@Ilovecoffee this is a fixed camera angle game, not like RE Revelations which is over the shoulder. It plays like Code Veronica (fixed angle, sometimes moving camera), with a setting like the original Resident Evil.
Played the demo and it's a nice piece of nostalgia, but the intentionally stiff controls and frankly rubbish old school resi-style shooting are an acquired taste.
@thefourfoldroot yes PS Now is a massive marketing failure. A shame as there is a fair amount of good stuff on there. Needs a relaunch and maybe a new name even.
@Bleachedsmiles agreed, Microsoft can afford to buy market share because they're making $100s of billions from the boom in cloud computing (Azure) and homeworking (Teams, Office 365).
All that said, Sony are raking it in still. Plenty of space in the market for both competitors.
So much drama over £8.99. There's plenty of really cheap stuff out there if you don't want to pay for the upgrade or any full priced game for that matter. Just wait a while longer.
@blinx01 there is already a free PS5 performance patch for the PS4 version, so you could buy just the new island DLC and still get a next gen experience.
The paid PS5 upgrades seem to be pretty dispensable.
@JapaneseSonic I totally agree, I adored many old PS1/Saturn era games, but so many of them have aged awfully*. Except for Resident Evil, which will be perfect forever.
*a notable exception being 2D arcade fighters and shooters which were and still are super playable.
@thefourfoldroot if they are complete wihh demos and in good condition, they could be worth £1000s as a collection . Check ebay for prices.
Individually they should be worth selling, I'd guess.
This is probably a glitch but let's face it, there will eventually be hundreds of disc based games from the PS3 generation onwards that will be incomplete or even unplayable from disc before too long. (Unless you have the discipline to maintain your own offline archives, as the PS3 hard drive won't last forever either). Pirates to save the day in future?
I don't often replay games and when I do it's short ones like Resident Evil titles.
There's plenty I'd like to experience again but I try to stay disciplined to trying new ones and working through the backlog.
Funny that Liam mentioned Fallout 3. I enjoyed FO3 a lot (years ago) and I started FO4 a few months ago. It felt like I was replaying FO3, so similar the early game is. So I actually abandoned it, just felt like repeating the same experience. No doubt I missed out on some good stuff later in FO4, so will try again one day.
Physical games should be in durable, but easily recyclable packaging should disposal be required. See the state of 90s cardboard games packaging for the reason why. The impact of physical games will naturally diminish as digital takes over, anyway.
A decent, basic FPS with light RPG elements.
It's like Fallout 4, with about 75% of the RPG complexity removed, in the Terminator universe. I quite enjoyed it, actually the best bit of Terminator story since T2 Judgment Day.
It's short and easy, but they got the music, enemies and weaponry just right.
Expecting one or likely two current or recent PS Now titles. Appears to be the method they follow now, and must be related to Sony holding digital rental licenses for those titles.
I'm certainly intrigued as I enjoyed what I played of the beautiful Odin Sphere, and this looks interesting and similarly stunning. I think the problem I and millions of other keen Western gamers have is that it is an extremely niche type of game, so we're hesitant to spend RRP-type money on it, not least when most of our backlogs are absolutely ridiculous as it's the end of the generation.
@Mysterio Shadow of the Tomb Raider has much less combat and much more exploration and puzzling than the other two in the recent trilogy. It feels much more like an old school TR game in that sense. Other than the forgettable story, it's really good.
@DrClayman true about Skyrim. But if anything, games should be at their best at the end of the gen, given the huge amount of accumulated experience. And with 7+ years of development this game really should be getting the basics right at launch. Anyway, I suspect it'll be largely fixed and eventually go down as an all time classic. Time will tell.
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Re: Survival Horror Game Tormented Souls Out This Month, Demo Available Now
@jrt87 Deep Fear? A hidden gem of dreadful voice acting.
Re: Survival Horror Game Tormented Souls Out This Month, Demo Available Now
@tselliot I'd be surprised if it makes it to Plus any time soon, it's such a niche game genre these days.
Re: Survival Horror Game Tormented Souls Out This Month, Demo Available Now
@Ilovecoffee this is a fixed camera angle game, not like RE Revelations which is over the shoulder. It plays like Code Veronica (fixed angle, sometimes moving camera), with a setting like the original Resident Evil.
Played the demo and it's a nice piece of nostalgia, but the intentionally stiff controls and frankly rubbish old school resi-style shooting are an acquired taste.
Re: Rush Hour Begins in Train Sim World 2 on 19th August, Free PS5 Upgrade Departs
I love how they put RUSH HOUR in caps and super tough metal font.
Re: PS Now August 2021 Games Announced with NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, Undertale Added
@thefourfoldroot yes PS Now is a massive marketing failure. A shame as there is a fair amount of good stuff on there. Needs a relaunch and maybe a new name even.
