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Perfect plus title - something I'd like to try, but wouldn't spend money on.

Surprisingly, this is a recent plat for me (the remastered version) and I loved every moment of getting it.
I had previously thought that the swinging would give me motion sickness, as I can suffer badly in some games. It was a joy to discover I was fine with it. Now I need to do MM and no 2, but you need a break between Spidey titles I feel 😀👍

Everything that seemed interesting or novel about this title when it was announced has already been done and gotten old while we've been waiting.
Its also got nothing in common with the original game which was a classic to be remembered, not sullied by something trading on its name which has no connection with it.

Bought Tainted Grail to scratch that skyrim itch and its been really absorbing so far, so I want to play a lot more of that!
I also want to get back to Keeper, which deserves my time.

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun. 👍

If the screenshot is indicitive of the final product I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole. Its absolutely awful and trying to push this mess onto fans shows you the absolute nose dive these games are taking. It would appear the devs are exploiting the fan base at this point. Like a Dragon was the last one I trully enjoyed.
I cant comment on the situation with the actor as I haven't researched the situation. But if it confirmed he's a sexual predator, then I wouldn't buy the game on that basis too.
Basically, this game is doa for me.

Thats a higher percentage than I thought the pro would experience and would suggest it's been a success as I doubt Sony would have expected much more.
Portal attach figures are also very good for such a niche device.

I've been all digital for a long time now, so seeing more and more people doing the same does not surprise me at all.

Love the look of this. If the story is interesting I'll be there to play it for sure, especially at the price.
It's a shame they've dropped the Xbox version. If they are releasing on PC then I wouldn't expect an xbox version to be difficult to compile from that code, but I'm sure they will have reasons.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner I had every 5* creature, played in a top guild.... I was so hooked. It was always on. Spent far too many £k over 5 years. Never again!

I loved Black Flag, so I'm prepared to wait.
However, when you look at what they did with Skull and Bones, I'm not sure my patience will be rewarded....

5 years of summoners wars taught me not to go near these titles. It was a lesson learnt the hard way and now anything with such mechanics is an absolute no go area for me.

@rockodoodle Yes mate agreed! Though we have two decent TV's in our lounge so me and the wife often play Forza Horizon at the same time on big screens. I was impressed with it on the portal too, but I choose big screen over small when I can!

@lazarus11 Yes mate the audio in particular is excellent. I cant wait till the end of the day to go back and experience more! 😁

Nice. I'll play it on Game Pass, but I'll buy it for PS5 to play on the pro

@lazarus11 Well I have to say after a few hours, this is really excellent, Im absolutely absorbed and hooked and I can see why you like it so much. The art direction and visual style is really lovely, the story is intriguing and well acted and Im enjoying it all enormously. Delighted 👍

I practically live and breathe games, but somehow this one completely slipped under my radar!
I'm totally up for a game of this type and at £25 I'm definitely going to jump in!
Thanks for the article Liam, I might never have seen this without 👍

**Update. Eurogames.com has really good deals on PSN credit atm - save about %16 even on lower top ups. This game is now downloading for about £21... look forwards to playing it.

@Gunbeld Your comment is one of the few realistic and intelligent comments in this section.
Sony has been buying panels and chips to make its TV's for many years. The secret to their best of breed sets is their video processing logic, which is still the best. As you rightly said, if we see TCL's now excellent panels matched with Sonys finesse for the video processing, we may get the quality Sony still deliver on their sets at better prices.
I've always owned Sony sets. Right now I also own a Panasonic and an LG C1. I would never buy another Panasonic or LG - really dislike them, and Samsung have no dolby vision, so not even in contention. I hope the Sony Bravia name lives on and is worthy of its past.

@DonkeyFantasy It's got 500 - 600 titles already, it don't need no fleshing out....

Love these articles and their recommendations. I've often bought games having seen them/ being reminded of them in the previous features, and this is no exception, Im getting at least 3 of these, backlog or no!
Thank you for putting these together 🙏

Premium is excellent. For £2 there's an extensive library, streaming support ( I use this to test games before committing to the download), and all the Demos. Having access to the Demos has seen me buy games I would not have gotten a chance to try and I value that highly. It's less than a coffee per month. This continued rhetoric that its poor value is really silly.

Update will be great but I'm happy with my pro's already, any improvement will be the cherry on top.

@Northern_munkey If I make it that far! 🤣

Got infinite wealth and Village, but they are great additions. Also want to try the other titles here, so a good month for me.
I'm GPU as well and frankly this line up at £10 beats the hell out of the stuff GP has been adding for £25 - for me anyway. That will change maybe when they release some 1st party stuff?

Any gameplay would be better than none. I genuinely appreciated the artistic endeavour of the title, but its not much of a game in any way.

Trails in the Sky, First Chapter. Looks like I might complete the game this weekend, and I have to say its been really endearing and fun to play.
I need to return to Space Marine II and complete that - thats a different vibe!

Whatever you all are playing, I hope you have a great weekend!

@OldGamer999 Another angry post over some BS with you then stating youve thrown away a product when you clearly havent. If you genuinely threw away an A95l instead of buying a £50 hdmi 2.1 switch unit then your as crazy as your posts! But you have form on this and have been caught lying on these sites multiple times now, Im baffled as to why you continue to do it?
As for these covers, I guess its a nice option if you want it, but I wont lose sleep not having it available for my pro's. The pro is really only for 5 to 10% of ps5 players, so it makes sense to aim for the biggest slice of users rather than pro's..

oh joy! Great trailer. Im retiring on Feb 26th, so I think this will be my first game played in retirement...

Really enjoyed the game, one of the better looking open worlds this gen. With a quality dlc and and a useable 3rd person perspective, its a no brainer for me to revisit this.

