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Me oldest pal has drifted into functional alcoholism over the last decade or so.

He gave up booze about 6 weeks ago, so bought a ps4 as a distraction.
Me and another old pal have been hammering the GTA V online with him over Christmas and its helped him stay dry.

We all grew up living on the same estate, but live in different parts of the country now so when you have a 6 hour session you can really catch up over the headsets as you play. Its been very enjoyable as well as doing a pal a good turn.
 
rich! said:
I've fallen into the rabbit hole of Hades' Star. Slow motion start system building game. Just enough activity every couple of hours to keep me looking and it works as well on the big screen as the phone.
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I play this quite a lot think I'm at about level 60 or so, let me know if you want to join up.
 
I've been playing Sackboy on the PS5. Really enjoying it, it's vaguely like a Mario game, but different enough to stand in its own right. The use of music on it is outstanding as is the design of the levels. Not far into it yet, so (at least for me) it'll keep me occupied for a while yet.

For xmas I got Immortals Fenyx Rising. I had a quick go on that last night and loved it. Looks fantastic, funny, and, I agree, Breath Of The Wild vs Myths, what's not to love?
 
Playing the PC port of the first Halo game. So picture this, I've been fighting the Flood for a while, but after finding out the real function of the Installation, they suddenly become a lot tougher to deal with. I reach a twin bridge which is not only crawling with Flood-infected humans/elites, but also has some jackass piloting a Banshee and taking potshots at me as I try to deal with being shot at from the front and my left flank. I clear the closest side of the bridge, and move on to the other side to deal with the rest of the Flood. As I'm busy shotgunning them to death, I see too late that some of the human Flood infectees are carrying rocket launchers, and I am blown the fuck up. It is surprisingly difficult to spot Lovecraftian space zombies armed with rocket launchers while you've got three of their mates getting all up in your visor.

I think that's the first bit of the game that's properly challenged me so far. I was considering switching up the difficulty.

Also is it just me or are there are an awful lot copy+pasted indoor environments in this game? A lot of back-tracking too! It's not a problem really because the combat is [chef's kiss] superb, but it is noticeable. It's as if they blew all the development resources on making the outdoor areas look beautiful and ended up neglecting the technological underbelly of the Halo installation.
 
Just downloaded the free PS+ games for January - Greedfall and Rise Of The Tomb Raider. Looking forward to the TR game as I enjoyed the two games that bookend it.
Have just started Greedfall, but it has very poor graphics that seem more from the time of the PS2/3 than a game that came out just last year. I don't really get the appeal of these budget rip offs of better, higher budget games (at least that's how it looks so far), but I'm fussy/spoilt. Will see how it plays.
 
NoXion said:
Playing the PC port of the first Halo game. So picture this, I've been fighting the Flood for a while, but after finding out the real function of the Installation, they suddenly become a lot tougher to deal with. I reach a twin bridge which is not only crawling with Flood-infected humans/elites, but also has some jackass piloting a Banshee and taking potshots at me as I try to deal with being shot at from the front and my left flank. I clear the closest side of the bridge, and move on to the other side to deal with the rest of the Flood. As I'm busy shotgunning them to death, I see too late that some of the human Flood infectees are carrying rocket launchers, and I am blown the fuck up. It is surprisingly difficult to spot Lovecraftian space zombies armed with rocket launchers while you've got three of their mates getting all up in your visor.

I think that's the first bit of the game that's properly challenged me so far. I was considering switching up the difficulty.

Also is it just me or are there are an awful lot copy+pasted indoor environments in this game? A lot of back-tracking too! It's not a problem really because the combat is [chef's kiss] superb, but it is noticeable. It's as if they blew all the development resources on making the outdoor areas look beautiful and ended up neglecting the technological underbelly of the Halo installation.
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The short answer to that last paragraph is: yes and the whole series rather tends to have a lot of backtracking.

Bear in mind that the one you're playing is 20 years old too

Right, finished the new bit of the Long Dark, absolutely brilliant, so next onto Red Dead. See you in 3 months
 
Orang Utan said:
Just downloaded the free PS+ games for January - Greedfall and Rise Of The Tomb Raider. Looking forward to the TR game as I enjoyed the two games that bookend it.
Have just started Greedfall, but it has very poor graphics that seem more from the time of the PS2/3 than a game that came out just last year. I don't really get the appeal of these budget rip offs of better, higher budget games (at least that's how it looks so far), but I'm fussy/spoilt. Will see how it plays.
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I played Greedfall for an hour. Hard to argue for playing more when I've probably barely touched Skyrim & The Witcher 3.
 
