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I played through 4/5 games on that list so definitely worth the price of admission. However there a drought of just okay/not my kind of games for a lot of the year and I was pretty disappointed at how devs treated the subscription as second class by not offering free next gen upgrades like they did those who purchased the products outright.

Over 6 months after finishing this game I still think about it quite often, not many games do that for me. And I do not typically like roguelikes, so definitely my #1 for the year

@Integrity i played it before the patches and I cant say that the AI bothered me too much. Then again I play stealthily as I'm not huge on FPS so it felt good to sneak around like a pro. Also turned off map markers so I needed to read and pay attention to clues and the level design instead of following a quest marker. Really of the humble opinion that Arkane should have made that the default setting and left markers as an accessibility option

Cant say any of the games appeal to me personally, but that is objectively a really good selection

Edit: however do we know for sure that deep rock will include the ps5 version? If it doesn't then there you go. I have something to complain about and life makes sense again.

I kind of hate myself for resubbing after feeling like we've been pushed around for the last half of the year (getting half cut versions of games, not getting next gen upgrades that were free, etc.). But half off a year sub is a pretty sweet deal and cdkeys couldn't even get to that price point. Cloud saves are just really convenient.

@hypnotoad that is me with every Soulsborne release. Love everything about 'em except for the fact that I am just not good enough (or patient enough) to finish them. I'm sure I will repeat the insanity with Elden ring 😂

Was going to resub this month. Probably not worth the 10 bucks anymore.

Has it been confirmed whether mortal shell offers the free ps5 upgrade to ps plus members? I know a number of ps plus games have not included the free upgrade for some reason, so I'm definitely curious.

Not a radiohead fan myself so I had no idea what I was looking at. Was a pretty interesting experience though.

@NateGoesLive I would say its an interesting concept for a game with a cool premise, but goes on a bit too long especially if you try to complete everything. The aesthetic is different in a Tim Burton kind of way, but its a bit one note overall and the game doesn't really evolve too much over the course of the run time. Just my opinion of course and happy to say I had a few hours of fun with it before I fell off.

@rumple1980 interesting that you enjoyed the single player experience. I enjoyed the demo myself way back, but then most reviews seemed to indicate that it's way better as an MP experience and isn't really balanced for SP (Anthem barring all of its other issues comes to mind as a comparison). Had thoughts about picking it up as its pretty cheap now (usually less than 20USD). Did you find a lot of times where it felt like it was really unfair due to poor SP balance or is that generally not the case?

Installed it, played it for 10 minutes, told myself I cannot do this again. Deleted it 10 minutes later

Played valhalla around launch, and played Origins recently and I think Origins is wayyyy better. Can't really put my finger on exactly why I feel that way but I just do.

"Deathloop DLC has started development"

I really enjoyed the premise and the gameplay at large, just wish it delved into the lore a lot more than it did.

I'd be willing to pay $0. Gta5 and rdr2 were already clunky (even if it is intentionally designed that way and are great games despite it). Just don't think I can go back to the ps2 controls.

Ya'll are gonna let me have it, butttt XV is it for me. Thats the game that got me back into video games more so than any other games after a long hiatus in college so it holds a dear place in my heart

So they offer a $1 sub to get a bunch of new users subscribed. And then they turn a majority of them off by giving them a 6 year old fighting game, a golf game, and a niche FPS. Seems not the smartest way to keep people renewing subs.

@Jayofmaya thanks! Thats good to know. Almost sounds like Eurojank, which scratches an itch for me.

Was always curious about the original as it was remastered for the ps4 a few years ago, was it not? Anyone actually played that version and can share their experience?

Wish I didn't watch a spoilery synopsis of this game just so I could make a modicum of sense of the mediocre Control AWE

Really liked the style of Broken Age so I'll likely get this when its discounted. I'm sure doublefine aren't hurting without my full price purchase based on the critical reception.

@The_New_Butler agreed! That is the reason I moved to PS4 from the 360. Xb1 was all about engagement with the platform in as many ways as possible. Playstation was about the gaming. Hopefully this isn't the direction Sony is going.

@carlos82 agreed!! There was one moment where I was in a dark cave and a beastie came upon me and I lit him on fire, and then took a shot with the rifle. The way the screen lit up and the flames peaked through the gun smoke was just an immaculate visual moment for me.

I played an evil dead game back on the ps2 where Ash time traveled to different versions of Dearborn to take care of those darned Kandarian demons. Was it stupid? Yes, but heck it was fun. May give this a try depending on what that single player component looks like.

