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We've seen Sony saying they had 12 live service games in the works and at least one (last of us online) has been cancelled with I expect more to follow suit. Only have to look at EA to see what can happen when you force all developers into a direction they don't want to go in. Although to be fair EA is starting to improve. At least from the outside looking in

He's right variety is the spice of life and that's certainly true of video games. I'm currently enjoying final fantasy 7 (a single player game) and helldivers 2 (online multiplayer/ live service). There's no reason we can't have both. Let developers make the games they want to and if they're good people will buy them

I've been on the fence about it so waiting for reviews. Not a day one buy because I'm still nowhere near completing Rebirth. Then I've got Baldurs gate to go back to. I do love a good anime inspired action game though

I'll be honest I absolutely love this game. I don't understand the hate from some sections of the fan base. I get people not vibing with the checklist style but when people say it's soulless that's just blatantly not true. If anything it has given some fairly pointless locations in the original (such as Costa del sol) more life and meaning. And the areas all look amazing. I am in Gongaga currently and absolutely loving every minute of this game

I'm currently knee deep into final fantasy 7 rebirth and loving every minute. Remake became one of my favourite games of all time and this looks set to surpass even that

Never played these because they were originally PC only and I've never had a particularly beefy PC. Always liked the look of them though so will almost certainly give them a go at some point

I'm reading the expanse books currently, and would love something that has that kind of flavour to it. An action game set in the solar system. Sort of a mass effect without the aliens

Teardown is super underrated. My son absolutely loves it

For once the abysmal scores haven't come in yet from people who have clearly never played it. Surely only a matter of time

8 is still my favourite and I love the world characters and story. I actually really enjoyed the function system but I get why a lot of people don't as ot was complicated at first, then became very easy to break once you knew what you were doing

Up to now the only "must buy" of the entire year for me is Final fantasy 7 rebirth, although of Star wars outlaws reviews well that will also be on there. Most of the other games I'll probably wait for a sale. I'm more than likely going to be buying Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's gate 3 in the early part of the year tol, as I never got round to those 2 last year

Don't understand how it can be woke when Michelle Rodriguez has been doing this for years in fast and the furious. Having anything other than white males or women who are quiet and submissive is not woke, its just life

I'm not sure which one I would have left out because I haven't played them all and I'm sure they're all brilliant, and I know it's all down to personal preference but final fantasy 16 is a shock to not be in there at all. The Titan fight alone is as good as any piece I've heard in games, and the whole soundtrack is close to that level. Crazy omission

I don't know how GTA 6 is most anticipated game of 2024. Its confirmed to come out 2025 at the earliest

@The_Pixel_King ice just gone back to it because I only played a couple of hours when it first cane out, and I'm loving it. Definitely reminds me of some of the old ps1 JRPGs such as Grandia

I'd love one but think it's a bit too much for what it is. Can't wait for the film though

E3 is dead. Long live Keigh3🤣🤣

Actually ever since the first trailer, I've hoper we can use the subway system and actually be able to look around and out of the window. I knows it's not an addition for everyone's taste but I love that idea

I'd give it a 9. Easily Insomniac's best game. The people who gave it a 1 are clearly either a. Joking. B. Never played it or c. Have never played another video game before. An abysmal game would have to be completely broken or not have a single moment of quality

I plan to play them eventually, easily been over a decade since I last played any of those. 2 is my favourite and it's not even close. The only piece of media that I will genuinely use the obnoxious "you just didn't get it" when someone actively dislikes it

I'm definitely surprised that Starfield sold well enough to be number 1, especially with it being an xbox exclusive that's also on game pass. But I do think it's deserved. Its definitely not the all conquering juggernaut be-all-and-end-all that some people expected. But it's a very fun game and has that Bethesda spark to it

What a great looking puddle. I saw a puddle outside yesterday that didn't have that level of detail 🤣.

All jokes aside though I remember reading about puddlegate and just thinking "don't people have anything else to worry about in life?" It didn't look that bad at all and then when Insomniac explained why the puddle looked different, a few idiots actually argued with them and accused them of lying. I'm glad to see them have the last laugh. Game looks amazing and I can't wait to play it after work on Friday. My office is literally next to GAME so I can pop in and get it on my dinner break

I will definitely be getting this day one, though I doubt I'll be anywhere near finishing it when final fantasy comes out, so it may need to be shelved for a while to make way for Cloud and Co.

