I’m down for more Dave the Diver. Loved it so much on PS+ I bought it. I remember it sort of carried the first half of 2024 for me when I felt like I was in a deep gaming drought following the completion of Rebirth.
Affordability is a hoax in the US, you know? So I’m sure this is a dollar store Christmas for a lot of families. There wasn’t any substantial deals this year either, so there wasn’t much incentive to buy consoles or accessories. I’d imagine the resale market might’ve been thriving this year though.
For me, I got my son a Portal and myself a Steamdeck, so we contributed a little bit, I suppose, but this was also the first year where we bought a game for my daughter for the Switch, but no games for my son or myself, so it’s sort of an odd year in total for our gaming spend.
It feels like the Game Awards have been around a lot longer than that. Didn’t they used to have celebrity hosts or am I fever dreaming another timeline?
Regardless, good for Geoff. The show’s always a fun spectacle, and one of the few instances where I feel like gaming unifies as a culture for a second, even though there’s disagreements on who wins the awards. After all, we all just want to see game trailers and imagine a deeper, more robust backlog.
@PuppetMaster I always feel like Megaman is bigger than it is, I suppose. 2 million copies is sort of small when you compare it to Resident Evil and some of the big sellers these days. I mean, Silksong’s at 7 mil this year, Clair Obscur hit 5 mil, etc. The Blue Bomber feels more iconic than those tiny sales numbers.
The game’s fantastic for what it is. My son went back and started it a couple weeks ago and honestly… I was sort of impressed all over again with the game. It’s no Red Dead Redemption 2, but it is still quite impressive. I’m not sure if it’s been the lull of massive releases the last two years or what, but I felt like maybe I underrated the game at release.
@3DixieKong I can see what you’re saying and I sort of agree with it, but for me, the feeling of the game feels more Megaman to me. It’s esoteric, I know, but that’s just me. It could be because Battle Network and such is an alternate timeline and the logic of my brain just separates the two even if it doesn’t need to.
Self-published games are indies. Clair Obscur is a AA. Its simple.
Like Dave the Diver before it, I wouldn’t qualify it as an indie and the award should’ve gone to Silksong or Hades, and more authentic indies should’ve been nominated. After all, the award should exist to give lesser known games exposure. The E33 victory lap did a disservice to gaming as a whole this year by cheapening the value of other games for the sake of praising a game that had the fortune of releasing in a year that didn’t have a TLOU 2 or Elden Ring, etc to compete against.
@PuppetMaster exactly my sentiments. I always felt like this series and Battle Network felt like they weren’t exactly Megaman. It’s not that they’re necessarily bad games, just that they look and feel off to me, which is probably because they were trying to make Mario a Pokemon game to use a blunt analogy.
I’m not the biggest fan of the ZX series either, but I’d argue that at least they had the proper DNA still present.
I wonder if Capcom is aware of how important Legends is to the fanbase. I get the feeling it didn’t sell as much as we’d imagine.
@Porco Surely they’re doing something with the Legends games! I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just waiting for 2027 to go all out on Megaman’s anniversary with a Legends collection with the new game.
Haven’t had a chance to play the demo just yet, but I’m looking forward to trying it. Not sure what platform I’ll be purchasing this one on yet. This was the best looking game to me at the original PS5 Showcase, but if it’s on a cartridge for Switch 2, that might be the route I go with it if performance is comparable. I expect I’m going to preorder this one.
1. Control 2
2. Pragmata
3. Resident Evil 9
4. Mina the Hollower
5. Halo on PlayStation 5 for the sheer novelty of it
Outside that, we’ll see what Xbox games come over to PS5 because Fable is exciting too. I’m looking forward to Bubsy 4D, of all things. GTA6 might be #6 for me, but I’m not sure about it. I’ve got a weird feeling about this next GTA game and I can’t quite describe it. Tomb Raider’s up there too, and maybe 007. I’m not 100% sold on the Bond game, but I’m contemplating. I feel the same about Dawnwalker.
I’m going to try to reduce my gaming to buying 1-2 games a month and next year looks like a good year to do that, with a AAA and indie balanced per month possibly.
Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon, Fable, and most likely Clockwork Revolution and State of Decay
I mean, I don’t like Marvel, so I get your point of view if you like that, but, for me, Fable alone is more interesting than the total PS first party line-up next year and I’m definitely buying Halo… on PS5 for the novelty of it. If Intergalactic was a 2026 title, that’d be a different story.
Support games that do something different. If we don’t throw our support into unique games with unique ideas now, the industry will continue to siphon into games they care more about engagement than fun. We’re at a dangerous point in gaming history where every day the executives of gaming companies are looking for safer games with more monetization for the benefit of their shareholders. I get that To a T may not be for everyone, but neither are a lot of games. Sometimes games do need support and exposure and unfortunately that’s not being given to games such as this.
For what it’s worth, To a T was one of my favorite games this year. I preferred it even to the latest Katamari game too. It’s a unique game with a fantastic soundtrack and I do hope that Takahashi’s able to get a lifeline, so he’s able to continue creating his own idiosyncratic vision of gaming. We need these kinds of unique voices. Also, the game is great for kids as well. My 8 year old was able to beat the game no problem and my 4 year old loves to watch it.
@Marquez I’m just hoping for diversity from Pushsquare. I trust the staff here. Lol. And I know Nintendo Life’s going to be forced to deliberate between Bananza and Silksong, which is much more to my personal taste!
The sad thing is I won’t be able to escape E33 this holiday season either thanks to the Dorito Pope. As a resident gamer of the family, I’m going to be asked about this game A LOT in the very near future because of the coverage the game gets.
The most lethal one would’ve been “Take a shot every time you’re bewildered by something.” Man, I would’ve been toasted by Megaman getting a sequel, only for it to be a 2027 announcement!
@lazarus11 Yeah, I sort of get the vibe that that’s how a lot of people are feeling about the game. The constant hype cycle for it has certainly made my friends sour on it. I don’t think I’ve ever quite seen a game get SO MUCH continuous coverage. Not even Elden Ring or Baldur’s Gate 3 (to use modern examples) got this level of coverage and both of those games seemed bigger, culturally.
I get the vibe that E33 was a lot of people’s first JRPG.
@Marquez it’s not the most professional thing, of course, but I’m sure there’s a lot of people that feel jilted about the Game Awards this year, so I can understand their viewpoint. I know my watching party was rolling eyes at all the awards Expedition 33 got. We’d all played E33 and we all liked it, but even those amongst us that liked it most were starting to get snarky about the game winning so much. Glad we didn’t make E33 wins a drinking game because we contemplated it. We also contemplated making gatcha trailers a drinking game though. Lol.
I don’t remember my group getting like that when TLOU, Part 2 won everything though, and we were a bit divisive on that game. Got to be honest, if the hype train didn’t sit solely in E33 station, it would’ve been interesting to see what else would’ve won things.
@Marquez Edited the word, must’ve misspelled it elsewhere too!
I honestly don’t want E33 to do badly. I just want to see other games have success. I liked the game when it launched, but I thought it was a bit more average than most others, I suppose. There’s no rewarding exploration, there’s the whole tossing a new antagonist faction toward the end without developing them at all thing, there’s the definite burn out on parrying towards the end of the game type of thing for me, of course, but realistically I’m tired of the continuous hype cycle the game has received this year. I get that some people really love the game. I do. But it just feels like everywhere you turn, there’s been an E33 story basically exalting the game and I’m just a little spent on it. Could be PTSD from the time I went to the grocery store wearing a Final Fantasy shirt and someone wearing an E33 shirt randomly started talking to me, telling me how much better E33 is than FF when I completely disagree with that. Again, I liked the game, but I’m oversaturated with it, and I also feel it’s not very nice to “celebrate the industry” by giving it all the awards when there’s a decent amount of games this year that deserve awards. I didn’t even like KCD2, but to say it’s not the best RPG this year? To not credit Silksong as indie game of the year (let’s be real, if E33 is an indie, you might as well lob Death Stranding up there as an indie)? I’m droning, but I’m just ready for another year where there’s discussion instead of a single game being practically groomed into winning all awards.
And thank you for checking out the rest of my list. I try at year end to get notice out toward lesser known titles that I’d enjoyed throughout the year. Hope there’s a hidden gem you enjoy in my list! There’s plenty of fantastic games to recommend this year. There’s been well over 20 games on the 7/10+ spectrum for me that I’ve played, which is a pretty solid year, in my opinion.
