Topic: Your Latest PS4 Purchase

@nessisonett Well, I did cheese Dark Souls and Bloodborne a bit and regretted it afterwards so maybe this would be a good time to finally learn how to properly play these games with NiOh.

@Thrillho Ah I see, it definitely sounds different enough from the Souls games so it might be nice to switch things up and try another franchise. I personally really like the setting and the game overall just looks fun to play so I might have to give it a go soon.

@JohnnyShoulder Yeah, I mean I'm not totally against DLC. I thought the DLC for Assassin's Creed Odyssey was absolutely phenomenal. But most games don't have as good of DLC as that game. For example, I played a bit of Wolfenstein 2 recently on PS4 and realised that the game actually has a season pass. But after doing some research, it doesn't look worth getting at all. I'm sure NiOh has great DLC but I'd honestly rather just move on to a different game.

I also just recalled another good example of DLC: ones that are integrated with the main story. I don't know if you've played Shadow of the Tomb Raider or Batman Arkham Knight, but if you bought the DLCs before playing the games, you could experience them alongside the main story. DLC that is pretty much indistinguishable from the main game is worth experiencing in my opinion because it might as well have been content that was in the game to begin with. But if you've already finished those games, then I don't think it's worth buying the DLCs because at that point it's already too late.

@LtSarge Yeah played both those games well after all the DLC was released, and you are right, I much preferred when the dlc was integrated into the main game. Strangely I did try out most of the challenge arenas in Tomb Raider, but didn't touch any of them in Batman.

@RogerRoger Interesting. I haven't played either the full game or the DLC but when I looked up info about the DLC, everyone was saying how it's not worth playing. But I guess if you didn't like the main game then it'd be more likely for you to like the DLC since I read that it was quite different from the main story.

What did you think about Wolfenstein: The New Order?

@RogerRoger It's no problem at all, in fact I'm even more interested in playing Wolfenstein 2 now that I've read your thoughts about these games. I personally enjoyed The New Order but it didn't really resonate with me that much. Same with The Old Blood. I did play an hour of Wolfenstein 2 before putting it on hold and thought it was still a good time. But maybe I'll think differently once I get further into the game. Either way, I'm very intrigued now and I'll be sure to share my thoughts with you whenever I finish the game!

@RogerRoger @LtSarge I quite enjoyed New Colossus but it is pretty wacky even for Wolfenstein.

I also felt like it was gearing up some story points for another game as I swear there was some stuff that came up and then was promptly never mentioned again.

Salt & Sanctuary, The Sexy Brutale, Little Knightmares and Amnesia Collection. I know that S&S is a 2D souls-like but don’t know much else about the other three, apart from hearing positives… somewhere or another.

@colonelkilgore Very nice haul there! I've been eyeing Salt & Sanctuary for years now and now seems like a good time to finally get it. It's just, whenever I look at the game's art style, it just looks so unappealing. I'm sure the game is really good, but I keep getting put off by the way it looks.

The Sexy Brutale interested me for a while until I found out that it's a time-loop game and I lost all interest in it, lol. I recently played through Twelve Minutes so I've had my share of time-loop games now.

Little Nightmares was a great title, albeit it frustrated me to no end. The game doesn't hold your hand at all and there will be a lot of trial and error moments. Hopefully though, you won't run into these issues as much as I did.

Still haven't played through the Amnesia games. I own the collection so I really need to get around to playing The Dark Descent soon as it's one of those horror titles like Outlast and Slenderman that you truly need to experience if you're a fan of the genre. Halloween is right around the corner so that might encourage me to finally play through it.

@LtSarge what was your thoughts on Twelve Minutes?

@colonelkilgore I'm not that fond of point-and-click games, or even the time-loop theme in any form of media, but this one was very good. I played through it in an afternoon and it kept my interest from beginning to end. It was really fun trying to piece everything together and every time you figure out one thing, you get so eager to restart the loop so that you can unlock the next section of the game. The progression is steady so you'll always find out something new in every loop.

