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I think it’s a great idea! I have always wanted to be involved in something like that but have either never found the right group or never found the time or organise it myself. I think we would have to work out some logistics etc but definitely put me down as interested. I would suggest one way to do would be to try and pick games that are on a subscription service (Gamepass, ps plus, EA play etc), that way the majority of people can play the game for free using the service they are already paying for, therefore not spending money just for this. I know not everyone will subscribe to these services and if not we can still try to find a cheap game on the service? One potential idea is recording a review/discussion video. It will be difficult to arrange but if we could find a time where everyone (or the majority) could spare an hour or so to join up on discord and record a conversation reviewing and discussing the game. To upload to a Forever Gaming YouTube channel? Just a thought.

As a newer member to the site, I would say the main thing I notice is that there seems to be a lot of underused features. I wonder if there could be an easier way to keep up to date with what’s going on in the community without having to go through all the different tabs and forums? Could we have a ‘features’ or ‘what’s on’ page, which highlights the main events going on. The page could show the next and upcoming FG events, a hot topic from the forums, latest videos being uploaded, new quiz posted etc etc. It wouldn’t even have to be the most recent posts and not everything posted needs to be featured, but if there is a forum post that you or any moderators here think is worthy of being ‘front page news’. Essentially a place that just makes it easier for members to see what is going on. I often forget to look at the events tab and don’t even know until this post that there was a quiz tab!! I quite like @Luseth idea of having certain members being responsible for certain areas too.

Started my replay of Hellblade: Seuna’s Sacrifice in anticipation of the sequel releasing in May! Here are my first batch of screenshots …

Seeing your screenshots and watching these clips has made me want to play this game! Always heard good things but never got around to it. Just looks like a lot of fun!

Ashamed to say I haven’t played those 3 games! I believe I played a little bit of Fear 2 but don’t recall much of it! For me the first game that comes to mind is SIFU. I really fell in love with the combat in this game, learning to master the game was both challenging and rewarding, and beating it and earning the platinum was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had in gaming! Some other games that come to mind are Control, and going back further I would say Splinter Cell Conviction (although I’m not sure if the gameplay still holds up today!)

It was great to finally get to play with some of you guys last night! I tried my best to keep up with you! This game is a blast and I’m now motivated to reach the higher levels to get some of the better stratagems that you lot were using! Looking forward to what they do with future updates too!

SIFU was my second favourite game from 2022, behind only God of War Ragnarok! I adored SIFU and it remains one of my proudest platinum trophies! Highly recommend people try it if you haven’t yet, now is the perfect time!!

First weekend with Helldivers 2, played probably 2 and a half hours total and had a fun time! No login issues whatsoever! Didn’t get the chance to play with any FG members, saw some of you online but your lobbies were full! Played with random people and even that was a good time! Looking forward to playing more later in the week 👍🏻

Helldivers 2 purchased and downloading 👍🏻 Hopefully I’ll be able to join one of your sessions tonight or Saturday, I typically play quite late (22.30ish UK time) and have to be relatively quiet as my girlfriend and daughter are sleeping, but looking forward to playing with some FG members for the first time!

Ok, @Diddums and @GazzaGarratt you have sold me. Seems like the right time to jump in. It’s pay day too, so I’m going to make the purchase and jump in this weekend!

I never played these games and know little to nothing about them, other than people loved them! I’ll probably wait and see what the reception is like when it releases and watch some gameplay videos/live streams to see if it’s my type of game!

I played it for a few hours when it first went to early access, haven’t picked it up since it went to full release! Like Sea of Thieves, I would be interested assuming there is cross play as il be playing through Xbox Game pass 👍🏻

Some Hogwarts Legacy snaps whilst I work towards the platinum …

I’m in the same position as @Luseth, I’ve never played but have always been interested! Assuming they have cross play I would definitely be up for trying it, but I’ll be playing from the Xbox side!

It’s a shame as I was considering picking it up this weekend to try and jump in with some of you … sounds like I should wait another week or so! It’s difficult as I definitely understand the fans/players frustrations, paying £35 for a game that they often can’t even play! I do have sympathies for the developer though as they really didn’t expect the success they are seeing! Hopefully this will all be suited in the next week or so!

I don’t think so mate, unless you remember the code for that world which I doubt 🤣 Could always start again from scratch though!

I was going to say this. I have no history with Diablo whatsoever but was looking forward to it coming to Game Pass so I could give it a go, shame to hear it’s not doing so well now!

Final snaps from my Alan Wake 2 playthrough!

Control 2 is already in the works! Control 2 - Remedy Entertaiment WWW.REMEDYGAMES.COM Remedy Entertainment has signed an agreement with 505 Games to co-develop and co-publish Control 2...

I just beat the story for Alan Wake 2 last night! Overall, I enjoyed the experience, however I did find the combat to be quite clunky and unsatisfying. I actually much preferred the combat in the original Alan Wake. I actually didn’t like Saga’s mind place as much as I was hoping. Alan’s plot board was a little better but still not quite what I was hoping for. The visuals are phenomenal and I loved the way they used live action footage, Remedy are definitely the masters of this right now! The voice acting is also fantastic for basically every character in the game! Speaking of characters, I really enjoyed all the new characters, and the reoccurring ones! Saga Anderson is great and hopefully a staple in the series going forward. The story is … great! But it’s a real mindfu**! Obviously this game is part of the RCU (Remedy Connected Universe), so has links to Control. You can play Alan Wake 2 as its own game, but it definitely helps to play Alan Wake and Control first. It’s the kind of story which leaves you with more questions than answers, and it wants to come up with your own theories about what has happened and why it’s happening. I’m really hoping there are others here on the site that have beat the game, as it’s definitely a game that you could spend hours debating and theorising! Anyone played it and have their thoughts? If I had to put a score on it, I would give it an 8.5/10!

Sorry that’s what I meant, I thought everyone’s map was procedurally generated for them, rather than be able to pick and choose what map you play! In that case, my favourite map is my own 🤣

To be honest I didn’t know there were different maps … but this post has made me nostalgic to play Minecraft with @Andy_White_07 again!

Some more snaps from my Alan Wake 2 playthrough, getting towards the end now …

Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch! Definitely seems like these 4 games are the ‘trial’ run, I’m sure we will see more Xbox exclusives on PS5 shortly after these 4! Microsoft has also confirmed they will still be releasing future Xbox consoles. If you don’t own an Xbox, I would definitely recommend Hi-Fi rush, a fantastic game! Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch - The Verge WWW.THEVERGE.COM Microsoft is starting out small but has big ambitions.