What PlayStation games are you playing ?

brady12 · 17-08-2023 11:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120952712#Comment_120952712

And what do you think of it?

CastorTroy · 18-08-2023 10:14am

I'm liking it.

I know there were loads of comparisons to Breath of the Wild, but there are worse games to take ideas from.

But I wouldn't say it rips it off. Weapons don't break, can get your horse from anywhere, plenty of powers.

Think I'm about halfway through and have the DLC ready to go as well. Have been doing a lot of side stuff and the vaults (its version of shrines, I guess) are usually bigger than shrines and boss areas are more like dungeons than the Divine Beasts.

mrcheez · 18-08-2023 10:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120994216#Comment_120994216

I played it on Switch and really enjoyed it... enjoyed it more than BotW which is saying something 🤣

CastorTroy · 18-08-2023 12:32pm

The bird is great in it. Especially when you increase the abilities. At the moment it generates a shockwave while also recovering 1 piece of energy with each hit. Handy for crowd control, especially when low on health.

Potential-Monke · 18-08-2023 8:03pm

IFR got the fun factor right. And the toeing the line for PG dialogue between the Gods can be quite good. Just a fun, colourful game. Never played the DLC but it didn't get great feedback, too different. But I'd happily play a second one, pity they cancelled it.

Gave Cursed to Golf a go, interesting idea but it feels like a mobile game that evolved. Roguelike 2d minigolf with cards and a story. Kinda bored of it already.

Two Point Hospital is grand, gets panicky fast and I'm only on the 3rd hospital. Not sure if it'll have the legs to keep me interested, my doctors keep killing people and they shouldn't be!

Was re-playing The Witcher 3, but I'm at the Dandelion questline and I've lost all interest in it. Wish I could just skip past this whole section as knowing what's coming has pulled any will to continue out of me. Had already tried to replay Spiderman and even bought the PS5 upgrade, but similarly lost interest soon into it. Said I'd give Miles a spin for the first time and I'm actually getting into it, so I know now for definite that a game would want to be outstanding to me in order to me to be able to replay it.

TinCanMan · 25-08-2023 1:14pm

Alan Wake - a thriller\horror game where you play the part of a writer trying to find his missing wife. The controls are rather clunky but I'm halfway through and enjoying it so far.

Dr. Bre · 25-08-2023 2:03pm

Spider-Man Miles Morales . It’s a very short story tho

Damien360 · 25-08-2023 2:25pm

On a playstation related theme. Just out of Gran Turismo the movie. Watchable car porn but leave your brain outside. Not a bad nod to the game.

CastorTroy · 28-08-2023 2:45am

Immortals Fenyx Rising Lost Gods DLC.

Not enjoying it. Not sure what they were thinking going with the isometric style camera. Considering it has a lot of the same mechanics as the base game, Not being able to look around and up makes the game needlessly hard.

I had to reload an earlier save after getting to an area and not being able to find my way out.

Also with the amount of enemies on screen at the same time sometimes, it can be hard to tell what's going on. Reminds me of God of War Ascension when the camera zoomed out so far you couldn't tell what was happening.

mrcheez · 28-08-2023 10:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121036535#Comment_121036535

Just checked a video there, bizarre decision, makes it look like a mobile game now

CastorTroy · 28-08-2023 11:22am

It's possible that's how it started with the way dialogue boxes appear like you see on games for mobiles.

Then the way you have to add buffs to everything seems like something that could've been monetised.

DownByTheGarden · 28-08-2023 11:31am

I played call of duty cold war campaign and enjoyed it the other day. Any more call of duty campaigns availabe on playstation plus?

CastorTroy · 28-08-2023 7:51pm

There were others given in the monthly games before and there was one as part of the PS plus collection which finished not long ago. But don't think there are any in the ongoing collections.

brianc27 · 28-08-2023 10:08pm

Currently playing through red dead redemption on ps5, the 50 quid was a rip off but just finished my second play through of Rdr2 and really wanted to continue and seeing as RDR is a continuation from Rdr2 I took the plunge and paid out the price (never played the game before). It's good so far but really can't help but think how good it would be with updated graphics with a proper remaster, definitely feels like an older game control wise, graphics aren't that bad considering how old it is. Would have been great if they used some of the assets from rdr2 seeing as that game pretty much contained every location that is also in the first one. But I'm sure rockstar new there would be plenty of fuckers like me that would buy a plain port anyway rather then remaster

CastorTroy · 06-09-2023 11:19am

Giving the Lies of P demo another go. As someone who has never played a Souls like before, it's safe to say I'm not very good. I did get further than the first time I played the demo though. So turned it off after dying multiple times to the first big boss. Nearly had him though.

