I platiniumed "Code Vein" on PS4.
Unfortunately, it can be easily called "it is among the the worst souls games of all time" if not the worst.
Apart from the story, pretty much everything else is bad.
Abortive combat mechanics. Hitbox issues. You do not even feel you that you hit enemies. Whole combat foundation is a big failure.
Extremely simplistic and basic graphics. You can easily find better graphics in PS3 era games.
Art style is (especially enemy creature designs are) straight up failure. Combination of bad taste and low quality art design.
Cheap "big bouncy boobs" is adopted as lifeboat
Really bad and forgettable musics
Worst map designs... It is so shallow, you can't even believe it.
Most unnecessary "(not to mention useless) giving presents to npc's" mechanics of all times.
Most boring cutscenes in the modern times.
Last a few trophy to get Platinium is nothing but pure (and very long) torture (and patience) test.
List goes and on...
I can not wait to instant hardpass the second game. Not gonna waste my time... Not a chance...
I am sorry but; making people, who have gamepass subscriptions to pay over microbe-soft's, activision acquisition, is nothing but oriental cunning (not to mention it is a very ugly and cheap trick). So... I am not going to pay for microbe-soft's mistake. Sorry...
Lets be honest for a moment; Unfortunately, it does look awfully lame. Also; design laziness is screaming very loudly. I can not pretend that, it is a good design. Because (unfortunately) it is not.
As a person who hardpassed PS5 and PS5 Pro, I use my PS4 very often (meaning: Every 3-4 days if not every other day)
Can not be more happy with my PS+ subscription and PS4 glacier white edition.
I bought 10 years of extension back in December 2020. Therefore, my PS+ subscription stands till 2030 December. I'll gladly purchase PS6 if sony stops it's oriental cunning during PS5 era and return to being reasonable and gamer friendly, PS4 era policy.
I also have xbox one s and fully fledged pc but I never stopped enjoying my PS4.
Lovely console...
Dear friend @Fandabidozi2025 Please do not get me wrong I do not want your (or my) head to be exploded on "Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift" remake announcement. I am just pointing out that I'll be very happy to see it, if it ever happens. As I stated previously "Fingers crossed"
Dear friend @Ludacritz Exactly! Developer individuals of Cocoon are not only creative but also extremely clever people. Result: Cocoon is a tiny masterpiece.
I am happy that I still have my Playstation and physical copy of this game. But, I'll buy it again (this time digitally) for pc, so I can enjoy mods and higher resolution textures.
Dear friend @DarianStarfrog
I was going to write you "Sorry to hear that, my friend", but I thought "if you bought it for pc, you may enjoy higher resolution, visual fidelity and more fluent frame rates. Therefore, it is not a loss at all..."
I tried Cocoon on gamepass a few years ago and (unlike to my prejudice and low expectation) it is was a total blast. Very creative... curious... well thought out... unique game... So, it was on my wishlist since then. I am happy I'll be able to enjoy it from early October onwards (Note: I am a soulsgamer who platiniumed Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, Nioh, Nioh 2, Lies of P, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Core Vein, Remnants From The Ashes... But I am happy to state that I was pretty surprised to witness how succesful and high quality the Cocoon was)
Dear friend @Rich33 Yep! Correct! Nioh 2 looked not only better, but also (somehow) performed better. By the way, when you turn on HDR, it is total an absolute eye candy on oled panels. Hopefully, Nioh 3 can be as good as Nioh 2. Fingers crossed.
Dear friend @graymamba I platiniumed Nioh 1 and Nioh 2 on PS4, and platiniued both again on pc (Nioh 1 on steam & Nioh 2 on epic) If the 3. Nioh turns out to be as good as Nioh 2, we are so lucky. Open world maps with Nioh 2 marriage sounds pretty exciting. I do not even mind, if the release date gets postponed to Spring of 2026. You know, why? Because, it is (always) better to have (any game): 1 - %100 ready to be played 2 - Bug free 3 - Well optimised 4 - As good as Nioh 2 rather than unnecessarly early releaesed, half-baked mess. So.... Lets roll on to it...
Dear friend @PuppetMaster I agree with you. Unlike to Dark Souls, Bloodborne does not need remake. Only "uncapped frame rate" and "3840x2160 resolution upgrade" more than enough.
Dear friend @Czar_Khastik Yes, you are correct! They make us to think, it is too much too ask from AAA game developers. But (apprently) not really, from sony, which is good and we appreciate that
Dear friend @wildcat_kickz
I can not agree more!
Thank you for pointing that out!
It is among the main reasons why I hardpassed PS5 (alltogether) upon release.
