Im in total disagreement. I hate the nurburgring, I can never remember the layout as it's bigger than my old Geography teacher who had bingo wings and bad BO. Missed a trophy because of that monstrosity. Both in my GCSEs and On PS4.
Great month but I'm really unimpressed by the online, online, online games we keep getting. They are simply not for me anymore. I think they should ditch these mainly online games unless they do it in combination with others. Like this month
Everyone has fair points so far, quite an enjoyable comments section. My two pence;
Sony are using staff to develop these ports when we are crying out for PS5 stuff. I think that's fair and I want more games!
What's the point in buying into an ecosystem if it's games are being built towards the lowest common denominator - In this instance, low end PCs?
Is this PC centric direction because of Chinas appetite for PC gaming? And loads of Chinese companies are about to bring crazy good PC games out? They hardly have a console market to speak of. I think this is the most reasonable hypothesis. Sony and Microsoft are trying to cater to a new group of gamers brought into gaming through MMOs and mobile crap. Whoopee the golden age is behind us people.
Sod it. PS5 will be my last console. I'm taking up going outside and gardening.
@3MonthBeef good question, it's because the Japanese live in a very structured society and for the vast majority their limited spare time is significantly larger in their youth. This works in two ways, games are marketed at that younger audience and the older gamers get nostalgia from when they had the world at their feet.
@Th3solution With subscription services, add ons are a HARD sell. PPV was a big sucked punch when cable/sky started dominating here in the uk as you start expecting everything for free. Exactly the same is happening with GP.
Sorry but the Yakuza team release games far too quickly.
I'm a big fan of Yakuza zero and then every game since has been practically the same with some minigames and characters replaced. Quality over quantity especially if you want me to play like the 20th game set in the same space.
As an amateur boxer and fan of the sport, this looks brilliant. Hoping for a great fight on Saturday, Deontay will have a better shot this time and Fury will be, well Tyson fury. Would like to see how Deontay / Fury does against Ruiz next too. Then possibly a unification match in the Ukraine
I can't believe people are looking at Balan Wonderland. One of the worst games ever made.
I thought it can't be bad for £15 in Smyth's. I was way wrong, it's so boring, the controls suck and it's worse than watching EastEnders. Bad design, terrible story and the pathetic characters.
I love GT as it usually features a car you can actually own and level it up. Vauxhall / Opel Astra 1.6 ftw.
Now having a 2ltr hybrid GR Corolla, if that's in hype x1000. I can then check its limits and race Grannies on my way to work in the 9:30am Sunday morning on the way to work cup!
Yay can't wait to play Hitman. Gonna snipe from the sidelines and tell everyone how terrible this selection is. Demon Souls / Ratchet and Clank or Miles Morales. They are the ones we want. Sony is now just a carcass left in a locker compared to the start of the PS4. Looking at this selection was like finding my wife killed by Santa. Funny for a second then you realise what's happened and it wasn't a rotund happy go lucky hairy guy with loads of presents who killed her but a slaphead walking barcode battler dressed as santa. My life is ruined. Noooooooo.
I know there isn't much love for second son. But for me, I played it through twice and loved it. It was my first 4k game (maybe checkerboarded but I couldn't tell) and those neon and electrical effects in HDR blew my tiny mind. So glad these assets got reused as this is one asset flip we can all applaud.
"you don’t have to spend hours clicking on every random bit of wall to find secrets"
Such an important part of the review so thank you for pointing this out. I purchased Doom 64 a week or two back and it's frustrating rather than fun. The shooting is great but the route finding is rubbish. I can't ever see myself picking it back up.
I've got a PS5 and I can't believe how bad it is. The made up nonsense about the PS5 that is. The PS5 is boss and works like a dream. It's flipping massive though and Im not a fan of the dual sense due to the weird holding position, but the PS5 is great. Go get one and join us.
