Great month. Bit of WWE multiplayer with my pals brings back some fond memories, dead space is awesome and Doki Doki completely caught me off guard (and may well be my favourite of the 3).
@Kidfunkadelic83 this was the same way I figured it out also. Seems a bit silly to use a chat thread and seal yourself in an echo chamber where folks just agree with you. Discussion and differing opinions is the whole point of these things
@MrPeanutbutterz as a fellow guitar player, I appreciate the joy of a new pickup.
My kids have zero interest in playing with conkers on laces sadly. It's annual tradition now that we collect them and they fester in a bag until they are binned. It's just not the same.
@MrPeanutbutterz I struggled with horizon a bit as (for me at least) it ventured a bit close to the feeling I get from a ubisoft open world. I burnt myself out on assassins creed games and struggle these days if a game tips me into the same feeling (if that makes sense).
With DG, the world just felt good to explore and I suppose that pulled me in. Once you upgrade the bike and fuel is not really a concern, it's just a wonderful setting to get lost in. As @JustX says, the characters do grow and I also felt at a loss when it finished. It's the rare game were even though it was done, I still booted it up to just wander round the setting.
He is also right that it's good to like different things. In that vein, I hope none of this has come across like an 'argument'. I've enjoyed the back and forth of it all and that it remained civil is always good.
Weekend has been decent my man, conkering with the kids always takes me back. I hope yours has been to.
@MrPeanutbutterz because you can't comment on the game as a whole because you didn't finish it. It took me around 45 hours to complete it (I haven't platinumed it or anything).
I also notice you seem to go down the 'well someone else said this' route, which is a bit silly. There are plenty of folks here who enjoyed it, and it would be easy to say the same thing you have in reverse.
All I'm saying is you were being a bit dramatic over a game you bounced off after hardly progressing in it. Which is fine, but it's also fine to enjoy it for those that stuck with it.
@MrPeanutbutterz it is, and your opinion is something you are fully entitled to. I just feel to write a game off as one of the worst you played when, by your own admission, you didn't even get into the real bones of it (8 hours you said) is a bit dramatic. It's fine to say it's not for you or you bounced off it, but I'd argue you never even scraped the surface. 8 hours isn't much in an open worlders, I'm sure you'd agree.
It is a slow burner though, we can agree there. But once/if it clicks, it's genuinely wonderful.
Edit: In regards to upvotes and agreements, that's all good. There are many saying they love it in this thread. They just aren't replying to everyone who disagrees.
@MrPeanutbutterz bit dramatic pal. Days Gone is one of my favourites of the last gen. The world is amazing. Yeah, it's all a bit dude bro character wise but how many games are in that vein. If it's not for you that's cool, but let folks try it for themselves instead of replying to everyone who disagrees with you.
I used to wish companies wouldn't announce games three or four years in advance. I used to love seeing a trailer and then only having to wait a few months to get my hands on it. The Internet and constant need for news changed all that. For better or worse.
@Loamy there is a video of Segal doing a martial arts display for Putin and its one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The folks he is 'fighting' have clearly been told to sell his moves, and it's glorious. He's just bumbling round while these chaps are hurling themselves off the slightest touch.
Sammy you absolute wild man. I fail to believe you aren't currently sat back with a beer, watching the comments eat themselves while having a little chuckle.
@riceNpea there was the odd mission that was locked to the house you were placed in, but everything was pretty much there from the get go. PS had an exclusive mission but that became available to all at some point.
I think everyone could see this game crashing hard a million miles off. It may not even be a bad game, it was just a game nobody wanted. Anyone interested in a hero shooter is already so deeply invested in what they have, turning their head would be impossible, especially at 40 quid. Who in their right mind thought that price was a good idea when already established titles are free to play.
Not every game has to be a mega budget triple A. Give us the Tokyo jungles, ico's, astrobots. Give us those crazy weird double A games that turned out to be sleeper hits. The true hidden gems for any console are those little nuggets that pop out of nowhere and take a chance.
And when it comes to triple A's, listen to your market base. We want a Days Gone 2. Give us a bloodbourne remaster. Give us another infamous.
And when you have them, tell us about them! No more of this deafening nothingness. Show people what you have in the pipeline. Because when all you have is silence and concord, you end in a mess like this.
