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If SE releases a FF game with old-school turn-based combat with ATB and a good combat system, it will be a day-one purchase for me. I was raised by these games and would love to see a comeback. If they decide to include "real-time" activities like dodge/parry then do it, it seems it works nice in Clair.

started playing since it was a PS Plus game and was looking forward it, but this looks more like a mouse and keyboard game to me. I am tempting on getting this on Steam, would be better for my habit I would say. But looking forward the expansion, the time I played the game was fun.

@ShogunRok to be honest I would prefer a proper Berserk anime than a game. The 90’s animation without blood and a bit toned down was okay and the disaster cgi anime from a few years ago was terrible. Would love a 1:1 manga:anime berserk with the animation of the Golden age movies.

yeah I was disappointed when I read the blog about that. While I love Berserk and the armors look perfect, I am not paying 2000+ platinum (which armor normally costs) for one set. Will try to unlock the "free" ones at least.

I am a huge mecha anime fan, one of the first I’ve ever watched was Macross in the late 80’s. Got recently Super Robot Wars 30 on Steam, will pick this one but a bit later.

The trailer looked great, cannot wait to play it on my new rig. I loved both the reboots and even liked the “higher” difficulty of Eternal, although they could cut the platforming.

@Shepherd_Tallon unfortunately, I believe if they release Berserk inspired armour, it might be on the shop (paying platinum). Crossing fingers for some free unlockable stuff

I am still playing every season of D4, and as a huge Berserk fan (got all mangas, watched both anime versions), I am more than curious about what this cooperation will be about.

this will be great if true. would love to have a portable device running games directly instead of streaming. of course lower resolution is okay due to a smaller screen. the only thing I am afraid is, since the reveal of the Switch 2 price, that this possible new PS portable could be way too expensive. Lets see if true and then we might talk.

never played an extraction shooter and from the gameplay videos of some of the most popular, it doesnt seem like my type of game. wish this game success, since it might bring the money Sony needs for more SP games, although many people comparing the chara design to Concord is not the best.

I dropped The Outer World approx 2/3 into the story, I just got bored, I had the impression that after the first third, everything else was more of the same (not in a good way). Lets see how the sequel plays.

I might be one of the last still playing D4 but to be honest I still enjoy engaging in their seasons. Doesnt take too much to complete the Journey and I kinda like the gameplay (also I can play it while watching something on the TV).
The first expansion was a bit of disappointment, short and personally didnt like the new class (reminded me too much of the Monk of D3). Waiting for the second expansion until 2026... Blizz might loose most of their playerbase by then.

i was ready to preorder the switch 2 but there is no reason after this direct, if I got it correctly:

• 469€ base price, increase from 329€, that is a 42,5% price increase if the math is correct.
• only one Nintendo 1st party game on release, Mario Kart, physical game price 90€ (from what I read, no confirmation yet), which is a 50% price increase
• lots of multiplatform games that, unless you are a nintendo only gamer, most people already have or have on a "better" system
  I will get the Switch 2 but earliest on Christmas, so far only three games are interesting for me.

@KawakiisaFraud to be honest Nintendo fans do not expect PS5 level specs, I consider myself a Nintendo "fanboy" (I still have my original SNES from the early 90s) but I expect just better Nintendo games (for multiplatform I have PS5 and a newly upgraded PC).
On another note, while it is understandable that there will not be an OLED version on release (if I remember correctly the OLED switch was released more than three years after the OG), it is a bit of a shame, have both and love the OLED screen.

In regards the specs, there were "leaks" that the Switch 2 will have some version of nVidia DLSS, the leaks telling us that Nintendo showcased Breath of the Wild on upscaled 4k at 60fps on the Switch 2. In this regard I am very curious about that.
Personally I would love to finally have trophies/achievements support, that is a thing I find stopping myself from 100% games on Switch.
On a last note, another leak states that pre-orders will go live right after the direct and my wallet is already ready for that (expecting a price upto 500€).

after a long time I am happy, I was asking folks here about Robocop and almost bought it, so glad for that. And while I am not a totally digimon fan, I heard good thinks about this jrpg. finally a good month for me.

dont really think this is a system seller, but it looks promising for the future of the Pro. I was looking forward it but the price put me aside (the money went for upgrading my PC), but glad to hear Sony is working with third parties on getting the most of the Pro.

@B0udoir from what I read I thought that the issue with Dragons Dogma 2 was mostly processor, and that MHW had a similar issue. My PC is a Ryzen 9800X3D and a RTX5080 (which will arrive in a week), so I was deciding in between PS5 and steam. will look a bit more into performance, I enjoy more playing these type of games on the couch but if the performance is way better on PC i think I will go Steam with this one.

@B0udoir that is good to know, still have to wait for my GPU to arrive so I will have time to decide. thanks for the feedback, mate.

a bit of offtopic: people who are playing MHW on base PS5, is the performance still average as on release? if I remember correctly performance mode tended to not achieve locked 60fps and even when it reached, the graphics were not that good? I am thinking of getting the game in a month or less but not sure if Steam or PS5 so any feedback would be appreciated.

Did i read it correctly? A non-binary character in feudal Japan? That sounds… interesting. I am curious about the sales of this game, I have all AC games upto Valhalla (buying Mirage soon), but I am not the target audience of this one so I will pass. But I would like more AC games (i may be on the minority that actually likes Ubisoft open world games) so lets see if this one sales well.

No physical game disc on collectors edition should be banned.

love playing on handhelds (have multiple nintendo and sony consoles) and would love to have a Sony handheld, but without the "stream only". Maybe if the rumored Xbox handheld comes out later this year and is it successful (to a certain degree), Sony gets motivated to release a proper handheld of their own (a steam deck-like, able to download and play your PS4 and PS5 library at a reduced resolution, would be perfect).

