Ooccoo_Jr

Just send it over to Switzerland and let it die with some dignity already

@TrannosaurusBex @Michael2008ish I just checked my PS app and I have the same offer. 25% off if I buy PS Plus Extra again for the year. For context my sub is due to expire next month so I think it is probably related to that, not Black Friday.

Don't worry, Marathon's out soon. I'm sure that will go well....

@themightyant To be fair I don't know how you are meant to review a game like Powerwash Simulator. I've put almost 100 hours into the first one but is it actually a 'good' game? Is it really a game at all? It's satisfying and addictive but would I actually recommend it to most gamers? Probably not. So 7/10 sounds right to me. I love it, but I can't really justify it.

@Oram77 Have you ever actually purchased a hot cake? I have bought hot puddings and hot crumbles but never a hot cake. Always room temperature or if anything, slightly chilled. Definitely not hot though. Were cakes hotter back in the day? Weird phrase.

It's not 5,000 games. GTA online currency is not a game. Paw Patrol costume packs are not a game. If you apply the filter to just show you full games it is under 3,000 and even that includes multiple versions of the same title.

It doesn't really matter of course, it just really annoys me when this is misreported every single month and I needed to get it off my chest.

Thank you.

Selling their souls to the Saudis? Damn, this year's edition of FIFA is realistic!

@themightyant I too became dangerously adept at speedrunning that damn approach to the Last Judge. Was so glad when I finally beat him so that I never have to do it again. Whilst I do wish the benches were nearer the bosses I think that would risk ruining the immersion a bit by signposting exactly when they are about to appear, taking away the organic feeling of the world. It's annoying, but I can just about live with it.

The Citadel however can absolutely go and do one.

I appreciate this is a rubbish first comment but can anyone tell me what the word 'Tokon' means in this context? Cheers.

This is where trophies become detrimental to some games. Open World titles like these shouldn't be about ticking off every single event/collectible. They are designed so that you find enough of them to power up and complete the game, but not so many that it becomes tedious. I loved GoT, but then I didn't spend my time hoovering up absolutely everything within it.

I have found all 1,900 Koroks in BotW and TotK though so am clearly a massive hypocrite.

As usual people are completely missing the point of reviews. You should choose which ones to listen to basis reviewers that you know from past experience tend to align with your own views. Personally I like @LiamCroft as he doesn't tend to give games free passes like some others (particularly on fansites) tend to. Also if you are only looking at the score and not actually reading the thing then you don't get the right to criticise.

In this case I would have thought the conclusion you should draw is pretty obvious. If you love Soulslikes and can't get enough (a bit like me with Metroidvanias, of which there are also far too many) then you should give this a go, you will probably enjoy it. If not then you are best off giving it a pass as there isn't anything special to make it worth your time. Unfortunately this take is probably too nuanced for most, who would prefer instead to respond "6/10 means bad, grumble grumble".

"It’s irritating to see these kind of tedious takes gain so much traction" - So maybe don't write an article highlighting them then?

Damn it, forgot to get round to Jedi Survivor. Really don't know why I sign up to these things as they only ever make me angry.

This is obviously a good thing as the more people who have access to a multiplayer game the better. It's not as if God of War or The Last of Us is about to follow so calm down.

Besides Xbox owners don't buy games anyway...

Man Utd fan here, was absolutely devastated to hear the news of his passing. Even though a Liverpool player I couldn't help but enjoy watching him play. No histrionics, just one of those rare guys who always gave his all and seemed to play for the sheer joy of it. Heartbreaking to hear he leaves three kids behind.

@Ooccoo_Jr Oh 'BS'ing. Ok now I feel stupid as well as old.

@MaelysSedisia Oh Mook! Now I know her, thank you. Didn't like her character (but then the whole point of White Lotus is all characters are awful people) but she was good in it.

What on earth is Bsing though? (I'm old).

Well she looks thrilled, whoever she is.

Is it possible to spoil a Kojima game? I have read lengthy Metal Gear lore explanations and still have no idea what is going on so I'm sure this is no different.

The majesty of Concord can only truly be appreciated on the big screen.

Genuine PSA in case people don't know this:
The game is £70 if you want it digitally from PS Store and Shopto.net are selling £70 top-up cards for just £60.85 (even less if you are a reward member). That's a massive saving for you right from Day One.

Only 12%? If that was accurate that would equate to over 9 million copies sold at full price at launch. That would be an incredible success.

