john_c

A return to the Witcher 3 and Heart and Stone. Becoming a little sidetracked completing the side-quests that I failed to do in the my run in the main game. And I finally completed Skellige's Most Wanted.

Wasn't BGAE a PS2 game?

Will this herald an November announcement of BGAE 2?

I have already played the Walking Dead Season 2 and that is the problem with a popular game. I'll give Magicka 2 a go as it is free and see if I like it.

I played the Life Is Strange demo which looked intriguing but may only be a PS+ game for me.

I am back into Dragon Age Inquisition: Jaws Of Hakkon. I have invested over 100 hours into the main game now.

May look at another session of Lara Croft Temple Of Osiris before the weekend is out too.

Well I'll give Super Meat Boy and Broken Age a go. They fell nicely into the category of I'll give them-a-go if they come on PS+ for me.

How Soon Is Now?

And we can celebrate the 20th birthday with the 3.00 update being released tomorrow. From the old to the new.

There were two flaws - one was the dedicated memory card when they could have gone for a cheaper option.

But a large party of the blame has to go with the games studios. They could have done more to help the success of the Vita.

But Western game studios have become mercenary - just look at the cons that is Lego Dimensions, Disney Infinity. And mirco-transactions, pre-order bonuses, exclusive DLC.

A few games like GTA, Bioshock etc would have helped but no-one was interested.

Could Sony produce another phone/game hybrid again. I do seem to remember they had one where you could slide the top off and get controls. I think more powerful phone/gaming machines will be the future of mobile gaming.

They speak too posh to be proper Londoners.

I completed all the games up to the end of Ezio and the Vita one. I really want this one to good as it is in my home town of London but I fear like 3, 4 and Unity it won't hold my attention. I am certainly, unless it gets really good reviews, waiting for the price drop on this one.

In financial news this week Japan have announced a new round of Abenomics to address the poor state of their economy. Consumption has been down in all areas of the economy, not just the consoles. I believe the low console sales are the new norm for the Japanese market.

Unlike in the West the Japanese will not buy things on credit as a rule, especially non-essential things. I think you will find they will save for big releases and we will see a spike, then it will return to the current levels we are seeing.

Well I have just checked for a second time - please tell me you have just forgotten to put a link about the Persona 5 announcement.

And Gravity Rush 2 will remain a Vita game for me - remote play. They can't force me to abandon the Vita.

Another session of Bloodborne - killed the Bloodsucker boss in the dungeon and got my saw cleaver to level 10. Also a go on Danganronpa on the Vita.

After finishing The Witcher 3 last weekend it is back to Bloodborne. I defeated Micolash pretty easily and I am feeling the minions in the Nightmare are now harder than the bosses.

It is also playing The Walking Dead season 2 to a finish on the Vita to free some space.

Be honest, you enjoyed dressing up as a squirrel didn't you?

Batman Blackgate on the Vita coupled with Lego Batman 2 - have bought Lex Luthor and I am working on The Flash.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris on the PS4. Will have another stint on The Witcher 3 before I head out for a social engagement tomorrow lunchtime.

It does seem a trifle strange that a game that will be translated into English for the American market cannot be sold in England whose native language is English. And have you ever been to Europe or spoken to a European. A lot of them can speak perfect English as well.

As much as I love the games from Atlus there is something a bit lacking in how they handle their releases.

Still looking forward to this release.

Can someone give Atlus a prod and get them to give us more info on Persona 5?

I've said it before and I'll say it again Gravity Rush 2 will come out on both the PS4 and Vita - just like World of Final Fantasy.

There are too many Vita owners who will buy the game in Japan for it not to. We won't get a physical Vita release in the West only a physical release for the PS4.

How about giving us players the choice between turn-based or ATB. The turn based still works well in Persona.

Would it be that hard to programme the two options? - I genuinely don't know BTW.

Details on Persona 5 - with a hopefully pre-Christmas European release.

Pretty please!

They are just dotting the i's and crossing the t's on Half Life 3

Now wouldn't that be a coup exclusive.

I noticed some PC gamers stating the KOTOR games would never come to PS4 because the Dualshock cannot handle the different instructions needed from a keyboard.

A work-around?

Diablo 3 for PS4 and the Batman game for the Vita - surely they must realise they are charging too much for this game.

My tip is to look at what has recently been discounted and that could be a PS+ in the next month.

Got enough space after deleting off the games I will never get round to playing - mostly PS+.

What is Ellie doing on the cover?

Haven't got this yet so will consider a Vita buy for this. Haven't got the time to play it on the PS4.

So the Japanese like combat games featuring women in skimpy outfits. We just pretend we don't.
I grew up in a period when Benny Hill was the most popular programme over here I'll have you know.

