drahkon

There's stuff up for grabs for all you PS4 plebs

No idea why and no idea if it's available anywhere else, but Valkyria Revolution is currently free on the PSN store in Germany. Edit: All the DLC is free, as well.

Can't wait. Probably only hands-off previews, but better than nothing.

Returnal at number 3 in the US and 4 in Europe with just one day of sales in April. I really hope the actual numbers are as good as it sounds. Housemarque deserves all the success. No surprise to see MLB The Show 21 at #1 in the US. They do love their baseball

I've only ever played the demo on PSX Never even owned a Dreamcast. I've actually never seen one in real life

You all know that I'm the most skilled player that has ever graced this wonderful planet. I mean, there is absolutely no chance that anyone will ever surpass me. My awareness, my reflexes, my eye-hand coordination...impeccable.

I love you

Hey you retro bitches, need your help. I remember playing a demo of a fighting game on my PSX back in the day and the only characters you could fight as were a soccer player and a baseball dude. Does anybody know what game I'm talking about?

A very good point that I keep forgetting.

This will be very interesting to see... I always thought that for 3rd party games we'd see cross gen games for a much longer time than for 1st party games. But then I just read that RE8 sold 49% of its physical copies in the UK on PS5 and while this is obviously not representative of the whole sale situation it could be an indicator that people are willing to transition to current-gen much faster than we thought.

One third of the German population has been vaccinated once. Not sure if this is a cause for celebration or if it's just sad because it took so fucking long. Anyways, the prioritization of AstraZeneca's and John and Johnson's vaccine has been revoked over here, so it's possible for everyone to get one. I've told my doctor that he should let me know as soon as he's got one left for me. He still has lots of older patients left who, of course, should get their shot first. For me, it's now just a matter of what comes first: get vaccinated via my doctor or via the university. Seems like employees might get a vaccination offer soon.

Played this again last night. There's one sequence leading up to a certain boss...one of the greatest moments in video game history. Occasionally I will skip bosses/areas but never this one. It's a shame I can't say more about it, because it would spoil...well, everything. I can say this, though: The boss and the lead-up to it are perfect. Housemarque's first foray into AAA story-telling is nothing short of amazing. And they managed to couple it with some of the most - for lack of a better word - video-gamey gameplay. Kinda sad, that the boss' theme isn't part of the OST Anyways, still have to unlock ... more ... to fully grasp the world, characters and lore. I love this game

Say what you want about the bugs, crashes and issues, you can't deny that Housemarque has been quick to work on patches this past week

Fair enough

So sad for you that you won't be able to enjoy at least three of those. No PS5 and England will be eliminated early.

The first Baten Kaitos is sooooo good. Way ahead of its time. Hope for all those who have a Switch and have never played it that it'll get a port

Awesome, thanks It's been a while since I've seen an anime. Demon Slayer seems like a great way to return

All the animations are great Granted, I've only seen the first three episodes, but if the anime can keep up the quality I'm in for a treat I've also read the first 21 chapters and I love it. So, you said Season 1 ends with chapter 52? Is the movie canon, i.e. does it follow the anime series/the manga? If so, when should I watch it?

Their new album is amazing Mike Kerr looking a lot healthier. I guess two years of sobriety help.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4HeEMmLYG3aP1tlOTih23m?si=zP_mK0w6TAmSlqBMeWaZww In case someone wants to listen to the absolutely brilliant OST.

And yet, I was craving a run just now. Well, "just now" was 2 hours ago Made some progress to the "more story bits" part of the game, but sadly I didn't find something in the final area. No biggy, because I will gladly do it again My playtime is now at 24 hours and I'm still not bored.

As someone who had the luxury to put in a ridiculous amount of time into Returnal during launch weekend I can say: I understand what Housemarque were going for with the save situation. I'm not going to spoil anything regarding the story, but only having "one" life for what can sometimes be a 2-3 hour run adds to the narrative. There's a certain amount of stress and fear that builds up over the course of a run, especially as the fights get more and more intense. And it just works with what the story is going for. This would be a lot less prevalent when you have the option to save-scum (via backups) by adding mid-run saves. Obviously, you don't have to do it, but even if it was possible, a lot of what makes Returnal so great would lose its impact. I do, however, also get the criticism. Not everyone can put in so many hours in one session, not everyone wants to just play one game for a while (which is my problem right now), not everyone enjoys the difficulty the game can sometimes throw at you during a long-lasting run. As always: an option would've been nice. And, as Housemarque stated, the devs are aware of the community's concerns. I'm pretty sure we'll see a save-feature soon. Sadly, Returnal's launch period has been marred by a few pretty bad issues and I fear that the talk will keep on going well after fixes have been made. Really hope that won't be the case, though, as the game is utterly brilliant and deserves success.

Fuck off with Rabbids and Minions. I hope we'll never see them again in any way or form

Interesting. For me, a Switch Lite (Pro?) might become interesting again in two or three years. I'm already looking forward to sales numbers for the inevitable Switch revision