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I would definitely be interested if they brought this over, I love the world, but given the reputation it'll be a sale pickup unless it's dirt cheap.

While I see the benefit of both the individual artist and the overall company to use AI to speed things up, I don't think we should get rid of the disclaimer about it being used. It's about choice. If the use of AI changes your mind about purchasing a product, that's your prerogative.

It's similar to caged vs free range eggs. Fundamentally the product is exactly the same, it's just the process used that was different, but should we just label them as 'eggs' and be done with it? Or do we want people to have more information about what they are potentially spending their money on, depending on their personal preferences? I'll stick with being able to choose, in this instance at least.

I try not to think of the platinum when I start a game, but once I find that I'm enjoying myself I can't help but chase for it. I love that trophy sound, so any game that rewards me for already having fun is good in my book.

My first platinum (out of my measly 32) was Spider-Man (I didn't start playing PS until PS4, and that was late in the generation) and it just felt natural to get it as it was for doing everything I wanted to do in the game anyway.

I LOVE Atlus games so much, but I HATE that they do this for almost every release. I really hope this signals the end of the practice.

Lego Horizon's fine, but I gave up on the platinum because it was just a massive grind. I want to try Neon White so that's cool. The others I can take or leave.

I was looking at picking this up on Switch but the performance is apparently quite bad. Maybe when I've got a bit more time I'll get it on PS5.

For a new IP or indie game where there's no anticipation for it, shadow dropping could easily leave it to go completely unnoticed. But for a highly anticipated sequel/remake/remaster where the name is already known and popular it can work well, as we've seen.

Of course rumours and leaks help build hype, but they can also take the shock out of a launch.

Empyreal is currently 67% off, might bite on that one as it's been sat on my wishlist for a while. Other than that I got the Tiny Tina Season Pass for £5 as my wife and I play that together quite a bit.

Looks beautiful, and I'm a sucker for anything Elden Ring these days, so yeah, I'm gonna get one of these.

I got to the post-story part and enjoyed it, but not enough to see it through to full completion. Maybe a DLC or major update would bring me back in, but I don't see it happening.

If they took the Premium requirement away from cloud streaming, especially for games you already own, I would drop down immediately. I enjoy using my Portal too much now though, so I guess I'm stuck paying for it.

I started it over the weekend. It hasn't particularly grabbed me yet but I'll give it another go at some point.

If a live service game fails (as most do) can we refer to it as a 'dead service game'?

This being F2P I will definitely be trying it out, and I have been cautiously looking forward to it, but also skeptical that it would stick the landing. Looking forward to giving it a go this weekend.

Talos Principle 2, Pacific Drive, Thanks Goodness You're here, 3 games I've wanted to try out.

And this confirms I am only subscribed to Premium because of cloud streaming, given the 'selection' available here.

Rolled credits last night, definitely going for the platinum. Hopefully this is another step against the dreaded live-service push when it's understood that players want these strong single-player experiences.

I think a better thing would be for a commitment from the developer/publisher to state a minimum term online-only games will be accessible for. Before you even start development, decide on a length of time you are committed to keeping the game running, and make that clear to the consumer. Then if someone looks at this and decides to buy a game having that information, they do so knowing it is not guaranteed to be available beyond that point.

If a game is popular/successful enough to extend that, fantastic, but knowing you have a minimum amount of time with a game when you buy it (unless it can be given indefinitely) would at least be better than the likes of Concord etc.

I'm yet to finish Yotei (no fault of the game, I just don't want to finish it too quickly and other games are being played) but so far I'm on the side of Tsushima. That game felt like a breath of fresh air when it launched, so it's sat much better in my memory. Yotei is fantastic, but it's very much as described, an iteration on what made the first game great. Maybe once I'm finished that might change, or if I go back to Tsushima, we shall see.

I didn't even think I was going to get one at first, but since I did it's been a regular part of my gaming habits. So much so that I got the 30th anniversary version and it'll get even more use with the new update.

This is what I wanted from the Portal, full cloud streaming and a nice update to the UI to boot (the old menu was horrible). This will be updated when I get home.

