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Supporting cast looks great but not convinced with Sophie Turner's casting - can't say I've particularly impressed by her in anything she's done before. A bit dry/boring but then maybe I haven't seen the right things. Fingers crossed, would be great to have a good series to accompany the new games.

Couldn’t care less about trophies, but Soul Calibur 3 is an absolute masterpiece and easily my favourite in the series. So hyped to see it on PS Plus!

I do agree that having separate health bars would probably be preferable, found that I usually stuck to my primary character in battle unless the action forced me to switch. Still really enjoyed it though. I think my only real concern is that the roster will be very slowly increased over time - I understand the need for managing dev costs but as a big fan of MvC I hope they get a good router to go for launch at least.

I'm excited about the return of classic Lara. I couldn't care less what she looks like, but I preferred her characterization in the earlier games, along with the fact they were a bit sillier and more bombastic. Love the history and mythology running through them. The survivor trilogy was good (especially the first one), but just didn't get me hooked in quite the same way. Lara seemed a fairly unlikeable and in making her more realistic they just seemed to make her a bit whiny, particularly in the final game.

A games industry without Keita Takahashi would be a very sad place indeed. Funnily enough I did actually buy To a T, but admittedly haven’t played it yet (haven’t played much of anything this year, in fact). Will bump it up my list now though and make sure I play it over Christmas.

Persona would be the (relatively realistic) dream.

Wonderful voice actor, what sad news. Best wishes to his family and friends.

@Ainu20 I agree that Expedition 33 isn't the only one that's pulled that before. Pretty sure I've seen the same discourse around Hollow Knight too, though. And it's only natural that a game dominating awards season is viewed under a finer microscope than its peers, so that's why we're even having this conversation in the first place.

And IMO, there is potentially a huge difference between a core group of 30 devs vs a core group of 250 devs - the scope of work covered by those two different groups is likely massively different (ie. which elements of development are carried out in-house vs outsourced). I guess we could closely examine both team compositions, but that is something I have neither the time or interest to do, tbh.

@Ainu20 Because there was a fair bit of clamour online about how this was a game "made by 30 people" when it turns out that couldn't have been less true. Still a great game though, just seems like a bit of good natured cynicism by Stephen, nothing to worry about.

Anyways, this article was miles more entertaining than the actual show, so bravo. I won't watch it but will skip through the highlights the next day for any interesting trailers. Hoping for some Marvel Tokon roster additions, personally.

@MichaelNau Absolutely. With all the X-Men stuff in there so far I’m hoping for some more mutants. Cyclops would be great, thought he was conspicuously absent from the X-Mansion stage!

@MichaelNau Really enjoying it - I bounced off the last Guilty Gear I played but finding this much more intuitive. I’m a very casual fighting game player so I’ve been playing a lot of CPU matches to get a feel for it. Do wish they’d included training mode though, and I really wish there was a photo mode so I could snoop around at the backgrounds, haha. Performance and visual are absolutely amazing, pretty certain I’ll be picking it up day 1.

Finally got in after not getting an invite last time, can’t wait 😁

@Bondi_Surfer in complete agreement here.

It’s been fine, but I think it peaked too soon. Nothing has topped Demon Souls and Ratchet and Clank for me. Oh actually, GoW Ragnarok was amazing too, to be fair. The PS4 generation by comparison though was just banger after banger and was probably one of the best consoles I’ve ever owned. PS5 has been fine but I’m ready for Sony to get back to what they do best. Feels like that won’t happen this gen so I’m looking forward to seeing what PS6 has to offer.

Amazing news, will be playing this day one!

It’s an interesting one for sure. I’m still very interested in a Steam machine but only really because I’d love a capable PC at console prices for my Steam library. If the price is significantly above PlayStation levels then I can’t really see myself getting one. Having said that, I would absolutely consider getting a Steam Deck still.

I like the idea of this, but when I see it in motion I suddenly feel like I can’t be bothered. Probably just says more about me than the game, haha. I’m sure it’ll be very popular but don’t think it’s for me.

Can’t say I’m too bothered. Still gutted that we never got proper themes on PS5. Loved my theme collection on PS4, hope they bring them back next time around.

I’ve just canceled. Times are tough and it’s a price I’d rather not pay right now. First time since the service’s launch I’ve stopped it, a shame but it’s what it is.

It’s…fine, I guess? Honestly the whole thing baffles me a little bit. Might be a spicy take but honestly I’ve always thought the plot of basically all the Zelda games has been pretty rubbish, so I don’t really see how a film is going to work. Like, would you make it super arty and minimal, or are they going to add a load of stuff that just doesn’t generally happen in the games to pad it out? Is it going to be a bit Indiana Jonesish with a focus on exploring trap-laden locations with big set pieces? I say this as a fan of the games, no shade intended, but to me it’s always been a series about mechanics, gameplay and puzzles - not plot. But hey, interested to see what happens either way.

Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You’re Here are both fantastic, great month of you haven’t played those. I have no interest in GTA but might check out Pacific Drive.

