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@Perturbator If you take the first letter of his first name and swap it with the first letter of his last name you get... Robert Ramsey!
Coincidence??? Not likely!

But yeah, this game is on my radar for all the wrong reasons unfortunately. It feels very half baked.

Definitely an 8 for me. I finally have a team of three to play it so it's a lot more fun now. It really shines when you're all partied up together and talking to one another.

The lack of two player mode at launch is disappointing, but at least they've addressed it.
It is what it is.

@Enriesto I'm looking at Free Roam gameplay on the Kit & Krysta channel right now. Looks like such a chill time.
I'm not looking at any gameplay for the new tracks though. I can't wait to try them for the first time. "Hype" is an understatement.

Had it pre-ordered with Mario Kart World (MK is a top 5 franchise for me), but cancelled it a week before launch. I still want it, but there are too many games and other things coming up in the next month.
I'll definitely pick it up over the summer though.

Instant nostalgia for Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators.

I'll be playing Nightreign myself, but I'm feeling the need to take a break from games for a week or so and read something instead.

@Nekomichu A friend of mine has been playing that all week. She absolutely loves it.

@Titntin To add to your point about third party at PS1 launch - With an assist from Capcom, Sony added additional hardware to the console specifically to make Street Fighter run.
Back then I bought PlayStation for Resi, FF and Tomb Raider.

First Party on PlayStation didn't become something I thought about at all until The Last of Us on PS3. I think maybe Syphon Filter, Alundra and Legend of Dragoon were the only first party games I played on PS1, but I don't know if I even realised they were first party.

I'm always hoping for Alundra, but getting Resi 2 and 3 is very nice.

@AhmadSumadi Right? That was seriously impressive I thought 😌

@ShogunRok They're my favourite dev but I don't disagree with any of this. It's definitely starting to come across as a little obnoxious.

I was just happy to see the cloak hang over the rear of the horse instead of clipping through it 😌 I'd settle for that.

@Czar_Khastik Tenchu, Alundra and Vagrant Story I think are the last franchises I love from the early PlayStation days that are still stuck in limbo. If they brought them back on Premium even I'd never ask for anything on that tier ever again.

@Czar_Khastik Tenchu collection would be pure bliss. Don't tease me.

I want to get stuck into Nightreign, but I have my favourite gun at lvl 24 in Helldivers. I'll keep going with that for now until I hit 25, then jump over.

I feel like he thinks he's charming or something.

@jFug Agreed. There are plenty of mistakes to talk about, but this is the most entertained I've been since the PS1 days.
I can't keep up with all of the games. I bought Expedition 33 at launch and I have no idea when I'm going to be playing it. There's no time 🤷

I like FromSoftware.
I like PvE and coop.
Seems like a safe bet for me...

I played it years after it came out and really enjoyed it. I think I was expecting it to be awful after the critical reception it received, but it ended up not being that bad.

Funnily enough this was the game at E3 2013 that steered me towards PlayStation after spending most of the previous gen on 360. It reassured me that PlayStation was going to be the console that would continue giving me big narrative experiences.

Myst and Riven? There's a nostalgia blast.

@Jenny_Jones
Same. I enjoyed both when I was about 14 or 15, but could never finish either of them.

I enjoyed it for both the collectibles and the wallet cash, although I had been paying less attention to it recently.
I don't really mind seeing it disappear since they've said we get to keep the collectibles. If they were taking that away too I'd have been pretty annoyed.

Mostly Helldivers, but I've gone back to Stellar Blade too. The first two or three times I tried to play it I bounced off of it, but this time I think I'm sticking with it. For now at least.

@get2sammyb @ChrisDeku @AgentMantis
Very true.
Even as recently as Dragon Age Inquisition, I remember people slating the multiplayer mode as tacked on garbage that drained resources from the campaign.
Factions kind of bucked the trend because it was so good, and I loved the ME multiplayer too, but even in those cases at the time they were slammed by people in the core community as junk.

In 15 years similar voices will probably be slating the holodeck and remembering gaas with nostalgia.

