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Yeah i can't see myself going back. If they ever do a Fallout 3, New Vegas remaster, or Elder Scrolls 6 (won't hold my breath) I'll just buy the games themselves.

It might have went better for them if the game was anygood. I got the game pass, tried cod for a month/maybe two. it was garbage so I cancelled the game pass. You can get a lot of the same games on steam cheaper than the cost of game pass so it makes not sense. 

Yup, someone there thought that COD was the best game in the world and everyone wants to play it so from their perspective it made sense.
 
Ultimately they were expecting everyone on the subscription to pay for the game that probably half of the people subbing wanted essentially subsidising those people.
 
Absolute madness, in fact the initial outcry should really have been the wake up call they needed, instead they have persisted for a few months now and they won't suddenly get those subscribers back now. Many of them will feel a little burnt and will be hesitant about committing to the service again.
 
I had the subscription for my handheld and ended up cancelling it and unlikely will pick it up again soon now unless some special games come to the service.

I've just decided not to renew my PS subscription as I don't play that much anymore.
 
I've snagged some old "not good enough for Windows 11" PCs from where I work part time and I'm now running a Minecraft server for me and my 6 year old grandson .
It's great but there are times when I feel like changing my name from "Grandad?"  😂😂😂
 
The PC he's using is the one you guys got me in 2019 (that day was epic!) so that's been repurposed as well, just needed a wifi card 😊

I think it's indicative of the state of the gaming market moreso than the sale. There isn't much that is 'new' or 'innovative' and even if there were, the way these storefronts work you just end up looking at the same 100 or so games time and time again. I have tried to scroll through a few times recently and you scroll through and find you are looking at the same old tripe and just give up.

You can also adopt them and dress them up as well... There is a bit of a thing online of people amassing collections of them 😄 

You can also adopt them and dress them up as well... There is a bit of a thing online of people amassing collections of them 😄 

I was busy this weekend and didn't get much chance to game but I did manage a couple of hours last night.
Really enjoying the game so far, I'm still exploring the starting area, I've been sneaking into manor houses and looking for loot. Some have stongboxes with puzzles to navigate and these have items that help buff you up. 
 
Still getting to grips with a pretty complex control system. As I said in my Steam review, whoever designed the keyboard layout was obviously drunk. 
 
It's a really enjoyable game and I think I'll be playing it lot.
 
Oh yes, you can pick up cats and pet them 🥰
 
 

I took the dive this morning, and yea, there is literally nothing on there that is interesting.
 
No lie though, I am happy to hear that someone else feels the same way, because I thought it was just me

I finished the game and the DLC on Xbone on 2 different playthroughs. 
 
I will try this version out this weekend, just need to redesign a factory over in Satisfactory first lol

I have seen those sort's of deals and really skeptical, I feel like you would buy it and they would reset the password somehow and steal the account back.
 
I played a bit more yesterday and I think it was growing on me more and more, as you say it scratches an itch but I'm not entirely sure what itch that is 😄 It's not perfect by any means but it's big, there appears to be quite a bit to do and explore and you have to just keep in mind that the game is initially a sandbox to play in and then the story is a secondary feature. I suppose a bit like how Fallout 76 turned out and how Outward is meant to be I think?

I managed a couple of hours on this yesterday evening. As it suggested using a controller I decided I might give it a go with my Steam Link, which lets me play it on my TV. After literally 42 updates to the device (been a while since I used it lol) I played an hour on my TV. However, 1080p on a 4K TV, it didn't look great, so I went back on my PC monitor. I played it at 1440p and it looked beautiful, I was very surprised my card could handle it but I was getting just over 60fps on medium settings. What an amazing card it is, they've never made a better one imo.
 
The good.
I like the game a lot, it definitely scratched a certain itch. I think I'm going to want to spend a lot of time on it. I might start over on kb&m. It was fine with a controller but we'll see. I like going to chat with NPCs and they've got an assortment of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents which is pretty cool. I've watched a few tips videos and the first thing I did was ring the town bell to open up more of the map. The game is massive.
 
The bad.
It crashed three times in two hours. Now that's annoying. Fortunately it autosaves whenever you do anything interesting, so no progress was lost. Hopefully more patches to the game will fix that. 
 
All in all I'm glad I picked it up. Not for £35 in the end, as that turned out to he a weird deal involving playing on another account...

So I have had a couple of hours on it now so I will give you a rundown of the key areas of a game for me:-
 
Visually it looks great for the most part, there are elements where the textures appear quite rough though, I am sure you will have seen the waterfalls online as one example.
 
Story I think is ok so far though it's a little what the hell is going on at the start but it is slow going, I have read like above that the first few hours it takes a bit to get going and I am seeing that.
 
Gameplay I think is somewhat weak, not for the fact there isn't much there but I think there is too much and it throws everything at you quite quickly, the number of controls / button presses I have been given in the first couple of hours is mad. I do think this would be better on PC rather than PS5 where you can much more easily customise your controls I imagine. I think you can see where the MMO rubs off from their previous game, there are elements like the knowledge that I am fairly sure comes from Black Desert from memory. I don't think it explains stuff particularly great, it tries to but sometimes I still don't feel like I fully understand how to do something, it would be good if there was someway to go back and review a tutorial item or something.
 
World building from what I have seen so far is great, it's huge, there's not too much hand holding but enough some people won't moan. I don't know yet how invested I will get in places. There seems to be a wealth of things to do with mini games and such
 
Then as far as a game goes I think it's actually quite fun, when I said there was a lot in it before, there are things in this game that you would not typically put in a medieval setting. The dev's have not forgotten this is a game, that they can do whatever they want and don't have to follow a formula or I don't know, this is a medieval game so everyone must follow a certain style. I think of Witcher and every character was the same, the combat is what you would expect of it but with this I have no idea what is going to be given to me or thrown at me next. 
 
It is not polished, it does not feel like a Rockstar game or a Nintendo Zelda but I am having fun with it so far especially now the game's opening up a bit and there is a bit more direction with quests that need completing and such.
 
Oh the arm wrestling mini game will ache your thumb it's horrible 😄 
 
I have yet to come across any bugs on the PS5 and I had heard there were a few issues.

Yeah I enjoyed it, we tried to get Mart going on it last night but I think he may have been too tired to get his head round some of it. I can see me getting back into this a little bit even if it's just pottering about completing the game. I didn't get far through this when I played last time around but did have a lot of fun with the first Division!
 
It still looks great, I enjoy the atmosphere and I always enjoy a good post apocalyptic style game.

Realism mode leaves a lot to be desired, no loot gets dropped and the shooting mechanics aren't quite up to scratch for more nuanced gunplay.
 
However was fun jumping on with Lee, Matt and Crispy on the standard game last night 🖤❤️

I have it on order so will let you know how I get on with it, I am still playing Avowed but will jump on and test it out so I can give initial thoughts.

You see stuff like this and you feel lest bad for them and hope they get relegated. 

At least there is truth to mine.... 😄 

No one replied so it’d be a pretty shit advert 😂 I just got the link about it from facebook but didn’t realise you needed an account to see it.

Some would say it might be just down to the quality of your squad 🤣

the spike of how hard it was in the end was really tough to get thought I agree it is a great series final fantasy is also great 

This is either going to be amazing or it's going to be utterly shite 🤣

Some would say it might be just down to the quality of your squad 🤣

A brand-new The Lord of the Rings PS5 game is in development as per reports.
 
The project has been in the works for some time and may be officially announced this year.

It’s said to be partially funded by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.

Described as a third-person action title meant to “compete with Hogwarts Legacy”.