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Looking back, the PlayStation 4 launch titles were terrible (but pretty) games
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You're misunderstanding. A POC is excellent. I have issues with the modeling and casting of that POC character like the person below.
Second Son was fun, but slight compared to Infamous 1 or 2. And I do feel uncomfortable about the main character and his brother being Native Americans, but being played by and largely modeled after two white guys.
Shadowfall and Knack 1 were average, forgettable affairs at best, sure but Infamous SS was a lot of fun and Resogun is still one of the best games this gen has produced.
I've seen far far worse system launches... most especially when you only "count" the exclusive titles.
I've seen far far worse system launches... most especially when you only "count" the exclusive titles.
Had more fun with the greatness awaits memes than my PS4 the first year.
Infamous was a 5/10 game but at least it was a pretty 5/10 game, it had that over AssCreed 4/10.
Infamous was a 5/10 game but at least it was a pretty 5/10 game, it had that over AssCreed 4/10.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag looked great in glorious native 1080p. I didn't mind Killzone Shadow Fall either. I'm also one of the 5 people who enjoyed Knack. It was a great launch for me!
There was a lot of decent to good stuff but really nothing great like Switch had with BotW. I knew Killzone and Knack were going to be shit before the system even launched so I wasn't really disappointed aside from the Watch Dogs delay.
Resogun was awesome, and I mean if you didn't play it that's on you.
Resogun was awesome, and I mean if you didn't play it that's on you.
I'm assuming that it was based on real events and occurrences like the Berlin Wall and/or the Iron Curtain, so maybe it is not so outlandish. Much of Killzone is heavily inspired by the historical happenings of Europe and the surrounding nations.
Infamous second son was just dull to me, i spent so many months waiting for it thinking it was finally gonna be the ps4's killer app and it was just boring. Bad characters, a bland and boring open world, enemies that werent fun to fight. Some of the powers were fun to mess around with but the city didnt feel like enough of a play ground to really make use of them to their full potential. It looks pretty, and the powers are unique and creative, but everything around it was just so lacking
Not all were bad. For me, my favourite launch games were Black Flag and the next-gen version of Fifa 14. Both had a lot of playtime in them. Black Flag was a fantastic game (minus the tailing missions) and the PS4/XBO version of Fifa 14 is probably still my favourite football game since PES5 & 6.
SIE Japan Studio is good but they can't drown out all the boring cinematic shooters and open world dreck sony keeps churning out
Knack was the spring board to 17.5 million consoles sold per year. All success flows through and from Knack.
I have plenty of good ones or news based ones for my liking and I'd rather vent here than in my real world relationships.
I was so hyped to play Killzone and ended up trading it in long before the credits rolled. Knack was an ok diversion but it wasn't really a good game imo. Resogun was great and I played it all the time despite the fact that I was complete shit at it. Well, maybe I'm being harsh on myself but I wasn't great at it. That always online Need for Speed game was a lot of fun, the wife and I pretty much took turns until we'd done everything we could do for the most part. Lastly, Infamous Second Son was great. Graphics and gameplay were right up my alley and I think I was at least entertained by the story at the time. I had a lot of fun with the PS4 that first year and since I hadn't upgraded my PC at the time that first year felt really next gen to me.
The PS4's entire exclusive library prior to Uncharted 4 was absolutely embarrassing, and I deeply hope Sony won't repeat it with their next console.
Shadowfall, Knack, Second Son, The Order, DriveClub - just a firehose of mediocrity.
It's hilarious how people claim exclusives are the primary reason Sony won this gen, when they amassed their lead during the biggest draught of worthwhile exclusives the company has ever seen.
Shadowfall, Knack, Second Son, The Order, DriveClub - just a firehose of mediocrity.
It's hilarious how people claim exclusives are the primary reason Sony won this gen, when they amassed their lead during the biggest draught of worthwhile exclusives the company has ever seen.
killzone mercenary was the better killzone imo at that time. Lego marvel super heroes was my favorite PS4 launch title, what an unexpectedly amazing game.
Second Son was a great game, I'm not sure you know what the word terrible means. Actually, is there a BAD thread that doesn't have some sort of hyperbole attached to it?
What about Bloodborne, LBP3, Until Dawn, MLB, Tearaway Unfolded and a bunch of indies were exclusive.
Also games like Warframe and FFXIV.
And Second Son is far from mediocre. The competition didn't have much to offer either.
And despite being a remaster TLOU sold a lot of PS4's. Exclusives definitely help the PS4 sell as well as the last few years of the PS3 had tons of awesome exclusives that gave them a lot of momentum.
I fucking loved Shadowfall. Blows my mind people didn't like it. The OWL was so damn fun to use and felt great with the touchpad. I love the echolocation ability and all the guns.
Visuals were mindblowing, the atmosphere was great, and I loved the controls.
