What PlayStation games are you playing ?

awec

It's a cowboy simulator really. Rockstar incorporated too many realistic but mundane real world things, such as long journey times etc.

They got the balance between realism and fun wrong.

The Phantom Pain

Platinum done for inFamous 2 . As predicted, the evil playthrough felt more natural. It was actually way easier despite doing my evil run on hard difficulty because I didn't have to worry about collateral damage. I didn't notice much difference between normal and hard, only that the enemies were slightly spongier on hard. You still go down more or less as quickly. Overall, it was slog and that's a shame because I love Infamous Second Son and First Light. There's a lot to like about Infamous 2 but the poorly thought out combat ruined it. I've played good games with so-so or bad combat but usually those games have a redeeming element in the combat whereas this really had none. Using 4 or 5 upgraded rockets just to defeat a basic trash mob type is not fun.

I've decided to put Outer Wilds and Greedfall on hold as I won't have time to beat those before Life is Strange: True Colours which is currently pre-downloading. Can't wait!

chrislad

Just platinumed Days Gone. It was a pretty enjoyable game, though marred by technical issues, especially in the second half of the game - slow down, texture pop in - that required a PS4 restart to resolve. The platinum wasn't that much of a grind, as I was doing all the missions anyway as I was enjoying the story. Disappointing to see that there's no sequel planned, as the story could have moved on but c'est la vie.

Will likely move on Assassins Creed Origins now.

JimmyVik

Finished RDR2.

I enjoyed it overall. What I didnt enjoy was all the riding.

Never thought id say that :)

The Phantom Pain

Platinumed Life is Strange: True Colours and all I will say is:

The Phantom Pain

Oooh, the conversations around Deathloop are gonna be very interesting. 😂 

Got an early copy and can say that some folks are gonna love it...and some are gonna absolutely hate it. Game journos will likely fall in the former camp but the general audience/average gamer is where I predict the split will be.

chrislad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117875334#Comment_117875334

I platinumed the first one a while back, and I have the second one sitting there. I must actually play it soon, I think after Assassins Creed Origins.

PerrinV2

I see avengers is down to 24 euro on the store,worth a shot at that price?

Also civ 5 for 8 euro,might chance that,liked the old ones.

chrislad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117907056#Comment_117907056

It's very average, and it's a bit of a grind fest. The story etc is fine, but you don't really get full customization of your characters until level 25, and the core story took me to level 7 or so. So yeah, lot of grinding (I didn't do the grind, online stuff, or the story DLC, the main story was enough).

It's not bad, just a bit half baked. If you have PS Plus, you do get the Hawkeye and Black Panther DLC (as well as the Spider-Man one when it comes out) so there is a lot of game for the price.

bmorrissey

Finally getting started on Horizon Zero Dawn after almost a year of putting it aside. Really good so far, story seems interesting and the combat is fun and doesnt seem too convoluted so far

The Phantom Pain

I've been playing Avengers lately...Lego Avengers, that is.

Won't play the looter shooter one until Spider-Man is released and not a moment before.

scottygee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117856912#Comment_117856912

LOL same on Red Dead! I purchased it cause it was on sale but kinda over it right now.

MrZibi

Started Kena: Bridge of Spirits a mixture of Pikmin + Zelda in a smaller but vibrant hub world with what looks like an interesting story, love it so far. And it looks really good. Cuteness level 10/10 - photo mode has special action "Say cheese" so that characters either smile or pose for you. Don't sleep on it!

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117856912#Comment_117856912

There's fine lookin' wagons in that game. It's a damn shame you can't paint them.

chrislad

Just replayed Infamous Second Son - I played it years ago, so decided to do an expert Evil replay and finish off the trophies. The control system has aged a bit, it's a bit dark in places, and overall, not one I would recommend to revisit. Very meh but was amazing at the time.

puzl

Just finished the Tsushima expansion with PS5 enhancements. If you liked the main game you're going to like the expansion, which I did.

I played H:ZD on PS4 Pro over a year ago and I've been saving the expansion to play on my PS5 because H:ZD made my Pro overheat.

Probably half-way into it and really enjoying it.. it took a little while to remember the combat mechanics though.

Not sure what I'm going to play next. Maybe Death loop or Death Stranding?

JimBurnley

Dirt 5. Fun and gorgeous looking arcade racer. I don't get the feeling it has huge depth, but for €1 (EA play offer for a month) it's great value

quokula

Just finishing some optional content on 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim to get what will be my second ever platinum.

I feel the need to keep telling people about this game because it’s so little known but it’s genuinely one of the absolute best games of the last few years and more people need to play it. It’s going cheap on PSN right now so it’s the perfect time to try it!

I’ve installed Lost Judgment which will be my next game to start in the next day or two.

CastorTroy

Started Darksiders 2 last night

KH25

Started a NG+ game on Miles Morales. I forgot how good the game looked. Really looking forward to the full sequel in 2023.

The Phantom Pain

Playing Lego Batman 2 and enjoying it. I think I have the Lego bug after getting 100% for Lego Marvel's Avengers (including the DLCs). I usually don't like playing games in a series back-to-back but there's something addicting about the Lego games, plus the power sets between Batman and Avengers are different enough that it doesn't feel samey. 

KurtBarlow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/107388600#Comment_107388600

There are 3 tomb raiders

Markitron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117941973#Comment_117941973

Can hardly blame anyone for forgetting the third one.

KurtBarlow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944242#Comment_117944242

Whilst everyone is entitled to their opinion saying you can hardly blame anyone for forgetting the 3rd is misguided when the general consensus is that its a good game , all 3 got good reviews

Potential-Monke

And reviews are definitely honest and truthful to everyone and cover every single persons personal preference of what makes a good game. Not sure why I said 2, probably either very tired or inebriated. Still, I did manage to finish the first 2, couldn't finish the 3rd one...

Picked up Project Cars 3 the other night, the €100 version was down to €30 so why not says I! Terrible with the G29, but possibly the most fun I've had with a controller and a racing game. Something about it is just right with a controller, and the car felt slower overall with the G29. Saying that, I'm still on the Road E part, so I'd imagine like most racing game I'll lose interest the faster the cars get. Horsing a Lambo around a track is great, but horsing a Civic which I've actually driven in real life is better.

earthwormjack

Horizon Zero Dawn. Pretty average in every sense of the word. I'd expect a big improvement for the sequel in February.

RocketRaccoon

Finished It Takes Two on the ps5 with my wife tonight, what an exceptional gaming experience from start to finish.

The Phantom Pain

Trying to platinum Spyro the Dragon 2 (Ripto's Rage) from the remastered trilogy before Far Cry 6 this Friday. The platforming is much better than the first game but the first game has an old school charm about it that the second one is kind of missing. It has now these weird mini cut scenes before and after you finish a level and I don't know how to feel about them yet.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117836158#Comment_117836158

Outer Wilds , it is then...after I get through, like, 5 other games in my backlog. Actually, I'm torn between buying Tales of Arise and Scarlett Nexus. Scarlett Nexus looks more up my street at first glance but everyone was raving about Tales of Arise last month which also looks good, just not as good as Scarlett Nexus. Anyone played them and if you've played both which one should I buy this month?

Penn

Have jumped back into Ghost of Tsushima for the expansion. Man it's tough. I'm rusty, but the enemies in the new area ain't f*cking around regardless.

Potential-Monke

@The Phantom Pain picked up Scarlet Nexus shortly after it came out, seems like the combat would be fun, but there's a lot of teen anime crap in the beginning and it bored me to stop playing...