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I am strictly physical media only I am afraid. Brad Shoemaker was raving about this game on the Nextlander podcast back when it released so I do really want to play it.

Unfortunately, if you are going to give the game away on Gamepass then that completely devalues the game and in my case at least, makes me think 'on your bike' when they want to charge me 50 quid whilst giving it away elsewhere.

@ryanburnsred
To get people like me to double dip.

I had my PS5 at launch but unless it fails, I'll never need another PS5. But by putting out the PS5 Pro, they get people like me to spend another 500 quid.

I really struggle to revisit games once I have finished them and moved on to the next game. I earned the platinum trophy in Wo Long and I absolutely loved my time with it, one of my favourite games this year. However, I just cannot see myself going back and learning how to play it again or pick up on any story threads. I had my time with it, I loved it and now I am done.

It is really rare indeed that I would go back to a game, even with games I absolutely adored like Horizon, it took me a years to go back to Frozen Wilds, and even then, I replayed the original game again first.

Not that I am saying HFW will have the legs that MarioKart 8, but the reasons for remaining in the charts is the same. New people continue to buy the console and its one of the best games on the platform, so it's a no brainer to buy it for your shiny new console.

I have seen PS5s available loads of times recently, especially on Shopto. Looks like those shortages are easing at long last.

Don't recall hearing the same vitriol aimed at GTA5 or Skrim which has been re-release a few times now too.

Nobody is forcing anyone to buy it, unfortunately, folks who arent interested cannot simply ignore the game and move on with their day, instead they have to winge and moan.

I am excited for any excuse to replay my favourite game again personally, I can't wait!

@BLKxHER0
It's not so much the wait that's an issue for me, I am well used to the games taking ages. As I say, it when you stump up the cash to get a physical game, only to find out 3 months later that its getting a standard physical release here in the UK.

Having said all that, my Deaths Door physical copy turned up today and I couldn't be happier with it!

All I can say dooder, is that the games do turn up eventually.

As someone who buys from Iam8bit, Limited Run etc., quite regularly I am becoming more and more frustrated to find that the game ends up getting a regular, commercial physical release which is often available before these sites issue their copies.

I just ordered Turtles from Limited Run which will be issued in winter only to find that the game is getting a commercial release anyway. Its making it difficult to judge whether to buy games from these companies these days.

Also, lots of scuttlebut about these companies dubious practices in respect of generating fomo and inflating prices on Ebay etc.

Mine has been dispatched, cannot wait to get cracking on the plats for these two belters.

On a side note, has anyone notice how unflattering the image of Nate is in the official art (see the top of this review)? He looks like he's 65 and packed on some timber😄

Blimey, it's getting more like the N4G comments section every day here.

Thanks for the review, I played this on Xbox and had a good time and thought your review to be pretty fair and on point.

I had to play what was a short game over maybe 3 or 4 sessions because the reality was, the gameplay was very limited until you got to the boss fights. But that was fine by me as this release was about the story and the moral of that story.

As you have said, 7 is indicative of a very good game, not sure why folks are getting so upset, that's seems to be about average for this game as far as I can tell. Thanks again for the review, twas a fun little read.

This'll be another 2 platinum trophies to the collection. Cannot wait to jump into these games again, they are so fantastic.

I generally like to do my farming in Bloodborne or Dark Souls, but I have always liked the idea of playing one of these games, maybe its time I took the plunge.

Thanks for the review Sammy.

@Kopite

Defo, I feel like Pixelopus particularly are often overlooked but Concrete Genie was a bona fide classic in my book.

The thing that really bothers me about the video game industry is how cloak and dagger everything is and in my view, its completely unnecessary. Why all the secrecy around who is working on what projects, why all the secrecy (from some quarters at least) surrounding sales figures and earnings, it is so daft in my opinion.

You don't see it in the movie industry and it doesn't have any impact at all on the sales and excitement for the movies being made. I can go on IMDB now and see precisely which projects any given actor, writer, musician or director is working on and have coming out over the next 2 or 3 years.

