Glad to hear there's a harder difficulty setting. Hard is way too easy and though I feel like a badass tearing through the enemies, I don't feel like it all go wrong at any given moment.
I'm still in Act 1 but have been going around filling out the map and collecting everything I can.
I'd give it a very high 8, nearly a 9 so far. There's a few wonky animations, and while the world is stunningly beautiful, it starts to look a bit samey in places.
Of course, this is going off of the first area, and I'm more than open to adjust my score as I continue to play through.
Overall, it's a fantastic game and I'm incredibly happy with it!
What Time Do You Call This? Every Bloody Time Time And Time Again Never On Time I've Had It This Time If I Could Go Back In Time How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? Sometimes, I Swear To God Time For Wine
Oh... That is very disappointing. This was my game of the showcase, but knowing that the Switch version is probably the better one to just buy (designed to be played at lower resolutions with lower graphical fidelity), I think I'll get the original on PS4 and S on the Switch. I waited all this time for nothing. 😢
Then again, it might have a separate Trophy list, so 2 Platinums... Hmm...
I saw a lot of games I'm excited to play on my PC, though it's probably about time I upgrade my GTX 980Ti. You've been an admirable card, little one, but you're finally showing your age.
This was the game of the showcase for me. I own the original version on PC but wanted to go through it on the PS4 as well. When S came out on the Switch, I held off hoping that SE would upgrade the PS4 version, and thankfully they finally have!
Microsoft's Game Pass has always been a better offering than PS Plus, especially considering they offer games on there as soon as they release.
Sony certainly need to go in the same direction, and if nothing else they need to bundle PS Now with it. It used to be free on the PS3 so I don't see why it can't be again.
I'd rather cut my ears off, stitch them back on, then cut them off again, because going through that pain twice is more enticing than listening to that again!
That may be harsh, and to the people that genuinely like it, more power to you, but I'm sorry, I thought it was horrible. 😂
I'll certainly be playing through on Hard. I play every game on the hardest difficulty as most of my fun with games comes from challenging my abilities and learning the game to keep moving forward.
I can't see this game being more difficult than Dark Souls, and that game is just a case of pattern recognition more than anything.
@DotM I don't, but unfortunately you do. You jumped on the bandwagon, because you need people to tell you how to think in life. It's pretty sad, I feel for you.
I've just reached a part that a lot of people are unhappy about, and honestly I think it's pretty cool (about 15 hours in for those that have played up to and past this part).
You can clearly see how many people don't pay any attention to the game they're playing. Everything that the story has been thus far makes perfect sense to me, and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it.
People are too damn entitled. It's that snowflake generation that were told they can have it their way their whole lives, deciding who can and can't do things. There are more important things in life than getting your own way all the time, and once you grow up and realise nobody owes you anything, you'll have a much greater understanding of the world around you.
You have no right to demand changes to someone else's creativity and work. You'd be the first to defend your own, so how dare you attack someone else's? Pathetic people. By all means review it, disagree with it and respect that it's not for you, but that's all you should do. You're no better than book burners.
Save £50 and buy a console that locks me out of lending and borrowing games, makes buying Collector's Edition games more expensive (having to buy a digital version if the CE comes with a physical disc), and games cost more than they do in the shop?
Or spend an extra £50 to be able to buy physical and digital, and not be limited in any way, as well as being able to trade in my physical games if I wanted to?
@rjejr "It managed to sell 40 per cent more copies than Nintendo Switch juggernaut Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which held the record up until this point."
They aren't throwing shade, or ridiculing Nintendo, they're just pointing out that AC was the previous record holder. It's to give context to how successful this is. I don't think they meant any malice.
