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It's a gig but you get one gig for each platform (PS3/4/V).

Maybe not a direct sequel, but something else in Middle-earth with similar mechanics. And please have a quest where I can slaughter filthy hobitses.

I got really bored today so I purchased GTA V for PS4, since I have another week off work and not much to do. The download file is small but it's taking for-fucking-ever to install (which I'm imagining is actually downloading the rest of the game).

Why?! Why wouldn't I? It was a pretty easy platinum, and it was a cross-buy title, once you transfered your world over it was pretty easy to hammer out the platinum. I'd feel bad but lots of people have 3 Sound Shapes platinums and that's a cross-save title. Also, yeah I've wanted to go back and do UC2/3 but I still haven't gotten around to it. Some of my procrastination might have to do with the frustrating parts, like the shipyard sequence in UC3. That sucked on normal, I'm sure it'll suck even more on extreme.

I've been playing Far Cry 4 even after beating the main campaign. Today... this happened: That would be my 7th platinum of the year. Woo! Next up: The Wolf Among Us.

Good call, staySICK. I was playing Shovel Knight on Steam last night (THX AGAIN BACONRATH). If I had more time with that game it could be a GOTY contender. One of the best balances of difficult but fair I've seen. I'm looking forward to Super Time Force Ultra on PS4 and tweeting at some dino's as YOSP.

Wait, how has GOH! played Destiny? It's console only and he thinks consoles are for babies. IS GOH! A BABY?!

Far Cry 4 - Pretty good, I wish I didn't burn through it so quickly, hopefully it gets some substantial DLC like Blood Dragon.

I'm one of the biggest AC3 defenders around these parts, but King Washington DLC is bullshit. If you put Freedom Cry on the highend of Ass Creed DLC, and the missing sequences from AC2 as the low end, then King Washington would be somewhere around Final Fantasy XIII-2's DLC ("what that doesn't even make any sense, TCP!" I KNOW!) EDIT: Do you like running through 18th century New York getting chased by guards CONSTANTLY? Guards who can keep up with you? Do you like shoehorned in magical powers? Do you like everything all being a dream?! THEN YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT, FLD. DOUBLE EDIT: I should mention that these guards can also keep up with you, unless you use your magical (somewhat offensive) Native American powers, which don't really work properly.

PS4 games in development: Super Time Force Ultra Moon Hunters No Man's Sky Bastion Shovel Knight Titan Souls The Witness Axiom Verge

Yeah I don't know what's going on with these sales, they were so good last year, maybe it's the switch to a new system and there not being THAT many games so no pressure to drastically slash prices. TWD for 6 dollars is a great deal, almost tempted to pick up season 1 again and go for the triple platinum.

Somewhat decent PS Flash Sale (given how crappy they've been lately).

I know! At first I was like "what?" and then I was like

Ugh I terribly regret not picking up Transistor when it was on sale via the PSN, a few weeks ago. Curse you, past-me!

Frozen I know what you're thinking "TCP, that's a kids movie! You're the coolest poster on here, how can you watch a kids movie?". Calm down! I was babysitting my niece and put it on for her. It was my first time babysitting, and she started crying about her mom, which made me want to cry cause WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?! But Frozen was free on VOD so I put it on and BAM it was OK and made her stop crying. UNCLE OF THE YEAR.

I disagree with Dragon Age, it's good, a solid 8/10, but that's just my opinion. And yeah, you're probably right but that still doesn't excuse Ubisoft for not getting Ass Creed's combat fun and fluid.

Well, I think the first great game I played this year was Infamous Second Son. Visually, it was stunning, it had a decent story, and an interesting setting. Maybe it was a cliche that the game set in Washington State has you playing as a First Nations person, but, can something really be cliche when there's only one other game that does that is Assassin's Creed 3? The new powers were very imaginative, but, let's be honest here, neon was the one everyone used. I think what's holding the game back from being my GOTY, is the video boss fight. I understand what Sucker Punch were going for, but it wasn't fun, and in fact, was quite frustrating. The next game that could be my GOTY would be a little nugget called Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. I was expecting a generic Assassin's Creed clone. What I got was something more. First, they absolutely fucking nailed the combat, Ubisoft TAKE NOTE, you've had eight games to do this, Monolith nailed it on their first time out with one of these types of games. Anyways, yeah, combat was sweet, as was powering up Talion. The story was a little bit so-so, and I'm really fucking sick of Troy Baker in games. But what set this game apart was the nemesis system, something I hope other developers shamelessly rip off. How they managed to give each Orc name it's own chant was a great touch. However, I think what's holding Mordor back from GOTY supremacy is it's setting. In all of Middle-earth to explore, we end up in Mordor. While, eventually there are trees and greenness, there's no towns, no snow, no variety in the world. I like exploring worlds, and Shadow of Mordor gave me just enough of that to realize how boring it's world was. So, I think, my game of the year might just be....... Far Cry 4. I only hesitate because I haven't finished the main campaign (in fact, I've just finally got to the north for the first time). I mentioned previously that I enjoy exploration of open worlds, and, oh doggy, does this game have that. Beautiful mountain tops? Check. Small homesteads you wouldn't discover unless you stumble upon it? Check. Beautiful lakes with treasure at the bottom? Check. I know Far Cry 3 had all of that, but I think it's the beautiful setting that sets this apart, the tropical environment never clicked with me. Or maybe it's that I had a ton of PS3 games to play when Far Cry 3 came out, and not too many PS4 games at this point. Did I mention how great the grappling is? Or the little helicopter vehicles? Jumping off a cliff and hitting L3 to launch your wingsuit? It's all great. Other noteworthy games: South Park: The Stick of Truth Rogue Legacy Assassin's Creed Unity (even though I also hated it) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Hahahaha OH DEAN! Overall I do think it was a very weak year. The weakest we've seen since the PS3/360 launched, easily. I don't think any of these games could beat The Last of Us, Journey, Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Super Mario Galaxy, for GOTY.

Not for me, you said that originally on page 36, this is page 37.

Ugh, Squeenix, please, please change the vehicles to left-side drive for the Western release. Please!

You know how many fucks I give, Ethan? Zero. I give zero fucks.

My wife also made me watch Divergent. That movie was the worst. The guy named Four? Stupid. What's-her-name's dumb doe eyes? Stupid. The entire premise? Hella stupid. Uh, yeah, most people would be divergent you fucking dumbasses. Hopefully no sequels get made.

I hope we get another Avatar series (one day soon).