Probably a mix of Metroid Prime 4, Öoo, Level Devil, maybe Arc Raiders as I race to complete games just in time for a year end list. I’ve got Seance of Blake Manor to fire up too, but I’m not certain if I’ll squeeze that one in for end of year or not. I’m prioritizing Prime 4 and loving it.
Also, maybe SimCity 3000. On a whim, I played it a bit last night and it’s sort of deeply relaxing. I’m going to try my best NOT to play anything else retro as well, but it’s sort of comfort food this time of the year.
@Leetware1 As someone that played E33, I definitely don’t think it deserved half the awards it got at least. It’s absolute BS it won best indie. Of any category, for them to win that one is an insult to the indie community, especially when Silksong came out this year. I didn’t personally enjoy KCD2, but it not winning RPG of the year is baffling when it’s so obviously better at having you craft your own role in the story. E33 was a good game, don’t get me wrong, but the victory lap this game has had all year is absolutely too much.
@TruestoryYep Personally, BG3 was too buggy on PS5 to run properly for me, so it soured my personal experience, but I know what the game could be if it ran right. It wouldn’t have been my Goty in 2023, but given how massive the game was and how much detail was in it, I understood why it was as successful as it was. I’ve played through Clair Obscur and I thought the game was good, but not great. Outside the music maybe, I don’t think it should’ve won anything. There were better games in ‘25. I played all of the nominees this year and I’d say E33 is the most average game of the bunch.
@DarylB88 totally agree with you there! If E33 is an indie, Death Stranding 2 should’ve been an indie. The show was designed this year to be another victory lap for E33. A friend of mine said, “The Game Awards made it look like there was only one game released this year and it didn’t feel like a total celebration of everything that makes a year in gaming.”
@Intr1n5ic No, I bought it at release. It just looks very similar to me. I liked Returnal, but it’s pretty distinctive as a game. It’s not a game that I feel really needs a sequel, if that makes sense. I just need to see and hear more. I may open up to Saros as the release date grows closer.
Most boring awards ever. I’m sorry but I would’ve understood Baldur’s Gate 3 steamrolling like this a few years back and I wasn’t even a fan of that game, but Clair Obscur winning so much was tedious. I know a lot of people love the game, but for me, it’s now the most overrated game I’ve ever played. I was actually rooting for the gatcha games to win Player’s Voice this year by the time we got there…
I thought the reveal was sort of disappointing. The developer had said time and time again that this one isn’t a Souls style game, but that gameplay looked very Wukong, which, while it isn’t exactly a Soulslike, its Souls adjacent. With Nioh and Onimusha being similar looking games too, I hope this one lands with its story or has a demo or something. After the trailer though, I was definitely like, “Oh, another Wukong.”
I’ll wait for reviews on this one. I’ll need to know how similar it is to Returnal, you know? I liked Returnal, but I’m not sure I need another one so soon.
I think I’m more interested in this game now. Knowing that I’m not really looking forward to much else in March, if I clear Requiem by the time this one comes out, I might get it.
Looks great, but I think I might get this one on Switch 2 now if the demo runs well… which would be ironic because this is the game that immediately sold me on the PS5.
Honestly, Aspyr can slow down on these basic reskinned ports. Their remasters may have a fresh coat of paint, but they don’t modernize the feel of the games or add anything to the experience, so these remasters tend to feel inferior to their original counterparts.
He’s made two of the best games ever made, so of course I’m interested even if those screenshots don’t seem interesting at first. That’s sort of the point, isn’t it?
@naruball @themightyant Oh man, I loved Eternal Sonata. It’s a crime it’s not on modern platforms. It’s my wife’s favorite JRPG. Admittedly, she’s probably played maybe four of them, but that’s her favorite.
I played Cyberpunk when it launched on Stadia. I… thought it was ok. I didn’t love the game. I thought it was very ok. The bugs were actually my favorite part of the game and definitely more memorable than the actual plotline, which I felt was sort of… ok? I dunno. I just didn’t really attach to it like I thought I would. I know a lot of people would disagree with me, but it felt like Far Cry inspired by Blade Runner to me. I liked it better than Far Cry, but less than Blade Runner.
