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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)

Oblivion atm, but I'm taking a bit of a break this weekend. It's a long weekend so I'll be catching up on a few years worth of X-Men and maybe re-reading Empire of the Vampire.

@Ravix Ah very cool. Thanks for the link 👍

@Ravix Sounds very nice.
I want something similar for a katana. I'd like a longsword too, but I have no idea what to go for there.

@Ravix No none at all actually. It's one of those things I always meant to get into, but somehow never found the time.
You?

@CrispyMango92 Ah then I'm glad I pinged you!

@Ravix I've been thinking of doing something similar for the Tsuba, but I'm always afraid whatever I order will be flawed in some way once it gets here. Nice swords are hard to come by.

@Ravix "(which one does)" 😂

For myself I just couldn't resist a second mask to go alongside the first one.
I'll be doing an extension on the house hopefully before the end of September. I want the two masks on one side of the TV in the new game room once it's complete.
The sash is nice too. I'll probably frame that for the door or something.

@Ravix @CrispyMango92 Ordered the CE myself.
I'll save it and put it under the tree for next Christmas. Nothing beats a new game on Christmas Morning.

I think I might be the only person I know of who isn't hyped for this game. I'm sure it will be good, and I hope it's truly great, it's just that everything so far has made me wary of getting too excited.

@graymamba Yup. Weren't we all on here in 2021 saying exactly these things?
"Analysts"

I love the Remake series, and I can't wait to start E33, both for the same reasons - compelling characters and settings.

The fact that both have excellent combat systems is the cherry on top.

Expedition 33 just arrived in the post a few minutes ago so I'm currently installing that, but for now I'll still be chasing the FF VII Rebirth plat and dungeoneering in Oblivion.

@kyleforrester87 I think so yeah. I definitely have memories of strangling and stabbing necks of infected.

@Westernwolf4 @idiotthechef
I was thinking about this too, but when you see the size of Jackson from the valley ridge, it's pretty big.
I may be mistaken, but it looked to me like the battle mainly took place in the area inside that breach and maybe a few blocks back.
Did we get to see how far in they pushed?

@Westernwolf4 I think the only thing that could have done a better job than those dogs in that moment would have been the Rohirrim. Such a satisfying scene.