@redd214 yup was able to do that on the console. For some reason demos don't appear for me in the app/mobile site. Thanks you sir!

PSN mobile app and website both saying standard version is unavailable in the US. Anyone else been able to download yet?

Act 1 was definitely my favorite act of the game, and it felt most diverse gameplay wise and environmentally compared to the later acts. Not sure if that was just the novelty wearing off though. Either way, looking forward to it.

Yeah...thats not so great for me. My 3 moth sub is coming up so probably not renewing.

@Rural-Bandit No disagreement there. I can barely catch a baseball

@Enigk Now there's a high intensity sport

As an American I can even say baseball is weird. That and golf are the only professional sports I'm aware of where you can make 20 million a year and sport a beer belly

@Kidfried totally agree with your assessment! There were portions that definitely grated on me, but overall it had quite a lot of heart and there are moments that still come back to me because of the soundtrack and cinematography.

There have been some really annoying sequences to get through where it just seems like your working against not so tight controls. But overall I am really enjoying this game and applaud the attention to detail, atmosphere and writing the entire game commits to.

@Matty9t7t9 Someone asked about the first game, and after playing that for 30 hours (and reasonably enjoying much of it) that was my honest assessment of the first game. Wasn't at all putting out an opinion of a game that hasn't released yet.

@KundaliniRising333 if you can get past a clichéd main story, simple side quests and quite possibly the lamest protagonist ever, then yes the gameplay is solid and there's lots of fun in jumping around the dilapidated city and slapping zombies around

Started playing this from ps plus a couple days ago with the thought that "hey this game isn't terrible so I'll play it while the ps5 upgrade comes out" The sour taste from this move plus the overall mediocrity of the game probably means ill just go ahead and delete it.

I'm going against type here because I am so not into roguelikes(lites) but Returnal is worth the full price, and this is absolutely a great deal for what you are getting!

Tried this out for a few hours a couple weeks ago but ended up returning it. Feels like something I would have enjoyed back in college when I had hours and hours of free time. For some reason it seemed like it was asking for too much of my time but was too dated to deserve it.

@djdizzy I'm playing on a ps5 so can't speak to how well ps4 or pro does, but 0 crashes so far after about 25 hours. Sure a 4k resolution would be great, but the game still looks wonderful at 1080p and haven't seen any noticeable frame drops at 60fps. I haven't had any major bugs besides one side quest giver clipping into the floor but I just left the area and went back 2 seconds later and it fixed itself. The patches must have really done some work because its pretty polished relatively speaking.

Playing biomutant. Not sure if the few patches that went in recently fixed the game, but it plays a whole lot better than a lot of reviews made it out as. Then again I'm a sucker for the story telling style it has even if the actual plot's pretty threadbare.

Audio and haptic improvements? Can they be any better then they already are??

Loved loved loved the game when I played it a couple years ago. That said it did drag in certain areas, and I didn't feel like the game needed more length.

Edit: Should say that if there is an upgrade path to get the ps5 enhancements plus the directors cut version, I'm in!!

Trying to find the last sunface in Returnal... it's been quite the frustrating experience. Determined to see it through and not just give up and watch a YouTube vid. We'll see how that goes

I'm fine with upscaled resolution instead of 4k to get to 60fps. But I am curious if there are other graphical sacrifices made too. For example in AC valhalla, the lighting at 30fps was so much better and way more dynamic than the 60fps mode.

I own the physical copy, but nabbed the ps plus version when it was offered. Guessing I'm gonna have problems upgrading to the ps5 version.

@Korgonlocals. Agreed on GOT having an amazing waypoint mechanic. Although I feel like HZD had one of the best HUD implementations in open world games for exploration. Almost everything was customizable and able to be dynamically pulled onto or pushed off the screen at anytime so you could take in the beauty of the locales and find your way without the HUD but not be blind to your stats during combat.

Glad returnal and nier seem to be doing well. Loving returnal! Can't say that nier was my favorite game or anything, but its unique and I like that a project like that is getting attention.

Really enjoyed WD2 despite how corny and bad Ubisoft writing is. Not sure exactly why, but that charm wasn't there when I tried the WDL demo a few months back.

Rage bought (is that a thing?) Nier Replicant after dying for the 1007th time on Dancer of the Boreal Valley. Such a welcome change of pace and just enjoying the simplicity of Replicants story (so far!) and button-mashingly solid combat.

Not sure how this might hold up in a corp I mean court of law, but I'm not one to be upset about challenging corporate status quo. So hopefully it does go somewhere.