PocketHotDogs

I played this last night with 2 other friends just to see how it went. To get the full experience, we left the normal party chat and used the in game proximity chat which really requires you to be close to work. When you're out of range of someone, you might see them but you can't hear them. Granted there are walkie talkies and other means to communicate but if you don't have anything like that (especially when starting out), you need to stick together. Puzzles were fun to figure out - sometimes you could unlock it solo and others needed more people. Puzzles unlock orbs which are used to unlock keys and keys unlock new areas. There are no hit points, checkpoints, or enemies but the day does change into night and does get pretty dark at times. We managed to unlock 3 areas so far (not sure how many in total there are) but we enjoyed ourselves overall. I'm not sure how much replay ability there is once you complete the game; uncertain if the puzzles are the same or if the game changes after completion but we do think there are changes based on how many people you initially set your world up with players. The world could be different with 4 players vs 8+ players but I cannot confirm that yet. It's goofy but enjoyable so far.

@Andee I chuckled at this.

Have it release on physical then release the trilogy of games in one spectacular giant physical collector's bundle edition complete with all sorts of goodies and tchotchkes.

Veilguard was the first Dragon Age game I played in a long time, and it was ok. Only tried it because it was free either with the monthly free games or the Extra PSN+ games list (I forget which). Sad to see franchises like this just disappear into distant memories because this latest attempt failed.

I'm successfully able to remote into my PS5 from work via Remote Play (sshh) and everything appears to be functioning normally right now.

I really dislike this staggered release of games. I may try Avatar while waiting for the power rangers beat'em up to release.

I enjoyed Dead Island 2, started a little slow and stopped playing for a while but picked it up back up recently and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Not the best but a decent game. I feel like I'm in the minority here about Unicorn Overlord. I tried it but couldn't get into it which is a shame because I was really excited when I saw it available. I normally like this strategy genre but there was something that didn't resonate with me and ended up deleting it. Hope the people that are enjoying it are able to finish it before it goes away.

Decent stuff and got excited for the drop until I remembered it's staggered. Now I'm in full "old man yells at cloud" mode.

@Questionable_Duck Like a bowl of noodles however it looks better than people green lighting these games.

I'm rolling my eyes so hard that I saw what my own brain looks like.

I played this game pretty heavily when it launched and enjoyed my time with it; even got the platinum trophy. I defended it on the 3/10 review comment section because I felt that was too low (another topic). But what ultimately got me to stop playing is exactly what their president is stating - "retention challenges". Once you complete the story modes (normal and hard), you're left with boring daily grind stuff and the hope that a low drop item you need for an upgrade does indeed drop. Doing the same mission 10+ times for 1 item gets to you after a while and you ask yourself "why?". At least they are acknowledging the issue and maybe will create some new retaining endgame content.

Oh wait, this is real? Here I thought it was an April Fools' Day joke.

I read that changing your PS5 settings off of the 120Hz TV settings can help. The issue stems from certain TVs trying to refresh incorrectly for this game. I also do not own the game to test but seen a handful of people mention this on social medias that helped them.

I slept on Returnal at first and when I finally got around to playing it, I loved it so much I decided to get the platinum trophy. I'll recommend Returnal all day but with a warning that it's intense. It Saros appears to have everything Returnal was and more; I'm really excited to dive into this bullet hell and all the new changes.

All it took was the showing of Ben Quadinaros and it sold me.

I got in the closed beta a while back and didn't like much of the game then. It definitely looks better now than it did when I played however I'm curious if any of the gunplay changed. Before everything just blended together in this grayish color scheme; normal enemies and players alike and whoever shot first won. I'm willing to give it one more shot but I have low expectations.

Just filled out the survey a few moments. I stated that it's odd to me that the mobile Horizon game, Steel Frontiers, looks more like a Horizon game than Hunters Gathering in terms of the artwork, style of gameplay, and environment. Truly baffling that the mobile game looks like it should be the one on console and the console game should be on mobile.

I dumped many hours into Destiny and Destiny 2 but there was a change in D2 where I (and probably others) fell off hard. I tried to get back into it recently but the damage was done and it felt too confusing to figure all the changes. I can only hope Bungie takes all the good things that made D/D2 work and focus on that because as someone who got to test Marathon on the last round, that game isn't it and it's wasted resources at this point.

Look I'll be honest, the game looks fun (along for the Horizon mobile game) however I just don't want to play games on mobile. I'd rather enjoy sitting on the couch, picking up the controller, and playing something like this opposed to being hunched over with my focus a few inches from my face. I use my phone often for work so I don't need something else to continue using my phone after work. Something hits different, to me, playing on a console.

He's about to make a name for himself here.

I guess no one really sinked their teeth into this game...

I'm still enjoying BF6's normal multiplayer modes but even though I'm not a battle royale player, I'm still willing to try it whether it does or does not drop next week.

No longer EA (Electronic Arts), going to be EAI (Electronic Artificial Intelligence).

@Matthewnh I think Tim Russ has replaced him for the voice acting and appears to be the best visual replacement as well but you're absolutely correct with Lance's delivery and demeanor; irreplaceable.

It pains me that Lance Reddick passed away and we'll see a different Sylens on screen.

Pressing F to pay respects.

What I wouldn't give to see Sony invest in some older IPs like SOCOM, Resistance, or Killzone but I guess this is better than nothing considering the CoD/MS relationship.

That's pretty good timing. I haven't played it yet but for a cheap upgrade, it's an easy yes.

Reminds me of MegaMan.

Just imagine if this moron waited another day to spout his nonsense and could have seen what Xbox did with the GamePass price changes.

Well I guess they can't get any worse, right? RIGHT!?!?

More like C4sh Tr4p.

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't we normally hear when games go "gold". I don't recall seeing anything about MindsEye going gold so it probably went copper instead.

Clair Obscur: Black Ops 7

@DennisReynolds I recall Sega's old ad - Genesis does what Nintendon't!

Butters would be so proud of this review.

That's some Titanic level wording right there. I used to play CoD a lot back in the day but there was definitely a change that put me off from playing anything associated with the brand for many years now. I welcome the Battlefield buzz and hope it knocks CoD down a peg...or 6.

I haven't tried it and I don't think it's my cup of tea for a game however devs should prepare especially when their game is online and becomes free like this. Have to expect the player count to jump as interested or semi-interested people would download and try it out.

@CallMeDuraSouka Yep, I'm setting my personal bar low for both games. At least I can try Battlefield with the beta in the next couple weeks.

It's sounding like we may have a good Battlefield game back in our midst however I'm still leery, but I have hope though. It's like how I feel about the new Borderlands game right now as well, hopeful but leery.

I enjoyed the Darksiders series and playing as the 4 horsemen however if this turns into a 'Suicide Squad' style of game, I'm going to be let down tremendously.

That's great EA is going "all in" but you need the consumers to be the ones "all in". Here's hoping this multiplayer reveal is a step in the right direction.

I'd really love to see the Battlefield: Bad Company series make a comeback.

This man is definitely yoga fire.

The less of the Cole character, the better. No offense to the actor but no one wanted his storyline in the first movie which dragged the movie down, imo. The more we get back into the characters we know and want to see, the movie will be better off even if it's campy and cheesy.

Oh man, that opening "old man" voice acting is horribly hilarious.

How long until a slim version comes out?

In other news...a lot people are getting laid off in the industry ¯(ツ)/¯

I like Remedy and their whole universe they've created so I'll give this a shot with some friends even if it does sound about average.

Chalk up the loss and instead make Destiny 3: Destine Harder