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Well deserved and a very big congratulations to Housemarque. I recently got the new trophies for the Ascension DLC and was reminded of why this game is so special.

More of a symbolic loss than an actual one.

Day 1 and this will be my first VR headset. Looks like it’s going to be the perfect compliment to the PS5.

Very happy about Slay the Spire. I’ve been wanting to try that one.

An extra milly? I’ll take it!

10/10! But I wish it had a bit more microtransactions in it.

Also, I would have liked it if it checked to make sure I was online after every activity completed instead of just at the start.

Sony must really like what they see to make an acquisition before the studios first game releases.

It’s usually a much longer courting process with multiple game releases first.

Yeah I had a feeling when they showed extended gameplay. The combat looked like it could get boring quickly and unfortunately that was the whole appeal of the game for me.

Might just check it out for a steep discount in the future.

@Titntin I’ll give it a shot! Haven’t tried the gyro steering yet. Is it precise enough to compete?

It’s an amazing racing game, and I am continually impressed with it. The outage for over 24 hours sucked no doubt, but that is realistically a blip on the radar of a game that I will be playing for years.

Having a blast so far on the dualsense, but I really can’t wait to get my wheel!

Gran Turismo 7 - best racing game I’ve ever played. I’m going for the gold in all the license tests and having a ton of fun.

God of War - feel like I’m nearing the end with Midgard 80% complete of collectibles. Very rarely is a world this fun to explore.

Happy gaming everyone.

Playing some God of War at the Muspelheim trials and enjoying the challenge.

Returnal coop and new content. That is all.

10/10

Cannot wait! I’m buying the Fanatec set for GT7.

@mrtennis1990 Cowboy Bebop is my favorite anime. It’s only one season long, well worth checking out.

Just GT7 for me. I was pretty underwhelmed by the in-depth gameplay coverage for Ghostwire: Tokyo.

This is an excellent summary of the first game. I thought it was one of the better sci-fi stories I’d come across in a long time. Can’t wait to play Forbidden West tomorrow!

21 Hours to go!

I’ll wait for a full analysis to see if this is a worthwhile PS5 edition.

I’ll give them all a shot, why not?

The only player I’m sure it’s not is Microsoft, with their enormous ActiBlizz deal still pending scrutinization from the FTC.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Tencent or Embracer or one of those.

Jim Ryan said to expect more acquisitions, but I’m not sure if there will be another announced so closely with Bungie.

Let the GT7 hype commence!

Horizon: Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 are essential PlayStation titles.

I’ll probably pick up Elden Ring shortly after release as well, after I’m done with Forbidden West.

Eh, the gameplay is not impressing me that much to be honest. Having just wrapped up the Demon’s Souls remake late last year, I’m getting some heavy been-there-done-that vibes. It looks like an open-world Demon’s Souls.

I’m sure it’s going to be great like all Fromsoft games, but it’s not grabbing me like previous entries have. The horse skipping in the air and able to jump off cliffs is pretty cool though.

@Styledvinny79

I just have to ask, since I noticed your Yoshi avatar. How do you feel about Nintendo remasters that are just as or more barebones than this, but cost $60?

If a $10 remaster is such a money grab, I’d imagine those $60 Nintendo remasters have you absolutely fuming?

@Styledvinny79

I already bought it…and why wouldn’t I for only $10?

I’m curious to try out that 120fps mode personally.

But again, it’s not just frame rate, resolution and load times. On top of those things,

“Increase in LOD distance and less pop-in. The brightness and contrast have been changed and the game looks punchier. Some textures are better too. There are differences in reflections and shading too. Some changes to the motion blur. Improved shadows as well”

If you can’t notice a difference that’s fine, but I don’t think Digital Foundry are making that up.

Like I said, I don’t really know what your expectations are for a remaster. Is it honestly supposed to be a system seller?

I would say go play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Returnal if you want to play an impressive PS5 game.

@Styledvinny79

I just wanted to clear this up,

“Absolutely no difference other than frame rate”

There’s quite a few differences other than frame rate for this remaster.

I have no interest in whether or not you think the PS5 is a worthy purchase.

Not trying to sound like a dick, but I purposely did not bring up any other part of your comment because that’s your subjective opinion, and that’s fine. But saying the remaster is more barebones than it really is, is not correct according to Digital Foundry.

