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Re: Guide: Upcoming PS4 Games in 2018

Lovespuds

Awesome article, lots to look forward too.

To be honest, I have enough of a backlog from 2017 to keep me busy for the next 12 months however, I think am genuinely addicted to buying new games, even when I know they are going to sit on my shelf as part of the collection......I need help!

Re: Round Up: Push Square's Favourite PS4 Games of 2017

Lovespuds

Incredible list of games, one or two ommissions in my opinion. I think Nioh and Gravity Rush 2 have been criminally under appreciated and under played, people really are missing out!

I also just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all at Pushsquare for providing so much great content throughout 2017, I really like the generally upbeat attitude of the site.

I feel a lot of smaller sites could learn a lot from you guys instead of relying on peddling negativity and contrarian opinions to get traffic. You have proven there is a right way to stimulate interest in a games website, congratulations, I wish you every success for 2018.

Re: Feature: The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks of 2017

Lovespuds

Nier was incredible for sure, I loved the subtle music of Nioh too though, really cool, traditional Japanese style music which is perfect to chill out too.

I would be interested to know how people access games soundtracks. I currently use a 3rd party app which I use to manage a playlist on YouTube, its passable but hardly ideal as I have to have my phone screen on to listen.

Anyone know of a better way to do this, soundtracks are hard to come by outside of YouTube I find.

Re: Game of the Year 2017: #1 - Persona 5

Lovespuds

I can appreciate all the positives with this game but I fell off it twice, I am at around the 90 hour mark now and just cannot seem to force myself to finish it.

For all the things it does right, I just feel like it is so bloated and drawn out.

Re: Catherine: Full Body's First Trailer May Raise an Eyebrow or Two

Lovespuds

One of my favourite titles on PS3, in fact, it was the last game I replayed before I packed my PS3 away.

I am so very excited for this remaster, the fact they are adding content just makes it even more exciting.....cannot wait.

I feel like Sony are delivering just for me at the moment, Odins Sphere was a dream of mine and the remake was incredible, then Wipeout and Crash, then Dragons Crown is announced and now Catherine. If I can just get a re-release of The Puppeteer my dreams will have come true!

Re: Game of the Year 2017: Stephen's Personal Picks

Lovespuds

@oryo23
You should check out the most recent episode of NoClip on YouTube, its a really cool documentary on the making of Horizon.

Horizon gets my vote as this year's best game, the story was so engrossing, I loved filling in detail with the collectibles too. Combat was incredible, production values second to none and Aloy, what can I say, fantastic!

Re: Feature: PS4 in 2017 Review - How Did PlayStation 4 Do?

Lovespuds

I am honestly not saying this as some blinkered fan boy, but I buy new consoles to play new games. Not once have I thought about wanting to play an old game on my PS4, there are too many current games to keep up with.

It is one of those features that would be nice but, in the grand scheme of things, doesn't matter in the slightest.

Re: A Way Out's Josef Fares Was the Real Winner at The Game Awards 2017

Lovespuds

I don't necessarily think the Oscars should be held up as an exemplar of how an award ceremony should be conducted.

The Oscars are too po-faced and self important and quite frankly, they are as boring as f***. It's all about the actors, and super stars rather than a celebration of the medium and is all very shady as far as the voting process is concerned.

These games awards are in their infancy by comparison and I think that the tone and sincerity is much better and you also have a more transparent voting system. It recognises talent from all over the world and not just the output of one city in the US.

The awards are getting better each year in my opinion.

Re: Poll: Did You Enjoy The Game Awards 2017?

Lovespuds

@roe
Spot on chief, it was just a really cool celebration of gaming. My only real gripe was with the amount of ads and sponsor messages but I guess without these the awards might not be financially feasible so, definitely a price worth paying.

Never been a better time to play video Games!

Re: Dragon's Crown Pro Comes West on PS4 in Spring 2018

Lovespuds

Absolutely a day one purchase for me, not only am I super excited to play it, I want to show my support to the incredible Atlus, what a fantastic publisher, they don't get the love and recognition they deserve in my opinion.

