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I love Kermit
Not playing this tho

I'm sure others mentioned it already but the quote refers to how non-gamers view gaming. Never said anything about redefining gaming.
It's still a bold claim but not that ridiculous.

Might need to finish Talos...

Some localized versions of the PlayStation website already feature a new Days Of Play tab with some Astro artwork.
The copy and the hyperlink seem to be from an earlier PS Plus Premium page though, for now.

https://www.playstation.com/en-gr/

@Solingo_Bill @LiamCroft Oh right, I forgot the travel points weren't at the trees, just usually near them
I was confused because I thought "limited" implied a consumable.

I imagine the sequel would be taking us to the Colony to face off against the Mother Sphere so that could be cool.
I hope it happens.

Wait, you needed a resource to fast travel?
I don't think I ever noticed and I got like 99% on the game (that's enough for the platinum and then some)

That's the 2nd high profile studio opening here just this month. Interesting (I imagine wages being generally lower than EU average are a factor).

Cool. I do wonder what the outcome of this is.
On one hand this will definitely mean less copies sold, on the other, it should drive new Game Pass subs to some degree.
Question is - how many CoD players aren't subscribed already and how many would rather subscribe than buy the game itself - and if they do subscribe - for how long.

@nessisonett Thing is, while it was technically already on the new PS+, for a lot of people the period it was available was very brief, as they never had access to PS Now prior to the overhaul
I myself started it in that period but didn't get far before it was taken off

I might try RDR2 again
@nessisonett There is no PS Now anymore. RDR2 was taken off PS+ about 3 months after the services were merged into PS+ Premium (which is also when the streaming became available in many more regions than before - which used to be very limited).

I enjoyed the 1st one even though I don't think it's a very good film

It's crazy that they just called it that. Even crazier that I believe it got some Ubisoft skin collaborations and stuff.

@nessisonett there's the Until Dawn remake too, which makes it at least 2
Unless that no longer releases in 2024

All the original teaser showed was a certain aesthetic (which I actually liked a lot).
I don't expect to get into a PvP shooter like I did into Helldivers but I do hope it's a good one.

It will be 1 year since that trailer next week btw

All I know about this game is that people are mentioning together with Balatro, Crow County, Animal Well etc when listing the very good indie games released recently.
I'm intrigued.

On one hand it's been so long that I'm not exactly super hyped about new AC games anymore, on the other I know I'm still going to enjoy it

@get2sammyb I'm pretty sure FF7 Remake has always been on Steam (as long as the PC version existed, that is). Kingdom Hearts seems to be Epic only though.
I'd still expect FF7 R3 to be a (timed) PlayStation exclusive but yeah, probably less of that in the future.

I've been primarily a PC gamer between late 1980s and like 2011 - now a console gamer by choice (mostly because my job has everything to do with PCs).
Bringing single player games to PC after a while and multiplayer games day 1 seems like a good way to do it.

Holy crap, driving with Schwarzenegger. That's crazy.

Oh this is a clear rip-off lol
Could be good though

I suppose this is the safe route for them. A bunch of their new original games haven't exactly hit the way they'd have liked (remember Hyperscape? no? didn't think so), so they're gonna lean on the tried and true IPs and formulas for a while.
Not too surprised.

This sucks. I already bought HiFi Rush and it will be my next game.
Closing Tango seems wild.

Not that I was particularly interested in this one but Lightfall doesn't appear free for me

@JohntheRaptor there kinda was an accidental one due to a wall texture in the unpatched version, changed in day1 patch

I started NG+ but set it to story difficulty and I'm mainlining it to get the 3rd ending and the final trophy connected to it.
NG+ seems good for those who want to get more time out of SB but I have more games waiting and I'm ready to move on.

I liked it a lot - without going into spoilers I'll say I like the general idea behind the remakes, even if it's not necessarily the same as the beloved original. Good game.

Sceptical about the shift to open world but let's see how it lands. The reboot trilogy was very good.

I like it a lot. There's a bit of control jank and some sidequests are pretty meh so an 8 from me as of now.

Ok so there's a bit of nuance here.
PSN isn't available in all regions Steam is. Now sure, it always said the account was required but the link could also be skipped.
Now here's the thing - imagine you bought the game and then found out your region is not on Sony's list. If the requirement was enforced from the beginning, you could easily have refunded it (as Steam policy supports automatic refunds for games played under 2 hours and owned for less than 2 weeks) - 3 months later it's no longer that simple.
I imagine they'd still refund it but you have to go through support now.
And yeah, in practice you can just lie when selecting your region and nobody will check that but technically it's against TOS and can get the account banned.

It's behind other game in the series while also being the 4th best selling game of this year in USA (behind Helldivers, CoD and Dragon's Dogma) - which I guess tells more of a general market story than FF specifically.

Between Hellidivers and fighting games, I don't really need another ongoing thing, so I'm not really looking into it.

@Johnny_Ace I thought it was the machine gun rover that got the buff (which makes sense).
I use the laser rover on most bug missions and it’s still very strong.
Overall, I think these “meta shifts” are fine, makes you try new things - and I say this as a Sickle + Quasar kinda guy

Well good.
I like it too!

Doubt there will be any Returnal-related playable things coming but I'm curious what they have to show

I always thought Slayer's movement looked a bit goofy and this new version is a big upgrade to my eyes.
I bet fighting him will be a pain though - probably kills Chipp with 1 counter hit

I picked up my copy yesterday but haven’t started it yet, as I’m one hard difficulty chapter away from the Rebirth platinum.
I guess this means I’ll be playing it tomorrow at the latest.

Even though I play very snappy fighting games, where every frame of delay counts, I somehow never had an issue with this in the demo. Guess I just found a consistent rhythm early and it was fine.

@SuperSilverback yeah, most likely

Also supported by Horizon Forbidden West, The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS5 version aka "remastered"), A Plague Tale: Requiem etc - still not common enough!
These modes are perfect for action-adventure games and RPGs.

This seems to be currently the lowest scored review out there. I like metroidvanias so I'll check it out when I have some spare time (which might not be soon).

Gonna bet this is just internal r&d project that never makes it into any game in a significant way

@Mostik I think they're a similar level of fun. It might be a tad easier but will make you move more (makes you reach for the notes rather than work with your wrists) - so I'd say it's a better workout than Beat Saber.

Encountered one of these last night and after damaging it with some heavy firepower, a squadmate brought it down by landing his hellpod on its back - after which he died in the explosion.
Good times.

This is probably my most played game on the VR2 - its only problem is that when playing random songs there's a non-zero chance of getting Electro Swing!

I might get this pack to make that chance slimmer!

@NEStalgia I agree it could've done with more RPG mechanics. Weapon choice was basically reduced to a linear progression of "this one does more damage than the last" and while there's technically elemental magic in the game, there's no reason to use one element over another, other than preferring the Eikon skill tied to it. I think there should be benefits to selecting a loadout fit for the current scenario and that's my main issue with the game mechanics.

As for difficulty, I think it would've been better if it was a bit harder, with the regular difficulty renamed to easy (while maybe tweaked in a few places that were not that easy) - so it still could be approachable for those who need it but not kinda disappointing for those who don't.

@NinjaNicky That's weird and I don't see why anyone would do that - they gained nothing for kicking you.
Hopefully that was a one-off, never happened to me.

@NinjaNicky You should file a support ticket at https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/
The difficulties not unlocking was a known issue and while they fixed it for most affected players, they said any remaining cases should be reported so they can fix them manually.

Good. It's G-bike time.

@Nepp67 it is for now - PC version releases in a few months