Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I’d say it’s closer to Sekiro in that it’s an action game, not an RPG. I enjoyed it enough to platinum the game, just technical issues held it back from being a really great game for me. That being said, it’s not as if the Souls games aren’t technical disasters on many fronts so perhaps that would give that certain janky flair the Souls games are known for.

@nessisonett Beaten Jedi Fallen Order now, did you play any of New Game Plus? You get a red lightsaber and Inquistor gear.

Thinking of picking up Bayonetta after completing Jedi Fallen Order. Does anyone know if it's worth it? Would you say it's a bit of a come-down after STWJFO? The gameplay looks similar to the original God of War trilogy. Is it? On a side-note, I really enjoyed Ascension in that original series of GoW video games, but a fiendishly difficult puzzle put me off, even a Youtube walkthrough couldn't help me. Does Bayonetta have many puzzles? Is there a lot of story like in Jedi Fallen Order?

I am also interested in a game called 'The Forest' . What's that like? Would anyone recommend it?

@Kidfried I have played Nioh, seemed a bit bland and uninteresting compared to the Souls games, what did you reckon of it?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Bayonetta is the quintessence of Platinum Games and the many difficulty levels let you play as you prefer, focusing on it's fast and brutal combat system. Puzzles? None, but you can customize the character buying weapons, accessories and weapons.
Vanquish is another must play among action games!

I've seen a couple of video reviews for Nexomon: Extinction which were rather positive compared the more middling mini review by ShogunRok on here and was just wondering if anyone here has some first hand experience with the game as I've heard it's already had a number of quality of life improvements to it?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I really enjoyed Nioh as the weapon stance mechanic gave some good variety. The bosses were well designed and the level format worked fine.

They needed a greater array of enemy types but overall I liked it. That said, I’ve not felt the need to play the second game.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I got the platinum for Star Wars in my first playthrough, I didn’t really want to play the game all over again. Nioh though, that’s a brilliant game. I’d put it up there with Dark Souls but it’s more of a Ninja Gaiden successor than anything. Bayonetta’s also brilliant but it’s a straight action game and not everyone likes that.

@Bentleyma- I guess it depends what it is you like about Persona 5. I don’t know of others with a similar recipe besides the Trails of Cold Steel games on PS4, although the Shin Megami Tensei games are the closest as far as older gen games (well outside of Persona 1-4), so if you have access to a PS3 or PS2 you’ll have a lot there.

If it’s turn based combat with some light high school social events you like, then I could recommend Valkyria Chronicles Remastered and Valkyria Chronicles 4 on PS4. Both a fantastic games, but the turn based combat, although excellent, is completely different from Persona. But it has a similar charm with memorable characters and storyline.

I think Dragon Quest XI has a solid Jrpg turn based formula, if that’s what you’re looking for. I haven’t played it though.

@Bentleyma- To be honest, you’d be better with a Vita, Switch or 3DS for that sorta thing. Vita has Persona 1,2,3 and 4 if you’re creative with the PSP emulator, Switch has FE Three Houses which is the closest you’ll get to Persona and 3DS has Persona Q, Etrian Odyssey and Shin Megami Tensei IV which are the best Atlus games outside of Persona.

@Bentleyma- I've just finished Tales of Beseria and its a brilliant jrpg, I haven't played Persona 5 so couldn't really comment if its the same but as far as jrpgs go its a solid one for the ps4

Can anybody tell me if Ghostbusters The Video Game on PS4 has the same bugs as the PS3 version? Specifically, do you have to play the game all the way through more or less in one or two sessions as it only saves up to a certain mission?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Tagging @BearsEatBeets for you, as I think he played it quite recently.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Not sure what the bugs were with the PS3 version but the only issue I had playing through it was some sound mix problems where I occasionally could barely hear certain characters talk. I uploaded a video showing examples of it which you can see here

As for save issues, I didn't experience any. I played it in small sessions (roughly a mission/chapter at a time) and could save whenever and always found when I reloaded it was pretty much exactly where I stopped.

@BearsEatBeets Cool. Did you enjoy your journey?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Yeah totally. I can't deny the sound issue put a bit of a dampener on it and made it a little harder to follow the story. Plus near the end I found it a bit of a challenge with constantly needing to revive the other Ghostbusters. Aside from that though it is was a fun game and for any fans of the films it's a great feeling to bust ghosts with a proton pack alongside the original cast.

@BearsEatBeets R.I.P Harold Ramis.

@nessisonett What games are you currently playing? Ever tried Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered? Fan of the movies?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Never tried the game and honestly not really seen the movies other than on TV on a Sunday afternoon years ago! Just now I’m playing DOOM with the Game Club, started Alien Isolation and I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.

Gonna slip in a random recommendation: West of Dead. It is a pretty entertaining rogue-like that you don't have to commit an insane amount of time towards. I used it as a palate cleanser after I finished TLOU 2 and Ghost of Tsushima. Also, Ron Perlman voices the main character. The fact that I dug Del Toro's Hellboy movies went a long way in making the story and narration interesting.