In this era of publishers shafting their customer base, it's nice to see a company like Atlus thriving.

Re: Hands On: Jak X Helps Plug a Hole in PS4's Library

Lovespuds

I never got around to playing this back in the day and I do love a good cart racer. I just dont know that they are all that popular these days, outside of MarioKart.

An underrated racer I really enjoyed was Modnation Racers but man the single player was sooooooo hard, it just stopped being fun after you reached a certain point.

Re: Guide: What Time Do The Game Awards 2017 Start?

Lovespuds

Little too late for me I am afraid, I will need to catch it the next day.

Hoping against hope that Horizon gets the GotY nod, but the US do love their Nintendo franchises so I don't see it, not that I am suggesting Mario and Zelda aren't quality, I am enjoying them very much myself at the moment.

Re: Poll: Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Round 1 - Matches 25-28

Lovespuds

Can I just congratulate Push Square on coming up with such a fun competition, it's really fun to consider some of these individual contests. Another way of celebrating gaming instead of all the negative content you find from other similar sized sites on N4G.

Jak & Daxter v Lara was a properly tough decision for me and made me really reminisce about my PS1 days, in the end I plumped for Lara, but it was damn close.

I am gonna say it now, I dont see anyone beating Joel personally.......my man-crush 🤣

Re: Review: Call of Duty: WWII (PS4)

Lovespuds

@get2sammyb
Agree 100% with you about Infinite Warfare, what a belter of a campaign, it was a close run thing with Titanfall 2 for coolest robot/mech in a videogame I thought.

Re: Poll: What Year Should Sony Launch the PS5?

Lovespuds

I would buy a PS5 tomorrow if it were possible however, I think the ideal situation would be to make the Pro the default model next year with a view to launching the PS5 in 2019.

I just wrapped up Wolfenstein 2 and I am currently playing Assassin Creed Origins and they look incredible on Pro. Even if XB1X has the power edge, the games still look fabulous on PRO so I personally think Sony should ignore MS's attempts to play up the importance of its power advantage.

Re: Guide: Uncharted Games Ranked from Best to Worst

Lovespuds

I always feel sorry for Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, if you consider it against the other games of the time, it is a pretty spectacular feat of storytelling and gameplay, I feel it gets a bad rap when these conversations crop up.

Having said that, Uncharted 2 is my personal favourite but that kind of like choosing which model of Bugatti Veyron is best 😁

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 193

Lovespuds

Finished Wolfenstein 2 earlier, what a flipping fantastic game!
Very disappointed by the trophy list though, going for achievable Platinums is what drags me back for multiple play throughs of games I enjoyed, but there are trophies bordering on the impossible this time around. As a result I have put the game on the shelf and will move on to something else, what a shame.

Just popped to Tesco to pick up Assassins Creed......I couldn't resist any longer, very disappointed in my lack of willpower, I wanted to wait for a few weeks yet 😁

Re: Guide: PS4 Pro vs PS4 - Which One Should You Buy?

Lovespuds

My original PS4 had taken 3+ years of non stop use so was extremely loud by the time I upgraded.

My PRO seems extremely quiet by comparison, ranging from almost silent to a slight hum under strain. I personally wouldn't say it is noisy, that's for sure.

My son bought a new slim a few months ago and that thing is practically silent at all time, super impressive.

Re: Hob, Torchlight Developer Runic Games Is No More

Lovespuds

You have to look at the publishers who decided on such a stupid release date for Hob too. If big titles like Evil Within 2 and Wolfenstein 2 struggle for visibility in such a crowded release window, what chance does a small indie title have?

Honestly, you have to wonder who the he'll us making these dumb decisions sometimes.

Re: Review: Assassin's Creed Origins (PS4)

Lovespuds

Nice review squire, I am very excited to play AC but just want to get Wolfenstein 2 out of my system, I am also thinking of picking up Evil Within 2 before AC.

I figure they will have finished patching in a month or so when I get to it.

It sounds like you really loved the setting this time around and that is the thing I am most excited about, pretty sure I will love this game.

