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@Uromastryx The article says characters transfer so... /

I've been holding off on creating a second character on Eternal beyond my T3 lvl60 Rogue, until I understood how the seasonal characters work. On the basis of this information I can create that second character at the start of the season and then move them back to the Eternal realm at the end... so problem solved!

Trying to carve out a big session on FF XVI this weekend, the pull of Diablo IV has to be resisted!

@Dudditz09 This was exactly my thought - I'm used to the 30 so it's going to take some adjustment! Really happy they added it though, long overdue.

@frankmcma Stick with it and push on with the campaign, the side stuff is handy for completing regional challenges but story gear appears to have some kind of soft cap. I was 45-50 finishing the campaign and everything that dropped during the campaign was lower level than what I had. Side content will be there when you're done.

Finally going to knock over the final fight in Jedi: Survivor this weekend during a rare Diablo break and then try and balance Diablo with FF XVI, which just arrived. So many games to play...

@UltimateOtaku91 Goals that propel you all the way to... second

I'm sitting here waiting for this to go one way or the other and then for Xbox to start producing games this gen that finally entice me into their ecosystem, alongside my PS5 and Switch. Either they'll do that through this acquisition or, if it doesn't go through, by investing their $69bn in loose change in their own existing/newly spun-up studios.

SkillUp's hands-on preview was pretty positive, worth a watch for anyone who needs more info.

@Northern_munkey Lucky him!

@Northern_munkey The main problem I have with the grind is how flat the XP is - it doesn't really matter how good the last round I played is, there's ~19k XP waiting for me at the end of it, regardless. Note that I've only played career mode so far and need to get into the daily and online options.

Image-wise it's pretty good for me, except for my avatar. Facially so weird...

@Northern_munkey I've finally got to the Masters itself on my first career playthrough and wow is that a tough course. With a few tour wins and a top 10 at The Players I thought I'd be competitive, but the cut is going to be a challenge. Such a good game.

@ApostateMage I'm hedging my bets on Starfield and will stream it through my TV first, instead of pulling the trigger on an X. If the exclusives start to deliver regularly however, I'll go down that route.

Is it Diablo? Of course it's Diablo.

I'll try and make some room for PGA Tour and the final two story missions of Jedi Survivor. We will see!

Great lineup but how do I stop playing Diablo?

Diablo is life. Or death, possibly death.

@J2theEzzo Diablo IV you say? You won't have any spare time, ever.

@AverageGamer It'll be weeks before I even get to the endgame at this rate. Pleasantly surprised.

I'm level 37 and only just completed Act One of the main campaign. There is so much content here and with even more to come - serious value for money if you click with the gameplay loop.

In the immortal words of Mr Swallow, to the theme tune... 'It's Jurassic Park, It's a massive park, what could possibly go wrong?'.

Been playing since last week courtesy of early access and this game is like crack. Cannot stop.

@TheArt Comparing games on a Cost:Metacritic ratio is a new and pretty reductive take...!

@BusyOlf Update: us City supporters are having a great weekend

Loving Diablo IV, up to lvl 23 on my rogue and have enjoyed so much even though I'm just getting started. Will break up my Diablo sessions with some PGA Tour Golf - currently tackling The Players' Championship.

Thursday cannot come quickly enough. I've watched enough of my son playing TOTK to know how great it is but it isn't going anywhere, so it's time to complete Jedi: Survivor and dive into Sanctuary.

@TheCollector316 These are the positive comments I come here for, shame I have to sift through mounds of negativity to do so!

Like others I'm sure, this weekend is all about clearing a game ahead of Diablo IV - in my case, Jedi Survivor. Respawn definitely over-indexed on the platforming aspects for me, other than that I am loving it.

Even better than the return of Cayde is the return of Nathan Fillion as Cayde, after he was played by Nolan North for a spell - as confirmed by Bungie.

@WhiteTrashGuy Exactly this.

As an older gamer with two teenagers competing for the main screen in the house (with all its 4k/120 glory) and a backlog that just keeps getting bigger, we are the target market. Even if they only sell two, it'll be to us!

Personally I'm really excited for this - especially as the studio has some key ex-Bungie (specifically Destiny PvP) devs on the team for Concord and it looks like it will be going up against Marathon!

The art he posts frequently on Twitter is insanely good. Interested to see what he does next.

