A PS4 Thread: Because You Had to Play "Knack"

Ugh when I saw that video of the animation I was so close to pulling the trigger but I need to stop buying $90 CAD video games long enough to replace/upgrade my desperately wheezing desktop pc. I think this year's count and plick will include a lot of things I regret not playing/voting for

PS+ 12-month sub for $28 is really hard to beat:
https://kinjadeals.theinventory.com/just-in-time-for-ps5-bag-a-whole-year-of-playstation-p-1844203423

I'm always kind of leery of those mysterious key sites

same

I've used mysterious key sites for ps+ deals several times and it's been fine.

I had issues attempting to buy my son 12 months of xbone game pass where I was sent 4 lots of 3 months which it turned out were all introductory offers meaning he could only use one of them. I then spent hours of effort fighting for my money back.

Picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 for $20, which seemed like a good deal. I think I'm more or less down to two (maybe three) remaining titles that I want for the PS4, Last of Us 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima, but I've got so much left to play that I bet those titles will be down to $20 or less as well by the time I'm ready for them.

Got so many half-finished games. I did complete Control but got a bit stuck on the DLCs. There's one boss who destroys me within minutes on the AWE DLC and I can't do anything about it. Plus the whole game has an eerieness that I can only endure with that much intensity for a while.

I'm loving God Of War currently. Was a bit put off by how restrictive it felt compared to other open world games: It's a bit linear, or at least to start with, plus you can't jump or climb unless you're in certain places (after playing Control, this feels very strange). But it opens out as it goes along, and actually plays these perceived limitations to its strengths. Plus it's a beautiful game, the acting is INCREDIBLE and I really like the fact I have companions who speak to me all the way through so far, which makes it a far less lonely experience than some games.

I had a blast with God of War. I probably posted my reaction earlier, but I honestly don't need a game or system to look or play better than that, and yeah, good writing and voice acting goes on a long way.

If that's the main boss in AWE, did you get the new service weapon form? I saw a video where it went down in short order with that form after I spent many tries using other methods. Also, Shield has gotten a buff so it's a viable ability now (if you were like me and previously ignored it).

God of War isn't really an open world game IMO. Handsome, but I never connected with it.

It's the very last fight with Hartman. I have the surge weapon

But it involves putting these lights into sockets but as soon as i go in the dark (which is impossible not to) he just appears and decks me.

Are you staying in the lit areas to recharge your energy? Because you can basically dodge your way through the dark and avoid getting hit by the boss and with enough energy left to put the energy boxes back in. Also, right before you drop down to the boss area, you can call in a ranger for backup, which I didn't notice and which ended being a huge help as Hartman will focus his attention on that poor sucker.

this is an unpopular opinion, but it in a way, god of war, ghosts of tsushima, rdr2, and asscreed are all the same game. it's the same car with a different set of paint. i've played most of them, not a harsh judgment. it just seems like the same game that we're all playing over and over. map/checkbox games, i guess. god of war, less so, because it's more linear and on rails most of the time, but it leaves the same overall taste after playing it. but lately it's become so predictable.

control, i haven't played, and i really want to, in part because it seems to be a well polished game that is not the same

i really like losing myself in those same beautiful, open world games, though and i expect that ray tracing will make it seem ever more believable. but maybe for the next generation of the same game, they can just put those advances front and center, a full return to the mid-90s style of ads: "more pixels! better graphics! real-time 3D world!
future tech ray tracing! Mode 7.5!"

just grabbed control, very different than those sandbox games

You're in for a treat

I haven't played most of those, KM, but I assume the likes of Uncharted, Tomb Raider and maybe even Last of Us fit in there, too. They're kind of all essentially interactive blockbuster movies, driven by plot over game play. Personally, as a solo offline player, so far I enjoy the template.

don't think god of war belongs in that group unless the new one is way more open world than it looks, it goes with uncharted et al

i guess it depends whether you're talking about structure or moment to moment gameplay

Control admittedly does kinda become that sort of game, though the world is more hermetic, like a Metroid title. But I think the sheer "personality" of the game is enough to distinguish it from other third-person action explore-'em-ups.

xp josh don't get me wrong, about twice per console generation i get totally sucked in and enjoy it a lot. RDR2 was the main example of that for me, for PS4

but at this point, for that kind of game, it's like ok what flavor do you want - samurai, cowboy, space, etc

ultimately god of war is a character action game and i don't think the cinematic excess can change that
control is a shooter/adventure game hybrid which puts it closer to metroid or resident evil than uncharted

yeah control has a lot in common with metroid

My wife took a gander at me playing Bloodborne yesterday and kind of dismissed it, saying "eh, the graphics don't look that special." I told her the game was already five or so years old, but she should have checked out God of War when I was playing that one. Gorgeous. If I ever start RDR2 or Last of Us 2 I'll be sure to call her down for those ones, too. Though to be fair the not photo realistic qualities of the Souls games are part of their appeal. I keep seeing clips of Demon's Souls PS5 and I can't imagine playing one of these games that looks that slick.

