I reckon I must be about halfway through the story. Just reached the point where I can push down on the D-pad and it's most likely a 10 unless the story takes a nose dive. Been playing for 30 hours, the side content is superb and exploration and traversal are lots of fun in comparison to the last entry!
@RogerRoger I did see you were enjoying Sonic Frontiers in the forums, will probably pick it up on your recommendation. I've been a Sonic fan since '91.
Got a fair bit played last night and I knew it would be great, but Santa Monica have blown me away and it's only just kicking off for real at the point I've reached!
16 hours into Ragnarok and holy moly is it one hell of an experience.
One of the reasons I love Playstation is for these games you just can't get anywhere else, I enjoy Xbox and Nintendo's offerings and they have wowed me in the past but Sony studios just deliver on all fronts for me.
@Blackbluto Not everyone has to like the same things and that's ok, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with HFW spent over 140 hours playing it and didn't once use fast travel.
On topic played some more of this beautiful game and it certainly deserves it's success. The Devs keep one upping themselves at every corner!
@RogerRoger no need to apologize. It's all good, Hope you are still enjoying Gotham Knights. I am loving it very much just waiting for my wife and niece to go to bed so I can jump back in!
@TrickyDicky99 It must be hard being so miserable all the time. At the end of the day I don't care about sales, I just play what I enjoy.
Going by your logic Sonic, Mario and Masterchief are only household names, because us poor gamers had a gun pointed at our heads as we were forced to buy them alongside the hardware. When in reality we are buying the hardware because of the games!
Can't wait to get settled down infront of the t.v. with snacks maybe a beer or two and the Dualsense. 11 hours in but I've been wandering off the beaten path and doing some sidequests.
@carlos82 I played about 4 hours last night, more of the same and then some. Plenty new things to do in the opening few hours that weren't in the last one.
I went to bed once I reached the first new Location, sucks being an adult and having to go to work sometimes π
I'm loving it so far, put about 4 hours in and already some new mechanics for Traversal, combat and puzzle solving and the handful of big fights I've had are just WOW! No spoilers here but Definitely better than the last game.
@naruball definitely, I cannot wait to get my hands on this. All those armies of people who aren't going to play it because it's a cross gen title(or is that just trickydicky1999 π) will miss out.
@BeerIsAwesome That's a good way to look at it I suppose. A few guys at work only play these games and nothing else, according to them I play weird games π
I guess they are better off only buying one game a year!
@TrickyDicky99 Poor show recycling old comments. No one really cares if it's a cross gen game. A good game is a good game, regardless of how much power it utilizes of the system it's on.
Yes I absolutely loved characters like Logan Nine fingers and Glokta in the Abercrombie books. I'll get back into fantasy once I'm done with the culture series, Just 3 books to go!
I read them for the first time after seeing the show so it's not been too painful a wait for myself.
@themightyant that's a good list of authors, some I still need to get to. Mainly Sanderson.
I get your frustration, I'm just at the point now where I'll move on to other stuff and probably forget about certain series if they are stuck in limbo!
@Eldritch I didn't mean for it to come across that way, I apologise If that's how you read it. I specifically meant the shows I listed as they were unlike anything I had seen up until that point. I was in my late teens when I discovered the medium, before that it was mostly all ages stuff and the likes of great shows like Beavis & Butthead and Southpark.
I'm certainly not saying Anime is better as a whole. Plenty great animated shows/movies from around the globe.
I probably wouldn't have looked into Anime if it wasn't for my love of all the great 80's and 90's shows and Disney's movie output (I wish they would give traditional animation a shot again).
@Kienda I'm a huge fan of all animation types but indeed Anime is a whole culture on it's own and like you said there are certain themes dealt with in Anime that no American show has came close to.
@Eldritch They are on a different level from your standard American cartoons though. I've always loved different types of animation but when I first laid eyes and ears on my first few Anime Movies/series (Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Ninja Scroll). I was blown away by what the medium was capable of, that I'd never seen done before in any hand drawn animation!
