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There are some rough edges, but I think it looks beautiful. I'm playing on balanced and frame rate has not been an issue. The controls take some getting used to, and the game doesn't really explain anything well, but I'm enjoying it. It's not a game you play for story, but rather it's fun to just go exploring. The only real gripe I have with it so far is the repetitiveness of the NPCs. I've heard the same phrases too many times, even way more than the "arrow to the knee" comment from Skyrim. I can see why the game is polarizing, but it's right up my alley and I can't wait to dig back in later today.

South of Midnight is one of the most unique games I've played in a while. And the soundtrack is absolutely banging. The others? Meh.

I need to try this. I also have an Arcade 1up, with an Intec controller deck on it that connects to a PS4. I use remote play on it often so I can play PS5 games on an arcade machine. There is no right stick, so it's mainly great for 2d or sports games, but some games play surprisingly well on it such as Astrobot.

Well, with Saudi Arabia getting ready to take over EA, can't have any anti-terrorist propaganda, can we?

@Weebleman Seriously! It was the same for me and everyone else there. I've met a ton of celebrities over the years (used to work at a casino where our break room was next to the VIP room), and I think there was only 1 other one like that I met - it was Gilbert Gottfried, who basically gave me a 25 minute comedy routine just for me. Every other one was just preoccupied with themselves. He was definitely a legend. Take care!

@Weebleman Some people just want to argue even when proven wrong. But had to say, God I miss Mr. Leahy. I got to meet him and have cheeseburgers with him and Randy at one of their live shows. Guy was a total class act, as he was the rare celebrity that actually asked everyone about their lives and was genuinely interested.

The combat in this is nothing to write home about, but I loved the story and art style. Exploration was great. It is a really unique game that is totally worth diving into. Also, the soundtrack is a total banger.

I'm skipping MLB the Show this year for the first time in probably 20 years. The game is just so good that it is hard to justify a purchase with minimal incremental changes every year. I think I will give this a try instead.

@Queesh This is a good point. I have something kind of unique in my house though. I have an arcade 1up that I modded that plays old consoles as well as arcade games. There is box art for the games, and you can download the manuals as well. It goes as far back to the Magnavox and up to PS2, Gamecube, and the original Xbox (I can add more advance systems but they don't play as well). It's fun to just go through the catalog and play old games that I never did the first time around, plus my favorites. I have thousands of physical games from over 30 years of collecting, but it's just cumbersome hooking up all the systems and managing the boxes of titles. Everything is one that one machine instead.

I've always been a ride or die physical copy buyer, but I've had too many instances with pre-orders that arrive days or weeks late. I try to buy from my local mom and pop game store, but they've been unreliable with copies coming in on time. For example, I had preordered Dynasty Warriors Origins last year. They didn't get it in until 3 weeks after release. There's also the environmental impact of the plastic for physical games. So, I've been buying less of them. In the past I always kept them for future use, but with more years behind me than ahead it's just not as feasible anymore.

Jesus, I am so sick of this internet whining culture. Wait for the damn show to come out. Watch it, or don't. No one cares. And I am so sick of Jaffe constantly trash mouthing everyone and everything, although I'm amazed he managed 2 compliments here. Someone just get him a truck load of tissues and take away his internet connection.

Seeing the Legacy of Kain games being released again makes me laugh now, as I read an interview with Amy Henning who wrote, worked on, and directed most of them where she criticized game stories that are never finished. We never really got any ultimate resolution to those games, did we? I will be jumping in again, but I just remember reading that interview thinking about the "to be continued" ending from multiple Kain games. Not a knock on her or the games, I love them and think she is brilliant, but it's amusing nonetheless.

Playing High on Life for the first time. I don't remember ever hearing about it, but after hearing about how the sequel was so funny I looked to see if it was on sale and I already owned it. Must have been a PS plus title I blindly added at some point. It is absolutely hilarious and I think it's the funniest game I've ever played (sorry Tales from the Borderlands). I just got the movie theater late last night and can't believe there is an entire Mystery Science Theater style movie to watch in it. Gonna watch the whole thing sometime today.

