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I have no nostalgia for these games, I never played them on PlayStation, but even with that, I’d say it’s a solid 8. They aren’t the best games but they’re fun, and good for what they are.

@Scrubchub I thought Death Stranding looked terrible and was such a ridiculous concept for a game, but I heard them talking about it on Sacred Symbols and it caught my interest. I’ve now bought it on PS5 and for Steam Deck. It’s an extremely weird game that I never would have expected to fall in love with but I did. It’s somehow a very relaxing yet intense game at the same time. It has great atmosphere, incredible music, and a unique but fun gameplay loop. At the price Xbox has it for I truly can’t recommend it enough.

I cannot wait for this game, it’s one of my most anticipated games of next year, so far. Everything I’ve seen about it so far looks great. I couldn’t care less about Sweet Baby being involved, I really wish people would get over them. Personally, if they were involved with swapping the main character from a white woman to a black woman, I think they made a smart move, it makes sense for the story and setting.

(Fun fact that’s coming from a white male… sorry, “woke” white male.) RAAARRRRRRR INCLUSION!

I thought this game looked so stupid and boring. The only reason I gave it a shot was because Chris on Sacred Symbols was in the same boat as me and he raved about it, him and I seem to have very similar tastes. I grabbed it on sale and absolutely loved it. It’s such a unique game, the music is fantastic, and the story is intriguing. I can’t recommend it enough.

Astro Bot, followed by Metaphor for me!

I should be able to get a good amount of time in with Metaphor tomorrow, my wife is taking the kids to watch football at my in laws and I’m staying home. I also played some Skyrim on Steam Deck but am debating setting that to the side for now for Persona 5 Royal because I bought it for $23 on Steam. I’ve played P5 but never beat it.

@redgrave0 best/most underrated comment on this thread

I finally got to sit down and sink a few hours into Metaphor, that game is fantastic. I also fired up the new CoD on Game Pass, I played the first mission, enjoyed it, then immediately went back to Metaphor.

I played the opening mission, which is the first bit of CoD I’ve played since Advanced Warfare. The opening mission was good, the gunplay was top level as always. I’ll jump back in eventually, but for now … more Metaphor, please!

The real question is how’s that premium audio?!

Perfect headset to go along with CoD’s new sound subscription!

To quote Bradley Ellis, “Sort it out, Ubisoft!”

I mostly buy 3rd party on Xbox, it’s all about that controller and Quick Resume!

It was my GotY last year and one of my favorite games in the last decade. An easy 10, for me.

I finally got to sit down and play Metaphor Refantazio, I’m only an hour in but this game seems like it’ll live up to the hype. I’m also playing Echoes of Wisdom, nearly done with that.

I don’t play online much but every now and then my friend will get me to play something through crossplay

This was my GotY last year so I’ll gladly take more AW2!

Very likely nothing for me, we are in Maine for one last weekend before they close the cottage. I brought my Steam Deck so if I can’t sleep I’ll jump into Skyrim. Otherwise, I’ll dream of Metaphor.

I got 5 or 6 entries for pre ordering Metaphor today. Of course I won’t win, but I’m certainly going to try!

Glad to see 5, so far behind. That’s the only Halo game I truly hated.

Infinite for me, it’s not the best Halo, but I think it’s the best feeling Halo from a gameplay perspective and I think it’s the most fun I’ve had with Halo since Reach.

Celebrate 10 years with this PS5 release!

Some Skyrim on the Steam Deck, trying to get myself back into FFVII Rebirth so I can actually finish it, but Zelda Echoes of Wisdom is taking up the majority of my game time.

My wife took the kids for a sleepover at my sister in law’s house, so I’ve been taking some relaxation time for myself and doing some heavy gaming. Mostly I’ve been playing Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, I expected to enjoy it, I didn’t expect to love it as much as I do. I don’t think it’ll beat out Astro as my GotY, but it’ll be a close second. I also jumped into a few rounds of Space Marine 2 with a couple of friends, my very rare multiplayer gaming time. I’m almost exclusive a single player kind of guy, but every now and then the right game comes along.

I lost my shi… mind, when the Lunar Collection Remaster was announced, my son thought something was wrong at first until he saw the look of pure excitement on my face. That was the game that got me into RPGs back on Sega CD, I’m so excited to revisit it.

