Duck_Farmer

I didn't mind the format. Indy was the highlight for me. Liked the look of Aras but I'm a console gamer. I think Hellblade is a bit overrated - the orginal was a good game but not strong enough build a brand around which they're trying too hard to do. Avowed looked a bit meh with Starfield levels of dialog. Not really interested in the Square Enix game.

Bought D:OS 1 and 2 for Xbox on sale a couple of months ago thinking as soon as I pull the trigger they'll be announced for Game Pass. Made the right decision for once.

I got my first Xbox (a Series X) a couple of years ago and played through all of the games in the MCC as single player campaigns. It was great.

PS5: still plowing through the OCD hell that is Power Wash Simulator.

XSX: stuck on the big robot early boss in Divinity: Original Sin. Guess I need to grind a bit and level up as the remote control thingy doesn't seem to be working for me.

Switch: picked up where I left up a few weeks ago in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I haven't played the earlier games and the combat system is doing my head in.

Also knocked off Doki Doki Literature Club on Steam during the week.

Love them. Platinumed Origins and Odyssey and am about 120 hours into Valhalla ticking off every checkbox. Having said that, the newer games are so huge that I have no desire to play any of the DLC. Can't believe that Valhalla has 3 large DLC expanding it to Ireland, France, and more Asgard content given the enormity of the base game.

Finished Cocoon. Great game. Next stop is Divinity: Original Sin.

@Edwirichuu AC Valhalla is a great game but it's absolutely massive. It's more of a Viking simulator than a typical AC game but it's great at what it does. I think it's fine to jump in here if you haven't played any of the other games in the series, in fact it's probably one of the better ones if you don't mind dropping 100+ hours on a game.

So this is essentially an award for the game most people played rather than the best game. Ok.

Taking a break from Divinity: Original Sin to play Cocoon. About 80% of the way through so hoping to finish it in a day to two.

C for me. The game I enjoyed the most was Ghostwire: Tokyo which was originally released as a timed exclusive on PS. Hi-Fi Rush was OK. Starfield was boring. Didn't play Redfall or Forza.

Starfield? Really?

About halfway through Cocoon and have just started Divinity: Original Sin.

Some great games you're playing there @RaZieLDaNtE. In addition to AC Valhalla on PS5, I'm playing Divinity: Original Sin on Xbox and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on Switch and don't regret dropping Starfield for any of them. IMO, they're all vastly superior RPGs.

I found the Starfield universe and NPC's story arcs pretty bland and their ability to read the room during combat comical. I'd literally be in a firefight to the death with terrormorphs and my companion would come up to me and want to have some deep and meaningful conversation about some unresolved psychological issues from their childhood. Absolutely no comparison to the fantastically realised story arc of an NPC like Ivarr from AC Valhalla.

Having said that, people are putting hundreds of hours into this game so there's obviously depth there, but it's just not for me. May come back to it at some point in the future when Bethesda have had a chance to develop it further.

Played about 40 hours and fell off it and can't see myself going back anytime soon. Pretty bland game and the writing is abysmal. People criticise Ubisoft for their open world games but I'm currently playing AC Valhalla and it's miles better than Starfield.

Three, all digital. D:OS 1 & 2 and the Castlevania Collection.

5 - Ghostwire: Tokyo
4 - Like A Dragon: Gaiden
3 - Cocoon
2 - HiFi Rush
1 - Starfield

Finished Like A Dragon: Gaiden and am about to start Cocoon. Also bought Divinity OS 1 and 2 in the Black Friday sales to play over the Christmas break as a warm up for BG3.

Far Cry 6, woohoo!

Got bored with Starfield after 40+ hours and have dropped it to play Like A Dragon Gaiden instead. Also just started the original Castlevania after picking up the Anniversary Collection for a few dollars on Black Friday. The closest I've ever gotten to playing a Castlevania game is Vampire Survivors so this is a new experience for me.

Like A Dragon Gaiden while trying to stay out of hostess bars.

The writing and characters are flatter than a pancake. I'm playing AC Valhalla at the same time and for a franchise that's been overexposed to death the writing and characters are 10 times better and more interesting than Starfield.

Have just started Like A Dragon Gaiden while playing Starfield in the background.

I'm about a third of the way through Starfield and am starting to fall off. Not surprised it's not nominated for GOTY.

Finished the UC quest line in Starfield and will probably put it on the back burner to play Like A Dragon Gaiden.

@The-Grezzly-Bear - might try the game pass picker thing as well to change things up a bit.

Still ploughing through the UC quest line in Starfield. The dialogue in this game is facile and immersion breaking. I don't really want to have deep and meaningful conversions about my companion's feelings in the middle of a firefight with Terrormorphs.

Starfield - working my way through the UC faction missions and have just got my UC citizenship. Woohoo.

Starfield - have decided to forego base building and system exploration and surveying and instead concentrate on main and faction quests. I don't think I want to play this for 100 hours so will concentrate on the missions.

Haven't played Mirage yet, but I'm more of a fan of the newer-style games. Of those I've played:

1. Odyssey
2. Valhalla (currently playing, so not final rating)
3. Origins
4. AC 2
5. Unity
6. Syndicate
7. AC 4
8. AC 1

Pretty good month with P5T and LAD Gaiden.

Starfield. Going to switch from exploring and surveying everything to mainlining the story quests.

Current

PS5: AC Valhalla
XSX: Starfield
Switch: Metroid Prime Remastered

Next

PS5: Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
XSX: Titanfall 2
Switch: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Current

PS5 - Disco Elysium
XSX - Starfield
Switch - Metroid Prime Remastered

Next

PS5 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla
XSX - Titanfall 2
Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Finished Weird West a few weeks ago so timed that well.

@Spider-Kev I'm pretty sure it's been on GamePass for at least a year.

PS5: Disco Elysium. Bought it last week on sale and have only just started. Have heard great things about the game.

XSX: Starfield. Enjoying it so far. Have completed the first 5 main missions to get to the point where the story opens up. Have yet to touch base or ship building.

Switch: Metroid Prime Remastered. I've been 80-85% complete for a few weeks now. May try to push through and finish it off as I bought Xenoblade Chronicles 3 a few months ago and am itching to get to it.

I remember spending forever finishing TR3 and the sheer relief every time I found a save game crystal.

Sounds like a Eurovision song.

XSX - just finished Weird West and now waiting for Starfield.

Switch - pushing through to complete Metroid Prime Remastered. Reckon I'm about 75% done.

PS5 - need to get back to HFW which has been on hold for a few weeks.

Weird West (XSX) - have finished the first of five character arcs. It's giving me OG Fallout vibes.

Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch) - about two thirds of the way through. Took me a while to get in to it but now really enjoying it.

Horizon: Forbidden West (PS5) - I'm at the point where the world really opens up and need to start giving it some more attention.

PS5: HFW
XSX: Chained Echoes
Switch: Metroid Prime Remastered