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This generation has felt a little disappointing somehow but I must admit I still do use my PS5 pretty regularly. It is feeling a little creaky in some respects now, maybe I’d think about upgrading to a Pro next year if improvements like this are coming down the pipe.

@TheArt true, the always online is a bit annoying. Fortunately I had no problems like that with D4. Path of Exile on the other hand was laggy as hell for me, really annoying as I put a few hours into it then just had non stop problems. So yes it is a bummer.

Sekiro… lol. I got as far through that as I am ever going to get! Happy with the progress I made, I reckon 2/3rds? I am done 😂

I had a bit of fun with D4, but I didn't finish it. I got pretty confused with the campaign actually, I didn't know what I was doing or why the majority of the time. I can be pretty stupid about stuff like that though. Diablo 3 ftw!

Anyone play this one on C64 etc?

@CutchuSlow Yep

@nessisonett The deck is really comfortable for its size and weight. I doubt this is terrible, and it'll be a lot better than the vertical (gameboy style) retro consoles!

“He gasped”

Did he though? 😂

Resi 9 has me stoked! I found 8 a real let down after 7. This looks good.

@Wazeddie22 Ahh! I think it does not, after a little research. Somewhat a shame, as I do like to play these games strapped, if only so I don't feel like the odds are so heavily stacked against me!

@Wazeddie22 sounds like I still have some ways to go!! Sorry, did you mean SH:F has guns? (That’s what my query related to.. about to get the rifle myself in SH2!)

I’m still struggling through Silent Hill 2, I have been playing it since before Christmas. I am at the prison so near the end I think. I have played it for like..25 hours, it’s taking ages. But I have been looking at all the little details. I really like it but find it quite stressful, if not exactly terrifying, so I don’t play it often. I would like to get it wrapped up before this launches though.

Is it melee weapons only in this? Not super keen on that if so. Sort of wish it was a numbered entry too, I dunno. I know they stopped that a while ago. I wonder what the links to the actual town of Silent Hill will be.

@J2theEzzo eh, it’s £35.. if you enjoy it for a few weeks or a month it’s done its job. I do personally doubt it has huge legs beyond that, but you never know. Of course, people will still say it’s failed when the player base does drop off.

@Neither_scene ok, so it’s an average/a little above average game. It’s not going to win any game of the year awards but was it ever going to? Just funny how it was so quickly written off around here, is all.

But hang on a minute, everyone (here) said this game is niche and no one is interested in it? I don’t understand.

@Ralizah As you said, (and as sarcastically drummed in through this article) it doesn't really come across like an apology per say, I think this is him owning his words, frankly. It might be clumsy but it's human.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

@Ralizah The internet being what it is, we all know that the anger he'll have been on the end of would have gone well beyond the realms of what is reasonable!

Not really for me, but I think there is a market for this??

I wouldn’t like to try and join in on it down the line as a newb once everyone knows what they are doing though!!

@carlos82 Yeah I have heard a few saying similar, but I am still on the fence. And seeing how low the last 2 games go for these days I am obliged to wait for a sale I reckon. Hardly relevant, but I had the same problem with Wolfenstein too - absolutely loved TNO but hated TNC...

I really enjoyed 2016, but could not get going with Eternal at all, I was really disappointed with it. To the extent I am reluctant to give this one a go at full price.

@Czar_Khastik tbh, a lot of it is quite nice.

I was a bit surprised the game had such a large tracklist, but I checked on (whispers) Spotify and would you look at that..

I have been playing Dark Souls 3 on Steam Deck this week, it has its claws in me - struggling to put it down. Just put down the Abyss Watchers and dealing with annoying skeletons in the catacombs…

Star Wars in Destiny… gross!

@Darude84 It's back of the box stuff... if it was on Netflix it'd be one of those 3 words they like to use.

@Michael2008ish I was digging for treasure for a full hour the other night and had to force myself to stop 😂

@LikelySatan it’s a really good time! I should clarify I am running the mods on my steam deck though. The installation process was super easy - just one line from the konsole in desktop mode.

I was playing Final Fantasy 9 on my RGX35, and thought I might finally give the Memoria and Moguri mods a go on my Steam Deck, and they are super impressive! The game just looks fantastic with the higher resolution backgrounds, many of which are adjusted to fit a wide screen. It also feels brilliant with proper analog controls running at 60+ FPS and fast, snappy menus. There are loads of other little tweaks you can do like font adjustments, mist density on the world map. I am even playing Tetra Master with the Triple Triad rules. It’s pure class, and by far the best way you can play FF9.

I’m also playing Exhibition 33 which I am enjoying a lot so far.

Loving turn based combat in 2025!!

Yeah, and I am really enjoying it. Can’t say I absolutely loved the prologue for some reason (I can see some people raving about it above) but it was still a really good set up and it’s continued to get a lot better since, for sure.

Nice one, looks really good!

@Shepherd_Tallon do clickers die when their windpipes get severed?

