Topic: PlayStation 5 --OT--

@Octane Yeah it does. It’s like a BWAMMMM soundscape thing. I actually like it a lot.

@nessisonett Oh lol, now I see the video above. I've never heard is properly.

Just got my first platinum of 2022 F.I.S.T platinum no 37.

Started up Dirt 5 but also downloading P5 Strikers so it'll be that or Yakuza 5 as my next main game, about time I caught up with The RGG library.

@MightyDemon82 Good work! I thought the trophy list for F.I.S.T. sounded quite tricky but a few people on here seem to have managed it.

Thanks for the reminder for Dirt 5 though as I haven't added that to my library yet. And good luck if you do go for Y5 as it's quite a meaty game, even by Yakuza standards!

@Thrillho Thanks, it wasn't too bad

Great game I played a bit of it today and decided to go for Persona 5 Strikers. I enjoyed what I played so far. But Yakuza 5 is definitely next in line.

@Kidfried Why?

I actually listened to the first two hours of the interview, and though Jaffe sounds like the most immature and annoying 12-year-old ever, Gavin and Ross' story was pretty interesting to listen to.

@Kidfried
I agree. In the past I found them interesting but now they were just distracting from GOT accomplishment and trying to get some attention with false statement. Then they seem to keep moaning about what could have been from one side of the story (with whatever they would have done being supposedly ‘wonderful’ in their eyes) instead of celebrating the present and being positive about their ex colleagues for whatever they are doing now which I’m convinced is a next gen game instead of the cross gen they wanted. It’s just pointless drama.

@Kidfried Garvin and Ross were both directors, and Garvin also wrote the whole thing. Of course they're allowed to talk about it. Without them it wouldn't exist. Having worked on it for the past 6 or 7 years, I can understand it's not something you can put behind you. They're proud of what they've achieved, and they also admit all the issues the game had. I liked hearing their take on it, and how the game was developed behind the scenes. That's something that was never going to be made public by Sony.

Having watched the interview, the continually stress that they have no grudges against Bend Studio, PlayStation or Sony. In fact, they mention it was the best place they ever worked, and they're asking everyone to keep supporting Bend Studio and their future products. Nothing but goodwill for the studio and its developers.

I think the story is a lot more nuanced than it seems to be.

@Kidfried Well, to be fair, he does have a point, even though it maybe wasn't smart to say it out loud.

We never heard anything about the Days Gone sales, even though every other game gets an update every couple of million sales. And according to NPD, it was one of the best selling games of 2019. Why the silence?

Sales-wise it did very well apparently, a lot of people also liked the game. But Metacritic scores were mediocre, and that's what killed the game/franchise.

@Kidfried Yeah, I know that I shouldn’t be this way but the repeated shade that the disgruntled Bend guys keep throwing has me reluctant to play Days Gone. It seems a fine game, but it’s become this trigger button amongst corporate and fans. When I look at my zombie/horror options, I’m leaning toward playing TLoU2 and RE4 (and maybe RE7 and RE8 as discussed) first. But maybe my morbid curiosity will get the better of me some day and I’ll look at who this controversial Deacon character is. 😄

@Th3solution In ways, the game is very good. Definitely give it a try (I think it's free as part of the PS+ Collection). It's very challenging at times, in a good way, and there's enough good story elements that kept me going, even though it has one of the longest main campaigns I've played in a good while.

@Octane it is in the collection and it was a monthly game not long ago

@Kidfried I only played it for a few hours to just try it out last year and it reminded me too much of The Last of Us, right down to very similar icons for items you pick up and how you use them for various things. Obviously the zombie element as well, but I'm guessing it differentiates itself more as the game goes along. That was an early turnoff though, but I do plan on giving it a second chance at some point.

That is indeed wild.

@EclipseZero Yeah I was thinking about that when I first saw the tweet. Think it was EA, who sorta seem like saints now compared to some of their rivals.

@JohnnyShoulder Yeah, I mentioned somewhere on here that I’d genuinely rather play an EA Star Wars game than a Quantic Dream one. Their problems with MTX seem a bit laughable when compared to Ubisoft and ActiBlizz’s horrific sexual harassment and abuse and the truly sickening things David Cage comes out with. Give it time, I’m sure EA will get on the NFT bandwagon and alienate us all over again!

@Kidfried That's a ringing endorsement if I ever saw one.

I may still give Days Gone another shot at some point this year. I'm not opposed to long games (I played Assassin's Creed Valhalla twice at 150 hours a piece and Assasin's Creed Odyssey once at about the same length), although a game like this isn't usually around 50 hours. Still, since I'm far removed from The Last of Us (haven't played either since Part II's release), maybe it will work better for me.

@KilloWertz as someone who really enjoyed Days Gone, my advice would be to use melee and stealth until you’ve used enough xp to level up your gun skills.

I heard a lot of people moaning about how bad the gun-play was… also a lot of people moaned about how rubbish the motor cycle was but both improve a lot as you level them up.

Apart from that, the endgame involving taking down all the hordes (you’ll only take down around 3 or 4 during the main story) was the absolute high point for me.

@KilloWertz Because it's open world, it plays very different from TLOU once you get going. Also, the story is quite different, but of course there are a few overlapping themes because both are post-apocalyptic zombie games.

@Octane
Hi
The fact is I loved Days Gone. One of my fav games ever. Truly loved it.
What the fuss is about now is all controversy and drama and they know it. Like just Jeff said again he stands by his numbers. Why insisting about numbers? What the heck does it matter how many millions? We know Days Gone sold a lot and was a success from gamers perspective (even if not from critical perspective). That should be enough and no need to compare with other games. All what he’s doing is passing as a victim and claiming his game sold MORE than another.
Nobody really cares if it ‘possibly’ sold more than GoT. Nobody!!! All they care is about the controversy that may trigger.
Time to move on and focus on PS5.
Not to mention that Garvin himself said the sales that really matter are the launch sales. Not the discounted and whatnot sales.