Topic: What PS4 Games Are You Currently Playing?

Quick Tomb Raider update. The game is getting better as I'm playing it. I wish I played it sooner, no idea why I didn't.

The camera is a bit weird during the cut-scenes, very shaky, not sure if that was on purpose or not. I also had the game on pause whilst I was cooking dinner, and it decided to unpause after a while, guess that means it wants me playing it more lol.

@Kidfried Oxenfree is often in the PS Store sales, so you shouldn't have to wait that long.

I think I played it at just the right time, as iirc I had just finished a mahoosive game and need a shorter experience.

@Kidfried Maybe it's a bit more janky in TR2013. I get why they're doing it, but it's a bit much at times, a little too unnatural.

I also find it funny that both this game and TLOU have a "you are trapped and now you're upside down, shoot all the baddies" moment. I had to check, but both came out in the same year. So that's a weird coincidence! Or maybe both copied it from another game

@Octane Im like 90% sure the upside down thing happens in Deadspace 2..but only 90.

Just finished KH3 so I started Gravity Rush 2 and im really enjoying it. Havent played the first one so hopefully it doesn't end up being a huge issue story wise.

@Starburst Never played Deadspace, but I take your word for it

Gravity Rush 1 had a bunch of cliffhangers when it comes to story, all of that is answered in the second one, at least, so they say, I still found it a confusing mess when the credits rolled. It's really one of those games where you need to play both to get what it's all about.

@Octane That sucks..finding a copy of the first game for a decent price is so hard for whatever reason.

@Kidfried I still prefer the first one. It seemed a bit more focused. The second one got a bit too big for my liking; and I still don't know what the final chapter was all about lol.

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It seems like you guys are all touching on games that I actually have ongoing interest in. 😄 - So I’ll try tagging everyone, apologies if I miss someone, but here’s my take.
Oxenfree - I enjoyed it a lot as well, and echo what has been said about the best properties of the game being its uniqueness, solid presentation, and the great dialog and acting. A few nights ago I came really close to pulling it up again to try for the platinum when I needed a break from [the excellent but long-winded] Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s an easy plat, but requires 3 playthroughs, which was a bit much to do in immediate succession (partially due to a few sections that are a little slow like @Ralizah says). But since it’s been about 3 months or so since I completed it, I think I might be ready for another playthrough. I believe the dialog and outcomes are quite different with the different choices you make. Nevertheless, I opted to instead dip into the backlog for a game I haven’t played yet instead but is somewhat similar (ie. indie, adventure style, short and concise, story driven, lots of trophies 😉) and that’s where Virginia came in.
On that side note - I had a little more time with Virginia and I do really like and respect what it’s doing. The lack of any dialog makes for some confusion at first, but it’s much like flipping through a picture book and letting your imagination piece together what’s going on. Still, I am confused but I haven’t finished it yet. The art style is growing on me, as @Kidfried mentioned before, and the fact that the people look very ‘blocky’ and sort of last gen compared to say, Detroit Become Human, is not so off-putting after you realize what the game is going for. And the lesser detailed graphics are part of the indie charm. It does have that artful painting type of feel to it after you spend some time with it.
Tomb Raider - it’s hard for me to be too objective with TR because it has such a special place in my heart. But I’m enjoying reading your impressions of the first two games of the current trilogy. I personally liked all three but lean toward Shadow as the strongest game overall with the first game being a close second, but they each have their strong points, even Rise. As for the animal cruelty trophies, I regret that I achieved each of them, opting to try to disassociate from the actions, despite knowing Lara would never be needlessly cruel like that. “Rotisserie” was actually pretty hard to get and I had to take advantage of a glitch in the game to shoot one of those chickens 😅
Gravity Rush - a game so full of charm, that it a joy to play, but I never completed the second game. Mostly because it is really big and expansive and easy to get side tracked, like a lot of open world games. The first game is much more focused. But yes, the story is of the quirky Japanese ilk (which I love), so it would probably not be too hard to play 2 without playing the first. But you do miss out on some context and character development for sure if you skip the first. My recommendation would be to try to get the first, either remastered or on Vita. It’s a really good experience on Vita.
Dead Space - I think I’d really like to see a remaster of this game on PS4. I missed it last gen and I keep hearing so much about it.

