Topic: What PS4 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@MaulTsir I hadn't played "Stick" but got the free download code when I bought FBH.

The original is great fun and lots of the references were from the era where I was still watching the programme but I preferred the second game as the MCU characters were more fun to me and I thought the combat was way better. The story is sort of a direct continuation and the mechanics are different enough that playing them back to back didn't feel like a drag at all.

I forgot just how incredibly bad Lego Marvel 2 was. I literally have just that and Lego DC Super Villains left out of the games I own as well. Hate Jurassic Park so not going to bother with Lego Jurassic World, Lego Lord of the Rings is PS3 only and delisted and Lego The Incredibles seems pointless so it’s just these two games before Skywalker Saga. Problem is, Lego Marvel 2 is bizarrely worse in every conceivable way than the first one. The lack of X-Men and Fantastic Four characters really lets it down too, like the big baddies in the first game were Galactus, Doctor Doom and Magneto and none of them are in this game.

Following on from Castlevania: RoB, I’ve made a start on Castlevania: SotN. Having never played any of the Castlevania games prior to this week, I can’t help but think that the Requiem collection is a perfect place for a noob like me to get a taste for the franchise. You get the last of the original style with Rondo… and the game that put vania into the metroidvania with Symphony… .

@RogerRoger You might be alright with Lego Marvel 2 in that you haven’t played so many Lego games back to back that it’s easier to pick out the faults! It just feels a little soulless to me but that’s obviously subjective.

@colonelkilgore I've just been looking at the CIB prices for the "Requiem" collection and they're silly. What is it with "Castlevania" and ridiculous pricetags?

@LN78 you’ll have to excuse my ignorance dude but CIB? I’m guessing it’s in relation to a physical copy though… in which case I didn’t realise there had been a physical version but sure enough I just checked and they are rare. A very limited run apparently, one that was all gobbled up by Castlevania enthusiasts immediately I’d imagine.

@colonelkilgore It means "complete in box" - so it comes with instructions and leaflets etc. A limited run (or "Limited Run") would explain the prices I've been seeing.

@LN78 well you learn something new everyday 😅. Funnily enough I started watching Slope’s Game Room’s complete history of Castlevania this morning and he kept making a point of how expensive everything is for this particular franchise.

As a ‘Sega-child’ I remember looking over at my Nintendo-owning friends with some jealousy at Castelvania (& Contra), so it’s nice to be actually playing some of them at last. I know one eventually got released on the Megadrive but I’d already kinda moved on by that point.

@colonelkilgore Is that a retro gaming YouTube channel?

@RogerRoger So that’s why the voices are all a bit odd and not particularly well acted! I was wondering why they’d all changed and that explains it.

@LN78 yeah he seems to concentrate on 8-bit and 16-bit in the main. Some people might find his enthusiasm a bit much like… but I quite enjoy his content.

@colonelkilgore I'll have a look when I get home. The Game Sack lads put out a compilation of their "Castlevania" episodes recently if you're interested.

@Thrillho I just finished the story for The Stick Of Truth and well it's South Park so it was fun and funny.

I will definitely get around to playing the second one seen as I enjoyed this.

@LN78 yeah I will cheers. Just ‘finished’ what I assume to be the main story of SotN… though I’m aware that there are a few playthroughs at least required. Great game fair play… the map is incredible. Reminds me of the original Dark Souls map a bit in some strange way.

@colonelkilgore I think it's fair to say that the replayability of "SotN" is it's most celebrated feature - one aspect of the design is particularly notorious!

@LN78 well… just found out about the inverted castle! Thank god I always make a save before boss fights 😅

@colonelkilgore That's the one, buddy! Have fun.

@Kidfried yeah I enjoyed The Stick Of Truth so I will be looking forward to playing the next one.

I really enjoyed Nier Automata, there was just something about it. I wouldn't say it's aged well or bad but it's definitely a game that was interesting to play.

I've started Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, I was a big fan of The Division 2 and thought I'd give this a go, there's a few multiplayer trophies and seems like it would be a good enough game to get some co-op in.

I played a few hours of Sundered (or Sunderland as spell check kept changing it to), initially I liked it as aesthetically it is my jam and the score I thought was cool. Unfortunately I eventually found the combat to be very samey as there was little variation to it. Also you have these hordes of enemies which you have to face off against, which was ok at first but it soon got annoying. This also made the combat feel very button mashy due the number of enemies you have to fight at he same time.

So I started Hollow Knight.... and I really like it! Definitely seems more my thing, with a nice mix of exploration, combat and progression. I've beaten the first boss and the quest for the Shamen, so still quite early. But hopefully this one sticks.

@MaulTsir Wildlands is a really fun game for co-op, huge map too. It’s quite open-ended how you approach it, so you can tailor the way you play to your preferences.