Topic: What PS4 Games Are You Currently Playing?

As I mentioned in the screenshots thread, I started Ratchet and Clank earlier tonight. I've finished Veldin and Aridia so far, and am most of the way through Kerwan. It's really charming so far, and it's graphics are absolutely gorgeous. I do have to say those movie footage cutscenes do take me out of the game pretty much every time they're used, since they just don't quite add up within the game, but luckily they don't take up too much time. Really satisfying gameplay, and collecting bolts feels great. I also already have a soft spot for Mr. Zurkon. His taunts towards the enemies are truly adorable.

@Tjuz I like the Grooveaton, I think it's called which makes enemies dance. Seeing a tank doing the moonwalk never gets old!

Currently Playing Okage The Shadow King a game i didn't really Pay much attention to Back in the day But Hey Better Late then Never Right?

@JohnnyShoulder I really haven't used that weapon enough! I'm near the end, will finish up tomorrow, so I'll have to make it a point to use it on more enemies and see their respective dances. I did use it on Mrs. Zurkon though, not expecting it to work, and was in for a fun surprise when I saw her dance beautifully. Mr. Zurkon remains my favourite power to employ, and now there's cute little Zurkon Jr. as well!

@Tjuz I like it when your not shooting with Mr Zurkon and he tells you off!

@JohnnyShoulder "Mr. Zurkon is bored."
"Mr. Zurkon does not need bolts. His currency is pain."
"Nanotech? Would the lombax like a nap too?"

Good ol' Mr. Zurkon. I also love "You are not dead yet. Mr. Zurkon intends to rectify this."

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I am so glad you posted this! I started the demo last night and was interested to hear people’s reactions to it. I’m a little mixed myself.

You also seem to have spent more time with it than I have and you have a better grip on the game’s mechanics. Thanks for explaining some of it the way you did, because the game struggles a little in the tutorial department. I think probably because it’s a trial version the explanation is a little rushed and cryptic.
The menus are confusing to me, and the blood codes and gifts are especially obtuse. Add in there the items, and weapons and it looks a little overwhelming. Of course my intellectual investment was pretty shallow and I didn’t really try to learn the systems like I would if I actually purchased the game. But your explanations helped me a lot. I hadn’t considered that Ichor is basically MP and Haze are basically Souls (or Echoes).

The early section of combat didn’t seem too difficult, but once I had to go out on my own (after the AI companion gets injured) then I struggled and died and just went to bed. Being transported way back to the starting mistle was too much for my patience at the time. So I haven’t made it very far and never made the boss. I was just rushing through to see how the game felt.

I thought the story was also pretty strange, even for an anime. Maybe it makes more sense later. The drinking blood thing, the weird lady at the beginning that acts like she’s stoned and whose shirt is just one strong breeze away from losing hold of any coverage, and the overall unusual lack of exposition about who the heck all these people are and why they are making me search for blood beads... it was all a little much to take in.

But yeah, that character creator is fantastic! It’s worth playing just for that. There is a remarkable amount of depth to everything from facial tattoos and scars, to pupil and eye designs. And it’s not like a lot of character creators where you simply spend 2 hours adjusting how thick the lips are and how high the nose sits. The fantasy and anime nature of the game makes for so many cool design concepts and colors for everything. Bravo to the design team for such a cool art style.

Overall, the game didn’t quite set its hook in me through this demo, but it did satisfy my curiosity. I might return to it and try again in coming weeks. I’ve found that demos can be both misleading and really helpful at times when trying to decide if I’ll like a game.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy How hard is the boss? Does it require leveling up and utilization of the gifts and whatnot?
Also, I didn’t quite understand the mechanic of where you hold “X” (the “cross button” apparently 🙄) and use the claw.

One year later my first run, I started a second playthrough of Prey. This time I've decided to use only human powers, lowering down the difficulty level so I can focus on collectibles and on the story. The first time I played it on Hard and with Survivor mode on: 39 hours of pure Arkane Studios!

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I completely forgot Code Vein was a thing. Might need to try that.

Of course they muscled Kirito into Fatal Bullet. Kirito is a Mary Sue who gets shoved into everything SAO related.

Had a rather nice blast on Jedi Starfighter last night as I haven't really done much with it since picking up the PS4 version.

Had a lovely time (right up until the blockade mission that always used to knacker me up!)
Totally need more straight up space shooters.

@RogerRoger I think it's in the later part of Act II - TF and Sabaoth Frigates, defense and gun orbital platforms - Jango shows up. I had it down-pat back in the old days, but properly forgot the sequence to assigning targets and taking them out myself that I'd found worked. As opposed to the 'shoot everything!' approach I went in with last night... it was late.

@RogerRoger It's just on medium for now. I'll crack it! Again! 😋

@RogerRoger I'll having a go again tonight probably. That said, the ebay PS2 purchases are awaiting collection...

I had the same thing when I played The Surge @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy, as soon as I stopped comparing it to the Souls games and nitpicking all the little differences, I started to enjoy it a lot more.

Wednesday I accidentally stomped on the retail copy on Infamous: Second Son I forgot I bought months ago since it was just € 8. Put some hours in it and I wonder why people are hyped for the new game by the same studio...
It's the very same mechanic repeated for every city zone. Even at the highest difficulty, one can easily breeze through the game and I already have almost every perk on the menu. Stats say I'm 34% so I hope the best is yet to come, but since now I have that strange feeling like watching a kids TV channel during a Sunday morning hangover.

Started Borderlands 3 last night. Only played about an hour cause I have work this morning so far I am enjoying it. There's a few QoL improvements that can be made that hopefully will be patched later on, but overall it's great.

@andreoni79 I wouldn't recommend you get Spider-Man then ;-p

@KALofKRYPTON I'm not interested in superheroes at all, but if a game is perfectly crafted I have no problems in wearing embarrassing costumes (for example I loved Batman Arkham Asylum). When I discovered that the Spiderman Goty edition was just the vanilla disc + vouchers + patches I lost every interest in it.
I'm surely gonna finish Infamous SS to see if it opens up somehow, but I just can't believe how elementary this game is...

@andreoni79 Seriously, don't buy Spider-Man. If the Infamous: Second Son gameplay loop annoys you a third of the way in - then Spider-Man will annoy you just as much.

I had Second Son on release and got First Light on release too and loved getting the plat's for them. After the hype died down a touch I got Spider-Man, which plays pretty much the same as The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

While beautifully put together, Spider-Man is essentially just Infamous mashed with most post 6th gen Spider-Man game with better traversal presentation. With no particular interest in the character to motivate you, may as well not bother with it.