With my gaming backlog I'll probably pick it up sometime in 2017. The first game was alright but got it as a PS+ game. Tomb Raider was never a day one game for me.

Persona 5 on the other hand. I am just hoping that it will come out in Europe before Christmas.

And that is the point. There are plenty of other games for me to play ahead of Tomb Raider.

BTW do you guys have any inside info on Persona 5 being out in Europe in 2015?

What I want to see is the end of paying for unimportant things such as clothing, weapons and supplies. I am okay about paying for a decent expansion at the right price. The Witcher and CDPR have got it broadly right and should be the industry standard.

I am not against extras being dished out for achievements in games such as bits of the UPlay pass in AC:Unity - a game I might finish one day.

I will definitely be buying the expansions to both Bloodborne and The Witcher 3.

One thing I wouldn't do would be paying money for different costumes as you could in FF13-2. That is just fleecing your customers.

Played in Novigrad and Skellige with no slowdowns. Game runs fine.

Downloading as I speak.

Off work until Monday now so will get a few sessions in.

No patch yet but it is becoming amusing at the Basil Fawlty-esque way it has been deployed.

It is not just gamers but everyone on the internet complaining about everything.

I have never understood all the fuss about the FPS and if a game is 1080 or not. Surely it should be about whether the game is fun to play. Prettiness and smooth frame-rates doesn't save a bad game.

Someone has commented that if you remove the unnecessary rubbish from the HUD then the framerate can climb. I have taken off the NPC's names and subtitles, the controls on the bottom right.

It looks cleaner but seeing as I am on 1.05 I cannot judge if it makes a difference.

CD Projekt Red has admitted there is a problem with PSN Europe and some countries/people not being able to download the patch. Sony and GOG are looking into it.

Still no update for me

Yep. Still no sign in the UK.

I wonder how they are rolling this out.

FFX-2 and Witcher 3

Still no sign of the 1.07 update even checking for updates.

No sign of the Ciri DLC either - is that released?

Japan is in severe economic crisis. The Govt debt is high and they have just increased the sales tax to 8% with an increase to 15% likely.

There is nothing that Sony can do with these problems and they are probably doing well. Big releases will help but the problems aren't isolated to the console market.

Catch-up/PS Plus weekend for me.

Have played some Styx and Rocket League but I am determined to finish The Walking Dead Season 2 - halfway through Episode 5.

Like a chump alongside the PS Plus games I also downloaded FF7 on the Vita - I was caught up on the hype and I have never played it - another one to my games backlog.

There are rumours that for PS4 we will get Guilty Gear Xrd Sign and for the Vita there is Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.

My take on Gravity Rush 2 will be that it will be a dual release because of Japan - where they will still sell copies on it. It will be a digital only affair outside of Japan for the Vita version.

To misquote a famous phrase,"When a man gets tired of Bloodborne he gets tired of life."

As far as Knack it is what PS+ is about in a way - giving you a chance to play games that piques your interest but you cannot afford to buy or have other games that you will buy ahead of it.

For instance, in the second half of the year, I intend to buy Persona 5 and MGS5 and that will probably have my meagre budget for buying games tapped out. There are other games that I would like to play but will have to pass on through lack of funds.

I would like to see DriveClub PS+ Edition which has been promised actually delivered.

For the PS4 it would be good to see Knack.
For the PS3 Dark Souls 1
For the Vita the Batman game - I cannot believe the price they are still asking for it.

I haven't finished Unity, or played it for a long time. First of all Dragon Age Inquisition came along. And then came Bloodborne...

Bloodborne has taken over my playing time. Getting killed in Bloodborne is more satisfying than succeeding in Unity.

I think I may swerve this one. There are too many other, potentially better, games such as Persona 5, MGS5, The Witcher 3 and Uncharted 4. The new AC game has got to hit the heights that AC2 reached.

And there is still Bloodborne to finish.

Would rather a single player campaign for Isabela. Though I think her character could make a decent spin-off game.

I have just looked at the Witcher 3 pre-order price of £45 and I think I can wait a while. The Special collector's edition is selling for an eye-watering £139. What on earth do you get for that?

I only pre-order if it has a decent price discount attached to it. I picked up a Dragon Age game for £28 rather than the £40 retail price.

Bloodborne.

I finally killed the Cleric Beast and now my sights are on Father Gascoigne. He is becoming annoying by killing me but I will get there.

Walking Dead Season Two on my Vita when I am watching football tomorrow.

I have just tested it and my £4.99/month Unlimited account works with the app on PS4.

No adverts but a slightly lower bit rate I believe but you can choose a mid-point between the free version and the £10/month one.