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Same. Ever since posting here, I gave the game a few weeks and months but the game never comes up on my feed. I'm not sure if Elden Ring is just awesome and it's taking over too much or that there's really nothing to talk about this one. 😕

Haha good guess. Hope it comes over to Game Pass, too. 😄

Great topic!!! I still have a stack of these, I'm gonna get them out, take a pic, and show it to you guys on another post (sorry I can't at the moment since it's in a separate part of the house).

EGM was my absolute favorite from back in the day. I used to read strategies of games and pretend I was playing it by getting absorbed in the screenshots hehe.

Great topic!!! I still have a stack of these, I'm gonna get them out, take a pic, and show it to you guys on another post (sorry I can't at the moment since it's in a separate part of the house).

EGM was my absolute favorite from back in the day. I used to read strategies of games and pretend I was playing it by getting absorbed in the screenshots hehe.

Anyone remember these good old days? I used to have quite a collection of multi-platform magazines but ridded most a while back as I couldn't hoard them all my life! Crazy that our only source of info used to be paper and we had to wait a month at a time. Sadly the industry was much more reliable and honest back then! See if you recognise any of these - I've picked out a few mags/issues that I have or had back in the day.
 
Official Nintendo Magazine issue 63 1997 - my first one and it came with this awesome pack of cards.

 
N64 Magazine - £2.95

 
CVG - first multi-platform one I picked up and incredibly cheap at £1.50

 
GamesMaster - quite pricey at £2.75 but packed full of stuff

 
PC Gamer Issue 64 Christmas 1998 - jam packed with pages and information. PCG was remarkable back then 

 
Official Playstation Magazine issue 45 May 1999 - £4.99 but with a disc

 
Play - unofficial Playstation mag. Good value at £2.85 and usually came with a book

 
Official Dreamcast UK Magazine - August 2000 - pricey at £4.99 but always came with a demo disc.
I also had a couple of reader-submitted reviews published and those I have saved. Only 21 issues in total

 
DC-UK December 2000 - unofficial but a nice alternative at £2.99

 
Official Playstation 2 Magazine issue 11 - September 2001 - Issue 1 also from December 2000 with a different design (the only one with the PS2 title)

 
Official Xbox Magazine December 2002 with demo disc

 
Official Xbox 360 Magazine issue 2 November 2005

 
Official Playstation Magazine November 2009

 
 
 

No and not really interested tbh. Nothing shouting out saying 'Buy Me' tbh. Wouldn't be surprised if it did come out as a PS plus game as its FF on Playstation.

I watched about an hour of next gen gameplay last night and I just cannot get over how barren the city is now with a huge lack of cars and pedestrians compared to release even on the new consoles. It's not quite as bad as 1.4 on the old gen where you'd be lucky to see more than 3 cars and 5 people at any given time but it feels like a very bland environment in what is already a city lacking dynamics. A lot of textures have also been downscaled which is really noticeable. I haven't played since the launch on PC but I have followed each big update and it's like they keep chopping away at things that add to the immersion and it really hurts the output. 
 
The game does appear cleaner though and all those small fixes have given it a more polished experience but there is still NPC's colliding, cars on rails and the UI is still pretty ghastly. I didn't get to see much in terms of the AI and if there were any improvements there but a lot of work was needed in this regard rather than just planting a few enemies sporadically through the map who respawn every day. I'll definitely keep my eye on this but I can't see myself ever venturing back. 

It's very early in the game, once you get the mission to steal the shard, do that and its conclusion involves meeting  Keanu for the first time, without giving too much away. If you've not tried the ps5 upgrade, you're missing a treat 👍

How different are people finding Elden Ring to Bloodborne in terms of mechanics?

Jumping adds so much to combat.  At least I find it does.  Everything about Elden Ring just seems so much more polished compared to other From Software games. 

Hi everyone! I was encouraged by the kind Mr. GazzaGarratt to make my own introduction thread so here I am. XD
 
I'm sorry I didn't do this sooner. I am actually embarrassed to these usually (lol even on the internet hehe) but upon the encouragement and also because I feel like this is a great place, I thought I'd do this.
 