This is one of the few trailers I've seen in years that had me in the first minute. Everything about it just looked like a badass epic and made me want to read the books before the game comes out, which I will.

I read about a year ago that Power Wash Simulator was a good game to play managing stress. I have a lot of stress in my life plus a heart condition so I gave it a try. It really does relax me when playing, and really does calm me down if I start to get iffy. I don't watch TV so I don't know what this show is but will pick it up anyway. This game is just so chill and satisfying.

This was the first Warhammer game I've ever played and damn, if I didn't pick a good one. Going to have to jump back in now. Still loving Dark Tide at least once or twice a week as well.

I'm still trying to get into Returnal. I haven't dug deep enough yet, and keep getting distracted by other titles. But I am excited for this to play as Rahul Kohli. He is such a damn good actor that I went ahead and pre-ordered it.

I really can't recommend Tchia enough. It's a Zelda-esque game set in New Caledonia based on their mythology. It looks like a cute kid's game, but don't let that fool you. It has some seriously dark humor that had me cracking up. Being able to possess any animal you see in the game never gets old. You can even possess a bird and poop on people. Yes, really. It was one of my favorite games in the last 10 years.

I got an invite this morning, but deleted it. Zero interest in this.

The success of the Switch 2 is baffling to me. I don't mean to knock anyone's enjoyment of it, I hope they like it, but really, what is on there that you can't play on any other console? Some kiddie themed games, Mario Kart, Metroid, and Donkey Kong. The same tired games we get every generation. The first console I ever bought with my own money was the original NES. Since then, I've owned every Nintendo console except the WiiU, which I was very tempted to buy a few times. But I have absolutely zero interest in the Switch 2. They still haven't fixed the drifting controllers (all of my Switch ones were affected ever AFTER getting them fixed), the games are overpriced, and the peripherals are costly as well. My daughter and I played Mario Kart World for a good 20 minutes at the store together. I asked her what she thought, and she said it was boring. I agreed. The PS5 costs what, only $50 more? You get a catalog 3 times the size and a more powerful device. What's the point?

Nice, I loved Fear Effect 2. Can't wait to dig back in.

I wish there was some way to punish the higher ups making the decisions to make games like this instead of the game developers who are constantly losing their jobs over it. We vote with our wallet but it hurts the devs, while the executives hardly at all.

Jaffe is the guy who goes to the party and berates people for having fun. It's one thing to make occasional criticisms, but every time this guy opens his mouth he bashes everything. I can't stand people like that.

It's amazing. The combat is unbelievable, and there are so many ways to approach it, that it is just unreal. I find myself when stuck on a boss just trying out different strategies that I ordinarily would never think of or do. I don't even care about the story, I'm having a ton of fun just exploring and fighting things.

@graymamba He's going to whine about it anyway no matter what they do. Every single time the guy opens his mouth he's putting everyone else down. But what has he done since then?

I've never played any of these games but tried the demo last week out of curiosity. I'm not a turn-based fan and the combat got a little tedious towards the end of it, but I'm really enjoying it. It's a cute title and very unique. Will definitely be purchasing it in the next few days.

I was initially excited for this, but after about 6 hours it was just so bland. The forging gets old really fast, and I did so much backtracking trying to figure out what the hell I was supposed to do or where I was supposed to go I just gave up on it. It had a lot of potential but ultimately fell flat.

I really hope it is PS5 because I'm hoping this generation is going to be it for me. Games have just gotten too expansive and too massive. Plus, I've got a backlog that will easily last me the rest of my life. But there are certain games I might make an exception for, and this is one of them. Bring it on.

This looks amazing. I am so happy to see this direction taken, and not another Dead by Daylight clone. I am so sick of those. Hopefully this will be a success and convince other developers to drop the DbD formula trash.

I love playing these games, especially just to be sadistic and kill off the characters by ignoring quick time events. Not interested in the turning points feature, as these games are fun making different choices on multiple playthroughs.

It's too early but a sequel to Astro bot.

