Kanji-Tatsumi

Heard some positive things about Foamstars so not willing to write it off just yet.

This announcement seemed unnecessary after that bombshell of a Death Stranding 2 trailer, but still exciting news

Might be the best one they've ever done. Stellar Blade looks amazing and Death Stranding 2 has gone completely off the rails and I'm definitely up for it

1/10? cmon people 😆

Classic Square Enix with their self-imposed rules

Ichiban! Lipstick, for men!

I think people who thought Microsoft were going to spend $69 billion to come in, fix Blizzard's/Activision's predatory BS and give us new Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games were a bit naive.

@J_e_f_f__D Yes

Gotta say, not really what I wanted or expected from an Alone in the Dark reboot. Doesn't look scary at all. Looks more like LA Noire meets Downton Abbey

@Grimwood that's a terrible take considering the first Helldivers was excellent

Got a good feeling about this game

It's high on my list for when I finally get a PS5. Love me some Harry Potter 🦉🧙‍♂️

Nothing against this game but can't see a future where this doesn't bomb. It has "Immortals of avium" written all over it

I just googled "Axel" and I think I've found peak character design

@species "Based on criteria like innovation, technical quality, writing quality."

But two out of three of those are subjective, again. Who's to say what is "quality" writing? Jim Sterling gave Alan Wake 2 a 4/10, because they didn't like the writing. What about Elden Ring, widely considered the best game of 2022, hardly a technical marvel was it? Where as Horizon Forbidden West looked amazing, but everyone on this site hated it. Anyway, you get the point.

@Chaotic_Goat There is no "objective" game of the year.

Humanity is a worthy winner. Deserved more recognition if anything. Very creative game 🐕

@Icey664 bit rude. Just because Spiderman has a broader reach than BG3 doesn't make those who enjoy it simpletons

There be a storm brewin

Very happy to see Humanity get some love. Really cool game 🐕

This will rustle some jimmies

@somnambulance HUMANITY rules 🐕

These are always great, I think Naughty Dog's and Suckerpunch's are the best

Oh man I'm still on the lookout for a good PS5 deal as I'm yet to own one, don't know if I can wait until Sep next year 😬

@truerbluer I've never seen so much unnecessary hatred for a genuinely good game than with Spiderman 2.

Oh boo hoo. I have nothing against the devs but as a franchise it's a creatively bankrupt, overly monetised, trend-chasing, predatory game series. It doesn't just deserve the criticism, it deserves much much more.

Looks good to me. Be fun just to have an excuse to go all-in on the excellent combat.

Not even GTA can parody anymore because the real world is just so silly right now

I literally haven't played a single one of those besides Humanity. But that game was really cool so shout out to Humanity 🐕

Flashback 2, Gollum and Skull Island: Rise of Kong, the unholy trinity

Really weak month in my opinion. Nothing here interests me at all

@GoatFace04 It's an amazing Christmas game! blew my mind back in 2008

There's something a bit sad about that. Some of my favourite presents were physical games. I'm thinking Zelda Windwaker (complete with silver Gamecube 👌), Pokemon Colosseum and LittleBigPlanet. Will kids have the same nostalgia when they're older for a Apex Legends gift-card?

Nice write up Rob. Reminded me of a few of my own memories like accidentally purchasing slightly pervy anime VHS's because anime in general was so uncommon.

People defended microtransantions for years. "It's just cosmetic", "if you don't like it, don't buy it" ect. We're now in an age where skins cost the price of full games and I imagine the younger generation don't know any different. Madness.

I don't buy any physical game that comes with a download voucher. Pointless and lame.

No Grandia trophies

This will be the game I play first when I finally get a PS5. I also went to Harry Potter Studios last Thursday (which was awesome) so I'm in the zone.

Couldn't narrow it down to just three but Bloodborne, Divinity Original Sin 2, Uncharted 4, MGSV, Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter World and Astro Bot Rescue Mission are all top tier games.

PS4 was one heck of a console

Featuring a guest appearance from Sauron

If they made a Persona strategy game in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre I'd be all over it. I'll probably give this a pass

Wow this is so half-arsed it's almost impressive

I can't stand free to play games so this is a good thing to me. But the cynic in me says they'll charge for it and there will still be a bunch of extra monetisation anyway

I still boot up the PS3 every now and again so this collection doesn't offer much beyond the original one for me. Just no point

The best thing to do with MGSV would be to tweak the helicopter rides which were obviously a hidden loading screen. It was fine on PS4 (its actually quite a well optimised game) but it should be skippable on PS5. I doubt they'll bother though

Looks great to me

It looks dreadful. I dont know what's going on with these LOTR games but I'd love to see a proper high-budget project in the vein of Hogwarts Legacy

How about £30 off PS Plus? 😀

Shout out to Lost in Random for £2.49

@ironcrow86 You haven't played it but okay