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Nintendo Switch OLED on the way! Probably the absolute most unnecessary purchase of my life but hey, I've seen the comparisons and for me they are worthwhile as I love OLED; my phone, gaming TV, laptop and PS Vita all use the technology.

100% Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

On top of being far better optimised than its parent game, Blood Dragon was a lot of fun with a great style and hilarious homages to cheesy 80's action films. I hear that the upcoming remaster of it will have a platinum trophy? Interesting.

 #120- Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus [PS3]

Also known as Sly Raccoon in PAL, this was a game I had never actually played before unlike the Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank series. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, to the point that I did the whole platinum start to finish in a single sitting. Fairly straightforward although there are some sharp difficulty spikes when it comes to the bosses (Mz. Ruby's rhythm game with input lag was so much fun, yeah) but nothing that couldn't be overcome with a little trial and error. 

 Platinum #119- Full Throttle Remastered [PS4]

I had never actually played this game before but it wasn't as good as some of the other Schafer games I had played aside from the visuals and voice acting. Also very short and doable in less than 2 hours with a guide. Great that you can switch between the original and remastered visuals on the fly.

 Platinum #118- Darksiders: Warmastered Edition [PS4]

I really enjoy the first two games in this series, being the only ones I have actually played. I had despaired of the series ever finishing when THQ originally went under, but now if I am correct the pieces are all in place for a grand finale to the series with each of the Horsemen starring in their own game now. As for this first one, its a great Zelda-like action adventure set against a backdrop of Judeo-Christian Mythology. Looks great running at 60fps, pity that Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition doesn't. Not that it matters too much though. I'll be getting through the series in due course, hopefully in time for the next game.

Saw No Time To Die a second time today and I have some thoughts to share before it lands Stateside. I still loved the movie and think it is a fitting end to the Craig era, probably place it a close third in my estimation below Casino Royale and Skyfall. The first two observations are not spoilers but the rest I'll hide for those who want to go in relatively blind.

1. The way this movie was marketed was... bizarre. The trailers as well as some comments from director Cary Fukunaga not to mention some of the discourse surrounding the hiring of Phoebe Waller-Bridge to do some script rewrites (by the way, watch Fleabag if you haven't already, freaking great) made the film out to be something completely different to what it actually is. I'm not talking false advertisement here but let's just say that if you're of the mindset that this film could be a... ahem "woke disaster" but are amenable to shifting that perspective then try going into this with less of that in mind- the characters play off each other brilliantly, Bond is still a total badass of a character and Bridge's contributions are meaningful; nothing is being "shoved down your throat" as the kids like to say. I say this because there is a lot of shit talk from people who have not seen the movie but still feel the need to express an opinion on it as well as some bonehead chud YouTube "critics" who clearly had their minds made up beforehand and picked out exactly what they wanted.

2. It didn't bother me the first time but the length of the film got to me a little bit the second time around. It is a long movie so consider getting your bathroom break over with before the opening scene because you won't want to miss anything. But be prepared to have your ass in the seat for a while, it is the longest film to date.

Okay, henceforth there will be spoilers.

Planning to go? Or waiting for more reviews to drop?

Metroid Dread due to arrive tomorrow ahead of its actual release date of Friday the 8th, as predicted. Excited beyond measure!

Also, loading up The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PS3 in honor of a late friend whose copy I now possess, attempting to have the platinum trophy by November 11th- ten years to the day it released and to the day she purchased the very copy I have now.