Topic: Your Latest PlayStation 5 Purchase

@colonelkilgore @Yousef-

Do you think you will miss the old camera angle and potentially just the old style? I've never played it, and don't really play horror games at all, but seeing the comparisons I liked the look of the old game over the remake, it just looked unique, eerie and well designed. And it actually made me wonder when the 'over the shoulder' camera became the absolute standard in games, when some games just totally suit different approaches to the art direction and camera.

@Ravix I never played the original so I don’t have that hanging over me… but even if I did, I’m all about third person over-the-shoulder view so it’s just how I’d want it if it were up to me.

@Jimmer-jammer maybe not straight away as I’m neck deep in Dead Space 3 rn… I might suggest the missus and I play it together for Halloween though, instead of watching horror movies. If she’s up for it, we’ll be starting it this month some time. If not, I’ll try and work it in somewhere, genuinely excited about it.

@Gunnerzaurus seeing the side by side genuienly made me want to play the original, or something like it, or to see more modern games made like it today. It just seemed so stylish and well suited (and refreshing, even though it's old)

What I'd actually love in a slefish way is for Remedy to make a moody detective noir in that kind of style, like right now. Or just an Alan Wake spin off in this game style.

@Jimmer-jammer no way! That’s a crazy coincidence. Well, I hope that missus-jammer enjoys it at least half as youre guaranteed to.

I just really hope that Konami basically hand the keys-to-the-kingdom to Bloober now and that they remake 1, 3 and 4. Its a series I was always curious about during my 20’s/30’s (when I was far too busy with sex, drugs and alcohol to game seriously) but now that I’m back in, it’s a series that I’d love to play in its entirety (well all the good ones anyway 😉).

@Ravix sometimes I don’t think 😂

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden - been keeping my eye on this for a while and it got a temporary reduction on Amazon’s big deal day today so finally got to pull the trigger.

@Ravix on a 3.141592653689793% more serious note, I do find the discussion around one vs new style in this particular case to be somewhat funny.

If someone were to find the old style “weird”, it would merely enhance the experience, cuz horror is inherently weird. If horror was predictable, smooth and comfortable, then how long before it can even be called horror?

@Yousef- I don't know, all I know is, to me, the old one looks really cool, and I kind of wished I played horror games because it just looks ace. The new one sure looks like a new game, though, which will probably mean it is good (I assume there's actual story that people liked from the original that is still there) so it can't really go wrong.

@Ravix it does look really cool. I probably should’ve been clearer in me saying I like it.

@Yousef- no, I got that. I was just reaffirming my own position. But I have no horse in the race when it comes to the actual discourse people may have about it. I'd just love to see this style in modern games more, rather than always reverting to the over the shoulder action.

Having some fixed camera angles or some variation to over the shoulder can lead to better art direction as you can see what they want you to see, I guess.

If anyone wants to see some of the old game in action Digital Foundry had someone capture the old PS2 version for their comparisons

@colonelkilgore Great choice with regard to SH2R .Be sure to tag me if you decide to post on here about your experience. I'd like to get a fellow Souls Vet's take on it. 😉

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN my friend (who’s a vet too) seems to enjoy it, but doesn’t enjoy the voice acting much.

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN yeah I’ll deffo post about it when I get to it. Currently trying to twist the missus arm into spending our next few weekends playing it together.

Sparing zero

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Just picked up Alone in the Dark for £20. It didn’t seem to review as well as I was hoping but I have heard decent things from gamers pretty consistently since it released. Looks pretty cool.

@PorkChopExpress yeah you could be right… but it has its fans:

@Bentleyma good to hear further positivity about this game… it really does seem like it got done a bit dirty at review time, which is a shame.

Oh well, it’ll probably be around 4 years ish until I get around to it, as I want to get through all the Resident Evil games first 😅… so apologies in advance if I forget to tag you when I eventually get around to it. I’ll try to remember though 😉

@Bentleyma could well be mate… I’ve only recently clicked with Survival Horror (with the Dead Space games), so I have a load to catch up on. All the RE’s, Silent Hill 2 Remake (and hopefully further remakes in the series), the Evil Within games, the Daymare games, Alone in the Dark and I’m probably missing some too. The maximum I can fit in is two per year… so it’s gonna take a while 😅

I recently picked up Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. I was looking for a game that isn’t necessarily in my wheelhouse, and I heard nothing but great things about this game. I’m not sure when I will start it, but it’s definitely on my cross media bar, tempting me.