MrPeanutbutterz

The Surge 2 would like a word, this thing is a poor Bloodborne knock-off.

That art style is painful. Looks like a ***** mobile game

@EfYI

How the hell can I justify ever buying a game again!?!

Personally, most of my favourite games have never been on PS Plus, and I've owned them since day one.

Much prefer to spend a few quid playing what I want, when I want (yes, I'm lucky in that regard and know not everyone is) than hoping it eventually comes to a subscription service.

@PuppetMaster Wow yeah that's a hard "nope" from me now, I'm guessing the 20+ years experience of the FGC (who I assume this game is at least partially targeted at) ain't gonna ditch their muscle memory... genuine question, what was the last fighting game that DIDN'T have motion inputs?

Kinda cray-cray attitude from the devs TBH.

@PuppetMaster There's no motion inputs?! Dafuq!

@Attheendwearrive Nope, ascending that clocktower was one of the worst stages I can remember in a videogame.

@Uromastryx Lies of P for me was a bargain bucket version of Bloodborne. Overrated in the extreme.

But like many things, that's subjective and the only way you'll know for sure is try it out.

@Leeg Haha, Lies of P is ass to begin with, so what does that say about Nioh 3?

Lots of third person character action games.

No WipEout sequel and/or remasters.

Sad.

@OldGamer999 Considering Guerilla themselves were sick of Killzone over a decade ago, good luck with that.

@J2theEzzo Thank you, I feel like I'm tripping reading the narrative that goes with this. It's like wanting to visit say, Japan, and getting the stamp on your passport without actually going there.

Funnily enough you mention Sekiro. I bought it at launch, and struggled with it. Did I want to get through it, maybe even platinum it? You bet, as I did the original Dark Souls back on PS3, and Bloodborne back on PS4. It was like a "stain" on my profile (not really, but you see what I mean).

I came back to it five years later, played for hundreds of hours and 100%'d it. It became one of my favourite games ever made. Now if I was wired like the other people posting here, I'd have turned on infinite whatever, breezed through it once and got the trophies, and then forget the game even exists.

@mac_da_man I think Fallout 4 comes in for a lot of unfair criticism. It's got its flaws for sure, but the gunplay is considerably better than the other 3D games, and the world is quite colourful and pretty at times.

@danzoEX It's a game, it's not that serious and I'm not bothered, but this is a gaming site, so I'm here to discuss the nuances of gaming. Cheating your way to a digital participation trinket that you didn't participate fairly to obtain is just a bizarre mindset to me.

As @Dalamar correctly points out, if everyone has it, then no one has . Again, it makes a mockery of the whole idea behind trophies. It's akin to going to an arcade back in the day and cheating your way to the top of the high score table. There's also a funny sense of entitlement to it all - you feel like you deserve it just because you want it, not because you can achieve it.

Much to my surprise, my clearance sale pick-up of Fatal Fury City of the Wolves is proving to be rather enjoyable. Noodling about at single player content for now, probably won't go online with it.

Absolum has been parked until the big update hits next week, though in an epic case of "one more run", I've finished it for the first time with Brome. Only Cider left to finish it now, and I popped a trophy for successfully visiting every level in the game.

Picked up my save last year from Fallout 4, which is actually the only Fallout title I've rolled the credits on (back at PS4 launch). It's the GotY, I'm level 45, so debating starting either the Far Harbour or Nuka World expansions.

Decided to re-roll a Dark Souls 3 character. Have sped my way to the Ashes of Ariandel expansion/Cathedral of the Deep. I actually managed to push past those and get to Farron Keep without realising, so I backtracked. The level design is still immaculate, and dare I say the bosses are more fun than Elden Ring's as they're designed to be tackled solo (ER is the only Fromsoftware game that I ever requested some jolly cooperation in due to how cheap some of the bosses are).

@danzoEX Nothing says "I have a trophy for a difficult thing" quite like checks notes using cheats to obtain it because you lack the requisite skills.

Makes a total mockery of the whole process.

Any idea if Rave Racer is 60FPS?

@Almost_Ghostly Cope harder in your mother's basement, dork. Maybe spend some time offline, it's kinda cool here.

Oh the "ignore" function actually works, praise be.

@Scottyy You're not wrong there. I played an hour of it last night, and walked into a few baddies as I couldn't tell if they were background elements or not.

And the combat - as reported - is indeed meh.

@AdamNovice That sounds about right. I'm also wondering about the demographic. There's a whole generation now whose media consumption has been subscription-based and have effectively been trained to not buy games (or any media), so they inevitably get annoyed when the coming month has nothing for them.

@Ajbr8687 I was deeply entrenched in games (minus the online element as I lived in the arse end of Ireland at the time and could barely get cellular reception, nevermind reliable broadband) during that time period. The start was way more positive, and enthusiast forums were still good places to visit. By 2018, not so much, and the discourse had hit peak negativity.

I've been saying for years that the internet was a mistake.

My two main wants are a soundtrack to equal IV's, and similar car handling too.

Nico was such a dour protagonist and V smoked IV in most ways, but the soundtrack and physics were big steps backwards.

Plot twist - only part of the game is on the disc and the rest won't be available to download until release day.

@Almost_Ghostly What part of "didn't realise it was coming to the box under my TV" are you having trouble with, exactly?

@Scottyy Watched a video of it the other night, and I'll eat my shoes if this is anyway performant.

@Almost_Ghostly Again, I don't spend my free time looking for reviews of a game I didn't realise was coming out for the device I play games on.

Nothing "weird" about that. Well maybe it is weird if you're perpetually online/an internet troll/not very good gaslightinger. So which of those are you? 😂

Despite the fact four titles are on offer and each one is of at least a good quality, the option with the most votes suggests you think "it's a crap selection".

