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I’ve had it pre ordered on Switch 2, I’d rather it on PS5 or Xbox, but I get the most game time on hand held. This is my most anticipated game with a release date, by far.

Watching the Fallout series has me itching to play Fallout again. I tried jumping into New Vegas but it plays terribly on Steam Deck. Steam had Fallout 4 GOTY Edition on sale for $10, so I figured why not? I’ll be playing that and some Mario Galaxy on Switch 2.

This game was never for me, but I didn’t think it looked nearly as bad as most people did. Hopefully they can launch a few more game modes and it’ll pull people back in.

@SleepyNick you’d think they’d have dropped it the Friday before. The States had Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, so some people got the day off, I suspect that’s why they chose that Monday, but the Friday before with an extended weekend would have made more sense.

Not at all for me, but I’m happy for those who are looking forward to it.

I restarted KCD, I had made it about 5.5 hours in last time, then stopped playing. Restarting it, I’m already doing far more than I did last time and picking up on things I missed. I’ve leveled up a lot more in less time.

I’m seven hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X and loving it.

@Max_the_German I came to comment about the name as well, but you articulated it so perfectly that I don’t need to. I tip my hat to you.

Well played on the subtitle, that gave me a good laugh.

While I likely wouldn’t use this, I appreciate it. First, it can help people with disabilities that may not be able to do certain things in games. Second, it’s great for kids, I’ve lost track on how many times my five year old has asked for help. Finally, it could be useful for people who get stuck in general and need help.

@rjejr I’m with you, I got the plat in Aegis Rim because it was so easy and got most very naturally and I did Astro Bot intentionally but that’s because I loved it so much. Other than that, I have games I’m so close to getting the plat for but I just don’t care, I’ve never been a trophy/achievement hunter.

@AhmadSumadi I completely agree. I did really enjoy what I had played of it but the bugs were taking me out, and of course some of the design choices they made I wasn’t a fan of, like dropping heavy weapons all the time. I’m really glad to see they fixed things like that and most of the bugs I dealt with, though I did get randomly stuck opening a door and I had to reset the game, but I don’t expect the game to be flawless. Overall, I’m really enjoying it again.

I’m trying Crono Trigger for the third or fourth time, it’s actually clicking with me this time. I’ve also been playing Star Wars Outlaws which I had played some of at launch but it was a buggy mess, it seems like it’s in a much better place now.

Pragmata is currently my most anticipated game, I absolutely loved the demo and can’t wait for more.

@gbanas92 oh right, thanks for the correction! I forgot that it was only announced.

No South of Midnight?! That soundtrack was incredible but it gets no love.

E33 was easily my favorite soundtrack of the year. Lost Voice is not only one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, it was also my most listened to song this year.

@freddquadros great news, thanks!

I’m going to give Fallout New Vegas another try on Steam Deck. I played it at launch but couldn’t really get into it, for obvious reasons I decided to try it again. I may also squeeze in a bit of Is This Seat Taken.
On console if I’m up and the family went to bed I’ll be playing Star Wars Outlaws. I dropped it at launch because it was pretty buggy, but I was enjoying it. I thought that would be a good one for Christmas break to see how the updates changed it.

While I much prefer E33 and it’s one of my all time favorite games, KCD2 absolutely should have won RPG of the Year.

RIP to a legend and to the passenger, regardless of if he was driving recklessly or not, two people lost their lives, a poor decision doesn’t mean they deserve it. My heart goes out to the families, we may have lost one of the greats, but they lost so much more.

I started NG+ on Expedition 33, I haven’t played it since launch and it being so front and center in the media right now had me wanting to jump back in. I will say the Gommage certainly hits a lot harder after everything I’ve went through with family this year.

I’ve also been playing through Metroid Prime Remastered. I’ve played it a few times and it never clicked with me until now. I’m really enjoying it so far, though some of its mechanics feel like a product of its time.

This went from a game I was in the middle on to one of my most anticipated games. Between the last trailer and the demo, I’m all in.

@shonenjump86 I believe the demo is supposed to come to PS5 next month.

I got all but the anime game one correct

I’m enjoying it so far. The graphics and music are great and it’s a ton of fun, though I do wish the cover system could be used whenever you wanted instead of situationally. I’m all for it being a shorter game, I’m sick of 40-100 hour games, it also reminds me of my childhood.

