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@get2sammyb Yeah, absolutely wild there hasn't been something trying this idea out! The mix of first and third-person sounds really cool too!

@Gbarsotini Oh hey, I reviewed Lego Builders too actually haha. They're both excellent! Can't really go wrong with either one!

@slips666 Yeah the number system can get reallllly complicated honestly haha. Cuz one game compared to one wildly different game could make the scores look completely ridiculous, whereas comparing it to a similar style game might not look right. And that's to say nothing of the individual experience of the reviewer too. Just an eye-watering number of variables haha

@Mostik That's what I was saying with @SoulChimera too! They had an open pre-order for a bit that just ended recently. It seems to be popular enough that it might get another physical release at some point though!

@TeapotBuddha The narrative delivery method is amazing! Actually reminds me of the creative way my fav game (Kentucky Route Zero) did character development. Even dialogue options you don't pick in that game help to inform who the characters represent in that game, and getting to see items come with you year to year gave me similar vibes!

@Titntin @L_Bosch I couldn't resist!

@R1spam Florence is excellent! One of my fav mobile games!

@SoulChimera They've started distributing some titles through Amazon I know, so who knows, it might wind up there eventually! I haven't bought anything from them for a while either though. I think Transistor on PS4 might've been the last one? That or Thumper

@SoulChimera I was tempted to scoop up the Physical PS5 one, but I waited too long to decide, and then the pre-order window closed. I shoulda done it! Hopefully, it'll get distributed again at some point, so I can rectify my mistake haha

Glad to see it getting all this love in the comments so far too! It's such a great game

@olwakachangchang At least for now, yeah. I could see it finding its way to disc at some point though. With smaller games like this, you can never tell when they might get a disc release.

@Apfelschteiner Yeah I think the cost of entry is a major obstacle considering just how much content there is with the game, $20 is steeeeeep

@Reeneman It sure does! And it looks phenomenal!

@riceNpea I think it's tomorrow everywhere? I've only seen the one date anywhere so far, so I believe so. Pricing won't be in dollars of course haha

@KahnArtizt07 Oooo, yeah definitely! That would be a really great fit too!

@Uncharted2007 there might have wound up being one track somewhere, but I don't recall ever actually seeing it. I think this might be a first!

Oh wow, I had no idea this was even a thing, I'd been thinking about how much I wanted to play Outrun recently too, this is perfect!

@RainbowGazelle @Uncharted2007 It's definitely possible. I know the first one had a disc copy come out about a month after it was released digitally in the states, cuz that's when I bought it. Hopefully, they'll release this one that way too!

@Robbirtles @lacerz That actually just started happening to mine. No problems with it, but now all at once, anytime I take it off, my forehead is covered in a whole bunch of those flakes

@SlySnake0407 Not really, its almost entirely instrumental, but once in a while, there are some hummed melodies. Maybe 2 or 3 instances tops where there's what you could consider vocals?

@Titntin Definitely worth your time as a one-sitting to complete type game!

@Amnesiac There are some chunks that prioritize melodies still, but the mechanics definitely function more where they just wanna get you in the groove. A lot of the tracks are the equivalent of people jamming, so those grooves are verrry important haha

@sketchturner Make sure you have a lottttt of free time if you wanna use some of these rules hahaha

@Deljo Hey, we try. It'd be too spicy to always play Cribbage. Gotta mix it up sometimes!

@Topov81 You know, I completely forgot about those Knowledge is Power games! Haven't thought about those in a lonnnnng time!

@riceNpea I mean, if you clicked on an article about UNO expecting something profound, I don't know what to tell you haha

@darkswabber It's definitely hilarious! If that's the kinda humor you like, then I think it's definitely still worth it. It doesn't play well, but it's only a few hours, so if it's the kind of humor that's up your alley, which it sounds like it is, then I think the gameplay's honestly worth suffering through haha

@HotGoomba Hahaha, the dialogue during that specific minigame was particularly annoying for me too actually. yeah a more traditional narrative game (even like the Telltale ones they've had) would have worked better I think, cuz wow did I love the writing! It's been a while since a script made me laugh as much as this one did!

@AndrehF Sam & Max themselves are definitely still worth it haha. Sales the right call though I think.

Yeah, I'd like to think PSVR 2 means at least a few of the issues would have been solved!

