Bought this on release but only got round to playing it (properly) last week. Great game. The ONLY rogue-like Ive ever persevered with. Think the genre was what put me off playing it for so long. Really has a very addictive loop with the suit and weapon upgrades. Can't imagine it being anywhere near as atmospheric without VR.
They should defo start throwing in VR games. I also think if you have purchased the the games on PS Plus already then your account wallet should get some extra credit. Youre basically getting penalised for your support.
Enjoyed it, finished it in 1 afternoon and thought ... "um, is that it?" The gameplay was nice, some great scenes but some major annoyances also. For starters the basketball "mini game" is appallingly conceived and executed even worse. The nets are miles away and the further you try and throw it, the less it moves.... pulled a muscle attempting it!! GRRR. When asked to get ingredients for an apple pie Lewis says "I wish we had a something like a whisk to stir the pot" .... I (foolishly) looked about for an hour and a half at his suggestion, finding a spade and a large needle... surely one of these would do? Nope ..... JUST USE YOUR GHOST FINGER!!! GGGRR!!! The puzzles are rarely logical and the "hint system" thats explained is a complete misnomer. The story doesn't delve into the illness at all. We briefly get a "mum's sick" ... then were magicked 6 months later where all is well. Its like they completely ran outta ideas for a last chapter .... so didnt bother writing one. For £20 I expected more than an afternoon of playtime. Really enjoyable touching game but not sure its worth more than £7.50 - £10.
@Kiloman74 ... thats EXACTLY what I said ... 8/10 is "good".... with so many top tier games available, why would I spend my money on "good" games when I can spend the same amount on "exceptional" games. Vampyr, DSiders and latest Tomb Raider were all subpar. . . and thats being kind.
... im not missing it ... i'm choosing to not pay £44.99. I'll get it eventually. Last game I bought on release was God of War. Thats the kind of quality that I pay top dollar for. Anything less, I wait a couple of months. Thanks for your concern though ... im deeply touched.
Played it briefly, finished it ... liked it. Nice as a small taster but defo not wanting to play the demo to death b4 the game is released. Would rather discover any secrets during the main playthrough.
I played it till I got a walkie talkie msg from the cop telling me to go back to the hall ... then "thanks for playing." Is it the end? I assumed it was.
Astrobot is absolutely stunning. Was on the fence over whether to purchase or not ... wasnt sold on the VR demo and thought he was a bit anonymous as a title character. Wrong!! The first stages are nice and the monkey boss is amazing. . . BUT its level 2-2, Beachside Boogie, that completely blew my mind, and I usually hate underwater stages in games. Find myself booting up that level when im feeling a bit low and immediately start smiling.
Who the hell wants a Fallout 76 Duffel Bag? Given the state of the game they should offer every upgrade and enough.. um .. atoms to buy EVERYTHING in the game. . . . and that still wouldnt absolve them for releasing this monstrosity. The fact that any naive consumer forked out $200 dollars for this game is baffling! I know theyre a company that probably has healthy reserves but recently whole dev divisions have been forced to shut down after releasing far better games than this!
"Resi/Dead Space syndrome" ... take a series everyone loves for the isolation of the solo player campaign, "modernise" it with multiplayer, and you deliver easily the worst game in the franchise!! How was this allowed to happen? What happened to quality control and playtesting? The fact that a reputable company had the audacity to release this is shocking in itself .. BUT when you factor in the premium price, its pretty cynical . . . a Mongolian Cluster F$$K for the consumer. This is why you NEVER pre order digitally ... even for a franchise you adore!! Doubt this mess is salvageable.
Ive just started the first one (for the tenth time) and and determined to try n get into it this time. Its just ssooo slow. . . Travel by horse ... watch cut scene. Repeat. Actually find it quite a relaxing game. If the sequel is similar, theres no way it should get game of the year over God of War!!
Hardly surprising given the reviews. Crazy to think the devs that made st 2 TRs released this knowing (they knew) it was below par, especially in an economic climate where weve seen whole divisions shut down from one poorly received game. Whos gonna buy Shadow OT TR when Spiderman is released at the same time to great reviews.
