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Never heard of this game but after watching the trailer? I'm sold! I'm getting wicked Bushido Blade vibes from back in the PS1 days! Game looks fantastic!

I'll be playing Call of Duty Black Ops 6 for sure. Gonna grab the vault edition upgrade for $30 too. I'm a sucker for the classic prestige system & progression systems that they're bringing back into the game that's been missing since 2018. I'm super pumped for that alone and the game's new omnimovement mechanics look interesting so I'm curious to try that out and see how it changes up the game.

This looks really good. A prequel to the original Gears is a nice idea and i'm looking forward to jumping into it and playing through it.

If done correctly and on comparable consoles it's fine. However, if it's a port of a game from say Xbox Series X ported to an older generation such as Xbox 360 (this doesn't happen too often but it's an example) then I don't think it's worth it. I know a lot of PC ports of console games sometimes have various issues. I remember the PC port of The Last of Us Part 1 having some day 1 issues if memory serves correctly. I'm okay with ports, the more people who can play a game the better, but they have to be handled and done right.

Are you excited for the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3? Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a complete from the top-down remake of the classic Metal Gear Solid 3 from 2005. Honestly, I'm super excited for this game and it looks AMAZING. The fact they retained the original voice acting is a nice touch too. I'm hoping Konami takes notes and decides to remake more games in the Metal Gear series, even without Kojima's involvement I think if this remake is handled properly, the future of Metal Gear can be pretty bright! Are you excited for this remake?

Have you ever played the Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior series? I just recently picked up a copy of the original Dragon Warrior. I'd like to get all 4 games that were on the NES. I also have Dragon Quest 5 & 6 for the super famicom (japanese SNES) coming in the mail soon. I just hope I can find Dragon Quest 2-4 for good prices. I know they're doing remakes soon so I'll be getting those too. Do you like the Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior games?

Do you have this stupidly expensive SNES game? Earthbound, released as "Mother 2" in Japan, is a super expensive SNES title today because it didn't sell too well here in the states, so now it's hard to find and prices are super inflated even just for the cartridge. Do you own a copy of Earthbound? Do you think it's worth the hype? I'm tempted to pick up a reproduction cart of the game but i'm still toying with the idea.

What do you think about Call of Duty being put on game pass day one going forward? Personally, I LOVE the idea. I pay for Game Pass Ultimate as it is to play online on my xbox anyway, this year? I can get the top $100 vault edition of the game for just $30! To me, that's an absolute steal! and because I have ultimate, I get access to it on my Xbox AND on my PC, which means I can play it on my RoG Ally when i'm on the go. That is AWESOME in my opinion so i'm all for CoD being on game pass going forward, but I know some people don't like the idea or would rather just buy the game outright. Which are you? What are your thoughts on CoD being on Game Pass?

Do you ever buy a reproduction of a game that could be super expensive? For example: Panzer Dragoon Saga is a really pricey Sega Saturn title, Chrono Trigger on the SNES can be pretty expensive, or even EarthBound on the SNES? Do you buy reproductions of games that are way out of your price range if they're done 'well'? For me, I started doing this after I bought my polymega as reproductions and even (copied) games on disc tend to work on it flawlessly. I have reproduction cartridges of Breath of Fire 2, The Punisher on Genesis coming in the mail in a few days and i'm tempted to pick up Final Fantasy 2, 3 and Eartbound reproduction carts as those are 3 games i'd love to play. The reproduction quality varies based on the seller but once you install the game on the polymega, things like the save battery don't really matter anymore. So that's why i been buying repro carts lately for the super expensive titles. Do you buy any reproduction video games? How has it worked out for you? 🙂

I think so. I think the e-sports scene is just getting started in some areas and I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon. Games like Valorant, Call of Duty & Fortnite alone will keep competitive gaming and esports in the mainstream for some time.

Considering Sony just stopped production of the PSVR2, they most likely see it as a failure and will soon announce that they're abandoning support for it, much like they did for the PS Vita. It sucks and it's a shame but, Sony's track record on handhelds or peripheral devices like this isn't very good.

