Mikey2D

Fan girling meeting a legend

After trying another session on the PS4, I sadly feel the game is rather unplayable on the last gen. The game being advertised and shown off in trailers is not the game in my console. I'll hold onto the game and maybe in a year from now I'll own a PS5 and the PS5 optimised version of the game will be available. I'll take the free upgrade and hope I can actually enjoy the game...really can't right now.

Playing on the PS4, probably only for 2-3 hours and have to say i'm disappointed.

Graphics are like i'm playing on a PC with low settings for everything. Literally the first thing I saw was a bug as V looked in the mirror, not wearing a vest, only to look down at the vest they should bear wearing to pull off a patch. Within 15 minutes the game crashed completely, ironically right after Jackie asked if we were heading out....obviously not Jackie.

Lots of random NPC's popping into scenes from out of nowhere. Clipping issues beyond belief with exterior objects cutting through the car. Jackie randomly teleported about 50 foot away from me, suddenly talking really quietly when were got out of a car. And probably my favourite, looking in the mirror in my apartment to notice V's pants were just gone in the reflection. At that point I turned it off.

Both the driving and shooting feel basic and unimpressive.

About the nicest thing I can say the game has going for it so far is good dialogue and a nice radio soundtrack. I'll play more, hopefully it'll win me over, but dam if it isn't disappointing to see a game everyone's been waiting so long for completely under-deliver in so many ways.

I didn't even get to the multiplayer I was having such a lackluster time with the game. Honestly, didn't grab me at all. The combat has no nuance it's just button mashers delight. I don't feel like I can actively dodge / attack and get a specific result its just like watching two characters windmill into one another. Then every so often you can press a button to get a special which is the same every time. It had no weight to anything and I'm not really a fan of the visuals or representations of the characters. I love me some Nolan North, Troy Baker, Laura Bailey and co, but it seems like they're direction was just to give the most safe voice acting they possibly could - and we all know they can bring it when they want to. Here it's sadly just generic. Personally I don't think Nolan North suits Ironman at all and ultimately find it jarring. I won't be picking the game up - it's just not for me.

@ntm: I'm finding similar. After a while (where I'd normally continue on a majority of games) I have found myself choosing to stop. Currently in the early game I am finding a lot of the missions very similar so i'm hoping the scope of things widens soon to add a bit more variety.

So far yes, I'm enjoying it. The combat has really clicked for me in terms of parrying so it feels good - all the more so after a couple of early game upgrades to parry previously unblockable strikes. Graphics are very nice - though not on par with TLOU2 (but i don't see anything beating that game for quite some time). I'd recommend exploring the hot springs near the starting area once the game opens up as there are a few things to discover there and a nice outfit (you receive when first visiting a trader) which is much more in tune with how I wanted my Jin to look (Less armour, more traditional). Photo mode seems fun - I do love a good photo mode. My one small gripe is I often times feel finding certain collectables is difficult and not very clear. I'm going to continue to enjoy and explore though - i'm staying quite close to the hot springs for now but venturing further with my trust companion Nobu.

I don't see another game this year even coming close to matching the amazing experience The Last of Us part 2 has given me. I played through the first one again a week ahead of the new games release which I think added to my appreciation for everything on display here. I loved every minute of it and I'm honestly quite saddened by the amount of negativity and hate this has brought out in a very vocal group of individuals. Going as far as to troll people like Troy Baker and Laura Bailey is just horrible.

The facial animation, the mo cap, the graphics, the sound design, the gameplay and yes the story were all a masterpiece in my eyes. Honestly everything just raises the bar for what games can strive toward. The whole cast was brilliant but huge props to Ashley Johnson in particular for her work as Ellie.

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The biggest issue this game is suffering from right now is the review embargo. Who ever decided reviews can't come out till the day before release made a terrible decision. It has made the gaming community question the game based on hearsay and biast. I'm interested in this game but before buying it I just want to see a couple of reviews from trusted minds and see a bit more gameplay footage, as opposed to the crumbs so far. They've been so cagey with it - just show off the dam game already!

Finished my first playthrough today, but i'm certainly playing through again on Son of Sparda mode. Made a start on that and already its a much more enjoyable experience, as expected, there are mix up with late game enemies showing up way sooner and generally offering more of a challenge (the Devil Hunter difficulty was really easy).

Overall I think it's a great entry in the series but I can't help but feel its a little on the short side and the characters feel a little under developed. The fact that Kyrie is just a voice instead of being in game and also the woefully under represented Lady and Trish made me feel there wasn't much point in them even being there. Would of liked to have seen them Lady and Trish atleast have a cool fight scene, but nothing.

I also don't really see much point to the multiplayer aspect of the game when i barely even noticed another person ever. The name would pop up as being in the same map, but i think i maybe saw someone once running about...would have liked it if they gave it more of the treatment they did in the one fight where Nero and V were actually together against multiple enemies.

Overall I had a great time with it, just a shame it felt a little brief. Maybe they'll be some DLC in the future?

@borklund: I'm having a job finding the crew on the social club :/ any advice?