@Cyberpsycho @bozz I'm not saying it's a bad thing but you shouldn't really judge a game wholly on it's visuals. Comics for example can have great stories but sub par art and vice versa, books can have fun stories but have horrible prose. You can still enjoy the overall product. Things like plot, characters gameplay mechanics can shine without top tier visuals.
Don't get me wrong, when everything comes together it's fantastic but not a total disaster if it isn't!
@RareFan At least Sonics getting plenty love. Tell Microsoft to hurry it up with New Banjo, Conker, JFG, Blast Corp, Viva Pinata. I'll even take a new Grabbed by the Ghoulies and Kameo follow up!
@nomither6 @Flora2122 I had fun with the game sure it has it's problems, mainly Chaos island being horrible to navigate. Story wasn't a draw for me but it was serviceable. Would have liked tougher enemies to utilize Sonics new move set as he's to OP by the end game.
Running around as Sonic was fun. I went for the platinum so it definitely wasn't a terrible game for me!
I've finally downloaded Elden Ring to finally experience this much talked about game. Only once I've finished Tales of Arise though, Cult of the Lamb I'm tempted to pick it up in the sale. Horizon is a superb game I can't wait for the Burning Shores, Got the plat for that and Ragnarok.
Will play the Last of Us remake once it is heavily discounted love the remaster and part 2.
No Thank you SSM for making a superb game, So much fun I spent just under a 100 hours playing this and did a replay of 2018 right before Ragnarok released and both games back to back were simply phenomenal!
@Max_the_German everything about it is better than the first game, I enjoyed the story but it's 50/50 whether you'll like it or not. it suffers from being the middle part of a story!
@Majk_SVK I loved the game but I think we could have spent more time with the Far Zenith crew to get to know them better they were pretty one dimensional.
Saying that though I love the series and can't wait for Burning Shores and Horizon 3π
@residentsteven that's fair enough with GOW and Horizon. Not every game is for every gamer but I wouldn't call it a terrible list if I didn't know the games I'd look into them more and maybe discover a hidden gem/classic!
@residentsteven You can't really call it a terrible list if you haven't played any of the games. Streets of Rage 4 is great though I'll give you that, need to jump back into it myself!
Great list, I need to play The Stanley Parable and Cult of the Lamb. Have no real interest in GT7 as I hardly touched GT Sport (prefer arcade/kart racers) but the top 2 are both phenomenal games in my opinion and either of them could take the top spot!
@KilloWertz Haha it's Scottish tradition to support the team that England go up against. Looking forward to rubbing it in my nephew's face from South of the border once France destroy them.
For full disclosure I'm not a football fan, I find it boring but I delight in seeing grown men wearing the English flag in tears π
As well as putting the tree up, I'll be jumping between Tales of Arise and Sonic Frontiers and hoping France put an end to England's world cup hopes tonight.
Hope everyone has a good weekend except England football supporters π
Will COD even still be a thing in 10 years? I don't play them myself. I do have the ones through PS+ but never booted them up, always something more interesting to play.
Getting tired of hearing about these companies fighting over the game.
Looking forward to more HFW, I didn't think the story was bad at all, it certainly wasn't perfect, the bad guys could have been fleshed out more but we knew they were out there from playing the first game, I'd love some DLC and can't wait for the 3rd game
@trev666 Has it really been 15 years since Mass Effect. That is crazy considering I now have 7 soon to be 8 nieces and nephews. 25 year old me had it good just gaming and binge drinking at the weekends. where as now those leeches are taking all my cash, especially at this time of year. Love them really π
@LBIGFELLA didn't know Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart were on PS4.
I'm sure the other games do run just fine. But I'll happily take the non existent loading and graphical options, the Dualsense is a far better pad to play these games with as well.
Patience and the landslide of PS5 only games will come!
Just watching the credits in GoWR what an utterly amazing game, never thought a game about god's beating the crap out of each other could be so beautiful and touching. Best duology in gaming as I played them back to back.
Still plenty to do but I must be around the 70 hour mark with quite a few trophies remaining.
@Luminous117 @ShogunRok Is just excited about a potential new Nier game like the rest of us, to be fair Saito and Taro are working on 2 new games together!
@Korgon that might change once you finish the story but without knowing where you are I'm not so sure. I've spent a large chunk of time just exploring but I entered the final stretch last night!
