What are you playing right now?

[Xevious]

Damn, The Last of Us Part II got delayed until the end of May.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-ii-comes-to-ps4-in-may/
Shit. But really, how many AAA games are out on their originally announced release date? It just sucks that they are delaying just a few weeks after the date announcement.

[Reck]

Damn, The Last of Us Part II got delayed until the end of May.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-ii-comes-to-ps4-in-may/

Just when you thought game delays were a thing of the past.

Well at least we haven't had a major delayed of a game in a while anyways. Expected this and honestly, I can see them pushing it even more to make it a PS5 launch title.

[baseline bum]

Just when you thought game delays were a thing of the past.

Well at least we haven't had a major delayed of a game in a while anyways. Expected this and honestly, I can see them pushing it even more to make it a PS5 launch title.

At least P5S is scheduled for February in Japan. I'll prob just play that one in Japanese instead of waiting for western localization since it's an action game and thus probably a lot lighter on reading than the regular Persona games.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKEKHvJJ5Mg

God I half want to buy P5R next week but I can't read Japanese quickly enough to make a game with that much text fun to play.

[Joseph Kony]

:lmao didnt naughty dog JUST announce the release date like a month ago? and they're already pushing it back? :lmao wtf

[baseline bum]

LMAO Bethesda didn't get the domain falloutfirst.com

https://falloutfirst.com/

[Reck]

LMAO Bethesda didn't get the domain falloutfirst.com

https://falloutfirst.com/

Bethesda has fallen so far.

How are you asking 13 bucks a month or 100 bucks a year just to play alone? They're desperately trying to make all the money they lost on this turd. Hope they never recover from this.

[DC23]

Picking up both Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds here in a few hours!

[Reck]

Picking up both Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds here in a few hours!

How long is that game? Like 2 hours? :lol

[baseline bum]

Sounds like the PS4 Black Friday bundle is going to be God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, and The Last of Us. Wonder if it'll be $199 or $149 though.

[Chris]

brack friday bunduru

[baseline bum]

brack friday bunduru

LMAO @ Cartman being on the XBone bandwagon.

[Joseph Kony]

Installed The Outer Worlds last night. Gonna check it out here tonight and see if its any good

[Joseph Kony]

How long is that game? Like 2 hours? :lol

nobody buys CoD for the campaign :lol

[Reck]

nobody buys CoD for the campaign :lol

Oh yeah I forget that's where Chris goes to vent his real life frustrations to own the libs. :lol

In all honestly, how's online these days? Still the screeching 14 year olds cursing you and your entire family because they got whopped? Last time I went online was to get the few online trophies for UC4 and it wasn't pretty.

[Joseph Kony]

Oh yeah I forget that's where Chris goes to vent his real life frustrations to own the libs. :lol

In all honestly, how's online these days? Still the screeching 14 year olds cursing you and your entire family because they got whopped? Last time I went online was to get the few online trophies for UC4 and it wasn't pretty.

no idea. i nabbed black ops 3 when it was free on PSN and had fun with that for a couple weeks. I tried black ops 4 but it was trash and battle royale games are gay as fuck. i assume its nothing but edgelord Kyles, former military fag boys, and 12 year olds that like to call people n!ggers playing these days :lol

[baseline bum]

Been playing Muramasa Rebirth on my Vita lately. Pretty cool 2D beat'em up with beautiful artwork. The colors look fucking great on the Vita-1000's OLED screen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Api9zM5Pe4

[Reck]

So I bought the remastered Onimusha Warlord off the PS store. Used to play the fuck out of those games back in the day.

But I'm afraid the controls won't live up to today's standards like the Shenmue remastered. Cool for the collection anyways.

[baseline bum]

So I bought the remastered Onimusha Warlord off the PS store. Used to play the fuck out of those games back in the day.

But I'm afraid the controls won't live up to today's standards like the Shenmue remastered. Cool for the collection anyways.

So you don't think Shenmue I & II are worth playing today? I kind of want to since the Yakuza series is supposed to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue and I love the controls in it.

[Reck]

So you don't think Shenmue I & II are worth playing today? I kind of want to since the Yakuza series is supposed to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue and I love the controls in it.

I dont want to discourage you from buying and trying it for at least the story.

But at the same time, the controls are just so fucking clunky. I started replaying it the other day to get ready for part 3 and had to stop because I kept clipping edges and getting stuck on places when I was just walking or running. Opening doors feels awkward as shit. It's like you're trying to drive a truck through a narrow road.

Cant speak for how the fighting feels as I quit before getting to the meat of the game.

[apalisoc_9]

tetris

[Xevious]

I dont want to discourage you from buying and trying it for at least the story.

But at the same time, the controls are just so fucking clunky. I started replaying it the other day to get ready for part 3 and had to stop because I kept clipping edges and getting stuck on places when I was just walking or running. Opening doors feels awkward as shit. It's like you're trying to drive a truck through a narrow road.

Cant speak for how the fighting feels as I quit before getting to the meat of the game.
Those fucking forklift races :lol... you'd catch an invisible corner and come to a complete stop. I almost broke my Dreamcast several times.

[Chris]

Oh yeah I forget that's where Chris goes to vent his real life frustrations to own the libs. :lol

In all honestly, how's online these days? Still the screeching 14 year olds cursing you and your entire family because they got whopped? Last time I went online was to get the few online trophies for UC4 and it wasn't pretty.

Millenials are toxic af Simple Reck. They will eat you alive.

[Chris]

nobody buys CoD for the campaign :lol

:lmao

[spurraider21]

Sounds like the PS4 Black Friday bundle is going to be God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, and The Last of Us. Wonder if it'll be $199 or $149 though.
All great games and fantastic for anybody on the fence about picking up a PS4.

[spurraider21]

no idea. i nabbed black ops 3 when it was free on PSN and had fun with that for a couple weeks. I tried black ops 4 but it was trash and battle royale games are gay as fuck. i assume its nothing but edgelord Kyles, former military fag boys, and 12 year olds that like to call people n!ggers playing these days :lol
Target audience for FPS is fairly broad but it’s usually high school and college aged kids who can’t afford to spend a lot of money on games but have a ton of free time. You buy one COD game and that’s not hundreds and hundreds of hours of entertainment. COD was easily my main form of entertainment during the PS3 life cycle

[Reck]

Those fucking forklift races :lol... you'd catch an invisible corner and come to a complete stop. I almost broke my Dreamcast several times.

Did you ever came in first place? I could never for some reason. Best I could do was third I think.

[Xevious]

Did you ever came in first place? I could never for some reason. Best I could do was third I think.
I honestly don't remember.

[DJR210]

Destiny 2 is pretty fucking good for F2P.. Good times in Co-op so far

[baseline bum]

Destiny 2 is pretty fucking good for F2P.. Good times in Co-op so far

My fav F2P game this year was Resident Evil 2 tbh

[resistanze]

Is last of us 2 still a thing or was I right to skip this generation of consoles tbh?

[Xevious]

Is last of us 2 still a thing or was I right to skip this generation of consoles tbh?
It'll be the same as the first one. It'll be released on PS4 but also likely be a launch title for PS5.

But PS4 has had some killer exclusives.

[baseline bum]

Do you have to first maxed their social link? I didn't get too far with them because in order for you to rank up with them you have to collect certain personas and I rarely ever came accross those.

So would you tap?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91gb6Evi1ao

[apalisoc_9]

Is last of us 2 still a thing or was I right to skip this generation of consoles tbh?

just wait for ps5. its ps4 compatible

[ElNono]

Activision just sent a voucher for CoD. Gonna check it out. How’s The Outer Worlds?

[DJR210]

My fav F2P game this year was Resident Evil 2 tbh

It's pretty damn good. I'm gonna get to it after I push through Sekiro

[Joseph Kony]

Activision just sent a voucher for CoD. Gonna check it out. How’s The Outer Worlds?

good stuff tbh. like a multiworld spacey fallout

[Joseph Kony]

So i got invited to test flight Halo: Reach on PC. enjoying tf out of it but i gotta say i hate bungie fanboy nostalgia because while i do love this game, it feels very outdated compared to current online FPS games. still, feels good to get to play it before everyone else

[Chris]

Death Stranding looks nice can't go wrong with Kojima imo

[baseline bum]

Death Stranding looks nice can't go wrong with Kojima imo

Gamespot with a 9/10 and IGN with a 6.8/10. Wow.

[Xevious]

Death Stranding looks nice can't go wrong with Kojima imo
Going to wait on that one. For some reason it just isn't exciting me. Maybe because it looks so weird? Watching all the trailers, I can't tell what the hell the game is about or what gameplay is going to be like.

[baseline bum]

Going to wait on that one. For some reason it just isn't exciting me. Maybe because it looks so weird? Watching all the trailers, I can't tell what the hell the game is about or what gameplay is going to be like.

You're glorified UPS in Post Trump America apparently

[Chris]

Gamespot with a 9/10 and IGN with a 6.8/10. Wow.

Most critics gave it 5/5 IGN was of the only ones to shit on it. Everybody knows IGN reviews are bought and paid for.


Going to wait on that one. For some reason it just isn't exciting me. Maybe because it looks so weird? Watching all the trailers, I can't tell what the hell the game is about or what gameplay is going to be like.

Good idea. Let them patch the bugs and work out the kinks. I can guarantee it will have a quality storyline with Kojima involved. Also possibly some elememts from his Silent Hill that never got released because Konami would rather make casino pay to play games.

[Reck]

Gamespot with a 9/10 and IGN with a 6.8/10. Wow.

:lol IGN

The same posers who year in and year out give the copy/paste cod games a 10 out of 10.

[Chris]

:lol IGN

The same posers who year in and year out give the copy/paste cod games a 10 out of 10.

Exactly.

[baseline bum]

:lol IGN

The same posers who year in and year out give the copy/paste cod games a 10 out of 10.

Activision probably pays well

[baseline bum]

Though if it's a walking simulator it's going to be a wait until it's $20 buy for me.

[Reck]

Though if it's a walking simulator it's going to be a wait until it's $20 buy for me.

Dont be a cheap, bro. Support Kojima.

I'll let you know how good or bad this is. My spot will likely get it a few days earlier like they always do. They're Japanese so they got that connect. They've gotten games as early as a full week earlier before like Nier Automata.

[baseline bum]

Dont be a cheap, bro. Support Kojima.

I'll let you know how good or bad this is. My spot will likely get it a few days earlier like they always do. They're Japanese so they got that connect. They've gotten games as early as a full week earlier before like Nier Automata.

I only played one Kojima game in my life tbh (MGS I). Only games I'll be paying full price for in the next year are the Yakuza 3-5 remaster ($60 for three games), Persona 5 The Royal, Dying Light 2, and The Last of Us Part II. Maybe Cyberpunk 2077 too. Unless Shin Megami Tensei V comes out in 2020. I'll buy that shit Day 1 too.

[Joseph Kony]

yeah i dont see what the hard on for Kojima is. this game has been so highly anticipated and this whole time no one even knew wtf is what about :lol thats some high level fanboyism. but hey i hope it's a good game, because if so i'll definitely check it out. but not really on my radar atm

[Reck]

yeah i dont see what the hard on for Kojima is. this game has been so highly anticipated and this whole time no one even knew wtf is what about :lol thats some high level fanboyism. but hey i hope it's a good game, because if so i'll definitely check it out. but not really on my radar atm

The hard on is well deserved. The man has spent like 30 years making video games and he has still to dissapoint.

