Yeah you're right in that it is a bit of a double edged sword unfortunately with Horizon Forbidden West being cross gen @SweetSummerShunv. Hopefully Guerilla manage to leverage the PS5 capabilities pretty well without making the PS4 version broken or anything.
Least there'll be Ratchet and Clank that'll be PS5 exclusive!
Considering how Insomniac has already used the PS5 pretty well for Miles and Spider-Man Remastered despite the former being cross gen and the later a tarted up port... We'll be in for a treat with Ratchet no doubt!
... All this Horizon talk has really made me want to replay Horizon: Zero Dawn myself to get ready for H:FW!
As for me and PS4 games I'm actually playing at the moment...
I've beaten the boss in the Ridge Of Frozen Souls and I'm facing off against the boss of the Ashen Cavern in Code Vein (Boy is he tough!)
I have to admit even at the £15 price point I really was umming and ahhing over whether to actually purchase this or not. Worried if I'd even get on with it after bouncing off Dark Souls Remastered a couple months back 😅
So I'm really quite surprised at how much I'm enjoying myself with it. I still hold the opinion that it's more of an action rpg and is more "Souls-Lite" then a "Souls-Like" with it being more forgiving overall (Though self imposed lvl 10 challenge is certainly making it more difficult).
But I'm enjoying the character beats and the story quite a bit too. The abilities are fun and despite the combat being a little less precise I'm enjoying the hell outta it.
In fact I think I might even go as far to say that, aside from Danganronpa 2 of course, this might be the best Japanese game I've honestly played this year (and I've certainly played a few!).
I wouldn't score it anything above an 8... But I'm just having a blast with it! 😄
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah, the combat’s strangely imprecise and I don’t really feel like I’m doing much damage even with the Zweihander but it definitely is a good time. Probably right about it not being above an 8 but it’s fun enough.
It's a bit sad how Bandai Namco seem to have not done all that much with it (I heard the dlc stuff isn't too great) despite it seemingly selling pretty well (A million copies or so I believe) @nessisonett yet they'll still keep pumping more and more characters into Jump force, One Piece and the billion Dragonball games they have 😅
I'm not doing a whole of damage just swinging my Assassin's Sickle +6 either... But using the combat gifts/skills does ramp the damage up quite a bit for me and especially using the roar spells
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah, the two handed gifts are pretty good but Yakumo seems to do three times as much damage as me and tank loads of hits and heal me when I die so I might be relying rather heavily on him 😅
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yes I very much hope that there'll be things that showcase the PS5's power other than just visuals too, but if it's made to run on the PS4 as well then I can't expect anything groundbreaking on the gameplay front like the new Ratchet and Clank's portal crossing, as this will essentially make PS4's version unplayable.
PS I'm glad that you've put Danganronpa 2 in such a high regard. I actually worked my way backwards with the series - started with V3 and played 2. Danganronpa 1's story's pretty much all but spoiled for me now so I may end up not bothering, or maybe I'll play it on mobile devices.
Finally finished off the cathedral and player’s memories in Code Vein and I’m now onto the snowy place. 3 bosses down, none particularly difficult but I’m quite enjoying using the Zweihander now.
Finally caved in and bought both The Last of Us II and Resident Evil 3 Remake. Only played about 30 mins - 1 hour each so far, so I can't really say much yet on either, but based off my experience so far, I may have made the wrong decision to start Resi 3 on Hardcore difficulty 😅 (Also, wow do they throw Nemesis at you early!).
Nicely done @nessisonett! What'd you think of the cathedral? Got a bit mazelike towards the end and I did get a bit lost one or two times despite having a map... Still quite enjoyed the place though! The player memories was pretty interesting too with Jack tagging along... Really quite enjoyed the Queen's Knight fight myself.
The Successor Of The Ribcage threw me off a little having a second health bar... She got kinda crazy towards the end for me with energy balls bouncing round the room, her goddamn laser beam attacks and her temp shielding too made her second battle a bit more interesting then I was expecting for a mostly stationary boss
I only just started the series earlier in the year @SweetSummerShunv.
Having seen all the others sporting Danganronpa avatars and hearing their thoughts on the games too piqued my interest and I ended up buying 1.2 reload in one of the sales.
