Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

Yeah that's probably true. Hopefully they do focus on the mechanics quite a lot and not just a generic collectathon though. That's what Mario does so well.

@Dezzy Agreed. It needs good mechanics, level design, etc. to be memorable. Vomiting a bunch of collectables everywhere does not a good game make.

Thankfully, the controls seem pretty solid.

The variety of types of movement are quite good. Speed rolling, spring jump, gliding.
Allows for a lot of cool platformer situations if they make the most of it.

I might cancel my PS4 preorder. I watched some videos of PC gameplay, and the framerate is SO much smoother on a powerful system. Playing with a DS4 should be no problem now that Steam supports it.

I collected all 100 things last night. It was fun. I can't wait for this.

Don't watch the following trailer if you're completely avoiding any spoilers regarding Horizon Zero Dawn. Looks like they improved the faces, looks a lot better now, and it's great to see the variety in environments, cities and tribes. I've got a feeling that if it's good, it will be really good.

@Octane I don't know, I thought the faces looked fine to begin with. Everything in this game has looked gorgeous since the beginning. If anything, the protagonist looks worse: didn't she used to have freckles? Her face has less character now.

Not feeling really hot about the story based on this trailer, either.

I'll wait for reviews.

@Ralizah I just compared it to the 2015 trailer, looks the same person to me (same amount of freckles), but the animations seem a bit better. Maybe this is PS4 Pro downscaled to 1080p or something like that.

The best part of this trailer is that it's shows a lot of stuff that we haven't seen before, looks like this is going to be a pretty long game. Not something you can finish in a day or two.

@Octane

The face looks slightly different to me. I don't know, I'll need to look at stills later. It's hard to even see freckles on her now, but maybe that's just the lighting or something.

I was expecting more of a 20 - 30 hour experience. It really depends on how deep the open world and quest system is.

That city looked pretty cool. We haven't see much RPG stuff yet. Not even sure if they're calling it an RPG are they?

@Ralizah Yeah, that's true, I was hoping for at least 50 hours of content though. We'll see.

@Dezzy I think they are, action RPG or something. I know there's a simple skill tree and either a level system or some kind of point system. Don't expect a complex RPG though, it's more a mishmash of several genres. I'm not too fused about that though, as long as it's good I don't care what they call it.

I remember some questing, loot collection, etc. in some of the gameplay footage. It seems reasonably RPGish to me: at least, more RPGish than most of the stuff we're calling RPGs today (like Bloodborne and Fallout 4, for example). I'm unsure how stat-driven the action is, though.

Gravity Rush 2 performs really well on both PS4 and PS4 Pro.

It'd probably be quicker nowadays if we just point out when there ISNT a skill tree.

I know I'd appreciate that list. Skill trees are all well & good, but I miss the variety...

EDIT: Also, I got all my stuff together so I could take a bus over to Gamestop in order to pick up Gravity Rush 2...only to realize that it doesn't come out until next Friday. The wait is killing me...

@Ralizah
I would hope so. Not like Gravity Rush 2 really pushes the envelope graphically.

@Gamer83 The game has a lot of particle effects and physics going on, though, which can also stress the console out.

I think I've decided not to get Gravity Rush 2 at launch, as much as I'm looking forward to it. I'm currently still playing through some other games, and Horizon and Zelda have a priority. I probably won't be able to finish it before those come out anyway, especially considering I'm moving soon. It'll be a summer game for me. It's unfortunate, but I'm really busy, and there are great games coming out soon.

@Ralizah Apparently the strategy guide for this game is about the same size as the guide for Skyrim, and bigger than the guides for The Witcher 3 and Mass Effect Andromeda. Of course, this means not a whole lot, but it suggests that there could a ton of side quests. In that case, it'll be a 80-100 hour experience for me.

@Octane Could turn out really well. It's nice that both Sony and Nintendo fans are potentially getting deep open world experiences in March.

@Octane I certainly respect your decision. I'd probably follow suit if I didn't love Gravity Rush 2 so much. Although, you reminded me that I need to finish Skyward Sword...or at least make it to the final Dungeon before I flake. Gotta keep consistant.