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The trilogy nature of it will inevitably lead to this crossing console generations. I am not touching this until there's one place to play all parts.

@PhenomenalOne This, lol.

Got Thumper (VR - really liked the demo). Thinking about Superhot VR

Am I the only one looking at this thinking it looks like a B-rated game at best?

@Sunnyviji I have, however, no matter how many times I do this I still get this effect. I see relatively sharp in the middle, but it gets more blurry towards the sides, and I can't find the sweet spot - maybe I just have to manually find the right distance? I'll play around. Optitians tell me I have eagle eyes, so that may have something to do with it as well.

@shogunrok I haven't watched the video, but the way you described the match made me bite my nails; you should seriously do more of this type of journalism.

I guess with the physical card games randomness is part of the joy i.e. you get together with friends and exchange cards, that's what we used to do as kids. If that was enabled for online, I wouldn't have an issue.
I'm still not personally sure if I have an issue with random loot boxes - you know you will get SOMETHING every time, whereas gambling to me is 'something sometimes' vs 'nothing most of the time'. I guess this falls in the middle.
I guess the point they are trying to make is that it can be as addictive as gambling, the same 'hook' is there as garbage loot could represents the 'nothing' of gambling and that's when you could start getting into trouble buying 'just one more loot box'.

@MadAussieBloke Just renewed PS+ after a couple of months of not having it, so downloaded 'for free', with all other free demos and experiences, which will all be there by the time I get back home. Had RIGS on my list from before PS+ expiry, so will check that out. Can't wait to play all of it.

I've been having fun in Playroom VR last night! Wow! I just wished the quality was a little less blurry, and the field of vision could've been greater, but hey, minor complaints for the immersion you get. My parcel did not contain Skyrim, sadly, as it should've - turns out they split the order so I need to go back to the shop again to pick it up. I will share my impressions once I had a go (never played it!). Also, I am yet to set up my Move controllers.

Edit: also had no issues with motion sickness, I knew I was not prone to it, if anything the mismatch between what I see and what my body is feeling is exhilarating. I need to check out those roller-coaster youtube videos....

This is what Noctis could've been!

@get2sammyb @Mergatro1d I have actually cancelled my Amazon order and went with Tesco's, which is exactly the same as Very but without a credit account, which I have no need for. So I got my wands in the end

I just need cheap wands!

And so I took the plunge.

They are not flooding the market, where are those bundles in Europe!?

@Toe-knee Cheers, so it's coming but not yet available.

@Toe-knee The one I managed to look up is without the GT game, and looks like the old model. I think you are confusing with PS4 Pro bundle.

This is the perfect bundle I would buy in a heartbeat... if it came to Europe. Forget about the GT one.

Europe? I'd be all over this.

It's a very positive sign that people are speaking up in the wake of the Weinstein scandal. I wish him well and hope he wil get justice he deserves, if the allegations are true. He seemed to have gone through a lot since he left ND, so something clearly wasn't right.

Any analog sticks in sight?

@Strebor_ Always the risk for early adopters.

Sounds like a great list of improvements.

It reads like a review for a (bad) Persona game.

I'd say everybody's paying off holiday debts, I know I did!

I think this looks pretty cool!

@get2sammyb ...which I don't know yet if I will suffer from VR and Skyrim are on my Xmas shopping list, worst case I will play with the pad, but the idea of using both hands tracked was very appealing, for that to work I need smooth movement (I think!).

This teleportation thing is a deal breaker, I never used move or VR, am I right in thinking that you basically stand still at all times, and just 'jump' around from a fixed place to another, and then use whatever the control scheme allows for from there? This is ridiculous, isn't there a d-pad on move or something? Crazy.

@Feena @Th3solution OMG that coin mini-game in FFX-2! Played it to absolute death.

@Splints I'm with you on VIII, minority maybe, but not alone!

@themcnoisy lol

Of course this will happen, and I can't wait. Divinity 1 was one of a very few games this gen I managed to complete and really enjoyed from start to finish.

@Bliquid Thank you, until I scrolled to the bottom of the comments I thought I was the only one who thought this was actually quite neat!

I soo want this!

Excellent article, reflecting my thoughts exactly. I will add another one of my own: I don't think it's necessarily OCD. The hook of not knowing what's around the corner, at the end of the quest - the immediate reward - is what keeps us chasing those marks on a map etc. I imagine it's linked to the hormone release in our brains every time we achieve something - you need that sword or armor, you want to earn it. The bigger picture that is emerging, however, is exactly as you say. Paraphrasing: the balance is completely lost between story and side-content, the challenge developers have is striking a perfect one.
One exception to this are games that manage to create big worlds, which make us feel like visitors, strangers almost, playing only a small part in the grand scheme of things. The world truly has to be the main character in the game, then it works well I think. I think I've yet to experience a game with a big world and relatively small , but interesting, storyline (small as measured by the impact on that world). Something more character-driven, maybe? I'd love to play such a game.

This will flop and when it does the game will go on F2P and/or PS+. Mark my words.

This game went from 'must get' through to 'hmm, not sure' straight into 'not getting it ever'. I don't mind microtransactions/MP in games, I almost never use the former (I bought an outfit once for a character in Freedom Wars on Vita, that's it) and very rarely the latter. I get that it makes sense from a profits-driven perspective and I am not against it in principle, I just don't enjoy games built around these elements. The gameplay gets designed in a particular way e.g. it's a real slog to get anywhere without paying up etc.

If they release special editions with the soundtracks, I will get both - I loved Dancing All Night and still listen to the tracks every now and then.

Barbeque ward, lol.

The average, casual gamer will totally dig this, and it's a game perfectly aimed at that segment - the Fifa of racing games.

Summer for remasters is the perfect time, not much competition from anyone else, so can't go wrong. Having said that, FFXII deserves all the attention it got, it's an excellent game and even better remasters.

I am enjoying it immensely.

@tabris95 From what I've read, the 'spell queue' is no more (in PS2 era you could't have too many spells firing at the same time so they were queued and you were losing time). That alone makes magic more viable, so it's been said.

@kyleforrester87 Especially with gambits set up and 4x speeding up the game!

Edit: can't wait to play the game later when I am back home.

@ShogunRok I get it, thank you. So you not only have to consider what's behind the lock but also, eventually, the second job you might choose for someone to either complement or play to strengths (or avoid spells/technicks duplication). I know that I will absolutely love getting all technical in this game!

@ShogunRok Are esper locks job/zodiac-specific or are they generic and you can just give any esper to anyone and, presumably, remove the lock for their job?

Excellent guide BTW.

@rjejr 100% PC, just by looking at it and how quickly the camera moves etc.

@Games_lover I see. Well, I still think there will be some restrictions applied i.e. not all games will appear straight away, there will be a delay, I will be watching this space because I am interested in the service, I even played FFXIII when it was available and later - infamously - removed from the service.

That looks pretty awesome.

@JAMes-BroWWWn Uhm, have you read the actual list of games?

I think it's positively bonkers!