Torn between Yotei and E33, but I think E33 clinches it because it's just so refreshing to see a new property come out swinging so hard and nailing almost every aspect it went for. Yotei is great, but it was building on greatness so it was easier to get there.

This is a really cool game (as much as it is a game anyway), played it on Switch so I'm glad more people can experience it.

Halls of Torment is scratching my fresh Vampire Survivors itch at the moment, so that's taking up most of my time this weekend.

@mctaboo I think that one was the trophy that put me off getting the plat initially. Thanks for the advice, I'll focus on that one first and if it becomes too much of a headache I'll call off the whole thing.

Finished Stray when it was on Plus at launch, but I'll happily go back again to get the platinum. Not bothered about the others though.

This is the improvement I've been waiting for. The Portal has already been worth it for me, but this would massively increase my play time with it.

I am an absolute sucker for this kind of roguelite, absolutely right up my alley, that's being downloaded asap.

@thechetearly As much as I don't like the idea of anyone losing their job, I have to agree. At least it's someone making the decisions who is feeling the effect of it.

This game is remarkably good, it's basically alien Far Cry and I enjoyed it all. I won't be going back in as I've got the platinum and done everything I want to do in it, but it's good to see such a big update so far down the line.

I'm not a horror guy, so those don't interest me. V Rising is good and Yakuza is Yakuza, but I have both of those so nothing really for me this month.

I'm glad, they're just giving us too many Premium games at the moment, I can't keep up...

Darn, I nearly missed this announcement of the upcoming announcement, I wish they'd have announced this announcement so I knew it was coming.

What's most surprising is that this even made it to release, but you could tell it wasn't going to stick the landing if it eventually did. Glad I wasn't holding my breath for this one.

@Nightcrawler71 My thoughts exactly. Patches, fixes, updates, new content, fine. But I shouldn't be kicked out of my full-price single-player game if one of my kids pulls out an ethernet cable.

I don't know about his other battles, but Ninja Gaiden kept beating me, so I'd say he won that one as well. RIP.

I'm not proud of how long it took me to grasp the concept of his story here.

No game is perfect, but this and Tsushima have been as close as you can get gor me personally, so a 9 is what it gets.

While I understand that there are a lot of these games that may end up looking similar to other popular franchises, does that mean I can take the face of any character from any game and use it wherever I want?

If so, I've got some money to make.

So they'll cancel a game where the main character is basically required to be black because of the story they want to tell, and directly oppose the racist views held at the time, but shoehorning that into other games where it's mostly there to meet a quota is fine?

These are the kinds of stories that need telling for video games to be held in a serious light, but apparently they're too risky for publishers to commit to.

Yes yes yes, I am ready to wash away my stress!

@ShogunRok I think Yotei's opening is more tailored to being a sequel. Most of the people who play this will have played the first game, so they just want to get into it without the drawn out buildup. No world to introduce, no setting to explain, just "Here's your motivation, now here's the game"

I can't travel to an objective without being sidetracked at least 3 times, and that's exactly what I want. It makes me feel less like I'm being told a story and more like I'm playing the character, which I imagine is what they were aiming for.

No, I enjoyed Mirage for what it was but I was done with it over a year ago (and I got on it late), and a government-funded expansion isn't going to change my mind.

GoT remains one of my favourite games of all time. The story, the characters, the world, and most importantly the gameplay all felt better than most games I've played in the genre. It wasn't perfect, but what game is? If Yotei is as close to that level as reviews are saying I fully expect it to be among my favourites as well.

It's a shame it's not as much of a step up in quality as it seemed to be (and the demo suggested) so I think this is one I'll wait to pick up. At least that means it's not fighting Yotei for my time, and I still go back to the Cyber Sleuth games every now and then anyway.

@Uromastryx I was going to say the same thing. Like, does anyone actually want any more of these, or did anyone want this one?

A gambling character lines up well with the AAA gaming space at the moment, as it's a gamble whether any new release will actually play or run well on any system.

They've got a lot of FC points to spend now.