Hopefully, sony will give up on extremely chunky and hidious design and return to fundementals.
Fingers crossed.
Dear friend @ProfessorNiggle They mistakenly overconfident that, we are all brainless creatures, who ready to buy everything that they release. In reality, there are countless of decent people out there who do not buy those overpriced and overly diluted products. But, as you know, media statements of companies on social media and gaming world articles never mentiones about silent and virtious people. On the contrary, we always read how whole world is blindly pre-ordering everything, no matter how bad is the products turns out to be, later on. Basically, they are telling us: "BE MINDLESS! MAKE OBVIOUS MISTAKES! BREAK YOUR BANK! LEARN NOTHING! REPEAT!"
Dear friend @Dogbreath
There is a 3. kind, who instantly stop buying products from extremely greedy companies.
We usually vote with our wallet.
If companies saying to us "You are between rock and the hard place" (meaning: between overpricing and horrendously diluted product) We see it as an instant dealbreaker. Therefore, we do move on to our life and do not purchase any of those product.
Very simple!
Can not be more happy that, I instantly hardpassed on the PS5 release. PS6 is around the corner. Lets roll on to it and be done with "inadequate ssd size fiasco" Note: Instead of wasting my purchasing power to extremely diluted and (unfortunately) overpriced PS5, I invested in physical gold and bitcoin back then. Therefore, I am ready to hardpass PS6 too, if sony keep being overly greedy and keep diluting it's hardwares. Hopefully, this time, sony would listen amd's recommendations and buy the correct cpu+gpu combo for PS6. If not, it is absolutely fine by me. I'll have a look at PS6 Pro and PS7. The more I do not touch my investements, the more purchasing power it provides. So... No need to rush.
Dear friend @Tr3mm0r Are confused (or mixed up) me with somebody else? If you gave your list, why you telling me: "Nobody asked!" What is going on here?
I am ashamed to say "Diablo 4"
(because, I wanna collect the throphies and be done with it forever)
I wish I bought Silksong and was playing non-stop on weekend.
I need to buy it a.s.a.p. an correct that mistake.
As I many times mentioned here in the past, "I hardpassed PS5 on the announcement date" which literally I can not be more happy.
It is unnecessarily diluted, overweakened and overpriced device.
Under par gpu, under par cpu (which sony engineers had no choice but to overclock it, but as you know, fear of overheating ended up with leaking liquid metal) and more importantly inadequate ssd size is a total dealbreaker.
I waited for PS5Pro to be announced, but as you know it is also overpriced and some features are immodestly stripped down.
Well... It does not matter anymore, because PS6 era is around the corner.
First time in my life, I skipped a console generation as a whole. No PS5! No Ps5Pro! No Xbox Series S! No Xbox Series X! No Nintendo! No Nothing!
It is a good riddance! Because, currently dying gen probably was the worst one in the history of consoles. Lets roll on to next generation with ai features.
Not gonna miss PS5 which I was never gonna buy it anyway...
If sony does not make same mistakes with PS6 (or PS6Pro) I may (gladly) consider to buy it.
Dear friend @Dodoo I am convinced that you'll be winner in the social life, which is way better to get an under par game that you never suppose to waste your valuable time. I wish I can send you that free game as a gift, cause honesltly, plan to never play it in the future. There are significantly better games out there well worth your & my time. ... I wanna thank you for the humor on your comment. It was really good Wish you to have a lovely weekend, friend... Praise the sun...
I am not a fan of sony, but I feel like, I must state my appreciation: "Psychonauts 2" is a very good gift. In fact, it is way too good. Thank you sony.
Can not wait to see, "There is no need for PS9!" discussion at the end of PS8 Pro era. It is going to be very... very interesting... until "There is no need for PS10!" discussion at the end of PS9 Pro's lifespan. Both debate will be pretty interesting and keep us busy... until "There is no need for PS11!" discussion comes along... Gaming media & journalism have very good roadmap for all of us in the future. Lets roll on to the "There is no need for PS12!" era at the end of PS11 Pro's life cycle... well (you guessed it right!).. only until PS13 gets announced.
I do not trust Konami administration members. Unfortunately, they (multiple times) proven in the past, how annoying and repulsive they are... I just do not care, what they decide to do or not. Not gonna buy their products anyway... They are irreversibly disconnected from the common sense of gamers world, long ago. So... Before they announce that they decided to remake anything, they better remake themselves ground up.
I am very pleased to witness that Democracy is pointed out through games. They also mentioned how concerned they are about the (very obvious) wrong doings of vile rules in Germany, in Europe as well as in some countries in the world. I appreciate they aware of the dark path that powers at be, on. It needed to be brought forward and shared. I applauded... among some good game announcements...
