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I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but there’s this little masterpiece of a game called, Resident Evil 4 Remake. I’m almost done with chapter nine, this game is absolutely as good as everyone says. It doesn’t have the claustrophobia and horror of RE2 Remake in my opinion, but they did a fantastic job with the gameplay and the survival horror aspects, Leon is a fantastic character, the bosses are top tier, and Ashely is actually fairly competent for an AI character you are guiding.

@Yomv7t that’s good to know, I thought I had read the story would still be around 100 hours, but I may have misread that.

I beat Resident Evil 3 Remake this week, so I’ve moved on to RE4 Remake. I’m really enjoying it, so far, and starting to understand why everyone loves it so much.

On the upside, I just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico.

The Expanse is my all time favorite show and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read of the books, so I am all in on this!

@somnambulance I hear you, I don’t have nearly enough free time to dedicate to CD. It sounds great and aside from the length seems like a game I’d really enjoy, maybe I’ll play it eventually but for now I’ll stick with my RE pilgrimage and Pragmata when it drops.

@somnambulance you’re speaking my language, my friend. Large games have their place, but what really gets my attention now is a game that knows not to over stay its welcome and respects my time. I hear about Crimson Desert being 300 hours and that does nothing but put me off from it, that’s great for those who want that, but it’s not for me. A 10-15 hour game with a good story, smooth combat, and is fun? Yes please!

@somnambulance I’m right there with you. Everything about this game checks a box for me, I already have it pre ordered, but if it comes out that this game is roughly 10-12 hours it’ll be everything I want it to be.

Like a broken record, I’m continuing my Resident Evil pilgrimage. I beat Leon’s story in RE2 Remake and am now working my way through RE3 Remake. While I find Nemesis more annoying than imposing, I am enjoying it more than I expected to given all the hate on it, but I also don’t have the original for context. I’m really hoping to finish it this week so I can finally understand everyone’s admiration and love of RE4!

Double the price is still quite cheap if it is as replayable as VS.

@trev666 I don’t get it either. I see so many comments, “It got a 7? I’m getting a refund, it’s complete trash!” So it got a 7, it’s still a good game by all standards. People act like a 7 is the Atari E.T. game.

Can we stop pretending that a 70-80 average game is a “bad game?” I adore a good 7/10 game, I don’t need every game to be a masterpiece, in fact, it makes those higher rated games feel that much better. I get that it can pull down people’s excitement for a game when they see a 7 or an 8 as a score, but it’s not like it’s an unplayable mess. As they say on Summon Sign, sort it out!

I was looking forward to this, but the demo jumped it to the top of my list. I can’t wait for this game at all.

I’m continuing my Resident Evil pilgrimage and I just got to the Ada part of Resident Evil 2 Remake. What a masterpiece of a game. Even though I bought it at launch, I never played through it fully, only the original. I now regret that choice, this may top Dead Space Remake as my favorite survival horror game.

I went with Nioh 3 but I haven’t played RE Requiem yet. Admittedly that game looks so good it has made me decide to go through every RE game.

@Yousef- I want to be mad at this comment, but I’m a man of taste.

After seeing all the praise RE Requiem has gotten I’ve decided to jump into RE1 Remake. I’ve only played this series schizophrenically, so I decided I’m going to start my pilgrimage with the first game and work my way through. I’m almost done with it, I’m about halfway through the tunnels. If I beat it before the weekend is over I’ll be jumping right into RE2 Remake!

I’ll be finishing Split Fiction with my son, hopefully. Also, I have been all over the place with my Resident Evil dabbling and with the hype of 9, I’m going to give the series a real try. I started with RE1 yesterday (one of the few I have fully played before), so I’ll be playing that, maybe some RE2 if I beat RE1 and Nioh 3. Finally, I’ll be squeezing in some reading of Operation Bounce House when we are lounging about.

“You came here to die!” will always live rent free in my brain from the Cap game. This is a day one buy for me, just for X-Men and Cap!

My son and I started Split Fiction together and are loving it. I’ve also been obsessed with Nioh 3 and playing that whenever I can. Habroxia 2 on Switch is the last thing I’ve squeezed in here and there.

I loved the first game, but never got around to the second. It might be time to dive in again!

I refuse to play it until they add d-pad movement. I hate playing 2D games on analogue sticks.

I can’t believe you fight Walt Disney at the end!

(IYKYK)

@graymamba Jaffe’s next game will be Randy abandoning his family 🤣

Nioh 3 has completely stolen my attention.

I got so excited for this one

@johncalmc I couldn’t agree more. I expected around a 7 for this and that’s what we got. Sometimes you need a good, dumb, middling game that’s around 10-12 hours, something that’s mindless fun.

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.