Topic: What PS4 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@Col_McCafferty Yeah, I had FF7R on my short list of games to play from the backlog, all loaded on my PS4 and all. But now I think I’ll wait and upgrade it to Intergrade and play it with all the PS5 enhancements. Provided I get a PS5 someday.

Edit: and I would assume yes, it’s a JRPG. At least the original game was.

@Arugula I have no clue what Snowrunner even is and never felt the slightest bit of interest to read about it or watch any gameplay footage, despite it coming up on the forums quite regularly. And yet, now your description has me slightly curious because that sounds a little bit like Death Stranding.

@Arugula @Th3solution I glad I tried Mudrunner on PS Now, as I did not like it at all. After eventually getting stuck in the mud and spending half an hour trying to get unstuck, I moved on. I was after a relaxing chill experience but ended up being really frustrated. Definitely an acquired taste and one to try before you buy.

@Arugula I fear the series has forever been soiled for me! 😅

I'll see myself out.....

Back to Bloodborne now, I thought there was no point wasting a character that was on his way to being OP, level 62 of 99 vitality now, so not long to go, then just have to level Str & Skl from 30 to 50!

@TheBrandedSwordsman How many echoes per upgrade?

@MaulTsir Hey what chapter you on now?

@TraCuz- Roughly 70,000. But you know the doll charges you more each time, right? So not as expensive as Dark Souls, I hope to go on to The Old Hunters DLC once I am at 99 vitality, 50 strength and 50 skill.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Sheesh 70,000 seems like a lot, once again I admire your grind xD

@TraCuz- In Dark Souls I have to spend over 120,000 if I want to level up my character any further, so can't complain. Thanks, though. What are you playing at the moment, bro?

@TheBrandedSwordsman I've been wanting to get into the Metal Gear Series for a while now. I had the first MGS on PS1 as a kid but couldn't fully comprehend it, and MGS5 Ground Zeros on PS3 which I had a lot of fun with. Back during PS2 was still a time when I didn't buy my own games so I missed out on MGS2-4.

Sony just had a $1 sale for PS Now, and that made me bite. I've been diving into the HD collection, and I just finished MGS2 which let just say now is very relevant in 2021, story and even gameplay. It blows my mind how much interactivity is in that game from 2001. It's an amazing piece of art.

@TraCuz- Isn't a lot of MGS stealth rather than Souls-style finesse of combat? I didn't really dig those type of games when I tried them myself, but, hey, glad you're enjoying them.

I greatly enjoyed what I played of Death Stranding, another Kojima game, but fell off that due to a difficulty spike. Did you play that game? How does it compare to MGS2?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Yeah two completely different styles of games. Stealth games have never been an absolute favorite for me but I can never deny the gem that Dishonored is. Before playing MGS that's the stealth game I'd revere the most.

But literally every game with stealth elements has MGS in its DNA. The whole thing where enemies don't know you're present, you get caught whole place is on alert, they lose sight of you but still know you're around, then finally return to basic patrolling after not finding you. It seems so simple now but when I was playing I realized how many games I've played with this element. Dishonored, Uncharted, Far Cry, Last of Us, just to name a few.

I have not gotten around to Death Stranding, I keep trying to figure out if it's for me or not but ultimately haven't felt compelled to try it yet. But stealth game aside just look up a story summary of MGS2. It will blow your mind how ahead of its time it was, it is very relevant in 2021 and many years to come.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Still playing Witcher 3. Finished the main and secondary quests in Velen but am running around completing contracts.. some of which are a lot more difficult than the main quests!
I assumed I'd just stick to the main story but found I can't resist helping out the local peasantry and finding out what's at those ? locations on the map. I'll be off to the next location soon...maybe...
Great game, great story and great characters. I actually felt sad about something that happened to a character I liked.. there seem to be a few twists and wrinkles in the story.

I am playing Atlier Sophie right now. Love this game!

@bluedex Yeah, I like the fact that you can make Geralt good or evil depending on the decisions you make, each has it's own benefits, and will influence the story, and obviously personal benefits for the player depending on what kind of person you are, how are you choosing to play as Geralt? (decision-making wise)

Anyone played Attack on Titan 2? I’m quite tempted to pick up the Final Battle bundle that’s on the PSstore deals right now.

@TraCuz- I’m playing through the MGS series atm (in a funky order... and spaced between other games) hope to have them all done by the end of 2021. MGSV is not considered as highly as the others (particularly 1, 2 & 3) but I absolutely loved it.

I just tried the Knockout City beta for a few minutes. It's ok. After a couple matches I did more of the tutorial and found out about trickshots and stuff - I'll probably try some of that in a match tomorrow. Probably not something I'd stick with for longer while though.

I've been playing Bloodborne, working on completing a build I intend to call my Dark Souls OP Build - Cainhurst Set & Moonlight Greatsword with 99 Vitality, 50 Strength and 50 skill, essentially a tank build, still, at level 71 of 99 vitality now, it's been a long grind but I'm almost at the finishing line for vitality, then just 40 more levels after that! ah, it'll be a long slog, but worth it.

I intend to post pictures of the build on PSN once I'm done, so watch this space.