Too familiar wouldn't be a problem if the base game didn't quite obviously run out of steam a bit before the end credits. It's a great game of course, but it is at it's very best in the earlier sections. If it is going to drag on, and then serve up another 20-30 hours of the same loop, it's a fair comment.
Sounds like Sony are fully aware it’ll be a massive money spinner so it’s more a case of timing than anything else’s, and of course, if a full remake is on the cards that all feeds into it too. It’ll happen for sure. A proper sequel would be much better, though…
Glad to hear it’s a good time. I always enjoyed the story in Destiny, and some of the locations you visit are incredible. No point in trying to catch up, it’s one of those “you had to be there” experiences, and better for it really. I’ll have watch it all on YouTube.
@DrVenture69 Glad to hear you rate it as highly as Fez, it’s the reason I got it. I was super hooked on that game. (listening to the Fez soundtrack on YouTube now, actually!)
I reinstalled Diablo 4 and have been having a good time with it this week. I got super bored of the story last time I played it, so I started a new character and skipped the campaign. A lot happier!
Also, the big new loot 2.0 update this week has reworked things. Everything seems better from my perspective, and from what I have read it is being taken positively by the fan base. No news story on here about it, though?
I also got Animal Well, although haven’t really got into that yet.
Wanted to give Inquisition another shake last week, thought it'd be £3.99 or something but they still want £34.99 for it! (Or £31.49 with an EA Play sub!)
I finally pulled the trigger on Prey (was very impressed by the demo way back when but just never picked it up). A few hours in and it seems like £5 very well spent, it’s almost everything I want in a game, really.
That said, I don’t love the art deco style of the space station, I’d prefer something more rough and ready like the Ishimura or the Sevastopol from Alien Isolation.
@ShogunRok sorry, I didn’t read what you said properly. I thought you said the PS4 version used standard, where as the PS5 version used ultra.
The textures look pretty good on performance based on the photo though, so sure, I could imagine not much further improvement in quality mode… and it seems like a pretty nice upgrade either way.
@ShogunRok I watched a video yesterday and was pretty impressed with the texture improvements, at least on some objects. I assume below is the difference between “standard” and “ultra”?
I’m more than glad Larian dropped it, I just want to see them return to the world of Divinity. As for Obsidian, I just want to see them on Pillars 3… come on!
Haven’t played Destiny in forever, I’m still very fond of it though, and had some great times playing it. It had its fair share of missteps and problems.
I’d be rooting for a successful Destiny 3, for sure!
Kinda interested in this one, even though I didn't gel much with the first game. Will wait for these performance updates, though. Would be silly not to at this point.
(Does this one have overworld music, or is it mostly silent like the first game??)
I’ll be playing some Pillars of Eternity 2. 80 or so hours into my second run, I really love this game. I do need to go back to number 1 and get that finished. And then just hope one day they make a 3rd one (yes, I’d buy an Xbox for it if necessary!)
@Northern_munkey It matters because in the meantime Sony want to sell standard PS5's. If it becomes common knowledge that a new unit is on the way people will understandably sit tight for more info. At best, anyone on the fence over a PS5 will definitely be put off a purchase until they hear more about the Pro now.
It simply throws a spanner in the works of their expensive day to day marketing operation. It's pretty understandable that they would want to come down hard on this, not just because of this but potential future leaks, too.
Not that I care, more power to the consumer and all that.
@Rosona there was a small tunnel I could swim through in the bottom of a water pit. Somehow I completely missed it the eight-odd times I had passed by it the night before. That sort of thing is really my experience of Tomb Raider back in the day, the best thing to do when stuck was just stop playing as nine times out of ten the solution is found almost straight away when you pick it back up again. Frustrating, but there really isn’t anything quite like it….
I am slowly chipping away at Tomb Raider 2, although stuck near the end of Venice right now. I spent 2 hours accomplishing nothing on it last night, just doing circles. I’m hoping to start playing it tonight and find the solution within 10 minutes because that would be absolute classic Tomb Raider right there.
No, and I don't know if I will ever get round to it, to the extent I am considering looking up the story now as I am keen to hear what they have done with it... hmmmm.
@get2sammyb I really don't understand why you’d expect them to put all their cards on the table, and commit to exactly what the deal will be moving forward.
It’s obviously a case of reading between the lines.
I really doubt they could be more definitive even if they wanted to be.
What I got from it is simply that anything and everything is potentially up for review on a case by case basis.
Edit: it does seem strange that they don’t just confirm the 4, though, to avoid further speculation.
I have been wanting to replay these for ages, glad they have finally been remastered. I’m picking them up at midnight or tomorrow if I can’t stay awake that long
I’ve been trying to play a bit of Star Rail but after an hour or so I am close to giving up as I don’t have a clue what’s going on! I just got on the train?!
It seems weird at first, but Sony do some strange things with hardware so I could totally believe this is happening.
The problem for me is less that this is unlikely to materialise, and more that Sony just won’t support it properly when it does. So it’s hard to be excited on that basis.
Really, the Vita is powerful and feature rich enough to still be going now.
