Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@Col_McCafferty Good choice... since I'm also playing the PS5 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. I loved it the first time I played it (obviously on PS4), but now the PS5 version gives me the perfect excuse to play it all over again.

I'm also pretty sure that it will download the PS5 version just fine via the method Th3solution mentioned. I ended up buying the PS5 version even though I already had the PS4 one because it would have taken a long time to download since I have mediocre internet and I can only download overnight since we stream our TV instead of cable. So, obviously I didn't download it digitally, but that method seems to be what you have to do with cross-gen games for the most part if it's digital (or in your case a PS4 disc).

So Final Fantasy VII remake, within about 3 seconds of the opening credits I realised I had made the right choice in my next 'main' AAA gaming experience!

Wow, this is going to be something special. Love the cast, the introduction into the story wasn't overwhelming and confusing for a complete newcomer to the series. The combat on the surface seems pretty straightforward but obviously there's a lot of tips and tricks that I'll need to learn in order to get the most out of it.

Glad I waited until I got hold of a PS5 before playing this game. I'm sure I would've enjoyed it on PS4 but it does feel like a step up from both Spidey and Resi 3 and I've barely scratched it's surface!

Oh and the music, ***** me if this isn't some of the most epic ***** you'll ever hear. It's very different from the music in Persona 5 but it has that same vibe where it really does help suck you into this world and gets the blood pumping.

@Col_McCafferty sounds like your gonna really enjoy. I was (still am I suppose) a noob to the series
last year, when a friend twisted my arm into playing both FFXV and FFVIIR. I enjoyed both… funnily enough considering the fan-base reaction I actually preferred XV (ever the contrarian). So, if once you finish VIIR you’re still craving some FF I would definitely suggest XV.

@colonelkilgore yeah I've got my eye on XV as well, it's part of the Plus Collection so why not?!

No idea when I'll ever get round to playing it mind, games list is growing and growing.

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@Col_McCafferty I’m right there with ya on that one 😉. Only today Scarlet Nexus turned up… and although it is way (like WWAAAAAAAYYYYY) down the schedule, I’m feeling a real pang to start it after I finish what I’m currently playing. Be strong colonel… be strong!

@colonelkilgore Ha, I'll try mate.

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It wasn't that long ago I was struggling to find something new to play but then I bought Mass Effect LE and Resi 3 and then got a PS5 and games in my backlog like Final Fantasy become an option and now I've got more than enough to last me well into 2022.

I'll drop everything though once Horizon Forbidden West comes out, that's a day one must play asap game as far as I'm concerned.

@Col_McCafferty 🤣 I’ll see your ‘well into 2022’ and raise you with ‘meticulously scheduled until January 2025… and still have over 125 games remaining once I get to that point’. 😅

What I’ve slowly realised is though, is that a backlog is far more of a blessing than a curse. I used to be an incredibly blinkered gamer… and as a result, once I was finished whatever I was into, I would have no idea what to play next and would just end up waiting for a big new release that tickles my pickle. Now I’ll try any genre, I have a lot of catching up to do 😓… but I am never stuck for something to play 😉. I know which scenario I prefer.

I do bud, the combat does improve as things get trickier, as well as when your understanding of and access to the various materia improves. It certainly wasn’t my personal game of the year last year, as it was for so many others… but it was well worth the perseverance. Also it’s not a long game (unless you want to plat it in which case it will take up some considerable time) and I reckon the story is/will be so good that it’ll be well worth playing each part as they’re released just for the narrative alone.

@Col_McCafferty You would have enjoyed it just fine on PS4. Agreed that it is a very special game though.

It is a quality step up though on PS5, and obviously they fixed the infamous door.

@KilloWertz Well, someone above doesn't seem to think it's all that.

The combat is different but I reckon my experience with Persona 5 has strangely helped me adjust. Yes it's real time but there is strategy involved and I can imagine how it's easy for some newcomers to feel a tad overwhelmed by all the info that's thrown your way. Like anything though, practice makes perfect or at least you'll feel more comfortable with it the more you play.

Don't think it's cheesy at all, it's a JRPG and proud of it but has made me laugh and smile several times already.

Yeah, the 'door'. Not seen it yet but I'm sure it won't ruin my enjoyment.

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@Col_McCafferty True. No game clicks with everybody though. What matters the most if it clicks for me (and obviously in this case, you).

I don't think it's cheesy either. If you're not a fan of JRPGs like we are, I get it I guess, but I have no problems with the dialogue either. It's definitely more "mature" than older Final Fantasy games.

They fixed his apartment door for the PS5 version, so you'll never notice the difference. Even on the PS4, I didn't mind it, even though it made no sense how it happened to slip through.

@KilloWertz so I must’ve missed it… or just plain forgot, what’s this about a ‘door’?

@colonelkilgore A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress into and egress from an enclosure....

Real answer: There were a few occasions in the PS4 version that the textures were really low quality. Of course the internet being what is, decided that this was The Worst Thing Ever.

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PS4 Version

@JohnnyShoulder To be fair, that door did stick out a lot. It really is awful and comes after the game’s opening sequence looking universally brilliant at all times. The lip syncing with the NPCs is way worse than that door though!!

@colonelkilgore The apartment door where Cloud lived was missing it's textures on it, which obviously really stood out. They never bothered fixing it on the PS4 version for some reason, but the door looks normal now on the PS5 version.

Honestly, it became a bigger deal than it really was, but it is still nice to have it fixed regardless. It doesn't change the game at all naturally, but it doesn't stand out anymore.

@nessisonett Yeah it deserved to criticised, but not to the degree it got to imo. And yeah some of the NPC's were generally a bit rubbish. Also when in a town you had a about a dozen different characters all talking over each other, which made it sound it like some sort of horror film.

@JohnnyShoulder It’s just the way the internet works, the more something’s talked about then it grows exponentially. Exposure begets exposure. Same as puddlegate.

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@KilloWertz @JohnnyShoulder I did notice a few shoddy textures while playing it… ironically the apartment door didn’t stick in my mind though.

@velio84 I’ve got TLoU and TLoU2 coming up at the start of September, played through one at release but want to playthrough it again to have it all fresh in the memory to get the most from 2.