This was my GotY last year, so I’ll gladly welcome more with open arms.

@Fiendish-Beaver I had never played the first game so I played it on Steam Deck before jumping into 2, it really holds up. There’s a couple of quality of life changes I’d expect to see changed now, but overall it was well worth the playthrough/ another playthrough for anyone who has played it before. The problem is catching it at a good price, I waited for several months before it came down to a good price from that old of a game, for me.

This game should be a message to other developers, sometimes we just want a straight forward, well paced, shorter game that’s just a blast to play. Not every game needs to be massive, open world, super deep in story (that’s coming from someone who went to college for creative writing), or 30+ hour experience.

@REAVERZINE it’s one of the few guarantees in life

I got the platinum for Astro Bot yesterday! A true sign of how much I loved it, because that’s only my second platinum, I don’t go out of my way for them. After that I started up Space Marine 2, the best modern 360/PS3 game out there. I’ve also been playing Skyrim on Steam Deck on the side.

If Shadow of the Erdtree counts, I’ll have to go with that, since I played it on Xbox. I’m guessing for a full fledged game, I’ll likely end up going with Space Marine 2, but I haven’t started it yet. Though Astro is my current GotY, that game is absolutely perfect and delightful to me.

Spending time with my current GotY, Astro Bot. I also started the original Space Marine game on Steam Deck because Steam FINALLY had it on sale for a good price.

I’m mostly obsessing over Astro Bot. My soon to be brother in law had his bachelor party at an F1 simulation place, so we played that for three hours, not usually my thing, but it was fun. Also, I’ve been squeezing on Visions of Mana when my kids steal my PS5.

If they just fixed the checkpoint system/frequency it would improve the game massively, for me.

Please, make War and Fall backwards compatible. I have these on 360 still, but it’d be amazing to be able to play them in Series X/S instead.

This is easily one of my most anticipated games

@Lup I agree that name isn’t great, which is sad because I’ve always said Castlevania has some of the best names in gaming.

I played some of Dead Space Remake. Also, my in-laws have the kids for the weekend, so my wife and I ordered a nice dinner and laid in bed playing It Takes Two for about six hours. What an incredible game. Plus, it was just great having that time with just my wife, even if it’s a strange theme for that exact moment. 😂

Kill Knight looks great! I’m just praying it doesn’t turn out to be a rogue lite/like game.

Tainted Grail could have potential but it looked so janky

Pretty terrible. Reanimal and Indie being announced for my 40th birthday were the only exciting parts for me.

I’m really looking forward to this one

It was easily my favorite of their games, so I’m good with that.

Fantastic news! Tango is such a great studio. Let’s go Hi-Fi Rush 2!!!!

@Stamnoso I completely agree, 20 to 30 hours is the sweet spot for most games. Sure, The Order would be great a little longer but it was fine the length it was.
I played a bit of Ryse and thought it was really good, it just wasn’t what I wanted to play at the time. I want to get back into it.

@Vipor007 for me it has been beyond worth it. I don’t get much game time in these days with two kids and working full time but I manage to get some in here and there while on the go. I don’t have a gaming PC so it’s been great playing Steam games on it. Plus, it runs most games phenomenally. Every now and then I have a small issue but it’s rare and usually easily fixed. I definitely recommend it.

@gravelmonkey The Order 1886 gets a ton of hate but I personally loved it. I even enjoyed the short run time, I don’t need every game being 50-100 hours, sometimes you just need a brief 5-10 hour game.

On Steam Deck I squeezed in a bit of Sekiro last night. Then, after the kids went to bed, I started Kumitsu-Gami Path of the Goddess on Game Pass. PotG is very much a “just one more round” kind of game, I played four or five levels after only intending to play one, I’m really loving it so far

I couldn’t care less about it but I’m hoping it’s great for those who are excited about it.

@Moby Jack Black as Clap Trap is probably the only thing about this movie that made sense to me. Kevin Hart makes absolutely no sense as Roland, that casting alone told me all I needed to know about this movie.

I finally beat Genichiro in Sekiro and made my way through Senpou Temple, so on to the next area