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What game can I play online with my friend while she plays on ps3 and I have a ps4?

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My ENTIRE experience with this game (spoilers)

I had been playing this game since release I felt like I wanted to tell you guys my story with this amazing piece of art that is Dragons Dogma.
I Was on a family trip to Malaysia in 2013, while looking for the new Spider-Man game (tasm) my brother picked up this game hoping it would be like Skyrim. He didn’t play it at all much so eh I thought I would, I was so dumb at the time I had no idea what to do I would always restart the game after I get my character wrong I never played the game for the story until a lot later (which I will get into) I played the game like an absolute dumbo I always picked fighter cause it looked cool and always for as long I can remember wore the doublet and hide armor iron bracers along with steel toed boots and half chained pants. (Oh the memories) I always had less than 12,500G on my character. Anyway I tried the ever-fall once and called it quits. (For the story missions ofc not the entire game) I had played the game for hours and hours not progressing through anything and just killing wolves and dire wolves goblins and being a dumb idiot I wanted to always go into the dukes castle or the great wall but I can’t cause I couldn’t have progressed into the story without the ever-fall quest. Later I saw the drake near the shadow fort and thought I’d have found the dragon (good times) one day my brother who had been bored that day asked me if he could play and so he did and he finished the ever fall quest one night when I was asleep.
I woke up to new gear being sold by Mr. MasterWorksAllYouCantGoWrong and I was all like oh my god how!? My brother had done most of the game for me and I would watch for hours telling him how all that I knew (I’d watch him die to a skeleton lord while he had full 1000 health) and we’d go all crazy. He would travel to the Great Wall and grab the good gear and stuff. He would also go into the rift online and make fun of the pawns there for my entertainment (such such good times no school or anything to worry about, being 7-8 was amazing). After having completed the final quest by using a makers fingering the dragon my brother had thought he finished the game. He could never finish the evil eye (this was the point where he had finished playing the game) so... after 0 research and just watching how my brother had played the game I had learnt so so much of this game that I had beaten the evil eye easily and later on the seneschal.
Even still I struggled with the game I couldn’t finish Salomet for some reason and my brother would help out just for finishing missions but he never played the game like he used to, just “hey let me try”s every now and again. After that I had been playing the game almost everyday for a few months until because of my mum getting mad at bro she unplugged the PS3 which caused my save file (she was sad because she did it unintentionally, she only wanted my bro to study for a bit not to ruin anything) after a lot more grinding I had gotten the point I was before and was enjoying all of it. Then one day my sister (worst sister of the entire decade) wanted to make a fuss. We were playing in the living room and I had “hit” her and she started to cry and scream. My mom rushed in and saw me guilty I guess. She did break dragons dogma’s CD in half lol. She bought me one in like 20 days so all’s cool. She had a business trip outside of the country and bought me the game on the way back (yes she did regret what she did but from what she believed I had been misbehaving a lot so I need to be taught a lesson). And I was back to playing the game non stop. Time skip to trip to Thailand in 2017. I had a PS4 and I had seen the DDDA behind the glass box in a game store and holy shit, I lost my shit. I went all sponge bob “ I NEEEEEEEED IIIIIITTT!!!!” And my dad bought it for me this time.
And skip 3 years and l had just mad the biggest mistake of my life on August 18 2020. Let’s just say my PlayStation, Laptop and TV aren’t here anymore. I did lose DDDA’s disc somehow idk why but when I removed the PS4’s disc drive it wasn’t in there neither was it anywhere in the house also in December I did get the PS5 (we paid 1200$ and maybe no regrets, maybe) no laptop and the TV that broke was a spare so we have the main TV in the living room. I got Dragons Dogma Back in January and I have gotten all the items and money and rift crystals and all but I still have a lot of ways to go until I am back to where I was.
To everyone who took the time to read this I thank you and to itsuno I say thank you for making my childhood what it was and what it is, thank you to everyone who made this game what it is today. And I can’t wait to play DD2 soon. There is a lot more to this story for example like how I’d just rock out to “into free” for like the entirety of the song but I removed some parts to make it shorter. And just so you know I didn’t have Dark Arisen till 2017.
TL;DR: I love this game.
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Welcome to yakuzagames!

This thread will serve as both a guide for newcomers as well as a place to ask any question.

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What is yakuza?

What order do I play the games in?

Please check out our play order guide

Can I skip Yakuza 3/any game?

It is not recommended to skip any of the games since a lot of the plot relies on knowledge from previous games. This might cause you to feel lost at times and even if you don't, knowing the events of the previous game gives you a better experience.
That being said, the story of most of the games are still somewhat self-contained so even if some of the previous games will be spoiled and you might not understand some things, you will still enjoy any of the games that you play. It is up to you.

Where can I play the games?

All of the mainline games are available on PS4/5, Xbox and PC. (starting from march 25th)

What are the differences between the original games, the kiwamis, and the remastered games?

Yakuza kiwami and kiwami 2 are remakes of the original yakuza 1 and 2 that feature updated graphics, gameplay and new content.
Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 remastered are upscaled versions on the original games. The English version of the games was completely retranslated and some cut content from the original release where restored.

Which yakuza games have a dub?

Judgment and Yakuza: like a dragon have english dubbed voices as well as subtitles in French, German, Italian and Spanish. It is also highly likely that any future localisations will also have one.
The original Yakuza 1 also has a dub but it's ummm... not the greatest thing.

What is Yakuza Like a Dragon? Is it a spinoff?

Yakuza LaD is the 8th mainline game and it is known as Ryu ga Gotoku 7 (Yakuza 7) in Japan. It's a soft-reboot of the series that focuses on a new protagonist and cast of charecters and unlike the previous games, this one is a turn-based JRPG.

Can I play Yakuza 7 without playing any of the other games?

Yes. Since it focuses on a new cast of charecters and story, you will understand it even if you haven't played any of the other games. However, it will contain story spoilers for a lot of the previous games, especially 5 and 6, so be warned if you're planning on playing those games in the future.

What are Ishin, black panther, Judgment, etc? Are they yakuza games? Are they canon?

Ryu ga gotoku kenzan and Ryu ga gotoku Ishin are Samurai spinoffs that take place during the Edo period.
Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho (or Yakuza: black panther) and its sequel are spinoffs developed by Syn Sophia for the PSP. The story takes place in kamurocho but it's not related to the main games.
Yakuza Dead Souls is a non-canon zombie spinoff that takes place after yakuza 4. It is the only localised game that is stuck on the ps3 :(
Binary Domain is a third-person shooter that was made the same creators as yakuza. However, it's not a yakuza game. (Funnily enough though, this is the very first game that was developed under the name RGGStudio)
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (or Hokuto ga gotoku) is a spinoff that's based on the FotNS manga. There's actually some debate about weather this is a yakuza game or not but we consider it one.
Ryu ga Gotoku Online is a free-to-play Gacha RPG. The main story follows Ichiban as the protagonist. The game is not canon but it does have canon backstories for a lot of the series's characters.
Judgment is a spinoff that follows the story of Takayuki Yagami, a Kamurocho detective. The story revolves around some Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance members but it's not directly related to the main series.

How do I play mahjong?

You can check out our mahjong guide!

Is there any Yakuza media other than the games?

Yes. There's:

Why are some of the songs in the Japanese version different?

Due to licensing issues, a lot of the songs were removed from the English version of the games and were replaced by something else. Fortunately, recent releases like kiwami 2 and judgment have stopped doing this. You can see a list of these songs here
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask them here!
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This is What I Played in 2020

So I saw a lot of people doing their game lists from 2020. I wanted to make one but I was being lazy and insecure. However I have to train my english (not a native speaker and trying to improve in the language) and I don't have many friends that played most of these games to discuss them. So fuck it. I'm doing it. Worst case scenario I'll just delete this account.
There probably will be some english mistakes here guys, I'm trying my best.
Just to be clear: I'm not a reviewer and I don't consider these comments reviews. I'm just looking for some interesting discussion.
Sonic Mania: 2020 started and I thought it would be a great year because I was playing Sonic Mania. Its reductive in my opinion to say this is just a rehash of old 2D Sonic games. I mean, yeah, it drinks from that well but its just so fucking creative, so colorful, so fast and so unapologetic fun. I'm a Sonic kid, had my Genesis back in the day, and I don't hate 3D Sonic (I liked Generations and Colors) but Mania is just in a whole other level. The graphics are so bright it makes my room light up and the game seems to know when to let you go fast and when to make you hold back. Its a game that makes me open a huge smile when I think about it.
A Plague Tale: Innocence: A new illness has appeared and people are scared of each other, there are corpses in the streets, there is no place to bury the dead and there is no light at end of the tunnel. A Plague Tale is basically 2020 the game. Ok, I'm kidding, but A Plague Tale is a pretty bleak game. The thing about a bleak story is that, for it to work, there has to be hope somewhere. If there is no hope then things are just hopeless for the sake of being hopeless and there is no reason to keep going. A Plague Tale fucks you up the whole game but there is one thing that keeps you playing in my opinion: The characters. There is a reason why Innocence is in the name of this game: Amicia loses her innocence early on and her objective here is not only to save Hugo's life but also to keep his innocence in the middle of so much horror. Gameplay wise its a stealth game that could give you more freedom but it keeps itself interesting enough through the whole thing. In the end I really enjoyed it.
Death Stranding: What can I say about Death Stranding that hasnt been said billions of times in this very sub, let alone the rest of the internet? I don't know, but I loved this game. I'm a huge Kojima fan, even when he does something I don't care for I usually respect it. The thing about Death Stranding is that if you say you played 20 hours and you hated it I completely understand. Its clunky and filled with nonsense, it tests your patience and yet its an experience I loved from the very beggining. Your biggest enemy here is terrain, and just like Metal Gear Solid gave me hundreds of ways to bypass my enemies Death Stranding gave me hundreds of ways to deliver my packages. And this was probably the most rewarding online game I ever played in my life. I never gave two shits about likes in social media, but in Death Stranding it makes all the difference in the world.
Control: The original Max Payne is one of my favorite games of all time. And for some reason I never played another Remedy game after that because I'm just THAT stupid. The power mechanics in Control are nothing new. What makes Control unique is its weirdness, a weirdness people are telling me its kind of Remedy's thing. So fuck it, call me a Remedy fan because this game got me back into writing. Skill Up in his reviews said that one of the problems of this game is that you could miss the best parts if you didn't look hard enough. I have a lot of respect for Skill Up but I disagree: Exploration is the thing I love most about games, Control had a pretty cool world and story but it rewarded my exploration like few games have. One thing: I played this game on the PS4, it was great but it had some framerate issues during some fights, if you want to play and you have a good PC (unlike me) then go for the PC Version.
Left 4 Dead 2: This is awkward... 2020 is the year I got into Left 4 Dead. Not only that, it was by far the game I played the most in 2020 (and in 2021 so far). Thing is the pandemic made impossible for me to hang out with my friends so we looked for a game that all of us had and that my shitty computer could run (they don't play on console). One of my friends, a L4D2 veteran, suggested this old game from Valve that I had never touched in my Steam library. L4D2 aged like fine wine, its just pure fun when in normal mode, pure tension when playing with friends on expert and complete chaos when playing versus mode. For the two people who haven't played this yet: Left 4 Dead 2 is lightining in a bottle, and with Back 4 Blood being announced I don't envy the task ahead of the devs.
Prey (2017): Prey is a immersive sim inspired by System Shock 2 where small mistakes will cost you dearly. Its a game about choices in the end and I haven't felt like this playing a game since Alien Isolation, an experience that puts you in a fucked up situation and basically says: "Go fuck yourself". There are no easy decisions here, even the ones that make no gameplay or story impact will be hard to make. Again, another game that awards exploration, creativity and curiosity. I loved it. Oh, and one more thing: Mimics are side by side with the Xenomorph from Alien Isolation the scariest most amazing enemies I had to deal with in any videogame.
Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed: Im not normally good at playing video games, I'm pretty average actually, but I suck at SASRT. Its not even funny. So it says a lot that I had a lot of fun losing so much in this game. While I was destroyed by my friend that played online with me, the AI or some random person online I was having fun with the transforming vehicles, the SEGA nostalgia, the nonsense (why the fuck is Football Manager in a kart?), the colorful graphics and the sense of speed.
Last of Us Part 2: I was not very patient with this one, was really trying to avoid spoilers. This game has been discussed so much already so here are my two cents: I loved it. I actually liked this one more than I liked the first one. Not only that, I saw so many people saying this game goes for shock value, I actually think its a pretty obvious continuation from the first game. There really was not much else to do in my opinion. The big twist comes at the halfway point and after every opinion I read I still think its fuckin brilliant. Its not the greatest game ever made, in my opinion its not even the best from Naughty Dog, but its pretty freaking good, and I'm excited to see what ND does next.
Armello: I love board games. I really, really do. I couldn't play board games this year with my friends because of the pandemic but I could play Armello with them. And Armello is basically a board game on steam that runs on my 2013 PC. Basically you have a board, characters, quests and cards. You have to choose an animal from the Kingdon of Armello to take the throne. Its a competitive 4-player game with great art style and filled with luck and strategy. It also has an active playerbase so you know, you can be a loner and still play it.
Call of Cthulhu: A game based on the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game actually has A LOT of potential. And I actually think Cyanide Studio had the right mindset to make this game. However I think they were too ambitious for the amount of money and experience they had. Well, I don't know about experience, but definetely money. I don't care about the bad lip sincyng, the janky controls, the awful shooting mechanic, the weak stealth sections or the weird graphics. What I do care about is that this is a RPG where my decisions and actions rarely matter. For example: The game makes you choose your attributes at the beggining of the story. I was great at Psychology but had awful physical strength: I never got punished for my low strength and rarely was awarded for my good psychology. Now, I still had fun with this game, if you are into the Cthulhu stuff there are some pretty creative moments in here. But, in the end of the day it was just okay in my opinion.
The Infectious Madness of Dr Dekker: This is the first FMV game I ever played and... I liked it. The Infectious Madness of Dr Dekker is an FMV game where you play as a psychiatrist/detective who is trying to discover wich of Dr Dekker's patients killed him while trying to help them with their unusual problems. You can type the questions yourself or choose from a list: I recommend typing because the enjoyment for me came from not only the story but from discovering what the game wanted me to ask. The acting here is pretty good, the directing is great, the photography surprisingly good for a game where the camera barely moves. The big thing here are the patients: They will lie to you, try to confuse you, try to seduce you and try to shock you. It will make you question whats real and whats not in the story. Your advice to these people matters in the end, and there are a lot of possible endings. Its a weird game and I like weird things. Just don't expect an action packed experience.
F.E.A.R: The last game I played in 2020 was one I wanted to play for years. F.E.A.R came out in 2005 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. My PC is always outdated and F.E.A.R demanded a lot from PCs back then. I also never had a PS3 or an Xbox 360. But I'm a horror fan, and while my current PC is not very powerfull by modern standards it can run F.E.A.R like a dream. So, as a huge horror fan, I finally played this game and... It was fine. It would have been a lot more impressive back in 2005 but I still had a lot of fun playing today. The slow mo mechanic was not new even back then but it still works, the gunplay is satisfying and the game don't overstay its welcome. For a game named F.E.A.R I expected more horror elements but it did deliver on some creppy imagery.
Thats it, those were the games I played in 2020. It was an awful, awful year, for many reasons, but I played a lot of good stuff. I hope 2021 will be better for all of us guys!
And once again sorry about any english mistakes.
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Am I the only one who doesn't care about graphics?

Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing well during this Covid-19 crisis and take care of all of your family and friends!
I have been a gamer since my young childhood, and I love them since it is a good way to relax when I am stressed. I will always defend video games for the positive effects they can have on our minds.

Why I am writing this?

I have noticed something really severe: most people now care only about graphics. They want to know which is the most powerful between PS5 and XBOX Series X. And they will buy only games with beautiful graphics. I am playing newer and older games, and I feel like why people care about graphics. I have been playing Super Mario World and Super Metroid on the Switch's SNES Online, and it was more rewarding and satisfying than most nowadays games I have been playing. By seeing how the gaming community behaves, I believe it tends to focus only on graphics and nothing else. When I want to buy a game, I don't even care about the graphics, and I have the feeling I am the only one who focuses on gameplay, music, art style, etc. Am I the only one?

The Delusion about FPS/Graphics

At least 20 or 30 FPS is good. I understand if someone wants to play at 60 FPS, but this should not be mandatory in my opinion. And then who cares about 120 fps or 240 fps? Your eyes don't even see the difference. I know sometimes games need some precise input so my best compromise would be 30 FPS for offline and relax games, and 60 FPS for online games with tournaments for example. I don't understand when people tend to buy the best resources for their PC. Games don't need 8K and 240 fps to be enjoyable. But yeah, this is your money and you do whatever you want with it, I am not your mother ;).

The most powerful is NOT the winner

If you look at each "war" generation console, the most powerful console always failed. But remember that there were never console war. Only one during Nintendo and SEGA during the beginning of the 1990s. Sony VS Microsoft is nothing compared to what happened then.

Graphics is different than Art Style

Don't confuse graphics and art style. the Pokémon series, or Zelda: Breath of the Wild, has awful graphics but an awesome art style. The games have bad graphics, but the character design, the level design, the way everything is drawn is beautiful. However, we are not talking about art style here.

People who tell me Graphics are important

If you are going to tell me graphics are essential because when you play, you need to look at a fantastic landscape. A video game is something you play through. If you just sit and look at the landscape, I'm sorry but this is not a video game since you are not playing, this is just panorama. This is not playing, you just watch beautiful pictures. Photography is different than video games, even both are considered art. I would ask you what is a video game for you? For me, a video game is the gaming interaction between the human and the video of a machine. No questions about graphics. This is called a video game, and not video watching or anything like that. If you need to look at beautiful backgrounds, you can go on Google Images, and look for high-resolution pictures (Settings > Advanced Research).

Games with bad Graphics are Bad?

My favorite question to beat the people who only care about graphics is: Why retrogaming exists if graphics are so important? This is not nostalgia or anything like that, I am born during the Gamecube/PS2 era and I didn't even know how the 1980s or the 1990s were in terms of video games. (I wish I could have been here when Final Fantasy VII and Pokémon Red/Blue were released). And can you tell why Minecraft is the best selling game of all time?

Conclusion

To conclude, of course, I agree this is cool if you have good graphics, but people need to stop worship graphics and giving all of their attention to this instead of focusing on gameplay, music, etc. This should not be a criterion to define the quality of a game in my opinion. Can someone tell me this is just me who is a toxic hater, or if someone feels like me? Maybe I am just stupid so I would like that someone can correct the wrong things that I believe in.
Thanks a lot for reading my very long message and have fun playing the wonderful video games we can have in 2021! Remember video games are the most prolific media, far ahead of the cinema or the books.
TL;DR: Am I the only one who is noticing people only care about graphics? I want to know if I am just a toxic hater who doesn't understand what the gaming industry needs right now, or if I am on the contrary smart enough to understand video games are not based only on graphics.
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Guide to Legend of Korra Content

This post intends to give an overview of all content and merchandise specifically related to Legend of Korra. Released content is divided into four sections (show, comics, other canon, and other content & merchandise) with the final section being for upcoming content of all kinds. For information on avatar content not specific to LoK, or more avatar resources in general check out the FAQS Hub.
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I) Show
The Legend of Korra animated series (2012-2014) is 52 episodes across four books/seasons (air, spirits, change, and balance).
DVDs: Each season (1, 2, 3, 4) has a DVD/Bluray and there is a Complete Series DVD/Bluray as well. Additionally there is an ATLA/LoK Bluray pack. In March a new SteelBook Bluray will release.
-The DVDs also come with some extras (such as audio commentaries and 'making of' featurettes) not available elsewhere. To get all the special features buy a Bluray release.
Other Places to Watch: Overview Thread , https://justwatch.com/
-Netflix, CBS All Access, iTunes, Amazon Prime (through NickHits), Google Play, Youtube
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II) Comics
General Comic Info: The comics can be bought from comic stores, book stores, amazon (and other sites), and digital comic apps such as comixology.
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LoK Graphic Novel Trilogies: There are two completed graphic novel trilogies. Both are written by series co-creator Mike, but have different artists. They take place shortly after the show. The main graphic novel trilogies are are each initially released in three paperback (and digital) releases and then later collected in a hardcover 'Library Edition' that includes all three parts as well as some extras (a sketchbook section and forewords).
1)Turf Wars (2017&2018)- Picks up in the immediate aftermath of the finale and focuses on Korra and Asami's relationship, the presidential election, spirits and triads.
-Parts 1, 2, 3
2)Ruins of the Empire (2019&2020)- Focuses on Kuvira and what will happen to the former Earth Empire.
-Parts 1, 2, 3
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LoK Short Comics- There are two, with no announced plans to collect them into an anthology.
1)Friends for Life(2016)- Explores how Korra and Naga met. Mainly takes place in between the first scene of LoK and the second, but probably still best read after finishing the show.
2)Lost Pets(2018)- Meelo searches for pets that were lost by families that had to evacuate because of Kuvira's attack on Republic City. Takes place after the show, and best read after Turf Wars.
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III) Other Canon
Story Content
Republic City Hustle(2013)- A web series showing Mako and Bolin as kids living on the streets of Republic City prior to the events of LoK book one. Available on the LoK book four dvds and LoK complete series.
The Legend of Korra Video Game) (2014)- Takes place in between books two and three of LoK. The main version of the game (for PS3/4, Xbox360/One and PC) is hard to obtain now because it only had a digital release and has since been pulled from online stores. Here is a thread on the subject. There is also a 3ds version, that did have a physical release, with the same story but very different gameplay.
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Other Books
LoK: An Avatar's Chronicle (2019)- In universe scrapbook told from the perspective of Korra after the events of LoK. Best read after Turf Wars.
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Word of God
Loosely refers to information given to us by the creators or other crew from things like interviews, commentary for episodes, nick.com, and other sources.
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IV) Other Content & Merchandise
Other Books
Art of the Animated Series: Books containing concept and production artwork. One for each season of LoK (1,2,3,4). Second Editions & Deluxe will begin releasing this March.
Two Part Novelizations of Book One Air: Revolution, Endgame
Poster Collection: 42 page collection of Art from LoK in tear-out Poster Format
LoK Hardcover Ruled Journal; 192 pages, a ribbon placeholder, an elastic band, and a back pocket
Colouring Book: Features forty-five detailed black and white images.
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Other Games
Online Games
-Various free games based on ATLA and LoK at one time hosted on Nick's websites.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix: crossover game featuring Korra as a playable character
-Available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, XboxOne, and PC.
Lok Pro-Bending Arena Board Game: More Info , ProBendingArena
-Also has Deluxe Edition and Amon Expansion.
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Figures and Other Merchandise
Zen Monkey Studios Pins
Zywer Industries Figures: Korra, Lin, Chibi Korra
Dark Horse Figures: Korra, Aang Memorial Statue
Good Smile Figure: Nendoroid Korra
Mondo: Korrasami Statue
Nick Store Plushes: Pabu, Naga
Book One Soundtrack
LoK Funko Pops: Korra, Korra Avatar State, Asami, Mako, and Amon.
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V) Upcoming Content
March 9: S1 Art Book 2nd Edition (new cover, new foreword, new recent art by crew)
-S1 Art Book Deluxe 2nd Edition (adds slipcase, lithograph, ribbon bookmark, and foil on cover)
March 16- Bluray Steelbook; same content and quality as previous Bluray Complete Series Collection, but with new casing and art.
April to June- Korra Bookend: the earth symbol will be fixed.
Sept 22nd: S2 Art Book 2nd Edition
-S2 Art Book Deluxe Second Edition
2021- McFarlane Toys Figures , likely 7 inch
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Feb 2022: ATLA/LoK Tabletop RPG
Aug 2022: RPG Supplement, Republic City
Feb. 2023: RPG Supplement, Spirit World
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?- Third LoK graphic novel trilogy
?- Other Avatar Art Book Reprints/ Deluxe Editions
?- New Board Game from IDW
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My year 2020 in gaming

All of y'all's year reviews made me want to do the same, so I wrote down a few sentences of everything I played last year. I was surprised it was so much as my partner moved in with me and I expected to have a lot less time, but that actually didn't happen and Corona did its thing. I'm a bit late to the review party, but I needed time to write down my thoughts and didn't want to do it in one session.
Standard platform is PC, everything else is labelled.
Done:
Darkest Dungeon – halfway through (most tier 2 bosses). it was a nice and interesting start to a game I thought I liked, but 40 hours in I realized I was in fact not having fun. It was repetitive and the payout was very low for me as rewards felt small and especially upgrades to the village took a lot of time. I did play the game with too much emphasis on keeping every character alive, in a game that wants you burn them, so maybe that’s one me. But maybe it’s just not my type of game. Visuals, presentation and the IDEA of the combat system were nice, though. 5/10
Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4) – finished story. Kingdom Hearts has become a burning pile of tires, but I hold it dear since the first game and I want to know what is happening. The visuals are amazing and the combat system is engaging, at least, yet a bit much at times, with way too many special interactions going on at all times. But KH3 is basically if the story has an alignment which is just true chaotic. The main story is…there, for most of the game, but nothing happens with it. Each world has its own story and both them and the overarching plot are almost completely irrelevant to each other. What a pity. Also, so many minigame and once-and-gone game mechanics, what the hell. I had fun, but it could have been so much better. And they skipped over most FF elements. 6/10
The Wolf Among Us – 100%. Played it with my partner who had already finished it years before. It’s one of the prime Telltale games and the first that I wasn’t familiar with the source material with. It has a very interesting lore and visuals for sure. Other than that, very much a standard Telltale game and you either like it or you don’t. I did enjoy it a lot with its interesting plot and characters. 8/10
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Switch, digital version) – finished story. I like me some occasional space game. Starlink was an oddball in many ways for me. I probably wouldn’t have looked at it as I thought it’s just a toy merch game, but Starfox and the existence of a toyless version drew me to this. I know I could have played nicer looking version, but the tie-in with Starfox was actually not that shallow and came with a small unique storyline, so that’s the most Starfox I will get until Nintendo releases (and doesn’t fuck up) another full game. Due to its toy origins, the game has a few unique quirks, like the weapon, ship and pilot switching on-the-go to match enemy vulnerabilities and combat styles. The mix of planetary and solar exploration and gradual faction growth with even a few RTS elements sprinkled in worked for me. It was a lot of fun! 7/10
Injustice 2 – finished story, some achievement hunting, trying out all characters a bit and dabbled in the multiverse mode. I’m not a huge Beat’Em’Up player, but some concepts are too interesting to pass up. Given how few Heroe League (Avengers and Justice League) games come out well, I had to take my chances here. The story is…forced, but it works for this kind of game. The interactions between the heroes are pretty entertaining to watch. I can’t really judge if the combat system was good or not or balanced or not, but it worked for me, although some fights were pretty frustrating. 7/10
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales – 100%. Gwent really got to me in the Witcher 3. It was kinda sad to see that this is an entirely different card game (although closer to the online Gwent), but it was still a great one. Telling the really interesting story of Queen Meve, the game not only expands the lore of the really intriguing Witcherverse, it also tells it through this mix of roaming through a map and army fights presented by card battles. The visuals weren’t all too exciting, although the art style worked for me. The score was awesome, though, maybe even better than the one from W3. I can absolutely recommend this game to any person interested in card games and in the Witcher. 9/10
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden – finished story and most content. I have so many tactical RPGs on my backlog, all with very interesting settings, but animal mutants in a postapocalyptic Sweden? That’s one of the freshest ideas in a while. The top hat wearing duck really sold it to me. Unlike many other games of its genre like XCOM, the areas are connected with each other like in more classic RPGs. Stealth kills played a huge part in this game as open combat makes the game a lot harder. It’s not a very long game, which I appreciated. However, the initial premise of its animal mutants really fell short as there were actually not that many in the game. I also would have liked to have more of the characters in my team, but the stealth advantages made some characters a lot stronger than others, so there was little choice in which people to take. Itemization and progress were alright, the combat is pretty much as in XCOM etc. 7/10
Cities in Motion – played some scenarios. Preparing for Cities: Skylines, I figured I should play this first. It’s an alright public transport planning simulation that made me excited for planning stuff throughout several cities. However, I have some serious issues with it. For once, this game punished you hard for planning public transport like in real life and creating ridiculously tiny lines (like 2 stations per metro line) was the only way to any meaningful amount of money. Also, the German scenario pack has 12 scenarios, but only 4 cities (other packs are similar). It’s interesting to revisit cities in different eras, but to rebuild everything every time is annoying. And the tasks you get are borderline asinine, like building a line with three stations in far ends of the map, which I circumvented with temporary lines that I immediately deleted after completing it. In its core it had great potential, but felt lazily executed. 5,5/10
BATTLETECH – finished story, some flashpoints and fooled around with mech components for a bit afterwards. Been a while since I dived into MechWarrior games, maybe a good 17 years. Battletech is…GOOD. Maybe my favorite game I have played that year. The campaign is great, has a good plot, but also gives you an open galaxy to explore at your own leisure. The hunt for new mech chassis in the midgame was the most fun I think. Building mechs, balancing your finances, keeping your people alive and trained, random events on board of your ship and upgrading your ship all felt meaningful and well interconnected. It’s also a turn-based tactical RPG, but it works with its own rules (like weapon groups and destroyable sections) and does so very well. 9,5/10
Batman – The Telltale Series – 100%. A solid game for both Batman and Telltale fans. The story was original enough and I always enjoy a plot that isn’t focused on the way overused Joker – who has his part, but a very interesting one. Not really much more to say here. 8/10
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) – finished story and most of the map. Finally, I tackled this behemoth of this generation. I haven’t played a Zelda since Majora’s Mask and the reason for that was a lack of drive to finish either of the N64 installments. Now, 20 years and a friend with a copy available later, I felt urged to play it as I wanted to give back the copy. Didn’t expect much despite the hype, but I have to say this game is (almost) as good as people say. It’s one of the few games that really lets you do whatever you want in the order you want (after a brief tutorial). My partner is playing it right now and it’s interesting to see how different our approaches to the order of quests and also specific challenges are. It rewards creative problem solving due to its physics engine. It is not perfect, especially the weapon system is weird and non-permanency in weapons feels just odd. NPCs are not very well written. The world is rather empty and while that has a plot reason, it feels like there should be more at times. But despite that, the game is a lot of fun and deserves its reputation. 9/10
Monster Hunter World + Iceborne (PS4) – defeated everything up to Furious Rajang, about 350 hours played with a fixed group of 3 and sometimes two other RL friends. Probably the game played most intensely this year. I bought a PS4 Pro in February and soon after – also thanks to Corona – I started playing this with two other friends, almost daily for several months. I had played Tri a decade ago and liked the general idea, but hated a lot of outdated conventions (both from Nintendo and the game itself) back then. World does most things I hated so much better. The monsters are engaging and (mostly) fun, the weapons are diverse and have their niches, the progression system is addictive, I love the Palicos & the private suite customizations and there is so much to see and find in the few maps they have. Great game if you like the combat and if you don’t focus too much on story because that one is paper-thin. 9/10
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PS4) – finished story. I liked U2 and U3 a lot, so this was a must-play after getting the PS4. It’s probably the most graphically impressive game I have played so far. The combat felt a little forced at times, but I guess that’s the genre. Although sneaking felt more possible and rewarding than in previous titles (as far as I remember). The story is a typical “one last gig” thing, but I liked the inclusion of Drake’s youth and especially how they concluded the Drake saga (maybe?). It’s a very solid game and definitely a must-play for PS4 owners. 8,5/10
EVERSPACE – finished story, post-story and most side missions. I don’t like losing progress, but like Rogue-likes with in-between progression systems, so despite my first hesitation, I picked up this game as I was craving a new space game. Though having a VR, I never got to play it in that mode, but still, I had a lot of fun with it. Some runs were intense and discovering new elements always put an excited wtf face on my head. The in-universe explanation for it being Rogue-like worked for me and getting funds to improve your ships between runs was addictive enough to try again and again. Same with weapons, they were different enough to try out different ones. Just don’t expect too much content out of this, it’s not a big game. 7/10
GRID (2019) – finished base game and some of the season pass content. I was a big fan of the first Grid and played all games in between. But like them, this one did not manage to be as engaging as the first one. While I enjoyed playing through the different leagues and liked the variety of cars and inclusion of a team mate, I did get bored to go through every cup as some of them had a severe lack of cars within them. There was no upgrading of cars, money was meaningless for 99% of the game and a overall career feeling of the ‘story’ mode was absent. At least I didn’t have to basically only race against Ravenwest anymore and other teams were still relevant. I feel like Codemasters could do a lot more with the foundation they have created here, but fail to connect the races in a meaningful way. 6/10
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (PS4) – finished story and most side quests. This was one of my most wanted PS4 titles before Horizon: Zero Dawn came out. I loved Star Ocean 1, 2 and 4 so much. 4 in particular was just great enough to fill the small void that FFXIII had left back then. I heard about the mediocre reviews of IaF. And it was…actually mediocre. What I forgot or never knew was that I got released as a PS3 game in Japan first. And it really, really shows. The game was UGLY. Not ugly ugly, but playing it directly after Uncharted 4 was quite a shock. Not that it matters too much. However, the second problem I have with this game is directly aim at its soul. The other games had you jumping between planets and several distinct locations. And IaF started very promising, hinting at similar qualities. But then, it just…went into its climax and ended. Sure, some parts are in actual space. But you have seen about 80% of the locations within the first quarter of the game, which is ridiculous. It’s such a pity as the game’s story and combat are actually very enjoyable and I loved just grinding, which is quite unusual for me. But the narrow scope of the game wastes a lot of potential and that’s a real disappointment to me as a fan of the series. It could have easily done so much better. 6,5/10
Risen – finished. Oh boy, this game was sitting in my backlog for a LONG time – probably since its release I wanted to try it out. Unfortunately, this is a case of being TOO patient. The game is horribly outdated nowadays, the combat is not much fun and punishes you hard even on easy difficulty. The quest flow, general plot, start and choice of character skills are good, but I do think everything else – graphics, item flow, combat, sound, art design - was pretty bad. This was two years before Skyrim, but it feels like it’s been 10, honestly. I am still curious about Risen 2, 3 and Elex, however. But I might skip the first two after this. 3/10
Team Sonic Racing (Switch) – finished story. Yes, story. It’s as good dumb as you would expect from a Sonic racing game. Weirdly enough, I performed a lot better in handheld mode. The minigames are frustratingly hard as drifting is way overdone. The actual racing is nice, but no match to Mario Kart 8, although I do appreciate the idea of teams with ultimate boosts and item sharing. 6,5/10
Yakuza 0 – finished story and most major side activities. God, this game completely surprised me. I was absolutely 0 interested in crime settings, but Humble gave me this gem of a game. My partner suggested to try it out together, but lost interest in it, so we stopped for 2 months. I then picked it up again by myself and got increasingly invested in the story, the combat system and the bajillion of side things to do. THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO! And most of it is fun, doesn’t overstay its welcome too much and helps develop the main characters a little bit. The Real Estate and Hostess Club minigames are basically entire games-within-a-game, the pocket racer would also work by itself and the Karaoke songs were absolutely adorable and are a must-see in all of gaming. While I thought that the game got bloated a bit due to the two characters both having their own full-blown story, but sharing a single game, the interconnection made it kind of necessary to not separate them. But the game felt a bit long thanks to that (and all of the minigames that felt kinda mandatory at times). Anyway, I am now completely hooked on the series and look forward to the next entry – although I really need some time off lest I encounter the good old Assassin’s Creed-like fatigue. But given I couldn’t give two shits about Yakuza – even though I fucking majored in Japan Studies – this is an amazing feat. 9/10
Additional note: Getting into Yakuza memes alone is worth playing this, but the more I read and watch about this game and the series, the more and more I appreciate this franchise.
Endless Legend with a few DLCs – finished two full games (~38 hours). I was in the mood for a 4X game and this one was poking in my side for a bit. Endless Space was quite enjoyable and the overarching plot kinda works? I enjoyed expanding, researching and the quest system as well, but it felt just like Civ5 in general, with a few exceptions of course. It was weird that the ‘ages’ weren’t really differentiated visually and that you kept using the same units throughout the whole game – also there are not many of them, but there is an intriguing RPG-like customization system baked into it instead, which was cool enough. The winter and sea fortress system was also refreshing (but probably brought in from DLCs). Factions had some differences that went beyond what Civ would do, but the really deviating ones (like lava or fungus people that need different ways of city building) were hidden behind DLCs I do not have. Two games were enough for me, but I may come back in the future. 7/10
Need for Speed: Payback (PS4) – finished story. Being a PSN+ freebie, I got a bit excited over the silly F&F story that I felt like seeing with my own eyes. And the game delivered on that - but not much more. My last true NfS was Hot Pursuit (2010) (and my NfS favorites: Shift 1+2), so it had been a while. But I realize that I do not need that speed anymore. While the game was ultimately enjoyable, especially cruising around, finding stuff and customizing the cars, I especially disliked the offroad races with their weird rubber band perfect traction AI which was really frustrating. The driving in general revolved too much around drifting everything, but I guess that’s full arcade racers for you. And the automatic car reset was a bit too eager at times. 5,5/10
Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4) – finished story and Croft manor side story. Also a PSN+ freebie. I have played the first game and was quite entertained by it. As I played Uncharted not too long ago, I was able to compare those two games a bit and while Uncharted looks undoubtedly better (and I prefer non-supernatural stuff in this kind of game), I think that Tomb Raider is the better game overall. This might be due to the usage of a skill and weapon customization system, which made exploring places and looking for XP, resources and parts fun. I also think that limiting the game’s world to one location (outside the prologue) helped immersion a lot. The game has quite a bit of a different feeling than the first TR, but mostly due to Lara being kickass from the start instead of allegedly being a frail grad student that 20 hours later massacres armies of armed and trained mercenaries. I liked it quite a lot of the backstory with her dad and caretaker were quite interesting as well. 8/10
Not done / on and off:
League of Legends – almost exclusively ARAM, sometimes bot games for trying out stuff. Not much to say to this, it’s a notorious, but ultimately good MOBA. The new items overhaul was a bit of a big change, but now I am getting the hang of it, I think. Some of the new champions of this year are fun to play, like Samira, Lilia and Seraphine. One of my friends quit the game for good, I think, so only one other is left, and it’s the go-to game if it’s just the two of us. Sometimes I play by myself, but I try to play more single player games then.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – some 70 hours to built my house, the island is my partner’s. This is my first Animal Crossing and after hesitating at the beginning, I did enjoy it quite a lot. It’s very relaxing, you can work towards small goals, but without any stress. Interactions with other villagers will become repetitive, but at the beginning it feels very sweet. It’s also nice that Nintendo supports the game with free updates every month. 8/10
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution! (Switch) – played through story mode until midway ARC-V. I have my YGO phases every now and then where I watch a show and play a corresponding game at the same time. The Switch game is pretty nice as it lets me play through all TV shows’ stories, lets me play with most characters’ decks, has reverse duels for every story battle, but I also can always use my own decks which is sometimes very necessary as some matches are VERY one-sided. There are also challenge battles against very good decks which are as difficult as I imagine actual competitive dueling. Two things I don’t like about this particular YGO game: No free battle vs. CPU and only 30 custom deck save slots. The Tag Force games were still ahead in that regard. Still, it’s a solid entry that can provide hundreds of hours of entertainment for YGO enthusiasts and is a great travel companion. 8/10
Undertale – I just can’t get into it, sorry. This is my second attempt and I got a lot further than last time (about one third in). But something just doesn’t click with me. Maybe the humor feels forced, maybe the retro graphics do, or maybe I get too hype-talked by people. I don’t know.
Super Seducer – almost done with the first one. We mostly play it together or with other people, to have a good time. I got this from Dunkey, but I have to say the first one isn’t even that funny. A lot of the explanation in how to approach women are cringy at best and predatory at worst. I guess it does teach how to behave better for some very inexperienced guys, but in general it shouldn’t be used as a guideline in how to get girls to talk to you.
Katamari Damacy REROLL – almost done. It’s a fun game for a silly afternoon. The controls are garbage, but it doesn’t matter too much. The humour is great and rolling up increasingly bigger things is weirdly satisfying.
Borderlands 2 – Playing with friends every now and then. It’s still fun and I haven’t explored all characters yet (although leave me alone with Krieg), so there’s still more to get out of it.
Jackbox 1-7 – I was a huge fan of the early YDKJ games 20 years ago, so I’m happy they are still around and have adapted new technologies to further their game concepts. The Jackbox games have become staples in many parties and were a major driver during corona to get people together online around the globe to play a few rounds of whatever minigame we wanted to enjoy. Some games are not good, of course, but the ever-growing library of minigames always manages to add refreshing new titles to the list. My favorites are Quiplash, T-K.O. and Champ’d. 10/10
Risk of Rain 2 – unlocked all characters, had a couple of runs with friends and by myself. I have to say I might not like the game too much. The characters are interesting and the upgrade system is addictive, but losing progress without much being gained from a run (except lunar coins and unlocked characters/skills) feels like making no progress at all, in a way. It’s fun to play with friends and you can somewhat relax and chat while jumping and shooting around. 6/10
Beat Saber – half of campaign mode, but mostly custom songs. I LOVE Beat Saber. It’s the reason I got a VR system this year (a used 2017 Vive, but I don’t need more for that) and I had a lot of fun (and exercise!) with it. It’s sad when your wanted songs have not been mapped or mapped really bad, but the existing database is really big and a lot of fun to go through. There are a lot of gameplay additions (like one-handed, 90° and 360° modes), but the standard mode is still the best (or most-supported). The latter half of the campaign is dumb as hell, tho - hitting a specific amount of combos within a very small threshold in both min and max is such a dumb thing. Mods make the game a whole lot better and some stuff should really be in the base game. 9/10
Audica – played through campaign mode and some custom songs. Not as good as Beat Saber, but it’s still very enjoyable. It’s hits the same spot, but with a twist. Mod support is not a big here, but still there. 8/10
Cities: Skylines + most DLCs – still working on my first city after 40 hours. Depicted as the penultimate city builder, I had to get into this at some point. I have to admit, it’s pretty good. As good as imagined? Maybe, maybe not. The base formula is not that complicated, but the DLCs add a whole lot of flavor to it. I can definitely recommend it, but I still have a lot of time ahead with it.
Postponed:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch) – I started and had a lot of fun with it, but stopped after roughly 5-10 hours as my partner was taking over the Switch with BotW (she played Witcher 3 before, so I was able to player with the Switch in the meantime) and switching cartridges all the time is a pain in the ass. Will continue soon and am very excited to do so.
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Summary: 2020 was probably the most intense gaming year for me so far, mostly thanks to Corona. My top three are probably BATTLETECH, BotW and Yakuza 0, with some honorable mentions to Beat Saber, MH:W and Jackbox. My gaming year 2021 is going to look similarily awesome and I already planned to play so many very high-profile games: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Paper Mario: The Origame King, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Starpoint Gemini Warlords (almost finished this one already), Darksiders 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Gran Turismo Sport, Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Borderlands 3, GTA V.
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PS3 FAQ - Please read before posting.