I'm all for dlc of a full single player game and if its £30 for a 20 hour campaign with a extra fluff - I would rather have that than microtransactions. For one reason or another (Rocket League and Dreams) I didn't pick up ghost, so really excited to give it a go. So for me the diatribe I'm reading in the comments is hyperbolic. Now y'all can get back to paying £3.99 for 460 diamonds while the proper gamers have some fun on PlayStation 5.
(Or moan about £10 which is literally 5 bottles of coke)
Konami have zero information on this in investors information, and when I say none - there's isn't any AT ALL. E-Football and Yugi Oh will be at Gamescom though.
I've got the money for £70 games but just won't. The problem with this weird price is it goes over a mental barrier of a night out into the void of a pair of Nike Air Max. Then the special editions at £100 you just can't warrant that kind of one off money for a single game.
@MinerWilly if you are overwhelmed now get ready for the 10,000 game steam library
You are just older mate. It's happened to me the last 12 months. I had psnow and it would have been amazing when I was school age. Home at 4pm, homework, tea, game till 9 and go to bed. Then on a lazy weekend. I can only dream of being available at 4pm most of the time and weekends? What are they anymore? With kids, cars, mortgages and other responsibilities it's difficult to find 40 hours to play a AAA game.
Gaming is a damn good and relatively cheap hobby, we have more games than ever and there is nothing stopping you jumping on some retro stuff. But your problem would likely be time especially as you've played manic miner and could be around my age.
@velio84 it's weird actually, the PS5 has messages under game base and trophies on your avatar icon. Bit of a change and it's not organic when you are used to the PS4. You get used to it eventually.
@Dr-M Pes 2018. It's the best this gen. 19 has issues with ball bouncing and you could see the focus towards a more FIFA focused game, it was still good though. 18 for me was perfect, awesome on the passing and strategies that make sense. The ML is a shadow of its former self but still ok. Running a league or world cup is great and the online myclub mode was fun as it was massively misbalanced and I had Lukaku, Maradonna, Veratti, Lacazette and Alderweireld within the first few hours of playing. Within a week I had added Batistuta, Pique, Maldini and a couple of players I can't remember the name of (Real Madrid sub LB at the time and Atleticos midfielder). It was fun and didn't need to buy any extra credits as your team was OP within a few weeks and you win loads of players in competition.
@Bdbrady where are you getting these numbers from?
1000 people routinely playing the game? That seems an underestimation to me. I'm more interested to see where they take it as it's a god send for people artistically minded.
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Re: Gran Turismo 7's Tracks Achieve Tangible Realism on PS5, PS4
Im in total disagreement. I hate the nurburgring, I can never remember the layout as it's bigger than my old Geography teacher who had bingo wings and bad BO. Missed a trophy because of that monstrosity. Both in my GCSEs and On PS4.
Re: Square Enix Insinuates Crystal Dynamics Was the Wrong Dev for Marvel's Avengers
Kicked em right in the Gaas.
Re: Sony Flying in PS5 Stock to Meet UK Christmas Demand
Absolutely disgusting. Our world is coming to an end and all we can think of is flying over electronics?
On second thoughts I need one for upstairs so get them over quickly.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for November 2021?
Great month but I'm really unimpressed by the online, online, online games we keep getting. They are simply not for me anymore. I think they should ditch these mainly online games unless they do it in combination with others. Like this month
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream?
With all these games. PlayStation is the place to be.
If you are ten years old.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus November 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked Ahead of Reveal
The walking dead is awesome!!! Brilliant, getting played next week for sure.
But I'm bored of all these online games Sony. Being a SP gamer at heart and Rocket League if I need it, I never even try them.
Im not alone by the looks of things.
Re: PS Plus Games Avoid Weekend Leak for First Time in Five Months
I've got a really weird feeling about the next state of play. Really weird.
I'm thinking we will be getting a brand new game which will be downloadable until January. And do you know what game that is?
You know what game it is. The Last of Us multiplayer game by the old treyarch team Sony signed up a couple of years ago
Re: PS4 Exclusive God of War Releasing on PC in January
Everyone has fair points so far, quite an enjoyable comments section. My two pence;
Sony are using staff to develop these ports when we are crying out for PS5 stuff. I think that's fair and I want more games!
