More power doesn't equal a better experience, it's all about the games. For me personally, the PS5 has had very little to excite me and I currently have more games on pre-order for the Switch 2 than I do for PS5
I love my PS5 and I love my Switch 2 and I will pick the console that gives me the preferred experience for that particular game
Absolutely loved Driveclub and was probably one of my favourite racing games of all time. Loved that it wasn't just "finish first" for every race and you had interesting challenges. The social challenges were also really cool (when they worked at least)
Funnily enough, I dug out my old Dreamcast from the loft of Christmas, with my copies of Shenmue 1 (both UK and Japanese versions) and 2, and there was something so special about flicking through the manuals. Unfortunately, most modern physical games don't come with a manual anymore (do any?)
Having said that, I have mostly gone the digital route over the last few years, mostly down to it being more convenient and not taking up any space. I do feel like digital games are massively overpriced however, and I only purchase them during sales.
I wonder if people would be less against this if it wasn't called a "Remaster" and something more along the lines of "GOTY" or "Deluxe" Edition?
To me, the word remaster sounds like it should be a bigger upgrade visually or a game that isn't already playable on the PS5. But I'll definitely be upgrading for £10, been wanting to replay this for ages.
I think the PS5 is a fantastic console from a hardware perspective, but I can’t help but feel a bit let down by the games so far. 3 years in and there’s only a couple of games that have really wowed me or felt like a big step up from PS4
A friend of mine had a similar issue with Horizon. She spent the best part of £100 only to get an empty box. Thankfully Amazon sorted it quickly for her, but it’s not good enough, especially for the amount they charge.
This is great news. I was playing the first game last night and literally wished this exact feature was in the game. I actually love the default armour, but the stats are poo compared to others that I don't like the look of
I haven't played a Sonic game since Sonic Adventure, so I personally won't notice any similarities. But I can see how people who know the Sonic games well would be upset, and I agree there seems to be one issue after another with every reveal of this game.
I actually saw this video yesterday before this post, but I think what he has done is amazing. Sure, there’s an external power brick the size of a small car, but the guy’s ingenuity is always great to watch.
Got super excited when I saw WRC 10, then realised it's the PS4 version. The haptics in WRC 9 were amazing, I can't go back to basic rumble now! Really looking forward to some PS5 games in the new subscription model
I refuse to pay £70 out of principle, but managed to snag the ps5 version for £60. Also happy to have the ps5 box on my shelf, figure if might also have a higher resell value if I ever get rid of it.
I remember going to Blockbusters, there was also a couple of local video rental shops within walking distance of my house. I don't ever remember dancing around the shop though...
The Evil Dead footage looked like a trailer, so this'll probably be how they get around all the licensing issues (do you need licensing for trailers?)
I don’t see anything wrong with the new face and I think one of the main reasons it looks different is due to the generation difference.
Look at Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 versus Uncharted 3, it’s a completely different character model, but with the enhancements to facial animations and just improved skills in modelling, it results in a more natural looking face. You can see massive improvements to the animation in HFW.
Aloy is beautiful and I don’t think she looks fat, she just has a slightly rounder face than before. I think it’s great we have more diversity with the way females look in games, not every woman is a supermodel in real life 🙄
I absolutely love these games, but £60 is a little rich for my tastes, especially with my current situation. If it was £40 I would have preordered in a heartbeat.
I am a bit disappointed having to pay the extra £10 - I appreciate you get extra content, but it's basically an extra character and a couple of outfits
I didn't buy the deluxe edition in the first place because these extra bits aren't worth the money to me...I'll wait to see if the PS5 enhancements are worth it though
I haven’t played any of the Yakuza games yet, but totally agree games are getting too big with too little to do. Shenmue is a perfect example of a smaller world filled with huge amounts of detail and is a type of game I’d much prefer to play.
I've had an issue in the past where a game will show twice - with differing stats for each...
It's funny you should mention this today - last night I browsed through this list to have a look at the trophies for Shenmue...it initially loaded the trophy list for Shenmue 2 until I went back a step and tried again.
The cards were fairly useful to jump to missions when playing the 2 Spider-Man games, but the only other PS5 game I have is Dirt 5 and I don't use cards for that.
I haven't even seen the help menu displayed yet, so I guess I'm either looking at the wrong times, or I've accidentally disabled it. The PS Store suggests that Miles Morales supports help guides, but it never showed.
