What are you playing right now? [Archive] - Page 27

spurraider21

03-12-2021, 02:04 PM

Playing thru HZD on the PC now that it's playable. Great game but I forgot how meh the weapons/armor/skills were in this game. Looks amazing though
i actually didnt mind that aspect of it. im much more in favor of the action element than rpg (generally), one of the big reasons i really like sekiro. no armor/weapons. also found god of war armors to be frustrating to deal with until i hit NG+ and just got whatever i wanted :lol

but in horizon, even the skills were kinda meh. once you have silent strike, thats like 50% of the game :lol. the double/triple shot things were good too, but everything else felt "nice" but didnt change the way i approached combat

DJR210

03-12-2021, 02:54 PM

Squad 2.0 - Finally the game is playable on my setup. Best mil-sim around

baseline bum

03-12-2021, 03:25 PM

Squad 2.0 - Finally the game is playable on my setup. Best mil-sim around

Why? Do they have war rape?

baseline bum

03-13-2021, 10:55 PM

7.55 firmware just got hacked on PoorStation 4.

https://twitter.com/sleirsgoevy/status/1370757171605016577

DJR210

03-14-2021, 11:57 PM

Why? Do they have war rape?

Epic was just giving out Vietnam War Rape Simulator the other day.. you didn't get it?

scott

03-15-2021, 06:04 PM

Warzone, non-stop, because I hate fun.

spurraider21

03-15-2021, 07:28 PM

ive fallen back into playing speed chess

pretty out of shape

baseline bum

03-15-2021, 09:19 PM

ive fallen back into playing speed chess

pretty out of shape

Bend over, I've got something for you to fall back into.

midnightpulp

03-20-2021, 12:48 PM

Just finished:

Gears 5. Nothing to say. It's Gears, the brawny 80s action movie of videogames.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Fantastic "Metroidvania." And uses Dolby Atmos more effectively than Gears 5, which is a 3d game.

Playing:

Alan Wake. Stephen King meets Twin Peaks, packaged in Remedy's signature pulpy style. And for a movie game, has an interesting gameplay mechanic with how you have to use light.

Wipeout Omega Collection. One of my all-time favorite videogame series. The remastered graphics are stunning and runs at a constant 60fps that never dips. Gaming perfection. Gets you in that "flow" state similar to a great shmup or combo oriented beat 'em up.

DJR210

03-23-2021, 10:27 AM

Bend over, I've got something for you to fall back into.

:lol

baseline bum

03-23-2021, 10:36 AM

Just finished:

Gears 5. Nothing to say. It's Gears, the brawny 80s action movie of videogames.

Man I bought Gears 1 in 2007 and still never finished the game. It's the same mission over and over.

midnightpulp

03-23-2021, 03:47 PM

Man I bought Gears 1 in 2007 and still never finished the game. It's the same mission over and over.

Definitely a game/series you just turn your brain off to and blast shit.

ElNono

03-23-2021, 03:56 PM

If you like Gears, Outriders is pretty much the same. IIRC, the game launches Apr 1st.

Joseph Kony

03-23-2021, 04:02 PM

If you like Gears, Outriders is pretty much the same. IIRC, the game launches Apr 1st.

Played the demo, was kind of entertaining. Reminded me of a third person Destiny. It has potential but i'm sure it'll fail to differentiate itself and probably won't be great. got my eye on it though

Joseph Kony

03-24-2021, 06:20 PM

Finally level 30 in HZD so traversed over to the frozen wilds area. I forgot how difficult the game can be on higher difficulty settings before you get that power armor and the improved spear. Never got past the intro mission of this area on my original playthrough so hoping it adds a decent amount of meat to the game.

baseline bum

03-24-2021, 06:30 PM

spurraider21

03-24-2021, 06:50 PM

Joseph Kony

03-24-2021, 09:31 PM

Bend over, I'll give you a decent amount of meat.

:lol

doesnt the power armor get neutered there by those disruptor thingies?

Does it? tbh i havent played it since it first came out so i've forgotten a lot of the later details

DJR210

03-24-2021, 09:35 PM

Bend over, I'll give you a decent amount of meat.

:lol

baseline bum

03-24-2021, 10:34 PM

Just finished Ghost of Tsushima and got the platinum. I'd probably put it 4th on my list of favorite PS4 exclusives. I think my top 5 PS4 exclusives would be

1. Bloodborne
2. Persona 5 Royal
3. God of War
4. Ghost of Tsushima
5. Yakuza 0

Mostly agree with the reviews. The combat was awesome when playing as a samurai, but the stealth was kind of weak when playing as a shinobi. The standoffs were awesome. They're easy in the first half of the game but when you're into the second half there is some real risk to reward with them. Especially if going against someone with a spear in the last 1/3rd or so of the game. But it's really useful to do them since it gives you a ton of resolve if you max out the kill streak in the standoffs. I was worried they'd be lame from what I saw in the reveal for the game a couple of months before it came out, but they're pretty tense in the late game. Also thought the Japanese voice acting was excellent, which wasn't a given for an American game. Really didn't like Jin's English voice at all, sounded like too much of a mild mannered nice guy while in the Japanese dub he had this underlying anger almost always in his voice.

Reck

03-25-2021, 12:15 PM

1375121925228261377 (https://twitter.com/suckerpunchprod/status/1375121925228261377?s=21)

I don’t know how I feel about this.

baseline bum

03-25-2021, 04:02 PM

1375121925228261377 (https://twitter.com/suckerpunchprod/status/1375121925228261377?s=21)

I don’t know how I feel about this.

Hopefully will be less shitty than the movie based on Yakuza 1. Probably will be terrible though unless we get some nice full frontal of Yuna.

baseline bum

03-25-2021, 04:25 PM

Playing thru HZD on the PC now that it's playable. Great game but I forgot how meh the weapons/armor/skills were in this game. Looks amazing though

Yakuza 6 just came out on the CODEX Store man.

Xevious

03-25-2021, 06:04 PM

Man I bought Gears 1 in 2007 and still never finished the game. It's the same mission over and over.
The draw to Gears for me was the inclusion of cooperative play when games mostly had ditched that feature. It was like modern-day Contra.

redzero

03-25-2021, 06:35 PM

I never finished the first Gears of War's campaign, just like I never finished CoD:MW's campaign, but I poured a shitload of hours into the multiplayer. I played the Halo trilogy for the campaign and Gears and CoD for the multiplayer.

baseline bum

03-26-2021, 12:26 PM

LOL Girlfriend Reviews not a fan of Persona 5 Royal. :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVaAu_9U21Y

Get in here spurraider21

baseline bum

03-26-2021, 01:30 PM

Damn MLB The Show 20 on PSN for $5. Get in here Reck, figured you'd be interested in this one.

Reck

03-26-2021, 01:50 PM

Damn MLB The Show 20 on PSN for $5. Get in here Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412), figured you'd be interested in this one.

Been had it. :lol

EDIT:

But WTF, I could have swore I bought the physical copy though. Turns out, digital.

Xevious

03-26-2021, 01:53 PM

LOL Girlfriend Reviews not a fan of Persona 5 Royal. :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVaAu_9U21Y

Get in here spurraider21
She makes some good points. :lol Have to sit through fifteen minutes of dialogue only to get thrown into a loading screen and then forced to read through a long group text recapping the conversation we just had.

baseline bum

03-26-2021, 02:05 PM

She makes some good points. :lol Have to sit through fifteen minutes of dialogue only to get thrown into a loading screen and then forced to read through a long group text recapping the conversation we just had.

I'm surprised she didn't mention the summer trip. Even as a huge fan of the series I dread the summer trips in every game (well every one since PS2) where it's 30-40 minutes of reading. The summer trip in Persona 4 is especially bad since you have to listen to a lecture from a mind numbingly boring teacher from Persona 3. The tutorial intros are pretty rough too. Last time I played Persona 4 I played it in Japanese, and that intro tutorial took so fucking long to read as someone who is still not a great Japanese reader. It was like 5x the frustration of doing the tutorial intro in English. :lol

Still, love the games once you get past the intro.

Reck

03-26-2021, 02:12 PM

I'm surprised she didn't mention the summer trip. Even as a huge fan of the series I dread the summer trips in every game (well every one since PS2) where it's 30-40 minutes of reading. The summer trip in Persona 4 is especially bad since you have to listen to a lecture from a mind numbingly boring teacher from Persona 3. The tutorial intros are pretty rough too. Last time I played Persona 4 I played it in Japanese, and that intro tutorial took so fucking long to read as someone who is still not a great Japanese reader. It was like 5x the frustration of doing the tutorial intro in English. :lol

Something tells me she quit halfway through. She had to fill time by doing a dumb meme song just to get the video to the sponsor for the last 2 minutes. lol

If she thinks the main quest was a chore, what did she think about the grind you have to do in Mementos?

Regarding the trip, I found it...constructive. It allows you to work on your confidant ranks.

spurraider21

03-26-2021, 05:52 PM

its been over a decade since ive owned a baseball game. $5 is nothing, but im already skeptical that im ever going to get through my backlog.

spurraider21

03-31-2021, 03:23 PM

baseline bum

03-31-2021, 03:40 PM

playing through Rise of the Tomb Raider... its as good if not better than the first one.

You don't miss the snuff film sequences though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe8-1dbXZc

spurraider21

03-31-2021, 03:42 PM

You don't miss the snuff film sequences though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe8-1dbXZc
:lol love that vid

Joseph Kony

03-31-2021, 04:11 PM

playing through Rise of the Tomb Raider... its as good if not better than the first one. seriously, this series is underrated as hell. i think its simply superior product to Uncharted. i guess uncharted has better story/characters/humor... but the tomb raider gameplay is just miles better.

i know the games arent exactly 1 to 1... uncharted is even more linear, while tomb raider has more of the metroidvania mechanics to it, but the gunplay, exploration, parkour, puzzles, etc is all just better in tomb raider.

looking forward to playing shadow of the tomb raider in the future as well (already have it, in my backlog)

:tu :tu ROTR blew me away the first time i played it. I finally got around to playing SOTR about a year ago and while it was not as good it was still really solid. Really hope they make a 4th entry in the reboot series.

