@BearsEatBeets same here, I thought RE2 has the perfect blend of action and survival and puzzles. Was the best use of two protagonists as well. I really rate Code Veronica too, another example of two main characters working. RE4 was a great game, but without the Zombies and the greater emphasis on action it didn’t feel the same as classic Resi.
I’m really looking forward to this one, hopefully the story will be good. It’s good to have the two protagonists, but feel like for a long time a lot of games have forgotten about the survival aspect of survival horror. In the original trilogy and CV there was obviously lots of tense moments and jump scares, but for me the tension came from lack of ammo and healing items. The zombies were scary because there was a corridor of 4 or 5 you had to weave between to conserve you ammo. Even Nemesis isn’t that scary once you’ve unlocked unlimited ammo and the rocket launcher so you can just drop him in one shot.
IMO having Leon in the game shouldn’t automatically mean all out action without scares, would be good if you can kick the zombies but only way to kill them is to take their heads off so stamp on their heads whilst they’re down which would be hard to do if surrounded. A bit like trying to take on the old games with a knife.
@matikp wow didn’t realise about Very Pay…I’m tempted by the PS5 Pro as they are selling it for £569, if you get 20% discount on that it would be £455 and music magpie with give me £275 for my digital PS5 meaning I would only be paying £180 to upgrade to the Pro…hmm
Edit: Actually my bad music Magpie will pay £275 for disc edition, £245 for digital.
Still works out at £210 to upgrade, which is the cheapest it’s been.
I’m glad I started going digital at the end of PS3 era and full digital for PS4. I paid £360 for my digital PS5 at launch and sold my PS4 for £160. I think the black Friday deal for digital PS5 is an absolute steal for the tech you’re getting. When you look back at what we paid for previous generations at launch these aren’t too bad prices. Obviously there’s quite a few people that still like physical, but at least you can get a discount drive separate these days, which is a great idea.
Xbox dropped the ball with the Series S, I got the black 1TB version for £270 18 months ago, which I think is a good price. Should have taken a hit on profits to keep the price down and sell units. Once you’re getting towards PS5 prices it really loses the appeal. I think they should have done the Series X digital cheaper too. No way I wanted to pay £450 for it as my first Xbox, when I paid £90 less for my PS5. Xbox only made the digital version £50 cheaper where as Sony made their digital £90 cheaper than disc.
I realistically get about 4 a year. It takes me a couple of months probably to complete the average game, I stopped impulse buying on the PS Store as my backlog was building up. I’ve pre ordered Battlefield 6, will probably treat myself to Metal Gear Solid 3 at Christmas and Resident Evil 9 day one. Ghost of Yotei will have to wait, I’m still yet to get Silent Hill 2 and F as have so many games I have yet to complete.
I’m really looking forward to this one, mainly because it’s the only one in the series I haven’t played before. I don’t know why I haven’t to be honest. I found 5 to be a bit disappointing and got stuck somewhere and never completed it, looking forward to playing some classic Metal Gear Solid for the first time.
I’ll likely buy BF6 on PS5, really looking forward to even though it’s a lot harder than COD. Will get COD on Series S with game pass. BO6 was the first I’ve played in years and enjoyed so will give BO7 a look too. More excited for BF6, stopped playing COD after the original MW3 and fell in love with Bad Company 2 and have enjoyed all the battlefields since, even the ones others aren’t keen on.
I never got round to playing this one. Really enjoyed the first, after a while I figured it was best to wait for either PS5 version or 60fps update. Looking forward to playing it, will be like a brand new release for me 😬
This is one of the reasons I got a Series S. My first Bethesda game and found it quite overwhelming. Lots of menus and complicated inventories to get my head around and a very open world made me feel a bit directionless at points. I’m 20 or so hours in, I’ve enjoyed it and want to pick it up again, but was expecting it to be one of those games once you start you just play exclusively til you complete the story etc, but didn’t happen for me.
I’m only halfway through Mafia 2, really enjoy the way their games play out, hopefully this one is similar to the first two. I haven’t played the 3rd yet so can’t comment on that. I really like the narrative driven approach and not every game has to play like a GTA clone. Some games benefit from an open world, but also hate it when games try to follow the latest trends and forget about the things that made previous instalments great. I couldn’t get into Metal Gear Solid 5 for example, just didn’t feel like it was as story focused as the others and didn’t feel like classic MGS to me.
