Topic: Playstation 5 Recommendation Thread

@AgentCooper Welcome to the party pal.
Returnal, Demon's Souls.

Thanks for all the recommendations gang! I will be sticking to extra titles for a while as i'll be paying for the console for 6 months. Looking at Horizon FW after Miles and definitely check out Astro. MM looks incredible, and the haptic feedback is a gamechanger, loving the Dual sense so far. Need to resist replaying Death Stranding for now, as i know it will derail everything 😂

Thanks again everyone! 👍

@AgentCooper As long as you've played Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West is a great choice for your next game. It's the best looking game out there. It's DualSense features aren't gamechanging, but the vibration while riding your mount was cool. There is resistance in the triggers as well, but I turned that off, so I can't comment on that really.

No recommendations from me @AgentCooper (seeing as I don't have one yet). Just a congratulations on getting your shiny new PS5 and I hope you enjoy your new purchase! 👍

Assassins Creed Origins if you even think you might like that type of game. Incredible experience for me. That’s coming from someone who never finished an Assassins Creed game and didn’t like them in general. Outstanding combat, outstanding story. You can feel the protagonists rage as you slaughter the evil doers. Incredible game. It’s on PS Plus. Regularly $20 for the gold version on sale.

Speaking of games with awesome rumble.. Try out Prey Moonfall! Incredible game with some of the best rumble effects I’ve seen in a game. Overall Prey and Moonfall are insanely good.

Savage Planet,. Lots of fun!

Can anyone vouch for Inscryption? It’s being added to PS+ and I keep seeing good comments about it. I read the review and it didn’t really tell me much other than it’s kind of like a card battle game. It seems there’s more to it though. I liked Slay the Spire okay, but not enough to really stick with it beyond a few hours.

If you like cute farming sim game with cute dinosaurs, Paleo Pines is your choice.

@Th3solution I can very much recommend Inscryption. I bounced off Slay the Spire pretty quickly, but managed to stick with Inscryption.

The review is probably intentionally vague as not to spoil too much, as they are a few twists along the way, which are so much better to experience if you know as little as possible. It certainly subverted my expectations throughout my time with the game.

@Kidfried @JohnnyShoulder Sounds really intriguing. Although my backlog hates me for it, I think I want to add it to the list!

Might make a good Game Club game.

@Th3solution It’s a game I’ve eyed up before and been put off by the card playing mechanic.

But then I really enjoyed Midnight Suns so maybe it’s one I will pick up if I have a lull at some point.

Several games on my wishlist popped up as being on sale now in the current summer sale. Most of them are known quantities but I had put the game Shatter Remastered on my watchlist, mostly due to strong recommendation from Colin on Sacred Symbols. Has anyone played this game?

It’s hard to go wrong for a measly $5, so I’m prone to take a fly on it, but it looks a little too ‘mobile phone gamey’ for my tastes. Wondering if I’m being too close minded.

@Kidfried weirdly, I'd say go for Spider-Man 2, I loved/technically still am loving FF16, but FF16 will likely be heavily discounted at Black Friday/Christmas to get a further wave of new players in, and it's a game that suits a long Dark winter. Spider-Man seems more like a late summer release, but obviously it's released past that time, but it's only going to get darker and wetter as time rolls on, and to me that doesn't suit actual winter gaming as much as FF would, so the sooner the better lol 🤷‍♀️

@Kidfried That’s a tough choice! I have an extremely positive opinion of FFXVI but it has proven to be somewhat divisive whereas Spider-Man 2 looks to be fully baked gaming comfort food. Both are incredibly high quality experiences but one is probably a safer bet.

@Kidfried I'd go with Spider-Man 2. Partially because I hated the ending of FFXVI and it really hurt my overall opinion of the game (I loved it up until then), but Spider-Man 2 is probably a safer bet regardless.

@Kidfried I’m in agreement with what’s been said, surprisingly. I’m very much enjoying FF16 but there’s a small chance that you may not click with the game. It does things differently and blazes a new trail with its approach to storytelling and gameplay in the Final Fantasy universe. It’s excellently crafted, but the risk of disappointment is there. You could try the demo if you are into that kind of thing though.

I think Spidey 2 is as close to a sure thing as we’ve had this year. If you enjoyed the first game and it’s expansion, I feel like there’s virtually no risk in disappointment. Although obviously we are speculating based on critic reviews.

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I have a similar personal quandary though. Baldur’s Gate 3 or Spider-Man 2? I’m considering one of those for my next game when I complete FF16. Perhaps I take my own advice and go with the sure thing…🤔

@Th3solution yes, except the sure thing in that situation is actually Baldur's Gate 3 😁

@RogerRoger FF16 isn't a fantasy RPG really though, it's an action game in a fantasy setting, with no need for any actual RP. Both still a good choice, but BG3 is also half the price of Spidey RRP if you use digital vouchers too @Th3solution 😄

Going to throw it out there because I don't expect it to get much mention (and it's brand new) but if you're in the mood for 'classic' Assassin's Creed, Mirage is a great return to that. It's one of my favorite PS5 games already.