Granted, most of those games were one franchise but you have to respect nonetheless. Kojima is all about det story.

I hope Death Stranding is thick with it. Bring back the hour long cutscenes. :lol

[ElNono]

good stuff tbh. like a multiworld spacey fallout

Nice, will check it out

[apalisoc_9]

so sekiro is 20 dollars in target...

But nikkas would rather play persona and Fedex delivery guy.

smdh

[baseline bum]

so sekiro is 20 dollars in target...

But nikkas would rather play persona and Fedex delivery guy.

smdh

Sekiro is $40 at Target right now. Even if it was free I don't care because I don't want to play it on PS4. Waiting for BF to see what gpus get fire sale'd before I play Sekiro tbh.

[Joseph Kony]

Modern Warfare is surprisingly solid tbh...

[baseline bum]

Modern Warfare is surprisingly solid tbh...

It's one of the conservation laws of the universe that at any time exactly one of current COD vs current Battlefield is good.

[spurraider21]

so sekiro is 20 dollars in target...

But nikkas would rather play persona and Fedex delivery guy.

smdh
link?

[spurraider21]

i havent played online FPS since about 2013 or so. i was very much into cod from the original modern warfare through black ops 2. bought ghosts but it was garbage. havent played an online shooter since

but all my buddies from back home telling me i gotta get the new modern warfare

[apalisoc_9]

link?

no longer available but Walmart and Target sold itbfor 32 CAD a month ago iirc

[apalisoc_9]

i havent played online FPS since about 2013 or so. i was very much into cod from the original modern warfare through black ops 2. bought ghosts but it was garbage. havent played an online shooter since

but all my buddies from back home telling me i gotta get the new modern warfare

Ive got 30+ year old coworkers telling me to get COD..They saying they havent played video games in a long time but want to play the new COD.

[spurraider21]

Ive got 30+ year old coworkers telling me to get COD..They saying they havent played video games in a long time but want to play the new COD.
i typically enjoyed the treyarch games more than the infinity ward ones tbh... world at war, black ops, and black ops 2 were fucking outstanding. modern warfare put the franchise on the map but was dominated by like 2-3 weapons and ridiculous grenades. modern warfare 2 was fun but was also a shitshow with a lot of ridiculous overpowered shit like grenade launchers. mw3 was solid though.

[apalisoc_9]

i typically enjoyed the treyarch games more than the infinity ward ones tbh... world at war, black ops, and black ops 2 were fucking outstanding. modern warfare put the franchise on the map but was dominated by like 2-3 weapons and ridiculous grenades. modern warfare 2 was fun but was also a shitshow with a lot of ridiculous overpowered shit like grenade launchers. mw3 was solid though.

you're talking to the wrong guy man. Only FPS ive ever played is Doom for PC in the 90s for like an hour, Resistance for a couple days for ps3 and apex for a week. I dont know anything about COD :lol

Pretty much From reading reddit..Its impossible to enjoy FPS if youve never played it enough in the past. Im atrocious playing apex..id imagine COD is even worse in terms of skill gap between newbbies like me.

[FrostKing]

i typically enjoyed the treyarch games more than the infinity ward ones tbh... world at war, black ops, and black ops 2 were fucking outstanding. modern warfare put the franchise on the map but was dominated by like 2-3 weapons and ridiculous grenades. modern warfare 2 was fun but was also a shitshow with a lot of ridiculous overpowered shit like grenade launchers. mw3 was solid though.
MW2 is still regarded in the community as the benchmark

BO1 up until last year still had a very high resell value at Gamestop


Those are the two best. I dominated in MW3 but it had really odd hit detection. Was sloppy for some reason. My friends didn't play that game for long. The series kinda lost me at Jetpacks. I wasn't playing as often and that was a major game changer like adding the 3 point shot; so I was getting dominated playing an old fashioned style. But I returned to play for example WW2 (2017). A year later most of the problems were ironed out and it was a solid game......but in classic COD style it was time for a new title. I hate that.

Someone mentioned Ghost. I thought it was an okay game but released while consoles were transitioning to newer generations. So that split the community. Also Ghost had very large maps and this turned off a-lot of the community that prefers classic COD arcade style. The irony is from what I have read this current COD is similiar to Ghost in terms of the map size.

I want to check it out but don't have the time to play this consistently. Thinking of buying a used copy at Gamestop, buying an online subscription with my console for 1 month and playing this game for 1 (or 2) week. Whenever I play a video game I wonder why I don't do it more often but overtime I realize how useless the time spent is. Then again is it anymore wasteful than posting on here? Or watching a sporting event on TV?

[spurraider21]

MW2 is still regarded in the community as the benchmark
mw2 was loads of fun, admittedly. it was the first game that let you choose your own killstreaks, and that was a huge deal. but that game had some ridiculous OP weapons. the dual wield shotguns were nuts until they got nerfed (model 1887). grenade launchers were disgusting in that game because of the danger close perk and one man army which let you constantly reload them at no cost. the assault rifles were all hyper accurate with next to no recoil. and omg the commando perk that let you lunge a good 25 feet to stab someone :lol... fun game, but a lot of broken mechanics. it was madness


BO1 up until last year still had a very high resell value at Gamestop
such a good game. so clean. weapons felt pretty balanced for the most part. perks were improved (no more stopping power/juggernaut). return of attack dogs. the blackbird killstreak was great. and easily the best zombie maps ever.



Those are the two best. I dominated in MW3 but it had really odd hit detection. Was sloppy for some reason. My friends didn't play that game for long.
hmm, i dont remember the hit detection in that one. i loved the different killstreak packages though. and i loved that both black ops 2 and mw3 changed killstreaks to pointstreaks. i always played domination as my go-to game mode and those games finally rewarded you for securing flags, defending, and getting assists. i thought both of those were great games.


The series kinda lost me at Jetpacks. I wasn't playing as often and that was a major game changer like adding the 3 point shot; so I was getting dominated playing an old fashioned style. But I returned to play for example WW2 (2017).
A year later most of the problems were ironed out and it was a solid game......but in classic COD style it was time for a new title. I hate that.
i never played any of those. i think the jetpack one was advanced warfare? i dno. i stopped playing them after college



Someone mentioned Ghost. I thought it was an okay game but released while consoles were transitioning to newer generations. So that split the community. Also Ghost had very large maps and this turned off a-lot of the community that prefers classic COD arcade style. The irony is from what I have read this current COD is similiar to Ghost in terms of the map size.
yeah, i brought it up as the last one i have played, and yes it came about during that transition time. i was still on the ps3 and that game was utter garbage. and man i just remembered the large maps. such a drag. i mean all the previous games had their "big maps" like wasteland, derailed, etc. but ghosts was ridculous. and just felt like a complete downgrade to BO2 and MW3


I want to check it out but don't have the time to play this consistently. Thinking of buying a used copy at Gamestop, buying an online subscription with my console for 1 month and playing this game for 1 (or 2) week. Whenever I play a video game I wonder why I don't do it more often but overtime I realize how useless the time spent is. Then again is it anymore wasteful than posting on here? Or watching a sporting event on TV?
im the same way. COD is not a game that you can casually play for an hour or 2 here and there. it requires a good amount of commitment to "git good" unless you just want to get curbstomped. i used to be quite good at the games, but id get wrecked if i jumped in right now

[Chris]

The Show 19 diamond dynasty is a lot of fun not like 2k myteam where you have to grind hard af or pay real $$$

I just played out Ken Griffey's career and got his card and they got players all the way back to Honus Wagner with godly stats

[DJR210]

Modern Warfare is surprisingly solid tbh...

Yeah, I'm liking it too. Other than dealing with a bunch of faggots on rooftops and nobody on the teams coordinating to consistently remove them, the game is a lot of fun IMO

[baseline bum]

Fuck, RDR2 looks like a piss-poor PC port. This guy is getting in the ~50 fps range at 900p medium with a GTX 1060 in the beginning of the game, which isn't very graphically intensive. Considering a GTX 1060 is more powerful than a GTX 980, that's fucking hideous to not get a locked 60 fps on 900p high considering PoorStation 4 can run it mostly 30 fps at 900p high.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kki4sm0VQFs

[spurraider21]

ive been using psnow for the last month or so.

tried out the god of war 3 remaster. man, the gameplay on those doesnt hold up imo... i got bored pretty quick. i then tried out mortal kombat x (i know 11 is the new one, but i recall playing 9 and remembering it to be solid). got bored of this one pretty quick tho.

im gonna start playing the original red dead tho, since i never got around to it during the ps3 cycle

[baseline bum]

ive been using psnow for the last month or so.

tried out the god of war 3 remaster. man, the gameplay on those doesnt hold up imo... i got bored pretty quick. i then tried out mortal kombat x (i know 11 is the new one, but i recall playing 9 and remembering it to be solid). got bored of this one pretty quick tho.

im gonna start playing the original red dead tho, since i never got around to it during the ps3 cycle

I couldn't put RDR1 down once I got it. God I wish they would have done a remaster to play it at a decent resolution and framerate.

[baseline bum]

ive been using psnow for the last month or so.


Now you can play Persona 5

https://blog.us.playstation.com/tachyon/2019/11/ps-now-november-drop-campaign-art-05nov19.jpg

[Reck]

Now you can play Persona 5

https://blog.us.playstation.com/tachyon/2019/11/ps-now-november-drop-campaign-art-05nov19.jpg

That window is mighty short though. Just enough to beat P5 at a reasonable pace.

I was able to beat the game in about 3 weeks only because I put 5+ hour sessions every single night. And I still somehow missed some Mememtos side quests.

[spurraider21]

text based and turn based game? eh... i know bb loves that series, but i havent played anything like that since some of the early pokemon game boy games :lol

[Chris]

That window is mighty short though. Just enough to beat P5 at a reasonable pace.

I was able to beat the game in about 3 weeks only because I put 5+ hour sessions every single night. And I still somehow missed some Mememtos side quests.

What window? :lol The game stays in your library as long as you are a ps+ member.

[Reck]

What window? :lol The game stays in your library as long as you are a ps+ member.

It's a PS Now title, not PS+.

[Chris]

It's a PS Now title, not PS+.

Fair enough, but it says it is avaiable until Feb. 2020

[Chris]

Nioh and Outlast 2 are free don't know anything about Nioh, but Outlast 2 is amazing

[baseline bum]

Nioh and Outlast 2 are free don't know anything about Nioh, but Outlast 2 is amazing

Nioh is pretty good if you like Souls games or say the Ninja Gaiden series. The second or third boss in the game (Hino-Enma) is really fucking hard at the low level you'll be at, though the difficulty drops after. It's not a $60 worthy game but $30 or less and it's pretty good. So obviously with it being included in your PS Plus it's a worthy play if you like those kind of games.

Just tagging spurraider21 since he's a Bloodborne and God of War fan too. Nioh isn't anywhere near as good as those two but still has pretty fun combat.

