Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

I've been playing the free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty. It's amazing that we can play games this well made without having to spend any money.

I've got all the story related trophies, so I'm just going to try and get the trophies for doing each of the events before I move onto Assassin's Creed Shadows. The rest of the trophies are all co-op based, so I won't bother with those as I've just been treating the game as a single-player experience.

@JohnnyShoulder No they didn’t get the sausage but I did get absolutely hammered with them in the bush later that night.

@Hapless 😂

I'm still making my way through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I love it, but the thirteenth chapter is really long and I found myself being very tired after work these last few weeks.
Unfortunately I probably won't finish the game before the 23rd, when I'm going to see the FF7 Rebirth soundtrack in concert.

Buuuuuut... I still love this game to bits. It's too big for it's own good, but I wouldn't want it any other way.

@Jimmer-jammer Ah that's a shame, you still had a hole to fill then.

@Th3solution It sounds like you slightly preferred your time with the Jedi Cal Kestis games, from that description of your continuing adventures in Outlaws' open world, but still sounds like you are having a blast, which is important. Does the absence of a lightsaber make much of a difference?

@Jimmer-jammer Excellent work, man, sounds like you are having a great time and getting up to all kinds of eccentric, although not always necessarily high-octane (it's not a Souls game, after all!😉 ) escapades and indulging yourself in various mischievous antics to further the creation of your own narrative within the game's world.

Best of luck to both of you with the completion of your games!

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Yes, although I’m still too early to pass final judgment, I don’t think Outlaws will surpass the Jedi games in my preference order.

They are very different games though, with the Jedi games being Souls-like and Outlaws being a standard open world action-stealth. We automatically want to compare them because they are in the same Star Wars universe, but Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor is more like Dark Souls, and Outlaws is more comparable to Assassin’s Creed, or Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, Uncharted, or heck, even the Metal Gear Solid series, the newer Tomb Raider series, or even the sneaking and hiding aspects of the Batman Arkham games from a gameplay perspective. The game is designed to favor stealth to make it through its conflicts. When things go south and you get discovered by the enemy, it naturally turns into a shootout and then it starts to feel more clunky from a gameplay perspective. Both the stealth and the combat are less satisfying and less interesting than the best of those other games’ mechanics. MGS, GoT, and AC do stealth better and Horizon, Uncharted, TR, and Arkham do combat better, in my limited opinion. But it’s not fair to even compare Outlaws to those other action-stealth games, because its emphasis is more on the tumultuous adventure of being a scoundrel and infiltrating the different factions.

So although the lightsaber is definitely part of the allure for the Jedi series and there’s a definite power rush when you wield it and hear the iconic whirring sound effect, but that’s only part of it. A blaster should also feel cool to use, but Outlaws doesn’t really excel in making you feel powerful and there’s no ‘crunch’ or visceral feeling to even it’s melee. Ironically, Jedi Survivor Cal has the opportunity to use a stance that utilizes a blaster and the shooting in that game has arguably more kick to it than Kay’s blaster in Outlaws. But I’m not holding it against the game, since it wasn’t really designed to be combat focused. Also, I’m still early game and I suspect the combat options will become deeper as I go along.

@JohnnyShoulder 🤔

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Thanks! It’s a really good game for that. Good luck with your journey through Sengoku-era Japan. Also, there’s a link in my bio with a little teaser if you’re interested. Cheers!

@Jimmer-jammer Thanks for sharing, I know I've shared plenty of my creative pursuits with you through the years, so some reciprocation is always good. Looks awesome! And would love to see more of it when it's done.

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Thanks! Nice to finally reciprocate. We’ll be sitting on it for a while but I’ll be sure to let you know when it can be watched. Now on to the next project 😄