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@Perturbator The deluxe edition has a great steelbook, although it’s a bit overpriced I think… But I agree ; another cover with a tough white guy holding his weapon. Blech… Especially goofy since the game has incredible art design! At least you can see the weird monster face/hole in the background.

Absolutely loved the demo, and have been thinking about the game ever since. The art design is fantastic, as is the music, and the mystery/puzzle dynamic is really good. Loved the combat too; challenging but rewarding on brutal difficulty. Clicked on this review with cautious optimism, and so glad to see that the final product matches what I saw in the demo. Deluxe edition preorder validated! Can’t wait to get lost in this game!

Forgot about Metal Eden! Really enjoyed the demo, despite the performance issues. Hope they ironed those out; there’s a great game in there…

Said it before, but this month is ridiculous for games coming out… I’ve got Hell is Us and Cronos on order. Can someone invent a machine that stops time so I can play all these games?!

PushSquare gonna be busy this month!!

@WolfyTn No, but that does look good. Ordered Hell is Us, Cronos: The New Dawn, Silent Hill f, and Kirby Air Riders. And if Metroid Prime 4: Beyond actually releases this year, then I guess I’ll be breaking the bank for that too… 😅

Will be waiting on the physical for Switch 2. I’m excited to play this, but I’ve already invested too much in preordering like 4 new games to play through November. Probably will play the first game again too!

Not available in US yet. Also the game is only $60; not sure where the $70 is coming from

Not a fan of instant-fail stealth gameplay, but the rest sounds amazing! Definitely on my radar. Hellraiser is the tits!

Just delay the game and put the finished build on the disc. Obviously it’s too late, and I’m sure that’s easier said than done, with deadlines and such, but good grief. If Stellar Blade can do it, so can others.

September is totally insane. I am pumped to play Silksong, but I’ll be jamming on Hell is Us, Cronos, and Silent Hill f—(good lord that’s too many games)—so I’ll probably wait for the inevitable physical release for Silksong. There’s no rush to play games, thankfully, but I often feel the pressure to support devs with day one purchases. Is that crazy? Don’t answer… 😵‍💫

@Simu001 and Silent Hill f 😵‍💫 and Daemon X Machina 🫥

Gotta play Phantom Pain. Bought it on a deep sale WAY back, didn’t grab me so I out it down and moved on. Too many damn amazing games…

These weapon trailers are an awesome spectacle to behold, but also make the game look way too easy. Hope they get the balance right for those higher difficulties!

Enjoyed the first game, even if I didn’t finish it lol. It plays so well on the Pro now

Oh god, this comes out the same day as Cronos… and then Silent Hill f three weeks later… September?!?!! 😳

@Tatarimokke @northern_munkey Thanks! Last I’d checked Amazon had nothing; they must have posted the day of the demo release.

Just got to the second location in the demo, and I came to say that I am absolutely loving this game so far!

Atmosphere and art direction: nailed it! Love the mix of contemporary/futuristic tech and ancient temples/weapons. Menus are limited while playing, which helps with immersion.

Story: interesting so far, with lots of lore to dig into. Civil war meets demonic monster invasion.

Combat: fun and engaging, but needs some tweaks, particularly with the healing pulse. Monsters are fun to battle, and their linking mechanic is challenging, especially when there’s more than one monster. Playing on merciless btw.

Navigation: love the menu interface, very Fallout/Zelda, and really enjoy how story threads and clues update as you play. I am not at all bothered by a lack of map or handholding, but I’m a Souls guy, so used to this. Love the compass item, very immersive.

Puzzles: relatively straightforward so far, but enjoying scanning for clues and navigating the items. Can see it getting more complex. Item collection for puzzle-solving is very old-school survival horror!

Excited to keep playing tonight to finish the demo. Will be purchasing for sure, and hoping for a physical release (any word?)!!

Kojima is a genius, and I will not hear otherwise! Taking my time with Death Stranding 2 - absolutely brilliant game. Let the man cook!

