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@Simon_Fitzgerald Excellent, I suspected as much, but was worried it would be preferential or even required to be able to walk around the table to reposition/inspect the "board" as it were.
Thanks for clearing that up for me

@Simon_Fitzgerald How do you think this would play in a cramped apartment where playing seated is the only realistic option?

Thanks for the review! I was on the fence about this and now I'm going to hold out for the next Star Wars PSVR2 experience instead (there's bound to be a decent one coming at some point )

@Athrum Yes

With both the novels and the TV-series done and dusted, there's an Expanse shaped hole in my life I hope this will fill (along with the new comic series currently being Kickstarted). Love that Cara Gee is reprising her role as Camina Drummer; loved her in the series!

@get2sammyb I would love it if your reviews could include a small note on the suitability for stationary/seated play; both in terms of actually sitting down (for people with disabilities) and also in terms of having limited space to move around in.
Also: Your PSVR2 coverage is stellar so far; keep up the good work

@thedevilsjester Sweet! Being able to turn off the obstacles means that I should be able to play this at home as well. That's excellent news, 'cause I really liked this game when I played it last.
Thanks for the update!

@Critonic Thanks for clarifying, though I'm not sure I'm able to wrap my brain around the implications... it's always been satisfied with "higher res = better" so I automatically assumed my 4K UHD discs would look poorer on the 1080 than on the 4K display. Still, will try it to see which I prefer, but neither sounds ideal TBH, so I guess I'll have to wait 'till I move to a bigger apartment and get a bigger TV for a decent home cinema experience.
I do hope they'll patch in the option of getting the audio through external speakers as I've always found airbuds to be extremely uncomfortable.

@Yozora146_ Cool, I'll keep an eye out for that I understand the sequel is announced for PSVR2

@Drawfull I see. Having played Beat Saber on the Quest at a friend's many a moon ago I remember vaguely having to duck and move side-to-side, so I was surprised to see someone claiming it could be played seated. Love the game, though, and I'll probably bring the headset when visiting friends with bigger living rooms than mine and will play it there
If there is an option to switch off the need to move and simply stand still, I might be able to play it at home as well

@OrtadragoonX Re: playing seated: I'm in the same boat; cramped apartment and flailing about would be a serious health risk
I've googled "Can I play <game> seated" for the games I'm most interested in off the bat, and since many of these are PSVR2 versions of existing VR games the info has been fairly easy to come by so far. Moss 1 & 2, Wanderer, GT7, No Man's Sky and SW: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge all seems to work well seated, and some even claimed Beat Saber could be played seated.
So it all depends on the game, naturally. Horizon does not seem to lend itself to seated play, but there may be plenty others out there

@get2sammyb Great review, looking forward to getting mine next week Like @Palleon I'm also curious about the movie watching experience. I was hoping it could double as a virtual home theatre, but with the low resolution of CinemaMode it seems my small 4K screen and 5.1 surround will remain the better choice.
Hopefully they'll patch in an improved movie watching experience later, but I guess it won't be their highest priority.
Can you use the various media apps like Plex, Netflix etc in CinemaMode?

Wanderer seems like a must-have for me! The rest I'm not too sure about. Checked my order status just now and it was "Reserved (in stock)" so I expect to have the headset in time for the software unlocks on the 22nd. Can't wait! (purchased GT7 yesterday, so that should be ready to go when the headset arrives)

My gaming weekend will pay homage to the big sporting event taking place this weekend: Rally Sweden! (the one that matters, anyway )
As such, WRC Generations will provide the occasional burnt rubber smell and if I need a break from all the rallying goodness going on I might swing around as Miles Morales for a bit

I've been a die-hard Marvel-fan for about 40 years, my superpower is that I'm impervious to "superhero fatigue" and I even bought the Emil Blonsky that was Marvel's Avengers... but at the price they demanded for Midnight Suns gave even me pause, so I can only imagine what that price point did for the more casual fans.

That said, I love the game, warts and all. I'm with @Amnesiac, I love all the old, corny Marvel stuff

@LIMA I would be an example of that. I am living in a tiny apartment and will be doing so for a while. The living room simply doesn't have the space for a large TV. All my gaming is done on a 28-inch monitor, so this would be perfect for me until I can move to a bigger place

That resolution cap, is that for games only or does it apply to 4K movies from streaming or 4K UHD discs as well, does anyone know?