Re: PS Now August 2021 Games Announced with NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, Undertale Added
Been planning to play Judgment and Nier for ages, so PS Now has really come up trumps lately.
Re: Poll: Should Sony Do More PS5 Director's Cuts?
Votes Days Gone, needs to continue the story
Re: Sony Fans Bicker Over Ghost of Tsushima PS5 Paywall
@Bleachedsmiles agreed, Microsoft can afford to buy market share because they're making $100s of billions from the boom in cloud computing (Azure) and homeworking (Teams, Office 365).
All that said, Sony are raking it in still. Plenty of space in the market for both competitors.
Re: Sony Fans Bicker Over Ghost of Tsushima PS5 Paywall
So much drama over £8.99. There's plenty of really cheap stuff out there if you don't want to pay for the upgrade or any full priced game for that matter. Just wait a while longer.
Re: Pre-Order Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut on PS Store and Play the PS4 Game Today
GoT isn't currently listed on the PS Store! Must be getting an overnight makeover.
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
@ViolentEntity Gran Turismo was genuinely astonishing when it came out. Played that for hundreds of hours.
Re: Pre-Order Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut on PS Store and Play the PS4 Game Today
@blinx01 there is already a free PS5 performance patch for the PS4 version, so you could buy just the new island DLC and still get a next gen experience.
The paid PS5 upgrades seem to be pretty dispensable.
Re: Feature: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5, PS4 Games for the Rest of 2021?
How odd, I don't see the PS5 version of Death Stranding in that list!!!
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
@ViolentEntity you mean the re-release on PS1? Yes that was a nice little upgrade, with shuffled around puzzles and the like.
Re: Reaction: Messy Ghost of Tsushima Upgrade Makes PS5 for the Payers
I really can't think of any other hobby where people fret and moan so much over relatively small amounts of money.
Especially when within 2 years most things have depreciated to peanuts and their functionality remains the same, if not improved (patches etc).
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
@JapaneseSonic I totally agree, I adored many old PS1/Saturn era games, but so many of them have aged awfully*. Except for Resident Evil, which will be perfect forever.
*a notable exception being 2D arcade fighters and shooters which were and still are super playable.
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
Such a stunning looking game and 60FPS is silky dreamland.
Re: PS Plus July 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Another month, a load of people pining for Lost Legacy, it's hilarious. Just buy it, sub £10 on disc.
Re: Scarlet Nexus (PS5) - 'Brain Punk' RPG Gets a Lot Right, But Ends Up Feeling Stunted
Anyone else really enjoy that over the top music video at the end of the demo?
Re: All EA Play Games on PS5, PS4
@get2sammyb still missing Dragon Age Inquisition from the list
Re: Rumour: Ghost of Tsushima Standalone Expansion to Be Announced at Incoming PlayStation Event
Waiting for Ghost of Anglesey
Re: Multiplayer Spin-Off Resident Evil Re:Verse Releases Next Month
It's been downloaded on my PS4 for a few weeks, hadn't bothered to even try to open it - had no idea it wasn't even working yet.
Shows how much interest I have in multiplayer Resi.
Re: PS Now June 2021 Update Adds The Witcher 3, Sonic Games, Slay the Spire, and More
Some nice additions there. Could've done with Witcher 3 being permanent though, unlikely I'll get through it in time.
Re: Official PlayStation Magazine UK Canned, PLAY Branding Resurrected
@thefourfoldroot if they are complete wihh demos and in good condition, they could be worth £1000s as a collection . Check ebay for prices.
Individually they should be worth selling, I'd guess.
Definitely don't chuck them out!
Re: PS Plus May 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
All on PS Now and EA Play so nothing new for me. Oh well.
Wreck fest leaving PS Now in May so that's something I guess.
Re: Some PS3 Games Supposedly No Longer Downloading Patches
@d-slice yes, but for how long isn't clear.
Re: Some PS3 Games Supposedly No Longer Downloading Patches
This is probably a glitch but let's face it, there will eventually be hundreds of disc based games from the PS3 generation onwards that will be incomplete or even unplayable from disc before too long. (Unless you have the discipline to maintain your own offline archives, as the PS3 hard drive won't last forever either). Pirates to save the day in future?
While I don't have similar for PS3 to share, this is a useful thread that identifies complete, updated PS4 games on disc
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=316998
Re: Soapbox: Why Do You Replay Games?
I don't often replay games and when I do it's short ones like Resident Evil titles.
There's plenty I'd like to experience again but I try to stay disciplined to trying new ones and working through the backlog.
Funny that Liam mentioned Fallout 3. I enjoyed FO3 a lot (years ago) and I started FO4 a few months ago. It felt like I was replaying FO3, so similar the early game is. So I actually abandoned it, just felt like repeating the same experience. No doubt I missed out on some good stuff later in FO4, so will try again one day.
