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@12AngryCats yeah that’s not bad. It could be 5th and 6 hours or 500,000th and 6 minutes…

Yikes. Probably better to stagger the launch across the world over a week or two if you are not going to ensure you’re set up for the launch day crunch.

I guess they simply don’t care and better to get the game out and sold, it’s not like this is their first rodeo… they are banking on people forgetting once it’s settled down, which is probably true enough.

I saw some gameplay a few weeks ago, at first I thought it looked excellent but after watching for a while it seems a bit boring to play.

@MFTWrecks took me a minute when you said EA games 🫠

That’s a shame, but HLB wasn’t looking like a hit.. I am glad they are moving on from it. Sorry to hear about the staff cuts

I have had my eye on Possessor(s), it looks much more interesting than HLB.

For the record, HLD is one of my favourite games for sure. I was stoked for it through the Kickstarter and it delivered..!

I feel like this is probably a bit of a nonsense story for a sleepy Sunday, but nonetheless Xbox are in a hole right now, one they have dug for themselves, which is a shame because we’d all benefit from Sony and Nintendo being under heavy pressure by them.

Oh right, I thought they were asking for an always online connection to play. But a download as part of the install? No bother for most people, really.

@Deljo yep, had it almost a year now actually! 🤯

Steam sales are mad. I got Max Payne 3, Ori & The Blind Forest and Pseudoregalia for like £12 yesterday. Building up quite the backlog...

Happy 600th 🎉

A little Diablo 4 for me

Can you imagine, changing everything by copying everything!

This is a touch, I have been wanting to play the OG as I didn’t get into it back in the day. I have it on my Steam Deck but without native controller support I have not really bothered with it. Looking forward to getting it on PS5, then!

Guys, you’ve been around years now. How you’ve yet to work out a 100% perfect scoring system that accurately balances every game against every other, accounting for all genres, budgets, systems and other factors, while weighing it solely against its own merits PLUS factoring for the passage of time AND individual preference with a margin for human error is beyond me. Sort your sh*t out, it’s a joke, and this is just too important.

FF9 remake, guaranteed. Then HL3, of course.

So how is the music? 😂 for real though, the originals have killer scores that I listen to quite regularly!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nmm13Iu3DIM

I do want to get this, but I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to Silent Hill games in particular, and I have been playing SH2 remake since Christmas and still not finished it. The plan is to get that done within a year and then SH:F might be on sale. There are simply very few games I’d be prepared to pay £60+ for!

I tried to get into this quite hard on PS2, but just found it a bit of a mess. I guess Counter-Strike had spoilt me! Perhaps it was a lot more fun if they were all on the same bus shouting at each other, though!!

I’ve just seen the credits roll on Axiom Verge 2 - really enjoyed it, glad I went back and gave it another go after bouncing off it at launch.

It is quite different to the first one for sure, but that’s the point, and I can now see it doesn’t deserve some of the negative reviews it got as a result.

I’d probably have to replay the first one to see if I think it’s “better”, it has been about 10 years… it could well be though!

They must have tested it enough to know this was a problem, no? It’s mad that they would rather the PR nightmare and rush out a subsequent patch, versus sort it for launch or be up front about it before hand.

I guess in reality it’s a minority of buyers who actually notice and complain so they figure what the heck.

@somnambulance yes, I was looking up AV3. Seems he is working on it, which is nice.

@somnambulance good shout on AV2! I got it on the Deck and I’ve played for a good 6 hours straight today. I stopped playing after 20 minutes last time, glad I gave it another go.. it has been bugging me a little, how I left it before.

I’m juggling Axiom Verge 2, Tomb Raider 1, Borderlands 2 and Silksong

@KundaliniRising333 Gracious we are, O wise one, to have you (constantly...over and over again...) remind us of our ill ways, and to guide us on to the righteous path.

@somnambulance cool, might grab it for the Deck and try it there. Either that or I’ll just download again on PS5!

@somnambulance maybe I should give AV2 another shake. I enjoyed the first one a lot but was quite disappointed early on with the sequel.

@somnambulance a bit surprised Axiom Verge 2 made your list, when the first didn’t?