While I agree with IV being old. It'd be easier to run on the Switch natively, whereas GTA V might still require it to be ran through the cloud and not run natively on the Switch hardware. The switch hardware is very old now and struggles to run new games natively, hell it struggled to run games like GTA5 even back when it was new. Nintendo is notorious for underpowering their systems compared to the competition.

I don't think so. I don't think anything will defeat Windows as the OS for PC gaming. I'd love to see a Linux distro come along and do this though but I think we're a long way out from that though. I don't think mac will ever be a truly viable option for PC gaming, especially when it comes to running older games from decades past.

I watched a buddy of mine play this on stream last week. It looks great and I'd love to pick it up at some point when I have some extra cash to spend on games. However, right now it's gonna have to remain on the wishlist. I do love me some old-school Contra, though.

Yeah I heard the remasters of these games was done really poorly and the online components are completely unplayable to the point they shouldn't even be in the game. It's a shame really because I loved the original battlefront series back in the day.

At this point in the life cycle, try to get a Series X for a good deal or perhaps just wait for the next Xbox to come out. I've seen Xbox Series X go on sale for as low as $349 and come with multiple games and extras. If you don't need the disc drive, you could probably get a Series S on sale for less than $250 now. I've seen them as low as $139.99 brand new.

I wouldn't mind a really good THPS 6 or even THPS 3+4 in the same style of remake as 1+2. However, I don't see that happening since the studio who handled 1+2 and did a fantastic job, was shut down and merged into another studio within Activision. Kinda like what they did to Neversoft back in the day. I guess history really does repeat itself.

Remakes/Remasters I'd like to see: Chrono Trigger Chrono Cross Final Fantasy IX Metal Gear Metal Gear 2 Metal Gear Solid Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen These are probably a long shot though......I could see MGS being remade pehraps but i dunno about the others.

Source? I could see it happening but i would rather them wait a bit longer and give us another remake for say, Code Veronica, before giving us IX. That's just me. Code Veronica is the only game in the series that still needs to be remade, well, outside of the Outbreak games but I digress. I would rather get Code Veronica first, then IX.

I only buy my PCs at best buy and always, ALWAYS buy the protection plans for them when I do. I'd rather spend another $500 and know that my investment of $2500 or more is protected and fully covered for 3 years than not have it and have something go wrong 6 months into ownership. and thne be SOL as they say. Best Buy has never given me any issues with anything and I would recommend buying from there over anywhere else, personally.

For me, Probably MGSV. I kinda had an inkling of what the 'twist' was and I guess it makes sense as to why they didn't bring back David Hayter to voice "Big Boss". (Yes the quotes are intentional) only to find out you weren't playing as Big Boss, but, they kinda told you that in the beginning of the game if you were paying close attention anyways. It still seemed like a weak, shoe-horned in sort of ending IMHO.

I dunno if I'd consider myself a Pro, but i'm pretty decent at Call of Duty. I've also sank an ungodly amount of hours into Phantasy Star Online across multiple platforms since it's release in 2000........so take for that what you will. 😛

When new consoles come out, do you tend to buy them when they first release or do you wait for the remodel or 'slim' model that comes out a year or so later? For me, it depends if I can get my hands on the console or not. I'll probably buy the new xbox if I can get one when it launches and then see about the PS6. I know the PS5 Pro is out later this year and i'm on the fence about upgrading to it since the PS5 isn't my main gaming console.

If you have multiple consoles, I'm sure you have multiple controllers laying around. Do you have an idea of how many controllers you own? If I had to guess across all consoles, I'd say probably around 60 total for me. I know that sounds like a lot, but I have a lot of consoles and usually own at least 2 controllers per console. How many controllers do you have in your game collection?

So recently Rockstar has confirmed that the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 has been pushed back to 2026 due to some issues with development. How do you feel about this? Do you think this is a good thing? Do you think this will kill the hype for the game? Honestly, I haven't really enjoyed a GTA game since Vice City on the PS2 and the fact they released GTA 5 across THREE console generations IMO, is just pathetic, so my desire to play GTA 6 at all has been slim to none, so this push back on the release window doesn't bother me. That said, I know a lot of folks are probably upset about this news. What do you think?