51 hours in and no problems here. will probably finish the main story this weekend. Really enjoying the sidequests
@Korgon I suppose it depends where you are in the story as that is spectacular and the first game was basically a prologue to what's unfolding in Ragnarok. The side missions are so good they could be games on their own, one realm in particular is just outstanding in my opinion. Combat is improved upon and I'll not say much else as I won't spoil it for anyone and I've yet to finish the game but it's a 10/10 from me!
I put 8 hours into stray and it was fun, perfect length and lovely wee story.
I put 140 hours into Horizon Forbidden west and loved it. Could have fleshed out the "villains" a bit more but excited for the next game with the real villian and more Sylens.
Currently 51 hours into Ragnarok and really want to kill Odin after what just went down and the side content is up there with Forbidden west and Witcher 3 for me.
Meanwhile Elden Ring has sat on the shelf unplayed, Hopefully get to it soon though.
Sorry for the long post but at the end of the day it's all subjective with entertainment. Everyone will feel differently about stories and how long you are doing the same thing for over and over.
As gamers we are all winners unless you are a miserable sod, but it's ok to not like everything and have different opinions. Awards don't mean anything to us they are for the creators!
I'm in an area in the game just now that feels like a game in itself. Sidequests are awesome but I really can't wait to see where the story goes now that I've reached a certain point!
Ragnarok. Absolutely phenomenal, love the whole package just taking my time with it. Action packed from the get go and so many fantastic moments so far. This game has everything. Jaw dropping Boss fights, Jump scares (at least for meπ). Improved combat & traversal quiet moments that make me well up and a rousing score. Having replayed GOW 2018 recently and reading Norse mythology even enhances the game even more so!
I haven't had plus since I moved house back in August, I miss not being able to have matches of Guilty Gear, but I have a huge backlog to get through so no need for it really. Be great if Guilty Gear didn't need plus for online!
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Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Horizon Forbidden West
@trev666 I loved the sidequests, particularly the ones that changed the environment and you got to spend time with your companions.
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Trails from Zero
@Eldritch π corrected, Thought I put the E.
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Trails from Zero
@Cyberpsycho @bozz I'm not saying it's a bad thing but you shouldn't really judge a game wholly on it's visuals. Comics for example can have great stories but sub par art and vice versa, books can have fun stories but have horrible prose. You can still enjoy the overall product. Things like plot, characters gameplay mechanics can shine without top tier visuals.
Don't get me wrong, when everything comes together it's fantastic but not a total disaster if it isn't!
Re: Game of the Year: Brett's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@RareFan At least Sonics getting plenty love. Tell Microsoft to hurry it up with New Banjo, Conker, JFG, Blast Corp, Viva Pinata. I'll even take a new Grabbed by the Ghoulies and Kameo follow up!
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Trails from Zero
@Cyberpsycho if your playing games for the graphics your doing it wrong. The game looks fantastic, I for one can't wait to play it.
Re: Game of the Year: Brett's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@nomither6 @Flora2122 I had fun with the game sure it has it's problems, mainly Chaos island being horrible to navigate. Story wasn't a draw for me but it was serviceable. Would have liked tougher enemies to utilize Sonics new move set as he's to OP by the end game.
Running around as Sonic was fun. I went for the platinum so it definitely wasn't a terrible game for me!
Re: Game of the Year: John's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
I've finally downloaded Elden Ring to finally experience this much talked about game. Only once I've finished Tales of Arise though, Cult of the Lamb I'm tempted to pick it up in the sale. Horizon is a superb game I can't wait for the Burning Shores, Got the plat for that and Ragnarok.
Will play the Last of Us remake once it is heavily discounted love the remaster and part 2.
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Sonic Frontiers
Great game. My biggest issue with it was by the end Sonic was way over powered and machines were no challenge, next time I'd love tougher enemies.
Re: Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2022
16 out of 20. Not bad.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Xmas 2022 Edition
Just got platinum #45 Falcon Age, Will probably continue with Tales of Arise and dip in and out of smaller titles.
Merry Xmas and happy gaming everyone. Don't eat too much π
Re: God of War Ragnarok's Final Dev Diary Is a Heartwarming Ode to the Fans
No Thank you SSM for making a superb game, So much fun I spent just under a 100 hours playing this and did a replay of 2018 right before Ragnarok released and both games back to back were simply phenomenal!
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@BoldAndBrash I'll get it at some point next year. Got to get through the ever expanding backlog.