I'll join the others in saying it's not long now. Also going in blind, sequel to a top notch game from 2018 is good enough for me. Better get Trails of Cold Steel 2 finished before the 9th!
@Anti-Matter You do have some great games in there. A lot of movie tie-in stuff which I generally avoid as it's rubbish, just my opinion though.
You seem to love kickboxing which I would say is a violent sport and The Bible game probably one of the most violent pieces of literature out there if the game is based on the old testament especially.
@dschons I'm starting to think he's a bot, as he mentions it in every article. Some of the stuff he plays is the stuff of nightmares if you're a parent or like myself an uncle who has watched the same kids stuff over and over and over again π
@Shepherd_Tallon You beat me to it. Everyone of those games in that ad looked great. I'd play them all if I had the time and money on day 1 for each release!
@huyi still plenty to play in the meantime, I'm currently playing Trails of cold steel 2 and bought Trails into zero. I picked up the last remenant in a sale as well as final fantasies and Yakuza/like a dragon games in the backlog!
On act 2 of Trails of cold steel 2, 40 hours in and just passed the part involving the Twin Dragons bridge.
My nephew's are enjoying PSVR this weekend, I gifted it to them, as I'll be upgrading to PSVR2 when it releases next year. My brother-in-law finally set it up after I posted last week.
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Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give God of War Ragnarok?
I reckon I must be about halfway through the story. Just reached the point where I can push down on the D-pad and it's most likely a 10 unless the story takes a nose dive. Been playing for 30 hours, the side content is superb and exploration and traversal are lots of fun in comparison to the last entry!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
@RogerRoger I did see you were enjoying Sonic Frontiers in the forums, will probably pick it up on your recommendation. I've been a Sonic fan since '91.
Got a fair bit played last night and I knew it would be great, but Santa Monica have blown me away and it's only just kicking off for real at the point I've reached!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 452
16 hours into Ragnarok and holy moly is it one hell of an experience.
One of the reasons I love Playstation is for these games you just can't get anywhere else, I enjoy Xbox and Nintendo's offerings and they have wowed me in the past but Sony studios just deliver on all fronts for me.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Enjoys Biggest UK Launch in Series History, Just a Day After Release
@Blackbluto Not everyone has to like the same things and that's ok, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with HFW spent over 140 hours playing it and didn't once use fast travel.
On topic played some more of this beautiful game and it certainly deserves it's success. The Devs keep one upping themselves at every corner!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
@RogerRoger no need to apologize. It's all good, Hope you are still enjoying Gotham Knights. I am loving it very much just waiting for my wife and niece to go to bed so I can jump back in!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Enjoys Biggest UK Launch in Series History, Just a Day After Release
@TrickyDicky99 It must be hard being so miserable all the time. At the end of the day I don't care about sales, I just play what I enjoy.
Going by your logic Sonic, Mario and Masterchief are only household names, because us poor gamers had a gun pointed at our heads as we were forced to buy them alongside the hardware. When in reality we are buying the hardware because of the games!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Enjoys Biggest UK Launch in Series History, Just a Day After Release
Can't wait to get settled down infront of the t.v. with snacks maybe a beer or two and the Dualsense. 11 hours in but I've been wandering off the beaten path and doing some sidequests.
This to me is what gaming is all about.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
@RogerRoger you would probably really enjoy this and the last one if you love a great story.
I can't wait to try and get some gory kill shots in photo mode!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
@Fight_Teza_Fight watch that thing doesn't take off π. My Pro made a hell of a noise whilst playing the last one!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
@thefourfoldroot1 lots of glorious deaths in this one.
Re: Some God of War Ragnarok Devs Were 'Freaking Out' Just Three Short Months Ago
@carlos82 I played about 4 hours last night, more of the same and then some. Plenty new things to do in the opening few hours that weren't in the last one.
