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So I just downloaded the new version of this, it’s amazing. You can integrate your Steam, Epic, Uplay, Origin, PSN and Xbox Live accounts. It’s an all-in-one launcher. It has all of my recent Bloodborne achievement information.

Gameplay video of Genshin Impact. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/video_feast_your_eyes_on_12_minutes_of_genshin_impact_gameplay Chinese game that was accused of being a Breath of the Wild ripoff when it was first announced. If nothing else, it looks quite pretty.

I would have liked to finish SotC on the PS2 before playing the PS4 remake but given my circumstances that’s unlikely to happen now. Looking forward to playing it! Since I signed up for PS Plus i’ve gotten the Uncharted trilogy, the Bioshock trilogy and now Shadow of the Colossus for free. It’s a good time to be a gamer.

GOG have changed to a 30 day no questions asked refund policy. https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gogs-new-refund-policy-is-way-more-generous-than-steams/

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/platinum-games-project-g-g-teaser-trailer-director-message

New game from Harmonix. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-25-fuser I love Harmonix. This looks a bit shit but I’d like to be pleasantly surprised. Could be fun I guess. Coming to everything, no peripherals.

Bloodborne (PS4) Great game!

Finished! Beat the final boss on my third try and the final final boss on my first proper try with blood vials. Easy peasy. Overall, I loved the first half of the game. The streets of Yarnham and the Cathedral Ward were definitely the highlights. The second half/final third of the game (everything after Rom) was a bit more iffy. The Nightmare Frontier with its bell maiden was just a shitty area in general, the entire sequence in Yargul from start to finish, the Nightmare at Mensis with its frenzy window, giant spiders and more bell maidens. But the DLC was excellent, had great areas (apart maybe from the final area which was a bit depressing) and easily the best bosses in the game. The bosses were a mixed bag but my favourites were undoubtedly the more melee based ones - Father Gasgoigne, Martyr Logarius, Gherman, Lady Maria and of course the Orphan of Kos. If I was to play it again I would experiment more with weapons, outfits and throw myself into the co-op side of the game, like I had done with Dark Souls 2 and 3. In general, the enemy design was great, combat was fantastic and the rally system is something I would like to see again. 9/10

Nice trailer. Adventure game in the vein of Firewatch by the looks of things. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/heartfelt-adventure-game-hazel-sky-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc

Beaten three bosses since my last post, the last one just now! Video in the spoiler box. Pretty damn happy with that. Now to track down the other boss in the DLC.

Includes 4-player offline multiplayer and 2-player online. https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/streets-of-rage-4-gets-a-new-character-and-four-player-co-op/

Great news.

Follow up to Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please is out now. 83% from PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/lair-of-the-clockwork-god-review/ Recommended from RPS: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/26/lair-of-the-clockwork-god-review/

The console launches I remember the most were the PS2, the Xbox (of course I remember the Gamecube launch but I don’t remember it having the same level of hype), the 360, the Wii and more recently the Switch. I didn’t get a PS2 at launch but I got one the following year and it just had incredible games. The jump from PS1 graphics to Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy was pretty mind blowing. I didn’t have an Xbox but I remember the Halo hype and all the Xbox magazines that came out around that time. The 360 launch I remember as being another big one. I didn’t get one until 2008 though. The Wii I did buy at launch because I was excited for Twilight Princess and I absolutely loved it. I can’t say Wii Sports or Wii Play ever took off in my house though. And the Switch has been the most exciting launch of recent times I think, again because of Zelda.

Watched a couple of random Japanese movies that I’ve had on my hard drive for a long time. Koibumi (1953) - Nice old Japanese drama about a man and a woman being reunited after the war. House (1977) - Quirky but entertaining and very original film. Batshit crazy to put it mildly. But I watched an hour long interview with the director that revealed a lot of information about the film and made me appreciate it even more.