@Kafkaesque
Equally as interesting as you failing to mention it's only at a JB Hi-fi and is an isolated case (Edit: Also, there's no confirmation that it's just TLoU2, as the sign says "games" and other than hearsay from people saying it's only on that shelf, zero confirmation from the store). Many stores refuse to accept trade ins of games if they have too many, FIFA games and other sports titles, for example. But that's not relevant to your crusade is it? Do you have nothing better to do than follow this game around and moan about it? Just go enjoy the games you do like.
Funniest thing to me about all this is the people saying that critics were paid off to give it a good score, but all these YouTubers know that posting a negative video of the game are going to get hundreds of thousands of views and will make a lot of money from it. Hypocrites everywhere.
@AhmadSumadi They crave the attention. It is the "in" thing to hate right now, so though they pretend they don't care, they need to keep it going to give them some meaning in life.
These people are probably the same people that say "So fed up, don't even want to talk about it" on Facebook, then requests every reply inboxes them. It's like oxygen to them.
In the Anfield screenshot, the woman in the green jacket with the sleeves rolled up, to the left of the word Museum and facing towards the camera, is also in the crowd underneath the Liverpool emblem to the right, and again 3 people to the left of the first version of her. 😂
EDIT: Bloody hell, there's a 4th version of her further left to that, stood with her back to the camera!
@Nepp67
I just don't see the reason not to be civil. The world is way too angry lately, and it seems like we've grown so accustomed to it that we actively seek out more things to be mad at.
I just like that we can have different opinions on something, voice those opinions, and not resort to attacking each other over them. It's refreshing, so thank you.
@Nepp67
That's perfectly fine. I've been playing it for hours and I'm loving it! I know so many people believe an agenda is being pushed, and all that jazz, but that's just a reflection of their own personalities.
Regardless, that's neither here or there, and not important. You should come to your own conclusions, and if the game isn't for you, then just keep the first game in your heart and forget this one.
I used to feel that people sending those "send this to 10 people or you'll have bad luck" messages was the most annoying thing on the Internet. Now it's people spamming TLoU2 on articles that have absolutely nothing to do with it. Change the record, ya boring!
I find it incredibly amusing that a series that Sony has a lot of control over has been copyright flagged, although I'm sure I read a few years ago that UMG copyright claimed a music video from the official band signed to their label! 😂
There is a little bit of clipping when they wrap it around the doorway and the window, as it clips in to the ground and through itself a little bit.
Still, it's incredibly impressive, as only a few years ago games couldn't get bedsheets to look right. 😂
Every game I play, I find the first mirror and see if there is a reflection. Needless to say, I was ecstatic when I saw the first mirror in this game! 😁
@Matroska You've been put through the ringer with that one! I had a few glitches in the 5 or 6 times I've played through it, but never to that extent! 😂
@Gremio108 If you do end up with just socks, be sure to steal a few dead-eye glances at your kids so that they know you're positively livid with the events of the day. 😂
That's awesome, and always nice to see other developers do this!
Side note, the Disintegration ad that is currently running is making articles incredibly tedious to read on mobile, gets stuck because it thinks you're trying to scroll through the bits on the ad itself, and even cuts in to the text at the top of this article. For me, the article starts "the game has finally released". Any chance you could look at this?
@Kidfried Whilst I agree that some people feel excluded, it also happens to white, straight males. I've been called a girl for having long hair, I've been told I'm not manly for being sensitive and of a slim build, for example.
People also start to take it too far, and vilify us because we are what we are, and try and push that LGBT is what we should all be. There's trying to be included, and then there's excluding everyone else.
Just like you can argue there isn't enough representation, I can make the argument that it isn't exactly one-sided. I'm definitely not saying that everyone does this, but not everyone is trying to exclude you.
If games are now scored based on story, why doesn't every multiplayer-only game get an instant 0? Story can factor in to enjoyment, but gameplay, mechanics and playability is the most important.
It's not up to you how a story is told, unless you wrote it. If the story contains elements that you don't agree with, voice those concerns but don't demand they change. Vote with your wallet. Review bombing does absolutely nothing, except make you look extremely childish.