@nessisonett Now that right there. That's a big brain move

@3MonthBeef "Not enough gameplay" by no means implies that any game without gameplay is devoid of merit. Hell, many (or most even) of my favorite games could hardly be described as having traditional gameplay. It was used very deliberately in this review because the game has many brief flashes of moments with more traditional gameplay, and they're some of the brightest moments in the entire experience. It's criticism because it left me wanting more of those opportunities. Under some circumstances, sure that can mean "they gave me enough but left me wanting more," but in this case actually meant "I wanted more but don't feel that I'd gotten my initial fill." Which is why it stands as the biggest critique in the review. It feels like the promise of something more mechanically that never coalesces to a degree I was hoping for. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy playing the game, I downright loved the music gameplay, which is why the huge lulls between them caused a problem in this instance. A 7 is by no means a bad score, it's a game I enjoyed playing thoroughly.

@Pixelated I would be so on board for them doing terrorist hunt well again. The siege T-hunt is not good haha. If they can capture the magic from the older games, I would buy it in a second!

@frankmcma The multiplayer component and single play are the same, just with slightly more or less to do with objectives based on squad size. The "story" stuff is basically just a bunch of codex entries and 4 or 5 cutscenes. But solo is really easy to do on the lowest difficulty levels. Although I can't say how fun it'll be long term haha.

@Alan_cartridge_ Yeah, it's absolutely got its moments, but it's pretty rigid in how it wants you to approach. Which is definitely disappointing given how antithetical that is to Siege! I know that's against real people instead of AI, so of course it's more dynamic, but still. It's night and day!

@UltimateOtaku91 I would probably place it somewhere in between those 2, so it's very much of the same level haha

@Integrity I actually enjoyed it more than I was expecting to honestly haha. It's not the greatest thing in the world, but it definitely has its moments!

@nessisonett Yeah something like...a year ago? He got switched over to an incendiary grenade launcher! And his turret just became his primary weapon instead!

@get2sammyb Woah woah woah, it's on Gamepass?!?!?!? /s

@Northern_munkey It was not, and it was said in a jesting tone...

@Amnesiac That series was unfortunately shelved earlier in the year. I still miss it! Main menu loops have really gotten great over the last few years though, for real! I still spin the Outer Worlds and Borderlands 3 menu themes pretty often, and I haven't really played either of those games haha.

@Integrity Definitely agreed. Ashley Barrett has got to have one of my fav voices. Ever!

@MatthewJP Control was on the 2019 list 😉 . For the PS4 version though haha

@Jango-Forest Haha, I hope you do like it! I love Arkane's stuff!

@Loftimus Well, now I'm rescinding my invite! Kena is actually on my wishlist though

@Northern_munkey Whatttt, but this comments section has been 100% people in agreement about these selections! hahaha

@Akimi That game awards announcement was verrrry exciting haha. Couldn't believe it!!!!

@Jango-Forest IF you don't normally like shooters, Arkane's games are definitely a better way to experience to genre. There's a lot of stuff around the shooting you can do that would otherwise not be there on shooters from other devs, but it is still definitely a shooter, so you might still come away from it without liking it haha

@Mostik After Control's last DLC, those 2 games are VERY connected so that could be fun to see too!

@Juanalf Hades I didn't touch till the Playstation releases so that was brand new for me. Likewise Synth Riders. Alan Wake and Doom though...no comment lol

@Deadlyblack I really didn't like Doom 3 back in the day, but I LOVED playing through it now in VR haha. You might get a lot out of it!

@dBackLash The narrative and world-building elements definitely do more of the heavy lifting than they did this first time I played it haha

@kingbreww Yeah that's why the bit where I mention the setting being one of my all-time favorite gaming locations is important. Cuz ultimately, it is still a 10-year-old game haha.

@AFCC 🤣

@The_Pixel_King Tell me when you get it and beat it! I need people to talk about that game with haha

@The_Pixel_King KR0 is my #1 I don't wanna set you up for too high of an expectation, but it's so hard to not to call it the greatest thing I've ever played haha. Never played a game quite like it, and it's just absolutely PERFECT!!!! It's usually a tricky game to recommend because it's so unique, but like you said! Similar taste! Definitely grab it!

@The_Pixel_King Inside and Unfinished Swan for me as well big time! Those 2 and Kentucky Route Zero are probably my favorite indies of all time honestly. Great stuff!

Also great list @themightyant (and @The_Pixel_King )

And a few more choice selections from me, for you @Dr-M ! Hope you like 'em!