@get2sammyb that’s great advice. I’ve been digital only since the start of PS4 and get all my credit from Shopto. Usually saves 10-12%. I try to wish list the games I’m interested in and get them when they reach a value I’m happy with. This will very from title to title, some are day 1s but others I wait til they’re on sale and it’s great to get that extra 10% saving from Shopto, plus any possible credits from PlayStation Stars. I also used Shopto to renew my PS Plus Extra. Ending up paying £86.09 for £100 store credit and adding it to my wallet.
Oddly enough 4K Blu Rays are the only form of media I buy physical now. I like to have a collection of my favourite films and never swapped over to getting films in 4K on Amazon or iTunes. I’ve got a large collection of books and comics, but my mum bought me a kindle when they first came out to save space. Same with CDs, had a large collection then got an iPod and burnt them onto my laptop and started buying on iTunes and now I have Apple Music.
Recently just moved house and sold loads of cds on music magpie. Didn’t get much at all! I think Pink Floyd The Wall which is a double CD album had a hmv price tag still on it of £30.99! Don’t think I even got a quid for it 20 years later! I’ve always enjoyed collecting and never been a trade in kind of person, cds never held value unlike vinyl and judging by prices in CEX neither have video games.
I started going digital in the end of the PS3 era, and went all in from the start of the PS4 generation. Didn’t see the point in getting the discs if they still have to download and take up storage space. Switching between games is way more convenient when digital and can always go back to older games in my collection.
I got the PS5 digital edition at launch, got it for £360 and sold my base PS4 for £160 so only £200 to upgrade. I buy all my PSN credit off of Shopto which can be 12-15% cheaper than the voucher is worth. I’ll go through and wish list games I like if I’m not keen enough to get them day 1and wait til they drop to around £50, which will cost about £44 on shopto.
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Re: 'Grace Is the Biggest Scaredy-Cat in Resident Evil History': Capcom Details How Leon's Gameplay Will Differ in Requiem
@BearsEatBeets same here, I thought RE2 has the perfect blend of action and survival and puzzles. Was the best use of two protagonists as well.
I really rate Code Veronica too, another example of two main characters working.
RE4 was a great game, but without the Zombies and the greater emphasis on action it didn’t feel the same as classic Resi.
Re: 'Grace Is the Biggest Scaredy-Cat in Resident Evil History': Capcom Details How Leon's Gameplay Will Differ in Requiem
I’m really looking forward to this one, hopefully the story will be good.
It’s good to have the two protagonists, but feel like for a long time a lot of games have forgotten about the survival aspect of survival horror. In the original trilogy and CV there was obviously lots of tense moments and jump scares, but for me the tension came from lack of ammo and healing items. The zombies were scary because there was a corridor of 4 or 5 you had to weave between to conserve you ammo.
Even Nemesis isn’t that scary once you’ve unlocked unlimited ammo and the rocket launcher so you can just drop him in one shot.
IMO having Leon in the game shouldn’t automatically mean all out action without scares, would be good if you can kick the zombies but only way to kill them is to take their heads off so stamp on their heads whilst they’re down which would be hard to do if surrounded. A bit like trying to take on the old games with a knife.
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
@matikp wow didn’t realise about Very Pay…I’m tempted by the PS5 Pro as they are selling it for £569, if you get 20% discount on that it would be £455 and music magpie with give me £275 for my digital PS5 meaning I would only be paying £180 to upgrade to the Pro…hmm
Edit: Actually my bad music Magpie will pay £275 for disc edition, £245 for digital.
Still works out at £210 to upgrade, which is the cheapest it’s been.
Re: You Can Buy a Fully-Fledged PS5 for the Same Price as a Less Powerful Xbox Series S Right Now
I’m glad I started going digital at the end of PS3 era and full digital for PS4.
I paid £360 for my digital PS5 at launch and sold my PS4 for £160.
I think the black Friday deal for digital PS5 is an absolute steal for the tech you’re getting.
When you look back at what we paid for previous generations at launch these aren’t too bad prices.
Obviously there’s quite a few people that still like physical, but at least you can get a discount drive separate these days, which is a great idea.
Xbox dropped the ball with the Series S, I got the black 1TB version for £270 18 months ago, which I think is a good price.
Should have taken a hit on profits to keep the price down and sell units. Once you’re getting towards PS5 prices it really loses the appeal. I think they should have done the Series X digital cheaper too. No way I wanted to pay £450 for it as my first Xbox, when I paid £90 less for my PS5. Xbox only made the digital version £50 cheaper where as Sony made their digital £90 cheaper than disc.