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@Max_the_German everything about it is better than the first game, I enjoyed the story but it's 50/50 whether you'll like it or not. it suffers from being the middle part of a story!
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@Majk_SVK I loved the game but I think we could have spent more time with the Far Zenith crew to get to know them better they were pretty one dimensional.
Saying that though I love the series and can't wait for Burning Shores and Horizon 3π
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@residentsteven that's fair enough with GOW and Horizon. Not every game is for every gamer but I wouldn't call it a terrible list if I didn't know the games I'd look into them more and maybe discover a hidden gem/classic!
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
@residentsteven You can't really call it a terrible list if you haven't played any of the games. Streets of Rage 4 is great though I'll give you that, need to jump back into it myself!
Re: When Will Sony Unwrap PS5, PS4's Annual January Sale on PS Store?
@Sevenifity Ender Lillies is fantastic, I got the platinum in no time at all it was so enjoyable.
Picked up Sword of the Vagrant for Β£8 on switch enjoying it so far but combat is pretty bare bones to begin with.
Re: Game of the Year: Stephen's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
Great list, I need to play The Stanley Parable and Cult of the Lamb. Have no real interest in GT7 as I hardly touched GT Sport (prefer arcade/kart racers) but the top 2 are both phenomenal games in my opinion and either of them could take the top spot!
Re: When Will Sony Unwrap PS5, PS4's Annual January Sale on PS Store?
Unless it's an absolute must play going for next to nothing, I can't possibly add any more to the backlog.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 457
I'm staying at my in-laws this weekend, but if I get time on Sunday I'll be finishing up Sonic Frontiers for the platinum. Just 3 trophies left to go!
Enjoy your weekend everyone.
Re: Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Looks Like Pure PS5 Magic in Huge Showcase
@ApostateMage we should introduce him to Anti-Matter π
Re: Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Looks Like Pure PS5 Magic in Huge Showcase
@Hindenburg I'm 40 and the Persona games are excellent. I'm not into Harry Potter but I have relatives in their 60's who are daft for it.
Re: Check Your Gaming Stats with PlayStation Wrap-Up 2022, Available Now
Top 5 games are Guilty Gear Strive, Horizon Forbidden west, Trails of Cold Steel 2, God of War Ragnarok and Yakuza 5.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Speeds Past 2.5 Million Sales in Its First Month
Fantastic game. They've took Sonic and mixed in some Nier Automata and Shadow of the Colossus.
Re: UK Sales Charts: God of War Ragnarok Reclaims Number One as Christmas Nears
They just got another sale, my sister wanted ideas for a game to get my brother in-law.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 456
@KilloWertz Kids can be like that sometimes, All I can say is keep playing!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 456
@KilloWertz Haha it's Scottish tradition to support the team that England go up against. Looking forward to rubbing it in my nephew's face from South of the border once France destroy them.
For full disclosure I'm not a football fan, I find it boring but I delight in seeing grown men wearing the English flag in tears π
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 456
As well as putting the tree up, I'll be jumping between Tales of Arise and Sonic Frontiers and hoping France put an end to England's world cup hopes tonight.
Hope everyone has a good weekend except England football supporters π
Re: November 2022 NPD: Improved PS5 Stock Pushes Sony to Crucial Holiday Win
@RogerRoger I caved and bought it yesterday, having an absolute blast playing it!
Re: Microsoft Invites Sony to Sign Its Own 10-Year Call of Duty Deal
Will COD even still be a thing in 10 years? I don't play them myself. I do have the ones through PS+ but never booted them up, always something more interesting to play.
Getting tired of hearing about these companies fighting over the game.
Re: Rumour: Is Horizon Forbidden West DLC on the Verge of Announcement?
Looking forward to more HFW, I didn't think the story was bad at all, it certainly wasn't perfect, the bad guys could have been fleshed out more but we knew they were out there from playing the first game, I'd love some DLC and can't wait for the 3rd game
Re: God of War Ragnarok Update Adds Anticipated Photo Mode, Fixes a Bunch of Bugs
Had no issues during my play through, will have to play again to use the photo mode. Stunning game!
Re: PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for December 2022 Announced
@trev666 Has it really been 15 years since Mass Effect. That is crazy considering I now have 7 soon to be 8 nieces and nephews. 25 year old me had it good just gaming and binge drinking at the weekends. where as now those leeches are taking all my cash, especially at this time of year. Love them really π
Re: Tales of Symphonia Remastered's Story Trailer Brings Back Some Classic JRPG Memories
I'm loving all the remasters and remakes of games I've missed out in the past, especially in the JRPG variety. So much great stuff to get through!