Imo though Uncharted 4 >>>> any of the TR games

spurraider21

03-31-2021, 04:33 PM

:tu :tu ROTR blew me away the first time i played it. I finally got around to playing SOTR about a year ago and while it was not as good it was still really solid. Really hope they make a 4th entry in the reboot series.

Imo though Uncharted 4 >>>> any of the TR games
UC4 was pretty good, but because the game was very pretty and cinematic. to be sure, that's part of the art of making great games, but i still think the gameplay in that one wasn't as good as tomb raider. sure you got the grappling hook, but tomb raider already has superior mechanics than that going back to the 2013 one. the combat in uncharted always felt like a chore. i dont remember that being much different in #4.

Joseph Kony

03-31-2021, 05:00 PM

UC4 was pretty good, but because the game was very pretty and cinematic. to be sure, that's part of the art of making great games, but i still think the gameplay in that one wasn't as good as tomb raider. sure you got the grappling hook, but tomb raider already has superior mechanics than that going back to the 2013 one. the combat in uncharted always felt like a chore. i dont remember that being much different in #4.
Fair assessment. The combat is definitely better in TR but UC4 clearly had a lot of inspiration from the success of Last of Us and Naughty Dog implemented that into the way they told the story which was probably why i liked it so much. ROTR story is solid but it's definitely not the highlight of the game whereas UC4 I felt was a storytelling masterpiece. just my opinion though.

when i first played UC4 i had never played any of the uncharted games. I had just bought the UC4 limited edition PS4 after my old one had broken and i was blown away. i played the previous three right after that and the only one I felt was even in the discussion was part 2. It's been awhile since i played it though, now i kinda wanna go back and do it again :lol

spurraider21

03-31-2021, 05:11 PM

Fair assessment. The combat is definitely better in TR but UC4 clearly had a lot of inspiration from the success of Last of Us and Naughty Dog implemented that into the way they told the story which was probably why i liked it so much. ROTR story is solid but it's definitely not the highlight of the game whereas UC4 I felt was a storytelling masterpiece. just my opinion though.

when i first played UC4 i had never played any of the uncharted games. I had just bought the UC4 limited edition PS4 after my old one had broken and i was blown away. i played the previous three right after that and the only one I felt was even in the discussion was part 2. It's been awhile since i played it though, now i kinda wanna go back and do it again :lol
i will completely concede that the UC series is significantly better from a story-telling standpoint. tomb raider's plots (i've played 1 in full, near the end of 2) are pretty mumbo jumbo, the characters arent very interesting. naughty dog always nails the narrative aspect of games (which i do appreciate). drake is also just a lot funnier than Lara, and there's nobody on TR to match Sully

my point of TR > UC is limited to gameplay, and i dont think it's close. i find gameplay to be the most important thing, with narrative being a tiebreaker of sorts to help me set them apart after the fact. i think that aside from the combat, the gameplay and mechanics of tomb raider are actually pretty close to God of War... but God of War was also outstanding from a narrative perspective (great plot, good characters, meaningful side missions, etc) and visuals, which is why i have it as the GOAT. best of all worlds, all in one game with addicting combat

spurraider21

04-03-2021, 09:18 PM

finished rise of the tomb raider. fantastic gameplay through and through, but dont want to beat the dead horse

i got a free digital copy of DragonBall Z: Kakarot

man they really took a beautifully animated game, which is incredibly faithful to the source material, and managed to turn it into a shitty gameplay RPG + arena battler.

baseline bum

04-03-2021, 10:50 PM

spurraider21

04-03-2021, 11:05 PM

Damn you'll play a shitty Dragonball game but won't play Persona 5 because it's too weebish? smh son
Nostalgia is the only reason I haven’t already thrown in the towel tbh. Gonna play either Nioh or Dark Souls 2 next

Reck

04-04-2021, 12:36 AM

Damn you'll play a shitty Dragonball game but won't play Persona 5 because it's too weebish? smh son

Is the plot of those games still the same from 15 years ago? They keep doing the same sagas every game. Specifically they love to milk the Cell saga. :lol

InRareForm

04-12-2021, 08:23 AM

Bought a oculus quest 2, it's going to take me awhile to get used to the motion sickness in the beginning

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 12:13 PM

Bought a oculus quest 2, it's going to take me awhile to get used to the motion sickness in the beginning

Don't forget the optional add-ons

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

Reck

04-12-2021, 12:17 PM

Why am I just now hearing about CDkeys? They have so many delicious discount is not even funny.

Bought a 1 year PS+ sub for 25 dollars. :lol

Reck

04-12-2021, 12:34 PM

baseline bum Do you mean to tell me Nier Replicant is basically a new game? Pricing would indicate so.

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 12:38 PM

baseline bum Do you mean to tell me Nier Replicant is basically a new game? Pricing would indicate so.

No, it looks like a light remaster of the PS3 game

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 12:42 PM

baseline bum Do you mean to tell me Nier Replicant is basically a new game? Pricing would indicate so.

Oops, forget what I said. I just looked at IGN's most recent video and the combat looks quite a bit different, much faster pace and more like Automata's. Grapically it's a light remaster with a doubled framerate but the combat looks much better. This strikes me as more a $50 game or even a $40 game from what I've seen, but since you liked Automata I think you'll like this too.

Reck

04-12-2021, 12:51 PM

Oops, forget what I said. I just looked at IGN's most recent video and the combat looks quite a bit different, much faster pace and more like Automata's. Grapically it's a light remaster with a doubled framerate but the combat looks much better. This strikes me as more a $50 game or even a $40 game from what I've seen, but since you liked Automata I think you'll like this too.

I was about to say.

Going by what Twitter people are saying I was under the impression it was like a brand new game with at least added story. If not then I’m going to pass on this one.

Gameplay being a bit faster doesn’t move the needle for me.

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 12:57 PM

<b><a href="https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131" target="_blank">baseline bum</a></b> Do you mean to tell me Nier Replicant is basically a new game? Pricing would indicate so.

Nier Replicant will explain a lot of interesting parts of NieR Automata, such as Project Gestalt, Emil the retard who sells you shit in the city from that truck, lunar tears, Kaine, the Devola and Popola androids and why they were so hated, and probably other stuff I'm forgetting. I'm not sure how the reviews are going to be. For instance, Gamespot shit all over the original on 360 / PS3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euj6nMvu4TY

Though I completely disagree with most of this video, especially the reviewer saying the story was lame. I thought the story was even better than Automata's story. And the complaints about the fetch quests are kind of ridiculous since it plays into the early story; namely, being a father trying to scrounge money any way possible to care for his sick daughter. Though in this game they do like the Japanese PS3 version where you're the spiky haired brother taking care of your sister rather than the ugly father taking care of your daughter. It does make some plot developments later make more sense controlling the brother instead of the father (they thought a father would play better with Western audiences than a JRPG looking brother would).

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 12:59 PM

I was about to say.

Going by what Twitter people are saying I was under the impression it was like a brand new game with at least added story. If not then I’m going to pass on this one.

Gameplay being a bit faster doesn’t move the needle for me.

If you liked Automata don't pass on this one. Not saying pay $60 for it by any means, but definitely pick it up when it drops to $30 or so if you liked Automata's story. And after looking at the Gamespot video and how ugly the game looked on PS3 and 360 maybe I shouldn't call it a light remaster graphically.

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 01:13 PM

Reck man, the more I think about Replicant, the more highly I'd recommend it. I don't want to give too much away, but Yoko Tarou was inspired to make this game by the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War and it ends up being a pretty interesting premise the game is based on. Though you'll have to do the second playthrough to see what he's trying to get at. Second playthrough you don't repeat any of the more tedious early game stuff from the first playthrough, just the more action packed later part of the game.

Reck

04-12-2021, 04:00 PM

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, the more I think about Replicant, the more highly I'd recommend it. I don't want to give too much away, but Yoko Tarou was inspired to make this game by the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War and it ends up being a pretty interesting premise the game is based on. Though you'll have to do the second playthrough to see what he's trying to get at. Second playthrough you don't repeat any of the more tedious early game stuff from the first playthrough, just the more action packed later part of the game.

Yeah I’ll get it down the road. Who knows, it might even get added to the PlayStation plus collection.

Joseph Kony

04-12-2021, 04:22 PM

Playing the Miles Morales Spiderman game, pretty fun albeit nothing really new compared to the other Spiderman game.

I'm also about to beat HZD again, been putting it off since the PS5 came in but need to wrap that one up. Finished the Frozen Wilds quest line. I enjoyed what it added to the game but i have to say i'm a bit disappointed in the length and the resolution to the story of the DLC. still, been a blast replaying it on PC. 8.75/10

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 04:36 PM

Joseph Kony

04-12-2021, 05:58 PM

Wonder if we'll get a PS5 60 fps upgrade when the game goes free on the 19th.

which game? HZD or Spiderman?

baseline bum

04-12-2021, 06:22 PM

which game? HZD or Spiderman?

HZD. Spiderman costs $20 if you want the remaster with 60 fps + RT if you bought the regular edition of Miles Morales.

Leetonidas

04-13-2021, 03:11 PM

Outriders is pretty fun, but rather difficult playing solo without changing the difficulty which I refuse to do :lol

baseline bum

04-14-2021, 06:51 PM

Damn, Getsu Fuma Den Undying Moon looks incredible. Sequel to an amazing Famicom game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCiAFiTjP28

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 11:52 AM

Blitzed through Kakarot. would only recommend the game if you were a DBZ fan. game is basically just like the reviews. faithful retelling of the story, some great cutscenes for the big moments (though some of the quality is inconsistent). the combat was not as good as the 2D system from the Budokai 3 (i never played FigherZ which looks like a Marvel v CapCom clone and was well reviewed). the ki attacks to look very flashy and are cool to look at, but the fighting got pretty monotonous, especially since so many enemies are re-used

only played it because i got it for free. story covers the basic DBZ sagas... Saiyan, Freeza, Android/Cell, and Buu. the DLC which i dont have covers stuff from Dragonball Super.

playing Celeste now... then Yakuza 0

Reck

04-15-2021, 02:15 PM

then Yakuza 0

If you have Kiwami 1,2 and Yakuza 3 then I say play those first. I wish I did it that way instead.

