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@Northern_munkey Congrats! I hope you enjoy it mate. I know you like your sims, but this is still a good driving model and there are so many fun things to do I'm sure you will like it

I kinda expected this now, they've been suspiciously quite for some time.
At least other publishers can release now this year....

Im reinstalling now to give it another play. I love it, but with my old man reactions I never got past the third boss despite playing for 81 hours.
Im a sucker for punishment though, and this was a pure class game and one of the best this gen by a long way. The sound design is epic, every raindrop in its own 3d space is not something that could be done without ps5 as sound systems like atmos have much more limited sound sources than the ps5 audio engine does.. Im a sucker for these sort of details..

Fantastic game, really polished. It was criminal to shut that studio down...

If Doom is £80 it can take a running jump.
Fortunately it was priced before todays price rises......

@Mythologue Whilst I agree with you, FH4 is better, it's also discontinued and you can't buy it any longer.
On PS5, FH5 is the only one and it's still well worth playing.

@Northern_munkey I did karate for years when I was kid, but they never taught me that one 🤣

I called it the moment EA bought them.
Having been part of Bullfrog and experienced what EA do to companies first hand, I remember posting on this very site that they wouldn't be making these games very much longer.
The Companies that EA have destroyed in this way make a very impressive list:
Visceral (Dead Space) - shut down in 2017
Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014.
Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001.
Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - Purchased by EA in 1992; shut down in 2004.
Westwood (Command & Conquer) - Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003.
DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) - Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013.
Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013.
Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013.
Pandemic (The Saboteur) - Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009.
PlayFish (The Sims Social) - Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013.
NuFX (NBA Street) - Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007.

I'm sure there are plenty of others. Being acquired by EA is the beginning of the end.

@AverageGamer Thank you, that's really helpful info.
It would appear they do have the capacity to be developing a new Forza then... I look forward to seeing it!

@Silenos I completely agree with you, I've played all the forza Horizon games and FH5 is certainly not the best. FH4 was the sweet spot, you felt like you had progression and some of those courses were the best I'd ever raced - particularly on the 'Treasure Island' DLC.
That's not to say FH5 is awful, its clearly not, it's just not the best. Of course those who've never played FH before will try and disagree with you, but they are showing their ignorance of the series. It doesn't matter, I'm glad they are enjoying themselves.

It's great to play this on a pro - its fixed all the things that bugged me on the series X release which forced me to play PC.
I may have bought this twice already, but I was glad to triple dip!
I'd pay a LOT, for FH4 on PS5, but now its discontinued, it will never happen.

@x3King84 Its £55 for the standard edition on Xbox. No reason it should be cheaper on PS5.

@AverageGamer Playground are working flat out on Fable. I should imagine this is why there's a temporary lull in releases...

Thanks for this review.
It does seem to reflect my own time with the title and I've put this to one side hoping they will fix it and at least make it not stutter so much when traveling fast across the land...
there's plenty of other titles to play whilst I wait for them to fix this one.

@puddinggirl Thank you, I should have checked more thoroughly! up to 9/10 now 😊. Much to my suprise, I'm over 60 now and reactions get worse, its inevitable, and I struggle to get the QTE's all the time on this game, much to my shame.
Clearly the lack of mapping was an intentional choice, but it was the wrong one imo. No expedition ever would not map where they are going - it's stupid and an unnecessary restriction. If it were restricted to merley mapping where you had been, it would be like it would be in real life and serve its purpose without giving anything away.
It is indeed great they are getting such high recognition though.. very pleased, and I bought the game despite having Game Pass Ultimate and a Series X to show support.

Decent performance, without that, the rest of its useless.

That does look like a decent list to think about if they get it performant though...

How lovely to see it earn such praise! It's a fantastic game from such a small dev team and I'm sure once I'm finished it will have left a mark on me.
However, I'd have given it a 8.5/10 right now due to the 'no mini map' decision and constant QTE in battles, both decisions I definitely would have not made, but in every other aspect its really excellent and memorable.
I'm happy to see a JRPG win over many who would not traditionally play them though 😊

@Northern_munkey
Congrats on the cockpit mate! You must have quite the set up...

Trying not to spend anymore for a bit. Just got a second pro so me and the wife dont have to argue over who uses the pro! Lol

@Solid_Python Clever eh? Engagement good!

