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@Ralizah Sounds like an absolute clusterf### and would need better management. Correct me if I'm wrong but it's like this for the Ys games as well. Maybe xseed and falcom need to do a merger so they can get these games sooner, I can only imagine how well these games would do if we got some collections of the older games on playstation and switch, I have the Ys games on PC but the option would always be nice.

As nice as this is, I still can't get into this series till the Sky trilogy is ported to ps4/5 and switch, hopefully that isn't too far in the distance or I will be forced to get the series on pc 😒

Man was just embracing the moment he worked literal years for. That said I made coffee, took a dump and got a snack to eat in that time 😄

Klonoa got robbed 😭

Playing Witcher 3 update and started a brand new game on death march difficulty, the way the game is meant to be played. This is my second play through and I plan to go for a tank build utilising potions and go for the good ending of Ciri becoming a Witcher unlike the first time getting the worst possible ending because I decided to be supportive towards Ciri (ngl pretty ironic). Happy gaming and have a happy new year😋

All this does is make me want to catch up on the anime, I have a solid 80+ episodes to get through now!
Looking at the deluxe version and cosmetics makes me actually consider getting that version now, I want the Soge King outfit for Ussop now 😭

@Lup Australia has entered the chat

I'm currently addicted to Hearthstone Battlegrounds but if I'm not playing that I will be playing the new dlc for Vampire Survivors and finally continuing chained echoes after beating the excellent Dodgeball Academia today.

Only commenting to say that I love the article header 😂

How expensive is this office space?
Yes

Basic interview summary:
Miyazaki: We got money now, we can do whatever we want 😎

Hot take, they don’t want you to by the game physically 😃

I watched Maximilian Dood play the demo and from what I’ve gathered is the combat and traversal seems pretty fun, the dialogue is kinda cringeworthy, which I think if the developers made the game self aware of that it could actually be funny. Graphics aren’t as impressive as the early trailers as I’d take the performance for sweet 60fps over higher fidelity every day. Anyways, it looks like something Is pick up down the line on the cheap as it gives video game junk food vibes and the PREMIUM price makes that choice even easier, plus One Piece Odyssey comes out next month so that’s 100% getting my berries.

@belmont Well I have 11 mainline FF games to get through before I revisit 13 again, it was my first FF game I ever played when I got my Xbox 360 in 2010 and I finally beat it in 2019 on a new play through in literally 3 12 hour sittings, the game was pure bliss for me.

A collection would hopefully get people to give this game another shot that it rightfully deserves, where in todays gaming climate people are starving for linear single player RPGs compared to when the game first launched and people wanted open world stuff. I heard that FF 13 and lightning returns were serviceable ports but 13-2 is the problem child. But I don’t know, maybe modern PCs have no issue running the game now or maybe it’s stutter compilation issues which I consider game breaking and ruin my enjoyment of a game.

@belmont Yeah 13 trilogy needs modern ports as the best way to play them currently is on the Xbox one x or series x. A remaster collection with all dlc would be nice not to mention I hear the pc ports are atrocious.

@Hida They have individual achievement lists on steam so the same should apply for PlayStation.

Bought this on PC, they’re good ports but quite expensive and as a first timer for all of these I think they’ve aged well. Only beat FF1 so far and was surprised that I enjoyed a game older than me!

After seeing glowing reviews I picked up and am playing Chained Echoes, an indie JRPG made by a single guy spending the last 7 years of his life making this. The game has extreme chrono cross vibes. I've only played about 2 hours and am enjoying the way how the story has been introducing all of the party members. It basically introduces the cast each before they actually meet up in the game, constantly cutting between what's going on in their adventure and the seg-ways into the next.

Happy gaming and have a good week 😋

Nice I got 18/20 turns out being a party pooper and having zero expectations helps with these predictions.

Glad Geoff didn't blow his load in the first few minutes and actually left some noteworthy announcements for later in the show 👏

@Enuo Pretty bad security, that kid was standing behind Miyazaki for his entire speech 🤣

Never played an Armoured Core game so I'm going to need to see gameplay to form an opinion, but because of the pedigree I have faith.

