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@RedMageLanakyn Ah yes, that was a couple of months ago, when the Nintendo community had the excitement of other people actually joining in on the fad of pokemon go for a couple of weeks, so Nintendo Life got VERY carried away with that. Coupled in with the fact that, also around that time, people were starting to get unbelievably desperate for switch news, and rumours were all we had, and it meant the site did go into a pretty useless month or so. Generally though, it's a really nice website, with lots of regular articles and discussion, even if there isn't much to discuss and, for the most part, I find the community to be just as nice as here. If you enjoy Nintendo stuff, then I'd recommend you keep on checking it out, it's very good at what it does

@RedMageLanakyn To be honest, I find Nintendo Life does a lot more than Push Square in terms of articles. I understand that some of it is useless rumours, but the majority of it is a lot of good news, and they post quite a few decent features and discussions that I would like to see a bit more of on Push Square. I won't argue that there are some fiercely loyal commenters though. In one article which just said "happy birthday Xbox" it was amassed with people saying "Xbox is rubbish, why are you saying that?". There are a lot of occasions they just need to calm down!

@ShogunRok Ah that's fair enough, sorry, I misunderstood the list!

No persona 5? I mean, that trailer was pretty good! At least a mention on the voting list would be nice 😂

I can't watch the video at the moment, so I'm sorry if my question is answered in the video, but can it be played two player splitscreen?

@get2sammyb Oh no, that's fair enough! Season 2 was still excellent, I just thought that some parts were a bit iffy, such as episode 1 and 4, but the others were still brilliant. I'm hoping season 3 defies the downward trend in quality of recent telltale games such as game of thrones, minecraft and batman. Hopefully...

@get2sammyb Just out of curiosity, why did you prefer the second season? I mean, I still liked it, but I thought the story of season 1 was crafted better, the choices had a lot more of an impact, and the puzzles were a lot better than in season 2.

I'm gonna continue playing Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. I haven't played many fire emblem games, so I'm playing this on normal difficulty, but I refuse to play on anything other than classic. It probably sounds stupid, but I love the extra dimension of strategy it adds. I'm up to chapter 13 now, and loving every bit of it, far better than Birthright (which I still really enjoyed), and the map design and varied objectives are just incredible

How is rise of the tomb raider not on here!?

I haven't actually started it yet, but when I get the chance, I'm gonna take the plunge and try Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. I've only played three fire emblem games before, and they're apparently the easiest ones, so I'm not sure how I'm going to fare, but it looks like a really good game, so I can't resist at least giving it a go

I don't comment too much here, but I just wanted to say that I love this website, and NintendoLife, for precisely this kind of reason. You are by far the best gaming website I have ever come across, I use to go to multiple to try and get any kind of news, but since I found this place, it's the only gaming website I go on with NintendoLife. The whole community, staff and commenters, are all really nice, you provide lots of news from all sorts of games, indie and AAA, and this kind of integrity is just the icing on the cake. Keep up the brilliant work

@Quintumply The problem is, I think many people, myself included, would fairly happily pay a fiver or so for a demo just so they can experience it. Every single review or mention of the PSVR, or any other VR, says "you need to see it to believe it", and I can't justify spending 400+ pounds on the headset, controllers and camera based just off that. I need to try it, and since I missed Sony's "Experience PSVR" event, this sounds like the next best thing. Compared to 400 quid, 5 pounds is nothing

@dryrain Those are both my reasons for not getting it at the moment as well! For me, the price is too high for a system with games that aren't anything amazing, and all rely upon "you need to see it to believe it". I haven't had a single opportunity to try out the device, and yet the only positive factor about the launch games are that the are great experiences, since they are mainly glorified tech demos. There's no game that I know for sure I'm going to enjoy, and therefore I can't justify paying the asking price as it stands

@ztpayne7 Ah, you've still got the ending to go, that was my favourite bit of the game! Yeah, they really didn't hold back with extra content! They've also released a challenge mode for each character (and the ones they're adding on), a battle royale mode for consoles (you can play as any one the knights and fight other players) and a gender swap mode (basically just for fun, you can change the gender of any character in the game). You'll have a lot to keep you occupied with!

@ztpayne7 Good choice! Are you still on your first play through? Because in case you're worried content wise, there's a new game + (which changes quite a bit, it becomes a lot harder) and then they've released a plague knight campaign, and are releasing a spectre knight and king knight campaign, all for free! And the plague knight campaign at least was, in my opinion, even better than the main game, due to how the story wove into the main shovel knight story. So basically, it's a game that keeps on giving!

I finished ace attorney spirit of justice last weekend, having thoroughly enjoyed it, and is now my favourite ace attorney game of all time. However, I'm now at a loss for games to play. I might continue my new game + on arkham knight, but apart from that, not much really

I've heard these games are similar to ace attorney in a lot of aspects, and since those games are my favourite game series ever, I think I owe it to myself to give this a go! I never had any intention of buying a vita, but now that they're moving to PS4 I don't have any excuse not to play them!