I know there's going to be stuff in this one that I don't agree with, and I can perhaps see myself not replaying it as much as the first, but that's OK, because the first game hasn't gone anywhere. If I don't like it, I'll move on from the series and find something else. I don't like the new Final Fantasy games much, but that doesn't change my love for the old games, if anything, I appreciate them even more.
Good job I didn't stay up for this. Very pleased to hear about a new Skate, but it sounds like they did a Metroid Prime 4 reveal, where the game is basically just a concept at this stage.
I like the name, not only is the game based around time concepts, it's also about time we got a brand new Crash Bandicoot!
I'm looking forward to this, especially with Toys for Bob working on the game! Spyro Reignited Trilogy was great, and I'm guessing Vicarious are busy with THPS.
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Re: Play the Entire Hitman Trilogy on PSVR From January 2021
It looks really cool. May have to re-purchase VR again for it.
Can we get Manhunt in VR now, please? The Wii version always got flack for being "too close to killing a person". 😂
Re: PlayStation Store Summer Sale Adds Even More Enticing PS4 Discounts
"Final Fantasy VII Remake receives its very first discount on PS4, down to £39.59/$39.59"
Conversion rate checks out. 😕
Re: PlayStation Shares Some Gobsmacking Ghost of Tsushima Player Stats
I love the fox, I love every kind of fox,
I just wanna pet all of them, but I can't...
Because it doesn't always give me the option.
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Classic Soundtrack Joined by Dozens of New Songs
Can't go wrong with a bit of Reel Big Fish. Some Less Than Jake or Bowling For Soup would be sweet as well.
EDIT: Just seen they have put a LTJ song in as well!
Re: Poll: When Will You Buy a PS5?
I've voted that I'll be getting one at launch, but that's if my motorbike stops having issues like it has been just lately. 😂
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.05 Adds Lethal Difficulty, Easier Combat Setting, and Text Options
Glad to hear there's a harder difficulty setting. Hard is way too easy and though I feel like a badass tearing through the enemies, I don't feel like it all go wrong at any given moment.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Tsushima?
I'm still in Act 1 but have been going around filling out the map and collecting everything I can.
I'd give it a very high 8, nearly a 9 so far. There's a few wonky animations, and while the world is stunningly beautiful, it starts to look a bit samey in places.
Of course, this is going off of the first area, and I'm more than open to adjust my score as I continue to play through.
Overall, it's a fantastic game and I'm incredibly happy with it!
Re: It's About Time We Got Some New Crash Bandicoot 4 Gameplay
Crash Bandicoot 4: The Parent Edition
What Time Do You Call This?
Every Bloody Time
Time And Time Again
Never On Time
I've Had It This Time
If I Could Go Back In Time
How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You?
Sometimes, I Swear To God
Time For Wine
Re: Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Is Grinding onto PS4 Next Year in Japan
It might just be my eyes getting bad in my old age (turned 30 in May, pray for me...), but the font and icons seemed incredibly small!
Re: Dragon Quest XI S on PS4 Is a Switch Port, No Upgrade for Existing Dragon Quest XI Players
Oh... That is very disappointing. This was my game of the showcase, but knowing that the Switch version is probably the better one to just buy (designed to be played at lower resolutions with lower graphical fidelity), I think I'll get the original on PS4 and S on the Switch. I waited all this time for nothing. 😢
Then again, it might have a separate Trophy list, so 2 Platinums... Hmm...
Re: Poll: Did PS5 or Xbox Series X Have the Better Next-Gen Showcase?
I saw a lot of games I'm excited to play on my PC, though it's probably about time I upgrade my GTX 980Ti. You've been an admirable card, little one, but you're finally showing your age.
Re: The Definitive Edition of Dragon Quest XI Is Coming to PS4 This December
This was the game of the showcase for me. I own the original version on PC but wanted to go through it on the PS4 as well. When S came out on the Switch, I held off hoping that SE would upgrade the PS4 version, and thankfully they finally have!
