Topic: Your Latest PS4 Purchase

@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.

@KratosMD I hope you get comfortable with it. It is a great game.

@KratosMD I haven't played them, but they're well regarded and a few friends I have really rate them.

I haven't played a LOTR game since the Two Towers PS2 game. That was great!

Bought ac odyssey, spiderman and horizon complete edition for £42 quid from argos, so many points of interest to unlock by climbing!!

Bought some indie game called "God of War" in the sale. I think it's autobiographical. You're a lumberjack named Kratos who reconnects with his son after the death of his wife. Should be interesting.

@Kidfried Oh man, you're in for a treat. I hear it's especially mind-boggling in VR, although, even in 2D I still found it to hypnotic and gorgeous.

@KratosMD I think you need to stop with the buying games now. Or see a doctor about it lol.

@Kidfried Between Tetris Effect (the most spectacular Tetris game ever made by a country mile), Puyo Puyo Tetris (never thought a Tetris game would have a reasonably long and involved story mode, but here we are), and Tetris 99 (a cool battle royale spin on the concept with neat, Nintendo-themed tie-in events that reward the most talented players with eshop money), it has been an excellent generation to be a Tetris fan.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Great to see you back!

Won't be playing it anytime soon (I've allowed too many big games to pile up, half-beaten, so between now and March I'll be mopping those up), although I am curious to see if it's as good as the rave reviews claim it is.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ah, Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, that takes me back. I had a lot of fun with it back in the PS2 days. It does have some balancing issues (the dwarf gets all the cool gear early on and stays strong throughout, and a couple of characters always seem weak), but overall it's still very enjoyable. It's cool to see a lot of the settings and enemies from the movies, featured in a different perspective than usual due to having a different group of main characters.

And great to see you again.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Well, I'll definitely be talking about it with the lovely people on this forum.

My only other experience with the franchise was the very first game on the PS2, back when I was still a teen. I remember that Kratos' cruelty and ceaseless anger kind of rubbed me the wrong way, so maybe I'll feel better about him now that he's middle-aged and a bit more chilled out than he used to be.