I do also think it’s goofy the game’s gotten as much praise as it got. Given it was released broken, I don’t think CDPR deserved a pat on the back for fixing things for years to make the game better. No matter how much better it is, the game should have to endure the consequences of such a broken launch.
Since Sony runs the event, they can always add it in and make it part of the release announcement.
There’s five games that I’m surprised beat MK to this line-up though… Really interesting to see Darkstalkers 3. Personally, prefer that game to most of the games on the list.
Anyone know if 2XKO is any good? Honestly can’t stand Riot Games at all, but I’m curious if they’ve got another hit on their hands. Seems like, even if their universe isn’t to my taste, they’ve got something that’s drawing appeal from their studios.
Man, seeing this release takes me back to an era maybe 20 years ago where the few of us that wanted these types of games had to settle for sketchy ways to acquire the games with even sketchier fan translations. I love that this release happened.
I mean, WB Games haven’t exactly been a powerhouse, have they? Batman and LotR’s success was a decade ago and, outside Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat, it feels like their properties have struggled for at least this generation. I don’t like that this is their response, as I genuinely want more games from the WB IPs, but I’m also not hugely surprised, given that a lot of their games the last few years have severely underperformed expectations and have been a waste of money. It seems even MK1 was a step back from MK11 too…
@ShogunRok is it wrong if I hope EA scraps BioWare and sells Mass Effect to Larian? I’d love to see what they could do with an established sci-fi setting after seeing what they achieved with a fantasy setting.
I’m legitimately surprised Ghost of Yotei didn’t make the top 5. I definitely played the Switch 2 more and potentially might be the first year in at least a decade where I played more Xbox than PlayStation.
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Re: Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC Around 10 Hours Long, Turns it into Animal Crossing
I’m down for more Dave the Diver. Loved it so much on PS+ I bought it. I remember it sort of carried the first half of 2024 for me when I felt like I was in a deep gaming drought following the completion of Rebirth.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Wins Big in PS Blog's Game of the Year Awards
Best graphical showcase: Ghost of Yotei? Get outta here. It’s top 10, but no way is it the best graphical showcase.
I like Yotei more than E33, sure, but the brand loyalty is coming a little strong in this batch.
Re: PS5 Wins a Nightmarish November for All Console Hardware in the US
Affordability is a hoax in the US, you know? So I’m sure this is a dollar store Christmas for a lot of families. There wasn’t any substantial deals this year either, so there wasn’t much incentive to buy consoles or accessories. I’d imagine the resale market might’ve been thriving this year though.
For me, I got my son a Portal and myself a Steamdeck, so we contributed a little bit, I suppose, but this was also the first year where we bought a game for my daughter for the Switch, but no games for my son or myself, so it’s sort of an odd year in total for our gaming spend.
Re: The Game Awards Keeps On Getting More and More Popular
It feels like the Game Awards have been around a lot longer than that. Didn’t they used to have celebrity hosts or am I fever dreaming another timeline?
Regardless, good for Geoff. The show’s always a fun spectacle, and one of the few instances where I feel like gaming unifies as a culture for a second, even though there’s disagreements on who wins the awards. After all, we all just want to see game trailers and imagine a deeper, more robust backlog.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
@PuppetMaster I always feel like Megaman is bigger than it is, I suppose. 2 million copies is sort of small when you compare it to Resident Evil and some of the big sellers these days. I mean, Silksong’s at 7 mil this year, Clair Obscur hit 5 mil, etc. The Blue Bomber feels more iconic than those tiny sales numbers.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Tops an Absurd 40 Million Copies Sold
The game’s fantastic for what it is. My son went back and started it a couple weeks ago and honestly… I was sort of impressed all over again with the game. It’s no Red Dead Redemption 2, but it is still quite impressive. I’m not sure if it’s been the lull of massive releases the last two years or what, but I felt like maybe I underrated the game at release.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
@3DixieKong I can see what you’re saying and I sort of agree with it, but for me, the feeling of the game feels more Megaman to me. It’s esoteric, I know, but that’s just me. It could be because Battle Network and such is an alternate timeline and the logic of my brain just separates the two even if it doesn’t need to.
