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So what did everyone think of the recent State of Play? (self.playstation)
submitted 2 weeks ago by CosmicSploogeDrizzle to c/playstation
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[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Things I liked:

  • Saros. Still need to finish Returnal and played the shit out of Resogun on PS4. I love Housemarque. I just need to git gud, play it coop without someone, or ... get it on PC and mod it (don't hate ok)
  • Darwin's Paradox. Seems like it would scratch the Limbo/Inside itch.
  • Hell is Us. (🀞 Please don't be a soul like)
  • Jedi Survivor coming to PS+ (thank goodness I held off on every sale so far as I've been wary of performance issues)
  • Shinobi 2. Loved the art style
  • Split Fiction. I don't need to see more. Super excited for it
  • Splitgate 2. Optimistic for it but still a little wary. Loved the first one as it really felt like Halo gunplay.
  • The Midnight Walk. Not a horror game fan, but that art style is undeniably gorgeous. Cool that's it's coming to PSVR2 also. Might have to pick one up eventually

Things I didn't like:

  • Mindseye. Story trailer looked awesome, but the gameplay segment was just clips of them shooting cars until they explode. The gameplay looked very one note.
  • Metal Eden. Trailer looked dope, but some gameplay footage I watched afterwards dampened my hype a bit. Hopefully it can succeed as a Cyberpunk version of Doom.
  • WWE 2K 25 the Island. I mean, do I need to say anything? Who wants a shitty WWE version of PlayStation Home?

The rest I thought was ok. I'm a little excited for Borderlands 4, but I never finished Borderlands 3, so I'll have to finish that first to at least justify it. Also, didn't Gearbox have some controversy? I can't remember.

[–] slimerancher 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Same with Saros, still have to play Returnal, but one day. Apparently Saros is supposed to be easier than Returnal, so if that's giving you a hard time you can skip directly to Saros.

Darwin's Paradox looks pretty good. One of the highlights for me. Same with Shinobi 2.

Hell is Us' first trailer looked good, but I this one didn't attract me too much. Need to see more before I make up my mind about it.

Don't have Extra anymore, so didn't care about that, but it's a good month. So, glad for those who are still subscribed..

Mindseye was bit weird. Gameplay segments looked like GTA, and since the head of studio is previous head of Rockstar north, I was interested to see more, but someone mentioned that this is basically a free-to-play game in their AAA-style Roblox-like game. Don't have any details, but if that's true, it's a big let down.

Wasn't too attracted to Metal Eden, but apparently it's by the devs of Ruiner, which I haven't yet played but have heard good things about. So, going to keep an eye on it.

As for WWE, got 2K24 with PS+ monthly games, don't need another for next 4-5 years.

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yeah, I read the longer statement defining what they meant with the tagline "come back stronger" so Saros has me really excited. I loved Hades for instance for this reason. Seems like they will be leaning more on story too, so I'm sure that's a reason. Their metrics probably show that many haven't finished Returnal, so they are hopefully making sure it's more accessible. I honestly think that is why they added coop to Returnal, to make it easier without compromising their original vision. I just reinstalled it to give it another go. I hear the first 2 bosses are the hardest also. So I watched a walkthrough on the first boss (which I've died to about 7 times already) as a refresher and to help me get over the hump.

Didn't realize Survivor was on Extra. Looks like I'll be waiting even longer.

Agreed on Hell is Us. If it's a soulslike I'll be disappointed. They have stated that it isn't, but I'm not sure how much of that is them true versus not wanting to be pigeonholed.

That's odd about mindseye. If true then count me out.

[–] slimerancher 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 2 points 1 week ago

Hmmm, sounds like the game Dreams tbh. I don't have high hopes but time will tell.

[–] slimerancher 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am not a big roguelikes fan, but I loved Hades, though I only finished it 2-3 times, instead of 7-8 for credits roll and then 20-30 for epilogue / true ending.

I have yet to play Returnal, but will keep that in mind about the first two bosses, if I get stuck.

MindsEye's steam page says:

MindsEye is a story-driven, action-adventure thriller, set in a fictional near-future Americana. Featuring best-in-class cinematics, high octane driving, and explosive combat from legendary game director Leslie Benzies.

So, could be I misunderstood what they said. Well, let's wait and see.

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 2 points 1 week ago

I agree about roguelikes generally, although Hades was so special. I also only finished it 2-3 times and then watched the real ending on YouTube.

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