Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

After beating and getting the Platinum earlier this month in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. I'm halfway through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and here's my impressions so far after 45 hours.

1- The world and the characters are awesome. I like how the characters connections are developing throughout the game. The semi open world areas are great but it has some open world flaws. (Did I tell you about the towers intel?) but thankfully those flaws are optional to deal with.

2- The story progress is pretty slow and I feel it's almost non existent even if I'm halfway through the game in Chapter 8.

3- The game packed with a lot of content and mini-games. Most of it is really frustrating especially if you're trying to get the highest score for the platinum.

4- The combat is one of the best I've ever played and I really enjoy every single combat. So fast and tactical too.

Overall I don't think I can say definitely FFVII Rebirth is my favorite game this year but it's one of the best. I guess I enjoyed FF16 more but hopefully the second half of the game will be better when it comes to story. - And yes, I decided to give up on Mini Games and not pursue the platinum for now -

@Khwarezm89 You will enjoy the game a lot more with your choice to avoid the mini games and such. I ended up going too side quest heavy and such in the middle and it really took away from my experience with Rebirth. Just judging the game otherwise based on the characters, story, and gameplay though? I thought it was great, which is why even later on in the game I continued to ignore a lot of the side content. I still loved the game in the end.

@KilloWertz Yeah I guess I'm gonna drop the mini games for now and keep a manual save before the point of no return for later. The world is gorgeous. I can't remember when was the last time I took as many as screenshots that I took in FFVII Rebirth.

@Khwarezm89 That it is, although I played it all in Graphics mode/30 FPS. It was quite a big drop to me in graphical quality in Performance mode, and it seemed like it never really got fixed. That would be another complaint of mine, as that's now 2 of their PS5 exclusives in a row to have a severely flawed Performance mode (the other being Final Fantasy XVI of course).

With that said, the characters move with more weight than some other games, so I didn't mind playing it in 30 FPS, especially with the option to turn up the camera panning sensitivity all the way up. I took a ton of screenshots as well. Maybe not as many as some people do, but I believe it has the most screenshots of any game on my system.

Chugging along nicely in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor. Meeting all kinds of crazy characters and exploring a lot more than you could in the first game. Overall it is definitely a better game, story wise I'm not far enough to judge. It seems to have a bit more character than the first, a bit more charm, maybe. Been a while since I played the last one, mind.

@Ravix I think Survivor is the better game and I liked the worlds, open - Metroidvania exploration, and weapon options better. But I actually like the narrative of the first game more.

@Th3solution yeeeah, having more to see and do means I'm not following the narrative so much, so it kind of works out nicely that way.

The fact they mention the Hidden Path (is that what they are called, I dont know) early on made me wonder, once again, if they will stick Cal in the Obi Wan series.

It's kind of weird how both stories are taking place at a similar time, with serious linking themes, without any crossover so far. Timeline wise, I'm not sure the exact dating of events, but I'm sure it would please a bunch of people to see a crossover.

I mean, we know DV knows about Cal in the games, so you'd think if there's a timeline cross in the series he's not just going to forget their run ins. I also like the possibility of what the game could do to explain why Cal is no longer mentioned in the future by anyone either, and he's the perfect actor for that 💀

Started playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon today. This game probably has the slowest opening of all the Yakuza games. I feel like I've been watching a movie during the 2.5 hours I played of it so far. I almost feel asleep several times lol.

The battles are fun and I feel like the turn-based system fits the series well. I just need to experience some actual battles because I have barely scratched the surface of the battle system. I think the game will click with me once that happens.

This is also the perfect Yakuza game to play on the Portal since the battles are turn-based.

@LtSarge Enjoy your time with the game. I really liked it when I played it 2 years ago. My only complain is that you'll need to grind a lot around the end of the game but the Story and Kasuga are really great and exciting.

The gameplay was so fun with some flaws but it put a great foundation for this new gameplay in the future and you'll notice that when you play Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

I paused Trails through Daybreak this week to play Nobody Wants To Die and Severed (Vita). I got the platinum trophy for both, and now I feel refreshed to jump back into Daybreak. I’ll probably be playing that for the foreseeable future.

@Khwarezm89 Thanks for the tip about the end of the game, I'll make sure to do extra battles here and there until the end so that I won't need to grind.

I've heard great things about Infinite Wealth, so I'm definitely looking forward to playing it in the future. As for this game, I'm enjoying the gameplay but I still don't feel like I've gotten to experience any real battles, even after 9 hours of playtime.

Well, I've been playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon for over 20 hours since Friday, lol. I'm absolutely obsessed with this game. In terms of the gameplay, I think I prefer it over the real-time battles. It's just so much fun and dynamic. Leveling up your characters, switching jobs, acquiring new weapons and finding materials to upgrade them, it's just so addicting. The gameplay is definitely more engaging.

@LtSarge I cannot blame you. It was addicting for me in every way. Substories, minigames, the post-game dungeon is a true highlight. (Second one, the one before it was a calk walk. Second one is called “True Final Millennium Tower” and it was a Japanese dlc that became packed by default in the overseas version alongside NG+) (yeah JP players were probably mad lol).

Still playing through Resident Evil 2 REmake, did a bit more this morning. Cleared an area of zombies without taking any damage and got a 'key item' , required for an upcoming puzzle required for completing the part of the game I am in atm.

Spider-Man 2 and Rise of Tomb Raider.

@CaptD and I made a start on The First Descendent today and it’s a pleasant surprise tbh. Plays well with very satisfying gun play and character movement via a double-jump and grappling hook. Yes it’s gonna be a grind but free-2-play looter-shooters are always going to be. Better than 3/10 for sure.

I’ve been on Vita kick lately. After getting the platinum for Severed, I decided to finally buy Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana last night. It’s been a game that has tempted me for and years, but I never pulled the trigger. I just beat the prologue this morning and it’s excellent so far. There’s nothing better than playing a solid JRPG on a handheld console.

@Yousef- The substories are actually not doing it for me. I don't know if they've always been designed like this, but it's so annoying how sporadic they are. I have to constantly go away and come back in order to continue one, instead of just having one continuous substory.

The mini-games are meh as well. I got access to the management game and typically, I find these really engrossing and fun. But this one is too realistic, like I have to manage an actual business. I'm on vacation right now and the last thing I want to do is work when playing a game lol.

You’re not wrong their friend and I’m glad you were quick to notice how poorly structured they are.

To give you a brief example, as you may already know, there’s around 50. Big number, yes? Except it’s a small lie. Because there’s around 8 of them that are just single kart racers. Even if you love the kart racing minigame (and trust me, these substories will make you hate it), you can’t deny there’s something fishy going on.

I can see where you’re coming from with the minigames. They’re not mind blowing or the best in the series.

If it’s any help, the business minigame is actually really mindless. Not fun, but mindless. It’s deceptively hard, but still quite slow and only nets you an additional party member.

Picked up a copy of RDR2 for £12 and so far i am enjoying the game i was very surprised how this PS4 game looks on the PS5 -