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Joe Richards
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Freelance games journalist with more than a few words to write!

Based in the UK - don't ask me to speak like a Metaphor character.

Words at: PlayStation Universe (PSU), SUPERJUMP Magazine, Skybox and more!

Reach out: josephrichards676@gmail.com
Why did you type this like Spamton
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's clearly a conspiracy - they cant just make a weird decision on their own!!!!

(Also might be a symptom of people just letting their expectations go wildly unchecked)
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
that was our secret owen
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nasty stuff. Hate to see this - and them justifying a higher price for the privilege for it. Rotten to the core.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is totally my view on the idea of "essential" games too. I'm not massively hung up about having not played some famous franchises.

More that I'm curious in filling in my blank spaces, given that I write. More experience means well-rounded writing!
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It reads as a total lack of faith in the audience. Catering to people who play games on complete auto-pilot, who need to be reminded about what every item does all the way up until the end.

Same for control prompts popping up - there's a concerted effort to just eliminate all potential hurdles
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've got a copy of Bloodborne that's been glaring at me for long enough, anyway. Might have to take the plunge and work my way through it!
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Played BotW and Automata - but I've never fully beaten Ghost Trick! Played a good slice of it, but never fully beat it. Might have to change that!
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
They kept that quiet, I hadn't had a clue that BO7 had used AI :/

I wasn't going to pick it up, either way, but this makes the decision a lot easier. How extensive is it?
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Oooooohhhh Super Metroid is one that I've never played. Same for Bloodborne (or any of the Souls games, honestly). Those are some big blank spots for me, thanks David!
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If I'm right in thinking - Subsistence is the version with the 3D camera, right? That's the one in the Master Collection - I've not picked up Delta, I was gonna pick it up after I play 3 just for the sake of comparison.

I would rather play it as it originally was, rather than not know what changed
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The trailer did say "occasionally" fight alongside them, which gives me hope that they're gonna be a bit less prominent than the opening suggests

The addition is bonkers regardless - but I'm trying to find a silver lining lol
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Working through MGS right now - been meaning to go back and play through the classic Resident Evil games.

Especially 4; I've played through the Remake but never the original!
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yeah - been slowly working my way through the series from the first one. Played the original MGS at the start of the year - and taking a slight break before I properly dive into 3
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For sure - stellar pick! Pretty much 100%d it outside of some of the end end game stuff
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Funny you should mention MGS - played MGS2 for the first time just a couple of weeks ago, and that is what inspired this question!
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I was genuinely just sat in stunned silence
What a weird way to end the show
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM