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There was a time where a new Battlefield game would have excited me but ever since EA and DICE moved the series back to WWI and WWII, I’ve largely ignored the game. Part of it is the setting but a lot of it has to do with these titles’ performance on the PlayStation 4 Pro. I find it very jarring to move from a rock solid 60 FPS of Overwatch back to the iffy performance of a Battlefield game. At this rate, I’ll be picking up a new Battlefield game once the PlayStation 5 releases. 

Tetris Effect looks absolutely amazing and I would love to experience it in VR. I don’t think I will be playing it that way any time soon though. I don’t know a soul who owns a PSVR headset and I won’t be owning one until I see the headset for less than $199.

The lord of terror’s third adventure makes its way to another platform. Portable Diablo III sounds very enticing and I hope it holds up well on the performance front. I doubt I’ll pick up this version of the game but I’m very glad Blizzard ported it over. 

P.S – Still on vacation for another week. Expect delays and infrequent updates here and other the social media feeds. Apologies for the inconvenience!

I was wondering why I didn’t pre-order Red Dead Redemption II. I liked Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360. I have the most powerful console and the best way to play Red Dead Redemption II today. So why didn’t I do it? Two reasons. 1.) I own a copy of Spider-man and still have yet to play it and 2.) I wanted to wait for the inevitable PC version. The latter was due to my lack of faith in Rockstar’s technical prowess. I didn’t think they would be able to deliver a 4K resolution game at a smooth 30 FPS. Apparently, I was wrong and they managed to pull off a strong performance on the Xbox One X. With that in mind, I’ll pick up a copy if it hits $50 again.

Between the two Namco Bandai 3D fighters, I lean towards SoulCalibur. The last SoulCalibur I played was SoulCalibur IV and before that it was the original DreamCast release. I would like to give SoulCalibur VI a try but not for $80. I don’t love it that much and I doubt I would wring out that much enjoyment from it. I would likely invest more time in the custom character creator than the game itself. I didn’t mind the silly Star Wars inclusions in IV but the inclusion of Geralt from the Witcher series is a standout choice right up there with Link from SoulCalibur II.

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII’ Blackout mode wasn’t bad. I don’t know if I would buy Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII for that mode alone but the beta convinced me that Treyarch knows a thing or two about battle royale. It won’t reach the heights of Fortnite but I would be very curious how well it will do in the console space where PUBG runs poorly and is exclusive to just the Xbox One. I’m very curious — not enough to buy Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII for $79.99 — but I am curious.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is out for the plebs who only want the standard version of games. I personally don’t know anyone going out of their way to pay more for the earlier access but this practice must be working because publishers keep doing this. Regardless, I won’t be surprised to hear this year’s game sells well. A lot of people enjoyed the hell out of Assassin’s Creed: Origins. I have zero desire to give that a go but I have a morsel of intrigue with this year’s Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. As a fan of God of War and ancient Greece, I find this year’s game more palpable. Will I actually go out of my way to play it? Doubtful.

I am a Final Fight guy. I grew up with the SNES copy of Final Fight. I had no idea it was originally an arcade title or the fact that it had 2 player co-op. My brother and I took turns punching Mad Gear punks throughout Metro City. My experience with the likes of Captain Commando and Knights of the Round were experienced through CPS1 and CPS2 emulators so it’s nice to have the opportunity to own arcade perfect ports of them.