They sound very reasonable. I only managed to platinum one GT game (I think it was 6). I didn’t even try to do GT Sport. The 91 wins online is tough for someone with my skill level (I could come in top 3 but to win is difficult).
Can we have another review. All last gen reviews focused on how it was technically broken. I’m still not sure if it’s a good game. Is it like cyberpunk version of Fallout for example? O
I noticed my 2020/2021 Bravia TVs have VRR support (In HDMI settings) added. So I am assuming it is getting ready for PS5 firmware update at some point. Or maybe there is genuinely no coordination between its TV arm and PS arm.
Returnal is probably my game of the year - although I’m really starting to get annoyed. 2 xenoglyphs in biome 2 and biome 6 is all that stands between me and the platinum trophy (I must have gone through those two biomes a 6 times now with no luck).
I was one of the first to complain about returns and how it felt no real progress after runs in the same easy Hades. Now though, this is the game of the year for me. Completed it several times and now in the hands of RNG gods to get the survey of the biomes completed to get plat.
What makes it, is the sheer joy of the weapons, the responsiveness of the character.
I struggled with first boss and weirdly the 4th boss took me longer than it really should. 3rd boss and 6th boss are easy if you build your character well (good health and good gun - the one with plasma beam or turret makes short work of bosses).
Thank you to all for those replies. I really like how this forum discusses and not attack each other.
Just want to say I’m not defending Sony and it seems Xbox games pass is popular (I’m not an Xbox guy so I don’t use it) and people say it’s better. My point was that it was always this way since ps5 launch (and clarified later since FFVii remake was offered). They offered one PS5 game and two PS4 games. They never promised that if a PS5 upgrade is available they would honour tryst for PS Plus PS4 games. So if you bought PS Plus knowing that, it may suck that Sony doesn’t, but they haven’t done anything underhand.
Hence my comment on outcry and ‘entitled’. On the other hand if Sony promised such a thing and didn’t deliver then I would understand the outcry and outrage.
That was my point. As always, vote with your wallet my friends, you don’t like it, don’t pay for ps plus. That will get them to take notice for sure (if enough people do it). Personaly l I see these as a bonus and not the main reason to subscribe.
Why is there an outcry? They made it clear it was a PS4 game. PS5 upgrade is only for those that bought the PS4 version.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Sony not block it but to have an outcry over something that was never promised by ps plus service is a bit ‘entitled’ attitude.
No matter how powerful consoles get there will AWAYS be a need to compromise (because ultimately resources are finite and you have to make choices). The difference is as generations go these compromises become more and more subtle (for example today we may aim for 1440p vs native 4K, screen space reflections instead of RT reflections etc). In future it might be 4K as performance and 8K as quality, or RT reflections, shadows, global illumination etc).
Completed Hades run almost 20 times and even with. Pact punishments it always seems fair as the system is very clear and while some boobs are more beneficial than others it’s quite well balanced.
With Returnal, after several attempts I made it to first biome boss and finally figured it out a bit more. I like it but Hades is miles better (and I’m a fan of Housemarque).
@VatoLoco47 yes, it’s more a spiritual successor and one of my favourite games (got platinum on it relatively quickly compared to souls games). I was talking more of a remake of original Tenchu (but to be fair, I would take Sekiro over Tenchu any day).
It’s no way near as difficult as the souls games with shell that gives you ridiculous health. Much harder and more souls like in terms of difficulty with rouge character though.
I have the same view as Liam when it comes to Rouge-likes and Dead Cells too appealed to me (but I knew if Dead Cells mechanics were used on a Metroidvania/2D Souls style I would have loved it even more).
I will give Returnal a go at some point but only because it’s a Housemarque game. Given my natural dislike for this genre, £60-£70 still seems a little to too steep though. When it gets discounted (I try not to buy secondhand games for devs I like)
Sitting about 2.5 meters away from my 65”, you can see the resolution difference if you stand still and flip from fidelity to performance RT but I mean you really have to look at edges etc to catch it. Performance RT all the way.
Tetris Effect is an awesome game with an awesome soundtrack. That’s how you update a classic. I can spell his name but all his games are awesome from Walt sets arcade games, Rez, Lumines, Eden etc)
I want Returnal but given that I’m not generally a fan of the rouge like structure, I can’t bring myself to put nearly £70 on it, at £40 I would take the plunge. I will wait for it to drop as I have to try it out but I know one of my worst things in games (other than genuine arcade games like shmups and beatem ups and fighting games), is the feeling that I have to do the same levels over and over again for hours to make progress.
