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This is amazing!! This is where I was thinking the future would be.
PSVR's NextVR app gave me a taster of watching live footy and tennis, and the thought of watching a game live from the stands is incredible. You'll get the big match atmosphere from the comfort of your living room! The picture will have to be pretty clear though - the thought of watching a whole game with a fuzzy picture gives me a headache!

Xcom 2 was impenetrable to me. Played the tutorial and first level or two, then it got way too complicated. Not a fan of turn based games at all, although I did adore Steamworld Heist - only one ive ever enjoyed! Still, any month where I dont own any of the Plus games is a good one.

Can never get into Symphony. Started it umpteen times and it never grabs me. Weird coz Metroidvania is prob my fave genre. Resi 3 deserves to be on there too. My fave of the original trilogy.

Loved Heavy Rain, didnt like Beyond at all. Sure i'll enjoy this but wouldnt pay £50. Defo gonna purchase this one eventually, when its £20 in a sale. Disappointed in the reviews for this one. Typically polarising Cage! Hate it when a dev spends years and pours love and devotion into a project and it releases to mixed reviews!

PSVR is pretty cheap now when bought 2nd hand. Can find them with camera for £150. Really wish there was just "ONE" more Resi 7 type full game experience. Sony should really have made one or two NEW 1st party BIG games themselves. I just upgraded to the new PSVR headset with camera v2 for £180 (and then sold my original model for £200) as I'd had enough of scratching my Pro's HDMI socket by changing cables due to the HDR breakout box oversight.Think for a VR to be really successful it should be bundled with PS5 and ALL future games should have a VR mode in the same way that all games were supposed to have a Pro mode after the Pro was released. I restarted Resi 7 in normal mode the other day and switched back to VR after 5 mins. Just seems flat and dull now. Even in 4K HDR it pales in comparison to the lower res VR experience. Really looking forward to the next iteration ... higher res, wireless!
Downloaded that crappy Iniesta demo thing and got me thinking... really wish theyd live stream footy in VR. Set up a single 3D camera in one part of the stand at the Nou Camp (and all the other grounds) and let people watch the big game with their PSVR sets, with the crowd around them going nuts!

Vita couldve been so different. The initial model obviously had its shortcomings ... awful memo cards and 4(!!??) buttons less than what had been industry standard for 20 years, making remote play far from ideal!! Great news though, they announced a revised model ... surely they'll address these issues which would be sooooo easy to rectify. Nope, no buttons to improve PS4 remote play (which was a big feature being heavily advertised) making some games completely unplayable. They then remove the tasty OLED screen (the best feature) ... Oh ... and those greedy corporate fat cats continued with their cynical memo card policies ... the self inflicted coup de gras!! Still makes me angry!! Vita owners are ultimately paying for Sony's greed/incompetence. Wouldve flown off the shelves if they had made it micro sd compatible!!

God of War .... not stopping until I defeat the dreaded Sigrun!!! That Valk is one mean mofo!! Have completed and found everything up to
the Mother's Ashes quest .... I'm assuming thats the last bit, so want to defeat the Valk Queen b4 I complete the game!!

I was never into buying digital ... until I got my PS4 Pro. Gave my old PS4 to my niece. Left my main account on my niece's PS4 ... Buy digital only now so we each can both download a copy of any game I buy! Especially nice for online multiplayer.

@smythelove
No. Niflheim is the area with the deadly mist. Its a procedurally generated labyrinth that keeps changing each time u enter. If u collect enough mists u can purchase the 3 best armours and various other power ups. If u commit to it for a few days u also get enough xp to max out just about everything in your arsenal. The ash area is various combat trials. You get smouldering embers there to purchase other armour.

Was liking it but couldnt quite get to grips with the combat and upgrade system. Decided to spend 5 days grinding for mists in Niflheim ... which I hated at first. Kept getting killed over and over, usually because of my own greed ... then after a few days it all clicked!! Got really addictive. Each enemy has a way to phase it quickly with the right attack. Can clear it easily now on each try. Think im kind of a master at the combat now ... Thought I was NEVER goin to be able to beat a single Valkyrie BUT after I defeated my first one (after tons of deaths), I defeated every other one on my first attempt. Im pretty much fully upgraded now ... I'm a massive Metroidvania fan so going back and exploring the islands is one of the highlights for me. Dont want it to end so gonna explore everywhere again and mop up loose ends b4 I head for the finish line. After a great initial impression, then my meh-ish phase, i can safely say its probably my favourite GoW game and right up there with Horizon and LoU for me!! Simply stunning!!

Good month although never really took to Beyond. Big disappointment after how much I adored Heavy Rain. Only things I remember from Beyond was following a little white dot around, going to an Indian reservation and something to do with looking around some homeless guys cardboard home in search of a tramp?? ... or something like that?!