Seeing a lot of threads with the exact same questions daily so thought I'd compile a list of common questions with answers for them.
Has the PS Store been shutdown on the PS3?
No, the PS3 store remains active and you can access it through your PS3 console. The web store, which you access through a PC has been removed. There are workarounds available for this though.
Which PS3's are backwards compatible?
All PS3's play your PS1 discs. That means a Phat, Slim and Super Slim will have no issues playing PS1 games.
For PS2 games, the following models are backwards compatible:
All NTSC regions = CECHA 60GB (Full PS2 hardware), CECHB 20GB (Full PS2 hardware)
SOME NTSC regions (North America) = CECHE 80GB (Partial PS2 hardware)
All PAL regions (EU, India, Aus, NZ, UK, Russia etc) = CECHC 60GB (Partial PS2 Hardware).
The Full PS2 Hardware PS3's have the highest compatibility but are only available in NTSC regions. PAL regions only have access to the CECHC model.
Additionally, Backwards compatibility with disc games is region locked. You cannot buy a CECHA (NTSC PS3) and play your PAL PS1/PS2 games.
Finally, backwards compatibility was never removed from these models. You can update to the latest firmware and the compatibility remains exactly the same.
Is the PS3 Region Free?
Not exactly. The PS3 DOES have region locking but most games do not use region locking. This means almost all PS3 titles (disc and digital) will play on a PS3 from any region. PS1/PS2 Classics that you buy from the PS Store are also region free. If you want to play an NTSC PS1/PS2 game on a PAL PS3, make a US PSN account and purchase it from the US PS Store.
A handful of PS3 titles are region locked, the most well known example is Persona 4 Arena, which is region locked both via disc or digital.
Blu-Ray movies, DVD movies, PS1 disc and PS2 disc games are all region locked. You can only play movies/games from your region on your PS3.
What is the cause of YLOD?
There are many causes for the YLOD that are being documented by the community. Common causes appear to be the RSX GPU coming away from the substrate, GPU failure, CELL failure, NEC TOKIN capacitors failing but it is unclear what the main cause is at this time. There is a thread on PSX-Place that may help you in identifying the cause of YLOD in your PS3 but take note that it requires soldering skills. For more information on identifying YLOD in your PS3, check the thread here - https://www.psx-place.com/threads/fault-finding-ylod-with-the-syscon-first-steps-and-error-reporting.30100/
I have no image on my TV?
This can caused by multiple things. Try the following:
Reset your PS3's AV settings by pressing and holding the power button when you turn the PS3 on until you hear two beeps and then let go of the power button. This will reset your PS3's video settings and should now display an image on your TV.
If that does not work, you will need to troubleshoot by trying the following:
Try a different HDMI cable - This rules out the cables
Try a different HDMI port on your TV - This rules out the HDMI ports on the TV
Try a different TV (if possible) - This rules out the TV
Try Composite cables - This rules out the RSX on your PS3
If you still have issues after this, it is likely you have GLOD and possible that the RSX GPU in your PS3 may have failed.
What is GLOD?
Green Light of Death is when the RSX GPU in your PS3 has failed completely, resulting in no image after doing all available troubleshooting. Sometimes your PS3 may still produce an image but there will be a lot of graphical corruption on the XMB or in multiple games (GPU artifacting). If this starts to happen to you, backup your save data immediately via USB memory stick of to PS Plus if you have it.
Can I put my old PS3 hard drive in a new PS3 and keep all my save data?
No. PS3 hard drives are encrypted and cannot be read by another PS3 or PC. They are, in effect, tied to the PS3 they were used with. This means that if your PS3 dies and you have not backed up your save data, you cannot retrieve it without somehow fixing your PS3.
Putting the old hard drive into a new PS3 will erase the old had drive as the PS3 will treat it as a new hard drive and format it.
My game is freezing?
Check your disc to see if it has any scratches.
If the disc has no visible damage, try going to 'GAME DATA' and deleting the game from there. This will delete any Game Updates or the Games install, which may have become corrupt. This does not affect your save data. When you next start the game, it will download any available updates again and reinstall the game.
Can I buy a brand new Dualshock 3?
It is extremely unlikely that any brand new Dualshock 3 controllers you find on Ebay or other online stores are legit. Most of these will be counterfeits (fake). The safest way to buy a Dualshock 3 is to buy them used but there are some signs that can indicate a fake DS3. If you need help identifying whether a DS3 is real or not, post an image with it on this subreddit and people will be able to assist you.
When is PSN being shutdown on the PS3?
Nobody has the answer to this. At present there has been no announcement from Sony as to how long they plan on supporting PSN on the PS3/PSVita.
Some titles have had their servers shutdown by their publishers e.g. Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted, Portal 2 all no longer have online support but other titles like Call of Duty are still playable.
You can no longer message PS4/PS5 owners from your PS3 and vice versa.
Some games required an 'Online Pass' and may still require you to purchase one to play online. Please check to see whether or not the games servers are still online before doing so.
Why are my stats not saving on certain Call of Duty titles?
When the PSN name change was introduced, certain Call of Duty titles on the PS3 stopped tracking 'new accounts'. This means that if your PSN account was made after 2018 or you did not play the games before then, your stats will not be saved on some Call of Duty titles, including MW2, MW3 and a few others.
Additionally, changing your PSN name will make your PSN account be considered a 'new account' by these CoD games. This means if you change your PSN name even if you played the games before 2018, your stats will no longer be saved.
If you played the games before 2018, it is highly recommended you do not change your PSN name, otherwise your stats will not be tracked.
If you played the games before 2018 and have not changed your PSN name, your stats will continue to be tracked as normal.
When is the next PS Store sale going to be for PS3 games?
Probably never. The last sale was over a year ago so it is highly unlikely any games on the PS3 store will go on sale ever again.
How can I record my PS3's gameplay?
You will need a capture card to record the PS3's gameplay. It is recommended you use a capture card and component cables to do so.
If you try to use a capture card with HDMI, the PS3 will block the image due to HDCP (you will get no signal or a blank screen).
SOME HDMI Splitters can bypass HDCP and let you capture footage with your capture card with HDMI but there is no definitive list and they can sometimes be inconsistent so your mileage may vary.
My PS3 randomly turns itself on?
If you have PlayStation Plus, it is likely you enabled auto-update for trophies, game updates or save data at some point (you are prompted with the question when you start a PS3 game).
Check to see if you have accidentally enabled this by going to Settings>Automatic Update and enable/disable features as you please. I recommend leaving Save Data and Trophy sync on so your data will always be secure but disabling game updates as these can take a long time to do.
For more information, check here - https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/autodownload.html
Hope this helps some people. I will update this as and when I can if people find it helpful.
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An Ugly Story for an Ugly PC

Hey everyone. I don't know to what extent "build logs/stories" are allowed here, but I just wanted to share the 5 year long story of my PC - one that I didn't build from scratch, but in the process of transforming it to what it is today, I have at least taken part in just about everything that would go in to building a PC anyways.
I want to share this because, for the longest time, PC building was a hobby that I could only ever interact with through a screen. LinusTechTips, JayzTwoCents and a few others were my only way to engage with the PC world. It felt so out of reach to me, and I had basically just accepted that when it comes to PCs, I will likely just settle for pre-builts.
That was until August of this year, when I got tired of looking at my PC in its sad and dusty state, and wanted to finally do something about it. We'll get to that, but first...
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October 2015

I was 17 years old at this time with no income of my own, and the laptop that I had up to that point (an Asus K55N-DS81) suffered a slow and painful death. Shortly after I got it sometime in early 2013, I stepped on the screen like an idiot, and for the next 2.5 years it was basically a desktop, connected to an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor. In its final months, it had become so hot, and I was desperate to extend its life, so I removed the keyboard, sat a desk fan on it, and aimed it straight at the cooling fan's intake. I thought it would make a huge difference, and I guess it was a little better, but with the knowledge I have now, I'm pretty sure I might've made it worse since I believe this laptop's keyboard doubled as a heatsink, and the real culprit was likely dust and crusty thermal paste all along - that wasn't something I had the guts to try and remedy back then, though. In any case, it finally died when trying to upgrade to Windows 10. It restarted and began what I imagined to be the update process, shut down in the middle of it, and would never turn back on again. I was pretty bummed out about it - while this was no gaming laptop, it was my first entry in to playing games on PC. It could handle things like Skyrim, Minecraft, League of Legends, and Sims 3/4, which is all I really needed since everything else was played on my PS3/4 anyways.
This was over the summer, and now, in October, I desperately wanted a new PC, so I had somehow convinced my parents to get me an early Christmas present. They let me choose the one that I wanted as long as it was under $500, and I ended up going for the CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme GXI8000, which was around $460 at the time. Even then I knew this wasn't exactly fit for high-end gaming, but it had a dedicated GPU, a case that at least looked the part, and LED fans that I thought looked cool, so I was satisfied.
Here's a picture I took of the internals shortly after I had gotten it. I quickly discovered that the LED lighting is heavily exaggerated in the online images - they didn't cast anywhere near that much light in real life, but at least they put some effort in to cable management.
As far as specs go, here's what we started with:
While that wasn't going to impress anyone even in 2015, it surely impressed me. Having so much RAM and being able to open so many tabs in Chrome felt liberating. The 7200RPM drive felt so fast coming from the 5400RPM drive of my laptop. The games that I played ran better than they did on the laptop. For everything I used a computer for, this one made it a faster and more enjoyable experience, so I was more than satisfied.
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Early 2016

I've had the PC for a few months now, and this is around the time I discovered overclocking. I used Nvidia Inspector to boost my GT720's memory and core clocks by I think 200MHz, or a little bit under. League of Legends was the only game I played at the time that had an in-game FPS counter (can't remember if Steam had this yet, and if it did, I definitely didn't know how to activate it), and I remember my framerate in that game went up by around 20fps with a mix of medium and high settings @ 1080p. Its PassMark score went from the mid 700s to the mid 900s. My laptop's GPU scored in the low 600s IIRC, so I was happy with this.
I also remember being really surprised at how cool the PC ran. My laptop was a fiery inferno of thermal throttling, but even after playing games for hours, I remember the air exhausting out of my PC was barely warm. Later on though, I discovered that my GT 720's overclock was perhaps a bit much. I remember seeing 80C readings after long sessions, and sometimes, it would crash and reset itself back to default speeds. Of course, I'd OC it right back, albeit bringing the MHz down each time.
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August 2016