In my view MS has yet to produce a single player experience coming close to Last of Us, Uncharted, God Of War series. No way near. I had a 360 as a second console to PS3 because their Arcade stuff was great, but even here I believe PS has caught up.
Why is this even controversy? People do realise Sony has the right to earn money?. I see no issue if people are mostly playing on PS but do not make the purchases there for items that Sony gets a revenue share. I doubt that is the norm anyway, it is far more likely if you play on PS you buy through the PS store.
Is this basically the same as Capcom Arcade Cabinet on PS3? I’m sure I have all those games installed on my PS3 (and in fact I played a few games the other day).
It’s not taking full advantage of the PS5. It taking advantage of the PS5 back compatibility modes. So basically a 10TFLOP PS4 Pro. But it doesn’t use any of the new architecture of the graphics and CPU (?) chips.
Is all content on disk (incl. season 1-3)? Or do you still have to download? For me that is the key decision behind whether I buy season 3 (As I have the original and season 1 & 2) or the arcade physical release.
If you care about Sony exclusives (which I do) then power difference will not make a difference. Ultimately it’s software that sells, and so far over several generations MS have failed to provide an exclusive IP I care about (couple of third party exclusives, on original XBOX (like Panzer Dragoon Orta) and XBLA stuff in 360 days. This is the first generation I have not bought an MS console - the usually small differences between multi plays is only really for fan boys to argue over).
It’s going to be another great year. Picking 3 is too little. The following are on my will buy (irrespective of reviews) in 2020 assuming they come out before PS5 launch (otherwise I may have to put my cash towards that and wait for some of them on PS5).
1. Last of Us 2 2. Ghost of Tsushima 3. FF VII 4. Nioh 2 5. Pillars of Eternity 2 6. Doom Eternity 7. Cyberpunk 2077 8. Darksiders Genesis
I only just got around to playing this game. I loved the first DMC, and while I bought all other iterations, I never really played them. Having a fun and painful time with this. I get severe cramps and pain on my right arm. Having to hold Lock On (R1) and attack is seriously causing me issues, and limiting to one mission (or two with a lot of pain) at a time. Why the hell couldn’t they simply allowed you toggle lock and do away with needing to hold R1 is beyond me. It really is f***ing painful for me. I’m not a button masher either (plat’d Sekiro and has no issue, so it’s not about ‘getting gud’).
Not liking what I’m hearing lately. Sony need to be careful not to repeat mistakes and appearing to be arrogant like they did in end of PS3 and start of PS3 era.
@GodGamer I was about to say something similar. I agree, Demon’s Souls is the game that first showed how it’s done. Dark souls is more a refinement. All the innovation was in Demon’s Souls. Also it was popular enough to warrant Dark Souls to be made.
I only just got the platinum trophy a few weeks back (I completed the mainline story but didn’t get round to cleaning up the districts). Still yet to do the DLCs (even though I bought the season pass). Great game and just hoping issue between Sony and Disney does not impact the sequel for PS5.
PS1: Castlevania SOTN, Wipeout 2097, Tekken 3, Gran , Metal Gear Solid, FF VII PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2 (& 3), GT3, Devil May Cry, REZ PS3: Uncharted 2, Demons Souls (& Dark Souls), The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 4 (I loved it). PS4: Resogun, Bloodborne, God Of War, Sekiro, SpiderMan, HZD, REZ VR Vita: Persona 4 Golden, TxK
these games just all jump in my head pretty much instantly. Too hard to pick one.
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Re: Gran Turismo 7's PS5, PS4 Platinum Will Be Time Consuming But Attainable
They sound very reasonable. I only managed to platinum one GT game (I think it was 6). I didn’t even try to do GT Sport. The 91 wins online is tough for someone with my skill level (I could come in top 3 but to win is difficult).
Re: Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077's PS5 Version Actually Feels Like a Finished Game
Can we have another review. All last gen reviews focused on how it was technically broken. I’m still not sure if it’s a good game. Is it like cyberpunk version of Fallout for example? O
Re: PS5 Owners Ponder What Sony Is Playing At with VRR
I noticed my 2020/2021 Bravia TVs have VRR support (In HDMI settings) added. So I am assuming it is getting ready for PS5 firmware update at some point. Or maybe there is genuinely no coordination between its TV arm and PS arm.
