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BG3 will win but Alan Wake 2 deserves to IMO. Such an incredible game with by far the most originality and big swings on the technical side of things that were knocked out of the park.

10! Amazing game and easily my GoTY in a year of fantastic games. Blew my expectations out of the water.

Where’s Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name?!? That’s my most anticipated game over the next two months.

Yeah, the lack of Movies Anywhere makes it a hard no to buy anything on PlayStation. Come on Sony. Even Microsoft participates in MA!

Sounds fun! Will definitely check this out on GamePass.

Kept having trouble getting away from this game over the weekend. Soooooooo good. Easily my GoTY so far. Nothing, even BG3, comes close IMO. So well designed and unlike anything before.

That perfect 10 score here was spot on! This is how you raise the bar, not only for a sequel but for next gen gaming.

Probably should have mentioned it’s Nightdive doing this remaster. That alone makes it legit worth looking forward to.

Should have included the option “No, I’m just going to play the HD Collection”.

Pretty low on my list right now. I haven’t even finished the first one - started to get bored with the story and repetitiveness. This has been the year of the RPG for me with BG3, FF 16, Sea of Stars, Chained Echoes and Starfield. Add Super Mario Wonder, ToTK and Diablo 3 as well as a few surprises like Lies of P, Hi-Fi Rush and Cocoon and that’s pretty much my year in gaming.

But it’s all about SM Wonder this weekend!

Good for Sony (though it’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder that I’ll be buying and playing today).

@Sakai Ubisoft+ is also available on Xbox. But it’s a joke at $17.99 a month. Even if it includes newer games, Ubisoft game prices drop like a rock.

Have a feeling Baldur’s Gate 3 (96 with 131 total reviews on OpenCritic) or Tears of the Kingdom (96 reviews with 151 reviews on OpenCritic) will be taking home most GoTY prizes, but this will probably at least be nominated.

Is the snow yellow?

Sony Core would have to join MA for me to even think about buying a movie through them.

More GamePass fodder. /s

Can’t wait to play this!!!

@Shigurui Thanks! I’ll redownload it to check out.

@QuietintheCorner It’s not just you. I’ve seen a bunch of comments here about not wanting to get a game because it’s on GamePass. Judge a game on its merits. Not whether it’s on GP.

I played some on GamePass and can’t wait to try it again with this patch. It had promise but needed some work. Ridiculous that people pass on games because they think they’re “GamePass fodder”. Is Lies of P just “GamePass fodder”? Sea of Stars (also on PS+ Extra) also just “fodder”?

There are some great indie games I’ve played on GamePass so it’s your loss if you don’t want to play a game just because of it. The stupidity of console wars.

FWIW, I know many people, including myself, who are still having a blast with Starfield. But surely commenters on a PlayStation site know best.

Splitting my time between it and BG3 on my PS5. Great times for RPG fans!

Played a bit at launch and was taken back at how much better it felt, particularly in combat.

Fired this back up and can’t pinpoint exactly what has changed (other than looking through the list). It’s been a while but gotta say it feel great so far.

A shame this is coming when I’m already juggling Starfield, Baldur’s Gate 3, AC 6 and Lies of P!

But definitely will go back and finish this.

I don’t know any Xbox player that suddenly thinks the series is “theirs”. They’re just happy to be able to play them on GamePass. Nothing wrong with that.

Anyway, excited for both of these!

Playing on GamePass. Enjoying it so far!

@DefiledViper Yeah because 25+ million have access to it via GamePass. It’s impressive that it’s on the list at all.

I don’t care about console wars but when the f*** did an 83 become a bad game?

Also, it’s 86 on OpenCritic which combines PC and Xbox (87 on MetaCritic for PC FWIW).

86 is closer to what the game truly is overall. Pretty close to the 87 on OpenCritic for FF 16.

And I love both games!

The amount of toxicity here is truly sad. Have enjoyed Sony exclusives, but am also loving Starfield. Next to Oblivion as my favorite Bethesda game.

Am lucky to have both systems but when it comes down to it I’m just a gamer.

Maybe release it on EA Play and see if it finds a better audience? Might not hurt at this point.

Sure there’s some good games in there. But since most are at least 2 years old, I’ve played the ones I’ve wanted to play (mostly having grabbed them on cheap sales).

Already played most of these games. A few were on GamePass and already bought a few others (13 Sentinels is a great game). But I’ll give the new Star Ocean a try.

Switching between Starfield, Sea of Stars and Baldur’s Gate 3. What a time to be an RPG fan!

My issue is how large of a price hike it is. I’m in the US and a 35% increase at one time is ludicrous. Honestly was shocked when I saw how dramatic it was.

I’m set through 2/25 but will probably drop Extra at that point.

Sad news. They made some great games. Their latest, Shadow Gambit, may end up being one of favorites in the strategy genre.

What’s funny is that this is one of the lower reviews. It’s got a 94 on OpenCritic so far. Can’t wait to play it!

Playable on Series X already and I’m absolutely loving it!

Actually love this one more the Desperados III. It’s so much more accessible with wonderful writing and lots of different ways to approach each mission.

Wow. Think that’s the first perfect score on Eurogamer since they changed to the new system.

Edit: Forgot that Dave the Diver also got 5/5.

@KaijuKaiser Now up to an 88 on OpenCritic, lol. They’re going in the right direction. Can’t wait to get my hands on this!

@KaijuKaiser It’s still got an 85 average on OpenCritic currently. I don’t think people are going to be disappointed with review scores in general.

Not sure how this is different than having a phone with a controller.

FWIW, the game still has a 90 on OpenCritic even after including this site’s score (which is the lowest, of course).

https://opencritic.com/game/15352/quake-ii

I kind of disagree with the Diablo 4 criticism. The 25-30 hour main campaign did have a clear end-goal. So I was perfectly good with the original release in the state it was in. Did the post-release content need more thought? Yes, but the main release was fantastic on its own and has very few bugs. Not a game I would call “unfinished” at release.

And there’s still dozens of hours of content I haven’t played!

There’s a two-hour trial available with PS+ or the same trial on Xbox without a sub.

Definitely gonna try this after the stellar reviews it’s been getting.

A few backward compatible Xbox games on the list with the server fixes that occurred. Kind of interesting how they spiked after that.

Also finally coming to Xbox…

Not exactly sure where the “rock solid” PC port came from in the header. DF mentioned a ton of problems.

From the Eurogamer article:

“All of these issues give the impression that - once again - a PC port has launched when it's not in a fully polished state.” and “ Sony keeps shipping games with obvious problems at launch.”

Sounds good. Probably play it on my iPhone via Netflix.

I’d give it an 7-8 so far. The opening hours were great but then it slows down to a crawl. I’ve played 12 hours and outside of some boss fights (and those opening hours), I’ve been a bit disappointed after all the hype. Hoping it gets better and I’m just in a lull. That said if it is a lull, then it’s got some serious pacing issues.

Reminds me of Final Fantasy VII Remake where they added too much filler. And I haven’t even done many side quests.

Fingers crossed that it improves!

They announced this during this trial but they aren’t blocking it at all. It’s actually past their deadline and they had let it go with just some concerns. And just would continue to monitor it. This story and the headline are inaccurate.

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/469898/article/canada-had-objections-to-microsoft-activision-deal-but-didnt-act-on-time/

I own all of them (well, AW on Series X) but acknowledge that it’s a good month.