What's the point in buying into an ecosystem if it's games are being built towards the lowest common denominator - In this instance, low end PCs?
Is this PC centric direction because of Chinas appetite for PC gaming? And loads of Chinese companies are about to bring crazy good PC games out? They hardly have a console market to speak of. I think this is the most reasonable hypothesis. Sony and Microsoft are trying to cater to a new group of gamers brought into gaming through MMOs and mobile crap. Whoopee the golden age is behind us people.
Sod it. PS5 will be my last console. I'm taking up going outside and gardening.
Re: Interview: Examining the Ego of Monark, the New JRPG from Ex-Shin Megami Tensei Devs
@3MonthBeef good question, it's because the Japanese live in a very structured society and for the vast majority their limited spare time is significantly larger in their youth. This works in two ways, games are marketed at that younger audience and the older gamers get nostalgia from when they had the world at their feet.
It does my head in so you're not alone.
Re: Talking Point: What PS Plus Games for November 2021 Do You Want?
Planet coaster PS5 and Medievil PS4 please Sony
Re: Rocket League Goes Gotham in Haunted Hallows Event
Most addictive game ever. And not in a good way.
Re: Soapbox: Some Games Assume You Know How to Play Them, and It's Kinda Weird
We don't want those filthy casuals. Get back to candy crush scum bags.
Re: Codemasters' 'Biggest and Most Ambitious Game in Over a Decade' in Development at DIRT 5 Dev
@Bingbongboyo @tomassi I've got love for you if you were born in the 80s.
Re: Codemasters' 'Biggest and Most Ambitious Game in Over a Decade' in Development at DIRT 5 Dev
It must be Magicland Dizzy 2!!!
Re: UK Sales Charts: Far Cry 6, Alan Wake Remastered Arrive in Top 10, Selling Best on PS5
@Th3solution With subscription services, add ons are a HARD sell. PPV was a big sucked punch when cable/sky started dominating here in the uk as you start expecting everything for free. Exactly the same is happening with GP.
Re: Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sequel Announced and In Development
Sorry but the Yakuza team release games far too quickly.
I'm a big fan of Yakuza zero and then every game since has been practically the same with some minigames and characters replaced. Quality over quantity especially if you want me to play like the 20th game set in the same space.
Re: Deontay Wilder Confirmed for eSports Boxing Club on PS5, PS4 Ahead of Tyson Fury Threequel
As an amateur boxer and fan of the sport, this looks brilliant. Hoping for a great fight on Saturday, Deontay will have a better shot this time and Fury will be, well Tyson fury. Would like to see how Deontay / Fury does against Ruiz next too. Then possibly a unification match in the Ukraine
Re: Bumper PS Store Big in Japan Sale Discounts Loads of Great PS5, PS4 Games
I can't believe people are looking at Balan Wonderland. One of the worst games ever made.
I thought it can't be bad for £15 in Smyth's. I was way wrong, it's so boring, the controls suck and it's worse than watching EastEnders. Bad design, terrible story and the pathetic characters.
Re: Gran Turismo 7 Pre-Orders Go Live on PS Store, 25th Anniversary Edition Detailed
@velio84 Clio sport and supra off the bat? Ummmm decent actually.
Re: Gran Turismo 7 Pre-Orders Go Live on PS Store, 25th Anniversary Edition Detailed
I love GT as it usually features a car you can actually own and level it up. Vauxhall / Opel Astra 1.6 ftw.
Now having a 2ltr hybrid GR Corolla, if that's in hype x1000. I can then check its limits and race Grannies on my way to work in the 9:30am Sunday morning on the way to work cup!
Re: FIFA 22's Soundtrack Has 122 Songs, Over Six Hours of Music
FIFA is a now a tentpole. A tent which has a massive rip, broken zip and smells. The other 3 tentpoles are E Soccer, Madden and the annual WWE game.
Re: Gran Turismo 7 Dev Not at a State to Talk About PSVR Yet
Prior to psvr I thought the perfect games would be driving and first person games.