Don't get me wrong, I've never paid 70 quid for a game and don't plan to anytime soon, but it's funny what people assign value to. Have you gone out to a restaurant with your partner lately? I guarantee you that cost £70 at least and your meal didn't take four years and 100+ people to make it.

Is this just a US thing? Here in the UK Outer Worlds 2 on the PS Store costs £70, exactly the same as Sony's first party games. So not really sure what the issue is other than the fact that it is not as cheap as Mario Kart World (£67 on the eshop).

I'm the biggest Nintendo fanboy there is but surely this is just down to the amount of stock that was available?

The most incredible part of this story is that Team Cherry actually have a Marketing rep.

@Darude84 Exactly, if they had written an article about how it was 'Sony's best show in years' then that would have been fair enough. Instead they choose to state as fact that it was an unerringly, earth-shatteringly, unbelievable behemoth of a show that changes the face of video games as we know it. All that does is antagonise people and encourage them to go completely the other way and claim it was utterly awful and signals the end of Sony as we know it.

In reality of course the State of Play sits well between these extremes. Yes I know that is how the internet works but there is no need to fan the flames like this writer does.

It was fine, 7 out of 10 (add an extra mark if you like 2D beat 'em ups). The reaction shows how bad previous presentations were, rather than how good this one was.

I absolutely loved Arranger so just a PSA for anyone thinking of picking it up: It is free via the Netflix app so give it a go if you haven't already. Works brilliantly on your phone, no need for a controller.

I forget how it works, is "State of Play" the third party one? Still, it will give me something to watch as I wait for the Switch 2 midnight launch.

@Quintumply That's a nifty little widget you've created for the top-up cards. Kudos.

@get2sammyb It is clearly not a win for players, but there is a scenario where Microsoft's decision to pretty much go multi-format at this point could have been influenced by the FTC's ongoing action. Maybe I am giving them too much credit but even if they did not win their case, perhaps it is (partly) the reason we can now play Forza Horizon on PS5? Hopefully it has put to bed any ideas Microsoft may have had about gatekeeping their newly acquired catalogue.

Deeply regret stacking three years of PS Plus a while back. Counting down the days until I can finally cancel.

@DDDD Sammy is an utter embarrassment at this point with his unwavering defence of live service and gatcha games. Every article he writes reads like a Hoyoverse press release, it's absolutely sickening.

What difference does it make? The only reasons most of us buy physical is a) if the disc is cheaper than the download, or b) so that we can sell it on afterwards. In the case of Doom both these things remain true so if all the disc does is initialise a download then so what?

I understand the game preservation angle but for how many of us is that genuinely ever going to be a problem for?

GTA VI wisely moving out of the way of Kirby Air Riders

So are we all going to pretend Sony weren't the first to start charging £70 for games? No one can claim any high ground here.

Thank goodness Sony always reinvent the wheel every time with their new console releases and don't just bring out the same old box each time only more powerful. Oh wait.......

Just a reminder you are defending a company that charges £700 for a PS5 Pro that does not even come with a stand or a disc drive.

Question: Have you ever been impressed by someone else's virtual trophy list?

Answer: No, of course not, because you are a rational human being. Some folks really are pathetic.

If you released those games together as a single package then good luck trying to claim it's worth $350. That's about $30 per title. Look again at the list and tell me how many are worth $30? Just Dragon Age I reckon.

I have checked (thank you Deku Deals) and if you add up the cheapest price each title has been available for (which I believe is a much better indicator of value), then it comes to just £121 (about $157). Still more than the asking price but hardly worth writing home about.

How exactly is this "so impressive"? A statue, a key ring and a couple of art cards are the only physical items you get. Absolute bog standard Special Edition stuff. In fact if anything this seems to have less than most.

I will never understand this cult of Kojima thing people seem to buy into. Surprised it doesn't come with a free bottle of Kool-Aid.

I bought Prince of Persia for £17 in a sale and have no regrets even though I could have got it for free if I waited. The game is so damn good.

Elsewhere not much, but I've heard good things about Arcade Paradise so will check that out.

@AhmadSumadi Exactly. Sounds like we're married to the same person!

@themightyant You are welcome. I know people like me are the worst but I am always happy to be corrected on stuff like this. Like when it turned out I was misusing the word "nauseous".

@Kienda Very true though I've been called far worse acronyms than that!😃

DS2 is not an acronym as it does not form a new word (like SCUBA or RADAR). It is an initialism.

The more you know!

£25? It is free on the Netflix app.