Topic: Welcome/Introduction Thread

NintendoLifer here! Just finally saved up enough to buy a PlayStation 5 with Spider Man 2, and two hours in having a great time! So now I’ve joined the ps fan base lol!

@OctolingKing13 Welcome! The forums have been a little quieter lately for some reason, but congrats on your purchase and I hope you find some value in joining the ecosystem.

Have you had a PlayStation console before or is this your first? What kind of games do you like and what are you looking forward to after SM 2?
(I’m also playing SM2 currently and having a really good time with it. I have a few extended thoughts recently over on the Spider-Man thread)
Depending on your situation, you probably have a huge library of quality titles from multiple genres to explore on PS5! If this is your first PS console in a while then PS+ Extra may be worth your while. It’s an excellent collection of great games, lots of exclusives and third party as well on there.

@OctolingKing13
Hello. Welcome to the forums. I hope to get around to SM2 myself at some point as I loved the first two but my library and backlog never seems to get any smaller do no rush, how are you finding it?

Also make sure you check out Astros Playroom assuming that's still free with the console. It's a wondrous joyful, if short, experience. Also about as Nintendo as PlayStation gets.

@Th3solution @sorteddan thanks! this is my first PlayStation console, so I’m really excited to get more games! I’m only five hours into Spider Man 2, but I’m loving the world and the story and combat a lot. It definitely lives up to my expectations so far. I played a bit of Astros Playroom, and was surprised how the free to play title was so charming. There’s a ton of PS games on my wishlist, but right now I’m thinking of buying Horizon Forbidden West or Stray. Or Persona 5 Royal! So many options lol! Anyways thanks again :]

@OctolingKing13 Great to hear that you’ve been enjoying PS5 and Spidey 2.
So yeah, you might enjoy going back to play the first game and the Miles Morales standalone expansion. Horizon is another great one to get into, and the first game, Zero Dawn, can be found really cheap and it might feel more appropriate to have the background of the narrative from the first game before venturing into the sequel. Rumor is that they are releasing a native PS5 remaster/remake of HZD soon, but honestly the PS4 version has a patch so it should run a 60 fps on PS5 and still feel very ‘current gen.’ Personally, I’ve yet to play Forbidden West, but I thoroughly enjoyed Zero Dawn.
Persona 5 is a great game too, and also can be found fairly cheap, I suspect. Stray was a lot more enjoyable than I had anticipated, so it’s also worth a try, especially for when you want a shorter game between longer epics.

That’s one good thing about coming in late — a lot of great older games are not very expensive at this point, and/or are on the PS+ sub service.

Hi! I'm 39yo from the UK. I like rpgs, metroidvanias and weird, niche games. If its stupid in length, shed ton of content, count me in. Been a playstation fan since the beginning. Thank you for having me!

@CosmicJester welcome buddy, hope you enjoy

@colonelkilgore Thank you! Glad to be part of the community.

@CosmicJester
Welcome CJ.
I too play a few niche games, well VR games and they don't get more niche than that.

@CaptD I've now completed paradise killer 3 times, if you would have said to me years ago that a vaporwave-esque open world detective game would be one of my favourites I would have looked bemused, yet here we are .

@CosmicJester
Nice, you got your monies worth then.
I do remember watching a review for it quite a while ago (perhaps a couple of years) and it certainly looked interesting and I recall it reviewed pretty well but I wasn't sure it was my bag. Might give it a go if I can sort this backlog out.

@CosmicJester I tried to really like it like I hoped to, but I've tried twice and it just never clicked with me. It doesn't help the completely random word(s) that the characters say that sometimes has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation. It almost would have been better if the characters were completely silent if they weren't going to have full lines of dialogue.

I'm glad you got more than your money's worth out of it though. I will give it another shot someday as I don't like to leave games unfinished unless I absolutely despise them or I literally can't for some reason. I still have it installed.

@CosmicJester I played and enjoyed Paradise Killer a couple of years ago actually, I’m looking forward to their next game.

@KilloWertz it's on my "Games to show my daughter there is a world outside minecraft and horses" list.

@colonelkilgore I am in all honesty. Never found anything else like it, so I'm looking forward to it.

@CosmicJester Wait, there's a life outside of horses? But I wanted a pony!

There is so I'm told! Can't even get a dragon. I asked and everything. "Um.. don't think so. Its about horses.." my humours lost on her

Hello everyone hope you're all doing well? not long ago purchased a ps5 in the sale and have visited this site in the past so i thought i'd call in and say hi whatsUp? anywhoz i aint got much to say other than i game mainly because i am bored but i don't like paying the high prices for them and every game should have a demo to try out because that's the only way you really know if it's worth it. I enjoy playing first person shooters but not any and all though and tactical espionage action, to be honest i can't find anything out there, only so many times to replay old games before the boredom sets in, i miss splinter cell games. Take care cya laterz, lol.

Wow I don’t think I’ve ever seen this thread before. Well I’m glad to stumble upon it. This is perfect for me haha.
Evening everyone. I’m your typical 25-something year old Arab gamer from Kuwait (I can also speak Spanish if you’d like and I’m learning Italian too) ^^ I’ve been gaming all my life. With my favorite systems being NES, Sega Genesis, N64, PS2, PS3, PS4 and Xbox Series S. My other hobbies include cooking,
pro-wrestling (favorite athlete is Bryan Danielson, if you wondering),
casual interest in Sumo wrestling (don’t have a favorite wrestler yet),
fan of comic books (favorite characters are Superman, Deadpool, Hal Jordan, Hulk, The Question and Venom)
Fan of manga (favorites are Naruto, Dragon Ball, Fairy Tail, Bleach, Monster, Both One Punch Man, Fullmetal Alchemist, Slam Dunk, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Kochikame, Gintama, Toaru no Index, Saki, Akagi, Kaiji, Hikaru no Go, Kinku, Dr Grayman, Zatchbell… yeah I can be here all day. Missing One Piece? It’s a great series, but not my favorite)

I’ve gamed on more systems than you can count on three hands. My favorite games of all time are:

• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Dark Souls 1
• Megaman 3
• Ratchet & Clank 1
• Deadpool: The Game
• Spider-Man 2 (PS2)
• Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
• Naruto Ultimate Ninja 5
• Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
• inFamous 1
• Way of the Samurai 1
• Dynasty Warriors 5
• Max Payne
• Warriors Orochi 3
• Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
• WWE: Smackdown vs Raw 2009

It’s still possible I forgot one or two. But hey, that’s what future conversations are for ^^
I’m not sure what else to put in here. I guess I can recommend you joining our PS club? But you would’ve probably already done that by now. If not, the link is always in my signature.

I look forward to any future conversations with all thread members here. It’s been nice meeting a lot of people here thus far. ^^

Hello all! My name is Shane. Been reading Push Square and sister sites Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox for a few years and finally decided to take the plunge into the community! Nice to meet you all!

Favorite video game series: Legacy of Kain.
Currently playing: Astro Bot.
Recent gaming highlight: Finally, finallyyyyyy did all the Riddler trophies and took down the Riddler in Arkham Knight!