it seems almost a crime to be excited for gta6 since in every post there will be at least 30 dudes exclaiming how They will NOT be excited or buying gta6, and that they never understood the appeal

Like ok dude, great, cool, im glad you found you and you know what you want.

Alan Wake 2 for me. On a replay right now and I genuinely can't think of any horror game that has topped this for me. I never thought I'll get a whole cinematic narrative experience while getting horror. And the musical mission was so peak. Remedy has the balls to experiment instead of copying the usual blueprint fr. That musical part was so unique and original.

I love how much this scene manages to convey in such a short amount of time. BJ wakes up after 15 years in a coma and finds out that pretty much everything he knew is gone. The Nazis won, the US was nuked, the resistance has been crushed, and he has no idea what happened to the people he fought alongside. You can really feel the weight of all this settling in.

And Anya's mother is so good in this scene. There's this tiredness in her voice, a kind of vulnerability and frustration that makes you feel like she's been carrying all of this for years (especially when she talks about the fall of the resistance). She doesn't need some big dramatic speech to get the point across, as the way she speaks does most of the work.

And what an awesome character (developing) moment that BJ doesn't just sit there feeling sorry for himself, as by the end of the scene, he pulls himself together and goes downstairs to question the Nazi officer, hoping to find some clue about the resistance. He's just been hit with the reality of how badly everything has gone, and yet he's already looking for a way forward. That's BJ for you. What a fucking awesome character.

And then there's Anya's father casually putting on a record before BJ heads down to the basement. It's funny in a really dark way, it almost feels like he's setting the mood for what's about to happen down there.

All these little things make the scene so good. The dialogue, the performances, the pauses, the way people deliver their lines, the pacing. Nothing feels overdone, everything just feels genuine and believable. I think it's exactly the kind of direction that makes this feel less like a typical video game cutscene and more like a scene from a genuinely great film.

But... it's also an INCREDIBLE shooter and honestly one of my all-time favourite games.

I remember seeing the Warthog for the first time playing Halo 1 on the original Xbox at my childhood friend Otis’ house. It had those yellow bucket seats, and a nice racing stripe. Put me onto game of your favorite VG rides!

Onimusha: Way of the Sword has been a blast to play so far. The combat is challenging but fair. The bosses are intimidating but within reach. The game introduces new mechanics as you progress, making the combat always feel fresh. The rush when hitting the Issin timing is unforgettable!

We've entered the era of video game remakes and remasters, so it led me to think what games you would like to see get that treatment?

At the top of my head are the early God of War, Silent Hill (I know SH2 has been remade) and Prince of Persia games. I missed them out the first time round, and it seems that the only way to play them is to go on the second-hand market, and the prices can be extortionate, especially the Silent Hill games.

I seen this post from Missouri's attorney general. I have no clue what their endgame is. I agree children need to be safe but I feel this is more in the parents responsibility at some point also. Stop putting your children unwatched in front of a video game so you can do whatever. Also maybe setup and monitor the parental controls also.

I asked AI about the long term implications that will be seen by the gaming industry and this was the response. The Napster line really got me lol.

But more curious to hear from actual gamers? Are developers panicking? Surely corporate legal teams were caught completely off guard? It feels like this has developed over the course of like one week ??

I am curious about the long term implications to the gaming industry, would love to hear some insight.

- Sonic Frontiers is just kind of okay, not a travesty of game design or anything, but not great. However, I think the incredible spectacle and backing music in the game's Titan battles single-handedly boosted the game's reputation and memorability by a considerable amount. Even if those aren't particularly great boss fights mechanically, they represent a return to Sonic being totally unashamed of its corny anime-ness, and that shamelessness and sincerity makes it genuinely cool again.

- Kirby's Dream Land 3 is probably on the lower end of the Kirby series gameplay-wise. It's pretty slow, and every level has a borderline mandatory sidequest, some of which are easy and some of which are needlessly obtuse or difficult. On the other hand, though, it has some of the best sprite work on the SNES, with a beautiful pastel/colored pencil style and cute, sometimes low-key music that make for a pleasant, cozy experience regardless of the actual game design.