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I'm only just learning that it's an RPG game. I was thinking it was more of a strategy or tactical game. Somehow the release of this game had completely slipped past me,but with the positive reception, I should probably look into it.

I've not played much of the Lego video games before, but this may well be of interest to me.

Can't say I'm familiar with him, but I'm excited to play a new elusive target.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. I'm somewhat surprised to see that it runs fine on my PC, so I'll be playing through that. Also continuing with Hogwarts Legacy, and perhaps also find another game to start.

Shame. If that's true, then I'll wait for a major discount before getting it then.

The PS2 NFS Most Wanted was brilliant. I'd certainly love to see a remake of it. The series sure has its ups and downs though, so there's always the risk of them messing up any remakes.

Nier: Replicant. I've already played through the entire story, but I'm just one trophy away from the Platinum trophy. It's a brilliant game, but I do not recommend going for the platinum, as the trophies do get rather tedious.

Also want to get back into Hogwarts Legacy. Even though I really enjoy the game when I'm playing it, I find myself keep getting distracted with other games and not playing enough of this.

And it's probably a good weekend for me to get started on something else, though I'm not sure what yet.

@rachetmarvel I wanted to try out the female main route and The Answer though, so their exclusion is an issue for me.

I would have been okay with that price if it was a definitive version, combining the extra content from P3P and FES. But as it stands, I'll likely wait either for a sale or an updated version.

I get that Metal Gear Solid is the recommended place for newcomers to start, but I'm actually very tempted to try out the original Metal Gear first once this collection releases.

That's horrifying. It looks great on him.

It's a great game, so it's very good to see it's done well.

I absolutely loved the flashy sci-fi in the original movie, though I didn't care so much for the ecological dystopia of the second movie. Either way, it's great to see more Blade Runner things.

Even a port of it would be great, as it's not available on modern platforms. Whilst RDR2 is the better game from a technical standpoint, I personally enjoyed the story and characters more in RDR1.

My experience at launch on a base PS4 was that it had just the one crash, though it did have lots of performance issues and some quest triggers not activating properly. So from my playthrough it didn't seem as bad as some reports made it out to be, though I won't defend the game either. It certainly shouldn't have released in that state.

I'd been quite interested in trying out this series starting with the older games, so this collection is perfect for me.

Looks fun, but I'm not convinced by a yo-yo companion. I would have much preferred a goofy animal companion instead.

@Shepherd_Tallon Thanks, that worked for me too.

And in case anyone was wondering, even those without PS Plus can redeem these avatars.

Doesn't work for me either. Maybe it's a US specific thing? If I try redeeming it on my PS4, it gives the error: "This voucher code can't be redeemed in your region. Check the details of your voucher. (WS-45480-1)"

Looks promising, though I'm not sold on it just yet. It sounds as if dating has a much higher focus than I was expecting, which could possibly get awkward.

Cool trailer. I always love weird, surreal stuff like that. It'll be interesting to see what kind of game they release first.

That's an issue for me. I went with the male protagonist route for P3P, so I really wanted to do the female protag route next time around. It'll certainly make me more hesitant on whether or not to get this remake.

It was a strong showcase for Xbox. There was quite a lot I was interested in. Hopefully Sony has a bunch of things in the works behind the scenes, as their recent PS showcase didn't inspire much confidence from me.

The Xbox showcase can be great for third party announcements, so I'm very much looking forward to today's show. Plus I skipped the leaked trailers, so I'm eager to see the Persona 3 remake in action, assuming it's part of this show.

The music choice was atrocious, and I dislike the Fortnitey art style for the characters, but the actual gameplay looked fun. That trailer is worthy of a dislike from me, but that doesn't mean I'll dislike the final game.

If it's digital only, then I'll be waiting for a hefty sale.

It looks rather interesting so far, though it's one of those games that I'll probably wait and see what the reviews say.

I'll hold off on watching until the official reveal, but I'm certainly eagerly excited to see Persona 3 Remake. Tactical games aren't normally my thing, but it wouldn't be impossible for a Persona 5 themed tactical game to win me over.

I thought it was fairly decent overall. Nice variety of different games.

So excited to see Volvy returning. He's such an influential mascot, and a beloved part of my childhood.

I'm still somewhat interested, but I'll definitely bear the criticisms in mind.

I'd imagine the the update will be a tricky Elder Dragon from the past games, and a couple of alternate forms for monsters. Though, it would be great if they throw a curveball and add something truly surprising.

Other than a few minor niggles, I had an absolute blast with Rise. I'm excited to see what the future holds for the series.

2 hours, that'll be a lot of filler. There should at least be some exciting announcements in it hopefully.

That's a big surprise. Ratchet & Clank has always been exclusive to Playstation consoles, plus Rift Apart was the poster child for PS5's special SSD. I'd love to see the system requirements for it, though it's unlikely to run on my ageing PC without some upgrades.

There may well be another one, but I'm not going to put any stock into those rumours until we get more concrete info. Besides, there's no guarantee that the next one will be any better.

I'm getting towards the end of Pikmin 2, and still continuing with Hogwarts Legacy and Nier Replicant.

I voted for okay. There wasn't much that interested me, though I couldn't work out whether that's because the show was bad or whether it's just down to my tastes.

Starting off with the cringy "eat the rich" message was not a good sign. This game was a weird choice for the Showcase opener.

Nothing really caught my interested today unfortunately. I'd probably enjoy Metal Gear Solid Delta and Spider-Man 2, but the problem for me is that I haven't played Spider-Man 1 or any Metal Gear games before. Getting into those series is high up my gaming wishlist, but until then I'm not going to be eager to play the newest games.

Aside for that, there was lots of liveservice and multiplayer shooters, which usually aren't that appealing to me. Perhaps I missed a gem or two in amongst all the CGI trailers, but that showcase was certainly disappointing for me.

Lots of live service games, and lots of shooters. It certainly didn't feel very varied.

Wow. The trailers hadn't filled me with much hope, but I wasn't expecting it to be this bad.

I thought it was alright, but not a lot of it appealed to me particularly.

It sure is a weird metric. And as it's coming from SIE instead of an independent third party, I don't have a lot of faith in this graph.

Nintendo seems lower than I would have expected, and I would have expected them to get some peaks appearing for their largest releases.

Could be an excellent game as usual for Rockstar, but my biggest concern is how they'll handle the writing, especially the political satire. The political landscape has changed a lot since GTA V's release, with major events such as President Trump and Brexit for instance. It all feels more extreme and polarized these days. Whether Rockstar can work their magic and make the satire fun, I'm not sure.

Only a medium amount of hype from me, as I could see this showcase going either way. It could be excellent if they've got plenty of surprises lined up. Alternatively it could be underwhelming, or lean too heavily into live service games for my liking. Either way, we'll see on Wednesday.

That's a wild spin-off idea. It's hard for me to imagine Dead By Daylight as anything other than an asymmetric multiplayer game, but Supermassive's style of single player narrative games could work well with this franchise.

It feels too soon after the remaster, but I'd sure be down for a full remake if it's true.

It's finally happening. It feels as if they were overdue one of these, so I hope they can deliver.

Quite a mixture of stuff, I'm jumping around between Hogwarts Legacy, Pikmin 2, Nier Replicant, and Persona 4 Dancing.

It's certainly a curious partnership. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.