Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

@Davehunt SotC is a unique gameplay experience, but it's probably not what you're looking for if you want a lengthy and story-driven video game like the ones you mentioned.

@nessisonett I wouldn't lump in walking simulators with games like SotC and SH2, though. These games succeed in being both satisfying artistic experiences and engaging gameplay experiences with excellent level design, puzzles, combat, etc.

@Davehunt honestly I just couldn’t get myself to finish SoTC on PS4. The horse riding and controls overall felt so annoying, boss fights were boring, slow and predictable. If you compare giants like RDR2 and God of War to SoTC it isn’t even close. While I consider The Last Guardian for one of the best PlayStation exclusives for its uniqueness of story telling and the charm that just flies in the air throughout the whole game. My pick is TLG.

I just want to say thanks to everyone for their replies. Also, yes the question was are these 2 games TOP Tier like RDR2, Witcher 3, God of War, etc with a very good story and very good characters you can get into. Because my cousin and his m8 said these 2 games are very good so was curious about the characters and story. Because when I buy games they need to have a very good story and good characters you can get into. That's why I always ask questions on here because everyone's always helpful, and I am still technically new to Console gaming.

@Davehunt I think it’s important to note that not every game out there is an open world third person action game. Trying to compare RDR2 and SotC is like comparing a watermelon to a tuna sandwich. They might both be food and share similarities on a base level but they’re of entirely different varieties. Besides, ICO, SotC and TLG all do have great stories, possibly more-so than those games you’ve mentioned. They’re just told in a non-traditional way.

I think what I typed also could have confused ppl. I didn't mean are they like RDR2, Witcher 3, God of War with style-wise, and stuff I just meant do these games have a good story with good characters and do they belong in the "Top Tier games list" sorry if I confused some ppl. Because some replies I am reading ppl seem to think I am trying to compare them kinda games to the 2 games I asked about. This isn't the case I just wanted to know if they belong in the Top Tier games list and do they have a good story and good characters sorry if I confused some ppl.

Hello All, Another question about another 2 games I think I'd pref these 2 than the other 2 I mentioned last night which are.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Detroit Become Human

What do u guys think of these 2 games what's your opinions on them? Looking at the demo's and trailers I think I'd pref these 2 than The Last Guardian + Shadow of the Colossus but curious to hear your thought's on Hellblade + Detroit Become Human.

@Davehunt I was talking about Hellblade on the last page, literally just above your first post

I thought the game was great. It looks great and has a fantastic story. The combat is fun but a little samey (especially with only a handful of enemy types).

I don’t know how much you know about the game but it’s most unique feature is that the lead character hears voices talking to her. The game is meant to be played with headphones so you hear the voices yourself and it adds a whole other level to the experience.

The Norse mythology is also well done (and how it clashes with Celtic lore here) so is very God of War.

It’s not an especially long game (I completed it in one sitting pulling an all nighter) but I highly recommend it, especially if you can pick it up on sale.

I’ve yet to play Detroit but have it on my console as it was a PS+ freebie. The games by David Cage are very different as they’re highly narrative focused but with serious implications on the decisions you make. I’m sure others can say more.

@Davehunt Detroit Become Human is a masterpiece. The amount of hard and emotional choices that go throughout the whole game, the tensitity of everything happening, hell even cameraman’s job was done with high class. The whole game feels like a real movie and you feel like a part of it. When your characters die, you feel for them, the games makes you feel things I’ve never felt in a game before. Like one time, when Alice drops her glove and a kind officer wanted to give it back to her called Kara, at that moment I really didn’t think he had any good intentions so I chose the option to shoot both of them. The realization that they weren’t having bad intentions were so bad and amazing for me at the same time. This game is the best ever Interactive Cinema game and nobody can tell me otherwise. This is one of those games that totally change your gaming world upside down and shows a new definition of a quality project. I’m done here. Thanks.

@Davehunt If I’m interpreting your post and question correctly, then I say Detroit Become Human is the closest game of the four that fit your definition of “a good story with good characters.”
To be clear though, every single one of the four games you asked about belongs in the pantheon of PS4 “Top Tier Games”, just as do W3, GoW, and RDR2. I would say these 7 games are arguably all in the top 20-30 games this generation, clearly the top 5-10% quality-wise. I say this without having finished W3 or GoW but the consensus there is fairly indisputable that they are “top tier.”

But if you want a game that is A) “Top Tier” AND B) “has a good [traditional] story and good characters” then Detroit is going to be the best fit.
SotC, TLG, and Hellblade all have extremely compelling worlds, settings, and art, but each one literally has only one or two characters in the game. There is exceedingly little character interaction and almost no dialogue in each of those 3 games, which it would appear is what you are looking for. The literary conflict in those 3 are more thematically: man/woman vs. himself/herself, and man vs. nature, or man vs. the environment rather than traditional man vs. man, or man vs. the supernatural like occurs heavily in games like GoW, W3, RDR2.
Detroit has plenty of characters to get into which interact with other characters, plenty of dialogue, a compelling story to follow, and is expertly crafting from a development standpoint. I feel like you may be unsatisfied with the other 3 games since there is almost no other characters in them except the single protagonist, therefore “good characters” (plural) being one of your requirements would make you quite disappointed. ...Even if those 3 games are some of my personal favorites.