[spurraider21]

Nioh is pretty good if you like Souls games or say the Ninja Gaiden series. The second or third boss in the game (Hino-Enma) is really fucking hard at the low level you'll be at, though the difficulty drops after. It's not a $60 worthy game but $30 or less and it's pretty good. So obviously with it being included in your PS Plus it's a worthy play if you like those kind of games.

Just tagging spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905) since he's a Bloodborne and God of War fan too. Nioh isn't anywhere near as good as those two but still has pretty fun combat.
yeah, i might go on a bit of a black friday spree. if i end up deciding to pick up a subscription to PS plus this is a definite consideration

[baseline bum]

Target released their Black Friday ad and looks like PoorStation 4 Slim is going to be $199 for it, with TLOU/GodofWar/Horizon included. Kind of surprised they didn't go for $149 this year, as I don't see it selling nearly as well as the $199 PS4 Slim + Spiderman bundle last year with PS5 only a year out.

[baseline bum]

yeah, i might go on a bit of a black friday spree. if i end up deciding to pick up a subscription to PS plus this is a definite consideration

Oh I thought you said you had PS Plus. From the Target BF ad I'd say Resident Evil 2 for $15 on PS4 is a deal. That was such an amazing game.

[baseline bum]

Also Target has Playstation VR + Skyrim + Astrobot + Resident Evil 7 + Everybody's Golf + one other game I forget for $199 on BF. I'm kind of tempted by that one.

[Chris]

Nioh is pretty good if you like Souls games or say the Ninja Gaiden series. The second or third boss in the game (Hino-Enma) is really fucking hard at the low level you'll be at, though the difficulty drops after. It's not a $60 worthy game but $30 or less and it's pretty good. So obviously with it being included in your PS Plus it's a worthy play if you like those kind of games.

Just tagging spurraider21 since he's a Bloodborne and God of War fan too. Nioh isn't anywhere near as good as those two but still has pretty fun combat.

I played the very first souls game, but unfamiliar with Ninja Gaiden except for the original. I own Bloodbourne, but still haven't touched it. Trailers looks pretty good and I'm seeing 5/5 and 10/10 reviews so it looks worth a try.

[spurraider21]

Oh I thought you said you had PS Plus. From the Target BF ad I'd say Resident Evil 2 for $15 on PS4 is a deal. That was such an amazing game.
i have PS Now atm. probably will get rid of it after finishing Red Dead.

[spurraider21]

I played the very first souls game, but unfamiliar with Ninja Gaiden except for the original. I own Bloodbourne, but still haven't touched it. Trailers looks pretty good and I'm seeing 5/5 and 10/10 reviews so it looks worth a try.
i never played ninja gaiden, and bloodborne was my first Soulsborne game... and wow was it amazing. its very frustrating early on due to the learning curve, and the first major checkpoint was pretty difficult to reach, but once you get past that, its one of the better games i've played in recent memory

[spurraider21]

getting a ps4 a year ago on black friday and running through the greatest hits library has been such a treat tbh

[Joseph Kony]

damn, shadow of war is a solid get this month. highly recommend tbh

[Joseph Kony]

oh nevermind, that that was the free PS game this month, didnt realize it required the PS now sub

[baseline bum]

getting a ps4 a year ago on black friday and running through the greatest hits library has been such a treat tbh

What have you played so far? If I had to pick a top 10 (with the caveat that I haven't played Sekiro or Spiderman and got very bored by RDR2) I think I'd list my top PS4 games in the order:

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Persona 5
4. Dying Light
5. God of War
6. Horizon Zero Dawn
7. The Witcher 3
8. Yakuza 0
9. The Last of Us Remastered
10. Resident Evil 2 Remake

I think I'd call them all pretty much must plays.

[baseline bum]

I played the very first souls game, but unfamiliar with Ninja Gaiden except for the original. I own Bloodbourne, but still haven't touched it. Trailers looks pretty good and I'm seeing 5/5 and 10/10 reviews so it looks worth a try.

I think Nioh was very overrated in the reviews. IGN gave it like a 9.6/10, which I don't think it deserved. I think it's more something that should have gotten around 8.5/10 by typical reviewer standards. So still really cool and worth playing, but not top tier like Bloodborne is.

[spurraider21]

What have you played so far? If I had to pick a top 10 (with the caveat that I haven't played Sekiro or Spiderman and got very bored by RDR2) I think I'd list my top PS4 games in the order:

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Persona 5
4. Dying Light
5. God of War
6. Horizon Zero Dawn
7. The Witcher 3
8. Yakuza 0
9. The Last of Us Remastered
10. Resident Evil 2 Remake

I think I'd call them all pretty much must plays.
from those i have played bloodborne, god of war, horizon, and TLOU

dying light and witcher 3 currently in my backlog of games i have. neir automata and yakuza are games i am definitely looking to pick up

[DJR210]

Fuck, RDR2 looks like a piss-poor PC port. This guy is getting in the ~50 fps range at 900p medium with a GTX 1060 in the beginning of the game, which isn't very graphically intensive. Considering a GTX 1060 is more powerful than a GTX 980, that's fucking hideous to not get a locked 60 fps on 900p high considering PoorStation 4 can run it mostly 30 fps at 900p high.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kki4sm0VQFs

That processor is suspect, and he probably has some worthless settings on ultra.. I need to try it myself, but I bet I can get it running at 60 FPS at least with a very minimal graphics hit. Will post my results when I get it.

[baseline bum]

That processor is suspect, and he probably has some worthless settings on ultra.. I need to try it myself, but I bet I can get it running at 60 FPS at least with a very minimal graphics hit. Will post my results when I get it.

Here is a benchmark from a better source.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3xd1qGcfo

At around the 9:00 mark they show 1080p high at the low 40s with drops into the 20s for GTX 970 and and mid 50s for RX 580 8GB with drops into the low 30s, and GTX 1060 should be somewhere in between those two. Even 1660 Ti has drops into the 40s in their benchmark, which sucks since 1660 Super is probably what I'm looking to buy around Black Friday (it's a 1660 with 14Gbps GDDR6, which puts it almost at the level of 1660 Ti for $50 less (1660 has GDDR5, 1660 Ti has 12Gbps GDDR6).

I can't stomach the thought of dropping $350 to $400 on a gpu right now since they'll probably be shit in two years considering how much Nvidia held back in Turing, so 1660 Super is as high as I want to go. Really wish my 970 would have survived until Ampere since that's probably going to be the really good generation.

[Xevious]

What have you played so far? If I had to pick a top 10 (with the caveat that I haven't played Sekiro or Spiderman and got very bored by RDR2) I think I'd list my top PS4 games in the order:

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Persona 5
4. Dying Light
5. God of War
6. Horizon Zero Dawn
7. The Witcher 3
8. Yakuza 0
9. The Last of Us Remastered
10. Resident Evil 2 Remake

I think I'd call them all pretty much must plays.
You played Persona 5 multiple times yet got bored with RDR2?

[Chris]

fyi


https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1192352419952373760?s=19

[baseline bum]

fyi


https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1192352419952373760?s=19

As long as Blizzard has South Korea they'll be fine tbh.

[baseline bum]

You played Persona 5 multiple times yet got bored with RDR2?

It was probably the controls mostly. I knew they always felt bad but man, I can't believe the input lag was this egregious: see the 1:45 mark in the video below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pybgBIuCPPc

[Xevious]

It was probably the controls mostly. I knew they always felt bad but man, I can't believe the input lag was this egregious: see the 1:45 mark in the video below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pybgBIuCPPc
The latency is real, but you get used to it. It's still a masterpiece in almost every way possible in spite of its control limitations.

[DJR210]

Here is a benchmark from a better source.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3xd1qGcfo

At around the 9:00 mark they show 1080p high at the low 40s with drops into the 20s for GTX 970 and and mid 50s for RX 580 8GB with drops into the low 30s, and GTX 1060 should be somewhere in between those two. Even 1660 Ti has drops into the 40s in their benchmark, which sucks since 1660 Super is probably what I'm looking to buy around Black Friday (it's a 1660 with 14Gbps GDDR6, which puts it almost at the level of 1660 Ti for $50 less (1660 has GDDR5, 1660 Ti has 12Gbps GDDR6).

I can't stomach the thought of dropping $350 to $400 on a gpu right now since they'll probably be shit in two years considering how much Nvidia held back in Turing, so 1660 Super is as high as I want to go. Really wish my 970 would have survived until Ampere since that's probably going to be the really good generation.

I'm still gonna get it, I have faith in Rockstar.. Enjoying Modern Warfare (the campaign is fucking awesome) anyway so I'll let these guys hammer out the bugs and maybe get some driver boosts from Nvidia

[baseline bum]

Eww... the Switch + Mario Kart 8 for $300 Black Friday bundle is the old model of the Switch, not the new one with the doubled battery life.

https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2019/11/7/20951789/nintendo-switch-deal-console-mario-kart-8-black-friday-deluxe-joy-con-games

No one should buy these Burakku Furaidei bundurus

[baseline bum]

from those i have played bloodborne, god of war, horizon, and TLOU

dying light and witcher 3 currently in my backlog of games i have. neir automata and yakuza are games i am definitely looking to pick up

Looks like NieR Automata Game of the YorHA Edition will be $20 at Best Buy.

https://bestblackfriday.com/ads/best-buy-black-friday/page-42#ad_view

[spurraider21]

Looks like NieR Automata Game of the YorHA Edition will be $20 at Best Buy.

https://bestblackfriday.com/ads/best-buy-black-friday/page-42#ad_view
thats not bad

btw for anybody even remotely considering picking up a PS4... the deal this year is the 1 TB slim + god of war + horizon + the last of us for $199

thats such an amazing deal tbh

[baseline bum]

thats not bad

btw for anybody even remotely considering picking up a PS4... the deal this year is the 1 TB slim + god of war + horizon + the last of us for $199

thats such an amazing deal tbh

Last year's bundle was much better with Spiderman since it was a $60 game. All three of those games are $10 each at Best Buy for BF weekend.

[spurraider21]

Last year's bundle was much better with Spiderman since it was a $60 game. All three of those games are $10 each at Best Buy for BF weekend.
yeah thats true, spiderman was basically brand new... speaking of which, complete edition for spiderman is going for $15. thats seems great. iirc just getting all the DLC was costing around 15. i wonder if the ps store will just sell the dlc package for dirt cheap standalone. i already have the disc but never bought the dlc

games i'm looking at:

Nioh or $10
Yakuza 0 and Kiwami for $10 apiece
RE2 for $15
AC Odyssey for $15
Nier Automata for $20
Shadow of the Tomb Raider for $15 (i know thats the 3rd of the recent series, and i havent played the first two yet)
Sekiro for $25

i'm sure more deals will be announced, curious to see what the PS Store ends up putting out, they had some great deals last year. gamestop as well.

gotta prioritize among those. of course, if i pick up a PS+ membership that will already come with Nioh

[baseline bum]

yeah thats true, spiderman was basically brand new... speaking of which, complete edition for spiderman is going for $15. thats seems great. iirc just getting all the DLC was costing around 15. i wonder if the ps store will just sell the dlc package for dirt cheap standalone. i already have the disc but never bought the dlc

games i'm looking at:

Nioh or $10
Yakuza 0 and Kiwami for $10 apiece
RE2 for $15
AC Odyssey for $15
Nier Automata for $20
Shadow of the Tomb Raider for $15 (i know thats the 3rd of the recent series, and i havent played the first two yet)
Sekiro for $25

i'm sure more deals will be announced, curious to see what the PS Store ends up putting out, they had some great deals last year. gamestop as well.

gotta prioritize among those. of course, if i pick up a PS+ membership that will already come with Nioh

Just saw Ratchet & Clank is $10 in that sale too. That's a pretty killer deal if you haven't played it. I thought the game looked stupid and childish in reviews but it was pretty fun.

