@FullbringIchigo Heathen!! I got Rise of the Tomb Raider from my GF, then I used money I got to pick up Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Ronin, Oceanhorn, Darkest Dungeon, World of FF and Trails in Cold Steel II in the Jan sale. Happy out
Happy Christmas! And keep up the fantastic work, this site is one of my 3 go to sites daily, the features and articles are great and interesting, forums are fascinating and the comunnity is the best on the internets! Thanks to this site I've made friends and met peeps who I can chat to about games and actually game with, something which, living in the west of Ireland, is pretty hard to do IRL (even with my dodgy internet). So thanks again and hears to an even better site next year
I've been playing more Skyrim in between work this weekend. Enjoying it far more than when I played it years ago, I finished the civil war, dragon born and mages college quest lines, started the dawn guard quest line before heading to work. It's a really good game but I found myself losing interest in it when I started getting bogged down with misc quests. The main quests are far more enjoyable and interesting and have drawn me back in. I'll also play some more Pokemon Moon (on the 3rd island and I've levelled my Litten all the way up to an Incineroar finally I'm rejoining Squad butter with @Kyroki and Sam from the site to tackle the trenches of BF1!
Away in Dublin for a concert this weekend so I'll only be playing some Pokemon Moon on the 3ds. Haven't played a Pokemon game since Silver and Christ they really haven't improved the writing at all. It's shocking bad, graphics aren't too bad but I preferred the old top down pixel look myself and the animations are pretty weak. Core gameplay is still fun as ever though although there's a lot of crap or boring or simply daft Pokemon in the games now from what I've seen, the roster needs to be edited at this stage
I'm in the middle of upgrading my ps4 hard-drive to 2tb from 500gb. After I finished that I'll have to leave the ps4 to download games, updates etc. So it's a weekend of laptop gaming I think (thanks to the recent Steam sale also!) and maybe some Virtues Last Reward and Trails in the Sky SC on Vita
Plenty of Skyrim this winter from me along with lots of MP shooting from BF1, TF2 and both CoD games. Looking forward to it! Tempted to through in a replay of DSIII, The Witcher or Bloodbourne but I doubt I'll have Skyrim finished before the end of the winter
In between work I'll be playing a mixture of TF2 multiplayer (which has started to grow on me), BF1 multiplayer (Dangermouse and myself having been tearing it up as Squad Butter!), both CoD games and their respective multiplayers and finally dabble in Skyrim! Basically my winter gaming is sorted! Just need to find more time for it....
@TeslaChippie True enough, they do have differences in approach which sets them apart. What I should have said is where they can be compared (combat, quest writing) I think the Witcher 3 has clearly surpassed Skyrim's quality by a long way (more so in the writing than combat). Skyrim is a different game in many ways but there is plenty it can learn from the Witcher, I think at least
Would love a new Elder Scrolls but they definitely need to take their time, make a new engine which really takes advantage of current gen hardware and finally evolve the series in the wake of the Witcher 3. Making a similar quality game to Skyrim but with improved graphics won't cut it in a post Witcher 3 world, Fallout 4 has already suffered in comparison I feel although that couldn't be avoided in fairness to Bethesda.
It's going to be all Battlefield 1 for me between work this weekend. Finally played it last night, it's awesome, it's as great as I hoped it would be. There's something about using pre-modern weaponry that is so satisfying
Don't have much time for gaming due to work but I'm hoping to try out the Infinite Warfare beta (which I'm rely excited for!) and maybe some more Trails in the Sky SC, I'm about halfway through that, great game
Getting Battlefield and Titanfall on release, I'll pick up Tomb Raider, World of FF and Skyrim later on. Might even get DQ builders in a sale. Amazing mouth for games, I was sure Skyrim wasn't until November. As @Simon_Fitzgerald says Return to Arkham coming too which I'll probably pick up in a sale as I've played them before, two amazing games there if the remaster is good
@Expao After getting 80% through Divinity, I gave up on it as well, for me the story was just to mediocre for me to want to keep going, combat was fun but not enough to keep me coming back for good. Trails is a really good game, I've on played the first chapter but it was very good @Wazeddie22 Let us know what you name the puppy!
@GlynCR I'm kinda the opposite, MW Remaster is just a neat bonus that I'm not too bother about (I didn't play the multiplayer back in the day, just played the SP) so I'm more excited for IW.