I hardpassed PS5 (along with xbox series s/x) era alltogether and can not be more happy. Lets rool on to next generation and be done with this most shameful playstation & xbox era. I am actively using my PS4 (glacier white edition) + PS3 Slim + Xbox one s and pc. Lost nothing by not participating to current disgraceful console era. There is nothing to be sad about, because next gen is not in the far future.
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Re: PS Plus Members Can Get a $20 Battlefield Redsec Pack for Free
Not interested...
Re: Now Devs Are Politely Asking Their PS4 Players to Upgrade to PS5
When we are this close to PS6, why should I waste my time and money for PS5?
Re: Now Devs Are Politely Asking Their PS4 Players to Upgrade to PS5
Dear friend @colt45z
I can not agree more.
Utterly enjoying my PS3 Slim since early summer days...
Re: There Are Big Concerns About Plants vs Zombies' PS5, PS4 Re-Release
Not gonna buy this lazy release...
I already have it on steam probably since around 2009-2010
So...
Re: PS5 Soulslike Code Vein 2 Couldn't Be More Anime If It Tried
I platiniumed "Code Vein" on PS4.
Unfortunately, it can be easily called "it is among the the worst souls games of all time" if not the worst.
Apart from the story, pretty much everything else is bad.
List goes and on...
I can not wait to instant hardpass the second game. Not gonna waste my time... Not a chance...
Re: 'Told You So': Ex-FTC Chair Lina Khan Is Having the Last Laugh Over Xbox's Activision Acquisition
I am sorry but; making people, who have gamepass subscriptions to pay over microbe-soft's, activision acquisition, is nothing but oriental cunning (not to mention it is a very ugly and cheap trick).
So... I am not going to pay for microbe-soft's mistake.
Sorry...
Re: You Can Now Pre-Order God of War's 20th Anniversary PS5 Controller
Lets be honest for a moment;
Unfortunately, it does look awfully lame.
Also;
design laziness is screaming very loudly.
I can not pretend that, it is a good design.
Because (unfortunately) it is not.
Re: Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support
Dear frend @Arkz
Can not agree more.
There is no need to choke or slow kill PS4.
Who knows how many millions of gamers still using it constantly.
Re: Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support
As a person who hardpassed PS5 and PS5 Pro, I use my PS4 very often (meaning: Every 3-4 days if not every other day)
Can not be more happy with my PS+ subscription and PS4 glacier white edition.
I bought 10 years of extension back in December 2020. Therefore, my PS+ subscription stands till 2030 December. I'll gladly purchase PS6 if sony stops it's oriental cunning during PS5 era and return to being reasonable and gamer friendly, PS4 era policy.
I also have xbox one s and fully fledged pc but I never stopped enjoying my PS4.
Lovely console...
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles?
Dear friend @ButterySmooth30FPS
+1
(I just need to take it out my from my PS1 games cardboard box)
Re: Revised PS5 Pro Model Reportedly Coming Soon in Europe, But Don't Expect Much
I do not expect much.
Because, I expect PS6 to be announced, which is not in the far future, at all...
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025?
It is is good month, but not because of "Alan Wake 2".
İt is because of "Cocoon".
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Dear friend @Flaming_Kaiser
+1
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (PS5) - Still the Benchmark for Turn-Based Tactics
Dear friend @Fandabidozi2025
Please do not get me wrong
I do not want your (or my) head to be exploded on "Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift" remake announcement.
I am just pointing out that I'll be very happy to see it, if it ever happens.
As I stated previously "Fingers crossed"
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025 Announced
Dear friend @Ludacritz
Exactly!
Developer individuals of Cocoon are not only creative but also extremely clever people.
Result:
Cocoon is a tiny masterpiece.
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (PS5) - Still the Benchmark for Turn-Based Tactics
@Fandabidozi2025
Fingers crossed.
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (PS5) - Still the Benchmark for Turn-Based Tactics
I am happy that I still have my Playstation and physical copy of this game.
But, I'll buy it again (this time digitally) for pc, so I can enjoy mods and higher resolution textures.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025 Announced
Dear friend @DarianStarfrog
I was going to write you "Sorry to hear that, my friend", but I thought "if you bought it for pc, you may enjoy higher resolution, visual fidelity and more fluent frame rates. Therefore, it is not a loss at all..."
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025 Announced
I tried Cocoon on gamepass a few years ago and (unlike to my prejudice and low expectation) it is was a total blast.
Very creative... curious... well thought out... unique game...
