I don't know anything about this story except what I've read here from you guys, but it shouldn't come as a surprise to the devs at the last minute that their game's content doesn't comply with Sony's requirements.

So either Sony is unclear and arbitrary with their ratings, or the devs didn't inform themselves properly about the restrictions / thought they could get away with it.

Funny, I just finished all 8 stories in Octopath yesterday too! I have a lot of great things to say about this game (also a few niggles) and it's probably my GOTY so far, I'll expand on it later. Just got a taste of the post-game and it seems very brutal, not sure I'll have the heart to go through it, we'll see!

@tokyoslim I was disappointed by this one too. It hooked me at the beginning, great atmosphere, intriguing plot, but completely lost me halfway through. I couldn't relate to any of the characters, didn't understand their motivations, many things felt gratuitous, I couldn't care at all by the end of it. I've read up on it afterwards and got some answers (or at least theories), but it doesn't redeem the movie for me.

@minamik Did you wait for the post-credits scene? It explains a lot ;)

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@hidz It's on my wishlist, hopefully I'll have time to get around to it before the GOTY votes!

I decided to give it a shot, I'm about 3 hours in and so far I'm pretty charmed!

I like the writing and acting, the dialog options really make the game feel like a proper RPG compared to Origins. It's a full-on Witcher 3 competitor at this point. The few side-quests I've done were pretty cool and offered interesting choices, it's just a shame I already knew most of them from previews or reviews, so I'll have to wait for brand new ones to see how impactful they can be.

The world is gorgeous and I appreciate the "Explorer mode" which removes quest markers in some situations, forcing you to rely on descriptions and directions from NPCs to find your next destination. Very Breath of the Wild!

I can't say much about the main story yet, feels like I'm running errands waiting for the main plot to find me, unlike Bayek who had a clear drive from the very beginning. But I have no doubt once the story fully kicks in, it'll be great!

I wasn't planning to play this game so it's gonna mess up my Fall schedule!

I'm unreasonably hyped for Starlink!

By the way, for those worried about the toys-to-life aspect, if you buy the digital version you have almost all the ships, pilots and weapons included with the base game, it's a much better value than buying physical as long as you don't care for the toys.

@el-shmiablo Yeah this leak is definitely going to hurt their sales this Christmas, a lot of people like you who were on the fence are now just going to wait until next year.

@mbun I'm kidding, it was pretty much inevitable but I expected it later than that. I just hope it's all minor enough to not tempt me to get one and I manage to wait until the next revision after that one!