I can maybe appreciate that developers want that big PR moment when a title is revealed but the thing that I utterly hate is the embargo culture that surrounds games "journalism". In my opinion, journalists en' mass should just make it clear to the publishers that either you want us to talk about your game or you don't, but we are no longer going to have you place completely arbitrary restrictions on what we can show or say.

@TheDudeElDuderino
I am starting to think you may be an imposter, are you sure you are the Dude? If there was ever an opportunity to remind someone "well, thats just like....your opinion maaan", it would be in your interactions with Loftimus

There is simply no excuse for poor performance in these games on PS4 or PS5, I would never consider paying full price for these games anyway so I am hoping by the time I get to them they will be running in a more reliable manner.

Not sure when that will be though, January onwards looks stacked with games that I am excited to play.

I don't need much of an excuse to play Uncharted titles again, adding another 2 platinum trophies to my collection will be more than enough of a reason to replay these stellar title....cannot wait!

@BoldAndBrash

I couldn't disagree more. There is nothing arcade like about the gameplay and the animation is the very thing that makes From Software titles so good, the animation is so legible and makes learning patterns and timing possible.

@Scarla88
I played around 140 hours in pursuit of the platinum and had a great time. Having said that, I never bothered with DLC as by the time the plat popped I'd had my fill.

I know what I am getting into with a Farcry game and this is just what I want, some good old fashioned fun, fun, fun!

Arkane are in the mix for being amongst my fave devs, the Dishonoured series and Prey were stellar. Arkane and Tango Gameworks are one reason I bought a Series X last week.

@RubyCarbuncle
Oh the irony, you winge about people not acknowledging the point of view of others whilst simultaneously throwing a paddy because I disagree with the notion that always online is an issue in GT7. Catch your breath chief, I didn't want to ruin your day, I just don't happen to agree with those who think this is an issue.

@naruball
Exactly, people just like to get upset and of course, providers of sites covering news on any subject matter know that nothing draws an audience more than negativity, bad news and faux outrage.

I cannot wait to play GT7 personally, like 99.9 percent of the people here, my consoles are connected to the Internet, so this is a complete non issue for me. Occasionally I may not be able to play a part of the game if servers are down.....oh no....how will I survive!!!

@RubyCarbuncle

Hahaha.....Internet generation, dude, I am 46 and started gaming on my Atari 2600 in the 80s.

I just cannot muster the energy to get worked up about such a minor thing. By the time servers are turned off, as you suggest, we will be playing Gran Turismo 10.

At a time when there are so many things to get really upset about, especially here in the UK, small issues with a piece of entertainment barely registers as a blip on my radar.

I couldn't care less, my console is always connected, just like everyone else's who is moaning here!

Got the plat on PS4, picked up the PS5 version and am working on a platinum again.

I have no problem paying for it again, 50 odd quid seems a bargain for so much game, I utterly adore Tshushima.

@shonenjump86
I adore Rondo of Blood, what a tremendous game, I have every Trophy on it from the Castlevania Requiem release. I need to do a second run through of Symphony of the Night and ill have a very pleasing platinum.

I am playing through Blasphemous this weekend, tough game but bloody brilliant.

@Dan_ozzzy189
Ahh, fair enough chief, I am very much an old fart who still prefers physical media over digital.

Have a cracking weekend mate.

@Dan_ozzzy189

This is the kind of game which will have a very limited print run, I don't see this going on sale personally, I think this will get snapped up quite quickly.

Got my copy ordered last week and am very excited to play it.

This comment section demonstrates perfectly why I disliked PushSquare courting N4G users as they have with some of their clickbait articles.

The community here used to be respectful and fun, now its full of nonsense about xbox....certainly less fun to visit this site these days.

@The_New_Butler
I will give you Ori, those games were stellar but all of the others you have mentioned were completely mediocre at launch and amount to the sum total of MS Studios output.

You can mention a few remasters and sequels from Sony, but you are still ignoring a wealth of original titles too. You surely must see that sequels and remasters are great, I enjoy most of them immensely, but they are supplementary to many other new IPs that PlayStation put out too.

@Ward_ting
This is a gamble for MS in my opinion, like most subscription services, they often struggle to be profitable.