Re: People Don't Buy Anywhere Near As Many Games As You Think
I realistically get about 4 a year.
It takes me a couple of months probably to complete the average game, I stopped impulse buying on the PS Store as my backlog was building up.
I’ve pre ordered Battlefield 6, will probably treat myself to Metal Gear Solid 3 at Christmas and Resident Evil 9 day one.
Ghost of Yotei will have to wait, I’m still yet to get Silent Hill 2 and F as have so many games I have yet to complete.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
I’m really looking forward to this one, mainly because it’s the only one in the series I haven’t played before. I don’t know why I haven’t to be honest.
I found 5 to be a bit disappointing and got stuck somewhere and never completed it, looking forward to playing some classic Metal Gear Solid for the first time.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Will Go Up Against Battlefield 6 from 14th November
I’ll likely buy BF6 on PS5, really looking forward to even though it’s a lot harder than COD.
Will get COD on Series S with game pass. BO6 was the first I’ve played in years and enjoyed so will give BO7 a look too.
More excited for BF6, stopped playing COD after the original MW3 and fell in love with Bad Company 2 and have enjoyed all the battlefields since, even the ones others aren’t keen on.
Re: Red Dead Redemption 2's PS5 Version Could Be Announced Next Week
I never got round to playing this one. Really enjoyed the first, after a while I figured it was best to wait for either PS5 version or 60fps update.
Looking forward to playing it, will be like a brand new release for me 😬
Re: Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
This is one of the reasons I got a Series S.
My first Bethesda game and found it quite overwhelming. Lots of menus and complicated inventories to get my head around and a very open world made me feel a bit directionless at points.
I’m 20 or so hours in, I’ve enjoyed it and want to pick it up again, but was expecting it to be one of those games once you start you just play exclusively til you complete the story etc, but didn’t happen for me.
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages (PS5) - Medieval Mashup Slows Down for FPS Excellence
I haven’t played Doom before.
As this is a prequel am I best playing this one first, then Doom 2016 and Eternal last?
Re: 64% of PS5 Players Are Glad Mafia: The Old Country Isn't Open World
I’m only halfway through Mafia 2, really enjoy the way their games play out, hopefully this one is similar to the first two. I haven’t played the 3rd yet so can’t comment on that.
I really like the narrative driven approach and not every game has to play like a GTA clone.
Some games benefit from an open world, but also hate it when games try to follow the latest trends and forget about the things that made previous instalments great.
I couldn’t get into Metal Gear Solid 5 for example, just didn’t feel like it was as story focused as the others and didn’t feel like classic MGS to me.
Re: 12 Great PS5, PS4 Games At Their Lowest Ever Prices This Weekend
@get2sammyb that’s great advice. I’ve been digital only since the start of PS4 and get all my credit from Shopto. Usually saves 10-12%.
I try to wish list the games I’m interested in and get them when they reach a value I’m happy with. This will very from title to title, some are day 1s but others I wait til they’re on sale and it’s great to get that extra 10% saving from Shopto, plus any possible credits from PlayStation Stars.
I also used Shopto to renew my PS Plus Extra. Ending up paying £86.09 for £100 store credit and adding it to my wallet.
Re: Physical Media Just Can't Catch a Break Right Now
Oddly enough 4K Blu Rays are the only form of media I buy physical now. I like to have a collection of my favourite films and never swapped over to getting films in 4K on Amazon or iTunes.
I’ve got a large collection of books and comics, but my mum bought me a kindle when they first came out to save space.
Same with CDs, had a large collection then got an iPod and burnt them onto my laptop and started buying on iTunes and now I have Apple Music.
Recently just moved house and sold loads of cds on music magpie. Didn’t get much at all! I think Pink Floyd The Wall which is a double CD album had a hmv price tag still on it of £30.99! Don’t think I even got a quid for it 20 years later! I’ve always enjoyed collecting and never been a trade in kind of person, cds never held value unlike vinyl and judging by prices in CEX neither have video games.
I started going digital in the end of the PS3 era, and went all in from the start of the PS4 generation. Didn’t see the point in getting the discs if they still have to download and take up storage space. Switching between games is way more convenient when digital and can always go back to older games in my collection.
I got the PS5 digital edition at launch, got it for £360 and sold my base PS4 for £160 so only £200 to upgrade.
I buy all my PSN credit off of Shopto which can be 12-15% cheaper than the voucher is worth. I’ll go through and wish list games I like if I’m not keen enough to get them day 1and wait til they drop to around £50, which will cost about £44 on shopto.