It makes Yakuza 0 story richer and more engrossing. I couldn't get used to a particular character being retarded acting after playing 0. Damn you baseline bum

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 02:17 PM

If you have Kiwami 1,2 and Yakuza 3 then I say play those first. I wish I did it that way instead.

It makes Yakuza 0 story richer and more engrossing. I couldn't get used to a particular character being retarded acting after playing 0. Damn you baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131)
i have yakuza 0 and kiwami 1. my understanding is that yakuza 0 takes place first in the timeline. seemed like it makes sense to play 0 first.

Reck

04-15-2021, 02:32 PM

i have yakuza 0 and kiwami 1. my understanding is that yakuza 0 takes place first in the timeline. seemed like it makes sense to play 0 first.

Yeah that's true. But I dont think it hinders the experience.

How do I say this without spoiling it. It's like playing God of War 4 and then playing God of War 1-3. Still great but you know 4 is on a whole other level both on story telling and innovation and gameplay.

Either way, I think you'll enjoy these games anyway you decide to play which is what matters. :tu

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 02:40 PM

Yeah that's true. But I dont think it hinders the experience.

How do I say this without spoiling it. It's like playing God of War 4 and then playing God of War 1-3. Still great but you know 4 is on a whole other level both on story telling and innovation and gameplay.

Either way, I think you'll enjoy these games anyway you decide to play which is what matters. :tu
itll probably be a while before i play kiwami. will probably get through Dark Souls 2 and Days Gone before getting there, for example. and have a kid somewhere in the middle :lol

Joseph Kony

04-15-2021, 04:21 PM

i beat Miles Morales Spiderman yesterday. Kinda disappointed at how short it was but i guess i expected it. i did actually like the story, though at a certain point Miles' refusal to properly deal with the main antagonist just because of their history is kind of annoying . like they're going to kill everyone in Harlem dude, wtf are you waiting for :lol

on to demon's souls...

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 05:38 PM

Reck

04-15-2021, 05:42 PM

The new Resident Evil game will have a mercenary mode.

Also a slate of demos will start hitting consoles starting April 17th through May 1.

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 05:48 PM

i have yakuza 0 and kiwami 1. my understanding is that yakuza 0 takes place first in the timeline. seemed like it makes sense to play 0 first.

It does. Also Yakuza Kiwami 2 is $10 right now, lowest it has been. Great deal for that price.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA10634_00-YAKUZAKIWAMI0002

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 05:50 PM

It does. Also Yakuza Kiwami 2 is $10 right now, lowest it has been. Great deal for that price.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA10634_00-YAKUZAKIWAMI0002
im sure by the time i clear my current backlog + TLOU2, it will be some time in 2023 and i can get it for less

Reck

04-15-2021, 06:18 PM

Wow I didn't know I still had access to Infamous First Light. They also have Infamous Second Son in the PS collection.

I never finished either so this is a great opportunity to have some mindless fun. Two easy plats coming up.

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 06:19 PM

im sure by the time i clear my current backlog + TLOU2, it will be some time in 2023 and i can get it for less

That's not the way you're supposed to do it. You're just supposed to buy a bunch of shit when it's on sale and then never play it lol.

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 06:20 PM

That's not the way you're supposed to do it. You're just supposed to buy a bunch of shit when it's on sale and then never play it lol.
well yeah. thats why i've had this backlog for so long that i barely bought shit this past black friday :lol

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 06:21 PM

well yeah. thats why i've had this backlog for so long that i barely bought shit this past black friday :lol

Ugh I bought a boatload of PS3 games back in 2017 when they went on really low sale prices and have played like 3 of them. :lmao

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 06:34 PM

well yeah. thats why i've had this backlog for so long that i barely bought shit this past black friday :lol

I think the only Playstation game I bought in 2020 was Persona 5 Royal. :lol

spurraider21

04-15-2021, 06:34 PM

Ugh I bought a boatload of PS3 games back in 2017 when they went on really low sale prices and have played like 3 of them. :lmao
did you ever finish sekiro?

baseline bum

04-15-2021, 06:52 PM

did you ever finish sekiro?

Nah, gotta restart that shit at some point. Too great of a game to not play through.

spurraider21

04-18-2021, 03:43 PM

Reck

04-18-2021, 04:14 PM

:lol The game director for Days Gone is having a full on meltdown on twitter. Also telling players to buy "the fucking full price" game if they want a sequel.

baseline bum

04-18-2021, 05:03 PM

finished Celeste :tu

very good game. has legitimate NES difficulty but has pretty forgiving checkpoints. i logged over 2k deaths during my playthrough :lol

you can also unlock even more challenging "B-Sides" to each of the chapter, but im not really interested in that

So a lot tougher than the late game sections of Guacamelee? Been wanting to play Celeste. Usually steer clear of these NES style games but after seeing how much of a blast Dead Cells was I'm more open to trying more of these style throwback games.

spurraider21

04-18-2021, 06:19 PM

So a lot tougher than the late game sections of Guacamelee? Been wanting to play Celeste. Usually steer clear of these NES style games but after seeing how much of a blast Dead Cells was I'm more open to trying more of these style throwback games.
yeah i'd say Celeste levels were way harder than Guacamelee levels. whats so different is that each screen you progress through is its own checkpoint... so you could literally rack up dozens of deaths in a couple of minutes. like i said, i had over 2k deaths in Celeste. did not have anything close to that in Guacamelee. but the checkpoints are pretty forgiving and theres no loading after deaths, so its not that big a deal.

it definitely requires much more precision than guacamalee. the main game is pretty tough but its doable. then there's additional content where you basically unlock a new difficulty level. i have no interest in that :lol

tl;dr its very hard but the game wants you to win

baseline bum

04-19-2021, 10:06 AM

<b><a href="https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131" target="_blank">baseline bum</a></b> Do you mean to tell me Nier Replicant is basically a new game? Pricing would indicate so.

Damn this looks to be a pretty interesting extra mission for Nier Replicant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02PJzAAR8M0

LaMarcus Bryant

04-19-2021, 01:11 PM

Damn i thought the Nier game was new....well I guess it'll be new to me. Automata was crazy good, got it on BB's recommendation

spurraider21

04-20-2021, 09:23 AM

:lol baseline bum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXcwpNWoR8s

baseline bum

04-20-2021, 09:41 AM

:lol baseline bum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXcwpNWoR8s

Damn, got my Tonyhax memory card for when this shit comes out. :lol

Joseph Kony

04-21-2021, 04:58 PM

started playing Fallout 76 again after about a year of not touching it. glad to see my base is still in tact. game is a decent time killer.

kind of in that period where i'm not sure what to play so i'm playing this. i wanted to dive into Demon's Souls but tbh after beating DS3 finally recently i dont think i have the energy to die constantly right now :lol

ElNono

04-21-2021, 05:17 PM

Started Oddworld but haven't had much spare time recently... also will probably check out MLB despite not being a beisbol fan, tbh

baseline bum

04-22-2021, 10:44 AM

Started Oddworld but haven't had much spare time recently... also will probably check out MLB despite not being a beisbol fan, tbh

So you playing R&C Rift Apart or FF7R Intergrade on June 11th? Or shit, you probably played through both already :lol

ElNono

04-22-2021, 03:13 PM

So you playing R&C Rift Apart or FF7R Intergrade on June 11th? Or shit, you probably played through both already :lol

Haven't played FF7 yet, but not a fan of the series, so I'll probably skip...

baseline bum

04-23-2021, 08:55 AM

Reck man, I think this is a really fair review of Nier Replicant. Personally the story makes this more a 9/10 game to me than the 8/10 they gave it, but it feels like a pretty accurate summary based on my playthrough of the original. I'm very tempted to buy it soon though for the new ending added and for the free story DLC they showed off a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mjzRks5tZA

Flawless

04-23-2021, 06:26 PM

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, I think this is a really fair review of Nier Replicant. Personally the story makes this more a 9/10 game to me than the 8/10 they gave it, but it feels like a pretty accurate summary based on my playthrough of the original. I'm very tempted to buy it soon though for the new ending added and for the free story DLC they showed off a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mjzRks5tZA
Been playing it and so far it's great! I'm really happy that they updated the combat system, it feels snappier and has a faster pace compared to the original. Of course this game you don't really play it for the gameplay but for the amazing story, they really did a great job in remastering this game.

baseline bum

04-23-2021, 06:45 PM

Been playing it and so far it's great! I'm really happy that they updated the combat system, it feels snappier and has a faster pace compared to the original. Of course this game you don't really play it for the gameplay but for the amazing story, they really did a great job in remastering this game.

Yeah the original combat was a little rough. I'm actually glad I played Automata first so I didn't know the big plot twist yet that I obviously would have having played Gestalt or Replicant first. Really glad they went with the brother too instead of ugly father like in Gestalt, story makes so much more sense with the brother.

Reck

04-23-2021, 06:55 PM

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, I think this is a really fair review of Nier Replicant. Personally the story makes this more a 9/10 game to me than the 8/10 they gave it, but it feels like a pretty accurate summary based on my playthrough of the original. I'm very tempted to buy it soon though for the new ending added and for the free story DLC they showed off a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mjzRks5tZA

Went to get it on Amazon. Shit's sold out? lol

They only have loxbox ones right now.

I'll see if they get it between now and May 14 which is when my pre order Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary edition ships.

baseline bum

04-23-2021, 07:13 PM

Went to get it on Amazon. Shit's sold out? lol

They only have loxbox ones right now.

I'll see if they get it between now and May 14 which is when my pre order Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary edition ships.

Best Buy? Target? Walmart?

Reck

04-23-2021, 07:24 PM

Best Buy? Target? Walmart?

I have prime so I take advantage of the 2 day shipping.

baseline bum

04-23-2021, 07:34 PM

I have prime so I take advantage of the 2 day shipping.

Also, if you want to know the origin of the Black Scrawl, the disease attacking Nier's sister Yonah at the beginning of Nier Replicant, it comes from Ending E of Drakengard (which was Yoko Taro's first big game AFAIK). Which only makes any sense after seeing the events leading up to Ending D of Drakengard. Which only makes sense if you have done Endings A, B, C of Drakengard. But while most JRPG are pretty grindy, Drakengard is painfully grindy to get Ending E, so I'd just advise watching videos of it. Thankfully Nier is nowhere near as grindy. Here are Endings D and E of Drakengard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skLBop-zM-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OPW-RdzStA

baseline bum

04-24-2021, 12:25 AM

I have prime so I take advantage of the 2 day shipping.

