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@Dodoo
A lot of people, unfortunately.

Playing more of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with some Astro Bot and Stellar Blade mixed in.

This shot right to the top of my most-wanted list. RGG doesn't miss.

I have no doubt the game will be fun to play, I just hope it has good single player offerings.

Hope this will lead to more sales for the game. It's one of the few current-gen only releases I'd say is an absolute must-play.

I love 2D games but Ninja Gaiden is one series where I 100% prefer 3D. The only reason I'm going to give this a chance is because Dotemu is involved and that company hits way, way, way more than it misses.

I hope at some point in the series they add the Genesis and a bunch of games for that.

I honestly don't know if I'd say there are 15 PS5 games that I think are 'essential,' largely because many of the great games can still be played on PS4. That said, there are some gems.... Astro's Playroom, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal (not my kind of game but appreciate what the devs went for), Tekken 8, Stellar Blade, Astro Bot, I'd have no problem recommending those. I'd list God of War Ragnarök, Gran Turismo 7, Street Fighter 6, RE Village and 4 remake and the Yakuza games but those can be played on last-gen consoles.

PS5 - Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection

@ErrantRob
I like Wanted: Dead quite a bit as well, even though I'm not very good at it. Spine is definitely one I plan to buy on launch day.

@BushSwan
That's why I like Game Pass. I can play for 'free' and judge the game on my own rather than having to bother with reviews at all (I still like the ones here at PushSquare as 99% of the time, they deliver what you described in your comment). If I enjoy the game like I did Starfield and Black Ops 6, I'll go out and buy physical versions afterwards, if not, just delete the game off the system memory once I'm done playing. I kind of wish Sony had a similar service for PlayStation but I also understand why it doesn't.

Plan to get the game at some point, good to see Mistwalker on console again. Hopefully it'll be a more common occurrence in the future, I've enjoyed the games I've played from that studio.

I never owned a PS1 but one of my best friends did and I remember going to his house to try out a lot of the latest releases. The game we constantly revisited, though, was Twisted Metal 2, just a great multiplayer mode.

As far as the memory that sticks with me the most, I've mentioned here plenty of times before, is the first time I ever played a PS1. I saw the kiosk at the local KB Toys and decided to give Twisted Metal 1 a try. It was a mind-blowing experience for 12-year-old me compared to the more kid-friendly games of Nintendo and had even more of an edge than some of the stuff I was used to on Genesis. Ultimately decided to wait for N64 but that first taste of 3D gaming was awesome. It was pretty clear Sony had something special.

Definitely enjoy playing games rather than watching somebody else play.

1. Resident Evil 2
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. Twisted Metal 2
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Tekken 3
6. Resident Evil
7. Ridge Racer
8. Silent Hill
9. Gran Turismo
10. Syphon Filter

@DualWielding
Yeah, but not the good kind. Still, I'd rather a bad game made by people than having AI replace humans in creative fields like gaming.

Doesn't really seem like he's been too influential at PlayStation for a while now anyway, so after more than 30 years at once place it probably isn't a bad idea for him to try something new. interested to see where he ends up and what his role will be.

Not that surprising. Horizon and Lego always seemed an odd crossover.

Never owned a PS1 but plenty of my friends did so I still got to play most of the big games and got caught up on the ones I missed after I purchased a PS2. My favorite will always be Resident Evil 2 but Twisted Metal 1-2, Destruction Derby, Metal Gear Solid, RE 1, Tekken 1-3, Driver, Silent Hill and, of course, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night are just a few of the many that deserve mention.

Picked up the PS4 version of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection. I'll be playing it on PS5.

@LifeGirl
After how Remedy botched Alan Wake 2, I have zero confidence that this remake will be done right. Hope I'm proven wrong but with how modern-day Western devs are, I doubt it.

Solid selection overall, only downside being you can't play the Resistance games outside of streaming. Hopefully some day the PS3 emulation issue will be remedied.

