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@Lurker what is harsh about that? Maybe homage would have been a better choice of word.
It is strange that Bethesda can go to such lengths to protect its trademark of the Prey brand, when the game itself is not shy in borrowing from other titles.

@Lurker Got my copy in the post Friday, played about 10 hours or so. Haven't made much progress past Yu're office, just been exploring.
I just feel it borrows very heavily from System & BioShock, doesn't really have much new about it, barring the mimics.
I'm enjoying it, but 7 is about as high as I'd go so far.

@Lurker This title goes above and beyond inspiration. Often more like a fan made tribute to their favourite past games with a AA budget.

The sense of deja vu is strong with this one. It's certainly stylish, not sold on it's substance.
Dialogue comes out of wrong speakers, which I've noticed in several other Bethesda games on ps4.
The idea of the aliens mimicking any object certainly adds to the nerves, apart from when they sprout from something you've already whacked.
Not entirely sold on how it controls either.
Certainly think some of these initial scores are a bit high.

@Ewflex I think it's probably my fault for playing first few hours, getting a feel for game and then restarting. Hate the feeling that I've done things in the wrong way or order, which makes open world titles an absolute nightmare!
Think it's why I've grown to enjoy souls type games. I can restart ad infinitum and don't get too bored playing the first few hours over because as I improve it takes less time to progress.

Let my Plus subscription lapse for the first time in ages, more because auto renewal never works even if money in account and I can't be bothered to sort it out.
Whilst I knew that any igc games would become unavailable (don't approve of this btw and always preferred the Microsoft policy) I was surprised to find even themes that I'd got with PS+ were now unavailable.
Pretty lame if you ask me and has probably made me less likely to renew. That fortheplayers slogan should be consigned to Dusty bin.

@wiiware I meant the destroyed world looked very similar to that of Nier, some of the destroyed buildings looked copy & pasted.
Not saying Nier's presentation was wholly original, just unfortunate timing that this is revealed so soon after.

Looks like a more polished Nier Automata with less skimpy clothing.

@rjejr I'm in the minority here, but Horizon - whilst a polished to near blindingly sparkly - didn't really grab me. I played for a few days and it was ok, but safe. Didn't really hook me as it seems to have most others.
Zelda has been the same. Great first few hours play, then no real desire to keep going.
Maybe I should see a doctor!

@glassmusic I think you've hit the nail dead on the head there.
It's not a case of their sales forecasts being optimistic but also consumers getting wise to company tactics, fatigue of season passes, high profile cases of sub par quality first day versions.
Put all this together alongside the 2nd hand market and mid cycle hardware upgrades it's little wonder they fell short.
Even the much lauded Witcher 3 released a much cheaper goty edition with all dlc and patches. If I'd held off for that I'd have saved money and not be stuck with a couple of broken quests that I can't now bring myself to go back to.
Pay a premium price early on for an inferior product or hold off for better & cheaper is definitely the way forward.

@Ultimategamer132 The consumer is rarely the king, no matter the product. Region locked DVD's, geo location locked streaming services and copy protection software on CD's that meant you can't even put purchased albums on your own laptop are just 3 modern annoyances that drive me bonkers!

@Ultimategamer132 If developers don't want it streamed and disable that functionality within the hardware then that's their choice and we can either accept that and buy game or not buy. The only really choice as consumers we have I guess.
I don't really stream or take many screenshots and didn't enjoy watching someone else play P5. Perhaps that's part of the reason? Maybe some games are better played than watched? I'll find out if I can ever find and buy a copy!

I could understand why a title like this would block streaming. Why buy it, when actual gameplay is minimal (have read several reviews and struggled to find more than a paragraph dedicated to this) and watching a complete let's play for free offers you the same experience.

I was surprised to read it isn't part of the Sniper Elite family of games. Was there no legal battle over the naming of this game?
Any game with loading times that high should never be released full stop.

