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Yeah, pretty much any western RPG as significantly more talking. And not just story-driven, also tons of pointless conversation fodder. Bioware, Bethesda, CDPR, all stuff their games with useless dialogue trees.

On-going/casual playing: Tetris Effect Smash Bros Mega Man Legacy Collections Currently trying to complete: RDR2 Celeste Octopath Obsidian (90s PC game) Mario RPG Evil Within 2 Games I put on the backburner: FFXV Kingdom Hearts Witcher 3 Zelda BoTW Upcoming: Blaster Master Zero Mega Man 11 Metroid Samus Returns Games I will be purchasing: REmake2 Monster Boy Obra Dinn Then who knows what will happen when I get VR going. Way too many games I'm playing now with very little time.

As a huge Nintendo fan, and a huge Zelda fan, BotW was definitely a disappointment for me. I actually don't have a problem with the weapons system, and I think the combat is great, but I'm just really not a fan of the degree they made the game open world. For me, open world and non-linear aren't necessarily synonymous with each other. I think the best Zelda games are non-linear to a degree, but I wouldn't call them open world. I love exploring the world at my own pace, but I still want structure in order to serve the story better, and I like the traditional Zelda gameplay progression system (it's very Metroidvania in a sense). Both of which BotW are lacking. BotW is also lacking in great dungeons. The dungeons they have are good, but nothing great, and none of them felt truly unique from another. If Skyward Sword is one extreme, and BotW is another, I think a good meeting in the middle would be the perfect Zelda.

Yeah she basically like platformers, Mario Kart, and adventure games. Can you watch the other player on the TV screen while they're playing?

Alright @TheLeon lets do this.

Obviously I have a fallback gf in case I don't get my way with the wife.

Dang, ok this is going to be a tough decision. Ok, I'll have to build my case and present to my wife. You think Astrobot is a wife/gf type of game?

I was actually about to write this off as I just couldn't justify the price for only a few games (a year ago sure, but after having twins, it's either lavish gaming habits or diapers.... lots of diapers). So did you have a price in mind? It sounds like yours is barely used, I don't want to low-ball you if it's worth more than my budget. And I've played enough Skyrim that I don't think I would ever play it in VR.

Yeah I have a decent HTPC and I've played plenty of PS1 games on Mednafen through Retroarch. Still, the older I get and the larger my family gets, I really just want simple plug and play systems that anybody can play on their own. Rather than figuring out how to pair controllers, and navigating Retroarch (even though I bypass most of that stuff with Steam shortcuts). There's also a psychological component that happens when you're playing on imitation hardware and reproduction controllers. On PC, it just feels like a commodity having unlimited access to 30 years of gaming; there's a lack of charm and novelty. But on the mini consoles I have a curated list of my favorite games, and it feels like a more special experience playing games that way on dedicated machines. So yeah, that's why I'm really hoping they can keep the custom UI and either replace or update the emulator. And of course swap out games without the soft swap method. I'm tracking the progress, and I'm crossing my fingers they come up with an elegant solution as the Nintendo classic consoles.

It's such an amazing game just to zone out and relax to. If it wasn't for Tetris, PSVR wouldn't even cross my mind. But I really want to at least try it out.

If the hacking community can figure out how to keep the UI, but replace the emulator and have the ability to swap in and out games, then I'll definitely pick one up.

So I've used the Oculus Rift a few times, and while I enjoy it, it's not something I feel like I'm missing. However, after getting Tetris Effect I really want to play that in VR. Of course spending $200 on a feature for a game is crazy, so I'm trying to determine if it's truly worth it to invest in VR for a handful of games I do want to play. So the must haves are Tetris Effect, Astro Bot, and REVII. Other games I don't feel the need to play, but would enjoy playing are Moss, Beat Saber, Superhot, and REZ. And that's pretty much it. Keep in mind I only have the OG PS4. And personally, I don't think this current iteration of PSVR is going to last much longer before it's either abandoned, or they come out with another one. It's now or never since there's really good sales now, but I'm leaning towards no. In the end, it would really be for those first 3 games, the others are just a bonus and for the novelty factor (not to mention I think I might need the Move controllers for some of those). So convince me one way or another. Alternatively, if anyone is selling their's because the novelty has worn off, I'd consider that as well.

This is most definitely NES Tetris. They will give you super long droughts of no long pieces.

I think all the games that would be my GOTY I just haven't played yet. GoW, Mega Man 11, Celeste, The Messenger, DQXI. Though out of what I've played probably Octopath. Then Detroit, RDR2, and the Tetris Effect demo (man $40 is a lot for Tetris . Still haven't bit the bullet).

Man I miss the days of crazy Humble Bundle giveaways.

That was a great video! Thanks for sharing.

*ahem* Let me refer you to the thread title. I told people not to sit on this, I didn't say to buy it for $40. Now personally, I'm not sitting on the awesomeness of this game, but I'm also not paying full price at that time.

Alien Isolation is one of my favorite games in the past 10 years. I'd love a sequel.

To be fair, even though I'm telling people I think it's worth $40, I'm still probably not going to get it for a bit. $20 would be a no brainer, probably even if I had VR it would be a no brainer, but being that I have very little time to play on the TV (juggling twin babies and I'm deep in RDR2) I just don't think I would put the kind of time I want into it. But come on guys don't sit on this! A Switch version would be amazing though.

Ha! Jokes on them, I would have paid good money for this. I really hope Xargon is next. I've never been able to play the whole trilogy of that one.

So the demo came out yesterday with the full game releasing next week, and I am definitely blown away. At it's core it's still just Tetris with some minor tweaks, but it's definitely an experience now. The music and the visuals are so engrossing, it really puts you in a zen-like Tetris state. I don't consider myself a good Tetris player at all, but as I played the endurance mode, I was managing speeds I've never been able to handle before. There's really something with how the pieces move with the music, and the visual design that helps to relax you and keep you focused. With all that said, this is my experience playing on a TV with surround sound. I would probably lose my mind playing in VR, but unfortunately I'm stuck on 20th century tech! Is anyone else planning on getting this? Any VR impressions? Obviously the biggest hurdle is the price point. At $40 that is super steep for a Tetris game. If you appreciate what it's doing it's totally worth it, but I get that being a deal breaker.

So is this a living room? Has your wife seen what gaming chairs look like? That's not something you want people to see in your house. I switch between the couch and the floor with my head propped up by a pillow. Just get a nice couch.

Now that I"m getting this at launch I'm excited. The only Rockstar game I've played is RDR. I actually haven't been following this much at all, so I'm going in completely blind about any story or game mechanics. Just give me a horse (with balls) and the open wilderness and I'll be set for the next month.

I wasn't going to say this, but I guess I will now, I cringed at pretty much every line from Drax. He wasn't even a character anymore, just background fodder with one-liners that fall flat. We get it, he takes things literally. Just making sure to assert my dominance in opinions.