It was sad when CVG and Nintendo Official Mag shut down. Had been reading 'em for years. I still read both GamesTM and Gamesmaster. Hardly any mags left now. Wonder if Official PS Mag, Edge and Retro Gamer will survive. . . Possibly not.
£7.99 to change a username??? The price of many a great game on PS Store sales. Don't understand why anyone would want to change names (surely its kinda irrelevant) but how/why does changing a line of text cost so much? ...
Hated this game ... at first.... Then, out of nowhere, it became my favourite Metroidvania ever. (including Super Metroid and SotN). Really is THAT GREAT!!
Wasnt really sold on this from the Playroom VR demo game but finished the first world and really liked it ..... THEN, I got to that dolphin level (lvl 2-2) and absolutely adore it now. Ive NEVER experienced anything like this in all my years playing games. I generally dont like swimming levels in games at all, but this game is different ... it actually transported me to the seaside. The waves and rippling water effects are so convincing. . . then, when you go underwater it gets even better.... THEN, when you resurface, you interrupt a cute little game of footy before playing headers and volleys with a giant robot!! Mind-blowingly good. Finding those little robots is soooo addictive! Cant wait to see what else they throw at me in later levels. . . ive got a sneaking suspicion its gonna get even better (if thats possible)!
Gutted. . . after years of playing and loving the previous seasons, I cant believe we're not gonna see the conclusion to Clem and AJ's story. Finished 1st chapter of Final Season yesterday and adored it. Couldn't wait for next episode. Sad day.
Great game but issues can be rather irksome. I stormed the laptop as last survivor, "smoked" all 4 bad guys. . . then got cut off from host, losing all xp and the congratulatory responses from my cohorts! Defo need some sort of host migrations. Another issue I have is my level consistently jumps from my current level … 8 or 9 or 10 back down to 2!!?? Keeps happening. Usually restarting the app rectifies it but it happens again. The levelling up/unlocking purchases is also really slow and tedious. Moving up 10 levels and having nothing good to unlock gets old pretty quick! Also have an issue with that frequency jammer thang. Last night my opponents had 4 jammers at same time. "Offed" all of em but couldn't find the jammers before the (not insubstantial) remaining time ran out! GGGRRR
Love my Vita … Sony could've easily salvaged it with the revised Vita. The storage issue should've been resolved. Must be one of the most cynical, greedy, anti-consumer practices in videogame history! Only reason I didn't jump in at launch was the memo prices.
Really enjoying this when it works ... I was last man standing, stormed the base and eliminated 4 (no less) grizzly lookin' Middle Eastern "contractors" ... revelling in glory and eagerly anticipating the hoorahs from my cohorts, I was dismayed to find that the host had pulled the plug, my comrades were gone and I got ZERO XP!! Something fishy bout this! Surprised this game has had little to no exposure. For a release I thought was eagerly anticipated, hardly any of the sites are reviewing it. Maybe a reduced price for first week couldve attracted a larger community. Would suggest a Rocket League PS Plus thing but not sure even that would work on such a comparatively small user base of headset owners. The potential is definitely there and when it works its really tense.
Love this. Just got the Jade Relic. Bit of a pain that you have to unlock exactly the same upgrades as the first (although Metroid has done this since the beginning) but that doesn't take away from the experience at all and newcomers obviously wont know the difference. Only slight issue I have is with the combat. If i'm pummelling someone and keep mashing punch, I cant change direction of strikes to punch someone on other side without actually stopping punching briefly to change direction (then start punching again). Not anywhere near a deal breaker but pretty irksome.
Wouldnt pay in advance for any prepaid , upcoming DLC for anything again .... still waiting on Blues n Bullets Part 3 (of 5) which has obviously been cancelled (with zero refund)! How can u offer a product then cancel it and deliver only 40% of the product advertised without issuing a full refund?
This game is a perfect example of why cross pay should be considered. My son adores this on Switch, but, despite the massive success of the Switch, the online community for Bomberman R is non-existent. . . theres never any one to play and weve never found a full lobby when playing. Actually considered asking for refund as the main reason people would purchase this is for the online battle mode ... the single player is pretty poor! Doubt PS4 will have a massively different result. Provide cross play and it would go a long way to improving the experience.
