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@RawnDawn Couldn't agree more. Portal was the lone bright spot in the flaming dumpster fire that was 2042 but it also wasn't without it's issues. If they really hone it and flesh it out a little better that could be the selling point of any future games alone.

Glad someone has confidence in the franchise because after V and 2042, I have NONE. Nor will I ever buy another BF game again until 1) it's been reviewed solidly and positively by the general player base & 2) it's on sale.

I picked up Mortal Shell enhanced edition off of PS Extra and I’m really enjoying it. It’s scratching that FromSoft itch after I just got done playing Elden Ring and while I’m waiting for the DLC.

***SIGH*** Zombies??? Give me a break. I was never a fan of them being in a militaristic shooter game to begin with - always thought they could be their own game - but the lack of them and the inclusion of Spec Ops was what always elevated the Modern Warfare series for me above all the others. Now they're gonna stick 'em in MW3 when they've never been in a MW game before?? FAAAAAIL!!!!

I came in at the PS3 as my first console, but the PS1 intro is absolutely undeniable and SOLID. Best they've ever done. Everything else seems weak by comparison. But I LOVED the customizable backgrounds of the PS4. REALLY wish they'd bring that back for PS5.

I'd much rather see a Bloodborne 2 than a remaster of a one generation old game for the sake of soemthing as arbitrary as an add'l 30fps. If we're gonna talk games or series in DESPERATE need of remake, how about the Resistance series? Man, I'd LOOOOOVE to see those get remade and upgraded to today's standards, MP and all.....

I’ve had my eye on Evil West for a while now but I’m thinking $42 is still too expensive. I may just stick with something in the PS+ Extra catalog like Mortal Shell or The Surge 2.

I get the rating system but it’s ridiculous that many of these games are actually originally PS4 games that simply got an upgrade of some sort. What about the actual best native PS5 games?

I’m waiting for a steep discount to this game before I even touch it and then we’ll see about the DLC. If I do end up going for the DLC at some point, that too will be at a discount.

$1,100 for a paperweight?!?!?……..uh, I mean ‘statue’ whose only ability is to collect dust?? Uh, HELL NO.

@MoorePs4 I was actually thinking pretty much the same thing. And I’d love to see it too. FPS games are one of my favorite genre in gaming and I’d love to see what Sony could come up with along the lines of a military FPS. heck, I’d even settle for a revived Killzone or even better RESISTANCE!

Both GHOSTWIRE: Tokyo and Gotham Knights got free DLC updates recently so I’m plugging away on those. Both are actually quite fun and ‘free’ is the best price possible so, win / win there!

Solid article and analysis Sammy! Definitely some interesting insights and things to consider about the subject.

I’ll definitely be going back for these trophies. This game got a very undeserved bad rap. It was actually quite fun. It wasn’t at the level of the Arkham games but it wasn’t far off either. And in light of what the upcoming Suicide Squad game looks like, Gotham Knights is gonna be a LOT closer to the Arkham games than that is (if that’s what you’re looking for).

I love the From Software formula so I’m all in on more games from them and more often!

I just finished it this week so I’m itching for more. What a fantastic game and quite possibly the best FromSoft has ever done!

Some children never grow up. If you don't get your way, just throw a tantrum, I guess.

Bummer - I have a bunch of games and DLC on my wishlist and not a one of them landed in either sale. 🙁

Since I personally can’t stand racing games, I’ll just say this is one of the worst selection of offerings I’ve seen in a while and leave it at that.

Yeah, but can it run Crysis?

I'll get around to this at some point. Likely when it's on sale. The base game was absolutely GORGEOUS with tons to do in it, but for whatever reason, I just wasn't blown away with it like so many others seem to be. I thought it was good but not great. And after 2 hours into the story I was button mashing through the dialogue like I was in a hack n' slash.

@Northern_munkey You do realize that ‘assault rifles’ count for a mere FRACTION of the actual murders of people in the US? Handguns are used to commit more crimes and murders than any other type of weapon in the US, FAR AND AWAY. it’s not even close. ‘Assault rifles’ are just a political distraction to get the average low information citizen to pay attention to the wrong thing so the scumbag politicians can push other agendas and further divide the citizenry. Do the research - see for yourself.

Our gub’mint can get bent. Go focus on something actually worth the time and effort like China, the food supply in the world, our frail power grid, homelessness and any other myriad of worthwhile issues.

Still wandering the Lands In Between in Elden Ring and loving every minute of it! The scale and depth of this game is ridiculously incredible!

I absolutely love the Aliens franchise and have played every game that's been released for it going back to Aliens vs. Predator on PS3 (loved that!!), but I may just pass on this. I'm not into real-time, X-com type strategy games AT ALL. This definitely looks good if that's your type of game, but it just isn't for me

This game was certainly good but not 'GREAT'. Since the update is free and I still have my copy I'll definitely be going back to it and getting 100% completion.

@Dusk_Actual Just sent you a friend request. I’m only LVL 60(ish) right now and have only beaten a half dozen bosses or so (you can take a look at my trophy profile to see about where I’m at), but my magic is strong. LOL 😉😂👍🏽💪🏽

@Dusk_Actual Sounds good and I will keep you in mind! I've played all the Soulsborne games so I know my way around 'em but I can always use some help too! Is your PSN ID: Dusk_Actual ?

I am lost in my first play through of Elden Ring and LOVING IT!!!

