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It was alright. These things are never going to blow anyone away without surprises, big new announcements, etc. This one was mostly updates on things we knew about already and that's fine if they look good and they did.

There was plenty of claret in Wolverine which is nice I guess. I don't feel like I can get excited about a Wolverine game. Saros looked exactly like I thought it would, which is coincidentally exactly how I wanted it to look. More Returnal. Presumably with better roguelike progression less dependent on gittin' good. That's fine. I liked Returnal as it was but I get people didn't like that they didn't get stronger between runs.

Otherwise, yeah. Some stuff. I actually can't remember what they showed except Deus Ex and Dynasty Warriors and it was only last night.

Another stellar report from me.

Sammy please think of the children

I predict that the State of Play will be fine and the comments under the "What did you think of the State of Play?" article will be everyone saying it was the worst thing ever.

Nothing makes me lose interest faster than "an original story based on the world of..."

Every now and again I think about replaying Stellar Blade. It's got a great vibe. Not sure what it is. Some combination of the music and the setting really works. I like being there. But then I see a thing like this and I think I might as well hold off and see what else they add.

I'm fine with them changing the faces and voices because I absolutely hate it in Yakuza 3 when you're walking around with that fella and he keeps shouting "ANIKI!" every four seconds. Unless the new guy also does that. In which case we all lose.

The most important thing is whether or not they've changed Yakuza 3's mediocre hostess club mini-game and made it more like Yakuza 0/Kiwami 2's amazing hostess club mini-game. Haven't watched the video yet so I don't know, but fingers crossed.

I know this is terrible, but when I see pointless PS5 ports of games I already own on PS4 I get excited because it means I can platinum them again.

@Questionable_Duck Yeah that was a terrible example from me :'

Nice to see Saros. I absolutely loved Returnal so hopefully it's more of that. Otherwise I don't really care. I want Final Fantasy IX Remake or something Yakuza or Persona 6 or one of the things I like. Since that probably won't happen, seeing another dumb live service thing or another superhero game or another thing that looks exactly like Dark Souls but worse... I don't know. Kinda lost interest in these things.

This isn't much of a rewards scheme. Finishing a game you bought for seventy notes and then shelling out another thirty on a shirt? Why even bother with the trophy shenanigans? Just sell the damn merch. This is just a store that's unnecessarily complicated.

I mean, if I cared enough about graphics/performance to spend seven hundred notes on a video game console I'd probably feel shortchanged if it had worse graphics/performance. But I don't. So I never bought one.

I'll play it again. Why not? Hopefully the platinum isn't as hideous as the original.

Obviously the original Metal Gear Solid. Then 2. Then 4. Then stop.

This is amazing news. I love the story and the world of 3 but it is a bit of a chore to play because of the dreadful combat in that one. Didn't stop me spending a disgusting amount of time getting the platinum in it, but still, I'd love to have a beautiful, PS5 Kiryu adventure in Okinawa and beyond.

This also gives me hope that we'll also get all singing and dancing Kiwami versions of 4 and 5 too. Why not? Kiwami everything.

It's going to be the biggest anything.

I imagine they'll be sticking with calling it a State of Play regardless of whether it's bigger than normal or not. The last showcase was a bit of a stinker, and calling it a showcase just raises people's expectations too much.

I'm sure it's really annoying and I do feel sorry for them, but it's not really anything to do with Team Cherry. It's not their responsibility to help other games get seen.

Still, I'm sure he's just speaking out of frustration. And I get it. They've spent time picking a date, doing their marketing, etc. only for a game with an already established fanbase to pull the rug out from under them because they've got the luxury of releasing whenever the hell they want. Gut punch.

There's just too many games fighting for my attention to care about a Borderlands game right now.

I've been expecting the Final Fantasy IX remake to get announced at basically every event for the last five years and I've been disappointed every single time. I keep believing though.

Bit weird to remake this without touching the first one. Is there some Danganronpa weirdness going on here? Is the new content going to continue the story in some way? I don't know. But I love this game so I'll bite.

