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@thefourfoldroot1 it's just a difference in how you like to consume games. Sometimes I've got time to play something but don't know what so like to have potentials at my fingertips - by the time I delete and install something new that takes my fancy I probably won't have time to play anymore

I'm convinced this game is some sort of tax write off thing

I feel it may be worth it when paired with a PC now that the update is out, but can't see it being worth much purely on the PS5 now

@AdamantiumPriest oh yes, a lot of fond memories of Gamestation. Genuinely knowledgeable staff too

I trust there'll be changing their name from Game to avoid action under trade descriptions. Maybe Junk would be more fitting?

I can't help but think this is a bad move from them. Even if all that other stuff is the money maker for them, if I'm out and about I'll often wander into Game to browse the games and may make the occasional impulse purchase; maybe I'm the wrong generation now but I can't imagine ever being motivated to bother going in there if there's no games in there.

I pre-ordered Astro Bot as soon as it came out. However, I don't particularly like Horizon or lego games so I won't just be buying it to prove a point! (Not least because I actually have no problem with 'sad dad' games)

He was absolutely amazing, but I am concerned his casting may give the show a perception of just being a watered down Shogun

Oh damn, I was interested in this...

Easily my most anticipated game of the year. Would be even happier if it happened to be co-op.

And it sounds like a much larger game than Rescue Mission or Playroom; I'll happily pay £70

My expectations were pretty low, and the only thing that piqued my interest was the Ballad of whatever it was called, Concord maybe (although that intro was far too long and I have no interest in their "witty", Marvel-y banter) and perhaps Silent Hill but I have no faith in Bloober. But then Astro-Bot; oh boy, that looks wonderful. So just for that I would have to say it exceeded my expectations

It seems that Take Two are just on rolling contracts with PS and MS to swap GTA V and RDR2 between PS+ and GPU between them every 6 months. Can confidentally predict RDR2 will be gone by December

@LowDefAl Ah I skipped over the Unreal Tournament and Quake stuff. I did play Doom back in the day so if it turned up there maybe I just forgot

I've been playing games, FPS included for over 30 years, and have never heard of this term. Is it in general use??

Rumoured general election and showcase announcements today? Don't know which one I'm more excited for

I'm intrigued and would love to give this a try, but really can't justify a purchase on curiosity alone. Will hope this comes to one of the subscription services down the line

@skaarj217 how is that so? A rudimentary Googling suggests that the developer very much didn't approve of their country's invasion and they relocated. In fact an article on their own website calls Russia's actions unjust

Oof, not the best. RDR2 I can't imagine many people who would like to play it haven't already

@Zenos they released a new model, OLED, just 6 months ago. I don't really see them releasing a new version for another 18 months at the earliest

@Leeg I disagree; I still think at its core Among Us is great fun, I've spent many hours just idly playing on it. The issue it has now is that the servers are either dead or filled with kids or hackers (I know, serve me right for trying to play a kids game, but I genuinely think it really deserves better).

If they can sort out the servers a bit I would love to jump back in for a few games

Why is this story written like it is recounting a young actress's evening with Harvey Weinstein?

@pip_muzz no company deserves blind loyalty, they're all just as ruthless and driven by self interest as another. Times like this remind me that being a cheerleader for a multinational corporation is just absurd.

The reaction was by and large pathetic... however, I do wonder what the hell Sony was thinking in even selling the game in territories where PSN isn't available when the plan was always to implement mandatory PSN login

Top subheading there lads, I'll have Gloria Gaynor stuck in my head for the rest of the day

@Rich33 just to clarify, I also despise the word woke - it's a word that is inherently positive that has been co-opted by the far right. It's the latest in a long line of buzzwords that have been jumped on by those looking to push back on social progress (before woke we had SJW, PC... they all mean the same thing to these people - "someone is trying argue that people other than white men exists and that makes me angry")

I largely agree with your points. The only thing I would question is that the character design has caused outrage. Honestly I haven't seen any outrage about Eve's appearance, only people expecting there to be an outrage and then preemptively getting protective over it. Personally, I just find it slightly amusing, and find those who are so invested in it pretty pathetic. But at the same time, I certainly don't begrudge it - if a game with a scantily clad woman is what you need in your life then go for it. Just don't then use it as an validation for you to voice your awful opinions

@PerpetualBoredom I'll take the opportunity to have another crack at this season!

Pretty good month in all honesty

@MikeOrator I echo your thoughts completely. I'm massively torn as I'm sure I'd enjoy the game, and I know the devs aren't to blame for the toxic discourse around it. However, I just don't feel comfortable supporting it when I know its success is going to give oxygen to a minority of gamers who feel that having realistic looking women in their games is a personal attack on them

@PJ5 and just to reiterate my point, just read the comment immediately above your own

@PJ5 no it isn't the first, but the fact is that this game has come out during an incredibly divisive time when gamergate is rearing its ugly head again and nonsense like the sweet baby Inc debacle and the ever nebulous "war on woke" is in vogue. Fairly or not, this game has become a beacon for a frustrated minority who feel that gender, race and identity politics are the cause of their own failings in life.