Couple of hours in, what a nice game. I liked the last one but I don’t remember it making such a strong first impression. The environments seem a lot more inviting, the general ambience is excellent. The main character is cool. I like it! Disappointed I won’t get a chance to play more until Monday now.

Fell off the first after 20+ enjoyable hours, and for the price of entry, sure, I have bitten for the sequel!

It was lots of fun, although I think overall I enjoyed GZ more. My expectations for that were quite low, but I found so much re-playability in the small area, and I was super stoked for a huge world with the same mechanics and an awesome story. And while we got the world, perhaps it felt too big in the end, and the story... well, the less said about that the better. I still feel let down about that after the awesome trailer tbh.

Good, but could have been so, so much better.

I’ve been playing Tomb Raider 1 (remastered) all week, first time playing in close to 30 years - what a fantastic game. They really don’t make them like this anymore, the franchise (and games in general) could learn a thing or two from it.

I also started playing Resident Evil 3 since the OG versions became available on PS5.

Finally some Deus Ex Human Revolution on Steamdeck, which I can’t believe I played in 2011 (?). Also funny that it’s set in 2027. The game is a lot goofier than it felt back when I originally played it. I have Mankind Divided ready to go afterwards, and also picked up Alan Wake for 79p in a sale yesterday 🫣

That’s amazing

Love it, people begging for difficulty modes for years and they respond with a harder one

I can’t wait until this game comes out and we can stop talking about it

@get2sammyb at least it isn’t another endless gacha game

@get2sammyb 3 years between installments no?

What is the Push Square verdict, any of the staff tried it for themselves?

Personally, pre-patch I had a lot of hitching that occurred outside of towns, every 20-30 seconds. After the patch this has completely stopped, at least in the 5-6 hours I played and in the areas I played. There are still frame drops but I don’t find this too distracting myself.

I do tend to play it in relatively short stints though, and close it completely between sessions. Perhaps this helps.

I play games to escape cycling

Does looks good, though!

Doesn't it feel nice to let yourself go under the stars?

I tried it, as soon as it opened up I realised it wasn’t for me and bounced.

And Nintendo only make kids games!!!

I only tried it for 5 minutes but I had zero hitching while traveling outside of towns which is a marked improvement over before when it would do so every 20-30 seconds. Obviously need to try it longer but a positive immediate first impression. Glad to hear about the difficulty options too as it’s getting kinda silly!

@johncalmc not Danny DeVito?

@3Above yeah I mean, I am enjoying it quite a lot. It’s a chill game. Probably one I will dip in and out of, but I got it on sale too and already played 30 or so hours so I am happy enough with the purchase even if I never play it again…!

Some Oblivion for me!

@DTfearTheBEARD there may lie my problem then. I got the below very cheap dock, although it reviewed alright, I am using a “generic” HDMI cable (I am afraid I do not know the spec, but it was not purchased with intent) and my TV is a great (for 2016!) Samsung KS7000.

I guess if I had confidence my TV would play nice with an official dock and a high end HDMI cable I could consider splashing out..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0B9QVZB86?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

@DTfearTheBEARD cool thanks, I will look forward to picking it up! I have learnt not to be too phased by poor frame rates but 45fps always looks great on the smaller Steam Deck screen. It looks basically as smooth as 60fps to my eye.

I have not had great experiences playing games on the Deck through my TV. Annoying HDMI issues, no sound. That’s before even trying to mess with the settings to get an optimum picture. I think I am fated to always play in handheld mode

@DTfearTheBEARD Does it run well on Steam Deck then?

Sweet! It’s my first time playing Oblivion and I am really enjoying it. 20-30 hours in. The performance is pretty terrible sometimes but I don’t really care, I just chose not to let it bother me. Glad to hear it should be getting a boost though, but tbh I would be surprised if it makes a huge difference.

I have a few magic items, and when I equip them my character carries a weird effect. Such as being on fire. I am sure this is a bug? Would be nice if they could fix that, for sure…

I am almost certain this is in the pipeline with SE, there has been too much smoke over the years. And if it was outright not on the cards, they surely would have said something. I say it’s a case of when and not if.

That said, I am playing the Memoria mod on my Steam Deck and it’s really everything I’d want from a FF9 remaster/remake.