Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@nessisonett yeah it definitely ‘feels’ like it would be a very difficult platinum… and would take a long time to boot. Think it could be the perfect game for me to chip away at in the background while I concentrate my efforts on other games in the short term.

@CJD87 yeah I have started applying some attributes and such, been primarily going for more speed and airtime atm as I’m just a little short of managing some of the gaps. What I love about it is getting in the zone though. I find that I’ll hit a purple patch where I ain’t even really thinking about it too much but pulling off some almighty combos… then I just kinda drift out of the zone and can’t even land an Ollie for 5 minutes 😅.

Have for the past week or so been playing and really been enjoying the Spider Black Cat DLC episode.

Its funny how I feel like SpiderMan is a game and experience that I feel really grows once you complete the main game (and I have not even played all the DLCS or the Miles Morales game yet).. A new game + run is really tempting (but I don't think I will do it right now at least).. Any other than me who also enjoyed the Spiderman game?

*Full disclosure. Its PS4-version I,m playing. Fun btw to read about your adventures in the Tony Hawk remake @colonelkilgore.

@oliverp yeah Tony Hawk’s… is just so much fun. I think I’m gonna be having this on the go for a while fair play.

I never played any of the Spider-man dlc’s but I did enjoy the base game quite a bit… though I actually ended up enjoying Miles Morales a wee bit more.

@Kairu Such a good game which just gets better and better the more you play it!

@Kairu I got properly sucked in by Hades and think I gave myself repetitive strain injury on the inside of my right thumb by hammering the dash button so much

It's easily my favourite game of that type though as there are so many little things that keep giving you progression, either as you unlock or upgrade weapons, get new items to take with you, unlock new abilities at the mirror etc (FYI, just in case you're an idiot like me, there is actually a second screen of those abilities in the mirror you can use later on in the game; I only discovered that right at the very end..)

The platinum is brutal though but one I'm chuffed to have got. If you're thinking of going for it, my one bit of advice would be to change what keepsake you take every run as one trophy needs you to level them all up. It's easy to not realise that and then have to commit even more time to the game.

I only managed to beat Hades for the first time once I had Death Defiance unlocked. It's pretty tricky to do it otherwise!

The new system update enabled the PS5 Tournaments feature in Europe (in beta), so I signed up for one and…

😂

@Bentleyma Not in the beta. There was a special avatar for participating but tbh I didn’t even check if I actually got it, as I wouldn’t use it anyway.
I do believe there are supposed to be PSN credit prizes when the feature is fully released.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

At first I wasn't enjoying it that much as moving the characters isn't near as good as it should be, with it sometimes being hard to get the character to turn and walk the way you want them to. Then I also had a character death because I felt the game screwed me by giving me a choice that instantly lead to my death earlier than expected, but then I remembered Supermassive Games doing some QoL improvements with these new gen versions, with actually being able to use Chapter Select without having to beat the game. It was disappointing as the game had started to click with me, but after realizing I could just go back like several other games like this let you, I got back on track.

Would I be one of the few people to call Man of Medan a good game? No, but the PS5 version is a decent enough upgrade, and I'm at least enjoying the game for the most part.

@Kairu I don't think Man of Medan is a bad game. It's just a fairly flawed game, but the PS5 version is at least a bit better by default since you can actually use Chapter Select without having to unlock it. The PS4 version had some technical issues according to the review here, but they seem to have smoothed them out too in the PS5 version. My only real complaint still is the character movement, but I'm still enjoying the game.

Good to know that Little Hope is better before the legitimately good House of Ashes. I plan on waiting a while, but I will stick with the series.

@Kairu Yeah, I've enjoyed my time with Man of Medan for the most part, especially after I realized I could fix my one major mistake I made (killing Conrad) in the PS5 version.

I ended up getting the trilogy all together when it was on sale on PSN around the same time the PS5 versions were released, so it's just a matter of when I play them all. I know they technically have nothing to do with eachother other than The Curator, but I still like to space out series regardless.

The overall score is about the same as Little Hope on Metacritic, but the user scores for House of Ashes are significantly higher and I know word of mouth was overall pretty positive for it.

I went back to do some trophy playthroughs of Resident Evil 2 Remake to fill the time until A Plague Tale Requiem came out today. Despite the latter turning up on time this morning I chose to finish up a few more runs so I just have the 4th survivor mode to go. Forgot how much I love that game.
I'll start ATPR fresh tomorrow.

@Kairu I've seen it on sale several times on the PSN store. It's not on sale on there right now, but House of Ashes is pretty cheap physically right now ($20 in the US).

@KilloWertz @Kairu With the first two games on PS Plus Extra, you would think it would be a case of not 'if' but 'when' the other games are added to the service.

Just about to platinum farming sim 22 PS5 and also just starting the Uncharted 4 lost legacy ‘dlc’ list for the legacy of thieves PS5 platinum. As dragon quest builders 2 has been added to extra today, that shall be my next run after farm sim is done.

@JudgeDredd I have all 3 is there anyway I could send you or sell you what you need

@Kairu I'm sure there will be a Spooky Season Sale very shortly!

@Kairu @JohnnyShoulder They just added a Halloween Sale today and House of Ashes is 50% off

Started playing Nobody Saves the World this week. Me and the wife are playing it couch co-op and so far it's been a whole lot of fun. You can definitely see it's from the same guys as the Guacamelee games as it has a similar style of humour. The different forms you can play are all brilliantly different as well. Didn't think I'd be playing as a horse that's for sure 😂

@Voltan @Kairu I'll let you know this weeks lottery numbers!

Ah yes, great game! I think it was just what I was after at the mo!