I also want to share something and I hope this is alright. There are actually two people on this account. We'll be using nicknames but don't worry, this isn't too far from our real names.
 
I am Ryan and I share the account with my younger cousin Ellen, or Ellie. Or eL. Ellen comes from the Facebook generation and we're 15 years apart. I'm trying to teach her the ropes about forum communities which is incredibly alien to her lol. Anyway, she had a run in with some bad folk on some Facebook group who asked her too many personal questions, I wouldn't detail it here. I thought she might need a breath of fresh air and since she's a gamer, she'd also fit in right here. Sorry about this weird bit and I hope we're not breaking any rules but yeah, that's about it.
 
And oh, she plays on Switch. I play on Xbox Series X. We usually swap consoles from time to time.
 
Anyway, sorry I rattled on too much about me (err us?). I just want to say that we plan to stick around and engage in conversations, as well as share our own gaming experiences.

Thank you for the warm welcome and Ellen and I both like the place! ❤️

Was pretty disappointed to see this on the PS4 before and I can agree with sentiments about losing steam for the game at this point. Hype plays a huge part in games and if it isn't there, it's very easy to just pick up another title.
 
I never touched the game again but got a copy for Xbox as part of my purchase for the Series X and I'm just happy the game is in a playable state, but that's because I never played nor touched the game in any form since purchase. I can imagine it must have been frustrating for people who tried to give CDPR the benefit of the doubt and still played the game in its unfinished state.
 
I was also particularly weirded out that they had to do the next gen remake for Witcher 3 when they were still doing it for this one, I mean, sure, they reached their target date of 2022 Q1 but this could have been easier if they had more focus on CP2077.
 
Still, I'll happily take patch 1.5 and I can't wait to finally play this on the weekend. 🙂

Was pretty disappointed to see this on the PS4 before and I can agree with sentiments about losing steam for the game at this point. Hype plays a huge part in games and if it isn't there, it's very easy to just pick up another title.
 
I never touched the game again but got a copy for Xbox as part of my purchase for the Series X and I'm just happy the game is in a playable state, but that's because I never played nor touched the game in any form since purchase. I can imagine it must have been frustrating for people who tried to give CDPR the benefit of the doubt and still played the game in its unfinished state.
 
I was also particularly weirded out that they had to do the next gen remake for Witcher 3 when they were still doing it for this one, I mean, sure, they reached their target date of 2022 Q1 but this could have been easier if they had more focus on CP2077.
 
Still, I'll happily take patch 1.5 and I can't wait to finally play this on the weekend. 🙂

Yeah... I would probably give the poster a pass too. But steel case or art book, count me in though £200 is pretty heavy! I'm always a sucker for art books included in special editions.
 
Wish we had these editions, at the very least, the one you first showed. I'm hoping for a pleasant surprise that my pre-order has at least those art cards but whatever happens, I'm happy just to get the physical. Just 2 weeks more!!!

Was pretty disappointed to see this on the PS4 before and I can agree with sentiments about losing steam for the game at this point. Hype plays a huge part in games and if it isn't there, it's very easy to just pick up another title.
 
I never touched the game again but got a copy for Xbox as part of my purchase for the Series X and I'm just happy the game is in a playable state, but that's because I never played nor touched the game in any form since purchase. I can imagine it must have been frustrating for people who tried to give CDPR the benefit of the doubt and still played the game in its unfinished state.
 
I was also particularly weirded out that they had to do the next gen remake for Witcher 3 when they were still doing it for this one, I mean, sure, they reached their target date of 2022 Q1 but this could have been easier if they had more focus on CP2077.
 
Still, I'll happily take patch 1.5 and I can't wait to finally play this on the weekend. 🙂

I have never seen so many patch notes for a game post-release yet for all the fixes and improvements they've made, it's barely noticeable in-game and if anything, the downgrades/sacrifices have taken away from what was an already hollow experience and those are significantly noticeable.  In all fairness, they never said they were going to produce what they originally promised/lied about and were just focused on fixing issues and improving what was there but it still leaves a really bad taste. I don't think this game is outright bad but just very disappointing and the way it was marketed was the most dishonest thing I have ever seen all the way up until release. 
 