-Far From Noise
-Unravel
-Gris
-What Remains of Edith Finch
-The Unfinished Swan (one of my all time favs!)
-Coffee Talk
-Untitled Goose Game
-Oxenfree

@Iver I'm sure it has to have been a thing before, but I don't think I can think of any. Just the remaster of old game type things where you can toggle between the original and new versions of games. But other than that, I dunno!

@Iver the max setting, it's basically completely devoid of pixelation outside the pause menu! And you can crank it up to be REALLY chunky pixels in the other direction too!

@thefourfoldroot For real. You can't really hide or cower from it in the same way when it does get to you. Close your eyes, okay but you can still hear it, and by the time you try n pull the headphones out annnnnd cover your eyes, you're already waist-deep in discomfort!

@thefourfoldroot Horror films I love, just gotta dig through all the crap to find the good stuff. Books are a lot harder. I think the only book that's ever scared me is House of Leaves? books don't much scare me haha.

Play any non-VR horror games? Might be easier to get through those if you had an interest in building towards VR horror. Could start with Alien Isolation or Outlast or something! Although they evoke the same feelings as VR horror, just a little less immersive haha

@thefourfoldroot Do you like horror outside VR? Or just in all its forms, hard pass? haha

@nessisonett This is definitely the most successful of the bunch haha.

@Telekill Nah not super new, I know I've been hearing the term for a lonnnnng time now! I won't add an explanation as @GoodGame covered it flawlessly already!

But if you don't like Metroid, there are still Metroidvania games you can find you'd probably like. Most of the games now use that Metroid or Castlevania structure as a framework to come up with their own unique ideas. So you just have to find the ones with the ideas you like! Stay away from something like Axiom Verge though haha

@FixMadden22 For real! I fully support this!

@Burntbreadman I still play this and Beat Saber on the regular. Couple of times a week like you! Audica, maybe every couple months? For gun VR rhythm I like Pistol Whip a lot more though. Played that one?

@kingvosyoutube Hey maybe next year will be the year that they completely overha...oh right it's a sports game!

@N1ghtW1ng Honestly, I'm pretty okay with that one being in the game just for how beautifully stupid it is!

@nessisonett Honestly kinda same haha. They were my FAVORITE band in high school and I was convinced of it. Now I still enjoy them a ton, but I can't tell what's nostalgia and what's me still loving it haha

@Burntbreadman Yeah that first one, they all came from their last album. Pleasantly surprised to see tracks from across all different albums this time!

@fR_eeBritney Only the first 6 tracks?! I LOVE Megalomania, probably one of my fav songs of theirs!

Oh, what! Was Mark Hammill in the movie too? Or just the audiobook?

What VR games have you booted it up for? Or have you? I know rhythm games are far and away the ones I find myself putting on the headset for over and over, whereas everything else I gotta accumulate like 5 of them before I can be bothered haha. But if I wanna play Beat Saber (or Synth Riders actually) I'll just play whenever I'm in the mood!

@hookedWORM17 Twin Peaks is by far my fav show, and Alan Wake came out right around when it was cementing itself as my favorite show, so it was perfect timing!!!

@hookedWORM17 A pretty reasonable leap to make but honestly...not really? I've read a few of his books, and love a couple of adaptations of his work, but I wouldn't say I really love any of his books haha. I appreciate them though? That's probably part of it. The Twin Peaks vibes from those games are more the elements that hook me haha.

Been waiting for this for what feels like years. Bring it on. One of my very favorite games of all time, Probably second to only Kentucky Route Zero. I'm so so ready

@Gmork___ This new port of the game includes the N64 version of the game! It mentions something similar actually haha. The description reads like "for those who might have fond memories of a different version of Quake, you can play the N64 version in full." It's in the add-ons menu I believe, it wasn't on the main campaign page, but it was in there!

@themcnoisy I really like Doom 64 too honestly, I played a lot more Doom than Quake when I was younger, but Quake's campaign definitely has a more coherent sense of logic to them when it comes to layout and secrets. Makes for a less frustrating experience if a newcomer tries out the game, so yeah, hopefully, you should have a better time with this!

@hi_drnick Yeah, it's a big ol' failure! There's absolutely NOTHING worth playing in VR! 🤣

@EnragedGibbon Oooo, maybe that's where the third one'll launch!

@Ort Definitely agreed! And can't wait for the third one

@bpomber Hey it's not like it's been over a decade since they won a playoff ro......uhhhhhhhhh....uhhhh...uh. Well they had success before that okay?!?!

@bpomber Hey they got rid of Freddy, and he was deffffffinitely the problem, right? ............ Right?!