I enjoyed Deliver Us the Moon quite a bit, even though it had a couple of "you have x amount of time to do y" sections, which I hate, but they didn't stress me out too much, so my overall impression of the game was good, when all was said and done.
The climbing mechanic here smells annoying, but I'm still going to give this one a go... maybe wait for a patch or two first, though

@JP80 Well, they aren't really gone, they're still supporting Rock Band 4/Rivals with new songs released regularly, but I don't think they're working on much else.
<sigh> I miss playing Rock Band on my ION Drum Rocker... unfortunately I bought it for Xbox 360, so the kit is currently not compatible with any current-gen system
This game might be fun, though, but hardly a proper substitute. Will give it a go, though

@ThaBEN Exactly the same here Put in my pre-order about two months ago, which is very rare for me (buying full price at launch is also rare for me).

It's pricey, but since quitting smoking almost three years ago I could put together that kind of money if needed. I think the tech is worth it but I'm not sure if the games are there for me to buy at launch.
I've been really looking forward to this, though, so I might buy it at or near launch simply due to the fact that I really, really want one

One question, though: The features ad that ran a while back boasted 3D audio, while now it seems the bundle comes with "stereo headphones". Is this just a case of "supports 3D audio* (3D headphones sold separately)", does anyone know?

Question to those who've played both games: Is it recommended to play Kingmaker first or is this a fairly standalone game, story-wise?

@theMEGAniggle
"Jason!"
"JASON!"
I'll happily admit, I love the Quantic Dream games, warts and all

@Tsushima
I loved Until Dawn and was very excited for The Dark Pictures, but so far they've all left me a little bit cold. I would say I actually liked Man of Medan best. I haven't even gotten myself to finish House of Ashes, so read into that what you will.

(though, you should definitely give them a try, I figured I'd just try to temper expectations a bit )

@Scob Ah, thanks mate
Then I'll just try to be patient and hope Sony gets it sorted sooner rather than later.

So, this seems right up my alley, but I can't find it anywhere in the Norwegian PS Store. Could this be another case of missing localization data in the store preventing the availability in some countries? Anybody know?

I gotta say I'm beyond excited for this game, but I'm quite cold on quidditch, for some reason (I never found it particularly interesting in the books or movies either... no idea why, tbh) and I couldn't be less interested in any form of online multiplayer, so I'm happy this will be an sp-focused experience.
A separate online quidditch multiplayer focused game would doubtless be a better experience for the quidditch fans anyway, right?

Yeah, not paying for this again. Bought it on X360 and bought it again on PS4, determined to play it through this time.
Kept getting put off by immensely unlikable characters (Franklin was OK, but Michael and Trevor were insufferable). I miss Nico; at least he wasn't actively trying to be his worst self.

@ShogunRok Thanks for the answer I've never really gotten into photo mode in games, but it speaks to their popularity when a dev puts so much work into a character creator and the results can almost exclusively be seen in said mode.
Ah well, missed opportunity

@ShogunRok This may seem like a weird question, but do you ever get to see the character you've created other than when you activate a mirror to change the appearance?
I've only sampled the prologue and was quite impressed with the character creator, only to be somewhat disappointed to see that all cutscenes seemed to be first-person and reflective surfaces seemed unreflective until you activated them to look at your character. Struck me as a wasted opportunity.

@djdizzy Thank you, this worked for me too, after having met nothing but locked doors on store.playstation.com. Was starting to get quite frustrated, I can tell you

@FatallyYours117
Alright, I can work with that.
RNGs should never be completely random, they should be properly weighted by the other tactical and strategic mechanics, but I felt that was off (and at times even missing) in XCOM. Glad to hear I'm not alone and that Empire of Sin doesn't seem quite as random.
I'll easily buy into poorer RNG results early game as it makes sense that new recruits aren't super-effective from the get-go

@FatallyYours117
Thanks, I guess I've pretty much decided to give it a go at one point.
One thing that kind of ruined X-Com for me was that I felt I at times was too much at the mercy of the random number generator. It felt as though I would too often be brutally punished by bad RNG results and that good tactics and strategies did little to mitigate this.
So, as this seems to have a similar mechanic, do you feel it can be "too random" or would you say it feels fairly balanced?