@redd214 Oh, and a shout-out comment for Titanfall 2 also — I have come close to buying it many times to serve as my rare FPS fix, but I have never quite pulled the trigger (pun intended 😆). It’s frequently on sale for less than $10, so one of these days I’ll probably get it. I was hoping for it to be a ‘freebie’ on PS Plus, but doubtful now since they won’t want its multiplayer to canabalize Apex Legends. Or are the Titanfall 2 MP servers even still active?

The first Gravity Rush is pure, simple, and joyous. It's the closest thing Sony will ever make to a Nintendo game.

@Starburst There's barely a plot in the original GR. Just look up the wikipedia article or something to get some context for what's going on.

@Th3solution doubt it will ever come to Plus as EA games typically don't. It's definitely worth the 6 bucks I spent on it. Really solid campaign and the mp was surprisingly fun. I never usually play fps games online but it's great! Only 1 trophy away from getting the Platinum!

Thank you for the advice everyone I appreciate it! Im going to try and find a copy of Gravity Rush remastered but if I cant find one for a decent price ill just continue on with the 2nd one.

@Ralizah You should try Astro Bot in that case!

@Octane Probably not any time soon. I was prepared to buy a PSVR after Christmas when they were supposed to be on sale, but they must have sold out quickly, and I'm not really in a position to drop hundreds of dollars on a peripheral AND nab the various first-party Nintendo games releasing this year (Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion, etc.)

I do want to play it, though. And I'm dying to try Tetris Effect in VR. So I'll probably nab it eventually.

@RogerRoger Yeah, it’s not often that I have or have played many of the games in discussion, so I felt inclined to share my two cents.
I feel like a complete loser that Virgina is going to take me like 3 play sessions to finish because of my real world demands making consistent game time difficult to come by. And I’m anticipating a second platinum run anyways, so I hope to breeze through quicker the next go around and not have to search every little corner and maybe the flow of the story will be more easy to follow.
And I can’t remember exactly, but I think the Rotisserie trophy trick involved chasing a group of chickens that huddle in a certain area and then fooling the game into thinking one is flying (I think you grab one and then set it down on its head) and then shoot with a fire arrow on the ground and the trophy would still pop. Still cruel, however. In fact more cruel than if you shoot it out of the air legitimately. 😛 The depths I go to for a trophy....

@Ralizah I think I'm going to give Tetris a shot in VR tomorrow. I want to finish Tomb Raider first however, and it seems like I'm nearing the end.

I absolutely blasted through that game. It feels like I'm going to finish it within a week.

@Octane Impressions still good RE: Tomb Raider? I've been on a PC kick lately, so I might add that to my list of games to play.

Tetris Effect in VR should be pretty cool, considering how much stuff there is going on around the board.

@Ralizah Yeah, I like it better than the first three Uncharted games I think. I appreciate the back-tracking. It's still fairly linear, but it doesn't really feel like it is. Puzzles are fun too. I mean, it's not an "OMG 10/10!!!", but it does some things really well. It's easy to forget that the game is nearly six years old at this point. Definitely wish I played it sooner. Dialogues can be a bit cheesy though

@Th3solution @RogerRoger I still listen to Virginia’s soundtrack from time to time. Twin Peaks vibes all over the place. the roadhouse scene really got to me.

Just started up God of War this morning, and thank God I didn't have to work today as before I knew it, it had been nearly 4 hours!

I like the fact that it regularly breaks up the tension from the intense combat sections with puzzle rooms & narrative moments. Combat itself is pretty fun, though there are some issues (though the game does give you indicators, it's a tad troubling dealing with enemies behind you with the closed in camera. It's just going to come down to how well I can get acclimated to that quick turn move). Surprisingly tough, too (already had a wave of enemies I had to replay a few times to get down, and even then that came down to the fact that I had a full Spartan Rage bar going in to the fight, and there was a refill in the combat area). Looks absolutely stunning to boot.

Finished today's session at the part where you meet the character who can upgrade your gear (in addition to the story mandaded axe upgrade, I also crafted the more defense oriented armour, was able to upgrade it, and crafted the tunic for Atreus that let's him nab extra health drops for you during combat).