Went to my local CEX earlier to pick up a copy of Ni No Kuni as it's my weekend off and wanted something to do, and they had not one single copy. weekend ballsed

Downloaded Pes 2014 from PS+. I didn't realise games could be made so bad anymore.

It's amazing what happened to that game. I never liked it, I'll admit, I could never get past the fake team and player names or the ridiculous Master (Disaster) League idea. But the on field action was quality back in the day, back when FIFA had no genuine physics and was full of sweet spots. Then when FIFA 09 arrived, PES was dead, every year they acknowledged the previous PES' failings and promised it was a return to form and every year they messed it up. So ten years too late they decided to try and get the names right



We couldn't half do with a decent second football game on the next gen consoles. FIFA is FIFA, but there is no reason now for them to even remotely push the boundaries now.

I agree Saddened, I've not played on my console for almost a year now. FIFA 14 is the first FIFA I've never bought and I won't be buying 15 either.

Until they revamp the entire game I won't be bothering, pathetic tweaks every year that rarely alter the gameplay just don't cut it any more. The core gameplay of FIFA hasn't changed for so long I can't believe they can release it as a new title. I play my mates at their house on 360/Xbox1 and every match ends the same way. I've seen 15-20+ different people play FIFA, I've never seen anybody play the match with a 'plan' or a 'style'. Do you see people playing possession and succeeding? Do you see the game's set in tactics working? How about fatigue? These are things that should be present in a modern football game but at the end of the day it all boils down to a counter attack or set piece.

While FIFA is making EA a cack-tonne of cash they're hardly going to mess with the formula. Thanks for recommending Ni No Kuni though Roddy, really enjoying it. That aside I'm getting bored with gaming, perhaps It's time to outgrow them and do something more useful with meself

Well I had my concerns over Dark Souls 2 but I should never have doubted the guys at From Software. Absolutely amazing game, I've sunk over 80 hours into it over the last three weeks.

I actually got around to using my PS4 a little bit too recently, I played a bit of MGS Ground Zeroes. It's actually a really fun game. The main mission isn't very long, but I was playing it for over 2 hours and had only completed 8% of the game when I was done. There are about 5 extra missions you can unlock too.
It looks amazing, running in full 1080p and 60fps. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

I really enjoyed Ni No Kuni, unfortunately I got a puppy around the time I really got into it and was never able to get back on my PS3 once he came in. May start to play it again, I thought the battles were really fun.

It's a pity that that's EA's approach to FIFA, really. I might just start to play Football Manager again.

If it ever gets released, I'm really looking forward to the Retron 5. It's a console which allows you to play original games for the Megadrive, SNES etc. Sounds too good to be true, but scheduled for April release, so here's hoping.

You know you can get perfectly good emulators that already do all that stuff, right?

The retrorns are not the most reliable machines and its no surprise that its taking them a while to release it.

I think the current state of gaming will see more and more people taking an interest in retro gaming and buying old machines. I keep saying it but the likes of Nintendo and Sega should re-open the Megadrive and SNES production lines because lots of 30 somethings would snap the up at the right price.

There is also nothing quite like having the real machine to play these games on.

Looking back the early 90s really was a golden era of gaming, the Megadrive and SNES was the first time you could play almost Arcade standard games in your living room and you can see their influence in todays consoles.

Having had both of the previous consoles and only really playing the 360 I've finally upgraded. But decided to ditch Microsoft and go with the PS4, hope it is worth the gamble because I won't be buying both again. Lacking friends on the PS though so feel free to add me markb23 (yes I didn't realise I wouldn't be able to ever change my gamertag on PS3!!)

I'll try and remember to add you next time I'm on my ps4. If you weren't already planning on getting it, I highly recommend you pick up the ps4 version of The Last of Us when it's released. It won over 200 game of the year awards in 2013 and one of the main reasons Sony decided to release it again for the ps4 is specifically for people like you, who have emigrated over from the MS consoles.

Cheers Nothus, I'll check it out.

I don't really play games anymore or haven't for the last year or so. But one of the last games I had was 'The last of us'. One of my favourite ever games. Would be great if it was made into a movie!

If you like Zombies, Survival Horror, 3rd-person action and RPG'ish elements, and particularly if you like them all rolled into one package, give State Of Decay a try. I picked it up on the Steam sale for about £3

I agree, I think though, that the last 6 years of gaming as a whole has been the worst in comparison to years gone by. Very little innovation in comparison to Snes-PS2/Xbox era.

I no longer get a "wow" factor from a new game or haven't for quite some time.

Said this a long time ago. I remember playing Final Fantasy VII a few years back, purely to get a bit of fun out of a game.

I popped into Tesco the other day and seen all the pre orders, the usual sport games along with 'Destiny', another sci fi shooter. Is that all they make these days? I've been considering getting a PS2 but I'd be pretty peeved if I bought it and it broke after a while. I'm gutted I got rid of my old one for a PS3. Same with the PS1.

I think gaming is going through the same thing that Hollywood is, no brains, no fresh ideas, just churning out the same sh*t that appeals to the masses and makes a boat-load of cash, can't blame them though, it's a business afterall.

Destiny is great, I'm in the beta currently.
It's not just a cod clone in space, it's actually more of an mmo shooter where you're encouraged to join up with friends and play through the story missions.
There is a competitive arena as well, but you're not forced into it.

The game looks stunning and is a lot of fun to play; think of it as a cross between borderlands and mass effect.

Is it not just people getting old that causes that?

If you've got kids and see the reactions they have, it's the same wonder and excitement I had 20 years ago when playing Cannon Fodder for the first time. I still see plenty of 'Oh my god, oh my god, you can do this! LOOK!' types of reactions from the kids in my house.

There's a huge amount of innovation within the gaming industry; a booming indie scene; free games (in app purchase business model); commonplace DLC; shift to online multiplayer; developing potential of cloud gaming; and gaming actually being cheaper than ever before (new titles ~£25 within a few months of their release, huge discounts on Steam, many titles less than £10 in a massive pre-owned market).

Its a bit like the movie/music industry though, as things become more mainstream the large publishers seem to dominamate by contiunually pushing out more of the same, getting the big reviews, popularising through advertising.

However if you search around, even just through Xbox arcade or Steam, there's loads of innovation around in terms of games/gameplay.

Sometimes, however, you just need to take a chance, and stray away from just playing titles that score >80% on Metacritic, to uncover something that appeals to you.

You didn't just list DLC as a positive... Did you?

No, just as a demonstration of "innovation", noting both the negative applications (map packs, extra kits, poorly designed additional levels) and positive ones (hundreds of extra tracks for Rockband, GTA 4 LATD/ BOGT).

Oculus Rift is where its at now. I have one of these bad boy dev kits and the possibilities are endless. Imagine GTA where you are actually in the game. This will be possible in a few years. Even the EVE online dog fighting game that is available now, its amazing. An absolute surreal experience.

Regards

King James

I bought a PS3 just to play the Uncharteds and TLOU as I'm an Xbox man with a 360 and Xbone.

The Last of Us was emotionally and physically draining. I loved it. Best game on all consoles.