Agramonte

1. Jedi survivor (PC... 48 hrs in)
2. Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)

PS5 taking a well deserved rest until FF16

It is one game after another. 🥳😎👍

Oh wow thanks!

Art is much nicer than I thought it would be. I'll read it in bed over the weekend.

Great news!

Now, more turn based JRP! keep them coming

@XenonKnight

I got 1 month of EA Play Pro for $14 to play it. Cant really pay full price for everything either.

Hopefully They will have all the fixes out for you by that point.

Nice. Loved it and it is a perfect jRPG to play on my SteamDeck. So great news for my commute.

Regardless if PS4, Ps5, PC... well worth a buy.

The PS3 Orchestra Tuning sample. Always

No other console has ever reminded me of going to the The New York Philharmonic with my parents as a kid. It blew my mind.

Only one with an actual concept behind it.

Amazing, more options the better. I cant wait... Already have vacation penciled in for Friday and Monday.

Nice, and back with Story mode. Las Vegas night street track will be epic!

No PSVR2 support, so I guess sticking to PC again this year.

I finally reinstalled it just to see the visual updates.

The opening horse ride scene is now stunning! Once I hit the bridge and the water I had to stop and look around. Wow, Nicely done.

Not really playing it over, but people jumping in now are in for an amazing ride if everything else look like this. It would be a mistake to play any of the old versions at this point.

@XenonKnight

I'm 39 hrs in (PC)... that shipped sailed 😅

And as usual - the issues are nowhere near as bad people trying to make it out to be. At least not on PC.

Burning shores... Jedi survivor... Tears of the kingdom... fF16

Better things in gaming to spend my time on

Yeah, I'll get a month of Ubi+ and test it out.

Lets go back to 15 year old mechanics stuck in a city is not high on my list after the last 3 AC worlds set me free.

Not romanticizing the past... the old stuff is archaic. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and $14.

Loved RE7 / Village. Amazing to play and beautiful.

Do not care about more rehash like RE4. It does makes me excited for the RE Engine. Use the Demo to benchmark my HDR monitor settings.

Hoping for a new Monster Hunter that pushes the game like MH: World did. You can max out Rise on PC and still looks meh.

Wishing on a new Breath of Fire is hopeless. Obviously it cant compete dollar wise with any of this other stuff.

@Mintie

Still on season 1, and enjoying it. The animation style made me stay away back in the day.

Great that it will only get better as the seasons progress.

Fantastic. Love the game, cant wait for more!

@Casco Yeah, same here.

Using a EA Play Pro for Jedi Survivor, but Tears of the Kingdom and then FF16 are next on my list.

No need for a subscription for some time after done with Jedi.

1. Jedi Survivor

Jedi also finally motivated me to start watching Clone Wars using the Kotaku list (never seen the animated stuff)

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/12/the-essential-clone-wars-episodes-every-star-wars-fan-should-watch/

Oh wow. That sucks.

Would have loved something else from them in all the PS5 glory

1. Got PC Game Pass to play Wo Long and Hi-Fi Rush earlier in the year

2. Got EA Play Pro this month to play Jedi Survivor... try Wild Hearts and see Dead Space improvements

I do not see any of these as something to keep year round. Wait for a few games and jump on one or the other

If I have a Big game I am buying like FF16, have nothing active until I finish it.

Another 9 easy. I knew draining it was a bad idea 🤦‍♂️

Worlds, exploring, gameplay, story... all having tons of fun. Over 30hrs in, and really feel like a Jedi.

Playing on PC - so do not have the HDR issues. Did need to use the scaling on Nvidia control panel - FSR2.0 seems to do nothing on my 3080. After 10 hrs and 2nd update everything seemed to settle down.

Went from Burning Shores to Jedi Survivor... super happy camper right now

This is great news

I had the PC version running on my Steamdeck. Even on low/med it looked pretty good.

Same - mostly need to cut resolution, draw distance and lighting. Still looked pretty good and fun

@NEStalgia

There were games that ran awful on Ps2, PS3, Ps4 just like ones on Switch. Having 1 option was never a golden age when talking about optimization.

I rather go by history than on a prediction. PS4pro never prevented me from keeping my PS4 for the entire generation. Publisher kept supporting the "baseline" game just fine (they still supporting it today) If anything, the mid gen "enhanced" version is where developers cut corners.

Horizon Burning Shores on my PS5/4KTV is stunning to me. If that is the new baseline game for console play. I see no need to upgrade (Ps5 or TV) any time soon.

There you go, It is called Money.

The day Messi shows up as a foreign revolutionary with a plot for Basque independence I'll jump in.

Even the military Propaganda in COD campaign was boring 🤦‍♂️

@brn70121

"I wonder if they'd ever be willing to explore the other wizarding schools in the world? I was hoping they'd make a tv series about that rather than a Harry Potter reboot"

This 100%

Was hoping they would expand the world with the games and series also.

