Gaming PlayStation 5

Vidyoyo said:
Same and I never got how amazing the story was supposed to be, or at least didn't feel it had the same impact.

It has the whole hero's journey thing going with Kratos going on a quest and learning the value of fatherhood. It also has the typical good vs bad saga, which is role-reversed a little by Kratos as a tragic hero and a former DESTROYER OF GODS.

Nice ideas in theory but I felt it didn't really do anything unique with them. I also really disliked the dialogue of the kid, who spoke every five minutes and made me feel like the game didn't trust me to connect certain details.

But that's the point I guess - a lot of the game is based around the story. It really really really wants you to get what it's about. I'm not a fan of media that doesn't trust its viewer/player/reader.

Not to riff on Sony either because they've made similar very good games. The Last Guardian was amazing because of its subtlety. Even Uncharted was cool by virtue of not taking itself that seriously. Death Stranding is unique.

Something like AssCreed is a zone-out game so I think it's more likable.
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I love a good story mode and I was looking forward to giving it ago again because as I’ve got older I found I appreciate single player games over multiplayer, mainly because my reflexes aren’t what they use to be. I can’t compete with the young ones anymore. So I like a nice story driven single player.

I loved uncharted games they’re probably the first Sony exclusive series that I really got into, played them all and loved them all. I’ve not tried last guardian but I think it’s one of those free games on Ps5 so I’ll look into when I’ve completed miles morales. (I can only play one game before the next)

A few of my mates have played death stranding and they didn’t really like it so I’ll likely give that a miss too or at least wait until it’s way down in price As we generally have the same thoughts with games.
 
Mad that some people can prefer Uncharted to God of War, they aren’t even in the same tier. GOW has the story, combat, world that just blows most games away.
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
Mad that some people can prefer Uncharted to God of War, they aren’t even in the same tier. GOW has the story, combat, world that just blows most games away.
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Uncharted > GOW. Uncharted is a far more varied and fun game. If a new Uncharted came out for PS5 it would blow the new GOW away.
 
BluesJr said:
Uncharted > GOW. Uncharted is a far more varied and fun game. If a new Uncharted came out for PS5 it would blow the new GOW away.
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Honestly not a chance. The new GOW is one of the most anticipated games currently.
 
God of Wars story wasn't even that good. The relationship and characters of Kratos and Atreus was very good. Everything else was shallow, tropey video game story 101.
 
Xbox fans hating on God of War in here must be the video game equivalent of "I voted remain but here are a million reasons I'm lying and actually voted leave" in the brexit thread.
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
Wow I stand corrected. Have to say though that’s almost thread worthy in itself as it’s pretty shocking to see some of those games at the top. How the hell is the superhero genre so massive!
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Not that surprised by any there. Spiderman is quite high i guess, but hes a pretty popular character. Its probably a relatively easy sell.
 
It kind of sums up the lack of imagination in games in the PS4 generation that the top seller was a PS3 game. 5 of that list were remakes.
 
acnumber9 said:
It kind of sums up the lack of imagination in games in the PS4 generation that the top seller was a PS3 game. 5 of that list were remakes.
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Don't buy this at all its the population and the game buyers that don't have the imagination Call of duty is an example thrown in your face every year.

There is plenty of unique games they just don't sell in the numbers of the generic crap people eat up (cod/fifa/assassins creed)

When you stop rewarding reskins from activision, ubisoft and EA we might see some change.
 
Bosws87 said:
Don't buy this at all its the population and the game buyers that don't have the imagination Call of duty is an example thrown in your face every year.

There is plenty of unique games they just don't sell in the numbers of the generic crap people eat up (cod/fifa/assassins creed)

When you stop rewarding reskins from activision, ubisoft and EA we might see some change.
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To an extent. It’s not like a new GTA wouldn’t have sold in massive numbers though.

Lots of these ‘unique’ games, the likes of which they give away on PS Plus are shit though.
 
acnumber9 said:
To an extent. It’s not like a new GTA wouldn’t have sold in massive numbers though.

Lots of these ‘unique’ games, the likes of which they give away on PS Plus are shit though.
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Because they aren't rewarded for going away from the norm it makes no financial sense.

Dreams is ground breaking and pretty incredible for a console game, how many people have bought it or actually given it any time.