Re: Game of the Year: John's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2021
Returnal is probably my game of the year - although I’m really starting to get annoyed. 2 xenoglyphs in biome 2 and biome 6 is all that stands between me and the platinum trophy (I must have gone through those two biomes a 6 times now with no luck).
Re: Not Everyone Had the Fortitude to Finish Returnal on PS5
I was one of the first to complain about returns and how it felt no real progress after runs in the same easy Hades. Now though, this is the game of the year for me. Completed it several times and now in the hands of RNG gods to get the survey of the biomes completed to get plat.
What makes it, is the sheer joy of the weapons, the responsiveness of the character.
I struggled with first boss and weirdly the 4th boss took me longer than it really should. 3rd boss and 6th boss are easy if you build your character well (good health and good gun - the one with plasma beam or turret makes short work of bosses).
Re: PS Plus Blocks Free Mortal Shell PS5 Upgrade
Thank you to all for those replies. I really like how this forum discusses and not attack each other.
Just want to say I’m not defending Sony and it seems Xbox games pass is popular (I’m not an Xbox guy so I don’t use it) and people say it’s better. My point was that it was always this way since ps5 launch (and clarified later since FFVii remake was offered). They offered one PS5 game and two PS4 games. They never promised that if a PS5 upgrade is available they would honour tryst for PS Plus PS4 games. So if you bought PS Plus knowing that, it may suck that Sony doesn’t, but they haven’t done anything underhand.
Hence my comment on outcry and ‘entitled’. On the other hand if Sony promised such a thing and didn’t deliver then I would understand the outcry and outrage.
That was my point. As always, vote with your wallet my friends, you don’t like it, don’t pay for ps plus. That will get them to take notice for sure (if enough people do it). Personaly l I see these as a bonus and not the main reason to subscribe.
Re: PS Plus Blocks Free Mortal Shell PS5 Upgrade
Why is there an outcry? They made it clear it was a PS4 game. PS5 upgrade is only for those that bought the PS4 version.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Sony not block it but to have an outcry over something that was never promised by ps plus service is a bit ‘entitled’ attitude.
Re: Elden Ring Will Have Performance and Quality Modes on PS5, According to GameStop
No matter how powerful consoles get there will AWAYS be a need to compromise (because ultimately resources are finite and you have to make choices). The difference is as generations go these compromises become more and more subtle (for example today we may aim for 1440p vs native 4K, screen space reflections instead of RT reflections etc). In future it might be 4K as performance and 8K as quality, or RT reflections, shadows, global illumination etc).
Re: Call of Duty: Vanguard's PS5, PS4 Perks Are a Bit Embarrassing
I’m sure people at Sony are not dumb. They probably have lots of marketing data that shows this crap works.
Re: Returnal Update 2.0 Finally Lets You Suspend Your Run
Completed Hades run almost 20 times and even with. Pact punishments it always seems fair as the system is very clear and while some boobs are more beneficial than others it’s quite well balanced.
With Returnal, after several attempts I made it to first biome boss and finally figured it out a bit more. I like it but Hades is miles better (and I’m a fan of Housemarque).
Re: Mini Review: Aragami 2 (PS5) - Nin-Jolly Good Stealth Action
@VatoLoco47 yes, it’s more a spiritual successor and one of my favourite games (got platinum on it relatively quickly compared to souls games). I was talking more of a remake of original Tenchu (but to be fair, I would take Sekiro over Tenchu any day).
Re: Naughty Dog Will Reveal The Last of Us Multiplayer 'When It's Ready'
@dasd2 it most probably will be if they got any sense.
Re: Mini Review: Aragami 2 (PS5) - Nin-Jolly Good Stealth Action
I would love a demons souls like remake of the first two Tenchu’s.
Re: Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle DLC Is Free for Owners of the Main Game, Starting Today
It’s no way near as difficult as the souls games with shell that gives you ridiculous health. Much harder and more souls like in terms of difficulty with rouge character though.
Re: UK Sales Charts: GTA 5 Just Keeps on Selling, Hades Makes Top 10
I would love to know total number of sales for GTA V. Will it be the first game to sell more than the total population of the world?!?!
Re: Soapbox: What Makes Returnal So Special
I have the same view as Liam when it comes to Rouge-likes and Dead Cells too appealed to me (but I knew if Dead Cells mechanics were used on a Metroidvania/2D Souls style I would have loved it even more).
