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How the hell is blasphemous not on this list, it has the most detailed and complex story and it is super interesting and imaginative, great list tho

What other Indie games with great stories would you recommend?

Quality wise, the gaming industry has been winding down for the last 15-20 years

What are your predictions for the gaming industry?

What other RPGs would you recommend?

I love the Onimusha series, I've only played the first 3 only a handful of years ago. Personally I recommend Samurai Warriors 4 over 5. In Samurai Warriors 4 all the characters have unique move sets, you can create a character and play that character to do your own role play. In Samurai Warriors 5 however the move sets are tied to the weapons not the character so the only thing that makes them unique is their Special and 1 or 2 heavy attacks. So all the characters in SW 5 share a lot of the same moves which disappointed me when I realized it, I'm sure many probably don't mind the difference and can enjoy 5 anyway but I feel I should this little tidbit be known incase anyone would want more originality from each playable character.

youmissed sekiro

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Hey everyone, for all regular viewers. We are going to start and publish videos every Saturday at 4 PM BST. Hope you enjoy this video :)

What video game moments made you "nope" out of the game?

What's good HotFix_Gaming fam and subscribers?! I hope that everyone is doing well and having a great weekend. I am too. I'm just wishing I had another day because weekends seem shorter nowadays or maybe it's just me. 😂 Anyway, you're on point as always with this list of zombie games. I've played every game on this list except The Walking Dead, 7 Days to Die, and of course, Project Zomboid. I wish they would re-release it for PS5 or even Xbox since it's currently only on PC. It definitely looks like something special and I like that throwback, isometric design. I just downloaded Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP from PlayStation Store yesterday and I look forward to playing it soon. Right now, I'm focused on finishing Black Myth: Wukong and playing Astro Bot before I move onto anything else. I loved how the original Lollipop Chainsaw didn't take itself too seriously, so I'm hoping this new version keeps that same vibe amidst the changes they implement. Oh and kudos to the Reddit user who didn't get the trophy for peeking up Juliet's skirt. The guy must be a real monk or something as it's the easiest trophy to get. Like Will Ferrell said on the first Anchorman movie, "I'm not even mad. That's impressive." 🤣 I have Dead Rising Remake on pre-order already. My boy Frank West is looking more and more like Michael DeSanta from GTA V in the remake. 😅 Also, it's cool that we got remakes for two of the greatest zombie games in the same month. Since it seems highly improbable that we'll be getting a sequel to Days Gone, maybe we can at least get a remake or remaster with improved visuals and gameplay mechanics. It's a cult classic at this point in time. Left 4 Dead, Dying Light, and Dead Island were all amazing series, so I'm glad to see them on this list. I knew Resident Evil was going to be Number 1. I just wasn't sure which game from the series, however. Lol I think I would choose RE2 Remake as my favorite also and I think an argument could easily be made for 3, 4, and 7 as well. A game that I think deserves an honorable mention is World War Z. Despite getting mediocre ratings upon its release (personally, I would give it a 7.5/8 myself), it had a good co-op campaign, decent graphics, and fairly large maps. I haven't played the State of Decay games either, but I've heard and seen great things about them. Maybe once I'm done with my PS5 backlog, I'll give it a try since I already downloaded it a while back on Game Pass. Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare was incredible and gave me something to do after the ending of the core RDR game. The first Borderlands game had a fun zombie DLC expansion as well called The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned if you haven't played it already. On another note, I finally got my hands on an Astro Bot controller. The average asking price is $120 online, but I got it for $80 including shipping and tax via an eBay auction. I really like the design and the feel/texture of it. Now I just have to find the time to play Astro Bot. I'm still having fun with Black Myth Wukong and taking my time with it, so it's definitely next on my queue along with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Dead Rising Remake.

Wish days gone was co op with larger hordes

Is having the prerelease game on disk rare? I have it for my xbox one I think I got it in 2019

Dead rising 3 and project zomboid are 1st place

Love the video, great combo of games!

Saudi Arabia sucks all the fun out of everything. Ten times so if you’re a woman

Great video as always. Of those I've only played Undead Nightmare. But I've had Lollipop Chainsaw (PS3), Dead Rising (PS4) and Days Gone on my backlog for quite a while now.

Would like to add on top of video. For those that want to play the first dead rising again. There is a remaster releasing on the 19th of September.