I went to bed once I reached the first new Location, sucks being an adult and having to go to work sometimes π
Re: Soapbox: God of War Ragnarok Is a Real Game of the Year Rival to Elden Ring
I'm loving it so far, put about 4 hours in and already some new mechanics for Traversal, combat and puzzle solving and the handful of big fights I've had are just WOW! No spoilers here but Definitely better than the last game.
Re: Death Stranding Celebrates 10 Million Porters on Original Game's Third Anniversary
@Randinator123 How do you know it's boring if you haven't played it?
One of the best gaming experiences I've ever had and I've been gaming for over 30 years!
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - God of War Special
@thefourfoldroot1 I played 1 & 2 on plus and bought the remaster of 3 for a tenner on PS store. Great games.
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - God of War Special
8 out of 15 not bad.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 451
Been off work most of the week with a bug, but got God of War finished.
Playing Tales of Arise and reading Norse mythology until Ragnarok.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
@eshy76 and hopefully bash some heads in with Mjolnir
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
@naruball definitely, I cannot wait to get my hands on this. All those armies of people who aren't going to play it because it's a cross gen title(or is that just trickydicky1999 π) will miss out.
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
Best DLC ever π
Re: Where to Pre-Order God of War Ragnarok Collector's and JΓΆtnar Editions for PS5, PS4
@AFCC when I bought HFW collectors edition, everything was on separate voucher codes. I'm guessing this might be the same.
Re: Poll: Will You Pay the PSVR2 Launch Price?
Hopefully get one at somepoint, but still doing up the house and have a backlog of PS5 games and Switch games to get through.
Re: This Japanese God of War Ragnarok Ad Is an Absolute Must Watch
This is better than the American ad.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Nears $1 Billion in Opening Weekend
@BeerIsAwesome That's a good way to look at it I suppose. A few guys at work only play these games and nothing else, according to them I play weird games π
I guess they are better off only buying one game a year!
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Nears $1 Billion in Opening Weekend
@Cikajovazmaj same Just tried at a friends place. But never got the buzz.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Nears $1 Billion in Opening Weekend
Just why is CoD so popular?
Re: Ben Stiller Is Kratos in God of War Ragnarok Ad with John Travolta, LeBron James
The ad didn't do anything for me but can't wait to play the game. Future classic incoming π
Re: God of War Ragnarok Launch Trailer Builds the Hype for Release Day
@TrickyDicky99 ππππ
Re: God of War Ragnarok Launch Trailer Builds the Hype for Release Day
@TrickyDicky99 Poor show recycling old comments. No one really cares if it's a cross gen game. A good game is a good game, regardless of how much power it utilizes of the system it's on.
Re: PS London Studio Making a Fantasy-Based Online Co-Op Game
@RBMango I was Just about to say the same thing, not a huge online gamer but never say never, If the right game comes along!
Re: The Callisto Protocol Cancels Japanese Release After Refusing to Censor Violence
First we hear God of War Ragnarok will be more brutal and now this. Will have to get it now as I loved Dead Space 1 & 2.
Re: George R.R. Martin Is Too Busy Writing The Winds of Winter to Play Elden Ring
@themightyant I'll put it on the list.
Yes I absolutely loved characters like Logan Nine fingers and Glokta in the Abercrombie books. I'll get back into fantasy once I'm done with the culture series, Just 3 books to go!
I read them for the first time after seeing the show so it's not been too painful a wait for myself.
Re: George R.R. Martin Is Too Busy Writing The Winds of Winter to Play Elden Ring
@themightyant that's a good list of authors, some I still need to get to. Mainly Sanderson.
I get your frustration, I'm just at the point now where I'll move on to other stuff and probably forget about certain series if they are stuck in limbo!
Re: George R.R. Martin Is Too Busy Writing The Winds of Winter to Play Elden Ring
@themightyant There is plenty stuff out there to discover that if/when these books do come out I'll get to them.
