can't believe the new ps5 controller has a 'honk' button! incredible! pic.twitter.com/3LEUX6jxwl— Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) April 8, 2020
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps5/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:44 (four years ago) link
this is the new controllerhttp://i.imgur.com/AEfMwvE.png― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:08 PM The DualSense iterates on its predecessors by introducing a new haptic feedback system, adaptive triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons, a built-in microphone array, and a new ‘Create’ button in place of the ‘Share’ button from the DualShock 4. Details on what exactly this ‘Create’ feature actually entails is still to come.“In all, we went through several concepts and hundreds of mockups over the last few years before we settled on this final design,” Nishino wrote. “DualSense has been tested by a wide range of gamers with a variety of hand sizes, in order for us to achieve the comfort level we wanted, with great ergonomics. Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!”― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:09 PM a little more xbox-ish, but not too muchlooks pretty― mh, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:10 PM dont like how that looks nearly as much as the ds4― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:11 PM i presume you can turn off the microphone. what a nightmare to have voice chat on EVERY GAME― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:12 PM every time any of the console makers change their controller i have to worry that they've made something that's not comfortable for my giant hands. the current gen ones are all ideal― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:14 PM "This will be the first controller that is already it's own Overwatch variant"― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:23 PM the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black spaghetti-strap dress― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:25 PM The current controllers are great, except they keep breaking down for me. My original one has phantom R2 inputs and generally unresponsive, and on the newer one the down button only works about 1/10th of the time. This makes for a fun challenge in Dark Souls 3, where I never know if I'll be able to change consumable items or not.Admittedly, this is probably related to the fact that I now mostly play while I'm on the stationary bike, with sweaty hands. :/― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:29 PM xp lol― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:30 PM Maybe that's not a speaker, maybe that's a fan that blows in your face to make you feel like you are outside.― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:34 PM The DS4 already has a speaker!― Triceratops Vowell (Leee), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:36 PM oh yeah one of my 2 DS4s has a bad stick. but at least it doesn't cramp my hands up― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:58 PM Karl Malone's milk post: thanks mate, you really cheered me up!― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:57 PM :D hey man, i'm just giving you a glimpse of the future. glad to see the synergy with the thinking behind the new PS5 controller!"Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!"*hundreds of journalists hands go up*"WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUSH MILK WITH OUR "HANDS" USING THE PS5 CONTROLLER???"― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:10 PM
The DualSense iterates on its predecessors by introducing a new haptic feedback system, adaptive triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons, a built-in microphone array, and a new ‘Create’ button in place of the ‘Share’ button from the DualShock 4. Details on what exactly this ‘Create’ feature actually entails is still to come.“In all, we went through several concepts and hundreds of mockups over the last few years before we settled on this final design,” Nishino wrote. “DualSense has been tested by a wide range of gamers with a variety of hand sizes, in order for us to achieve the comfort level we wanted, with great ergonomics. Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!”― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:09 PM
a little more xbox-ish, but not too muchlooks pretty― mh, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:10 PM
dont like how that looks nearly as much as the ds4― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:11 PM
i presume you can turn off the microphone. what a nightmare to have voice chat on EVERY GAME― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:12 PM
every time any of the console makers change their controller i have to worry that they've made something that's not comfortable for my giant hands. the current gen ones are all ideal― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:14 PM
"This will be the first controller that is already it's own Overwatch variant"― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:23 PM
the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black spaghetti-strap dress― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:25 PM
The current controllers are great, except they keep breaking down for me. My original one has phantom R2 inputs and generally unresponsive, and on the newer one the down button only works about 1/10th of the time. This makes for a fun challenge in Dark Souls 3, where I never know if I'll be able to change consumable items or not.Admittedly, this is probably related to the fact that I now mostly play while I'm on the stationary bike, with sweaty hands. :/― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:29 PM
xp lol― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:30 PM
Maybe that's not a speaker, maybe that's a fan that blows in your face to make you feel like you are outside.― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:34 PM
The DS4 already has a speaker!― Triceratops Vowell (Leee), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:36 PM
oh yeah one of my 2 DS4s has a bad stick. but at least it doesn't cramp my hands up― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:58 PM
Karl Malone's milk post: thanks mate, you really cheered me up!― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:57 PM
:D hey man, i'm just giving you a glimpse of the future. glad to see the synergy with the thinking behind the new PS5 controller!"Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!"*hundreds of journalists hands go up*"WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUSH MILK WITH OUR "HANDS" USING THE PS5 CONTROLLER???"― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:10 PM
