Topic: PS4 recommendation thread

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Ummm, no it's more like Bloodborne. It didn't feel any more like any of Dark Souls than the main game really, and I played the dlc after all the others. If you didn't enjoy Bloodborne I doubt you would enjoy the dlc, although @nessisonett would disagree with me. But he is the devil incarnate.

@JohnnyShoulder Speak of the devil and he doth appear.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic The reason I like TOH more than the base game isn’t so much to do with the gameplay, which I appreciate more replaying DS2 recently. TOH is just a more streamlined experience with great bosses compared to the base game imo, in the same way that most Dark Souls DLCs operate. It’s funny because some of the areas are DS1 Anor Londo levels of annoying but the bosses are just so good, I can’t stress that enough. It all depends on how much you enjoy Bloodborne’s base combat but I don’t think it’s any closer to Dark Souls in that the harder the boss, the more aggressive you need to be, especially the final boss.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I loved The Old Hunters especially because of its setting, way more lovecraftian than what you can find in many other games who pretend to be lovecraftian.
Gameplay wise is obviously 100% Bloodborne, but the Fishing Hamlet is the best nightmare I've ever had.

@nessisonett Hey, that is cheating! I didn't say your name three times in a row!

@Draco_V_Ecliptic Just don't go down the well in the fishing hamlet, I almost had an heart attack when I went down there.

@andreoni79 I’ve spoken about it before but keep an eye out for World of Horror when it comes to PS4, it’s mostly inspired by Junji Ito but there’s a fair amount of Lovecraft in there. I’m not a huge fan of cosmic horror but I’m ok with Lovecraft-inspired things. It’s the base text that I can’t get past.

@andreoni79 Oh I see, how lovecraftian would you say Call Of Cthulhu is?

@Draco_V_Ecliptic I hate that game. It's a walking simulator which pretend to be something more, with useless RPG abilities, a bunch of stupid puzzles and a crappy shooting section. Milking such a myth to create something similar is atrocious, imho. Something like a terrible tie-in of your favourite movie...

@Arugula Perfect! 😂

@Arugula The latest MW has a great but a bit short campaign. It’s pretty realistic too, other than the weird bit where they attribute war crimes to the Russians which the Americans actually committed in real life.

@Arugula There’s a bit of a lack of good tactical shooters on PS4. That’s why I’ve had so much fun playing the old Rainbow Six games on Vita, it’s a type of gameplay not really seen on Playstation anymore.

@Arugula I’d actually recommend Metro 2033, I loved my time with it last month and it fits the bill of ‘slightly more thought-provoking shooter’. The plot’s great, the gunplay’s serviceable for a game from last gen and it feels old-school in a good way.

@Arugula @nessisonett The original SOCOM games were great as tactical shooters and were pretty innovative for the time.

The first game was brutal though as there were no checkpoints in levels. Your teammates were also prone to standing in front of an enemy and forgetting to shoot them before swiftly being killed themselves.

It is a shame that nothing loads like that has been tried again.

@Thrillho There is rumour that Sony could be bringing SOCOM back for PS5 with Guerrilla Games developing it as they recruited some Rainbow Six Siege devs. Either that or it could be a new Killzone game.

@nessisonett I'll stick with it then, those bosses are awfully tempting, although the main reason I'm in it is to get the Holy Moonlight Sword aka Moonlight Greatsword from DS1 & 3. It's a nice little bonus from From Software, throwing that into a game that strictly speaking, isn't part of the Souls series, and it has to be earned.

@Draco_V_Ecliptic It also appears in From Software's other games like Darks Souls 2, Demon's Souls, King's Field, Ninja Blade, Enchanted Arms, Armored Core, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and Otogi.

I can’t recommend Dead or Alive 5 highly enough. I keep playing the story mode over and over again. Just love story mode using remote play.

Good day fellow gamers. Recently I have gotten an urge to play something very unusual to me, so I remembered I have untouched Nier Automata in my library, can any one of you guys tell me why people love it so much and if I should try it?

@ZeroOverOne I love the story and the combat’s really tight, even for a Platinum game. The soundtrack’s maybe the best this gen and the graphics/art style is brilliant. Make sure to see all the main endings, don’t see the credits once and think that’s it. Have fun!

@ZeroOverOne I’ll add my endorsement for NieR Automata as well. I’ll try not to repeat what has been said, which is all true, but I’ll say the main reason it is one of my top 10 this generation is probably because of the really deep and thought provoking story. It’s one of those games that it’s fun to talk about and read theories about or watch YouTube videos breaking it down after you finish it. Especially if, like me, you’re not a student of philosophy.
The combat is fun too, and I liked that as well, but the crazy twisting narrative and the complete uniqueness of approach to storytelling is why I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Nevertheless, in fairness — not everyone will like this type of game and we’ve recently seen some users here who played it and weren’t as blown away, but many of us here on the forums are big fans of the game.
A reminder, like others have said, the games not over when you think it’s over. Keep playing through the main routes. You’ll know when it’s really done because there will be a very special way it concludes.

I was considering buying Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for the PS4. I can tell that there is a lot of emphasis on puzzles, from what people are saying, and that it appears to be a lot like God Of War (2018) in terms of combat and RPG mechanics - Is that true?