Craig H Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 YO TROMATAKER http://kotaku.com/ps2-emulation-coming-to-the-ps4-1743685377 Don't stop holding out hope for Fire Pro on the PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Shame that the games I would most like to play on ps4 are things like Zeta Gundam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 My final conclusion on XCOM Enemy Unknown is unfortunately very much a thumbs in the middle. This really isn't a very good video game on any of the difficulties above normal at all. Ironman normal is still too easy in that even if you lose soldiers you'd have to play unbelievably bad to actually lose 8 countries and lose the game. You'll just have to grind a lot on the last mission, assuming you're of average skill. Ironman Classic difficulty is just... not good or particularly interesting at all. There really, really needs to be an option between those two that just doesn't exist, or at the very least built in sliders to tweak certain settings (IE importing the increased panic or unshackled AI from Classic into Normal, without giving the computer a bullshit aim cheat). It's an okay game that I enjoyed playing through once before it became a chore, but it's really leaving me with the feeling it could have been so much better. A game that I loved on first playthrough and have soured on more pretty much by the minute since once you try and get more out of it than what initially meets the eye. Still, if you're only planning to go through it once, it's worth doing. But getting into Ironman, you will curse not being able to set certain aspects of the difficulty to your own tastes and that bugs me because man, it's RIGHT THERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 My final conclusion on XCOM Enemy Unknown is unfortunately very much a thumbs in the middle. This really isn't a very good video game on any of the difficulties above normal at all. Ironman normal is still too easy in that even if you lose soldiers you'd have to play unbelievably bad to actually lose 8 countries and lose the game. You'll just have to grind a lot on the last mission, assuming you're of average skill. Ironman Classic difficulty is just... not good or particularly interesting at all. There really, really needs to be an option between those two that just doesn't exist, or at the very least built in sliders to tweak certain settings (IE importing the increased panic or unshackled AI from Classic into Normal, without giving the computer a bullshit aim cheat). It's an okay game that I enjoyed playing through once before it became a chore, but it's really leaving me with the feeling it could have been so much better. A game that I loved on first playthrough and have soured on more pretty much by the minute since once you try and get more out of it than what initially meets the eye. Still, if you're only planning to go through it once, it's worth doing. But getting into Ironman, you will curse not being able to set certain aspects of the difficulty to your own tastes and that bugs me because man, it's RIGHT THERE. There are mods for that. Unless you're playing the console version, in which case, yeah. But PC, you can mod the crap out of the game and get all that you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I might look into it, because I do like the base game it's just one of those things the more I fiddle with the advanced difficulties the more I hate them for being cheap as opposed to fulfilling. And I say that with the last game I beat being Tales of Maj'Eyal which is a notoriously difficult, maddening roguelike. I'm fine with difficulty as long as I never get the sensation of wasting my time chasing an achievement with no appreciable upswing in enjoyment. I can see on the Nexus there appears to be a couple pretty simple resources for tweaking game settings, those might be interesting. I looked at the Long War mod too but that looks like something mainly for really hardcore XCOM players who love Impossible Mode but found it too forgiving.To each their own on that one, I guess, but it doesn't exactly read as something with a ton of wide appeal. Only thing is I read a few things saying XCOM's latest patch really messes with mods unless you fiddle with your game, but not sure if those are out of date now or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 In case you missed it, Sony has confirmed they're bringing PS2 emulation to the PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 In case you missed it, Sony has confirmed they're bringing PS2 emulation to the PS4. When they let me play Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant on PS4, I'll believe it. ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 What were the other Shadow Hearts games like, anyway? I really enjoyed the morbidly goofy plot and the bizarre characters and the eerie settings and the overall feel of the first one, but the game's engine seemed stupidly overcomplicated. Having to mess around with the action-ring thingy with every single action you ever take in the whole game was an awfully aggravating chore. Being forced to constantly do those repetitive battles in the spirit graveyard also sucked, come to think of it. It felt like a perfectly decent game was bizarrely handicapped by developers who didn't think it was difficult enough and added in these fake challenges to make everything harder. I remember the game being pretty good except for a couple annoying levels like the sandcrawler one.I downloaded it and the sandcrawler levels are as terrible as I remember.Oooh yeah, double-fuck those stupid sandcrawler levels. I just tried to replay that game a little while back, and quit in disgust after dying a dozen times on those goddamn jumps inside the crawler where you've gotta avoid the lava and land on those tiny-even-by-Metroid-standards ledges. Even I, a lifelong Castlevania diehard, think those jumps and that platforming