Re: Round Up: Call of Duty: WWII PS4 Reviews Take to the Trenches

Lovespuds

@special_donky
Since when has taking a zero tolerance stance on Nazism made anyone a "SJW"? There is nothing in that game that comes across as pandering in my opinion, if people out there are able to draw comparisons with the content of Wolfenstein with what is currently going on with Trump and the extreme right then that says something about the sorry state of society, not the game or it's developers.

I am not going to get into a discussion about this here, as it will only lead to arguments which is not why I come to PushSquare, this community is generally respectful of each other so I think it's best to leave politics out of it.

Re: Poll: Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament Round 1 - Matches 5-8

Lovespuds

@VonPit
I feel like people are being a little harsh on Marcus and on Watchdogs 2 in general. I didn't think I would relate to Marcus or the rest of the crew at all being a bald, slightly over weight, 40 something white guy, stuck in the 80's who has never been cool in their life.

What do you know, Ubi actually came up with some very likable characters.

Re: Guide: PS4 Pro vs PS4 - Which One Should You Buy?

Lovespuds

I upgraded on the day the Pro launched and I have never regretted it.

Almost every game I have bought since has had enhancements and when you see something like Horizon, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider or Uncharted 4 on PRO it really is impressive.

While it's true that some games take advantage more than others, the majority of games do tend to have quite meaningful upgrades in my experience and this will only increase moving forward.

Re: Feature: 8 Essential PS4 Roguelikes to Crawl Through this Hallowe'en

Lovespuds

Some brilliant games on this list, I have bought 6 of them and enjoyed some more than others. I think Spelunky, Isaac and Darkest Dungeon are my faves.

A game missing from this list which is brilliant is Flinthook, it's criminal it didn't make this list in my opinion. Also, a big, BIG shout out to Galak-Z, another stellar title.

Oh yeah, how fantastic is the art for Isaac? I love it, that piccy at the top of the page for example is fantastic.

Re: Review: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PS4)

Lovespuds

It's a shame for Bethesda that there have been so many incredible games released this year because this game honestly is good enough for GOTY considerations.

Quite how they manage to meld such serious and difficult story beats with crazy sci-fi and bonkers gameplay is a mystery to me, but it all just works together so well. What an incredible game, although, it seems much tough than New Order was (and I platinum-ed New Order)

Re: Round Up: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PS4 Reviews Serve Up Strawberry Milkshake

Lovespuds

Of all the games releasing recently it was Wolfy that I decided to support first, despite being something of a Assassins Creed fan.

I just felt that from everything I had seen, the quality of this game stood out most, moreover, I thought it might be better to let a few patches release before I picked up A.C.

Super pleased to see such a positive critical reception, I just hope it does as well commercially.

Re: Guide: When Is Sony's Paris Games Week 2017 PlayStation Press Conference?

Lovespuds

Let's hope people keep their expectations realistic.

I feel like Sony are somewhat a victim of their own success having delivered such stellar conferences over the last few years, now people's expectations for each conference are almost impossible for Sony to live up too.

I just intend to sit back with a nice brew and enjoy the conference for what it is, if anything new is announced I will simply view it as a bonus.

Re: Poll: Do You Think Single Player Games Are Really In Danger of Dying Out?

Lovespuds

For me, a consideration that isn't factored into the equation is that the community can only support so many online games. It's no accident that typically there are only a handful of online games that make megabucks at a time. These games tend to cannibalize each other's audience a lot.

Just look at the last 12 months, PUBG and Overwatch and maybe COD have completely dominated and as such, have made incredible amounts of profit. Then there is a second tier with your Battlefields and such but almost every other online game has struggled to gain a foothold.

It's all well and good for these companies to want to enjoy the profits that PUBG, Destiny and Overwatch make but they will have to knock out something truly incredible to compete and the reality is, only a few games will hit the mark.

Personally, I don't see anything changing that much. I think the current balance of Online, single player and indie games will continue for the foreseeable future.

Are companies really going to ignore the profits that the likes of Horizon, MGS5, The Witcher 3, Mario, Crash Bandicoot and all the other games make?