Id be interested in this title... if I ever get time!

Trails in the sky: first chapter. Wasn't sure at first, but 40 hours in and Im enjoying the busy work and characters a lot.
I might try outer worlds 2 again. I gave it a cursary look and fell off quick, but it deserves more than that!

Whatever you play this weekend, I hope you have fun!

I might have fallen off the game after 30 hours (with no desire to return), but the story of the studio making this game and their achievement of (almost) universal acclaim, is definitely the story of the year and I hope it will inspire others with a dream and an idea.
Not my pick, but I applaud it anyway 😀

@RobN Thats ok mate, im well aware of the issues and understand where its been trained, your not shattering a dearly held view 👍
When I suggested ai can be a useful tool, I wasnt thinking of chatbots. I was thinking of tools anylising lots of data, like medical results and deep spce probe data or even video upscaling and restoration which is where Ive used ai myself in the past

Really interesting list Sammy. Given me an incentive to look at some titles I might never have given a chance, so thank you!

Thank you! I had missed this update, but Im really intrigued by what seems to be a large new set of features.
This was already, ironically, a 'time stealer'. Dare I go back and get sucked back in? Hell yeah 👍

Not even close. The menu clearly has inspiration from Persona 5, which E33 clearly borrowed from too. Apart from that, theres nothing.

Definitely in my top 3, so nice to see it here. I thought it was better than Got in every area, and it was nice to play a game which performed, was almost bug free, and didnt try and exhort more cash from me. If only every game were made to this standard...

@Northern_munkey Happy Christmas mate! Im wasted and fat, just as it should be 😀

@EfYI I really am delighted you love it so much. If I didnt have a backlog its gonna take a year to clear, maybe Id try anyway, but it makes sense to play the stuff I think I might enjoy before the stuff I think I wont 😀 One day it might be really really cheap and I jump in and love it. Ill try and remember and message you here says ng 'you were right!'

@EfYI Thank you for advising me on all that. But you ask me what I want my RPGs to be and Ill answer : pure escapism.
I dont want real medieval history, its just not what I play games for. Id rather the tired old 'elves and dwarfs magic kingdom' or those poorly written but sweet childish tales from a 'cuddly' jrpg. Thats just what Im looking for.

It does sound like Im missing a fantasticly crafted world, well written characters and intelligent system designs though, which is a shame. But I just dont want to be a medieval peasent in a harsh world, the role itself is just not one I wish to inhabit.
Respect to everyone who does, and gets to enjoy such a well put together rpg though.. shame, but I cant change what Im seeking...

Arcade Archives are always pricey. BUT, the are incredibly accurate versions of the title, so if you want an accurate version of an old arcade classic, they are the way to go.
Ive bought a lot of classic schumups on arcade archives, like x multiply, and they are all really good, but bare bones. I recommend a decent arcade stick to play these like they originally felt!

PS Sammy, working today is commitment thats above and beyond. I hope you get some rest and chill time too.. 😀

7 and lucky to get that. When questions ask you 'what is the metascore' for a title, you either guess or look it up, and theres no point taking part if your looking stuff up!! Thats not general knowledge, but I guess everyone has the same questions 😀

AI as a tool is useful.
AI generated art however is other peoples stolen art mashed together to try and avoid copyright. Its using other peoples work and ideas with no credit and no payment, of course corporations love it.
I hope this team dont use it for producing art assets as they have great artists on the team - no need to steal others art work.

KCD2 might be the best open world, but I'll never get to know as its a game I'd hate. Since the inception of rpgs theres been two schools with one opting for total realism, eating, toileting, encumberence cleaning etc etc. Ive always been a guy who wants to escape into a virtual living world to not bother with such things so tge title has zero appeal.
I really loved GOY so that probably gets my vote, but Ive not played DS2 yet and I think that will be up there.
I did play Atomfall and Ive no idea why its here at all, didnt think the game was that good, and short of the art style, I didnt find the open world an impressive one at all. Horses for courses as they say and I appreciate we are all different, a subjective opinion is just that, it cant be wrong 😀

Great list, all worthy titles.. and its reminded me I should play Trials!

Blue Prince was so captivating. I loved the way you gradually exposed new levels of game play..

@EfYI lol, Im ever hopeful, but you make a good point😂

If thats a stipulation of the award then its absolutely the correct decision.
Theres an arguement for for stating that shouldnt be a rule, but given that it is and sandbox appears to have been a bit duplicitous, its a fair cop. Its hardly going to damage E33, and it does mean other titles do get a look in, so I dont have an issue with this.

Another for the pink hair & panties fan club.
I havent seen an interesting character design in a game of this genre for a long time, which saddens me.

At least this one seems to have some stand out differences such as the urban settings, so maybe the lack of originality in characters is balanced by some genuine inventiveness in the gameplay loop? At least you can find out for free, which is always genuinely welcome.

Appreciate the list Aaron. None of these titles would be in my list, though Ive not tried Hell is Us, so that could be a contender. Im not into multiplayer at all which is probably why our lists would be so divergent, Ive 410 hours in original Elden Ring for example, but would never play Nightreign it destroys most of what I enjoy about the original! Happy xmas mate 👍

Just made a big hifi upgrade, so Ive been revisiting old favourite music and listening with glee as I hear new details in recordings Ive listened to for 40 years!
I hope to game some on Sunday afternoon and will likely return to Unicorn Overlord, which Ive found strangely compelling.
Whatever you are playing, I hope you have fun!

@Hyena_socks You make a valid point. I met and befriended a lot of illustrators and concept artists in my 20 years in the industry. The majority of them are out of work and they all tell me it's because companies are using AI to make and then develop concepts. Whatever can be said of AI, it seems it is already making a lot of people redundant.