If you have any Walmarts that are a reasonable trip, they seem to be selling for $50 instore.

https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=216059792

Reck

04-24-2021, 03:13 PM

Returnal looks good graphically but lacks story it seems. Its roguelike which is not going to appeal to a whole lot of people.

Dying means you get respawned at the very beginning OF THE GAME. I would never buy such a game but would take ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) codes all day. :lol

Also Sony still sucks at advertising games. This comes out April 30th and yet little is known about it and little online presence.

Joseph Kony

04-24-2021, 05:32 PM

trying to play A Plague Tale: Innocence right now. seems fairly narrative driven so hopefully i don't get bored of it :lol

baseline bum

04-25-2021, 07:25 AM

trying to play A Plague Tale: Innocence right now. seems fairly narrative driven so hopefully i don't get bored of it :lol

Man, Nier Replicant if you want a story. You played NieR Automata already right?

Joseph Kony

04-25-2021, 12:43 PM

Man, Nier Replicant if you want a story. You played NieR Automata already right?

Yep, Nier Automata was my shit. and I plan on checking it out, but seeing a lot of reviews on steam mentioning bugs and shit right now. was going to see if they had a PS5 version but it's only PS4 with no PS5 enhancements. but i'll probably get it after this either way

baseline bum

04-25-2021, 01:32 PM

Yep, Nier Automata was my shit. and I plan on checking it out, but seeing a lot of reviews on steam mentioning bugs and shit right now. was going to see if they had a PS5 version but it's only PS4 with no PS5 enhancements. but i'll probably get it after this either way

NieR Automata had an even worse PC port. PS4, XBox One, XBox Series, and PS5 all run Nier Replicant 1080p60. Being a Ps3 game at heart, I don't think it would benefit much from 4k, though 4k60 absolutely should have been doable on PS5. Don't expect any real improvement on the PC port, Automata didn't get a patch until this month. Seriously, first patch 4 years after release, and only because it got review bombed on Steam after the XBox Game Pass version released without microstutter.

Reck

04-27-2021, 02:35 PM

Disco Elysium is one of the free games for May for PSN+. Or so that's what a supposed leak claims.

I hope that it's true because that game looks nice but never really compelled me to pay for it.

baseline bum

04-27-2021, 07:14 PM

Advanced Suit is pretty badass in Spiderman. Any reason to even bother with the other suits?

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 10:40 AM

Reck, spurraider21, Joseph Kony man, you played these games that are on sale now on PSN?

1. Okami $10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bt8YDpgvhc

2. Odin Sphere Leifthrasir $18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsTvoG3_HkU

3. Dragon's Crown Pro $5 (sorry, review is of the PS3 original)

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

These are all some really good deals. #1 literally feels like you're playing the game in a painting. Story is a little annoying because it's nagging Japanese people for not believing in Shinto gods but man the world is beautiful. #2 is probably the best 2D beat'em up I have ever played and that's the lowest price it has ever been, and while #3 isn't as good as #2, it's still a lot of fun and the art is just awesome. Can't wait to see what else is in this Golden Week sale that Sony hasn't published yet but will later today.

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 11:17 AM

spurraider21

04-28-2021, 12:28 PM

when i get an @ for this thread im always thinking its a god of war announcement :lol

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 01:03 PM

when i get an @ for this thread im always thinking its a god of war announcement :lol

C'mon son, you know Sony is saving that shit for around the time of E3.

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 01:04 PM

when i get an @ for this thread im always thinking its a god of war announcement :lol

C'mon son, you know Sony is saving that shit for around the time of E3.

Reck

04-28-2021, 01:40 PM

I had Okami for the PS2. Really liked it but I dont think I ever finished it.

Those other two games look corny, BB. :lol

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 03:26 PM

I had Okami for the PS2. Really liked it but I dont think I ever finished it.

Those other two games look corny, BB. :lol

No way, those games are badass if you like 2D beat 'em ups.

Joseph Kony

04-28-2021, 04:28 PM

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412), spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905), Joseph Kony (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31867) man, you played these games that are on sale now on PSN?

1. Okami $10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bt8YDpgvhc

2. Odin Sphere Leifthrasir $18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsTvoG3_HkU

3. Dragon's Crown Pro $5 (sorry, review is of the PS3 original)

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

These are all some really good deals. #1 literally feels like you're playing the game in a painting. Story is a little annoying because it's nagging Japanese people for not believing in Shinto gods but man the world is beautiful. #2 is probably the best 2D beat'em up I have ever played and that's the lowest price it has ever been, and while #3 isn't as good as #2, it's still a lot of fun and the art is just awesome. Can't wait to see what else is in this Golden Week sale that Sony hasn't published yet but will later today.

never heard of any of these, i'll look into em :tu

Reck

04-28-2021, 04:54 PM

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 11:27 PM

Holy shit Playstation is going ham with the deep sales.

I had a couple of games on my wish list that I had to buy when they dropped in price and most of them just did. Just bought King's Quest which was going for 30 bucks before and i just bought for less than 7 dollars. :lol

Also rebought Spider Man goty edition for 20.

Dude that's not the PS5 edition of Spiderman. If you haven't downloaded yet I think you could refund it. Then if you buy Miles Morales you can buy Spiderman Remastered for PS5 for $20 and it has all the DLC. But you can't buy Spiderman Remastered off PSN, only direct from your PS5 if you own Miles Morales.

baseline bum

04-28-2021, 11:31 PM

Damn, loving having no loading times when fast traveling in Spiderman Remastered.

Reck

04-29-2021, 12:00 AM

Dude that's not the PS5 edition of Spiderman. If you haven't downloaded yet I think you could refund it. Then if you buy Miles Morales you can buy Spiderman Remastered for PS5 for $20 and it has all the DLC. But you can't buy Spiderman Remastered off PSN, only direct from your PS5 if you own Miles Morales.

You’re here all day and now you tell me this? :lol

It's been downloaded and installed. I actually haven’t touched Morales yet exactly because I haven’t beaten Spider man. It’s set up and installed however.

baseline bum

04-29-2021, 12:07 AM

You’re here all day and now you tell me this? :lol

It's been downloaded and installed. I actually haven’t touched Morales yet exactly because I haven’t beaten Spider man. It’s set up and installed however.

Shit, sorry man, wasn't even thinking how fucked up the Spiderman Remastered situation is. Maybe beg PSN Support to let you refund Spiderman GOTY and then buy the PS5 version. I think the way you get the PS5 version is to go into your game library folder, go to Miles Morales (assuming you have installed it before), and from there I think there is a way to buy Spiderman Remastered for $20.

DMC

04-29-2021, 11:37 AM

Sony wants their PS5 to actually be in gamers hands before releasing GOW.

Reck

04-29-2021, 03:57 PM

T minus 5 minutes to State of Play. baseline bum spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905) Joseph Kony (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31867)

baseline bum

04-29-2021, 04:47 PM

T minus 5 minutes to State of Play. baseline bum spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905) Joseph Kony (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31867)

Man, States of Play are horrible. One thing I always loved about the E3 presentations was they'd just show gameplay and shut the fuck up. This narrator is annoying as hell.

baseline bum

04-29-2021, 04:58 PM

Reck

04-29-2021, 05:15 PM

Sony used to be so good at generating hype for their games when they'd just shut the fuck up and show a few minutes of gameplay uninterrupted. These States of Play are trash though. As soon as I start getting interested in the game here is old faggot talking over the action like he's explaining the game to a four year old. I remember thinking Ghost of Tsushima looked terrible from their State of Play and that's why I had no interest in buying at launch. Once I played it the game was incredible though. Got the same kind of vibe from this one so shut it off about 5 minutes into the Rift Apart presentation. ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) man, tell Sony to stop doing these. They're so terribly produced and they make great games look shitty.

I think that's due to it being virtual. When they did State of Play with people in the audience they just showed the gameplay and let it speak for itself.

These State of Plays are pitifully short. You could have just released the 15 minute gameplay online through their channel instead of building 1 week hype and then a countdown like it's some other worldly event.

baseline bum

04-29-2021, 08:28 PM

Lol howlongtobeat.com says Spiderman is a 17 hour game, 33 hours if you're a completionist. I'm 23 hours in and just now finished Act 1 :lmao

ElNono

04-29-2021, 11:14 PM

Sony used to be so good at generating hype for their games when they'd just shut the fuck up and show a few minutes of gameplay uninterrupted. These States of Play are trash though. As soon as I start getting interested in the game here is old faggot talking over the action like he's explaining the game to a four year old. I remember thinking Ghost of Tsushima looked terrible from their State of Play and that's why I had no interest in buying at launch. Once I played it the game was incredible though. Got the same kind of vibe from this one so shut it off about 5 minutes into the Rift Apart presentation. ElNono man, tell Sony to stop doing these. They're so terribly produced and they make great games look shitty.

I hate them. They got the idea from Nintendo, and it's completely horrible. I voiced my displeasure already, marketing is horribly wrong on this, IMO. I can't even begin to tell you how you feel when it's one of your games in one of these, and it just goes by and maybe two or three words and then next shit.

Zero hype, zero context, zero backstory, and the terrible part is that they could do so much better. You could have a sit down and interview with producers or artists and show off more while talking about the game, and really get fans hyped, but this, this is shit, IMO.

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 12:29 AM

I hate them. They got the idea from Nintendo, and it's completely horrible. I voiced my displeasure already, marketing is horribly wrong on this, IMO. I can't even begin to tell you how you feel when it's one of your games in one of these, and it just goes by and maybe two or three words and then next shit.

Zero hype, zero context, zero backstory, and the terrible part is that they could do so much better. You could have a sit down and interview with producers or artists and show off more while talking about the game, and really get fans hyped, but this, this is shit, IMO.

All the great voice actors Playstation has and it sounded like they got their HR guy to do today's narration. I mean what the fuck, I need someone's dad to tell me what wall running is?