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
i cannot state strongly enough how much the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black dress and it’s freaking me out
― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
phew i’m glad i now say that twice itt
next generation baby
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:49 (four years ago) link
i agree that the new controller is wearing a dress and the analog sticks are its honkers
― ciderpress, Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:08 (four years ago) link
the internet agreeshttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-09-of-course-people-are-drawing-the-ps5-controller-as-an-anime-girl
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 10 April 2020 04:18 (four years ago) link
the controller is also wearing pauldrons
― ciderpress, Friday, 10 April 2020 04:25 (four years ago) link
Sources tell Bloomberg that this year, Sony will be producing a lower number of PlayStation 5 consoles. The cause, reportedly, isn’t due to the novel coronavirus covid-19 pandemic, but rather, the hardware’s high price at launch.The console’s technical specs are expected to be reflected in the pricing, Bloomberg added, and there has been speculation that the PS5 will be priced between $499 and $549. Certain components are scarce and expensive, which could cut into the company’s profits on each machine.Kotaku reached out to Sony but did not receive a reply prior to publication.Production might be impacted by the pandemic. Sony employees are working from home, and Sony might ditch in-person press events for the console. Earlier this year, the company held a virtual briefing to announce the console’s specs.The PS5’s assembly is expected to begin in June. While Sony has revealed the console’s controller, only a small handful of insiders have apparently seen what the actual console looks like, for fear of leaks.Sony was quoted as telling its partners that it will make 5 to 6 million PS5s during the financial year ending on March 31, 2021. In comparison, Sony sold 7.5 million PS3s during that console’s first two quarters. The goal is still for a simultaneous worldwide launch, but the pandemic is impacting game production across the industry, which could impact the debut titles.At launch, the PlayStation 3 was hard to get, so expect the PlayStation 5 to be even more so.
The console’s technical specs are expected to be reflected in the pricing, Bloomberg added, and there has been speculation that the PS5 will be priced between $499 and $549. Certain components are scarce and expensive, which could cut into the company’s profits on each machine.
Kotaku reached out to Sony but did not receive a reply prior to publication.
Production might be impacted by the pandemic. Sony employees are working from home, and Sony might ditch in-person press events for the console. Earlier this year, the company held a virtual briefing to announce the console’s specs.
The PS5’s assembly is expected to begin in June. While Sony has revealed the console’s controller, only a small handful of insiders have apparently seen what the actual console looks like, for fear of leaks.
Sony was quoted as telling its partners that it will make 5 to 6 million PS5s during the financial year ending on March 31, 2021. In comparison, Sony sold 7.5 million PS3s during that console’s first two quarters. The goal is still for a simultaneous worldwide launch, but the pandemic is impacting game production across the industry, which could impact the debut titles.
At launch, the PlayStation 3 was hard to get, so expect the PlayStation 5 to be even more so.
is anyone here thinking of trying to be an early adopter?
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:35 (four years ago) link
I am going to buy this console. i missed out on the ps4/xbox one generation
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
when is there a game worth playing for it is the question
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:42 (four years ago) link
i haven't been an early adopter since i somehow managed to convince my dad to buy me a psx right when it came out (crazy knowing that it was like $600+ with memory card + a game, even back then!)
i know it's a bad idea, but honestly if there's some sort of must have launch title (super mario 64 or BOTW-esque) i can see myself doing it
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:43 (four years ago) link
xp
ulysses otm
has playstation ever had a must-have launch title? like one that's a top-ten recommendation for the console, even at the end of the lifecycle?
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:44 (four years ago) link
i don't see a reason to early adopt if you have a 4
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
the launch titles will be the last of us 2 with better loading times and ghost of tsushima with better loading times
and knack 3
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:48 (four years ago) link
I was kinda tempted to early adopt on both this gen... but who knows. There probably won't be a great system exclusive for at least a year or two anyway
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
yeah i don't really see anything in the pipe or rumored pipe i care about that isn't going to get a ps4 version, would have to be some left field surprise
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
plus - with these supply constraints I'm betting they'll rush out the first hardware revision even sooner than usual
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
and if these launch at $500... hmm.. i dunno
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
what's the point? wait a couple years and see if sony actually continues to deliver decent exclusives. current gen console quality has never been an indicator of next gen console quality. i've come to expect the inverse lately.
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
i mean, wow?https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/a-first-look-at-unreal-engine-5
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
Knack 3 will be phenomenal
― porlockian solicitor (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
wow!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link
i got bored after 10 minutes but it does look nice
― Nhex, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
UE4 demo for comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD9CPqSKjTU
I don't have a PS4 but I guess it took a bit for PS4 games to get as good as the demo?