@Gloamin That man was a god damn beast 💪

I can't believe I'm saying that for the 1st time in 5 years of watching it live that I actually enjoyed the show, it was legit far better than Summer Games Fest.

As soon as Geoff said coming in May I immediately thought this will be delayed to August 😂

Can't wait for Norman Reedus mountain climbing postal service simulator 2 !

OMG Cal is finally getting proper outfits, no more ponchos!

After seeing the disappointing reviews for several games this week and having the urge of buying a new game I ended up not getting anything new at all, so I picked up a couple of indie games on my wish list instead. I bought Dodgeball Academia which is self explanatory for what you'll do in the game, but also has RPG elements and side quests, the game has been awesome so far and am thoroughly enjoying it.

Also picked up Valheim because it got a new update and I wanted to see what the fuss was about. It's a little slow to start out as a survival game, but I've built up a small house and a perimeter to ward off enemies. The game has a Skyrim leveling system so the more I chop wood the better I get at it which feels rewarding. I finally crafted a bow so I can go hunting deer to forge new armour and further upgrade my tools. The map is just huge and I've only covered about 1% of it so this strangely might become my new addiction.

Happy gaming and have a good week 😋

Yakuza Kiwami 2 still has the best one IMO, just had so many throwbacks to Yakuza Zero, it's far better than the hostess dating mini games that you have to slog through for the platinums.

This is just sad at this point from Sony and is quite frankly embarrassing to watch, the more they backfire the more they will piss off microsoft and there will be repercussions. I'm saying this now, if the Actiblizzard deal doesn't go through mircrosoft will be coming for sony and make it personal and if sony isn't already about to acquire a certain publisher that makes Final Fantasy microsoft will be getting the cheque books out for a new acquisition just in spite of sony.

This game is looking like a treat for One Piece fans but I hope it's good enough to the point that JRPG enjoyers with no experience of the anime can have a quality time with this.

14/15 Guess I should open my job application lol!

I just beat Star Ocean The Divine Force today, solid game but drags on a little too long where you get to a point that you think the game is about to end but then springs a surprise final dungeon on you that takes 2 hours to beat, thank god the characters and voice acting pulls this game along, nothing special about the game but is a solid pick-up for any JRPG enjoyer. But my Gawwwwdddd, this game is simply the worst optimised game I've ever played on PC, I'd suggest getting it on ps5 or series X if you're looking at picking this up at some point, I highly recommend this if you see it on sale for 50% off.

Apart from that I will dabble in my rotation games of Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors and playing through the Halo series. I beat Halo Reach again and have moved onto Halo Combat Evolved anniversary on heroic difficulty, the checkpoints aren't generous!

I'm finally tossing up whether which game to continue with, I could finish off Little Nightmares in a night or continue my Dragon's Dogma playthrough or I can play some Monster Hunter Rise to get ready for title update 3 because I need to get to Master Rank 120 to unlock the new monsters.

Happy gaming and have a good week 😋

Wow this trailer turned me from a maybe to day 1, this looks great this might be the first horror game I beat, or maybe I should play Resi 4 before this, either way I'm stoked to be getting into the genre!

@Clogalis Doesn’t look like any difficulty trophies but there is a chance you will need to do multiple playthroughs

I’m 100% going for the plat, if it’s anything like other Warner Bros games like the Middle Earth games, this should be a pretty standard fair for us trophy hunters.

Getting extremely close to the ending of Star Ocean 6, it's seriously been the surprise hit of the year for me, combat is super fun, story is serviceable and most importantly the characters are all likeable, which effectively decides how much I enjoy a JRPG.

I randomly started Middle Earth Shadow of War this week for whatever reason as I felt like playing a game I can watch youtube and twitch on in the background. It's actually a pretty large step up over Shadow of mordor in both mechanics and scope of the game and the art design through the various environments really breaks up the feel of each of the zones. Shadow of Mordor had two large areas but this one has at least 5 from my 20 hours of play so far. I'm enjoying the game enough that I will go for the full 100% achievements with the DLC included.

