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It looks decent enough, but it's a shame that it doesn't quite reach its full potential. I'll likely get this eventually, but I'm in no rush for it.

Having a hotel with various eccentric cult members should be quite an interesting setting.

That's actually a surprise to me. Weren't they making future expansions free following on from their horrific launch, or did they change that? Or did I misunderstand or dreamt an announcement?

This compilation had gone completely under my radar, so reading this review was helpful. Atari was a bit before my time, so I don't have any nostalgia for this era of gaming, but flicking through this collection would probably still be great fun for me.

Glad to hear they went all out with this collection. Not just with the sheer number of games, but also with taking the time to add interviews and other related content.

I rather like puzzles in video games, so it can be mildly annoying when they're quick to steer you towards the solution.

It also depends on the context and how it's done, and whether the puzzles are the main focus or not. If the puzzles aren't a key selling point of that game, then I don't mind so much when a supporting character starts giving hints through speculation.

That's a shame, his tweets were a good source of keeping updated on the big gaming headlines. Anyway, I wish him all the best with whatever else he's doing.

Having a focus on man-made traps this time around instead of their usual supernatural elements has got me interested.

I didn't even realise it had released on PC. There was so little fanfare for this launch.

I've got out my 3DS, and have been mainly playing Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Chances are I'll probably play a little bit of Hitman 3 and Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak as well.

They're wonderful games, so it's great to see them being made available on modern hardware.

It's frankly a terrible way of doing things. Sony should be treating their customers equally in terms of support, instead of loyalty bonuses such as this.

I get that some other industries do a similar thing, but it feels so out of place and inappropriate for video game consoles to have tiered support.

That's a massive leak if it's real. As it's just alpha builds, I'm not going to judge the game with this. The gameplay footage could easily change wildly between now and the game's release.

Yakuza is such a cool name, but I'll get used to Like A Dragon quickly enough.

With all these announcements, I've got some catching up to do with the series.

Brilliant. I hadn't even heard of this spin-off until now, but I'm super excited to try out this remake.

I'm still on PS4, so it seems I'll have to skip this expansion unfortunately.

As long as they release the expansions in a decent state, I'll be quite eager to get back to it and revisit Night City.

That's a bit of a shame, but not a deal-breaker for me. As long as there's a good mix of other side-activities, I'll be happy.

Those common rooms all look great. We don't often get to see them except for the Gryffindor one, so it nice to get a good look at the others.

It's a Studio Trigger anime with a cyberpunk setting. That's all I could have asked for, so I'm pretty excited for this.

@nomither6 Anime is basically just any Japanese animation. So there's a huge variety of anime, ranging from family-friendly shows such as Sailor Moon or Studio Ghibli movies, all the way to the more graphic things such as this show.

Sounds like a fairly decent remaster, I'm excited for it. Pac-Man World 2 was the only one I played back in the day, so hopefully that can get a remaster next if this one does well.

I've just started with it, and it's fun so far. The mix of looking after the cutesy animal followers along with battling in the dungeons works rather well.

That is both creepy and terrifying. I love it.

That's not too surprising. Hopefully it's worth the wait.

Nice to see it reviewing well. That's quite a nice variety of arcade games in it.

There'll be some fun announcements, but probably not enough to justify the two hour runtime. I'll either have it on in the background, or just catch up on the highlights afterwards.

Most of this news sounds great, but I am concerned about them adding cities over time. Best case scenario is that we're getting some cool single player expansions. Alternatively, it could mean that the game will feel incomplete at launch, or that the single player and multiplayer could be heavily coupled together.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment was never sold over here in Europe, so I'd love for them to make it accessible on modern hardware. Similarly, a remake of Persona 3 with the gameplay improvements and extra protagonist of P3P along with the extra story of P3 FES would be great.

Nice to see some Etrian Odyssey representation, with it in 10th place. I do wonder how they could make it for current consoles though. The Nintendo DS and 3DS were perfect for its manual map drawing features due to that bottom touch screen.

Cats are great, but I wasn't going to play this. It seems to be one of those games that get critical acclaim, but where I just don't get the appeal. Maybe I'm missing something about this game.

As it's hot outside, I'm going to stay indoors and play lots of Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak and Persona 4 Golden.

Glad it's doing well. I had a blast with it. For people that enjoyed the base game, this expansion is well worth getting.

I'd be happy if the single player is as good as GTA V. But it's been a long time since they've last made a GTA game, they've lost some writers, and then there was all the issues with the trilogy remake.

Nice, I've excited to try out that new area. There's quite a lot going on in that trailer, so it should be a fun map to explore.

Focusing on man-made traps this time around instead of the usual monsters or the supernatural has sparked my interest.

That's looking fun, it's caught my interest.

Nice, I'd been wanting to try this out. As long as they don't mess up the remake, I'll give it a go.

That is a lot of inspiration they've taken.

Cuphead and Monster Hunter Rise. Both of them have just received big expansions, that I'm currently having a blast playing through.

And I'm still making my way through Persona 4 Golden, which I'm super enjoying.

This looks fun. Hopefully the minigames can capture the magic of the old arcade games that they're based on.

Even that $20 price seems a bit high due to all the grinding and microtransactions that are involved. I'm in no hurry to pick this up, but might give it a go once it goes on sale.

I had a lot of fun with Pac-Man World 2 back in the PS2 days, but never got to play the first one. So I'm quite excited for this remake.

I had an absolute blast with this game back when it was given away with PS Plus. But with the MTX changes along with how Epic delisted the Steam version, I'm reluctant to get back into it.

Yakuza Remastered Collection is 60% off. That'll keep me busy for a while.

Would be cool if they made it available on modern hardware. The game looks fun, and I'd be up for giving it a try.

4/15. The Simpsons one was the only one I knew for certain, and I didn't do well with the guesses.

Atlus doing their standard DLC practices. In that case, I might wait for the base game to be heavily discounted in a sale before getting it.

There was a heavy focus on the big shooter and horror games, which isn't the stuff I'm normally that interested in. So the event was fairly dull for me.

Studio Trigger can make some brilliant anime. I'm particularly fond of Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia. This is something that I'll be sure to check out.

I'll definitely give the demo a try. Hope the game's great.

Wouldn't a literal face off involve tearing off the opponents face though?