I want Everything

@Fight_Teza_Fight I tend to put stuff in my wishlist and check it every week, if there's any that are reduced I then do a quick physical price comparison before pouncing. And yes, I'm a lot of fun at parties.

@Fight_Teza_Fight The exception does not prove the rule. I very rarely buy digital old or new unless it's dirt cheap and most cases I can still find it cheaper in physical if I look or wait, and I make less impulse purchases that way, which is good for the wallet.
I'm all for a healthy online store, just feel the pricing is a bit wrong and I refuse to pay pre-order upfront, so thanks Sony for saving me money that way too!

It's cheaper on Amazon (in UK with Prime) than a PS Store digital copy, so get it there and let's start a boycott of overpriced digital licenses.

@LobsterJohnson Bought that in the recent PS4 Humble Bundle pack, wasn't particularly impressed myself.
In all honesty, only about 5/6 of these I'd be interested in playing or paying for again. Okami & Killer 7 for definite. There's too many great games out now or on the horizon to go back to inferior titles, both technically and in gameplay terms.

@sketchturner Anyone who reads the headline of any news story and not the actual story, deserves to live in ignorance and be ill informed.

@rjejr I think i gave Witcher 3 a bit more leeway because the core game was just so good, FFXV I've just not got into. The story is slight, world barren and i didn't really know or care for my troop of emo bro's. I'm going to give it another try, one day!
As for Fallout 4, it got quite a lot of grief for its performance issues but the content was there but must admit i never made it all the way through.
Not defending any games, but there were differences in the base products of all 3. FFXV didn't have enough straight out of the box for me.

@adf86 If critical of the work, why target an individual, especially an individual wrongly linked with the issue?
The game is a product and as another poster has already stated, not buying a shoddy product is surely the best way to voice our opinion?
I also think it's a tad assumptive to blame this solely on the youth. I am sure there are plenty of more mature gamers that fire off these vile rants from the safety and anonymity of their sofa's. (That last bit is just a general observation, not directed at anyone in particular.)

@FullbringIchigo Even with all the boxes ticked for automatic updates, my PS4 never does that. Blooming annoying it is.

Just hope it doesn't corrupt any of my saves, got past the 1st cauldron boss in Horizon and I made a right meal of it.

Enjoying the first few hours, looks gorgeous, a few glitches and textures popping in and facial animations are occasionally wonky. Combat is a weakness, especially after playing hours of Nioh. It does look and sound like a true next gen game after 2 years...

Whole game left me underwhelmed in the first place so would take a lot more to tempt me back in. Empty world, combat system felt off, story made no sense, awful map, pointless driving.
Astonished at the near universal praise it received.

I was involved in the beta trials for PS Now and was really impressed. Not having owned a PS3, it gave me an opportunity to try the games I had missed out on and then Sony announced the pricing.
Not having it available in a large part of the consumer base, an assumption that everyone has high speed connectivity and pricing the service to highly killed it of before it had a chance.

Encountering some strange graphical glitches that definitely weren't there before, faces look even more uncanny but on the whole looks crisper, cleaner and more godly than before.

Really enjoying it, think I'm starting to get hang of the combat and making progress through bat filled caves. Wish the Nioh armour and weapon set that was a digital preorder bonus came with physical copies, but that's more a fault with current business practices than the game.
Enjoying more than Bloodborne, running around in me ninja suit.

Going to wait for game and all DLC to be packaged together, see it's price drop and then buy. Don't agree with the practise of paid DLC a week after release and not fully convinced with the new direction RE has taken.

@RedMageLanakyn Yeah, sorry you're right. Can't compare physical & digital that way.
Any digital purchases I've not enjoyed get deleted and become another entry in my already unmanageable library, would love the option to delete betas, demos etc.
I guess I just wouldn't expect a refund because I didn't enjoy something, wouldn't do it with other forms of entertainment so why games?

@RedMageLanakyn I've had several. Trade them in though. There was no fault with the product, why should I expect a refund?

@RedMageLanakyn If you buy a game that's not very good, that's your responsibility. Refunds should be for faults, not poor decisions.

