Kang81

At least I don't own any of them already. Can't say I'm thrilled with any of them though. I'll add them to my library, but I doubt I'll ever play them, particularly Persona. None of them are my style.

Why do I feel like this thing will be the Rock Breaker 2.0? I look forward to despising this monstrosity. 😆

Nice, if it does it'll be a nice present for my September birthday .

Yeah, this is a mess for sure. However, the top honor of most convoluted PS4 to PS5 upgrade still belongs to Control. Though I believe that fiasco is all due to the games publisher, 505 Games. Yeah, the same publisher involved in the Bloodstained port for Switch fiasco. I will always take the opportunity to talk s#!t about 505 Games.

Nice, I almost bought F.I.S.T. last night but forced myself to hold out for a sale.

Well that rumor is continuing the horrible run of PS+ games for me. Sadly, not one of those games interests me in the slightest.

I think the last PS+ game I was happy with was Maneater, and I already owned it on disc.

Unless Terminal Reality is involved, which it seems is not the case according to this article, then I won't get my hopes up.

Terminal Reality is the only studio to ever make not only a good Ghostbusters game, but a great one. What a mistep to not get them involved again.

I dont have issues with the parry, but it is really nice to see a setting for adjusting the reaction time. I would actually like a setting like that for Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It's harder to perfect the parry timing in that game then any other I've played.

Good, Superman mode is still in the game. Haha

Who doesn't love collecting an item then instantly get sent rocketing across the sky faster than a speeding bullet? 😁

@KidBoruto

I'd be down for an AC1 remake.

I read the headline and clicked on the article thinking what the hell now? What makes PS fans the biggest wankers?!? Those are fighting words!

2 seconds later...

Oh, that's why, ok I can calm down now. 🤣🤦‍♂️

@KidBoruto

Definitely, and I too have a large backlog of AC games to finish.

Black Flag
Syndicate
Rogue
Origins DLC
Odyssey and it's DLC
Valhalla

Just my AC backlog alone is enough gaming to last me a whole year if not more.

This just makes me wish Odyssey went this route with Greek mythology. I haven't finished Odyssey yet, and I know it has a few mythological beasts to fight, but not to this degree. Also, I had hoped we'd get to visit a sunken Atlantis in the DLC for Odyssey. From what I've gathered, the DLC takes place pre-sinking.

@Rob_230

I would hope it is, especially considering I've read it's hovering around 40 hours of gameplay in some of those leak announcements.

I hope it is a massive DLC like that.

@Saltborne

Now that I've seen more of it, and that it's not just a other Indie roguelike or soulslike, I am far more i.terested in it though.

Ok, this trend of removing games from digital stores only to force consumers into buying newer, more expensive, bundled only editions is BS and getting out of hand. 😡

Cocky and overconfident PS3 era Sony is definitely back and in full force for the PS5 era. 🙄

In no particular order, my top 5...

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Deathloop
Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart
It Takes Two
Psychonauts 2

@Stragen8

Ha, I added Psychonauts 2 despite not playing it yet. I have a feeling it'll be worth the wait.

@Saltborne

I'm highly interested in Deaths Door, but the lack of truly desirable games for me this generation has led me to finally work on my backlog. At least games in my backlog I know I can and want to finish, the rest, I'll chalk it up to poor spending decisions as ill never bother with them.

It'll have to wait.

@Bentleyma-

Excellent!

@Spiders

So true. I'm making it a point to work on my purchased backlog of games now so when one of these other wishlist backlogged games go on sale, I'll get that joyous feeling again. 😁

@Spiders

That's not exactly my problem, I don't buy too many on day one, I just buy too many on sales. 😆

Honestly, every sale for the past 2 years has been disappointing for me as well.

In regards to PS5 games, they're aren't many. In regards to PS4, by this point in a consoles life cycle, I've most likely purchased everything of interest, many at a deep discount.

@Lenny0521

Game Pass is a bit overrated for me. I just browsed the whole library on my XB1 the other day. Anything of interest to me I already own.

It's definitely better than PS+ as of late, but I'd say about 70% of Game Pass is useless to me. It has its moments though.

@SAMTYLER1974

Godfall: Godawful Edition

This about sums it up for me. 😆

@Infernal

You could probably find a physical copy of this game in a bargain bin for $5. Even then it's overpriced. This was such a generic game.

Wow, way to make a disappointing game an even bigger disappointment. 🤦‍♂️

@Legacy2K

I'll find out next week as I was waiting for the physical edition. It was my most anticipated PS5 game outside of Ratchet and Clank.

Ratchet and Clank is winning baby! Woo-hoo! 😆

My personal top 3

1) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

2) Deathloop (surprised, as much as I love Arkane Studios, I initially had zero interest in Deathloop. I'm glad I gave it a chance.

3) Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Wow, they have the nerve to still charge $50 for Skyrim? Bwahahahaha!!!

Well wait a minute, they wouldn't be doing that if people weren't buying it.

WTH people?!? 🤦‍♂️

“So, it's still early to tell, but I think we're in a really good position, and we should expect us to kind of think more on how we can fleece consumers more innovatively and creatively on a go-forward basis.” - EA boss Andrew Wilson:

@vict0RGM

Nice to know, but its still an odd design decision. I'm no developer, but it seems unnecessary and only included to annoyingly increase difficulty.

@J2theEzzo

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into it.

@Northern_munkey

Most likely, but Bungie is probably responsible for popularizing it, at least in recent years and for consoles.

Regardless, I wish it would go away since the only ones interested in the idea seem to only pursue it to gouge customers.

