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EA CEO reading this article: "See, there is a lot of space open for a live service title, it's what people want, and it's not being filled because all of these games fail within a few weeks!"

I am ridiculously excited for this game, it's shaping up to be an excellent time.

It's a 9 from me, not fussed about the story aspects as that's not what MH is all about, but it's easily the best MH game I've played and the first one that's hooked me from the start.

I enjoyed the first one, it was rough around the edges and janky at times but it was enjoyable (if you can call it that), fair play to the team carrying on with everything else they're having to contend with.

I am enjoying it as I have historically been awful at MH, but that hasn't stopped me from loving them. I'll hopefully continue to improve as I get to the more difficult content in future updates.

I read that as 'Take a halberd to the taint' and no, I don't want to.

The question really is how enjoyable are those 40 hours, or the additional content to plow through for double that. I guess we shall all have to wait and see.

And I am excited, thank you very much.

Monster Hunter took me a LONG time to get into, but after how much fun I had with World and Rise I knew this was a day one buy, and I am not regretting my choice.

As they have done for a while with Monster Hunter, they will keep pumping the game full of extra content for months most likely, and that's before considering a full paid expansion.

@nessisonett the 6 fingers may just be another lesser-known side effect of the zombie plague, you don't know

I am yet to finish the game (because I am bad at soulslikes) but the premise and world are enough to keep pulling me back in every few months, so knowing there's more of the game coming is nice.

Another to add to the list of 'games I probably never would have bought but because it's on Plus I'll give it a go'

I said the same on the NintendoLife article, I'm not surprised or disappointed at the fact this underperformed. I tried the PS Plus trial for it and it was dull and just a much worse version of a Lego-style game, and it was also missing the multiplayer aspect that makes those games ideal for younger gamers.

What is obviously a shame is for those with no control over the decision making process that led to a bad game being released to be the ones affected as opposed to those in charge that pushed the game to be made in the first place. Hope they can find something else suitable soon.

I'll probably stay on Premium due to the streaming and having the Portal, it's just nice to be able to play quite a few games without having to have them downloaded taking up storage space.

I respect them for giving us free content after launch and not making people shell out extra for a 'Gold' or 'Ultimate' edition for content that's not even been made yet. This game will have me hooked for a long time!

@Thatguyoverthere I enjoyed it, nothing compared to the Arkham series but I played it to completion and didn't regret it. The multiple character angle is neat, but doesn't change anything significant other than a few special abilities.

@thefourfoldroot1 I know it's been cheaper, but I've waited so long for a sale at this point that I'm still going to bite.

Curse those awkward UK times. I will hopefully get on Friday and possibly Sunday, excited to see what they do with the world in a new style.

I'm pleased, this sale has finally brought the price of Pillars of Eternity 2 down, it's not had a sale for so long.

Looking forward to trying this when it comes to the network test, not sure if I'll bite on the full game yet. Love ER but roguelikes & multiplayer games are very hit and miss for me.

@CWill97 I agree, I wouldn't show them off but the way I'd be walking down the street, you'd know I was wearing them.

Looks great, not my kind of thing but I can recognise the quality from coverage I've seen. Well done to Warhorse.

No, players want good games with good mechanics and good writing. I've played it (and got the plat) and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't up to the standard of previous DA games. Yeah I had fun, but I would have had the same amount of fun if it wasn't labelled as DA and was its own thing. That's why it didn't do well: it wasn't good enough to be regarded as necessary by either those who love the series or those who have never touched it.

What do you mean everyone doesn't want an additional arbitrary account to have to use to be able to play games, which also limits access to those games in countries where they can't sign up for the account? Who knew?

I'll check out High on Life, not bothered about the other 2 but Payday 3 will do well with the multiplayer.

It's very rare that I will buy a game on launch anyway, and it's normally the more budget titles as there's less investment needed, so this would absolutely stop me from buying any game at launch if the prices went that high.

Please say this is true, I need this game in my life again.

This has been on my wishlist for a long time, glad to see it'll be out fairly soon. And shortly after my birthday, thank you for the gift universe!

Gaiden being added saved me a £25 purchase I had planned, I was considering trying out Atlas Fallen since the Reign of Sand update, plus Anno: Mutationem was on my list to play on Switch, so now I can play it without having to pay any more for it. A great month for me.

I like the use of the time loop in the story, like someone's playing the game and has to restart each time the character dies. Whether it'll end up any good however, we shall see, but I won't hold my breath.

Edit: Unless the light bar prompt appears and I have to stay really still, anyway.

Compete in a business sense? Yes. They occupy the same entertainment space and will try to get as many people to choose their console/games as possible, and that's an either/or rather than both for a lot of people. Compete in specs/power? No, but they don't want to and haven't worked with this as a target for a long time.

Like others have said, and I myself also do, a lot of people will own and enjoy both.

And I was just about to buy Like A Dragon as well, glad I held out. Some good additions this month.

Rather a delay to maybe have a better experience, wasn't planning on getting day 1 anyway.

Doing the tasks encourages me to play different games occasionally so that's neat, and free money is free money. The rate you earn points is ridiculously low, but it's better than nothing.

@dskatter I liked the designs, this might drive me to pick them up if I see them around. But yeah, not surprising at all given the complete lack of solid updates for so long. Shame, it looked like it could have been decent.

Always rest mode, unless I'm going away and won't be playing for a while. Otherwise I always like to get games downloaded while not using, and I use the Portal a lot.

@LiamCroft No worries.

Respect to Shift Up, nice to see a news article about developers that doesn't involve them letting people go.

Last sentence of the second paragraph, you...uh...misspelt the name of the developer...

Seems like a fair enough point, don't add things for the sake of them being there. If what is being added contributes to the overall game experience, go ahead, if it stands out in comparison to the other content, it has no business being there.

I'll give it a try but I bounced off Genshin, Zenless and Nikki pretty hard, so will see if this does enough to keep me.

Tried the SS trial but wasn't interested enough to buy it so I'll give it another go. Hot Pursuit is great on Switch so I'll have another go on PS, and Stanley Parable is well regarded so a decent month for me.

@somnambulance I came here to say the exact same thing, just make the games good and it doesn't matter about the other bull

Merry Christmas to all, enjoy the holiday season.

@lazarus11 I would recommend it also, I paid 40 when I got it and was not disappointed so 25 is a steal

I have played and enjoy both, as well as many others that didn't get the award. Why do people take personally something that is completely arbitrary like an award? Players like your game. Players have bought your game. Don't act like you're the only developer that's put hard work and planning into the release of your game.

Getting Amaterasu in Astro Bot was one of my favourite moments of the year, and this announcement caps it off. Cannot wait!

This could be my holiday game of 2025 if it doesn't trip over itself in future reveals

I only recently played Astro Bot and I immediately got the hype, it was just pure gaming fun and celebration. Metaphor is my personal favourite of the year, so happy to see that get a few gongs, and Balatro is so addictive and succinct it had to be recognised as well.

@Nem I know, it was really just a testicle joke