Plenty of what are considered critically excellent games which i'd guesstimate about 80% of Playstation owners haven't even heard of/tried.
 
Bosws87 said:
Because they aren't rewarded for going away from the norm it makes no financial sense.

Dreams is ground breaking and pretty incredible for a console game, how many people have bought it or actually given it any time.

Plenty of what are considered critically excellent games which i'd guesstimate about 80% of Playstation owners haven't even heard of/tried.
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Whether it’s the consumer or developers to blame doesn’t change the underlying point. The truth is it’s both.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Is this thing still impossible to buy? Just checked Amazon and it’s not available there. My son’s birthday is a month away, presume it’s a long shot getting my hands on one by then?
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Pretty much. Ridiculous tbh :lol: scalpers definitely won this time around.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Is this thing still impossible to buy? Just checked Amazon and it’s not available there. My son’s birthday is a month away, presume it’s a long shot getting my hands on one by then?
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There is meant to be more drops over the month of February. Prices scalpers can charge are getting lower and lower, but unfortunately they are still a problem. You’ll need to use a stock app like HotStock in order to have a reasonable chance
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Is this thing still impossible to buy? Just checked Amazon and it’s not available there. My son’s birthday is a month away, presume it’s a long shot getting my hands on one by then?
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I think Argos, Game, Very and possibly Currys and ShopTo are supposed to drop two sets this month. Keep an eye out on Twitter too, some of the PS5 stock accounts are helpful in when they think the retailers will drop them.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Thanks everyone for the replies. This all sounds very complicated. Bit mad it’s so difficult to buy. Surely losing them a load of money. Bit amateur really.
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Their problem has been covid as you can imagine, it slowed down the distribution of parts they need, mainly from AMD who supply for basically most tech companies in the world. You'll get one eventually but like I say, Twitter is the best place to figure when stock will be released.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Thanks everyone for the replies. This all sounds very complicated. Bit mad it’s so difficult to buy. Surely losing them a load of money. Bit amateur really.
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I’ve heard possible drop from Game on the 10th which is Wednesday. Was at 10am last time so give it a try and Load up the section about 9:59 and refresh at 10 to see if any have dropped. Bundles are the best way to go on Game, don’t go for the console on its own.

Good luck mate

Edit: could even be tomorrow on Game do try the method above if you can tomorrow mate as well. Could be anywhere between 9-12, last time it was 10 so I’d estimate that time again.
 
Looking forward to little nightmares 2, pre ordered awhile back and it’s Out in a couple of days.
 
My gf has just surprised me with the Pulse headset and the charging dock.

After spending the weekend setting up my VR, I've had to unplug it all because the console doesn't have enough USB ports for it all. It's criminal the console only has 3 sockets.

Looking forward to testing the headphones later, but I'm not expecting them to be any better than the Sennheiser pair I have been using.
 
b82REZ said:
My gf has just surprised me with the Pulse headset and the charging dock.

After spending the weekend setting up my VR, I've had to unplug it all because the console doesn't have enough USB ports for it all. It's criminal the console only has 3 sockets.

Looking forward to testing the headphones later, but I'm not expecting them to be any better than the Sennheiser pair I have been using.
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USB3 hub will sort that, but make sure you get the right one.
 
Solius said:
Is the Pulse headset worth it?
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I like it! Haven’t taken advantage of the 3D audio yet, but I’m not really a massive audiophile, it’s the best headset I’ve ever had but I’ve only ever had cheap ones.
 
Berbasbullet said:
I like it! Haven’t taken advantage of the 3D audio yet, but I’m not really a massive audiophile, it’s the best headset I’ve ever had but I’ve only ever had cheap ones.
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Ordered based on this. If it's crap I'm banning you.
 
Solius said:
Is the Pulse headset worth it?
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Got them yesterday.

Sound quality is no improvement over the previous pair I was using. My brother tells me I sound clearer when we're playing. They're incredibly comfortable and being wireless is a nice benefit.

I don't feel they're a must buy. If you have a decent pair they won't be massive upgrade on them sound quality wise.

The way Sony market them a 3d Pulse implies they are the only headphones that give 3d audio but they're not.

I got the charging dock as well and if anything I'm more impressed by that because it's made everything look a lot smarter on the stand.
 
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