I've preordered it, I'm really excited about infinite warfare so having the chance to get this at the same time is a bonus. It's pricey but your getting a lot of bang for your buck in that package, two single player campaigns plus to multiplayer suites
@JaxonH Which would you recommend to someone who's never played a DQ game before? Which is the best one in your opinion? I only have a 3ds so it's limited to what games are available on that
@LobsterJohnson BF4 campaign is meant to be terrible so I guess any of the rest I've finally got a weekend off work (coz I'm down with 'Man Flu', so I've been playing through Batman Arkham Knight, I reckon I'm 80% done of the main game (not including the ridiculous number of Riddler trophies) and bought the season pass in the recent sale so I'll work through the dlc missions too. I've started playing FInal Fantasy VI on Vita too so I'll be playing that usually for an hour before I go to bed for the next few weeks. Also started Atelier Rorona on Vita to see what these games are like, might play some of that
Only have tonight to play but I'll try to squeeze in some Arkham Knight which I'm enjoying and some PES 2017. PES is good but despite being a footy fan, Fifa or PES never really click with me so far PES has really excited me either but ill probably keep coming back to it
Great game and all the dlc is good too, definitely worth a download. Only thing is the game+dlc+updates adds up to nearly 80gb, lot of space taken up for one game
When I get time I'll be playing through Batman: Arkham Knight which I'm enjoying despite the overuse of the batmobile in so many missions, I've also gotten back into Battlefield 4 again so will be playing a few rounds of that too. Will try to play some of the rumble mode in Rocket League too and see what that's like
@themcnoisy Working at the weekend sucks Between work and helping my gf move back to college I'll get very little time for gaming but I'll try to get some Trails in the Sky:SC in on my Vita. Loved the first game but haven't really gotten stuck into this yet due to other games. Would heartily recommend the series to any JRPG fans here though
Thinking of starting Batman: Arkham Knight as it's taking up a lot of space and I've yet to play it yet, picked it up earlier in the summer. I'm about 75% through Divinity but I've kinda lost interest in finishing that game, it's good but it just ever really sank it's claws into me in the way I thought it would. I've also got Borderlands 2 in the Handsome collection to finish so I might plug away at that over the week
Bit of No Man's Sky and a bit of Divinity Original Sin which I've really started to enjoy. No Mans Sky is enjoyable but I really hope they add meaty content in future updates, the game feels empty to a degree and a bit too lonely. Divinity is turning into a very enjoyable gem of a game, it's has a really fun magic system to play around with
Enjoying it so far, it has a great sense of 'discovery' to it which it's really morish, whether it's discovering new words, buildings, elements or blueprints. It's pretty shallow too though, not much to do beyond 'Scan-Travel-Mine-Trade-Repeat'. It's also a pretty lonely game, I'd really like to see more populated buildings in the future and maybe even towns or cities. Would be cool to find npcs out mining or discovering on planets too. I'd sum it up by saying it's a pretty good platform on which Hello Games could continue to build something special on if they keep adding meaty updates which add content
The Rocket League bug has bitten me again so I'll be playing plenty of the when I get time. Also started Divinity Original Sin the other week, the mechanics are really fun in the game but something about it just isn't drawing me in. Shame coz it looks like a really fun game, hoping it clicks with me soon.
Bit of Blood and Wine (amazing), bit of Sniper Elite 3 (decent), bit of BF4 (always great) and starting Zelda: A Link Between Worlds this weekend I think. Also a bit of Super Mario bros 1 and Zelda Oracle of Seasons perhaps
Picked up MGS V, Trails of Cold Steel, Steins Gate, FF Type-O and Megadimension Neptunia rebirth 2 seeing as it was only €4. Great bargains in this sale
Battlefield 1 has me hyped so I've been playing a lot of BF4 recently, love this game! Also recently bought Sniper Elite 3 so I'd like to start that, I've still to start Blood and Wine which I'm really excited for,and I'm about halfway through a play through of Borderlands 2 which I need to get too, work keeps getting in the way however
I'm pretty excited for Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 which don't seem to be getting much love here. Agree that COD looked really impressive but I've my winter shooter fixes already sorted Elsewhere, Horizon looked very cool, Persona looking like a sneaky GOTY contender, God of War looked great. Watch Dogs 2 and Sniper Elite 4 also grabbed my attention (particularly watch dogs which is looking fun as heck)
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Re: Talking Point: What PlayStation Pressies Did You Get for Xmas?