I will give Returnal a go at some point but only because it’s a Housemarque game. Given my natural dislike for this genre, £60-£70 still seems a little to too steep though. When it gets discounted (I try not to buy secondhand games for devs I like)
Re: Sony Confirms Acquisition of Returnal Dev Housemarque
Great. Can I have Resogun 2 and please can it be a physical release? To this day it annoys me that a classic like Resogun is not available physically.
Re: PS5, PS4's Elden Ring Is 'Very Difficult But Can Be Handled'
Got the platinum of Sekiro, once it clicks it’s not so bad (like all of their souls games to be honest).
Love his games. Can’t wait.
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Graphics Comparison Shows Fidelity, Performance, and Performance RT
Sitting about 2.5 meters away from my 65”, you can see the resolution difference if you stand still and flip from fidelity to performance RT but I mean you really have to look at edges etc to catch it.
Performance RT all the way.
Re: Tetris Effect Celebrates the Puzzler's Anniversary and Origin with Awesome Secret Stage
Tetris Effect is an awesome game with an awesome soundtrack. That’s how you update a classic. I can spell his name but all his games are awesome from Walt sets arcade games, Rez, Lumines, Eden etc)
Re: Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Was Remade Using Yakuza's Dragon Engine
Any info on whether there are any PS5 specific upgrades?
Re: UK Sales Charts: PS5 Roguelike Returnal Off to Slower Start Than Other Sony Exclusives
I want Returnal but given that I’m not generally a fan of the rouge like structure, I can’t bring myself to put nearly £70 on it, at £40 I would take the plunge. I will wait for it to drop as I have to try it out but I know one of my worst things in games (other than genuine arcade games like shmups and beatem ups and fighting games), is the feeling that I have to do the same levels over and over again for hours to make progress.
Re: Leaked Document Reveals Xbox's Opinion of The Last of Us 2
In my view MS has yet to produce a single player experience coming close to Last of Us, Uncharted, God Of War series. No way near. I had a 360 as a second console to PS3 because their Arcade stuff was great, but even here I believe PS has caught up.
Re: Crossplay Controversy Shifts to Sony Being Only Company to Enforce Clause
Why is this even controversy? People do realise Sony has the right to earn money?. I see no issue if people are mostly playing on PS but do not make the purchases there for items that Sony gets a revenue share. I doubt that is the norm anyway, it is far more likely if you play on PS you buy through the PS store.
Re: Capcom Arcade Stadium Is Coming to PS4 on 25th May, and Invincibility Is Paid DLC
Is this basically the same as Capcom Arcade Cabinet on PS3? I’m sure I have all those games installed on my PS3 (and in fact I played a few games the other day).
Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS1, PS2, or PS3 Emulator for PS5?
There should be an option for all of them. I would buy all of them.
Re: God of War PS5 Patch Posts Staggering Results in Comparison Test
It’s not taking full advantage of the PS5. It taking advantage of the PS5 back compatibility modes. So basically a 10TFLOP PS4 Pro. But it doesn’t use any of the new architecture of the graphics and CPU (?) chips.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Cyberpunk 2077?
Waiting for confirmation of PS5 upgrade and date. Will decide then
Re: UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man Is PS5's Hero While Call of Duty Shoots to Number One
Where is Demons Souls? Gutted it hasn’t hit the top 10. Might have encouraged them to commission a sequel with Bluepoint.
Re: Gran Turismo 7 on PS5 Inspired by Franchise's Past, Present, and Future
Will my TRS300 Steering Wheel be supported? I hope I’m not forced to buy another wheel like I had to going from PS3 to PS4.
Re: Don't Panic, But More PlayStation Exclusives Will Come to PC
Makes sense as long as it it is a few years after the release on Console and they don’t routinely do it for every title.
Re: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition - A Complete Package At Last
Is all content on disk (incl. season 1-3)? Or do you still have to download? For me that is the key decision behind whether I buy season 3 (As I have the original and season 1 & 2) or the arcade physical release.
Re: Sony's Finally Resolved the PS Store's Biggest Flaw
@Mega-Gazz I was about to say the same. How hard is to add a friggin’ wish list?!
Re: Sony's Sending Free PS Store Credit to PS Plus Members
Got mine yesterday and used it to buy Blasphemus in sale. Thank you Sony!
Re: Xbox Boss Implies PS5 Exclusives Are 'Counter to What Gaming Is About'
Said the Boss of a company with lacklustre exclusives
Re: Here's Your First Look at Official PS5 Game Box Art
I don’t get why they didn’t go for black box. Blue just doesn’t fit...white would make more sense compared to Blue but Black looks the best.
