Lovespuds

@Kalvort
Excited to try this come March, I have been thinking I may go back and play Judgement to tide me over till then. Interesting to hear you recommend shorter sessions, I assume that is to try and mitigate repetitiveness?

@KingPev
I think I must have a high tolerance for repetitive tasks in open world games as I never tire of Ubisoft games and I never quite burnt out on Tsushima either, but I can totally see why many would find it super repetitive.

I am kinda sad I did everything now though, as I'd love a reason to jump back in on PS5. Have a belting weekend too me old china.

Platinumned Spiderman Miles Morales and Spiderman Remastered over the course of the last week, just finishing up the DLC this weekend before diving back into Demons Souls.

Have a fab weekend all.

Always helps that people 'in the industry' get most of their digital games gratis via a publisher of course.

Until the publishers stop charging full RRP on digital titles, dispite having no manufacturing costs, I will be sticking with physical. Even when titles eventually go on sale (digital titles are usually many months behind price drops for physical) they still cost more than the physical price.

Without the competition of different retailers, there is no way in hell publishers would offer a decent sale. The day we have a digital only industry you can get used to full price all day every day.

I think the Sony published games are too expensive and that will hurt the sales to some degree however, I don't think you can compare sales of Demon Souls on a platform with a relatively small userbase with cheaper AAA games which are available on multiple platforms.

Even if Demons Souls was more affordable I still think you would see it fall down the list which contains multiplatform titles or titles on Switch which has a huge userbase.

For my part, in the pursuit of a platinum trophy in Miles Morales, I got 23 hours of fantastic entertainment so I don't feel shortchanged per se, however, I would love to hear Sony defend the selling of the game at £50 when you can buy it for $40 in the US. I am now playing Demon Souls and whilst the price was unpalatable (I paid £66), I am confident I will more than get my monies worth from the title. Going forward though, I dont see me spending that kind of cash when I can wait a few months and get it at a more reasonable cost.

I have a wider issue with companies giving all these "celebrities" free stuff in the first place. Far from making me desire the product more, it actually makes me resent the manufacturer for giving into this culture of gifting stuff to people who are usually entitled and wealthy enough to purchase the products themselves.

@GamingFan4Lyf
I dont think there is any way of avoiding scalpers exploiting the release of consumer electronics

In fact, I think the way the console pre orders happened probably prevented most scalpers from capitalising and organising. Had it been more organised the demand would still have outstripped availability.

@Cloud39472
Really sorry to hear that dude, I haven't had any shenanigans yet thankfully. Had an email saying the order has left the warehouse and is with the courier and will be delivered on time next week.

Hope you get your system without any hitches dude, hopefully just some administrative cock up that will be easy to address

Have my email from Shopto confirming my order has been processed and is now ready for the courier to deliver on release day next week.

CANNOT WAIT!!!

Bah, I hate multiplayer trophies, guess I'll hang on till the price comes right down for Sackboy.

Most of the reviews I have seen have been positive, ranging between 8 to 10, so not sure I would agree with this headline based on such a small selection of sites personally.

@sketchturner
I have restarted the game 4 or 5 times over the years and always stop, it just scares the bejesus out of me.

NoClip must be the most important game channel there is in my opinion, really well produced documentaries which give a real insight into the industry. Love Danny O'Dwyer and what he is doing at NoClip, I was always disappointed when he didn't move to GiantBomb, but it turns out NoClip was the right call, I hope he is making a good living from it.

I loved every aspect of Marvel Spiderman, but the Jameson radio shows were one of my favourite things about the game. Thrilled to see him return for Miles Morales, such a hilarious inclusion.

I am with Bow Ties here, the critism of those sections were way overblown in my opinion. I got through them in 15 minutes flat, they were such a small part of the game and moreover, I found it quite cool to watch Spidey do his stuff from the perspective of a bystander.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have any thoughts on the subject of this news item, I am happy to play the game that the devs choose to create for me to enjoy.

Don't get me wrong, I'd be all about a 60fps version of Bloodborne, but I do honestly feel too much is made of the way it ran on PS4. I played through Bloodborne many times on my way to getting the platinum and never really encountered any issues around its performance, at least, none that stick in my mind as something that detracted from how fab the game was.