Team Ninja rarely misses. Platinum may have a miss or two, but also some epic, amazing games. With these two at the helm it pretty much guarantees greatness!

September is stacked in a way that is starting to feel ridiculous… Every single game cannot release in September and be successful…

That said, I really enjoyed the demo for this game, and hoping that the delay improved the game’s performance considerably 🤞🏼

Donkey King Bananza in space! Break those barriers, get those bananas!

Awesome, can’t wait to try this! Everything I’ve seen looks really interesting, but… will it be fun to play? Will it perform well? Questions will be answered!

@Dman10 It’s a big deal when the majority of third-party developers are no longer making actual carts with data. The key-cards force you to put a cart in your system to play a digital game—worst of both worlds. Plus Switch 2 has poor storage and went with a new (and expensive) storage format. It is not a vocal minority, I promise you; Nintendo fans are not happy, and are voting with their wallets.

Boom—pre-ordered. September is looking good for horror!!

Wowza! Babes across the board 😳

WOW! Time to get back into some Strive

Nightcrawler please!!

I’m on media blackout for this game, but so happy to hear that it’s receiving positive previews. It looks AMAZING ☠️

Glad to hear folks are enjoying it. Now just waiting on that Nintendolife review to tell us about Switch 2 performance. May be the rare pixel-art game I pick up on PlayStation, though!

Too many games in September…

Excited for this one; always love a soulslike with more contemporary, sci-fi vibes. Great to hear that it has puzzles too!

Maybe Sony wouldn’t release it; it looks like a very obvious ripoff of MGS. Lucky they aren’t getting sued, with the way things are going!

@nessisonett Good grief, just play the game

So tired of people complaining about “soulslike” over-saturation. There are SO many games out there to play. If you’re not interested, than don’t play it, and then shut up about soulslikes while you’re at it.

Looks amazing, had to stop watching halfway to avoid too many spoilers. Have to say, love that the game doesn’t take place on a space station the whole time!

Hope it’s a new IP!

We DO NOT need a remaster of Dark Souls 3 (performs beautifully on PS5).

A new Armored Core would be cool, but honestly I would love them to switch up the formula a bit. I loved the new one when I first got it, and it is fantastic, but I fell off because the mission-based formula just felt a bit dated and repetitive to me… I would honestly love to see them bring more exploration and an open world to Armored Core—there is SO much that could be done with it!

Was hoping this would be better, but not super surprised it’s a ‘meh’.
@quintumply How was performance? The NintendoLife review mentioned some issues on Switch 2…

Still need to play Ragnarok.. The original God of War reboot was absolutely fantastic, not sure how I haven’t played the sequel yet… But I’ll play whatever they put out!

Mmmmmmmmmkay…

Miike mode for me! Can I get a Gozu cow-head mask, too?!

A disc drive and a digital copy of Yotei… What the actual FUDGE Sony! 🤦🏻‍♂️

@get2sammyb Isn’t this from the Blasphemous developer? The new Shinobi is from Dotemu (Lizard Cube), right? Or am I having a brain fart…

Edit: Dotemu is in fact the publisher, but Game Kitchen is the developer

When can I get the “Druckmann in a Bass Pro Shop Hat” LEGO set?

@willi3su “forward-thinking mechanics” but also “clunky gameplay”… a confusing pairing of critiques…

They’ve pretty much blown it on the TV adaptation of Last of Us Part II, in my opinion, so yeah get back to the games Druckman. High expectations for Heretic Prophet—it looks amazing!

Seen all I need to see; looks and sounds amazing, can’t wait! Media blackout, baby!

Technically, it is unopened sitting on my media console as of an hour ago, but we’ll call that a yes!

Not very groundbreaking if there is no way to get your music off the app to share with people

@get2sammyb Makes sense—thanks for the response!

Combat sounds pretty unique and engaging!

@get2sammyb I’m curious, why didn’t you get on with the story in the demo you played? Or is it just the premise in general?

Combat looks good. I am hoping they really wow us with the art direction; high expectations after Silent Hill 2! Always ready to support the Bloobs!