[spurraider21]

Just saw Ratchet & Clank is $10 in that sale too. That's a pretty killer deal if you haven't played it. I thought the game looked stupid and childish in reviews but it was pretty fun.
ratchet and clank was a good game. i wouldnt have ever paid the full release price for it, but for $10 its a lot of fun and has some replay-ability, because you can enjoy the op mega weapon more in NG+

[apalisoc_9]

Just saw Ratchet & Clank is $10 in that sale too. That's a pretty killer deal if you haven't played it. I thought the game looked stupid and childish in reviews but it was pretty fun.

They need to release a new one. SMDH.

[apalisoc_9]

yeah thats true, spiderman was basically brand new... speaking of which, complete edition for spiderman is going for $15. thats seems great. iirc just getting all the DLC was costing around 15. i wonder if the ps store will just sell the dlc package for dirt cheap standalone. i already have the disc but never bought the dlc

games i'm looking at:

Nioh or $10
Yakuza 0 and Kiwami for $10 apiece
RE2 for $15
AC Odyssey for $15
Nier Automata for $20
Shadow of the Tomb Raider for $15 (i know thats the 3rd of the recent series, and i havent played the first two yet)
Sekiro for $25

i'm sure more deals will be announced, curious to see what the PS Store ends up putting out, they had some great deals last year. gamestop as well.

gotta prioritize among those. of course, if i pick up a PS+ membership that will already come with Nioh

I'd go

Yakuza 0
Sekiro
Tomb Raider
Nier

in that order. I don't necessarily think yakuza 0 is the best game, but its the 2nd shortest and its easy to play. Overall Quality. id go

Sekiro
Tomb Raider
Nier
Yakuza 0

[Reck]

Eww... the Switch + Mario Kart 8 for $300 Black Friday bundle is the old model of the Switch, not the new one with the doubled battery life.

https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2019/11/7/20951789/nintendo-switch-deal-console-mario-kart-8-black-friday-deluxe-joy-con-games

No one should buy these Burakku Furaidei bundurus

Mario Kart has always been a reason for me to get the Switch so maybe this year I will.

[baseline bum]

Mario Kart has always been a reason for me to get the Switch so maybe this year I will.

Then buy the good Switch for $300 and get Mario Kart 8 for $30 from Target. This BF one is just Nintendo trying to clear out old inventory. If it was $200 then I'd say maybe get the BF bundle, but getting a system with half the battery life and a higher power cpu (and thus more prone to failure) to save $30 doesn't make sense.

[DJR210]

Just saw Ratchet & Clank is $10 in that sale too

:lol

[baseline bum]

:lol

Figured you might be interested in this video on getting 1080p60 performance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUrbciPfX6k

[DJR210]

Figured you might be interested in this video on getting 1080p60 performance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUrbciPfX6k

Good watch.. a ton of graphical settings to tinker with.. I'm sure I'll find a good balance

[baseline bum]

The latency is real, but you get used to it. It's still a masterpiece in almost every way possible in spite of its control limitations.

I think I'll end up giving it another chance but on PC after watching some of the video from Digital Foundry I posted about how to get 60 fps, as some of that shit looks really cool in it and reminds me of why I loved playing the first on 360.

[FrostKing]

mw2 was loads of fun, admittedly. it was the first game that let you choose your own killstreaks, and that was a huge deal. but that game had some ridiculous OP weapons. the dual wield shotguns were nuts until they got nerfed (model 1887). grenade launchers were disgusting in that game because of the danger close perk and one man army which let you constantly reload them at no cost. the assault rifles were all hyper accurate with next to no recoil. and omg the commando perk that let you lunge a good 25 feet to stab someone :lol... fun game, but a lot of broken mechanics. it was madness
MW2 is especially nostaligc for me because although it isn't my finest work it was my first COD. Years later I played MW1 for the first time and it was too stripped down for my tastes.

Yes there were major faults in the game but I had no expectations or worries about my KDR. I remember a couple months into the game I tried Sniping for the first time and that was an entire new appreciation for the game. But yes the knifing was very broken and the game turned into a Tubing fest a couple years after.
What I do believe still holds true for MW2 is the maps and gun options were great. Even in BO1 the Famas was overused by the community.



such a good game. so clean. weapons felt pretty balanced for the most part. perks were improved (no more stopping power/juggernaut). return of attack dogs. the blackbird killstreak was great. and easily the best zombie maps ever.
BO1 took me a couple weeks because it was argubly the most non-Cartoonish version of the game. The guns were not as powerful and I remember it was more difficult to kill and/or easier to reheal. This is the game where I really started using a SMG and exclusively Shotgun in some maps. On the flip side I rarely Sniped in BO1. The Berlin Map was so cool to me. I ran alot in this game.


hmm, i dont remember the hit detection in that one. i loved the different killstreak packages though. and i loved that both black ops 2 and mw3 changed killstreaks to pointstreaks. i always played domination as my go-to game mode and those games finally rewarded you for securing flags, defending, and getting assists. i thought both of those were great games.
i never played any of those. i think the jetpack one was advanced warfare? i dno. i stopped playing them after college
Yes the point system. In TDM I used Hardline Pro which converted 2 assists to a kill and I would spam UAV & Counter [no third streak]. People loved playing on my squad. Very high win percentage in this title. But the game was clumsy. Once BO2 came out, it especially highlighted the faults of MW3. I was a big fan of the Survival Mode on MW3 though.

I don't like how cartoonish the Black Ops became and for that reason I believe I prefer the Infinity Ward games

[spurraider21]

MW2 is especially nostaligc for me because although it isn't my finest work it was my first COD. Years later I played MW1 for the first time and it was too stripped down for my tastes.

Yes there were major faults in the game but I had no expectations or worries about my KDR. I remember a couple months into the game I tried Sniping for the first time and that was an entire new appreciation for the game. But yes the knifing was very broken and the game turned into a Tubing fest a couple years after.
What I do believe still holds true for MW2 is the maps and gun options were great. Even in BO1 the Famas was overused by the community.


BO1 took me a couple weeks because it was argubly the most non-Cartoonish version of the game. The guns were not as powerful and I remember it was more difficult to kill and/or easier to reheal. This is the game where I really started using a SMG and exclusively Shotgun in some maps. On the flip side I rarely Sniped in BO1. The Berlin Map was so cool to me. I ran alot in this game.


Yes the point system. In TDM I used Hardline Pro which converted 2 assists to a kill and I would spam UAV & Counter [no third streak]. People loved playing on my squad. Very high win percentage in this title. But the game was clumsy. Once BO2 came out, it especially highlighted the faults of MW3. I was a big fan of the Survival Mode on MW3 though.

I don't like how cartoonish the Black Ops became and for that reason I believe I prefer the Infinity Ward games
yeah, famas in BO1 was used a lot. i preferred the aug as far as ARs went, and i loved the olympia. but yes, sniping in that game was terrible mw2 probably had the most fun/broken sniping, introduced the thermal scope, etc.

i played COD4 first but tbh my favorite was world at war. loved the campaign in that game too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9W6bsVQvo

[Joseph Kony]

so the new MW campaign was pretty legit, really surprised at how much i enjoyed it.

i'm a little burnt out on Outer Worlds right now, so i'm playing Days Gone atm. really underrated game, no idea why it got flak but its pretty solid

[baseline bum]

Man PSN has the entire Kingdom Hearts series for $33 for PS4 right now. Eg KH 1.5 + 2.5 + 2.8 + 3

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA12031_00-COLLECTION300000

[DJR210]

so the new MW campaign was pretty legit, really surprised at how much i enjoyed it.

i'm a little burnt out on Outer Worlds right now, so i'm playing Days Gone atm. really underrated game, no idea why it got flak but its pretty solid

Yeah, the MW campaign is fucking nice tbh.. The multiplayer is exactly what I wanted.. a change of pace from my realistic military sims that isn't some cartoony gay shit. Feels dirty to be enjoying this series again, but it's true.

[baseline bum]

Damn the trailer for 龍が如く7 (eg Yakuza 7) looks great. January 16 Japan release. Hopefully we get a Fall 2020 English release.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0NWmelhYf0

[Leetonidas]

Installing fallen order on my PC atm. Hopefully it isn't a trash port

[apalisoc_9]

Damn the trailer for 龍が如く7 (eg Yakuza 7) looks great. January 16 Japan release. Hopefully we get a Fall 2020 English release.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0NWmelhYf0

does the japanese version have english subs?

[baseline bum]

does the japanese version have english subs?

Not a chance. Wish I could get Japanese subs on the English versions of the games too, but Sega never releases games with cross-language support. Also, if you haven't seen the previous previews, this is a turn based RPG.

[baseline bum]

Damn, Yakuza 0-2 coming to XBone early 2020.

[Chris]

Trying to get through Outlast 2 on Insane difficulty (you die you start over from the beginning) with the messiah achievement (never reload your camera) it's regarded as two of the hardest achievements/trophies to get on PS4.

[Reck]

Trying to get through Outlast 2 on Insane difficulty (you die you start over from the beginning) with the messiah achievement (never reload your camera) it's regarded as two of the hardest achievements/trophies to get on PS4.

No trophy is harder than No deaths on Limbo.

[Chris]

No trophy is harder than No deaths on Limbo.

I got that game in my library. I can attest this challenge on Outlast 2 is ridiculously hard and I haven't even gotten to the aim botting arrow guy.

[baseline bum]

1195697373533626369

[Reck]

1195697373533626369

:lol

They might be scared of reviewers shitting on the graphics of the game. It looks iffy to me. like a PS3 looking game.

[baseline bum]

:lol

They might be scared of reviewers shitting on the graphics of the game. It looks iffy to me. like a PS3 looking game.

I think it's going to be way worse than just the graphics making that game look shit. It's already been listed as cut to $35 for BF in Target's ad.

[Reck]

I think it's going to be way worse than just the graphics making that game look shit. It's already been listed as cut to $35 for BF in Target's ad.

They said the game is using unreal engine 4 but I’m confused how they’re using it. It looks nothing like what that engine is capable of.

Not too thrilled about the game mechanics but will buy for the story. Very engrossing story.

[baseline bum]

They said the game is using unreal engine 4 but I’m confused how they’re using it. It looks nothing like what that engine is capable of.

Not too thrilled about the game mechanics but will buy for the story. Very engrossing story.

I still gotta play Shenmue I just because it's the game that seemed to have grown into 龍が如く [eg Yakuza]. Speaking of Yakuza, just got the Yakuza Remastered Collection and wow, Yakuza 3 is way better on the PS4 remaster than the PS3 original. The control is greatly improved and it makes it feel like a modern Yakuza game.

[Reck]

I still gotta play Shenmue I just because it's the game that seemed to have grown into 龍が如く [eg Yakuza]. Speaking of Yakuza, just got the Yakuza Remastered Collection and wow, Yakuza 3 is way better on the PS4 remaster than the PS3 original. The control is greatly improved and it makes it feel like a modern Yakuza game.