But its the worst travel sickness I have ever had. Wipeout I couldn't finish 2 laps so credit to the drivers of Auricom and Feisar.
Re: NBA 2K22's Career Mode Is Now Essentially an Open World RPG on PS5
This was in 2k5.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for September 2021?
Yay can't wait to play Hitman. Gonna snipe from the sidelines and tell everyone how terrible this selection is. Demon Souls / Ratchet and Clank or Miles Morales. They are the ones we want. Sony is now just a carcass left in a locker compared to the start of the PS4. Looking at this selection was like finding my wife killed by Santa. Funny for a second then you realise what's happened and it wasn't a rotund happy go lucky hairy guy with loads of presents who killed her but a slaphead walking barcode battler dressed as santa. My life is ruined. Noooooooo.
Re: PS Now Adding Five Final Fantasy Games Over Coming Months
Anyone played FF10?
Anyone finished FF10?
Anyone got so caught up in the story they bought a pair of boxing shorts, dyed their hair red and started throwing balls at lampposts?
Re: PS Plus September 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
The reality is Sony have to go big or go home.
Overcooked is a marmite game. If you like that style awesome, if you don't its monotonous and stressful with a less than elite memory.
As for Hitman 2, of course it's a great game. But when Hitman 3 is here it feels like a letdown.
Predator could be decent but the reviews are all bad so yeah. Not a great month for me. We badly need some big big games.
Re: PSN Hit with Account, Social, and PlayStation Store Issues
Big issues across multiple companies. This is gonna be big.
No insider knowledge I'm just fuming I can't play Rocket League
Re: Naughty Dog Borrowed InFAMOUS: Second Son Assets to Help Build The Last of Us 2
@zebric21 it was boosted by the pro and was amazing.
Re: Naughty Dog Borrowed InFAMOUS: Second Son Assets to Help Build The Last of Us 2
I know there isn't much love for second son. But for me, I played it through twice and loved it. It was my first 4k game (maybe checkerboarded but I couldn't tell) and those neon and electrical effects in HDR blew my tiny mind. So glad these assets got reused as this is one asset flip we can all applaud.
Re: Mini Review: Quake (PS4) - New Coat of Paint for Legendary FPS
"you don’t have to spend hours clicking on every random bit of wall to find secrets"
Such an important part of the review so thank you for pointing this out. I purchased Doom 64 a week or two back and it's frustrating rather than fun. The shooting is great but the route finding is rubbish. I can't ever see myself picking it back up.
Glad Quake is different in this regard.
Re: PS5 Revision Teardown Prompts Cooling Concerns
I've got a PS5 and I can't believe how bad it is. The made up nonsense about the PS5 that is. The PS5 is boss and works like a dream. It's flipping massive though and Im not a fan of the dual sense due to the weird holding position, but the PS5 is great. Go get one and join us.
Re: Soapbox: Where's My Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version, Rockstar?
I would like GTA 6 before I'm dead.
Re: PS5's Lighter, Revised Hardware Model Has Already Gone on Sale
I used a power drill and the screw broke. So now I use my PS5 in horizontal only. Wouldn't want the PS5 falling over and killing my family.
Re: PlayStation Studios Boss: I Encourage Our Teams to Be Fiercely Daring
Dreams, Detroit, Horizon, Death Standing, Wipeout Omega Collection, God of War.
All best in class, all daring in their own way.
PS5 them farts out Astros Playroom, Demon Souls and Returnal. So there's another 3 genres taken care of.
If you want more first party variety then Im unsure what console you have invented.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut?
I'm all for dlc of a full single player game and if its £30 for a 20 hour campaign with a extra fluff - I would rather have that than microtransactions. For one reason or another (Rocket League and Dreams) I didn't pick up ghost, so really excited to give it a go. So for me the diatribe I'm reading in the comments is hyperbolic. Now y'all can get back to paying £3.99 for 460 diamonds while the proper gamers have some fun on PlayStation 5.
