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@Andy22385 Agree with you 100%. I also hope we get a release date for I & II on DQ Day. 🤞🏽

Nothing new out that's grabbed me so I'm replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition. First time since its release - just like books, I enjoy replaying/rereading after a decade or so to see how my perception's changed. I'm about 85 hours in this replay, & according to my PS5, that makes it over 500 played hours in total!!

Do you know if OW2 will give you the option to play in third person? I can't even watch first person gameplay - gives me a migraine in less than 5 minutes!

Just really disappoints me that they're charging for this. 😔

Everyone's tastes are different. I have no interest in the GTA franchise. So, dear publishers, if you're thinking about releasing a turn-based RPG around GTA 6's time, please release it!!! That's where my money'd land!!

😔 💔 If it were up to me, I'd layoff the suits & rehire the creatives. Also, no Golden Umbrellas - the creatives don't get them, why should they?

Finished DQIII - what a ton of fun it was!! Am very much looking forward to the release of the I & II combo pack now (is it out yet?!)! Nothing out this second that's on sale or caught my attention at full price. I am curious about Centum - looks interesting; will check out the reviews (it releases Mar. 11). Wishing everyone a super weekend!! 😸

I continue to have a grand time with DQIII. One little quibble I got to this week - good wavy gravy does the Everbird fly SLOWLY!

Blackguards 2 was a ton of fun & is a mere 59 cents!! Anyone who likes tactical games should buy it - heck, it's less than a dollar - EVERYONE should pick it up & give it a shot!!

Just like a decade ago when it was down for a month, I didn't know until I read about it online!! There's a reason I stick to discs whenever possible!! Don't remember what I was playing back then, but continued my DQIII playthrough all weekend with no problem!

I'm a bit over 30 hours into DQIII now. Boy, is this game a ton of fun!! What wasn't fun was my controller ceasing to hold a charge. It was working fine when I finished Metaphor. But when I started DQIII, I could only play for about 2 1/2 hours before the console said my controller's out of juice. What surprised me about this is that the controller is only about 2 1/2 years old. Hope the new one I picked up lasts longer!!

I cannot see/hear "Taipei" without getting the Refreshments' song stuck in my head!:
"We came all the way from Taipei today
Still, Bangkok's pissin' rain and we're going blind again
And I haven't seen my girl in fifteen thousand miles"

"A PS5 Re-Release of SEGA RPG Classic Skies of Arcadia No Longer Seems Up in the Air" 😂

I remember when it was announced that they were going to port it to PS2. Sadly that never happened. It'd be great to get it now - here's hoping!!

Started Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake Sunday. What a ton of fun this game is!!! I started my gaming life on PS1 & have only owned Sony's systems. So this is my first play-through of it. I don't understand how this wasn't nominated all over the place for remake of the year - they did a beautiful job!! I'm only 18 hours in - will give follow-up comments in a few weeks.

We're due to get a banger of a snowstorm this afternoon, so I went to the PO & picked up DQ III HD-2D remake this morning. Will start it tomorrow!!!

130 saved hours later, I finished Metaphor yesterday. Imo, it was a perfect ending to a damn-near perfect game. I consider it Atlus' best game thus far. 👏🏼

Knowing I was nearing the end, I ordered Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on Amazon. What's going on with Amazon?! Back in October I ordered a keyboard & it took them a month to ship it. Now the site's saying the same thing for this order. I understand that since I don't have Prime & use the free shipping option, they're going to intentionally delay sending it out, but in the 20 years I've been using them, it was normally a week, week & a half delay (which I'm fine with) - this month or better BS is just that. SMH.

Blows my mind that we're a quarter century into the 2000's!!! 🤯 Wishing everyone a fantastic year! 🤞🏽

Not only is it my Indie GOTY, it's my overall #2 (Metaphor being my personal GOTY) - Capes. It's not the greatest story of all time, but it's a solid story. The characters are excellent; the gameplay is inventive - tactical with gameplay based on these characters' unique abilities; the voice acting (across the board) rivals any AAA game. I cannot recommend this game highly enough! 😻

Hopefully traveling tomorrow for the holidays (🤞🏽 - it's weather-dependent). That'll mean no time for gaming!! Metaphor will wait for me (about 90 hours in; just defeated Sogne), but while I'll be loving visiting, a small part of me will be missing Euchronia!!

Wishing all a lovely rest of the year & a fantastic '25!

PEGI argues that it deserves the 18 because it teaches how to play poker hands, knowledge which could be "transferred to a real-life game of poker". 🤦🏽‍♀️ By this argument, 99% of ALL games should be rated 18. Mario teaches kids how to effectively jump on people's heads. Any game with weapons teaches kids how to harm others. Pac Man teaches that biting's ok. And we here in the US thought the ESRB was bad! 🤪

Dear Sony,
In this season of giving, I want just two things from you. A PS6 with a BUILT-IN disc drive, & (this would apply to not just the future PS6, but would also like an update to PS5) the ability to copy my save files to a thumb drive.

This & Naughty Dog's Intergalactic were the two that really piqued my interest. Will be following both!

I'm 60 hours in & just about to attend Louis' soiree in Brilehaven. I'll give my final opinion when I've finished, but right now, I'd say Metaphor is Atlus' best game since Persona 4 (which I've felt was their pinnacle)!

What are the odds?! I have two main hobbies - gaming & watching horse racing (my free hobby! I don't gamble & feel you should have at least one hobby that doesn't cost anything but time.). Point is, there're two Troy Bakers in my sphere - the voice actor & the Australian jockey!! 😂

Started Metaphor's demo last month. Then went out of state for a wedding (was a great time!). Picked up the full game in my travels. Got reacquainted with the game thru finishing off the demo & transferred that over to the full release! Will get fully into it tomorrow!!!

