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I finished Xenoblade Chronicles 3 last weekend and it was such an overwhelmingly good game.

Now I’ll be Playing Path of Exile 2 on my PS5 until Christmas Day.

On PS5 I’m back to Mass Effect Legendary Edition about 2/3 of the way through Mass Effect 2. I beat the original and it has been in my top 5 games ever since. And playing it again…it’s staying there!

I’m also playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge with my 10 year-old daughter. It’s so fun and she is loving it! When I was a kid I would go to Pistol Pete’s Pizza to play Ninja Turtles on the arcade. I’m so happy to be able to share this nostalgia trip with my own kid. Pure gaming goodness.

@Westernwolf4 Thanks for the suggestions! Big sprawling rpg’s used to be my jam but I find myself not finishing them anymore. The last 40+ hour game I finished of Ghost of Tsushima earlier this year. Maybe that has ruined all other big open world games for me.

I’m not sure if this is a temporary phase or a permanent shift for me but I find that I no longer have an appetite for long games. I’ve reached the 20 hour mark in the last few games I’ve started and just lose the drive to keep playing. So I’ve been playing short games lately.

Anyone recommend some good shorter games on PS5? Like under 15 hours? I’ve got several on my Switch but would like some on the PS5. I have PS Plus Premium if that helps.

I’ve put FF7 Rebirth on hold right at the start of chapter 8 as I could no longer resist the urge to try Black Myth Wukong. And wow…I did not expect that game to become my GOTY. I don’t say this about many games but it is perfect.

I also snagged Far: Lone Sails on my Indie Box (Switch) for dirt cheap so I’ll be playing through that this weekend as well.

@Duck_Farmer You’ve got like 1,000 hours waiting in your backlog!

@NieR_Dark I envy you. I wish I could experience that game for the first time again.

@Michael2008ish Oh I’ll definitely go back to Cloud after Chapter 7.

I’m about to finish Chapter 7 in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I definitely did not expect Yuffie to be the most fun character play as. Her combat mechanics are great!

I’ve also gotten back into Marvel Snap.

The last full game I bought at launch was Dying Light 2. Since then I’ve only purchased a few DLCs at launch (Phantom Liberty and The Final Shape). But now I always wait for sales and patches.

@Jimmer-jammer I agree that Rebirth is better than Remake. But I just don’t think the open world was necessary. Maybe this opinion will change as I get further into the game. The story-telling and character building in Rebirth is much better than Remake but I kind of miss the focus of Remake. Does that make sense?

I’ve just hit chapter 5 in FF7 Rebirth. I’m finding Queen’s Blood to be one of the best card-based mini games I’ve played. I like it more than Gwent!

Other than that, Chernobylite keeps tempting me but I don’t typically play more than one game at a time. We will see if I can resist until I finish Rebirth. But who knows how long that’ll take!

I think $700 is way too much for a PS5 Pro. But $700 isn’t going to get you a powerful PC either. At least not if you include a monitor, Widows 11 license, mouse, and keyboard.

I finally picked up FF7 Rebirth. Just a few hours in but it’s already amazing. So many improvements over Remake and seems like a lot more investment in character development too. I believe it’s going to end up being my favorite JRPG of all time.

Also checking out the New World open beta.