Not sure how I missed this, but The Persistence seems to be a roguelite game that might scratch the Returnal itch for those of us who have completed the game and looking at experiencing something similar again. I completely ignored it since it was labeled as a PSVR title, but it’s apparently playable without VR also.
Anyways, if anyone gives it a go then I’d be curious to see if it holds up to the excellence of Returnal. I’m knee deep in other games so I likely won’t jump in just yet unless people come back with rave reviews.
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@Th3solution I’m tempted to give it a go. I finished off one bit of DLC for Alan Wake last night and just have one more to go. I might just get through that quickly and then give The Persistence a go.
@CJD87 if you can get past B2 you can platinum the game! B2 is easily the hardest part of it.
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“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.”
@render Thanks for the tip, I've heeded your advice and started grinding the starter biomes (1 & 4) before cipher-hunting in 3 & 6 (respectively).
Found this really helpful for 6 in particular, where I could barely make it to the later rooms without being crunched! Got 2 more ciphers today, so I basically now just have 1 cipher left in B3 and 1 cipher left in B6.
The 'fun' is definitely waning now, and the Plat grind is feeling more of a chore than ever. But I've come this far so I can't see myself giving up.... !
@Just2Milky Thanks for egging me on mate, honestly don't think I could have stomached the prospect of the Plat without the support here ha.
@CJD87 No problem! I needed encouragement as well during the hunt. I you’re accepting tips, I found I was feeling better about runs if I tried to limit them to 1 per day. Doing that really helped not get burnt out.
“I’m a really good lawyer.”
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“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.”
@MatthewJP 18.05 on psnprofiles, and 2.9 on regular PSN
“I’m a really good lawyer.”
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“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.”
@MatthewJP PSN Profiles is a website where you can share your trophy lists publicly, discuss trophies etc - a hub for trophy hunters, I guess. The number is higher because it’s the percentage of users who chose to share their lists there, not everybody who played the game.
@MatthewJP I guess if someone never synced their trophies with the server, then they wouldn’t count. That’s probably an insignificant number though.
On the other hand, if someone borrowed the game from a friend, played for 15 minutes and hated it (technically possible ), they would count as someone who didn’t get the platinum
@MatthewJP PSNprofiles is a website where you can (mainly) track your trophies. There are other uses, but that is the main reason. The number is higher because generally, people on PSNprofiles are the the ones who really care about that 100% completion, so the number is much higher. I count PSN as the true number.
Sorry for getting off topic
“I’m a really good lawyer.”
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“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.”
@Just2Milky thanks for the explanation. I've never felt the need to shout about my pitiful platinum trophies so never visited psntrophies.
Back on track, I have a suspended run to resume (thanks 2.0) starting at biome 5.
I just had to re-climb biome 4 and overlook hyperion and listen to that music again before back tracking
@CJD87 Good job, not far now and I’m sure the last few will come soon enough. It’s a real shame there’s not something else to keep the fun going with this. Since playing Hades I can see how it could be done with the modifiers etc, and having something similar would be as good a reason as any to carry on.
Still it’s worth it just to say you’ve done it and definitely looks good on your gaming CV 😉
@Th3solution Forgot to say, tried The Persistence out tonight. It’s slow paced but has that tension that can only be created in the claustrophobic confines of a spaceship. You can definitely see it was envisaged as a VR game but still works great in the non-VR world. I didn’t get too far so haven’t come up against anything too difficult yet. Will try and play some more tomorrow.
@render Completed mate, finally! I honestly thought I'd feel a greater sense of achievement.... but earning the Plat didn't feel nearly as satisfying as beating Act2 / Biome 6 for the first time!
However, pleased I stuck with it - the RNG gods seemed to favour me big time this morning. Would usually post my evidence, but not sure how to attach JPEGs here. Rarity is <3% according to the trophy detail
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