Nioh 3. That is all.

@OldGamer999 I don't believe so but you do get several items to bring into the main game. I read that it's kind of a side content thing to get you accustomed to the game's mechanics. It only took me about 25 minutes to beat it so I don't mind playing it again. Which I probably will do anyway in a day or 2, it was that enjoyable. The boss fight at the end was really damn good, just fairly easy on normal mode.

Everyone is trying so hard to get that Fortnight cash.

I just beat the demo during my lunch break (I love working from home). Pre-ordered it. It's effin awesome.

I love this game and usually buy it every year. However, I think I am going to skip it this year. Spending $70 a year for incremental changes at best is just not worth it. I do think it is hard to make major changes when the game is this good, but I just can't justify it anymore.

As a Miami native, I'm really looking forward to this. Even though it's a fictionalized Miami, they nailed the spirit of the city so well in the trailers I could have sworn i saw friends of mine in them.

I've played Mario Kart (I have an driving arcade machine with all entries except MCW), and I think Sonic Crossworlds is far superior. Don't sleep on this one guys, it's fantastic.

The videos of the glitches at launch were comedy gold. That being said, there is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing Build a Rocket Boy can do to get me to play this game. It's one thing to release a broken game and try to improve it. But when you take zero blame for releasing a broken mess, treat your employees like dirt, and then even go so far as to claim other developers sabotaged your game intentionally, then you are obviously insane and I will never support you. Bye Felicia. Think I'll watch the compilation fail video and laugh again.

As far as I'm concerned the show ended after season 1, so all good. I'm not even going to watch the 3rd season even though I think Dever is a good actress (I think she is miscast as Abby).

@JVCIOM70 I've also been a huge gamer since 1978. When Skull and Bones first came out, I thought it was ok but put quite a bit of time into it since I love pirating games. But a few months later, Sea of Thieves came out. I was reluctant to try it due to the cartoony art style, but there was a demo and I can honestly say it completely blows Skull and Bones out of the water (pun intended). There are so many things to do in it, from "tall tales" including Pirates of the Caribbean, dozens of ways of finding treasure, exploring, a huge ocean, etc. The physics and ship fighting is leagues above Bones. My only gripe is I'm a 100% solo player, and sometimes other players will gang up on you (3 or 4 at a time). If you don't like the multiplayer though, there is an option called safer seas that is solo play. I highly recommend giving it a try.

You have to wonder what will come first....a cure for cancer or Beyond Good and Evil 2. I'm sure it will be great on the PS15.

You never know, there are still a lot of people playing Skull and Bones.

Best Indy voice "Why, oh why did it have to be turn based?"

I actually have my PS4 connected to an arcade machine. There is no right stick unfortunately, so a lot of games such as FPS games are out, but for a lot of others it plays beautifully. i put a Youtube video of it up under my username Steeleye50 if you want to check it out - also has other modded arcade machines and a digital pinball.

Undisputed is ok, but it really makes me miss Fight Night. I'm not a fan of having so many packs for fighters priced at $15 USD each when in the past FN you had a full roster for the most part. Kind of a meh month for me but a lot of you will enjoy the rest.

@nessisonett It's really sad these days that when making game purchases I have to consider whether I'm funding terrorism or pedophilia. It's a sad state of affairs.

I've been playing and enjoying it so far. It's more of the same but with a larger world and tighter combat. Unless you're a big fan of the original, I would suggest waiting for a steep sale. But for me, I have pretty much shut off the story and am playing for the combat and exploration.

Dalton is awesome. I really hope he ends up playing the main villain......who makes tacos.

I thought the first one was pretty decent. A lot of people cite the 2nd as the strongest, but I couldn't get over the main character who goes on and on about being peaceful and nonviolent in the beginning, then one of the first missions has you shooting cops. I enjoyed going around the city, but I just could not get past the idiotic writing. For the 3rd, I was on a mission about 1 hour in that just kept glitching out repeatedly. After about 25 failed attempts, I was done. I ended up trading in both 2 and 3. This is for the best.