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I remember when RE Series was exclusive to Nintendo GameCube for a time period and console fanboys were still a thing. RE4 Original came out with great reviews.

Sometime later it came to PS2 once exclusivity ended. And it got even better reviews. Having played RE2 and RE3 in 90s this was a revolutionary step for the series. But for some reason I wasn’t able to finish it back then. Finally, I got the opportunity in 2024. As good as I remembered it to be! No surprises it sold so well.

Won't get long holidays, but 1 or 2 days off between Xmas and New Year. Will continue my play through of Hogwarts Legacy, unless I end up snagging Alan Wake 2 or SH2 from current sale. Merry Christmas fellow gamers!

So it looks like they’re not going to put PS Plus on year end sale. My sub expires on 23rd and I don’t see myself renewing it.

@NoCode23 I hope it comes to PS Plus sooner rather than later. 🤞

Downloading Forspoken right now. I wonder if some of the critic complaints were addressed in patches. Demo was too bland for me.

Haven’t tried a sonic game since Sega Genesis. Will also try Sly games.

@Nekomichu not yet it seems. My sub expires on 23rd. I am also waiting.

Really liked the first one. Quite hyped for the second part!

I missed both Jak and Sly games when I had PS2. Some games were not easy to get a hand on where I lived, and I also owned original Xbox at the same time so I had too many things to play. I remember these games got raving reviews. Now so many years down the line, I wonder if they can evoke same feelings inside me as original players had in 2000s. But I definitely want to try.

@Fritz167 Hadn’t heard of FIST before today. But after reading PS review, it feels like a solid game. Perhaps it is potentially best offering of the month. Can’t wait to try out 🤞

@Enuo the demo didn’t do anything for me. But I will still give it a good honest try. I hope the seemingly featureless open world in the demo was just a small part of much bigger whole.

@KundaliniRising333 I also don’t feel too excited about Astrobot for the same reasons. It might be a piece of art, but currently not on my wish list.

@Nekomichu same with me. I think they do offer December end discount. I always renew this time around and it was always with a discount.

@themightyant haha…would love to do that. But since he’s just 5, I guess I need to wait a bit.

@get2sammyb Ananta is infinity (or Endless) in Sanskrit / Hindi (Indian languages). That’s also name of my son. 🙂

What a beautiful piece of news! Thank you everyone at Gearbox. Gaming is much more than just entertainment. It is art. It touches lives in more ways than one.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner This. It feels like every other article is about Pro reinventing something. I feel less and less inclined to check site updates. I hope normalcy returns soon.

@GemDog669 😀 No, I am in India. But glad to see you are enjoying it. Maybe I will be able to grab one soon.

Sony hasn't launched in my region yet, so not a chance.

It hasn’t been released in my country, so I can’t even consider buying it, even if I had the money. But happy gaming to anyone who is getting one. I wish I could afford one soon.

@PCPS4XB Right. Unfortunately, it cost me approx US$650 where I live. The Disc edition. And had to wait until 2022, since it was perpetually out of stock.

Does it not means that they had to consciously make sure PS5 is reasonably less powerful to keep Pro relevant?

@trev666 my exact two choices!

I bought original Xbox before PS2, after a long stint with PS1. Halo 1 was one heck of an experience and quite a jump from games I was used to playing on PS1. Reviews were unanimously overwhelmingly positive and there were webpages dedicated to its lore. I also played Halo 2 and Gears of War 1 on Xbox. Loved them! Then I moved to PS3 and future playstations. I definitely miss Halo and Gears of War franchise. They also remind me of a time when I had a lot more spare time for gaming. Would love to experience both games from the time I left them (even if just remasters). I hope all these speculations turn out true.

I remember playing the first Silent Hill on PS1 and the sequel on PC. Two of the most cherished memories from my younger years of gaming. Unfortunately, with time I have found it increasingly harder to finish horror games, despite being one of my favourite genre.

Hogwart's Legacy PS5 version cost me less than 16 USD/ 12GBP where I live, so it was a no brainer for me 😀 Been a while since I bought something from PSN store sale.

@KundaliniRising333 couldn’t have put it better myself

@HotGoomba Right, In India Halo is not on Prime. It never was. It’s on another service which streams Paramount+ and others.

@Elodin thanks a ton. That’s a lot of great info to begin.

@Elodin Never played a strategic rpg before. What advice would you give to a new initiate so that I do not get overwhelmed. I seriously wish to find out why so many people love them.

“ The veil comes off” 😄😄😄

Surprised to see FF VII Rebirth on top (so far) by a long margin. Interestingly, I ordered it today afternoon, before I saw this poll. I was double minded if I should order it, but now I am really looking forward to it!

Unfortunately, Atari consoles never launched where I live. In fact, there was no official launch until Xbox360. Saw Atari at friend’s house when some relative from abroad returned with gifts. That means, despite my sincerest desire, these games do not hold any nostalgic value for me.

@Ralizah Interesting info! I will search them out on the web. Thanks!

@Ralizah makes sense. That must be the one I remember. And the next one on PS2 was part 3. Thanks!

I remember playing a PS1 version which had isometric perspective. Never finished it, but have faded memories. The one I played after that was on PS2 which started with some sort of time travel trope during WW2.

@get2sammyb If going by the comments in this article, a part of gaming population love the difficulty-reward curve, it does not means increasing the difficulty will keep increasing the fun factor proportionally. There must be some tipping point where the returns fall off.

I personally find souls find souls games too hard to play but I totally understand people who love it for their difficulty. Although I feel it’s unfair to claim higher difficulty as some sort of badge of honour. People who are unable to enjoy harder games are not necessarily ‘weak’ players. And accessibility has wide range of meaning including those who simply do not possess the kind of muscle memory needed to master these games.

That being said I don’t really complain about not being able to enjoy souls like.

I have fond memories of Enter the Gecko. My brother and I had a blast playing it. Those were different times.

@Ssimsim that inverted right stick was bugging me bad. There was no option to fix it in the settings. I will try to remap it too. Thanks. I agree, rewind feature especially make old school platformers so much fun.

@LiamCroft I wish there was an article about Cricket 24 being added to PS Plus yesterday as part of Days of Play 😕

@get2sammyb I wonder where PS Plus Deluxe subscribers like me fit in? Part of Premium or just an insignificant minority to push any numbers in the stat.

Woah! Cricket 24 just in time for T20 World Cup. Totally unexpected but pleasantly surprised.

@AK4tywill PS Plus Essential is an anomaly in Sony's offerings; a vestige of a totally different type of PS Plus. I think even their PS5 UI designers struggle to consistently fit Essential with PS Plus catalogue. But I do wish they somehow find a system to differentiate games added to library through Essential service versus the ones from PS Plus Catalogue.

Waiting for this to join PS Plus Premium.

@nessisonett No clue about PS Now, since the service is not available in my region 😞

@nessisonett in fact, RDR2 is also being re-added. It was there when I first subscribed

Back to India, finally! TR3 was too difficult for the likes of me. But thoroughly enjoyed Uncharted Lost Legacy.

Unable to add A New Nightmare to my library. It keeps saying "something's missing" 😕

Waiting eagerly for this! It will be a huge nostalgia trip down the memory lane. Had tons of fun playing with friends and younger brother back in the day. Finally something in Deluxe/ Premium I can look forward to 😀

I remember playing TR3 way back. It features an extensive section set in India (the country where I live). My friends and I were quite intrigued. It had some religious symbology including a boss which closely resembles venerated divinity (the featured image for this article). But the extremest emotion I can recall was being bemused. 😀

Perhaps it features in 14th Feb PS Plus Premium lineup too.