I quite enjoyed 1 despite a few quibbles with some of the plot points... Danganronpa 2 though pretty much nailed everything from start to finish and I enjoyed it so much more.
Really not quite sure what you'd make of the 1st going backwards like you are. The trials are a fair bit shorter then 2's (At least to me they were), not as complex and whilst the trials might give you a few surprises... You do know the main story beats already.
How come you started with V3 and worked your back?
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I've seen Monokuma in quite a few places before I started on the series and that piqued my interest. I decided to just jump in with V3 right away because let's face it, I'm not the type that likes exploring older instalments and hence dated visuals and gameplay, so I tend to just jump right into the latest or the earliest entry in the same hardware generation, and recap the earlier plot through Wikis. I know this would make me a filthy casual but I can't explore every single franchise from beginning to finish these days, so I had to cheap a little. Nonetheless, it turned out that starting in V3 didn't spoil too much due to the only tenuous connections to the earlier two instalments, and I really like Miu Iruma. Indeed, before I decided to show my real face in my profile photo, I used Miu's for a while on Twitter, and had a pretty Miu-like personality too which I eventually felt uncomfortable with.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I liked the Cathedral to start with but the final section was an absolute maze and not particularly in a good way. The Ribcage wasn’t too hard but two forms always catches you off guard the first time! I did like the player’s memories though, it was a decently sized area with a good boss. It makes sense that it was originally going to be the tutorial area, given Jack’s explanations of key gameplay mechanics!
So I'm currently playing this on the Switch, but since it's also on the PS4 I'll say it here: People, Monster Sanctuary is really really good. Has a surprisingly robust skill tree system and is a really fun monster-collecting/metroidvania hybrid rpg. I knew it was gonna be good but I'm blown away at just how good it is. Not to mention it's pretty challenging. Currently have a team I really like after adding a couple new monsters and have been happily jumping into every battle I can find cause they feel so powerful now.
I guess I'd say you're honestly pretty safe I'd say in skipping it? If you already have it wouldn't hurt to give it a look but otherwise I think you know most of what goes on (especially if you've looked stuff up/accidently got some spoilers via wiki's) so it'd mostly just be for the characters, their interactions and some of the trial results really... Bit hard to recommend given the situation?
I've actually played some of V3 so I'm familar with Miu Iruma (I quite liked Himiko myself but Miu was kinda interesting). I got to chapter 4 so just over halfway. But I might actually go back and play Ultra Despair Girls first and maybe restart V3 from the beginning? Not quite sure yet really.
Yeah I totally agree on the final section being a bit much in the Cathedral @nessisonett.
Seeing as you've mainly stuck with Yakumo as your partner for the game ... I bet it was a bit weird for you being lumped with Jack for a while huh?
I'm using Io as my partner now and she's kinda a jack of all trades with some good spells, decent weapon damage and I think she uses the stronger revival gift you get with her Blood Code too... She's really quite versatile.
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I’ve used Louis a bit as well but it was quite cool having someone else along for the ride. Honestly all the companions are good in their own right but Yakumo is probably my favourite. He’s a total tank.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yes I do plan on playing the very first Danganronpa on my phone and tablet eventually because I feel like using monster hardware to play legacy generation games is a bit of a waste, but yes I'm overall keen on exploring the first game at some stage, possibly during one of my upcoming long train trips which I have to take back home. As for Miu, I won't spoil too much on what's going to become of her given the stage you're at in your progression in V3, other than that her gadgets will play a huge role throughout the rest of the story, which will rapidly become darker and darker after this point, and then to another form of darkness altogether.
@SweetSummerShunv I played Dangaronpa on my tablet and loved it. It’s a great experience. Pretty much the same game I played on my PSVITA, but my tablets larger screen made it a better play.
The PSVR is the best VR system on the market today.
Well I hope you enjoy the first Danganronpa @SweetSummerShunv whenever you get round to playing it! I'll let you know whenever I get round to Danganronpa V3 and give my thoughts on Mui if you like
Seeing as it's the 24th... Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays too!
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@PSVR_lover Awesome! I have a 30+ hour train trip waiting for me in a month or so, so that would be a great way to spend the time! I still have an old iPad Pro so I can perhaps make use of that.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Great! I hope you enjoy the rest of V3! And Merry Xmas/Yuletide to you and everyone else here too!
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