ElNono

04-30-2021, 01:26 AM

Hey ElNono

Why don't you address posts instead of trying to prevent other viewers from seeing them?
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144487&page=215&p=10494101&viewfull=1#post10494101

You know the deal, stop posting, and I'll stop doing that. It's all in your hands, tbh

SpursforSix

04-30-2021, 12:24 PM

What Remains of Edith Finch for $8 on the Playstation Store is a really good deal too. One of those walking simulators that's a great palate cleanser after a large game, but has such great storytelling and good looking graphics too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYO_3hWPoqA

I really cant' tell from the trailers. Is this almost all point and click? Or is there first person action and exploration and shit?
They compare it to Kentucky Route Zero which I really didn't care for.

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 12:34 PM

I really cant' tell from the trailers. Is this almost all point and click? Or is there first person action and exploration and shit?
They compare it to Kentucky Route Zero which I really didn't care for.

Nah it's not point and click, the traversal is first person. Then you have different levels of control in the different stories. From looking at a review of Kentucky Route Zero, they look like pretty different games.

Joseph Kony

04-30-2021, 12:40 PM

Damn, totally missed the state of play, was busy most of the day yesterday. did i miss anything worth a shit?

Joseph Kony

04-30-2021, 12:41 PM

Hey ElNono

Why don't you address posts instead of trying to prevent other viewers from seeing them?
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144487&page=215&p=10494101&viewfull=1#post10494101
because you're a faggot spamming the forum with bullshit no one gives a fuck about. now fuck off and kill yourself

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 12:45 PM

Damn, totally missed the state of play, was busy most of the day yesterday. did i miss anything worth a shit?

I personally find the States of Play horrendous, such badly produced shit that doesn't generate hype even when the game is amazing. I turned it off five minutes in because I hated listening to 45 year old HR guy keep explaining shit like what wall running was, as if his audience had never played a game before. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart looks amazing though, will likely buy in June. Comes out the day after FFVIIR Intergrade though, so not sure which I'll want to play first (FFVIIR already has a free PS5 upgrade if you buy the PS4 game, though not if you got the PS4 game off PS Plus).

SpursforSix

04-30-2021, 12:46 PM

Nah it's not point and click, the traversal is first person. Then you have different levels of control in the different stories. From looking at a review of Kentucky Route Zero, they look like pretty different games.

:tu

spurraider21

04-30-2021, 01:15 PM

Lol howlongtobeat.com says Spiderman is a 17 hour game, 33 hours if you're a completionist. I'm 23 hours in and just now finished Act 1 :lmao
they tend to undershoot hours, generally. then again i tend to play pretty slow and methodically (ie go around searching every corner of a room before progressing).

Reck

04-30-2021, 01:59 PM

^This faggot..

ElNono

04-30-2021, 02:13 PM

Reck

04-30-2021, 02:46 PM

I'll make this right for you. Have you bought Returnal yet?

Of course not. I just bought a bunch of deep sale games on the PS store. I'm all set spending money for at least a solid month or two. what you got for me, El? :lol

ElNono

04-30-2021, 02:49 PM

check your PM

Reck

04-30-2021, 02:53 PM

Shit, sorry man, wasn't even thinking how fucked up the Spiderman Remastered situation is. Maybe beg PSN Support to let you refund Spiderman GOTY and then buy the PS5 version. I think the way you get the PS5 version is to go into your game library folder, go to Miles Morales (assuming you have installed it before), and from there I think there is a way to buy Spiderman Remastered for $20.

Meh, I'll leave it as is for now. Not worth all the hassle.

Playstation support is taking days to get back to you when you contact them. Last time I had to do it was to reset the 6 month wait period to make my PS4 the primary one because I was locked out of playing games offline. Took a couple of days to work it out between emails.

One thing I'm not liking about this new set up with DLCs is that you have to go into the game and look around to download the said episodes or whatever. PS4 used to let you go into the store and download them all as a batch. All you had to do was start the game to then link up the content to the base game.

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 03:01 PM

Have you bought Returnal yet?

You played Returnal yet? Is it as good as the reviews say?

Leetonidas

04-30-2021, 03:01 PM

Ngl that ratchet and clank game looks legit as fuck

Leetonidas

04-30-2021, 03:02 PM

I'll make this right for you. Have you bought Returnal yet?

I've been eyeballing it, is it worth it?

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 03:06 PM

Ngl that ratchet and clank game looks legit as fuck

Yeah I'm probably buying that first month it's out even at full price. Only thing stopping me from pre-ordering is the thought of how bad the pandemic fucked Cyberpunk up so I will wait for reviews. But short of the game being a steaming pile of broken shit at launch I'm buying. Just not sure if I'll play it or Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade first since they come out one day apart.

Reck

04-30-2021, 03:22 PM

Game not really packing a punch in the size department which I see as a plus.

https://i.imgur.com/8eMnEcS.jpg

All thanks to ElNono for the goods. :tu

ElNono

04-30-2021, 03:27 PM

You played Returnal yet? Is it as good as the reviews say?

Have installed for the weekend... just been busy lately...

ElNono

04-30-2021, 03:29 PM

I've been eyeballing it, is it worth it?

Haven't played it just yet... last time I checked it out was over a year ago, and it was really early...

Planning to play this weekend, I'll post some thoughts about it.

Reck

04-30-2021, 03:32 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQVI0j9xrKU

He's my go to for game reviews. Seems to be the most balanced reviewer from my experience.

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 03:33 PM

Haven't played it just yet... last time I checked it out was over a year ago, and it was really early...

Planning to play this weekend, I'll post some thoughts about it.

Bend over, I'll give you something to play this weekend.

Reck

04-30-2021, 03:58 PM

The DualSense should be up for some kind of award, imo. It's insanely innovative.

Haven't even started playing Returnal yet and already the vibration feature is being used to full effect already. I'll be back..

Reck

04-30-2021, 05:56 PM

Game is a blast. Thought I’d be dying a lot more than I am.

So far only died once to the mini boss. Still on my second playthrough of the reorganized layout. Sucks about the no save points so had to put the PS5 in rest mode until my next session.

Joseph Kony

04-30-2021, 08:01 PM

Deciding whether or not to pull the trigger on it tbh...it looks great but i'm honestly not sure if i will like it or not

Reck

04-30-2021, 08:35 PM

Deciding whether or not to pull the trigger on it tbh...it looks great but i'm honestly not sure if i will like it or not

Game is intense, unrelenting and unforgiven.

I have reached the first boss and I was able to take his first health bar before I was annihilated. Spent the next hour and a half just trying to reach him but the onslaugh of enemies between the crash site and him is crazy. My health is for shit by the time I'm through with them.

https://i.imgur.com/512Cva0.jpg
Every death costs you 25-30 minutes of progress once you locate the boss.
baseline bum would like this game.

baseline bum

04-30-2021, 10:30 PM

Game is intense, unrelenting and unforgiven.

I have reached the first boss and I was able to take his first health bar before I was annihilated. Spent the next hour and a half just trying to reach him but the onslaugh of enemies between the crash site and him is crazy. My health is for shit by the time I'm through with them.

https://i.imgur.com/512Cva0.jpg
Every death costs you 25-30 minutes of progress once you locate the boss.
baseline bum would like this game.

Gonna take Ratchet & Clank, Dying Light 2, or Horizon Forbidden West to get me to pay $70 for a game, but I might put it on my wishlist and pick it up on sale. Honestly wasn't at all interested in this game until I saw the reviews, but the footage looks pretty good of it. Already building up a backlog of games I have bought just since getting the PS5 though. :lol

Reck

05-01-2021, 10:34 AM

5 hours into the game and I'm still stuck on boss 1 and can only manage to take the first two health bars from him.

So far I have found out you can actually rest in your ship and regain large portions of your health but clearly not enough.

Leetonidas

05-01-2021, 10:58 AM

baseline bum

05-01-2021, 11:40 AM

Playing nier replicant atm. So far it isn't capturing my attention the way Automata did right from the get go. It's been less than 2 hours so I hope after the first couple of quests it picks up. Music is really good though but that was expected

It picks up a lot later. It's a bunch of fetch quests early on since it kind of fits with the story, eg you'll do any odd job you can to help your sick sister.

baseline bum

05-01-2021, 02:14 PM

ElNono

05-01-2021, 02:38 PM

spurraider21, what's the deal with the challenge token missions in Spiderman (eg like one of them has you chasing a drone)? Occasionally they show up on my map but then disappear if I save and load, or fast travel. Wonder if it's a bug with the PS5 version.

I think they might disappear if you're in the middle of a mission... don't recall having the issue you mention though.

baseline bum

05-01-2021, 02:44 PM

I think they might disappear if you're in the middle of a mission... don't recall having the issue you mention though.

Seems normal now. When I first found out about the drone challenges they would show up and disappear, and then same after the bomb challenges. Now that I did one drone challenge the bomb challenges opened and now I have stealth challenges showing up and they all seem to stay on the map now. Was kind of an annoying bug though.

spurraider21

05-01-2021, 03:01 PM

I never had that issue. But be mindful, if you are a completionist, getting gold on all the challenges (particularly drones) is going to be frustrating :lol.

iirc if you wanted to unlock all suits/powers in one playthrough you basically have to get gold on all of them. Or maybe almost all

baseline bum

05-01-2021, 03:23 PM

spurraider21

05-01-2021, 05:33 PM

Ugh so much for platinuming this game. Second rank in these challenges is kind of tough but third rank seems insane.
it took me a bunch of tries. the stealth and combat challenges were ok, the hideouts were ok, but the drones were a big point of frustration. doable though

Joseph Kony

05-01-2021, 05:39 PM

Decided to check out Returnal. Reck ain't kidding, this game is pretty challenging but quite the rush to play, very fast paced gameplay

Reck

05-02-2021, 01:10 PM

Decided to check out Returnal. Reck ain't kidding, this game is pretty challenging but quite the rush to play, very fast paced gameplay

How you doing, scrah? Beat Phrike yet?

After putting in 10 hours already and still stuck on the first Biome I’m taking a break. Game needs a fucking mid play game save bad.

Joseph Kony

05-02-2021, 03:42 PM

How you doing, scrah? Beat Phrike yet?