It's painful to hear them talk about features that have been in games and done better since 2004. Hopefully this will be a stepping stone for them to do what they originally promoted but for me, it's too late and the time wasted on this is just taking away from future titles they have planned. 

Patch 1.5 has just dropped for all versions, plus the first one for PS5.
They seem to have reworked quite a lot judging by patch notes 
 
Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes - Cyberpunk 2077 — from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
WWW.CYBERPUNK.NET This patch contains various gameplay fixes and improvements, the next-gen update, as well as...  

I think it's just the posted folded up sadly! Bit misleading but doesn't really matter too much. No steel case either it seems - just a card sleeve that goes over the standard box and the other extras. Not a bad package at all really.
 
The collectors edition does have the steel case though but that's around the £200 mark. Art book looks great!

Man that’s tempting, not gonna lie. Probably not worth the post purchase argument though.  

Hello, Sarah! Welcome aboard! I enjoyed reading your gaming experiences. That's awesome, you've been pretty much around!

Retired D2 player here. I'm thinking of getting back to the Witch Queen hehe.
 
I'm a bit of a newbie here myself and I have to say you absolutely won't regret joining. Love the gaming discussions and fine folks here. I can express Xbox and PS opinions without getting hated on haha.
 
In any case, enjoy your stay! If I do get back to playing D2 I will post in the respective thread and maybe we can do some activity. 😄

Hahaha I have a feeling this will be the case. I realized Elden Ring isn't really my first "Souls" kind of game. I played and finished Fallen Order which the world wide web seem to think is a bit of a Souls game, and much earlier before, Lords of the Fallen (which I played as a PS Plus on my old PS4) but regardless, I don't think they're the full Souls experience.
 
You're right, the challenge is hard enough on a linear game, more so that ER is open world (I've heard of this too). I'm so intimidated but at the same time, excited that I will be most likely cursing myself through the game and dying so many times haha. 😅

I will let you guys know in this thread how things go, it's almost around the corner!
 
Is that an art book or steelcase in front of the PS5 case? But damnnn for the same retail asking price, that's a lot of bonuses.
 
I totally agree with getting physicals as much as possible. I never get digital editions of games I like to play and have. Tales of Arise wasn't available from where I am and I had to borrow a friend's courier service account just to get a physical copy from Amazon. Totally worth it.
 
Glad they at least have Elden Ring here.

Hahaha I have a feeling this will be the case. I realized Elden Ring isn't really my first "Souls" kind of game. I played and finished Fallen Order which the world wide web seem to think is a bit of a Souls game, and much earlier before, Lords of the Fallen (which I played as a PS Plus on my old PS4) but regardless, I don't think they're the full Souls experience.
 
You're right, the challenge is hard enough on a linear game, more so that ER is open world (I've heard of this too). I'm so intimidated but at the same time, excited that I will be most likely cursing myself through the game and dying so many times haha. 😅

I will let you guys know in this thread how things go, it's almost around the corner!
 
Is that an art book or steelcase in front of the PS5 case? But damnnn for the same retail asking price, that's a lot of bonuses.
 
I totally agree with getting physicals as much as possible. I never get digital editions of games I like to play and have. Tales of Arise wasn't available from where I am and I had to borrow a friend's courier service account just to get a physical copy from Amazon. Totally worth it.
 
Glad they at least have Elden Ring here.

I totally agree. Nothing can be said about Sony having a good track record when it comes to nurturing studios. They have many strengths and this is one of them. One studio they have under their belt was Bluepoint who mainly made remakes back in the PS3 days. They're the type you'd think would get thrown off by other bigger companies but they're still doing well, thanks to Sony.
 
Veering off the topic a little, I really wish the rumors about backward compatibility support for the PS5 comes true soon. As much as I love the Series X and 360, the truth is Microsoft has nothing on the established history of the PS1 and 2. I know I can probably take out my old PS2 and play there but nothing beats the convenience and charm of being able to play those games on a current gen and not need a CRT TV to appreciate the graphics. 🤣

Hello, Sarah! Welcome aboard! I enjoyed reading your gaming experiences. That's awesome, you've been pretty much around!

Retired D2 player here. I'm thinking of getting back to the Witch Queen hehe.
 