@FullbringIchigo Heathen!!
I got Rise of the Tomb Raider from my GF, then I used money I got to pick up Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Ronin, Oceanhorn, Darkest Dungeon, World of FF and Trails in Cold Steel II in the Jan sale. Happy out
Re: We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas! And keep up the fantastic work, this site is one of my 3 go to sites daily, the features and articles are great and interesting, forums are fascinating and the comunnity is the best on the internets! Thanks to this site I've made friends and met peeps who I can chat to about games and actually game with, something which, living in the west of Ireland, is pretty hard to do IRL (even with my dodgy internet). So thanks again and hears to an even better site next year
Re: PS4's European January Sale Is the Biggest and Best Ever
World of FF, DQ Builders, Uncharted 4, Oceanhorn, Darkest Dungeon, Ronin, X-com.... going to need to wittle that down
Re: Talking Point: Which Free January 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
Would love Oceanhorn, Prison Architect, Hyper Light Drifter or that other indie game about living in prison. it's name skips my mind
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 147
I've been playing more Skyrim in between work this weekend. Enjoying it far more than when I played it years ago, I finished the civil war, dragon born and mages college quest lines, started the dawn guard quest line before heading to work. It's a really good game but I found myself losing interest in it when I started getting bogged down with misc quests. The main quests are far more enjoyable and interesting and have drawn me back in. I'll also play some more Pokemon Moon (on the 3rd island and I've levelled my Litten all the way up to an Incineroar finally I'm rejoining Squad butter with @Kyroki and Sam from the site to tackle the trenches of BF1!
Re: Stardew Valley Ploughs PS4 from 13th December
@dryrain Wait there's dinosaurs in this game? It gets even better!
Re: Stardew Valley Ploughs PS4 from 13th December
1st: Get pun work!
2nd: Any word on a VIta port? This is a title that is screaming to be ported and I'm sure the Vita can run it easily enough
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 146
Away in Dublin for a concert this weekend so I'll only be playing some Pokemon Moon on the 3ds. Haven't played a Pokemon game since Silver and Christ they really haven't improved the writing at all. It's shocking bad, graphics aren't too bad but I preferred the old top down pixel look myself and the animations are pretty weak. Core gameplay is still fun as ever though although there's a lot of crap or boring or simply daft Pokemon in the games now from what I've seen, the roster needs to be edited at this stage
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 145
@Xaritah Welcome to the family!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 145
I'm in the middle of upgrading my ps4 hard-drive to 2tb from 500gb. After I finished that I'll have to leave the ps4 to download games, updates etc. So it's a weekend of laptop gaming I think (thanks to the recent Steam sale also!) and maybe some Virtues Last Reward and Trails in the Sky SC on Vita
Re: Feature: 10 PS4 Games from 2016 to Get Stuck into Over the Winter Holidays
Plenty of Skyrim this winter from me along with lots of MP shooting from BF1, TF2 and both CoD games. Looking forward to it! Tempted to through in a replay of DSIII, The Witcher or Bloodbourne but I doubt I'll have Skyrim finished before the end of the winter
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 142
In between work I'll be playing a mixture of TF2 multiplayer (which has started to grow on me), BF1 multiplayer (Dangermouse and myself having been tearing it up as Squad Butter!), both CoD games and their respective multiplayers and finally dabble in Skyrim! Basically my winter gaming is sorted! Just need to find more time for it....
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 141
@andreoni79 hope you and your family are ok! Stay safe man
Re: The Elder Scrolls VI Is Not in Development, Says Bethesda
@TeslaChippie True enough, they do have differences in approach which sets them apart. What I should have said is where they can be compared (combat, quest writing) I think the Witcher 3 has clearly surpassed Skyrim's quality by a long way (more so in the writing than combat). Skyrim is a different game in many ways but there is plenty it can learn from the Witcher, I think at least
Re: The Elder Scrolls VI Is Not in Development, Says Bethesda
Would love a new Elder Scrolls but they definitely need to take their time, make a new engine which really takes advantage of current gen hardware and finally evolve the series in the wake of the Witcher 3. Making a similar quality game to Skyrim but with improved graphics won't cut it in a post Witcher 3 world, Fallout 4 has already suffered in comparison I feel although that couldn't be avoided in fairness to Bethesda.