Had high hopes for this, looks nice but the gameplay looks lacklustre and done elsewhere a million times before. Enthusiasm dulled.

@FullbringIchigo they've had plenty of time for this title tho!

@BAMozzy I see that as replying to your comment and disagreeing, not addressing and telling you you're wrong. Maybe TLG game mechanics haven't altered much in the years (not many games have), maybe the camera is a bit dodgy (it's hardly alone there either) but it looks far better than any ps3 game I can recall.

@BAMozzy Don't think they're criticizing, just disagreeing! Personally, I think it looks amazing and very impressed. May try tweaking the camera control speed but have just been spellbound by the world. Trico has been following me no problems, feels almost real in its behaviour at times and I've found myself talking to the screen, like a real pet. Which is slightly worrying.
It's really an experience more than a game to me thus far and can't wait to delve in deeper.

@get2sammyb It wasn't a criticism, more an observation. I'm sure it will be a good game but with so little to go on, I'd have probably voted for a more complete title. Though have enough games at the minute so avoiding adding anymore to the list!

Was there any gameplay or demos of TLOU2? Find it strange for a game to win a 'best of' solely on a trailer.

I see with a PS + discount it's price is the same as it is currently in the US. So not only do they rip us off normally but advertise price parity as a discount. It's high time this was brought to task, not only buy us gamers and gaming press but also at a government level, or Anne Robinson on Watchdog.

@RedMageLanakyn Yeah, you're right. More an irritation than major problem that I hope gets resolved. Odd how the three games mentioned are all from Japanese devs. Mere coincidence I wonder, too dense to speculate.

@RedMageLanakyn Quite a major issue when you're commenting on a Playstation website!
As for QA and playtesting, you can't deny that Nintendo set the gold standard.

Only done tutorial and pushed my car to the garage. Paw paw's daughter bap bap sent me off on a kill quest but seeing as attack button is what I'm expecting evade button to be or something, my battle finesse was lacking.
Not really feeling it at this point, I actually switched off and restarted playing Witcher 3 from beginning and sure it runs better on the Pro than it did on OG. Maybe it's finally patched to perfection but the game world still looks amazing.

This should have been one of December's PS+ offerings. A well known and respected indie title that would offer cross play opportunities. Hoping there's a demo as I always like the look of these things but they never truly grab me.

@JoeBlogs Half the discounts offered on the PS store aren't really discounts, barely bring pricing into line with physical!
I no longer buy any of the indie games on the store anymore, partly because I haven't got the time to play what I already own and partly due to them always turning up on PS Plus at some point. It must affect their sales as I can't be in the minority with this approach.
Quite enjoyed that spelling game last month, I prefer getting games I'd probably never buy. That transformers game was awful though, it was like watching MTV.

@kyleforrester87 You can get an app on the PS4, if you're so inclined.

Steam won Platform of the Year? How does that work? It's not even the best online PC Store...

(They've really smartened up Kings Cross recently, think that deserves recognition)

Having just played through the introductory mission, I hope it improves. Felt a bit overwhelmed, had to squint at TV to see what button to press for what and died numerous times. Presentation is amazing though.
Switched to Rise of the Tomb Raider and was blown away, much gentler introduction and just looks stunning on Pro with a 1080 display, excited to see it in 4k and know which I'll be playing tomorrow.
Then I can wait for WD2 season pass to go on sale!!

@Galvatron I think the score is pending and review is marked as 'in progress' due to the multiplayer aspect not functioning?
But really, if all you want is a number, there's always Metacritic.
Several sites are dropping the final score in favour of letting the words do the talking and the reader doing the deciding!

@Splat It's a veritable minefield trying to figure out which TV is best equipped and I'm struggling to make a choice. Admittedly my budget limits my options, and every time I think I've found the right one I read another review that changes my mind.
Torn between a Philips 6401 or a Panasonic DX700, neither of which are top end but probably sufficient for my eyes.