Re: Talking Point: With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?
Self-published games are indies. Clair Obscur is a AA. Its simple.
Like Dave the Diver before it, I wouldn’t qualify it as an indie and the award should’ve gone to Silksong or Hades, and more authentic indies should’ve been nominated. After all, the award should exist to give lesser known games exposure. The E33 victory lap did a disservice to gaming as a whole this year by cheapening the value of other games for the sake of praising a game that had the fortune of releasing in a year that didn’t have a TLOU 2 or Elden Ring, etc to compete against.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
@PuppetMaster exactly my sentiments. I always felt like this series and Battle Network felt like they weren’t exactly Megaman. It’s not that they’re necessarily bad games, just that they look and feel off to me, which is probably because they were trying to make Mario a Pokemon game to use a blunt analogy.
I’m not the biggest fan of the ZX series either, but I’d argue that at least they had the proper DNA still present.
I wonder if Capcom is aware of how important Legends is to the fanbase. I get the feeling it didn’t sell as much as we’d imagine.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
@Porco Surely they’re doing something with the Legends games! I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just waiting for 2027 to go all out on Megaman’s anniversary with a Legends collection with the new game.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
I would trade all of these games and Battle Network games for one Legends game.
Re: Pragmata Seemingly Off to a Strong Start as It's Added to Over 1 Million Wishlists Worldwide
Haven’t had a chance to play the demo just yet, but I’m looking forward to trying it. Not sure what platform I’ll be purchasing this one on yet. This was the best looking game to me at the original PS5 Showcase, but if it’s on a cartridge for Switch 2, that might be the route I go with it if performance is comparable. I expect I’m going to preorder this one.
Re: Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
Honestly, I’d be fine if no games had trophies.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026?
1. Control 2
2. Pragmata
3. Resident Evil 9
4. Mina the Hollower
5. Halo on PlayStation 5 for the sheer novelty of it
Outside that, we’ll see what Xbox games come over to PS5 because Fable is exciting too. I’m looking forward to Bubsy 4D, of all things. GTA6 might be #6 for me, but I’m not sure about it. I’ve got a weird feeling about this next GTA game and I can’t quite describe it. Tomb Raider’s up there too, and maybe 007. I’m not 100% sold on the Bond game, but I’m contemplating. I feel the same about Dawnwalker.
I’m going to try to reduce my gaming to buying 1-2 games a month and next year looks like a good year to do that, with a AAA and indie balanced per month possibly.
Re: PS5 Players Will Want to Watch Xbox's Developer Direct, Confirmed for January
@BarantisFiramuur Maybe for you.
Wolverine, Tokon Souls, Saros, and Marathon
vs
Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon, Fable, and most likely Clockwork Revolution and State of Decay
I mean, I don’t like Marvel, so I get your point of view if you like that, but, for me, Fable alone is more interesting than the total PS first party line-up next year and I’m definitely buying Halo… on PS5 for the novelty of it. If Intergalactic was a 2026 title, that’d be a different story.
Re: 'If I Don't Belong in the Games Industry, I'll Have to Look Elsewhere': Keita Takashashi Moves Back to Japan After To a T Flopped
Support games that do something different. If we don’t throw our support into unique games with unique ideas now, the industry will continue to siphon into games they care more about engagement than fun. We’re at a dangerous point in gaming history where every day the executives of gaming companies are looking for safer games with more monetization for the benefit of their shareholders. I get that To a T may not be for everyone, but neither are a lot of games. Sometimes games do need support and exposure and unfortunately that’s not being given to games such as this.
For what it’s worth, To a T was one of my favorite games this year. I preferred it even to the latest Katamari game too. It’s a unique game with a fantastic soundtrack and I do hope that Takahashi’s able to get a lifeline, so he’s able to continue creating his own idiosyncratic vision of gaming. We need these kinds of unique voices. Also, the game is great for kids as well. My 8 year old was able to beat the game no problem and my 4 year old loves to watch it.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
@Marquez I’m just hoping for diversity from Pushsquare. I trust the staff here. Lol. And I know Nintendo Life’s going to be forced to deliberate between Bananza and Silksong, which is much more to my personal taste!
