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Ghost of Yotei here which I am enjoying. If say it's not quite as engaging as the original but I think that's mainly due to the style off story. It is however still a very good game

Looks great and it comes out on my Birthday so it a nice present and saves me having to think of something to do

Sounds like it has landed as a good game, no more, no less. Some will enjoy it, whilst some willl bounce off it and whilst I agree that calling it a major dissapointment is a big stretch, I can kind of understand the sentiment as it was built up to be the second coming.

Pearl Abyss never revealed much but bigged up the size and scope. Whilst fans were equally at fault for assuming it would be a an 11/10 game. People just need to remember to keep expectations in check rather than running away with the hype.

@ElectricWizard I still have mine set up with the IDE HDD cracked to allow roms for older games. Great for tinkerers if you can get your hands on one.

If the game had an auto hacking toggle then I would probably give it a shot as the world and shooting seemed fine. I just really didn't enjoy the hacking mechanic when in combat as it took away from the game. Instead of focussing on the game play I found I was spending more time just watching a small area and ignoring that rest of the game.

As it stands I would only play it when / if it comes to PS+ as its not something I would want to pay for.

In fairness I imagine Bethesda would have always released the game on day one if it had been left up to them to decide. It will have been the higher ups at MS who made the exclusivity gamble.

@Marquez American prices never track exactly to UK prices as UK prices all include a 20% tax. Whereas US prices are shown without sales tax as the tax varies from 0 - 10% depending what state, city or Zip code you are in. The prices are basically the same, we just pay more in taxes.

@4fold Hopefully they do carry on with PSVR as the devices may not be mass market, but they are still good to have around. I use mine far less then I should, but I also don't regret the purchase at all.

In a generation where people complain about innovation I find it crazy that they ignore PSVR, Dualsense, Portal and now PSSR as they just don't class them as proper innovation. Personally I feel like they have all elevated the brand a lot this gen.

After finishing RE8 I decided to give Cat Quest a go as it has been on my radar for a while but I never got around to it.

It was a really nice short game that you can pay between bigger titles. Utterly brilliant and another platinum on the list. I'm not a trophy hunter by any means but I do like when you can get the trophies on one simple play through without gimmicky trophies.

Might start Ghost of a Yotei next

I need an option for "I still have no idea what the game is even about". They have made loads of statements but I still don't really know what the game is aiming to be.

I'll wait for actual reviews but at the moment I worry it's trying to do everything well, and will end up being mediocre at everything instead

Just finished Resident Evil 8 and have almost finished the DLC. Enjoyed 8 overall but felt that the factory let it down. The enemies there just felt annoying and tedious. Same with the Chris section where missing down multiple waves was not difficult, just tedious.

Miranda was a bit meh as a master villain as she had zero moments to make me care about the character. Heisenburg was probably my favourite as he was played brilliantly.

DLC is enjoyable but the twist couldn't be any less of a surprise at all.

8/10 overall I would say.

Honestly it's all fine as these titles are not exactly lighting the world on fire. If it was a main stream title like FF17 or FF7-3 then it would be a story. This is just manufactured outrage.

Would be Nioh 3 for me as the game was just brilliant from start to end

Space Marine 2 and Blasphemous 2 are the big draws for me. A decent month after the last two has little I cared about

They are making a PC device so it was always going to be steep. At current pricing the GPU and Ram alone would be $1500 so its going to be pricy but I suspect its their only option. They have tried premium console, budget console and remain in 3rd place. A mid range PCBox might be something where they gain traction and have a stand out differance.

Finished Spiderman 2 earlier which was great. Some of the side collections were a bit annoying, but overall it was very good and the darkness to the story was done well. When they get round to number 3 it should be excellent with the villains they have set up for it.

Also killed False King Allant in Demon souls as for some reason I stopped at that point a while back. Not sure why I stopped but a quick 30m meant I got the completion there also.

Now on to Resident Evil Village as I'm that far behind on game releases. Gonna do a standard play through them return for a go on VR at a later date.

Spider Man 2 fort me this weekend. It's maybe not quite as good as the original, but it's still very good. I think the only part that tipped them original was that the villain roster was excellent. Kraven is good but he was always a bit B tier for me personally.

UK BASED with PS+
£3.74 on store not logged in
£3.74 on app logged in

Could this be something weird depending on country? Like showing the lowest price non regional when not logged in, then showing the regional price when logged in.

If this is a anime style open world like Nioh 3 / Elden Ring then its certainly right up my alley, but I want to see more. Really enjoyed the series, even if the sequels get a bit wierd but playing as an orignal character is a much better idea. It will make it feel more like the series especially if the character creater has loads of options.

The story of Uncharted was the story of Nathan Drake, and that story has been told. I have no issue with them returning to established IP's but it has to make sense. You need a compelling reason to return and for me that is not a spin off about Chloe, his kid or Sully.

The Lost Legacy was alright, but it was also not Uncharted 5 and I don't think I would want a series run fronted by Chloe. I have nothing against playing as a female character, she just lacked Nathan's mannerisms / charm that made the originals. If they are to return to the series it has be when its right and when the studio wants to, if its forced it will be a bad experience.