Lastly, playing Little Nightmares as I dip my toes into the horror genre. It's a short game but from what I've played so far it feels a lot like Limbo and Inside, which is a good thing!

Happy gaming and have a good week😋

A little bit of Raji: an ancient epic, Eldest Souls and continuing my Star Ocean: The Divine Force playthrough. Happy gaming!

Deus Ex, Homer Simpson gurgling noises

I can’t believe what I’m seeing in the early comments, people actually somehow justifying the abysmal price of this thing. If this was standalone sure fine, that’s not bad. But it literally costs more than the ps5 and you need that in order to play with ps vr 2. What an absolute disgrace this is, I don’t even want to think how much this will cost in Australia.

I'm willing to guess the majority of game developers don't get in the industry to develop mobile games, looks like they're doing them a service presuming they can still work in the company elsewhere.

I've played this game for about 10 hours so far, 3 hours messing with settings to get it playable because PC launch was horrible, this game is just terribly optimised. But, once I got rid of all the stutters this game is just so much fun to play. Raymond and the entire cast so far (6 characters for me) have all been likeable, combat is exhilarating and fast paced with the DUMA system and is nice that there's absolutely no transition in and out of combat. Movement is AMAZING, the sprint is super fast and you can cover so much ground with DUMA, this is actually the best feeling JRPG movement I've ever experienced now that I think about it, the closest game I could compare it to is Nier Automata but instead Raymond is on crack!

This review also forgot to mention the mini-figure card game that is so addictive. The objective is to place your units on a checker type board to reduce the opponents life to zero, with several minion types and an added layer of strategy because if you corner off the opponents minions with yours, you destroy them, vastly improving your odds to win the game. Not to mention, there is added incentive to do these battles because each opponent you beat gives you a new figure that you can use to further strengthen your deck AND use as super strong accessories for your party in actual fights.

I don't know what game this reviewer is playing, but it seems like I'm playing a completely different game, I'd give it a solid 8/10 and can say that I'm enjoying it far more than last years Tales of Arise. If the game is looking good to anyone reading this, I implore you to try out this game, I could see it becoming a hidden gem in years to come!

Probably helps that they made the best JRPG in the last decade.

Potionomics: This game is quite literally the Dark Souls of potion maker/ time manager/ dating sims! The graphics are gorgeous and the animations in this game are the real standout. The game came out on steam on Monday and I’ve already poured 35 hours into it, this game is just so addictive. I highly recommend it to anyone who’s always wanted to become a merchant in a video game, did I also mention that when you barter for selling your potions for a higher price that you play a card based game where you gain new cards through strengthening your bonds with other characters, this game has everything!

Out of all the games launching this week and next week this will be the one I pick, I love B tier JRPGs and all this needs to get for me to pick it up is a 7/10 from reviewers! This trailer reminds me of the 1000s of Linkin Park anime remixes in the early youtube days, I love the cheesiness of this. 😂

GIVE IT TO ME NOWWWWWWWW😭😭😭

Thank Christ they're using Unreal Engine 5 and I hope this turns out great for Bloober team and for it be the project that lifts this developers quality of games overall.

@KidBoruto I've only watched like 3 episodes in the past year because I originally caught up in the 800s but grew to realise I don't like waiting week after week for each episode, so now I wait for time to pass and then I binge like 40 episodes in a week. I'm somewhere about halfway through the Wano Kingdom ark!

@Jaz007 I’m just joking with you mate, you can still love something regardless of its flaws, nothing is perfect, it’s just staggering that the anime is over 1000 episodes now and it’s kinda refreshing to have a popular anime that doesn’t take itself too seriously. One of the major flaws of the show is that it takes forever for anything significant to happen until we get an entire law dump in a single episode, but I kinda treat the show as a soap opera.