The sad thing is I won’t be able to escape E33 this holiday season either thanks to the Dorito Pope. As a resident gamer of the family, I’m going to be asked about this game A LOT in the very near future because of the coverage the game gets.
The most lethal one would’ve been “Take a shot every time you’re bewildered by something.” Man, I would’ve been toasted by Megaman getting a sequel, only for it to be a 2027 announcement!
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
@lazarus11 Yeah, I sort of get the vibe that that’s how a lot of people are feeling about the game. The constant hype cycle for it has certainly made my friends sour on it. I don’t think I’ve ever quite seen a game get SO MUCH continuous coverage. Not even Elden Ring or Baldur’s Gate 3 (to use modern examples) got this level of coverage and both of those games seemed bigger, culturally.
I get the vibe that E33 was a lot of people’s first JRPG.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
@Marquez it’s not the most professional thing, of course, but I’m sure there’s a lot of people that feel jilted about the Game Awards this year, so I can understand their viewpoint. I know my watching party was rolling eyes at all the awards Expedition 33 got. We’d all played E33 and we all liked it, but even those amongst us that liked it most were starting to get snarky about the game winning so much. Glad we didn’t make E33 wins a drinking game because we contemplated it. We also contemplated making gatcha trailers a drinking game though. Lol.
I don’t remember my group getting like that when TLOU, Part 2 won everything though, and we were a bit divisive on that game. Got to be honest, if the hype train didn’t sit solely in E33 station, it would’ve been interesting to see what else would’ve won things.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
@Marquez Edited the word, must’ve misspelled it elsewhere too!
I honestly don’t want E33 to do badly. I just want to see other games have success. I liked the game when it launched, but I thought it was a bit more average than most others, I suppose. There’s no rewarding exploration, there’s the whole tossing a new antagonist faction toward the end without developing them at all thing, there’s the definite burn out on parrying towards the end of the game type of thing for me, of course, but realistically I’m tired of the continuous hype cycle the game has received this year. I get that some people really love the game. I do. But it just feels like everywhere you turn, there’s been an E33 story basically exalting the game and I’m just a little spent on it. Could be PTSD from the time I went to the grocery store wearing a Final Fantasy shirt and someone wearing an E33 shirt randomly started talking to me, telling me how much better E33 is than FF when I completely disagree with that. Again, I liked the game, but I’m oversaturated with it, and I also feel it’s not very nice to “celebrate the industry” by giving it all the awards when there’s a decent amount of games this year that deserve awards. I didn’t even like KCD2, but to say it’s not the best RPG this year? To not credit Silksong as indie game of the year (let’s be real, if E33 is an indie, you might as well lob Death Stranding up there as an indie)? I’m droning, but I’m just ready for another year where there’s discussion instead of a single game being practically groomed into winning all awards.
And thank you for checking out the rest of my list. I try at year end to get notice out toward lesser known titles that I’d enjoyed throughout the year. Hope there’s a hidden gem you enjoy in my list! There’s plenty of fantastic games to recommend this year. There’s been well over 20 games on the 7/10+ spectrum for me that I’ve played, which is a pretty solid year, in my opinion.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 611
Probably a mix of Metroid Prime 4, Öoo, Level Devil, maybe Arc Raiders as I race to complete games just in time for a year end list. I’ve got Seance of Blake Manor to fire up too, but I’m not certain if I’ll squeeze that one in for end of year or not. I’m prioritizing Prime 4 and loving it.
Also, maybe SimCity 3000. On a whim, I played it a bit last night and it’s sort of deeply relaxing. I’m going to try my best NOT to play anything else retro as well, but it’s sort of comfort food this time of the year.
Re: PS5 Players Will Want to Watch Xbox's Developer Direct, Confirmed for January
Looks like Xbox has a more compelling first party line up than PlayStation does next year. I’ll be watching… and buying the games on NOT Xbox.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
A couple of my favorite choices were sort of omitted in the voting this year for me.
Here’s what I voted for:
1. Death Stranding 2
2. Silksong
3. Blue Prince
4. Arc Raiders
5. Absolum
I would’ve voted for To a T, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, and Once Upon a Katamari over the last two options though when it comes to PS5.
Can’t wait for the gommage to come and scrub E33 out of the GotY discussion. I hope our humble community can give literally any other game GotY.
