Gaming PlayStation 5

[FrankDrebin]

Yeah I really wanted to like it but I finally gave up. Looks beautiful and the combat is solid but the formula got stale.

Yep, visually gorgeous, the sound design is great ,the combat is decent and the story is relatively engaging and fresh but the gameplay is just so tedious now and I've only just started the 2nd part.

Maybe it should be just one of those games I delve back and forth into rather than just trying to outright complete from the off.

Edit: I think the game can also be shorter.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully complete it this time but its getting abit repetitive .

That’s why I never finished it and ended up trading it in.

Visually it’s a stunning game and the combat is very good but like you said, it is repetitive.

 

[Spoony]

My lad's got into Miles Morales and when I'm lucky he let's me play the game for a few seconds. The missions and combat are decent but what makes the game truly amazing is the swinging around Manhatten. It's breathtaking.(It's a shame I hardly get to play the bloody game...).

 

[M16Red]

Back to playing Ghost Of Tsushima and hopefully complete it this time but its getting abit repetitive .

Need to finish this before the hogwarts game, and I've got witcher DLC as well.

Not even opened elder rings yet, luckily played a bit of Forspoken - very beige IMO

 

[Shane88]

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It's like an AI bot wrote a script using MCU dialogue.

 

[Irwin99]

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It's like an AI bot wrote a script using MCU dialogue.

Can't see this being anything other than a flop to be honest. I played the demo and it wasn't even very visually inspiring, despite being current gen only.

 

[Bebe]

Can't see this being anything other than a flop to be honest. I played the demo and it wasn't even very visually inspiring, despite being current gen only.

I had the same impression. Visuals alone won't carry it far if the demo is representative of the final game.

 

[Ainu]

Everything about it just looks so bland, with cringey writing and a generic looking open world. I'm expecting reviews to be relatively lacklustre, but maybe it'll surprise me and have phenomenal gameplay or something.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Yep it still looks shit but I don't think we're its audience. It has that you'll laugh if you're 12 thing going on about it.

 

[afrocentricity]

Apparently really fun to play. Let's wait for the reviews as a lot of complaints are about dialog choices, some animations and lip sync...all things that are not at the top of my just when it comes to quantifying how much fun I'll get it out of a video game.

I'm expecting around 7 out of 10, but lots of fun. Those that will like it will probably love it. Like Days Gone...

 

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[Ainu]

Apparently really fun to play. Let's wait for the reviews as a lot of complaints are about dialog choices, some animations and lip sync...all things that are not at the top of my just when it comes to quantifying how much fun I'll get it out of a video game.

I'm expecting around 7 out of 10, but lots of fun. Those that will like it will probably love it. Like Days Gone...

Those things are less important than gameplay and fun factor but they can still be pretty detrimental to the experience, so we'll see. I will say traversal looks like it could be fun, which is arguably one of the most important things in an open-world game. It's why moving through the world in Spider-Man is fun, while it feels like a chore in Assassin's Creed.

 

[esmufc07]

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It's like an AI bot wrote a script using MCU dialogue.

Oh god make it stop

 

[Coxy]

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This person mentions the banter - that's what put me off the demo. Hated it (the dialogue)

 

[Vidyoyo]

Oh god make it stop

Honest question - is this not your kinda shizz? I thought it would be

 

[afrocentricity]

This person mentions the banter - that's what put me off the demo. Hated it (the dialogue)

Yep, luckily you can turn it off outside of cut scenes

 

[esmufc07]

Honest question - is this not your kinda shizz? I thought it would be

I’ve liked the look of the game from everything I’ve seen but that clip is horrible.

I won’t be getting it on release as I have too many games to get through so it’ll hopefully come down in price when I’m ready to play.

 

[Coxy]

Yep, luckily you can turn it off outside of cut scenes

ah - now I'm interested a bit more!

 

[Chairman Steve]

If there’s one thing I hate that’s a cliche these days in all forms of media, it’s the quippy, obnoxiously self-aware dialogue that wants you to think it’s clever. I blame Joss Whedon for popularising it in the MCU films as it’s lead to everyone trying to copy it.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

65 on Metacritic for Forspoken. No thanks.

 

[SilentWitness]

Looks really cringe. Square Enix is in general but it works in the final fantasy environment. Take it out of that and I hate it.

 

[Vidyoyo]

65 on Metacritic for Forspoken. No thanks.

Sounds like the people have Forspoken...

 

[Solius]

I'm predicting a lot of let downs for most of these early 2023 hyped up games. None look anything better than generic/gimmicky.

 

[Ainu]

Yeah those review aggregate scores are exactly what I expected based on what we've seen so far.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

I'm still hopeful for Dead Space and Hogwarts Legacy.

 

[Coxy]

I'm still hopeful for Dead Space and Hogwarts Legacy.

