Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

@KratosMD Not that it helps but I've got the season pass but not played any of it yet.

My advice with any dlc is to play the main game first. There is a risk you may not like a game so would never play the dlc. You can always purchase the dlc at a later date if you want more from the game. Those things are always on sale on the ps store.

@KratosMD The DLC are surely worthy € 10 to me. End of Zoe changes the combat mechanics (and lasts around 2 hours), Daughters add some background story (1 hour), Bedroom is an interesting extra (1 hour) and the remaining are funny replayable minigames.
I personally play through any Resi at least twice since a single run is not enough to enjoy all the little creepy details and this one has its regular collectables and unlockables so the main base + the free DLC should still be enough and you could spend the saved € 10 to buy for example the Resi Origins Bundle (often on sale for that price) or The Forest which is surprisingly good.

@KratosMD Yeah for a tenner it's a no brainer to me to just get the DLC.

Is the teaser the beginning hour? I wouldn't bother with that to be honest, I played it before the main game launched (assuming it's the same demo) and I didn't like it and was worried about the main game. Sammy convinced me to get the main game in his review and I'm really glad I did. My opinion of it did a 180 after the first hour.

Hi guys, my pal (who isn't on here) has just picked up a PS4 with Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn and Wipeout(?). He is looking for the exclusives and I have recommended God of War, Detroit Become Human, the Uncharted games and Shadow of the Colossus as that's what I've seen you chaps talk about a lot here. Is there any other exclusives that you could chuck in the ring for my pal to have a look at?

@KratosMD It's not part of the main game at all, but it's set in the same house and has puzzles which are representative of what show up in the main game and a bit of plot. But you're just sort of plonked into the demo without any establishment and you have no weapons or anything. It's okay to get an idea of the environment, visuals and how the character controls I guess. And it had a few items and puzzles which kicked up lots of debate on the internet, helping advertise the game. But generally I was unimpressed by it. I'm assuming it's the same demo, anyway.

I dunno, give it a go, it's free after all. But if you don't really dig what you played don't think you necessarily won't like the main game.

@KratosMD Thanks man, passed on to my pal.

@RogerRoger Thanks, I'll pass that on too.

@crippyd The Last Guardian and The Last of Us of course!

@Octane Thanks for that. I've passed it on.

@KratosMD I already finished it twice, but I'm sure I'm gonna do a third run sooner or later not for the trophies alone, but just because this game has that "classic" vibe that made me play the original four times on PSX and two on PS4. I'm sure you'll enjoy even the craziest of the "minigames" since they are still related to the main story.

@KratosMD That's good to hear! I reckon you'll really enjoy the full game.

@crippyd All the main recommendations have been given and I can agree with most of them. Only ones I can think to add that I quite enjoyed would be Until Dawn and The Order 1886. With him playing some large open world games like Spider-Man and Horizon, and then possibly picking up other fairly big games like Infamous, Bloodborne, Persona 5, and a bunch of Yakuza and Uncharted games, he might like a couple short and sweet experiences like these two to throw in some variety.
I don’t even like horror games generally speaking, but I like choice and consequence story driven games and so I was very pleased with Until Dawn. It’s a surprising gem.
The much maligned The Order 1886 has received a bad rap, mostly because of its very short run time (6-8 hrs) and linear, fairly basic gameplay. But it is well worth playing imo, especially if he likes cover based shooters. Just warn him that since the game sold poorly that we won’t see a sequel, so it leaves a bit of a disappointment in that regard. But you can find The Order preowned for $5 max, and probably even cheaper. Both games are 7-8/10 if I had to score them.
Has he ever owned any of the previous PlayStation consoles or has he just been a Nintendo or Xbox guy up to this point?

@Th3solution Thanks for the recommendations, I'll pass them on. He has had PS, Nintendo and Xbox previously and currently has a One X and PS4 and just sold his Switch to get the PS4 as he didn't use it.

@KratosMD If you liked the teaser demo, OMG you will love the full game. I had the start spoiled for me, a mag I was reading decided it was as good idea to describe in detail the first hour or so for a preview.

Really need to get back to that game, I think if I can past the boss fight I was stuck on I will be able to plow on through to the end.

@andreoni79 @kyleforrester87 @JohnnyShoulder if I don’t like horror very much is RE7 still worth a look?

@crippyd Oh, ok. Just wondering if he hasn’t played PS2 and PS3 games then the remasters will be great too.

@Th3solution probably not if you don't like horror 😂

But why don't you like horror, it's the best genre!

It depends on what you dislike of horror. RE7 surely is not as disturbing as Outlast 2, but it has its gore even if most of the enemy you face are just a mass of black slime.
Mutilations, check.
Jump scares, check.
Constant thrill, check.
But also great gameplay...

@kyleforrester87 I think @Th3solution is a big scaredy pants.

Resi Evil 7 is one the scariest games I've played. I think only Alien Isolation beats it's for pure balls sweating tension. So if you don't like horror games I would probably give it a wide berth.

EDIT: I suppose you could give the demo a go and see if you like it.

@KratosMD yup I'm with you. I generally hate the hide and seek style horror games. I like horror games where you start off weak and vulnerable and by the end you have a pretty strong arsenal, but the game is still able to throw surprises at you. Alien isolation is good in that regard. It's as good as Resi 7 I think. And Evil Within

@kyleforrester87 @KratosMD @andreoni79 I very much liked Until Dawn and Bloodborne. I don’t mind it in small doses if it’s not too over the top.