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Re: Survive Your Fears in Sci-Fi Horror Chernobylite

jacobia

Oops, I’d forgotten about Get Even. Bought it upon it’s release and played a good few hours of it. Really enjoyed it but I think I’ll have to do a restart to get back into it’s story.
Anyway, better finish it before Chernobylite comes out because I’ll probably buy this too.

Re: Soapbox: I'm Tired of the Constant Teasing in the Lead Up to a Video Game Event

jacobia

I’m not that bothered by these early reveals, Liam, but I completely understand your point of view. After all, as far as I’m aware, being a journalist for this site is your bread and butter, so this industry is far more present in your daily life.
These early reveals take away the ‘whole-package experience’ from the actual event. It’s like having plot spoilers before seeing a movie, or a tv show, or reading a book. The entertainment event has a beginning, middle and end, but knowing significant bits of it beforehand will lessen the impact.

Re: The Forest – Survival Horror in a Deep Dark Wood

jacobia

Nice review, Rebecca! I bought this the other day and had about an hour’s go on it this morning, just to see what it was like. Colour me impressed, although the crafting elements seemed a bit overwhelming, but from your review it sounds like I could just go exploring and brave the natives before worrying about base building.

Re: PlayStation Store Desperately Needs a Better Wishlist

jacobia

Completely agree with this article and others’ comments! It may seem like ‘little things’, but life is made up of little things, things that can make a difference either way. A nice, solid structure like a house? That’s made up of little important things called bricks 🧱

Edit: Also, the back arrow of the ps store app rarely works, which is a bit frustrating...

Re: November 2018's PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now

jacobia

@spakai I really liked Beyond: Two Souls. Haven’t played the other 2 though, so I can’t comment on them.
Is this a good crop of games for you this month? It’s great when a game you like becomes available on ps plus, but it’s a bit of a poop when you’ve already got it...even worse if you’ve just bought it! But that’s the nature of the beast, I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

Re: Round Up: Déraciné PS4 Reviews Divide Critics

jacobia

“Day-ra-sin-ay”, apparently. If it’s French, which I’m pretty sure it is, it means ‘uprooted’.....courtesy of Google translate.
Anyhoo, looking forward to Push Square’s review, and I’m sure I’ll be purchasing this.

Re: Review: Call of Cthulhu (PS4)

jacobia

@Gmork___ Yep, it all sounds good to me, glad you’re enjoying it.
Happily discovered it’s only £34.95 on coolshop
https://www.coolshop.co.uk/product/call-of-cthulhu/AD4FP2/
I’m trying to be a bit more self disciplined when it comes to buying new releases, because my backlog is huge, but I also like to show my support and appreciation for the developer’s efforts.
I could wait, as I imagine CoC will probably come down in price quite quickly, but I reckon I’ll succumb to the urge to buy it.

Re: Review: Call of Cthulhu (PS4)

jacobia

@jdv95 Don’t know about yourself, but I can always chuck an extra 4 to 6 hours on top of a reviewer’s stated play time...particularly with these sort of games.

Re: Plenty of PS5 Assumptions Are Being Made About PlayStation DevCon 2018

jacobia

The first rule of PlayStation DevCon 2018 is: You do not talk about PlayStation DevCon 2018. The second rule of PlayStation DevCon 2018 is: You do not talk about PlayStation DevCon 2018. Third rule of PlayStation DevCon 2018: Someone yells "Nextgen!", goes limp, taps out, the conference is over. Fourth rule: Only two guys to a PS5.

Re: Call of Cthulhu Looks Suitably Freaky in New PS4 Launch Trailer

jacobia

@RoyalGuard You’re welcome, let me know what you think! Normally, I wouldn’t watch something like this because of spoilers, but my takeaway is that the atmosphere and story intrigue appear to be top notch, but the character animations look a bit janky plus some of the character models appear to be repeated. I’m sure at least 2 or 3 characters that were stood in a group together all looked the same. The audio ambience seemed a bit lacking too. BUT, I am still super excited for this game and will definitely be buying it.