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Not beat it yet but from the time I’ve spent with it, I’m digging it a lot!

Bloodborne is a masterpiece. It’s way more than a title that simply “looks like a Souls game.” Each their own, though. Everyone’s different. But I adored it. Best game I’ve played this gen.

Currently, that’s Fallout 76 for me. Very addictive stuff.

Never skated professionally, personally. Just a hobby for me and a way to let off some steam.

Dude, that’s very cool! Nollie shove-its and kickflips are badass! 💪🏼

UK

Good deal here! https://www.shopto.net/video-games/ps4/PS4BA59-battlefield-v

Lol. Duly noted!

Can’t fault it. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings

I’m gonna give Bloodborne the accolade, personally. Still hoping for a sequel 🙏🏼

It’s one of my most anticipated games. CD Project Red are an incredibly talented developer. I think it’ll do really well both critically and sales-wise.

I just wanna say that this is a great list of licensed games. I've played most of the games on this list and these are all terrific titles!

Ok, so if a company released a game like Super Mario Bros today and charged $60/£40 you'd be ok with that? Consumers' expectations haven't changed at all, right? Of course they have! I follow Jim Sterling but I don't agree with everything he says.

I wholeheartedly agree with you 🙂 I'll stop with the financial mumbo jumbo now! lol 😉

The notion that gaming costs have risen over the years is just a fact. Yours and my expectations for games has gone up over the years/generations since you and I started gaming, but the price of games has pretty much stayed the same. So, the complexity of making a modern game that will be profitable and successful is MUCH harder these days. That's just a fact. Look at it this way. The price of a chocolate bar has gone up significantly since we were kids. They're around three/four times the price of what we used to pay growing up. However, our EXPECTATIONS for a chocolate bar has stayed mostly the same. Our EXPECTATIONS for games on the other hand have changed DRASTICALLY. But the price of games have, for the most part, stayed mostly the same since the NES days. And because of this, it's cultivated a very risky environment for publishers and developers to create games in, to the point where entire teams live and die by the success of just ONE GAME. In other words, the middle ground has eroded to the point where the environment can only mostly sustain indies and big AAA games. Something's gotta give, right? Sure, DLC, Microtransactions, loot boxes etc. are a way to recoup some money for these companies (and sometimes they can be executed in an egregious and exploitative way), but those are not the answer, really. I'd consider Hellblade, Spider-Man (which was funded by Sony) and Cuphead (which was part funded by Microsoft, right?) exceptions to the rule rather than the status quo. Essentially, Hellblade was a massive risk for Ninja Theory, but thankfully it paid off. Back to licensed games, and it's still a risky proposition for publishers/developers. Plus, the well has been somewhat poisoned by the raft of poorly executed cash grabs from last generation. Still, I hold out hope that some great licensed video games are around the corner for us... it's just a much harder environment for them to be made in than it was 5/10 years ago.

Excellent game! https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Rabbids-Kingdom-Battle-1233954.html?awc=12777_1545330107_89100d74d5c71903d4d958478a3025fd&affil=awin&utm_source=AWIN&utm_medium=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digidip.net%2F&utm_campaign=0f009g8412bo&utm _content=Discount+Code I reviewed it for WGTC so if you're interested in checking out my review, look no further: https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-review/

These are the mark II models which have slightly better build quality. Great deal! https://www.thegamecollection.net/sony-gold-wireless-headset-white-edition-ps4/?tduid=7d7beaf6e44101125b7f958dcbc13299

I played the Championship DX version a few years back and enjoyed my time with it. Apart from that, I honestly haven't played it since I was a wee whippersnapper.

Thanks for the responses, guys. Still on the fence about it tbh. I think I'll pick one up in a sale or something. The collector and kid in me wants one so bad! The realist in me is telling me to grow the f&*% up, lol.

Ha! That legit made me laugh out loud. Well done, sir!

Kingpotato did ask: "Have you ever enjoyed any Movie licensed game ?" So I was just chiming in with some licensed games I enjoyed growing up to get the ball rolling. 🙂 From a more general view of licensed games, the truth is, is that, sadly, as the cost of games has sky-rocketed, the risk of games has increased significantly which has stymied the success/development of mid-tier titles -- which includes the licensed games' realm. In other words, there're less licensed games as development budgets are far more costly, while consumers have also become more savvy (as a result of the financial crisis/an increase in consumption of gaming media etc.)

I think the first Layers of Fear is already on the Switch, so there's a good chance that the sequel will come over, too.

A few outlets I respect (Game Informer and God Is A Geek) and gaming personalities (Jim Sterling and Angry Joe) didn't like Layers Of Fear that much. So I went into it with fairly low expectations and was surprised by how great it was. Narratively, it's pretty deep and nuanced. And some of the scares are creative and definitely got under my skin. For a horror game from a small indie team, I was really quite taken with it and I absolutely stand by it being a fairly overlooked, underrated horror game.

Aye, 2014 was a good year for horror. Both Alien Isolation and The Evil Within were absolutely incredible horror games. I'm pretty sure they both released within a few weeks of each other. Basically, horror games are like buses, right?

I’m hoping it’s a nice mix between AvP and Isolation. A few traditional combat sequences would be welcome, as well as some edge of your seat horror and tension!