ThorsHammer

Pretty annoying, i actually wanted to renew my subscription for a month to finish a couple games in the backlog that will be deleted mid May and it keeps coming up with errors...wonder if there related?
UPDATE: yep, thats confirmed it. Thats extremly irratating considering i wasnt planning on stacking, just renewing for a month so i can beat some of the titles leaving mid May.

Guess its time to renew PS NOW to finish last half of Castlevania LOS...only got till the 17th.

This is great news, a bit weird their only assembling on the dawn of Spartacus...but hey, better late then never.

PS5
Returnal
Moved back to this one and was able to wrap the fourth biome without much stress. Now the fifth enviroment is really kicking my ass. At least theres no boss in it, but yh...tough. The light is at the the end of tunnel, I'm in the last quarter, hopefully I can finish this week, as naive as that sounds.

PC Game Pass
Outriders
Convinced a mate to co op this with me and what a blast. Love the mechanics and the tough but fair action thats like Gears of War mixed with Infamous. Really enjoying the grind so far, although at the halfway point i worry the campaign will get repetitive, for now, im having a ton fun.

Quest 2
Tetris Effect
Gave this one a random spin and its a really addictive twist on an age old formula. Its really cool how theyve taken the aesthetics of a rhythem game and combined it with tetris without comprimising its core appeal...in fact it adds to it more then anything.

Intresting news, no doubt this is linked to premium tier. Never played any of them and always was was curious. This is the sort of legacy content i can get onboard with.

Great to see this, the original is my personal favorite of Telltale's work (still rock to the soundtrack too), lets hope this can live up to it.

Why cant they do both? I love Sony's single player triple-A experiences, in fact its my favorite type of game experience, which is why ive invested in their consoles since PS2. I dont think theres a risk of them abandoning these trademark games just because they want to invest in live service. Im not into live service games but theres no doubt they can be very successful, and if Sony is succesful with it, then it helps them to prosper and create the type of experiences i prefer to play. They've never said they would abandoned what their championed for...in fact , why on earth would they? Its not a case of one over the other, why are we pretending like it is?

@misak192 if your looking for something completly nuts and criminally overlooked to play on PS NOW, give Asuras Wrath a spin. Its kind of like Dragon Ball Z meets Heavy Rain. Its one of a kind, the first 10 mins will let you know if your onboard for it or not, so worth a look if your bored this weekend.

PS5
Destiny 2
After writting this one off at launch, a mate of mine convinced me to get back in. We've been doing Witch Queen expansion on Legendary and its actually a blast...for the first time im really enjoying Destiny. If your thinking about giving it a go, nows a good time (plot doesnt really matter tbh) but it ll help if you have someone to show you the ropes or it can be confusing.

Returnal
Beat third biome last week and have been dragging my feet about returning (pun intended). Tbh doing that third area had me close to quitting...having to respec your character, every single restart is a pain, and this is from a Souls vetrean, who also loved The Persistence and Rogue Legacy etc. Love the gameplay and weird plot, just as a fulltime working dad, am tired of 40 mins progress being tossed away cause of one mistake.

Spyro the Dragon: Reignited Trilogy
Finished the first this week, will check the second. Really nice switch your brain off games, collect and explore and chill. Plus really intresting seeing Insomniacs beginings.

PC Game Pass
Aliens: Fireteam
Playing a match here and there. Am a diehard aliens fan so the novelty factor gives this lots of points, however the content is pretty bare, and after i give all the main missons a go, i dont see much point in returning.

The Forgotten City
Very cool this one. Witty dialogue, clever twists and great premise. Shows 12 Minutes how to do this timeloop concept properly.

Loved this game so much and still the best use of DualSense to date.

A correction on your Resistance Retribution blurb: Bend never worked on SOCOM, that was Zipper Interactive. Bend started off with the Syphon Filter games though?

Everything has been delayed? Wow...what a surprise.

@Sam_ATLUS Returnal has co op play as of earlier this week. Im currently playing for first time so can confirm.