... dont wanna go back to normal tv footy now. Flipped the view to behind the goal to watch Ronaldos free kick bend in sweetly. Corners and free kicks are so exciting when viewed from behind the goal. The resolution doesnt really matter as much as your really close to the players/pitch. Given that this is the first experiment, BBC really have nailed it. Imagine how good it will be once they fine tune it ... 5 more camera positions and higher resolution. . . Spectating Heaven.
.... switched to behind the goal view for that Cavani free kick. So exciting (maybe coz the rest was so dull) ... but jumped out my seat when he hit the post the crowd roared.
Really cool and an absolute gamechanger. The side view is defo best place ... or maybe the end your team is attacking. The big overhead screen is a nice touch. Can switch your eyes over to the behind-the-goal when your team are attacking in the pen area. VR is defo the future of sports spectating. The PSVR boxing and basketball demos on PSStore are amazing. The next gen of headsets is going to rectify the draw distance and resolution issues. 4k VR sports will be incredible.
Hadnt thought about this before and havent played Fortnite yet .. but its an absolute crappy attitude. Ive got a PS4, my 10 year old son has a Switch. Whats the big inconvenience to Sony if we play cross platform? It just means less families who dont own duplicate consoles can enjoy playing together. Stingy and miserable!!
Played it on Switch ... good BUT defo not worth 10/10 good. Never really found it all that engaging. Wont be playing it again any time soon. Maybe a 7.5.
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Re: Play The Persistence Without PSVR in Free Complete Edition Update
Bought this on release but only got round to playing it (properly) last week. Great game. The ONLY rogue-like Ive ever persevered with. Think the genre was what put me off playing it for so long. Really has a very addictive loop with the suit and weapon upgrades. Can't imagine it being anywhere near as atmospheric without VR.
Re: Official PS Plus May 2019 Videos Battered by Dislikes and Comments Section Outrage
They should defo start throwing in VR games. I also think if you have purchased the the games on PS Plus already then your account wallet should get some extra credit. Youre basically getting penalised for your support.
Re: Rumour: May 2019's PS Plus Games Possibly Leaked by PS4 Menu Screenshot
Got/Got!
Pants!!!
Re: Ghost Giant - A PSVR Masterpiece
Enjoyed it, finished it in 1 afternoon and thought ... "um, is that it?" The gameplay was nice, some great scenes but some major annoyances also. For starters the basketball "mini game" is appallingly conceived and executed even worse. The nets are miles away and the further you try and throw it, the less it moves.... pulled a muscle attempting it!! GRRR. When asked to get ingredients for an apple pie Lewis says "I wish we had a something like a whisk to stir the pot" .... I (foolishly) looked about for an hour and a half at his suggestion, finding a spade and a large needle... surely one of these would do? Nope ..... JUST USE YOUR GHOST FINGER!!! GGGRR!!! The puzzles are rarely logical and the "hint system" thats explained is a complete misnomer. The story doesn't delve into the illness at all. We briefly get a "mum's sick" ... then were magicked 6 months later where all is well. Its like they completely ran outta ideas for a last chapter .... so didnt bother writing one. For £20 I expected more than an afternoon of playtime. Really enjoyable touching game but not sure its worth more than £7.50 - £10.
Re: PS Plus March 2019 PS4 Games Announced
GOT, GOT!!
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
@Kiloman74
... thats EXACTLY what I said ... 8/10 is "good".... with so many top tier games available, why would I spend my money on "good" games when I can spend the same amount on "exceptional" games. Vampyr, DSiders and latest Tomb Raider were all subpar. . . and thats being kind.
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
... im not missing it ... i'm choosing to not pay £44.99. I'll get it eventually. Last game I bought on release was God of War. Thats the kind of quality that I pay top dollar for. Anything less, I wait a couple of months. Thanks for your concern though ... im deeply touched.
