LocalPenguin

I played the beta with zero expectations and was absolutely blown away. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Everything about it clicked with me. The world, the combat, the music. Loved it. Can't wait to get stuck again this evening

Mine is ready to go!
Can't wait to get home (get my son to bed) and get stuck in.

@FraserG Oh you absolute legend! Thanks Fraser 👍

I've searched high and low for answers but no luck.
Does anyone know what the requirements are to start the expansion? Story progression? Level? Etc etc
With no review codes pre launch there seems to be no way of finding out 🤔

Kunitsu Gami: Path of the Goddess.
An absolute masterpiece of a game.

The Shivering Isles. And it's not even close 😊

That hit me right in the feels that reveal 🥹
Couldn't be more excited for this, absolutely incredible 😊
The song choice was what hit the hardest, a real throwback to those fans who were sat watching that original trailer back in the day 🥰

Incredible, just incredible 😁

No S tier?
That was utterly sublime from start to finish.
That Gears trailer was borderline emotional. The music! What a throwback for fans 🥰

Lost Odyssey
Jade Empire
Killer Instinct

The showcase was OK.
'Next year' always looks great.
Xbox has become one of those "Free Beer Tomorrow" signs at this point.

Its true that this is hard to play nowadays on an N64. The graphics, frame rate and controls make it pretty rough.
However, if this version can fix all that, it should be a wonderful experience, especially for those of us who played back in the day. The base game is superb 👌

Merry Christmas one and all 😁

Some interesting votes on here.
I'm guessing a young crowd 🤔 haha

Gamers!
Love to see Skill Up get some exposure here, he's by far the best YouTube channel for gaming content.
No one reviews games so well and his weekly 'This week in Video Videogames' is utterly essential 😁

Oh man, where to start??
The first thing that jumps to mind are endurance races. 1 hour. 2 hour. 1000 mile. 24hr. All of it 😍
The dream of course is to have a game as event rich as Gran Turismo 4 😊

I like it!
An anime version of Underground seems like a win 😁

I haven't played CoD since the original Modern Warefare 2 but thought I'd try out the Beta.
You know what, I had a great time!
It plays incredibly well and the myriad of game types means there's so much to play.
Seems like a winner to me 👍

Nothing can come close to Halo 3.
Everything about it is perfect. The stars aligned and the timing was spot on.
It was a phenomenon, simple as that.
It still stands up too. The campaign and multiplayer still just as enjoyable today.
As an overall Halo package it is yet to be beaten. And likely never will be.

@BBB @Tharsman Yeah, the digs at GT7 were coming thick and fast haha
I play GT7 religiously and even I enjoyed the pot shots 😄

Incredible. I'm gonna love pouring over this trailer and going through it with fine tooth comb 😍

Heroes, in a half shell 4.
In this day and age who could ask for more 😁

Dragons Dogma 2. We're ready. It's time 😁

Ah, previously announced titles. Never mind haha

@Banjo- Same!! Don't get me wrong, I love RE4 as much as the next gamer, but skipping Code:Veronica is criminal 😩

Hell of a show!
Some great stuff for GW fans 😁

Ouch. That hurts 😩

I'll be watching it live on here with you lot ☺️
Cannot bloody wait 😁

Very solid month 😊

Lost Odyssey 2

I'm just happy it's finally happening ☺️

@Rmg0731 I shall find it now and listen this afternoon at work 😁
Thanks for the heads up man, have a great weekend 😊

@Rmg0731 Haha yeah of course 😄 Child of the 80's here, it'll always be Squaresoft to me. I loved Final Fantasy so much I used to draw their logo on my school books 😊

I heard some rumblings about FromSoft.
The worst would be Capcom or Squaresoft.

Yep, very excited indeed 😁

This also semi confirms something I've long thought was true. The average age of gamers on this site is far older than the users of other sites.
The general respect and discussion is always far more mature.

Amazing how many of us have PONG as our first game!
I'm the same. My parents picked one up in about 1988 as they thought I'd like it. I did of course but it wasn't until I got a C64 that the true gamer was born 😊

If they can find a way to combat the 'Anti-Content' system then I'm all ears.

As someone who's happy to spend hours sessioning the same rail or spot, I'm gonna get a lot out of this game 😁

Skateboarding game Shredders eh?
That's a new one 😄

@Dezzy70 Interesting 🤔
Complete opposite for me. Maybe a dozen or so serious gaming friends, only 2 with a PS5.
All have made the jump to Xbox this time around.
Potentially an age thing? I'm 40 next year and my friends are the same pretty much.
When time and money is a rare commodity, Gamepass shines brightest 😄

@Dezzy70 You're focusing on the smaller picture mate, Xbox care little for console sales, that's not the focus anymore.
Big game adverts are great but 'value' is a top priority for people these days.
All my gaming friends, serious and casual, have an Xbox now. Most had a PS4. Stock wasn't the issue, it was the value.
Admittedly, most of my friends (like myself) are parents. Gamepass offers so much it simply can't be passed up on.
Gamepass numbers are massive and going up. Ultimately (no pun intended) that's all that matters.

@Shigurui @ChopperCampbell Add me to the ranks guys, I absolutely love DSII 😁

@Dezzy70 The reviews are phenomenal!
Mines been dispatched. Fingers crossed it turns up early! Haha

@RevGaming I'd certainly never say that multiplayer games are superior to single player. Infact, I feel the opposite with Zelda, Final Fantasy and Soulsborne being some of my all time faves.
My point was that we have those experiences on other systems. What MS does, it does well and while I'm happy of course for them to broaden their portfolio, I'd hate to see them change the way they do things.

@pip_muzz @Krzzystuff Yeah Halo is fantastic. Completed the Tenrai Event last night, 100 in the BP, Legendary done, 111hours played and enjoyed every single one of them! Halo leads me into my point about MS Game Studios. My friends and I regularly play Halo and it's hilarious, like, crying with laughter funny. Something will always happen that cracks us up.
Sea of Thieves is the same. We play regularly and always have a great laugh with something wild or hilarious taking place.
MS make incredible sandboxes. Sony may have the awesome solo, cinematic games but MS rule the sandbox.
It's the sandboxes that make the experience. It's what makes a great game even better. That sense of community comes from a shared experience. Something Sony doesn't have (and the reason they bought Bungie)
I'm very happy with MS output and the way they create their games. The odd solo only game would be nice but these AAA games burn bright and vanish.
I'll be playing Infinite until a new Halo game comes out. Who can say that about Horizon.

Edit: Except Gran Turismo 7, I'll be playing that for donkeys years 😁

@Banjo- Ok cool. Roughly how long to play through one loop of the story? 🤔

@Banjo- High praise indeed! I've always considered diving in. You'd recommend it then mate?

@themightyant Thanks for the heads up mate!
I guess we keep our fingers crossed for a free trial and just binge it 😄

@themightyant This is the big question and I can't find an answer anywhere??
It's getting close and right now there doesn't appear to be a way for the UK to watch it? 🤔

That's fine. We've only just finished the latest Tenrai week 😊