Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

Tried out the Throne and Liberty open beta. Knew nothing about it going in, but I had to drag myself off it to go to bed. Pretty much enjoyed every aspect of it. The graphics are good, the world is fun to explore and the combat is decent

Can't wait to carry on with it when I wake up.

I am playing Jeanne D’Arc in short bursts and still making my way through Trails through Daybreak, which I think might be the most organically long game I’ve ever played. There are supposedly six chapters and I’ve just reached the beginning of the third at the 60-hour mark.

Zenless Zone Zero and College Football 25.

In terms of ZZZ, I really didn't expect to fall head over heels for this like I have done and so I'm scared of my wallets future, but at least right now this might be one of my favourite games of the year so far? Gorgeous visuals, excellent pacing, wonderful vibes and some of the best combat I've experienced in a game, its just all rather delightful. I guess I keep riding this until I go bankrupt. Its been pretty chill about monetisation so far, but I'm just sorta waiting for the shoe to drop.

College Football 25 I am having less fun with, if I am being honest. Maybe its cause I've not played a Madden game for more than like an hour in years, but this feels like one of the hardest games I've ever played. I wonder if some of it is intended to capture the lopsided nature of college football, with guys who have got futures in the NFL on the field with guys who are gonna end up working at Walmart, but the way its currently balanced is in my opinion not fun. A bit of dynamic chaos is fine, not being able to complete a single pass though is not fun.

On the lowest difficulty the game isn't fun for the opposite reasons cause you can easily blow teams out by like 80+ points and you basically have to put the controller down and walk if if you want the CPU to score and make it seem competitive. You turn it up just one notch to normal and its like they accidentally just coded normal as the highest difficulty cause you go from being so unstoppable its boring, to not being able to complete a single pass. Take more than a microsecond to let a play develop and you're sacked and WRs just seem completely incapable of catching long balls so they all end up as drops and interceptions.

The game has custom sliders, but I have not been able to find a sweet spot with these yet. I'm still either getting picked off every other throw or I'm up six scores by half time, with no in between even as I tweak the sliders a couple of points in either direction at a time. I really hope they introduce a massive balance sweep through the whole game, but I dunno how realistic that is.

Jedi Survivor. I'm now far enough to realise the game is completely broken. The graphics and textures are woeful. Textures don't load and the graphics and lighting are just BAD.

How can this be? I know the first game was a struggle until some updates, but I found it playable when I played it a year or whatever after release.

This game is painfully bad visually. How has anyone got beyond any built up areas in the game? It looks so baaaad 💀💀💀

@Ravix
That is a shame, I heard it had its issues although I thought these were more on the PC side.
I reckon the Devs have probably moved on by now.

@Ravix I played through the game a few months ago on Series X and didn't encounter issues that serious. I only experienced some bugs. I wonder if the PS5 version is just scuffed.

@LtSarge I'm actually playing it on gamepass, so it's the series x version 😅 it's properly immersion breaking. I thought maybe it's an issue with graphics mode, but I'd been switching between both options anyway. First section of the game is completely fine, but as soon as you arrive at that first settlement it is just bad, bad, bad.

@CaptD yeah. It stood out that much I was instantly googling and saw a lot of issues on PC, but then some console with HDR. I think I had it on dolby vision though, so maybe I'll switch that off and see next time. But can't see how that would help the pop in and textures not loading. It just seems like they gave up instead of working to fix some stuff like they did first time 🙃

Edit: I think it fixed itself after I closed the game and went on it the next time 🤷 so who knows.

Still playing through Resident Evil 2 REmake, made some decent progres this morning, with particular regard to solving some environmental puzzles that had me scratching my head for a minute, thoroughly enjoying the sense of tension and release that you get from playing the game. Shooting zombies is always a blast (no pun intended) too.

Mentioning @Th3solution as he was interested in my progress with the game. And I will respond in kind by asking how DS2 is going for you Sol? What's the latest news?

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Cool. I honestly dont think games get much better then this in imo. Its one of the best around imo so its cool that you are playing it now.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Awesome. I have some really good memories of RE2, and I probably am due for a replay. But as I mentioned, I want to give RE4 one more try, this time through the Remake, and see if it sticks this time.

