MadCaptain2207

YES!!! That’s great news 😃 I’m gonna make a start on these games this evening after work 😎

I’ve pre-ordered the games, yeah. I don’t usually do that, not even for Sony 1st party titles and most triple AAA releases (the most recent exception would be FF7 Rebirth). But I really do love all the Legacy of Kain games! My old man heart is so happy knowing I’ll play them again 🥲

Have they said anything about trophy support?

Anyway, I’m very excited for all these games, especially for the two Blood Omen games (and even more so for Blood Omen 2).

I also have Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered pre-ordered, which is highly unusual for me as I rarely pre-order any games nowadays.

Great way to end the year with these fantastic games!

@Broosh I am so so excited for Blood Omen!!! I remember playing Blood Omen 2 back in the day... I think most people would agree that it wasn’t a great game but the nostalgia is real for me 🥲 I just WISH they let us buy these games and please give us trophy support too!!! 🙏🙏🙏

I finished the campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and, although I enjoyed it a lot, I think I still prefer Cold War. At some point I’ll get back to the campaign for that veteran run and to mop up the other achievements; for now I’m going to focus on the multiplayer and a bit of zombies here and there.

I also recently started SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, both of which I’ve been enjoying so far.

All of the above I’ve been playing on Xbox Series S (Gamepass). I haven’t played my PS5 in a while and it will probably stay that way for a bit longer; I got 17 platinums this year (that’s a lot for me - full time job and married), so I’m showing some love to my other consoles right now.

Finally, I’m still playing Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD on Switch. It’s … good. I have to say, this series really should be my jam, and I DO like it, but … I dunno! every time I play a Luigi’s Mansion game I feel it has something missing for me. Still, I’ll carry on with it and expect to finish it sometime soon.

Wishing everyone a good weekend.

I got the platinum for The Plucky Squire on Tuesday and finished Dino Crisis on Wednesday, so now I’m shifting attention to my Xbox Series S, where I’m still playing BOPS 6 (mostly multiplayer and some zombies). I’m also going to give Persona 5 Tactica a go this weekend; it’s leaving Game Pass soon and I’ve been thinking of trying it for quite some time now.

I’m also playing on Switch where I’m alternating between Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Castlevania: Anniversary.

I’m in a phase right now where I’m playing different games at the same time, which is quite unusual for me …

Anyway, this weekend it’ll be: The Plucky Squire and Dino Crisis on PS5, Pentiment and COD: Black Ops 6 on XSS, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Super Castlevania IV on Switch.

Happy gaming everyone!

I’m jumping around quite a bit this weekend … On PS5, Metaphor: Refantazio Demo and Dino Crisis; on Xbox Series S, Pentiment and Halo: Combat Evolved; and, if I have time, a bit of Luigi’s Mansion 2 on Switch.

I’ll see if I can play a bit more of The Last of Us: Part 1 (played it years ago on PS4, now enjoying the “free” PS5 version released on PS Plus), and Mafia: Definitive Edition on Xbox Series S (what an incredible game …).

There may be all sorts of reasons as to why electronic devices, including the PS5 Pro, have risen in price. That doesn’t change the fact that the average wage in Europe (and especially in Southern Europe, where I live) hasn’t risen enough to a level that may be considered fully aligned with these kinds of prices. It may be different in the US and elsewhere, but that’s how we have it over here.

I’ve been priced out by Sony this time, simple as. I just can’t afford the PS5 Pro; no way, not when I have to pay rent, taxes, and all other sorts if living costs. I don’t live badly, but I know I can’t fork out €800 (mininum, excluding accessories) for a gaming console. €600? Maybe, I’ll think about it … but not €800.

If we are indeed looking at these prices for consoles, then I’ll just have to put up with that - hoping that prices decrease in the future, obviously. But at that point I’d also starting looking at the PC echo system. I might as well, given that consoles seem to be closing the price gap.