But for the record, Detroit is brilliant too. Also one of my favorites.

@Skoda I’m moving my reply over here to keep from derailing the other thread.

I’m not sure about the classic games, but it sounds like you value open world and freedom in your games. Personally, I’ve never had any interest in Fallout nor in Far Cry, so remarkably — even with being a pretty hardcore gamer I’ve never played any Fallout of Far Cry games. Just not my cup of tea. Far Cry has always seemed too iterative to me and Fallout sounds like a slog. But to each their own...

Nevertheless, even though those are two series I don’t play, I know roughly what kind of games they are. You might try your hand at The Outer Worlds which many have praised as the best Fallout style game out there. The Fallout crowd has loved it.

Again, this is coming from a point of ignorance on my part because it’s not up my alley, but GTA5 would be another thought of a game you should try. Pretty sure it would be the epitome of open world sandbox, the depth of which it appears you value in your games. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the closest thing I’ve played to that genre and I loved that game. If you want freedom within your game, it’s my opinion that RDR2 has the most intricate open world sandbox out there. The gunplay isn’t necessarily the best, but you can really do whatever you want in that game and the game allows you to approach it is nearly an infinite number of ways with a huge amount of customization to your play style. People complain about how slow the game is, so be warned about that aspect though, but I’ve heard the same complaints about Fallout. The controls in RDR2 will not be snappy and kinetic like a FPS, mind.

A couple other thoughts — if you like the fantasy setting and really prefer the first person viewpoint, you can’t go wrong with Skyrim. There is a huge amount of freedom there to wander about, use all manner of weapons and skills, and you can make of it what you want within the narrative. Another would be Kingdom Come Deliverance which is very open and free as well. I haven’t played it though.

And lastly — if you can hold out for a couple months, Cyberpunk 2077 looks like it will be exactly what you might like. A first person, shooter based, intricate open world with tons of freedom to do what you want and it a futuristic/modern setting closer to Fallout.

As always guys thanks for your opinions in the end I went with the following.
The Last of Us Part II
Detroit Become Human
The Order: 1886

Hey guys I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask so but could anyone help me? I got a Ps Store gift card as a gift but apparently it doesn’t work (Already used or outdated). I want to get it back to store and replace, but they told me I should have some solid evidence that I wasn’t the one who used it. Could anyone tell me a way to do so please? Thanks if you responded.

@KratosMD The main difference is that Dead Cells is a rogue-like and Blasphemous is a straight Metroidvania with Dark Souls influences. It’s kinda hard for me to pick one over the other as I did love both but Dead Cells probably has more content since you play it over and over. That being said, Blasphemous will deliver a tighter package since the level designs aren’t random. And now I regret the wording of ‘tighter package’.

@KratosMD I’ve only played Dead Cells of the two and it’s a fantastic game.

The first hour or so can be frustrating as you struggle to get anywhere but once you’ve got some decent weapons and some upgrades under your belt, you’ll be flying through levels.

A great feeling when you finally beat the final boss (for the first time).

@KratosMD For anyone interested in rogue-likes, I’d always recommend Binding of Isaac since it’s the biggest and best of the lot imo, plus it’s a good way to get used to the overall concepts and risk/reward systems that are in all games of the genre. Dead Cells is definitely more rogue-like than Metroidvania, it mostly takes influences from SotN rather than really being much like those games.

@KratosMD After you beat the boss it’s back to the beginning to do it all on a harder difficulty. I think it can go up five levels but I was happy to leave it there.

@Thrillho @KratosMD I think more has been added from the DLC's in regards to the end game stuff. But yeah loved Dead Cells, the combat is soooooo good.

@KratosMD
There is the chance to do more difficult runs after defeating the final boss, and there are alternate routes to take through the game in order to visit different levels and mini-bosses. The rabid fans of the game run through multiple playthroughs on higher difficulty, getting more and more upgraded weaponry and finding and unlocking more and more skills. It’s a little hard to explain, and I liked it enough to stick with it to defeat the final boss at least once, and that took about 14-16 hrs despite the actual boss-defeating run taking only like 1-2 hrs. There’s a pretty addictive gameplay loop there, but my backlog beckoned and so I just moved on after finally besting the last boss, even though I was still enjoying the game.

If you’d like to see more, I wrote a mini-review of the game a couple months ago. Comment #603 with discussion through #616 or so. The review was a weird one because I did a combo review with Fallen Order, but it has some info that might help you understand why I liked the game.
https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/retro_and_other_gaming/user...

@KratosMD oh yeah - must be on a synced wavelength or something. 😄
I’ll be curious how you like Blasphemous. I really know very little about it.

@KratosMD Good to hear you enjoyed the demo, I loved my time with Blasphemous. The setting is really interesting to me, having gone to Catholic school and being exposed to a fair amount of religious art and iconography. The devs being Spanish also means that they’ve pulled a lot from old religious oil paintings from Spain’s rich artistic history and it makes for a really intriguing art direction. It’s interesting because Mercury Steam are also Spanish and they’ve worked on both Metroid and ‘Vania!