― lukas, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:59 (four years ago) link
never believe the demo is a good rule of thumb, but that UE4 looks worse than god of war honestly.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
I can't tell if this is a put-down or not (honestly!). Because I just (barely) started God of War a couple of weeks ago, and not only thought it looked great, but thought that PS5 Unreal 5 demo was maybe technically better quality, down to the little programmer details, but not to my maybe weak eyes radically better, good as it looked.
Um, isn't the video 9 minutes long? No wonder you got bored.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:42 (four years ago) link
the demo should be reasonably representative for what constrained area/camera games like god of war or whatever will look like, open world games have more technical hurdles obviously
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:53 (four years ago) link
Looks fantastic
― calstars, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 23:21 (four years ago) link
https://kotaku.com/playstation-5-game-showcase-happening-next-thursday-1843754372
― Gazelle Bundchen (Leee), Friday, 29 May 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/06/08/updated-time-this-thursday-see-the-future-of-gaming-on-ps5/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
will be watching.
― Ste, Monday, 8 June 2020 21:37 (four years ago) link
give us a fuckin price sony
― Nhex, Monday, 8 June 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
Not buying until gta6 comes out
― calstars, Monday, 8 June 2020 23:31 (four years ago) link
well duh
― Ste, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 07:39 (four years ago) link
(been my rule for the past two ps machines)
― Ste, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 07:40 (four years ago) link
I have a PS4 Slim and I've been very happy with it, so much so that I'm not sure what a PS5 would give me that I don't already have or want in a machine. Besides exclusives, I guess, but that stuff is totally under wraps, given that hyped heavy hitters Last of Us 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima are coming out for PS4.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 14:06 (four years ago) link
there is no point in buying a new console until there are games worth playing on it, idk why people even humor the thought of buying near launch
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
clout
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 21:35 (four years ago) link
fanboys + people who didnt have the previous box
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link
I have Gamespot gift cards and GS is near death and my PS4 optical drive is dead. First time I’ll be buying a new system ASAP.GTA though? Man, that’s been downhill from 4 on.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
It would be be Spider-Man 2 for me. But I don't know, something about the general anxiety of this year might lead to just get this and maybe the MS one too
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 04:26 (four years ago) link
So just caught the Demon's Souls remake, what else have I missed/
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
HZD sequel so you better play the first one sooner than later!
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
Eh, I've got a couple of years before I even consider PS5.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
FUGLY
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
better have good cooling because that's going in a drawer
that is seriously rank
looks like a router
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
besides the sliminess it did look cool, not as cool as mario tho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 September 2024 21:55 (four months ago) link
Yeah I really want to play Astrobot, but ouch £60 for a platformer? I might wait
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 September 2024 22:30 (four months ago) link
Ive been having a really tough time lately and just been wanting to play something fun and lighthearted but not super easy or very obviously for little kids, and you're right: PlayStation needs its Mario Worlds, its Donkey Kong Countrys, but everything they do verges on edgy, even stuff like Ratchet and Klank.
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 September 2024 22:36 (four months ago) link
xp I mean Mario Odyssey is $60 still 7 years after release. This game is very much on that game's level in terms of execution and quality. I'll pay the going rate for any game of any genre if it's going to actually be good. It Takes Two is on sale right now for $14 on PS4/5 and if you have a partner to play it with, it's an all time platformer as well (one of my favorite games ever, honestly, it's that good) so there's def value out there to be had.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 11 September 2024 00:10 (four months ago) link
Also It Takes Two is an interesting stylistic choice - it focuses on a couple having relationship issues, and is clearly more adult themed (though could be enjoyed by kids), and isn't cutesy much at all in the traditional platformer sense like Mario or now Astro Bot. I already knew what I was getting into with the latter because I adored Astro's Playroom "demo" that came with the PS5. Definitely a vibe I appreciate more after a solid doob as well.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 11 September 2024 00:16 (four months ago) link
Nintendo and their sellers 100% have sales and discounts, it’s just they refuse to ever be a discount retailer. It’s quite the shtick. Has Odyssey been on their subscription service?
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 03:36 (four months ago) link
the years of consoles being deep loss leader are probably over but it was quite a while ago that Sony and Microsoft were willing to take a 15% hit or w/e and Nintendo decided they’d make at least $20 per console and their profit only goes up and fuck youafter some very thin years they clawed back in and they will not let go
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 03:43 (four months ago) link
i don't know why they need new hardware for more efficient raytracing and ai upscaling. that's all software, isn't it?
― master of the pan (abanana), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 06:42 (four months ago) link
iirc stuff like raytracing & ai need to have specialised hardware cores for them to run the calculations on, PS5 has more of these cores built in
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:22 (four months ago) link
the PS5 Pro has more of these cores I meant, so more raytracing can be producedI'd rather people focussed more on game design than making shinier puddles but I'm not the traget audience for this kind of thing
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:24 (four months ago) link
Ok, that makes sense. I wish cerny had gotten more technical.
