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@YoDoops There is some DualSense stuff going on, mainly with the triggers, but it's not particularly remarkable.

@breakneck As far as I'm aware it wasn't an early access game.

@Fiendish-Beaver It's surprisingly big! I think it took me about 30 or so hours, but I was trying to see and do as much as possible. If you aim to beeline it, you can cut that time down.

I completed Another Crab's Treasure on default settings (i.e. no assists turned on), and I've also completed Sekiro and Demon's Souls PS5. Have dabbled in Bloodborne and Elden Ring, got pretty far into both but I wasn't really vibing with them. Certainly not at undies-and-cucumber level but not useless either! Haha

@Melee_Ace Unfortunately not — perhaps some of the games already supporting regular Game Help will support community features? Presumably Sony's games will too.

Perfect casting

@Impossibilium Thanks for the feedback - I’ve removed the con about microtransactions, an error on our part.

@Americansamurai1 They must've just stumbled upon it

@BaldBelper78 MK8 is not only one of the best games on the system but also one of the most casual-friendly. Everyone knows and loves Mario Kart! Very easy pick-up if you're getting a Switch, and the Switch is still selling very well.

I could get behind this.

@UltimateOtaku91 @LifeGirl Believe me, I get it! I spent nearly five years in retail and it can be hellish. I just mean there are simulators that gamify so many other occupations, it's surprising to me we haven't seen one for retail work. I suppose they may exist on Steam, we just don't hear about them.

@Frmknst I've added links to the article.

Chants of Sennaar is a great puzzle game, definitely worth nabbing that if you're interested.

Fully intend to play this, but I'm right in the midst of playing Infinite Wealth right now so I'll get to it a little later.

Updated the article, the patch is live for PS5.

VERY tempted to finally snag Midnight Suns. That's a hefty discount.

@UltimateOtaku91 Graham weighs up his thoughts on the co-op mode in the review text.

Very unfortunate news. I hope everyone affected is able to find work soon. What a brutal time this industry is going through.

@Deoxyr1bose Yeah, it clearly came in hot and probably should've been given a little more time. Hopefully the bugs are sorted out in patches soon, though, and then we'll be left with a very enjoyable game.

@Korra I double checked — it's PS4 only, but obviously backwards compatible on PS5.

@LordAinsley Hi-Fi Rush is $29.99/£27.99 on PS Store, the pre-order pages are live now. There's also a 10% discount if you're a Plus member.

@Americansamurai1 I think Disney itself published the original game.

Any questions, let me know. This is a tough game to explain, but trust me, it's very good

Really excited to play this.

Cool! I played a lot of Battlefront II back in the day!

@RubyCarbuncle There’s a tutorial, plus if you hit the touch pad it’ll bring up lots of info including all the hand types and their values, so you always have that to refer to.

@croaker_1 I don’t see an option for it in the game’s settings, and sadly don’t have a VRR ready TV to test it on anyway. Sorry!

@Frmknst Hard to say exactly, the story is there throughout but you’re free to do as many runs through the zone as you like, so I guess it’s sort of up to you what the ratio is! The story plays out while you’re playing so technically it’s all gameplay.

@ILikeStake I see no options for steering wheels in the settings. I would say it doesn’t, because you spend a lot of time out of the car, which would be hard to control on a wheel.

@glassmusic No, you don’t have to worry about hunger or thirst. That would’ve put me off too. As mentioned earlier in the comments, there are actually ways to make the survival aspect easier, like disabling damage to you or the car, or even making it so you can’t die. The default level of challenge felt good to me, though.

@JaphyRider It does have a Platinum Trophy! The list is good — there's a bunch for reaching certain points in the story, some fun stuff like reaching 88mph and escaping the zone while airborne, and then completionist stuff like scanning everything to fill out the logbook and unlocking all upgrades. I think it'd be reasonably tough to 100% but definitely doable.

@clicky The narrative throughout the game is pretty cool, yeah. It sets up an interesting mystery, and gradually expands the lore of the zone and so on.

Nothing living really chases you down as such, but there are sentient anomalies that'll attach themselves to the car or hinder you if you don't evade them.

@Impossibilium Yes, this is very much worth pointing out, so thank you for that. The game does have lots of accessibility options that can make things easier (or in some cases harder, if you like). I stuck with the default settings but yes, lots of ways to customise the challenge. Worth pointing out that some of those will disable Trophies, though.

As always, let me know if have any questions about the game!

@EfYI Sony published the game and owns the IP. The arrangement is similar to Sony's relationship with Insomniac (before it was acquired) — they owned and published Ratchet & Clank. Same for Helldivers.

@bowzoid Yes

@Shepherd_Tallon I haven't been keeping tabs on it that closely to be honest but I'm sure the trailer in SoP didn't hurt it!

For what it's worth, I don't think this will be the super duper mega-show that people want it to be. I'm expecting updates on stuff we already know about and nothing more. Still plenty to be excited about, but I don't see this being the venue for lots of splashy new first-party game announcements.

A friendly reminder to not get into spoilers here. Obviously The Last of Us 2 is a few years old now, but there may still be people looking to play it for the first time with this remaster, so please be considerate when commenting

Very curious to try this out, putting it on PS Plus means I definitely will. Good move.

@AFCC It does indeed

@ThaBEN I should be clear, if you hold the Options button it should just adjust itself to the right placement. I just thought it was a little strange there was no option to make further adjustments yourself.

@xDD90x It's pretty good, definitely a little nuance in the rumble. I don't think the adaptive triggers are put to any use.

@Bentleyma I personally didn't have a problem with that! But yeah I could see why that might catch someone out.

@KundaliniRising333 @KonstantTrouble Metroidvanias have a fair amount of backtracking by design, that's just the way they're built, so you will spend a good amount of time travelling back to old areas and finding new paths. The map's very big and full of secrets/optional things to do, so yeah, a runtime anywhere between 20 and 30 hours I'd say, though obviously it'll be a little different for everyone.

As always, hit me up with any questions you may have!

A great read, Sammy — always interesting to get the inside story on developers!

@CharlieChooChoo There actually is a VR version of the game, but it's not on PSVR2 sadly. Hopefully it gets ported over!

@Terra_Custodes It's free, and doesn't have any paid DLC. Hope this helps 👍

@misak192 13th!

@BusyOlf Funnily enough, I just noticed another brand new trailer has arrived, and it has proper gameplay! Added it above.

@PlayStationGamer3919 I don't think platforms have been explicitly stated for Blade, but I imagine it'll be Xbox exclusive.

I think I'd rather see award winners get a little more time to enjoy their moment than have Keighley's mates say nothing about a teaser trailer for 10 minutes, or A-list actors tell people to shut up.

@sloppysmusic Yeah, it makes perfect logical sense. I don't play inverted (I'm just so used to the "regular" way) but totally understand why people do.

@Legacy2K It was exactly the same time last year. The Game Awards is always a very late night for us!

Honestly, I think PowerWash Simulator might be the game I've put the most time into all year. I found it so soothing to play. Stick on a podcast and you're away. Really good.