VaultGuy415

It's a super special game despite its many faults. It scratches the itch for a great open world title that I thought Starfield would address last fall. 9 for me

We want PS Studios reveals, not press releases that are written to keep employees from leaving

IMO leave RT on and embrace the jank.

Turning off RT probably won't help much, the framerate gets choppy in the cities on a high-end PC with everything turned down to PS2 settings

@dark_knightmare2 The map is never empty or boring. At just about any point there seems to be a fork in the road and a way to go up a hill or down into a cave or over to a large monster to fight. Itsuno & Co. have rather miraculously made an open world map that isn't giant and empty like Zelda, Horizon, and especially Elden Ring. If they had tightened up the quests and recorded more dialogue lines a la BG3 this'd be a 10/10 or close to it.

Plus, if you're Monster Hunter person, it's fun to get a taste of what mining, gathering, or smashing in a toppled enemy's weak point will look like when the series makes it to native 4K on the PS6.

It's a weird one, but I'm still pretty addicted a week later. It has janky Bethesda quest issues at times, the dialogue repetition is atrocious, the enemy spawns are too dense, and it can be exasperating.

And yet — Capcom has built a better mousetrap here. This is the best open world exploration ever; the camera position and the terrain elevation really work, it's awesome. The fast travel limitations are perfect, too. I'd like to see games like Horizon/Elden Ring/Zelda follow suit.

The DF argument that the clock speed is too low to move the needle is compelling. If I didn't have a PC I would probably upgrade, but as it stands I can settle for GTA as-is

I love Ashen and will probably buy this upon release

Why are they doing this odd complex ***** when the PS5 UI lacks basic social stuff like a trophy feed

If Todd isn't retiring or being "promoted" we should expect Starfield levels of delay and disappointment w/r/t TES and Fallout

What the game has going for it is the best open world exploration experience ever. Full stop. The map is a marvel, there always seems to be alternative paths available and there never seems to be a dull moment. It's a step forward from Elden Ring, Zelda, RDR2, Horizon, Witcher, etc.

@Frmknst Nowhere near enough lines of dialogue, hard to see how they released it like this

@ApostateMage I like the game a lot but the performance is legitimately bad in the city

There is no point to adding a performance mode; due to CPU load from NPCs in the city a $5K PC can't hold 30 fps let alone 60

If you got wrapped up in the online drama, you played yourself. DD2 is a gorgeous and engaging spectacle. Playing this one on PC, no problems aside from stutters in the cities. It runs better than Elden Ring or BG3 did on my PC at launch.

I would probably only be tempted to buy it for Horizon 3 I guess. I have a 3080ti which is just as strong as these specs, I can settle for GTAVI and the evitable Tsushima sequel on the regular PS5 and play MH Wilds on PC. They would need to shock the world with a Bluepoint Bloodborne game or something to get my $ for new hardware after the PSVR2 letdown.

@Ashkorsair It is completely insane they chucked the trophy news feed. Boggles the mind

@Toilet_Goat It runs at 60fps on PS5 already

Arguably the best video game of all time once you figure things out. My journey from being cluelessly carried via SoS to being able to solo Alatreon with an unaugmented SwAxe is a pinnacle of my nerd existence

The game doesn't get enough credit for its wonderful graphics and sound. When the stratagems get going it's like a real-life fireworks show

Capcom is the last great dev. MH Wilds is gonna be off the hook

They laid off the guy in charge of preventing that

Will be interesting to see what Mazin does to make Part II's story less of a chore

I absolutely love Horizon. Did HFW's story get a little goofy at the end? Yes it did, but I'm hopeful the third game will return to HZD's unique tones of wonder and despair. Aloy & friends have Wikipedia now and there's a ton of creative stuff they can do with the story. Call of the Mountain was very good and I'm disappointed we don't seem to be getting a sequel (or any big VR PS Studios fare).

As for multiplayer Horizon, I hope it really is a Monster Hunter clone with MH's degree of combat complexity. More likely it's gonna be a bow and arrow co-op shooter... Either way I'll be there on day one.