@Mikey856 I've been playing mine more of late (zombieland is worth a punt) but like you say, it just needs more killer apps. It feels like the dirty stepchild at the minute
@Barryburton97 it took a little to click for me as well, but when it did it clicked hard. It's now one of my all time favourites. Stick in there pal. If it works it's worth it.
Man what I wouldnt give for a proper remake of this, manhunt 1&2 and The Warriors. Alas, Rockstar are down to one new game every 10 years or something stupid, so the chances are thin to say the least.
I mean, I kinda feel it won't be as easy as that vid for someone like me. Although if it is, and I can get one straight away, I might actually buy it 😂
@Northern_munkey I live over warrington way. I'm all to familiar with the delights and frights Manchester has to offer. Many, many a tale to tell from some heavy nights in the melting pot of Manchester 😂
@Northern_munkey I remember watching Oasis at Maine Road. After the gig, all the poster and bootleg shirt sellers where fleeing because they kept getting robbed and threatened. Never seen that in my life and I have been to a lot of gigs over the years 😂
@awp69 to be fair, using the term 'money hatting' while arguing the case of a company that bought up half the biggest publishers is a tad ironic, wouldnt you agree?
Good show from xbox though. Some good games in there, both exclusive and multi platform.
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Re: Random: Boxing Champ Cosplays as Hitman's Agent 47 for Fury Presser
Made me chuckle. Wish he'd had gone all in with the tattoo though 😂
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@MrPeanutbutterz 100% this.
Re: Until Dawn Movie Wraps As PS5 Remake Releases
Another thing they have in common is they both feel a tad unnecessary.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2024?
Great month. Bit of WWE multiplayer with my pals brings back some fond memories, dead space is awesome and Doki Doki completely caught me off guard (and may well be my favourite of the 3).
Re: First Review Scores for PS5's Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2 Are Glowing
@atthegates cheers bud
Re: First Review Scores for PS5's Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2 Are Glowing
When's the silent hill embargo up?
Re: All Eyes on Aloy (Again), as Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Comparison Does the Rounds
@PsBoxSwitchOwner exactly my point above.
Re: All Eyes on Aloy (Again), as Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Comparison Does the Rounds
@Kidfunkadelic83 this was the same way I figured it out also. Seems a bit silly to use a chat thread and seal yourself in an echo chamber where folks just agree with you. Discussion and differing opinions is the whole point of these things
Re: All Eyes on Aloy (Again), as Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Comparison Does the Rounds
@Kidfunkadelic83 I am also on said ignore list for the crime of disagreement. Thought it was just me 😂.
In regard to the game, it's not one of my favourites but for a tenner you seem to get a good amount of upgrades over the original.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz as a fellow guitar player, I appreciate the joy of a new pickup.
My kids have zero interest in playing with conkers on laces sadly. It's annual tradition now that we collect them and they fester in a bag until they are binned. It's just not the same.
Re: Lord of the Rings Life Sim Tales of the Shire Out for PS5 in March 2025
@Titntin I'm right with you on that
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz I struggled with horizon a bit as (for me at least) it ventured a bit close to the feeling I get from a ubisoft open world. I burnt myself out on assassins creed games and struggle these days if a game tips me into the same feeling (if that makes sense).
With DG, the world just felt good to explore and I suppose that pulled me in. Once you upgrade the bike and fuel is not really a concern, it's just a wonderful setting to get lost in. As @JustX says, the characters do grow and I also felt at a loss when it finished. It's the rare game were even though it was done, I still booted it up to just wander round the setting.
He is also right that it's good to like different things. In that vein, I hope none of this has come across like an 'argument'. I've enjoyed the back and forth of it all and that it remained civil is always good.
Weekend has been decent my man, conkering with the kids always takes me back. I hope yours has been to.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz never said you were being a troll. Just dramatic.
Witcher 3 is by far a better game, horizon not so much.
I found days gone to be up and running far sooner than horizon. Again, it's fine to say you bounced off it.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz because you can't comment on the game as a whole because you didn't finish it. It took me around 45 hours to complete it (I haven't platinumed it or anything).
I also notice you seem to go down the 'well someone else said this' route, which is a bit silly. There are plenty of folks here who enjoyed it, and it would be easy to say the same thing you have in reverse.