Have the rumours said if it would be available for all platforms? I imagine I might give it a go, but I also would not be surprised to see something like this end up as PC only.

A poor month for me with nothing there that appeal, but you can't win them all and I have loads to play anyway.

I tried MH ages ago but I didn't really get it. The combat felt slow and the hunts took ages, and the mechanics just didn't land for me at all.

Tried ESO years back on the PC and the world is nice, but it never scratched that MMO itch in the same way that WoW did. It felt more like a single player adventure with a sprinkling of group play, and a cash shop that is truly awful.

Finished Nioh 3 and that was one hell of a game, already looking forward to the DLC later in the year. Im not a trophy hunter, but I will say thats a great platinum to get. I got all but 2 trophies by just playing the game, and the two I missed took me 10m to go back and grab.

Now what to start next...

@Gemini53 I know you can, I used to have my desk next to the TV in the second lounge at my old place so I could stick PC games on the bigger screen.

In my new place I didn't because of space and also it's just much easier to not a console in the front room with the faff of a wireless m/kb. The console does everything I need in this room and it's discreet. While the PC does everything I need in another room. It probably helps that I have set genres for set machines.

@Gemini53 I'm right there with you on the PC /PS combo and have been for years. It also made sense and felt like you had almost all basis covered for big ticket games. The only thing you really miss out on is Nintendo games and for me that's only really Zelda.

I currently have a 4070 roof so it's not mega, but it's still very competent and I find the gap between that and the PS5 Pro is small, and set to become smaller with PSSR2.

I also think people often forget that while PCs are great they are also often tied to a desk with a smaller monitor. They work brilliantly for FPS, CRPGs, MMOs etc. However if I'm playing something like The Last of Us or Resident Evil I want to be on the sofa with a big OLEd and sound system really adding to the immersion.

As you say choice is king

@Gemini53 strap in for a long ride with Witcher 3. My playthrough with all the DLC was around 170h and it''s amazing. Blood and Wine is especially good, that DLC alone is better than most full games.

Not sure if you use mods but auto weapon oil mod is great and removes all the menu busy work. I think I also used weightless inventory because I like hoarding swords.

I'm just finishing off Nioh 3 this weekend. I'm at the final area of Bakmatsu and act 3 is good fun, if a little too easy. I got the build fully online at the end of act 2 and have one or two shot every box in act 3 so far.

Lighting spear is deadly

I've been playing guitar hero again recently and it's still just as good as ever. It's about time it made a proper return as it was a brilliant franchise.

It's great because it's a bit silly whilst the gameplay looked to be serious. It's nice to see some light hearted fun rather than the standard action hero

This announcement was likely moved up to divert away from previous bad press and give people something to be excited for. I imagine we will get another SoP around the start of April which will deep dive into the gameplay 6m before launch.

@SMJ I don't want them to vanish but I do have an issue with them being funded by MS mega money propping up the gaming side of the business. I know all companies will prop up different areas of the business with funds from other areas, but with MS its exponentially worse due to the scale of Azure and Windows licencing.

It gives them to much power when they can spend close to 100 billion on various publishers and studios over the last decade, and a desire to keep going. Its not good for the industry and I think they should be forced to stand on their own merits. The concern is that they are allowed to keep acquiring whilst promising to stay multiplatform, and then just revoke it once they have a stranglehold on the market. This applies for all companies in general also as we shouldn't want the industry being gobbled up by 2 or 3 megacorps.

Nioh 3 here, currently in the second zone just working my way round exploring all the areas. Really enjoying the game so far playing my spear build. I would say my only minor gripe so far is the removal of some item sets which is a shame. I miss the red demon armour set

@Kraven that boss was a huge step up compared to anything before it. His speed, huge AOE and status effects was a bit much, and the room felt too small for the fight. I also found I died a few times because if he knocks you down he will attack again faster than you can get back up, and that felt a bit cheap. Its also got the issue that Nioh 1 has where living weapon is so strong that attemps without it just feel like your headbutting a wall. Still its a great game and boy was I glad when I got him.

Its not surprising since Nioh 1 and NIoh 2 only released on PS and then released on PC later. This was always set to have a better opening week as it launched everywhere on the same date.

Utterly gutted to hear that they have been shuttered as they put out some great remakes. Sadly we will also likely never get to hear the reasons behind it all. Bad day all round.

At this point I am not holding out hope for it being a great game anyway. Imo Bethesda started believing their own hype and it led to a downturn in quality. Maybe they can turn it around with ES6, but I imagine it will be another example of them focussing on overblown physics at the expense of story and gameplay.

7/10 is still a good game and as usual people are getting salty over the fact that a very small team, spent a small amount of time creating a passion project on the side of the studio's regular work. They are the dev's and its the creators prerogative to make the game they want to make. If you don't like the game just don't buy it, no need to cry about it. I have never been bothered by the GTA franchise, or anything rockstar tbh, so I just ignore it and play something I do like.