Re: All The Game Awards 2025 Winners
@Leetware1 As someone that played E33, I definitely don’t think it deserved half the awards it got at least. It’s absolute BS it won best indie. Of any category, for them to win that one is an insult to the indie community, especially when Silksong came out this year. I didn’t personally enjoy KCD2, but it not winning RPG of the year is baffling when it’s so obviously better at having you craft your own role in the story. E33 was a good game, don’t get me wrong, but the victory lap this game has had all year is absolutely too much.
Re: All The Game Awards 2025 Winners
@TruestoryYep Personally, BG3 was too buggy on PS5 to run properly for me, so it soured my personal experience, but I know what the game could be if it ran right. It wouldn’t have been my Goty in 2023, but given how massive the game was and how much detail was in it, I understood why it was as successful as it was. I’ve played through Clair Obscur and I thought the game was good, but not great. Outside the music maybe, I don’t think it should’ve won anything. There were better games in ‘25. I played all of the nominees this year and I’d say E33 is the most average game of the bunch.
@DarylB88 totally agree with you there! If E33 is an indie, Death Stranding 2 should’ve been an indie. The show was designed this year to be another victory lap for E33. A friend of mine said, “The Game Awards made it look like there was only one game released this year and it didn’t feel like a total celebration of everything that makes a year in gaming.”
Re: PS5 Exclusive Saros Delayed, But Pre-Orders Are Live Right Now
@Intr1n5ic No, I bought it at release. It just looks very similar to me. I liked Returnal, but it’s pretty distinctive as a game. It’s not a game that I feel really needs a sequel, if that makes sense. I just need to see and hear more. I may open up to Saros as the release date grows closer.
Re: Control Resonant from Remedy Revealed, Out in 2026 for PS5
@Hi569 We still don’t know for sure GTA6 will land the release date.
There’s still a lot of unknowns about GTA6 as well.
Re: All The Game Awards 2025 Winners
Most boring awards ever. I’m sorry but I would’ve understood Baldur’s Gate 3 steamrolling like this a few years back and I wasn’t even a fan of that game, but Clair Obscur winning so much was tedious. I know a lot of people love the game, but for me, it’s now the most overrated game I’ve ever played. I was actually rooting for the gatcha games to win Player’s Voice this year by the time we got there…
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?
I’m so glad Megaman is finally back!
Pragmata getting a release date and a sequel to Control were the other highlights for me.
Re: Lara Croft Returns in Two New Tomb Raider Titles on PS5
I’m interested, but not yet sold. Solid trailers, for sure.
Re: PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Poised to Be the Next Big Thing from 9th September
I thought the reveal was sort of disappointing. The developer had said time and time again that this one isn’t a Souls style game, but that gameplay looked very Wukong, which, while it isn’t exactly a Soulslike, its Souls adjacent. With Nioh and Onimusha being similar looking games too, I hope this one lands with its story or has a demo or something. After the trailer though, I was definitely like, “Oh, another Wukong.”
Re: PS5 Exclusive Saros Delayed, But Pre-Orders Are Live Right Now
I’ll wait for reviews on this one. I’ll need to know how similar it is to Returnal, you know? I liked Returnal, but I’m not sure I need another one so soon.
Re: 007 First Light Unveils Lenny Kravitz as a Villain in New Trailer
I think I’m more interested in this game now. Knowing that I’m not really looking forward to much else in March, if I clear Requiem by the time this one comes out, I might get it.
Re: Control Resonant from Remedy Revealed, Out in 2026 for PS5
Looks like GotY 2026 to me.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2025?
We got Megaman, so that’s a win. Pragmata finally has a release date. And… Control 2 looks fantastic.
But man… I can’t wait for next year so there’s no more Clair Obscur fawning.
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
Looks great, but I think I might get this one on Switch 2 now if the demo runs well… which would be ironic because this is the game that immediately sold me on the PS5.
Re: Deus Ex Remastered Delayed Indefinitely Following Fan Backlash
Honestly, Aspyr can slow down on these basic reskinned ports. Their remasters may have a fresh coat of paint, but they don’t modernize the feel of the games or add anything to the experience, so these remasters tend to feel inferior to their original counterparts.