Kill it and give them Factions.
It's not as simple as that I'm sure, but... Kill it and give them Factions.

@themightyant To add to your point, I would wonder if the majority are even aware of the showcases.

I was loving my time with it, but after 20 hours I stopped to wait for a patch.
No complaints other than that though. I'm eager to get back to it.

Paul Tassi!? Super Earth is under attack and we're all sitting around talking about Paul Tassi!

Get in your effin Hellpods!!!!!!

Makes sense. I was expecting it early to mid ps6 gen.

Helldivers 2.
The new update is nuts. Feels like the chaos from launch all over again.

It's fairly epic.
The trailer for The Blood of Dawnwalker isn't half bad either.

tbh I'd lose my mind at this point if they'd just give Factions to someone who can dedicate the time to making it work.

The rest of the year is looking good for me for first party.

• Helldivers 2 has been keeping me happy in between third party releases and the current event is great (I did say when they announced all of those GAAS titles that if I get one I like I'd be happy).
• Death Stranding 2 will take up a lot of my summer.
• Ghost of Yotei will do me for Winter/Christmas.

That's me "engaged" until 2026 🤷

Extra is great, and Premium is good if you've never used it before and want access to the retro library. It's the limp monthly additions to premium that stink.
tbf, it can't be awesome, or even good, every month forever. In which case they'd be better off maybe folding it into Extra and setting the price somewhere between the two current tiers.

Reporting this outlet to my Democracy Officer for not reporting on events at the singularity.

@Deadlyblack @Northern_munkey
One more for the bald gang! ✊

It's a shame because up to now they seemed to be doing really well with the community.

I'm still looking forward to the game. I haven't played it since the new patch tbf, but what I played of it on Steam Deck before that was fun.
When I saw the thumbnail actually I was hoping it was a PS5 release date.

@lazarus11 I never tried it on Pro actually. Maybe I'll replay that next. I've been thinking about it since the show came back.

I'm loving it. I fired up Rebirth last night for the first time in months and it looks amazing.
I don't bother with 60fps when I have an option to make it look reaaaalllllly pretty, and in that regards it delivers in the games I play.

Kind of burned out with games atm so I haven't played much this week. Was going to take a break until Mario Kart comes out, but I saw Midnight Suns is super cheap in the sale.
I gave the 2 hour trial a go last night and enjoyed it a lot.
I'll play that for the weekend.

Fable remains the only MS franchise I follow, but this approach is killing my buzz for even that.

@Angelus3K Saaaame!
Absolutely loved the anime, then collected all of the manga.
I had serious nostalgia watching it.

Saw this trailer last night. My mind went to Hi-Score Girl, but a little bit more grown up.
Looks interesting.

@Oram77 "Physint" wasn't it?
It's definitely a first-party game at least. Hulst apparently had been encouraging him to go back to Tactical Espionage Action.

@Americansamurai1 I wouldn't complain about that either.
I completely understand that ND just can't do it, but I was gutted when they announced it was on ice. Passing it to Bend or anyone else in a position to take it would be a godsend.

If that project doesn't work out, just give them Factions.
"Nobody" wants live service, but "everyone" wants Factions.

@themightyant Excuse me.
There are no "bad" Jason Statham movies.

No chance I'm going back to the game for this.
If it was an event I'd have gone back to it for a few days, but not like this.

@GirlVersusGame One of the first things I thought was, how are the people continuing the Berserk story happy with this?
Maybe they need some cash. Or perhaps they didn't have a say.
I dunno, but as a Berserk fan this leaves a very bad taste.

I think Tides of Time was one of my most played Mega Drive games after Sonic 3 and Ranger X.
It might be one of those games that's best left to memory, but I'll have to give a remaster a go.

@GirlVersusGame It's like meeting a stranger on the road and being pointed in the right direction.
Thanks again!

@GirlVersusGame Thanks for the details!
That would actually work really nice with my build too.
I'll head there tonight.

@GirlVersusGame What armour is your character wearing there? I recognise the hood, but not the rest. Looks like a nice combo.
(Yes, I wear armour for fashion, not stats or function)