Re: PlayStation Store Summer Sale Is Packed Full of PS4 Game Bargains
Definitely getting Judgment at that price!
Re: Poll: Would You Still Pay for PS Plus if Online Multiplayer Was Free Elsewhere?
Microsoft's Game Pass has always been a better offering than PS Plus, especially considering they offer games on there as soon as they release.
Sony certainly need to go in the same direction, and if nothing else they need to bundle PS Now with it. It used to be free on the PS3 so I don't see why it can't be again.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Demo Station Appears in UK Store, Rumours of Pre-Orders Intensify
In your Update paragraph: Yellow tape? I'm seeing red tape... My brain is broken! It's like that stupid dress all over again! 😂
Re: Bugsnax Theme Song Available Now Digitally, Vinyl Release Up for Pre-Order
I'd rather cut my ears off, stitch them back on, then cut them off again, because going through that pain twice is more enticing than listening to that again!
That may be harsh, and to the people that genuinely like it, more power to you, but I'm sorry, I thought it was horrible. 😂
Re: Ghost of Tsushima: What Difficulty Should You Select?
I'll certainly be playing through on Hard. I play every game on the hardest difficulty as most of my fun with games comes from challenging my abilities and learning the game to keep moving forward.
I can't see this game being more difficult than Dark Souls, and that game is just a case of pattern recognition more than anything.
Work is going to be the longest shift tomorrow!
Re: Talking Point: The Last of Us 2 Spoilers Discussion
The hardest thing in the game I've had to deal with was to stop playing fetch with the dog! Bear is so cute! 😭
Re: Deal: Get an Exclusive Discount on Dark Horse's The Last of Us 2 Ellie Statue
Yeah, the face is very strange. If I have her facing the way I normally see her in game, I could cope with it. 😂
How long is this code valid for?
Re: Naughty Dog Has 'No Plans' for The Last of Us 2 DLC
@DotM I don't, but unfortunately you do. You jumped on the bandwagon, because you need people to tell you how to think in life. It's pretty sad, I feel for you.
Re: Naughty Dog Has 'No Plans' for The Last of Us 2 DLC
@DotM Because films and games haven't been doing it for years, right?
Change the record, the one you're playing is boring.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Petition Demands Dramatic Story Alterations
I've just reached a part that a lot of people are unhappy about, and honestly I think it's pretty cool (about 15 hours in for those that have played up to and past this part).
You can clearly see how many people don't pay any attention to the game they're playing. Everything that the story has been thus far makes perfect sense to me, and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it.
People are too damn entitled. It's that snowflake generation that were told they can have it their way their whole lives, deciding who can and can't do things. There are more important things in life than getting your own way all the time, and once you grow up and realise nobody owes you anything, you'll have a much greater understanding of the world around you.
You have no right to demand changes to someone else's creativity and work. You'd be the first to defend your own, so how dare you attack someone else's? Pathetic people. By all means review it, disagree with it and respect that it's not for you, but that's all you should do. You're no better than book burners.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Age Rating Details Decapitation, Dismemberment, and a Man's Buttocks
@Grindagger Remember Dead Space? I spent so much time and ammo just cutting off the limbs of all the Necromorphs! 😂
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Age Rating Details Decapitation, Dismemberment, and a Man's Buttocks
The enemies were stronger than me, but once I unsheathed my sword, I "rectum".
Re: Skate 4 to Focus on Community and User-Generated Content, EA Suggests
"Make the game yourself, because we don't want to." 😂
Re: Report: PS5's Price Could Be $50 Cheaper if You Go for the Digital Edition
@TheNewButler Haha too right! They'll find a way to screw us.
Re: Report: PS5's Price Could Be $50 Cheaper if You Go for the Digital Edition
Save £50 and buy a console that locks me out of lending and borrowing games, makes buying Collector's Edition games more expensive (having to buy a digital version if the CE comes with a physical disc), and games cost more than they do in the shop?