Been thinking about getting that. But I have way too many unplayed top tier games and I'm pretty sure I'm running out of space.

I'm still rocking the poorstation 500GB version. :lol

[baseline bum]

Been thinking about getting that. But I have way too many unplayed top tier games and I'm pretty sure I'm running out of space.

I'm still rocking the poorstation 500GB version. :lol

I put a 1TB and it's not enough. Had to uninstall RDR2 and all the Uncharted games. Wondering if a 2TB will be enough though with The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima promising to be large games, and I still want to get Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Scramble, Yakuza 7, Nioh 2, and Kingdom Hearts 3 too.

[TDMVPDPOY]

might reinstall d2 lod....

cant wait for d4...

man i was going to purchase a new computer, but i just quitted my job after putting up with such bullshit at the workplace...

[Xevious]

They said the game is using unreal engine 4 but I’m confused how they’re using it. It looks nothing like what that engine is capable of.

Not too thrilled about the game mechanics but will buy for the story. Very engrossing story.
Honestly they could use the same graphics and mechanics as the originals and I'd still play. Hopefully there's an option for the Japanese dub though, because American voice acting sucked dick. Playing Shenmue 2 in Japanese was such a huge improvement.

[apalisoc_9]

do i have to play shenmue 1 and 2 to enjoy 3?

[Xevious]

do i have to play shenmue 1 and 2 to enjoy 3?
I'm sure there will be some type of recap, but it's probably better if you play, it's one continuous story.

[apalisoc_9]

I'm sure there will be some type of recap, but it's probably better if you play, it's one continuous story.

i tried watching bits of gameplay and i just cant imagine playing through it. I MIGHT just watch a lets play and then play 3

[Xevious]

i tried watching bits of gameplay and i just cant imagine playing through it. I MIGHT just watch a lets play and then play 3
You can Youtube Shenmue the Movie (which was made for the Xbox version of S2, since Xbox never received the first game). It's basically a very condensed version of the first game, 1.5 hours. Then you could easily find a recap of S2.

[apalisoc_9]

so it looks like shenmue 3 is a disaster. People saying its just a money grab.

[Xevious]

so it looks like shenmue 3 is a disaster. People saying its just a money grab.
I don't buy that at all. It was crowd funded and made almost exclusively for fans of the originals who were disappointed in the lack of ending. It looks so outdated that I can't imagine anybody else giving it a second glance. This wasn't a money making venture.

It very well could be a disaster though.

[Xevious]

.

[Reck]

I don't buy that at all. It was crowd funded and made almost exclusively for fans of the originals who were disappointed in the lack of ending. It looks so outdated that I can't imagine anybody else giving it a second glance. This wasn't a money making venture.

It very well could be a disaster though.

I very much agree with all of this. No way was this a money grab.

The demand for it was why it happened. With a big help from Sony.

Yu Suzuki did say he would hope non Shenmue fans would get interested and hopefully buy it but having seen actual gameplay of it from people who have the game now, I just dont know.

The game just doesn't have the old feel to me. The transition cuts are weird to me. For example, From the time a cutscene plays to the time you take control of Ryo it feels like the game loads twice and suddenly puts you in control. No smooth transition whatsoever.

From the 1 hour long gameplay I saw last night, I have serious doubts Shenmue 4 or that the story itself will complete now. Fuck

[Xevious]

The fighting looks weird to me. Somebody who played the demo said that there are no throws and that it's much more button-mashy than the originals. Hopefully that isn't the case.

[apalisoc_9]

The fighting looks weird to me. Somebody who played the demo said that there are no throws and that it's much more button-mashy than the originals. Hopefully that isn't the case.

apperently its everything a nostalgia 30s somthing player hope s it would be. review embargo already lifted in australia.

But its basically a 10/10 Ps2 game that will get 6/10 because it will be judged based on outdated graphic, face animation, voice acting, mechanics

[Reck]

apperently its everything a nostalgia 30s somthing player hope s it would be. review embargo already lifted in australia.

But its basically a 10/10 Ps2 game that will get 6/10 because it will be judged based on outdated graphic, face animation, voice acting, mechanics

I still say give it a shot.

This is like watching a good movie. Story is top notch. Picking it up tomorrow after work.

[Xevious]

I'll say it again, hopefully it has Japanese dubs available. I rewatched certain parts of the first two the other day and it cannot be expressed enough how bad the English voice acting is. Some people say that is part of the charm, like an old kung fu movie with shitty dubs. But I just prefer the Japanese.

[baseline bum]

I'll say it again, hopefully it has Japanese dubs available. I rewatched certain parts of the first two the other day and it cannot be expressed enough how bad the English voice acting is. Some people say that is part of the charm, like an old kung fu movie with shitty dubs. But I just prefer the Japanese.

俺もそう思いるぞー。

[apalisoc_9]

yeah japanese dubs is available with english subtittles

[baseline bum]

yeah japanese dubs is available with english subtittles

Hope it has Japanese dub with Japanese subs too. Seriously I think the only US PS4 game I have that allows you to turn on both Japanese audio and Japanese subs is NieR Automata.

[apalisoc_9]

Hope it has Japanese dub with Japanese subs too. Seriously I think the only US PS4 game I have that allows you to turn on both Japanese audio and Japanese subs is NieR Automata.

yeah I think so. I saw a review. You can change dub and sub so you can have both.

8.6 so far on ps4 user metacritic.

ofcourse PC fans are pissed cause of the epic store controversy. Its at 6 something in PC iirc.

EDIT 7.6....in PC

in comparison Read Dead 2 is at 81 User rating.

an 86 user rating should net a 90ish rating.


But reviewers under the age of 25 will give this game a very harsh..no context grading.

I suspect it would be around 80-85 reviewer and 85-90 user for PS4

[diego]

The fighting looks weird to me. Somebody who played the demo said that there are no throws and that it's much more button-mashy than the originals. Hopefully that isn't the case.

I haven't seen anything yet but if that's the case I may not bother playing. The story was good but I enjoyed the most was the virtua fighter mechanics vs multiple opponents. I never understand why there aren't more games that try that, souls and Witcher games have good combat but it would be nice to have something deeper, I guess the closest is sleeping dogs. SM games were more precise, an almost exact copy of VF 2 or 3. I actually bought an Xbox just to play sm2 and oddworld games , they're also making a crowdfunded comeback (I think)

The Yakuza games I just can't get into, too many long ass cutscenes, even though I like Japanese humor and women :lol hope this one doesn't just lean entirely on the story and cutscenes and has an actual game world but considering the money it takes to make that with good art and current gen models I just don't see it happening outside of a studio/publisher combo that can rein it all in..

[apalisoc_9]

I haven't seen anything yet but if that's the case I may not bother playing. The story was good but I enjoyed the most was the virtua fighter mechanics vs multiple opponents. I never understand why there aren't more games that try that, souls and Witcher games have good combat but it would be nice to have something deeper, I guess the closest is sleeping dogs. SM games were more precise, an almost exact copy of VF 2 or 3. I actually bought an Xbox just to play sm2 and oddworld games , they're also making a crowdfunded comeback (I think)

The Yakuza games I just can't get into, too many long ass cutscenes, even though I like Japanese humor and women :lol hope this one doesn't just lean entirely on the story and cutscenes and has an actual game world but considering the money it takes to make that with good art and current gen models I just don't see it happening outside of a studio/publisher combo that can rein it all in..

yakuza 0 is like a 5/5 netflix drama :lol

[DJR210]

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order is pretty sick.. It's Dark Souls in the Star Wars Universe.. Fucking impressive visually

[baseline bum]

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order is pretty sick.. It's Dark Souls in the Star Wars Universe.. Fucking impressive visually

CODEX with the early BF sale :tu

[Reck]

Shenmue 3 is a trip down memory lane. I feel for the non Shenmue fans who didn't play these games when they came out.

Game for the most part remains unchanged. Every little details from the first two games are in here down to the buttom presses and sounds. baseline bum this game does have both japanese audio and subs if you like.

The remasters do as well btw.

[Xevious]

Shenmue 3 is a trip down memory lane. I feel for the non Shenmue fans who didn't play these games when they came out.

Game for the most part remains unchanged. Every little details from the first two games are in here down to the buttom presses and sounds. baseline bum this game does have both japanese audio and subs if you like.

The remasters do as well btw.
Nice. I may ask Santa for it. I don't have time to play shit right now. I can't decide whether I want to get the remasters and replay those first or not.

Jedi Fallen Order looks fun also.

[baseline bum]

PSN's Black Friday Sale doesn't have nearly as much interesting as in most years. What I'd consider the highlights of the sale:

11/22/2019
PERSONA 5 $9.99
THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – COMPLETE EDITION $14.99

11/24/2019
DAYS GONE $19.99
DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN $9.99
GOD OF WAR PS4 $9.99
HORIZON ZERO DAWN: COMPLETE EDITION $9.99
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION $19.99
MLB THE SHOW 19 $20.09
THE LAST OF US REMASTERED $9.99
UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END $9.99
UNCHARTED THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION $9.99
UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY $9.99

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/11/21/black-friday-starts-early-at-playstation-store/

There is nothing in the sale that tells me go buy this shit today other than games I already have like God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, The Last of Us, Spiderman, and The Witcher 3.

[DJR210]

CODEX with the early BF sale :tu

Yep, CODEX is on my XMAS mailing list

[spurraider21]

PSN's Black Friday Sale doesn't have nearly as much interesting as in most years. What I'd consider the highlights of the sale:

11/22/2019
PERSONA 5 $9.99
THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – COMPLETE EDITION $14.99

11/24/2019
DAYS GONE $19.99
DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN $9.99
GOD OF WAR PS4 $9.99
HORIZON ZERO DAWN: COMPLETE EDITION $9.99
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION $19.99
MLB THE SHOW 19 $20.09
THE LAST OF US REMASTERED $9.99
UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END $9.99
UNCHARTED THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION $9.99
UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY $9.99

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/11/21/black-friday-starts-early-at-playstation-store/

There is nothing in the sale that tells me go buy this shit today other than games I already have like God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, The Last of Us, Spiderman, and The Witcher 3.
wow thats an incredibly disappointing list for black friday. the only thing from the PS Store i might buy is the spiderman DLC package for $12.50... the GOTY edition for $20 is obviously a better deal, but i already have the base disc so unfortunately that's not helping. god of war is a great deal, but who the fuck has a ps4 but not god of war at this point? plus best buy is also selling that for the same price. a lot of these other deals are identical to what is being offered from retailers, and if the price point is equal, i'd probably prefer a disc anyway.

its pretty laughable that they're selling TLOU remastered for $10 when a year ago they were selling it on the store for $6. biggest bummer for me is that nobody has any special deals for any of the dark souls games or the trilogy package. the ps store also doesnt even have a black friday deal for sekiro. right now on the double discount sale its there for $39 but the major outlets are selling it for $25 on black friday

btw here's a good compilation of the black friday deals offered everywhere... the chart in the OP is usually updated towards the end of the day, so they'll add the PS Store stuff later today probably

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4Deals/comments/dssaa6/rps4deals_2019_us_black_friday_megathread_updated/

[baseline bum]

btw here's a good compilation of the black friday deals offered everywhere... the chart in the OP is usually updated towards the end of the day, so they'll add the PS Store stuff later today probably

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4Deals/comments/dssaa6/rps4deals_2019_us_black_friday_megathread_updated/

LOL where do you think I find all the PS4 deals I post here? :lol

[spurraider21]

LOL where do you think I find all the PS4 deals I post here? :lol
:lol touche... tho you usually link directly to the sale sight not the composite

[chunticakes]

俺もそう思いるぞー。

Any Black Friday PS4 games worth looking into?

