Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

Hmm..Should I get Battle chasers nightwar or Bards Tale 4? Anyone play both?

So I got really lucky recently and won just over £3000. I'd like to get more PS4 games. I mainly play RPGs, especially JRPGs, but I like most games other than sports and FPS. I probably have most of the obvious ones, like any FF, DQ, Persona, Tales of, etc. Any hidden gem JRPGs and general Japanese games you guys can think of?

@Matroska Resonance of Fate is a game that I’d recommend to JRPG fans that can look past some of its faults and appreciate some of the mechanics that were really ahead of its time. I’d also recommend the Yakuza games in a heartbeat to anybody regardless of gaming background, 0 is part of Playstation Hits now and goes for pretty cheap.

@Matroska If you like rail shooters and don't mind fan service, I'd recommend Gal*Gun: Double Peace. It's good, arcadey fun.

I assume you've played Falcom's releases on PS4? If not, grab Ys VIII ASAP.

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir?

If you've not played Valkyria Chronicles 1 and 4, then you need to. They're awesome games.

Played Nights of Azure?

@nessisonett @KratosMD @Ralizah
Thanks for the great responses. I've played a few of the suggestions, like last year I marathoned the entire KH series including platting KH3. I still have nightmares about trying to get high scores in dances and mech shooting games... Yakuza, too, kind of. I have Kiwami but have only played it for a bit. I did play the original on PS2 though. I love Valkyria Chronicles too, I played the hell out of 1 and 4. Ah, and Danganronpa, I like it so much I even platted Ultra Despair Girls.

There's a good amount of stuff there that I haven't played, though. To start with I bought Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2, plus Tokyo Xanadu. I'll get some of the other stuff soon. I've vaguely been meaning to play Resonance of Fate for ages though I'd forgotten about it until you reminded me.

@Matroska There is a really good Big in Japan sale on the ps store, so now would be a good time to pick up some of those games.

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@DonJorginho You know this is the third time I've seen this posted already this morning lol.

@JohnnyShoulder Can never have enough reminders

@DonJorginho Yes, you can.

@JohnnyShoulder @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy

Who's hyped for Kojima Silent Hills for PS5?

@DonJorginho

@Ralizah It is coming amigo.

I am ready for this moment in gaming history.

Kojima and Cerny, the dynamic duo.

The Outer Wilds. I completely ignored this game, maybe because I wasn't interested in The Outer World and the names are so similar, so I subconsciously assumed that it's kinda the same. But I learned it isn't. Any opinions on The Outer Wilds?

@Octane I've only heard good things about it but I think the core mechanic of time resetting would frustrate me.

@Thrillho Depends on how it's done I think. I don't want to look too much up because I think I'll like it and I don't want to spoil myself.

@KratosMD Thanks. Yeah, I love The Witness. The time mechanics can be frustrating in that case, if you killed in the middle of solving a puzzle, but if there's a cool in-game reason for why it's there I'm fine with that. I do like Pikmin too after all.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Dogma is solo but has a unique mechanism where you have a “pawn” follow you around how helps you in battle. You can recruit others from online and send yours off too. They can get more knowledge for enemy types to help you out and I think make them more powerful against them. It’s quite a neat mechanic.

It is a little cult classic though and I only played it as it was a freebie on PS+ on the PS3. The story is a bit nonsense and he voice acting quite hammy. The combat is the best bit and quite unique as you can climb enemies and attack specific parts plus there is a real array of enemies.

I think it’s on sale again now so shouldn’t cost much. I haven’t played the Dragon Age games but they are much bigger BioWare games.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Dragon Age Inquisition is a bit more complex than the fable games and I don't recall having to keep pausing it for combat or spells. It was OK but I never finished because of the dull side missions and the tedious way you have to keep going back to base all of the time.

Dragons Dogam is ace though, once you have unlocked fast travel. I had to turn off the pawn voices off as I found them annoying. Combat is cool, probably not as tight as the SoulsBorne games, but I like that you can clamber over the larger enemies and stab them in the eye. Reminds me more of Minster Hunter World in that respect.