Its been quite some time since my brother and I played Legends Mode, so forgive me if this has already been addressed, but I doubt it.

The only update I want is the removal of stances being tied to the weapons. Allowing a player only one stance needlessly restrictive and its only exacerbated by the fact players are so used to changing stances on the fly from the main game.

It's honestly the main reason my brother and I stopped playing the mode after a few weeks. It's just not fun, and therefore negates any reason to even play.

I guess most people are ok with this though, so not much I can do. It's just refreshing to have a co-op game that isn't focused on guns. There aren't enough of them IMO. Dead Island/Dying Light, AC Unity's co-op, Splinter Cell Conviction/Blacklist (we would try to avoid using gums at all), etc.

Yeah, let's force a developer known for single player games into making a Destiny clone with the Marvel's Avengers property when Bungie who essentially created the genre still can't get it right. Wow!

Way to pass the blame there Square Enix. The success of Guardians of the Galaxy just shows how out of touch Square Enix is. How about you let your developers focus on what they're good at instead of trying to chase trends, a trend that barely works for anyone as is, and force a dev into making a constant money machine for your company.

Square Enix sure loves to blame everyone else for its incompetence. 😡

@themcnoisy

Nothing us peons and common folk can do when the people in charge of the world are causing the mess. Might as well enjoy the end of days while we can.

@Gamer83

Lara Croft Go was fun, as was the Uncharted mobile puzzle game.

Wait! GoL & ToO on Switch??

Checks Google

OMG!!!

You just made my day, thank you!!!

@Gamer83

Yeah, I had heard of the series long before I played it. I was never a PC gamer, but I did try a demo for the original game long before CD handled the first reboot. It was nigh unplayable for me. I wasn't going to bother.

The first CD reboot was sooo good. Yeah, I get that she was still hyper sexualized, but nothing as bad as some other games I've seen, particularly many coming out of Japan.

I'm fine with the new Lara Croft, though I do really miss her better than though arrogant tone. Haha

More than anything, I miss the puzzle and exploration design of the first reboot. Jumping off the boat into the ocean in the start of Underworld was great. The new games just don't compare to the sense of wonder in the exploration and puzzles of the previous trilogy.

I hope the next Tomb Raider game goes back to its roots.

I agree, the fact SE did nothing for the 25th anniversary is a bummer. I'd have even taken remasters of the first reboot.

Of you haven't played them, the isometric Diablo style Tomb Raider games are equally amazing. I want more of them as well, remasters would be great too.

@Residentsteven

I loved the SoT trilogy, and I loved PoP 2008. It was a great game, it didn't have to play like SoT, but I get why people didn't like it.

I'm always down to try a kart racer, but the F2P aspect means I'll most likely ignore this.

@UltimateOtaku91

To be fair, if this was the level of announcements from any of the big 3, it's safe to say the reactions would be similar.

Ok, Sony/Nintendo/Xbox, listen up.

Can we just stop having these mini reveal events unless you actually have something significant to reveal?

Nothing in this State of Play justified even having a State of Play. Everything could have been announced individually and randomly on the Playstation Blog, PS YouTube acct., or PS Twitter feed.

🤦‍♂️

@HotGoomba

Thank you for saving this State of Play for me. 👍

Your comment is the best part of this event.
🤣

That's a surprise, and odd.

I have an Apple Music subscription, but I'd never use it on a console.

Unless, games that have vehicles in them allow you to create custom soundtracks for use in game.

@johncalmc

Crystal Dynamics first Tomb Raider reboot is still the better set of games IMO. I loved Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld.

I want that core gameplay and exploration back. They can do away with Lara's overly sexy appeal, I don't care, but we didn't need Lara to become the savior of all mankind and a one woman army to do away with the sexism.

@Happychocobo

Better stock up on popcorn, I asked Zoltar, and your wish was granted. 😆

@Nepp67

I think the update did the opposite. Sure, the enemy AI was pretty dumb before the patch, but now every enemy is a world class bloodhound. 🤦‍♂️🙄

I can kill a guy with the silenced pistol on one end of a large area on a level, only to have a 30 second delayed response of...hey, that better not be Colt! Which then leads to me being instantly spotted no matter how well I'm hiding.

So the AI basically went from stupid (even after killing all the visionaries) to annoyingly broken in the sense enemies are alerted by things that should not have alerted them. I wanted better AI, not cheap AI.

Plus, on PS5 I'm now having visual glitches with geometry in the levels flickering, and sound issues. After the update, now sound effects are delayed. If I shoot a gun, the sound effect is delayed a few seconds. Same if I melee a wall, kick out a window or door, etc.

Cryteks' games have always been bland in everything but the visuals. The Crysis series was never really good in my opinion. The whole idea of the nanosuit was to make you feel like a killing machine, yet I never felt any more powerful than your average run of the mill FPS protagonist. The nanosuit just felt...weak.

I do have a soft spot for Ryse from Crytek though. It's still a bland game, but it had more appeal to me than anything else Crytek made. Sure, it was just a bare bones and visually stunning launch game, but I had hoped they would have improved upon the gameplay with a sequel. Instead, Crytek went with a F2P game, and I've heard nothing of the studio since. 🤷‍♂️

I love Arkane Studios, they're one of my favorite developers. That being said, while I really enjoy Deathloop, it's nowhere near the perfect 10 score it's received from numerous outlets.

I'd give it an 8. I still prefer the story structure of Dishonored and Prey over Deathloop. However, the voice acting cast in Deathloop is great. Particularly the dialog between Colt and Juliana.