So, it was on my wishlist since then.
I am happy I'll be able to enjoy it from early October onwards
(Note: I am a soulsgamer who platiniumed Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, Nioh, Nioh 2, Lies of P, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Core Vein, Remnants From The Ashes... But I am happy to state that I was pretty surprised to witness how succesful and high quality the Cocoon was)
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025 Announced
@Foxhound
Yet... is it real?
Re: Nioh 3 Officially Set for PS5 Launch in February 2026
Dear friend @Rich33
100% I agree with you.
Re: Nioh 3 Officially Set for PS5 Launch in February 2026
Dear friend @Rich33
Yep! Correct!
Nioh 2 looked not only better, but also (somehow) performed better.
By the way, when you turn on HDR, it is total an absolute eye candy on oled panels.
Hopefully, Nioh 3 can be as good as Nioh 2.
Fingers crossed.
Re: Nioh 3 PS5 Release Date Leaks Ahead of State of Play
Dear friend @graymamba
I platiniumed Nioh 1 and Nioh 2 on PS4, and platiniued both again on pc (Nioh 1 on steam & Nioh 2 on epic)
If the 3. Nioh turns out to be as good as Nioh 2, we are so lucky.
Open world maps with Nioh 2 marriage sounds pretty exciting.
I do not even mind, if the release date gets postponed to Spring of 2026.
You know, why?
Because, it is (always) better to have (any game):
1 - %100 ready to be played
2 - Bug free
3 - Well optimised
4 - As good as Nioh 2
rather than unnecessarly early releaesed, half-baked mess.
So.... Lets roll on to it...
Re: Warhammer 40K: Darktide Pushes Another Monstrous Update, Patch Notes Are Massive
Can not wait for new update.
Thank you so much.
Re: There's Even More Classic Tomb Raider Coming to PS5, PS4
We better move on to new Tomb Raider with some revolutionary approach.
Re: Sony's Still Not Doing Anything with Bloodborne, It's Claimed
Dear friend @PuppetMaster
I agree with you. Unlike to Dark Souls, Bloodborne does not need remake.
Only "uncapped frame rate" and "3840x2160 resolution upgrade" more than enough.
Re: PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes
Dear friend @Czar_Khastik
Yes, you are correct! They make us to think, it is too much too ask from AAA game developers. But (apprently) not really, from sony, which is good and we appreciate that
Re: PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes
Dear friend @wildcat_kickz
I can not agree more!
Thank you for pointing that out!
It is among the main reasons why I hardpassed PS5 (alltogether) upon release.
Hopefully, sony will give up on extremely chunky and hidious design and return to fundementals.
Fingers crossed.
Re: PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes
I highly appreciate this kind interest from sony.
Regularly using my PS4 regularly.
Can not be more happy.
Thank you.
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Dear friend @ProfessorNiggle
They mistakenly overconfident that, we are all brainless creatures, who ready to buy everything that they release.
In reality, there are countless of decent people out there who do not buy those overpriced and overly diluted products.
But, as you know, media statements of companies on social media and gaming world articles never mentiones about silent and virtious people. On the contrary, we always read how whole world is blindly pre-ordering everything, no matter how bad is the products turns out to be, later on.
Basically, they are telling us:
"BE MINDLESS! MAKE OBVIOUS MISTAKES! BREAK YOUR BANK! LEARN NOTHING! REPEAT!"
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
@darylb24
Would not be surprising, if sony make an announcement in 2026.
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Dear friend @Dogbreath
There is a 3. kind, who instantly stop buying products from extremely greedy companies.
We usually vote with our wallet.
If companies saying to us "You are between rock and the hard place" (meaning: between overpricing and horrendously diluted product) We see it as an instant dealbreaker. Therefore, we do move on to our life and do not purchase any of those product.
Very simple!
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Can not be more happy that, I instantly hardpassed on the PS5 release.
PS6 is around the corner. Lets roll on to it and be done with "inadequate ssd size fiasco"
Note: Instead of wasting my purchasing power to extremely diluted and (unfortunately) overpriced PS5, I invested in physical gold and bitcoin back then. Therefore, I am ready to hardpass PS6 too, if sony keep being overly greedy and keep diluting it's hardwares. Hopefully, this time, sony would listen amd's recommendations and buy the correct cpu+gpu combo for PS6. If not, it is absolutely fine by me. I'll have a look at PS6 Pro and PS7. The more I do not touch my investements, the more purchasing power it provides. So... No need to rush.
Re: Three 16-Bit Cartoon Classics Compiled in Nickelodeon Splat Pack for PS5
I wonder, if there will be some resolution increase on "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" ?
