Topic: Welcome/Introduction Thread

Hi everyone, my name is Steve, I am 25 years old and a week ago I bought a ps5, you can congratulate me.

@WaiGeneral hi Steve, welcome, congrats... what ya playing atm?

@WaiGeneral Welcome aboard and, as per your request, congratulations!

@WaiGeneral Deserving of congratulations, not an easy task. I'll be even more impressed if you find a charging station. 😉

Hi everybody, Mr_B021here. I have been gaming since the PS1. I like racing games, action/adventure, shooters and platformers. Some of my favorite games are Metal Gear Solid, Shadow of the Colossus, Astrobot Rescue Mission and Battlefield 1. I also like smaller 'indie' games, like the Witness, Journey or the Unfinished Swan. I joined Push Square in 2016. Mostly to read articles and comments, but I decided it is about time to contribute to the community and participate in the forums.

@Mr_B021 welcome buddy 🤗

@Mr_B021 You're very welcome. And with a distinguished taste too.

What did you think of MGS5 and The Last Guardian?

@Kidfried Thanks! Well actually a bit of a mixed bag in both cases.

I really liked MGS5's gameplay, flexibility and sense of freedom to approach things your way. But story wise it was one of the weaker entries in the series. I had really high hopes and wanted to experience the final missing piece of the MGS puzzle. And don't get me started on Chapter 3... I pray that someday Konami decides to release chapter 3 as a stand alone experience, like ground zeroes (along with a Bluepoint remaster of MGS1. I can't escape the feeling that all the story elements are there and Kojima simply didn't get enough time to finish it properly.

The Last Guardian was impressive. I really felt a connection with Trico. But it also was a bit too linear compared to SotC and for me it lacked that sense of awe. Still a very interesting game, more in league with ICO.

@Mr_B021 Always happy to welcome a fellow Metal Gear fan! I know it's slightly torturous, considering how savagely Chapter 3 was cut from The Phantom Pain, but have you seen the unfinished mission they released from it? Makes for an interesting watch, if nothing else.

@RogerRoger haha, yes! Really interesting indeed. Imagine a short but sweet island expansion like ground zeroes. There is more than enough cutscene content for a final act (combined with the nucleair disarmament objective). I don’t believe its just for one missing phantom mission 51..

@Mr_B021 If they had released Ground Zero like DLC (possibly even stand alone expansions!) for this game, it would have taken off like Microsoft in '94.

It's weird they didn't.

@Mr_B021 Agreed; I think we would've visited that island quite a bit. I doubt it would've been as sprawling as either of the other maps, but it still would've made a better ending than "play these missions again to unlock a ten minute cutscene" regardless.

I mean, I still love everything about MGSV, but it's nice to dream, eh?

Hi I have been reading Push square since I got my PS5 in november so I thought I'd finally create an account, I have not had a PS since the ps2 days so I am currently having a whale of a time catching up on all the great games I missed.

@Jecht_Ultima
Hi Jecht, welcome to the madness, good to hear you're enjoying Playstation again, plenty of fun to be had.

@LieutenantFatman Thank you, there certainly is I've had a blast with god of war and ghost of tsushima.

@Jecht_Ultima
I enjoyed God of War much more than I thought i would, definitely a great experience. Ghost of Tsushima I've not played yet but I have heard much praise for. Looking forward to giving it a go at some point.

@Jecht_Ultima Welcome to the forums! You have many great games ahead of you. What platform did you game on before you got your PS5?

@JohnnyShoulder Thanks man, I've been on PC for the past few years so it's nice to be back on playstation.

@LieutenantFatman You won't be disappointed it's a great experience.

@Jecht_Ultima Given your avatar, I assume FF7R is already completed?