@Styledvinny79 That’s actually not true according to Digital Foundry’s analysis.

A paraphrase of DF’s analysis video courtesy of Arioco from Neogaf,

There are some improvements to the visuals apart from resolution. Increase in LOD distance and less pop-in. The brightness and contrast have been changed and the game looks punchier. Some textures are better too. There are differences in reflections and shading too. Some changes to the motion blur. Improved shadows as well.

This is what John Linneman said regarding it on Twitter:

“I'm a little surprised that the pre-release media didn't mention any of the visual improvements, to be honest. I wasn't even sure there would be any changes at all until I tested it.”

The load time is also drastically reduced from almost 50 seconds to about 2.

It’s a remaster, so I’m not sure what you’re expecting other than that really. But it’s definitely not just a framerate increase.

Just got it for the $10 upgrade since I had a disc version of Uncharted 4. Downloading now!

Game of the Year in 3 weeks. Cannot wait!

@Papasears Uncharted is an incredible series, well worth the purchase imo. But it’s really nothing like The Last of Us except that it’s in third-person and made by the same devs.

I would say Uncharted is Tomb Raider with a way better script, cast of characters, and level of polish. Or maybe Indiana Jones with alot more shootouts.

In a very stacked year I will not be surprised if Forbidden West is my GotY.

It’s funny how much of a hate boner Takashi Mochizuki has for Sony yet he gets constantly debunked.

@Uncharted2007 That’s fair, especially if someone replayed it at launch and hasn’t returned to it.

@Uncharted2007 I’m not trying to change your opinion, I just think it’s a weird gripe today in 2022.

Should we also criticize No Man’s Sky in its current state because of how it was at launch?

@Uncharted2007 I can see your perspective that the multiplayer wasn’t complete at launch, but a poll in 2022 should judge the game in its current state imo. It has had coop for over 5 years.

@Uncharted2007 I don’t really see what’s lazy about it. I mean it has 10 different stages of coop and I like the map layouts of alot of them.

It might have come 7 months later but it has been there now for 5+ years. I just got 100% trophy completion on Uncharted 4 multiplayer last December and it’s very fun and challenging on Crushing difficulty with a good team.

@eagletrippin

From the store website:

“ The upgrade will be available starting at launch on January 28, 2022.”

@Uncharted2007

7 months is not exactly what I would call not having coop for the first year. Uncharted 4 released May 2016, the coop mode was added December 2016, 7 months later.

Uncharted 4 and it’s not even close. It’s head and shoulders above the PS3 entries in terms of story, character development, visuals, locations, and gameplay.

Almost a peak of 67k concurrent players on Steam now is very impressive for a 4-year old game.

To put it in perspective, Forza Horizon 5 had a ton of hype behind it last year, was a brand new game, and features online play and reached a peak of 80k concurrent on Steam.

Congrats to God of War on the PC success and this is going to drum up even more interest in Ragnarok.

Miles Morales is a beast. 2020 game that’s outselling new Madden and Battlefield this year? Impressive.

Time for me to go dark on this one then.

Horizon: Zero Dawn! I gotta get that 100% completion before Forbidden West releases. I’m playing through the Frozen Wilds expansion and it is fantastic.

H: ZD is overrall one of the best games on PS4. Top 5 for me.

I get to upgrade to the Legacy of Thieves collection for just $10 even though I’ve never played Lost Legacy since I own a physical copy of Uncharted 4.

So this is gonna be my main experience for January, getting the platinum in Lost Legacy. Can’t wait.

The completely unnecessary remake that nobody wants, but is going to sell 10 million copies easily 🤷🏻‍♂️

Day one for me, like any Naughty Dog release.

Oh yes, I’m all over this.

One of my favorite things in Horizon: Zero Dawn is that you can override the machines and make them friendly. I would do it just so I can stop fighting them and just gawk at all the cool design that went into them, the armor pieces, removable parts, weak points.

Being able to get even closer with the machines in VR sounds so cool.

Dang, pretty impressive. The PSVR 2 wrecks the specs of the Quest 2. I cannot wait to try Horizon VR with this thing.

Happy New Year to the Pushsquare team, you guys are awesome.

I ain’t mad at #2. Returnal has gotten great year-end recognition, and well deserved.

Oh and congrats to Resident Evil: Village.