After putting in 10 hours already and still stuck on the first Biome I’m taking a break. Game needs a fucking mid play game save bad.

No :lol last time i got there with barely any health, managed to get the health bar down and didnt realize that was just the first so for a small second i thought i had won only to get immediately lasered in the face and killed. so that kinda sucked

baseline bum

05-02-2021, 03:59 PM

No :lol last time i got there with barely any health, managed to get the health bar down and didnt realize that was just the first so for a small second i thought i had won only to get immediately lasered in the face and killed. so that kinda sucked

Sounds like a shooter version of Sekiro :lol

Reck

05-02-2021, 09:44 PM

Sounds like a shooter version of Sekiro :lol

The weapons in this game are completely shit though. Game is extremely hard and you have crappy weaponry. At least in the first world or Biome as they’re called.

I’m having that same problem Kony is having, I’m wrecked by the time I get to the boss. :lol

baseline bum

05-03-2021, 11:05 AM

Damn sounds like Elden Ring won't be coming out before April 2022.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/79086/elden-ring-may-be-delayed-further-fromsoftware-parent-company-warns/index.html

ElNono

05-03-2021, 12:37 PM

The weapons in this game are completely shit though. Game is extremely hard and you have crappy weaponry. At least in the first world or Biome as they’re called.

I’m having that same problem Kony is having, I’m wrecked by the time I get to the boss. :lol

The Electropylon is the weapon you want. It will cause damage just by firing it.

Also, if you can, purchase the astronaut (extra life) and large heal on the fabricators.

Reck

05-03-2021, 01:24 PM

The Electropylon is the weapon you want. It will cause damage just by firing it.

Also, if you can, purchase the astronaut (extra life) and large heal on the fabricators.

Not sure if I have come across that one yet. The Carbine one works well too. I found a level 3 and also accidentally found the house key on one of my get gud run, went to it, triggered the scene and got the astronaut doll which gave me a second chance at the boss. Though he still killed me but I got him to half of the last health bar.

Reck

05-03-2021, 04:10 PM

SpursforSix

05-04-2021, 09:08 AM

What Remains of Edith Finch for $8 on the Playstation Store is a really good deal too. One of those walking simulators that's a great palate cleanser after a large game, but has such great storytelling and good looking graphics too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYO_3hWPoqA

x2

Couldn't walk away from it. Finished it in one sitting. Like you said...amazing story. And I really enjoyed the different game play with each different family member's story. The comic book was my favorite I think. Although the bathtub and cannery were more poignant.
Also the attention to detail throughout the house. I may play it again just to take some time to look at everything.

baseline bum

05-04-2021, 11:33 AM

x2

Couldn't walk away from it. Finished it in one sitting. Like you said...amazing story. And I really enjoyed the different game play with each different family member's story. The comic book was my favorite I think. Although the bathtub and cannery were more poignant.
Also the attention to detail throughout the house. I may play it again just to take some time to look at everything.

Yeah I went through it in one sitting too. They have another game called The Unfinished Swan that is kind of cool too and goes on sale for $5 or so a lot. Could swear I used to see it for $2 or $3 but psprices.com seems to disagree. One of the stories, probably about a painter in the Finch family, looks a bit like The Unfinished Swan.

Reck

05-04-2021, 11:36 AM

Battlefield 5 is 107gb. :lol

Went with Wreckfest which has the PS5 enhancement going on for it.

baseline bum

05-04-2021, 12:16 PM

Battlefield 5 is 107gb. :lol

Went with Wreckfest which has the PS5 enhancement going on for it.

Battlefield and COD games got so big I don't even bother pirating them any more

SpursforSix

05-04-2021, 02:07 PM

Yeah I went through it in one sitting too. They have another game called The Unfinished Swan that is kind of cool too and goes on sale for $5 or so a lot. Could swear I used to see it for $2 or $3 but psprices.com seems to disagree. One of the stories, probably about a painter in the Finch family, looks a bit like The Unfinished Swan.

Damn...that's not out on Switch. I guess I could break out the Vita. Not sure how fun it would be on the small screen.

baseline bum

05-04-2021, 02:47 PM

Damn...that's not out on Switch. I guess I could break out the Vita. Not sure how fun it would be on the small screen.

It's on PC too. It's kind of cool, not as good as Edith Finch though IMO.

Leetonidas

05-04-2021, 04:11 PM

Hey baseline bum...

Why are you trying to keep people from seeing this info?
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287716&page=14&p=10497476&viewfull=1#post10497476

Fuck off Russian shillbot. Take your anti intellectual propaganda and stick it up your ass

Reck

05-05-2021, 01:56 AM

Any of you bought those thumb grips for the PS4/5 before? How good do they hold up? Which are the good ones to get?

I’m looking for some. My left thumb is pretty much fucked from playing Returnal so much. I need some comfy ones to soothe my soul.

Reck

05-05-2021, 04:12 PM

You guys suck.

RE8 reviews are out and so far they're all good.

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 06:10 PM

You guys suck.

RE8 reviews are out and so far they're all good.

Shit, is it launching this week? Seems like it came fast.

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 06:15 PM

Meh, not paying $70 for a 10 hour game.

Reck

05-05-2021, 06:43 PM

Meh, not paying $70 for a 10 hour game.

It's 60 bucks. It looks like it's Sony doing the 70 dollar shit on their own games.

https://www.amazon.com/Resident-Evil-Village-PlayStation-5-Standard/dp/B08TYCWK3C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19SWUEAQB7Y65&dchild=1&keywords=resident+evil+8+village&qid=1620258104&sprefix=residen%2Caps%2C459&sr=8-1

The deluxe is going for 70 though but I dont see any significant difference other than cosmetic bullshit they do.

ElNono

05-05-2021, 06:44 PM

Never been a fan of Resident Evil, tbh... have nothing bad to say about it though

Reck

05-05-2021, 06:53 PM

Never been a fan of Resident Evil, tbh... have nothing bad to say about it though

I like the lore but yeah I dont much like playing them much. Resident Evil 1-2 and 4 were the last ones I did play. I never played the third for some reason and didn't bother picking the remake either.

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 07:35 PM

I like the lore but yeah I dont much like playing them much. Resident Evil 1-2 and 4 were the last ones I did play. I never played the third for some reason and didn't bother picking the remake either.

The RE2 remake is outstanding and PSN has it on sale a lot for $16 (though $40 right now). Also Amazon and Best Buy have it for $18 right now. That's a game actually worth paying $60 for.

https://en.psprices.com/region-us/game/2364361/resident-evil-2

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 07:38 PM

Never been a fan of Resident Evil, tbh... have nothing bad to say about it though

Have you played the RE2 remake? Good story, great action, and really impressive graphically. Especially on PC despite having pretty low hardware requirements. My GTX 970 did great running it at 1080p60. Last game I ever played on that card though before it died after 4.5 awesome years using it.

EDIT: Shit, I see it's a locked 1620p 60fps on PS5, so probably better on PS5 than PC even.

Joseph Kony

05-05-2021, 07:56 PM

i'll probably pick up RE8 at some point. the RE2 remake was outstanding, though the RE3 remake was really underwhelming.

Finally got to the next area in Returnal. Boss wasnt that hard once I decided to stop running straight to fight it and instead stocked a health consumable. i heard the recent update made it all buggy so i'm getting wait a day or two til they fix it

Reck

05-05-2021, 07:58 PM

Reck

05-05-2021, 08:09 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0qqIOsXoAQ6xLK?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

BTW ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) what's with this constant error I get pretty much everytime I turn on the PS5.

I'm on a wireless connection but it's a strong one. And the modem is like a feet away.

ElNono

05-05-2021, 09:32 PM

Have you played the RE2 remake? Good story, great action, and really impressive graphically. Especially on PC despite having pretty low hardware requirements. My GTX 970 did great running it at 1080p60. Last game I ever played on that card though before it died after 4.5 awesome years using it.

EDIT: Shit, I see it's a locked 1620p 60fps on PS5, so probably better on PS5 than PC even.

Have not. I'm just not into horror games.

ElNono

05-05-2021, 09:34 PM

Reck

05-05-2021, 09:37 PM

Looks like the linked imaged isn't working here, I can't see it... My unit is on ethernet though, but I could ask.

It's essentially a bunch errors with the same code. CE-112839-4

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 09:40 PM

Have not. I'm just not into horror games.

Not really a horror game IMO. More like survival. Kind of gives off a bit of a The Last of Us Part I vibe with the way you need to conserve ammo and avoid fights when you can.

ElNono

05-05-2021, 09:49 PM

It's essentially a bunch errors with the same code. CE-112839-4

That error means the internet disconnected or is unavailable. Might be a wi-fi thing.

ElNono

05-05-2021, 09:55 PM

Not really a horror game IMO. More like survival. Kind of gives off a bit of a The Last of Us Part I vibe with the way you need to conserve ammo and avoid fights when you can.

Maybe I need to give it another chance. Just don't like dark/horror games in general. Like you guys were big fans of Dying Light, it's a completely meh game to me.

baseline bum

05-05-2021, 10:13 PM

Maybe I need to give it another chance. Just don't like dark/horror games in general. Like you guys were big fans of Dying Light, it's a completely meh game to me.

How far did you get into Dying Light? It doesn't just grab you right away, it's kind of lame when you're only able to use sticks and pipes early on, but 3-4 hours in when you can start using swords and sickles it becomes really satisfying ultraviolence.

ElNono

05-06-2021, 12:07 AM

How far did you get into Dying Light? It doesn't just grab you right away, it's kind of lame when you're only able to use sticks and pipes early on, but 3-4 hours in when you can start using swords and sickles it becomes really satisfying ultraviolence.

I played it more or less halfway through, mostly because you guys kept pumping it... had some moments, but at some point I was like I'm not enjoying this, and moved on...

There used to be a time where I used to play everything, but now I'm a bit more picky with what I play.

Reck

05-06-2021, 01:01 AM

How far did you get into Dying Light? It doesn't just grab you right away, it's kind of lame when you're only able to use sticks and pipes early on, but 3-4 hours in when you can start using swords and sickles it becomes really satisfying ultraviolence.