I actually cannot believe I would say that, seeing as I’ve gamed my entire life on console only, since the NES in the late 80s. I know PC brings with it a host of other issues (and is certainly not cheap), but I don’t know … I just feel disillusioned with the console gaming industry right now.

Great! Stoked for this

I never played this game but I remember the somewhat intense advertising surrounding it at the time (on games magazines, etc.). I guess nobody truly asked for it to be re-released on modern consoles, but I’ll be buying this for sure!

I’ll clear up a few more trophies in FF7 Rebirth (not going for the platinum, not now at least) and then I’ll finally move onto G-Police.

I’m incredibly excited for this! Astro’s Playroom is the only game from this franchise that I’ve played and it was enough to win me over completely. So creative, so beautiful, and charming … I can’t wait for the next instalment 👍👍👍

I finished FF7 Rebirth’s main story, now onto clearing the remaining side quests and I’ll try to get as far as possible with those VR missions. I don’t really know for how much longer I’ll carry on: I don’t feel burned out, and I do love the game, but I’ve already logged over 130 hours and it sounds like getting the platinum involves a mostly unnecessary and torturous slog 😨 … dunno, we’ll see!

Today I’m with my wife, we’re going out for lunch and then we’ll be at an art museum for the afternoon.

Tomorrow I might squeeze in a little bit of FF7 Rebirth and Fallout 76, we’ll see.

If I’m a COD player and have 100 digital games purchased and installed on my PS5 (with trophies, platinums, friends, communities, etc. — all that in the PS ecosystem), am I really going to fork out the money for an Xbox Series console just to subscribe to Game Pass and play COD? I say no; I’ll just buy the latest COD on PS5. Alternatively I could play it on PC Game Pass. Either way Microsoft would be losing money the way I see it.

I may be wrong but COD is not going to make a massive difference to Game Pass subscriptions in the long run; perhaps a boost in subscriptions in the immediate future but no more than that. I also don’t understand how this makes sense on a more basic economic level: how are they going to recoup the costs for creating and marketing these COD games? Do Game Pass subscriptions make up for that? I have my doubts …

Oh Microsoft! 🙄

I prefer the original Greek trilogy - especially 1 & 2 - over the latest games they've released. I liked the sheer brutality and craziness of the set pieces, and frankly found permanently-ultra-angry Kratos a lot more entertaining.

I feel like the discussion around Stellar Blade has significantly died down, but it could just be me. Still, happy to see it’s doing well in Japan. I’ll get round to it at some point as I played the demo before release and liked it.

@BecauseBecause I didn't know that...! I looked up the game after seeing your comment and it sounds like the writer was still messing around with the whole alternative time concept. Thanks for sharing, I love this kind of videogame trivia haha

@LifeGirl Same. It's one of those games that I remember seeing in the shops and wondering about but never bought nor got round to playing, despite it popping up here and there on the internet in the following years. Looks like now I'll have my chance to finally try it out. Let's hope it's worth it haha

I'm still shocked by Tango's closure. The Evil Within, Ghostwire Tokyo, Hi-Fi Rush ... I really loved all of those games. So sad!

This is the result of massive spending (Bethesda & AKB acquisitions) unsupported by steady return on sales of consoles and games (they have trained their audience not to buy games after all).

It’s a little sad to see this unfold; I still remember playing Halo CE for the first time on the OG Xbox. It was amazing at the time!

But the leadership at Xbox has just not been up to scratch for a decade or more now, and that’s why we see these talks of Master Chief, Marcus Fenix & Co on Playstation. The business reality is finally kicking in.

Let’s hope it’s true. A cool forgotten gem I’d like to see them include in PS Plus could be “Shadow of Memories”; I remember playing that as a kid and thinking it was super weird, but interesting too. I’d also appreciate having the Sly Cooper trilogy, which I know is available on streaming but it’s not the same thing imo.

Was this meant to be another live-service game? Maybe I’m just ignorant but I’ve never heard of it.

Aside from RDR2, which I already own, there's nothing of great import. I might check out the Cat Quests games .... someday ... not a great month!