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Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) - Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
Too familiar wouldn't be a problem if the base game didn't quite obviously run out of steam a bit before the end credits. It's a great game of course, but it is at it's very best in the earlier sections. If it is going to drag on, and then serve up another 20-30 hours of the same loop, it's a fair comment.
Re: Hidetaka Miyazaki 'Knows for a Fact' FromSoftware Devs Want a Bloodborne PC Port
Sounds like Sony are fully aware it’ll be a massive money spinner so it’s more a case of timing than anything else’s, and of course, if a full remake is on the cards that all feeds into it too. It’ll happen for sure. A proper sequel would be much better, though…
Re: Final Fantasy 9 Remake Is Almost Certainly Real as Another Database Leak Appears
@Mikey856 "What happened to 8??"
I was asking that back in 1999
Re: Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PS5) - Bungie's Promise Fulfilled
Glad to hear it’s a good time. I always enjoyed the story in Destiny, and some of the locations you visit are incredible. No point in trying to catch up, it’s one of those “you had to be there” experiences, and better for it really. I’ll have watch it all on YouTube.
Re: Reaction: You Said You Were Sick of PS5's Sad Dad Sims, So You Better Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
What do we want?
Isometric RPGs with pre-rendered backgrounds!
When do we want them?
Every couple of years is fine, I’m actually pretty busy!
Re: Many, Many More Major Xbox Games Are Being Plotted for PS5
AoE2 would be lit! I'd be down for Halo too. Let's party like it's the noughties!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 531
Diablo 4 when I can, really enjoying it this time round. What I hoped it would be at launch.
Re: Bombshell Report Finds Players Becoming Less Interested in Deep Strategy Games
It’s nonsense really, my attention span is completely fi
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 529
@DrVenture69 Glad to hear you rate it as highly as Fez, it’s the reason I got it. I was super hooked on that game. (listening to the Fez soundtrack on YouTube now, actually!)
Really need to make a dent in it this weekend.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 529
I’ve a bit of time for gaming this weekend.
I reinstalled Diablo 4 and have been having a good time with it this week. I got super bored of the story last time I played it, so I started a new character and skipped the campaign. A lot happier!
Also, the big new loot 2.0 update this week has reworked things. Everything seems better from my perspective, and from what I have read it is being taken positively by the fan base. No news story on here about it, though?
I also got Animal Well, although haven’t really got into that yet.
Re: The Big Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Reveal Is Incoming, 2024 Release Date Reportedly Set
Wanted to give Inquisition another shake last week, thought it'd be £3.99 or something but they still want £34.99 for it! (Or £31.49 with an EA Play sub!)
Re: Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, More Closed in Brutal Bethesda Restructure
Big shame about Tango, Evil Within 2 is one of my favorite games. I'd have genuinely got an Xbox to play a third one if I had to.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 527
I finally pulled the trigger on Prey (was very impressed by the demo way back when but just never picked it up). A few hours in and it seems like £5 very well spent, it’s almost everything I want in a game, really.
That said, I don’t love the art deco style of the space station, I’d prefer something more rough and ready like the Ishimura or the Sevastopol from Alien Isolation.
Re: OlliOlli, Kerbal Space Program Teams Shut Down by GTA Publisher
Kyle’s never heard such bullsh*t
Re: Fallout 4 (PS5) - Timeless Gameplay Loop Stuck in an Outdated RPG
Really didn’t get on with this before. I thought about grabbing it again but the £3.99 deal ended before I could. Maybe one day.
It seemed like so much time passed between Skyrim and this, but it’s crazy how close they released, really.
Re: Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 7 Inspire New Indie RPG Beyond Galaxyland
I can see what they were trying to do with the trailer, but not really working for me. I think the game itself looks like it could be good, though.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 526
I’m still plugging away at Tears of the Kingdom. Almost a year later (220 hours) and I am still coming back, with quite a bit to do!
Re: Hands On: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Runs Great on PS5, But Some Old Problems Persist
@ShogunRok sorry, I didn’t read what you said properly. I thought you said the PS4 version used standard, where as the PS5 version used ultra.
The textures look pretty good on performance based on the photo though, so sure, I could imagine not much further improvement in quality mode… and it seems like a pretty nice upgrade either way.
Re: Hands On: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Runs Great on PS5, But Some Old Problems Persist
@ShogunRok I watched a video yesterday and was pretty impressed with the texture improvements, at least on some objects. I assume below is the difference between “standard” and “ultra”?
Re: Random: We're In Awe of Metaphor: ReFantazio's Box Art
Why is the main character wearing a Master System box?
Re: Wizards of the Coast Already Courting Multiple Studios to Develop Next Baldur's Gate
I’m more than glad Larian dropped it, I just want to see them return to the world of Divinity. As for Obsidian, I just want to see them on Pillars 3… come on!
Re: Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Lol, no. But it's polite of him to say so.
Re: Confusion as Duelling Reports Confirm/Deny Existence of Dead Space 2 Remake
It’s terrible they aren’t remaking 2 or doing a completely new one
Re: Bungie Might Be Making Destiny 3, Its Fanbase Speculates
Haven’t played Destiny in forever, I’m still very fond of it though, and had some great times playing it. It had its fair share of missteps and problems.
