@Bundersvessel Yeah, the comments on Kickstarter is a mess. People don't really understand the concept behind KS, it's just a way to donate money to a project, but people feel that they are entitled to the end product as well. And it seems a lot of people are upset the devs cannot develop a large scale game with the mere $200,000 they collected 10 years ago... Like, it's clear these guys need additional funding. But since the original goal was that it was going to be a PS4/XOne/Wii U game, people also expect them to somehow release it on those platforms still, or they demand a refund. Whatever, it's a big mess.
I do agree that their way of communication has been lacklustre, but at the same time, they don't owe anyone anything. And if it's still years from releasing, there's no point in monthly updates.
When Sony backed the game people got again very upset because they expected it to be a multiplatform game, which I kinda understand. But at the same time I'm just happy they found an additional source of funding.
I'm looking forward to it when it's done, but I'm also not stressing about it. It may take another year or two, but at least it allows them to create whatever they want to make, and it hopefully won't end up being rushed.
Perhaps I’m hitting a patch of periodic complacency for new releases, but I’ve gradually lost hype for the avalanche of games coming out this first quarter.
FF7 Rebirth - still want to play it but I’m fine waiting a while. Probably because I played 80 hrs of FF16 recently
Rise of the Ronin - seems like it’s going to be a decent game, but nothing screams “play at launch” to me yet
Dragon’s Dogma 2 - right now this leads the pack as a game I might pick up in the launch window, as I loved the first one, but I still don’t know if it look new enough to set it apart from DD1
Stellar Blade - the biggest unknown entity for me. Nier Automata was probably top 5 for the PS4 era for me but I get a sinking suspicion that SB is going to disappoint.
All four of these are games I think I’ll play eventually, but I’m surprised that I don’t feel like I’m in a hurry. Perhaps the hype will ramp up when reviews drop for some of these.
Some of the AA offerings might end up taking precedence like Unicorn Overlord, or Hi Fi Rush, but even those are games I’m feeling lukewarm about.
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I don’t have ps so please excuse the question but is it possible to search somebody’s ID from just their email address on ps5? I ask because somebody is using my bank details to pay their subscription and PlayStation won’t help me stop this because it’s not my account
@CuriousGeorge I do not believe so. I don't think the email associated with the account is visible to others even when you're "close friends" on PlayStation (which is when you can see the person's full name and such).
Sorry to hear that btw, that's terrible - maybe your bank could do something about it instead?
Thanks for the reply Voltan. Even though I’ve cancelled my card with the bank and they put a block on PlayStation from taking the money, they can still take the money due to something called continuous debit.The bank have told me to get in touch with PlayStation and say that there is fraudulent use but as soon as I ring PlayStation they say they can’t speak to me because I’m not the owner of the account. You can’t make it up! So PlayStation are complicit in this fraud.So frustrated with this,it looks I,e the only solution is to change banks. Check your bank statements regularly folks.
@Th3solution The past year or two, I’ve had problems “getting into” certain video games. I buy ‘em, but I just don’t seem to enjoy ‘em like I used to. So, what’s changed? Is it me? Is it the game? Am I getting too old for video games? Nope!
I realized that what I’m missing now (since I now have enough money to buy a game on day 1 if I want it), is the excitement and feeling of anticipation. It’s the anticipation that makes the payoff feel even better. It’s the waiting! Too much instant gratification is killing my gaming experiences and taking the joy out of playing.
So, what do I do about it? Aha! Now I “test” myself when I buy new games. When I buy a new game, I make myself wait a bit before playing it.
Case in point: I bought Clue and Helldivers 2 last Friday. Clue was on sale for, like, $9 and Helldivers 2 was $39.99. I was semi-interested in Clue, but I knew I’d end up playing a lot more Helldivers 2 than Clue. That said, I felt I wasn’t super super excited for Helldivers 2 like I thought I would be.
Long story short, I wanted to “maximize” my excitement and anticipation for Helldivers 2, so I’ve been playing Clue after work. It sounds stupid, but the more I’m sitting at work and thinking about wanting to play Helldivers 2, the more excited I get…but when I get home from work I play Clue. Why? I know that when I finally do play Helldivers 2 in a couple of days, it’ll be a reward to myself…and I know I’m gonna love that damn game even more because I waited.
To get fully pumped about Helldivers 2, I booted it up when I first got it and ran myself through the tutorial and then played 2 quick missions—about a half hour of gameplay— and then I closed it down. It was just enough to whet my appetite and build that excitement even more!
Am I an idiot for buying a game and then waiting to play it? Maybe, it’s working for me. So far, it’s been working great at getting me ready to dive into that new game. And now I can’t wait until I turn on Helldivers 2!
As an aside, I see that Hades is now 50% off on the PSN store. That game was the first and only game I could get into when I first bought my PS5. So, if you’re having problems getting into video games, try that one. You have to beat the dang thing about 10 times before you finally reach the completed, finished story.