Should’ve made it an option to turn it off and on like they do in other games

RIP kiera's almost always visible nipples

Boooo, such prudeness

Halal Witcher 3

(In my best Country Western accent) Another mighty fine list if I do say so myself. 😆 These are all amazing AA games that could go toe to toe with or even outshine a lot of AAA titles and one alleged AAAA title that came out earlier this year and shall remain nameless. 🤐 I can't get over how good of a game Robocop: Rogue City was. I almost passed on it until I saw your video last year and when I bought & tried it myself, I was not disappointed. There were points in the game where the story had heightened drama or plot twists that I had to stop playing due to life and work commitments that I couldn't wait to jump back into the action. It's cool to see Plague Tale get love two weeks in a row. It's an amazing game duo that I could easily see Netflix or Amazon Prime make a series out of it. You said something really interesting towards the end of your segment on it. Actually, it's quite the opposite of what you said. It would be awesome to see a video on games that you don't necessarily need to play the previous entry to get into the story or action. Another Crab's Treasure is like Hollow Knight to me in the sense that the main character looks like this cute, innocent little creature, but will decimate opponents with pure savagery with timing of moves being of the essence as a soulslike/soulslite. Evil West was another great game. It reminded me of the Remnant games (which could be added to this list), but the story wasn't it's strong suit, as you said. Lies of P was in my Top 10 games of 2023, Stray was a fun, adventurous game that almost made me a cat fan as I've always been a dog person, and Nier: Automata was one of those games that was better than the original in almost every way conceivable, IMO. Hi-Fi Rush was high-octane action personified with a great soundtrack and art design. Disco Elysium was visually stunning too with a compelling story and nice world to explore. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is still one of my favorite games of the past decade. It was like a combination of Shadow of the Colossus and Ori and the Will of Wisps. I feel like it was what Forspoken could have been if the developers actually put more time into crafting dialogue worth listening to and despite the latter looking more realistic, Kena: Bridge of Spirits was overall better visually. I know I mentioned Remnant and Hollow Knight earlier, but I would also add Dredge, Sea of Stars, Hades, and Atomic Heart to this list of AA titles not to be overlooked. Although, I know you would disagree on the latter. LOL! On another note, your most anticipated game of September came out yesterday. I pre-ordered my copy from Amazon and got it today, but haven't gotten a chance to play it yet. I know it's going to be amazing judging from the reviews and footage I've seen. It looks like a huge improvement over Astro's Playroom, which was an incredible game itself. I was trying to get one of those limited edition Astro Bot designed controllers, but they're either sold out everywhere or the price has been doubled or tripled by retailers who do have them in stock. I'm not trying to spend more on a controller than a game, so I guess it's for the best. 😅🤷

What Other Double A Games you enjoyed playing?

Thank you for another great video. I'm laughing and shaking my head at the clip of dude in tighty whities at the beginning of the video. 🤣😮‍💨🤦🏾‍♂️ This was definitely a great list though and you made compelling arguments for each game. I think that a Part 2 of this video is definitely needed. Uncharted 4 was definitely the best game of the series for me and I think it's one of those series where each game was better than the previous entry. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the pinnacle of Rockstar Games with its immersive open world and variety in characters. Like I've heard on another channel, Grand Theft Auto VI will literally have to be the greatest game ever made when it finally comes out, otherwise it will be a colossal flop. The same can be said about the final game in the Final Fantasy VII trilogy. Remake was great, Rebirth is phenomenal, so I can only imagine what the next entry will be like. I even wonder if they're going to use another R word like Requiem to continue the pattern. 😅🤔 We've discussed this time and again, but it never ceases to amaze me how far Cyberpunk 2077 was able to come from its initial disaster of a launch. It truly is a 10/10 game now and the Phantom Liberty is one of the best DLCs I've played in recent memory. A lot of people including myself was skeptical of the whole Kratos being a father and somehow ending up in a Norse mythological setting storyline when the trailer was first revealed. Also, his blades of chaos being replaced by a magic axe felt weird initially, but as I got deeper into the game, I got comfortable using the axe and the story and game world made me forget all about those old blades. It was a much needed change to evolve Kratos and symbolize his freedom from his Greek God origins and confines. I guess that's why it's good to just sit back and wait until the final product has been revealed sometimes. Sony definitely knew what they were doing. Both of the Plague Tales games were amazing like you said. I feel like it's a game series that is massively overlooked, but those who are aware of its existence know how good it truly is. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart was another amazing game and you're completely right about the audio. I bought some Turtle Beach headphones from Amazon and the music, environmental noises, and other sounds immerse you as if the gameplay itself wasn't enough. I love The Last of Us Part 1, Ghost of Tsushima, and Skyrim. I can go on for days talking about those three, so I'll just leave it at that. Overall, this was a great list. I would add The Witcher 3 to this list, especially since it's been upgraded as well as Persona 5, Batman: Arkham City, Mafia Definitive Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Yakuza 0. As much as I loved Infinite Wealth, it had a few flaws and was a solid 9.5/10 for me, but 0 was perfection. Getting to play as a young Kiryu and Goro was a thrill. It was actually my introduction to the series back in 2017. I had heard of the Yakuza series in years prior, but the younger me was interested. After seeing the trailer for Yakuza 0 and actually playing it for the first time, I've been what you would call an advocate and lifer of the series. Rich story, characters with depth, plot twists that should be predictable but often turn out to be a gut punch, cool sandbox style world, various fun side activities, over the top, entertaining action and combat. Yakuza/Like A Dragon has it all and then some, but 0 is near perfection as it gets.

