Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@TheBrandedSwordsman hey dude been a while, sorry bud the notification didn’t seem to come up on this one, so just noticed it as I was scrolling through.

Glad you’re back on the boards… and back after souls. The Dragon Bone Smasher has your name on it bud 😉

I usually play on easy mode my days of having patience to beat games on hard levels are long gone I prefer to play the story than get annoyed when being killed over and over again.

@Thrillho I was doing that towards the end for any weapons and armour I wanted to upgrade and needed the parts.

I had so many left to upgrade by then, I didn't bother with the rest. I think I would still be playing it now if I did!

Armored Core VI is absolute FIRE! 🔥

I'm getting absolutely owned by some of these tougher enemies, but it's proper good fun. Maybe I'm being a bit reactionary, but I'm having a lot of fun with it in these opening few hours.

How convenient for it to release on a bank holiday weekend too, eh?

@Jimmer-jammer Yeah, it's my first experience with the series as well, so I imagine you'll be in a similar boat as myself!

The first real boss fight gave me a bit of a beating but I do honestly think my experiences with Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and Sekiro have helped me prepare somewhat. It's by no means 'Dark Souls with Robots' though, despite it being a bit of a challenge. Having a blast with it so far.

Heading to bed as it's late but I'll be jumping straight back in tomorrow, for sure.

@Jimmer-jammer Yeah, it's very good — and it's something different! I haven't really played anything like this before so it's definitely a nice palette cleanser and it's a cracking looking game so far too, in my opinion!

@Jimmer-jammerYeah, FromSoft are fantastic at that sort of thing.

Hoping to hear your thoughts on the game when you eventually get round to playing it!

@Jimmer-jammer I reckon you’ll enjoy it!

@KAIRU I am totally stuck on Balteus. It feels like Ashina Castle Genichiro all over again.

I am still enjoying my countless fruitless attempts to overcome Balteus, and have had loads of fun with the game so far, but....

@woollypump Yeah, that was a tough boss, for sure! I think it took me about an hour to beat it. Dodging those homing missiles felt almost impossible.

@KAIRU I managed last night after replaying a few missions to get some more parts and a bit of experimentation with my build. Not sure how long it took me in total, felt like many many tries but I probably didn't last more than a couple of minutes each attempt. I also think it felt longer than it probably was because I split it across a few sessions and had to redo the mission/ Sulla whenever I went back to buy different gear. Really fun boss though, loved the music as well, but I'm a sucker for synths.

@woollypump Yeah, it's a really good boss. Sulla gave me a bit of a tough time too.

The good thing is when you sell any unwanted gear, you sell it for the same price you bought it originally, so you're not losing out on any money by doing that. You can also change the assembly of your AC when you die mid-mission which is really nice too.

Let me know your thoughts on Chapter Two. It's shorter than Chapter One but the final mission in the chapter is an interesting one.

@KAIRU I knew about buying and selling gear at the same price, but actually the thing that made the difference was going back and replaying missions to get enough money to not have to do that so much, which meant that I had more scope to play around with my assembly at the restart from checkpoint screen.

Funnily I struggled a bit with the heavy combat helicopter when I replayed that mission (took maybe 5 or 6 attempts) despite beating it the first time while drunk at 3am playing on launch day after getting home from a night out.

@woollypump Speaking about the first mission and that chopper, I was actually the opposite. I struggled originally but when I replayed it I beat it first time and got the S-rank. The melee weapon really does a lot of damage to it.

@KAIRU ha! That S-rank trophy makes me pretty sure I'm never going to get the plat for this game

@woollypump Yeah, I can't see myself getting it either. I have somehow managed to S-Rank most of Chapter One so far. I think I've done all in that chapter minus the final two. I can't see it be something I plan on getting any time soon.

I'm currently playing DeS on PS5, I have leveled my magic and vitality to 30 and able to kill the silver skeletons in 4-1 with the Crescent Falchion +1. I had to become op that way for my attack power because I don't use a bow. More of a....'swordsman' pun intended, by trade.

Just beat Chapter Three in Armored Core VI. What a game this is. Absolutely awesome stuff. That final mission in the chapter was great. I've noticed there is starting to be a bit of variety in the missions and even some of the boss fights which does a great job at keeping the game feeling fresh. I've also been having a lot of fun with the Photo Mode as well.

Onto Chapter Four now and just hit the first real main boss there and, yeah, safe to say I'm struggling a little. I'm sure I'll come out on top and beat it soon though!

Played several hours of Sea of Stars. Very fun so far with a good mix of story, turn based combat (with a fairly original system) and environmental puzzles.
The presentation is a very nice mix of 16 bit-like pixel art and music, but with a moder touch in terms of lighting, shadows, etc.
Very nice, I'll definitely be aiming to see this one through.

@Voltan It's really nice - also good for winding down after Armored Core VI