Re: Poll: What Was Your Game of the Show at the PS5 Reveal Event?
Can’t do three:
Re: Poll: Predict The Last of Us 2 Review Scores
Doesn’t matter to me. It’s ordered and I will be playing it no matter what.
Although I would assume between 80-100 range. I can’t imagine it being less than that.
Re: PS5's Price Could Be Undercut by Xbox Series X, Analysts Suggest
If you care about Sony exclusives (which I do) then power difference will not make a difference. Ultimately it’s software that sells, and so far over several generations MS have failed to provide an exclusive IP I care about (couple of third party exclusives, on original XBOX (like Panzer Dragoon Orta) and XBLA stuff in 360 days. This is the first generation I have not bought an MS console - the usually small differences between multi plays is only really for fan boys to argue over).
Re: May 2020 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4
Normally not one to complain - as they are ‘free’ For subscribers but this is the first month where I won’t even bother to add them to my library.
Re: Xbox Boss on PS5: We Have a Plan That Can Win
Demons Souls remake trumps the extra teraflops! No contest for me.
They are both powerful enough to the point where exclusives would be the differentiator.
Re: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Technical Problems Derail an Otherwise Superb Sequel
PS5 should alleviate this problem out of the box (assuming it is PS4 back compact which is almost a certainty)
I will buy as soon as it is reduced to a good price but will not open until PS5s arrival.
Re: Poll: What PS5 Box Design Should Sony Adopt?
They need to bring back manuals. If not the can at least make the boxes thinner where there are no manuals.
Re: Poll: What's Your Most Anticipated PS4 Game of 2020?
It’s going to be another great year. Picking 3 is too little. The following are on my will buy (irrespective of reviews) in 2020 assuming they come out before PS5 launch (otherwise I may have to put my cash towards that and wait for some of them on PS5).
1. Last of Us 2
2. Ghost of Tsushima
3. FF VII
4. Nioh 2
5. Pillars of Eternity 2
6. Doom Eternity
7. Cyberpunk 2077
8. Darksiders Genesis
Re: Game of the Year: #5 - Devil May Cry 5
I only just got around to playing this game. I loved the first DMC, and while I bought all other iterations, I never really played them. Having a fun and painful time with this. I get severe cramps and pain on my right arm. Having to hold Lock On (R1) and attack is seriously causing me issues, and limiting to one mission (or two with a lot of pain) at a time. Why the hell couldn’t they simply allowed you toggle lock and do away with needing to hold R1 is beyond me. It really is f***ing painful for me. I’m not a button masher either (plat’d Sekiro and has no issue, so it’s not about ‘getting gud’).
Re: Some European Developers Feel Like PlayStation Is Leaving Them Behind
Not liking what I’m hearing lately. Sony need to be careful not to repeat mistakes and appearing to be arrogant like they did in end of PS3 and start of PS3 era.
Re: Game of the Decade: Dark Souls Laid the Foundations for a New Genre
@GodGamer I was about to say something similar. I agree, Demon’s Souls is the game that first showed how it’s done. Dark souls is more a refinement. All the innovation was in Demon’s Souls. Also it was popular enough to warrant Dark Souls to be made.
Re: Insomniac's Superb Marvel's Spider-Man Celebrates Its First Anniversary
I only just got the platinum trophy a few weeks back (I completed the mainline story but didn’t get round to cleaning up the districts). Still yet to do the DLCs (even though I bought the season pass). Great game and just hoping issue between Sony and Disney does not impact the sequel for PS5.
Re: It's All Over: The X Button Is Officially Pronounced 'Cross'
I always say ‘X’ but ‘Cross’ obviously makes sense given the other buttons!
It’s almost the opposite of ‘noughts & crosses’...
I wonder if some call the circle button ‘naught’?
Re: PlayStation Twitter Thread Demonstrates the Downfall of Konami
PS1: Castlevania SOTN, Wipeout 2097, Tekken 3, Gran , Metal Gear Solid, FF VII
PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2 (& 3), GT3, Devil May Cry, REZ
PS3: Uncharted 2, Demons Souls (& Dark Souls), The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 4 (I loved it).
PS4: Resogun, Bloodborne, God Of War, Sekiro, SpiderMan, HZD, REZ VR
Vita: Persona 4 Golden, TxK
these games just all jump in my head pretty much instantly. Too hard to pick one.