Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

@ZeroOverOne Thanks! Odyssey does sound awesome. The length is pretty crazy though.
As for Valiant Hearts, I’ve also been curious to play it. I have it on my HDD as an old PS Plus game but have yet to play it. I know many people have liked it.

@Tasuki @RogerRoger @Th3solution @themcnoisy Hi guys, thanks for your replies to my post yesterday. They were super helpful. I think I might go for Days Gone as it sounds like a good medium sized game for me to enjoy, even if it might not absolutely blow me away. Horizon also makes a lot of sense, but as one of you kindly pointed out, I could buy it myself for about £15.99 these days, so I think I'm going to pick it up as well. I'm gonna avoid RDR2 for now. Rage 2 is still a little bit tempting for me 🤣😂

For those who didnt see it, I'm a student at uni who doesn't get too much regular time for playing games and it's my birthday at the end of the month and my mum's nagging me about what I want, so I'm considering Days Gone, Rage 2, Horizon ZD CE and RDR2. Has anybody played these to help inform my decision or are there any other recent games that would be good? 😎

@ZeroOverOne It largely depends on the weapon you use, as each class handles differently and has different speeds, ranges etc. I liked the spears and swords as they had a nice balance. Spears benefit from having a longer reach. The game absolutely vomits weapons at you (it's insane really), and like armour these can be upgraded to your current level if there's a weapon you are particularly fond of. I'd say that blocking and parrying are absolutely essential, but I found these generally easy to pull off, which is saying something as I am not particularly good at reaction heavy combat systems. It's also quite easy to dodge as Bayek is rather agile.
There are also these "overpower" attacks Bayek can use, which vary from a single powerful strike, to a longer overpowered period.

Where possible I'd say use stealth, as this makes life easier. Especially in a fort or enemy camp.

@mookysam Thank you so much, just went out and bought it! Sony owes you one😄😉

@SPGFan34 I'd recommend RDR2. When you're sick of studying and just want to chill out for an hour or so, what better way than a pleasantly scenic trip up to Grizzlies East for a spot of hunting and fishing. Absolutely bliss.

@mookysam Thanks for reccomendation SO MUCH!! I love Origins! Played 11 hours non stop. Bought the DLC already and Bayek is so badass. Cheers mate

@ZeroOverOne You're welcome and glad you're enjoying it. Eleven hours is a mega play session! I agree that Bayek is a great protagonist. Hope you enjoy the story - the ending is pretty epic!

As it happens I am expecting a cheque from Ubisoft.

Hi I am looking for games that are similar to Souls/Bloodborne and have heard Nioh is the closest thing you will find. I was thinking of getting that. Is the DLC for Nioh harder than the vanilla game? Is Nioh/Nioh's DLC the closest thing you can find to Souls/Bloodborne or can people recommend other similar games that are just as good? And by that, I don't mean the super-tough 2D games you can play that people say are good for Souls/Bloodborne players, I mean on the PS4/PS3, and I already know about Ninja Gaiden Black.

Phew, I hope that says it all.

Thanks guys!

Get Graveyard Keeper.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Supposedly The Surge is Soulsborne but with futuristic Sci Fi setting. Haven’t played it though.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Nioh is excellent. For others, of course Sekiro a Fromsoftware game. Surge is souls like but was not for me. If you want the the cheap route, Lords of the Fallen, but their is a reason it is so cheap. Personally I would stick with one of the top 2 you can't go wrong.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Sekiro or The Surge. Sekiro is awesome, you will just need to get rid most of your bad habits from the Soulsborne games. The latter takes a bit getting used to, but as soon as I stopped comparing everything to the Soulsborne games I enjoyed it for what it was.

Not played any of the others so can't comment on those.

And then there is Immortal Unchained. It is like a Sci-fi Darks Souls with guns. I've not played it myself but comes reccomended from a mate. It got mixed reviews but apparently a lot of the problems have been patched.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Oh yeah, and it you hang on a couple months, Code Vein comes out in September which is Soulsborne with an anime style aesthetic and addition of AI companions. Reviews aren’t out yet but it’s supposed to be Soul-like in its combat and gameplay.

@ZeroOverOne Hey man, sorry for the delayed reply but Valiant Hearts is a really neat little game. I got it as a PS+ freebie and wouldn't have played it otherwise. The artwork is really well done and the puzzles are challenging enough but without being frustrating. It can be a lot of running between places to fetch stuff at times though.

The intertwining stories are well done and well placed against the whole backdrop. Overall, quite a unique little game and one that's worth playing if you can get it cheap.

Actually I see on the store that Life is strange episode 1 is free and the season pass (episode 2-5) is € 3,49. Getting this I'll have the whole first game, right? I'm a bit confused...

Thanks guys, I'll surely give it a try at this price even if I don't know what to expect.
EDIT: not localized at all, even subtitles are only in english. Meh.

@andreoni79 That's a shame, they were a small studio then and they probs didn't have much of a budget for that kinda stuff. Brilliant game, not something I thought I would have liked but I hella connected with it.

I work for a tour operator and my English is quite good (no problem playing Yakuza 6, for example) but surely I miss something written between the lines...
I started playing video games in the late 80s and for many years it was normal for me to play in a foreign language, while in the early 90s we started to have texts in Italian. When the first games with localized dub arrived, that was a revelation, since games finally were totally immersive. Now any game without localization looks like a step back for me.

Guys just came here on emotions. Bought Shadow Of War 2 weeks ago. Started playing it today and oh god its amazing <3
For the LoTR and Hobbit fan this game felt so familiar. Played 9 hpurs without noticing its 2 am at night and my eyes are probably dead now)) and oh god... many people were complaining about orc army recruitment but I think this is such a cool mechanic!! Combat is Batman Arkham style but you dont even see that because of how good the finishing moves are made. The Story is OK but for LoTR fan ut would be heaven, its practically a prequel to all Hobbit, LoTR movies. Highly reccomend this game! Also if you arent sure about my siggestion then go check it out yourself! Demo version gives you a whole island to kill and recruit orcs )

Guys, I know this is offtopic but can you tell me why there were no weekend sales this week on PS Store?