I do not accept the premise that profitable enterprises like PlayStation need to screw customers and workers to chase unsustainable growth targets at the behest of financial markets.

That aside, it's obvious that Jim Ryan screwed the pooch chasing the Fortnite fad, they have next to nothing in the hopper, and they're scared.

DS2 is fantastic. If it weren't for ADP confusing players and making rolls seem impossible it wouldn't be so underrated

Crushed by the lack of 1st party muscle behind it. Shame because the hardware is great (I'm fine with the lenses). GT7 was incredible and CotM was promising

He drove PS5 into a ditch

Doesn't Alyx require the Index? Don't see why Valve would make an exception for PSVR2 in PC mode

Talk about mixed feelings! I'm glad this lovely piece of hardware will be more useful but this also feels like a surrender on high-quality first party stuff

@TheArt I made the mistake of playing it on a new PC and I didn't go back to it after beating it that first month. The stuttering was atrocious. Beyond that, during that first month, the game had very broken ashes of war (hoarfrost stomp anyone?) and horrible balancing between classes. The mounted combat was really easy to abuse — I killed Fire Giant first try on the horse by poking his toes, but in co-op runs I experienced a <3% win rate because of all the cheap one-shot attacks.

It was a rushed, sloppy mess at release. They fixed a ton of stuff later on but that was too late for me. I rate BB as a 10, ER a 7.5. DeS (both versions), DS1, DS2 Scholar, and DS3 are all better games, too.

I'll be the lone voice of dissent and say that ER isn't nearly as good as Bloodborne. Wish this dev team's amazing talents could be pointed at a BB sequel instead.

Should have separate, substantial modes for flat and VR2

They need to tease the Bluepoint/Bend/ND/Sucker Punch work that's going on ASAP. It's fine if it's in the same '25 launch window as GTAVI and MH Wilds. This generation is feeling like a rugpull at the moment with the long drought and dearth of VR2 content

I think they would have teased Ghost of 2shima by now if it wouldn't awkwardly undercut the Rise of the Ronin release

Yeah i did like 3-4 unrewarded missions on Sunday morning

@Falien You can play it solo but it's a somewhat limited experience, the game does not balance difficulty for fewer than 4 players so harder missions are too hectic and overwhelming without a squad

Great review. I found the first game amusing but ultimately I'm not into 2D gaming. This one is a direct hit. Napalm, mini-nukes, and ICBMs seem to never get old

GREAT game that should have been on PS5 ages ago

This is a brilliant game; a perfect 2D-to-3D translation of the original Helldivers and a triumph for PlayStation. It looks amazing and plays great. The writing is hilarious — it evokes classic 80s TTPRGs while satirizing hit games. The pay2win elements are trivial. Couldn't be happier and I'm glad I bought it on PS vs. Steam.

Yes there are server issues, but they will pass.

The game is a triumph of managed democracy, great job Arrowhead and Sony!

Servers are aflame

This actually looked pretty interesting to me. Not amazing visually but it seemed to have a good mix of interesting gameplay and RPG elements

@RicebinBernacky Some of us were hoping to see new video games from Sony.

@TandyMiller It's Monster Hunter: World and backlog stuff for me. I'll play Helldivers, FF Rebirth, and maybe DD2 this year but that seems to be it. Sucks!!

@AdamNovice Concord probably gets TLOU'd. What a dumpster fire

Zzz. Hopefully PlayStation can recover from Jim Ryan's tenure before the PS5 era is over

@PsBoxSwitchOwner No new Wilds info until Summer Games Fest. Try to solo Alatreon and Fatalis before then!

PS5 and PSVR2 are a laughingstock in terms of exclusives. They need to tease something big here or more will opt for Steam versions of multiplats. I'm gaming on PC more than I ever thought I would and I'm not the only one.

They are not going to tease Ghost of Twoshima until after RotR is out

I would really love to know what Bluepoint is up to (Bloodborne 2 hopefully)