Edit: I guess so, I think they can be choked in the games, can’t they?

I havnt been following any of the show and I dont really know the second game very well, but I did happen to watch this episode and thought it was pretty good, and I won’t lie I did think they would keep Joel alive.

That settlement should have had a series of dug out trenches full of razor wire and pre-set barrels of hidden explosives, though 😉

He has a point but I think while an interesting new gimmick could go one way for Nintendo it could just as easily go the other!

Like others have mentioned, it’s the software that is really going to matter. For me, once I see a new openworld Mario, Zelda or Xenoblade Chronicles (and I like what I see, of course!) I will bite, and I’ll get Mario Kart then too. Those 4 games could justify the console purchase for me.

@carlos82 Enjoy 3 if and when you do get round to it, different tone to 2 but equally as good (and tbh probably better objectively).

It's a good effort and probably the best we could have hoped for but overall disappointing. I don't vibe with the changes they made to the story, the new characters are largely annoying, the filler content in the hub sections spoils the flow of the game and then the sections between those areas are somehow too linear and dragged out. The character progression felt meaningless and it just felt like I was somehow playing FF7 as a theme park ride, basically. Anyway, I had a lot more fun with, say, Nier Automata and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3.

Nice music though and they did Jessie justice!

I’m trying to make sense of Xenoblade Chronicles X. I hardly have a clue what is going on tbh and I played the other 3. I am having some fun figuring it out though, so we’ll see.

Also picked up the fantastic Hyper Light Drifter on the Steam Deck, it looks glorious on that OLED screen 🤤

Also I have been playing a bit of Final Fantasy 5 on my RG35XX recently. It’s not bad!

As hobbies go, gaming (especially on a console) is really cheap and offers great bang for your buck, even at £80. It does seem a lot of money to charge for a game though, especially when you see the same software a few years old on sale at under £7…

I would spend £80 on a game, but it would just make me a lot choosier and I would be much more inclined to wait for stuff to go on sale, as I already have been after other recent increases.

I still can’t call it an expensive hobby though… I cycle as well, now THAT is an expensive hobby 😵‍💫

I’m going into a funeral as the Direct starts, I really hope I don’t see a notification for FF9 and shout “yes!”

I’m not really excited for the Switch 2 but that’s not surprising as we don’t know much. I’m sure I will want one after today, likely day 1 if it launches with a 3D Mario game.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

I’m sitting in the garden playing Fenyx Rising on steam deck, I’ve been having quite a lot of fun with it for 15 hours or so. I am reading it’s only a 25-30 hour game but not sure how that works as I am still in the second area.. Not sure I will see it to the end but I am impressed so far, and I only spent a few quid on it. I really want to get Xenoblade Chronicles X but I am going to get what I can out of Fenyx first.

On the other hand, it took them 3 weeks to clarify?

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was pretty front loaded on all the good stuff, too many games run out of steam in the final third unfortunately, particularly when made by smaller teams. But that’s the way she goes. Keeping an eye on this as it does look very cool and if it’s a success then a new ongoing franchise is always nice. Also, I don’t really vibe with the name

That looks really good, I used to love playing Terminator 1 on my Master System as a kid!!

I’ve been playing a bit of Echoes of Wisdom this morning, how good is this game?!

Off to an arcade in an hour, been meaning to go to this place for a few years now. They have all the classics but I will be stuck to Time Crises 2 I expect. Action!

More Metaphor on Steam Deck and Silent Hill on PS5. Both games are truly excellent!!

It’s my birthday today and my girlfriend got me Zelda: Echos of Wisdom on Switch so I might crack that open later to have a quick go.

Would like to get all of the above completed before Xenoxblade X!

Hyper Light Drifter 😜

I played 10-15 hours of the first one but found it a bit boring - is there any music as you explore the world? I do struggle in games when it’s just ambient sound all the time.

The soundtrack held Skyrim together for me.

I used to really care about a good frame rate, and it’s still a nice to have, but after playing some wonderful games at sub-par resolutions and frame rates in recent years (Switch, I am looking at you), I really don’t care any more.

Although I do get it is annoying for people who have bought the latest tech.

It is one of my favourites, I loved it back then. I do think it probably doesn’t hold up very well now though, especially without nostalgia goggles. Likely it needs some quality of life improvements these days. Still, I would pick it up.

I gave RE6 another go recently with a friend, and actually it’s a lot better than I thought it was! Not quite as fun as 5, but not that much worse, really.

You can’t play the Jake campaign with a friend and give it a 3 😖

These things are so sh*t 🤢 Who buys them?!

@Medic_alert graphics, audio and atmosphere were top tier. It was tough and unforgiving (it actually made me cry once) but helped me get my monies worth as a kid

I heard The Midnight do this one live to break up a set, it was pretty cool.

The Search for Ecco:
https://youtu.be/yedhYL7xHtA?si=ZwPO8RwFVS2HzHL1