@JJ-firl I played the Nonary Games on Vita, and you’re right, it’s a great couple games for a portable. It should still be a wonderful experience on the bigger screen via PS4 though. There are certain aspects that are actually better with the 3DS version because of the two screens showing two perspectives. What the Vita version does (and I’m assuming the PS4 version too) is switch back and forth, which was fine and I didn’t notice any problem with how it functioned, and only found out later after I completed it that the 3DS version was different (and arguably better) in this regard. But as for Vita version vs PS4, it should be pretty much the same. If you have a NIntendo 3DS, you might check and see if it’s cheaper on that though.
@JohnnyShoulder mate, I’ve quit so many games because the music sucked. Or because there isn’t any music at all. Take Dirt for instance, would it kill them to include an in race soundtrack for those who want it? I don’t care if it isn’t “authentic”. I know I can just play Spotify but that isn’t the point 😂
Likewise, a good soundtrack can elevate a good game to a great one, and a great game to godlike one. Take Nier, Fez and Hyper Light Drifter (I cant stop mentioning this holy trinity recently) - great games that became next level masterpieces as a result having some of the best soundtracks this generation!!
@JohnnyShoulder Thumper was codeveloped and the OST was recorded by the bassist from Lightning Bolt! They’re insane and mad and seeing them live is incredible.
Can anyone vouch for The Sims 4? I think I played a little bit of one of the Sims games years ago as a kid on a PC. I remember it being entertaining at the time as a good time-sink distraction. But life was simpler then, as were video games. I’m pretty sure the gameplay will seem boring to me now that I am used to traveling through space and fighting aliens, jumping and swinging like a superhero, and visiting fantastic strange and magical worlds in my games. Nevertheless, with it being available as a Plus title, I actually considered putting it into the backlog. Seems like such a “filthy casual” type of game though. 😜
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@Th3solution I've played a bit of Sims 4 on PC. It was alright, but I got bored of it fairly quickly. My biggest issue was that the base game felt fairly basic and mundane. There's a lot of expansion packs that probably livens the game up, but I've not tried them.
@Th3solution It’s great with expansions up to Seasons, and feels lacking without. The new University one is great too but you might want to look into which DLCs are necessary. The base game is sorta terrible and empty. I have PC and lax morals and hate EA so you can probably guess what I do when a new DLC comes out.
Would be cool to make the PushSquare forums in Sims form, though. I wonder who'd snap and murder everybody first? It'd be the only inevitable outcome.
Haha! Well I‘m not sure who that would be, but I do know who would be the first to die an unfortunate death by fire while trying to fix the toilet 😂 @kyleforrester87
@crimsontadpoles@nessisonett Good to know. I’ll probably have it way down on the backlog, just in case.
If you do try it @JohnnyShoulder , then let us know how it turns out.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I remembered after my last post, i played a Sims game on 360 and can only mirror what others have said in regards in that it did not hold my interest for very long. I found it to be an annoying experience eventually having to look after your sim and listen to all the gobble de gook talking.
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@kyleforrester87 Ah man, that was brilliant. The visual it brought up in my mind is priceless.
Perhaps it’s so funny to me because I tried to fix my sink a few months ago and just about drowned myself.
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@DonJorginho RDR2 without a doubt. That’s a crazy price for what’s essentially a 100 hour epic. Even if you haven’t played the first, it sets up the events well enough that you could realistically play this one first.
@DonJorginho Of those, I’ve only played 2 of them and I can definitely echo @LN78 who said it well, RDR2 is a masterpiece for sure and that is a great price for what is on the order of a 80 hour campaign, but could easily take longer if you want to do and see it all, not to mention you’ve got oodles of content in the free add-on Red Dead Online, which is a whole separate entity to spend your time in, and one that I honestly haven’t even touched. The single player story was so great that I haven’t felt the need to play around online, but I hear it’s a decent addition if that type of thing is your cup of tea.
I will say that RDR2 has a novel approach compared to other open world games and is uniquely ‘Western’ in the style of play it encourages. And what I mean is that it’s a little bit slower moving / less kinetic from a control standpoint. Many people’s first impressions of the game is that Arthur controls awkwardly and with too much ‘weight’ but I do think it’s semi-intentional and fits the themes of being a gunslinger at the turn of the 19th century. I’m not particularly a fan of Western movies, but I am an American so the themes resonate with me, so also fair warning that you may not find the setting interesting if you’re not a history buff. Also, as LN points out, it is much better if you played the first game. It’s not necessarily an absolute, because the game is a prequel to the first RDR but it enhances the story to know what occurs later. The lack of a remaster of the first game does hinder things if you haven’t played it, and I would say if you haven’t and aren’t into PS3 ‘retro’ gaming or don’t have PS Now, then you can skip it if you absolutely have to, buy some moments won’t be as impactful.
The RDR2 topic has lots of discussion from myself and others, if you’re motivated to drudge through it. But yes, you’ll find a lot of early impressions complain about the controls, but then by the end, everyone who makes it to that point adores what the game accomplished and how compelling the narrative is and how intricately crafted the open world is.
The other I played was No Man’s Sky and honestly I was disappointed. But I am probably being unfair because I didn’t play these latest patches and the game is supposedly hardly recognizable from what was rolled out at release. Still, I can’t imagine it has anything on the order of the quality of RDR2, although it’s a completely different style of game I realize.
I’m waiting for Control’s price to drop from that number, personally. I think it will in short order. Outer Worlds seems good at that price. I’ve actually seen AC Odyssey for a smidge less than that on occasion - I think I saw it for $15 a time or two, but I have already picked it up at roughly that price for my backlog and wished I would have waited because the price dropped so quick. Still, for the content and what people say, that is more than a fair price, I would guess. And Prey is supposed to be great and for £5 there is almost no risk. It’s not quite my type of game, but everyone seems to like it. Modern Warfare should drop from that price before too long, I’m guessing.
Some great games there and probably not a wrong choice among them!
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@Th3solution@nessisonett@LN78 Thank you all for the feedback! I have completed RDR 1 and have actually played RDR 2, I have put in around 25 hours and loved it but sold it when it took up space on my HDD, but since buying a new 2TB External I have space so am thinking of rebuying it!
I was likely going to pick RDR2 or Prey as the other games do not interest me as much and Modern Warfare is too much for what it is in truth.
I think I will pop to the shop to get RDR2 after work!
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