Should I buy RDr2 or control? I don’t think I can play both

i haven't played control, and i liked RDR2, but i think the answer is control unless you really want to be a cowboy riding at sunset (which i did)

why not do both? both are cheap enough right now that you won't regret it too much if you don't like one

though obviously I vote Control since I've played and enjoyed that one. i will probably get RDR 2 this sale but i've already been spending way too much on sales this month...

RDR2 + Control dual playthrough concept - when arthur morgan goes to sleep, he dreams of control

whenever possible, we should be playing multiple games and integrating their stories

but not kingdom hearts

Cool cool I will get both

Tesco ('ssssssSSS') are doing games for really cheap at the moment: God of War for £8, Death Stranding for £20.

i absolutely adored rdr2 fwiw. actually somewhat moving at times and i loved the slow pace and getting lost in the world, it can be incredibly relaxing

Sweet, I’m looking forward to it.
I started Control and eh, not sure about it. Played about a half hour - 45 mins, and it’s kind of a pretty generic shooter. My expectations may have been too high.
Also looking for a deal on cloudpunk, I have a feeling I’ll click with that one.

Keep on with Control. I did the same as you: played about 40 mins and figured I wasn't in the mood for a shooter, and didn't like some of the physics either, but it really opens up (or more accurately gets deeper) as you go. Very little generic about it after a couple of hours

Cool, will do
Is the protagonist supposed to have a limp or is the animation for walking fast / running just kind of broken?

i got to the first boss in control and remembered why i don't generally go for action games like this lol

Xp ummm no? Its not something I'd noticed myself. How do you mean? The physics thing that annoyed me is that objects didn't really seem to have any weight to them. You walk into a tea trolley and it just falls over like it's made of paper. It stops being annoying quite soon after though, especially once you start gaining more powers, which is when the fame gets really satisfying and fun

global tetrahedron yes it me

Ghost of Tsushima is $34 on Target. I'm waiting till that magic $20 price point.

might be a bit since it's still popular and got turned into a crossgen game

I'm ok with that, as I've got a fair number of long games from my BF haul (Fire Emblem, Persona 5 Royal).

imo the day when it’s $20 is when the sequel comes out, which will be exactly one iteration of improvement better than the original

nah, horizon has been 20 bucks for ages and the sequel is still a year away

First-party Sony titles don't stay high for long. It'll be $20 sooner than later, guessing by April.
Am tempted still, but good lord I've spent too much this past month already

Pretty sure I bought the complete Horizon Zero Dawn for $10. $10 at, say, Best Buy right now, in fact.

Completed God of War. It's not a particularly long game. Neither does it feel like a particularly BIG game compared to a few that I've played, despite the action taking place over several different realms. That said, there's so much to discover and the post-story game feels like a challenge in itself. Along with the action, I really admired its subtleties and puzzle elements.
I'm starting to get an almost sixth sense for sniffing out Odin's Ravens (there was one yesterday that was almost invisible against a bright blue sky, but I just knew it was there).
There's also something immensely satisfying about seeking out treasure chests and those buckets that hang from roofs and trees: In fact this is one of the most appealing parts of the game for me.
Likewise, the action and fighting parts of the game operate between slightly clunky and slow reaction times (which can be frustrating: I sometimes feel like I'm hitting block or attack and Kratos just kind of stands there getting whooped), but other times hitting the right combination of buttons at the right times can be devastating. Fights are often difficult, but it's rare that I'll need to attempt more than 3-4 tries on the hardest ones, which stops it dissolving into just a repetitive button-mashing frenzy.
I have to say the acting and scenery are some of the best I've seen in any game. Kratos and Atreus (also Mimir, Freya and Baldur) are truly believable, complex characters.
The storyline did confuse me a little at points. There's a lot of lore, and often I'd be concentrating on paddling my boat in the right direction and unable to concentrate on Mimir and Atreus whipping through some essential exposition points.
Anyway, a great game. Now to deck some Valkyries

Yeah, I stopped after I got one or two of them, who iirc were much harder than the rest of the game.

I also think a lot of God of War is funny. There's some great writing, especially the talking head.

I've just bought Control after catching up on this thread, any tips for a noob?