If the trophies are working properly now I’ll definitely be getting this………… when I’m done with Elden Ring, which I just started 😉👍🏽💪🏽

No interest at all for me in a remote play device but I’d be all over a PS Vita 2. I quite enjoyed my Vita but the lack of support for it along with not many good titles (or at least titles I’m interested in) have basically relegated it to being an expensive paperweight 🙁

As much as EA pisses me off sometimes and as much as I detest them for ruining some of my favorite franchises, I also can’t deny some of my favorite franchises in gaming are published by EA. Such as Dead Space, Crysis, Battlefield and Battlefront. But I also will NEVER, EVER pick up another Battlefield game until it’s gotten stellar reviews by both the critics and the gaming community at large. I thought BF V was bad at launch? I hadn’t seen anything until the unmitigated stinking dumpster fire that was BF 2042.

Not a single one on there I have even remote interest in so, crap selection for me.

@LordBakemono Well, if you want to single out the story, RE 4's wasn't any less cheesy. At least IMHO. And Sheva's AI wasn't all that bad as I recall. I did platinum the game twice - once on the PS3 in co-op w/ a good friend and once on the PS4 solo. Funny enough, I don't recall the final Wesker fight being ridiculously difficult either in co-op or solo, though a final boss fight SHOULD be tough, or at least the toughest in the game. The boss fight that both I and my co-op partner thought was ridiculous was the Ndesu fight where you're in the back of the truck w/ the mounted gun. THAT was some garbage. But, I do agree with you on at least one point - Chris punching boulders was some over the top LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Like you said, to each their own, for sure. There's no accounting for everyone's tastes. And I also second what @It'sBritneyB_tch said: I didn't like RE 6. That was some hot garbage............ although I did recently go back and 100% it's DLC / MP modes. Some of those were actually not bad. But the main game was shiite.

@ItsBritneyB_tch Cool - Thanks for the insight! And that sounds legit. I personally loved the randomly respawning enemies in DS remake as it gave it a touch of 'realism' that the original didn't have but I can certainly understand your viewpoint. Thanks again!

@LordBakemono Actually, (and I know this is a REALLY unpopular opinion), I thought 5 was far superior to 4 in that it did everything 4 was trying to do only better. It was a more streamlined, smoother experience than 4, and had the benefit of some fun online modes to boot. I think 4 gets the love it does because it was the first game to give us the 3rd person shooter perspective, which, at the time was something new, interesting, exciting and fun. But going back and playing even the PS4 version of 4 against the PS4 version of 5, I just think the mechanics and gameplay of 5 is superior, hands down. In the interest of full transparency though, I will also say, 5 was my first experience w/ RE and when I went back and played 4, it just felt slow, clunky and a step backwards. That may also provide some reasoning as to why I liked 5 better than 4 as well. Just my 2 cents. Let the flaming begin LOL

Very strangely, I have NO interest in this even though I very much like the RE series, but 4 never jelled with me at all. Never saw they hype although I thoroughly enjoyed 5, 7, 8 & 2 remake. My question to any who have played both of the following is: OBJECTIVELY speaking, which do you feel is the better remake - Dead Space or RE4?

So, when’s the next PlayStation showcase?

Hard pass. Nothing even remotely interesting or worthwhile this month IMHO. Bit of a letdown. Hopefully the Extra & Premium games are solid.

A bit disappointing not to see Bulletstorm, Vanquish, Bayonetta, RESISTANCE: Fall Of Man, RESISTANCE 2, Borderlands 1 or 2, and Crysis 3 not in the top 50. Those games were all miles better than some of the others listed, at least IMHO.

Typical of a hypocritical scumbag politician and especially from her side of the aisle. I expect as much. NEXT.

I’m actually playing HFW right now but I don’t think I’ll be jumping right into the DLC. Probably gonna wait for a sale on it, though I’m sure I’ll play it at some point

I’ve never played a Silent Hill game so I’m really looking forward to this! I’m also hoping Silent Hill: f (flower?) isn’t far behind either.

I'm a big sucker for the Aliens franchise / license but I'm not a fan of Xcom type games at all. Maybe I'll give this a shot though. Going to depend heavily on how well it's reviewed by both critics and fans, as well as how difficult it is.

This is easily a Day 1 purchase for me or **maybe** even a pre-order even though I almost never do that anymore. The first one caught me so off-guard with how much fun it was it’s become, EASILY, one of the most enjoyable game experiences I’ve had in recent years.

I’ve already played and platinumed this, but if the update adds some new trophies I might go back to get 100% completion as the game was definitely enjoyable enough.

I want to like this but I’m just NOT feeling it.

That may have been the most game-accurate episode yet. SOLID. I haven't been wild about every episode this season and the season itself felt very uneven, having a few episodes they could have either cut out completely or cut down the content of in favor of other story beats, but this particular episode was bang on! Bravo and a great ending. Looking forward to season 2!

@AgentGuapo I actually did. I platinumed the remaster on PS4 and didn’t mind it as much. Part of it was that I REALLY enjoyed the MP. That broke it up a bit for me in between playthroughs of the story. Part of the problem with 2 was once you knew the whole story it lost a lot of it’s appeal the second time around and wasn’t nearly as fun to play through that incredibly LOOOOOONG slog.

I FINALLY upgraded to PS+ Extra so I downloaded Stray, Horizon Forbidden West and The Surge 2. I’m starting with Stray which I’m halfway through right now. It’s an interesting curiosity of a game for sure.