I’d be rooting for a successful Destiny 3, for sure!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 522
A bit blown out today, but I’ll be playing some more Pillars of Eternity 2 and finishing off the (pretty great) Stellar Blade demo.
In the mood for some OG FF7, too.
Re: PlayStation Fans Torn on Prospect of PS5 Pro
@Ghostngoblins
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Re: Big Dragon's Dogma 2 Updates Incoming as Capcom Confirms List of PS5 Improvements
@ShogunRok How bloody hard is it to pay Jeremy Soule fifty million to make a soundtrack for the ages???
Edit: Just read he's potentially been a naughty boy so he'd probably take significantly less.
Re: Big Dragon's Dogma 2 Updates Incoming as Capcom Confirms List of PS5 Improvements
Kinda interested in this one, even though I didn't gel much with the first game. Will wait for these performance updates, though. Would be silly not to at this point.
(Does this one have overworld music, or is it mostly silent like the first game??)
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 521
I’ll be playing some Pillars of Eternity 2. 80 or so hours into my second run, I really love this game. I do need to go back to number 1 and get that finished. And then just hope one day they make a 3rd one (yes, I’d buy an Xbox for it if necessary!)
Re: Rise of the Ronin (PS5) - A Safe, Outdated Open World Game
@LiamCroft Is there a constant soundtrack as you explore? Or is there mostly no music?
Re: Sony Reportedly Undertaking Internal Investigation Following Leaked PS5 Pro Specs
@Northern_munkey It matters because in the meantime Sony want to sell standard PS5's. If it becomes common knowledge that a new unit is on the way people will understandably sit tight for more info. At best, anyone on the fence over a PS5 will definitely be put off a purchase until they hear more about the Pro now.
It simply throws a spanner in the works of their expensive day to day marketing operation. It's pretty understandable that they would want to come down hard on this, not just because of this but potential future leaks, too.
Not that I care, more power to the consumer and all that.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 518
@Rosona there was a small tunnel I could swim through in the bottom of a water pit. Somehow I completely missed it the eight-odd times I had passed by it the night before. That sort of thing is really my experience of Tomb Raider back in the day, the best thing to do when stuck was just stop playing as nine times out of ten the solution is found almost straight away when you pick it back up again. Frustrating, but there really isn’t anything quite like it….
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 518
Lmao yup. Just booted it up and found what I was looking for within 3 minutes. Every god damn time, Tomb Raider. Every god damn time.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 518
I am slowly chipping away at Tomb Raider 2, although stuck near the end of Venice right now. I spent 2 hours accomplishing nothing on it last night, just doing circles. I’m hoping to start playing it tonight and find the solution within 10 minutes because that would be absolute classic Tomb Raider right there.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
No, and I don't know if I will ever get round to it, to the extent I am considering looking up the story now as I am keen to hear what they have done with it... hmmmm.
Re: Reaction: The Problem with PlayStation Right Now
I reckon they should release a few more VR headsets in 2024, that’ll do the trick
Re: Connecting Worlds, the Hideo Kojima Documentary, Is Out Now on Disney+
It’s the first strand type documentary
Re: Xbox Is Bringing Four Exclusives to PS5, But It Won't Say Which
@get2sammyb I really don't understand why you’d expect them to put all their cards on the table, and commit to exactly what the deal will be moving forward.
It’s obviously a case of reading between the lines.
I really doubt they could be more definitive even if they wanted to be.
What I got from it is simply that anything and everything is potentially up for review on a case by case basis.
Edit: it does seem strange that they don’t just confirm the 4, though, to avoid further speculation.
Re: Legendary Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicle Creator Yoshitaka Murayama Has Passed Away
Damn 😣
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
The reboots were pretty bad overall, though I did have quite a bit of fun with 2013. Hoping they get the series back on track!
She looks quite cool in this artwork.
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
@RedRaven723 anywhere
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
I have been wanting to replay these for ages, glad they have finally been remastered. I’m picking them up at midnight or tomorrow if I can’t stay awake that long
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 514
@Shigurui haha thanks
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 514
@Korra it’s ‘cuz of that &^#$# “pizza” that people underneath are sufferin’!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 514
I’ve been trying to play a bit of Star Rail but after an hour or so I am close to giving up as I don’t have a clue what’s going on! I just got on the train?!
Re: Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works
It seems weird at first, but Sony do some strange things with hardware so I could totally believe this is happening.
The problem for me is less that this is unlikely to materialise, and more that Sony just won’t support it properly when it does. So it’s hard to be excited on that basis.
Really, the Vita is powerful and feature rich enough to still be going now.
Re: Persona 3 Reload (PS5) - A Stunning Remake of a Classic RPG, Polished to Near Perfection
Classic Ramsey.
Re: Mini Review: War Hospital (PS5) - Triage the Wounded in Grim Wartime Sim
How lovely.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Says Travel Isn't Boring, Your Game Is
But my main problem with the first one was that travel WAS really boring! At least liven the overworld up with some Skyrim style music..
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 512
This cold weather got me in the mood to install Skyrim!