EDIT - NVM, my bad I just scrolled up and looked :lol

[Reck]

Any Black Friday PS4 games worth looking into?

EDIT - NVM, my bad I just scrolled up and looked :lol

I mean..if you haven't played any of those games then its a deal. Otherwise, you would have paid full price for them a long time ago....Like I did with most on the list. :lol

[baseline bum]

wow thats an incredibly disappointing list for black friday. the only thing from the PS Store i might buy is the spiderman DLC package for $12.50... the GOTY edition for $20 is obviously a better deal, but i already have the base disc so unfortunately that's not helping. god of war is a great deal, but who the fuck has a ps4 but not god of war at this point? plus best buy is also selling that for the same price. a lot of these other deals are identical to what is being offered from retailers, and if the price point is equal, i'd probably prefer a disc anyway.

its pretty laughable that they're selling TLOU remastered for $10 when a year ago they were selling it on the store for $6. biggest bummer for me is that nobody has any special deals for any of the dark souls games or the trilogy package. the ps store also doesnt even have a black friday deal for sekiro. right now on the double discount sale its there for $39 but the major outlets are selling it for $25 on black friday

btw here's a good compilation of the black friday deals offered everywhere... the chart in the OP is usually updated towards the end of the day, so they'll add the PS Store stuff later today probably

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4Deals/comments/dssaa6/rps4deals_2019_us_black_friday_megathread_updated/

Best Buy's BF prices seem like they're live now. Good deals on games like Spiderman, Nier Automata, Persona 5, Nioh, Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2, Sekiro, Judgement, Witcher 3, God of War, etc. I'll probably go pick up Judgement today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4Deals/comments/dssaa6/rps4deals_2019_us_black_friday_megathread_updated/

[apalisoc_9]

Get sekiro now

[baseline bum]

Get sekiro now

Already have it. Playing Yakuza 3 right now.

[DJR210]

This cocksucker on top of the Ashina Castle is pissing me off.. and his pattern isn't even very hard at all

[apalisoc_9]

This cocksucker on top of the Ashina Castle is pissing me off.. and his pattern isn't even very hard at all

I'm assuming you're refering to Genichiro. Use ichimonji after his aerial attacks for maximum posture.

That or just focus on parry and waiting for a mikiri opportunity

[apalisoc_9]

Already have it. Playing Yakuza 3 right now.

As good as 0?

[spurraider21]

Sekiro for $20 on gamefly

[apalisoc_9]

Sekiro for $20 on gamefly

Buy it now and get rekt

[spurraider21]

Buy it now and get rekt
yeah thats a better price than any of the big box black friday deals that have been announced

[baseline bum]

As good as 0?

Doubtful, but I'm too early into it to really rank it. Of the games I have completed I'd rank them 0 > 2 Kiwami > 1 Kiwami. It also looks like a somewhat early PS3 game with a render upscale and better textures and framerate, so nowhere near as good graphically as 0 or especially Kiwami 2.

[baseline bum]

yeah thats a better price than any of the big box black friday deals that have been announced

It's $25 at Best Buy right now. No way I'm paying $20 for a used game with no box when it's only $5 more brand new.

EDIT: Shit, it's not on sale right now. Seems like most of the other Best Buy deals are live, but I guess that one doesn't hit $25 until Thanksgiving.

[spurraider21]

buying:

Nioh
Nier Automata GOTY edition
RE2 remastered
AC Odyssey
Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami
Days Gone
Sekiro
Spiderman (DLC package, already have base game)
Dark Souls Trilogy (got a bundle on ebay with all 3 games, but its DS3 is not the complete edition, so i'll probably just end up selling the vanilla DS3 and buying the Fire Fades edition separately, not worth purchasing the DLC

[spurraider21]

dont think ima get modern warfare or PS Plus yet... still have way too much content to burn through

[Joseph Kony]

buying:

Nioh
Nier Automata GOTY edition
RE2 remastered
AC Odyssey
Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami
Days Gone
Sekiro
Spiderman (DLC package, already have base game)
Dark Souls Trilogy (got a bundle on ebay with all 3 games, but its DS3 is not the complete edition, so i'll probably just end up selling the vanilla DS3 and buying the Fire Fades edition separately, not worth purchasing the DLC


some great games in there. I'm still playing Days Gone atm, and idk why the game got such meh reviews because i enjoy the hell out of it. solid story, fun gameplay, nice variety of enemies, stealth mechanics, etc. maybe because the main character is an edgelord biker? :lol but either way, one of the games ive enjoyed playing the most in 2019. RE2 is up there also. AC Odyssey is also really, really good. And of course Nier is a masterpiece.


i decided to snag a PSVR bundle with 5 games from the playstation store directly for only $200. i was eyeing a target deal until i saw this online. didnt even need to leave the house :tu

[spurraider21]

It's $25 at Best Buy right now. No way I'm paying $20 for a used game with no box when it's only $5 more brand new.

EDIT: Shit, it's not on sale right now. Seems like most of the other Best Buy deals are live, but I guess that one doesn't hit $25 until Thanksgiving.
yeah, from the games i decided to buy, as of now the Best Buy deals for Sekiro/RE2/AC Odyssey are not live

[spurraider21]

some great games in there. I'm still playing Days Gone atm, and idk why the game got such meh reviews because i enjoy the hell out of it. solid story, fun gameplay, nice variety of enemies, stealth mechanics, etc. maybe because the main character is an edgelord biker? :lol but either way, one of the games ive enjoyed playing the most in 2019. RE2 is up there also. AC Odyssey is also really, really good. And of course Nier is a masterpiece.


i decided to snag a PSVR bundle with 5 games from the playstation store directly for only $200. i was eyeing a target deal until i saw this online. didnt even need to leave the house :tu
i never thought days gone was going to be some revolutionary game which is what the hype seemed to be. it just looked like a good typical open world game, which i enjoy.

tryin to figure out if buying the gold edition of AC Odyssey is more worthwhile as it comes with the DLC. do you feel that stuff is worthwhile or is base game more than enough? the base game will be on sale for $15 but i can get the gold on the PS store for 25

edit: hm, the reviews for the DLC are pretty good, and the gold edition also comes with a remaster of AC III... think im just gonna get that

[Joseph Kony]

i never thought days gone was going to be some revolutionary game which is what the hype seemed to be. it just looked like a good typical open world game, which i enjoy.

tryin to figure out if buying the gold edition of AC Odyssey is more worthwhile as it comes with the DLC. do you feel that stuff is worthwhile or is base game more than enough? the base game will be on sale for $15 but i can get the gold on the PS store for 25

edit: hm, the reviews for the DLC are pretty good, and the gold edition also comes with a remaster of AC III... think im just gonna get that

honestly even without the DLC the game is fucking massive, so much random shit to do you might never even get around to the DLC :lol but for 10 extra bucks on sale still a pretty solid deal.

[baseline bum]

i never thought days gone was going to be some revolutionary game which is what the hype seemed to be. it just looked like a good typical open world game, which i enjoy.

tryin to figure out if buying the gold edition of AC Odyssey is more worthwhile as it comes with the DLC. do you feel that stuff is worthwhile or is base game more than enough? the base game will be on sale for $15 but i can get the gold on the PS store for 25

edit: hm, the reviews for the DLC are pretty good, and the gold edition also comes with a remaster of AC III... think im just gonna get that

AC III is nothing special IMO. Tried to play through it twice and abandoned it both times a few hours in even though I loved AC II and AC Brotherhood and found AC Revelations worth playing too. Odyssey def looks worth a buy though (haven't played it yet).

[baseline bum]

yeah, from the games i decided to buy, as of now the Best Buy deals for Sekiro/RE2/AC Odyssey are not live

Just checked and the Target deal for RE2 isn't either. If you see anything on Walmart, those deals are live online so you can price match in store.

[baseline bum]

buying:

Nioh
Nier Automata GOTY edition
RE2 remastered
AC Odyssey
Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami
Days Gone
Sekiro
Spiderman (DLC package, already have base game)
Dark Souls Trilogy (got a bundle on ebay with all 3 games, but its DS3 is not the complete edition, so i'll probably just end up selling the vanilla DS3 and buying the Fire Fades edition separately, not worth purchasing the DLC

Also Yakuza Kiwami 2 for $15 is a hell of deal, and I think Yakuza 6 is $15 also. If you're interested in AC Odyssey you should also check AC Origins as they're supposed to be really similar and Origins is the one that supposedly got the AC series out of the funk it got into with Unity at the beginning of the generation. Don't know if there are any deals on it right now but that shit goes on sale all the time.

[spurraider21]

Also Yakuza Kiwami 2 for $15 is a hell of deal, and I think Yakuza 6 is $15 also. If you're interested in AC Odyssey you should also check AC Origins as they're supposed to be really similar and Origins is the one that supposedly got the AC series out of the funk it got into with Unity at the beginning of the generation. Don't know if there are any deals on it right now but that shit goes on sale all the time.
by the time i get through all the games i have now it will be next black friday tbh :lol... i'm sure i can get kiwami 2 for dirt cheap on amazon or some shit between now and then if i really love 0 and kiwami

[spurraider21]

by the way baseline bum the bestbuy black friday deals are now live

[baseline bum]

by the way baseline bum the bestbuy black friday deals are now live

They have been all week other than Sekiro and some other door busters. I'm kind of in the same boat as you though in that the one game I want (Judgement) is something I won't play for many months, so I might as well just buy it when I see it for $20 or less. :lol

Mainly because I don't expect to play Judgement until after finishing Yakuza 6, and Yakuza 5 doesn't even come out until February on PS4 (currently playing Yakuza 3 on PS4).

I expect Judgement to be on sale at least for Golden Week next year and no way I'd play it before then.

[spurraider21]

They have been all week other than Sekiro and some other door busters. I'm kind of in the same boat as you though in that the one game I want (Judgement) is something I won't play for many months, so I might as well just buy it when I see it for $20 or less. :lol

Mainly because I don't expect to play Judgement until after finishing Yakuza 6, and Yakuza 5 doesn't even come out until February on PS4 (currently playing Yakuza 3 on PS4).

I expect Judgement to be on sale at least for Golden Week next year and no way I'd play it before then.
im sayin all the deals are now live, including sekiro. i've already ordered everything, free shipping too

[baseline bum]

im sayin all the deals are now live, including sekiro. i've already ordered everything, free shipping too

Nice, RE2 is fucking killer.

[baseline bum]

Damn, the Square Enix Store has NieR Automata (PS4) for $7.49.

https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/444173/nier-automata-standard-edition-ps4

[apalisoc_9]

Damn, the Square Enix Store has NieR Automata (PS4) for $7.49.

https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/444173/nier-automata-standard-edition-ps4

damn. miss that game. i loved the story and gameplay so much. should have kept it instead of trading.