Stellar Blade and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth not being on there is ridiculous but even if they were, Astro Bot is by far my Game of the Year. Team Asobi hit a home run and hopefully it gets rewarded. The PS fanbase certainly didn't do its part, game should've been much more supported than it has been.

Yes. I'll take something like Slitterhead any day over a lot of the current 'AAA' slop.

Physical copies of Slitterhead, Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered all arrived, but most of the weekend on PS5 was spent playing Slitterhead. On Switch, it was Mario & Luigi Brothership and on XSX it was Black Ops 6 and Sonic X Shadow Generations.

Thought it was going to be free. I'm not paying for cosmetics in anything other than fighting games, and even then I'm very selective about it. Maybe if there was some story DLC included with this I'd part with the cash but that isn't the case.

Always seemed like an odd choice for an entry in the Lego video games franchise.

@Drago201
Chinese or Korean mobile devs. MS wants its hands in everything.

@PuppetMaster
Would've been fine, that company makes more than enough money from mobile games and it's not like there aren't other games with a similar combat system.

@GamingFan4Lyf
Great point. Another example why Shift Up never should've have jumped into bed with Sony. If it meant the game wouldn't have been published, well so be it.

@cburg
Dumbest comment on here.

@Judal27
Yeah, I was hoping for some story stuff. This is still cool, though, and it's free, which is nice, could've easily made some $ from this if they wanted to.

@dark_knightmare2
I call it as I see it. This was positioned as one of Sony's big games for the holidays and it bombed.

@PuppetMaster
It's a failure. Sony has proven time and again, even if a game on a small budget profits, not good enough if it isn't a 10 mil+ blockbuster. Doubt we get another entry in the series.

Not shocking. Some IP sell on name alone. I haven't played the game so I won't say it's good or bad but I'm not overly shocked it sold well, though I didn't think Harry Potter was this popular.

Ordered a copy from Gamestop, hopefully it'll arrive by the 8th or 9th just in time for my week off of work.

Have a physical copy pre-ordered from Limited Run. Never played the game before, looking forward to it whenever it arrives.

Great to see for Astro Bot. Hopefully it'll hold strong in October as well. The holidays will be interesting. Definitely the kind of game that could appeal to a parent who's buying the PS5 for a young kid.

My favorite 'modern' DD game is still Neon. This one does have a PS2-era flair to it, hopefully it's fun to play, I wasn't the biggest fan of more recent entries in the series.

@Broosh
Yup, I'm still not even done with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom or Silent Hill 2 yet and the new Mario & Luigi game releases next month as well. Still going to get this one this week, though.

$50 for a AA, turn-based RPG. It's just not going to work out well.

Demos are always good. Going to give it a try and see if it clicks.

I'll give it a try but the amount of Souls wannabes is getting insane.

I don't love that so many games have followed that formula, but, Uncharted 2 is phenomenal. Some of my favorite setpiece moments in gaming, even today. A great story, colorful cast of characters, fun combat sequences. And visually was a treat at that time. Easily was my Game of the Year pick in 2009.

Been interested in this game for a while, but going to need a demo.

Silent Hill 2.

This generation started strong, imo, but around mid-2022 it took a sharp decline. Not that there aren't great games but most of the best are sequels to games that have a specific audience or remakes. I'd say outside of Astro Bot the best games on PS5 this year are Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Silent Hill 2. Last year's best game was Resident Evil 4. All are awesome but it's been there, done that and the remakes/remasters aren't being balanced out well by great, new games, especially new IP. When you factor in that PS4 is still getting competent versions of many games, it's no wonder sales are slowing. I'll be interested to see how much impact PS5 Pro has. I do think the first 2-4 months will be very impressive, after that is the question.

That leaves Nintendo Force and Retro Gamer as the only two left standing as far as gaming mags for me. One is Patreon-funded, the other deals in past eras and doesn't have to worry about keeping up with current news so hopefully both will last many more years.