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Depending on the jump I might actually wait for a pro model. Still feel there is so much power left in the PS5 that there won’t be any serious next gen only games for quite some time.

I’m not sure where the controversy is. It’s always been logical to me that, when the subscription becomes the product rather than the individual games, the individual games are going to be devalued exactly as is being said by both people in this article. Is anyone really disagreeing with something so obvious?

I have a question about saves. What can put me off some difficult games, especially those involving tedious trial and error bosses / memorising boss attack patterns, is if there are scant save points and none immediately before boss encounters (mainly thinking souls games). If the game makes me repeatedly redo progress then I’m out. I’m playing elden ring at the moment, and the bosses are fun, but only because there are generally save points right before. I’ve fallen away from “hard” games in the past due to having to redo progress.
I never played the original.

Everything on netflix finishes after 2 seasons. It’s why I dislike a lot of modern TV shows. Just not enough time to get invested, or have proper character arcs.

@BecauseBecause
Stargate Atlantis was long ago and I didn’t finish the series. Really disappointing after SG1; Game of Thrones I did finish, but I’m awful with names and the pictures aren’t exactly great, lol. The rest have zero interest in, but thanks for the info.

@get2sammyb
Nope, don’t recognise those names (though I usually don’t remember names), nor the pictures. In all honesty, there are even 3 Street Fighter characters I don’t know. I haven’t played since Street Fighter Alpha 3 on PS(1?) and my memory is very hazy from that time.

@DennisReynolds
We’ve been set up like this for over a year now, the wife and I being able to play each others games on either machine. I didn’t have to change anything, I think it working again after turning it if was just a coincidence and it was just a PSN connection glitch.

I only know 50 Cent out of all those. Guess they aren’t exactly going for A listers.

It wouldn’t let me verify a license to play elden ring today. Then it said PSN was busy… turned it off and on again and it worked 🤷‍♂️

Peeped a few flashes of brilliance, but we’ll see how it holds up generally. All comes down to how repetitive games like this become.

Storage really isn’t an issue for me as i only play a normal number of games at a time and have nobody else sharing the PS5 (the wife has her own); nevertheless, I do think Sony should just take less profit per unit. But I guess there are investors they need to keep happy if they are going to keep investing.

@Northern_munkey
I’ve payed it a lot. Have the plat and 94% trophy completion (don’t really know how to judge progress other than that).

I didn’t say I didn’t appreciate it, but for what it is, something to do when you want a low effort activity. I wouldn’t spend much on it is all.

I barely remember the experience apart from some cheap dopamine hits when I finished a low skill activity that unlocked incremental progress

Not exactly great variety though is there?

Sure, but I won’t pay much for these games. They are dip in and out low effort titles; basically the gaming equivalent of background music.

There really should be an option of “great games, but I have them”. - giving only the options of “are you happy personally” or “are they objectively crap”, Just doesn’t cover it.

I would be happy with Stardew valley if I didn’t buy and play it a long time ago. That’s the problem when games have been on sale cheap many times in the past before entering Plus.

I’d be much more interested in Viewfinder if it was in VR, as it clearly could and should be.

@Zuljaras
It wouldn’t beat Resi in VR for me. It’s just not quite as much of a complete game.

@Onearmbandit
I would encourage you to give VR its chance. You are correct that it’s just so immersive, but also that people can feel a bit off for a bit if they overdo it (and have their friends unexpectedly boost them around a game! Lol). After a week of play you’ll have a whole new world opened to you and it’ll always form part of your gaming experience from then on.

Still elden ring. Enjoying levelling my character and weapon and just exploring and defeating mini bosses.

I don’t think I’ve ever found a game scary outside of VR.

Got it as it’s free, likely won’t play it though. GT7 in VR just can’t be beaten.

@Rich33
Times haven’t changed. Games Sony allow changed 7 years ago, so devs had to adapt and censor themselves. Sony have absolutely not relaxed their puritanical policies. It was always, some would say racistly, concentrated on restricting Japanese devs.
I can provide another article quoting more Japanese devs if you like. And yes this is from 6 years ago, as I said, it was around 2018 this crap started.

I have no interest in debating with you the validity of censorship. Nobody ever changes their minds on that topic. I was merely evidencing my claims as there seemed to be some doubt that Sony censors (proudly) beyond what the ratings boards require.

@Rich33
If you aren’t informed about Sony’s openly stated censorship policy, and all the (especially Japanese) games that were not released, or had entire modes changed, characters redrawn etc…I don’t know what to say. This isn’t new to anyone paying attention

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sony-cracks-down-on-sexually-explicit-content-in-games-11555427944

@Rich33
That wasn’t a comment related to Sony specifically, just said funny you mentioned that game. I believe it was cross platform some time after release for that one. Which just shows how scared these companies are of bad PR from a***holes.

@Rich33
I can provide links, but a quick google will do it.

And by the way, funny you mention cyberpunk, that game was censored in a patch post release. Nips covered, underwear enforced everywhere outside of the menus for your character.

@Rich33
lol, you must be new. Since 2008 Sony changed their policies (they said in light of the #metoo movement). You can see lots of games at that time were released censored on Sony’s platform that were completely unmolested on the Switch and Xbox. As a result lots of Japanese devs closed down and, due to the cost of certification with Sony and their deliberately unclear policies, devs began self censoring. Eventually MS followed suit. Nintendo are still pretty much still allowing whatever the certification boards allow rather than pushing their agenda / avoiding bad PR, but Sony are a lost cause.