(Or moan about £10 which is literally 5 bottles of coke)
Re: Mayhem Brawler Looks So Much Like Streets of Rage 4 It Isn't Even Funny
@Quintumply amazing. Let's give it a retrospective 10!
Re: Two New PS Store Sales Contain Over 1,500 PS5, PS4 Game Deals
Picked up Doom 64. It's rubbish.
Re: Mayhem Brawler Looks So Much Like Streets of Rage 4 It Isn't Even Funny
I can't believe SoR 4 only got a 7/10 broke my heart.
It's a straight 10 talliby. A straight 10.
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer a No Show as Blue Box Cites Technical Issues
Konami have zero information on this in investors information, and when I say none - there's isn't any AT ALL. E-Football and Yugi Oh will be at Gamescom though.
Re: UK Sales Charts: PS5 Stock Shortages Force Sony Exclusives Out of the Top 10
I've got the money for £70 games but just won't. The problem with this weird price is it goes over a mental barrier of a night out into the void of a pair of Nike Air Max. Then the special editions at £100 you just can't warrant that kind of one off money for a single game.
Re: Mini Review: Synth Riders (PSVR) – A VR Rhythm Game with a Different Sound
@kingbreww yes it's an 8/10 go and play some 7/10 games and you will see the difference.
Re: A New South Park Game Is Coming, and It's 3D
Timmy, Timmy, Timmy.
Re: Sony's PS Plus Subscriber Count Just Dropped for the First Time
@MinerWilly if you are overwhelmed now get ready for the 10,000 game steam library
You are just older mate. It's happened to me the last 12 months. I had psnow and it would have been amazing when I was school age. Home at 4pm, homework, tea, game till 9 and go to bed. Then on a lazy weekend. I can only dream of being available at 4pm most of the time and weekends? What are they anymore? With kids, cars, mortgages and other responsibilities it's difficult to find 40 hours to play a AAA game.
Gaming is a damn good and relatively cheap hobby, we have more games than ever and there is nothing stopping you jumping on some retro stuff. But your problem would likely be time especially as you've played manic miner and could be around my age.
Re: Upcoming PS5 Firmware Will Display Trophy Lists Vertically
@velio84 it's weird actually, the PS5 has messages under game base and trophies on your avatar icon. Bit of a change and it's not organic when you are used to the PS4. You get used to it eventually.
Re: RIP PES Trends as eFootball Attracts Ire of Footy Franchise Faithfuls
@Dr-M Pes 2018. It's the best this gen. 19 has issues with ball bouncing and you could see the focus towards a more FIFA focused game, it was still good though. 18 for me was perfect, awesome on the passing and strategies that make sense. The ML is a shadow of its former self but still ok. Running a league or world cup is great and the online myclub mode was fun as it was massively misbalanced and I had Lukaku, Maradonna, Veratti, Lacazette and Alderweireld within the first few hours of playing. Within a week I had added Batistuta, Pique, Maldini and a couple of players I can't remember the name of (Real Madrid sub LB at the time and Atleticos midfielder). It was fun and didn't need to buy any extra credits as your team was OP within a few weeks and you win loads of players in competition.
Re: Master League Will Be Added to eFootball on PS5, PS4 as Optional DLC
@Fight_Teza_Fight you can add the team's yourself with the editor. Kind of ruins the point though.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 385
Mass Effect and Dreams.
What a combination! What a time to be alive! Love you PushSquare and the awesome community. Let's have it!
Re: Jim Ryan Says Players Only Remember the Best Games
Mass Effect Andromeda says hi.
Re: Hands On: Media Molecule Flexes with Megapenguin Rehatched's Opening Levels in Dreams
@Bdbrady where are you getting these numbers from?
1000 people routinely playing the game? That seems an underestimation to me. I'm more interested to see where they take it as it's a god send for people artistically minded.
Re: Hands On: Media Molecule Flexes with Megapenguin Rehatched's Opening Levels in Dreams
@Bdbrady have you played it?
Dreams is the best artist game ever made. Making absolute bangers in Dreams recently.