TheIdleCritic

Reboot trilogy was okay. The first game was brilliant and a breath of much needed fresh air for the franchise. The second was more of the same... not bad, but by the third the whole thing had gotten stale.

At this point the best thing they can do is mix it up and draw from the the nostalgia of the old games. Which is what it sounds like they're doing. Cautiously optimistic.

Making my way through 3. 20+ hours and I just completed Dubai. I love this game. Favourite level would have to be Haven Island.

@Darten Yes, I agree. You shouldn't tar eveey developer with the same brush though.

@Darten Neither Hitman 1 nor 2 were ever broken. Even at launch.

Enjoyed my time with the base game. Platinumed it in one sitting. Although, I'm not sure I'd be willing to jump back in. Had to tap the R2 button so much I got worried it was going to fall off.

I love Hitman, as a few people here know, and I simply cannot wait for 3. But the Deluxe Edition really isn't worth the price of admission. Went for the standard. The escalations will be more widely available down the line, I'm sure.

The only thing I'm looking forward to (in my general life!). Can't wait to get stuck in.

THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.

The people defending this are REALLY defending this aren't they. My goodness. Ironic when someone comments the sentiment "I don't care, let people do what they want" etc, and it's in the form of an essay lol.

Everyone who's against this are just like, "bad ubisoft, naughty".

@jmac1686 you just spent $10 and "the media" are none the wiser. I don't know if that's spite...

What have they done to you, my beloved Creed?

Maybe instead of needing to charge players to "advance their progression", and "allow players who lack the time to fully explore the world of Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be able to acquire the game’s best gear", you could make a game that doesn't need that? You know, like how Assassin's used to be.

Might not be a popular service, but they need to bring back iplayer and All4, for the PS5, please.

No One Lives Forever 3.

How deep does this rabbit hole go? Next time, on the Push Square podcast. From This American Life.

@jess3a3 He doesn't nominate anyone.

@PSfan4Life22 That is a shame. But I voted for it because it's my personal GOTY, and it won, so whatever!

@Jayofmaya Spyro isn't a man... he's a little purple fire breathing dragon.

@Max2574 I love Days Gone, first time playing it when I got it off the PS+ Collection, but I do remember when it first came out everyone was complaining about bugs.

Yes. I agree. Reminds me of the old days of GameTrailers. That's how they used to review.

@Max2574 Liam is quite capable of articulating this point without me jumping in, but influencing and bribing are two very different things. Youtube is a strange entity when it comes to reviews from creators. I've gone down many rabbit holes of watching youtube "gamers" and in my opinion, not many of them can actually play a game to save their lives, so their reviews means nothing. And I'm sure the ones who can play are honest. A lot of them add #ad #sponsored etc. As for publications, don't buy in to conspiracy theories. It's naive to think that kind of practice happens. I'm sure that IGN get so much free crap that a lot of it remains unopened in the mail room.
Also... what makes you think PushSquare are honest, and aren't doing under the table deals?

@Turbodream why is having a multiplayer mode a prerequisite for the GOTY title?

I can't wait until TLOU2 wins GOTY at the Game Awards. Push Square... please don't make an article about it haha.

@God_of_Nowt loud and clear lol

@S1ayeR74 Uncharted 4 was my favourite and the story in The Last Of Us 2 didn't bother me. So in my opinion they'll be fine.

And "charges", what crime has been committed?

Why did I just scroll through this entire comments section? Sigh.

@thefourfoldroot I'm sure you meant to say "people who are Japanese" rather than "people who speak Japanese"! If you've learnt to speak Japanese or another language, you should never cringe at someone learning/beginning as you would have sounded like a fool when you first started. (Native speakers shouldn't cringe either to be fair).

@kiki3400 I can certainly imagine that. I guess I've been lucky enough to have roles in firms where the attitude is "as long as you're professional when you should be and get all your tasks done". Even when I used to work in retail years ago I could use my phone lol. I've worked in Waterstones the bookstore, and we actually had to use our phones to search for information we didn't know when customers had enquiries!

@kiki3400 Every job I've ever had I've been able to use my phone, especially now that I can work from home lol. But fair enough, perhaps it's less common than I thought.

@ztpayne7 I've found it for under £20, so I can stomach that. Like I said I'd rather play the superior version as I don't have the time nor inclination to play multiple.

@mariomaster96 Much obliged.

@mariomaster96 Yes lol. Apart from that. I can't play every game in my backlog. And if Royal is superior, I don't mind paying for it as it's quite cheap now. I'm not playing both versions.

While on the topic of Persona - I've heard that 5 Royal makes the base Persona 5 irrelevant. It's on the PS+ Collection, but is there any point in me playing it over Royal?

@Iroha They're only giving away 2 of each edition...

Also, in most regular jobs you can just hop on your phone during the day (obviously there's roles like emergency services and jobs where you have to leave your phone in a locker. Unfair for those folks).

Doesn't hurt giving it a go!

Already pre ordered this, and played it on PC. It's so good. I've enjoyed my time with it. If anything, Pokemon has become a bit stale. There's also a bit more to it gameplay wise, than Pokemon. The only thing I'd say is that while Pokemon now has a ridiculous number of monsters, TemTem doesn't have enough, but I'm sure that will change soon.

Now just Street Fighter 6 please, or Alpha 4, or a new Capcom VS SNK.

I'd love for it to be Crash Bash. I know a lot of people don't rate that game but I played it so much when friends would come around. Great memories.

@TBubs311 Not to take anything away from your point, which I agree with - I just don't understand humans. Why can't it just be - "wear a mask and be considerate of your actions so that you can be compassionate to those around you" ... "Okay, sure". Why does it not just end there?
Why do some people have to then delve into the finer points and bring up statistics and numbers and other nonsense just to avoid being a kind person?

I don't understand this culture at all. I'm sorry.

@Juanalf Maybe don't do either?

Of all game adaptation movies, this looks the most interesting to me. They really turned it around after the abysmal first trailer.

Yes I can hear it

I can hear the fan too, sitting 3 metres away. Both with game audio and a podcast playing. The fan I'm not too fussed about, but there's definitely a whirring/vibrating sound accompanying it.

I can hear mine sitting where I normally do, playing a game. I think I'll give it some time as Sony is probably a little busy right now lol, but I might give them a call to see if it's something they can fix.

@RogerRoger Haha.

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Would be cool to be able to play certain levels (if that's the direction they go in) as certain Bonds.

IOI already have Trevelyan!

@torne @RogerRoger Yeah. I had a very good time with it.

How many plants are MI6 going to employ who end up being a traitor?!

Lol. Might as well extend it and get Connery's Never Say Never Again Bond in there.

Am I the only one who thinks Blood Stone wasn't bad?

@TheFrenchiestFry @naruball you guys are both so far at opposite ends of the spectrum that you're never going to agree lol. Walk away.

Forget Forbidden West, Ragnarok, even TemTem. This is may jam. Cannot wait.

@johncalmc me too. Hitman 3 was my most anticipated game... now it's not!

@Bartig Not to be pedantic but she's the new 007. Not Bond.

(Yes the title is project 007 so it could be a woman).

@zupertramp most of us just can't be bothered with conflict. Then we'll insult you behind your back.