Even a company with Netflix's market share still isn't very profitable due to licensing costs and production costs relating to new shows. Its interesting to note how many successful shows Netflix has scrapped because they simply weren't successful enough.

Its hard not to forsee this being an issue for MS in the long term where costs will, at some point, impact on quality.

@pip_muzz

Not silly at all, whilst MS have heavily relied on these franchises for 3 generations now, Sony have consistently released new titles to keep things fresh.

@The_New_Butler
To give that context, I think it is fair to say that the only exclusives MS have delivered since midway through the 360 generation were Forza, Halo and Gears. In fact, they took a lot of criticism over the years about this.

You cannot say the same about PlayStation who have consistently delivered new exclusives.

I disagree with the premise of this article, I got the overwhelming feeling that there were no big hitters at all outside of yet another Halo and Forza, with the rest seeming like average to good 'filler' for a subscription service.

I will take Sony's tactic of investing in stellar exclusives every time. I am playing Ratchet this weekend and it looks better that anything shown in that conference. Horizon gameplay last week looked infinitely more polished than anything shown tonight too.

I know its a divisive game but I really enjoyed that game on PS4 and its one of my favourite platinum trophies. I might have to double dip and go again on PS5.

High on profile, low on quality😉.

The devs should note that timed exclusives can go against you if your product it bang average when it gets released 1st time around. The cat is out of the bag at that point and any hype will have died down long ago once you try and launch it again on another platform.

Have it on Switch and in my opinion, it really does live up to the hype. Here's hoping we get a physical release for ps5

Been watching The Expanse recently so I am really in the mood for some scifi gaming but I don't see me getting any plats here.

I have 2 or 3 trophies left for the Plat on Watchdogs Legion and I will then start on Village which plopped on the doormat this morning.

Between Village and runs on Returnal, this should be a good weekend, talking of which, have a cracker all👍

Standard practice to renew trademarks in this manner, it saves any blushes. For the sake of a couple of hundred quid they avoid anyone else applying for the now, lapsed TM and thus, avoid any negative stories up the line.

Most corporations this size manage huge portfolios of IP which will often be renewed automatically.

I am a bit perplexed at some of the comments around the games price. It seems like a steal to me for such a quality title.

Desperate to play this but I really want a physical copy so I will hold off for now on the off chance we get a physical release.

Wondered how far in we would get before someone chimed in with the tired old defense of 'hunting is good for conservation'. Absolute bunk!!

These games are weird really, I suppose ultimately it is just a videogame so I don't tend to worry about the subject matter that much. Does it serve to normalise or legitimise hunting? I suppose that is the debate to be had in my opinion. But if you open that can of worms then you have to address the impact of violent content in general and thats a whole other conversation

@Arugula
Agreed 100%

I have been wanting to replay the series too and a PS5 update would have had me chomping at the bit, I think they are a fab trilogy of games.

Hmmmm, would I want to get the platinum all over again???? You bet I would, sign me up - I bet it would look stellar on the PS5 too.

Like some of the others here, I got my hopes up for a Sid Meier's Pirates type game too (I played that endlessly on C64 as a kid) but this looks like much more of an arcade shooter type of experience.

This reminded me more of Overboard on PS1 that Pirates, it still looks like it could be fun and hopefully Push Square will be providing a review?

Well, 'the good men of Sherwood' side quest bug isn't on the list.

The NPC who triggers this mission was killed by some random wolves and he remains dead even after restarts etc. I have every trophy except the 100% completion because of a 15 second side quest that is glitched.

There are about a dozen posts relating to this bug on UbiSoft's forums, but it seems I am robbed of my platinum after all that effort, gutted!

I loved Astro's Playroom too, a great game for sure. I do wonder though, if a 'full' game could sustain my interest given that so much of my enjoyment of Astro was derived from finding all the PlayStation Easter eggs, and I wonder if a fully formed game would continue to include these Easter eggs.

If not, and the game instead relies on its platforming and gameplay alone, then I think a huge amount of its charm could ebb away for me personally.

@Dougthead
Yup, I don't see how Darkest Dungeon isn't at the top of this list, utterly stellar title.