[spurraider21]

Damn, the Square Enix Store has NieR Automata (PS4) for $7.49.

https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/444173/nier-automata-standard-edition-ps4
Tomb raider definitive for $5

[baseline bum]

Tomb raider definitive for $5

That shit goes on sale all the time on PSN. Great game but it'll be cheaper on PSN after you factor in shipping.

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/10574/tomb-raider-definitive-edition

[redzero]

dont think ima get modern warfare or PS Plus yet... still have way too much content to burn through

I haven't played a CoD game since Black Ops. I sometimes get nostalgic, but then remember all the rage they caused and stay away. Fuck WoW in particular.

[diego]

i never thought days gone was going to be some revolutionary game which is what the hype seemed to be. it just looked like a good typical open world game, which i enjoy.

tryin to figure out if buying the gold edition of AC Odyssey is more worthwhile as it comes with the DLC. do you feel that stuff is worthwhile or is base game more than enough? the base game will be on sale for $15 but i can get the gold on the PS store for 25

edit: hm, the reviews for the DLC are pretty good, and the gold edition also comes with a remaster of AC III... think im just gonna get that

Recently "finished" odyssey- the three main story lines at least, must have left more than half of the side missions undone. It's massive but a lot of it is generic fetch quest type stuff.

The game is fun though I recommend setting it to hard otherwise too easy.. imo it is a cross between Witcher 3 and Mordor games, with a nice historical backdrop ... But really at this point ac games don't have anything to do with Templars and a modern day struggle, it's just ancient murder simulation and the story is mostly irrelevant. Which imo is too bad, they had a good setup. 3 was the last good one in that sense and 4 they threw that story structure out the window and just made it another open world murder fest.

3 suffered from too much sprawl and grind but the later ones ar far worse in that regard imo..

[DJR210]

I haven't played a CoD game since Black Ops. I sometimes get nostalgic, but then remember all the rage they caused and stay away. Fuck WoW in particular.

The rage potential is still there.. I don't get angry anymore as I couldn't care less about being "good" these days, but the little faggoty shit players do to earn killstreaks will still ruin the experience if you don't have any teamwork to find campers and keep their spots clear

[Reck]

Just finished Shenmue 3.

I am ok with what I got out of this considering the low budget and the fact it was a kickstarter game. I mean, how many successful games have we gotten from crowdsourcing?

Anyways, the gameplay is almost a replica from the first two with a few tweaks here and there. Dont like a few mechanics like you have to eat to maintain your health. Walking spends health. lol

I also thought the story itself didn't progressed a whole lot. We didn't get much out of the story as we should. It's been almost 20 years and we didn't get a substantial advancement in that department. I'd say Shenmue 3 gave us about 5 or so % worth of new story material which is laughable.

Yu Suzuki is banking on Shenmue 4 and I cant do another 20 years of waiting again. Just not worth it even for Shenmue.

[apalisoc_9]

Just finished Shenmue 3.

I am ok with what I got out of this considering the low budget and the fact it was a kickstarter game. I mean, how many successful games have we gotten from crowdsourcing?

Anyways, the gameplay is almost a replica from the first two with a few tweaks here and there. Dont like a few mechanics like you have to eat to maintain your health. Walking spends health. lol

I also thought the story itself didn't progressed a whole lot. We didn't get much out of the story as we should. It's been almost 20 years and we didn't get a substantial advancement in that department. I'd say Shenmue 3 gave us about 5 or so % worth of new story material which is laughable.

Yu Suzuki is banking on Shenmue 4 and I cant do another 20 years of waiting again. Just not worth it even for Shenmue.

just play sekrio already

[Reck]

just play sekrio already

Will leave it for the summer stretch along with Spider-Man and a few backlogs that have been sitting unplayed for a couple of years now.

[baseline bum]

Will leave it for the summer stretch along with Spider-Man and a few backlogs that have been sitting unplayed for a couple of years now.

Man summer is going to be busy with The Last of Us Part II, Dying Light 2, and Cyberpunk 2077.

[Joseph Kony]

Decided to check out Hitman 2 since the first mission was free on steam. Really enjoyed the mechanics of the game so decided to purchase 1 and 2 for like 30 bucks on sale. Pretty solid game thus far, love the many different ways the game lets you approach each target :tu

[Reck]

Man summer is going to be busy with The Last of Us Part II, Dying Light 2, and Cyberpunk 2077.

Out of those 3 I'm only really interested in The Last of Us 2.

I know you love yourself some Dying Light man. I haven't played the first one either. Maybe I'll get the complete bundle when it inevitably comes out.

Cyberpunk looks cool but I'm going to wait until the verdict is in for that one.

[Reck]

Decided to check out Hitman 2 since the first mission was free on steam. Really enjoyed the mechanics of the game so decided to purchase 1 and 2 for like 30 bucks on sale. Pretty solid game thus far, love the many different ways the game lets you approach each target :tu

This series always intrigued me back when it was on consoles but the episodic approach they've taken as of the last 2 games have turned me off. The missions at least seem cool though.

[baseline bum]

Out of those 3 I'm only really interested in The Last of Us 2.

I know you love yourself some Dying Light man. I haven't played the first one either. Maybe I'll get the complete bundle when it inevitably comes out.

Cyberpunk looks cool but I'm going to wait until the verdict is in for that one.

The complete edition of Dying Light is $20 MSRP now. It's such violent fun once you're a couple of hours in and can start using swords and sickles to slice zombies up. Very slow at first though when you can only use crap weapons like table legs and pipes. And no interest in Cyberpunk after how great Witcher 3 was?

[Reck]

And no interest in Cyberpunk after how great Witcher 3 was?

I do have some interest in it. I just want to wait this time and not buy based on hype this time.

I finally learned my lesson with Death Stranding. lol

[baseline bum]

I do have some interest in it. I just want to wait this time and not buy based on hype this time.

I finally learned my lesson with Death Stranding. lol

So Death Stranding really is pretty shit? Sucks to hear. My brother is dead set on getting a PS4 just for that game.

[ElNono]

So Death Stranding really is pretty shit? Sucks to hear. My brother is dead set on getting a PS4 just for that game.

I'll admit to playing it through. Like I said above, I would still rank it 5/10, which is shit. However, there's something about it once you played it long enough that makes you go back.

I suppose once you lowered your expectations to the fact that this isn't a combat game, and combat isn't fun at all, nor the main reward system, it's easier to digest.

I would still probably not recommend it for the vast majority of people. Not even as a rental. I did get mine as a free copy.

Been messing a bit with NFS Heat (not very good either). I'm probably gonna start The Outer Worlds soon.

[baseline bum]

I'll admit to playing it through. Like I said above, I would still rank it 5/10, which is shit. However, there's something about it once you played it long enough that makes you go back.

I suppose once you lowered your expectations to the fact that this isn't a combat game, and combat isn't fun at all, nor the main reward system, it's easier to digest.

I would still probably not recommend it for the vast majority of people. Not even as a rental. I did get mine as a free copy.

Been messing a bit with NFS Heat (not very good either). I'm probably gonna start The Outer Worlds soon.

Don't think I'll have time to play it, what with the Spurs season being such a barn-burner and all.

[DJR210]

Out of those 3 I'm only really interested in The Last of Us 2.

I know you love yourself some Dying Light man. I haven't played the first one either. Maybe I'll get the complete bundle when it inevitably comes out.

Cyberpunk looks cool but I'm going to wait until the verdict is in for that one.
baseline bum isn't bs'ing about Dying Light.. it's fucking awesome. Gotta do it right and play on hard.. every zombie becomes a challenge early on and the sun setting gives you a feeling of dread and urgency that isn't found in many games IMO

[Joseph Kony]

you mean nightmare tbh....Dying Light is one of the best single player games i've ever played. 9.25/10 imo

[baseline bum]

you mean nightmare tbh....Dying Light is one of the best single player games i've ever played. 9.25/10 imo

Probably my third favorite game of this gen. I think my top 5 would go

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Dying Light
4. Persona 5
5. Super Mario Odyssey

Hate to leave God of War off the list, pretty much a coin flip between it and SMO. But gotta pick one and SMO was so fucking creative.

[DJR210]

you mean nightmare tbh....Dying Light is one of the best single player games i've ever played. 9.25/10 imo

Hard is actually good enough IMO.. the enemies are hard to kill w/ crude weapons, but you don't die as quick if they grab you.. Also, multiplayer is where it's at on this game, so much fun. Especially when some shit for brains invades thinking you are some punks

[spurraider21]

Probably my third favorite game of this gen. I think my top 5 would go

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Dying Light
4. Persona 5
5. Super Mario Odyssey

Hate to leave God of War off the list, pretty much a coin flip between it and SMO. But gotta pick one and SMO was so fucking creative.
P5 was last gen. Quit finding excuses to pimp it

[baseline bum]

P5 was last gen. Quit finding excuses to pimp it

It came out in 2016 in Japan, 2017 in the US.

[spurraider21]

It came out in 2016 in Japan, 2017 in the US.
It was still a PS3 release tho

[baseline bum]

It was still a PS3 release tho

That's like calling FIFA 14 a PS2 game.

[spurraider21]

.

[baseline bum]

ったく、四ヶ月待つのは大変でしょう。


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b2SV5fkQrk

[apalisoc_9]

P5 was last gen. Quit finding excuses to pimp it

:lmao

[apalisoc_9]

id put p5 over nier if it was this gen though

[apalisoc_9]

imo this Gen.

God of War
Sekiro
Bloodbrone
Nier
Horizon


in that order.

Sekiro is probably the best Combat Wise.

But GOW has everything.

Amazing Combat
Great Story and Characters
Great level up systen
everything was done right.

[baseline bum]

imo this Gen.

God of War
Sekiro
Bloodbrone
Nier
Horizon


in that order.

Sekiro is probably the best Combat Wise.

But GOW has everything.

Amazing Combat
Great Story and Characters
Great level up systen
everything was done right.

Except for L3 + R3 going into rage mode. I lost so many fucking fights against Sigrun where I'd be doing great and then I press too hard making a dodge and waste my rage.

[spurraider21]

just received by black friday order from bestbuy. fucker sent me NBA2k20 instead of nier automata

looked it up and 2k is actually more expensive :lol... still just gonna do the right then and get it swapped

[Joseph Kony]

Top 5 of this gen:

Witcher 3
Dying Light
Nier Automata
God of War
Uncharted 4


imo

[spurraider21]

imo this Gen.

God of War
Sekiro
Bloodbrone
Nier
Horizon


in that order.

Sekiro is probably the best Combat Wise.

But GOW has everything.