@FatallyYours117 I'll echo TeapotBuddha's statement and thank you for sharing. I've been curious about this game and hearing your experience helps me greatly in deciding if it's worth taking a chance on or not (it is, but I'll wait for a sale, I think).
Thanks mate

@meistergeister
No, she wasn't
Although I love Shepard, I'm not sure if I want her (or him) back, but I do know that I want a better story than what they delivered with Andromeda.

I'd probably have gone for a collector's edition if it had included a proper statue of Aloy instead of a huge mechaphant with a teeny, tiny Aloy, As it stands, I will probably go for the digital deluxe edition

I'm not ecstatic about the card system, but it's not necessarily a dealbreaker either. Microtransactions, on the other hand...
And I actually like that you play as an original character as long as you also get control over/can use the other heroes' powers.
Will be a "wait and see" for me, though

@Deadhunter
I agree, SR2 is probably my favorite as well (I thought I was pretty much alone in this )
I enjoyed 3 and didn't hate 4, but 2 just fired on all the cylinders for me.
This one reminds me of SR2 so I'm all in with this reboot

@RBMango
This was my first thought as well.
Skype went from being one of the best chat/messenger apps to nearly broken in a shockingly short amount of time

@ArcadeHeroes I've seen rumors that there is a total of 20,000 units for Norway, Sweden and Denmark combined, but I have no idea if that's true, whether it's just the initial batch, when subsequent batches are scheduled to arrive, etc.

@God_of_Nowt Agreed, but I'm starting to get used to the fact that pretty much everything has a grimy layer of confusion about it these days

@God_of_Nowt Could very well be the case, yes. I don't really think it will matter too much as many of the biggest chains took way too many pre-orders resulting in backorders not expected to be fulfilled until may-june-july. Not sure there were all that many units set aside for in-store purchases anyway.

@ShaiHulud Don't think Norway was singled out, only that the Norwegian gaming site was the first to report on this.

@thefourfoldroot No, it was a request from Sony to retailers not to sell PS5 in stores, with wording strongly suggesting that retailers who violate this will suffer from a worsened relationship with the manufacturer going forward (according to the original article, anyway).
Edit: Stores in Norway are open as normal and no COVID restrictions have been placed on retailers (only customers, who as of Thursday 12pm must wear masks when in stores in Oslo)

Announce or release on N7 day or STFU, EA
Seriously, though, I would prefer to get full confirmation that this is indeed real and not a continuing isolation triggered fever dream of mine.
As for release date? Take your time; I'd prefer to play it on PS5 and thanks to Sony thinking 20k units are more than enough for the entire Scandinavian region I won't be getting my pre-ordered console until some time in May/June (current estimate)

I may confuse this with another NFS game (it's mildly challenging keeping all of these apart), but didn't this one have an insanely overeager rubberbanding AI? One of these that I played on the X360 was almost broken due to the rubberbanding... it was one that didn't have an open/connective world, but you selected races from a map only, and there were two ladders, cops and racers.
Was that this one?

Well, considering I paid $79,37 (£62.90/€70,24) for Ghost of Tsushima (digital deluxe, ed, though) just minutes ago, certainly.
New games in Norway have been around $70 for quite a while, so I'll happily pay that for a game at launch. However, it has become a rare occurrence for me to buy a game at launch/pre-order, as it's quite a steep price, and as a result I usually wait for sales

With the new price hike, I assume games will trend toward $80 at launch in Norway, with "special editions" going closer to $90. I'll pay that at launch if I think the game is worth it and I really, REALLY want to play it as soon as possible, but I expect waiting for sales will be even more common in the future

Did anyone else spot Lance Reddick or was I just imagining things?

Will pre-order the digital deluxe. Bit miffed that I can't get the Collector's Edition in Norway, would really have loved that mask. But, OK, I'll settle for the digital ed (sigh)

Cyberpunk got a lot of vinegar, for some reason, but I'm still excited for it so that was an easy vote. Watch Dogs Legion intrigued me as well and the gameplay footage worked for me.
The Ghostwire trailer REALLY spoke to me, but absent any gameplay I really couldn't bring myself to vote for it.
Instead I went for FF7 Remake. Never played a FF game in my life, but that WILL change when FF7 Remake gets released