I would be if it wasn't £70. I'm not paying that for a remake of a game from 2008

 

[KiD MoYeS]

I would be if it wasn't £70. I'm not paying that for a remake of a game from 2008

I never played the original, so it it gets good reviews I'll be happy.

 

[Coxy]

I never played the original, so it it gets good reviews I'll be happy.

You should have a good time then - the original was great. Fingers crossed they don't mess up the remake...

 

[Vidyoyo]

I would be if it wasn't £70. I'm not paying that for a remake of a game from 2008

That's what bothers me too. The first game was a lot of fun but from what I remember it went down in price very quickly after release and I think that's why so many people played it. Mirrors Edge was the same too (both EA games).

 

[Massive Spanner]

I haven't seen anything from Hogwarts to suggest it'll be any better than Forspoken other than the main character doesn't seem to be as annoying and it's set in... Hogwarts.

 

[Irwin99]

I'm still wondering who the target audience was for Forspoken. I get that it's a new IP but the dialogue is obviously going to really irritate most adult/sane people but the character drops a lot of f-bombs, implying it's not really suitable for young pre-teen kids who might find that humour funny.

Just looks another expensive SE flop that will rely on Final Fantasy sales to save their butts

 

[Fully Fledged]

I haven't seen anything from Hogwarts to suggest it'll be any better than Forspoken other than the main character doesn't seem to be as annoying and it's set in... Hogwarts.

Definitely not buying at launch. I'll probably wait for a sale. For one It gives them time to patch all the glitches that will inevitably be in on day one. I do want it though even if it's just so I can do a virtual tour of Hogwarts.

As for Forspoken I think it's a pass unfortunately listening to a reviewer who I usually agree with.

 

[afrocentricity]

Shame about Forspoken it looked fun... although it wouldn't have got a look in regardless with PSVR2 on the Horizon.

 

[Volumiza]

In the last week I've replayed through the uncharted series for maybe the last time. The PS5 upgraded UC4 and The Lost Legacy were both really beautiful games next gen'd up. Excellent use of my time I'd say, I'd forgotten just how good UC4 is.

However, I started No Mans Sky for real at the weekend and I am now, finally, properly hooked. Now I have enough time to get fully invested I'm finding it absolutely mesmerising. It's like a state of mind almost, especially with the awesome soundtrack pumping out through my surround sound system, awesome. Hello games have done a really good job rescuing this and should be applauded for keeping their updates coming. Genuinely excited about playing it on PSVR2 and expect a sh*tload of time to be spent.

 

[CloneMC16]

I haven't seen anything from Hogwarts to suggest it'll be any better than Forspoken other than the main character doesn't seem to be as annoying and it's set in... Hogwarts.

I think there are less red flags. The devs have shown us quite a bit of content from Hogwarts in their gameplay showcases. A bunch of content creators now seem to have played the game, and we'll get some previews of it later today. If they're willing to let content creators play a chunk of the game a couple weeks before release, that is hopefully a good sign. The PC requirements are also far less crazy for Hogwarts. It suggests it's optimised better for PC.

The main issue I have is that this developer has never made a game on this scale before. For that reason, I won't preorder. There are certain devs I trust, and this lot aren't on that list. I will wait for reviews to see if the consensus is good first. The last game that WB published was Gotham Knights as well. That did not go well.

I'm just hoping it's good, because I've wanted a game like this for a long time.

 

[hobbers]

As if it couldnt get any worse, Forespoken is £65 on steam and £90 for the DLC edition scumbags

 

[Spoony]

Started FF7 intergrade and I've gone with normal classic, because I'd like it to feels as close by original as possible, I've only been playing it for 15 mins...but it seems decent enough.

 

[esmufc07]

Started FF7 intergrade and I've gone with normal classic, because I'd like it to feels as close by original as possible, I've only been playing it for 15 mins...but it seems decent enough.

Yeah it’s a decent DLC with some over the top moments which you’d expect from a JRPG. But I enjoyed it. I am struggling with Crisis Core though, had to give it a break

 

[Fully Fledged]

I think there are less red flags. The devs have shown us quite a bit of content from Hogwarts in their gameplay showcases. A bunch of content creators now seem to have played the game, and we'll get some previews of it later today. If they're willing to let content creators play a chunk of the game a couple weeks before release, that is hopefully a good sign. The PC requirements are also far less crazy for Hogwarts. It suggests it's optimised better for PC.

The main issue I have is that this developer has never made a game on this scale before. For that reason, I won't preorder. There are certain devs I trust, and this lot aren't on that list. I will wait for reviews to see if the consensus is good first. The last game that WB published was Gotham Knights as well. That did not go well.

I'm just hoping it's good, because I've wanted a game like this for a long time.

Don't know the YouTuber just watched his Hogwarts video.

 

[Spoony]

Yeah it’s a decent DLC with some over the top moments which you’d expect from a JRPG. But I enjoyed it. I am struggling with Crisis Core though, had to give it a break

What did you think of the combat system? I've gone classic but it's still not turn based.