― master of the pan (abanana), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:25 (four months ago) link
if you are maths inclined it's all about multiplying matrices quickly
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:26 (four months ago) link
When he laid out the three improvements as 1. More powerful gpu, 2. Efficient raytracing, 3. AI upscaling -- it sounded like only #1 was the hardware.
― master of the pan (abanana), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:27 (four months ago) link
octobeard yeah It Takes Two is great, but it does require another player and the whole "annoying couple going through a divorce" thing can be a bummer if you're not in the mood
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:43 (four months ago) link
exactly dl, we played this recently. In fairness the levels are fun for the most part, but the whole narrative of parents divorcing was grating.
― Ste, Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:07 (four months ago) link
it's definitely a really fun game. does help if you're both relatively okay with platformers though
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:22 (four months ago) link
all of those things are hardware limited
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 14:01 (four months ago) link
On Pro the couple get along swell and are 68% less irritating
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Wednesday, 11 September 2024 14:43 (four months ago) link
lol
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 11 September 2024 14:44 (four months ago) link
It Takes Two is awesome! That said, I played it on Switch, and it seemed graphically cut down for the console's power.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 11 September 2024 15:14 (four months ago) link
We had most fun with the mini games, particularly the snow level curling game
― Ste, Friday, 13 September 2024 09:27 (three months ago) link
Because it's a sort of Playstation exclusive, I'll move my Returnal talk to this thread. Anyway, Returnal is dope, and I've made it as far as the first boss, so at least I now know what progress even looks like. But beyond that, what a weird generation, the PS5. Lots of cool looking games, yet Returnal (three years old) and Demon's Souls (four years old) remain two of the scant PS5 exclusives (not available on PS4) that also fully took advantage of what the system promised. (Hell, Dunkey pointed out how incredible RDR2 is, and it's *six* years old.) Blame the pandemic, parts or system shortages and other delays, but it feels like the PS5 spent much of its life as a sort of PS4 Pro Pro. Which is fine with me, since I never had a PS4 Pro, but it definitely makes me feel better about ignoring the existence of the PS5 Pro. And the future PS6 ... I dunno what if anything it could offer to give me FOMO.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 December 2024 03:27 (one month ago) link
Returnal rocks, it's one of the few games where you really have to get into a rhythm to succeed that's still pretty simple. Just dodging and evading and strategically spending limited resources and it's very pretty. I made it to the second area and have remained blissfully unaware of how many areas there are. Definitely a game where you have to learn the system before progressing but making it different enough to be another roguelike
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 11 December 2024 03:34 (one month ago) link
I never picked up Helldivers 2 despite coworkers loving it, maybe because I didn't know which platform (pc/ps5) to use, because it has crossplay but not a one purchase mode. None of the Sony titles do, but I've bought two of them across both for reasons. Horizon Forbidden West was amazing on PS5, though
there was a deep sale and I own Death Stranding on three platforms, arguably more since the Apple purchase gives you macOS/iOS/iPadOS. I could see being stuck somewhere and running it on an iPad in a fit of boredom
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 11 December 2024 03:38 (one month ago) link
My kid wants a ps5 solely for the reduced loading times Waiting for gta 6
― calstars, Wednesday, 11 December 2024 19:18 (one month ago) link
worth it for the loading times and the fan not spinning up all the time alone imo
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:11 (four weeks ago) link
PS6 gonna reduce those waiting times so much the game will be over before you even start it.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:12 (four weeks ago) link
Is the time you wait till it comes out proportional to the time you save waiting on loading times though?
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:58 (four weeks ago) link
Think I've got a spreadsheet for that.
Currently going through ps2 releases chronologically (don't ask) and while there is lots I loath about modern console gaming, boy-howdy the load times really were something back in the day
― H.P, Thursday, 12 December 2024 05:24 (four weeks ago) link
Just had a good run on Returnal, randomly had my armor boosted up, randomly had a good weapon, was making my way back to that first boss, was feeling good ... and then made a wrong turn into a new locked room full of really tough enemies. Roguelikes keep it fresh, but boy can they be frustrating.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 December 2024 13:41 (four weeks ago) link
it's called Returnal because once you play it you return all your other games to the store
― ciderpress, Thursday, 12 December 2024 15:16 (four weeks ago) link
I gave up on Returnal while trying to get through the second biome, which is excruciatingly long.
― More Cumin Than Cumin (Leee), Thursday, 12 December 2024 15:46 (four weeks ago) link
Oh, no. That's where I set it down!