Personally, I would be more excited for a PS5 version of the game which gives me another trophy list to work through, I'd be more than happy to cough up for that.

Like some others, I'll look to pick this up at some point, it looks decent enough.

Can I just congratulate Liam on the 'this might not be the game you are looking for' pun, much appreciated old bean 😂

@PhhhCough
I dont think toxic language is understandable either, if you dislike something there are constructive ways of expressing that instead of being aggressive or unpleasant about it.

In my view, it's not just the threats of violence that are unacceptable, it's the general lack of courtesy and consideration for others that is a problem too.

@deadfred77
Love Darkest Dungeon, what an underrated game.

I was planning on waiting for Hades to come to PS4 but I caved in last night and bought it for my Switch. Believe the hype folks, it is staggeringly good.

May dip into Nioh 2 on PS4 and continue my progress through this fantastic title.

Honestly looks like a pretty typical thumbnail used for YouTube, but it is a slow news day I suppose and there is a good chance this story will get some traction on N4G as another opportunity to bash Sony, you can already see the comments here claiming Sony are being intentionally deceptive etc.

It is a flipping thumbnail for a video, nothing more. The negativity around the PS5 is really wearing thin for me now. If this were an advert in a magazine and they had deliberately photoshopped the image I could understand it being highlighted, but this is desperate in my opinion.

@InsertUsername
Pretty much aligned with me then squire, I am more interested in Xbox now than I have been for 10 years or more, but it has nowt to do with BC, if they make exciting exclusives I may jump in in a few years time. But I am very much waiting to see if Xbox deliver on all their talk of exclusive games that they have done recently.

@Cloud39472
Haha, great news mate, not long now and we will find out whether the pre order stress was worth it..... I have a feeling it will be 😁

Have a good evening fella.

@InsertUsername
Also, Sony are on record as saying your PS4 version of Bloodborne will work as is, so it's not like they are forcing anyone to buy this hypothetical remaster.

I will say, Digital Foundry's video this afternoon showing Series X' backwards compatibility did look very impressive, but then, it's not a deal breaker for me, new games are my priority.

If it gets me a new trophy list, I'd double dip whitbout a moments thought, one of my favourite platinums to earn.

@Cloud39472
Hi Cloud, just to let you know, Shopto sent me a confirmation email today, hope you get the same exciting news mate.

Fickle I know, but Shopto continue to be my retailer of choice given this news, boy am I relieved 😄

I had registered an interest for a pre order from Shopto in May, assuming that put me in the queue and I confirmed my pre order as soon as the option became available last week.

Unfortunately, Shopto still haven't confirmed if they can fulfill my pre order so, despite registering an interest 6 months ago, I now don't know if I have a console. Worse still, having assumed Shopto would prioritise people who registered months and months ago, I didn't even bother looking elsewhere. I am starting to get a little worried by Shopto's complete radio silence.

In between episodes of the excellent documentary 'Challenger: The Final Flight' I will be playing Spelunky 2, I am hooked but it is absolutely kicking my arse.

I will ease the frustration with a bit of Mario Sunshine on Switch too. Have a fab weekend all.

A console's success is all about hype, buzz and mindshare and in my opinion, it will be the full fat consoles that all of the focus will be on at launch, these will be the consoles demonstrating what next gen is capable of. Every website out there will focus on the main consoles and how fabulous the games will look, the S will be relegated to a 'by they way, this game is also available on S'.

Price will limit some to settling for the Series S, but I just dont see anyone who has the means choosing the series S over the true next gen consoles.

@Royalblues
I see this arguement 'tempting for parents' bandied about as if it is still the 1980's and gaming is a still a kids pastime. Parents aren't blindly buying consoles anymore, the average gamer is in their mid 30s and are buying their own consoles. These buyers are going to go for the full fat experience if they can.

Even in respect of kids, they are pretty clued up themselves these days, they are pretty much educated consumers by the time they are 10 or 11 and they will be pretty explicit about what they want and again, I just dont see them settling for anything but the machines everyone is hyped for.

Bought and installed, just letting my dinner go down and then I am jumping in, I love Spelunky!!

