Topic: What PS4 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@Thrillho Yeah, I think that I am going to go back and complete as many of the main and side quests as possible in order to obtain better gear and level up beyond the proscribed level. I mean, the basic witcher gear they give you for HoS only just won't cut the mustard against that boss, i need better armor too, so I will just return to the first quest in a new playthrough.

Edit: I think the basic witcher gear has been upgraded for a fresh Hearts Of Stone game, but I really want an OP sword so I can just go to town on that beast.

From what you can remember, what are the best silver swords and the best armor for fighting beasts in the base game?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Yeah, I did complete both.

Heart of Stone has a really good story and one part in particular is especially memorable. O' Dimm is a great character too and the combat was really good.

Blood and Wine is just another level though. It was perfect for me because of how over the top it all is as it goes all in on the medieval stereotypes and Geralt is at his moody sarcastic best among all these colourful characters. But the story goes into some really interesting areas, the main storyline can end in quite different ways, and there is another sequence and run of quests which is my favourite part of the whole game.

I seem to remember there even being a nod to the Dark Souls games in B&W for you too

@Thrillho Thanks, I look forward to playing through them with an appropriately equipped character. I am just going through the Beast of White Orchard quest at the moment - you know, the one where you kill the Griffin at the end of it, do you remember that? Right now I am just tracking the aforementioned beast. I am looking forward to discovering and crafting all sorts of legendary gear as I go along.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic That’s a proper early quest isn’t it? How has the mission and enemy scaling worked with your character?

And have you set yourself a point to get to before going back to the DLC or are you going to just keep going?

@Thrillho It is really early, yeah, I've only just started the base game again. I think that I will level up my character until he reaches level 34 ,at least, and then make sure I have enough decent witcher gear equipped before I take on Evil's First Soft Touches again.

With regard to enemy scaling, the griffin was fairly easy, defeated him on my first try. I did lose a lot of health, though.

What about you, what game(s) are you currently playing?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Good luck! TW3 is a game I would love to replay but there is just too much else for me to play first before getting sucked into a 100hr game I’ve already played. I also worry that the combat wouldn’t hold up so well but it sounds like you’re not having any problems

Personally, I’ve mostly been dabbling with some more low difficulty Civ 6 games to get some of the weird and wonderful trophies as I’m a bit busy to get into another big game right now. I just bought Death Stranding in the current sale so that will be my next “project”.

@Thrillho I’ll be excited to read your Death Stranding impressions when you get around to it. Such a great game.

@Thrillho I am still playing TW3: Wild Hunt I am currently in Vizima preparing to speak to the Emperor, just outrode the Wild Hunt with Yen, great bath-time scene with Geralt, and then you have to answer questions whilst his beard is being trimmed. dunno if you remember that particularly amusing and charming scene?

First impressions of Ghost of Tsushima after a few hours' play: glorious.

More thoughts to follow.

@RogerRoger Act 3 was probably my favourite and has the best moment in the game in it for me. I played the whole game over a week and it was only after Act 4 I needed a break as that is a bit of a beast. Act 5 is incredibly short in comparison to the rest.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I vaguely remember that part of the game and it’s a clever way of filling in some backstory and decision making from the first couple of games too.

@RogerRoger If you have to ask, then it obviously wasn’t such a special moment for you!

@RogerRoger Yes, Xanadu is pretty weird but I think I found it a bit frustrating to be honest.

So much happens in Act 3 though on hindsight and it is the point where things get especially weird. Act 4 is really interesting but, as I said, a huge one but also one that warrants a second play (which I haven’t done yet) with how it works.

Having just finished DOOM and getting ready to start Resi Evil 2 for Halloween, I wanted a short break from the macabre to cleanse the proverbial PS4 palate. So I loaded up Valiant Hearts (thanks to @Kidfried for the recent nudge) and its right along the lines of what I was looking for. Light and simplistic, yet a somewhat somber tone, it scratches my itch for historically based narrative. I’m really loving the extra nuggets of historical text and actual photos from the locations and events taking place in the game. (And yes, it is ironic that I’m enjoying reading these because I was just going off on another thread about how I never waste time reading supplemental information in games 😅)

Anyways, it’s a nice little game so far, and looks easy to drop in and out of as I get myself prepped for another round of horror in the days to come.

I just started up Divinity: Original Sin 2. so far the game is excellent. Certain things like the pickpocketing/sneaking seem a little funny in how they work, but generally speaking, the freedom and writing of the game is excellent. I just found a way to escape fort Joy and there were many others available. It all happened pretty naturally and so far the writing is quite good. The combat is also pretty good and actually how D&D combat works as opposed to the pure awfulness that is OG Baldur's Gate and KOTOR "D&D" combat which is not how those systems were ever meant to play, even remotely.
I do wish the game didn't use permadeath the way it did. I get that it supposed to provide some challenge and consequences, but when there are only 6 possible companions and it just causes reloads, it starts to feel a little stiff and that just affects the game's flow weirdly.
Also, I hate it when something pops for a companion and it has me choose what they so or do. They are not my character and I detest making choices for them when they are their own person. The point of D&D to me is role-playing one character and working with what other's do, which is why I like it when they ask to take the lead and you can allow or refuse it, even though the lack of asking what they'll do is a bit weird.
But overall stellar game so far and makes me excited for Baldur's Gate 3. I think that'll be a great game to get when it launches on my PS5 now. Funny how this studio is basically replacing BioWare at this point.

Currently playing Octodad: Dadliest Catch, upon @Shigurui 's recommendation, the controls take some getting used to and I initially found the game a bit disorientating, but now that I am used to them I am loving the game, the boss fights are excellent and it's all good weird and wacky fun. The trophies are all about obscure to get and not really story-related so I might have to look into how to get them.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is absolutely fantastic. A brilliant remake that marries new and lovely graphics with the classic gameplay. It’s heaps of fun and the challenge system is a great idea.

I'm playing Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition. With all the apparent Souls influence I felt the need to get around to it sooner or later. I just made it to the first "bonfire" and left it there, I'll pick it up again later today. Seems pleasant and charming so far. A relaxing pastime.

I've just completed Final Fantasy XV, 45 hours and I really enjoyed it despite some of the negative reviews I've seen about it the story was decent the most annoying part of the game was the bromance between the characters was a bit corny at times. Just starting Nier automata hoping for good things with this one.

Platinuming my way through the Uncharted collection. Onto the third and final one. It is the most unbalanced on crushing of the 3. There are way too many bullet sponge enemies. And I've not even had any supernatural things turn up yet; I hope they don't for a change...

Nexomon: Extinction is mainly what I've been playing the past few weeks whilst I was away.

Really been enjoying it personally. A little rough round the edges at times (Given it being 2020 and it's the developers first console game I'm willing to mostly let that slide)

The story has been quite surprising to be honest in that I never quite know what's going to happen next for the most part compared to it's rsther obvious influence and the boss fight really are quite challenging at times!!! 😅