Regarding the ending, I thought at first it was really good due to its shock value (after all, the best games are the ones that stick in your mind well after you've finished them). But after having watched a couple of streamers play through the game, I realised that the game doesn't really end in a satisfying way. It feels like the devs just decided to have that ending for the shock value alone even though it didn't feel fitting at all. So there is a very high likelihood that you might feel "betrayed" by the developers for having spent 4-5 hours playing a game just to reach an ending that was unsatisfactory.

Let me just say this though, if you're the type who doesn't get bothered by much in life then you'll probably enjoy the game because the overall product is still good. If not, then yeah maybe it's worth skipping. I'm normally all for creative freedom and variety in video games so I wasn't bothered by the ending. But it definitely could've been handled better, that's for sure.

@LtSarge glad you enjoyed mate, most reviews I’ve watched and read have been negative but… they’ve all said that it isn’t a bad experience and is just not for them specifically. Guess it found its audience with you though 👍

I just picked up Baldo The Guardian Owls.

It’s far from the best game I’ve played, but it’s quite charming. It was apparently made by two people, which is really impressive. It’s very slow paced, so I think I’m going to leave it until my next week off.

Just ordered Scarlet Nexus on PS4 for €30. The game will probably get discounted even more than that within the next couple of months but I figured why not just get it now in case I'm in the mood to play something new. I played the demo and the game is really fun. I've seen some footage of the social interactions in this game and that aspect looks very promising as well. All in all, this is definitely the kind of game I love to play so hopefully it turns out to be a great experience.

Bought F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch and it’s really good so far. The trailers always looked interesting, but as soon as I heard it was a Metroidvania I had to get it.

Not a game, but I bought an SSD for my PS4 Pro. Dunno why I didn’t do this sooner. I’ve only tried Aliens: Fireteam Elite so far, but the difference is massive. On the standard PS4 Pro hard drive Aliens took 49 seconds to get past the first load screen, while the SSD took only 15 seconds.

@Bentleyma-
Did you install it yourself? Is it difficult to do?

@Sorteddan Yeah, it’s really simple. Plenty of YouTube videos to help you out.

Just ordered a used copy of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition for €20. I've had this game on my wishlist for a long time now and it's either sold out in most stores or is still rather expensive, which is why I'm glad to have at least found a used copy of the game. I already own the base game but now that they've released Iceborne, which is a rather substantial expansion, I thought it'd be better to just buy that edition since the DLC comes on the disc. Not to mention that I lost my save file from my first playthrough and I played maybe 10 hours or so, which is not much. So I thought if I were going to start a new playthrough, I might as well do it with the master edition that comes with Iceborne. Hopefully this time I'll be able to get through this game!

@LtSarge At one time I was excited to try MH World, but the demo scared me off with its complex menus and highly detailed armor system and large amount of items and resources to monitor. I’ve wondered if I judged it unfairly since it’s always hard to keep all that in context on a demo. Did you find the game difficult or complex, and is that why you dropped off after 10 hours?

@Th3solution I don't know if you remember this since it was three years ago (and don't worry if you don't, I don't expect people here to remember specific things like this), but my PS4 hard drive suddenly stopped working and I lost my save files for numerous games including MGSV, which I had played for roughly 40 hours or so. One of those save files was also Monster Hunter World, so that's why I stopped playing the game because I lost my save file for it.

To answer your other question, I found the game to be fairly easy to learn, especially when you compare it to the previous Monster Hunter games. I've always thought that I would never be able to get into this series due to its complex mechanics, but World is much more streamlined than all the other MH titles. Not to mention that the gameplay felt much smoother and it didn't feel stiff to move around like in previous games. It took me a while though to get used to the gameplay, maybe 6-7 hours or so, so it definitely has a learning curve. But it shouldn't be as bad as you think. It's also worth mentioning that this game focuses more on telling a story, which the other games don't, so maybe that could help motivate you through it as well.

At the very least, if you want a good entry point, it's definitely this game because all the others are way too complex for a beginner.

@LtSarge Okay, thanks for that. I have it available to me through the Plus collection as one of the few in the collection I haven’t played. It doesn’t sound nearly as intimidating as I had thought.

And yeah, now that you mention, I remember the hard drive failure. It was a dark day. Did you ever pick back up MGS5?