I'm a bit of a newbie here myself and I have to say you absolutely won't regret joining. Love the gaming discussions and fine folks here. I can express Xbox and PS opinions without getting hated on haha.
 
In any case, enjoy your stay! If I do get back to playing D2 I will post in the respective thread and maybe we can do some activity. 😄

Hi all,
 
So. Who is Zaxzar?
 
Well great question. Can start with the what. A year ago I was 36, and went by the name of Lars. Today I am 37 and goes by the name Sarah. 
Confused? Well let me clarify. I am a 37 year old transgender woman. Been out for a little over half a year. I go by she/her. I know this is something that can be instinctive challenging when communicating over voice chats, because I haven't started voice training yet. So I forgive you in advanced if/when you get this wrong. As long it isn't done on purpose, we are just A-OK. ❤️😁👌
 
Okay. to what really matters. Who am I (at least gaming wise), and how did I end up in your community?
 
It started a very long time ago on a Commodore 64. A little later in life I got my older brothers Amiga 500. Here I played a game called "Sid Meyer's Pirates". This is where my gamer tag Zaxzar got born. So I have been using this tag at least 25+ years.
 
I have played PC most of my life, but over the last 5+ or so years, I have moved to PlayStation.
 
Of my all-time favorite games I can mention:
 
Sid Meyer's Colonization
Sid Meyer's Pirates 
Sonic I and II
Curse of Monkey Island (the first 4 at least)
Deux Ex (the original one. Wow what a story)
Zelda
World of Warcraft (the first few expansions. The panda expansion kind of killed it for me)
Diablo 1+2+3 (I moved to PlayStation somewhere after Diablo 3 got released. I started on PC in that game, but moved to PlayStation. Fun fact: I was number 1 in the world in the hardcore ranking on my monk in 2 seasons)
 
After I started to burn out on Diablo 3, PS Plus made the base game of Destiny 2 free when they released Forsaken. And I picked it up. And have been hooked ever since.
 
In Destiny I have been quite enveloped and engaged in the community. I used to run PvE recovs alot (have done around 100 Petra's run recovs for example) But this started to burn me out quite a bit, and stepped back from all of that. The people you play with that does this as a business are very very toxic. If you make a mistake in a speedrun of a raid, with a fireteam if recovs, shit really hits the fan. Because time is money. 
I liked the aspect of challenges of speedrunning, no matter the account I was on. But if the toxicity is there, it just ain't for me.
 
Been in a lot of the highly competitive clans, and also been admin in all of them.
One of the latest clans I was in was Valhalla. First I stepped down as admin, because of an increasing frustration I had with some aspects of the leadership, and the workload.
I then left them after a transphobic attack on me from an admin. I demanded an apology, and wasn't given one, and there was no consequences. For me inaction is the same as greenlighting it, so I chose to move on. This wasn't the only reason I left tho, but it did make it easy for me. The general tone of the forums, had become more and more juvenile over time. And with this, toxic.
I joined an old clan of mine, where alot of my friends where still in after, but left them because they where too PvP focused for my taste.
 
And now I am here. ❤️ 
Why did I join you? Well I joined because I heard of you through teenwolf, after he also left Valhalla. He spoke highly of you, and have had the pleasure of playing with some of you through his friendship over the years too.
I thought that if the rest of you are just half as enjoyable to play with as them, this is gonna be a good home for me.
 
What do I focus on today? I am still mainly focused on raids and PvE content. Not as much as I used to do. Lost a lot of my passion for raiding after they sunset more than half the raids in the game.
 
Will look forward to get to learn more about you all.
 
Now what questions do you have?
 
Xo 
Sarah

Sony isn't EA, so I'm not exactly "worried." 
 
Then again, while I play D2, it's not a game I cherish... nor do I think there's anything really to ruin by this acquisition. We all know the general grind for D2. And, the story is like background noise if you haven't played since D1. D2 is straight loot shooter. Any RPG elements that made it unique and interesting was left in the D1 era.
 
I would be more "concerned" if Microsoft bought D2... Sony actually lets its developers go do their own things (in general) and not dictate nonsense (RPG developer - yeah, you don't do that anymore. You do loot shooter).