Okay so I've now had a full day to play and it has been great. Things I've liked the music has to be one of the most beautiful pieces I've heard in a long time, each piece of music matches its settings wonderfully. the city layout is fun and exciting to run around on with a massive reduction in world interior spaces the loading times have been fast and the fluid of running is maintained when your not constantly colliding with random pieces of furniture. having 2 protagonists to play as, would seem like a bad thing but they each have their own personality and fighting style while retaining some similarities so you aren't going to have much trouble swapping between them combat is fast, fun, interesting and quite often brutal if you find yourself going up against opponents that are stronger then you without the element of surprise. deaths are no longer just contextual for the enemies but also for you which changes up the standard rag doll collapse. the return of the whistle and the ability to pick up bodies makes for a happy assassin, no longer must we wait in vain for the guards to come to us but we can draw them in. the kidnap feature is a great addition not only does it allow you to remove your target from the main area but helps with taking down those roof snipers that have a bad habit of falling off the roof after you stab them (so inconsiderate of them) finally not having outside game influences affecting game play i.e app and web site tie ins, although personally i experienced little to no problems with these features myself i know that they affected the playability of a great many people so its nice to see the game go back to its roots of a single player game. there are many other great features to the game, it is a remarkable improvement over unity (i still liked that one) and i hope that its the return of good AC games in the future. (come on who hasn't always wanted to have a shoot out on top of a train? :P)

I have the game and haven't been able to open the box yet, the last two weeks have been nothing but cramming everything into finishing up my first year of uni, I am excited to play though and its the first thing I have marked down to do on my break at the end of this week. The few reviews I've allowed myself to read have given it mixed but mostly cautious positive feedback, I'm glad that they'll be bringing back some of the more classic pieces about the series though. And though I think I'll fall into the minority on this I'll miss the co-op bits, it was fun to play with others if even a little unrealistic. hopefully I can have a better response and my own review of the game in a couple of days.

I don't mind the remastered stuff. its actually helped me pick up a few titles i might have missed when they first came out or to be able to play much loved games that for whatever reason the disc has stopped working.

Batman: Arkham Knight Warning the following thread can and will contain spoilers to the game Batman: Arkham Knight please proceed at your own risk. And so here we have it folks the final installment of the Batman Arkham series! And what a ride its been, from the nut house on Arkham Isle to the penned up penitentiary formerly known as the Narrows and even a trip back in time as a Christmas gift from the Joker. It has been a non-stop ride of gadgets, gizmos and goons that just needed a swift kick up the butt or a batarang to the head. This final chapter is set one year after the events of Arkham city and Gotham has never been safer which seems to be leaving our caped crusader a little out of sorts without his nefarious clown counter-part. But have no fear for it is Halloween night and the various villains have a very special trick or treat planned. As with all my game reviews and chats you can find them here Let's Talk Games

So there are some pretty great games coming out now, later this year and even into next year. Some are new, some are sequels and other yearly installments but whether they are triple AAA titles, indie or even kickstarter based they are bound to be on someone's wish list. Here are a few of mine. So what are yours?