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This game was never for me, but I hope it’s good for others who are into multiplayer games.

Stellar Blade is my game of the year so far. I thought it’d be FFVII Rebirth but all of the mini games just ruin the otherwise great game for me.

Astro was my number one, follwed by Star Wars Outlaws, and The Plucky Squire

@bestuardo I’m with you on that, I’m all for summoning. The devs put it in there so I’m ok with using it!

I’m mostly focusing on Shadow of the Erdtree. I had bought the Kimgdom Hearts Collection on Steam but it was almost unplayable on Steam Deck with how much it kept freezing. I returned it and ordered the Metal Gear Solid Collection and Hogwarts Legacy instead. I fired up MGS for the first time since beating it on PlayStation.

@cburg luckily for me, I only it beat it the one time. It’s absolutely phenomenal, but I just don’t play games like that usually. I can only imagine how brutal NG+7 is for this DLC.
I was listening to a podcast and one of the hosts was max level, all stats at 99, and he said he was still getting taken in one hit by a lot of the bosses. He said it was until he found the Scadutree fragments that it started getting easier for him.

@cburg I’m right there with you on those two. Rellana kept destroying me with her twin moons attack. That stupid hippo would always manage to catch me in his mouth and slam me down. I finally beat him today.

@Anke I only have 3.5 😔

@Nepp67 I’m glad it wasn’t just me. I felt bad with how much of a beating she took from that tube. The boss fight was a cake walk compared to it. 😂

@Nepp67 I enjoyed the first Hypertube, I wasn’t a fan of the second, but admittedly that’s because I really sucked at it. The elevator was a huge highlight for me, that mission was great.

This is my current game of the year, I had such a blast playing it.

@Ainu20 don’t forget, Astro is also perfect for all ages! I completely agree, Astro is a great mascot for PlayStation.

I beat Stellar Blade this weekend, played some Astro’s Playroom, and I jumped back into FFVII Rebirth for a bit. Most of my game time this weekend was spent on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. I wasn’t going to get it but I was between games and had a weekend all to myself so I decided why not. It’s punishing, brutal, and phenomenal.

@colonelkilgore fantastic choices. Enslaved is such an underrated game and Strange Brigade is just a solid, good time.

@J2theEzzo it’s truly the best I’ve seen open world done. I never felt bogged down or overwhelmed, it was all just up to me.

@J2theEzzo I basically lived off of markers when I was playing it but I know I still missed a ton. That’s one thing I love about that game though, for as much as I’m sure I missed, I don’t feel like I missed anything, I still felt like I had a full experience.

@J2theEzzo thanks for the reply, that’s good to know. Like I said, I’ve never fought him before because I just fought anyone I came across organically through exploration, I didn’t want to specifically look things up. I had read somewhere recently that Mohg is tough to get to and a pretty hard fight, but that’s good to hear, especially if I eventually decide to grab this.

Exposition 33, Astro Bot, and Doom The Dark Age are my top three picks.

@Kraven it really is, and to an extent, I get it. They thrive on making games that are tough and not meant for everyone, but it would be great to be able to just jump right into a DOC/expansion without having to take down a couple of tough bosses first.

@Kraven that’s where I’m at with it too. I’m excited it’s as good as it is for everyone (not that I’m surprised), but I haven’t played it since I beat it at release and I don’t think I beat Mohg, so to go back, relearn the game, and fight him just sounds daunting. Not to mention, I don’t have the time to sink 30+ hours into this, unless I’m sacrificing other games I’d rather play more.

@Kidfunkadelic83 it’s sad really, Tango certainly had the potential to make the dough.

I’m continuing my journey through Stellar Blade, I’ve reached the first point of no return but I still have a few open side quests to do first.

@Weebleman this comment made me laugh harder than it should have

If it weren’t for Xbox’s showcase and Astro I’d have said it was pretty disappointing.

@Johnnycide My Friend of Misery, you mustn’t fret, you may draw the Shortest Straw with poor Battery life, but situation is in the Eye of the Beholder. Although it’s Sad But True, it can leave you Broken, Beat & Scarred, but it could also be the Day That Never Comes, either could be a Merciful Fate. Either Seek and Destroy your enemies because it’s Killing Time or Jump in the Fire because it’s the End of the Line!

@SystemAddict all while the top players Kill ‘em All.

(Very well played.)

@Johnnycide thanks! If she wasn’t holding my phone while doing it I’d have so many adorable videos of it.

@FinneasGH when my daughter was 2.5 years old, on vacation she would only take a nap if I put on Master of Puppets for her and pushed her on the swing. She’d be half asleep and throwing a tiny fist in the air every time James said, “Master.” 🤣

There has only been two times I’ve been interested in Fornite, when they brought the Kelsier from Mistborn skin to it and now this…

This is definitely one of my most anticipated games. Playroom is still one of my favorite PS5 games, so I have such high hopes for this.

It looks better than the reveal trailer but, honestly, still not that great.

I really wasn’t expecting this game to look this fun, I went from thinking I’ll grab it eventually to possibly grabbing it day one.

Not a ton there for me but the Alan Wake 2 expansion completely sold me. Power Rangers looks great too.

Dreadwolf was so much better of a name

They’ll announce a bunch of new Xbox games inbound 😂

Since we don’t have E3 it’s the next best thing, I guess.

@belmont oh joy, that makes me sooo excited to go back. 😑

@belmont I’ll get back to it eventually but I stopped 40 hours in because I got so sick of mini games. I must have stopped before that one because it doesn’t sound familiar.

Does the update remove the mandatory mini games?

@Blaze215 I’m right there with you. I get so worn out so quick with most open world games because I want to do everything but then it becomes a chore. I’d rather a concise 15 hour game than a bloated 100 hour game any day. I loved Remake and want to love Rebirth but just can’t.

@Blaze215 I could deal with the open world checklist, it was the endless bloat of mandatory mini games that completely killed my enjoyment of Rebirth.

On Steam Deck I fired up my favorite game of all time, Nier Automata. Besides that, my son and I jumped into Hypercharge Unboxed and I’m continuing my journey through Stellar Blade.

Musou is one of those genres that I wish I liked but every time I play one I get so bored. Maybe one day one will click with me.

It had Astro Bot which was the only thing I cared to see, so I was content with it. The rest of the games aren’t really for me anyways.

I’ve been wanting Sony to return to the FPS genre for years, this was NOT what I had in mind.

@QiaraIris that’s great to hear, thanks!

This was easily my highlight of the showcase, I’m really excited for this.

This looks really cool but I hope the entire game isn’t just 1v1 or a boss rush game like the video made it seem.

Might have to get this on Steam Deck, I’m loving the esthetic and art direction of it.

@Titntin it’s such a shame. I wanted to love that game so badly, but just couldn’t. Every time I started to really enjoy myself they threw a forced mini-game at me. The GS Chocobo race was one of the least egregious of the mini-games, that was far better than having to play Rocket League as Red XIII to get coupons for clothes. I’ll go back to it eventually but I needed a break, I just wasn’t enjoying myself.