Blimey, I was way off with handheld consoles, they were a little cheaper than I realised. I have a Vita and barely ever used it, seems like such a waste, I know how good it is, but I just never got into gaming on the go.

Dont see this changing no matter how much controversy it courts, you have to imagine there are plenty of contracts in place for upcoming ads etc.

I suppose it fits in with UFC' image to be fair, they have as much ads in their broadcasts as any sport I have seen on telly in the UK.

All very slimy though

@KingPev
Seems we are on the same page fella, I adored the Hidden and Dangerous series on PC too, along with the Ghost Recon/Rogue Spear games back in the day before they went arcadey.

@KingPev
I moved to gaming on PC because of 1 game, Commandos, I could not get enough of the series and later on, the Desperados games, so I am quite comfortable with these games. I simply adore them, though nothing comes close to my first play through of Commandos 25 years ago.

I am surprised by how good the controls are on PS4 to be honest, very playable indeed.

Stick with it dude, hopefully it will click for you.

@playstation1995
Dood, you have some great taste in videogames👍👍👍

Darkest Dungeon and Deadcells are fantastic games, I just started Desperados an hour ago and already love it, but I loved Shadow Tactics too so knew what to expect.

Are you aware of Commandos 2 coming to PS4 soon too?

I plan to play the crap out of Desperados 3, it's awesome.

@MattyP
It gets addictive once you start down that road squire, be careful 😁

You'll be chasing a second plat before you know it.

@LN78
As a Welshman, I know a thing or two about comedy accents fella (and bad weather I suppose), I am a sucker for a mockney accent too, love the Guy Ritchie films for example 😂

Deffo going to give my move controllers a charge and give Blood and Truth a look.

@LN78
I keep putting off playing my PSVR, I have Blood and Truth sat on the shelf, still in its cellophane. Instead, I am starting on Desperados 3 and hope to fit in some Xenoblade Chronicles on Switch.

@Kefka2589
Hahaha, that's the perfect description, these games are defo something I need that I don't need..... I suppose that's why I kid myself that they are an investment🙄

Have a great weekend.

@Kefka2589
You can pre order Pinny 1&2 for Switch, I got mine from The Game Collection, it is a bit pricey, but this is one of those games that will become rare and will go up in value I reckon.

I know you can only do so much to a golf game, but this does seem really soulless and sterile, and I think it looks quite poor graphically.

If you contrast the attention to detail in something like MLB The Show with this, it seems clear that the devs have just done what was needed rather that push the genre forward in any way.

Have always had a soft spot for platformers, I think it's borne from my love of my Commodore Amiga where there were hundreds of amazing platform games.

I'll check this out at some point, looks super cute.

I absolutely adored Edith Finch, such a wonderful game. Can't say I felt the same about Everybody's Gone to the Rapture though, that game just felt so slow and plodding.

Is anyone at PushSquare towers working on a review of UFC? Interested in the game but would like to see a few reviews first.

@KingPev
Sounds like good advice, for whatever reason, I am enjoying it more thus time around, I think I'll be seeing it through this time 😁

Enjoy your Tsushima sessions mate, I adored that game.

@InvaderJim
That sounds awesome lots of options then, thanks for the information, much appreciated. Enjoy the rest of your weekend squire👍

I absolutely loved that game, even with all the PS5 goodness that will be doing the rounds, I will be hard pushed to ignore this remaster.

I am not clear if the permadeath option is tied to grounded mode or if you can play permadeath on any difficulty, can anyone clarify this point? I would defo give permadeath a go on hard, but that would probably be the limit of my abilities.

@b1ackjack
I very nearly jumped back into TLOU2 to add those new trophies to my Platinum but have decided to show restraint and earn them on PS5, just on the off chance the game gets an update for PS5.

Excited to hear its tough, I loved grounded mode in the first game. Have a tip top weekend chief.

@Shigurui
Its easy to forget just how awesome the PS3 was, it really is a fantastic console. Congrats on the Platinum, that's a good effort, are you going to do it again for the remaster? 😁

I have been looking at giving The Puppeteer another playthrough personally and really want to give Tokyo Jungle a look as it was a game I always fancied but never got around to playing.

Have an awesome weekend.