But as a wise man once said

"It doesn't matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning"

Potential-Monke · 09-09-2023 3:28pm

Picked up Immortals of Aveum the other day, played a good bit of it last night. It's Call of ~~Duty~~ Magic and quite fun. After the tutorial, you basically have 3 types, green for multishot/LMG type, red for scatter/Shotgun and blue for single/rifle type. Each of them then has different variations then, ie: instead of scatter you have explode. And you have a manual shield and a dodge.

Fun enough to play, if you can get over the explosion of colours. Initially the play was linear but I think it's open world as there's lots of fast travel portals I've to unlock yet. I'm basically only passed the tutorial and getting into it now. It has dialogue interactions which apparently has consequences and timed answers. But it's done well, the character says additional stuff while waiting for your reply and it feels very genuine.

Story is there. Humans fighting each other over control of magic while something big is happening that'll kill everyone that no one is paying attention to, until you. Its enough to keep me going forward for now at least. Voice acting is quite good, and it's not gonna win any Oscars but it's pretty decent all the same. Visually quite impressive, but the frame rate drops are noticeable. Targets 60 but does drop a but during busy scenes. Better than Starfield though...

Looking forward to more of it. Reminds me of a mix between Ghostwire Tokyo and Call of Duty. And it's something fresh-ish.

Cotts72 · 09-09-2023 3:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121089501#Comment_121089501

Was looking at it last week and debating whether to pull the trigger and get it or not!

Penn · 09-09-2023 5:38pm

I'll probably play it at some point, but doesn't seem like a game worth the full price. Will pick it up on sale.

Potential-Monke · 09-09-2023 7:46pm

Yeah, still early days so not sure on the full price yet, but I got it for 30 adter trading in AC6 for 40 so worth a try at that, and I'll make the money back trading it in. I'm expecting it to open up tonight, looks like a 4 split part map with free exploration in each area. Will report back, but its something a bit different at least. Dialogue is teetering right on that decent/cringe line.

Potential-Monke · 10-09-2023 6:23pm

Have to say, I'm really getting into Immortals. Map has opened up so it's large areas with their own maps and loading to get from 1 to the other. Which is quick and rare.

Its not slow at throwing abilities and spells at you, I feel I've only 1 or 2 abilities left to get. 3 main spell weapons, with each having 3 variants. Then you have 3 abilities, a lash, slow down blobs and a stun, plus a shield and dodge. Some enemies can only be damaged by one type, or are shielded so need a specific type of damage to the shield before changing back to the best type of damage then. Makes for some hectic fights. Died a good few times but its quick reload.

I've warmed to the characters. It's light hearted and does the buddy chat thing, but uses its sparingly so its effective. Overall story isn't bad, but one can more or less guess what's happening. Enough to keep moving forward at least.

Collectibles are for upgrade materials mostly, sometimes new gear. Gear is levelled, and I can't make head nor tail of it. I'm Magus level 37 or something, but my most powerful gear is 20, and the enemies don't have level indicators so it's a bit all over the place. I'm just using the strongest I have of everything. And everything is upgradeable. Its simple and straight forward. Like God of War to a degree.

Still wish it performed a bit better, but its grand as it is. I'm only on purple level weapons so I'm assuming I've a bit to go yet.

nedd · 12-09-2023 10:12am

I finished the main story of Horizon Forbidden West last night. I really liked it. I was doing lots of side missions but just made a final push over the last few days. I think I will take a break from it and then try the DLC.

Potential-Monke · 12-09-2023 8:02pm

FW is such a massive game that it did require a couple of short breaks during my second attempt and full playthrough. No interest in the DLC tbh, I'd done enough. Great game, and still some of the best character interaction animations in any game, felt so natural. Albeit, Immortals of Aveum is giving it a run for it's money. Not as polished, but feels more realistic with the way they've done the conversations. Maybe that's just me though.

El Gato De Negocios · 06-10-2023 10:20am

Started Nier Replicant last night and put about 3 hours into it. Absolutely love it, a really lovely looking, relaxing gaming experience. I finished Diablo 4 the other night and am happy to have something that's not overwhelmingly massive.

TinCanMan · 18-10-2023 11:31am

Playing Resident Evil 3 Remake on the PS5. This game looks stunning with ray tracing and 60 FPS enabled. It's my first ever resident evil game so I have nothing to compare it to from the series or originals but I'm loving it so far at almost 75% through.