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@benmcneill

Video game enthusiast, writer, father, bit of a goofball. Mostly here to follow gaming news and to kick back and talk video games.

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It's all about the indies now. AAA fatigue has set in.

04.03.2026 11:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't help but wonder how the game would be doing now without the VGA final reveal and having had just a normal release.

04.03.2026 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh wow... Early days and just one screenshot but that looks kind of ridiculous.

28.02.2026 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They should try not making them. That would be a successful move.

26.02.2026 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Buggy glitches and horse armor is then.

21.02.2026 08:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, 4 years. I really feel for Peter. Dudes lost his parent, best friend, and love of his life. That would be most peoples villain arc yet he 's still being a hero.

19.02.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I caught this on TV once in my teens and remember leaving it feeling thoroughly depressed. It was just mean spirited.

19.02.2026 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When Chewie gets a medal at the end... The absolute senseless fan pandering was at its peak there. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

19.02.2026 09:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The hobbit could have simply been a great two hour movie. Greedy, greedy hollywood ruining things.

19.02.2026 09:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not a good movie but I made it through to the end of that one at least. Battle of the Five Armies however, I turned it off after the first 10 minutes and never looked back.

19.02.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep! The way it was hyped I expected a really cleverly written movie with a brilliant pay off/twist at the end. Nope.

19.02.2026 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good shout, I hated that one too.

19.02.2026 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For me it was Elysium. I'd really built it up in my mind as being something as original as District 9. The plot was so predictable and underwhelming I left annoyed and disappointed.

19.02.2026 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember going to see it in the cinema with my brother when it came out and we laughed the whole way through at how awful and "fan" pandering it was.

19.02.2026 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched the movie the other night on Disney and it was a blast! Gonna enjoy watching this vid now. ๐Ÿ‘

19.02.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And I instantly turn to dust after reading this.

18.02.2026 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, it's crazy how much Homer just sounds like the Grampa Simpson now.

17.02.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As good as the original 3 are, they do have a bit of a mid 2000s "look at how edgy we're being"vibe that won't hold-up very well now. Hopefully they'll make it more consistent with GoW (2018) and Ragnarok's more grounded and mature tone.

17.02.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm glad he has confirmz.

17.02.2026 08:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YES

15.02.2026 09:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's so gray... Clearly set in the uk.

12.02.2026 23:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooooh, that's real cheeky of them.

10.02.2026 19:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, exactly what I was gonna say. Bowser constantly popping up gets annoying. I was disappointed when he kept coming after the endgame.

10.02.2026 18:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done Jesse! Definitely something to be proud of!

02.02.2026 08:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, according to Nintendo, which is an attempt to throw the devs under the bus. I think they've both been out of order here, staying quiet about it until the very last minute in order to sell more.

01.02.2026 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A perfect example of how the forced censorship on this 18+ age rated game is completely removing the context here and therefore ruining the story and immersion.

31.01.2026 10:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

couldn't care less about nudity, however forcing censorship on a game without telling the potential buyers beforehand is completely out of order imo. Not to mention having big black censor bars appear over characters and even middle fingers completely breaks the immersion.

31.01.2026 08:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why was this comment blocked? Lol talk about censorship, what the hell!

31.01.2026 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I couldn't care less about a cartoon tit, as you put it, however forcing censorship on a game without telling the potential buyers beforehand is completely out of order imo. Not to mention having big black censor bars appear over characters and even middle fingers completely breaks the immersion.

31.01.2026 08:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I couldn't care less about the nudity, but forcing a censorship on an adult age rated game is just straight up ridiculous. Gonna get it on PS5 instead where I can at least choose.

30.01.2026 08:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0