Re: How Much Better Does Skyrim Look on PS4?
How likely will this be on sale for half price in the post xmas sales?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 140
It's going to be all Battlefield 1 for me between work this weekend. Finally played it last night, it's awesome, it's as great as I hoped it would be. There's something about using pre-modern weaponry that is so satisfying
Re: Another Friday, Another Case of PSN Being Down
@blah01 I'm also in Ireland and ya down for me, just when I finally get to play BF1 this happens it's the campaign for me so tonight
Re: Round Up: Battlefield 1 PS4 Reviews Storm the Trenches
Can't wait! Will your review be out before or after release?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 139
Don't have much time for gaming due to work but I'm hoping to try out the Infinite Warfare beta (which I'm rely excited for!) and maybe some more Trails in the Sky SC, I'm about halfway through that, great game
Re: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare PS4 Beta Suffers Matchmaking Setbacks
@BAMozzy Already have access but that's really lovely thing your doing
Re: Titanfall 2 Is Really Pushing Its Single Player Campaign
I'm getting Halo vibes from that video, looks really interesting
Re: Titanfall 2 Is Really Pushing Its Single Player Campaign
I think TF is looking really good this year, the multiplayer looks great. Hoping for a decent campaign to accompany it
Re: Hands On: Dragon Quest Builders Is One of the Most Addictive Games of 2016
Is this cross-buy? I'm only hearing good things about this game, it's looking very tempting
Re: Feature: October on PS4 Is Packed with Promising Games
Getting Battlefield and Titanfall on release, I'll pick up Tomb Raider, World of FF and Skyrim later on. Might even get DQ builders in a sale. Amazing mouth for games, I was sure Skyrim wasn't until November. As @Simon_Fitzgerald says Return to Arkham coming too which I'll probably pick up in a sale as I've played them before, two amazing games there if the remaster is good
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 137
@Wazeddie22 My dogs named Teddie too, but not for the same reason also naming anything after a P4 character is good in my eyes!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 137
@Expao After getting 80% through Divinity, I gave up on it as well, for me the story was just to mediocre for me to want to keep going, combat was fun but not enough to keep me coming back for good. Trails is a really good game, I've on played the first chapter but it was very good
@Wazeddie22 Let us know what you name the puppy!
Re: Join the Mile High Club with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Trailer
@GlynCR I'm kinda the opposite, MW Remaster is just a neat bonus that I'm not too bother about (I didn't play the multiplayer back in the day, just played the SP) so I'm more excited for IW.
Re: Join the Mile High Club with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Trailer
I've preordered it, I'm really excited about infinite warfare so having the chance to get this at the same time is a bonus. It's pricey but your getting a lot of bang for your buck in that package, two single player campaigns plus to multiplayer suites
Re: Dragon Quest Builders Digs Up PS4, Vita Demo
@JaxonH Cheers for the advice! Ya DQ VII is the one I hear the most about so I'll give that a go at some point I think
Re: Battlefield 1 Goes Michael Bay in PS4 Story Trailer
Pretty hyped for this, one of my most anticipated games this year!
Re: Dragon Quest Builders Digs Up PS4, Vita Demo
@JaxonH Which would you recommend to someone who's never played a DQ game before? Which is the best one in your opinion? I only have a 3ds so it's limited to what games are available on that
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 136
@LobsterJohnson BF4 campaign is meant to be terrible so I guess any of the rest
I've finally got a weekend off work (coz I'm down with 'Man Flu', so I've been playing through Batman Arkham Knight, I reckon I'm 80% done of the main game (not including the ridiculous number of Riddler trophies) and bought the season pass in the recent sale so I'll work through the dlc missions too. I've started playing FInal Fantasy VI on Vita too so I'll be playing that usually for an hour before I go to bed for the next few weeks. Also started Atelier Rorona on Vita to see what these games are like, might play some of that
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 135
Only have tonight to play but I'll try to squeeze in some Arkham Knight which I'm enjoying and some PES 2017. PES is good but despite being a footy fan, Fifa or PES never really click with me so far PES has really excited me either but ill probably keep coming back to it
Re: Download All of Battlefield 4's Expansions Free on PS4
Great game and all the dlc is good too, definitely worth a download. Only thing is the game+dlc+updates adds up to nearly 80gb, lot of space taken up for one game
Re: TGS 2016: World of Final Fantasy Promises a Grand Adventure in New PS4 Trailer
Is this cross-buy? Would like it on Vita but would like the option of playing on the big screen
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend - Issue 134
When I get time I'll be playing through Batman: Arkham Knight which I'm enjoying despite the overuse of the batmobile in so many missions, I've also gotten back into Battlefield 4 again so will be playing a few rounds of that too. Will try to play some of the rumble mode in Rocket League too and see what that's like
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 133
@themcnoisy Working at the weekend sucks
Between work and helping my gf move back to college I'll get very little time for gaming but I'll try to get some Trails in the Sky:SC in on my Vita. Loved the first game but haven't really gotten stuck into this yet due to other games. Would heartily recommend the series to any JRPG fans here though
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 132
Thinking of starting Batman: Arkham Knight as it's taking up a lot of space and I've yet to play it yet, picked it up earlier in the summer. I'm about 75% through Divinity but I've kinda lost interest in finishing that game, it's good but it just ever really sank it's claws into me in the way I thought it would. I've also got Borderlands 2 in the Handsome collection to finish so I might plug away at that over the week
Re: You Can Play Battlefield 1 from 31st August on PS4 for Free
Very excited for this and TitanFall, can't wait till November!
Re: Mission Blog: Join Me on my Journey to the Centre of the Universe
Love this idea, looking forward to this next week and I'm sure the comments section will be filled with people's own adventures too!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 130
@Mega-Gazz Found two systems that had been previously discovered but forget to send a message saying hi
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 130
Bit of No Man's Sky and a bit of Divinity Original Sin which I've really started to enjoy. No Mans Sky is enjoyable but I really hope they add meaty content in future updates, the game feels empty to a degree and a bit too lonely.
Divinity is turning into a very enjoyable gem of a game, it's has a really fun magic system to play around with
Re: Poll: It's Time to Have Your Say on No Man's Sky
Enjoying it so far, it has a great sense of 'discovery' to it which it's really morish, whether it's discovering new words, buildings, elements or blueprints. It's pretty shallow too though, not much to do beyond 'Scan-Travel-Mine-Trade-Repeat'. It's also a pretty lonely game, I'd really like to see more populated buildings in the future and maybe even towns or cities. Would be cool to find npcs out mining or discovering on planets too. I'd sum it up by saying it's a pretty good platform on which Hello Games could continue to build something special on if they keep adding meaty updates which add content
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 127
The Rocket League bug has bitten me again so I'll be playing plenty of the when I get time. Also started Divinity Original Sin the other week, the mechanics are really fun in the game but something about it just isn't drawing me in. Shame coz it looks like a really fun game, hoping it clicks with me soon.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 124
Bit of Blood and Wine (amazing), bit of Sniper Elite 3 (decent), bit of BF4 (always great) and starting Zelda: A Link Between Worlds this weekend I think. Also a bit of Super Mario bros 1 and Zelda Oracle of Seasons perhaps
Re: Latest EU PlayStation Store Sale Cuts Prices on a Crazy Amount of Japanese Games
Picked up MGS V, Trails of Cold Steel, Steins Gate, FF Type-O and Megadimension Neptunia rebirth 2 seeing as it was only €4. Great bargains in this sale
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 122
@vegeta11 Congrats!
Battlefield 1 has me hyped so I've been playing a lot of BF4 recently, love this game! Also recently bought Sniper Elite 3 so I'd like to start that, I've still to start Blood and Wine which I'm really excited for,and I'm about halfway through a play through of Borderlands 2 which I need to get too, work keeps getting in the way however
Re: Feature: 10 PS4 Games That Won E3 2016
I'm pretty excited for Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 which don't seem to be getting much love here. Agree that COD looked really impressive but I've my winter shooter fixes already sorted
Elsewhere, Horizon looked very cool, Persona looking like a sneaky GOTY contender, God of War looked great. Watch Dogs 2 and Sniper Elite 4 also grabbed my attention (particularly watch dogs which is looking fun as heck)
Re: PS4 Remaster Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 to Get New Trailer Tomorrow
Are KH 1+2 HD coming to ps4? Would like to play them but don't have a ps3