What's good, Joy, Josh, and fellow HotFix_Gaming subscribers?! I hope that everyone is doing well. Same here, no complaints. I like tour take on this video. You all did a video about video games based on or inspired by movies rather than video games adapted into movies. I can remember when there was a time where pretty much any action-adventure game was made into a movie (i.e. The Minority Report, Bourne Supremacy, Spider-Man, etc). Nor that there's anything wrong with that, but it's nice to see a fresh perspective on video games that were inspired by one or more movies. I didn't even realize that Starship Troopers was the inspiration behind Helldivers 2 and Uncharted being based on Indiana Jones is obvious. I actually never heard of or saw the movie Internal Affairs until Sleeping Dogs was released and the developers cited it as a major influence. That was definitely a great movie in hindsight. I would like to add Destroy All Humans being based on Mars Attacks, Mafia drawing influence from The Godfather and Goodfellas, and LA Noire being LA Confidential set in the 1940s and also inspired by popular movies of the film noir genre at the time. It even makes reference to some of these movies with the characters and especially the film reels that you can find throughout the city when you're not doing cases. With the seemingly overnight success of Black Myth: Wukong, it would be cool to see a video on novels and books adapted into video games. I've only gotten past Chapter 2 so far. Although I haven't beaten it yet, I'm willing to put it up there with Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Tekken 8, and Stellar Blade as my personal favorite games of 2024. It's linear with highly detailed environments and some areas that almost make it seem open-world, a great soundtrack, and epic combat and boss battles. The introduction cutscene and battle was amazing. It reminded me of Asura's Wrath or the beginning of God of War 3 where you picked up where the story left off on 2. I love it when you have an independent developer/publisher showing the mainstream ones how it's done. Black Myth: Wukong is definitely worth all of the hype. I never thought I would see another video game or movie that embodies the Journey to the West lore as much as Dragon Ball Z.

For me it would have to be Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The game knows exactly what it wants to be and what you want to do and let's you do it immediately. A batshit insane thrill ride that respects you as a players as well as your time.

What video games are perfect to you?

Do you know of any other games that were influenced by movies?

What's good HotFix_Gaming and fellow subscribers?! I wholeheartedly agree with every pick on this list. Some others games I would add are Sleeping Dogs w/ DLC (here I go bringing it up again 😅), Just Cause 4, DragonBall Z: Kakarot, Pokémon Legends: Arceus/Scarket & Violet, Grand Theft Auto 5/Online, and Dragon's Dogma 2, just to name a few. Your descriptions and explanations of all the games in this list were truly spot on. I'm laughing like crazy at that clip you included of V shooting that NPC in the head multiple times and him not dying. 😂😭🤣 We've said time and again how amazing it is that CD Projekt Red was able to do a total rebound with that game. Now it's considered one of all the greatest games of this current console generation. The map on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was huuuuuuge!!! It's almost like they took all the maps from the previous games and combined them into one...or three if you include the Yokohama and Isezaki Ijincho maps. I went into Dondoko Island just doung enough to get by and get it out of the way to continue with the story. Long story short, I ended up getting addicted by building a whole island, growing crops, farming materials, and cleaning all of the junky areas. It's still my 2024 game of the year. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is right behind it for me as it was also a great game that had an immersive map with a lot to do as far as side quests and achieving Platinum status is concerned. The stories and characters in both games were amazing as well. Skyrim truly is the easiest game to get lost in and I would recommend it to both infrequent gamers and novices alike. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took everything Breath of the Wild did to a whole new level, hence it being on steroids like you said. Days Gone was a polarizing game at first with it's slow burn beginning, but then it kept getting better up until its conclusion. It's got a cult following and many including myself are clamoring for a sequel. I put Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring at practically the same level with their immersive worlds and intriguing characters. Elden Ring, though, is by far one of the hardest games of recent memory. Like you said, dying and restarting from previous checkpoints is enough to ensure you'll get at least 100 hours out of it. Although they're two different games, Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3 are similar to me too in terms of the open world surroundings and different activities to do outside of the main story missions. Have you been keeping up with or are you interested in Black Myth: Wukong? I can't remember the last time I've been this hyped for a new IP and then it's made by an independent studio, which makes it all the more interesting. Plus it's digital only, so we'll either all be disappointed or pleasantly surprised at the same time since it's less prone to leaks and even reviewers don't have early access to it. It's been 4 years since the first trailer and it's finally coming out. Graphically, it's one of the best looking games on PS5/PC and even looks like it could be a next-gen title. The Xbox version was delayed due to nore time needed to deal with optimization issues. I already pre-ordered my copy and fortunately, August 20 is only 5 days away. I've been hearing and seeing nothing but good things. I think it looks like a combination of Stellar Blade, Wild Hearts, Asura's Wrath, Rise of the Ronin, Sifu, Lies of P, and Ni-Oh, all of which are games I thoroughly enjoyed. The developers said back in 2021 that it would take 20 hours or so to finish it, but with the large environments and 80+ boss battles we've been hearing about and seeing since then, I'm thinking we can probably add this to the list of games with 100+ hours worth of content. Only time will tell though.

