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Hope they make the customisation mean something to gameplay this time. For example sabre handles giving attack bonuses, or them gross ponchos affecting health or force juice.

Yes please. She should travel back in time and assassinate Joel before he ruined so many lives.

What!? I always thought these "gone gold" articles related to a certain number of preorder sales. Huh. Also, this game looks awesome.

My shout for underrated local co-op would be Moving Out. You empty houses into a van. And it's great, kinda weird, and simple enough for my none-gamer gf to pick up and play.

Definitely interested but waiting on reviews first. Love the idea of an open world Gotham (actually populated for once) and hoping for a quality narrative to go with it.

@LN78 Ghosts of Mars is Carpenter's most under appreciated IMO. It's no masterpiece, but it is a big dose of B-movie fun.

@sorteddan @RaZieLDaNtE @freddquadros thanks for the Astro's recommendations. It's a lot of fun!

Well, my new PS5 just arrived, so the question is... what should I play? Demon's Souls on PS Plus x is looking quite tempting.

As long as it has enough time in the oven, yes please. Bit early for speculation but . . . I wonder if it will be set in Night City but in a different time period. Sorta like a mega-sized version of what the RGG games do with Kamurocho. If so, that would reduce development time compared to the first.

I think they can go straight reboot for this one. It would make for a great modern action rpg series. Getting through those 20 year old games again isn't something most people would be willing to do. I sure wouldn't. Give me a fresh entry point.

Interesting premise. Trailer looks naff and awkward though. Speaking of which, any news on Showa American Story? 😁

It does make sense and draws a line under the Kiryu era when most of the games were very much about the Yakuza clans. I see Yakuza 8 being titled Like A Dragon 2 in the west.

@Shepherd_Tallon I initially thought Rise of the Ronin might be a new Way of the Samurai when the trailer started up during the showcase.

Ishin. The trailer was such a surprise and I've been craving more Yakuza.

Yakuza Ishin being fully remade as opposed to a hd remaster was unexpected. Roll on February!

Kratos wants to "prevent" all out war? No mate. Get the war on.

Hardspace "hhhuuurrugh" Shipbreaker

@LiamCroft thanks for the correction. ☺. Still, I think maybe for ps plus to be a competitive service it needs to be able to match things like this on multiplatform releases.

So.. day one on gamepass.... £70 on PS5?

Just started up Yakuza Zero. All of them are either good or great, but Zero is the masterpiece of the series. Grateful for the opportunity to replay it.

@GREGORIAN He came to AEW about a year ago. Had some amazing matches, eventually won the world championship, then got injured diving into the crowd. He should be back next month for the PPV though. ☺

Horizon and FF7 better than Elden Ring? Nah.

Cm Punk! CM Punk!

Great news. Well done fellow humans.

When a game gets alright reviews but it's made by EA.

@GorosBat The Persona thing is an anomaly. Generally, if you're a fan of Japanese games, PlayStation is the place to be and has been for years. If you're ever in Japan, go look for the xbox section in a games store. They will have half a shelf at most.

@Gloamin *Odesessesessy

Indiana Jones has a... Hookshot? Did he excavate Gerudo Valley?

One thing I wish for with this sequel. Make the sabre and gear unlocks mean something, even if just minor start boosts. An assortment of gross poncho designs didn't exactly encourage exploration the first time around.

A pretty deep cut and very unlikely, but I still hold hope for a remaster / remake of Shadow of Rome.

HEAVEN WITCH, RECIEVE YOUR PUNISHMENT!

Yeah, I'm sold.

Also, any updates on American Showa Story? (I think that was the title)

I've tried it twice and it doesn't really gel for me. I think the setting is a bit too generic and the enemies aren't very interesting. First Dishonoured is tops IMO.

The endless tailing missions mean I will never get very far into a replay of Black Flag despite loving the naval aspect. So I am provisionally down for this pending reviews. One thing they didnt show however was any swordfighting. You can't make a pirate game without swordfighting.

@Perturbator I was just about to ask if they played like X-Com. I really enjoy that style of turn-based combat so that sounds great.

Ooh. A new Strand type game.

Great list of PS4 games.

@theMEGAniggle Well, I for one want more joy toys 😉

@Uncharted2007 I played it and couldn't finish it. The first few hours in the second location, wandering around, investigating was great. Took me right back to my childhood. Perfect Shenmue. Hitting story wall enemies that rendered all training and skill worthless made me quit in annoyance. Wasn't too fussed about the story not moving forward as it never really did in the other games. I will probably play a fourth, just because of how much I like the first two, but I hope they take a different route with it design-wise.

Loved Mafia, Resi 2 and the Kiwamis. If its an older game I missed, or has seriously dated to the point of clunkiness, then I'm all for remakes.

Not a fan of the ffvii one though.

Well, whoop de ***** doo.

Awesome. Now make Aloy stop talking.

Ive never heard of the first game, looks great though. Time to give it a bash to unwind from the Elden Ring, I think. Cheers, pushsquare.

I can certainly see a Martin novelisation arriving before Winds of Winter.😔

Well deserved success. I hope other open world games take some lessons from this masterpiece.

Better be a crap on the neighbours lawn mechanic

Will there be a standalone release of this? I would buy that.

I'd give it a nine. But is it better than Bloodborne? Not so sure.

To my thinking its the same comparison as Sekiro vs Ghost of Tsushima.

Many more people played and liked Ghost, but for those who got into Sekiro and overcame its challenge, it was something truly special.

Kinda like the contrast between popcorn and arthouse cinema. Less mass appeal, but more meaningful to fewer people. Both have their place in the culture.

Kazuma Kiryu's disco suit.

@Nyne11Tyme ps4 pro is technically sound. Looks lovely, runs without a hitch