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
@Tr3mm0r
Ok...
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
Dear friend @Tr3mm0r
Are confused (or mixed up) me with somebody else?
If you gave your list, why you telling me:
"Nobody asked!"
What is going on here?
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
@Tr3mm0r
It is literally asked "What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?"
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
@LikelySatan
How do you mean?
Re: What PS5 Games Have the Best Graphics?
I do not care about the graphics!
I care about the experience the game(s) provides us.
It is all about the ride / journey we have in games...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 597
I am ashamed to say "Diablo 4"
(because, I wanna collect the throphies and be done with it forever)
I wish I bought Silksong and was playing non-stop on weekend.
I need to buy it a.s.a.p. an correct that mistake.
Re: PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
Dear friend @Northern_munkey
Is it not what I did ?
Re: PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
As I many times mentioned here in the past, "I hardpassed PS5 on the announcement date" which literally I can not be more happy.
It is unnecessarily diluted, overweakened and overpriced device.
Under par gpu, under par cpu (which sony engineers had no choice but to overclock it, but as you know, fear of overheating ended up with leaking liquid metal) and more importantly inadequate ssd size is a total dealbreaker.
I waited for PS5Pro to be announced, but as you know it is also overpriced and some features are immodestly stripped down.
Well... It does not matter anymore, because PS6 era is around the corner.
First time in my life, I skipped a console generation as a whole. No PS5! No Ps5Pro! No Xbox Series S! No Xbox Series X! No Nintendo! No Nothing!
It is a good riddance! Because, currently dying gen probably was the worst one in the history of consoles. Lets roll on to next generation with ai features.
Not gonna miss PS5 which I was never gonna buy it anyway...
If sony does not make same mistakes with PS6 (or PS6Pro) I may (gladly) consider to buy it.
Re: Free PS5 Game Still Not Fixed on PS Store, Claim It While You Can
Dear friend @Dodoo
I am convinced that you'll be winner in the social life, which is way better to get an under par game that you never suppose to waste your valuable time.
I wish I can send you that free game as a gift, cause honesltly, plan to never play it in the future.
There are significantly better games out there well worth your & my time.
...
I wanna thank you for the humor on your comment. It was really good
Wish you to have a lovely weekend, friend...
Praise the sun...
Re: You Can Still Claim This Free PS5 Game in PS Store Cock Up
Dear friend @Dodoo
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2025 Announced
I am not a fan of sony, but I feel like, I must state my appreciation: "Psychonauts 2" is a very good gift.
In fact, it is way too good.
Thank you sony.
Re: 'There's No Real Need for a PS6': Industry Veteran Weighs in on Next-Gen Debate
Can not wait to see, "There is no need for PS9!" discussion at the end of PS8 Pro era.
It is going to be very... very interesting... until "There is no need for PS10!" discussion at the end of PS9 Pro's lifespan.
Both debate will be pretty interesting and keep us busy... until "There is no need for PS11!" discussion comes along...
Gaming media & journalism have very good roadmap for all of us in the future.
Lets roll on to the "There is no need for PS12!" era at the end of PS11 Pro's life cycle... well (you guessed it right!).. only until PS13 gets announced.
Re: Konami Wants to 'Consider Lots of Other Games' for Remake Treatment if MGS Delta Succeeds
I do not trust Konami administration members.
Unfortunately, they (multiple times) proven in the past, how annoying and repulsive they are...
I just do not care, what they decide to do or not.
Not gonna buy their products anyway...
They are irreversibly disconnected from the common sense of gamers world, long ago.
So... Before they announce that they decided to remake anything, they better remake themselves ground up.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
I am very pleased to witness that Democracy is pointed out through games.
They also mentioned how concerned they are about the (very obvious) wrong doings of vile rules in Germany, in Europe as well as in some countries in the world.
I appreciate they aware of the dark path that powers at be, on.
It needed to be brought forward and shared.
I applauded... among some good game announcements...
Re: 'They Don't Know What They're Doing': Analyst Sticks the Boot in Sony's 'Clueless' Management
I hardpassed PS5 (along with xbox series s/x) era alltogether and can not be more happy.
Lets rool on to next generation and be done with this most shameful playstation & xbox era.
I am actively using my PS4 (glacier white edition) + PS3 Slim + Xbox one s and pc.
Lost nothing by not participating to current disgraceful console era.
There is nothing to be sad about, because next gen is not in the far future.
Re: Deals: Stack Your PS5, PS4 Savings with a 5% Off PS Store Discount Code
I am not even gonna bother...