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@mac_da_man I feel the same way about First Descendant. It does nothing that Warframe didn’t already do, but it’s like a good popcorn flick. I can game, podcast listen, and let my monkey brain enjoy the simplicity of it all.

Went back to Rebirth. It was just too much and too long for my taste, but now I’ve been away I’m ready to finish up the last three chapters.

Otherwise it is the usual: More wandering in Rise of the Ronin, seasons in MLB the Show 24, and Zenless Zen Zero with maybe some First Descendant in there.

I love ZZZ but Descendant is easily more my style of sci fi space shooter.ZZZ is definitely a great mix of action and Persona too.

Overall lots to play! Oh and Shadow of the Erdtree too!!

@WhiteRabbit as an educator I’m sad to report I do.

@KingPev loved SteelRising. It’s not FromSoft, but it didn’t have to be. Cool idea, fun setting, and before the patch, very broken grenades (you could wipe the floor with every boss if you had at least 4-5). Enjoy and if you’re planning on just one playthrough see which ending you may want to go towards!

I’ve dipped into Zenless Zen Zero. I put about 50 hours into Genshin before deciding I couldn’t keep up. I want this to be the one I keep up with but I doubt it.

I’ll also mix in my Diamon Dynasty Season in The Show 24. Those homers aren’t going to hit themselves.

Lastly Rise of the Ronin is there too, and I need to finish Rebirth. Got to 12 and started to complete the checklist of side stuff and got burned out. 55 hours in I need to just finish the main story.

@colonelkilgore I highly recommend RedMamba on YouTube. I just started MLB24 this year and struggled to hit. After watching some of his stuff I am hitting 3-4 HRs per game and am considering bumping up the difficulty to All Star from Vet.

Out of town for the week so I’ve been using the Portal when I can. Tonight hope to do more Rise of the Ronin, maybe try out some Erdtree 800 miles away to see how much lag does or does not exist in the Lands Between!

@playstation1995 couldn’t help but think of you as I saw the Celtics dominate the Mavericks. Congrats on your team winning another championship!

I have the PS4 version of ER downloaded and making progress to Lucaria before diving into Erdtree, and I downloaded my completed PS5 version so I can dive straight into Erdtree. So I hope to experience it with both characters.

Other than that more Rise of the Ronin and continuing my Diamond Dynasty Season 2 in The Show 24.

Slowly making progress in Rise of Ronin.

I want to finish Rebirth but after 60 hours and being on Chapter 11, I’m tired boss. Too much responsibility and too much to play to want to keep going even though I love it. So I’ll come back at some point.

I’ve also got to finish a few other games if I feel up to it.

May need to redownload FC24 with Euro being played.

Most likely back into FF7 Rebirth to finally wrap it up. Rise of the Ronin as well.

Oddly MLB The Show has its hooks in me. I’m getting older and baseball has come back into my life this year. Call it a mid life crisis or nostalgia lol

@Darude84 congrats! Such a satisfying platinum when it all comes together like that

@Darude84 sorry for the delay! What I remember for the ones I needed (once I looked them up) was doing the run backwards from the end of biome 2 so I could access the room faster. Depends on what you need but most of the ciphers have a pattern that once you know what room it is supposed to be in and the rooms that may lead to that you can quickly sprint through then die.

@Darude84 I loved the platinum hunt. One or two ciphers were a bit grindy, but as you said it never got old and I got so good at recognizing what rooms had spawned I knew within a minute whether to restart that biome.

Having snagged the Stellar Blade Platinum, i am now working in the Animal Well Platinum too. Finished the game technically, but I know that the eggs and other things mean there is much more to do.

Dove back into Rebirth. Left off on Chapter 11, going to finally see it through so I have more time for Rise of the Ronin. That should cover the weekend!

Next week I’m out of town a few days, right when V Rising comes out, so I’ll have that to return too!

I’d love to see a Solid Snake performance but Kojima and Konami would have to make amends for that movie to reach its potential. Despite what others say about Kojima, the man has his status for a reason and continues to make some of the best games out there. DS was brilliant if you played it.

Stellar Blade Platinum is close!

Animal Well also has its hooks in me right now. So I’ll cycle between that and Rise of the Ronin, which I’m really enjoying. The gameplay is what makes it. Not as strong as Nioh or Wo Long, but more relaxed in it’s opening hours.

As an educator, there is a direct correlation between this and what I see in class. People just do not want to engage in critical thinking or really be forced to problem solve.

A reasonable price (same on Steam if I can recall), and from what I hear, an incredible game. Cannot wait!

@Perturbator so glad you shared! I’ll be checking this out and adding it to the rotation.

Lots of Stellar Blade for me. I’m taking my time collecting all the cans.

Other than that some Rise of the Ronin and Tales of Kenzara. Really I’m going to playing the same stuff for awhile because well, 2 kids.

But summer is rolling up fast and I’m hoping for more time to game!

Still working on Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and a few others. Too many games! Looking forward to summer and just working away on these slowly. So tough as a parent to get that time in!

This is incredible, but I sense the winner will be someone we find has a YouTube channel or a strong background in video production, which makes it less appealing to the average man like myself 😂

I do believe they are looking to add a boss rush mode.