If you haven't already I highly recommend the Malazan series!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 449
Climbing the Infernal castle in Trails of Cold Steel 2. Hopefully get that finished this weekend then I can play some smaller games until GoWR.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Re: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Is a 'Standalone Work', No Plans for a Second Season
@Eldritch I didn't mean for it to come across that way, I apologise If that's how you read it. I specifically meant the shows I listed as they were unlike anything I had seen up until that point. I was in my late teens when I discovered the medium, before that it was mostly all ages stuff and the likes of great shows like Beavis & Butthead and Southpark.
I'm certainly not saying Anime is better as a whole. Plenty great animated shows/movies from around the globe.
I probably wouldn't have looked into Anime if it wasn't for my love of all the great 80's and 90's shows and Disney's movie output (I wish they would give traditional animation a shot again).
@Kienda I'm a huge fan of all animation types but indeed Anime is a whole culture on it's own and like you said there are certain themes dealt with in Anime that no American show has came close to.
Re: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Is a 'Standalone Work', No Plans for a Second Season
@Eldritch They are on a different level from your standard American cartoons though. I've always loved different types of animation but when I first laid eyes and ears on my first few Anime Movies/series (Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Ninja Scroll). I was blown away by what the medium was capable of, that I'd never seen done before in any hand drawn animation!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Dev Diary Delves into Deepening the Narrative
I'll join the others in saying it's not long now. Also going in blind, sequel to a top notch game from 2018 is good enough for me.
Better get Trails of Cold Steel 2 finished before the 9th!
Re: Ridiculous Rumour Reckons PS Showcase Delayed Due to Investigation into Xbox's Activision Acquisition
@Grumblevolcano it's the kind of game most people would rather not know about. Be tricky to show it off without spoiling things!
Re: Dress for the Post-Post-Apocalypse with ASOS' Horizon Forbidden West Apparel
I bought an insert coin hoodie with a Tallneck on it but these are a bit much. Nice artwork though!
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Puts Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer in Uncharted Territory
@Flaming_Kaiser that's the one.
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Puts Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer in Uncharted Territory
@Flaming_Kaiser I checked out his selection of games from the pictures!
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Puts Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer in Uncharted Territory
@Anti-Matter You do have some great games in there. A lot of movie tie-in stuff which I generally avoid as it's rubbish, just my opinion though.
You seem to love kickboxing which I would say is a violent sport and The Bible game probably one of the most violent pieces of literature out there if the game is based on the old testament especially.
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Puts Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer in Uncharted Territory
@dschons I'm starting to think he's a bot, as he mentions it in every article. Some of the stuff he plays is the stuff of nightmares if you're a parent or like myself an uncle who has watched the same kids stuff over and over and over again π
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure Puts Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer in Uncharted Territory
@Anti-Matter I think you need to relax your self imposed rules just a little. You would love Sackboy and Astrobot!
Re: PlayStation Japan Returns with Another Musical Montage of PS5, PS4 Games
@Shepherd_Tallon You beat me to it. Everyone of those games in that ad looked great. I'd play them all if I had the time and money on day 1 for each release!
Re: Death Stranding 2 Speculation Amplified As Sony's Marketing Bigwigs Visit Hideo Kojima
Time to look out the hiking boots again. Loved Death Stranding, it was an experience not many games can match!
Re: Choo-Choo Charles, a Game About a Spider-Legged Train, Comes to Consoles in 2023
reminds me of Stephen King's Dark Tower!
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Get January 2023 Release Date on PS4
@huyi still plenty to play in the meantime, I'm currently playing Trails of cold steel 2 and bought Trails into zero. I picked up the last remenant in a sale as well as final fantasies and Yakuza/like a dragon games in the backlog!
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Get January 2023 Release Date on PS4
In the last few years getting into JRPG's has been great. I've an abundance of classics to discover. Loved Persona 5 so will definitely pick these up!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 447
On act 2 of Trails of cold steel 2, 40 hours in and just passed the part involving the Twin Dragons bridge.
My nephew's are enjoying PSVR this weekend, I gifted it to them, as I'll be upgrading to PSVR2 when it releases next year. My brother-in-law finally set it up after I posted last week.
Have a great weekend everyone!