Why!? I mean, to not even put it in a blu ray box? And to have fewer than half the demos? I can't fathom why there would be a difference at all, let alone one as big as this!

@Fall1313 I only actually moved to PlayStation very recently as well! I'm still mainly a Nintendo famer, especially handheld wise, but the Wii U had too few games for my liking, and so I invested in a PS4! If I could, I would really recommend you play the last of us remastered. There's a reason many people consider it one of the best games ever, and you really owe it to yourself to play it!

@Bhattiboy Uncharted 4 probably, unless I've missed something

@hieveryone Yep, push square, Nintendo Life and pure Xbox (although that's been closed down now) are all owned by the same company, so they all have the same layout, design etc.

@kupo I actually completely agree with you in how I like to play games. There's nothing better than persevering at a particularly difficult boss or something until you manage to complete it. That's exactly what I look for in a lot of games. I think the only thing I was saying was that this doesn't apply to everyone, so there are lots of people who don't look for that in a game, but still like the look of this and want to play it for other reasons e.g. the RPG elements. If it's never forced upon you, accessibility is never a bad thing

@kupo @banacheck But some people really enjoy the game but find the combat system too challenging for whatever reason. This doesn't completely take away the entire point of the game since, as the article says, there are still plenty of RPG elements and other things for the player to do and think about. What is the point in complaining about this feature? No one is forcing you to use it, and it just makes the game more accessible to more people, so that they can enjoy it more. Criticising a game because it has options to make certain aspects easier just sounds elitist, as if, because they couldn't cope with a certain mechanism of the game (for any manner of reason) then they shouldn't be allowed the fun of playing it at all. I'm sorry if that's not how you meant to come across at all, in which case this was all for nothing, but it seems like a pointless thing to complain about when the joy of the game could be spread to more people without impacting on your own.

I've never played these games before, but I've heard them praised so much that's it's impossible for me to ignore them. I'm gonna give these games a go, and hope they're worth my time!

@ShogunRok Ah that's fair enough, the PlayStation meeting must have been a ton of work! I'm glad to hear the DLC provides plenty of entertainment though, you get quite a lot of time out for its relatively cheap price!

Well this was a long time coming! Still, it's here now, and I much prefer it that you didn't rush it and gave it a full detailed play through before reviewing it. I actually completely agree with your review and score. It's a real shame to me that fallout 4 has only had a couple of expansions, and neither one has hit the heights of what they could have. All in all, a bit disappointing, rather like the main game for me unfortunately

If it were any other weekend, I would be seeing what all the overwatch fuss was about and playing it tons. But phoenix wright spirit of justice came out on thursday, and so that is the only thing I'll be playing for a while now! So far, as expected really, it's amazing!

It's a very good price if you haven't yet got a PS4, but I disagree that it looks nicer than the original PS4. I mean, it's not horrific, but the original is just so sleek and lovely, whereas this, whilst it is smaller, does look to me like a "cheap" version of the PS4, which is a shame

@Kidfried I think people were expecting new games because the PS4 Pro and Slim had been leaked so much. I for one was hoping that Sony would try and add in a surprise or 2 to the conference because we knew so much about the consoles, but it seems that that was all they had, which is probably why everyone is saying it was meh

@Wazeddie22 That's fair enough, I've never really played much Call of Duty except for when I'm at my friends' houses, and whilst this beta has been my first taste of battlefield gameplay, I much prefer the style of battlefield over CoD. I think, to me, it's just that CoD is far too arcadey for me (I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I just personally don't enjoy it), with it being very fast paced, and it tends to be you kill someone as soon as you see them. The tactics and vehicles in battlefield tend to be more to my tastes, and in general I just enjoy the feel of the game more. I still can't quite put my finger on why though!

My main concern with PS VR is that the games won't go beyond anything more than "an experience". I understand that VR is new to the world, and therefore these games are mainly about showing the potential that the hardware has, but this article didn't really excited me about any of the games, unlike a preview of any normal PS4 game, simply because it seems that the main, and really only, attraction to these games is that they're VR, with all the gameplay, plot, etc. taking a back seat. And I don't think that's enough to warrant the incredibly expensive asking price.

I've never played a battlefield game before, but with all the hype surrounding this game, I might as well give the beta a go. Not sure if it's gonna be my cup of tea though

Yes! I missed out on it first time around, and from what I've heard it's meant to be a pretty good game! I'll definitely be getting this

I completely agree with this article, and not just in regards to destiny. The internet sometimes completely slams certain games that are actually really enjoyable to some people. Everyone has different tastes in gaming, some people like games that tell expansive stories, some prefer fast-paced action, some like games where you have to use complex strategies, and I really don't see the point in attacking somebody just because they have a different taste in games to you. Maybe one day we'll get it right, and accept everyone's different opinions, but we're a long way off at the moment!

