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Credits rolled, all boos and all gems found, A grade achieved. Fantastic game, absolutely loved it. Bursting with personality, charm and above all FUN. (The end boss was a bit frustrating though)

I just did that floor and yeah I can understand the disappointment. Especially because I thought it was the coolest theme in the game. Great vibe and nice visuals/sound.

I've love to live in a world where Pokemon is even considered for GOTY but I think we're miles off that. Give the IP to another dev studio and maybe though. Shame about Fallen Order, suspect it would have been a nominee this year but 2020 is looking crazy, and that's before things we don't know about like maybe Horizon 2 at PS5 launch, Mario Odyssey 2, BOTW 2 etc?

I don't envy people trying to avoid spoilers for The Mandalorian. There's a huge one that's pretty much being talked about constantly now. Anyway, some awesome covers here. some lovely screenshots from IX And an alternate poster I have to say, even just two Mando chapters in, IX not being released and having not even started Fallen Order quite yet, this is the most fun I've had as a Star Wars fan. It's an amazing time for the franchise.

Looking at the nominees I suppose it's a pretty weak year and none of the other games are particularly well loved. Apart from Sekiro and RE2.

I just don't think it's GOTY material, a fighting game with a large roster. I just think there's a bias towards blockbuster games that are multi-category winners. Even aside from all that, it's also 12 months old now so won't be in the voters minds at all, though I suppose the DLC characters help a bit.

There's no way Smash will win GOTY. Not a chance. A bit weird how none of these were nominated: And yet... was.

This game is fantastic. So much creativity on every floor, each one bursting with charm. Just rescued Toad 3.

I’m trying to avoid spoilers for this game if anyone happens to hear off a patch going live could they possibly do a quick post in here? Happy to wait another week or two for a more stable/polished game.

Thanks for the tip, sorry to be vague. Barrett said something like his story moment occurred out in the field and was epic but Greg said his was at a work bench and felt a bit lame. Weird. I'll probably follow the marker though tbh, regardless. If the game suggests I go somewhere that's where I tend to listen.

Sorry it might not have been the one on the ship, I just assumed that was the only place where you could customise. Yeah maybe that was what they were talking about

Four of them though, every time you fast travel, after walking to your base every time? The name of the guy behind the game shouldn't excuse pointless busywork, although that seemed to be the case in a lot of DS reviews. I would have loved that. I have an X but it sounds like the technical problems are pretty annoying even on that. I might wait for a patch, they've said they're working on one atm. I'm obviously incredibly excited to play the game but I can wait a week or two. Maybe you guys can help please, I was listening to Kinda Funny talk about the game and Greg mentioned that a big story moment happened at the work bench on the ship where you customise things, and it felt really jarring to him. He kept it vague thankfully, but Barrett then mentioned how he knows the bit Greg was talking about but that because he went a different route through the game, for him it happened in much more epic circumstances. Any idea what they might be talking about and any vague instructions to maybe get the latter?

After the endless traversal and FOUR cutscenes that play every time you fast travel in Death Stranding I'd have thought you'd never want to use that feature again @Hero-of-Time Are you a fan of Metroidvanias in general? Personally I love them so I don't think I'll mind running around/exploring etc, I think that's the point. If you can zip around at will the urge to explore would be taken away for a lot of people. Looking forward to finally diving into this, probably tomorrow when I have more time. I was listening to Kinda Funny point out the faults, but otherwise rave about it, and I can't wait.

Well put. I really don't understand why this isn't a criticism by now. It's just mind-blowing to me how (from what I've seen of the game) we still seem to be stuck in the GB or DS era in terms of presentation, structure and gameplay. That really doesn't do the game any favours from a technical pov. It looks like those mushrooms are just pasted on. Why aren't they lighting the environment more?

Another great episode yesterday. I can't believe how much they nailed the look of this show, familiar but also giving it its own flavour. The touch of levity is perfect too every so often. Only disappointment is how short these episodes are, 28 minutes! In a funny way though I think the short and concise nature fits the show but at the same time, just give me MORE!!

Bit worrying to hear of the performance issues, hoping they're not too bad on the Xbox One X (and also that they patch it for everyone else obv)

I got the ice cube melted before finishing the level, so I'm not sure I can help you. Must be some fire somewhere? I feel like the mechanics get a little samey but each floor's theme and puzzle solving keeps it pretty fresh. I didn't much enjoy B2 but I actually found the boss the most straightforward. Loads of them were tough and frustrating but I don't think I got hit once in B2, it was pretty easy (with annoying controls) I did floor 10 last night, apart from one instadeath puzzle room (hint: lasers), I really enjoyed it. Visuals are so nice.

Brilliant reviews, can't wait.

Some people really shouldn't be allowed access to the internet or social media

A bit surprised by that. It was behind Days Gone (and Luigi's Mansion) sales this year so I figured it wasn't doing so well. Obviously it's more suited to the Japanese market than Days Gone which is more of a Europe/US type game.

If you want to lose any shred of respect you might have for humanity, don't read the YouTube comments in the IGN review. And of course there's the usual morons using the same (funny the first time, not the 10 thousandth) 'too much water' dig

This whole situation is yet another embarrassing chapter for the video game community. Immature, entitled gamers whining and harassing developers and publishers from behind their keyboards. I have issues with Game Freak and their talent/ability given they're in charge of a huge franchise like Pokemon, but death threats because for the first time ever you can't bring a few old Pokemon over? Seriously? Grow the f up. All those old games still exist, play those if you're that attached to them.

I very nearly looked it up as well, instead I just spent what felt like 45 minutes just aimlessly wandering around thinking wtf.

I'm sure it'll still review fine, a lot of the criticisms are very hardcore nitpicks. That said GameFreak really need to get with the times. Their games are still two gens behind other big development teams. It's crazy how one of the world's biggest IPs is lumbered with such a poor, dated studio.

Wow floor 8 had me scratching my head for a while, when you finally figure it out, great feeling. Probably one of the best levels yet. I will say though, I think money is a bit OTT in this game. They shower you with it so easily it becomes a bit mindless