Sega has so many great IPs, it's such a shame they can't be bothered to invest any money into them anymore. But it's great to see indie devs picking up the slack, with this and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (looking forward to that one)
@thefourfoldroot They have said they will be updated the haptics in the future, I was really hoping it would be in this update, but that sadly doesn't appear to be the case (at least from what I can see from the release notes)
I pre-ordered Tony Hawks from PSN, but then found a physical copy for much cheaper - it should have been simple to cancel the pre-order, but I had to hunt down a form on the Playstation website and wait a few days for confirmation.
This was over a month before the game came out, it should have been much easier to cancel from within my PSN account.
@hoffa007 Where did you pre-order from? I can only find it on Smyths and Argos, and currently Argos won't let me place the order...I do, however, have 3 pending charges for the game...
I don’t mind game reveals with cinematic trailers so much ONCE we’re into a console generation. It’s difficult to get excited about next gen visuals when you don’t see any gameplay, which is one area I think the PS4 reveal smashed it. Cinematic trailers give sod all indication of what new consoles are capable of
The ability to view your trophies locally/offline. I don't care much for trophies, but when I receive one, I am quite often interested what I earned it for or just like to view the trophy icon
But it is really frustrating to have to wait for my trophy list to update online. I know it's only a few seconds, but it pulls you out the game and seems like an unnecessary delay. It also means you can't view your trophies if you're not connected to the internet...who thought that would be a good idea?
I haven't played Uncharted 4 on hard, but I actually found Uncharted 3 to be a lot harder and frustrating. A friend of mine who recently played it for the first time agreed with me and we both played it on normal.
I'd say maybe we're both just crap at games, but I found that rest of the Uncharted series fine on the normal difficulty setting.
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Re: These New PS1 Toy Capsules Are Worth the Price of a Flight to Tokyo
Maybe just one
Re: EA Still Resisting $80 PS5 Games, Not Raising Prices 'at This Stage'
They won't raise the price to £80. They'll raise to £90
Re: Switch 2 Can't Achieve a Great Experience on Big Screens, PS5 Boss Implies
More power doesn't equal a better experience, it's all about the games. For me personally, the PS5 has had very little to excite me and I currently have more games on pre-order for the Switch 2 than I do for PS5
I love my PS5 and I love my Switch 2 and I will pick the console that gives me the preferred experience for that particular game
Re: Random: These PlayStation Gashapons Play Each Console's Start-Up Sound
Maybe just one…
Love the subtitle @get2sammyb ❤️
Re: The Most Addictive Game Ever Is Now Available on PS5, PS4
I haven't even read this article, I'm just commenting on the superb subtitle
Re: The Story of Shenmue Is Far from Over, Says ININ
LEEEEEETTTT'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!
Re: Classic PS4 Racer DriveClub Is Now a Decade Old
Absolutely loved Driveclub and was probably one of my favourite racing games of all time. Loved that it wasn't just "finish first" for every race and you had interesting challenges. The social challenges were also really cool (when they worked at least)
Re: Capcom Ends New Content Support for Exoprimal
I'd forgotten all about this game...this article made me realise I didn't even know it had launched 😂
Re: Ridiculous Action Game Killer Bean Will Be Blasting to PS5 Eventually
Ah man, I remember Killer Bean when I was in college. I loved it, so this game has piqued my interest!
Re: Random: We're In Awe of Metaphor: ReFantazio's Box Art
Not "Metaphwoar"?
Re: Soapbox: This Is Why Physical Games Are Still Important to Me
Funnily enough, I dug out my old Dreamcast from the loft of Christmas, with my copies of Shenmue 1 (both UK and Japanese versions) and 2, and there was something so special about flicking through the manuals. Unfortunately, most modern physical games don't come with a manual anymore (do any?)
Having said that, I have mostly gone the digital route over the last few years, mostly down to it being more convenient and not taking up any space. I do feel like digital games are massively overpriced however, and I only purchase them during sales.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Remastered Director Doesn't Get Fan 'Consternation' Surrounding Re-Release
I wonder if people would be less against this if it wasn't called a "Remaster" and something more along the lines of "GOTY" or "Deluxe" Edition?
To me, the word remaster sounds like it should be a bigger upgrade visually or a game that isn't already playable on the PS5. But I'll definitely be upgrading for £10, been wanting to replay this for ages.
Re: Waiting for SEGA's New Crazy Taxi? Fill the Time with Taxi Life, Hitting PS5 in March
No Offspring = no deal
Re: Talking Point: As PS5 Turns 3, How Are You Feeling About It?