My first full weekend off in a month, so ill be playing Final fantasy 16. I dropped off for a while but I'm back now and close to the end. It's in my top 5 favourite FF games now. I'm close to the platinum so will hopefully have all trophies soon except for the second playthrough to complete on final fantasy difficulty

Premium is a bit 'meh' but extra seems pretty good to me. As the article says some great Halloween games in there, and I'll finally get to play Disco elysium, which has been on my 'to play' list for years. The refresh is a few days before Spiderman as well so will have a few days to play them before Peter Parker owns my gaming thumbs for a while

Looking forward to finally playing disco elysium. Heard nothing but great things about that game

God I can't wait, and I hope it means we actually get a new game, or at least more remasters of the older ones. I liked the first remaster, but want the return of Jubei Yagyu

I will be playing this but will probably wait a while. Currently playing starfield and baldurs gate and never finishes like a dragon, so will probably go back and do that before getting the sequel

Luckily I was planning on doing that anyways. Only played it for the first time last Christmas but its gone on to be one of my favourite games of all time. Couldn't put it down

I'm happy I'll be able to play star ocean till the end of time one of my favourite ps2 games, and everyone should play 13 sentinels Aegis rim as it tells a fantastic story, one of the best in gaming. Although many people will probably disagree without playing it as its anime styled and people think (incorrectly) that anime can not tell good stories

My premium subscription runs out in December, so I'm gonna get playing the ps classics I never finished such as legend of dragoon. Then I'll downgrade to extra after that. Unless they seriously up the value of premium, such as adding way more ps2 games like the rumours say

I'm quite excited about this one. Be nice to play a smaller, more early assassin's creed gameplay. I went back to Assassin's creed 2 fairly recently and it's still quite fun to play. Be nice for that style of gameplay to come back but with more modern mechanics thrown in

Hope everyone has a great weekend. The missus is at a wedding so I've got the kids, but when I get chance I'll be back to final fantasy 16. Also Zelda TOTK has finally clicked for me and I'm absolutely loving it. So be playing that while watching the footy

I started playing it on phone a couple of months back but didn't fully get into it. Might jump back in when it's out as I think part of the reason I didn't get into it is because I don't tend to play mobile phone games for the most part

I started reading Leviathan wakes a few years ago, before the TV show started, and was loving it but fell off because a lot of family related things came up. Maybe now is the time to return to that and actually stick with it. I've heard great things about the TV show, with people saying it's almost game of thrones level of quality when it comes to writing and acting

@ChronoBreak777 I think Vivi may be the perfect final fantasy character and his story is one of the best in the franchise. That being said I voted for Titus. Bad laugh aside (which was obviously intentionally bad, btw) he's the one with the most personality, although he is a bit whiny. I don't full understand the love for Cloud. Most iconic maybe, best weapon, arguably. Although the gunblade from FF8 is better IMO. But he had zero personality until the remake

@KAIRU absolutely. That and Cowboy bebop are usually the ones that I recommend even non anime fans watch. And maybe death note and steins;gate. All very anime in some ways but the stories and characters are genuinely compelling

Looks fantastic. I've been looking for a genuinely good mech game for a couple of years now, even since watching Neon genesis evangelion and gundam. I think even for people who don't really watch that kind of thing, mechs are just cool

Doesn't look too bad, but all it's done is remind me we need a sleeping dogs sequel

@Ravix Gotta say that's absolutely fantastic casting

I might have to get round to playing the first 2 games now. Up to now I've only played Til the end of time

I had it on FFX remastered but it only happened a handful of times, and it was usually after I'd been playing for a good few hours. Still very strange

@Snake_V5 I was thinking that at first but tbh I don't think sony can afford to wait much longer. People are clamouring for new playstation game reveals and after spiderman (probably in September) there's nothing confirmed from any playstation studio. And even their biggest marketing deals street fighter 6 and final fantasy 16 will be out soon

Glad that they mentioned eyes on me from FF8, what a song. Still remember the first time I heard it, over 20 years later

@Razputinman best way to announce it would be to announce persona 6, which will be a ways away, and then say something like "But to tide you over in the meantime..." would love a persona 3 remake as I never finished it and only played the portable version

@Odium I played it a heck if a lot. I'd actually forgotten about it until this article, but I used to play it all the time on the Amiga. Loved that console. Chaos engine, Fire and ice, James pond Robocod. So many great games

Somehow totally missed this news until now, but that sounds like a great idea. I'm looking forward to 4 and 6 in particular. Both great games, but I never finished them

Absolutely loved breath of fire 4. In my top 5 Jrpgs on ps1, along with FF 7-9 and legend of dragoon. Would love to see a port come to ps plus premium

I'm one of the people who loved death stranding. Fell off the first time but then the second time everything clicked. And the soundtrack was one of the reasons why. Chvrches and Low roar suddenly starting up as you climb over a mountain to see a beautiful vista, and your destination come into sight, is one of my favourite moments in gaming in the last few years

@roe I've only seen Rogue one, and Book of Eli that he wrote, but like them or not, they're well written films. Personally I think Rogue one is one of the best pieces of Star wars content.

Seems a shame that they got such great writers on there and decided not to use them. I mean looking at another Square franchise, the world building in the Final fantasy games is fantastic but the actual dialogue is usually pretty bad, or at the very least goofy. And I say this as a massive fan of the franchise