What PlayStation games are you playing ?

CastorTroy · 15-07-2021 01:32PM

Started Moss pretty much just before the announcement of the sequel. Now just need to get back to it

Potential-Monke · 15-07-2021 03:11PM

Picked up Scarlet Nexus, played about 3 hours of it and was in combat for about 15 minutes of that. Its a very text/talking heavy game, and in typical anime fashion the really boring stuff is at the start. Not sure I'll play on.

Also started RDR2 again, but also hampered by my memories of the monotony. Plus it has no PS5 upgrades so I probably will stop playing that again soon.

Also playing plenty of Rocket League and Chivalry 2.

nedd · 16-07-2021 10:19AM

I finished God of War for a 2nd time. I forgot just how great that story is. What a game.

I started FFVII Remake. I have never been able to get into a FF game (I really dislike turn based games). So far I am enjoying this one, the fighting is fun and the story is OK. It does remind me why I am not a fan of JRPGs. The voice acting and the characters are just terrible. And some of the scenarios, I don't mind fighting a massive robot with my 6ft long sword, but a guy doing backflips with a motorcycle is just too far. And the doe eyed female characters are as shallow as a paddling pool.

brady12 · 16-07-2021 10:06PM

The order 1886!

The Phantom Pain · 17-07-2021 03:13PM

Ratchet and Clank PS4.

ozmo · 17-07-2021 03:23PM

Played Uncharted, latest tomb raider and Jedi fallen order from the ps plus- great service. Like that style of game.

Potential-Monke · 22-07-2021 08:17PM

So I've been spending my time not playing a AAA game that's free on Now nor the new PS5 game I bought, I've gone back to Hollow Knight. And I'm enjoying it this time around, because I'm slightly cheating by following a suggested path. I'm not spoiling areas, just which way to go once I've picked up the latest ability/whatever. With a bit more direction, I'm already further than I was when I first played it, and I don't find it as annoying, as I'm not trying to kill things I'm not yet upgraded to kill! I think I'm about 2/3rds of the way through, and will hopefully be able to finish it, but I accidentally encountered Flukemarm and got utterly overcrowded and killed easily. Thankfully, it's optional so whew!

ronano · 25-07-2021 11:45AM

Been in a bit of game funk but resident evil village is lots of fun and continues the blend of FPS and classic resi puzzle

The Phantom Pain · 25-07-2021 04:43PM

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Not sure how to feel about this one... I love the 2016 reboot but this one is taking longer to get into. R&C 2016 felt more open with its planet hopping. You'd land on a planet and for the most part you were free to go wherever you wanted and could leave at any time. This one is very on the rails, at least to begin with and almost seems to discourage you against exploration. I also do not like the default accessibility options. Got rid of 'toggle on' waypoints and selected 'always on' except...they're not always on. If you die it removes the selected waypoint which I doubt is intentional.

As for the characters, I adored him Clank the 2016 version but he's out of character here, constantly worrying, doubting himself and fawning over Ratchet. I think the game is really trying to force the feels between him and Ratchet and it just doesn't work. In the 2016 one he actually behaved like a robot. A good robot who wanted to help but a robot nonetheless. I liked that the writers didn't feel the need to create a relationship between them. They were just two randoms who met each other and had to work together to save the galaxy.

Lastly, I don't think the graphics are what the journos hyped it to be. I've turned off film grain and motion blur and I'm playing on Performance RT (which is my preferred mode) but I still think it looks average. I'm reminded of that dunkey video where he talks about how a game being extremely graphically detailed isn't always a good thing when it comes to being able to tell what is interactable or not. I feel like I can't see the boxes I'm supposed to hit.

Weapons / general combat is still fun and I appreciate that max weapon level is just 5 now but...yeah. 70 quid may have been too high.

El Gato De Negocios · 27-07-2021 06:09AM

Bought Far Cry 5 over the weekend on sale for a tenner. About 8 hours in and enjoying it well enough. IIRC it got alot of hate when it came out first but I've never played a FC game really so maybe that's why.

Markitron · 27-07-2021 06:15AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117666477#Comment_117666477

After a strong start it gets extremely repetitive, the first 30% of the game is by far the best.

recyclops · 27-07-2021 09:22AM

Been playing Everybodys golf, nothing on the ps5 is really catching me at the moment and its weird everybodys golf is not that fast in loading, I wonder if its always online.

Penn · 27-07-2021 09:34AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117667158#Comment_117667158

I bought and started playing it a few weeks ago, but had to give up. The gameplay itself is fine, but I hate the presentation of it. Having to hear about how the person you're challenging is also a wrestler and boy does he hate that we're not using the mega cups, then after we both fist pump and play the game, you have to go through about 6 screens of how many points you got etc where your character jumps in cheer at the end of each one. Plus in the free-roam, half the people you talk to just say things like "Hey did you know that hitting the ball harder makes it go further?"

It just felt so constant and annoying. I might go back to it when I'm in a better temperament. The loading times were okay when considered it's still mostly limited to its PS4 loading. Not sure how much playing on PS5 makes a difference. I think it is always online even playing in Single Player though.

Potential-Monke · 27-07-2021 08:37PM

Think I'm nearing the 'end' of Hollow Knight. I believe I only have 1 more mandatory boss to go, but I could be completely wrong. I'm collecting the 3 Dreamers now.

