Topic: Your Latest PS4 Purchase

@RogerRoger @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy
Wait.. what is this Pokémon of which you speak? Never heard of it. Is it a new looter-shooter? 😜

@RogerRoger This sort of thing is why I'm glad digital distribution exists. My copy of Pokemon was ready to go at midnight.

I do hope Fallen Order does well, though. It's the one EA game in years that I've actually been half-way interested in. Curious to hear your thoughts on it!

Pokémon Go @RogerRoger?

Plenty of microtransactions there.. Like extra pokémon egg incubators and other junk (Never played it mind but I definitely know it makes ridiculous bank... nothing lootboxy though like you're suggesting) 😅

There's also Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon Rumble World, Magikarp Jump & Pokémon Quest that are free to play...

@RogerRoger I think Nintendo Life would melt if that were to happen.

@KratosMD Some retailers have already started while others start on Monday in the UK. The European PS store already has some deals up.

@Kidfried yeah same here, in the past I've found some good deals just before and after black Friday. There is usually the odd good deal here and there, and usually on stuff I already own or not interested in.

@KratosMD I tend to go for whatever is cheaper whether that is physical or digital. For instance I would be surprised you can find Spider-Man cheaper than it currently is on the ps store. Good luck in finding Days Gone for that price, I've not seen it under 30 quid on these shores!

@Kidfried Yeah I feel.the same. The last couple of years Black Friday rolled around and most of the games I wanted I got already through out the year during sales, especially like the E3 sales places like Amazon tend to do. I occasionally find a good deal on Black Friday/Cyber Monday but not like I use to at least when it comes to gaming.

@KratosMD Wow, what a nice haul!

Yeah, I’m laying low for Black week right now. My backlog is big enough and I’d rather purchase 2 or 3 new releases like Death Stranding, Jedi Fallen Order, or Outer Worlds next. I’ll see if any of those go on sale, but I don’t think so. In about 4 months, things get really hairy again with FF7R and then Cyberpunk, so I’m trying to pace myself.

@Th3solution Outer Worlds is in the PS store sale in the UK. Not sure if it is in the USA.

@JohnnyShoulder Sure enough, looks like it’s 25% off. It’s the kind of game I would usually prefer to have physically though. I usually buy digital when it’s a smaller game like an indie, or when the discount is steep - like 50% or so. But that’s a decent price for how new the game is.

@KratosMD Yeah, I’ve dialed it back this year because I bought a lot of games in 2018 that I haven’t played yet. I set a 2019 goal to keep my game Completion:Purchase ratio at 3:1 and I’ve been keeping pretty close to that. These sales really test my mettle though.

I've not seen much to tempt me so far. I'm surprised there haven't been any big PSVR deals as there were some great ones last year which almost tempted me.

That said, I've had my eye on Ace Combat for a while and that's £25 on PSN (cheaper physically on Amazon) but I watched the trailer and what sort of nonsense is that story?? I know @KALofKRYPTON enjoyed it so is it worth the plunge?

@Thrillho Ace Combat 7 is a great game! If you've played some of the mid-late series entries from the PS2, more of that - just astonishingly good looking, sounding and feeling.
Story-wise, well - it's Ace Combat, so yes, mostly still alt universe nonsense that creates a nice enough but ultimately shallow backbone to latch the missions on to.

There are plenty of planes and weapons and upgrades to unlock and you'll soon set yourself up a few preferred load outs.

Online was great too - but as with a lot of things, hammering that quite a lot drew me away from the story and I moved on.

I'd say that if you've been interested enough to have had your eye on it for a while, 25 notes is well worth it.

I put a bunch of screenshots up earlier in the year in the screenshot thread if you want to have a look. Not sure what page though 😜

EDIT: Page 42

I grabbed Catherine Full Body in the Black Friday sales for £21 at Argos. The copy they gave me ended up being a launch edition with that sexy steelcase.

It'll probably sit in my backlog for a little while while I play other things (only recently got a Switch), but I'm still really looking forward to playing it.

@crimsontadpoles Have you tried licking the steelbook? Its an acquired taste but you soon get used to it.

As for Catherine, I will be interested to read your thoughts on it as I've kinda been semi interested in the game but not enough to take the plunge and buy it.

@KALofKRYPTON I remember there being quite a few screenshots earlier in the year!

I never played earlier games in the series and so the story on the trailer seemed a bit of a surprise to me. The only similar game I think I ever played was a weird PS2 game Secret Weapons Over Normandy, based in WW2 (and weirdly playing as an American pilot in the RAF).

@Thrillho The alt universe Ace Combat's (there are a couple of 'real world' set ones) always tend to make the stories rather reminiscent of pretty standard anime fodder; high stakes and a smattering of character tropes. There's nothing there that'll confuse you or require you have played previous entries though.

If you've access to a PS2/BC PS3 then you could easily pick up Ace Combats 4, 5 or Zero, or 6 for the 360 for not a lot of money to see what it's all about.

Just bought a new Ds4 for 30 quid and Metro Exodus for 18 quid from Shopto. The latter is for my dad, I've actually seen for 12 quid at Argos but they don't deliver to either my home or work address and there is no store near me anymore that I can collect it from.

I will probably get Assassin's Creed Odyssey for my Dad as well, it's about 15 quid on Amazon and may also get Bloodstained which is about 19 quid from amazon.

Oh and I will defo get the season pass for Spider-Man off the PS Store.

My latest purchase was last night. I bought Need For Speed Heat (699ZAR) and Call Of Duty (750ZAR)

@KratosMD The newer scheme is better, but it doesn't really change the feel of the game.