I shall return to Returnal, though. I ended up upgrading my PC graphics so I'm going to be crunching through games on that for a while.
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Thursday, 12 December 2024 15:48 (four weeks ago) link
Astro Bot and Ratchet and Clank are the only two exclusives you need. Especially the former, which is as close to "perfect" a game can be in 2024
― octobeard, Thursday, 12 December 2024 19:11 (four weeks ago) link
I've installed Alan Wake 2, which was the first time I turned my PS5 on in months. Can't wait to play (and probably turn the scariness down to baby mode)!
― More Cumin Than Cumin (Leee), Friday, 13 December 2024 18:45 (four weeks ago) link
I loved the first one and "Control," and have this one waiting for me when I need a break from "Returnal" (which I'm starting to think I'm ultimately never going to be able to beat).
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 December 2024 18:50 (four weeks ago) link
if you can beat the first level of Returnal you can beat the game. feel like that first initial hump is the biggest struggle. what biome are you stuck on?
will say that it's not always advisable to skip biomes entirely when you get the ability to do so. you'll find yourself underpowered.
luv Returnal, great game, beat it twice.
― circa1916, Friday, 13 December 2024 19:38 (four weeks ago) link
I'm stuck on biome 2. I haven't even gotten the grappling hook thing.
― More Cumin Than Cumin (Leee), Friday, 13 December 2024 20:21 (four weeks ago) link
I made it past the first chapter or two of Alan Wake 2 and quit when I kept getting killed by a wolf. This is not a major boss, just a random wolf. I will return to it eventually
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, 13 December 2024 21:35 (four weeks ago) link
and get killed by a wolf
― Why did the Beatles shun the Space Needle? (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 13 December 2024 21:56 (four weeks ago) link
xxpost I'm stuck in the first biome, lol. It's just so goddam unforgiving! I was having the best run ever, had my health boosted up by 50%, had a great weapon, maybe +4, with bonus damage, was looking forward to Phrike ... and then the game randomly locked me in a fucking room with three mini bosses, two of the green guys and one red guy. As if it knew I was doing well and just wanted to sweep my legs out from under me. That's the downside of roguelikes vs, say, From games. The nature of git gud is constantly shifting under your feet. Speaking of which, my death by gravity count has got to be impressive. Maybe I need to make everything less, well, dark.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 December 2024 22:44 (four weeks ago) link
Hardest game ever... so brutal
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 14 December 2024 01:40 (four weeks ago) link
LOL booted up for the first time since updating the system software and THAT was a trip of nostalgia.
― More Cumin Than Cumin (Leee), Saturday, 14 December 2024 03:30 (four weeks ago) link
The main thing Returnal taught me was to learn the architecture and the ways different enemies move. A game where I have to be attentive but calm, and whether it’s three nasty enemies or one simple one, it’s just another room. Much easier said than done
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Saturday, 14 December 2024 15:39 (four weeks ago) link
Its good but I could barely get to the last boss and he was nails
― Sade of the Del Amitri (dog latin), Sunday, 15 December 2024 14:07 (three weeks ago) link
AW2 first boss done but I actually got turned around and totally lost and had to restart from a checkpoint, and the old "do I need to shine a light on the baddy?" art direction problem from the first game hasn't been fixed.
― More Cumin Than Cumin (Leee), Monday, 16 December 2024 00:15 (three weeks ago) link
"Returnal" might be the hardest game ever because it combines the traits of so many other hardest games ever (roguelike, metroidvania, bullet hell, platforms, crazy From-level bosses and enemies, even rhythm games like Thumper, kinda). However, I did just watch a tutorial that conveyed some good advice that, while not immediately helpful, I think will pretty quickly lend me a hand. We shall see.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 16 December 2024 22:32 (three weeks ago) link
idk I played Battletoads on the NES and I’ve made it further in Returnal than I ever did in that. At least, I think I have
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 17 December 2024 00:37 (three weeks ago) link
I swapped back to Star Wars Outlaws and I’m having fun messing with all the crime syndicates
I know it's my problem, but if I don't make some sort of breakthrough in "Returnal" I'm not sure the point of playing it, as brilliant as it is. It's not just that it's always changing, it's that it punishes anything less than no-hit runs. Which is to say, the minimum baseline of success of this game seems to be the high standard set by game streamer stunts like "beat boss with fists" or "Dark Souls no-hit run," and so on. Pretty annoying. I'm happy to work to get better, to a degree, but it's particularly challenging when the game itself is actively pushing back to prevent progress. For every apparent step forward, it loves to drag you back two steps.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 23:32 (three weeks ago) link