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Back in 2020 I pre-ordered, and very quickly fell out of love and requested my refund. IIRC, it was the first time Sony issues mass-scale refunds for a game with disappointing quality.

Now, in 2025, I bought the game and DLC on sale. It turned out to be one of the most amazing RPG game experiences on the PS5 today, even with the dated graphics (1080P) and horrible console UI navigation and controls.

If anyone is thinking of a new to you RPG for the holidays, this one with the DLC is a great option.

I would pay hard cash for another DLC for this game, without a doubt.

@HaveTheSauce Ghost of Yotei is a superior game experience, and has more of a legacy Assassin’s Creed game feel in stealth and assassinations than… say,… Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

So many years after the game was relevant, is there still a market for this?

Wow

Why are all these things that sound ‘core’ not included in the original release?

I already finished the game, and sadly the trophies are not appealing to me to chase the Platinum.

Wish NG+ had been there a month ago.

And, new charms? Really?
They feel like bloatware at this point. So many I didn’t need or care for…
The game was already too easy with the charms. Especially the one that gives you a three-magic missile inta-kill attack.

Good to know other players are happy for these late deliveries.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer?

From the Dreamcast era?!

I hope it has online competitive play. Otherwise, it will have little modern appeal.

@Midnyte-Monkey I got it too, despite the ever present quitters and foul Tarnished who play solo, or like @Shepherd_Tallon who promotes playing a team-based game using other players as NPC’s.

The game was ***** for solo players at launch. I’m not re-installing it for DLC either.

Phantom Menace

We need to teleport goats in 4K UHD 60 FPS

Bleat!

So sad.

To me, this is reason enough to NOT buy this game. i am tired of Pc/PS matches. Between cheaters and the controller disadvantage, the potential for frustration (as proven by so many games before) is much higher than the potential for fun.

@wildcat_kickz
You didn’t quite get it, and that’s ok.

Yeah… here we go with the blondification of another character.

Guess Lara didn’t have the correct ‘jeans’ or eye color.

Sad, sad, sad…

Serious question:

This is Push Square (PS).

We talk about PS games and data.

Why is Steam being referenced as the source of information for how many people are still playing? Steam data does not include PSN numbers.

How can this data be reliable?

October 2 is my new birthday.

Can’t get here soon enough!

@Max_the_German
Imitation is the best compliment you can receive, for it means it is being noticed and appreciated.

Have you considered taking these comparisons and feathers on GTA’s success hat, rather than being upset about them?

For all intents and purposes, GTA expanded the open world formula and many games followed suit. Even Cyberpunk 2077 has elements you could consider to be “GTA-lilke”. It’s just part of the games, and the experience. Why not enjoy them all?

I really wanted to try this out, but I refuse to pay for an unfinished game. Our definitions of “unfinished” may be different, but at least this game advertises openly it is still in development and that makes it unfinished to me.

Offering a free to play weekend is a fantastic surprise to “try before you buy”.

Looking forward to it.

I got Cyber Punk + Phantom Liberty combo during the sale that happened a couple of weeks back. What convinced me was the fact that a week before the bundle went on sale, they (CDPR) released a PS5 update that improved graphics (VRR and all that).

Wow.

I can’t put the controller down because of how much fun I am having in Night City, role playing a Merc.

How I wish this game had been done a la No Man’s Sky and release a VR update. PSVR2, with it’s 4K capabilities, should have this game in it’s catalog.

It’s a great game, and with PSVR2 it would be revolutionary.

@Ludacritz
Yeah… “shepherding” them is not something I consider “fun” or “worth my time” without the necessary comms tools to support it.

Thanks.

@Anya-chan
Thank you.

I understand your viewpoint now. Although, Helldivers really is one of the best examples (imho) of a Live Service: regular updates, bidirectional communication from Developer to Player Base, shared goals, collaboration-oriented tools…

So many things Nightreign doesn’t have, and thus why I struggle to see them as a real “live service”.

@Neverwild
Can’t agree more.
Reading this “news” is very frustrating to me, and I like to think I am not the only one that feels some of these features should have been there on day one.

PushSquare asks:
“Will you be diving back into Assassin's Creed Shadows with this update? Dare we ask if you'll be doing a New Game+ run?”.

I answer:
Hell no. I already completed the game and found it lacking to deserve a re-install, especially after reading base features (like changing the time of day) are just being added.

Ubisoft’s vision is definitely taking them in a direction where this loyal customer (until now) has permanently drifted apart.

@Ludacritz with Randos or a group of friends?

My experience with Randos has not been as stellar as yours. It started as a 2/5, and it’s improved to a 3/5. But still a good 40% of my matches I have a deserter, a solo player who ignores the other two, or some other form of nuisance.

@Anya-chan

What part of Nightreign do you see as a “live service”?

I do not share your opinion, and maybe “live service” means different things to you and me.

Wipeout is one of the best futuristic race concepts I have played. The PS4 VR version was ahead of it’s time. This would be a worthy title for next-gen 60+ FPS remakes.

@Deadlyblack TY!

Wow. How can one poll a game that came out on the last day of the month? Seems… misaligned. Calendar correct, but pragmatically misaligned. Not enough time to have played it and be “game of the month” for me.

Cheers!

What month would Nightreign have appeared in?

It was my top June game, but not on the list (despite selling more than two million copies in said month!).

I miss “the old” Twitter: if you can’t apologize in 180 characters, or less, it’s not a sincere apology and you are using words to justify your actions.

Man, I had already tuned it out after three sentences…

@Olmaz

Sadly, no.
I limit my game scope to very specific titles and franchises.

This is another opportunity: to just wait a couple months before initial purchase.

@Jey887

This is the optimal path, yes.

Back in the day when one purchased a video game on media (cartridge, diskettes, CD, DVD, BluRay) one was happy to know that the game received was done. It was a finished work, having passed through several layers of reviews, and they worked like a charm.

Buggy games became the stuff of horror stories, and great games launched people and studio into their fame and success.

I am really sad these days seem to be over.

Assassins Creed keeps on pushing “fixes” and new features in patches which only make me feel I finished two full playthroughs of an incomplete game.

These additions are just making me want less of any future Ubisoft game. Or, I will learn to not buy on release and wait for two or three months, so that I can get my desired “finished product” feeling, and be content.

Will I re-download for these additions, and play it again?

A vigorous “hell no!” would be the answer.

Shadow of the Erdtree is listed as ‘Add-on content’.

Are they bundling in their numbers DLC packages categorized as ‘Add-on’s’?

If they are, their numbers are seriously inaccurate and misleading. Hope their investors realize it.

@Oram77

Calling it tone deaf shows you are a kind person.
This is direct belligerence drawing a line: “if you don’t want to pay $80 for it, I’m not interested in conversation”.

Their minds are set, it seems.
We can now consider a fact games, sadly, are already on the $80 per unit production line.

@Kairuuu

Respectfully, what is there to be desired in Borderlands?

It’s fun and funny, it’s colorful and violent. And it has Moxie. None of that motivates me to spend $80 on a game.

Why does it rub me so badly to read a CEO say something so selfish and diminishing?

Has no one told him ‘fandom’ does not depend on one’s purchasing power?

If anything, the attitude is enough to alienate this consumer from ever buying from them again.