It was my birthday, and I was gonna try something new. At this point, I had challenged my PC with some more demanding games like DiRT 3 and Bioshock Infinite, which definitely ran and looked better than their PS3/360 equivalents, but it was pretty rough, especially with no 30fps lock at the least. I decided to buy a new graphics card and perform my first-ever upgrade. I had just over 90 bucks to spend, and, being afraid of the used market, it looked like the GT 740 was my best option. I chose EVGA's single slot version in particular because I like their card designs and it didn't require any external power, something I didn't trust my "TurboLink Switching Power Supply" with thanks to its notorious reputation.
Here's an image I took just moments after installing the new card. It's so thin you can barely tell it's there. I was amazed by how simple the process was. I simply swapped the cards (giving the GT 720 to my brother for his PC), and because Nvidia drivers were already present on my system, it just worked. I remember one of the first things I did was run it through PassMark, where it scored in the 1100s. Armed with my new overclocking knowledge though, I was able to get that score up to the 1600s.
This totally changed my gaming experience. I was able to play Dirt 3 at 1080p/60 with many of the settings maxed. Bioshock Infinite was also very playable at 1080p, but I'd settle for 900p for a more consistent framerate. Basically, if the game was older than the card itself, I could play it comfortably at higher settings than the PS3/360 versions. Since I had a PS4 for the more modern AAA stuff, I was fine with that.
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September 2016-August 2019

With the new card, I tried more demanding games. Dead Island ran great at 1080p, Black Ops 2 (which I mostly only played for Zombies) did too. Later on when I would sell my PS4, I even tried Assassin's Creed: Unity. The audacity right? To my surprise, I was able to get 30fps @ 720p if I kept the settings low. Other than games, I was also big in to Visual Studio, editing things with Sony Vegas, and recording guitar in Fruity Loops, all of which this PC handled acceptably.
Unfortunately, around the beginning of 2017 I believe, the red LEDs on my exhaust fan burned out, but it still worked, so I didn't think much of it. I think it would last another full year before the fan itself gave out too, at which point I removed it. I don't have any pictures of my case from this time, but dust buildup was beginning to become a problem. It was coming close to Winter (2018) at this point, so running my PC without a case exhaust didn't really seem to have a big impact on temperatures. It wasn't until the early summer of 2019 that it became a problem. Under load, my measly Pentium could barely stay under 65C, and its stock cooler whined at RPMs I had never seen it achieve before. My GT 740 wasn't faring much better either, now reaching the high 70s while gaming. I also noticed that my intake grille was pretty much completely blocked thanks to my neglect, so that intake fan wasn't doing much of anything.
One of my biggest complaints about my laptop, especially near its end, was how hot it ran, and now my desktop was starting to do the same.
To solve this, I did something a little drastic.

September 2019

Behold.
It's unsightly. It's trashy, but it solved all my problems. Basically, I removed the intake fan from its compartment up front and taped it to the top of the drive cages, so it now blows air towards the GPU and helps push its hot air out of the vented PCI brackets. Next, I stole the exhaust fan out of my brother's PC (to be fair, he didn't use it anymore at this point) and installed it where my old one used to be. I then mounted the PSU fan upside down, since I felt that the bottom vents were too restrictive, and its dust filter had broken up in to lots of tiny pieces at this point. Clearly, this PSU was designed to be mounted with the fan facing down, so the interior of my PC now looks just atrocious, but boy did it make all the difference in terms of thermals. Both CPU and GPU now ran much cooler and quieter after doing these very Linus-esque modifications.
The victory was short-lived, though. After over 3 years of a frankly brutal overclock, my GT 740 began giving me problems. Freezes mid-game, random black screens, driver failures, artifacting, you name it. I would try inching down my overclocks in steps, and I had to basically settle for stock speeds. Even then, I would still encounter all of the aforementioned problems, just at a much lower frequency.
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October 2019

Not a very eventful period, other than tapping in to my PSU's 12v wires to install some horrifically bright LED strips. The motherboard area was lit up in blue, and the drive cage area in white.
Look at this monster. I thought it was cool at first, but looking at my PC's guts for too long would hurt my eyes.
When the PC was under load, the lights would adopt a slight flicker (a testament to the quality - or lack thereof - of this power supply, probably), but I never had any issues with it.
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December 2019

Even after sitting at stock speeds, the issues I had with the card now became very frequent again. It was frankly unusable at this point. This card was on its deathbed, and it was going fast. It was time for another GPU upgrade. I bought myself the low profile EVGA GT 1030. I got it for a lower price than what I paid for the 740, so I was happy about that. Of course, the first thing I did was overclock it until I could get ~2500ish on PassMark. Truthfully, it didn't feel like as big of a jump as the GT 740 was from the 720 (though I could now at least run Cities: Skylines at 1080p instead of 720p), but it made up for it by running much cooler, consuming way less power, and being much more stable overall.
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January 2020 - July 2020

During this time, my PC saw very little use. While I was pleased with the card I bought, my PC's biggest issue now was its hard drive. Being almost 5 years old now, the speed it had pleasured me with when new had vanished. It was now unbearably slow. We're talking 3 minutes from pressing the power button to getting to the login screen, and then an additional 3-5 minutes for the desktop to finish loading up. Doing something about this involved taking steps that were a little more complex than simply popping in a new graphics card, so I honestly just kind of gave up on it. In March of this year, I got a great deal on an HP laptop with a 10th gen Core i3 and NVME SSD.
It's so fast and responsive that for a while, I had pretty much "retired" my desktop, only keeping it plugged in if I ever wanted to record guitar, while all my gaming needs would now be served by my consoles.
That changed in August.

August 2020

While the laptop was great, it was not at all capable of much gaming and my desktop had five years worth of history that I wanted to keep, so I decided to take action.
My PC's case at this point was just a mess. The front intake grille? Ruined. Random hardened grime in unexplained places? Yep. Dust caked all over the fans thanks to the negative pressure air flow? You already know. In addition, my front IO panel - with the exception of the microphone jack - no longer worked. The headphone jack was broken by my cat a few years ago, and as for the two USB ports? I have no idea, they randomly stopped working one day. My case's side panels also would never fully close. It wouldn't bulge from the sides, but I could never get it to slide all the way in to place anymore, and those godawful LEDs really showcased the gaps. My power and reset buttons felt gross and you had a 50-50 chances as to whether or not they would work. The HDD activity LED was a bust.
So if I was going to do anything, I first needed a new case, and a small one at that. I went with the InWin CE685. I wanted something console-like in size, it's not that expensive, and it has all the front I/O i could ask for, now including USB 3.0, which my motherboard surprisingly supports.
Here's the last picture of my PC in its old case, moments before I would rip everything out.
Three hours and lots of fear later, everything has been transplanted in to the new case.
It was frankly a horrifying experience. I was so scared I'd break something, but in the end, the most difficult part was getting the front I/O connectors plugged in to the right pins.
Only thing that has changed as far as specs are concerned is the power supply. It's a 300W TFX unit, and interestingly enough, its internal PCB is so much more dense than the "500W" PSU in my old case that I'd be surprised if the old one could safely deliver 200W, let alone 500. I also had to remove the fan shroud from the GT 1030 in order to install the low profile bracket. The screws for the shroud are underneath the fan and I just couldn't be bothered putting it back on. Apart from that, it's still the same PC - I even kept the optical drive.
I began brainstorming what upgrades to do next, but I would spend the next few months saving the money for them.
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November 2020

Here we are.
First thing's first, I ordered a Samsung 870 QVO SSD to replace the godawful hard drive. Rather than go with a fresh install, I wanted to keep everything, so I opted for cloning the HDD to the SSD instead. This was a painful process. I got winload errors after three separate cloning attempts, and it took me all night and the next morning to finally get it right on my fourth attempt (TLDR, EasyBCD saved my life). The difference was night and day. Pressing the power button and getting to a fully loaded desktop took less than 45 seconds. I know that's not as fast as it probably could be if I went with a fresh install, but it was worth it to keep everything. Applications and games saw an equally massive boost in responsiveness.
Next, I wanted to upgrade the graphics card. The GTX 1650 was a no-brainer, it's the most powerful low profile card you can get, period. Maybe I should've waited for the GDDR6 version to come back in stock, but I was impatient and got the GDDR5 version anyways, particularly Zotac's, since reviews I've read suggest that this variant has the best cooling solution, whereas Gigabyte's and MSI's run hotter.
Here's the 1650 next to the 1030 it's replacing, and here is the 1650 installed.
A couple of things worth noting in that second picture. To the left of the graphics card, you'll notice a small fan. I ordered a pair of 40mm fans because I knew that by the time I was done upgrading this PC, there was going to be a lot of heat in this case, so I purchased these to help exhaust it out. They're USB fans, powered internally via a Molex-USB adapter. Secondly, I couldn't install the card at first because there were two small capacitors literally blocking it from slotting in all the way. I tried and tried for over half an hour, and, out of desperation, resorted to bending the edges of the PCI bracket backwards by 90 degrees so they would just glide right over the capacitors. It's straight-up barbaric, but it's not noticeable on the outside, and it worked, so I won't complain.
When I turned on my PC after installing the card, the new card made its presence immediately known. It's...audible, even at idle. When playing games, it screams like a banshee, but I dealt with it. I worried about how effective my little 40mm fan would be, but when I reached around and felt how much hot air it was pushing out, I figured that it was worth it.
After that, I had a rather tumultuous experience when upgrading the CPU. I decided to stick with this same motherboard, so LGA1150 is my only option. Not wanting to push my PSU too hard, I looked at power-efficient offerings first. I ordered a Core i5-4590T first (for just 35 bucks), but then quickly realized I could do better, so I ordered a Core i7-4765T just a day or so later. The i5 arrived just fine, but I decided to wait on the i7. It was now two or three days past its expected delivery, and I was getting impatient (kind of a common theme, really), so I decided to install the i5 anyways.
While removing the CPU cooler, I had actually broke the little plastic tips that lock the cooler in to place. I was screwed. No CPU upgrade was happening tonight. I was put on pause while I waited for my low profile Silverstone cooler to arrive. It was about time for this anyways, though. Just look at how gross the stock cooler had become.
Installing this new cooler meant that I'd have to remove the motherboard and install a backplate. This whole process was also terrifying. Took me a few tries to get the backplate orientation right, and once I did, I was worried about if I had put on too much or too little thermal paste, and whether or not I had aligned the heatsink properly so I don't end up screwing holes in my motherboard.
Luckily, I made it through, and all was well. Here's a picture taken shortly after the i5 and new cooler install.
With a better CPU (finally leaving dual core behind), GPU, and SSD, this thing already felt like a different beast. Unfortunately though, the i7 I ordered never came. I can only imagine it was stolen, so after a couple weeks of back and forth between myself, my post office, the item seller, and eBay, I finally got refunded for that after filing a police report. Also within this time, I added a 2.5" 1TB 7200RPM drive for game installs to take some load off of the SSD.
While I was satisfied with the i5, after measuring my PC's power consumption under load (barely 120W), I realized that I could probably get away with a lot more. I found a good deal on a Core i7-4790S, and this time, once the tracking had showed it arrived at my post office, I went to pick it up myself that morning.
I installed the 4790S as soon as I got home, and while I was first very excited by its near-10k PassMark score (nearly quadruple the Pentium it replaced), I quickly discovered that the Silverstone cooler was not enough to keep its thermals in check. Given that the 4790S is labelled as a 65W TDP processor, and the Silverstone cooler is rated for exactly that, I was surprised at this. I tried redoing things like the thermal paste and heatsink mounting, but to no avail. I discovered that the CPU is only 65W TDP at base speed (3GHz). Since it spends all of its time turbo'd up to 3.8-4GHz, it's actually more like 82-84W. Temps during an Prime95 torture test quickly exceeded 85C, topping out at around 91-92.
I ordered the Noctua NH-L9i right away. Installing this one was kind of weird. I don't have access to the rear of my motherboard while it's in the case, so I had to take out the board again, get rid of the Silverstone backplate, and then basically install the motherboard to the heatsink instead of the other way around.
Long story short, it made all the difference. Temps at idle are now in the low 30s, gaming keeps it in the high 50s/low 60s, and torture tests will push it to the mid-high 70s, but I mean, in a case like this, I can't ask for much better.
As a final touch, I installed two more 40mm fans. One is right against the main exhaust vent (now occupying both sides of the GPU), and another sits at the front,blowing cool air at the drives (they would get up to 50C because the 1650 just dumps its hot air all over them in this layout), which never go over 35C now. There are now eight fans inside this case, and in case you're wondering, yes, having three 40mm fans in here makes the PC noisy, to say the least. I wouldn't say it's as bad as an old PS4 idling at Modern Warfare 2019's menus, though.

And here is the finished product.

