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My daughter has this controller, I kind of want to mod it to do this now ha. Fun fact, if you type in the Konami code on the controller there’s an Easter egg.

@Fiendish-Beaver I’m not much of a rogue-like/lite fan, but Rogue Legacy is a really great game. If the second is anything like it then it’s worth checking out. I doubt you need to worry about playing the original first, there’s barely a story to it.

While I can’t wait to see Kotick out of there, I hate that he will be doing it with a Scrooge McDuck smile as swims in a pool of money from this deal. He’ll be laughing his way to the bank. With that said, I’m excited to see what Activision looks like under Spencer.

@Rangers420 I wish fans would stop encouraging buyouts in general, it’s not a pro consumer move, but for some reason fans like to pretend it is.

@demian I definitely like that take on it, looking at it from that perspective it changes my opinion on it.

Outside of a few choices they made I more or less enjoyed it. Sure, it had some jank to it, but overall it was fun. I’m reserving the fact that I hated there was a human on the Covenant until I see how it pans out, I’m all for creative liberties if it makes sense and pans out in a cool way, so I’m hoping that’s the case here.

@demian I apparently missed that, I was only able to half pay attention to it while I watched it. I don’t disagree that it isn’t worse than any other overrated show lately. I didn’t love it but I certainly didn’t hate it, I’ll keep watching to see where it goes.

@BartoxTharglod you perfectly summed up my feelings on it. There were some parts I enjoyed, some parts I didn’t and some I just felt were complete cringe worthy. I wouldn’t say the show was bad, I liked it enough to stick with it, some of the special effects, sound effects and swapping perspective just didn’t do it for me. I also really didn’t like how the mounted turret did nothing against the Elites when the general was using it, but as soon as Chief picked it up it shredded them in seconds. There were some very strange choices made that’s for sure.

@Qphlat27 I’ve only played a bit of Manhunt but I did enjoy what I played, but Prey and Spec Ops the Line are absolute steals at those prices and I can recommend either enough.

Ubi will not have my attention until I hear Child of Light 2 gets announced!

I can’t wait to play this with my five year old

Elden Ring, then probably some Elden Ring with a side of Elden Ring.

This looks like it’s going to be everything gamer HP have wanted

@Vepra thank you for being a rational person. My coworker was going on and on about all the things they “got wrong.” Personally, I don’t need or want a 1:1 recreation, as long as a lot of the main concepts are there and it’s good I’m happy. We have the game and it’s story, we don’t need this show to be that but in video format, if they were just going to follow it in the same way I’d rather just play the game.

I can’t wait to play this with my five year old! Though, I’m not looking forward to the dam level… I still have PTSD in water levels thanks to that level.

I’m still chugging away at Horizon Forbidden West, I’m about halfway through it.

I can’t wait to play this, but first, I must finish Horizon Forbidden West.

I love Platinum Games, but this looks like a free to play and not even a good one. I’d much rather play Warframe or Genshin Impact than pay $60 for this.

@RevGaming I definitely know people who just try to rush to bosses and find that’s a big mistake. I am in no way good enough to just streamline it and not level up first. I’ll never be that guy beating it with a Guitar Hero guitar, blind folded and not leveling up once, while managing a perfect run. 🤣

@RevGaming I was about to say that’s different because I can leave the area and come back later, but clearly that’s your point in all of this. So I’ll say for typical Soulsborne games that wasn’t really an option because you can’t progress without defeating the enemy, but in Elden Ring I 100% conceded to this point, there’s always something to do so it does work with the allotted game time I have better than typical games in the genre.

@RevGaming I hear what you’re saying, and I don’t necessarily disagree, but that also kind of goes along with my point that it can be tougher to make progress if someone has to stop trying against a boss to grind.

@Medic_Alert I can completely see your point on that. I’ve never been a person that shoots for 100% of a game. I’ll do most side quests and check out points of interest, but if I get a quest that doesn’t interest me I won’t bother. Now, with that said, it is far more satisfying to finally get through a boss or point you’ve been stuck on for a while in a Soulsborne game than just about anything Horizon has to throw at me, so from that perspective I can completely agree with your point.

@RevGaming it all depends on the area, the enemy, the boss, so on and so forth. If I’m dying repeatedly on one boss and having to force my way back to it every time, then it’s a little more time consuming than doing a side quest or two in a game like Horizon. Don’t get me wrong, I adore the Soulsborne genre but for me personally, I don’t feel progress is as easy or as forgiving of your time as some of the things in other games.