I left a few little comments on DS2 over on the Souls thread just now. But suffice it to say I’m making good and gradual progress. I’m really over-leveled and have probably farmed souls way too much. After last night’s run I’m around Soul level 130 and i have my basic build mostly done. The game is addicting and satisfying, as these games tend to be, but I do think it’s still not quite reached the level of its predecessor in my mind. I still have half the game to go though, so my opinion might change.

@Jimmer-jammer In addition to the info above, I will just say that I have just done the section after the helicopter crash and apparently will be having my first boss fight with William Birkin fairly soon although I still have to finish off the remainder of the RPD section of the game before that can occur. Have you made it to Erdtree's final boss fight yet? If so, how is it going for you?

@oliverp Thanks! I am enjoying it. What are you playing?

I picked up Nobody Wants To Die yesterday. I have played about 3 hours so far and it’s excellent. The atmosphere is incredible, and I love its cyberpunk world.

@Kraven I was thinking of picking that up myself, I'd imagine there is no combat in it, though? Not that games always have to have that. I'd imagine it's more like a Bruce Wayne but w/o his alter ego type of arrangement eh?

I am currently continuing to play through RE2 REmake, did a bit more this morning, encountered my first two burning zombies they were in close proximity to me so a bit more difficult to deal with than the ones that approach from a distance, but still managable. And I also got another key item by solving a puzzle nearby said enemies.

Edit: Just got to get a couple key items and then some healing items and solve one more puzzle then I'm ready to leave the RPD building.

@Th3solution I hope RE4 REmake turns out to be more palatable for you than og RE4 was, hopefully with the updated controls/gameplay/alleged darker tone it will be a more enjoyable experience for you. Yeah, I feel similarly about DS2 based on my brief experience with it, prefer to stick to the Miyazaki-helmed Souls classics, with Elden Ring , his (potentially) final Souls/Soulslike masterwork being the last one to tick off, on my list, the final beastly head to hang on my wall!

I personally believe REmake 4 is the best of the RE-engine REmake games. If that one doesn’t click with a person then it’s likely wiser do abandon the REmake series all together.

I’ve come to accept DS2’s oddities and diversions from Miyazaki-isms as being additions to the charm rather than detracting from it. It’s nigh impossible to properly replicate the man’s charismatic and alluring style of game design and I’ve made my peace with that and somewhat prefer DS2 as this insight into a “what-if” scenario without him, except that scenario is playable. @BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN @Th3solution

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Yeah, that’s a solid way of putting it. You’re essentially a detective trying to solve a string of bizarre murders. However, it’s more narrative focused, and it’s excellently written. Plus, the noir, futuristic cyberpunk setting is awesome.

After beating and getting the Platinum earlier this month in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. I'm halfway through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and here's my impressions so far after 45 hours.

1- The world and the characters are awesome. I like how the characters connections are developing throughout the game. The semi open world areas are great but it has some open world flaws. (Did I tell you about the towers intel?) but thankfully those flaws are optional to deal with.

2- The story progress is pretty slow and I feel it's almost non existent even if I'm halfway through the game in Chapter 8.

3- The game packed with a lot of content and mini-games. Most of it is really frustrating especially if you're trying to get the highest score for the platinum.

4- The combat is one of the best I've ever played and I really enjoy every single combat. So fast and tactical too.

Overall I don't think I can say definitely FFVII Rebirth is my favorite game this year but it's one of the best. I guess I enjoyed FF16 more but hopefully the second half of the game will be better when it comes to story. - And yes, I decided to give up on Mini Games and not pursue the platinum for now -

@Khwarezm89 You will enjoy the game a lot more with your choice to avoid the mini games and such. I ended up going too side quest heavy and such in the middle and it really took away from my experience with Rebirth. Just judging the game otherwise based on the characters, story, and gameplay though? I thought it was great, which is why even later on in the game I continued to ignore a lot of the side content. I still loved the game in the end.

@KilloWertz Yeah I guess I'm gonna drop the mini games for now and keep a manual save before the point of no return for later. The world is gorgeous. I can't remember when was the last time I took as many as screenshots that I took in FFVII Rebirth.