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Game looks fine already. I'd prefer King's Field remakes, as I never got around to playing those games.

Let's just pray Herman "Concord" Hulst doesn't get any creative sway over From whatsoever.

I've been travelling Into The Radius. It's like a Stalker game in VR. Awesome game!

The gun handling and other VR mechanics are very good, as you can see in this clip where I test a sawed-off shotgun in the gun range.

I have good memories of playing Haze with my flatmate at the time and laughing at the repeated quotes the NPC would say every 5 seconds. "Remember your promise to Merino! Remember your promise to Merino! Remember your promise to Merino!"

Just reskin the characters as Guardians of the Galaxy and sell it to Disney. Problem solved.

Keep the change, you filthy mole rat!

@Eduard_Brenton I would advice using this list of Gamepass games to see what games you have time for:
https://howlongtobeat.com/xbox

When I had a Gamepass trial I finished Tunic, great game!

If they had learned anything then perhaps the Sony big shots who greenlighted the thing should face consequences too, but it seems like these guys only ever mange to fail upwards.

PS5 is doing very well, but I do think that is more because of the brand established by earlier generations of Sony than anything the current leadership has brought to the table.

Looks great. Wish they would bring the mainline Metro games into VR, as well.

Just bring back Shawn Layden and Jack Tretton.

Layden + Tretton = (Professor) Layton

I'm just looking forward to that Concord TV show episode that's coming up on Netflix. Not awkward at all... nope!

@Frmknst Yeah I've played them all. I know voices tend to be a bit higher than western fare, but not to this degree.

Is that the real in-game voice? Sounds like a Smurf on helium.

@Zuljaras Have fun! The only problem is that there are so many mods that its overwhelming, to say the least. So Nexus mod lists and Wabbajack are a good start.

@Zuljaras Please use some mods, good man! I promise it makes the Bethesda games a lot better! I have Fallout 4 VR/Skyrim VR in my upcoming list too and plan on using the Mad God Overhauls + whatever else I fancy. FRIK is absolute must though (gives full body to VR):
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/53464

Punching and somersaulting my way towards the conclusion of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos while enjoying the scenery.

Enjoyed this one, much more than Lollipop Chainsaw. Not sure I need to play it again though... maybe the re-remaster in 10 years.

To be honest I know very little about Roblox... but it looks so damn lame in that image, like they just copied the looks of every other brand out there.

This one's been on my wishlist since I first saw it. Looks quite unique!

Just a remaster of the games with VR compatibility would go a long way.

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

The latest game in the Zeno Clash series by Chilean game devs ACE Team. I knew going in it was supposed to be their first stab at a soulslike, but surprisingly it plays more like a mix of God of War (2018), Sekiro and of course Zeno Clash, itself. The mostly melee based combat can be very unforgiving and healing items very scant, so hit-and-run tactics are a necessity. Oh yeah - there's also a dice game used to initiate combat and give some modifiers...

It's decidedly weird and not for everyone, but if you liked any of ACEs other games I'd dare say this is one of their best!

Does it have crossplay with PC online? Been wanting to try this with some friends both on consoles and computers.

It's the same as with music and movies: mostly crap occupying the headlines - but quality stuff still happening on the sideline (if you take your time looking for it)

5/10 and honestly most of those 5 points were just luck

Do you guys remember the arcade racer Blur? Now that was a good MarioKart-like! Would love to see a sequel or remake of that at some point, although I fear it wasn't popular enough for that to ever happen.

I think it could be a wild success!

Just remake it into a Metroidvania with the original characters now turned into enemy bosses. Everyone hated them so they'd make the perfect antagonists.

Ahh LBP... there was so much to like about those games, but I always felt the floaty controls was what kept it back.

@Sequel It's not bad, but in my opinion Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit were more memorable.

There's so many games from PS3 era and earlier I'd love to see a remake of, but the sad reality is that it's mostly newer games in no need of this that keeps getting remade.

The skeleton crew of Suicide Squad is probably where WB put the devs they don't want on other projects at this point: "Just do whatever you want, guys!"

It's pretty good. And only about 2-3 hours long, which is a perfect for an appetizer/dessert between longer games.

At the end of the day, it was just a product that didn't appeal to enough customers.

Couldn't scalpers get around that by just making a bunch of accounts and leaving them idle in some F2P game for 30 hours?

@get2sammyb You could also risk getting an economy of players making multiple accounts with a few trophies to sell them on to scalpers for a few bucks. Like the goldminers back in the World of Warcraft era. It's difficult to circumvent these things as long a PS accounts are free, its like all the cheaters in F2P games; ban them and they will be back next day with new account.

My votes went to The Midnight Walk, Hell is Us and Monster Hunter Wilds.

Beat 'em ups was one of my favorite things as a kid, but one of the genres I kinda grew out of over time. Gotta say the art is lovely though.

Now where the hell is Tokyo Jungle 2 Electric Jungeloo that a drunk Herman Hulst promised me at the Knack 3 afterparty?

There's just too much competition right now. Interesting games released almost daily and many of them failing, unfortunately.

I guess the market will adjust eventually but with how big gaming was during the pandemic and how long games take to make its going to take a while.

SCORN (VR)

Played it with the UEVR mod and damn... those are just about the most impressive visuals I've seen in VR so far. Like walking around a Giger painting.

Wildermyth

I've quickly become addicted to this roguelike RPG where your team ages, fall in love, get maimed in battle etc. Could see myself playing this for a long time!

American Truck Simulator (VR)

This is just a totally chill experience playing in VR with wheel/pedals and some music playlist on in the background. Honestly I think I will just quit my graphic design career and go be a truck driver from now on.

I'd read a book about the goings-on behind the scenes at Sony if there was one... this is fascinating stuff!

Remember when Phil Spencer said that he viewed Google Stadia as the "real competition", not Sony? Yeah that aged well.

https://9to5google.com/2020/02/05/microsoft-google-stadia-competition-phil-spencer-interview/

It's a shame the way BF series has gone because they used to be such a staple of multiplayer shooters, especially in the years before shooters became CODified after Modern Warfare.

The biggest problem with 2042 (I only played it later after most bugs had been fixed) were the maps though, they were just so empty and boring to play on compared to former games in the series. I hope they can fix things but I have my doubts.

Well can you blame them? After Concord Sony needed something to please those nervous shareholders.

I'd love a return to the series. A Soul Sacrifice inspired by Monster World could have been a killer title!

@Zuljaras It's on sale for $15 regularly!

More Aeterna Noctis for me. This must be one of the most underrated Metroidvanias I've yet encountered. It plays like Castlevania in the art style of Hollow Knight with the platforming of Super Meat Boy. Some of the platforming bits are really tough though, so I can see why some wouldn't have the patience for it.

It's got some funny easter eggs too, like the remains of this poor adventurer I came across:

@Zuljaras Congrats on VR! Skyrim VR + Mad God's Overhaul when?

@PocketHotDogs Haha you're probably right

Damn, 205 comments already... what is the record for most comments a PushSquare article ever got?

Not releasing it on Steam was probably a bad decision.