dragon infinite wealth. Now which do I start first? 🤔 I’m also playing Paper Mario TTYD on Switch.

With more and more games costing £/$70 I’m not at all surprised

I bought physical version of FF7 Rebirth from Amazon as I’m nearing the end of Stellar Blade and want a new game to sink my teeth into.