Re: There's Recurring Chatter of an Extended Death Stranding for PS5, PS4
I'd be delighted, especially if it picks up from the existing game. (rather than start from scratch.)
V possibly my game of the generation.
Re: Feature: Could PlayStation Do More to Promote Green Packaging?
Physical games should be in durable, but easily recyclable packaging should disposal be required. See the state of 90s cardboard games packaging for the reason why. The impact of physical games will naturally diminish as digital takes over, anyway.
Re: Terminator: Resistance Enhanced Will Be Back Come the End of April
A decent, basic FPS with light RPG elements.
It's like Fallout 4, with about 75% of the RPG complexity removed, in the Terminator universe. I quite enjoyed it, actually the best bit of Terminator story since T2 Judgment Day.
It's short and easy, but they got the music, enemies and weaponry just right.
Re: Reminder: You Can Claim PS5 PS Plus Games Even If You Don't Have the Console Yet
Since when is 2-3 games a "handful"?(apols to anyone with 3 fingers)
But anyway, it's surprising how many people don't know this is possible, so it's worth an article.
Re: Control Fans Bemused by Free PS Plus Version for PS5, PS4
@Mpquikster yes it's an awful Americanism. Can't they just say "on the same day"?
Re: Control Fans Bemused by Free PS Plus Version for PS5, PS4
While I deeply appreciate the use of "brouhaha" I do wish the absolute gibberish that is "day and date" could be phased out immediately
Re: PS Plus February 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
@feral1975 just return it, Amazon even send a courier to collect returns
Re: Talking Point: What Free February 2021 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
Expecting one or likely two current or recent PS Now titles. Appears to be the method they follow now, and must be related to Sony holding digital rental licenses for those titles.
Re: Which Resident Evil Village Bundle Are You Buyin'?
@Ear_wiG agreed. I'd love a special edition but have no interest in or space for a £150 plastic statue .
I'd also buy the hell out of a steelbook with RE 7 and 8 bundled.
Will be waiting for a sale or the Gold edition most likely.
Re: PS Plus Once Again Priced the Same as Xbox Live After Microsoft Backtrack
@Wolfie88 U OK M8?
Re: UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Is the Week's Best-Selling Physical PlayStation Game
@Bazooka no this will be new sales only
Re: Naughty Dog 'Making Something Very Cool' as Hiring Spree Advertised
LoU3: Lev spends 25 hours fruitlessly seeking revenge on someone or other
Re: Soapbox: A Resident Evil Outbreak Reboot Makes Far Too Much Sense
For me Resi games are supposed to be single player, lonely, creepy, gorey and slightly silly survival experiences.
I've never got into the more action focused or multiplayer games.
That said, no doubt Outbreak would be a good target for a remake for fans of that type of game.
Re: Feature: Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS4 First-Party Exclusives of the Generation
@fR_eeBritney some but not all can, yes.
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS4 First-Party Exclusive of the Generation?
Shame Death Stranding and HZD got PC releases in a sense, as they'd have been my No. 1 & 2. It's good to share the quality around though.
But wow, what a generation.
Re: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Sells Over 300,000 Copies, Deserves a Lot More
I'm certainly intrigued as I enjoyed what I played of the beautiful Odin Sphere, and this looks interesting and similarly stunning. I think the problem I and millions of other keen Western gamers have is that it is an extremely niche type of game, so we're hesitant to spend RRP-type money on it, not least when most of our backlogs are absolutely ridiculous as it's the end of the generation.
Re: PS Plus January 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
@Envy I thought I was the only person who liked the recent TRs more than Uncharted!
Re: PS Plus January 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Shame about the ongoing overlap with PS Now, but otherwise these are very good Plus games. Much better than December.
PS4 Maneater would've been nice too, oh well.
Re: PS Plus January 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
@Mysterio Shadow of the Tomb Raider has much less combat and much more exploration and puzzling than the other two in the recent trilogy. It feels much more like an old school TR game in that sense. Other than the forgettable story, it's really good.
Re: Talking Point: Which Free January 2021 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
Nier Automata seems like a good prediction given the prequel (?) coming out soon
Re: 16-Bit GTA Parody Shakedown: Hawaii Will Soon Be Cross-Buy Across PS5, PS4, PS3, and PS Vita
No PS1 version? Pffft.
Re: Poll: Is Cyberpunk 2077's Poor PS4 Performance Acceptable?
@DrClayman true about Skyrim. But if anything, games should be at their best at the end of the gen, given the huge amount of accumulated experience. And with 7+ years of development this game really should be getting the basics right at launch.
Anyway, I suspect it'll be largely fixed and eventually go down as an all time classic.
Time will tell.