Gaming PlayStation 5

I haven't finished God of War or put any time into any console/pc games in a month or so.

Nothing appears to be grabbing my attention in the near future either, one of those spells where gaming just isn't getting me, spending most of my free time learning and playing chess currently is there anything to get excited about in the near future, been out of the loop.
 
So..... Monster hunter rise comes out on the 20th January, a game that you can easily sink 100 hours into without even realising it. Then in February, Destiny 2 Lightfall drops... I recently bought Hades, Diablo 2 and the PS4 remakes of Vanquish/Bayonetta out of pure nostalgia. Add to this I've given Fallout 76 a try because it was on PS plus and now DMC5 and Back 4 blood coming on PS Plus Extra. Safe to say my gaming backlog, which is already beyond ridiculous, is about to enter the realms of the absurd.
 
Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully complete it this time but its getting abit repetitive .
 
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FrankDrebin said:
Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully completed it this time but its getting abit repetitive .
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Yeah I really wanted to like it but I finally gave up. Looks beautiful and the combat is solid but the formula got stale.
 
Volumiza said:
I don't :lol:

Saying that, my life is much clearer now so I do actually get some decent time for gaming. Tbh, I have a terrifying lack of focus for most things in life, including games, I'll never play most of my back catalogue and I'll actually complete very few games. Most of the games I've not played though are free PS+ titles though, I never / rarely spend money on games I don't play. But I think SE4 is on PS+ currently so I can have a nibble for nowt.
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yeah, have a bash at SE4, we played through most of that one too iirc but then swoosh was a dick and had a kid or something so we never ended up finishing it.

However, all the SE's are sort of the same thing, they never change much between releases but just freshen it up a bit and new missions, maybe a weapon or two, but the basics stay the same. So SE4 for free is a good place to start to see if you like it.
 
kps88 said:
Yeah I really wanted to like it but I finally gave up. Looks beautiful and the combat is solid but the formula got stale.
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Yep, visually gorgeous, the sound design is great ,the combat is decent and the story is relatively engaging and fresh but the gameplay is just so tedious now and I've only just started the 2nd part.

Maybe it should be just one of those games I delve back and forth into rather than just trying to outright complete from the off.

Edit: I think the game can also be shorter.
 
FrankDrebin said:
Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully complete it this time but its getting abit repetitive .
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That’s why I never finished it and ended up trading it in.

Visually it’s a stunning game and the combat is very good but like you said, it is repetitive.
 
My lad's got into Miles Morales and when I'm lucky he let's me play the game for a few seconds. The missions and combat are decent but what makes the game truly amazing is the swinging around Manhatten. It's breathtaking.(It's a shame I hardly get to play the bloody game...).
 
FrankDrebin said:
Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully complete it this time but its getting abit repetitive .
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Need to finish this before the hogwarts game, and I've got witcher DLC as well.

Not even opened elder rings yet, luckily played a bit of Forspoken - very beige IMO
 
Shane88 said:


It's like an AI bot wrote a script using MCU dialogue.
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Can't see this being anything other than a flop to be honest. I played the demo and it wasn't even very visually inspiring, despite being current gen only.
 
Irwin99 said:
Can't see this being anything other than a flop to be honest. I played the demo and it wasn't even very visually inspiring, despite being current gen only.
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I had the same impression. Visuals alone won't carry it far if the demo is representative of the final game.
 
Everything about it just looks so bland, with cringey writing and a generic looking open world. I'm expecting reviews to be relatively lacklustre, but maybe it'll surprise me and have phenomenal gameplay or something.
 
Apparently really fun to play. Let's wait for the reviews as a lot of complaints are about dialog choices, some animations and lip sync...all things that are not at the top of my just when it comes to quantifying how much fun I'll get it out of a video game.

I'm expecting around 7 out of 10, but lots of fun. Those that will like it will probably love it. Like Days Gone...
 
afrocentricity said:
Apparently really fun to play. Let's wait for the reviews as a lot of complaints are about dialog choices, some animations and lip sync...all things that are not at the top of my just when it comes to quantifying how much fun I'll get it out of a video game.

I'm expecting around 7 out of 10, but lots of fun. Those that will like it will probably love it. Like Days Gone...
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Those things are less important than gameplay and fun factor but they can still be pretty detrimental to the experience, so we'll see. I will say traversal looks like it could be fun, which is arguably one of the most important things in an open-world game. It's why moving through the world in Spider-Man is fun, while it feels like a chore in Assassin's Creed.
 
Vidyoyo said:
Honest question - is this not your kinda shizz? I thought it would be
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I’ve liked the look of the game from everything I’ve seen but that clip is horrible.

I won’t be getting it on release as I have too many games to get through so it’ll hopefully come down in price when I’m ready to play.
 
If there’s one thing I hate that’s a cliche these days in all forms of media, it’s the quippy, obnoxiously self-aware dialogue that wants you to think it’s clever. I blame Joss Whedon for popularising it in the MCU films as it’s lead to everyone trying to copy it.
 
Looks really cringe. Square Enix is in general but it works in the final fantasy environment. Take it out of that and I hate it.
 
I'm predicting a lot of let downs for most of these early 2023 hyped up games. None look anything better than generic/gimmicky.
 
Coxy said:
I would be if it wasn't £70. I'm not paying that for a remake of a game from 2008
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That's what bothers me too. The first game was a lot of fun but from what I remember it went down in price very quickly after release and I think that's why so many people played it. Mirrors Edge was the same too (both EA games).
 
I haven't seen anything from Hogwarts to suggest it'll be any better than Forspoken other than the main character doesn't seem to be as annoying and it's set in... Hogwarts.
 
I'm still wondering who the target audience was for Forspoken. I get that it's a new IP but the dialogue is obviously going to really irritate most adult/sane people but the character drops a lot of f-bombs, implying it's not really suitable for young pre-teen kids who might find that humour funny.

Just looks another expensive SE flop that will rely on Final Fantasy sales to save their butts :(
 
Massive Spanner said:
I haven't seen anything from Hogwarts to suggest it'll be any better than Forspoken other than the main character doesn't seem to be as annoying and it's set in... Hogwarts.
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Definitely not buying at launch. I'll probably wait for a sale. For one It gives them time to patch all the glitches that will inevitably be in on day one. I do want it though even if it's just so I can do a virtual tour of Hogwarts.

As for Forspoken I think it's a pass unfortunately listening to a reviewer who I usually agree with.
 
Shame about Forspoken it looked fun... although it wouldn't have got a look in regardless with PSVR2 on the Horizon.
 
In the last week I've replayed through the uncharted series for maybe the last time. The PS5 upgraded UC4 and The Lost Legacy were both really beautiful games next gen'd up. Excellent use of my time I'd say, I'd forgotten just how good UC4 is.

However, I started No Mans Sky for real at the weekend and I am now, finally, properly hooked. Now I have enough time to get fully invested I'm finding it absolutely mesmerising. It's like a state of mind almost, especially with the awesome soundtrack pumping out through my surround sound system, awesome. Hello games have done a really good job rescuing this and should be applauded for keeping their updates coming. Genuinely excited about playing it on PSVR2 and expect a sh*tload of time to be spent.
 
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