The remake with less stuff in it than the original is certainly a choice.

I've played Cyberpunk six times and I didn't know about the vignette filter until I read this.

If you actually care about the industry and follow what's happening and you're not looking at it through the lens of 'this console good because it's the one I have' fanboyism, Gamepass has always been deeply troubling. I get the value. That's obvious. But if a deal is too good to be true it usually isn't. And consumers who are winning now will end up losing in the long term.

I really, really like Metroidvania games but I actually found Hollow Knight quite boring and struggled to get into it. So no, I'm not playing this one. I'll probably give the first one another go at some point and then if I like it, yeah.

It's probably Rayman live service. Microtransactions for each of his hands and feet.

Seems I'm in the minority here, but I'm into this and it's one of the few SOP's dedicated to a single game I'll actually watch. What's the point in a Ghost of Yotei one? Samurai, swords, we know. We played the first one. Just give me it. Borderlands 4? Let me guess: I run around shooting things and someone is doing some wisecracks? Okay.

But this is a true mystery. Seeing how it ticks will actually be interesting. I'm into it. They should do these for new IP/games we know nothing about.

I remember the day I bought this. I took the day off work, but it was before I was all digital, so I went to the store and they didn't have it. Ended up having to drive between about twelve different supermarkets before I found one that had it.

Then I got it home, started it up, was super into it during the hospital, and then I spent the rest of the day getting increasingly irritated that there was barely any story, and it was just me wandering around strapping balloons to people and doing the same things over and over again in slightly different places on the same map.

Never really got on with this game at all. Gameplay, nice, yeah. But it's just not Metal Gear to me, and if I'm doing a series playthrough I just end it at 4.

It really feels like this game is getting cancelled in slow motion. People hated it as soon as it was revealed and the news never got that good again. Just for the sake of variety if nothing else it'd be nice to see some good news about Fairgames.

Honestly, I bet I play this and I barely notice it.

This sounds exactly like I wanted it to be. The same game but pretty and with nicer controls. Perfect.

I don't know if this was the move

I'm glad it's not a first person game with a third person mode, but rather two viable, well designed options. I'll be third person all the way.

I don't know what this is but I'm into it. I don't mind the gacha style as I quite like coming back to do little jobs every day and build towards something. But it's gotta have things I want to unlock. I only play Infinity Nikki (unlock cool outfits!) and Zenless Zone Zero (unlock cool characters!) but the other ones haven't enticed me in.

If the things we're unlocking are cool maybe I'll play it.

It met my expectations. Let's leave it at that.

It finally happened - Pachter was right about something.

Every single person involved in this should get a lump of coal for Christmas.

I love the "older actor" excuse even though David Hayter had played an older Snake already. It was blates just Hideo Kojima wanting to have a celebrity in his game. And all the poorer the game was for it, honestly.

If Pachter said it's not cancelled then prepare for Fairgames to be cancelled.

I own Tales of Xillia and 2 on PS3 and have still not played them. Probably buy the remaster and still not play them.

That's nice. I like playing the Mortal Kombat campaigns.

I'm not sure we really need another BioShock. The third one kinda ended the whole thing perfectly.

JUST MAKE PERSONA 6

I hope they're making a Sackboy game in the style of The Last of Us.

I don't think it looks particularly interesting, but I like Bethesda slop so I'll definitely play it. All I really need is to make my own character and then go off on a quest so it seems they've got me covered.

@get2sammyb FINE GO TO TOKYO

For anyone that likes the look of these and doesn't fancy a flight to Tokyo, you can buy these on Etsy (unofficial, obvs) and you can even ask for whatever game you like. I know because I got my girlfriend a Yakuza 0 one a few years ago.

I already play Infinity Nikki and Zenless Zone Zero and I don't know if I have another one in me. I like how this looks though.

I want it to be exactly like Baldur's Gate 3 but some sort of space/sci-fi game.