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Now, our final specs:
Basically, the only things that stayed the same are the RAM, motherboard, optical drive, and OS install. I'll probably upgrade the RAM to 16GB at some point, but other than that, that's as far as I'll take this one.
Killing Floor 2? 1080p, 45-60FPS with near-max settings + Nvidia Flex. Bioshock Infinite? 1440p/60, maxed out. Minecraft with shaders? 1080p, 40-60fps with 16 chunk render distance. Rocket League? 120fps with 1080p and lower settings, but I ran it at 1440p/60 with high settings for a while. COD: Warzone? 1080p/50-60fps with "Normal" settings. That's all I've really tried so far, but these are feats that my PC in its older iterations couldn't even dream of. To so effortlessly chew through the games that I throw at it really blows me away. It really does feel like an entirely different machine, and I couldn't be more happy about it finally being complete.
If you've read this far, I hope you enjoyed the journey, and all that I've done to keep my PC alive and well throughout the years. It's a little ugly and definitely unusual, and I could probably make it look much more pleasing if I got rid of the zip-tied and taped 40mm fans, but I like having any extra cooling I can afford.
If you're a new builder or someone thinking of pulling the trigger, I hope that this post inspired you to do so. I've struggled at pretty much every turn, and ended up spending more money than I originally intended, but me and my PC came out of it alive, and it's running better than ever.
In 2020, it'd probably be difficult to even call this a mid-range PC, but it accomplishes all that I need it to at speeds and settings that were once out of reach, and, considering the specs of this PC at the beginning of its life, it is, again, night and day.
It was fun being able to get this intimate with a hobby I've never been able to enjoy before, and I'm really glad I decided to take this PC to the present and future with me instead of putting it in a closet like I planned to at the beginning of this year. Beyond possibly upgrading the RAM, my next project will be starting over from scratch, but that won't be for some time.
Thanks for reading.
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20M, UK. [Insert Something Funny Here] :D

(Yes, I am posting this in several places. But only once per place. Just need to up the chances of finding something to talk to, y'know?)
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So, I guess I should say a little more about myself (Yes, this is probably going to be long).
As I stated, I'm 20 (turn 21 in April).I'm Asexual, I'm Male. And from the UK (England, to be specific).
Unfortunately, I don't have much of a life.I suffer from severe anxiety, depression and have Aspergers.But, on top of those, I may also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (I'm almost 100% sure of this, to be honest.), Bipolar and/or Borderline Personality.(I am working with a doctor and such to determine for sure what is wrong with me, it's just taking a long time to do.)Plus, I suffer from Insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome But, those two have been the least of my concerns this year.
All of this means I don't have a job, am not looking for work, and haven't been in official education for quite a few years now. And, honestly, it doesn't look good for me to be doing anything for the foreseeable future (Not unless medications get a lot better in the next few years.)
So, yeah. I'm a bit of a pathetic mess at the moment.But we'll ignore that and move onto my interests instead, that's slightly more fun. :3
I'm a gamer. No shock there.I have quite a few different things to play on. Like, I have an Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, DS, 3DS and Switch. But, I spend most of my time with (and have most of my games on) my PS4 and PS5.As for what I play... just about anything, really. (Mostly).I don't really care for online gaming. Don't have any friends to play with and playing online with random people sucks. So, I don't play online. (Though, if we get close enough, I'm not going to say no to playing a game with you, if that's possible. XD)
I kinda mean it when I'll play most things, though. At the moment, most of my time is probably on Fifa 21 and The Crew 2 (I kinda hate myself for spending most of my time on the former. XD)But, I've been meaning to go back to JRPGs like Atelier Ryza, Megadimension Neptunia and Trails of Cold Steel. As well as various other games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Kingdom Hearts 2, Spyro, Gran Turismo Sport, Far Cry New Dawn (I'll stop here, cause It'd take forever to go through my backlog)If I haven't played something, it's either on my list of games to buy in the future or I'm not interested enough to buy it. XD
What else is there that I'm into...Oh!I guess I kinda like anime.I don't watch it religiously. Nor do I watch a lot of the more popular stuff at timesI'm more into occasionally watching Slice-of-Life anime, or stuff to just make me laugh for a while. Anime is more something I'm watching when depression is hitting at it's hardest.(Anime is also the reason I enjoy V-tubers and JRPGs, most likely. XD)
Weirdly, I'm not all that into music.I don't know. Music just feels very... meh. A lot of the time.I listen to music and can enjoy it. But there's probably a hell of a lot more music I don't enjoy.And I'm that kinda gamer nerd that likes game OSTs.Maybe I'm just picky with music, or it has to be connected to something I enjoy? Who knows, honestly?
Oh, and finally. I like to write.Fantasy novels, to be precise.Or I used to like to write. It's been really, really hard to find motivation recently.But I'm trying very hard to get back into it. Just takes a lot of time and effort to do that.
There. That's probably just about everything there is to know about me, for the time being at least. (Because this is getting way too long.)Now another warning. (HAHA! Made you get all this way, just to be sucker punched! >:3)I suck at conversations. It takes me FOREVER to get comfortable. And I'm very in and out with people. One moment I'm thinking "Why are they texting so much!? GIVE ME SPACE!!!" to very quickly thinking "Oh, they haven't messaged in .2 seconds? RUDE!"So, I'm exhausting and can be a pain in the arse to deal with. So good luck? XD.
Anyway. Thank you for reading. If I at least entertained you, then that's pleasing to know. And if you want to talk to me. Send me a message. I'll respond when I get a moment (and calm down)Oh, and you get a cookie and/or a head pat for making it this far :3
Let's see how few people message, eh? XD
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December 2020 Noteworthy Releases on Switch

I occasionally see people respond to my weekly Upcoming Releases posts with comments like “it's just a buncha' shovelware”, and I don't think people realize the potential in some of the games they're dismissing. And especially with Nintendo stepping back from their regular Nintendo Directs, I think there's likely to be a fair number of Switch players asking themselves, “so now what?”
Because of this, before we jump into the next month, I'm going through the list of upcoming games for that month that we know about, and highlighting the ones that have a strong chance of being worth paying attention to, as well as a brief snippet about the game explaining why it's worth watching.
I will specifically only be highlighting games that have a reasonably strong pedigree, or that are otherwise particularly noteworthy in some way beyond “this looks good, it could be interesting...”. This means that I'll likely be mentioning a lot of ports, as it's easier to know a game will likely be good if it was already good on another platform (I'm including games that scored 75 or higher on Metacritic on other platforms, 80% positive or higher on Steam, and/or 4 or higher rating on Google Play store). I'll also mention games whose developer has a decent track record for producing quality.
Oh, and before getting into the games, I should note that this is just the list we have available right now – there are likely to be new games announced after this list comes out, as well as games on this list that get delayed. Also, I should note that this is not a list of the only games worth getting on the Switch this month – just the ones that I feel can be backed up with more than just “feels” given what we know now. And of course, since these games aren't released yet, I obviously can't know they're good, they just look promising.
As with the last few months' lists, I'm continuing the use of “Buzz Picks” to indicate titles that, while they have no clear established pedigree to indicate they'll be good or bad, they are nevertheless highly anticipated or noteworthy for other reasons.
Anyway, on to the list!
12/1 – Chronos: Before the Ashes (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – Chronos originally released on PC as an Oculus Rift VR First-Person Action-RPG in 2016, where it got a Metacritic score of 77. This release is an overhauled version of the game that looks to improve on the original.
12/1 – Empire of Sin (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – "Buzz Pick” - Coming from John Romero and his wife Brenda, Empire of Sin is a Strategy-RPG with empire management elements. Romero is of course legendary in the industry for being part of the team that created the Doom series, one of the most influential videogames of all time. Having said that, this type of game is out of John Romero's usual wheelhouse, and he's made it a point to highlight that Brenda is this game's lead designer. Still, it seems likely that she could benefit greatly from the veteran game designer's influence, so with any luck this could be a great game and the beginning of Brenda Romero's rise to fame in her own right. We shall see soon enough!
12/2 – Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 75) – When this super-challenging Dungeon Crawler was released on the PlayStation Vita, it got a Metacritic score of 79, and there's no reason to expect the Switch version will fare worse.
12/3 – Fault – Milestone Two Side: Above (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – Once again, the Nintendo Switch is getting yet another Visual Novel game beloved by fans, with this one having a 98% Overwhelmingly positive user review score on Steam from nearly 1800 reviews. This sequel follows the events of Fault – Milestone One and it is highly recommended that you play the first game before playing this one.
12/3 – Immortals: Fenyx Rising (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 76) – "Buzz Pick” - This game, coming from one of UbiSoft's teams responsible for the Assassin's Creed franchise, combines Greek myths with Zelda: Breath of the Wild-style open-world exploration in a way that reviewers who got a sneak peek are already saying is shaping up to be an outstanding game in the genre.
12/3 – Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – Developer Still Running's only prior game with a Metacritic score, The Walking Vegetables, did well on Metacritic, scoring 75, and their follow-up is an interesting top-down Action-RPG with a horror aesthetic that should hopefully have a comparable level of quality.
12/3 – Phogs! (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 80) – This game wasn't in my original predictions, but I list it here for the sake of comprehensiveness. Critics praised this game for its inventive gameplay and great soundtrack.
12/3 – Quiplash 2: InterLASHional: The Say Anything Party Game! (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – Including this Party Game here is kinda' cheating, because you can already play it on the Nintendo Switch in the Jackbox Party Pack 3 (seen by many series fans, including myself, as the best Jackbox pack in the series). Still, if you're wanting to save a few bucks by getting only this game, you should find it to be an excellent Party Game in a vein similar to Apples to Apples or Cards Against Humanity.
12/3 – Taiko No Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 70) – The prior game in this Music-Rhythm series on the Switch, Taiko No Tatsujin: Drum 'N Fun, got a Metacritic score of 78, and there's no reason to expect this game to fare worse. Just a small word of warning – these games play wayyyyyy better if you can get the drum accessory for them.
12/3 – Wildfire (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 73) – This Action-Platformer got a Metacritic score of 78 when it was released on PC earlier this year, with critics praising its great stealth-based gameplay, creative elemental-based abilities, and solid level design.
12/4 – Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 63) – "Buzz Pick” - For the first time, Nintendo has localized the very first game from the Fire Emblem series and brought it to Western audiences, in all its NES-era glory. This is probably a game mostly for diehard series fans, and only those willing to go back to a time well before the countless graphical and gameplay enhancements and quality-of-life features we've seen implemented in more recent entries in the series like Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Still, if you're among those fans, this is something huge, a rare case of Nintendo giving Western players something previously unavailable to us (outside of rom-hacks, anyway).
12/4 – John Wick Hex (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 71) – Released first on the PC last year and then the PS4, this game garnered Metacritic scores in the mid-to-high 70s on those platforms, and should hopefully do similarly well on Nintendo Switch. A turn-based tactical strategy game may not be what most gamers' imagines when picturing the slick Keanu Reeves films in videogame form, but John Wick Hex was nevertheless seen as a solid entry in the genre.
12/8 – Doom Eternal (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 80) – After a longer wait than many Switch owners hoped for, Doom Eternal is finally hitting the Nintendo Switch! This fast-paced, high-intensity First-Person Shooter got Metacritic scores in the high-80s when released on other platforms earlier this year, and has been nominated for numerous Game of the Year Awards.
12/8 – Monster Sanctuary (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 76) – This game wasn't in my original predictions, but I list it here for the sake of comprehensiveness. Critics praised this game for its clever combination of monster-collecting mechanics with Metroidvania gameplay.
12/8 – Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 79) – This game's predecessor got a Metacritic score of 81 when it released on the Nintendo Switch, and the sequel looks to build on that game's fun combination of two classic puzzle games with new character-based skills and an improved online mode.
12/10 – PixelJunk Eden 2 (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 80) – The original PixelJunk Eden consistently got scores in the low-80s when released on PS3 and PC roughly a decade ago, and the sequel seeks to expand on that game's unique swinging form of platforming and unique sense of style.
12/15/20 – Among Us (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 82) – This game was shadow dropped, so it wasn't in my original predictions, but I include it here for the sake of comprehensiveness. Of course Among Us is the social multiplayer hit phenomenon of 2020, so its Nintendo Switch release was bound to be well-received if the port was decent (and save for the lack of native voice chat and a few small hitches, it's actually a surprisingly good port).
12/15/20 – Dicey Dungeons (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – This Roguelike deck-building game comes from Terry Cavanaugh of VVVVVV fame, and when it released on PC last year it got a solid Metacritic score of 80, with critics praising its addictive gameplay.
12/15/20 – Grindstone (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 85) – Originally released in 2019, this game is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Apple Arcade lineup, getting an outstanding Metacritic score of 90, with critics praising this as an outstanding Puzzle game with great mechanics and just overall tons of fun.
12/15/20 – When the Past Was Around (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 79) – This game was shadow dropped, so it wasn't in my original predictions, but I include it here for the sake of comprehensiveness. Critics praised this game for its beautiful art and story.
12/25 – Bit.Trip Beat (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – The celebrated original series of Bit.Trip games are coming to the Switch on 12/25, with Beat having gotten a Metacritic score of 80 in its original release on the Wii over a decade ago, with critics praising its intense, fast-paced pairing of a music-rhythm game with... Pong, of all things.
12/25 – Bit.Trip Core (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – The celebrated original series of Bit.Trip games are coming to the Switch on 12/25, with Core having gotten a Metacritic score of 80 in its original release on the Wii over a decade ago, with critics praising its music-rhythm gameplay.
12/25 – Bit.Trip Flux (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – The celebrated original series of Bit.Trip games are coming to the Switch on 12/25, with Flux having gotten a Metacritic score of 81 in its original release on the Wii nearly a decade ago, with critics praising its music-rhythm gameplay as a great evolution of the series.
12/25 – Bit.Trip Runner (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – The celebrated original series of Bit.Trip games are coming to the Switch on 12/25, with Flux having gotten a Metacritic score of 76 in its original release on the Wii a decade ago, with critics praising its combination of music-rhythm gameplay and auto-runner-style presentation.
12/26 – Door Kickers (Trailer) (No Metacritic Score as of 1/2/21) – Door Kickers got Metacritic scores in the mid-80s when released on PC and mobile devices a half a decade ago, with critics praising its top-down tactical action.
12/29/20 – Wingspan (Trailer) (Metacritic Score: 80) – This board game released on PC a few months ago, scoring 85 on Metacritic, with critics praising its fantastic strategic gameplay and beautiful presentation. With any luck the Switch version will be just as good.
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Bonus: End-Of-Year “Maybe This Will Still Come Out in 2020?” Round-Up
The following are all games that still have a vague release date in 2020, and while the time for them to make that release is quickly running out, it still might happen, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt...
Fall 2020 – Cyber Shadow (Trailer) – "Buzz Pick” - Cyber Shadow is a game being published, but not developed, by Yacht Club, the developer known for the Shovel Knight series of games. Still, it seems like they're pretty involved in its creation, and its classic retro style of Action-Platformer is right in their wheelhouse. And given how spectacularly good Shovel Knight was, it'd be foolish not to pay close attention to this game when it releases. Edit: This game has been delayed to 1/26/21.
Q4 2020 – Metal Revolution (Trailer) – Developer Next Studios has a solid track record, releasing the games Crown Trick, Biped, and Death Coming, all solid games in their own genres. In Metal Revolution, the developer looks to turn their talents to the Fighting game genre, with a focus on using minimal controls while maintaining deep gameplay. Hopefully they'll succeed at creating a solid fighting experience.
Late 2020 – Signs of the Sojourner (Trailer) – This “Narrative Card Game” got a Metacritic score of 77 when it released on PC earlier this year that critics praised for its great story and fun blending of game mechanics and character exploration.
Holiday 2020 – Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition (Trailer) – For a long time, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game has been something of a lost classic – celebrated on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as an outstanding Arcade-style brawler with great animation and a fantastic chiptune soundtrack, only for it to be mercilessly ripped from online storefronts and made unavailable to anyone wanting to see what the fuss was about. A decade later, UbiSoft is finally caving in to fan demands and bringing the game back in a feature-complete release. Don't miss out on it a second time! Edit: This game has been delayed to 1/14/21.
2020 – Littlewood (Trailer) – Littlewood released on PC earlier this year and got overwhelmingly good reviews from players, who gave this game a 95% positive score in Steam user reviews with over 2800 reviews. This game is a retro-style city-builder RPG with hints of Stardew Valley, and the game's conceit is that it takes place after you've already saved the world in a typical RPG adventure and now need to go about the business of rebuilding all the stuff that got wrecked.
2020 – N1RV Ann-A (Trailer) – The follow-up to 2019's celebrated VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, no doubt fans of that game's unique blend of bartending and cyberpunk graphic adventure will find more to love here.
2020 – Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Trailer) – This top-down RPG got Metacritic scores ranginmg from the high-70s to high-80s when released on other platforms, and follows the (mostly) successful release of the first Pillars of Eternity on Switch (have we gotten that patch yet?). With any luck, they'll work out the kinks this time around before releasing this critically-acclaimed game on the Switch.
2020 – Samurai Gunn 2 (Trailer) – This Action-Platformer from the creator of Hyperlight Drifter follows its acclaimed predecessor and looks to be a fast-paced action romp.
2020 – Spin Rhythm XD (Trailer) – This Music-Rhythm game released last year on PC, and got some extremely good reaction from players, who gave the game a 96% positive user review score on Steam (with over 1400 reviews), with its fluid analog controls being the centerpiece of its celebrated gameplay.
2020 – The Good Life (Trailer) – Following their celebrated Graphic Adventure game The Missing, developer White Owls dives back into the genre with this game about a big city journalist moving to a rural town to pay off a debt.
2020 – This is Pool / This is Snooker (Trailer) – It may seem strange to see a pair of pool games on a list like this, but not if you know anything about the genre – developer Voofoo only just this month released Pure Pool on the Switch to rave reviews, garnering a nice 83 Metacritic score. It seems like a good bet that the developer will continue to work on perfecting their pool trick shot in any follow-up.
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Anyway, that's what I could find for December 2020 (and as a result, the remainder of 2020 altogether) on the Switch, but no doubt some of you have specific games you've got your eye on this next month. Please feel free to give a shout out to any game you feel deserves attention! :-)
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Ghost of Tsushima - Review Thread