GhostRunner 2 and Tunic are great. There is just no pleasing people. They like to login here and keep their sub so they can call it a crap month every month.

Still soaking in Stellar Blade. Probably my GOTY right now.

I’ll return to Rebirth soon and DD2 but if it isn’t Stellar Blade I will work on wrapping of Tales of Kenzara, and maybe Balatro.

So much to play!

@Tchunga the section after the desert is linear again. And I am about finished with it and I think it’ll open back up. Seems to alternate between the two.

Not to be the grammarian here, but it is technically sold at full price. Better wording might be to state the Helldivers is being sold at below MSRP expectations.

Anyway, happy for the success of this game. It is very well deserved!

@GeeEssEff I was also put off, but then dove in. After a couple of hours with it, and putting it on the highest difficulty available from the start, it still feels like a Team Ninja game. It blends some of Nioh with some of Wo Long, and so far I am very pleased.

I would love some sort of spin off adventure, maybe in the style of their old arcade games, starring Selene. Maybe Nex Machina or Matterfall or even Resogun style adventure with her or aboard the ship.

I wish I had the patience to stick with Strive until they released him. I stuck a lot of time into GG Strive, but then I moved on. He looks great here and maybe I’ll fire it back up for him, but probably not.

Busy weekend of games!

Stellar Blade as much as possible.

FF7 Rebirth chapter 10

Rise of Ronin (I just started)

Tales of Kenzera

And lastly maybe some Helldiving or Dogma 2.

Honestly most of it is going to be Stellar Blade minus Tales of KZ on portal during my son’s nap time.

@mariomaster96 Agreed. I think when you see the final product tomorrow, people will realize its a big ghost chase and just the same talking points screaming into the echochamber about censorship. There's no validity to anything about their claims and honestly it is not a big deal on that front.

@thefourfoldroot1 I don't seem to see any sources that corroborate that claim, so I would be skeptical of what he says about the outfits.

This comments section sounds like a real kill joy at times. Here's to enjoying video games. Stoked for this one and it will probably be my GOTY contender because it checks all the right boxes for me.

Ch. 10 of Rebirth. I’m loving and ready to move on at the same time. I’d like to finish up before Stellar Blade this week.

Other than that, Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Balatro. Maybe Snowrunner if the mood strikes.

In theory, every studio wants or proclaims their next game will be their "biggest yet" or "best game" to date. I give them the benefit of the doubt, but the proof, as they say, is in the pudding. I am excited for what they do next, as they opened the gates for me to CRPGs through BG3.

@DeathlySW I think there is an incoming beta or announcement about it on April 19th-21st if I recall seeing that correctly. For Xdefiant that is

Rebirth, Helldivers 2 and Snowrunner.

I want to keep going in Dragon’s Dogma 2, but the lack of fast travel for most of the game thus far has made it more of a slow journey. And I’d like to clear a game or two before Stellar Blade!

Feels like everything and nothing.

FFVII Rebirth, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and the occasional round of HellDivers 2.

Still want to get back to Balatro and BG3 and Snowrunner as well!

I’ve been itching to get Rise of the Ronin as it seems like I’d enjoy it regardless.

So many games!

@UltimateOtaku91 I wish this were completely true, but in my own family and friend group that game, I am the only one who plays new releases or mostly single player. And I fear that sentiment is more widespread than we think. My sibling plays exclusively Fornite and my friends rotate between Fortnite, Rocket League, and now Helldivers 2. They will play new Sony 1st party releases, and the occasional Ubisoft game.

Perfect. I've been looking to dive into this one, but have been swimming through so many new releases that I just haven't bitten buying it yet. I have no doubt it'll hook me in once I give it a go!

Despite the vitriol around this game I’m enjoying it. I never got into one despite two attempts, but this one I can’t stop thinking about being a dozen hours or so in.

@Johnnycide critical reception has been poor. From what I can tell the Nioh fan base is still enjoying it.

@Nepp67 yea I tend to trust him since he and I have identical taste. When he said deep sale that was enough for me to wait.

It’s funny to see the difference between media and Redditors. It seems like there’s a much larger chunk of the community enjoying it than would appear. I still trust Fightin Cowboy for his review, which aligns to a degree with Push Square.

I’ll be getting it on sale as I love Team Ninja and will have my own fun with it at a lower price.

Stellar Blade Demo!!!

Oh and of course more of Dragons Dogma 2; clicks with me in a way the first game did not.

And more Rebirth. I’m on Chapter 4 only because the kids have been sick and of course DD2 keeps asking me to explore!

@Nepp67 in the same boat. Played maybe 3-4 hours of the first one and was frustrated by some of it. Maybe a time and place thing. This looks more like I’d get immersed in it, and I’ve also found sometimes a sequel speaks to me in a way the first one didn’t (BOTW vs Tears of the Kingdom).

FF7 Rebirth and Balatro for now. Some F1 races if I have time.

I really want Dragon’s Dogma 2 but I am trying to not push Rebirth into the backlog!

@StrickenBiged Last night I had that happen in game. One of them mounted a charger and seemed to become one with it. Was not sure if it was a glitch or not, although the charger did not take off as it only needed to run forward to obliterate me.