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@Nakatomi_Uk I'm counting on this too. Expecting both games to show up in my library like RE1 did.

RE2 and RE3, been waiting all summer for those two. Haven't played them in decades.

Also Unicorn Overlord, one of my favourite games from last year.
If you like fantasy based strategy games give it a look. Or if, like me, you just love everything Vanillaware does then definitely give it a look.

I was hoping for this and I'm relieved tbh. I'm still playing Death Stranding 2 and Nightreign, I have to play Khazan and Crosscode, Ghost of Yotei and Battlefield 6 aren't far off, and Resident Evil won't be long coming after them.
It feels like the gaming schedule has been packed for years now.

Massive nostalgia hit from that theme at the end. Loved ODST.

@DrVenture69 I'd had my eye on Crosscode for a while without really knowing much about it. Then the other day I read someone describing it as the spiritual successor to Alundra.
I bought it there and then.

Still Nightreign and Death Stranding 2.
I'm thinking about starting Crosscode at some point too, and I'll have to go back to Khazan eventually. You'd think there'd be enough time between now and Christmas to be finished with them all...

August Bank Holiday!

Lions Vs Australia Test 3 right now, then BBQ in my cousin's house up in the hills, and games all day Sunday and Monday.

Death Stranding 2 and Nightreign I'd say. Need to do those last two dark bosses in Nightreign and build more roads in DS.

I gave Witchfire (early access) a go on Steam Deck last night too, but the longer I played the muddier the textures got. Got the refund and decided to wait for a console release instead.

Gimme Jean, Cyclops and Logan and I'll play this game for years.

@Oram77 I believe Phil Spencer has said something along the lines of PS4/XBOX One gen being the one that needed to be won, because relatively few people will be shifted from those libraries.

I don't see why it would be any different than their PC approach.
Sony values the PlayStation brand too much and still wants it to be their main pillar for games.
I could definitely see first party games going to X-Box, but not before they go to PC.

@Oram77 Was just going to say - After PS4 and how big my digital library became that gen, there's no way I'd switch to another primary platform.

@Czar_Khastik Ah now, give them some credit...
Fattle Bield, surely.

I'm not one for these kinds of legal cases. When Nintendo tried to sue Palworld I thought that it was like Star Wars suing Space Balls.

But in this case I think I get it. It just looks so similar it's bordering on shameless.

@Titntin
Right? The second one was the last LotR game that I loved. Now I can't make it run on my PC without installing plugins and jumping through hoops first. Thankfully the XBOX version still runs on my old 360.
Bloody great game.

I was hoping Tales of the Shire would turn out to be something fun at least. Stardew Valley in the Shire, it sounds like an easy win.

It felt almost inevitable, but it's still disappointing.
Someone just do a spiritual successor to the Battle for Middle-Earth games at this point. Who do I have to beg or bribe to make that happen?

Watching Lions V Australia atm. Epic game so far. Delighted to see this performance from Australia.

After that though, I got the plat for Nightreign the other night but there are a few dark bosses I want to beat too.
And then back to building roads in Death Stranding 2.

I'd definitely consider Avowed, but a Fable collection would be an instant buy for me.
Well, maybe not instant, just in case they release it digital then 6 months later drop a physical version.

Just one trophy left for the plat in Nightreign, but I'll probably spend most of my time building roads in Death Stranding 2.

Nightreign and Death Stranding 2 for me still. Watcting Lions V AUNZ right now though.

Just did a quick search to see if anyone in EU was selling it and saw a PS1 version for pre-order on a site called entertainmentearth. (Looks like a US site too)
I think that's the one I'd go for, but not before the house is done.

Edit: Zaavi Ireland is selling the PS2 one for €23.49. I'm definitely interested in these.

@tdolla2000 tbf corporations are all the same, but in the case you mentioned I think that studio was shut down so Sony could startup a new one under it's own umbrella with most of the same people. Or at the very least the same key people.
Don't quote me on that though, I'm just remembering it from when it happened.

Rugby from 4am to 10pm today. Watching the Lions right now, but I have Death Stranding 2 going on the Portal.

@naruball Exactly. There's too much glee in being outraged it seems. Outraged by everything, offended for everyone, zero self-awareness.

The real issue is nobody stops to think about their first thought anymore, because if they do they'll miss their opportunity to post first.

This game was always going to end up on XBOX though. It's a very successful live service title, the player numbers are consistent, and there's always a significant spike when an event kicks off. (I was just hoping they'd drop it on XBOX during an event when it looks like we're losing and there are no reinforcements left... Would have been epic.)

They'd be mad to not release it on Switch 2 as well. I'm assuming that's sold millions of units already.

As for diluting the platform, I mean I can't play Death Stranding 2 anywhere else right now, and Ghost of Yotei is just a few months out 🤷

This whole thing is just another advertisement for why we don't need social media anymore.

With live service titles it's about players in the game.
With first-party exclusives it's still about players on the platform.

I imagine this is the way Sony are thinking now.
It makes sense.

@dardel Let us know how you get on with it!
Don't be afraid to try a few maps on the lower difficulties to get a feel for it too.

@dardel It's easy to jump into. If you're worried it's too late to join in or you've missed too much (as is the fear with returning Destiny 2 players for example), don't stress.
There's no "campaign" really or any NPCs with real character to interact with. Everything is objective based. Think of yourself as one of the little units running out of an infantry mill in a strategy game, because that's essentially all we are.