Game Information

Game Title: Ghost of Tsushima
Genre: Action-adventure, third-person, samurai, ninja, open world
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Media: PGW 2017 Announce Trailer
E3 2018 Gameplay Debut | E3 2018 World and Story
'The Ghost' | Story Trailer
State of Play 2020 Gameplay
'A Storm is Coming' | Launch Trailer
Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Info
Developer's HQ: Bellevue, Washington, USA
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Price: Standard - $59.99 USD / £54.99 GBP / $79.99 CAD / 69,99€ EUR
Digital Deluxe - $69.99 USD / £64.99 GBP / $89.99 CAD / 79,99€ EUR contents
Release Date: July 17, 2020
More Info: /ghostoftsushima | Wikipedia Page
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 85 | 87% Recommended [PS4] Score distribution
MetaCritic - 83 [PS4]
Ghastly arbitrary reception of past games from Sucker Punch Productions -
Entry Score Platform, Year, # of Critics
Rocket: Robot on Wheels 82 GameRankings N64, 1999, 14 critics
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus 86 PS2, 2002, 41 critics
Sly 2: Band of Thieves 88 PS2, 2004, 64 critics
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves 83 PS2, 2005, 59 critics
inFAMOUS 85 PS3, 2009, 98 critics
inFAMOUS 2 83 PS3, 2011, 90 critics
inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood 78 PS3, 2011, 32 critics
inFAMOUS: Second Son 80 PS4, 2014, 90 critics
inFAMOUS: First Light 73 PS4, 2014, 70 critics
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Critic Reviews

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Website/Author Aggregates' Score ~ Critic's Score Quote Platform
Polygon - Carolyn Petit Unscored ~ Unscored Ghost of Tsushima has a distinctive aesthetic, after all, but it’s only skin-deep. The core game underneath that alluring exterior is a pastiche of open-world game design standards from five years ago; it lacks a real personality of its own. Ghost of Tsushima offers a lovely world to explore, and there’s value in that, but it should have been so much more than a checklist of activities to accomplish. PS4
Skill Up - Ralph Panebianco Unscored ~ Unscored It's that explosive transformation from poet into warrior, from spiritual entity into the spirit of death. It just happens so fast and this game so perfectly captures that duality. In my own gameplay experience... Ghost of Tsushima is outstandingly good. PS4
Ars Technica - Sam Machkovech Unscored ~ Unscored If you need to get lost in over 30 hours of heroic gameplay right now, in a single-player adventure with no online connectivity gimmicks or content locked away as DLC, Sucker Punch has you covered with an instant contender for 2020's game of the year. PS4
Eurogamer - Chris Tapsell Unscored ~ Unscored Limited by a rote and rigid world, Sucker Punch's samurai homage pairs okay action with enjoyably committed, if awkwardly fawning melodrama. PS4
ACG - Jeremy Penter Unscored ~ Buy It's definitely worth buying. I would say that this is one of the most enjoyable games I've played this year. It means a lot of the things I've wanted in a HUD and a system that I didn't even know I wanted. It pushes out that LOD and that draw distance to insane levels which really does make the world feel completely different. Graphically, it's got some issues, it's not exactly perfect, but there's this hypnotic quality right now in open-world games and I don't even hate any of them. It's just that they all feel pretty samey. This one certainly does have a structure that is somewhat the same, but a lot of things it tries to do, it allows you to at least experience what they want you to experience which is being that character a little easier. Lots of fun with this game and I will for sure be returning to it. PS4
Player2.net.au - Paul James Unscored ~ A- The world is enormous, filled to the brim with rich content to explore. It can be a bit much sometimes with the number of artefacts you can find or haikus to sit and devise bloating things a little bit, but players will be blown away by the deep storytelling and unbelievable style and personality that Ghost of Tsushima brings to the table. PS4
Famitsu 100 ~ 40 / 40 PS4
Daily Star - George Yang 100 ~ 5 / 5 stars The gameplay is fun, the narrative and its characters are great, and the art direction is absolutely beautiful. The pros here vastly outweigh the cons. Ghost of Tsushima is a breathtaking adventure. PS4
Video Game Sophistry - Andy Borkowski 100 ~ 10 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima perfectly balance an exquisite combat system that is easy to learn but hard to master, a complex and rich narrative ripped from the reels of Kurosawa and a free flowing picturesque world that matches the depth and mutability of story and combat. Simply put - Ghost of Tsushima is a perfect open world experience. PS4
Video Chums - A.J. Maciejewski 96 ~ 9.6 / 10 Undoubtedly, Ghost of Tsushima is the greatest game of the generation. With perfect storytelling, supremely satisfying combat, and an astounding world that's packed with content and gorgeous sights, it raises the bar for open world games. PS4
Destructoid - Chris Carter 95 ~ 9.5 / 10 With Ghost of Tsushima under its belt, Sucker Punch deserves to be in the same conversation as Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Sony Santa Monica. If this generation is to wrap up soon, it's fitting that it'll end with Tsushima: one of its most beautiful games thus far. PS4
Game Informer - Matt Miller 95 ~ 9.5 / 10 At turns both melancholy and thrilling, Ghost of Tsushima is the open-world action formula at its most mature and immersive. Deep, rewarding, and hard to put down PS4
GamingTrend - Ron Burke 95 ~ 95 / 100 Ghost of Tsushima is easily the biggest and most ambitious game Sucker Punch has ever undertaken. It's also the best game they've ever made. Akira Kurosawa would be proud. PS4
Glitched Africa - Marco Cocomello 95 ~ 9.5 / 10 The game is an extraordinary combination of great storytelling and combat set in a remarkable world. PS4
Nexus - Sam Aberdeen 95 ~ 9.5 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is a fitting swan song for the PS4, and ends this generation of PlayStation on a triumphant note. Sucker Punch have to be applauded for once again creating a jaw-dropping open world with strong visual fidelity and some of the best art direction they've ever achieved. PS4
MP1ST - Alex Co 95 ~ 9.5 / 10 If Ghost of Tsushima is the swan song game for the PS4, then it ends with a whirlwind of slashes, and it gives Sucker Punch the franchise it’s aiming for that stands toe to toe with the likes of God of War, Uncharted, and the rest of Sony’s impressive first-party studio games lineup. PS4
Worth Playing - Redmond Carolipio 94 ~ 9.4 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima brought me epic joy, which is a special thing to find in the bottomless library of experiences out there. PS4
Geek Culture - Jake Su 93 ~ 9.3 / 10 A fitting PlayStation first-party exclusive to arrive for the PS4, Ghost of Tsushima is an epic adventure that has all the right ingredients for major success. PS4
DASHGAMER.com - Michael Pulman 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima might be the last big gun on the PS4, but it’s also one of the best, albeit for a slightly disengaging main plot. PS4
Attack of the Fanboy - William Schwartz 90 ~ 4.5 / 5 stars Ghost of Tsushima is a masterclass on how to make a palatable and focused open world experience PS4
COGconnected - James Paley 90 ~ 90 / 100 Once I successfully reconciled my expectations with my reality, the game revealed itself as a compelling, masterful work of art. Nothing feels useless or extraneous. The story wastes little time, the fights are all exuberant and engaging, the exploration is addicting, and the entire game is gorgeous. I can think of no better game to be the swan song for the PS4. PS4
Critical Hit - Darryn Bonthuys 90 ~ 9 / 10 A melancholic tale of war and a fitting epilogue to a current-gen era, Sucker Punch's latest effort is a slick showcase for the PlayStation 4 that draws you into a world that never fails to impress. Ghost of Tsushima is a masterpiece of precise gameplay, emotional turmoil and powerful world design. PS4
Game Rant - Anthony Taormina 90 ~ 4.5 / 5 stars Sucker Punch Productions builds on its open-world expertise with Ghost of Tsushima, putting players in control of a deadly samurai. PS4
GamesRadar+ - Rachel Weber 90 ~ 4.5 / 5 stars Ghost of Tsushima is the samurai Assassin's Creed Ubisoft will wish it had made PS4
Hardcore Gamer - Adam Beck 90 ~ 4.5 / 5 Ghost of Tsushima is one of the few games this generation that left a momentous impression on me. PS4
Next Gen Base - Andrew Beeken 90 ~ 9 / 10 A game full of meaningful moments, of quiet contemplation and brutal, savage combat. A game about family, tradition, honour and change that comes at a significant point of change in Sony’s videogame strategy. A more hopeful and less alienating experience than The Last of Us Part II and a step back to a more gentle and inviting form of open world adventure, Ghost of Tsushima is both a celebration of the past and a look towards the future, and is a fitting first party swansong for the PS4. PS4
PlayStation Universe - John-Paul Jones 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima elevates the existing open world adventure template with a fantasy-free Samurai adventure that deftly pays loving homage to the Samurai cinema of old. While your mileage may vary according to your level of open world fatigue, Ghost of Tsushima undoubtedly remains not only one of the best open world romps money can buy and a stunning PlayStation 4 exclusive, but also Sucker Punch Productions finest effort to date. PS4
Push Square - Robert Ramsey 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is a joy to play and a joy to behold. Sucker Punch has crafted one of the most memorable open world games of this generation, buoyed by an immensely satisfying combat system and an engaging, dramatic story. PS4
Shacknews - Blake Morse 90~ 9 / 10 While Ghost of Tsushima has a few of the standard pop-ins and visual glitches that are common to most open-world games this is still one of the most beautiful and fluid titles I’ve ever played. While I did have a few moments of frustration, usually brought on by camera angle issues, they are almost completely forgivable when I look at the overall package. There’s just too much here to like and none of it feels tacked on or a time-filler. PS4
Twinfinite - Alex Gibson 90 ~ 4.5 / 5 Ghost of Tsushima features a level of charm that gives it a soul and personality lacking from so many AAA games lack these days. Even if it ultimately suffers from repetition by the game’s end, and despite a lack of variety in its quest, the magic of that initial exploration and the beauty of its world will stick with me for a very long time. PS4
Wccftech - Alessio Palumbo 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch's best game yet and a great open world title capable of measuring to some of the biggest names in the genre. The excellent rendition of feudal Japan, along with its well-written characters and story, make Ghost of Tsushima stand out as the last must-have PlayStation 4 exclusive. PS4
Inverse - Danny Paez 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is irresistibly enchanting but just shy of perfection because it never pushes its narrative or gameplay to the cutting-edge. Sucker Punch’s latest tries to do a lot, and it slam dunks a vast majority of its narrative, design, and stylistic choices. Sure, the game could have leaned more aggressively into some of its best features. But I’ll happily take Ghost for what it is: an incredible showcase of everything great about this generation of video games. PS4
IGN - Mitchell Saltzman 90 ~ 9 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is an excellent action game and its open world is one of the most gorgeous yet. PS4
Gamerheadquarters - Jason Stettner 86 ~ 8.6 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is a great experience, telling the tale of a lone individual that’s trying to hold together the idea and honor of what it means to be a Samurai despite the odds requiring new methods of engagement. PS4
Easy Allies - Brad Ellis 85 ~ 8.5 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is a captivating journey through ancient Japan with fluid swordplay and a gorgeous world to explore. Written PS4
Press Start - Kieron Verbrugge 85 ~ 8.5 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima might be built from the same stuff as its AAA, open world contemporaries, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best open world experiences of the generation. PS4
New Game Network - Alex Varankou 84 ~ 84 / 100 Ghost of Tsushima offers a well-designed open world that combines great combat with enticing exploration. The excellent art style brings this unique historical setting to life, and smart design choices help the game overcome its minor flaws. PS4
PowerUp! - Adam Mathew 80 ~ 8 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima isn't perfect but, like a summoned objective on your touchpad, it's a breath of fresh air that'll send a warm chill down the spine of any Samurai aficionado. PS4
Game Revolution - Mack Ashworth 80 ~ 4 / 5 stars Ghost of Tsushima is a worthy addition to the roster of must-play PS4 exclusives that have kept players loyal to the console. PS4
GameSpew - Richard Seagrave 80 ~ 8 / 10 It is quite possibly the best samurai game ever made, and is well worth picking up if you’re after another epic open-world to get lost in. Just temper your expectations as much as your steel. PS4
TrustedReviews - Jade King 80 ~ 4 / 5 stars Ghost of Tsushima is an excellent open-world adventure from Sucker Punch Productions which adds some innovative ideas to a fairly stagnant genre. The game's depiction of the time period is generic and inoffensive, but that doesn't prevent it from being a stunning visual showcase and a worthwhile swan song for the PS4 PS4
VideoGamer - Joshua Wise 80 ~ 8 / 10 The game may never have been as sweet as it was in the first of the three main areas, but, to its credit, that’s because I was swept along by the story. PS4
Gamebyte - Oliver Hope 80 ~ 8 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is a very well-made game that does exactly what it says on the box. You get the hands-on experience of samurai life in a beautiful environment with some very rewarding gameplay and fighting styles. PS4
GameSpot - Edmond Tran 70 ~ 7 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima has some dull edges, but strikes a lot of highs with its cinematic stylings. PS4
Metro GameCentral - GameCentral 70 ~ 7 / 10 A competent but shallow and overfamiliar attempt to replicate Assassin's Creed style open world adventure in the world of 13th century samurai. PS4
Paste Magazine - Garrett Martin 70 ~ 7 / 10 Tsushima doesn’t really do anything poorly, but it also doesn’t try to do anything that we haven’t seen before. It’s a well-produced B movie of a game that lifts the look of actual art—a slick, commercial piece of work using Japanese cinema as set dressing. PS4
Spiel Times - Caleb Wysor 70 ~ 7 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is an enjoyable but muddled experience: its strong gameplay fundamentals are hampered by a lack of originality and weak storytelling. PS4
Too Much Gaming - Matthew Arcilla 70 ~ 7 / 10 As an earnest, respectful tribute to Jidaigeki dramas and the films of Akira Kurosawa, Ghost of Tsushima fares well enough. It creates a fictionalized account of the Mongol Invasion and weaves the tale into the most videogamey of videogame things – an open-world sandbox filled with straw-hat wearing ronin, mischievous foxes, hot springs, and meditative haiku. It’s easily the most ambitious output from Sucker Punch Productions to date. PS4
Nerdburglars - Dan Hastings 60 ~ 6 / 10 Ghost of Tsushima is an artistically creative game that often feels like a realistic Zelda game. The minimal UI, clever use of wind and beautiful environmental details make exploration rewarding on its own. When it comes to combat, the game falls flat. With a huge number of combat games to draw inspiration from, it is a shame this game is more like Dynasty Warriors than it is Ninja Gaiden. Endless button mashing with no way to ever pull off slick combos will have you feeling bored very quickly. You never feel like the powerful warrior the story tries to make you believe you are. Combat feels like you are trying to beat a screw into a piece of wood using a hammer. PS4
Telegraph - Dan Silver 60 ~ 3 / 5 stars Sucker Punch's PS4 tribute to Akira Kurosawa is gorgeous to behold but its sparse open-world and bloated mechanics has it falling short PS4
VG247 - Kirk McKeand 60 ~ 3 / 5 stars Like the samurai, Ghost of Tsushima feels like a relic of a bygone era. PS4
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Thanks OpenCritic for the initial review export
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20M UK. Looking for people to talk to makes me sleepy. *yawns* XD

