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Completed Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 and really enjoyed it. Good sniper game. Had a few bugs requiring last save reload - like holding invisible weapons - but nothing game breaking. 7/10 on the r-score-o-meter. Next unless something comes onto Game Pass or PS Plus Extra I think it’ll have to be a new release game. One of Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws or Warhammer. Needs must.

That’s one hell of an achievement completing Valhalla. I gave up after 30 hours of dull repetition and barely half way through the campaign.

Started Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 over the weekend. Only played about 90 mins. It's a PS5 game but looks more PS4. It's enjoyable enough and the sniping is a bit more involved than Sniper Elite but pretty straighforward. I think Sniper Elite is the better game however. It'll keep me occupied for a weekend or two.

I've trawled the Games Pass and PS Plus Extra game catalogues and may have found a game I want to play. I mean there are some crackers on both services I haven't played - like the Resi Evil remakes, some souls games etc - but they're not for me but I have come up with Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2. I'll give it a go. I love Sniper Elite but I've played all of them.

Yea Space Marine 2 looks very good. Might get it instead of Star Wars Outlaws which I could get for my birthday instead.

Hi all. Still not gaming much. I played the Light in the Darkness 😉. Yea game play wise it’s very basic but I liked the story, the characters and aesthetic. Only took a little over an hour. Also completed Metro Exodus Sam’s Story which is a very decent meaty add on campaign. Only complaint in the last couple of hours I had a few bugs - which plagued the game for several months after launch so thought it would be bug free by now. I had black screen once - I had menus and sound but otherwise no in game graphics. And then I couldn’t replace air filters - just did nothing. After a game reboot both times back to normal. Still very good dlc and took a good 6 hours. That’s Metro put to bed.

No idea what to play next. I’m tempted by Demon Souls remake if it’s easy. 🤣

I really enjoyed The Order. One of my few plats ;-). The insta fail, QTEs and the abrupt ending (Sony probably to blame for pulling funding maybe?) really spoiled it but other than that it was really good in open game play.

Thanks Equinox. I'll take a look. As long as it's engaging with the story then I'll give it a go. Gives me something to play lol too.

I'd normally be the same - Outlaws seems a defo play but buy in a sale - but I'm struggling for a new game. Still got to wait a month saying that.

On the insta fail - it seemed that way in the preview but it also seemed on the face of it quite forgiving. Can't be sure until I play it.

Anyone here going to buy Star Wars Outlaws on release? I’m tempted if nothing more than to have something I’m interested in to play. I could play it on Ubisoft+ on a month subscription but I might buy it instead as then at least I can take my time with it being open world. I’ve been watching game play previews and it does look like it captures Star Wars pretty well. The only thing I didn’t like was the insta-fail stealth if you raise an alarm.

Yea I bought the dlc in a sale years ago. I first played the main campaign in 2019, the first dlc in 2022 and the second dlc now in 2024. Still a cracking game. I do have loads of ps plus games I’ve never played but I’ve trawled through them and they don’t appeal. Same for PS Plus extra and games pass games.

Afternoon all. I've really not been gaming a huge amount recently as I was away for most of last weekend and in all honesty I've been struggling to choose my next game to play. I did download - actually, correction - I think MS might have force downloaded MW3 to my console as I don't remember doing it as I never owned MW2 or 3 on Xbox. Anyway, I have played a bit of MW3 MP on my Series X over the weekend. I did decide on playing the Sam's Story DLC on Metro Exodus and I am about 2/3rds of the way through a 6-7 hour campaign. It's really decent - not played Metro Exodus in years and it's quite an old game now - but its still a really enjoyable game and looks amazing with its current gen upgrades. Once I've completed Sam's Story I'm back to not knowing what to play lol.

Completed Dredge. Really enjoyed it and got quite addicted in the end finding it hard to put down. Once I enabled passive mode, upgraded the hull and storage, and most importantly the engine size, I was zipping around the seas completely chilled out. Some really distinctive areas to explore too. And the story wasn’t too bad and quite sad in the end - it has two endings and you can easily do both quickly from the final save point. Probably an 8/10 on the r-score-o-meter. Absolutely no idea what to play next - really struggling for games I want to play at the moment.

Equinox80 wrote: "Yeah I saw Deck's comment re Dredge. Will almost certainly be doing that too when I get to it."

Yea just checked. There's a passive mode 'where monsters don't attack your boat and scary things don't happen'. So I'll try that when I next play it. If I can just chill that's all I want as the game is otherwise quite good.

Equinox80 wrote: "Mafia and Dredge are on my to play fairly soon list :(

I was very interested in The First Descendent earlier in the year but it doesn't sound great so will probably leave it. For a while at least."

I must admit I didn't give Mafia 1 much of a chance. I had a low threshold for frustration at the weekend - I probably binned it off too early. Still, I'm not too bothered about not playing it. Dredge is good and if I stop the ship damage at night (by a setting) then it will be a nicely chilled game.

DeckardCain's Sandals wrote: "In the settings I think there's the option of stopping attacks at night in Dredge as far as I remember. Probably not the way it's meant to be played but I used it for the majority of the game. Made..."

Thanks Deckard. I’ll take a look.

Morning all. Not a good weekend of gaming for me. I started Mafia 1 remake but the first mission was so annoying I thought if the game has any more missions like this it's going to annoy me. So I gave up before earning any trophies. The car chase finding barriers to go through to wreck the enemies car was so mindnumbingly tedious - I'd had enough in a matter of 10 mins. Perhaps it's a one off type mission but I'm not going to bother to find out.

I tried The First Descendant too - when a game is worse than the games it tries to rip off (Warframe, Destiny) and with absolutely awful frame rate and poor lighting - I gave it 15 mins and didn't waste my time any longer.

And then finally I started Dredge. Actually a pretty good game. Reminds me of Man Eater but at a much slower place and fishing rather than eating, and leveling up a boat rather than a shark. Good exploration around the islands but after a good three hours the game started to grate on me a bit. My boat was repeatedly damaged by various means which meant spending any money I made from fishing on repairs. It started to feel like a grind I'll never win. Perhaps I just need to get good at avoiding going out at night but whenever I go out first thing in the morning night time soon comes around and then I take a battering from big nasty boat eating fish. I'm on the fence whether I will bother with it anymore. Actually a decent indie game, just don't know if I have the patience for it.

Phil, psn: p4tiny wrote: ""I played 2 and 3 so I guess I should complete the lot 😀."

(i know you'll know this anyway) in the recent definitive trilogy 2 was just a lightly-remastered goty edition and 3 was just a straight-..."

Yes I vaguely remember that so yea sounds like a good option. And I enjoyed 2 and 3 so defo a good call. I can't face Callisto Protocol - I've played too many dark horrors recently and need a change. I did look at Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes too but again probably even darker horror so maybe another time.

Phil, psn: p4tiny wrote: "R(ob) wrote: "I'm struggling for my next game to play after Still Wakes the Deep. On my backlog I've got:

Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon

None of t..."

I played 2 and 3 so I guess I should complete the lot 😀.

I'm struggling for my next game to play after Still Wakes the Deep. On my backlog I've got:

Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon

None of them really appeal.