@RevGaming I love Soulsborne games but I can see where Tasuki is coming from on this. Those games may be just as long but the ability to pause when you want makes a big difference. Not to mention having to spend a ton of time to learn a new enemy type or boss makes it more demanding of a game. It’s less about the length of the game and more about how it demands your time. I do want to get this eventually but for now I’m sticking with Horizon, which I think perfectly demonstrates how it utilizes a player’s time versus a Soulsborne style game.

I’m still trying to save the world in Horizon Forbidden West. I’m about twelve hours in so I have a long way to go, but I’m loving every second of it.

It’s horrible that it’s come to this, but seeing the people and companies that have been rallying in support of Ukraine has been a beautiful thing. I’m so blessed to be where I am and have the life I have. I was reading news articles this morning at work and I came across this quote, “His 6-year-old son was sleeping when he kissed him goodbye this morning. ‘We are all going. We have to fight. It’s our country. So I am not afraid. I have to do this,’ Ivaniv said.” when I got home all I could do is grab my kids and hold them. I couldn’t imagine being in a position where I have to leave them like that.

I’ve been debating buying Sacred 2 for a while so I won’t complain to that

This is my most anticipated game. I’ve been looking forward to it since its announcement.

Horizon Forbidden West will be soaking up the next 30+ hours of my gaming life

I absolutely love Quick Resume and get irritated when games don’t have it. It could use a bit of tweaking because it doesn’t always work properly, but overall it’s great.

Colin was saying on Sacred Symbols that he believes Platinum is in trouble and that we’d be seeing the effects in the next few years. This kind of talk makes me think he’s right. I’m a huge Platinum fan so if habits the case hopefully someone picks them up.

@GuyinPA75 that one would be one of the few games I’d be willing to play online again. I’m not much of a multiplayer guy, but like you said, that game was such a great balance of many aspects that make it so fun. There’s many games where it’s if you have the best gear you’ll likely win, but that game always felt more about the skill than anything else. I would absolutely pick it up if Microsoft brought it back.
I also felt it was a truly unique game, not just for the time, but even modern days I haven’t played anything like it.

@GuyinPA75 such an underrated game that was ahead of its time

@Would_you_kindly they did a few fairly well known games in the 360/PS3 era like, Heavenly Sword (which I believe Hellblade is a spiritual successor of), DMC and the absolutely fantastic Enslaved Odyssey to the West. They’re not the most well known. Though I have to stand corrected, I just looked it up and they were considered an indie AAA studio prior to the buyout.

@Would_you_kindly Technically, I don’t think it was because it’s a Ninja Theory game, but the size of the dev team was absurdly small, so it might as well have been.

This is easily my most anticipated game. I can’t wait at all.

I can finally have a use for that button!

@isturbo1984 it’s sad how it’s so rare these days that it stands out when a game works

@isturbo1984 it certainly seems that way. I’m a few hours into Nobody Saves the World and it’s absolutely fantastic, I haven’t even had a single hiccup of any sort.

@isturbo1984 I didn’t know about that. That’s absolutely absurd.

@abe_hikura I’m in that exact same boat! I’ve been eyeing it for a while but was waiting for a price drop or sale. I saw it was coming to GP and added it once I knew I could.

I’d watch a full length movie of that! I was really hoping it’d end with the camera panning up like it did and then a little girls voice says, “Look Mr B an angel.”

@Microbius I agree completely. So many people are complaining, but I really don’t see it as that big of a deal, is it accurate to the show? No. It doesn’t bother me though. My coworker was fuming about it. I told him to go play the game if it matters that much.

Maybe Sony will have an exclusive FPS again. I do wish both companies would slow down some though (especially MS), we don’t need every developer under an umbrella. Though if it’s between Sony/MS and Tencent, I’ll take Sony or MS.

Because they’re pointless and idiotic

All of a sudden I care about the championship game…

Just in time for my son’s birthday

I jumped into Guardians of the Galaxy, which I’m really enjoying. The character interactions are some of the best in a game I’ve seen. Plus, there’s a hilarious Easter egg if you try to shoot your guns in populated areas.

Well played Wendy’s, well played.

Hogwarts Legacy, Dying Light 2, Starfield, Lego Star Wars, but most of all (not likely 2022 and no release date, but a guy can dream) Hellblade 2!

@Alduin Dying Light is a fantastic game. It was well worth the full price let alone free with points. It’s far better than Dead Island was, so I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if you grab it.

Finished everything I can do in Halo Infinite, so it’s probably back to Guardians of the Galaxy or Death Stranding.