Hopefully, getting this out to a few places will help me~
So, I guess I should say a little more about myself (Yes, this is probably going to be long).
As I stated, I'm 20 (turn 21 in April).I'm Asexual, I'm Male. And from the UK (England, to be specific).
Unfortunately, I don't have much of a life.I suffer from severe anxiety, depression and have Aspergers.But, on top of those, I may also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (I'm almost 100% sure of this, to be honest.), Bipolar and/or Borderline Personality.(I am working with a doctor and such to determine for sure what is wrong with me, it's just taking a long time to do.)Plus, I suffer from Insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome But, those two have been the least of my concerns this year.
All of this means I don't have a job, am not looking for work, and haven't been in official education for quite a few years now. And, honestly, it doesn't look good for me to be doing anything for the foreseeable future (Not unless medications get a lot better in the next few years.)
So, yeah. I'm a bit of a pathetic mess at the moment.But we'll ignore that and move onto my interests instead, that's slightly more fun. :3
I'm a gamer. No shock there.I have quite a few different things to play on. Like, I have an Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, DS, 3DS and Switch. But, I spend most of my time with (and have most of my games on) my PS4 and PS5.As for what I play... just about anything, really. (Mostly).I don't really care for online gaming. Don't have any friends to play with and playing online with random people sucks. So, I don't play online. (Though, if we get close enough, I'm not going to say no to playing a game with you, if that's possible. XD)
I kinda mean it when I'll play most things, though. At the moment, most of my time is probably on Fifa 21 and The Crew 2 (I kinda hate myself for spending most of my time on the former. XD)But, I've been meaning to go back to JRPGs like Atelier Ryza, Megadimension Neptunia and Trails of Cold Steel. As well as various other games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Kingdom Hearts 2, Spyro, Gran Turismo Sport, Far Cry New Dawn (I'll stop here, cause It'd take forever to go through my backlog)If I haven't played something, it's either on my list of games to buy in the future or I'm not interested enough to buy it. XD
What else is there that I'm into...Oh!I guess I kinda like anime.I don't watch it religiously. Nor do I watch a lot of the more popular stuff at timesI'm more into occasionally watching Slice-of-Life anime, or stuff to just make me laugh for a while. Anime is more something I'm watching when depression is hitting at it's hardest.(Anime is also the reason I enjoy V-tubers and JRPGs, most likely. XD)
Weirdly, I'm not all that into music.I don't know. Music just feels very... meh. A lot of the time.I listen to music and can enjoy it. But there's probably a hell of a lot more music I don't enjoy.And I'm that kinda gamer nerd that likes game OSTs.Maybe I'm just picky with music, or it has to be connected to something I enjoy? Who knows, honestly?
Oh, and finally. I like to write.Fantasy novels, to be precise.Or I used to like to write. It's been really, really hard to find motivation recently.But I'm trying very hard to get back into it. Just takes a lot of time and effort to do that.
There. That's probably just about everything there is to know about me, for the time being at least. (Because this is getting way too long.)Now another warning. (HAHA! Made you get all this way, just to be sucker punched! >:3)I suck at conversations. It takes me FOREVER to get comfortable. And I'm very in and out with people. One moment I'm thinking "Why are they texting so much!? GIVE ME SPACE!!!" to very quickly thinking "Oh, they haven't messaged in .2 seconds? RUDE!"So, I'm exhausting and can be a pain in the arse to deal with. So good luck? XD.
Anyway. Thank you for reading. If I at least entertained you, then that's pleasing to know. And if you want to talk to me. Send me a message. I'll respond when I get a moment (and calm down)Oh, and you get a cookie and/or a head pat for making it this far :3
Let's see how few people message, eh? XD
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Since the PlayStation 4 (PS4) isn’t backwards-compatible, users with PlayStation 3 (PS3) games are unable to insert PS3 discs into the PS4 console or re-download PS3 games from PlayStation Network to play on the PS4. However, users can access and play over 800 PS2, PS3, and PS4 games through a streaming service called Playstation Now. This Currently 47 Playstation 3 games are supporting cross-platform play. On CrossPlayGames.com you get the full list of all Playstation 3 crossplay games available. Cross Play Games. All Games by Platform by Genre by Theme. All cross-play games supported by Playstation 3. 1 Just Dance 2020. PS3 PS4 Switch Wii U XBox One ; Description: Just Dance 2020 is the ultimate dance game with 40 hot tracks from chart-topping hits like “God Is a Woman” by Ariana Gr.. read more . 2 Dragon's Crown Pro I have a friend who lives far away and i'd like to play some online games with him. I have a PS3 and he has a PS4. I have Natural Doctrine, but i don't know of many other PS3/PS4 crossplay games. I love ND, but it's not for everyone so i'm not sure if i can talk him into buying it... and if he would actually enjoy it. Devil's Third. User Info: sinthetic17. sinthetic17 4 years ago #2. Guilty Gear Xrd and BlazBlue. User Info: TheLethalDiva. TheLethalDiva 4 years ago #3. Helldivers is the best PS3 Emulator; PS3 Firmwares; Free PS3 Games; PS4. PS4 Jailbreak; Payloads; Firmwares; Free PS4 Games; Emulators; Game Technology; PS3 Compatibility list; PS3. Play PS3 Games online on 4.84. by Shaaz (Admin) August 28, 2019. by Shaaz (Admin) August 28, 2019 0 comment. By now you may have come to know that PS3 4.85 is now live. Which I had very little hope for. But now that Sony has released this, then the difference is going to be more for those playing online games. Everyone knows that to How To Play PS3 Games On PS4? For PS4 users who want to play old PS3 games, PlayStation has bought PlayStation Now service. This service can’t take place of the backwards compatibility feature totally but still is a good option available to you. What Are The Best PS3 Games To Play On PS4? Now that you know some different ways that you can play PS3 games, you might be wondering what games are actually available. This list is compiled of games you can either stream, or have been remastered for the PS4 itself. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Skyrim, since its release, has become an extremely popular game and it’s hard to find a console it’s not on. In 2016, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition was released on PC, Xbox One If you’ve been a loyal PlayStation gamer since the early days, then you may be wondering whether the PlayStation 4 can play PlayStation 3 games. The answer is a qualified… “sort of”. You certainly won’t have any joy running your PS3 copy of Batman Arkham Asylum by popping the disk in the drive, but Sony does have options for some PS3 games… How to play PS3 games on PS4 PlayStation Now. Long before Nvidia’s GeForce Now and Google Stadia, there was a games streaming service Hey I was wandering if some of the cross platform PS3/PS4 games (mainly COD:G and BF4) will be able to play online against each other. I have some friends that aren't upgrading to PS4 yet. I have some friends that aren't upgrading to PS4 yet. The reason why you cannot play PS3 games on PS4 is because the PS3 was built using the Cell CPU architecture which, when taken in tandem with a raft of other custom components, meant that the PS4 Why can't the PS4 play PS3 games? At a basic tech level, the PS4 and PS3 are two very different systems. To be able to play PS3 games natively, Sony would have to create a PS3 emulator within the

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