Or spend an extra £50 to be able to buy physical and digital, and not be limited in any way, as well as being able to trade in my physical games if I wanted to?
Option 2 for me, please!
Re: Suicide Squad PS5 Is Rocksteady's Next Game, New Batman Game Is Gotham Knights, Says Report
@Danloaded That's the one! 🤣
Re: UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Is Sony's Fastest Selling PS4 Game Ever in the UK
@rjejr "It managed to sell 40 per cent more copies than Nintendo Switch juggernaut Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which held the record up until this point."
They aren't throwing shade, or ridiculing Nintendo, they're just pointing out that AC was the previous record holder. It's to give context to how successful this is. I don't think they meant any malice.
Re: Suicide Squad PS5 Is Rocksteady's Next Game, New Batman Game Is Gotham Knights, Says Report
That website name is almost as long as a certain town name in Wales.
Re: UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Is Sony's Fastest Selling PS4 Game Ever in the UK
@Kafkaesque
Equally as interesting as you failing to mention it's only at a JB Hi-fi and is an isolated case (Edit: Also, there's no confirmation that it's just TLoU2, as the sign says "games" and other than hearsay from people saying it's only on that shelf, zero confirmation from the store). Many stores refuse to accept trade ins of games if they have too many, FIFA games and other sports titles, for example. But that's not relevant to your crusade is it? Do you have nothing better to do than follow this game around and moan about it? Just go enjoy the games you do like.
EDIT: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/pages/games-trade-in-disclaimers
Oh look, it's all games.
Re: UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Is Sony's Fastest Selling PS4 Game Ever in the UK
Funniest thing to me about all this is the people saying that critics were paid off to give it a good score, but all these YouTubers know that posting a negative video of the game are going to get hundreds of thousands of views and will make a lot of money from it. Hypocrites everywhere.
Re: Gallery: FIFA 21 Looks Extraordinary in PS5 Screenshots
@AhmadSumadi
They crave the attention. It is the "in" thing to hate right now, so though they pretend they don't care, they need to keep it going to give them some meaning in life.
These people are probably the same people that say "So fed up, don't even want to talk about it" on Facebook, then requests every reply inboxes them. It's like oxygen to them.
Re: Gallery: FIFA 21 Looks Extraordinary in PS5 Screenshots
@Number09
If your friends don't enjoy football, just bring other versions of yourself! 😂
Re: Gallery: FIFA 21 Looks Extraordinary in PS5 Screenshots
In the Anfield screenshot, the woman in the green jacket with the sleeves rolled up, to the left of the word Museum and facing towards the camera, is also in the crowd underneath the Liverpool emblem to the right, and again 3 people to the left of the first version of her. 😂
EDIT: Bloody hell, there's a 4th version of her further left to that, stood with her back to the camera!
Re: Random: Fans Are Going Crazy Over The Last of Us 2's Rope Physics
@Nepp67
I just don't see the reason not to be civil. The world is way too angry lately, and it seems like we've grown so accustomed to it that we actively seek out more things to be mad at.
I just like that we can have different opinions on something, voice those opinions, and not resort to attacking each other over them. It's refreshing, so thank you.
Re: How Well Do You Know The Last of Us?
14/15. I mistakingly thought it was the Flamethrower that was the last weapon you find, and forgot that you pick up the Assault Rifle after it.
Edit: Also the last question. I know why you asked that one. 😏
Re: Random: Fans Are Going Crazy Over The Last of Us 2's Rope Physics
@Nepp67
That's perfectly fine. I've been playing it for hours and I'm loving it! I know so many people believe an agenda is being pushed, and all that jazz, but that's just a reflection of their own personalities.
Regardless, that's neither here or there, and not important. You should come to your own conclusions, and if the game isn't for you, then just keep the first game in your heart and forget this one.