@Nintendo4Sonic
lol, I played it (I hope) before you were even born. What do I care what I can play it on now? There is nothing added, so it’s not worth £40. They could have put more effort in or charged a lower price. Unfortunately they didn’t.

True. But if MS release a new console then Sony will need to as well, or risk losing their hard won momentum. I’m sure Sony would rather not drop money into a new console needlessly.

Worth £9.99, not £40. I have nothing against old and linear games when done well, but as a basic kicking off point for better games in the series I would have hoped this would come as a double feature for £30. This feels like a rip off. Will wait on a heavy sale.

@get2sammyb
lol, I like your optimism! Since 2008 I have zero faith in Sony in this regard. We shall see.

I’ve made use of the refund procedure a couple of times in the past. It was quick and painless to be honest. We do need an option to trade back after a couple of hrs play though, like on Steam.

Dreamland now, but we could also do with an option to get some credit back from Sony by “selling” an old game back to them.

I bet there are loads of people who might need an extra £10 for a £70 newly released game and would give up the license for a couple of old games they don’t play, rather than wait for a sale where they might potentially get it much cheaper anyway.

Regardless of what the rating boards allow, expect Sony to censor. I wouldn’t even count on it releasing unmolested on PC once the finance companies decide they don’t want to allow payments for such a sexualised game (under heavy pressure from activist groups).

Thanks Saudi, I guess. Can’t complain if expansions are free. As long as there isn’t any attempt at historical revisionism and it remains pure fantasy.

Continuing with elden ring. Trying to find some high strength/faith weapons to take me to my final build, which I want to be dual wielding magma blades. Still relatively early in the game having only just beaten Margit and Godfriend story wise, but have been enjoying the side exploration.

Once I realised grinding in certain spots brings far more experience than normal play, and that you don’t lose items upon death, the stress of the game was reduced immeasurably and I’m now enjoying the game far more without worrying about dying.

Might play the new Prince of Persia roguelike at some point, but I’m really caught up in ER at the moment.

Edit: PoP trophy challenges are not working, so guess I’ll wait to have them available.

It’s a shame they changed the script to “avoid offence”, but if it’s only a few lines I’ll remind myself of the original and just pretend. It does mean I’m going to wait until people have fully played through so I can know for sure.

@Andy22385
To be honest, this is probably my easiest Tales plat. Now if they did this to help on Tales of Symphonia I’d be delighted. The 8 playthrough requirement saw me quit.

Just got it as part of PS Plus. Nice!

I love the fact that sub events have notices and time warnings. It’s terrible when you have to consult a guide to ensure you see everything without a secondary playthrough. They should have absolutely done this for Symphonia!

Saying that, not sure I like the grade shop being open and the 5K free points. The grade shop is a nice reward for finishing the game.

Going through these comments, it amazes me how badly Sony marketed Trophies. People deliberately avoid developer coded challenges in games simply because it’s called a “Trophy”, and they like to take the view that a challenge is devalued if you add an acknowledgment outside the game also. Astonishing. Then again, it shows the power of marketing, for good or ill.

Looks cool. As a kid of the 80s there is so much nostalgia here. Is She-Ra included? Didn’t see her here.

I’d be excited for a true sequel, but the base game is so broken I’m not adding a DLC to it.

@Deadcorpse66
We also didn’t have saves when I started gaming, for years, but people would sure cry about it if saves were removed now. See how it works? Things improve and people don’t want to go back to something less good.

@Decoy_Snake
It would be nice to have additional developer given challenges for old games. Does it need a trophy attached to that challenge…no, but for memories and metagame it would be very nice. As is, I’ve done it.

Then there are those of us who do want them before playing, yes. It just feels like much of a game is missing without them.

Really not surprised after they did us dirty with no trophy challenges for Resi Village on PSVR2. They just don’t care, which made me not care to continue their game after realising. Glad I got it second hand for a tenner and free upgrade so they didn’t get any of my cash.

@Ricky-Spanish
Yep, performance mode. It’s more about the way the game is designed, and a known issue after researching it. It takes some adjustment, and some trial and error to anticipate enemy movesets well in advance, but you can adjust.

@Zuljaras
Agree about Diablo 4. As soon as I realised the extent of the enemy scaling it was immediately deleted. Such a disappointment.

Just started elden ring yesterday. Slowly exploring and levelling up (including a bit of grinding on that huge beast that’s drops on you). Really liking it so far. I do wish the controls where more responsive, particularly the rolls. Even after releasing the button it takes a good while to engage the move which can feel a bit unfair with faster opponents. Still, I see myself playing this for quite some time.

Unicorn overlord could be interesting given the pedigree of those involved; can’t play Atelier Ryza 3 without the first two; Indika might be worth a try if I’m in the mood for a story; Coral Island…sure, sounds a bit like My Time at Portia, which I liked; no desire to go back to old Resi games (especially as I somewhat doubt they’ll get trophy challenges given what the did with Resi Village VR).

Kiryu’s Tiger Drop will just wipe the floor with everyone lol.

Depending on Trophy Challenges it could be longer to 100%. These are generally not taken into account before the challenges go live at release, but can massively impact how much there is to do.