@minamik One of the greats. I would love to see a remaster or, better yet, reboot of fatal frame. Never did get to play a proper version of 4 (had a fan translation back in the wii days) and didnt have a WiiU to play 5. To this day, I consider FF2 to be tied with Silent Hill 2 to be the scariest game of all time.

@sheria I actually finished it last night! Not Bloober Team's best, but def worth a play, especially if you have gamepass so aren't paying anything extra for it. Let me know your thoughts!

Every October, I try to focus on horror games/media to get in the Halloween mood. I just started Blair Witch (the game) and am also planning to try to knock out the following:

Layers of Fear 2
REmake2 Claire B run
RDR: Undead Nightmare (again)
Control (not horror per se, but at least ''weird fiction'')

I know its not overly ambitious but I have a busy job and two little monsters of my own aged 3 and 5 running around the house.
What are you all playing?

I finally started the series. About halfway through episode 2 now. Hoping to finish episode 2 this week and knock out at 3 and 4 over the next month (busy job and two little kids at home). I'll def join the conversation as I go.
So far, I'm feeling it. I loved LiS and LiS:BtS and was worried about the sequel (per my post nearly a year ago above) but I'm liking the Diaz brothers and the road-trip vibe of this one so far.

Historically I have never enjoyed portable games (minus the occasional persona 3 and 4 here, an animal crossing there), and if you had told me a few years ago, I never would have believed this to be true but i use my switch in portable mode 99% of the time. I agree that it just feels more intimate, more comfortable to lie on the couch for long sessions or take it on the go. I also find that switch games just don't look as hot on a 65 inch OLED TV as they do on their native screen. I'm sure I had one or two long nights with Breath of the Wild on the big screen but other than its been almost exclusively portable mode for me.

@naltmank I know it was another divisive game but I have to say I loved the hell out of FFXV. I'm sure you have heard the criticisms and some are true but I think it has been improved upon substantially since the vanilla release so if you decide to play, go for the Royal edition. Honestly, it was my favorite game that year by a far margin.
Oh and similarly God of War doesn't disappoint but I totally get just having some intangible reason why you cant bring yourself to start a game, hence my original post.

@dipset I actually bought it on pre-release so I have all the episodes downloaded on my PC, I just have to click the start button. Maybe I'll give it a try this weekend and let you know how its going for me.

@DIPSET Ugh, that's what I was afraid of. I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm gonna give it a try eventually to see for myself but maybe they should have just left the franchise alone and ended on a high note (I thought LiS:BtS was phenomenal.)
@Lotias @E_Zed_Eh_Intern RDR2 was my single most anticipated game for this entire generation (barely a nudge above the last of us 2) and while I know it was divisive for some, in my mind it 100% lived up to my hopes for it. So I guess there is something to be said for just taking the plunge.

Oh and I also haven't cracked open Yakuza 6 yet even though I am obsessed with the series. In the interim, Yakuza 0, Kiwami and Kiwami 2 have all come and gone and I played them to death. Just cant bring myself to play 6 since it's Kaz's swan song.

Have you ever been really invested in a game to the point where you put off playing it because you dont want to a) find out it doesnt live up to your hopes or b) be done with the experience? Two recent examples for me: When Kingdom Hearts 3 came out I instead left it on my shelf and played through the entire Story So Far. I just couldn't bring myself to start KH3 for fear it wouldn't live up. (I started it last week btw. So far, production is amazing but just seems way too easy.) Another example is I haven't start Life is Strange 2 yet even though episode 4 just came out. I truly loved LiS and LiS:BTS and I am just afraid that a whole new set of protagonists won't have the same impact as the first game.
Bottom line, I need to get over myself and just play these games.
Anyone else?