What single player games you played, where you spent over 100+ hours on?

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I remember there was more ps3 copies than Xbox 360 copies with the Xbox version only being 2 known copies of the game and one was sold for 30k

How is it going HotFix_Gaming fam and subscribers? I hope that everyone is doing well. I am doing pretty well, too. There appears to be some disagreement or discord over the differences what a Roguelike is versus a Roguelite in the comment section. I'm not a huge fan of the genre/subgenre, but I have enjoyed playing some of these kinds of games. From my understanding, the difference lies in having to start over or from a checkpoint in a game after death and whether or not you're able to keep level ups and progression points. Also, Roguelite uses that Roguelike style as it basis while also incorporating elements from other genres. It's basically the same as Soulslike versus Soulslite. Although I've heard of many of these games, I've only played Hades and Returnal from this list. I'm eagerly awaiting Hades 2 and I looked into it, but the early access for Hades 2 is only for PC. The PS5 early access or beta is said to come in the first quarter of 2025. As far as Returnal goes, it holds a special place for me because when I first got my PS5 in January 2023, it was my first actual game I bought for it. What I mean by that is when I got the console, I was able to copy a lot of my PS4 games onto it and upgrade them to the PS5 version. But as far as a physical disc with the PS5 label on it, Returnal was my first. I think it was actually one of the first PS5 games released when the PS5 first came out in late 2020. It was a great game and like you said, that Hyperion boss battle was epic. It took me maybe 3 or 4 tries before I got past that part of the game. 😅

I don't think you know what roguelites are. Spelunky 2 is not a roguelite. Binding of isaac is not a roguelite. I haven't played any of the others

What Other Roguelite do you like playing?

Relax with the compression on the voice over dude! It's making it clip and distort :)

2B's butt saved Platinum Games' butt

What a great idea for a trophy video

great video! subbed

"obsidian entertainment's most well known games are the titles such as star wars: knights of the old republic 2 or south park: the stick of truth" what? have you ever heard of fallout new vegas?

What's up Josh, Joy, and fellow HotFix_Gaming subscribers?! I hope that everyone is doing well on this beautiful Saturday. I can't complain either. This was a great, informative video. It was like a short history lesson, similar to the one y'all did about video game conservation. I really enjoyed it. I've played a lot of game franchises on this list, but I never realized how dangerously close we came to not getting them. It took the impending threat of bankruptcy for their fruition to come about, proving the old adage that pressure creates diamonds. I think it goes without saying that Pokémon and Final Fantasy are the two biggest franchises (and my favorites) on this list, especially the former. I knew that GameFreak published and distributed magazines before Pokémon though. It's hard to imagine a world without Pokémon. The series took the world by storm when I was a child and had other forms of merchandise stemming from it, including the comic books, action figures, the Trading Card Game, clothing, etc. Although not as popular today, Pokémon remains a powerhouse of a brand and has experienced a resurgence when Pokémon Go came out. I used to work part-time cleaning a library as my first post-college job. One weekend, we had to do a deep cleaning of the library. Our supervisor said that she would come to help. There was a crew of maybe 10 of us. This lady literally walked around the library playing Pokémon Go on her phone the whole time we were shampooing the carpets and dusting shelves & windowsills. I was mad as heck at the time. I mean she was our supervisor and the one who signed our checks, but simultaneously, why say you're going to help and not follow through? Then you're playing a game while the rest of us are hard at work. Now, 10 years later, I can laugh about it. 😂😭🤣😅😂

cool video but you kinda spoiled the game at the end lmao. though I am not sure many are going to notice

Do you know of any other games that saved their company from closing down?