is just way too difficult. Especially for some of the earliest levels in the game! It gets SO much easier after you get past that point, it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Koch Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 One good thing about the PS4 version is that you can save anywhere so you don't have to go back to the gimpy blaster after you die. But yeah the jumps in that section can eat a bag of docks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 What were the other Shadow Hearts games like, anyway? I really enjoyed the morbidly goofy plot and the bizarre characters and the eerie settings and the overall feel of the first one, but the game's engine seemed stupidly overcomplicated. Having to mess around with the action-ring thingy with every single action you ever take in the whole game was an awfully aggravating chore. Being forced to constantly do those repetitive battles in the spirit graveyard also sucked, come to think of it. It felt like a perfectly decent game was bizarrely handicapped by developers who didn't think it was difficult enough and added in these fake challenges to make everything harder. There was a third, set in America, that I cannot remember the name of at the moment. I never played it, since it didn't have the same main character. There was also a prequal for PS1, called Koudelka, that I own but haven't played yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I finally started the last part of the game of thrones telltale game. I got so annoyed i stopped and went and read the plot synopsis. I doubt i will finish. Not only were there any positive resolutions to the pov characters, it apparently left on a cliffhanger for s2 of the game. Def wont be getting. Between the plot and the lagging graphics/dialogue, a very unpleasant game playinng experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Waiting for thanksgiving break to start new tomb raider game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 With my arm in a sling, I've been playing games that don't require a lot of physical proudest. Marvel puzzle quest, Zen Pinball,and I've started playing watch dogs again. I seriously doubt I'll ever get out of the first chapter of story mode, but I've been enjoying screwing around hunting things down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Just ordered a PSTV for twenty bucks from Best Buy since I saw the deal on CAG. Welp, I suppose it's now time to go ahead and try a Persona game since P4G is ten bucks digital right now. Having a PS4 on the go and a way to play some of these Vita games I own on TV like Uncharted: GA and Killzone: Mercenary is great. Hell of a deal for me. Even for people who do not have Vitas but who want to play Vita games, getting a refurb 8GB card from Gamestop for twelve bucks, while still robbery for memory card space, isn't highway robbery and is probably worth it. EDIT: Shoot, Uncharted: GA isn't compatible, which is first, absurd, and second, probably why I was able to get one for twenty dollars. Whatever, I can leave my PSOne in storage and play through Parasite Eve on a TV again for the first time since maybe 2002, so I'm still good with it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 So, on the unplayed games pile, I've got The Last of Us, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Sleeping Dogs and Just Cause 2. Which should I play first? EDIT: and Dead Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 definitely Sleeping Dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yep, definitely Sleeping Dogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 So, do I bother downloading Dungeon Siege 3 since it is free with my XBL Gold membership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 So, do I bother downloading Dungeon Siege 3 since it is free with my XBL Gold membership? I put an hour or so into it this weekend. Very Diablo-esque. Seems alright so far. It won't blow you away or anything, but it's solid. My girlfriend has convinced me to by an Xbox One. Probably this week. Not really hyped to drop the cash this close to Christmas, but the call of Fallout 4 is loud. I guess I can let her twist my arm on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Please say it's better to hold out until I have something that can run Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition so that I don't have to buy the original now and feed my backlog which is already suffocating every pore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Please say it's better to hold out until I have something that can run Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition so that I don't have to buy the original now and feed my backlog which is already suffocating every pore.The original game, which I played on a PS3, was pretty freaking awesome. I didn't feel like I missed anything by not playing the PS4-upgraded version and had no desire to play any DLC after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Koch Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I played through one of the DLC mission packs and got through it in a couple of hours and I think the others are like that as well. It is one of the best open world games of the past few years, probably in my top 5 of the genre for the 360/PS3 generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Funnily enough I have read a couple reviews of Sleeping Dogs where they actually preferred it without the DLC because of it adding a lot of bonus money and guns that they felt made the game too easy. This was not a consensus but it is an interesting view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The Spy Hunter car definitely makes clearing out the hideouts way too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The bootleg Enter the Dragon DLC was the shit though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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