@heavyartillery56 i honestly doubt, from what I talked with a friend who is a bigger fan than me (has a custodes and salamanders armies) the missing primarchs and their legions might stay as that forever. There are a lot of hints about the primarchs in many books but nothing concrete. Live reading fan theories about those.

Just got Space Marine 1, want to finish it first, but being a huge fan of W40K lore (read all HH novels) I am happy this series is getting more game(s).

never played advance wars or a clone of those games, looked interesting enough for me to get the switch remaster for both advance wars games just to drop it in the last mission of the first game. it got too "samey" for me. that lead to drop wargroove from my wishlist.

Folks hope you continue with this format, some good picks that weren't yet in my wishlist. Looking forward to find these type of articles for most (if not all) sales

anybody that played both college football 25 and madden 25 that could recommend which to pick (if you can only choose one)? I am into American football, follow games from time to time, and got Madden 22 but didnt play yet. Not yet into US college football, but know some of the teams and that the stadiums and fans are great.

I ejnoyed Far Cry primal, 5 and its sequel. I might be one of the few who actually like ubisoft-style open worlds. But all was SP, not really interested into MP-only farcry.

never played these games (was a WoW player for too much time), but these are the type of games I know I will enjoy. Love the possibility of recruiting plenty of heroes, that is an added bonus; however, too many games right now so I will wait for a discount.
Edit: does it have two platinums or one? any estimations for how long till platinum?

I still have the impression this gen has not even properly started yet, with all cross-gen games. Actual gen only games are not that many and those are mostly poorly optimized on start. If the next gen comes earlier, then game developers will be even more lazy on optimizing games... lets see how it goes.

I appreciate these type of articles, I buy 95% of my games on sale and it is good to know of games out of my wishlist.
Btw: anybody that played Robocop, how is the control on gamepad? From the gameplay looks more like a keyboard and mouse game (at least for aiming).

it seems the performance on console is similar to Dragons Dogma 2, which is still not great after a longer time. I guess I will get it on Steam in spring, when I plan to upgrade my rig.

@AgentGuapo got the platinum for immortals, fun gameplay, story was meh but didnt mind it (but I am one of the few that kinda still likes ubisoft style open world games), as you said for that price it is a good deal.

@Slideaway1983 thank you, mate, that was a good description. and 50 hours looks like a fine time for a platinum.
@Odium it could be that it is just not the genre for you after all, however, it could be that musou games with a bit more of a "story" could be better for you? hard to tell, I played a lot of them, specially I enjoyed the latest samurai warriors, both hyrule warriors, the last fire emblem warriors (just got the first which I will play soon) and (as a one piece fan) Pirate warriors 3 and 4. I would say that hyrule warriors age of calamity had a great story, but maybe you might need to be familiar with Breath of the Wild before playing that one.

@Odium warrior games are not for everybody, i would even say that they are for a very small audience of gamers. but I do believe that those who like this šgenre (like myself) play most if not all of the games.
regarding this game, I went through a lot of Steam reviews and I will wait for a discount. Still undecided in what platform should I pick it. Any info on how long to platinum?

Stellar Blade was my personal GotY, love it and the road to Platinum was less grindy than expected. Looking forward their next game, either a sequel or another game in the same style.

just stated the latest season of Diablo 4, that might take two weeks based on my gaming time for that. otherwise Warriors Orochi 4 from time to time.

Well an RPG with classic turn based combat, nice graphics and interesting looking chars, understandable that the demand is high (these days classic turn based combat is mostly a rarity would say). I am also looking very forward for this release.

Both will coexists and many people will buy both ( I have a switch and a ps4 and ps5 and will get a switch2). They will compete on gamers time and imho in casual players attention.
As for comparing graphics… comparing a switch and ps graphics performance is like comparing a ps and gaming pc performance: both comparisons are irrelevant.

I think I will never expect musou games to be “critically acclaimed”, since I believe they are “too niche” for most people. I would say most musou fans will add +1/+2 to most reviews and will be happy with that. You either love musou games (minority of gamers) or you find the gameplay boring (mostly due to repetition)

As a huge musou fan this reads for me as a 9/10. Repetition is a part of this genre so it is not a con for me. Looking forward to this very much but I have so many good games that I will wait a bit.
@ShogunRok any estimation about the time for the Platinum?

After getting the Platinum for Stellar Blade I finally started Hogwarts Legacy. Not too much time yet (just got to the dorm after the sorting ceremony) but so far I like it, going for this Platinum as well.

I also thought that the DLCs will be free, I will not get this game (have all assassin’s creed games but valhalla) but I hope for the ones that will that they will not be charged for the DLCs.

Just got 10€ credit, have some 400 points left. Not the best system but well, better than nothing.

@Shepherd_Tallon i will definetily recommend to buy a paper version of Berserk. The art is too good to read only digital (as many other mangas).
I might be interested but it will totally depend on the content. Start with all Shonen Jump old and ongoing and add classics, lets see how it goes.

Ive been watching anime since i was a kid (end of the 80s), and seeing the results of anime/manga against the western counterparts (eg demon slayer outselling us comic books in a specific year) tells why Sony is pushing for that.
As mentioned before I am also hoping that Crunchyroll will become part of PS+ some day.

I liked Zero Dawn gameplay, I loved Forbidden West gameplay, I thought both games had one of the worst scripts in gaming ever (skipped the later half of the games story). I am curious how a movie will translate from game, hope it will not be as bad as most movies based on games.

Already have NfS, not interested in SS but a friend told me the stabley parable is good so maybe in the future. Not terrible choice I would say

If the leaks are true, nvidia will officially reveal the rtx5000 series, hoping with a release date. Investing the money intended for the ps5pro into a new gaming pc and kinda hoping the new cards will be available before spring.