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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - this is a very odd game, isn't it? I mean in many ways it is quite brilliant, and it's absolutely stuffed full of content, and all of it's really good, and the characters are superb, and the combat system is much improved. But it has - thirty hours in - absolutely zero narrative drive. I was following Sephiroth at the start of the game, and I'm still following him now, and I'm none the wiser as to why I'm doing that or why the focus of the game shifted from battling Shinra to taking this dude down. Maybe I've missed something, but as I'm meandering around the world at my own pace playing card games and chasing Moogles, it's hard to see where the threat really lies.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - always at the cutting edge, me. I'm playing this on the Switch 2 using the N64 controller and the excellent CRT filter they've added recently, and I'm having a great time. I know the 3DS version exists, but this is a game defined and limited so much by the crazy hardware it originally ran on that it feels only right to respect that and play the original. It is absolutely wonderful, and while it has obviously aged in very apparent ways, once you get over the initial clunkiness it is every bit as enjoyable to play as it was nearly thirty years ago.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - enjoyably addictive roguelike that keeps me dropping in for twenty minutes or so at a time, there's always something new to unlock or something to level up and it gets satisfyingly difficult quite quickly.
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After some thought, I think I'm good on Resident Evil: Requiem for now, at least until I've played the RE4 Remake. It'll come to Game Pass eventually, I'm sure. Likewise the Yakuza 3 Remake, it's not that long since I played the original and I've still got Lost Judgement to tide me over if I get the urge.
I'm intrigued by Slay the Spire II but ultimately I think I'd rather wait for the full release.
So what else is there that's coming up? 007 can't get here soon enough.
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Trump finally dragged us into World War 3. Enjoy your videogames while you still can.
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Mass Effect 3 = After finishing the trilogy I immediately restarted ME3 on insane pretending it's a shooty bang dudebro game like Gears of War. I'm actually having a lot of fun blasting through with James and Garrus and seeing what other options the game has when you aren't taking it too seriously. did you know you can ditch Dr Chakwas and replace her with young french Dr Michel? I didn't.
Ocarina of Time - I recently finished this on 3DS. I probably already posted about it. It was good but kind of empty.
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After ME3 I'm going to sit down with another long game. I'm enjoying playing all these things I've been putting off for literal years. I might restart Persona 4, Trails in the Sky or Tears of the Kingdom. I stalled out about ten hours into each one.
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Resident Evil: Requiem - I may have beat this, but I want to go back and do it better/faster and the more I hear about it, the more I'm tempted to double dip and buy it on the Switch 2, which I hear out performs the PC version on a Steam Deck, given how great this game looks I'm impressed if true. The fact that I'm considering that I hope shows how much I enjoyed the game, especially considering the price. 
Also I don't think I pointed this out but Grace's VA absolutely smashes it, she's one the most common points of praise I've seen so far in stream chats and twitter, and deservedly so. It's really nice to see how this game isn't as divisive as Village was and to a lesser extent, 7, not just because this game deserves it but it's just nice to see Resident Evil back on top again you know?
Resident Evil: Outbreak - I have finally stopped making excuses and tried this out, and I've actually beat the first scenario! It wasn't even THAT hard…after a few retries of routing and what not. It was kinda frustrating having AI teamates operating at a fraction of their usefulness that another player would provide, but even then I managed, I gave Cindy a lighter to free up some space and when the time came to use it I managed to ask her to give it back to me. What an experience though, the atmosphere was unique because of the other survivors there, but the difficulty really kept on the pressure in a way the PS1 games could not.
Also obviously I played as Alyssa, her being in Requiem is the main reason I've finally tried this game out, and her unique skill is Jill Valentine style unlocking mastery, so she's pretty good!
Monster Hunter Wilds - Only a few hours of co-op hunts with friends every night or so, but it's felt like a peak MH experience every time. Roll on the expansion
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - this is a very odd game, isn't it? I mean in many ways it is quite brilliant, and it's absolutely stuffed full of content, and all of it's really good, and the characters are superb, and the combat system is much improved. But it has - thirty hours in - absolutely zero narrative drive. I was following Sephiroth at the start of the game, and I'm still following him now, and I'm none the wiser as to why I'm doing that or why the focus of the game shifted from battling Shinra to taking this dude down. Maybe I've missed something, but as I'm meandering around the world at my own pace playing card games and chasing Moogles, it's hard to see where the threat really lies.
That lack of peril was a big issue I had with it, too. I don't remember it ever really getting better, and even by the end of the game, I don't really know what Sephiroth's Big Plan actually is…
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Gods help me, still World of Warcraft. I made the mistake of trying out Retail, and had what I can only describe as an "old man yells at cloud" moment - everything's different and I don't like it. Perhaps the mistake was trying to play a class I had only just gotten the hang of in MoP Classic, but I started a fresh toon with a class I hadn't played before, and seem to be getting along a bit better. Not sure on the new flying yet, though - you have to pay attention, which seems to defeat the point of solo WoW a little bit.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Had this on PS+ for aaaaages, and finally tried it out. It's pretty fun, though it partly makes me wish I was just playing Helldivers II again?
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To play Helldivers II again.
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With DQ7R finished, I've kicked off a run at Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, though I don't expect I'm going to make it all the way through (see Want). There's a lot more going on in the plot than I remembered! I appreciate the Hidden Fortress/Star Wars approach to the "main" character more than I did originally, but everyone seems very eager to take alleged traitors at their word. There are a few concessions to the JRPG structure in that way, which are a bit jarring.
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Pokopia can't unlock soon enough. I'm trying to avoid details after the Treehouse preview video made multiple references to the game's "plot", but I'm very curious to see what kind of narrative structure it has. Fingers crossed it doesn't get in the way of doing things.
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My inability to go to bed at a reasonable hour (he typed, at 12:30am).
I fucking love FFXII, I think it has a better story than even Tactics too.
