Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

Aaaand credits are rolling on Scarlet Nexus. I guess I’ll have to grind a little harder on the 2nd one, because I couldn’t unlock the entire skill tree (needed for a trophy). I also failed to get a couple combat related ones (one of them I’m not sure why, I thought I did the required action a few times).

Edit: turns out there's a little bit of post-game content and a NG+, so I'll probably get the trophies in the post-game and only have the story-related ones left for the other part of the game.

@Voltan Thanks for telling me the other character is Kasane. I didn't know that even though that's the story I'm playing....

@KilloWertz Sounds like you’ve been paying attention 😂

@Th3solution @Thrillho had a go on the DLC today. It seems like it will be fun. However I'm going to come back to it another time. I could feel a bit of a burnout feeling playing it, after roughly 35 hours on the remake.

I will say though, Yuffie is very fun to play. They've done a great job.

@Voltan Paying attention? I just think I'm on an acid trip every time I play Scarlet Nexus, so I only remember bits and pieces... like names.

Seriously though, I can see why people would say that to an extent though given how crazy the battles and Others all look on screen. Not a negative really though, especially the battles (still aside from the occasional one that ends up being extremely frustrating).

@NedStarksGhost I think that's one reason why I had the opposite experience/opinion with the small portion of the Yuffie DLC I played. I tried it right after completing the game, which was the second time I've played it overall counting back on the PS4 Pro. While I stand by some issues I had with it, maybe part of it was burnout on the game itself. I was willing to drop it and play something else pretty quickly. I'll go back to it someday though.

I went and bought Alan Wake at the weekend as I was intrigued to see what it was like with all the talk of Control and AWE etc. I've played a few chapters so far and I'm really enjoying the story but definitely going to agree with your comments on the combat @johncalmc. The movement feels very sluggish and slightly disconnected and even though there was a good idea there with the mechanics of it you can definitely see it's not dated too well. I just keep telling myself not to expect too much as you are playing a writer with the name Alan, probably not two things that go to making an action hero type character!!

@render Lol, all the poor Alan’s out there sigh, dejected. 😂 only to be joined by the equally unheroic Eugene’s and Bartholew’s.

@render so now my backup arrives

@Th3solution Imagine how different games would appear if the characters did have more mundane names. Battling through the biomes in Returnal would be a lot different if you were Gertrude the astra scout taking on those infamous bosses Brian, Steve and Gary 🤣

@render Final Fantasy is kind of going in that direction, from protagonists named Cloud, Squall, Lightning etc, to the 2 upcoming games featuring Jack and Clive

@Voltan And then the brand new FF7R character of.... Leslie.

I was feeling a little to tired to play anything requiring an actual brain today, so I decided to chase some of those trophies in Scarlet Nexus and now I'm on a literal grind for XP to max out my skill tree... this will get old fast, lol

Finished both the AWE DLC and main story of Control, now onto Foundation.

A really good game, interesting/exciting combat, good story, very atmospheric in terms of the design and sound track and challenging at times for sure especially, with some of the boss battles.

Levitating and slowly dropping to the ground is always cool, so is throwing all kinds of materials at enemies, Charge gun soon became my favourite weapon and the animation when you flip between different weapons is very cool.

All in all, a really good game. Strange enough to feel somewhat unique but the core combat is familiar enough (along with other aspects and design choices) not to feel too difficult to pick up.

@Col_McCafferty Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Are you going to bother with the platinum? It wasn’t particularly difficult from what I remember.

I was a little indifferent to the Foundation DLC but seemed to be in the minority with that. I think I had just had my fill of the game by that point even if it does add some story to the post game period.

For the main game I did quite like the “fake ending” when the credits first rolled and you’re left thinking “is that it????”

@Thrillho Ha, yeah initially I was disappointed but was soon both relieved and delighted that there was more!

I'm only three trophies away so might as well, just means a lot of busywork as I haven't done too many Countermeasure missions.

@Col_McCafferty Countermeasures are probably a pain if you’ve not been doing them as you’ve gone along. But if the ones on the list are rubbish, you can choose them and then immediately discard them for doable ones.

The only one I had left at the end I think was one for completing the skill tree. There are loads of hidden ability points in the Bureau but you should get enough from finishing the DLC. I think bonus abilities unlocked in the DLC also don’t count towards the full skill tree.

@Col_McCafferty Congrats! Absolutely loved this game. The Foundation DLC is pretty good, there’s some mix up in abilities so it keeps it a little fresh, and the storyline is a nice addition to the game to wrap up a thing or two.

Yes, there was a little grinding to get all the skill tree filled out but it’s correct that you don’t have to actually fill it all, and the trophy popped for me when I still had a handful of skills left still locked.

What did you think of the Ashtray Maze? I think that was one of my favorite gaming sections of all time.

@Col_McCafferty Awesome work on finishing the game.

@Thrillho @Th3solution @Voltan Tagged you guys as well as thought you might be interested in this. Another reason why I probably like both Control and Returnal...

@render Yeah, that is an interesting interview. It gives a peek into what kind of person comes up with these bizarre narratives. It takes a very creative and unconventional approach, and seeing that the lead narrative designer is inspired by things like live-action role play makes sense I guess.

I also find it impressive that Housemarque seems to be so supportive about work-life balance and employee well-being and facilitated a four day work week to avoid burn out.

@Th3solution My first Ashtray Maze run was awesome but hard and after dying a lot, I decided to leave it and go back to other missions. These in turn proved to be quite difficult so I ended up mucking around with the sliders in order to complete what were a number of boss battles. I didn't put the sliders back so when I went back to the Ashtray portion I blazed through it, probably only got halfway through the song!

I guess it was kind of ruined but I agree that it's a very impressive section of the not just this game, but any modern game.

There are several almost jaw-dropping moments in Control and that particular segment is probably No. 1.

Now I'm exploring the Foundations of the Oldest House and the game is still a lot of fun. Aiming for the platinum, only two trophies away.