Man, the “humor” of that trailer was awful, it completely put me off of it.

Starting the title with “New and Returning Killzone,” was mean… I thought we were finally seeing a return for a brief second.

I really miss the days where things like this remained a mystery until it was actually announced, or when leaks rarely happened before E3, game shows, or game awards announced them. It takes the fun out of it.

This is easily in my top five this year, I’m absolutely loving it. It took a bit to really click with me but once I better understood the city building mechanic I was obsessed.

About what I expected. I’m so excited for this and Terminator 2D!

I’d vote for Horizon but I just bought it as a Christmas gift for my son.

While I’ve had a chance to play other games, I’m very hooked on Ball x Pit right now, so that’s where all of my game time is being spent this weekend.

I think PlayStation definitely has a sequel issue. I’m probably in the minority here, but TLoU2, Spider-Man 2, GoW:R, HFW, have all been good games that I believe are weighed down by bloat, over staying their welcome, and not trying anything new. All of these games felt like they added pointless tasks and story beats to them just to make them longer, I would much rather a shorter game that feels more coherent. I don’t even necessarily need an evolution in gameplay, I know I said they play it safe, but that to me is the least egregious part, Yotei plays it safe, but I haven’t felt that same over staying its welcome like the other games I listed. I would love Sony to rein it in a bit, deliver the polish and gameplay, they’ve been giving but don’t pad it just for a longer game.

Of course Lego Horizon is on there, I just bought it for my son for Christmas on Switch.

@Jammer you’d be correct on that one, but that one I avoided knowing it likely actually was abysmal.

I can’t wait to play this, Storm and Silver Surfer will be the characters I try first.

@Kierant202 I would love to see another version of this game that allowed you to hire and fire heroes as you choose. It would be great to allow you min/max your team, level them, have synergy. I can absolutely get behind this.

@tselliot there’s ALWAYS someone voting Abysmal. Sure some bad games have released in modernity, but even the worst game I’ve played in recent years is probably no less than a 3.

Easy 9-9.5 for me. Everything was fantastic about it, the only slight marks I have against it is that there were a few janky moments with the controls for me during dispatching, so I missed a few that I could have made. Overall, it was easily one of my absolute favorite games this year.

I finished my first play through of Dispatch, so I’m going to take attempt three at finishing Tears of the Kingdom, for whatever reason it hasn’t pulled me in like Breath of the Wild did. Also, if the family goes to bed and I’m awake enough I’ll jump into a few raids in ARC Raiders.

@Veritas7Ax you’re welcome! Hopefully you enjoy it. If it was for the low price tag I probably wouldn’t have tried it, I’m so glad I did.

Best piece of advice I can give is search EVERYTHING, even if it’s already been looted you still get XP for searching it.

@Veritas7Ax for what it’s worth I don’t like playing multiplayer games, especially PvP, but I’m absolutely loving this game. Sure, every now and then you encounter another Raider that’s going to shoot on sight, but I can count how many times that’s happened to me on one hand in the just one ten hours I have in it. Overall, the experience has been great and most people either leave me alone or join me. I haven’t had a single person turn on me at all.

I didn’t watch it, but scrolling through it doesn’t look like there was anything I’d be interested in.

ARC Raiders and loving every second of it!

@NieR_Dark I’ve only went up against Rocketeers twice, both times I got wrecked. I haven’t even considered a Leaper yet.

@Northern_munkey oh right! Sorry, I responded to the wrong person on that one. 🤦🏼‍♂️

@Northern_munkey I can completely understand your complaint about the base, but personally I love it. I want to spend as little time in there as possible so I can get back to the game. I’d rather jump between menus than have to run around a base to each location.

As someone who almost exclusively plays offline solo player games, I’m obsessed. This is the most fun I’ve had with a multiplayer game in a very long time.

@Daleaf I’ve had so many close encounters with bigger enemies, but have avoided them so far. Smaller enemies have still smoked me though. 🤣

Everyone has for the most part been really chill, though admittedly I was a jerk today and took someone out who was on fire just because I could. Oops.

@Fillem my guess would be through Steam