I only came here for the 'Bloodborne remake zomg' hot takes and thus far I remain disappointed, over 100 comments in.

Personally I'd like to see a shadow drop of Factions, but that's clearly equally ridiculous.

Both will now happen.

A seriously great lineup. And glad I held out for Legion.

Note to PushSquare - ignore Jaffe.

Origins had the most compelling story beats of the recent three, Odyssey the best central character (Kassandra) and Valhalla's intertwining with history was something I really enjoyed - as a Brit.

From Origins to Valhalla there's no doubt however that the bloat increased exponentially and chipping away at the resulting grind wasn't fun for a lot of people. If this new game distils the last three's best bits (and mechanics) into a much more compact map and story it will land really well IMHO.

@get2sammyb A tired old joke if ever I heard one. Also, the other 14 of us will be along shortly sunshine.

@ItsBritneyB_tch My son completed it at the weekend and said exactly the same thing! I'm finding the character interactions so far really enjoyable, more than the actual plot. I think I'll mainline the story and then toss a coin on whether to platinum or not, depending on my impressions at that stage.

I can only speak to my own experience and aside from a crash in the opening cutscene (obviously not leaving a great early impression!) and some flickering in another cutscene later in the game, I've had no issues playing in resolution mode. And more importantly, it's a brilliant game so far - if the story sticks the landing it's a GOTY contender for me.

@OrtadragoonX Agree that standards should be set, however my point is that the sheer variation of specs on PC in particular (never mind having to shoehorn next-gen games into the not next-gen Series S) means it's practically impossible to achieve across all platforms. Certainly not giving devs a free pass, but I am mindful of just how hard it is for them.

@naruball I apologise and will learn to do better. I mean worse.

Installed the 154gb behemoth that is Jedi: Survivor but will finish up Burning Shores first as the spoilers for it are all over the place and I'm tired of ducking and diving to avoid them.

@Anke Precisely this. No amount of testing pre-launch can catch every bug or issue experienced by millions of players. On PC there's also the added complication of there being a myriad of specs and setups out there that can't all be replicated ahead of launch - hence some of the more recent disastrous PC ports/releases, Jedi: Survivor included.

Clearly, making games is very hard and having a release being perfect out of the gate is a really tough ask. But trying telling that to 'Expert Guy on the Internet' as he rages into the void of online forums.

This looks like short term fun, and I’m good with that. Looking forward to it.

@OneWingedAngel As a gamer with a family that hamster wheel and the time sink it creates is the big turn-off for me now. Looking at my backlog and then logging into Destiny to chase pinnacles instead is just not healthy. The game needs more clarity, more bite-sized activities and be less of a job for sure. I just wonder if that’s the legacy of Luke Smith and his love of World of Warcraft, the ultimate second job of a video game.

@OneWingedAngel While I'm not quite so negative on the game I mirror your sentiment. I get frustrated with the inconsistency of content - uneven story beats, reskinned guns, no investment in PvP (especially new maps) and don't even get me started on Gambit...

But every time I jump in and play I have an amazing time - first class gunplay, an excellent clan to play with, super-smooth PS5 visuals and more. After over 5000 hours across D1 and D2 this is what I will always come back for though these days, once I've been through new content for the first time, I tend to ditch the grind and play other games instead.

@nomither6 When you talk about 'the same digital copy that I got for cheaper than a physical copy' I can only assume you're talking about buying digital games post-launch and on sale.

I always compare the prices of both versions for games I buy and, having bought practically every major PS5 launch so far on physical, I can say with confidence that physical has always been better value. I even factor in using discounted PS Store credits (from ShopTo) and very occasionally get within a few £, but not cheaper.

Re Jedi: Survivor specifically I have preordered the deluxe edition for £72 physical and it's £89.99 digital. So partial/complete game on disc issue aside, I've saved 20% AND have a version with trade-in value.

@Mgene15 It’s great, cosmetics are a bit loot-boxy (because EA) but honestly there’s so little I can find fault with.

Got my first win on the tour this morning in EA PGA Tour Golf... and promptly missed the cut in the next event! With the right settings this game presents a real challenge and the graphical fidelity, coupled with the TV style presentation, makes it a fantastic experience overall.

I think they need to add more purple orbs for me to shoot, so I'm hoping for a delay.

In my one tv household this will be very enticing if true - beats playing on my MacBook for sure.