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Director Hosts 'Very Special' Live Presentation at The Game Awards
Looking forward to this game. Will watch the awards to see what else might be unveiled.
Re: PS5, PS4 Promo Showcases the Power of Sony's First-Party
@LBIGFELLA didn't know Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart were on PS4.
I'm sure the other games do run just fine. But I'll happily take the non existent loading and graphical options, the Dualsense is a far better pad to play these games with as well.
Patience and the landslide of PS5 only games will come!
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@Milktastrophe πππ
Re: Site News: Would You Kindly Fill in Our Reader Survey?
Points deducted for having me type loads of different comic publishers that are miles better than anything Marvel and DC put out.
Looking forward to my delivery of custard creams, until then I'll just have to make do with dark chocolate digestives π
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 454
Just watching the credits in GoWR what an utterly amazing game, never thought a game about god's beating the crap out of each other could be so beautiful and touching. Best duology in gaming as I played them back to back.
Still plenty to do but I must be around the 70 hour mark with quite a few trophies remaining.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Re: NieR 'Tease' Amounts to Absolutely Nothing
@Luminous117 @ShogunRok Is just excited about a potential new Nier game like the rest of us, to be fair Saito and Taro are working on 2 new games together!
Re: 25% of Players Have Beaten God of War Ragnarok, Two Weeks After Release
@KundaliniRising333 it's on your save file.
Re: 25% of Players Have Beaten God of War Ragnarok, Two Weeks After Release
I'll probably be joining that number by the weekend. Such a fantastic game.
More like this please Sony, Concentrate on games like this and you will always get my money!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Update 2.04 Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
@Korgon that might change once you finish the story but without knowing where you are I'm not so sure. I've spent a large chunk of time just exploring but I entered the final stretch last night!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Update 2.04 Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
51 hours in and no problems here. will probably finish the main story this weekend. Really enjoying the sidequests
@Korgon I suppose it depends where you are in the story as that is spectacular and the first game was basically a prologue to what's unfolding in Ragnarok. The side missions are so good they could be games on their own, one realm in particular is just outstanding in my opinion. Combat is improved upon and I'll not say much else as I won't spoil it for anyone and I've yet to finish the game but it's a 10/10 from me!
Re: Elden Ring Wins Ultimate Game of the Year Award at Golden Joysticks
I put 8 hours into stray and it was fun, perfect length and lovely wee story.
I put 140 hours into Horizon Forbidden west and loved it. Could have fleshed out the "villains" a bit more but excited for the next game with the real villian and more Sylens.
Currently 51 hours into Ragnarok and really want to kill Odin after what just went down and the side content is up there with Forbidden west and Witcher 3 for me.
Meanwhile Elden Ring has sat on the shelf unplayed, Hopefully get to it soon though.
Sorry for the long post but at the end of the day it's all subjective with entertainment. Everyone will feel differently about stories and how long you are doing the same thing for over and over.
As gamers we are all winners unless you are a miserable sod, but it's ok to not like everything and have different opinions. Awards don't mean anything to us they are for the creators!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Director on DLC: 'I Wouldn't Count on It'
@Flaming_Kaiser they will keep you busy, I enjoyed R&C and Death Stranding, the Nioh games are still in the backlog. Have fun!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Director on DLC: 'I Wouldn't Count on It'
@Flaming_Kaiser once it has photo mode it will be perfection.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Director on DLC: 'I Wouldn't Count on It'
I'm in an area in the game just now that feels like a game in itself. Sidequests are awesome but I really can't wait to see where the story goes now that I've reached a certain point!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 453
Ragnarok. Absolutely phenomenal, love the whole package just taking my time with it. Action packed from the get go and so many fantastic moments so far. This game has everything. Jaw dropping Boss fights, Jump scares (at least for meπ). Improved combat & traversal quiet moments that make me well up and a rousing score. Having replayed GOW 2018 recently and reading Norse mythology even enhances the game even more so!
Re: PS Plus Extra Was Designed as a 'Best of' PS Now Game List
I haven't had plus since I moved house back in August, I miss not being able to have matches of Guilty Gear, but I have a huge backlog to get through so no need for it really. Be great if Guilty Gear didn't need plus for online!