Visuals were mindblowing, the atmosphere was great, and I loved the controls.
with the launch model you got $10 to upgrade a game, the upgrade for BF4 felt like a massive upgrade at the time. What a fucking awesome game.
Every time anybody calls something awful, garbage, trash, or terrible I basically know it's not true. 90% of the time, it isn't..
This is another one of those cases. And people need to learn how to not be hyperbolic.
This is another one of those cases. And people need to learn how to not be hyperbolic.
Eh, fair. I forgot Until Dawn & Bloodbourne hit prior to UC4. I'll amend the statement then - the PS4 exclusives prior to 2015 were embarrassing. And this isn't really about competition. I think Rise of the Tomb Raider, Titanfall 1 & Sunset Overdrive are all excellent games - but clearly they didn't resonate with mass audiences.
MLB is MLB, and LBP 3 was the weakest of the series. The rest are readily available on PS3, Vita, or PC. I agree that the end of the PS3 era gave people faith - but the exclusives just literally weren't there. Price & power sold early adopters (plus the always online disaster) - then network effects carried the ball from there.
Shadowfall and Knack did indeed suck. Second Son was a solid game though, nothing special (mostly cause of the story) but the gameplay was fun as hell.
I assume in the launch window (so not necessarily launch day) PS5 will have Horizon 2, next game from Sony Japan, maybe Ghost of Tsushima, and maybe God of War 2/5.
I assume in the launch window (so not necessarily launch day) PS5 will have Horizon 2, next game from Sony Japan, maybe Ghost of Tsushima, and maybe God of War 2/5.
I mean they were bad in the moment, not just looking back. There was a mini meltdown when the reviews were unveiled. I remember at the time there were tons of rumblings about some inner turmoil within WWS. Rumblings of cancelled titles (SSM) and driveclub being a disaster. Most of the rumors ended up true actually. It took a bit for WWS to really get going this gen. Killzone SF was a huge stepdown from the previous 2 and 3 was already pretty mediocre. Driveclub was massively delayed and when it launched was a mess, knack reviewed poorly and was generally considered a bad game, and infamous wasn't even a launch title just a launch window, but after the impressive infamous 2, Infamous SS just felt like a sidegrade at best outside of the visuals. Rough launch for sure, and psplus offerings were horrendous for the first year or two, but once things got going it was hit after hit... BUT that start was rough- Killzone SF probably the worst in the KZ series, Infamous SS mediocre entry in a solid series, Driveclub the game that killed evo and a horrendous launch, The Order 1886 tanking and turned out awful, knack was pretty bad, etc.
it was most definitely the best launch window title, but that's typically not a great sign when you have a smaller scale title like that as the best game by far.
There's an ocean of difference between hating something and thinking it was a completely underwhelming and flat experience.
Most console launches suck.
There's probably just a handful (if not less) of truly spectacular launch lineups. Esp if you consider Japanese launches as the initial launches and the Western release as something else.
For example:
Western Dreamcast launch = an all-time great launch
Japanese Dreamcast launch = an all-time worst launch
There's probably just a handful (if not less) of truly spectacular launch lineups. Esp if you consider Japanese launches as the initial launches and the Western release as something else.
For example:
Western Dreamcast launch = an all-time great launch
Japanese Dreamcast launch = an all-time worst launch
infamous SS is the best in the series. IMO i remember it being so damn gorgeous to look at. I'd just sit and watch the rain. Was the reason i got a PS4.
Absolutely. I enjoyed second son, but it was basically the only exclusive launch "window" title that was good, and it just wasn't nearly as good as 1&2 for me in terms of quality for the time. It just felt like a rehash and the world felt bland. The powers were great, the traversal was awesome, the visuals were outstanding, but the side quests were so repetitive and dull, and everything just felt so lifeless. Infamous in general struggles with that issue, but the first was a new IP and the 2nd was a huge step up, so for it to side step with SS was a let down.
Yeah I'm with you on that one second son was amazing. The unlocking of the final power post game was a miss to me. At that point I didn't care if I had the new power as there was nothing to do with it.
I think the whole gen was terrible for the first few years tbh, not just the launch window games. A few bright spots for sure, but I didn't really feel like I missed out at all waiting until 2017 to get a PS4.
Same here. Both visual style and soundtrack were better than before. I also appreciated the variety, although the stealth and defense sections were annoying. The game (and KZ series in general) gets far too little recognition for its enemy AI as well. The story was the worst part, as before, but luckily Horizon showed huge improvement in that regard.
I'd rate both KZ:SF and Infamous: SS somewhere between 7-8. Somewhat flawed, but entertaining visual feasts. The latter was particularly fun to play, largely due to Neon powers, and that's what counts.
Resogun was the star of the launch though, and it's sadly once again forgotten as it's not an AAA title. Great game is a great game, whether it's big or small.
