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Lol, you must really want that platinum if you're going for it again straight after finishing it. You don't need to complete NewGame+ to do the DLC, by the way. You can just get the DLC and play away.

You getting the DLC, @Blade? I've yet to start it. Waiting for the right time. I want to play some other stuff first before I jump back in. Can't wait for next year's expansion either as it's meant to be pretty big, as well.

Both need to be played. Actually, both are my favourite games this year. I've reeeeeally, reaally enjoyed 2015. Bloodborne, Witcher 3, Batman, Rocket League, EVERYBODY'S GONE TO THE RAPTUUUUUURE and The Order (which I loved). Haven't got Fallout, haven't got MGS, or Tearaway and Battlefront is out soon. 2015 has been utterly sublime, imo.

Maaaaate, I looked back at my posts in the Bloodborne thread for the early hours and checked my facebook status about the game. I NEVER write statuses about games and I'm usually quite a positive person, but I FUCKING HATED the first few hours of this game. It's so hard. It seemed impossible. Completely worth it in the end and it's made me look at dying in videogames in a whole different way now. In games, dying is an annoyance. It's negative. In Bloodborne, it's essential. You analyse why you fucked up so you don't do it next time. Quite cathartic.

Brah, you goof'd by playing Season Two first. It's fine to play it, in the sense that there's a lot of standalone characters that only appear in Season Two. Buuuuut, there's a fair amount of references to Season One and the whole character development of Clementine is set up lovely in the first season. Seriously, I'd go back and do Season One and then try two again after that. Or, just do season One. It's so, so good. Much better than the second, in my opinion.

The Witcher 3 has officially ruined videogames for me. I think I made a huuuuuge mistake playing Arkham Knight so soon afterwards. It just couldn't compete. I don't know how I'm going to play another Zelda without thinking, "Yup, Witcher did that better...and that...and that...and it's got full voice acting." We bought the Hearts of Stone physical edition with the Gwent Cards. It's fucking hnnnggggggggg. I haven't started the expansion yet as I actually want to experience life before I jump back in. @Eenuh didn't give a shit and she started the expansion straight after the main game.

We've started playing this and it's already testing our nerves. Well...@Eenuh's mainly. There's tons of jumpscares in this. Enjoying it, so far. It has a real high quality feel to it. I'm a fan of these teen slasher films, they're good throwaway entertainment. They've managed to capture that perfectly in this. We've already had a few moments where we've said, "hmm, I wonder if this happened as a result of that choice we made earlier?" I can definitely see the replay value in this.

Yeah, I remember trying the game at a demo pod somewhere and encountered a loading screen which easily went over the 60 second mark. I left it after that.

*continues to wait for Lego City WiiU price drop*

If you're more in the mood to play Fallout, then do that first. Come back to The Witcher later when you're ready to get your angus destroyed. Both games are meant to be massive, I couldn't do both at the same time.

@lostmario, I've noticed that you're playing The Walking Dead season two. Have you played Season One?

Graphically, I'd say the Witcher is better than all of those, but I don't know how many others would agree or disagree. Certainly in terms of landscapes, trees, sunsets, etc, the Witcher wins. The game is an epic. You can't properly judge the story after just a few minutes, especially as it's a game that HEAVILY focuses on side-stories and characters that you won't even have knowledge of yet. This is one that is definitely worth sticking with, in my opinion. You've done the equivalent of deciding you don't like Disneyland by getting into the car park, turning around and going home.

How much have you actually played? How far into it are you?

It could be, but apparently there's something going around linking this to recent airstrikes (in Syria, I think), so that may the link. What you're saying also fits, though. It's an attack on the Western Lifestyle, which explains why a restaurant, music and sporting venue were all targeted. It's really sad to see how France is on lockdown right now. The Eiffel Tower is closed. There's queues of people outside hospitals who are waiting to give blood, tons of people offering to give others shelter and taxi drivers were giving people free lifts yesterday to get them across the city. It's amazing to see how people have pulled together, which defines the human spirit.

I'm still plugging away watching it on More4. Thought the last two or three episodes in particular have been excellent. They've managed to somehow make it just as tense (even more so at times) as the first season. Can't wait to hear the Mogwai soundtrack in full:

ISIS have claimed responsibility for the attacks. The attacks were planned and carried out by 8 gunmen/bombers and is said to be the worst attack in Europe since the Madrid bombings. There's going to be major concerns now for next year due to France hosting the European Championships next year. Security is going to be absolutely water-tight for that.

Horrible, horrible news. About 100 people have died in the Bataclan Concert Hall as a result of the attack tonight. Reports of grenades and explosives being thrown/used as the police stormed the Hall.

The hostage siege is said to be over, but no details have been reported just yet aside from that.

*Waits patiently for @kav82 to try Bloodborne* God, that game was a rollercoaster of emotion for me. Fucking hard at the beginning.

- France has closed its borders - At least 40 dead in multiple shootings across Paris - Dozens more are injured, numbers are set to rise - Several people killed in suicide bomb blasts at the Stade de France - 100 hostages said to be taken at the Bataclan Arts Centre.

That "Would be more convenient for me" line pisses me off. Would have replied with something like "well, it would have been more convenient for me if you had TURNED THE FUUUUUCKKK UPPPP ON TIIIIIIMMMMEEEEE" or summut.

So, she's at home (at the time of her message), forgot and is going somewhere else later. Was it a date? Or just two friends meeting up? I wouldn't waste my time, tbh. She didn't even say sorry...

Play The Witcher 3.