One thing we’ve noticed since the turn of the year is that PlayStation 5 ports are popping up out of nowhere. You’ll recall The Sinking City launching on Sony’s next-gen console in New Zealand this week – before it was even announced by developer Frogwares. Now, two Trophy lists have emerged: Mortal Shell and Hunting Simulator 2.
The former, a Souls-like by Cold Symmetry, launched on the PlayStation 4 last year – and we liked it a lot. “After a steep learning curve, its combat is challenging but fascinating, and with a great sense of reward once you master it. It might be a little too similar to Dark Souls in terms of overall tone and style, but it brings enough new ideas functionally to make it stand out from the crowd,” we explained in our 8/10 review.
We never covered Hunting Simulator 2, but the Nacon published first-person niche is fairly well regarded for its vibrant presentation and attention to detail. Neither game has a release date just yet, but usually when Trophy sets hit Sony’s servers, it means they’re imminent. We’ll check in with the appropriate parties and see if we can learn more.
[source psnprofiles.com, via psnprofiles.com]
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Oooh what a nice surprise for Mortal Shell! That game running at 4K@60fps would be wonderful, especially if it comes with a new coat of polish... I always felt the PS4 version was a bit too janky and buggy.
Mortal Shell was great, if a little too bare bones. Pretty much did everything there was to do so not sure I’d pick it up again, but definitely awesome for those who haven’t played it.
All gaming seems to be taking a horrible turn into let’s do remakes, let’s flash up old games with resolution and fps.
Instead of all resources being focused on bringing new games to consoles.
This is backwards compatible doing this and for some it’s good, but when you have played the games you wanted to on the older consoles be it Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation when they were first released it’s dam boring and makes backwards compatible suck.
Just leave the old games alone and make some new fresh games please developers.
This has to be the worst I have ever seen gaming for this and what a terrible direction it has all gone. Even the Nintendo direct the other day was the worst game presentation I have even seen and I have seen them all from all the companies.
Gaming in 2021 is stale as old bread.
@Dezzy70 i agree with you to a certain degree..yes it would be nice for fresh games and new ideas but there are some games out there that were maybe a bit too ambitious in terms of graphical fidelity that pushed old tech to its limits and now they have the means to fully realise and produce the game they originally concieved...but i think they should be free upgrades or at the very least be a cheaper upgrade...full price remasters are getting to be a dime a dozen...
@Northern_munkey
At least Sony gave us new games and we have a few to look forward to in March and up until June.
And I guess Ubisoft gave us AVC and Immortals.
Hope this year picks up going into the Autumn though. Was looking forward to far cry 6 but no release date now was February.
@Olmaz. No it wasn't janky.and buggy.i play the game on my ps4 pro and the game plays looks amazing.and i got to the last boss.and i have not experience all the so call bugs you talking about.it ran so smooth on my ps4 pro.word up son
Mortal Shell is great, just be sure to download the Rotting Christ pack, as the alternate boss music it provides is far better than the original boss music.
@playstation1995 Weird. On both my PS4pro and my PS5, I got a few crashes, unreliable framerate, moments where you could see between the "seams" of the walls, strange AI behavior (beyond what can be expected from a Souls-like game), non functional HDR (although advertised as such)...
Don't get me wrong, the game is great, and if the PS5 version is a free update and a good deal of polish plus 4K@60fps, I'll dive in again and try to finish it. But with these kind of very difficult games, any technical issue can be very offputting.
@playstation1995 Also, just curious, have you explained at any point your fascination with "word up son"? Is it a meme? A reference? An inside joke? A way to be "original"?
@Olmaz. Alright .im a black american from new york.who is highly influence by old school rap music.thats the way we talk back in the day in new york.and still do.us black people.and old school rappers like nas.wu tang clan.eric b and rakim.kool g rap.mobb deep.black moon.a tribe called quest.ll cool j.onyx.etc.word up son.means true that man or woman.its a new york slang.use by black people.if i say god of war and Grand theft auto vice city is the best 👑.you agree with me and say word up son
@AndyKazama It's good just wish there was more of it. Needed more customization and weapons and a better skill tree. But its an Indie dev so I can't be to harsh.
@playstation1995 great taste in music..i personally am a bone thugs man myself..word..
@Northern_munkey .whodini.a tribe called quest.public enemy.lost boyz.the fugees.gangstarr.nwa.mobb deep. Fat boys.black moon.umcs.utfo.grandmaster flash and the furious 5etc great groups.word up son
Theres too many to go into..i like them all..
Mortal Shell is fantastic. I highly recommend it to those of you who enjoy the "souls-genre." I also think it is a great point of entry for those of you who are disillusioned with the difficulty of the genre, as this game is not as hard as the souls or nioh games for example.
They never fixed the save file bug in Mortal Shell.
Ugh I hate this. So even with backwards compatibility we're going to get as many last gen ports as the PS4. Great!
Neat, hopefully it'll be a cheap remaster!
@Dezzy70 I personally want free next gen upgrades of games I own or would like to own. It's not at all a bad trend as I'd love to fully utilize my PS5. Plenty of new games on that system. This honestly should've happened at launch, these upgrades should've been there day one. It hurts no one. The time and resources to upgrade a game for PS5 is miniscule. This feels like a weak azz version of the Remaster whiners. Salty because u don't have a PS5 I'd assume?
@Eadgar I think it's a terrible point of entry. The devs are enormously talented but on ps4 it's rough. The game is not what I'd call a polished and thoroughly built Soulslike. It lacks many of the features, explanations, and design qualities of the truly great Soulslikes. It would be a bad place to start imo. It's not like it's that easy either. Personally, I'd suggest Demon's Souls PS5 as a starting point. Perhaps a Lord's of the Fallen if we want a slightly easier experience that mimics the big games and is reasonably polished. Games like Nioh, Bloodborne, Demon's Souls are in another league. I wouldn't suggest starting with a complete budget Soulslike that lacks some basic QoL aspects. I appreciate Mortal She'll, but it's a rough one to start on. It's obtuse and combat is extremely rough.
@Ichiban I want free upgrades that fully utilize my system. If this is a Nioh 2 deal, I'd be happy.
@iamtylerdurden1
Had PS5 day one and PS1,2,3 and 4.
Just think overall if all resources where on new games in some form it would help for new games.
Least we have Ratchet and clank in June.
@Dezzy70 I strongly disagree. I would love to see many games remastered and refreshed for the new hardware. GTA 3/SA/4 etc. Red Dead Redemption, Most of the racing games, HZD, Uncharted, Tomb Rider etc. I would play them again.
@Horizon_Rover
Guess I’m just a play them once and all being well complete them type of guy.
I like to look forward to new adventures, say like the next Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War etc.
My old generation is not really grown up with backwards compatibility, a new generation console meant new and new games and moving forward constantly.
I think that’s why I’m like what I’m like
Don’t want to play a game again when I know the story and the environment etc and what is going to happen.
New adventures, new places for me.
@Dezzy70 I can understand your concern. But you failed to realize there is an entire market of people who skipped the Xbox/PS4 generation, buying the PS5 as their first console ever, or switching to PS5 this generation.
These people would love to experience these games that they missed with a new coat of paint. I am one of these people. I dumped the PS4 a year and half into the generation due to poor performance of games on the platform... So being able to play games like God of War at 4k/60FPS or Judgement at 4k/60FPS is fantastic.
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