CrazyFish · 27-07-2021 09:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622351#Comment_117622351

Would love to play this fresh again. I really enjoyed this. Got a bad reception on launch. But think it was much better than people gave it credit for. Still looks stunning today. Game is incredibly short but I don't think its a big deal. As games these days just drag on I find. So a short quality game can be welcome at times. Don't need every game to be a 40 hour epic.

The Phantom Pain · 28-07-2021 08:44AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117666477#Comment_117666477

It's my favourite in the series with New Dawn not far behind. It fixes all of the issues I had with the previous ones.

The Phantom Pain · 29-07-2021 04:01PM

Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishments. I'd recommend it to those who like murder mystery games. Can't believe I only just discovered this series tbh and will probably get the rest that's available on PS. It's very 2014 in that there are some gameplay contrivances to show off its graphics which at the time would have been very impressive.

brady12 · 30-07-2021 08:00AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117659964#Comment_117659964

I meant to reply to this comment last week , I have to agree . Maybe it's fact I only finished 2016 a few months ago and loved it but I felt story , guns and characters were better in 2016 game . I felt rift apart apart was over sold to me to a degree . Better game mechanically but u just came out and felt it was a 7/10 where as 2016 when I played it in April was a 8.5or 9 /10

brady12 · 30-07-2021 08:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117679431#Comment_117679431

Bought this on sale on psn for like €9 last night on your recommendation . Looking for more of that time period in London after how much I loved the order 1886.

The Phantom Pain · 30-07-2021 12:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117681373#Comment_117681373

Yeah, same, I literally beat Ratchet and Clank 2016 this month so I think that may have had an influence on my enjoyment of Rift Apart. Like Miles Morales before it, I think journos oversold this as a "true PS5 game" but I'd argue there was no reason that this could not have been on PS4 other than the graphical options. When you compare them side by side I honestly think the 2016 one is better. And yeah the weapons especially were weak and/or just not as fun; they completely downgraded the buzz blades, for instance. It has all the necessary QOL and mechanical improvements you'd expect from a newer game but none of the cleverness. I'd still say it's worth playing but at 70? Nah.

Penn · 30-07-2021 12:39PM

Yeah but Rift Apart didn't have boss battles where you have to keep flying around meaning most of your weapons become completely useless and you run out of ammo of the ones that do work, so Rift Apart definitely wins for me.

I also do like that the buzz blades weren't as powerful, because it made me less reliant on them. Nearly all the weapons felt viable most of the time, something I never really found with 2016.

I wouldnt say there's a huge gulf in quality between the games regardless. A case can definitely be made for each one. Rift Apart does win out for me though. I had some frustrations with 2016 but almost none with RA (bar trying to get some of the collectibles).

FlubberJones · 30-07-2021 12:43PM

Started A Plague Tale a few days ago, its a "fail, try again, succeed, and then repeat at the next challenge" kind of game...

I'll carry on with it as I have nothing else to play on the PS5 at the moment

brady12 · 30-07-2021 07:12PM

Rift apart was easier too

Markitron · 31-07-2021 03:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117682867#Comment_117682867

Those are the only 2 R&C games I have played, and I played them fairly close together on PS5. Rift Apart is by far the superior game IMO. The combat, side content, traversal and story were all far better, and don't get me started on the graphics. Ray tracing at 60 fps on a console still seems like voodoo to me.

Liam2590 · 31-07-2021 05:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117682890#Comment_117682890

was thinking of giving this a go on ps plus, does it get a bit repetitive after a while?

FlubberJones · 03-08-2021 08:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117687954#Comment_117687954

Its a distraction if you have nothing else, but it is definitely a one off for me, I'll complete and not look at it again. The storyline stops it being too repetitive but the "puzzles" or challenges, are simply repeat and repeat until you have them done.

Potential-Monke · 04-08-2021 06:54PM

I picked up a G29 the weekend and been stuck to playing GRiD, GT Sport and The Crew 2. Completely different games with a wheel!

The Phantom Pain · 04-08-2021 10:13PM

Playing Nier Automata at the mo. It's very ambitious and as I haven't completed all of its numerous campaigns it remains to be seen whether the "experiment" its doing is entirely successful (those who have played it know what I mean). I started it about a year ago and have been on and off ever since, mainly because it was incredibly frustrating for the first 15 to 20 hours in that the game invites you to explore every inch of it with its muted visual tone, interesting world design and gorgeous music and then says, "no" when you try.

"No, you can't open that box as this character."

"No, you're not high enough level."

"No, you don't have this key."

"No, you haven't progressed far enough in the story."

Well, except it doesn't actually tell you any of this - l frequently had to google why I wasn't able to play this game the way I usually play RPGs i.e. do all the side quests and leave the critical path to the very end. It's an open world but the first campaign is incredibly restrictive due to being nothing more than a 15 hour grind to level up your character and collect all the items needed for you to start the real game in the next campaign. Reminds me of a looter shooter in that regard.

I'm now hooked and can't wait to see where the story goes next but the devs really took the piss by essentially demanding that you wait until new game plus for it to get good...

Potential-Monke · 05-08-2021 05:44AM

I found the opposite. I enjoyed the first playthrough, but I couldn't bring myself to go through it again but with annoying mini games, less combat and a slightly different side to the same things. I saw it on Now and thought I might give it a go, as I haven't played it since release.

duploelabs · 05-08-2021 02:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706810#Comment_117706810

GT sport takes up 90% of my gaming time since I got the wheel back in November (and then had to get a seat, and extra screen), how're you getting on with your online races?

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