All I'm saying is you were being a bit dramatic over a game you bounced off after hardly progressing in it. Which is fine, but it's also fine to enjoy it for those that stuck with it.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz it is, and your opinion is something you are fully entitled to. I just feel to write a game off as one of the worst you played when, by your own admission, you didn't even get into the real bones of it (8 hours you said) is a bit dramatic. It's fine to say it's not for you or you bounced off it, but I'd argue you never even scraped the surface. 8 hours isn't much in an open worlders, I'm sure you'd agree.
It is a slow burner though, we can agree there. But once/if it clicks, it's genuinely wonderful.
Edit: In regards to upvotes and agreements, that's all good. There are many saying they love it in this thread. They just aren't replying to everyone who disagrees.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@MrPeanutbutterz bit dramatic pal. Days Gone is one of my favourites of the last gen. The world is amazing. Yeah, it's all a bit dude bro character wise but how many games are in that vein. If it's not for you that's cool, but let folks try it for themselves instead of replying to everyone who disagrees with you.
Re: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Rumours Start to Snowball
@themightyant I love days gone, and while the game is a little by the numbers, the actual world itself is the real star. It's stunning to explore.
Re: PS5's Building Insurmountable Lead Over Rival, Outselling Xbox Almost 3:1
It's kinda sad that nowadays a lot of folks cheer numbers when all we should care about are playing games, regardless of where they are.
Re: Rumour: Days Gone PS5 Remaster Speculation Starts to Spread
I love days gone.
Re: Mini Review: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged (PS5) - Wonderful Remaster of One of the Best Adventure Games of All Time
Could have been 1 out 10 and I'd still probably buy it.
Re: Sony Priming 'Even Less Exciting' PS5 Remaster for State of Play
I used to wish companies wouldn't announce games three or four years in advance. I used to love seeing a trailer and then only having to wait a few months to get my hands on it. The Internet and constant need for news changed all that. For better or worse.
Re: The Plucky Squire (PS5) - Joyful, Inventive Adventure on Every Page of PS Plus Gem
It's just popped on the uk store for those asking.
Looking forward to this, it feels like a nice game to follow astro bot with and probably one my kid will be able to play with me as well.
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
@PloverNutter I know they knocked it back. I just thought it would be funny if they turned out to be working on one.
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
Days Gone is up there with my favourite games. The actual world itself is the true star of it all. Sad to see someone let bitterness eat away at them.
I would find it very funny if it turns out Bend have actually been working on a sequel.
Re: Catch the Full First Hour of Silent Hill 2 PS5 Gameplay Here
@Loamy there is a video of Segal doing a martial arts display for Putin and its one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The folks he is 'fighting' have clearly been told to sell his moves, and it's glorious. He's just bumbling round while these chaps are hurling themselves off the slightest touch.
Re: Soapbox: Astro's Playroom PS5 Did Live Service and You Didn't Even Notice
Sammy you absolute wild man. I fail to believe you aren't currently sat back with a beer, watching the comments eat themselves while having a little chuckle.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
@riceNpea there was the odd mission that was locked to the house you were placed in, but everything was pretty much there from the get go. PS had an exclusive mission but that became available to all at some point.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Thoroughly enjoyed 1st one, even if it was a bit samey at points. The world itself was lovely ti explore and the 40fps mode was a welcome sweet spot.
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Needs to Take a Long, Hard Look at Itself
I think everyone could see this game crashing hard a million miles off. It may not even be a bad game, it was just a game nobody wanted. Anyone interested in a hero shooter is already so deeply invested in what they have, turning their head would be impossible, especially at 40 quid. Who in their right mind thought that price was a good idea when already established titles are free to play.
Not every game has to be a mega budget triple A. Give us the Tokyo jungles, ico's, astrobots. Give us those crazy weird double A games that turned out to be sleeper hits. The true hidden gems for any console are those little nuggets that pop out of nowhere and take a chance.
And when it comes to triple A's, listen to your market base. We want a Days Gone 2. Give us a bloodbourne remaster. Give us another infamous.
And when you have them, tell us about them! No more of this deafening nothingness. Show people what you have in the pipeline. Because when all you have is silence and concord, you end in a mess like this.
Re: Hori to Release PS5 Drum Controller for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
@LowDefAl when it comes to drum kits I agree. However, I will bang that monotonous plastic controller till the cows come hone and I will love it.
