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Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - A Familiar But Fantastic Superhero Sequel

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@mariomaster96 I'm not sure I can really speak to this as that sort of thing rarely bothers me. It's packed with dialogue — while you're in the open world, characters are talking on the phone, "podcasts" come in, all exactly the same as the previous Spidey games.

I think characters may give you a nudge if you're dawdling on a puzzle, but to me it never felt too heavy handed. But again, those sort of prompts don't really get to me.

Re: Where to Pre-Order PlayStation Portal

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@Member_the_game All this does is beam whatever's happening on your PS5 to the Portal via Remote Play. So if your wife is playing Uno, you wouldn't be able to log in and play something else at the same time using this.

Re: Jim Ryan Retires as PlayStation Boss in March 2024

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Wow, surprising and sudden news. I don't subscribe to the idea that Jim was bad for PlayStation; evidently he contributed massively to the platform during his 30 years there, and launching the PS5 during COVID was no small feat. In fact, he's leaving PlayStation in a very healthy position. Big respect.

Re: Sea of Stars (PS5) - PS Plus Extra's Retro-Inspired RPG Is the Whole Package

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@nessisonett I mean there are errors in the text here and there but I didn't think it was that bad. I see typos in basically every game I play, though, so I'm sort of numb to it. My experience, though: not an issue, and I'm sure it'll be tidied up.

@Nyne11Tyme No grinding necessary, it's very nicely balanced like that. You can if you want to, and it doesn't have level scaling, so you'll notice the difference.

Re: Sea of Stars (PS5) - PS Plus Extra's Retro-Inspired RPG Is the Whole Package

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@UltimateOtaku91 By default you get two Relics at the start of the game — one gives you +100% HP and auto-heals your party after combat. The other one makes it much clearer when you correctly input the timed hits and blocks.

Others you can get at vendors in-game:

  • Guarantee timed hits
  • Chance of automatically timing blocks
  • Ignore enemy defence
  • Decrease damage taken

All optional of course, and you can toggle them on or off.

Re: Sea of Stars (PS5) - PS Plus Extra's Retro-Inspired RPG Is the Whole Package

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@Jayslow You can probably reach the credits a fair amount faster than 35 hours — I spent quite a lot of time exploring, looking for collectibles and doing side content before I pushed on for the ending. The good news is you can beeline it to do the main story, and mop up anything you miss afterwards — nothing is missable so there's no pressure to do everything before the end.

Re: Sea of Stars (PS5) - PS Plus Extra's Retro-Inspired RPG Is the Whole Package

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@Americansamurai1 Most can be earned by going through the main story and by completing major side quests (late/post-game) but you also need to open every treasure chest and find all the collectibles.

There's one Trophy that relates to defeating bosses while you have a specific Relic equipped — this is the real challenge. You don't find the Relic until very near the end of the game and the Trophy almost necessitates a second playthrough.

Re: Poll: Was Gamescom Opening Night Live Any Good?

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I thought it was perfectly fine. Geoff did a good job at setting expectations beforehand, so the few actual announcements made during the show were a pleasant surprise. I think the games presented mostly all look very strong.

It was never going to be the biggest, craziest showcase ever, but I'm pretty satisfied with what we saw. Nothing mind-blowing, but it didn't really need to provide that. Thumbs up from me.