II thought it was pretty good, a few games I’m interested in that I didn’t know about before and that new Blazblue game looked great. Praying for beta access to Marvel Tokon this time around - I really need to try it! I think anyone expecting megaton announcements was setting themselves up for disappointment. Oh the horror game on show all looked great too!

Should have called them LaceStation.

Get the feeling that this is one of those games that I would love playing in an actual arcade, but falls a little flat when you play at home for more than half an hour. Still, looks to be a good port and glad to see more of this stuff!

Nice timing ahead of Black Friday! Would love to pick up on of these eventually so I can play a couple games while my kids hog the TV for YouTube etc.

Ugh, this reminds me how I just haven’t managed to play many games this year. Only one I’ve played from the list is Donkey Kong, which is good but not GOTY good, IMO. So uh, not that but one of the others?

Sounds like a must-buy for my tastes. Will be going on the wishlist for sure.

Downloaded Stray when it originally hit PS Plus but never finished it before it left, so great chance to finish that off. Might check out TABS as well, spotted it on Steam originally and thought it looked like silly fun but probably not the kind of thing I’d outright buy.

Fixed camera angles add so much to the horror experience, definitely keeping an eye on this! Love the art direction and lighting.

Maybe - always been curious about the first one and played a bit of co-op on my buddy's Xbox back in the day, but I'd probably wait for a sale.

Absolutely getting this, it looks perfect. Sign me up.

Great game, such a a shame about Mimimi - thu deserved more success.

This sounds brilliantly bonkers. Very surprised to see Dovetail take sucha. radical turn but I am here for it.

Amazingly, never heard of this before but sounds like something I'd really enjoy. Another one to get when I have time, haha.

I'm open minded about a new console and there's a good chance I'll want to be there on day one, but it's all about the games of course. If Sony can give us a sense that they're playing to their strengths, then I'll be there. Feel like they lost their way for a bit with the PS5 and almost didn't know which direction to head.

@8thDoctor Oh gosh, if only. I think I’d actually cry tears of joy.

Whatever they’re working on, I’ll be interested.

I'm in no rush for it, but the timing makes sense I guess. Whether I buy day one will always depend on launch titles. Probably wouldn't have bought a PS5 at launch if not for Demon Souls, which actually probably is still my #1 PS5 title today. It was so, so good and entirely justified the console for me.

Looks awesome, been waiting a while for this one.

It really is upsetting to see this news. Loved Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash even more so - in fact I think it might be one of my all-time favourites. Hope the affected devs land on their feet and I’ll hopefully pick up Possessors day one to support the studio.

As long as Giant Squid keep doing what they do, I’m happy. Love their games and will always be there day 1 wherever I can.

As a very casual player of such games, the roster is definitely key for me. Was always able to play loads of Marvel vs Capcom 2 because the roster was enormous, loved trying out different combos of characters and seeing what they could do. If this is truly limited to 16 characters then I'd need to be interested in ranking up online and trying to be competitive, which I'm not. Really want to love this game but also trying to be pragmatic and see it for what it is.

There’s a part of me that actually kinda applauds the move, because it did seem like an insane deal to offer so many day 1 games and I’m of the opinion that it was actively harming the industry by devaluing the games it was so readily giving away. Felt like we were on a similar trajectory to Spotify, which has irreparably harmed the music industry.

I won’t subscribe to a service that expensive personally, but I’m also OK with actually buying the games I want to play. It’ll be fascinating to see if it results in more revenue for devs releasing on Xbox than before. I really hope it does.

Nothing that interested me until Wolverine at the very end, a lot of very generic looking things for the most part. Even then, I wouldn’t say I was blown away by the Wolverine trailer the same way I was when they first revealed Spider-Man, but I trust Insomniac to deliver where it counts!

Both The Invincible and Crow Country have been on my wishlist for a while so will definitely try those out!

Gutted I didn’t get an invite, but looking forward to hearing what everyone else thinks of it.

Boo, didn't get one it seems. Still hyped for this either way but would have loved to give it a go for myself.

Glad folks are excited for this, but it does baffle me a little bit. I thought the beta was awful and not a patch on Transformed in any possible area. Heck, I'd sooner play that free Disney kart racer than this. Ah well, still nice to see a demo come out.

Casually keeping an eye on the game but don't think I'll watch this live. Maybe later. Just can't help but wish for another Uncharted every time I see something like this. I know they're not directly comparable really but that's the itch I want to scratch. Would love a demo though so hopefully that might be announced?

Been playing a bunch over the weekend and unfortunately, I hate it. I had really high hopes but there’s almost nothing I enjoy. There’s a lot of detail I could go into but ultimately, a lot could be summed up by “too much going on”. It’s super cluttered in every sense, from visuals to gameplay mechanics and audio. Feels messy and doesn’t hit the right nostalgia buttons for me so I’ll be going back to Transformed on PC instead. What a shame.

I’d be interested, I was underwhelmed by Horizon 5 but love Japan which might make up for the things I didn’t like.