Given the time I think it was super interesting. I remember writing about it for the school paper when I was on the journalism team in high school, but at the time I didn’t think I wrote about it being in the gravitas that I’d give it today.

Back then, I didn’t consider things like online multiplayer and digital downloads an essential; to me they were so new to the industry, at least from a console standpoint. Mainly, I used PSN to download PS1 games and stream Netflix which to my knowledge then was also on a disc and I wondered why people would want to stream instead of owning a physical movie or show.

Looking back, I don’t think that today that sort of outage would have been handled with as much passiveness. Times and customs have changed. Today, speaking of Netflix and the like, If someone can’t immediately binge the latest Netflix show, they’re out of the loop. It’s telling that they recognized that this had weight to it, given they gave every person TWO free games to download when servers came back on.

I may not have played much of Infamous or Dead Nation, but estimating from my library, it was the start for me to realize that downloading games digitally was viable and convenient. It’s a treat going through my PS3 downloads chronologically to see the story of how things progressed, but I think after that point it was the realization that you could play full games off of a digital download, which to me at least previously, was unheard of.

The outage was horrendous and terrible, but to me, it also showed me the value of what wasn’t there when it was gone. It just took it to be gone for them to flaunt it in front of me.

Sorry for the long post, I just had this memory from when you mention this!

I think personally, even if it scores well, it looks like a step backwards to me. It’s so visually and thematically indistinguishable from Dark Souls and it’s sequels, I feel like they needed to go further in a different direction to make this have its own identity. I know I’ll make everyone who’s a huge fan upset, but even going back to watch the trailer for Dark Souls 3, this feels pretty identical in styling and art. Only now you have a horse.

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I thought Sekiro was a step in a new direction I was into. It had a new setting and new mechanics. This just looks like Dark Souls 4.

I just got recently got a PS5 and playing through this with my girlfriend who has very little knowledge of previous generations was a joy. I got to go through each world with her and explain each cameo and aside they put in, and I was an absolute joy to talk about the different PlayStation hardware through the years, or to guess what game was being acted out by little Astro guys. This game brought us so many smiles even if it was short and sweet

I’d play Alyx if I could but I have tried and failed to get into Half Life 2 for… since Half Life 2 came out.

If I still had a PS3 that worked I’d grab the Orange Box and binge it but both shooters and that sort of game just aren’t my bag, so I don’t know if Alyx would sway me. I’m happy it’s gotten attention though, it looks super cool

I occasionally run into a thing with my right hand where my thumb will go numb. I think it has to do with the position I’m sitting in and what I’m wearing (like if it’s tighter on my armpits like some hoodies). It basically just means I’ll have to take a break here and there and maybe massage my palm. I’ve always had bad circulation, so I get the same problem from continual smartphone use.

My girlfriend has a glove she’s used that is more tight around the wrist and palm, I think traditionally for things like physical therapy, and I wonder if that’s something to recommend, but I’m not a medical professional.

Does Wallace and Gromit and Aardman count? I’ve always loved them!

So legit question, but these sorts of games are so intimidating for me to get into. Best I could ever do was Civ 5 which I love, but the learning process makes them hard to approach. Same with something like Stellaris where the idea is cool but the practice gives me anxiety.

Is there a good way to learn how to play these sorts of games or is it just a type of person/brain that picks it up better than others? I’d love to hear how to get into them better, not to derail.

There was also a GMTK video on how their tutorials could improve recently I wholeheartedly agree with if you’re into his videos!

Was also thinking of Remember Me, would love to have another chance to play that now that my PS3 is dead

@el-shmiablo it’s true, I just don’t have a setup that supports a PC playthrough. I’d love a collection rerelease to also show that they care enough to put it out.

What games from the last several generations deserve a remaster? A remake is also acceptable, but what games would especially benefit from being played on newer generation consoles?

Personally, the first thing that comes to mind for me and what gave me the thought was looking back on Castlevania. If Lords of Shadow 1 and 2 (maybe with Mirrors of Fate on the 3DS) came out on modern platforms with updated frame rates and resolutions, I would buy it DAY 1. They're not the best games in their genre or series, but they feel so unique and wonderful to something that should be played in October every year with their fantasy Gothic aesthetic.

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What other games would you consider a good case for being rereleased on modern platforms with the enhancements that come with it?