I think the PS5 is a fantastic console from a hardware perspective, but I can’t help but feel a bit let down by the games so far. 3 years in and there’s only a couple of games that have really wowed me or felt like a big step up from PS4
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Feature Makes a Change to Reflect PS5 Slim
I saw this last night and thought it was a bug 😅
Re: Insomniac Has Last Laugh with Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Needlessly Detailed Puddles
Always thought the original game looked great, but less so now after seeing it side by side with the new game 😅 Very excited for Spider-man 2!
Re: Colossal PS Store Sale Plunges Thousands of PS5, PS4 Prices
You forgot to highlight Gollum is only £29.99
Re: Slick Jet Set Radio Successor Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Should Paint PS5, PS4 After Timed Switch Exclusivity
Super hyped for this! Also just happened to be listening to the JSR soundtrack as I read this, which made my day
Re: Talking Point: State of Play Predictions February 2023 - What Do You Expect?
Driveclub 2 would be nice Sadly I know this will never happen
Re: Some God of War Ragnarok Collector's Editions Are Missing the Actual Game
A friend of mine had a similar issue with Horizon. She spent the best part of £100 only to get an empty box. Thankfully Amazon sorted it quickly for her, but it’s not good enough, especially for the amount they charge.
Re: God of War Ragnarok to Feature a Transmog Armour System Due to Popular Demand
This is great news. I was playing the first game last night and literally wished this exact feature was in the game. I actually love the default armour, but the stats are poo compared to others that I don't like the look of
Re: The Witcher 3 PS5 Version News Coming 'Soon', Says a Cheeky CDPR
Yes, it is very "frustrtaingly"
Re: Need for Speed Unbound Is Unlike Any Arcade Racer You've Seen Before
This looks proper tasty, getting some serious Into the Spider-verse vibes from it, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: PSVR2 Game Horizon Call of the Mountain Is About 7 Hours Long
@IonMagi Just £65 - bargain
Re: Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (PS5) - We're Just Remaking Anything Now
Literally came for the subtitle 😂
Re: Sonic Frontiers Divides Fans with Footage Showing 'Copy-Pasted' Level Design
I haven't played a Sonic game since Sonic Adventure, so I personally won't notice any similarities. But I can see how people who know the Sonic games well would be upset, and I agree there seems to be one issue after another with every reveal of this game.
Re: PS5 Slim That's Just 2CM in Height Built by YouTuber
I actually saw this video yesterday before this post, but I think what he has done is amazing. Sure, there’s an external power brick the size of a small car, but the guy’s ingenuity is always great to watch.
Re: PS Now Members Get Four More PS4 Games This Month
Got super excited when I saw WRC 10, then realised it's the PS4 version. The haptics in WRC 9 were amazing, I can't go back to basic rumble now! Really looking forward to some PS5 games in the new subscription model
Re: In the UK, 70% of Boxed Horizon Forbidden West Buyers Paid More Than They Needed To
I refuse to pay £70 out of principle, but managed to snag the ps5 version for £60. Also happy to have the ps5 box on my shelf, figure if might also have a higher resell value if I ever get rid of it.
Re: The Last Video Store Is Pure PSVR Nostalgia Inspired by Blockbuster
I remember going to Blockbusters, there was also a couple of local video rental shops within walking distance of my house. I don't ever remember dancing around the shop though...
The Evil Dead footage looked like a trailer, so this'll probably be how they get around all the licensing issues (do you need licensing for trailers?)
Re: Aloy Trends As Fans Discuss Horizon Forbidden West Hero
I don’t see anything wrong with the new face and I think one of the main reasons it looks different is due to the generation difference.
Look at Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 versus Uncharted 3, it’s a completely different character model, but with the enhancements to facial animations and just improved skills in modelling, it results in a more natural looking face. You can see massive improvements to the animation in HFW.
Aloy is beautiful and I don’t think she looks fat, she just has a slightly rounder face than before. I think it’s great we have more diversity with the way females look in games, not every woman is a supermodel in real life 🙄
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Mass Effect Legendary Edition?
@Skywalker1080p well that is VERY tempting…thank you!
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Mass Effect Legendary Edition?
I absolutely love these games, but £60 is a little rich for my tastes, especially with my current situation. If it was £40 I would have preordered in a heartbeat.