To add to the wallpaper point, I'd love to be able to choose my own background music to go along with that as well. Most of the PS4 themes are pretty poor in my opinion, so I'd just like to be able to customise it in my own way!

I played the first episode of Life is Strange last night, and really quite enjoyed it, so I've bought the remaining episodes, and I'll hopefully be able to play episode 2 this weekend. I loved the characters, especially Max, and the whole time travel mechanic, but I felt that the story was rather slow. Does anyone know if the story picks up a bit, with a few more plot twists?

I'd really like to be able to set my own background picture and music on the home menu

@LieutenantFatman Just out of interest, how far into the Tomb Raider reboot did you get? Cause I really hated the first few hours of that game, but suddenly, it all just clicked, and I started loving it. If you didn't get very far, I would really encourage you to give it another go

@Sir_JBizzle @Gamer83 @JaxonH Wow...better than Uncharted 4!? I actually only finished Uncharted 4 a few days ago, and it is easily my favourite game this generation. I did like the Tomb Raider reboot, but I found the beginning of the game (first couple of hours) to be rather dull, before it suddenly picked up the pace, so I hope that they've addressed that particular issue for me. However, the overall gameplay was fantastic. I also prefer Lara as a character to Drake, but the supporting cast of the reboot was pretty terrible, have they improved other characters in RotTR?

@JaxonH One of the best AAA games you've played this generation!? I think I might have to check this out then when it finally releases on PS4! I played and very much enjoyed the Tomb Raider released in 2013, how does RotTR stack up to that one then?

I feel so sorry for Hello Games: the hype has reached an insane level that no game could EVER live up to. Without the hype, it would probably be a fantastic game, but unfortunately I have this feeling that it's all going to be rather a let down. Not due to the fault of Hello Games. But the fault of all of us boarding the hype train far too soon

OK, I've never played a metal gear game in my life, but the series really appeals to me. I know this is the last game in the franchise, but should I go for this deal? Or would I be better off starting elsewhere?

@UVUVYCTXUHIV Congrats!

I'm away from home this weekend, so I'm keep on powering through Fire Emblem Fates Birthright. I'm at Chapter 19 atm, and I'm loving every minute of it, if this is meant to be the worst of the three versions, then I'm very much looking forward to Conquest and Revelations!

Is it just me that doesn't really care all that much about trophies? I find them a nice way to squeeze a little bit more from a game, but I never get all that invested in trying to get them; I end up just getting bored, so I've never actually got a platinum trophy before on any game. It always find that the requirements are a bit ridiculous, and I'd rather spend my time in other ways than just scouring the area for the last collectable

Fire emblem Fates: Birthright!!! It's an absolutely fantastic game, much better than awakening IMO, which was my first fire emblem, but I admit had some pretty serious flaws. I'm planning on playing through Conquest and then Revelations after this; I'm hoping the challenge won't be too much for me!

I've never played these games at all, but I've heard good things about them, so I think I might give them a go. Hopefully I'll enjoy them!

@BAMozzy That's actually fair enough tbh, I guess I didn't really consider the scope of the content that PS3 users had already got. I also forgot that you can transfer your data over from PS3 destiny to PS4. So, my bad, sorry

@BAMozzy But this is not a continuation of the franchise, like say Uncharted or Arkham games, this is extra content for a platform. The fact that people bought the same game at the same time for the same price back when the PS4 was brand new (and therefore the PS3 was not that dated) means that to suddenly discriminate against those customers that bought it on the old platform is pretty poor. Yes, the PS3 does need to be forgotten now for new games, but if you release the original game on it, you should deliver the same services to everyone no matter what platform they originally bought it on, no matter how "dated" we now perceive it to be

I got Uncharted 4 and Fire Emblem: Fates - Birthright for my birthday, both of which I'm loving, so I'm gonna alternate between them for the next two days!

@Thrash13 Oh, haha, sorry! I guess you've got Tokyo Mirage Session#FE, but that's a VERY niche market, and since Zelda's ages away, and Paper Mario: Colour Splash is likely to repeat the mistakes of Sticker Star, I can understand your angle.

As a whole, I actually quite enjoyed E3. I'm very happy with Skyrim Special Edition, Crash Bandacoot collection, Spider Man, God of War 4, Battlefield 1, Zelda, and Final Fantasy XV. That's gonna keep more more than occupied for the year

@Thrash13 But Nintendo did show more than just zelda. They showed Pokemon sun and moon, ever oasis, paper Mario: colour splash, Mario party star rush, monster hunter generations, dragon quest VII remaster, rhythm heaven megamix, harvest moon:skytree village, runbow pocket and SEVERED. And I know the main focus was on Zelda, but it looked spectacular. Really, if you can find nothing to like in any of those titles, than I'm wondering how you ever liked Nintendo in the first place