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@Shad361 Amen - I have held off repurchasing a PS5 as the PS5 Pro should make console gaming more comparable to PC gaming AND without the admin and time treachery of expensive lego.

This is a 10.

Arguably, the TLOU2re raises the bar SO HIGH, it changes the criteria for grading future 10 scores.

And maybe that is what all 10's should have as a criteria.

I think the survey needs a fourth option which I would have "inked":

4. I only buy physical games to play then I sell when I am done.

This reminds me of when your favourite movie got a re-release on DVD from VHS.

Hoping the PS5 Pro will do all game at 4k 60fps.

I have zero interest in Spiderman, have not seen any movies nor would have any emotional connection whatsoever to a grown man in a latex jumpsuit.

However, I have seen some of the action in SM2 in several GOTY videos - it does look very, very fun.

Potentially what a "next gen" game really is.

Sold the PS5 a while back and have been Switching ever since.

I will defo bag the PS5 Pro for the games I want to play that are not currently on a Nintendo console:

Baldur's Gate 3 (100 hrs)
Elden Ring (100 hrs)
RDR2 (80 hrs)
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (80 hrs)
Crusader Kings 3 (100 hrs)
Mass Effect Legendary (100 hrs)
God of War Ragnarok (40 hrs)
Life of Pi (30 hrs)
Rise of the Ronin

I bought, read and cherished every copy of a magazine called Super Play - this really focussed on the SNES RPGs and gave insights into those that were not translated to English.

This article brings me back to the days of PS1 where I hunted down many of those referenced. Thanks!

I was just the right age for the content of the stories. The need to play JRPGs had laid dormant after the original FFVII.

Then, I played Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - GEDDIT!

I was hoping to get a PS Portal and a PS5 slim to play in an EV.

I believe, for this set-up to be fully mobile, it would require some kind of starlink-style internet connection as both devices require a constant wi-fi connection.

A (multiple device) mobile data hotspot from a cell phone would probably not work?

I am sure there is a genius out there that could solve the below:

To be able to use the PS Portal, independent of geographic location, from the same wifi-network that your (home) PS5 is connected.

Until that is a possibility, the Switch rocks enough.

Re-release the prior games already!

The music in these games. Incredible.

Any positives to take from this Season? I am trying to work out if three mates and I could play this online on Sundays.

@GamingFan4Lyf Same!

Please elaborate on the audio - the review is deafening without it.

@Genghis_Schlonng I'm off to Japan next month - the physical comes out in December. Hopefully it has the English voice over.

@Mikey856 Good man! I have a mate that finished Elden Ring though he has just bailed on Baldur's Gate 3 so it's not for everyone.

Hope you'll get to the decision point that works for you.

@Mikey856 Mate. I know what you mean. I completed Bloodbourne and DLC too! I love difficult but fair games. Larian games are not only challenging, they are on another level of "build" compared to From Software games (and nearly everything else out there I'd say).

I have just started playing Larian's previous game, Divinity Original Sin 2 (DOS2). Then I will play Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3).

Mate! It was initially tough. Rough. Opaque. I spent some time watching Fextralife's YouTube Guides. The reward for doing so has been SO GOOD. I understand it now when before I was ignorant about CRPGs.

The combat is very, very cool when you get to know the details.

DOS2 may well be a top 10 game for me (and I am only on Act 1 of 4).

Everything in DOS2 seems hand crafted and meaningful. There is no filler. And BG3 is regarded as a better game.

My advice. Spend a couple of hours (I know!) watching some Fextralife YouTube guides. They are enlightening, the guy does a decent job.

Then give it another go! BG3 may still not be for you but at least you tried.

I initially rage quit this and I was so happy to come back to Yarnham (!) a few months later.

Games are so very varied these days though Bloodbourne is my favourite AAA video game though probably not my favourite OVERALL game.

A masterpiece and cannot wait to play the remaster on the PS6.

All they need to do is refine the Chalice Dungeons and slowly add more features/monsters/items to those dungeons ala Dead Cells and WOW.

Yes! Loved 13 Aegis though Odin Sphere I think was over rated. This Unicorn Head definitely looks edible.

I will defo get this at some point!

@stefan771 This game is probably the pinnacle for turn based strategy ESPECIALLY with all the DLC. Pick up the base game and see what you think. Then wait for a sale on ALL DLC if you enjoy it.

You could argue Stellaris or Crusader Kings or Victoria or Europa Universalis or Hearts of Iron are better but Civilisation kind of does it through all the timelines.

Having this on Switch is just ridiculous. From being hunched over an Atari ST in the 80s to playing this in the palm of your hand....

On a brighter note, gives an indication of the tech available for mass production i.e. Switch 2 which i hope is 1440p in handheld or 4K.

Is there anyway to tap into your home Wifi remotely (i.e. in another country) from some kind of app so that it plays your library in a "cloud like" manner. Cloudy.

Man, looking forward to this game. It is out on Switch as well at some point.

@NoToSheep Ah right you are! The collectors edition only includes a code.

My biases got the better of me.

@KillerBoy Not atm unless you pick up the collectors edition. I literally just searched out the same info.

@deathaxe Agree sir. Baldurs Gate 3 tattoo incoming.

I had this on Vita!!!! It is great on Android too.

I was hoping it would come to Switch as it has a touch screen too.

Lucas Pope - get it on Switch chief.

You deserve every Arstotzkan ruble and gapik you can get!

This article is partially false and misleading.

As much as I love Larian games (DOS/DOS2), they have already had 30% of their shares acquired by a company that has links to/controlled by the Chinese Communist Party: Tencent.

Tencent employ over 7,000 members of the Chinese Communist Party.

Horizon Remake Yawn

@Ralizah I am waiting for a Switch version too. Inscrpytion and hopefully:

Noita
Vampire Survivors
Wildermyth

Mass Effect Legendary please.

The Last of Us Remastered alongside Unchartered 4 on PS4 were the first two video games that I played after a 10 year video game hiatus (2008-2018 just board games).

I was BLOWN AWAY by The Last of Us.

I LOVED the second game too.

I am glad this version exists. This is one of the few games I will likely come back to again throughout my life to revisit those memories of awe from the first play through.

Like my favourite board games that get remade or updated (Through the Ages, Terra Mystica, Eclipse, Agricola, Netrunner, Summoner Wars), The Last of Us is a masterpiece and deserves the same treatment.

It is Bottled Lightning that should continue to be updated as each Sony Console releases.

I'm in! Artistic style looks boss.

@somnambulance Switch!

Curse of the Dead Gods was very good when it was released and has become improved over time by the devs with balance and content. I strongly recommend perseverance to understand the combat system. Difficult but fair. Stoked for Ravenswatch!

Anyhow, roguelikes are not for all. Hades is probably still the best starting point with Dead Cells/Slay the Spire also on the podium.

This looks cool and hopefully Monster Train will be out at some point.