That would be Day 1 also.

@NEStalgia

"nonstop upgrade path" is up to the consumer.

I never upgraded to a PS4 PRO or a Switch Oled or a 4080 or 13900K. Steam top cards still include 1650s and 1070s. Just because a new part "exists" is not a reason to upgrade for many PC gamers either.

Let consumer decide - no need for an artificial 10 year development ban.

And consoles will continue to exist because of Windows. Microsoft's Mickey-ware still cant reliably "Suspend" a game to this day.

Great news.

Love these games. Always jump on during F1 race weekend. If it gets PSVR2 support it will make my day.

Nice... Sold!

Loved DC did a 6 part comic prequal for Gotham Knights with Batman: Gotham Knights Gilded City.

https://www.dc.com/comics/batman-gotham-knights-gilded-city-2022/batman-gotham-knights-gilded-city-1

Hopefully this becomes a trend. Some Manga prequels for jRPGs would be great also.

Errr, just like there was an upgrade to a 3080 and upgrade will come out for a 4080. $1,000 GPUs become "old" in 18 months

Software development (what games are) does not stand still, neither should the technology that runs it.

Consumers can decide if they want the upgrade or not. They can plan their own "hardware cycle"

Cool, I'll check it out. Played it on PC GamePass, so give them some cash with the DLC

Loved the music, still have some on my Spotify list.

Amazing

There are no awful jaggies or low res shimmering views in concept art.

Thankfully you have the industry (well, except Nintendo) pushing hardware. Someday 1:1

Rented the full game and really enjoyed it. Place it back on the GameFly list for the DLC.

Balances out in the end

Mix of Full price Day 1, GameFly and Used Games I am spending the same I was on PS4.

Just find the right % off each option like everything else.

Well deserved for Jedi Survivor. Played it all weekend and tons of fun. Audio is also fantastic, 100% use headphones for this one

I'm on PC for Jedi. I played Fallen Order on PC, keep my collection intact. We had a Patch today (console gets one tomorrow)... but on my PC it settled down after 10hrs mark.

PS5 was busy with Burning Shores anyway.

1. Horizon Burning Shores (PS5)
2. Jedi Survivor (PC)

Simply fantastic back to back releases. Good times.

9 Easy.

Tons of fun from start to finish. $20 is simply crazy value.

And for someone like me that also plays games to see Digital Art in motion it was simply fantastic. The talent is on full display.

Hell yeah... Save the World, get the Girl. No way I was not picking that option.

There is something wrong when buying Activision is this much of a big deal.

Best place to play 1st party Sony games is still PlayStation.

I lost track of this. I thought they were approved... but now they are not 🤷‍♂️

I could not even finish the short propaganda piece they called a single player campaign in the last COD. So for me it really does not matter who keeps Activision.

Glad more jRPGs are showing up on PC GamePass. Spend the money on that.

Amazing, thanks for the review. Preloaded it last night. So ready!

Going from Burning Shores to Jedi Survivor is simply amazing. Back to back good times 👍

A future full of bad games will be a boring one.

Played single player games that are boring and service games that are amazing. And the other way around.

It is always about the game, and how much fun it is.

YES!

Burning Shores is one of those games I wanted to pace myself because afraid I would finish it to quickly

But that went out the window, I'm being a crack head 🤣

Place #3 on the calendar please. Day 1.

Never played Dead Island. But glad they pulled it off.

Also glad I have a StamDeck. Going from playing Burning Shores at home to stuck with playing either MineCraft or Advance Wars on the road would just make traveling for work even more annoying.

Just waiting for Jedi Survivor

Well Wo Long is on GamePass so "success" is not about numbers sold. It is if it was profitable.

Did not play Wild Hearts but enjoyed Wo Long. Hope we get more of these.

Great engine, it really looks stunning.

That said, let Studio decide what works best for their vision. It is one more option for them - not shoehorned on everything.

Respawn with SW Jedi is a great example.

Only public game rating i care a bit about is Steam

You actually know they have the game and for how long they played it.

1. Burning Shores

Weekend is finally here (and it is raining) time to go exploring.

This game is a showcase for 4KTV HDR gaming. My wife even asked what I was playing. She really starting to appreciate Digital Art in gaming 😊

You have zero need to pay Steam prices. You only need Steam to activate/organize you game

I rarely buy games directly on the Steam store. It is PC not a console, you can shop around Digital stores.

Yeah... played a bit more last night after work and had tons of fun to close out my day. Fighting the big jumping robot was fantastic 😊

And the World, WOW!... everything has details. The Digital Artist talent on display here is mind blowing!

Perfect example of what I expect for my money - Fun AND amazing visuals. It is 2023, no more excuses.

And agree - crazy this is only $20!

Good hardware and great games sell.

And this is with Nintendo and Microsoft having a budget pricing version.