Great game.... played a good while... must almost be finished it ... still cant really get to grips with the upgrade system. Some "UPGRADES" increase the overall level say from 6 to 7 BUT every single individual part (strength, vitality etc) gets massive deductions!! How is that an upgrade? Seem to be making ok progress by FUMBLING about the ability tree and using components for better armour and weapons BUT i'm sure i'm not doing as well as I could. Ive purchased ALL the additional shield moves but cant use them as my vitality isnt the required 250 (its only 50)!! Pain in the butt!

Combat really doing my nut in!! I swing my axe ... millisecond later enemy attacks (faster than me)! Kratos Cant/Wont use shield until the axe is finished a full swing ... meaning I get hit repeatedly, which has nothing to do with my reflexes!! Combat doesnt flow at all ... in previous GoW games it was gloriously fluid. Staying away from enemy and getting Atreus to continually attack seems better in most situations.

Combat feels odd at first. Spongy R2 wouldnt generally be my attack button of choice, especially when paired with R1. Also feels odd to have so many menu RPGesque options in a GoW game. Minor gripes as I have got somewhat used to the changes. The story and production values are as high as can be. So far So impressive.

Cant believe people are on the fence over this one... literally a MUST HAVE!!! Im expecting it to be graphically more gorgeous than Horizon .... no mean feat. Roll on Friday.

Started Witcher 3 on Monday after just completing Horizon... gotta say, Witcher 3 was a big graphical step down after the 4K HDR of Horizon. Looking forward to installing the update n seeing how much better it looks.

...at least a 9!!!!

I personally go for resolution on Horizon! It looks spectacular with HDR!!

Not too shabby!!

Fave series... this looks like a Resi 4 style change of direction/reinvention (no bad thang) for the series. Cant wait.

Great game and prob in my top 3 PSVR games BUT the graphics and character models were appalling. Obviously the budget wasnt there so theres no impressive Resi 7 style attention to detail but it did bring it down a bit. Following each character through the intricate story and discovering how their stories link together is incredible... no one is who they seem. Prob not worth double dipping unless the 4k version looks almost like a real movie.

Firewatch was prob my fave... I was getting paranoid playing it, thought it was gonna be some psycho slasher following me or was gonna turn into some alien abduction. Quite liked Edith Finch but dont get the OTT adoration it gets from everyone. Really loved Invisible Hours (apart from the poor graphics and character models) but, um, you cant walk in it... you teleport and your not even a person. Virginia was good and "Twin Peaks" style weird. Never finished Ether One, Rapture or Layers. Surprised Ethan Carter never made the list though.

GoW the big one for me. Prob my fave series... gone back to play them all on PS Now b4 GoW is released in April. Still stuck on the FRICKIN' Trial of Archimedes.... Ascension is the only one ive not completed coz of this bloody section!!! New God of War looks like it could be the "Resi 4" of the series.

Just finished it... Length was perfect. Only disappointing thing was the final "Battle" ... and one or 2 boss fights wouldnt have gone a miss. Last fight was way too easy ... not really a battle at all. The slow-mo rope slide/leap over Sarfogg and the slo-mo, extremely brave, Coup de Gras are right up there with my most memorable gaming moments. After playing this realised how perfect God of War would be in VR. Imagine climbing Gaia in VR ... as the camera zooms out.

PS ... stepping into the halls of that massive cathedral at the end ... wow!!!

LOVING this. Played two hours and utterly entranced!! If it ends after 5 more mins id be more than happy. The intrepid, benevolent, selfless Quill is utterly adorable! The love thats been poured into her little sprite is amazing and the smooth animations are incredible. Watching her "vaultspin" fluidly over obstacles is something that wont be getting tiresome anytime soon. Looking forward to completing her quest tomoz .. then, ill prob start all over again.

.Playing just now .. I dont get the controls. Why arent the smooth turning buttons used for incremental as well (why the hell would they be different??). Smooth turning makes me all yeuchy but 30° is always perfect for me!! Really dont want to continue unless the controls improve.

Putting Batman on PS+ was a masterstroke. After completing first season, bought the next one immediately. REALLY compelling. Cant wait for S2 part 5.

N++ is great but the co op is crap!! Loved playin first few levels with my 8yr old son .... but ... any game that relies heavily on someone having to ritualistically sacrifice themselves (repeatedly) is seriously flawed!

@AFCC ..
... i'm going back to Horizon:ZD .... i'll leave you with Knack!

@AFCC The reviews for Zelda did tell the truth about it!! It got superlative reviews across the board!! BotW got 106/109 positive reviews!! Knack got 9(!!!!!) positive reviews out of 83! ... 9/83!! Your comparison system seems unbearably, unforgivably, wretchedly flawed ... at best!!!

@AFCC
Oh great ... thats ... just ... HANG ON!! ... WTF has that got to do with anything??!!!

@AFCC
28 NEGATIVE (ie under 40%) reviews on metacritic!! Thats sub mediocre ... atrocious in my book!!

