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I kind of agree with him, but where else could they have gone with Kratos? Although the accepting yourself nonsense of Valhalla rang hollow to me and should have been called 'Sympathy for a Genocidal Maniac'.

Looking good. Hopefully can scratch that samurai itch after the disappointing Ishin.

@get2sammyb I'd have to respectfully disagree. Uncharted and TLOU as original Sony properties, have left a far bigger cultural footprint than Rachet. Spiderman is already part of the world's biggest IP. For that reason I think the Dog is still on top.

I finished it. There were parts exactly like this in the main game. It was kind of an average shooter with a great artistic vision. Not sure if I want more of it, though I'd be interested to see what Mundfish do next.

Xbox finally sorting itself out with exclusives. Good for them. Might pick up the Series S with game pass once they're all out.

Can't it be like the Oscars where just the recognition implicit in the nomination is prestigious?

Looks like a halibut good time.

Just replayed this last month. Was way better than I remembered, easily on par with Insomniacs Spiderman games.

Reckon Keanu would be up for it? 😁

Getting Yakuza 5 vibes from this. An all-in, everything and the kitchen sink, swing for the fences approach. Good luck to the RGG team, got a lot to prove without Nagoshi IMO.

I wish more games would cut out their sewer levels.

Big Lemmiwinks vibes, looks mid.

BG3 really is 'The Game of the Year' for 2023. It hit the cultural zeitgeist much like Elden Ring did in 2022.

@Triumph741 Having played Arkham City and then Knight after Spiderman 2, gotta say I agree.

Edit. Spiderman deserves best direction for them setpieces though.

You can't turn off a love of Bad Religion.

Its going to be interesting to see the full (digital included) chart for these weeks, what with Alan Wake and Yakuza: Like A Yakuza: Ninja Gaiden going digital only.

Eeehhh... Who dat?

What is this? "Here is is a half arsed collection of decades old games. By the way they still need fixing." Great. Take my money Konami. Seriously.

Didn't get to Tokyo, but visited Dotenbori in Osaka during my time in Japan (Sotenbori in LAD) . I think we were about 30 years too late for the true seediness. Although, I did find one neighbourhood that was entirely 'love cafes'.

If there's no preloaded, what the heck did I download yesterday?

Edit: just re-read the article and its only bundles that miss the preload. Off to go sleep until midnight 😴

The second part should have a "Yeah, it was the 90's" option. 😂

Fine... Nothing more, nothing less. Exactly how I would describe the game itself.

No desert. 0/10

This seems a very normal 2023 occurrence.

Been playing Sniper Elite 4 on extra after 5 was announced. What a hidden gem that I probably never would have bothered with if it wasnt on the service. Looking forward to 5.

@Markatron84 I think they're quite popular with wrestling fans in the UK. Got a wembley stadium show coming up.

A nice PS5 patch for the ten year anniversary of Ass Creed: Blag Flag, please.

The only new AAA games I've ever bought digitally have been Last of Us 2 and Elden Ring. Everything else I buy physical and sell on, if I like it enough I'll get digital down the line at a reduced price. It's the only way I can financially justify purchasing new games.

I love these medieval looking environments.

It's a good service but Gamepass easily surpasses it with those day one additions and deeper back catalogue.

@Jayslow That Far Cry 6 style

The environmental artists deserved a break after Elden Ring.

What about the earth threatening impending doom! All I see are articles about the gay stuff. Is it worth getting for actual plot advancement?

Love this series. Glad to read such a positive review.

@Nepp67 A perfect example being Chris Judge as Kratos.

I like the idea of turn based brawling. Anyone remember Hybrid Heaven on N64?

@ATaco.... bad acting. 🤷‍♂️

I feel like I'm going to buy this in a few years for around £3.50 on the ps store.

Shadow of Rome!

Nightdive did amazing work on Shadowman last year, look forward to trying this.

A sure sign that the world is landing on the side of sanity. 🙏

Love these games. Janky as anything but a lot of fun with engaging detective machanics.

Really like the show as a whole. Though some moments, specifically the 'and I damn sure ain't your father' scene, have felt a bit unearned. As good as the Bill episode was, it took a lot of character development time from Joel and Ellie. Great show overall though.

Whyd yer spill yer beans Khayle? Whyd yer spill yer beans.....

Wasn't too fussed until the reviews came in. Only problem is.... Oh no! I don't have a backlog. Just some games I haven't played yet, inanimate objects that hold no sway over fate and won't determine what I do next. Schmacklog. WO LONG NEXT (in a few weeks after some patches).

@Cikajovazmaj That's a very interesting idea, base awards on the aspects unique and important to games. Though I would expect Elden Ring to win all of those categories and Ragnarok would take the highest animation budget. 😂

@Cikajovazmaj It is literally the game of the year. Most talked about, one of the highest selling and critically adored. It deserves it. God of War does a few things just as well or even better, especially technically , but Elden captured the elusive zeitgeist.

First one was just far less good Sekiro with ponchos for me. Combine that with Disney induced indifference to Star Wars and... Meh.

"When I first saw Robocop it changed my life." Me too, bald developer dude, me too.

This game is looking like an absolute blast of fun after the snoozefest of Dying Light 2.