Can't hear the tunes? Then turn that sound all the way up my man. If it's to loud, you're to old 😉
Re: Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Drums Up a 120fps PS5 Port
This one really needs the drum peripheral for me to bite. It's just not the same with buttons.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Was Allegedly Being Talked About Openly at Gamescom
@Mikey856 I've been playing mine more of late (zombieland is worth a punt) but like you say, it just needs more killer apps. It feels like the dirty stepchild at the minute
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Was Allegedly Being Talked About Openly at Gamescom
Yeah, after PSVR2 I'm definitely holding fire on this one. I mean, once bitten and all that.
Re: 15 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for August 2024
@Barryburton97 it took a little to click for me as well, but when it did it clicked hard. It's now one of my all time favourites. Stick in there pal. If it works it's worth it.
Re: Outstanding Academic Open World Bully Being Added to PS5, PS4 Sub GTA+
Man what I wouldnt give for a proper remake of this, manhunt 1&2 and The Warriors. Alas, Rockstar are down to one new game every 10 years or something stupid, so the chances are thin to say the least.
Re: No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I Revamps the Universe in Biggest Update of 2024
This game should be pushed more for the VR side as well. It's absolutely phenomenal in VR. Truly an experience everyone should try.
Re: Random: We Regret to Inform You DOOM Has Been Ported to a Sex Toy
Netflix and chill taken to a whole new level
Re: Ridiculously Exhausted Man Laboriously Drags Limp Body Towards PS5, PS4
Has Octodad vibes, which I'm fine with
Edit: which you highlighted and I completley missed. Doh.
Re: Metro Awakening the Subject of New PSVR2 Screenshots
I've been playing my PSVR2 a surprising amount of late. Synth Riders is simply brilliant
Re: Ridiculous Brawler Bare Butt Boxing In Training for PS5, PS4 Bout
This looks like a ps plus game every day of the week.
Re: Elden Ring's Difficulty Destroyed By New Shield Weapons, as Players Call Them 'Absolutely Busted'
I mean, I kinda feel it won't be as easy as that vid for someone like me. Although if it is, and I can get one straight away, I might actually buy it 😂
Re: Final Fantasy 14's In-Universe Tural Tourism Board Invites You to Take a Tropical Holiday
Rhys Darby is a treat. Our Flag Means Death is also superb.
Re: Ridiculous Action Game Killer Bean Will Be Blasting to PS5 Eventually
First glance I thought it was a testicle. I mean, I'd buy it.
Re: Metallica Fronts Musical PVP on Fortnite Festival's Battle Stage
@GagaOooLaLa ooooor they could just be catering to other tastes that are outside of your own. Does not make them any less relevant.
Re: PS5's Astro Bot Doesn't Support PSVR2 Because It Was Never Designed to Do So
Surprised you didn't ask about a possible port of the first one. That would be the 1st thing on my list!
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveal Has Utterly Torn Fan Opinion as Trailer Gets Slaughtered
@Ravix thank god!! Cheers man. You know when you just know it but can't quite get there. Thank you my man, thank you 😂
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveal Has Utterly Torn Fan Opinion as Trailer Gets Slaughtered
@Ravix I can't remember the name of the game your avatar is from and it's genuinely doing my head in 😂
Re: Atomfall PS5, PS4's Apocalyptic UK Setting Will Be Familiar for All Those Unfortunate Enough to Live in Britain Today
@Northern_munkey I live over warrington way. I'm all to familiar with the delights and frights Manchester has to offer. Many, many a tale to tell from some heavy nights in the melting pot of Manchester 😂
Re: Atomfall PS5, PS4's Apocalyptic UK Setting Will Be Familiar for All Those Unfortunate Enough to Live in Britain Today
@Northern_munkey I remember watching Oasis at Maine Road. After the gig, all the poster and bootleg shirt sellers where fleeing because they kept getting robbed and threatened. Never seen that in my life and I have been to a lot of gigs over the years 😂
Re: PS5 Fans Beg Sony for a More Fulfilling Livestream in the Aftermath of Xbox Show
@awp69 to be fair, using the term 'money hatting' while arguing the case of a company that bought up half the biggest publishers is a tad ironic, wouldnt you agree?
Good show from xbox though. Some good games in there, both exclusive and multi platform.