That game could use a third person view camera. Other than stealth games, first person view takes me out of it which is ironic.

I guess I like to see the action of what my character is doing at any given moment.

baseline bum

05-06-2021, 07:12 AM

Damn apparently the newest patch for Returnal corrupts save files

spurraider21

05-06-2021, 12:22 PM

can confirm Resident Evil 2 remake is an outstanding single player experience

Joseph Kony

05-06-2021, 04:00 PM

Game froze on my best run. :lol

I finally put that game to bed for a while. Playing the free May games. Wreckfest is kind of cool.

Were you able to get to the 2nd area at least?

Reck

05-06-2021, 04:06 PM

Were you able to get to the 2nd area at least?

Not really. I must be having the worst luck ever in games. I cant find good weapon drops at all on my runs. All I come across is the shitty blaster or shotgun which is slow and highly ineffective in my opinion. And my shitty side arm.

Then the update further fucked things up because it made the game unplayable between crashes and save corruption.

Joseph Kony

05-06-2021, 04:10 PM

Yeah the shotgun is ass. The default weapon is not that bad provided you can consistently hit him. i think i had the carbine when i got past him but came pretty close with the starting weapon a couple times. i'd say just try to find some obolites and make yourself a health consumable, and then once you find the vault go back to your ship and nap until your health is restored and then fight him. the third phase isnt too bad if you can manage to not get hit during the firs two, its really his fast melee attacks and double laser attacks that are a bitch.

Reck

05-07-2021, 02:27 PM

1390728405356789761 (https://twitter.com/ign/status/1390728405356789761?s=21)

I should be fine with this move but somehow I’m irked about it. RIP Yakuza

Thoughts baseline bum ?

baseline bum

05-07-2021, 04:09 PM

1390728405356789761 (https://twitter.com/ign/status/1390728405356789761?s=21)

I should be fine with this move but somehow I’m irked about it. RIP Yakuza

Thoughts baseline bum ?

I haven't played the newest one yet but it looks amazing and I love turn based RPG, so sounds awesome. You have 7 mainline games plus two samurai spinoffs plus Judgement 1 & 2 if you want to play the PS3/PS4 Kiryu style of games.

Reck

05-09-2021, 02:37 PM

Currently playing King's Quest. Nice chilled game all about the story.

I miss these episodic games. they should really make more point and clickity games.

vy65

05-10-2021, 03:51 PM

I know I'm hella late to the party, and this is out of character for me, but Days Gone is fucking excellent.

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 04:26 PM

I know I'm hella late to the party, and this is out of character for me, but Days Gone is fucking excellent.

Might pick it up when it goes to $4.99 on PSN.

Reck

05-10-2021, 04:28 PM

Might pick it up when it goes to $4.99 on PSN.

You dont have PS+? Shit was free in the collection.

vy65

05-10-2021, 04:29 PM

Might pick it up when it goes to $4.99 on PSN.

I got it free from PS+.

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 04:38 PM

You dont have PS+? Shit was free in the collection.

I got it free from PS+.

I have no use for PS Plus. I don't play games online and the PS Plus Collection is mostly stuff I have either already played or can get bargain basement in sales if I do want to ever play it. Only time I seriously thought about it was when Control was a PS Plus game, but decided against it when they said the PS Plus version of Final Fantasy VII Remake wouldn't get the free PS5 upgrade like versions of the game you bought.

Also kind of sucks the PS Plus Collection put the scrub version of Persona 5 on it, which is absolutely not worth playing when the far superior Persona 5 Royal is out and goes on sale all the time now.

Reck

05-10-2021, 04:53 PM

I have no use for PS Plus. I don't play games online and the PS Plus Collection is mostly stuff I have either already played or can get bargain basement in sales if I do want to ever play it. Only time I seriously thought about it was when Control was a PS Plus game, but decided against it when they said the PS Plus version of Final Fantasy VII Remake wouldn't get the free PS5 upgrade like versions of the game you bought.

Also kind of sucks the PS Plus Collection put the scrub version of Persona 5 on it, which is absolutely not worth playing when the far superior Persona 5 Royal is out and goes on sale all the time now.

I dont either but if you're into trophy hunting it's a must. Most games have online trophies which is a real downer so I have to get it. The monthly free games are always a welcome addition on top of the collection now, too.

I get to play FF7 remake now when otherwise I would have never bothered with it.

spurraider21

05-10-2021, 05:32 PM

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 06:06 PM

i just started Yakuza 0. the combat feels kinda button mashy, and the random street encounters are already kinda tiring. similar dynamic in dbz kakarot in those ways (with different combat systems, though)

Doesn't really feel any less button mashy than Spiderman IMO (really enjoying that game BTW, pretty early in Act 3 right now). Def don't skip the sidequests. Main quest is straight drama with an awesome story line, but side quests are mostly comedy and are especially hilarious if you make stupid choices. Gotta admit I played the shit out of Out Run in the arcade too, loved that game in the 80s.

spurraider21

05-10-2021, 06:08 PM

Doesn't really feel any less button mashy than Spiderman IMO (really enjoying that game BTW, pretty early in Act 3 right now). Def don't skip the sidequests. Main quest is straight drama with an awesome story line, but side quests are mostly comedy and are especially hilarious if you make stupid choices. Gotta admit I played the shit out of Out Run in the arcade too, loved that game in the 80s.
somewhat, yeah. though spiderman has the arkham style combat heavily relying on dodge/counters. yakuza doesnt have nearly as robust a counter system. plus with spidey you're zipping all over the place, not just slugging around. using gadgets and web ability, etc.

how far along are you in spider-man?

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 06:14 PM

somewhat, yeah. though spiderman has the arkham style combat heavily relying on dodge/counters. yakuza doesnt have nearly as robust a counter system. plus with spidey you're zipping all over the place, not just slugging around. using gadgets and web ability, etc.

As you develop Kiryu you'll get this awesome parry move that becomes absolutely critical to learn how to time if you want to do the optional late game shit and is pretty useful in the rest of the late game. And Mr Shakedown is pretty tough in the early game if you're not doing a lot of heat actions and using weapons. The more heat actions you unlock the more fun combat gets. Like when you beat a guy with a pipe and then stick it up his ass to finish him off. :lol I'm pretty sure that heat action is in Yakuza 0, outside chance it's in Yakuza Kiwami instead though (Kiwami just means extreme so Yakuza Kiwami is really just Yakuza 1 Extreme).

spurraider21

05-10-2021, 06:19 PM

As you develop Kiryu you'll get this awesome parry move that becomes absolutely critical to learn how to time if you want to do the optional late game shit and is pretty useful in the rest of the late game. And Mr Shakedown is pretty tough in the early game if you're not doing a lot of heat actions and using weapons. The more heat actions you unlock the more fun combat gets. Like when you beat a guy with a pipe and then stick it up his ass to finish him off. :lol I'm pretty sure that heat action is in Yakuza 0, outside chance it's in Yakuza Kiwami instead though (Kiwami just means extreme so Yakuza Kiwami is really just Yakuza 1 Extreme).
nice. i literally just started, and did see there are some nice skill trees. was just my early takeaway, though yeah its pretty unfair to judge combat early on. God of War's combat in the early parts of the game were pretty grueling before unlocking abilities, too

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 06:36 PM

nice. i literally just started, and did see there are some nice skill trees. was just my early takeaway, though yeah its pretty unfair to judge combat early on. God of War's combat in the early parts of the game were pretty grueling before unlocking abilities, too

Also if you end up liking the game, you have until the morning of the 13th to get Yakuza Kiwami (remake of 1) for $5, Yakuza Kiwami 2 (remake of 2) for $10, and Yakuza 3-5 Remastered for $10 each in the Golden Week sale. Though I expect to see those deals back in either the Summer Sale or the Thanksgiving Sale too, as they go on discount a lot.

spurraider21

05-10-2021, 06:37 PM

Also if you end up liking the game, you have until the morning of the 13th to get Yakuza Kiwami (remake of 1) for $5, Yakuza Kiwami 2 (remake of 2) for $10, and Yakuza 3-5 Remastered for $10 each in the Golden Week sale. Though I expect to see those deals back in either the Summer Sale or the Thanksgiving Sale too, as they go on discount a lot.
i already have Kiwami

not in a rush to buy more games at this point, other than when i get around to TLOU2

after Yakuza 0, probably gonna play the last of the tomb raider trilogy, or Days gone. at some point i gotta nut up and play Dark Souls 2 and 3 as well :lol. been putting those off for some time.

baseline bum

05-10-2021, 06:48 PM

i already have Kiwami

not in a rush to buy more games at this point, other than when i get around to TLOU2

after Yakuza 0, probably gonna play the last of the tomb raider trilogy, or Days gone. at some point i gotta nut up and play Dark Souls 2 and 3 as well :lol. been putting those off for some time.