I cant pretend I haven't got a plethora of other titles to play while I wait for them to fix it.
I also cant pretend that watching the game turn into a slideshow if you fight several opponents at once isnt the authentic Oblivion experience. But I was hoping that was in the past!

I paid full price for this, but theres a strong possibility it'll have a discount buy the time they get this running properly - assuming they ever do 🤣
I never learn, I get excited and hit buy before I know it. I may be an old man but I still act like a teenager sometimes..

Loved it back in the day, and I couldn't believe how good the remaster looks on a pro when I tried it at the weekend.
I realise that this seems to be a marmite game, but for those of us that loved it, this update makes it even better and I'm looking forward to trying it again. A long way forward though, there's so many good games to play atm I just don't know when I'll get the time!

Expedition 33 is sublime, Im really enjoying it.
A freind came round last night and wanted to see the Days Gone remaster. I was shocked by how much better it looks on the pro, as all the media Id seen till then seemed to show little difference. We were playing that almost all night, and I cant wait to give that some serious attention..

Whatever you are playing this weekend I hope you are having fun!

@MrPeanutbutterz I can see how that might have made conversation difficult for you. 😉
Only joking of course, I get it, youve made your point abundently clear in several posts.
But no one needs to bow down to your assessment, and Im one of several who dont agree with it.

Grabbed the upgrade the moment they announced it. Days gone is an absolute gem, loved it when it launched and Im sure I'll love it once I can find time to play it again.
Those who criticise the writting have obviously never hung out with bikers before, the scripts on point and the overall story, while not inventive, is good enough to serve the gameplays needs and still sticks in my head to this day.

@themightyant You must be joking right? Same calibre as a Bluepoint game? Which Bluepoint game has ever dropped frames to sub 20fps? Or had the number of bugs this game has.
You clearly havent played it beyond pottering around in the opening dungeon where it can maintain frame rate.

I like it, I accept the jank as unlike Bluepoint (who maticulously program every line of code in their remasters) its the same underlying 20 year old code it always was with a new graphics wrapper, many of the same bugs in the original are all here, and its introduced several new ones.

The suggestion this is on a level with a bluepoint remaster is quite cearly based on ignorance of the facts.
Meantime I'll play and enjoy it further once they improve frame rates, but I cant pretend its a remake rather than a remaster, and the studios themselves have made it quite clear its not a remake as it runs on the very same game code it always did.

Loved control, so I might give this a look - but I'm not a multi player kinda guy normally..

It was a decent 8, not a killer game, but good if like logic puzzles and Indy, and I do.
If you suffer from motion sickness you might drop the score down low, it made me very ill and I had to play in small bursts to get it finished, which felt more like a chore towards the end...for me anyway.

Nice to hear your views and I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Personally I don't think the 3rd person camera works as well as a game that had been designed for it, but its useable in some scenarios. I'm also not completely convinced by combat, which is clearly better than the original , but falls far short of modern standards (having recently played Avowed its quite clear that Oblivion is very old and feels it)

However - the graphical updates are a joy to see and clearly the stand out update here. For someone who remembers playing this 20 years ago, its amazing to see what it looks like now.
I really don't think they should have released it until they had it performant though, it should not be chugging and sputtering like this, that's a poor show (Im using a pro).
I bought it of course - it will be wonderful to go through this game again, but I think I'll wait before I play it through further in the hope they fix its performance! I hope people enjoy it - especially new comers to this game

@IOI
Different from what? Is the 8/10 from Push Square different from the 8/10 from Pure Xbox for some reason?
https://www.purexbox.com/reviews/xbox-series-x/forza-horizon-5
Or have you got your tin foil hat on pretending there's some kind of Xbox tax still?

I often have issues with the reviews here at Push and they are not my favourite articles to read, but an 8/10 when your very own Xbox site gave the same is no evidence of Bias?

They called everything that's wrong with this game - cluttered maps that make it hard to see events, no sense of progression at all and truly awful characters scripts and acting. It's a testament to the fun of the racing that it scores 8/10.

I love Forza Horizon, but like many, I believe it's FH4 that's a 9 or 9.5 score worthy. Doesn't mean FH5 isn't a great game though and I'd still recommend this to any PS only gamers who haven't had a chance to play the series before.... I pre ordered it the day it was announced despite having it on my series X and also on Steam.

