Gaming PlayStation 5

Moby said:
I've finished it once, I guess if you feel invested in all that lore and history they keep talking about then it would be a really great experience. For me, I couldn't be less interested in which god once farted in which other god's face or whatever so I barely ever paid attention to any of that and pretty much powered through the main story. Still a pretty good experience in terms of visuals, cinematics and combat no doubt.

As for the rest, are we sure Odin and Thor are gonna show up as enemies in the next one. For one, there are some theories that the dream Atreus had about Thor coming to their house is actually not a fight but Thor coming to Kratos for help regarding Ragnorak. But even otherwise, if they show up as enemies, based on the main story enemies we had in this one i.e. Baldur, Thor's sons and the rest of random stuff, they were all pretty manageable, especially as compared to the Valks where the boss design is quite challenging and you have to be on top of your reflexes. But the rest of the main story enemies were always too slow and gave massive windows between attacks, unlike the Valks. Based on that even if Odin/Thor etc show up in a fight they'd probably be on the same lines, as I feel they don't want to make the main story too hard for the mass audience. For those interested in harder fights, they've added the Valks as optional in this one, and could have something like that.
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Stop playing games on easy mode :p
 
Massive Spanner said:
The original hasn't aged very well. IX has aged the best out of the PS1 games. X and XII have aged well too, bar some dodgy voice acting.
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I struggle with X’s linearity now, or I certainly did the last time I played it.

Do love the Dark Aeon battles though and the fact you could break the 9999 cap.
 
Massive Spanner said:
No it's not similar at all, really. It pretty much follows the same storyline but it expands on it massively and totally changes the look and feel and the combat of the game. Midgar was a 3-4 hour segment in the original game, it's 30-40 hours in this.

It's also a massive nostalgia trip for people who loved the original which is why people who haven't played the original probably don't enjoy it as much.
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I know. But it just doesn't feel like a remake of one of the greatest games ever. I mean, I'm liking the remake. But me thinks FF games are a bit overrated. Plus I've always disliked turn based combat so I think I'd like the original less.
 
Moby said:
I've finished it once, I guess if you feel invested in all that lore and history they keep talking about then it would be a really great experience. For me, I couldn't be less interested in which god once farted in which other god's face or whatever so I barely ever paid attention to any of that and pretty much powered through the main story. Still a pretty good experience in terms of visuals, cinematics and combat no doubt.

As for the rest, are we sure Odin and Thor are gonna show up as enemies in the next one. For one, there are some theories that the dream Atreus had about Thor coming to their house is actually not a fight but Thor coming to Kratos for help regarding Ragnorak. But even otherwise, if they show up as enemies, based on the main story enemies we had in this one i.e. Baldur, Thor's sons and the rest of random stuff, they were all pretty manageable, especially as compared to the Valks where the boss design is quite challenging and you have to be on top of your reflexes. But the rest of the main story enemies were always too slow and gave massive windows between attacks, unlike the Valks. Based on that even if Odin/Thor etc show up in a fight they'd probably be on the same lines, as I feel they don't want to make the main story too hard for the mass audience. For those interested in harder fights, they've added the Valks as optional in this one, and could have something like that.
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Yeah, I finished GoW a few weeks ago, and I kind of lost interest in it towards the end. I think the game is good, but I don't get how it's held up as this masterpiece. I think the combat is fine, but it's nothing special for me. Visually it's obviously very striking, but I found the story quite tedious towards the end and just switched off every time a cutscene would take place. Also, that bloody kid was pissing me off more as the game went on! :lol:
Always surprised by how much reverence people have for it. But hey, that's opinions for you.

I know they are very different games, but I see you mentioned you had TLOU Part 2. That game is infinitely better, IMO. Both story-wise and in terms of combat.
 
harshad said:
Stop playing games on easy mode :p
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:lol: I play on Balanced. And in these kinda games increasing difficulty basically just means stat buffs and debuffs. So just same fights but longer. But yeah, Balanced is not much challenging but increasing the difficulty won't make magni and Modi suddenly teleporting around Kratos with new range of attacks instead of taking 5 minutes charging an attack before releasing it. :lol:
 
b82REZ said:
Also Game Collection always seem to sell games much cheaper, are they the new Shopto?

Steelbook edition of Like a Dragon is only £25 on there. It was £45 everywhere else.
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They're great. My go to for any game releases.
 