Amazing Combat
Great Story and Characters
Great level up systen
everything was done right.
yeah... even several months after playing through god of war (so recency bias has faded some), i think its the best game i've ever played. certainly king of this gen. lol xbox. i've already played through that game 3 times, and every now and again feel the itch to go back to it :lol

i haven't played sekiro and nier yet, though i'm pretty sure i'll enjoy them. it will probably be a while before i get to those. i already had a pretty sizeable backlog even before buying all these games, and tbh i want to "earn" by way to sekiro by playing dark souls 1/2/3 first.

i otherwise agree that bloodborne is near the top. that game was a masterpiece as well, and i can see myself making another couple of play-throughs. i just wish the narrative was a bit stronger, rather than making me look shit up to understand the lore :lol

cant really say the same about horizon. dont get me wrong, that game was also great in its own way and is one of the best i've played in that open world side quest mania genre, with a solid story. but i cant imagine getting the urge to make another play-through anytime soon. if i ever do, it would probably just be an NG+ run on ultra hard. i imagine i'll have the same general feeling about Days Gone. will be a fun play through, but not something i'd pick up and play again for a long time. tbh only rockstar games have had that appeal for me... i played GTAV/San Andreas/Vice City at least 3 times apiece.

otherwise, i think the batman games were all terrific, though arkham knight is the only one from this gen. spiderman was great.

red dead 2 is probably the strongest narrative i've ever encountered in a game. but much like horizon, firing up a new game of that would feel like a massive undertaking, but i'd sooner replay RDR2 than horizon. i wouldn't look forward to grinding materials through hunting all over again though :lol

TLOU remastered is another game i'd love to go back to, to try it on grounded.

cant comment on the games i havent played yet, obviously.

[Leetonidas]

I don't get why apalisoc has such a hard on for sekiro. It's a good game for sure. But imo bloodborne and dark souls 3 are superior

[apalisoc_9]

I don't get why apalisoc has such a hard on for sekiro. It's a good game for sure. But imo bloodborne and dark souls 3 are superior

While one can argue bloodbrone and DS 3 are better game overall. Sekiro is a naked game. Very little in way of weapons, level up items, skill trees etc. I thought it was by far the strongest combat wise.

The biggest thing Sekiro has going is combat innovation. Just a completely different way of combat.

[apalisoc_9]

yeah... even several months after playing through god of war (so recency bias has faded some), i think its the best game i've ever played. certainly king of this gen. lol xbox. i've already played through that game 3 times, and every now and again feel the itch to go back to it :lol

i haven't played sekiro and nier yet, though i'm pretty sure i'll enjoy them. it will probably be a while before i get to those. i already had a pretty sizeable backlog even before buying all these games, and tbh i want to "earn" by way to sekiro by playing dark souls 1/2/3 first.

i otherwise agree that bloodborne is near the top. that game was a masterpiece as well, and i can see myself making another couple of play-throughs. i just wish the narrative was a bit stronger, rather than making me look shit up to understand the lore :lol

cant really say the same about horizon. dont get me wrong, that game was also great in its own way and is one of the best i've played in that open world side quest mania genre, with a solid story. but i cant imagine getting the urge to make another play-through anytime soon. if i ever do, it would probably just be an NG+ run on ultra hard. i imagine i'll have the same general feeling about Days Gone. will be a fun play through, but not something i'd pick up and play again for a long time. tbh only rockstar games have had that appeal for me... i played GTAV/San Andreas/Vice City at least 3 times apiece.

otherwise, i think the batman games were all terrific, though arkham knight is the only one from this gen. spiderman was great.

red dead 2 is probably the strongest narrative i've ever encountered in a game. but much like horizon, firing up a new game of that would feel like a massive undertaking, but i'd sooner replay RDR2 than horizon. i wouldn't look forward to grinding materials through hunting all over again though :lol

TLOU remastered is another game i'd love to go back to, to try it on grounded.

cant comment on the games i havent played yet, obviously.

man Read dead 2 is so much time commitment :lol

[baseline bum]

just received by black friday order from bestbuy. fucker sent me NBA2k20 instead of nier automata

looked it up and 2k is actually more expensive :lol... still just gonna do the right then and get it swapped

Eww.. fuck 2k20.

[spurraider21]

Eww.. fuck 2k20.
havent enjoyed a basketball video game since live 04

[Reck]

You like baseball 21? I would've gone with the show 19. Their road to the show mode is perfect.

Series keeps getting better and better. they actually add relevant stuff instead of copy/pasting from year to year.

[baseline bum]

havent enjoyed a basketball video game since live 04

Damn I wasn't much of a fan of Live 04 with that ridiculous hop step that turned everyone into TMac. Live 03 was my favorite 5on5 game since it was fast paced and arcade like, and then for simulation I really liked NBA 2k8 for being able to run pretty complex plays for the first time. 2k8 feels like the highpoint of the series though, ever since the additions have just been graphical improvements, roster updates, crap story modes, and microtransactions.

[ElNono]

I didn't have patience with Sekiro. It's a good game, but it's constant grinding. There's a point where that grinding can become frustration because you don't feel you're actually improving with each iteration.

[DJR210]

havent enjoyed a basketball video game since live 04

I've been enjoying 2k since Dreamcast and god damn it's not even playable anymore. Feels like I'm in the Groundhogs Day movie with that game. It's fucking slow as hell now, and although you can boost up the speed, you can't stop the shitty hesitation when players switch into their layup moves.. it's garbage

[apalisoc_9]

I didn't have patience with Sekiro. It's a good game, but it's constant grinding. There's a point where that grinding can become frustration because you don't feel you're actually improving with each iteration.

GrInding? I dont think I even attempted to level up in sekiro past hirata..

Were you dodging?

[ElNono]

GrInding? I dont think I even attempted to level up in sekiro past hirata..

Were you dodging?

I could never get past that bitch Lady Butterfly early in the game. I must've died 100000 times. I mean, I finish about 99% of the games I play, but that went from mildly difficult to fuck this shit.

Just stopped being enjoyable at some point.

[ElNono]

I should mention games like Dark Souls, etc, are not my kind of games though...

[Reck]

I should mention games like Dark Souls, etc, are not my kind of games though...

This is where I stand as well.

These type of games aren't even fun to watch either. Extremely hard does not equal good.

The Dark Souls and Demon Souls games seems to be all about abusing the player and most people love it for some reason. Give me a hard game with a story to go alone with and I'm in.

Still bought and plan to play Sekiro though because it looks unlike these aforementioned games despite having similar mechanics.

[baseline bum]

I should mention games like Dark Souls, etc, are not my kind of games though...

Really? God of War's combat seemed pretty heavily inspired by the Souls games.

[baseline bum]

This is where I stand as well.

These type of games aren't even fun to watch either. Extremely hard does not equal good.

The Dark Souls and demon Souls games seems to be all about abusing the player and most people love it for some reason. Give me a hard game with a story to go alone with and I'm in.

Still bought and planned to play Sekiro though because it looks unlike these aforementioned games despite having similar mechanics.

The reason I love Bloodborne is the control feels so intuitive and responsive. I died a lot in the game but never felt it was because I wanted to do something but couldn't. Japan Studio always says they designed Bloodborne to give the player a sense of accomplishment, like what you'd get in the NES days when you'd beat Ninja Gaiden or Mega Man. But unlike those games Bloodborne was never cheap, I'd never feel a death was unfair in Bloodborne like I often would in those two series. It's interesting to try to come up with strategies against difficult bosses and then to have to try to actually execute them in real time.

[apalisoc_9]

I could never get past that bitch Lady Butterfly early in the game. I must've died 100000 times. I mean, I finish about 99% of the games I play, but that went from mildly difficult to fuck this shit.

Just stopped being enjoyable at some point.

You gave up. With Sekiro once you get its unique parry system. Its game over for everyone

[apalisoc_9]

This is where I stand as well.

These type of games aren't even fun to watch either. Extremely hard does not equal good.

The Dark Souls and Demon Souls games seems to be all about abusing the player and most people love it for some reason. Give me a hard game with a story to go alone with and I'm in.

Still bought and plan to play Sekiro though because it looks unlike these aforementioned games despite having similar mechanics.

lol at sekiro having similar mechanics.

Sekiro is a completely different game. Souls games are slow and tons of cheap butt swipes...

Bloodborne combat is awesome...But sekiro is awesome and stylistic.

Sekiro combat..Its like you are watching a sword fight in a movie. its that stylistic. Hearing those parries..when swords clash

[Reck]

lol at sekiro having similar mechanics.

Sekiro is a completely different game. Souls games are slow and tons of cheap butt swipes...

Bloodborne combat is awesome...But sekiro is awesome and stylistic.

Sekiro combat..Its like you are watching a sword fight in a movie. its that stylistic. Hearing those parries..when swords clash

I'm talking about control wise. Obviously what makes Sekiro unique is the parry and counter system which ends a fight in a move or two. That's why I thought the game set itself apart from the others I've seen and why I bought it.

[apalisoc_9]

killing bossess when their health bar is still full...

best feeling in video games ever.

[ElNono]

Really? God of War's combat seemed pretty heavily inspired by the Souls games.

But for the story is was way easier and enjoyable. The only true grinders were the valkyries, with the last one being the one you couldn't make more than 2-3 mistakes.

I can take a battle like that, but the whole game? Just not my cup of tea, tbh... I don't point fingers to players that like heavy tactics in combat, just not my thing.

[ElNono]

You gave up. With Sekiro once you get its unique parry system. Its game over for everyone

I'm more of a tank player, that's normally how I level up my characters. I don't mind dodging, but blocking def not my thing. But the annoying part was that I couldn't do enough damage, and after X iterations I wasn't doing any better.

It's me, not the game, I get that.

[apalisoc_9]

But for the story is was way easier and enjoyable. The only true grinders were the valkyries, with the last one being the one you couldn't make more than 2-3 mistakes.

I can take a battle like that, but the whole game? Just not my cup of tea, tbh... I don't point fingers to players that like heavy tactics in combat, just not my thing.

sekiro definity requires heavy combat tactics. Cant disagree with that.

I think I had to map out the last boss perfectly to beat him and it still took 8 hrs or so in about two weeks.

[apalisoc_9]

I'm more of a tank player, that's normally how I level up my characters. I don't mind dodging, but blocking def not my thing. But the annoying part was that I couldn't do enough damage, and after X iterations I wasn't doing any better.

It's me, not the game, I get that.

Not gonna disagree with Sekiro lack of focus on damage.

Sekiro is almost naked in the damage/buff up rpg elements.

I underatand why people dislike it..And from what Im getting 95% of people who dislike it have the same reason.

Its way heavy on acquiring skills instead of improving the character..I mean the skill tree is the most important thing.

[baseline bum]

I'm more of a tank player, that's normally how I level up my characters. I don't mind dodging, but blocking def not my thing. But the annoying part was that I couldn't do enough damage, and after X iterations I wasn't doing any better.

It's me, not the game, I get that.

LOL I'm the opposite. In Dark Souls my character would always be in robes to have more agility instead of armor to withstand more hits.

[apalisoc_9]

LOL I'm the opposite. In Dark Souls my character would always be in robes to have more agility instead of armor to withstand more hits.

i worry about you man. Your dark souls and Bloodborne history tells me you would hate sekiro.

Sekiro heavily discourages dodging and waiting. It wants you to constantly be on the attack. Constantly being active. Either Parry or attacking.

[baseline bum]

i worry about you man. Your dark souls and Bloodborne history tells me you would hate sekiro.

Sekiro heavily discourages dodging and waiting. It wants you to constantly be on the attack. Constantly being active. Either Parry or attacking.

Sounds more like Bloodborne than Dark Souls then. I play Bloodborne pretty aggressively since the health leech system makes any other play style stupid in it.