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Not quite a ‘franchise’ yet, but we can add Cronos to that list—fantastic game!

Let’s hope this means a patch for Silent Hill f (and 2remake) are in the pipeline…

Lady Dimitrescu costume?! SOLD. Now where’s the physical with steelbook!

This looks great, sign me up!

Will definitely play this someday. The bland environments and story turn me off, but I’m sure it’s easy to ignore when the combat is so exciting.

Sounds good! Great updates, and love the focus on a single player campaign. This is one of the few Xbox games I ever played (on a friend’s machine in college). I’d definitely check this out. Now put the full game on the disc, ya dummies!!

This looks awesome, but I’m happy enough with my lil’ posable Astrobot nendoroid!

Watching gameplay videos of this, and it looks like super-difficult to read combat in the absolute blandest of environments. I’ll take Nioh 3 over this game, thanks!

That’s fantastic news. I still need to finish Rebirth. Loved the main stuff, but just got exhausted with checking open world boxes—I must do it, though, even if it’s ‘meh’!!!

Much to the surprise of absolutely no one…

Not sold yet, but happy to see the machine-steampunk stuff popping up; game looked like a pretty generic medieval fantasy world before.

Unless there’s some significant upgrade to PS5 games, I will not be buying at launch. With a PS5 Pro and a huge backlog of games (and a Switch 2) I am totally set.

Zero interest in these games. I see enough war and killing on the news, thanks.

I really wanted to like the first one, but the combat was stiff and the whole vibe was too anime-schlock for me. Hard pass…

I am shocked! I thought for certain it would be Silksong. Can’t wait to play this (after I finish Silksong…)

Arc System Works can do it, they are masters at what they do. Excited to try this out at some point, hopefully we get a open demo closer to launch.

Had to vote Silksong bc it’s been my main focus; phenomenal game though! Cronos has been my alternate, and is a lot of fun too, so honorable mention. Haven’t started Silent Hill f or Hell is Us yet, but can’t wait.
Crazy-good month!!

Love this first impressions article! Makes way more sense than asking everyone to give a score after the game has been out for a week or two only. Would love to see more of these first impressions articles in the future, especially for those of us that have busy schedules and really take our time with games.

Amazing! Ready for a revisit for sure!

These polls are going out way too soon…

@tameshiyaku It’s an issue with the Pro, not the base 5. I finished Silent Hill 2 on my base model before getting the Pro and it was glorious! Sold that base model though after getting my Pro… One of these days I need to reinstall SH2 to see what all the fuss is about; Silent Hill f is coming first though!

Sold my PS4 Pro years ago, shortly after I got my PS5. Amazing generation, for sure; if it weren’t for backwards compatibility on the 5 I would have never sold it. The sound of that thing though, good god…

Really enjoying Cronos so far! Gameplay may be a bit derivative, but the story, art direction, and atmosphere have me hooked! Confirmation that Bloober has indeed leveled up; excited for what comes next!

Probably put 300 hours into the game in my life. I’m good for now lol

Definitely excited for this one, looks unique and challenging. Love a good sci-fi epic, too!

Cronos >>> Silent Hill f >>> Hell is Us >>> (finish) Death Stranding 2
Then on my Switch 2… keep on Silksongin’

Gaaaah!! Can’t wait for this!
Looks INSANE!!

Gotta finish Cronos (and Silksong) first, but picking up my copy tomorrow. EXCITED!

This was the highlight for me. I am missing X-Men SO hard these days. Love me some Wolverine, and this looks like the game I was hoping for. Now we just need a solid story and we’re rockin’.

What a terrible looking controller.
Good gravy…

Returnal is absolutely amazing, and Saros looks no different. Wondering if there will be some crossover, story-wise, because it is very obviously ‘Returnal 2’. We shall see!

Y’all are TOUGH to please!

That trailer in the PS store is incredible. Game looks creative and hilarious!
“Never change, mate!”

Happy with my Pro. It cleans up a lot of games that had issues on PS4/5 (e.g., Alien Isolation, ReBirth, Rubicon, etc.). Plus the games that it does work well on are flippin amazing. Happy with my purchase.
But… Konami needs to get their sh*t together…

I have been really happy with my Pro. This one is on the devs/publisher. There is absolutely no excuse for not including the option to just turn this stuff off in the settings. Total fail on their part. Hopefully we get a patch soon, at least to turn PSSR off!

Are we seeing the performance issues cropping up elsewhere in other reviews?

@czar_khastik Glad you mentioned the steelbook, hadn’t seen this! Hoping my local store still has them available for preorder…

Continuing my adventure in Silksong (multi-prong attack on the Citadel, just beat the Last Judge); also installed my physical copy of Cronos. Going to be a challenging but fun weekend!

GOOD LORD DATS VIOLENT

@Fiendish-Beaver All good! I should have written physical. Can’t wait to play this one; loved the demo. Seems like a very special game!

@Fiendish-Beaver Deluxe physical ships September 29 🫤 But on the bright side, other games exist!

Both! Preordered the physical deluxe of Hell is Us, which doesn’t come out until the end of the month. Playing (and loving) Silksong in the meantime.

But I get why the Hell is Us team was frustrated; Silksong came out of nowhere. But also… 🤷🏻‍♂️ If your game is good, people will play it. Word of mouth is still vital. Look at Expedition 33. Anyways, I am still excited for Hell is Us!

I can see a remaster with some QOL upgrades (and a freshly updated price) happening, but a full remake? Nah…

Still waiting on some love for Xenogears!

I heard that new Marvel is nuts! Like, people are actually going crazy when they play it! NO SPOILERS!

Demo was fantastic! I’ll be playing on my Switch2 though.

Not gonna lie, I’m not mad at this. Just got to Greymoore, and those f***ing birds are driving me NUTS 😑

This game looks absolutely insane and totally AMAZING. Day one. Sold. Add to cart. Grasshopper are at it again!

Now we just need a Killer7 remaster.

Played the demo on both Switch and PS5. The Switch version is, imo, unplayable due to its low framerate and overall jank. But I had a lot of fun with the PS5 (Pro) version. I definitely agree with Robert’s critique of the empty world and super-lame story/characters (blech…), but I think if you love mech combat and customization, there’s lot to like here. It’s a game where you can just turn your brain off and have fun with the mech power-fantasy. I will certainly pick it up down the road on a sale.

Will be jumping in this weekend. Team Bloobs is on a roll!

@Jammer I read 12 - 20 hours for completing the story, but also 25 - 50 if you’re seeking out and completing quests and exploring for secrets. Really depends on how you play the game; rush through or take your time. Reviewers are often on a timeline…

@Perturbator Better, right?! That’s how they get you to spend more! (Worked on me lol…)