Re: Random: Fans Are Going Crazy Over The Last of Us 2's Rope Physics
@Nepp67
That's on you for wanting someone else to form your opinion for you.
Re: Weirdness: Sony's Spider-Man PS5 Trailer Pulled from YouTube Due to Gameloft Copyright Claim
I used to feel that people sending those "send this to 10 people or you'll have bad luck" messages was the most annoying thing on the Internet. Now it's people spamming TLoU2 on articles that have absolutely nothing to do with it. Change the record, ya boring!
I find it incredibly amusing that a series that Sony has a lot of control over has been copyright flagged, although I'm sure I read a few years ago that UMG copyright claimed a music video from the official band signed to their label! 😂
Re: Random: Fans Are Going Crazy Over The Last of Us 2's Rope Physics
There is a little bit of clipping when they wrap it around the doorway and the window, as it clips in to the ground and through itself a little bit.
Still, it's incredibly impressive, as only a few years ago games couldn't get bedsheets to look right. 😂
Every game I play, I find the first mirror and see if there is a reflection. Needless to say, I was ecstatic when I saw the first mirror in this game! 😁
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 329
@Matroska You've been put through the ringer with that one! I had a few glitches in the 5 or 6 times I've played through it, but never to that extent! 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 329
@Gremio108
If you do end up with just socks, be sure to steal a few dead-eye glances at your kids so that they know you're positively livid with the events of the day. 😂
Re: Poll: Did You Buy The Last of Us 2?
I'm so happy to see the "Yeah, I bought it" option!
Re: Media Molecule Pays Tribute to The Last of Us 2 with Gorgeous Dreams Animation
That's awesome, and always nice to see other developers do this!
Side note, the Disintegration ad that is currently running is making articles incredibly tedious to read on mobile, gets stuck because it thinks you're trying to scroll through the bits on the ad itself, and even cuts in to the text at the top of this article. For me, the article starts "the game has finally released". Any chance you could look at this?
Re: Of Course The Last of Us 2 Is Being Review Bombed
@Kidfried Whilst I agree that some people feel excluded, it also happens to white, straight males. I've been called a girl for having long hair, I've been told I'm not manly for being sensitive and of a slim build, for example.
People also start to take it too far, and vilify us because we are what we are, and try and push that LGBT is what we should all be. There's trying to be included, and then there's excluding everyone else.
Just like you can argue there isn't enough representation, I can make the argument that it isn't exactly one-sided. I'm definitely not saying that everyone does this, but not everyone is trying to exclude you.
Re: Of Course The Last of Us 2 Is Being Review Bombed
If games are now scored based on story, why doesn't every multiplayer-only game get an instant 0? Story can factor in to enjoyment, but gameplay, mechanics and playability is the most important.
It's not up to you how a story is told, unless you wrote it. If the story contains elements that you don't agree with, voice those concerns but don't demand they change. Vote with your wallet. Review bombing does absolutely nothing, except make you look extremely childish.
I know there's going to be stuff in this one that I don't agree with, and I can perhaps see myself not replaying it as much as the first, but that's OK, because the first game hasn't gone anywhere. If I don't like it, I'll move on from the series and find something else. I don't like the new Final Fantasy games much, but that doesn't change my love for the old games, if anything, I appreciate them even more.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During the EA Play 2020 Livestream?
@Enigk EA: Exceptionally Awful.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During the EA Play 2020 Livestream?
Good job I didn't stay up for this. Very pleased to hear about a new Skate, but it sounds like they did a Metroid Prime 4 reveal, where the game is basically just a concept at this stage.
Re: Age Rating and Box Art Leak Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
I like the name, not only is the game based around time concepts, it's also about time we got a brand new Crash Bandicoot!
I'm looking forward to this, especially with Toys for Bob working on the game! Spyro Reignited Trilogy was great, and I'm guessing Vicarious are busy with THPS.