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On Steam Deck I fired up my favorite game of all time, Nier Automata. Besides that, my son and I jumped into Hypercharge Unboxed and I’m continuing my journey through Stellar Blade.

To a new studio

I’m most of the way through chapter four and I’m absolutely loving this game. I adored the original and, to me, this is more of the same but more refined. I can’t wait to play more! Congrats, Ninja Theory, your hard work paid off.

I’m a couple of hours into Hellblade 2 and if it stays like this it’ll sit as my GotY so far. Followed by Stellar Blade, Unicorn Overlord, and Helldivers 2. I thought FFVII Rebirth would be my top game but I just can’t stand all of the mini-games it forces you to play, I want to love it, I just can’t.

@OrfeasDourvas I completely agree. It gives it a more realistic feel and makes the stakes feel higher. I have this one downloaded but haven’t tried it yet but as long as the combat is just as good as the original’s I’m all in.

Who in their right mind said this game looks terrible?! It could look 100% like the original and it would still be nowhere near looking “terrible.”

@BIG3 I saw that they’re claiming the review embargo lifts tomorrow to avoid spoilers but given MS lately, I don’t know if I trust that or not. Hopefully that is accurate though.

Hellblade for me, with Enslaved as a close second.

KoToR is the single reason I bought my first Xbox

I’ve never been a GTA fan so there’s no hype on my end.

Hey, Microsoft, I’ll trade you this new studio for Tango back.

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@TheSimulator that would have made such a great DLC!

@rustyduck ah, that must be why it was so critically acclaimed and reviewed so highly by users, just like Redfall … Oh right …

Hey, if you like Redfall, that’s great, to each their own, but Hi-Fi Rush had fun gameplay, a good story, fantastic sound and level design, and it was genuinely funny. Just because it’s got a more cartoon esthetic and is more kid friendly doesn’t make it “childish” by any stretch of the word.

@rustyduck “child game” and yet it’s 100% a better game. Hi-Fi Rush was a fantastic game, Redfall was passible at its best.

@BacklogBrad I’d 100% take games like Hi-Fi Rush with large gaps in between over a quick turn around any day. Hell, I’d take Hi-Fi over either of those games even if it meant they were scrapped entirely. Don’t get me wrong, they’re great games but I get burnt out on them. At least games like Hi-Fi felt fresh and original, while being the perfect length.

My best wishes to everyone impacted by this. This is horrible news all around, though I’m most devastated by Tango. Hi-Fi Rush was one of my absolute favorite games to come out in the last decade. It reminded me so much of the 360 era. It was a high quality, entertaining, funny game with excellent gameplay and it didn’t overstay its welcome, unlike most games that have come out recently.

I’ve gotten burnt out after 40 hours of Mini-Games the Game, I mean, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, so I’m stepping back for now and jumped into Stellar Blade. I’m loving it so far.

Considering I’ve only ever saved one intentionally, I don’t particularly care. In fact, can Nintendo do the same, I probably have a couple hundred captures just from my kids hitting the button.

It’s the only game needed

I’m still working through Rebirth and am obsessed with Unicorn Overlord on Switch right now. Also a bit of Helldivers 2 to get my friend off my back who keeps harassing me to play with him because I’ve been too into Rebirth.

Good! Don’t ruin a good thing, Ori 2’s ending was perfect.

It’s a fun game, solid 7 for me, but a little longer than it needs to be. I can’t attest to how it runs on Game Pass but it works pretty good on Steam Deck.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, I’m about fifteen hours in and loving every second of it.

I get nowhere near as much as I used to each month. I’m not going to complain because it’s still free money though, I just accept it for what it is and use it as money off of games now.

I’m not that interested in DD2 just because the first one never clicked with me, but I’d buy it at full price if it had.

Lost Odyssey plays phenomenally on backwards comparability

Harold Halibut looks fantastic

Looks good from a graphics standpoint, but I won’t get hyped for it until I see gameplay.

I downloaded SpongeBob for my son. He asked me if I’d try it, I responded with, “The next hundred hours of my gaming life will be consumed by Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, so sorry, but not a chance.” That’s a longwinded way of saying I’m playing Rebirth.

They aren’t all my personal picks but I don’t see any that I believe truly don’t deserve to be on that list, from the ones I played. Personally I’d have Alan Wake 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Halo Infinite, and Hogwarts Legacy up there with BG3, Elden Ring, and P5. I enjoyed Hades but personally think it’s overrated and Diablo 5 is fun but I wouldn’t put it that high personally, but I can understand both making the cut.

I had a blast playing this with my son on vacation last summer. I’ll have to pick it up for the two of us to play through again.

I honestly think this game is underrated. It’s a fun FPS, it doesn’t exactly do anything new, and the story is just ok, but the gameplay is really fun. I’d put it as a solid 7, maybe even an 8. Is it the best game? No, but it’s a good time killer.

Helldivers 2 with a possible side of restarting Death Stranding 2 on Steam Deck

@Dusk_Actual it’s amazing how overrun their servers are. I get that this game took off far more than they expected but you’d think they’d have upgraded the servers right away after it did.

50% bonus on XP and Requisites certainly isn’t helping either. But with all of that said, once you get in it’s a blast. It only took me a couple of minutes getting on tonight at least.

I’m doing my part to spread democracy! The only good bug is a dead bug … oh wait that’s a different IP.

@Dusk_Actual my buddy and I had the same issue, it took a good half an hour to get in. My friend said if you have a friend already on it usually lets you in if they invite you.

This game was an absolute masterpiece

I’ll definitely grab this, but it doesn’t ease the wounds knowing we’ll never get Titanfall 3.

Give me both X-Men Legends games, Advent Rising, Killswitch, abd Black, please.

I’d rather it say “Lord of Ring Gollum” like their AI written apology letter did.

I couldn’t care less about this game. I was not a fan of Black Flag, they took the part I cared least about that game and built a full game around it. Hard pass.

I’m at the very end of Sea of Stars so that has all of my attention this weekend.

As a ‘90’s kid, I’m absurdly excited for this.

@DJKingaling that’s worth playing again and again

Glad I bought this physically a while back, it’s such a great game.

@themightyant so far there’s no cure, I think I’m okay with that. 😏

@themightyant I know the job cuts aren’t related to this article, I just saw an opportunity to be snarky and had to take it. It’s a problem, I’m seeking help for it … Okay, I’m not, but I’d venture to guess my wife wishes I would.

@TakeItEasy sorry to hear that! That would absolutely be enough for me to convert back to physical media. I got mad enough when I hit a game breaking bug right before the Joker fight in Arkham Asylum and I had 100% Riddler trophies but my save deleted. I still haven’t played it again, I can only imagine how you felt losing all of your digital library.

@TakeItEasy sadly, I don’t disagree with you. I’ve been impacted by layoffs before and it’s just the awful side of business, but I get it.
I don’t blame you, while it doesn’t personally impact me, because I’ve mostly made the switch to digital, I can’t blame anyone that is still collecting physical media and the fears about where this is headed. Unfortunately, MS has been heading in this direction for quite a while now. The only reason I made the switch to digital is just for the convenience of not having to find space for all of my games, I probably have a few hundred physical games still, and I’ve more than double it on digital, my wife would kill me if I had to find space for all of it. 😂