I gotta play Dark Souls 3 too, but will probably go back and restart Sekiro first when I want to scratch that itch. Also Shadow of the Tomb Raider (think it's the complete edition) is $15 until Wednesday morning if you don't have it yet. I think it's the lowest price it has ever been. Kind of tempted to get it on PS5 just so I don't have to install Windows 10 to play on PC.

spurraider21

05-10-2021, 06:52 PM

I gotta play Dark Souls 3 too, but will probably go back and restart Sekiro first when I want to scratch that itch. Also Shadow of the Tomb Raider (think it's the complete edition) is $15 until Wednesday morning if you don't have it yet. I think it's the lowest price it has ever been. Kind of tempted to get it on PS5 just so I don't have to install Windows 10 to play on PC.
i got shadow a while ago on sale. dont remember what for but it must have been cheap for me to have bought it that long ago

apalisoc_9

05-11-2021, 06:59 PM

i just started Yakuza 0. the combat feels kinda button mashy, and the random street encounters are already kinda tiring. similar dynamic in dbz kakarot in those ways (with different combat systems, though)

Yakuza 0 combat and Other elements related to combat and levelling up sucks. Super outdated. I’d focus on side quest and story. Honestly i advoce you to just focus on story and treat every chapter like netlfix

apalisoc_9

05-11-2021, 07:05 PM

spurraider21

05-11-2021, 11:48 PM

Just beat the first boss. The Kuze guy. The time it takes your character to get back up is really frustrating

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 01:42 PM

Just beat the first boss. The Kuze guy. The time it takes your character to get back up is really frustrating

Getting up quick and being able to do attacks from the ground are skill tree upgrades.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 01:44 PM

Just picked up Nier Replicant since I really want to play the remaster and since I'm just about to beat Spiderman. Nice that Walmart sells new games $10 cheaper, I guess as some kind of loss leader, than other retailers. Best Buy and Gamestop are usually the best if the game has been out 6+ months, but Walmart's definitely best when you buy a game near launch. Reck man, since you were thinking of getting this game get it from Walmart if you do. It's $60 everywhere else AFAIK.

spurraider21

05-12-2021, 01:51 PM

Getting up quick and being able to do attacks from the ground are skill tree upgrades.
thank god. will find those branches of the skill tree and prioritize

spurraider21

05-12-2021, 01:53 PM

Just picked up Nier Replicant since I really want to play the remaster and since I'm just about to beat Spiderman. Nice that Walmart sells new games $10 cheaper, I guess as some kind of loss leader, than other retailers. Best Buy and Gamestop are usually the best if the game has been out 6+ months, but Walmart's definitely best when you buy a game near launch. Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, since you were thinking of getting this game get it from Walmart if you do. It's $60 everywhere else AFAIK.
just spider-man or also miles morales?

also let me know how replicant is. i enjoyed automata quite a bit.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 01:55 PM

Can the Monster Hunter games be solo'ed? Kind of tempted to grab Iceborn in the new sale.

Reck

05-12-2021, 02:04 PM

Just picked up Nier Replicant since I really want to play the remaster and since I'm just about to beat Spiderman. Nice that Walmart sells new games $10 cheaper, I guess as some kind of loss leader, than other retailers. Best Buy and Gamestop are usually the best if the game has been out 6+ months, but Walmart's definitely best when you buy a game near launch. Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, since you were thinking of getting this game get it from Walmart if you do. It's $60 everywhere else AFAIK.

I’ll get it before summer is out. Got a few games lined up I want to play first, namely Mass Effect which comes out in 2 days.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 02:11 PM

just spider-man or also miles morales?

also let me know how replicant is. i enjoyed automata quite a bit.

Just base game Spiderman. I don't want to play Miles Morales right after and get burned out on it, same way I don't play more than two Yakuza games per year. Though I might make an exception for the new Yakuza since it's a completely new style of game, eg a turn based RPG.

From playing the original Nier on 360, I think the storyline and characters are way better in Nier Replicant than NieR Automata. World itself is more interesting in NieR Automata. Music is better in Automata, though still a standout in Replicant. A few kind of minor characters and minor sidequests of NieR Automata are major characters and plotpoints of Nier Replicant. Nier Replicant is a really cool commentary on justice and war, and Yoko Taro was inspired to write the game by 9/11 and the Iraq War. Nier Replicant is a lot of fetch quests in the early game though which turns a lot of people off, because in the early game your sister is sick and you're a kid who will do anything for a few dollars to help take care of her. Also you have to do something annoying to get to the main three endings: namely, getting every single weapon in the game. Although it's nowhere near as bad as it was in Drakengard, the game Nier Replicant is a loose sequel to. Still, I'm glad Yoko Taro got rid of that mechanic in NieR Automata.

IDK, Replicant is a flawed game with some dated aspects like the weapon collecting and fetch quests. And yet it's such a cool story and so much fun to play the main character (who is presumably named Nier but you can choose your own name) and to see everyone's stories develop. It has been a real cult hit for years for people who powered through the early fetch quest heavy part of the game that caused reviewers to completely shit all over it and make it such a massive commercial flop. Thankfully this remake seems to be selling really well though and getting a very positive reception from people who play it.

I imagine it'll be a while before it hits $20 but if you bought it at $30 I don't think you'd regret it having enjoyed NieR Automata.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 02:15 PM

I’ll get it before summer is out. Got a few games lined up I want to play first, namely Mass Effect which comes out in 2 days.

Damn I have never played any of that series. And won't be starting it anytime soon with all the shit I have bought the last 3 months. :lol

But still want to play it at some point.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 06:24 PM

Enjoyed Spiderman a lot, think the review sites that gave it 8/10 underrated it a little.

spurraider21

05-12-2021, 06:51 PM

Enjoyed Spiderman a lot, think the review sites that gave it 8/10 underrated it a little.
thought it was a really good game, too. was the first game i played when i got my PS4

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 06:55 PM

thought it was a really good game, too. was the first game i played when i got my PS4

Too bad the plat is so close but just out of reach. No way I'm going to go and get the 18 challenge tokens I need for four suits. Also are some of the suits hidden behind the DLC? Not really in the mood to play the DLC right now.

spurraider21

05-12-2021, 06:59 PM

Too bad the plat is so close but just out of reach. No way I'm going to go and get the 18 challenge tokens I need for four suits. Also are some of the suits hidden behind the DLC? Not really in the mood to play the DLC right now.
as far as i remember, the DLC suits are purely cosmetic and have no abilities

off the top of my head, the only suits abilities that really mattered are the first one that fills your focus meter, spider bro drone, and i cant remember what its called but the one where you spin and web literally everything around you. that shit was OP

the iron spider one was also kinda cool but mostly because it looked awesome and called back to MCU

Joseph Kony

05-12-2021, 07:03 PM

Just base game Spiderman. I don't want to play Miles Morales right after and get burned out on it, same way I don't play more than two Yakuza games per year. Though I might make an exception for the new Yakuza since it's a completely new style of game, eg a turn based RPG.

Miles Morales is pretty short, you can probably beat the entire main storyline in 4-5 hours

Joseph Kony

05-12-2021, 07:04 PM

I'm in the 2nd to last chapter of a plague tale...this game was surprisingly pretty good, really solid story and graphics. Totally worth the $10 i paid for it

Joseph Kony

05-12-2021, 07:05 PM

also fuck Returnal... :lol fucking game is frustrating as hell. Might finally have to break down and look up a walkthrough guide

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 07:21 PM

Miles Morales is pretty short, you can probably beat the entire main storyline in 4-5 hours

Doubtful. Howlongtobeat.com has the playtime for the original at 33 hours for a completionist and I'm at 46 hours with the base game beat but without any of the DLC played. :lol

Besides, I want to come back to Miles Morales later since it's a separate game. Don't want to play a game so similar right after.

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 07:27 PM

I'm in the 2nd to last chapter of a plague tale...this game was surprisingly pretty good, really solid story and graphics. Totally worth the $10 i paid for it

You check anything in the Golden Week Sale? Today is the last day. Well technically I think the sale ends at 8AM CST tomorrow. I couldn't resist Dragon's Crown Pro for $5 and Odin Sphere Leifthrasir for $18. Kind of tempted by Sakura Wars for $30 but being the game is mostly visual novel with some mech combat I think I'm just going to import the Japanese version.

Reck

05-12-2021, 07:31 PM

also fuck Returnal... :lol fucking game is frustrating as hell. Might finally have to break down and look up a walkthrough guide

Game is too skill dependent and then you throw in needing crazy luck with good weapons. Also dont appreciate you need to make your way through waves of enemies before getting to the boss. It looks like the last patch made it so there are a lot more health drops along the way though.

How far along are you btw? I haven't played this game in over a week. Doubt I'll ever touch it again. :lol

baseline bum

05-12-2021, 09:43 PM

Only been playing Nier Replicant about an hour and already hyped by the way they have updated the moveset from what it was on the 360/PS3 original. I like the way the soundtrack has been remixed too and Nier the older brother feels so much more in line with the story than Nier the father that we got in the western release of the original game (Nier as the brother was only available on the Japanese PS3 release). Fully expect this game will go down in my top 5 released on PS4. Also LOL that they make it so you can chain rolls to move way faster just like everyone used to do in Ocarina of Time. Seems like there were at least a couple of shout outs to Zelda in this game last time I played it.

apalisoc_9

05-12-2021, 10:14 PM

Game is too skill dependent and then you throw in needing crazy luck with good weapons. Also dont appreciate you need to make your way through waves of enemies before getting to the boss. It looks like the last patch made it so there are a lot more health drops along the way though.

How far along are you btw? I haven't played this game in over a week. Doubt I'll ever touch it again. :lol

Let’s tekken

baseline bum

05-13-2021, 12:00 AM

Let’s tekken

You were right about Spiderman, just finished that shit today, amazing game. Completely sold on Insomniac now and can't wait for Rift Apart.

apalisoc_9

05-13-2021, 12:10 AM

You were right about Spiderman, just finished that shit today, amazing game. Completely sold on Insomniac now and can't wait for Rift Apart.

It’s one of my best ps4 experiences tbh. The combat in Spider-Man was super fun man, specially with the ratchet and clank inspired weapons system etc. But I think the story is the best part of this game.

And honestly while some side quest was tedious, the swinging in the game was just way too damn good that it’s hard not to enjoy it.

I’m disappointed that the next game would feature Tom Halland as the Spider-Man, honestly whoever was in the first game did an amazing job tbh.

apalisoc_9

05-13-2021, 12:11 AM

Reck

05-13-2021, 11:53 AM

Damn I have never played any of that series. And won't be starting it anytime soon with all the shit I have bought the last 3 months. :lol

But still want to play it at some point.

Get it and give it priority. It’s even better now.

All the loading is basically gone. They took out the barriers developers make to restrict access so the game can load etc. For example they had a wall dividing two large rooms in the previous iterations that are now gone. You can just walk straight through.

The PS5 SSD will only make it that bit faster if you play it on there instead of the PS4 which lets be honest, if you have a PS5 there is no reason to even touch 4.

baseline bum

05-13-2021, 05:07 PM

Get it and give it priority. It’s even better now.

All the loading is basically gone. They took out the barriers developers make to restrict access so the game can load etc. For example they had a wall dividing two large rooms in the previous iterations that are now gone. You can just walk straight through.

The PS5 SSD will only make it that bit faster if you play it on there instead of the PS4 which lets be honest, if you have a PS5 there is no reason to even touch 4.

I sold my PS4 already, of course I'm not playing anything on it. :lol

I have way too much great shit on deck to add a 3 game series to it.