@jgrangervikings1 There is nothing wrong with waiting to play a game. I had Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at launch, but waited about a week to play it as I had real life issues going on at the time. Given how much I had been anticipating it up until real life issues hit, I knew it would be the right call to wait until things got back to normal. I'm glad I waited as I'm loving the game now. Not exactly the same, but I'm sure it will work out for the both of us in the end. Getting as much enjoyment out of a game is more important than playing it right away.
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Interestingly, I find myself at a similar resolution as yourself but for different reasons. I’m feeling less complacent and more overloaded.
Actually, I think it’s a little bit of both for me too. There’s an overloaded part to it all, as well as a diminished hype compared to what I previously had leading up to this busy release schedule. Kinda like the ‘analysis paralysis’ one gets when trying to find something to watch on Netflix, or choosing what to order from the menu at the Cheesecake Factory.
…What have you been researching lately? Listening to lately? Reading? What have you been gravitating towards in general?
I’ve not really been gravitating toward much, although I’m as surprised at how I’ve enjoyed Inscryption. I usually don’t have interest in card games, but I’m seriously skipping everything else in my backlog and jumping into Midnight Suns, of all things. We’ll see. I have a whole plan about what I have slated over the next few months and I’m fairly excited about those (Spider-Man 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Uncharted replays, Dark Souls 2, …) and prevailing expectations would be that I’d want to mix one of those new games somewhere in the next couple months, but so far I don’t think I will. Like I say, the hype may return if there’s an outpouring of praise for something.
But I do like the idea of just picking one from the mix and committing your hype energies to that one. It makes for less ‘analysis paralysis.’ So you think that if RotR releases to lackluster 6/10 reviews and Stellar Blade gets 9’s and 10’s will you stick to the plan? 😄
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@jgrangervikings1@KilloWertz Actually I do this a lot too, and I tend to agree with you about the deferred gratification of holding back before jumping onto the hype train on day 1. First of all it gives them a little time to patch the game and to hear about any bugs or issues that the midnight launch playing crowd uncovers for us. And secondly, it does help build anticipation and serves as a reward for when you finally get the time to really sink your teeth into the game.
It’s a little bit like saving your dessert for the end of the meal, getting your vegetables out of the way first and then being able to relish the piece of cake afterward.
There is a problem that if you wait too long then you lose some of the community zeitgeist, which is really part of the fun. Playing simultaneously with the launch crowd does promote a lot of cross discussion and shared excitement.
Edit: Btw jgranger, Hades is actually one of my backlog games that I’ve owned for a couple years now but still haven’t played 😅.
I need to get to that this year.
I see Midnight Sons is one of the games on this months PS Plus extra. It's been on my wishlist for ages and almost bought it on a few occasions.
As a general rule these days, I try only to buy games that I know I'm going to play almost straight away. Otherwise it just gets lost amongst the backlog. And if there a game I fancy playing and it is on sale, I have a quick browse through my library to see if I have a similar game which will scratch the same itch. Usually there is, and I just saved myself buying yet another game I may not got round to playing.
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For what it is worth, Midnight Suns is one of my favourite games of all time. I never usually NG+ a game, but not only did I do it once, I then did it again. I have more hours in MS than I do in some live service multiplayer games 😂 I hope everyone who gives it a go ends up loving it. Its weird, and kind of a hot mess, but if you are the very niche audience for that title, it is gonna hit so right.
@Pizzamorg@JohnnyShoulder@Bundersvessel It’s fortuitous that Midnight Suns has finally dropped onto PS+Extra because it had really interested me recently, on the back of my current enjoyment of Inscryption. Sometimes things just work out. I was inches away from just plopping $15 for it the other day.
My only concern is that it sounds like a really long game for a deck builder — 60-80 hrs for a thorough playthrough? That’s approaching the limits of my attention span. 😅
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@Th3solution I too am keen on playing Midnight suns as is @sorteddan so perhaps we should vote for it to be the clubs April game of the month. The trophy guide has it around 40 hours, there is dlc so that would bump it up although I won't be playing that.
@Jimmer-jammer I’m a little scared of Dark Souls 2, as I got the Scholar of the First Sin version, of course, and all I read is about how difficult they made it with added enemies and such.
And when I did some wiki searching I couldn’t find any convincingly overpowered builds to adopt. I hope it will be a game I get to this year, but it all depends on the mood.
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My Dad has acquired a PS5 slim. It seems better suited for him as the stand does seem to be less fiddly than the standard version. The disc drive and eject button is easier to access, as he forgets you can eject discs from the dash. His cabinet also has doors, which are usually closed due to the two cats. One annoyance is that the usb port for mine and his headphones is not at the back of the console instead of the front, so is more of a faff to get to.
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@JohnnyShoulder That’s good to know that the Slim’s stand is more stable. I really dislike the PS5’s stand when used horizontally. It feels so haphazard and insecure. If you plug something into the back (like the Ethernet cord we were discussing over on the Portal thread) it often can push the console slightly off kilter and you have to try to re-seat the device back into that very specific sweet-spot so that it’s level and not going to fall off with the next jostle that happens. Would it have killed them to just put a small groove or something like that so the stand slides into place rather than having to adjust it to be over those tiny symbols on the back of the unit? Alas, once my PS5 is firmly in place I hate to touch it so that it won’t get out of alignment.
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