Okay but did they make a Mandalorian reference at the end of the Jedi: Survivor bit?? Like huh??

Excellent video, unfortunately Darksider 3 appears to be blasphemous so I had to stop watching.

Great video as always, HotFix Gaming! I hope that everyone is doing well. Same here. I purchased and played every game on this list with the exception of The Last Faith, which I'm just now hearing about for the first time. I can definitely see the Castlevania influence on that one. Mortal Shell is probably the closest to a Soulslike game on this list without being a Souls game or spinoff as it gets. It was actually the first Soulslike game I played outside of the Demon's Souls and Dark Souls series after Bloodborne. Lol Wow! I actually never considered Darksiders 3 a Soulslike game as I always saw it in the same vein as God of War, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta. I can definitely see the Soulslike features and mechanics in it, though. Many people said that Darksiders 3 was the worst in the series, but personally, I enjoyed it as much as the second game and more than Genesis, the top-down, rail shooter like sequel that followed it. I get that 3's story wasn't the best, but it was decent enough and absolutely fun traversing through levels and slaying enemies/bosses with Fury. Man, did I love The Surge 1 & 2. You're absolutely right about the sequel being better than the original in just about every way imaginable, especially the camera view and combat being more fluid. The same can be said for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Code Vein was another great Soulslike in its own right and plays similar to Tales of Arise as well. Ha! "2D Souls game" is probably the best way to describe Hollow Knight. It definitely looked innocent in nature at first, but The Knight is no joke. He's like the equivalent to the school nerd that's 130 pounds soaking wet that will beat the breaks off a bully for messing with him too much. 😂 That was actually the game that got me interested in playing 2Ds again prior to The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown earlier this year. Like I said earlier, this is my first time hearing of The Last Faith, but seeing the similarities between it and Hollow Knight makes me want to give it a try. Elden Ring on a list of Soulslike games for beginners is "crazy work" like the younger folks say nowadays. 🤣 As much as I loved Elden Ring and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion that came out last month, it's almost like you're required to die a few times before you can go deeper into the game. You can't afford to let your guard down for a second with that game because the enemy difficulty fluctuates as you progress. It's basically a Soulslike version of Elder Scrolls mixed with Bloodborne, another Soulslike that I wouldn't recommend to beginners given its own difficulty and tendency to make players want to throw their controllers. I'm glad to see someone mention Steelrising as I feel like it's a game that was severely overlooked upon its release. Also, it was cool that you drew the automaton/puppet correlation with Lies of P. I always tell my gamer friends to check out Steelrising if they enjoyed Lies of P. Like you said, it's easier than Lies of P given Aegis' speed. Hades was a great game and I can't wait until the sequel supposedly releases later this year or early next year. It's hard to believe that it was made with a studio of only 20 people, but we've seen more impressive games made by less than that in your video from earlier this Summer. Here are some other Soulslike games I would recommend for beginners or those with a passive interest in the genre. 1.) Lords of the Fallen & its 2023 Remake (The combat and blocking is pretty formulaic and repetitive, so it may even be too easy for some.) 2.) Thymesia (It's more difficult than Steelrising and contains elements of Ni-Oh.) 3.) The Technomancer 4.) Immortal Unchained 5.) Ashen 6.) Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (This was one of the more underappreciated titles of last year. I would put it on the same level of Rise of the Ronin as far as it trying to emulate that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Ghost of Tsushima type of samurai/ninja gameplay. However, it also has Soulslike elements that make it stand apart from the others.) 7.) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (It just came out less than two weeks ago and is often dubbed a "Soulslite" rather than Soulslike due to its obvious influence from the genre. It's made by A44 Games who are responsible for Ashen. It got mixed to average reviews because the combat is a little clunky and its emulation of God of War and Elden Ring doesn't quite hit the mark and leaves something to be desired. Its definitely worth checking out though and I would wait for a sale or play for free with Xbox Game Pass since it's currently priced at $50.)

Elden Ring is the easiest Souls like, it plays itself.