@Ravix Yeah, I do agree there should be a toggle in the options. I cant help thinking there should be a more elegant way of communicating 'you are invisable in shadow'..

@SystemAddict The outline indicates you are invisable in the shadows. If you are in stealth but not in shadows you dont get the outline.

@lazarus11 Digital foundry have you covered if you want proper pro coverage of this title, and its really good news on the pro...

I'm delighted to see that foliage density and pop in in performance mode are now resolved for the pro. I had found them annoying when I first played this on series X to the point where I'd often play it on PC instead (and I hardly ever play on PC!)
Very happy to jump back into this - its a great game, even if I prefer FH4, and I now get to play it without the pop in issues - happy days.

My poor wallet! 😁

Thanks for this, I'm glad you obviously enjoyed it.
I don't tend to pre order games, but I've been following this one for a while and I knew from earlier previews they has nailed what I wanted from it, so I've pre-ordered this one on PS5 despite having a game pass sub. Really looking forward to playing this...

@rjejr Definitely try it first. The 3rd person does have that feeling you describe, it was clearly not designed for it unfortunately.

@Splat Me to mate. Ive bought Expedition 33 to support the devs... I have GP, but my wife hates xbox controllers, so I buy games she wants to play on PS5.

@PlatinumMikey Hehe same here - I had some credit in their I'd forgotten about so it cost me just over £15. Happy Days! I hope you enjoy it

@rjejr Its first OR third person - they took some time to explain how they polished it for 3rd person play....

@MickOnYourFace I payed £49.99? That includes the DLC too..

@PlatinumMikey However you enjoy it mate is good. I've been all digital for many years now and couldn't be happier - 40 years of unplayed games piling up was filling my home, it was a joy to finally shed it all.

BUY NOW ON PS5:

Go to Bethesda website click on the game page, click on buy now and it will take you to your PS app (mine was open anyway) and takes you to the page. Buy and start downloading. Mines downloading now

Size is 119.035 GB

@DrVenture69

The Elder Scrolls VI: Oblivion Remastered - Standard Edition
Includes:

• Digital base game
• Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine story expansions
• Additional downloadable content: Fighter’s Stronghold, Spell Tomes, Vile Lair, Mehrune’s Razor, The Thieves Den, Wizard’s Tower, The Orrery, and Horse Pack Armor

@lazarus11 No info on pro enhancements yet. Even if it doesn't launch with any, they are bound to add some in time. Both my PS5's are pro's now, so I'm kinda hoping they do anyway

Looks fantastic, love the over hauled combat and removal of jank.
All DLC included.
Still not able to purchase yet....

It will be great once it drops, not only will we get to play it, but we can say goodbye to the endless Rumours!

@Kraven Happy birthday mate!

Seems like a huge oversight to not allow photos to save to PS5 storage? This does have an appeal though....

@somnambulance
Gell well mate.
Yeah Blue Prince gets under your skin once your committed. There are lots of unlocks and actions that persist. I was stupid and didnt explore outside for the first 10 hours or so. 🤦‍♀️

Too much! I have Days gone and Expedition 33 pre ordered already and it looks like Oblivion will be launched too! Week after I have Forza Horizon 5 coming too. Meanwhile Im looking to get further in AC Shadows, but Ive taken a 36 hour side tour of Blue Prince.

SO.......MANY.........GAMES..

Blue Prince. Im 38 hours in and deep, lots of layers. Edit: it says 41 hours on the dash, but its actually only 26 hours if you look at profile stats. I wish they'd fix that 🙄
South of Midnight, chapter 10. Just had a memorable boss fight, but in general, the fighting is not fun. The vision and art direction though is sublime and driving me to completion!

Once I can clear the above, Im looking forward to getting back to AC Shadows, but Ive got Days Gone Remaster, Epedition 33 and Forza 5 on ps as preorders all ready to distract me shortly. Oblivion as well? Its all too much 🤣

Whatever you are playing, I hope you have a great weekend....

Really good game - but beware if you can get motion sickness! I got very ill playing this game and had to play in short bursts.
If you enjoyed the puzzle sections in Uncharted and Tomb Raider games, then is right up your street!