Rime is a pretty recent title ... worth it for that alone. Never understood the baffling yearning for Knack to be on PS PLUS.... its supposed to be borderline atrocious!!

... as if ANY previous GoW has been a let down graphically or artistically!!!?

@get2sammyb
Buy everything on digital now.. gave my niece my old PS4 when I got my Pro and kept old console registered as my primary so we both have access to all purchased digital games.

Damn... was really looking forward to this. Pricing seems crazy though. Defo doesnt seem worth £34.99. I'll wait 4-5 weeks till its 50% off in PS Store sale.

Batman Enemy Within. Including Batman on PS Plus was a masterstroke. I NEEDED the 2nd season after loving the 1st. The fact that 2nd season is 50% off on ps store sale sweetened the deal! Really enjoying it - its kinda an alternate reality as opposed to traditional Batman too, which im loving.

Why do companies even release things in this state... so glad I forgot to buy it last week. This game is a few yrs old now. Hard to believe it was difficult to take time to create a smooth version. . . the devs must know its a poor version ... so why is it being sold at a 32.99 premium? Pretty cynical... went from "... cant wait!!" to "hope it bombs!" in seconds!!

GoW 3 wins by a mile. The boss fights were incredible... leisurely waddling along to slowly cut off Hermes' legs, blocking the light before ripping off Helios' head and gouging out Poseidon's eyes are up there with GoWs best!! Ascension is still one of my biggest gaming disappointments (along with Resi 6 and Dead Space 3) which were also the worst of their respective series' - ignoring what fans wanted and sacrificing the quality of the campaigns for pointless multiplayer!!

Hadnt played Skyrim past the intro before. Starting to really get into Skyrim VR now! Nothing like travelling through a VR world to relax and forget about this twisted one for a while. Only negative (and its a big one for me) is the baffling lack of 3D audio. You hear everything in both ears so if you hear an enemy, it sounds like it could be anywhere. One of the great things about PSVR is the sound... someone talks into your left ear - you look left and see them. Someone whispers from behind you, you turn around and they'll be there. Its especially required for a conversation-heavy game like this... but in this game you can be standing in the middle of a circle of people and have no idea who's talking to you!?? Really big oversight but, still, really enjoying it nonetheless!

Useless for me. Got Forma and DS2!!

Devs are morons .... they only have to ask themselves one question .... "will loyal fans appreciate our practices .... or find them truly abhorrent?" If its the latter, DONT DO IT!!!! I dont even know what a loot box is ... got Modern Warfare Remastered last week and ONLY play the multiplayer, usually just T Deathmatch ... out of curiosity I (for the first time) opened up a couple of the menus to see you could buy CoD points (or whatever theyre called) at crazy prices. No idea what they do and not interested. Same with Fifa. Play standard online match and nothing else. Doesnt really bother me coz im not affected but I kinda miss the days when buying a game was just BUYING A GAME!

Everyone always wanted full console gaming on the go. People seemed to use it as an excuse for Vita's failure (while the 3DS's proper console games are the reason for its success) ... "Sony didnt understand that people dont want full console game experiences on a handheld"! What a load of rubbish. Just about every handheld game Ive played since the GameBoy through to 3DS has been a full console game. The only reason Vita failed was due to Sony thinking that cynical, greedy practices had any place in handheld gaming. They then had the chance to resolve the problem with the redesigned Vita model ... but no ... they stuck with the greedy practices and drove the final nail in! Shame ... lovely wee console.

@Totaldude911
Camera doesnt need to track it ... its just an analogue stick and a few buttons ... it didnt need to track it with PS3 Move games like Resi 5.

.... why arent any devs utilising the PS3 Move Navigation Wand for ANY PSVR titles? Surely it'd be a great fix for some of the games on VR? Paranormal Activity and Dont Knock Twice wouldve been fantastic with one hand using the Move and the other using the navigation wand to get around. Instead you have to use the Move shape buttons to move .... it works and u kinda get used to it but its pretty atrocious!!!

Paranormal Activity on PSVR is my no.1!!! Not finished it yet but had to turn off tonight after screaming 3 times in 40 seconds!! Very eerie, great sound design and great jump scares!!! Terrifying!

Was expecting it to be cheaper but stumped up £35 for it regardless!! Loving it so far. Just finished Chapter 2. Taking each chapter slowly and following every character before moving on to next chapter!! Think i've developed an unhealthy obsession with lil Miss Bernhardt. Some of the positions/poses she takes are somewhat ... um ... advanced!!

Looks good. Sounds like a VR version of The Sexy Brutale.

8 is maybe a bit mean. Actually enjoyed this far more than Samus Returns... and Metroid is my fave series. Defo a 9 at least for me. Sunk 12+ hours in and only got 92% of secrets. Best part was being able to fill in the entire map after getting the in-flight cool down upgrade for the rocket belt!! Great game!!!

Steamworld Dig 2 is incredible!!! Defo should be top for me!!!