The_Wailing_Doom

Just wait until the clown shoes U.S. administration's clown shoes tariffs!

The Warhammer 40K games they make give me a tentpole.

The game is quite good, but was screwed over by the fact reviews were done prior to the day one patch that addressed a lot of the technical issues. Such a shame.

This was my game of the show by a mile!

I am most pleased Helldivers 2 won four awards.

@mariomaster96 @ShogunRok

Well, there it is. I will give the series a shot, starting with Daybreak 1.

@ShogunRok

I recently gave Tales of Arise a shot on PS+ and ended up buying it and the expansion because I loved it so much. I've never played a Tales game before this. Also, I've never played a Trails game. I'm kinda wondering if I should give this game a whirl, or at least its predecessor. It seems like an interesting game. I'm sure the turn-based combat would be enjoyable for me, but maybe it would feel too slow after a while? Hmmm..

Basically, I am looking for more games like Tales of Arise, besides Final Fantasy, which I already played.

@Frmknst
Lies! I think the show was great and fun. Opinions and all that.

Tides of Annihilation looks exceptional! I'm most excited about that one!!!

This was the game of the show for me. It looks awesome!

This is perfectly timed. Tales of Arise is about to drop off PS+. My daughter wants to play it and I want to play the expansion and show the developers some support. What's that you say? Tales of Arise and its expansion are on sale today for their historically lowest price?! Perfection!!!

If it failed, it's because the series deviated so much from Dragon Age: Origins and the art style isn't where it should be. Additionally, Baldur's Gate 3 exists.

The reveal trailer for WiLD had me so intrigued! What a shame it never coalesced.

This is the first month in a very long time I've had no interest in any of the games. If my backlog were not astronomical and filled with so many great games, I would give High on Life a try, but time is limited and there are too many excellent games to play.

@Jswift56
"Ages"

Checks notes Astro Bot released five months ago. Lego Horizon Adventures released two months ago. Helldivers 2 released a year ago and is the goddamn gift that keeps on giving. Stellar Blade, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, too.

I have no idea what you mean.

@Shepherd_Tallon
That's my guess as well.

Too many people are confusing Forza Horizon with Forza Motorsport. This series, Horizon, is an arcade racer like The Crew series.

One main Xbox franchise down, two more to go. Of the three, Forza is definitely the least impactful, but I do think Halo and Gears will come, too.

I don't like this news because I'm sure Microsoft is licking their lips right now and I doubt the highly incompetent administration (term used very loosely) in the USA will do anything to stop Microsoft if they make moves.

@species
I certainly won't forget Westwood, nor forgive EA, but I'm not sure I can celebrate this.

The guy is a legend. What a shame.

I just started Tales of Arise, but I should be able to finish it before February 18th. I was actually surprised it was still available. By the time it leaves, it would have been on PS+ for basically a year.

What a question. By very definition, yes, they will be competing.

@rjejr
It took a long time for tax laws to catch up with online purchases. Now, you pay sales tax based on what you have as your address. Before, places like Amazon, Newegg, and PSN didn't charge sales tax because it was unclear how it would be handled and there was no laws around this in place.

@dBackLash
There is a other way, my friend!

I just started Tales of Arise, so I am glad that is not leaving just yet. It joined last February, so perhaps it will be leaving soon?

The Master Chief Collection is a great collection of actual Xbox games. I highly recommend checking it out if you have the opportunity to do so.

@sonicmeerkat
I sure hope not.

Sony really likes Horizon. Where's my Killzone movie?!

You love to see it.

[Console] "war is young men dying [on hills] and old men talking [to appease shareholders]."
-FDR

It'll be nice to see if Sony expands their InZone lineup of headsets and monitors.

I'm holding out for Stellar Blade. I know I won't be able to play it any time soon as I am chipping away at a massive backlog, so by the time I buy it, it'll probably be around $20 (and in better shape than ever). That's one of the perks of having patience.

These weirdos should just be ignored, not engaged with and written about.

Whether these analysts are wrong or not, they are being very kind by not just saying Microsoft.

Arrowhead needs to stop bowing to the crazies. Sure, all the stuff should have been the price of a Warbond, not more, but giving half of it away for free in a game that has more than earned our money is not the right answer. Arrowhead keeps finding themselves in these situations because they keep letting the vocal players who complain about everything dictate what they do.

Perhaps it seems Kadakowa will be acquired piecemeal, millions of dollars worth of shares at a time.

@themightyant
Perfectly said. I have nothing to add.

Wow... Xbox is doing worse than in 2006 and that's AFTER they spent ~$80B acquiring two publishers that were profitable on their own and releasing Xbox and "Xbox" games on PlayStation? YIKES!

Game Pass wasn't a good idea after all.

In no particular order:
Ghost of Yotei
The Dark Pictures Anthology*: Directive 8020
Judas
Borderlands 4
Split Fiction

*A very underrated series.

The first game had incredible audio design and lackluster everything else. It does not surprise me the game didn't do well sales-wise, even without the Game Pass effect. Should the game make it over to PS5, this will be a PS+ game eventually.

@Toot1st
Your first mistake is believing what Phil says. He says lots of things and leaves himself tons of wiggle room. If anything, the messaging has become more consistent now that Phil has less control.

People are awful.

@AFCC
Not that I am aware of, fortunately. Generally, you can just pick whatever you want and have fun, the way it should be.

Last night, there were almost 200K players on the planet that the Illuminate are invading. There were probably other players elsewhere. That was incredible to see.

1. Helldivers 2
2. Astro Bot
3. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
4. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
5. Tekken 8

Those are the big games I played this year on PlayStation in order of my personal enjoyment. Helldivers 2 dethroned Destiny 2 to become my third most played game ever behind World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm.

@Americansamurai1
Switched for me!

If you buy from scalpers, you are the reason scalpers exist.

You love to see it.

It seems like Sony shareholders are not concerned with the treasonous felon's tariffs in the U.S.

I hope they are right.

Considering how much I've played Helldivers 2, I'm afraid to look...