Currently Immortals Fenyx Rising, was £23 on the epic store.
It's really great. Can't recommend this more highly. The combat is good, the puzzles are very varied and the location and graphics are fantastic.
The story is fun, can be pretty funny at times. Not finished it yet. Been playing for hours and hours.
 
Sunray said:
Currently Immortals Fenyx Rising, was £23 on the epic store.
It's really great. Can't recommend this more highly. The combat is good, the puzzles are very varied and the location and graphics are fantastic.
The story is fun, can be pretty funny at times. Not finished it yet. Been playing for hours and hours.
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Is it only online/multiplayer?
 
Completed Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition this evening. It's a game which shows its age but still holds up. Look forward to playing Halo 2.
 
Picked up Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on sale yesterday, and it's excellent fun - nicely designed levels that aren't too long or too short, fun skills, and constant progression and new gear unlocks.

Then got an email from Steam that Blood Bowl 2 is on sale for £2.99 tonight, so now I'm downloading that - guess I'm having a bit of a Warhammaissance this week...
 
Buddy Bradley said:
Picked up Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on sale yesterday, and it's excellent fun - nicely designed levels that aren't too long or too short, fun skills, and constant progression and new gear unlocks.

Then got an email from Steam that Blood Bowl 2 is on sale for £2.99 tonight, so now I'm downloading that - guess I'm having a bit of a Warhammaissance this week...
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Vermintide is great.

Blood Bowl - be careful of the DLC :)
 
Doom Eternal crashed while I was in the middle of a fight. I've already completed the main game, but it's still annoying because I was specifically replaying a level as a way of practising for the DLC campaign, which is currently kicking my arse. What gets me is that this is the first time this has ever happened, the game has always been rock solid for me in the past. Grrr.
 
I've just finished the story for Horizon Zero Dawn and Frozen Wilds, don't know what to do with myself now...
 
I forgot how fun it was to kill Flood with the Covenant Energy Sword. Thanks for reminding me, Halo 2.

I don't know why in Anniversary Edition they changed the sound the sword makes when you draw it, though. The classic sound was unique, now it just sounds like a knock-off lightsabre.
 
Got a recon'd PS4 for Christmas so I'm catching up after having sold my PS3 a few years ago.

So far I've enjoyed, yet was slightly underwhelmed by Assassin's Creed: Origins. Looks lovely as usual and some excellent slaughter but a bit brief; not madly engaging.

Should I bother with Odyssey or skip straight to Valhalla?

I've been looking forward to Red Dead Redemption II but having read the last page of the RDR thread, it looks like I'm where spitfire was: once you've marvelled at the beauty and the sound and the detail, there's a lot of riding your horse to be done. A lot. Attempting shortcuts generally leads to a plunge over a cliff. Did you persevere, spitfire? I'm also in a spot of trouble over a slight misunderstanding. I honestly meant to 'pick up' the injured traveller after I'd saved him from wolves. I've only been playing for a few days and it's not the first time I've shot someone in the face by accident. Though doing it with a shotgun was new.

Also got The Last of Us I/II.

Is Gods of War any good?

The freebies included Just Cause 4, Far Cry 4 and Metal Gear Solid V (I played MGS I and III (I think) and quite liked them). Any picks from those?
 
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Also, whilst the actual machine itself is fine and the graphics are great and the interface is smooth and it connects to everything and all that, what's the story with bluetooth headphones?

Is it obvious that you need compatible headphones or have I missed a trick?

(Yes I've got some new headphones that won't connect to the PS4. I mean I can cable from headphone > controller but still.)
 
No, it's really annoying isn't it, they will connect but you can't use them. I connected mine to my TV, I wish you could just connect them to your controller but that's not possible either.
 
I saw this:

While you might want to "cut the cord" and use Bluetooth headphones on your PS4, there's an important caveat: the PS4 uses a special version of Bluetooth for audio, and so most Bluetooth headsets are not compatible.

To ensure that you can connect a headset to your console, make sure it's specifically branded as compatible with the PS4.

Some models that are PS4 compatible include Sony's own PlayStation Platinum Wireless Headset, as well as the Turtle Beach Stealth 600, SteelSeries Arctis 7, and the Razer Thresher.

It looks like Sony are just twats.

I have the Arctis 7 headphones, which are nice but charging is a bit odd and annoying. Can't comment on how they are with a PS4, mind you, as I don't have one.
 
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