Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

Video game stories still seem painfully stupid to me in a general sense. I feel like we're in the in-between of a culture shift where they'll be able to tell more diverse and sophisticated stories, but it'll take awhile to get there. Maybe part of the problem is people want to experience the gameplay but aren't prepared for depictions or subject matter they personally dont find agency with. For me personnally, a lot of it comes off like gratuitous violence and/or boobs.

@Losermagnet Yeah, I agree. There’s not enough boobs and violence.

@Losermagnet
I like the "no violence at all" storyline from Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles.
Such a peaceful and relaxing game to play.

@jump some games could definitely be improved by more of these things....

But otherwise, it's like the further we try to move on from those stereotypes the whinier people get.

Oh, @jump ....? There's plenty of games which don't pretend to have much of a story, being primarily about the gameplay, which is fine
Perhaps it depends what you're expecting from them? If you dislike the tropes, that's often a problem in films & TV, too
If it's highly subjective to say they're good, that's equally true for saying they're bad, @Octane. Which my main point, anyway
For TLoU 2, they obviously went for a story with content they must have realised was divisive, which I accept they're allowed to do. But complaints about the choices made aren't about the writing side, really, as the people doing that were presenting what they were given

I don't think so.
The PS4 games I played like Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles, LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER, Portal Knights, Evoland, Ratchet & Clank PS4 have good storyline to digest.

@Anti-Matter thank you for proving both of my points that video games are mostly brain dead rubbish and that they need more bewbs and violence in them!

@BruceCM It's only true if you like bad writing

@jump
I think the peaceful and relaxing storyline from Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles is the best for me. 😌
BTW, I don't need boobs.
I want six pack dudes. 😜

That's why you should play God of War.

I think things like Xenoblade have pretty good plots. Sure, some games have their moments of pure cringe.. and games like Xenoblade 2 is full of those. You also have games like Astral Chain, Scarlet Nexus, etc which have generic anime plots. However, there are some pretty good JRPG's that contain some tropes, but tell good stories as well. Just depends on where you look.

I don't really agree with the notion that game plots can't be well written.

@VoidofLight are you bringing up Xenoblade to prove video games stories are really good or this like when you talk about Yu Gi Oh being super duper dark and mature?

@jump I mean, the Yugioh manga is pretty dark, but that's beside the point. Nier is where I'd say proof that video game stories could be good resides. Xenoblade does have a pretty good plot, despite following the final boss trope of killing a god .

Video games are strange. I love the characters in Final Fantasy VII....but after playing the Remake I think the character development itself is awful. Cloud is grumpy the entire time, Aerith is an upbeat pixie girl, and Tifa is.....happy to be there, i think? There was a little bit of conflict when Jessie starts questioning the ethics of their actions and how they're affecting innocent people.....but then cut to motorcycle chase and flirting.

And yeah, my guess is they plan on developing things as they release more parts of the remake. That doesnt change the fact that in this standalone "chapter" of the story they didnt push the subject matter as much as they could have.

@Losermagnet Both the original and remake of FFVII is a game I've tried to get into multiple times as there's so much fandom for it but I just go meh afterwards.

It's weird as in my group of friends I'm the one expected to answer the geek questions like why does Captain Marvel have Marvel in her name, what's this meme of Community about, talk to that cute girl in a Pokemon shirt about Pokemon so I can talk to her etc and when I'm asked about Final Fantasy I just say people like his big sword. lol

@Octane
I have a lot of six pack dudes from The Sims 4 PS4 and LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER. 😛
And soon Big Rumble Boxing PS4 will be my next purchase since i want to play Boxing game with six pack dudes from Rocky franchise.

Reading this I now know what it feels like when women complain about the pervy objectification of women in games! ;p

Got the PS5 last week and checking out Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. I liked the game before but never complete it.

Now I think it is one of the best open world games. I'm taking my time with it like I did my second playthrough of Breath of the Wild and its been a joy exploring the world. The combat is also a lot more enjoyable then I remember, especially on hard which only allows for a mistake or two per encounter.

Will pick up Yakuza: Like a Dragon as well since it is on sale.

Want to try Demon's Souls and Returnal, but I think the $70 makes those a tough purchase. Probably the biggest drawback of the PS5 along with the short battery life of the DualSense.

@jump yeah i think for myself it was an adolescent power fantasy. Now that I'm a crotchety old man I just dont care about it. Music is still top notch though, and the character designs are alright.

@NotTelevision congrats on the PS5! I was able to get one not long ago too. Demon's Souls will occassionally go on sale for $40-$50 so you could wait for that (i got mine through gamestop during such a sale). Ghosts looks great and is on my "to buy" list, but yeah...$70 for a new game seems steep to me. And I feel ya on the battery life. I tweeked my controller settings to try and make it a little better, but it's not super noticeable.

Finished Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5 today. What a game!