"Netflix will instead pivot to the pursuit of generative AI in development." 🤦🏽‍♀️

If you enjoy TRPGs, I highly recommend Blackguards 2. It's all of $0.59 (that's right, 59 CENTS) in this new sale.

The demo for Metaphor won me over!! Will be picking up the game Friday so it's here when I get back from an out-of-state wedding!

Sad news. I still have many of my OPM issues. None of the discs, though, I always gave them to friends after I'd tried them out.

Finished Capes this morning. I really enjoyed it. Being the Queen of Save Scummers, I usually don't like games with only one save slot, but I was ok with it here. I enjoy both linear & open world games so the very linearity of this didn't bother me at all. I'm not a graphics whore so the B graphics didn't irk me in the least. The gameplay was a ton of fun - if you're big into tactical games & want something different than your usual mage, fighter, rogue, et al, this game provides that in spades. Each character has their own abilities, & it really is "easy learn, hard to master" so you're always engaged! I liked the story/writing, but have one question about the end I wish I could ask the writers about (no spoilers). The voice acting is excellent - I've played AAA games where it wasn't this good!! All in all, it's the best game released this year that I've played! 👍🏼 For the record, it's only the 3rd game released this year I've played. If I was to put them in order of enjoyment, it'd be: 1. Capes 2. Solasta: Crown of the Magister 3. Sea of Stars

What an extremely disappointing reveal. So much for just passing my buddy a disc! No built-in disc drive, no sale.

They updated Capes!! The balancing issue is resolved!! According to what I've read online (they never did respond to me), it also adds storylines. I'm just happy I can advance now. Once the patch is downloaded, you have to delete your save (only one save spot in this game) & start over. I was fine with that since I was essentially stuck. The game flows much better now - I'm just past where I'd been stuck.

I've had a tough year & this more linear game is just what I need right now. I feel like I'm playing a comic book - fun times!!

Will update later when I've played more!

No-one at Daedalic ever got back to me regarding the balancing patch for Capes. Their automated response telling me they'd get back to me was sent to me July 22. I do keep checking for the console update, but it hasn't been released. It's been a tough year for me financially - lots of unexpected expenditures. So, instead of spending more money, I'm replaying Divinity: Original Sin. Haven't played it since 2015 (per the trophy dates!) - so, just about the right amount of time's passed for me to enjoy it all over again!!

I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for about 10 million of those Shadowheart kisses!! 😘

The more I see of it, the more excited I am for it. But at the same time, every new reveal makes me want to pour another one out for Piranha Bytes. 🫗

I was interested in Capes, but had read it had balancing issues. Then I saw a post that said it'd been patched (on PC) in late June. I figured the patch had probably made its way to consoles by now. It has not, & the balancing issues, at least for me, have made it unprogressable. I emailed Daedalic Entertainment (as I cannot find a contact address for Spitfire) to see if they'd give me an estimate as to when the patch might arrive, but they haven't responded. It's a shame - I think there's a fun game hiding in there.
So I'm giving them until the end of the Olympics (I like the winter games, but LOVE the summer ones!) to release the patch or I cut my losses & move on to another game.

Finished Sea of Stars yesterday. I'm glad I played it & had a nice time with it, but for me, it falls into the "Games I've finished once & will never play again" category. Which is better than "Games I regret purchasing"!

C'mon, Sony, help these guys out! Throw us a bone!! 🦴

Haven't played (until today) in 3 weeks. First I was sitting a heartbreaking death watch for my friend of 45 years. Thankfully, she went peacefully. Then the stress, not eating & sleeping properly & just all-around mess of things got me sick as a dog. Yesterday was the first day I started feeling much better (thank you, antibiotics!).

Anyway, reacquainted myself with Sea of Stars this morning. Every time I play it, the word that comes to mind is that it's a charming RPG. I think I'm somewhere between a third & halfway through.

@MidnightDragonDX They are. III is already up for pre-order on Amazon, et. al.

6 months to a year after release, I'm hoping to hear that Avowed is coming. Since they announced TPP as an option, it's the first Xbox game I'm interested in. 🤞🏽

😭 💔

I still love you, strategy games. ❤️‍🔥

Finished Solasta this morning. I very much enjoyed it! Will be watching for Tactical Adventures next offering. I held out for the physical edition, so now I'm just waiting for Sea of Stars to arrive!! Should be here for next weekend. 😸

Solasta's really gotten its hooks into me! But today is one of the few days a year I intentionally take off to enjoy another hobby. The 2000 Guineas in the UK happens in about an hour. The Kentucky Derby in about 10. Plus there're a ton of undercard races at both venues to enjoy! Already have the DVR running!! Will get back to Solasta tomorrow (with a side of the 1000 Guineas!)!

Playing the Game of Life!! Have a wedding to go to later this morning. Planning on partying to the break of dawn!!! 💃🏽 Will probably resume gaming Monday (one of the perks of being retired!!). Even though I'm not deep into it yet, I'm developing an addiction to Solasta: Crown of the Magister (like all the games I've really enjoyed, I find myself thinking about it when I'm not playing).

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

Didn't vote in the poll because I just finished BG3 a couple weeks ago so hadn't played anything from 2024 yet. Started Solasta: Crown of the Magister a few days ago, & so far (much too early to give a proper opinion yet) it's the perfect palette cleanser after living with BG3 so long (started it in Nov.)! 👍🏼

Taking a little break (something I like to do after I finish a game). Finished BG3 Thursday (started it back in November!). Had a great time!! 😸

Nice, big indie showcase?! Definitely up for it!! 👍🏼

" Will you be tuning in?" Hell yes!!! 😸 🎮

"...traditional single player campaigns with definitive endings are still extremely important." Off course (😉) they are!! They're all I buy/play!!! 😸