What are you all playing?

By the way, here is a really in-depth comparison made by Digital Foundry Between NG 2 / Sigma 2. Going by the gameplay differences, I can see how Itagaki would not like the changes made by Sigma 2, but it really comes off as he being needlessly picky about it (it seems Sigma 2 did the best possible on the PS3, while also adding extra content). I don't know if it's a payroll thing or just he giving a preference to the versions he was more directly involved, but it's really strange how much he dissed everything related to Sony. It could also been a fallout between he and Hayashi after NG DS, which is possible considering how he said that DOA 5 was a total mess.

About what I'm playing:

I do have begun my Red Dead Redemption gameplay! I thank all you mates for the recommendation, as this game is awesome. I was going to play for a few minutes yesterday, then I played for three or so hours straight. It's really good. The missions are fun, the world is interesting, the random things happening everywhere keep the world alive. I'm playing as a good samaritan until now; there was a random moment in which a random woman asked me for help, so I thought it would be a little sidequest. It was an ambush! So much for being the good guy. The only thing I can see as a negative in the game are the controls in general; I don't know why, but I never "get" the controls in Rockstar games. I feel like there's a small delay to the walking/run animations; as a result, I'm always bumping into things. Also, the idea of pressing A to run is not optimal. I also feel like the aiming controls aren't that great, but that's what the auto aim is for. So, besides those few control issues, I'm having a LOT of fun, which is rare to me in open-world games.

Also, not really me, but my wife just played through Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (I played through some of the levels, though). I know people consider this to be better than Risky's Revenge, but I disagree. It's a longer game, sure. But the animal transformations in the previous game gave a lot of gameplay variation and opportunities for more exploration, while in Pirate's Curse she only gets the usual new moves like triple jump, running, a downward thrust etc. - they give some variation, but not as much as the animal transformations from before. The humour and writing in general is also a step down: it's TOO self referential; breaking the fourth wall is fun in small doses, but not all the time. Last, the level design is just not as good: while the levels look larger thanks to the increased resolution, they are much more flat and empty. Too much empty space. So, is the game bad? Certainly not, but if I would recommend a Shantae game for someone, I would definitely say "play Risky's Revenge first". I still haven't played either the first one or Half-Genie Hero, though.

Just started my long awaited second playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition. It is interesting to compare it to the Witcher 3 since I just completed it.

Been playing MGSV, i stopped at mission 20, despite its glaring and questionable flaws concerning the mission structure and game design, i'm enjoying it.
It is missing the MGS flair, for some reason i can't tell what it is, but its not there.

Guns of the patriots is a lot more enjoyable and straightforward, but the MGSV plat is so time consuming and frankly not really fun, mainly because the side missions are garbage tier.

I thought the gameplay in MGS4 had the most options, most importantly, Leaning, and even more CQC options. The gameplay in 5 is smooth, i can agree to that.
i just got to chapter 2, and the story seems to really pick up now!

personally, MGS4 was the end of the series canonically, and we didn't need a prequel. 
I agree, the man on fire is supposed to be a throwback to volgin, but comes off as trying to hard, and when you finally actually meet him, the plot point of revenge incarnation portrayed terribly. 
The entirety of chapter 1 was so slow it took me an a year and a half to get through, as i get the game 4 days earlier than the street date, by the time the game actually came out, i was bored out of my mind. 
forgot to mention how ridiculous sahelanthropus is, its a metal gear in the 80s, but is superior to MG Rex and Ray with that crazy mobility and arsenal. 
What kills the game imo, is the open world. a text book definition of awful, bland and lifeless. I know kojima likes western games, but he took everything awful about western game design. If he would've made the game like, say MGS1, a huge open area but highely detailed and well designed, that would've been great, or maybe like MGS2 with the Big Shell. The open world itself isn't properly utilized either, the entirety of chapter 1 is just extraction missions, and now i'm on mission 33, there are still pointless missions. I'd argue that PW had better mission structure.
As it stands now, its very polarizing, but enjoyable somehow!

Downloaded Fire Emblem Heroes. Pretty fun so far, as mobile games go.