Subsequently, they appear to have flocked straight to metacritic to voice their approval for what they perceive as the antithesis of current industry trends. Don't get me wrong, the game seems fun enough and I don't doubt that the devs are thoroughly good folk who worked hard to make the game they wanted to. I enjoyed the demo and will likely check out the full game at some point, but it is terribly naive to think that this suspiciously positive user reaction exists in a vacuum away from wider discourse around it.

@rachetmarvel I'm not being disingenuous in the slightest; I am indeed devaluing the user score because of the positive reviewing bombing.

I mean come on lad have a little honesty yourself, it's a fun throwback; a solid 7 or 8 out of 10, but it's not the generational game this user score would suggest. Take out fun bags and it would be just another hack n slasher forgotten the day after release

It's a fun enough game and all congratulations should be afforded to the devs, but just like when a game gets review bombed because the rabid hive mind has deemed it "woke" I feel this user score could do with a disclaimer that its user score may be misleading due to the discourse surrounding it.

Because frankly at this point it feels like they could have ended up shoving a pair of tits on the Gollum game and they would have achieved much the same response among those who had already decided that this was the second coming of gaming Christ

Christ almighty, have these people really got nothing more important going on in their lives?

Having been gripped by Shogun, I was really tempted by Rise of the Ronin, but the reviews have put me off. So instead I've just started a new playthrough of Sekiro, this time on Steam Deck. I had forgotten how amazing that combat feels.

I also have Dragon's Dogma 2, but it hasn't quite gripped me yet. Early days though

That's a shock, I was expecting a cutesy mascot platformer

I mean... I just don't get it. If you want to be titilated, just watch porn. I don't really want to play a game that I'll be embarrassed to be caught playing

Now Vita is dead, I want this on my Steam Deck. Ghost of Tsushima too - hope both these rumours are true

Great month. Been tempted by Steelrising for a while, and somehow I never knew Foamstars would be a plus game so that's a nice surprise. Rollerdrome is great too

Genuinely didn't even know it was out. This one has really been buried, wouldn't be surprised to see it at half price by the new year

Main game I'll be playing this weekend is refreshing my Steam order page to see if my new OLED deck has been dispatched

I'm on Alan Wake 2 now, after finishing SM2 last week. I'm about 5 chapters in and in all honesty am a little underwhelmed. While it is amazing in moments (notably the much discussed second 'chat show' chapter), it is sometimes too obtuse for its own good, to the point where I'm just wandering around aimlessly, constantly getting lost and even when I know what I'm doing, I'm often asking why. And the combat isn't great, made worse when enemies keep respawning when I inevitably get lost...

Nonetheless, despite the gripes the atmosphere is great and I'm keen to push on...

That sounds interesting, but given the discourse are Miles Morales I dread to think how it will be received.

I wonder if they think they need a new approach to the samurai story, to differentiate from Ghost of Tsushimi

@Futureshark the 'attempting re- entry' line is always a corker, in a terrible kind of way'

Aah I wonder if the finale of Marko's memory is where you had to L1+R1 through a narrow hole - it took me ages to get that to trigger properly for me! Interestingly I've only had a couple of issues during my playthrough, and they both seem to be while dealing with that sandy git; I wonder if it's all the particle effects

@ChrisDeku to be fair Nintendo will almost certainly launch a new Switch next year so are keeping most of the potential launch titles under wraps until they reveal it (I think a new 3D Mario and maybe Metroid Prime 4 are fairly likely to launch for a new system next year)

Spider-man for me, still fairly early on. Keen to crack on though because I'm thinking I may cave and get Alan Wake 2 (was adamant I wouldn't get it until there's a physical version or it's on one of the sub services, but the reviews make it sound right up my alley)

@Kyushutrail if you're having difficulty with it, I'm assuming it's not the last boss!

Without spoiling, I couldn't beat the tutorial boss because the final QT event didn't prompt, but reseting from the last checkpoint sorted it for me. Nothing else so far but I'm only a few hours in

Lies of P for me. Shockingly, I think it's one of my games of the year. Best non From Soulslike I've ever played, and actually surpasses them in some areas

I'm loving it. Not quite Bloodborne, but definitely the best non-Fromsoftware souls like I've played

ASOBI deserve to make a full Astro Bot game, and rather than just a glorified tech demo. It would be a day 1 for me - especially if it included some couch co-op; perfect family gaming fare

Wow never even heard of this game - worried it won't have a chance in hell to get much of an audience in such a packed year. Still, I've been craving a decent AA game - will definitely give it a go if it hits one of the sub services (which I imagine it will before the end of the year).