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
@3MonthBeef
... Ridiculous i'd rather spend my money on a 9 or 10 than an 8?? ... That seems illogical?
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
@TalentedGamer
Wouldnt waste time on a 6.
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
@Jake3103
... its a high "good" ... I prob wouldn't pay a £44.99 premium for "good" these days, given what I could get on PSN sales for that.
Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
8/10 is my wait for a sale score.
Re: Less Than a Third of Players Have Reached the End of the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo
Played it briefly, finished it ... liked it. Nice as a small taster but defo not wanting to play the demo to death b4 the game is released. Would rather discover any secrets during the main playthrough.
Re: Less Than a Third of Players Have Reached the End of the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo
I played it till I got a walkie talkie msg from the cop telling me to go back to the hall ... then "thanks for playing." Is it the end? I assumed it was.
Re: Hands On: Resident Evil 2's Demo Is a Tantalising Preview of a Sure-Fire Hit
Anyone know if HDR is working in demo? Its greyed out so cant choose it in options.
Re: Hands On: Resident Evil 2's Demo Is a Tantalising Preview of a Sure-Fire Hit
@ResidentEvil2
Thats pushing (or bringing) the release date forward!
Re: Alien: Blackout Is Not the Isolation Sequel You Dreamed Of
I just want an Isolation VR update.
Re: Game of the Year 2018: Best PSVR Game
Astrobot is absolutely stunning. Was on the fence over whether to purchase or not ... wasnt sold on the VR demo and thought he was a bit anonymous as a title character. Wrong!! The first stages are nice and the monkey boss is amazing. . . BUT its level 2-2, Beachside Boogie, that completely blew my mind, and I usually hate underwater stages in games. Find myself booting up that level when im feeling a bit low and immediately start smiling.
Re: PlayStation Plus January 2019 Games Announced
Na. Not much appeal for me. A cheeky VR game mightve sweetened the deal though.
Re: Bethesda Apologises for Fallout 76 Collector's Edition Bag by Giving Buyers Microtransaction Money
Who the hell wants a Fallout 76 Duffel Bag? Given the state of the game they should offer every upgrade and enough.. um .. atoms to buy EVERYTHING in the game. . . . and that still wouldnt absolve them for releasing this monstrosity. The fact that any naive consumer forked out $200 dollars for this game is baffling! I know theyre a company that probably has healthy reserves but recently whole dev divisions have been forced to shut down after releasing far better games than this!
Re: PlayStation Plus December 2018 Games Announced
Great.. if u aint got em... only one I dont have is Onrush. Still, could be worse.
Re: Hardware Review: PS Classic - A Nostalgic Nineties Novelty
Meh. D.O.A. Got em all on PS Vita and PS3. Sure there'll be a sneaky way of adding extra roms in a week or two but still .. not for me.
Re: European PS Store Slashes More Prices in Cyber Monday Flash Sale
Just noticed Fallout 76 is almost "HALF PRICE" already. After about a week! I'd be LIVID if I purchased it couple days ago!
Re: Fallout 76 - A Shockingly Bad Attempt at Multiplayer Survival
"Resi/Dead Space syndrome" ... take a series everyone loves for the isolation of the solo player campaign, "modernise" it with multiplayer, and you deliver easily the worst game in the franchise!! How was this allowed to happen? What happened to quality control and playtesting? The fact that a reputable company had the audacity to release this is shocking in itself .. BUT when you factor in the premium price, its pretty cynical . . . a Mongolian Cluster F$$K for the consumer. This is why you NEVER pre order digitally ... even for a franchise you adore!! Doubt this mess is salvageable.
Re: Poll: One Week Later, Is Red Dead Redemption 2 the Best Game of 2018?
Ive just started the first one (for the tenth time) and and determined to try n get into it this time. Its just ssooo slow. . . Travel by horse ... watch cut scene. Repeat. Actually find it quite a relaxing game. If the sequel is similar, theres no way it should get game of the year over God of War!!
Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Owners Aren't Happy with How Fast the Price's Dropped
Hardly surprising given the reviews. Crazy to think the devs that made st 2 TRs released this knowing (they knew) it was below par, especially in an economic climate where weve seen whole divisions shut down from one poorly received game. Whos gonna buy Shadow OT TR when Spiderman is released at the same time to great reviews.
Re: Legendary UK Magazine GamesMaster to End After 25 Years
It was sad when CVG and Nintendo Official Mag shut down. Had been reading 'em for years. I still read both GamesTM and Gamesmaster. Hardly any mags left now. Wonder if Official PS Mag, Edge and Retro Gamer will survive. . . Possibly not.
Re: PSN Name Changes Confirmed by Sony, First Is Free, Then You Have to Pay
£7.99 to change a username??? The price of many a great game on PS Store sales. Don't understand why anyone would want to change names (surely its kinda irrelevant) but how/why does changing a line of text cost so much? ...
Re: Firewall Zero Hour DLC Oscar Mike This Month
New maps woulda been nice.
Re: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition - A Splendid Knight's Crusade
Hated this game ... at first.... Then, out of nowhere, it became my favourite Metroidvania ever. (including Super Metroid and SotN). Really is THAT GREAT!!
Re: Astro Bot Rescue Mission - Just Like Super Mario VR
Wasnt really sold on this from the Playroom VR demo game but finished the first world and really liked it ..... THEN, I got to that dolphin level (lvl 2-2) and absolutely adore it now. Ive NEVER experienced anything like this in all my years playing games. I generally dont like swimming levels in games at all, but this game is different ... it actually transported me to the seaside. The waves and rippling water effects are so convincing. . . then, when you go underwater it gets even better.... THEN, when you resurface, you interrupt a cute little game of footy before playing headers and volleys with a giant robot!! Mind-blowingly good. Finding those little robots is soooo addictive! Cant wait to see what else they throw at me in later levels. . . ive got a sneaking suspicion its gonna get even better (if thats possible)!
Re: PlayStation Plus October 2018 Games Announced
Great for me. Own none and would prob buy them eventually. Laser League was defo on my list.
Re: Reports Say Telltale's The Walking Dead Final Season Is Also Cancelled Following Layoffs
Gutted. . . after years of playing and loving the previous seasons, I cant believe we're not gonna see the conclusion to Clem and AJ's story. Finished 1st chapter of Final Season yesterday and adored it. Couldn't wait for next episode. Sad day.
Re: Firewall Zero Hour Outlines Immediate Update Roadmap
Great game but issues can be rather irksome. I stormed the laptop as last survivor, "smoked" all 4 bad guys. . . then got cut off from host, losing all xp and the congratulatory responses from my cohorts! Defo need some sort of host migrations. Another issue I have is my level consistently jumps from my current level … 8 or 9 or 10 back down to 2!!?? Keeps happening. Usually restarting the app rectifies it but it happens again. The levelling up/unlocking purchases is also really slow and tedious. Moving up 10 levels and having nothing good to unlock gets old pretty quick! Also have an issue with that frequency jammer thang. Last night my opponents had 4 jammers at same time. "Offed" all of em but couldn't find the jammers before the (not insubstantial) remaining time ran out! GGGRRR
Re: There's a New PS Vita Firmware Update Out Now
Love my Vita … Sony could've easily salvaged it with the revised Vita. The storage issue should've been resolved. Must be one of the most cynical, greedy, anti-consumer practices in videogame history! Only reason I didn't jump in at launch was the memo prices.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Marvel's Spider-Man?
@dark_knightmare2
No its not.. but its received tons of 8s. Makes me hesitate to spend £65 on it.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Marvel's Spider-Man?
If it had been received as well as GoW would be a no brainer. Defo wait for the inevitable Game of the Week sales price in 4 - 6 weeks.
Re: Review: Firewall Zero Hour (PS4)
Really enjoying this when it works ... I was last man standing, stormed the base and eliminated 4 (no less) grizzly lookin' Middle Eastern "contractors" ... revelling in glory and eagerly anticipating the hoorahs from my cohorts, I was dismayed to find that the host had pulled the plug, my comrades were gone and I got ZERO XP!! Something fishy bout this!