Yes because the old games are still perfectly playable as they are. If I'm going to replay them I need a good reason to, not just slightly better graphics and same old button bashing combat

I think you answered your own question in the article the other day Sammy. You are more bothered because from a business perspective its better for you to have a steady stream of news to talk about, and the seven year cycle works well for that.

For users however we only care about the end result and know that the PS6 imrovements will be marginal, more so if you own a Pro. I can't think what feature is realy missing from the PS5 Pro, so what do I really need in a PS6?

Also I fail to see how any console improvements would result in shorter dev time. I think the dev time is just what it is for games these days and no amount of console development is going to take us back to 2-3 year cycles.

Excellent game 9/10.

I really like how they have given complete freedom in regards to how you build your character and what parts of the system you choose to interact with. When you add into that the new weapon scaling and how you can reassign a weapon to use which ever stats you prefer it means you can play anything and it will be optimal.

The only slight downside to this is that it does make the game easier that Nioh 2. Whilst this may upset some people, I think its probably better for the genre overall as it allows more players to give it a try. Similar to how Elden Ring was easier than DS3 but it allowed more people to experience the game.

The engine they use might be a bit dated but personally I think the game still looks great, and you could throw the exact same criticism at Fromsoft games which also have barely evolved in graphics. Its a case of Gameplay trumps graphics when you nail a formula that just works.

Having recently upgraded to a Pro I would be more than happy to wait a few more years. With diminishing returns we are not likely to see huge visual increases anyway, so they can stretch the generations out longer if needed.

@themightyant The difficulty spikes really caught me off guard. The cutesy nature of the game is in sharp contrast to the combat which for boss fights could be really challenging.

Did some more on Nioh 3 as planned and its such a good game so far. My only comment is that its a touch on the easier side due to the new mechanics such as jumping, open world exploring, weapon reforging. It all allows you to build the exact character you want, and if you do everything does have you a higher level than the games expects you to be.

That said I dont think its bad being easier as it will allow more people to play the game as the skill ceiling is much lower than Nioh 2 which had a few really tough moments, especially early game. Its very much like Elden Ring in how the added customisations made it easier than DS3 in a lot of ways as you could be anything.

My Copy of Nioh 3 finally arrived this morning so I shall be playing that until its finished now. I had started Dark Souls 3 last sunday whilst I was waiting for it to arrive and made it all the way to Pontiff which I was happy with in a week.

I also got the replacement PS3 set up so had a quick blast on Time Crisis 4 with the light gun. Also need to get some batteries and set up Guitar Hero again.

@Duck_Farmer Just wait till you hit FFVI as thats probably the best of the SNES era.

@MrPeanutbutterz How far into DS3 are you, I just reached Pontiff and I forgot how much I hate that guy, and Irithyll in general. Fume was bad enough but Fume on Crack is vile.

@Fiendish-Beaver How does it compare to the original Code Vein? I enjoyed the original despite it being a more basic souls like. I played with the 100% block greatsword in the original as I to suck at parries.

I might give this a go as the visuals style is really good and does set it apart from anything else on the market currently. Its not my sort of game but who knows it may convince me.

If its a full remake with more modern gameplay like GoW and Ragnarok then I am interested. If its just a graphical reskin then much less so as the PS3 versions still hold up.

I liked the trailer from what I saw but it will be a long time before I look to pick it up as I have to much to play. Visual style is also a plus as it addresses my number one annoyance with modern sidescrollers. I find they are normally to busy with effects and its distacting where as this looks very clean in comparison.

Very good State of Play with lots of games that stood out.

Kena looks visually stunning and an overall improvment from the first game.
LoK Defiance should be fun but its cruel torture giving us the demo for the unreleased sequel.
Control Resonant should be good but I wasn't convinced by the amount of fog in that showing. It just made everything look blurry, especially in the boss fight.
Project Windless Mega Chicken thing, just take my money!
007 First Light The game looks good and the trailers all really feel like a classic bond adventure. The only thing I am not sold on is Bond as the character just doesn't seem quite right. He just feels like he has American mannerisms rather than the more dry British personality.
SH Townfall looks good, the scottish fishing village is really helping add to the creepy nature.

Other games that are caught my eye 4Loop, Brigandine Abyss, Galactic Racers, Rev Noir, Marathon all look like they have potential even if they are not all my sort of game.

I just bought Spider-Man 2 but I'm okay with that as it supports a studio that's worth the spend.

Looking forward to the full state of play tomorrow.

I have no idea if this is correct as I haven't done maths since college and that was a long time ago... but according to Ai the amount of unique combinations for 4 players picked out of a roster if 20 is 4,845. If it was a roster of 20 and 2v2 then there would only be 190 unique combinations for each side.

Not my sort of game but I think its fair to say there is lots of combinations available and thats before they add more characters.

Sadly my copy of Nioh 3 didn't arrive so I finished Silent Hill 2 and then had a bit more of a play on Townsmen VR before starting a Sellsword twinblade run on DS3 for a challenge. I usually play shield builds as I suck at dodging and parrying, so this certainly added a challenge.

Played the demo and it doesn't work at all for me, i felt the shooting was pretty generic and the the hacking only took away from the gameplay and didn't really add anything at all.

It's one to cross off the wishlist.