I'm in the middle of chapter 16 of ff7 and it's taken me 32 hours on normal. I've done every side quest.

What a terrific game.
 
Is there any PS4 games where you feel the updated graphics have increased your enjoyment of the game? I feel atm apart from the PS5 being out of stock everywhere there aren't really any must have games out on it. Demon soul's remake looks nice, but I played through the original tons of times already.
 
Shamana said:
Is there any PS4 games where you feel the updated graphics have increased your enjoyment of the game? I feel atm apart from the PS5 being out of stock everywhere there aren't really any must have games out on it. Demon soul's remake looks nice, but I played through the original tons of times already.
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Destiny 2 was massively improved. Free to play combined with the increased frame rate and improved fidelity of the particle effects has blown me away and is great fun.

I think the Days Gone update has done it big favours. On my OG PS4 the game would stutter and drop in frames and I never really thought it was a great looking game. With the PS5 update running at 4K/60fps it’s made a noticeable difference for me and it’s free on PS plus collection which is a bonus.

I’ve heard similar things to the above with Ghost of Tsushima too but that’s on my list to pick back up.
 
afrocentricity said:
Hmmm. Think I'm like 50-60 hours in, chapter 18...
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Up to 37 hours and near the end of chapter 17 now.

How many fecking boss fights do they want to cram into this game?

I'm actually at the point where I'd like to finish the game now but I'm still two bosses from ending this penultimate chapter
 
So which of these final fantasy games should I be trying first. The one on PS plus collection or the one from this months PS plus monthly games. I don’t think I’ve ever played any since I was a kid so I have no idea if I’ll like it. I’m kind of expecting it not to be for me but anyway which one is better?
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
So which of these final fantasy games should I be trying first. The one on PS plus collection or the one from this months PS plus monthly games. I don’t think I’ve ever played any since I was a kid so I have no idea if I’ll like it. I’m kind of expecting it not to be for me but anyway which one is better?
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FF7 Remake is much better. XV is enjoyable enough but just got a bit boring towards the end.
 
GaryLifo said:
I'll be honest, it's actually taking a bit of shine off it now. I just want to get to the end so I can play something else :D
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I love the boss battles, but I suppose the last couple of chapters does go overboard a bit! But they’re all good fun, and some of them are challenging which I enjoyed (only criticism of the original was how easy it was).
 
Are any of them worth playing. Subnautica is the only game I’ve seen which I’d be willing to try but haven’t really heard of the others.
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
Are any of them worth playing. Subnautica is the only game I’ve seen which I’d be willing to try but haven’t really heard of the others.
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If you have VR astro bot is supposed to be incredible, the rest i personally wouldn't bother with.
 
Quite like the sound of Subnautica. Sounds quite chill and reviews seem positive.

Still feels a long wait for RE Village though :(
 
I finished ff7 last night. What a brilliant game that was. 38 hours in the end.

Been waiting for free subnautica and my timing is perfect. Enter the gungeon is another one worth playing if you like rogue lite games
 
GaryLifo said:
I finished ff7 last night. What a brilliant game that was. 38 hours in the end.

Been waiting for free subnautica and my timing is perfect. Enter the gungeon is another one worth playing if you like rogue lite games
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Did you play the original? If so what did you make of the ending?
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
So which of these final fantasy games should I be trying first. The one on PS plus collection or the one from this months PS plus monthly games. I don’t think I’ve ever played any since I was a kid so I have no idea if I’ll like it. I’m kind of expecting it not to be for me but anyway which one is better?
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XV is supposed to be shit. The sort of game FF fans force themsleves to like.

I'm a third into 7 remake. It's very good.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
XV is supposed to be shit. The sort of game FF fans force themsleves to like.

I'm a third into 7 remake. It's very good.
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XV is really really boring and is just running around with little joy anywhere.

I find VII remake good but the childish dialogue is a lot harder to stomach now when I so much older!
 
fellwin said:
XV is really really boring and is just running around with little joy anywhere.

I find VII remake good but the childish dialogue is a lot harder to stomach now when I so much older!
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I think that’s a bit harsh on XV, I did enjoy the first half of the game and I did enjoy the relationship the three main characters, but the second half was really poor. Chapter 13 I think in particular was diabolical.
 
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