MetalCaveman

I've experienced 4 crashes so far, first time was in the middle of the city, just walking around, then while riding around a different area, then trying to get to my apartment, and the most recent one during a side mission, crashed hard enough that my PS5 shut down too. Bugs and other issues aside, I've been having fun so far. \m/ \m/

*Prays* Started playing on PS5 last night, looks pretty good, though I've already run into some bugs, at least they're of the "this is really funny" kind.

From the creator of Dead Space, The Callisto Protocol, looks fucking awesome, but I'm trying to contain my hype until gameplay is revealed.

From what I've seen, performance issues that take it firmly into the "literally unplayable" territory, textures not being there, framerate in the low double, sometimes single digits, other assorted performance issues and that, coupled with the other issues present in all versions seems to have been enough. Could also be related to marketing, and reviews, with reviewers not being sent any review copies for the console versions and interviews stating that it would run pretty well on those systems. I'm glad I'll be playing it on PS5, seems to work mostly well there, aside from the normal open world jankiness that's present in every other game of this kind.

Well, this is a thing: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/cyberpunk-2077-refunds/ Sony is removing the game from the PS Store and offering refunds. I assume MS is next, probably. Console version is/was/will be such a big mess that I wonder if they wouldn't have been better off just cancelling it altogether.

Game of the Year What is there to say? DOOM 2016 was awesome, one of my favourites, and then ETERNAL took everything from it and cranked it to 11, more brutal, more demons, more moves with which to brutally kill said demons, MORE, it's unrelenting in ways few games can pull off without being frustrating. It's adrenaline-pumping, metal as hell, and everything that's badass contained in one single package. It's DOOM and it's ETERNAL. Runner-up Going back to Boletaria was awesome, the graphics look way better than I could have expected and it runs pretty damn well, specially areas that were hell back in the PS3 days. While I'm not too big a fan of some design decisions, everything else is Demon's Souls, and that's all I need. Most Potential Yes it has some issues, mostly in terms of difficulty, and feels lacking in content, but the core gameplay is still pretty fun, and I would really like to see where they take this series, should they decide to continue with it.

Spider-Man Remastered

This looks really fun, from the same writer of John Wick, "only in theaters" though, so that's going to be a thing.

There's still improvements and changes that could make this better, but for this year I'm done.

Well, now there's discussions on a new series of reforms and laws to restrict and/or prevent the presence of DEA/FBI agents in Mexico, on one hand, good, they ain't got no reason to be doing whatever they want on other countries, on the other hand, this has nothing to do with that, and everything to do with Cienfuegos being arrested. I wonder (and I don't know how likely it is) if Biden would be up for bringing the whole "Cartels as terrorists organizations" thing back.

https://latinus.us/2020/12/07/otorgan-suspension-definitiva-obras-tramo-dos-tren-maya/ Communities in Campeche have obtained a suspension for the Mayan Train, claiming it violates a right to a healthy environment, as it would destroy the jungle and cause damage to the entire ecosystem, among the people who worked to get this done are several indigenous communities, you know, the Mayas, who don't want the Mayan train to be built in their land. I can see the president tomorrow, in his press conference "These bourgeois Mayas, they are associated with the neoliberal conspiracy, they want to stand in the way of progress, but our fourth transformation won't be stopped."

Wanted to play on PC, but it's clear I won't be able to upgrade my system any time soon, so got it on PS4.

Hyrule Warriors had a launch discount, on top of existing offers, the other 2 were the cheapest I've seen them for, well, "cheapest" by Nintendo standards, but still.

Counting buen fin and black friday: Some Azur Lane merch: Belfast wallscroll, Formidable and Illustrious wallscroll Amagi and Bismarck plushies 2nd Anniversary artbook Sirius "3D" lanyard Enterprise x Vestal daki Some shirts: Modern Rogue Vanguard, Silverton and Amendment 21 Sabaton Night Witches, Bismarck, Bismarck Anniversary and Tank-20 Manga: Monster Musume 1-15 (minus vol 5 that's sold out) Monster Girl Doctor 1-6 The Elder-sister Like One 1-3 Monster Girl Encyclopaedia 1 & 2 Other stuff: Hosa footswitch and trs cable for my amp MIDI cable Logitech G502 mouse, the wired version, cheaper than the old HP mouse I was using, so that's cool A pair of Nike Flytrap something or other, to replace my current workout shoes that are falling apart.

WIP that I meant to finish before today (for obvious reasons), but failed to do so. Goal is to have a proper illustration for next year, assuming I improve enough, otherwise, I don't know, I'll just set myself on fire or something. Still intend to finish it, just, not on time anymore.

IIRC in one of the menus (runes?) if you pressed a button/key a bunch of times, the DOOG ETERNAL screen popped up.

DOOM Eternal, a VTuber played it and it became a meme, appeared on the game too, until it was removed in a patch.

Demon's Souls TL;DR: On one hand, it's Demon's Souls, so it's awesome and pretty fun, on the other hand, it's Demon's Souls, really, it's pretty much the same, and in the years since it originally came out, the Dark Souls and Bloodborne games have added so many gameplay changes and QoL improvements, that Demon's really shows its age. First off the good: The graphics: Holy hell does this game look amazing. The Shrine of Storms looks great, the rain and how Storm Ruler affects it is awesome, the Tower of Latria has never been creepier, the Valley of Defilement... is still the Valley of Defilement but it looks better, enemies also look much better which in some cases is kind of a bad thing, as the gross, decaying, rotting, putrid characteristics of some of them are much more obvious this time around. Loading times: Super SUPER fast, you can die and be back in seconds, moving from one area to another is also much faster than ever before. Some QoL: You can now move between archstones instead of having to go back to the nexus each time. You do have to defeat an archdemon, but it's still better than before. Finding an item that would put you above carry limit now lets you send that item directly into storage. Also, now you can climb up and down ladders faster, that's great. They've added a ring that lets you walk normally in swamps. Immediately went into NG+ and will likely get the Platinum at some point. It's Demon's Souls, what more do you need? The not so good: Grasses: They have changed the weight of this things, increased them a fair bit, good if you're into PvP, but it sucks if you're just trying to explore, full moon grasses can now weight more than a freaking sword. DLC/Pre-order items: Most of these were just reskins of normal items that you could obtain from playing, except they couldn't be upgraded, the rings are available from Sparkly, but still, it was kinda lame. Design changes: Not a fan of the way some enemies look, the maneater looks kinda lame IMO, and Stockpile Thomas now looks like he's one full moon grass away from shouting "Welcome to Flavour Town MOTHERFUCKERS! YEAH" It's Demon's Souls: You have to die if you want to place your summon sign/invade, item burden is a pain, certain gameplay aspects show their age, specially compared to From's latest games, if you didn't like it before, this version is unlikely to change your mind.

I have a code for a digital copy of Senran Kagura Ninja Flash (the anime series) that also activates a month of Funimation premium plus.

Astro's Playroom Fun little game, a neat showcase of the PS5 controller and all the stuff it has. Still have to get some of the collectibles, but I have finished all the levels and the final boss, so that counts. Based on what I saw here I really hope devs use all of the controller features, that would lead to some really cool stuff.

My favourite pieces from the Bloodborne OST, among my favourites of all time too. \m/ \m/ Spoilers for some of The Old Hunters bosses.

Bloodborne The Old Hunters Keeping with the theme of DLCs that really want you dead, this thing is not playing around, really fun though, and some of the best music in the game. \m/ \m/