Re: The Witness, Braid Creator Teases New Game Reveal at The Game Awards
He’s made two of the best games ever made, so of course I’m interested even if those screenshots don’t seem interesting at first. That’s sort of the point, isn’t it?
Re: You 'Won't Want to Miss' The Game Awards, Says SEGA
Crazy Taxi and Jet Set (or Grind) Radio please
Re: This Musical RPG's Not Going to Appeal to Everyone, But We're Moving It to the Top of Our PS5 Wishlist
@naruball @themightyant Oh man, I loved Eternal Sonata. It’s a crime it’s not on modern platforms. It’s my wife’s favorite JRPG. Admittedly, she’s probably played maybe four of them, but that’s her favorite.
Re: Feature: Predict The Game Awards 2025 with Our 20 Question Quiz
I would love it if Clair Obscur did NOT win GotY this year. I fully expect it to win, but the confusion from the internet would be priceless
Re: Evo 2026 Games Revealed, Lack of Marvel Tokon Raises PS5 Release Date Questions
@PuppetMaster 🥺Didn’t know this!
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Cyberpunk 2077, 5 Years Later?
I played Cyberpunk when it launched on Stadia. I… thought it was ok. I didn’t love the game. I thought it was very ok. The bugs were actually my favorite part of the game and definitely more memorable than the actual plotline, which I felt was sort of… ok? I dunno. I just didn’t really attach to it like I thought I would. I know a lot of people would disagree with me, but it felt like Far Cry inspired by Blade Runner to me. I liked it better than Far Cry, but less than Blade Runner.
I do also think it’s goofy the game’s gotten as much praise as it got. Given it was released broken, I don’t think CDPR deserved a pat on the back for fixing things for years to make the game better. No matter how much better it is, the game should have to endure the consequences of such a broken launch.
Re: Sony's India Hero Project Brings a Cosy Adventure Game to PS5 in April 2026
Has anyone tried this one? I’ve had the demo installed for ages and just… never try it.
Re: Evo 2026 Games Revealed, Lack of Marvel Tokon Raises PS5 Release Date Questions
Since Sony runs the event, they can always add it in and make it part of the release announcement.
There’s five games that I’m surprised beat MK to this line-up though… Really interesting to see Darkstalkers 3. Personally, prefer that game to most of the games on the list.
Anyone know if 2XKO is any good? Honestly can’t stand Riot Games at all, but I’m curious if they’ve got another hit on their hands. Seems like, even if their universe isn’t to my taste, they’ve got something that’s drawing appeal from their studios.
Re: Mini Review: Milano's Odd Job Collection (PS5) - A Quirky PS1 Time Capsule Reopened
Man, seeing this release takes me back to an era maybe 20 years ago where the few of us that wanted these types of games had to settle for sketchy ways to acquire the games with even sketchier fan translations. I love that this release happened.
Re: Netflix Says Warner Bros Games Doesn't Hold 'Any Value' in $82 Billion Acquisition
I mean, WB Games haven’t exactly been a powerhouse, have they? Batman and LotR’s success was a decade ago and, outside Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat, it feels like their properties have struggled for at least this generation. I don’t like that this is their response, as I genuinely want more games from the WB IPs, but I’m also not hugely surprised, given that a lot of their games the last few years have severely underperformed expectations and have been a waste of money. It seems even MK1 was a step back from MK11 too…
Re: PlayStation Teases 2026 PS5 Games in New Trailer
Halo, Pragmata, and RE for me!
Re: Rumour: Mystery Game Awards Reveal May Be a New Divinity RPG, as Original Sin 2 PS5 Port Leaks
@ShogunRok is it wrong if I hope EA scraps BioWare and sells Mass Effect to Larian? I’d love to see what they could do with an established sci-fi setting after seeing what they achieved with a fantasy setting.
Re: PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year
Definitely my lowest PlayStation numbers ever in 2025. I can tell my son played my console far more than I did. Sort of surprised with my top 5 still…
1. Astro Bot
2. Minecraft
3. Death Stranding 2
4. Dreams
5. Puyo Puyo Tetris
I’m legitimately surprised Ghost of Yotei didn’t make the top 5. I definitely played the Switch 2 more and potentially might be the first year in at least a decade where I played more Xbox than PlayStation.