Surprised this game has had little to no exposure. For a release I thought was eagerly anticipated, hardly any of the sites are reviewing it. Maybe a reduced price for first week couldve attracted a larger community. Would suggest a Rocket League PS Plus thing but not sure even that would work on such a comparatively small user base of headset owners. The potential is definitely there and when it works its really tense.
Re: Review: Guacamelee! 2 (PS4)
Love this. Just got the Jade Relic. Bit of a pain that you have to unlock exactly the same upgrades as the first (although Metroid has done this since the beginning) but that doesn't take away from the experience at all and newcomers obviously wont know the difference. Only slight issue I have is with the combat. If i'm pummelling someone and keep mashing punch, I cant change direction of strikes to punch someone on other side without actually stopping punching briefly to change direction (then start punching again). Not anywhere near a deal breaker but pretty irksome.
Re: Hands On: How Similar Is Marvel's Spider-Man's Combat to Batman: Arkham?
Ultimately ... "Its (merely) decent".??? If the combat is not exceptional, I think i'll be sorely disappointed.
Re: PlayStation Plus August 2018 Games Announced
Five Push Square 6s and one 7. Not exactly top notch. I'll add em to library... doubt I'll play em.
Re: Ni no Kuni II's Season Pass DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen Four Months After Release
Wouldnt pay in advance for any prepaid
, upcoming DLC for anything again .... still waiting on Blues n Bullets Part 3 (of 5) which has obviously been cancelled (with zero refund)! How can u offer a product then cancel it and deliver only 40% of the product advertised without issuing a full refund?
Re: Game of the Month: Top 4 PlayStation Games of June 2018
Lean month.
Re: Review: Super Bomberman R (PS4)
This game is a perfect example of why cross pay should be considered. My son adores this on Switch, but, despite the massive success of the Switch, the online community for Bomberman R is non-existent. . . theres never any one to play and weve never found a full lobby when playing. Actually considered asking for refund as the main reason people would purchase this is for the online battle mode ... the single player is pretty poor! Doubt PS4 will have a massively different result. Provide cross play and it would go a long way to improving the experience.
Re: Feature: Watching the World Cup with PSVR Feels Like a New Frontier for Sports
... dont wanna go back to normal tv footy now. Flipped the view to behind the goal to watch Ronaldos free kick bend in sweetly. Corners and free kicks are so exciting when viewed from behind the goal. The resolution doesnt really matter as much as your really close to the players/pitch. Given that this is the first experiment, BBC really have nailed it. Imagine how good it will be once they fine tune it ... 5 more camera positions and higher resolution. . . Spectating Heaven.
Re: Guide: How to Watch the World Cup with PSVR
.... switched to behind the goal view for that Cavani free kick. So exciting (maybe coz the rest was so dull) ... but jumped out my seat when he hit the post the crowd roared.
Re: Guide: How to Watch the World Cup with PSVR
... am I missing something ... is there any way to view score and time played?
Re: Guide: How to Watch the World Cup with PSVR
Really cool and an absolute gamechanger. The side view is defo best place ... or maybe the end your team is attacking. The big overhead screen is a nice touch. Can switch your eyes over to the behind-the-goal when your team are attacking in the pen area. VR is defo the future of sports spectating. The PSVR boxing and basketball demos on PSStore are amazing. The next gen of headsets is going to rectify the draw distance and resolution issues. 4k VR sports will be incredible.
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS4 Game at E3 2018?
1. Last of Us 2
2. Resi 2
3. Spiderman
Re: Sony Prevents PS4 Players from Logging in to Fortnite on Switch
Hadnt thought about this before and havent played Fortnite yet .. but its an absolute crappy attitude. Ive got a PS4, my 10 year old son has a Switch. Whats the big inconvenience to Sony if we play cross platform? It just means less families who dont own duplicate consoles can enjoy playing together. Stingy and miserable!!
Re: Review: Gorogoa (PS4)
Played it on Switch ... good BUT defo not worth 10/10 good. Never really found it all that engaging. Wont be playing it again any time soon. Maybe a 7.5.