Re: Mini Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (PS5) - Still a Skateboarding Great with Decent Upgrade
The main question is, is this worth the £10 upgrade? It certainly doesn’t sound like it so far 😕
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 on PS5 Supports Cross-Save, Activity Cards, DualSense, and More
I am a bit disappointed having to pay the extra £10 - I appreciate you get extra content, but it's basically an extra character and a couple of outfits
I didn't buy the deluxe edition in the first place because these extra bits aren't worth the money to me...I'll wait to see if the PS5 enhancements are worth it though
Re: Soapbox: How Yakuza Proves Bigger Open Worlds Aren't Always Better
I haven’t played any of the Yakuza games yet, but totally agree games are getting too big with too little to do. Shenmue is a perfect example of a smaller world filled with huge amounts of detail and is a type of game I’d much prefer to play.
Re: PS5 Owners Confused by Incorrect Profile Listings for Games
I've had an issue in the past where a game will show twice - with differing stats for each...
It's funny you should mention this today - last night I browsed through this list to have a look at the trophies for Shenmue...it initially loaded the trophy list for Shenmue 2 until I went back a step and tried again.
Re: Madden NFL 21 Adds SpongeBob SquarePants Stadium, Challenges, Clothing
Gotta admit, I’m very disappointed - I was hoping you would actually play AS Spongebob
Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Use PS5's New UI Features?
The cards were fairly useful to jump to missions when playing the 2 Spider-Man games, but the only other PS5 game I have is Dirt 5 and I don't use cards for that.
I haven't even seen the help menu displayed yet, so I guess I'm either looking at the wrong times, or I've accidentally disabled it. The PS Store suggests that Miles Morales supports help guides, but it never showed.
Re: Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2020
25/30 think this is the best I’ve ever done in one of these quizzes 😅
Re: Taxi Chaos Looks Like the Crazy Taxi Revival SEGA Won't Make
Yah yah yah yah yah
I hope the soundtrack is as good as Crazy Taxi
Sega has so many great IPs, it's such a shame they can't be bothered to invest any money into them anymore. But it's great to see indie devs picking up the slack, with this and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (looking forward to that one)
Re: DIRT 5 Patch 2.00 Adds Wheel Support on PS5 and PS4, Fixes Trophy Issues, Lots More
@thefourfoldroot They have said they will be updated the haptics in the future, I was really hoping it would be in this update, but that sadly doesn't appear to be the case (at least from what I can see from the release notes)
Re: Reaction: Cyberpunk 2077 Debacle Proves Sony Needs a Better PS Store Refund Policy
I pre-ordered Tony Hawks from PSN, but then found a physical copy for much cheaper - it should have been simple to cancel the pre-order, but I had to hunt down a form on the Playstation website and wait a few days for confirmation.
This was over a month before the game came out, it should have been much easier to cancel from within my PSN account.
Re: PS5 Sold Out in Japan, But Launch Numbers Are Dire
Could have been worse - Xbox only sold 21,000 🤷♂️
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' First Alternative Suit Revealed
@hoffa007 Yeah I tried all that, but still no luck. Managed to get it ordered elsewhere in the end though, thanks for your help!
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' First Alternative Suit Revealed
@hoffa007 Where did you pre-order from? I can only find it on Smyths and Argos, and currently Argos won't let me place the order...I do, however, have 3 pending charges for the game...
Re: PS5 Pre-Order Pages Live on Amazon Australia
These placeholders have been on the UK amazon for ages
Re: Poll: How Much Do 'True' Gameplay Trailers Matter to You?
I don’t mind game reveals with cinematic trailers so much ONCE we’re into a console generation. It’s difficult to get excited about next gen visuals when you don’t see any gameplay, which is one area I think the PS4 reveal smashed it. Cinematic trailers give sod all indication of what new consoles are capable of
Re: Talking Point: What New Trophy Features Do You Want on PS5?
The ability to view your trophies locally/offline. I don't care much for trophies, but when I receive one, I am quite often interested what I earned it for or just like to view the trophy icon
But it is really frustrating to have to wait for my trophy list to update online. I know it's only a few seconds, but it pulls you out the game and seems like an unnecessary delay. It also means you can't view your trophies if you're not connected to the internet...who thought that would be a good idea?
Re: Soapbox: Uncharted 4's Higher Difficulties Kill the Joy of Combat
I haven't played Uncharted 4 on hard, but I actually found Uncharted 3 to be a lot harder and frustrating. A friend of mine who recently played it for the first time agreed with me and we both played it on normal.
I'd say maybe we're both just crap at games, but I found that rest of the Uncharted series fine on the normal difficulty setting.