I will say that there's an overarching propaganda based meta-narrative that's been running since launch, but you could find that online summed up in a paragraph and then you'd legit be up to speed.

As for how far other players might have progressed ahead of you, it's a level playing field. A lvl 1 player has all of the same stats as a level 150 player. The only difference potentially is the stratagems that we unlock as we play. That's your main objective really - Farming resources, upgrading your ship and unlocking more stratagems so you can eventually be one of the people on the map raining fiery hell down on everything.

You'll also find that the players who no longer need resources are happy to farm if they see lower level players in the squad. The community is really cool like that.

@rjejr No I don't work here 😂

One thing in particular that you said there struck a chord with me - They can't come after all of us.

I'm in Ireland. During austerity here the government tried to introduce a water tax. The idea was that they would use that money to maintain the reservoirs, the pipes, the filtration systems. Everything.
The thing is, we already pay taxes which are used to maintain the reservoirs, the pipes, the filtration systems... So we would be paying a second time for the same thing.
Naturally there was uproar. The government said there would be fines and prosecutions for anyone who didn't pay.

So nobody paid.

It was like everyone had the same thought all at once - If none of us pay they can't come after all of us.

And it worked 🤷‍♂️ They realised how many people they would need to prosecute and just gave up, on that attempt at least.
Sometimes our refusal is our most powerful resource. Something as simple as a boycott, when used against the powerful, at the very least it frustrates them.

I don't do political alignment personally. I look at the issue, see whose plan makes the most sense re solving the issue, and I vote.
For me the divide has always been about the classes, and all the political divide does is keep us working class folks at each others throats.

@rjejr This. Any student of history will be wondering when the next class revolution happens and what form it will take.
Surely people can only take this crud for so long.

Silent quitting on a massive scale? I dunno.

Delighted to hear it. Some of us were looking forward to this one for effin years, and it didn't disappoint when it landed.
The boss battles are amazing at times.

Just a shame it seems to have flown in under a lot of radars.
If you like anime and ARPG, you'll like this game.

A good first-person survival horror game with an optional VR mode would be nice 🤞

@AdamNovice Been thinking about this too. If it's a statue of one of the X-Men I won't be able to say no.

Nightreign and Death Stranding 2 for me after this Lions game is over.

Surprised by how much I'm loving DS2. I couldn't finish the first game, but this one feels very special so far. That opening was quietly epic.

The screenshots give me Gamesmaster or Movies, Games and Videos flashbacks 🥹

Waiting for original Resi 2 and 3. Was hoping they'd be this month 🤞🤞🤞

Excellent timing on the PSA. 🙇
I would have watched that trailer on my lunch break.

Very excited for this.
I love seeing all of the fantasy and dark fantasy games we're getting lately, but more often than not they end up being a hardcore experience.
As I've mentioned before, I tend to limit that kind of exp to FromSoftware titles so I don't burnout on them. So it's great to see a solid action fantasy title that I can chill with.

I'm looking forward to trying the PvE mode.
It's a great little title. Such a shame more people don't seem to be aware of it.

I've been getting my Kings Field fix from PSVR2, and Undead Citadel was just announced today so I'm well happy.

🤷‍♂️

Looks almost exactly like what I want.

I've been craving a swords and sorcery or swords and sandals type game from Naughty Dog, or at least in their action adventure style, for years. Nice to see a few starting to appear.

Between this, Echoes of the End and Phantom Blade Zero, maybe we're at the end of the SoulsClones era? I love me some Souls, but I tend to limit myself to the FromSoftware releases so I don't burnout on the genre.

@Titntin Agreed with this.
This gen I have more unfinished games than I've had since the NES era. And back then I only had a backlog because I wasn't good enough to finish the likes of Solstice or Battle of Olympus.

I got into PS1 for the third party games at the time. I didn't think much about first party until PS3. Maybe it's a generational thing, but I just don't feel let down by the lack of first party games when there's so much of everything else to play.

Plus, Death Stranding and Ghost of Yotei are how close?

Looking forward to this.
Same time as Lions Vs Argentina though. I'll check it after.

Edit: Got my days mixed up.

Death Stranding has taken the place of Final Fantasy in my collection:

• Epic
• Gorgeous
• Confusing af

@Oram77 That makes a lot of sense given how things have been going.

Just give me Alundra 🙃

@Oram77 Floaty, best way to describe it.

@Oram77 Fair comment. I've bounced off of the story a few times and I find it hard to listen to the dialogue in EN, but the levels look fantastic and combat is something else entirely.
Timing a dodge just right feels amazing.
Has to be some of the most exciting combat I've played in the last year or two.

My main issue with it is that watching her run or jump makes me feel like I'm constantly about to break my own ankles 😂

@Ravix I hadn't heard that but it explains so much. You get the sense that there was a serious change of direction at some point.

It's a shame because when it first appeared it was interesting.
I'll try it at some point I'm sure.

@ShogunRok It's always the same sad story;

• Mgmt unable to perceive feature creep
• A lead who can't accept that a direction is wrong
• "Our studio is magic and it will come together in the end..."

@AdamNovice I hadn't heard they were offered Syphon Filter. The IP is a bit obscure by now, but a decent reboot would have pulled me in on nostalgia alone.
A shame.

@ChrisDeku Hammer the ignore button. That's clearly someone's "other" account.