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Just went through this thread after feeling the same way about OP for a while now.

I like to think of myself of an ally, most of my friends are part of the community and it's so disheartening to see all of the author's comments and ideology messing with what I think is a pretty fantastic world.

The books got me through some very dark times growing up, like really bad and I still find myself going back to them when I need peace and quiet. Hogwarts Legacy looks like an absolute dream to me with every item in young me's wishlist being ticked off as they announce more things about the game.

I haven't pre-ordered, still waiting/thinking about it. Found it super easy to stop listening to music created by artists who were later found to be "disgusting" (putting it lightly) but much harder to do it for this franchise in particular...

Hey bud, it's been a while :)
I miss the old GB forum days, I peek in every now and then and seeing your picture was quite the flashback :D

All love <3

Heart broken and sad but wish them the best.

So many things in life stopped, friends came and went, family members passed, people left and life moved on but GB has been a pretty nice constant to have...

@colourful_hippie: Done!

@bybeach: Yeah unfortunately Gamespot's comments section veered more towards IGN than GB imo... Thus why I put that little footnote for it, even minutes after the review was posted it was a shitshow.

@drdarkstryfe:That and the portrayal of some race-specific gangs being cringe make me a little cautious but will have to see it/experience it myself to make any sort of opinion on the matter.

@theflamingo352: Thanks for the heads-up, edited it.

It's time for reviews (with some *controversial* ones)!

Review Links:

• IGN: Here
• IGN Japan: Here (Felt warranted to distinguish as they were two different scores)
• Power Unlimited (for my Dutchies): Here
• Spaziogames.it (for my Italian fratellos): Here
• PC Gamer: Here
• Game Informer: Here
• Gamespot (Please don't look at the comment section): Here
• Gameblog.fr (Pour mes Francais): Ici
• VG24/7: Here
• Eurogamer.it: Here
• Gamesradar: Here
• Kotaku (in Progress): Here
• The Verge:Here
• Polygon:Here
• Vice:Here

Scores:

• IGN: 9/10
• IGN Japan: 10/10
• Power Unlimited: 90/100
• Spazio Games: 9.5/10
• PC Gamer: 78/100
• Game Informer: 9/10
• GameSpot: 7/10
• Gameblog.fr: 10/10
• VG24/7: 5/5
• Eurogamer.it: 9/10
• GamesRadar: 5/5

Overall very positive although keep in mind these reviews are playing the pre-Day One Patch versions for PC (supplied by the developer though so any notion that a score should wait sounds dumb to me if CDProjektRed themselves supplied the copies).

Main issues with reviewers tend to be bug related and so hopefully these will be ironed out. Super curious to hear the crew's reactions/opinions on the game and will have to watch Dan's Twitch stream to see how stupidly he plays the game (I'm saying that in the most affectionate way possible).

Edit: As mentioned by TheFlamingo352 "Eurogamer doesn't number their reviews anymore: that's Eurogamer Italy.", changed it to reflect on both lists.

The fact that the PS5 version isn't until next year makes me lean towards my PC, kinda wanted to play in the living room seeing as the game is apparently super long but whatever.

Ended up reselling my 3080 to go back to my 2070S as I couldn't find any game that really warranted that upgrade at 1440p but getting some regrets :'(

Hey duders, got my PS5 on launch and told myself I wouldn't buy any games until I hit 100% with Astro's PlayRoom and Bugsnax. Now that I've done so with both I can reflect a bit on how crazy Bugsnax is.

The concept as a whole I found pretty fun, the bugsnax are adorable and their sounds/names are so catchy I randomly find myself saying stuff like "Bunger Bunger Bunger" or "Mooooothza" when walking around the house. Some were more tedious to find (I'm looking at you "can-only-catch-in-the-rain Bugsnax) but ultimately they can all be gotten fairly easily.

Now with the spoilers and the ending of the game.

WTF was that?! Bugsnax being parasites was a great idea, how it's a virus and it's eating the Grumpus from the inside. How we have to escape the island and make sure no one dies was exciting but man did it feel weird smashing and killing Bugsnax I've come to call as cute while playing the game. Found the modifications to existing gathering tools to become killing machines amazing and I laughed as I went through that last level. Add to that the post-credit scene of finding out there's a Bugsnax conspiracy and GNN (the game's CNN) knowing about the Bugsnax and that last strawberry escaping in the boat makes me kinda excited to see where the franchise goes.

All in all, glad those two games were free for PS5 and would have probably paid like 25$ for Bugsnax if it wasn't free but definitely should not be priced higher than $40.00.

Loving all the content we're getting right now, maybe it's just not for you.

No need to be a dick about it.