PS5
Returnal
This one has got me hooked finally. I'm a Souls fan through and through so took some adjusting to this one's specific tough but fair ruleset. Just finished the first boss and biome. The constant upgrade grind can get exhausting, but the action, atomsphere and odd plotline keep me coming back.

PC Game Pass
Last Stop
On the final chapter(s), what an awesome hidden gem. Great story threads, it plays like a comedic Black Mirror, with snappy dialogue and likeable characters. Ive heard the ending peters out, but ive really enjoyed so far. If you like cinematic narrative games...this is probably one of the best in my book.

Quest 2
Half-Life: Alyx
Recently sorted my Airlink issues, so am playing this one wireless via the headset and...wow. I dont know what i can say that hasnt been said before. Its an absolute masterpiece, not just the best VR game made but one of the best games made, full stop. So happy to get to play a Valve campaign game again, they always have a great balance of pacing, plot and keeping the action fresh and evolving.

Used to be big on Borderlands but am pretty burnt out on the franchise, it peaked at Borderlands 2 and I've always regreted returning since (and giving Randy Pitchford my money). The VR port was refreshing though, if they brought no 3 or this new one to a headset...I'd buy it.

@Snake_V5 this has PS Blog post written all over it.

I played this one on Game Pass and dropped it over halfway. Stunning world and enviroments, fun gameplay but man it gets repetive quick...is more engaging in co op if you have a buddy to team up with.

I couldnt care less about american football, however this is a great move for Sony in getting VR into the hands of mainstream audiences, cant wait to see more about the headset and its titles.

Im surprised Twitter didnt blow up with 'insiders' saying this was all a signal that Project Spartacus was releasing this week!

I figured the Assassins Creed Rift title was the Oculus (oh sorry...Meta) exclusive thats been in development for a couple years.

11/15 not bad, im not a JRPG guy so failed at those related questions.

Does anyone play this anymore? Not being sarcastic, am geniuly curious. Tried the campaign a year ago via game pass, it was good despite the shoehorning of the less wanted elements, couldve been fantastic if they let CD fully focus on it...but yh its all been said before.

@lolwhatno yep it does, along with a bunch of other stuff, just picked it up myself.

@GorosBat i just picked up the Bundle, thanks for making me aware of it. I second that everyone, check out the Ukraine Humble Bundle if you game on pc. Hundreds of great games for cheap price and cash goes to a good cause. I own a lot of the titles there but can gift or trade them as well.

@Fuzzymonkeyfunk that sounds great, my little guy is one and a half, cant wait till we can game together on the weekends, been trying to get the wife to play this title with me and its a mission impossible lols.

PS5
Returnal
Been burning through the PS5 exclusives ive been accumelating in sales over the year, just wrapped Miles Morales and started this one last night. These sortve games can get me hooked easily but its early days at the moment, only did about an hour and am still figuring out the loop and mechanics.

PC Game Pass
Injustice 2
Im not a fighting game fan but i always play Netherrealm games for their awesome cinematic campaigns, this one is no exception, might be there biggest most blockbuster campaign yet and love that they go even crazier with the alt timeline events then the first game.

Quest 2
Defector
Finally sorted out my PCVR issues so catching up on Rift exclusives. Just burned through Insomniac's fantastic Edge of Nowhere, now im checking out Twisted Pixel's spy action game. It feels sortve like Oculus' answer to Blood and Truth, but leans more into the wacky Bond elements. Tons of fun so far, and very underrated.

@naruball not really blaming anyone, just answering the posters question above of why we're getting an influx of game to tv adaptations.

@velio84 it seems like networks chasing a Walking Dead style profit by turning every obscure comic book into a TV show is begining to dry up (look at the failure of stuff like Y: the last man, Jupiters Legacy and Deadly Class). Now video games are next...

Recently just wrapped Nier Automata (what a game!) so perfect timing to get Replicant on discount.

Throughout the trailer (espcially from the use of the REngine) i swore it was going to reveal as a weird Dino Crisis reboot...alas, it wasnt and am happy it wasnt, this looks fun but if their going to bring back the IP it has to be a creepy and tense formula = RE with dinos.

It was good. Back to back trailers of decent stuff...they had preped our expectations already in advance...not sure what was expected otherwise, so wasnt disappointed.

Mark my words...Tom Holland as Kratos!!!

10/15...ive redemed myself from my last lackluster round.

I bought Elden Ring this week but only briefly played, im diehard From Software fan but as soon as i hit the open world it turned me off. I had the same intial reaction with Seikiro but ended up loving it, so will return but got distracted by an amazing game i never finished that is leaving Game Pass in a week:

Nier Automata
Burned through Route A this week and loved it. Asides from some minor pretentious moments, it has a haunting world, involving story and incrediable incrediable combat. Am burning through Route B now n its abit...meh. Sortve like if u had to replay RE4 as Ashley...its an intresting idea but couldve been streamlined a bit. Trying to get through it and Route C (the proper story continuation) before it leaves Game Pass next week. Elden Ring will have to wait!

The only thing that would make me give GTA V another go at this point is PSVR2 compatabilty, otherwise lets just move on...havent TK2 sold enough copies?

@RawnDawn the FF7 remake was on ps plus last year

@thefourfoldroot thats fair enough if its not ur style, at least u gave them a go. Love Astro Bot too, prob best 3d platformer since Banjo Kaazoie. Moss was great, but Paper Beast sortve petered out for me in the last hr. Luckys Tale is pretty good 3d platformer if ur looking for more in the genre, i believe its been ported to psvr by now...i played it on quest 2.

Im happy about Ghostrunner, been tempted to buy on sale but always felt like it would eventually show up here or on Game Pass. Im not really into online multiplayer (and already own GoT) so the rest dont do much for...but im sure plenty others are happy to get them.

@strawhatcrew That one is not bad, really enjoyed the refined combat and new engine, just temper your expectations on that ending.

@thefourfoldroot Plus gave a great collection, Saints & Sinners is prob the best VR game made, but make sure to also check out the The Persistance...such an awesome underrated title. Enjoy!

This week its been all about:
PS5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
What a gorgeous game, aweome game...prob best out the franchise. Ive alway enjoyed the series, and have played nearly all of them, but always forgot about them quick too (doesnt help that i did them in random order over 2 decades). this is a slick, impressive spin on the formula with a more intresting plot. Once i get hooked on bolts and upgrades, i cant play anything else...will wrap this then pick up Elden Rings in the new week.

Just waiting for payday (next monday) and this baby will be mine...cant wait!

I thought it kinda feels more like a Shaw Brothers homage, no?

Good move....about time

Just wrapped Demon Souls PS5 last week, time to preorder this one. No need to watch trailers, lets just experience what From have in store first hand.

Its impossible to logically predict what Atlus will do. Im guessing its a Shin Megami Tensei V dance battle spin off game, coming to all platforms besides Switch (which the original is exclusive too)...because why not?

Im hoping this will means they can get Gore Verbinski to attatch himself to this again. He's not a master filmmaker, but i always thought his visual style would be a great fit for Bioshock.

3...2...1...surprise, we've been bought by Sony!!!...(just joking).

PS5
Demon Souls
Intially breezed through this one four months ago but then got my hand in cast and couldnt play - i was up to maneater boss.
Now fully recovered this week i went back in...and it kicked my ass for 2 days straight. Then the game clicked again, i soloed the maneater and old hero in an hour, now just struggling with the world 5 swamp, but looking to start wrapping this one up before Elden Ring in the new week.
I struggled with this one back on the PS3 back in the day n cheesed through most of it with a magic build. That got me hooked on Soulsborne games and ive played everything else with melee builds instead. Its a great feeling returning to this cult classic and the remake gets rid of the frustrating jank the original had.

PC Game Pass
Last Stop
Been playing this one on my mobile. Pretty fun narrative story, love the characters and the london setting.

Switch
Mario Cart 8
You can never go wrong with some mario cart. Just picked it up on feb sale (handed in those points i was storing). Not groundbreaking but awesome nontheless, bring on the dlc!