I do wonder about people at times. Is it entitlement? Unrealistic expectations? The fact that if you get into it, the vast majority of people have narrow, and usually bland tastes in most things?

I know I'm something of a cynic, but I don't appear to be a patch on some gamers you find online.

@Almost_Ghostly No. Turns out I don't spend my precious free time researching games that aren't currently available for the box under my TV.

@White_oyster That was my experience with the demo as well! Took a gamble on the final game as I got the disc cheap and could resell it... and resell it I did.

@get2sammyb Ta for the info. Will happily take lower budget with more fun.

Found it to be meh. All-stars Racing Transformed still eats it for breakfast.

At this stage, what's the point? Even if they can pull off a redemption arc akin to Cyberpunk (hint - they won't), it's a low-visibility title to begin with. No one is hyped for this.

I'd call it money laundering, but they're making diddly squat back on anything that's pumped in.

@Scottyy If the games are optimally coded. These clearly aren't, which falls back to the lack of expertise with the engine and/or platform.

@J2theEzzo Male kangaroos don't have a pouch! Which has always bothered me as the "parent" Roger in Tekken is clearly meant to be male due to it's build.

Then again... this is Tekken, so suspending reality is probably for the best!

@Scottyy Limited budgets, personnel, and expertise. It makes more sense than something from a big established studio (or worse - a first party game, looking at Bend with Days Gone's original release) having performance issues.

Praying Tokyo Extreme Racer is up to snuff. Starved of arcade racers.

Same day Alex launches for Street Fighter 6... I'll be playing that instead.

@PegasusActual93 Fair. I guess with any stylistic art style it can be very Marmite.

Horrendous art style, horrendous name.

Considering the second series is one of the worst shows I've watched over the last few years... yeah no loss there.

I wonder if Catherine O'Hara's character was supposed to be in season three? RIP to her, she's been in many classic shows and films.

Still hooked on the glorious Absalom. Have about 25 hours played on it. The variety of the builds make "one more run" far too easy. Think I might park it temporarily before the big update in two weeks.

I (against my own previous words) picked up a copy of Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. It was still sealed, has the first season pass, and was €10. So I'll take a noodle around for the price.

I'm also enjoying the rather charming Art of Rally (played it before on Xbox, but much prefer the Dualsense).

@PuppetMaster Okay that sounds decent. Hopefully they can pull it off.

@PerpetualBoredom

Listen to the soundtrack, yall!

Shinshuu Plains I & II are works of musical art.

Some lovely art design there, but clothes don't maketh the game. Hope gameplay and performance are up to scratch too.

That said, if I don't play another third person action-adventure for the next five years I'd be happy with it.

@Nepp67 Same. The stance switching and Ki burst always felt kinda clunky.

I'm not adverse to "git gud" games (I 100% most Fromsoft gamesnamd play them multiple times, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, the old Ninja Gaiden games, etc.) but Nioh left me cold.

@DTfearTheBEARD Same as that, definitely not a framerate snob. If I was, I would have splashed the cash on a PC with my first proper job. Instead I've been entrenched in the PlayStation ecosystem since 1997.

But as you say, we've been spoiled this gen. I think the only 30FPS game I've "finished" was Mad Max, as I was in the last area and never wrapped it up (I did have it on Series X where it was 60FPS, but couldn't trudge the whole way through again).

@sanderson72 I mean for games that are built from the ground up. You select "continue" on the title screen for Death Stranding 2 and you're in game before you have time to scratch your nose. Whatever SSD is in your Pro cannot match the raw throughput that the PS5's SSD is capable of, plus (if I recall correctly), the bus connecting whatever hard drive is in the PS4 is the limiting factor, even the fastest possible drive.

Again, I've had no drift with multiple Dualsenses, and had it on three different Dualshock 4s (including one straight out of the box brand new). Fact is it's entirely luck of the draw with these things - you had poor luck with the Dualsense, I had poor luck with the DS4.

Though yes, I fully agree that we should be able to use the DS4 on PS5 games, that was a ***** move on Sony's part.

@DTfearTheBEARD I agree there. Have my PS5 since launch, and the only game I've abandoned since November 2020 because of poor framerate is Dragon's Dogma 2.

PS4 obviously has a killer library, but no way could I go back to the performance profile of most of those games.

I currently have 51 PS5 games installed, and they're all 60FPS.

Being eyeing Ultros, so that's a win.

I've had AC7 installed since 2020, but never got into it properly (despite it being ace, pun intended). Big L for me there in that regard.

@sanderson72

Didn't give any money to Fony either.

They have already made their money on that particular unit. It's just changed hands. But unless you never buy digital games, DLC, and exclusively buy secondhand discs, "Fony" are getting money off you.

and the load times aren't much better than my Pro,

I'm pressing X to doubt massive open worlds like Death Stranding 2 are loading instantly on your SSD-equiped PS4 Pro vs. what they do on PS5.

plus a better looking case than the current eyesore and better controllers wouldn't hurt either, as I've already had to return 1 DriftSense due to constantly going left whereas the DS4s are still going strong despite them being much older and having much more use.

Meanwhile I've had stickdrift on multiple Dualshock 4 controllers, and none on my multiple Dualsenses. You're aware that it's the one company that makes the analogue stick for pretty much all the mainstream controllers, right? And a certain percentage of electronics (5%) are expected to be faulty?

@Toot1st I mean, I once had Coke Zero on Cornflakes and enjoyed it, but subjective taste doesn't mean much overall.

Redfall is at 56% on metacritic.