and so I finally got a PS4...

On 07/25/2015 at 11:34 PM by asrealasitgets

and I'm pretty impressed with the system overall. I love the light weight controller and that cool blue light as well as the new interface and OS which lets you jump in and out of the game to the main menu without much fuss. The case is more reminiscent of the PS2 era design so it has a slight nostalgic feel as well. The sound through controller is pretty genius and is one of those features I didn't know I needed but I'm glad it's there.

I've been playing new Batman if you wanted to know, and so far it's the funnest game I've played all year. Actually, in the last few years-- but I haven't finished it yet so my opinion can still change.

Now that August is upon us, it's time to dive into scary games once again and so far I've been playing a new Steam game called Victor Vran. It's basically a clone of VanHelsing/Diablo3/Torchlight, but it's still pretty fun and cool. You play a Van Helsing like character traveling through a gothic kingdom, crypts etc. button mashing through waves of enemies and it's quite fun. It's an Action RPG with a top down perspective, kind of like Path of Exile. Anyhow, it is compatible with a controller and plays really well with one.

Time to dust off them Resident Evil and Silent Hill games for fall! Who else is gonna start playing spooky games?

Super Step Contributing Writer

07/26/2015 at 01:44 AM

I think the PS4 is cool and futuristicy. I've also been playing new Batman. In fact, I just streamed the Harley Quinn and Batgirl DLC packs, but I must have done something wrong because I can't find my video on Twitch. Maybe I have to upload it? Oh well, only one person watching and was only a test run. My PSN name is JimBeamHortonWho. We should get a few Pixlbits to play multiplayer Rocket League. I know TheMart22, goaztecs and myself play.

asrealasitgets

07/26/2015 at 02:05 AM

You know, the PS4 is so darned futuristic that the interface and all it's features got me lost for a few nights. I wasn't sure how to check downloads and I haven't figured out how to stream yet. I'll add you to PS4. How much is rocket league? Is it a PS Plus game? Is PS Plus worth it? I'm enjoying Arkham quite a bit. It's just really cool.

07/26/2015 at 02:13 AM

Yup, free PS Plus game this month. And yeah, I took a bit to get used to the interface, but once I got used to it I liked it.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

07/26/2015 at 01:51 PM

congrats, man! have fun with it!!

I'll probably get one in September, I'm not sure. I really want to play BAtman!

07/26/2015 at 04:53 PM

Well, be forewarned. It's more like BatMOBILEman.

07/26/2015 at 05:23 PM

I know, I played a little bit of it on PC before it stopped working. But I'm in the camp that the batmobile isn't so bad.

07/26/2015 at 07:02 PM

Oh. I wasn't complaining about the batmobile. But it is featured very prominently in this game. I'd say it's more car/action than detective/puzzle like previous, although I've just put a few hours in.

07/26/2015 at 07:56 PM

I think the puzzles come in when the Riddler comes in. I got up to his appearance and then it stopped working.

07/26/2015 at 09:58 PM

From what I've played, Ridler missions seem to be optional. I could be wrong about that, but I've been able to skip them for now and just stay on the main quest, which doesn't have much puzzle element to it.

KnightDriver

07/27/2015 at 01:24 AM

I so want that Silent Hill HD Collection that came out a while ago. I want to play Silent Hill 2 and maybe 1 again.

07/27/2015 at 02:13 AM

SH1 isn't on the HD collection. Just 2&3. I own it and it's pretty great. For SH1 you need to DL from PSN. I played through the games last year Halloween time and kept a weekly journal. Might do it again this year?

07/28/2015 at 03:21 PM

Oh yea. I have SH1 on PSN and played it recently. Loved it! I want to play 2 and that HD collection looks like a good place to do it.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

07/27/2015 at 03:22 AM

Nice! Glad you got a ps4. What other games have you got for it?

I gotta say I wasn't a fan of the new batman. I mean I was at first but between the fact that you spend 80% of the game in the batmobile, the riddler challenges suck, certain elements of the plot being fucking stupid among other things, I just gave up. I don't plan on going back to it anytime soon.

07/27/2015 at 03:44 AM

I think part of it for me is that I really like the batmobile parts. I don't really play car racing games, aside from Mario Kart, and I remember really enjoying SpyHunter and this is kind of Batman Mario Kart with SpyHunter and I really like it. The drone tanks are kind of dumb, but I haven't gotten bored of taking down guards around hangouts or whatever. Plus that extra air boost makes getting around easier. I can't quite articulate it, but the game has really grabbed me and I just think it's really fun. What did you love/hate about previous games and what were you disappointed about with this one? I only just got to the zeppelins area, so I don't know how much more of the game is left?

Oh, and I don't have any other games besides Omega Quintet which is a JRPG. I'm playing alot of PC games right now.

07/27/2015 at 06:03 PM

Ah. So you're not up to where I started hating it. I loved up to and a bit past where you are, and then things really started irritating me.

07/27/2015 at 09:47 PM

Oh okay. I seem to remember sharing similar gaming tastes so I trust what you're saying to be true. I have enjoyed everything up to now, even the first Ridler race track was odd, but interesting. Chasing Firefly with the car was interesting too. And that Bat Monster scared the fuck out of me! Also, I've heard mentions of this game being similar to Silent Hill and Horror. I see the Horror, but not so much Silent Hill. Any thoughts on this? Does Gotham turn to some wierd Silent Hill later or something? What other games do you have or recommend on PS4?

RememberShaqFu?

07/27/2015 at 05:53 PM

So far, I dig it! I just finished Last of Us: Remastered and now I'm struggling my way through Bloodborne.

If I could change anything, it'd be the PS Store. I can deal with the lack of backwards compatibility, but I wish that there were more classics to be had. I'd love something along the lines of TMNT: The Arcade, X-Men, Double Dragon, etc. The store just seems so.....empty! Am I missing something?

07/27/2015 at 09:50 PM

I agree with all of this Saqfu. Yes, the PSN store feels way too empty and had me missing my PS3, which is still plugged in. I would have loved to have played some PSOne/PS2 on PS4 without that dreadful streaming service that I will never use.

I'm ashamed to admit that I've yet to play The Last of Us, me being a horror and RE fan. I'll eventually purchase it on sale or something and probably love it like everyone else.

Also, how far are you in Arkham?

F1r3inth3H0L3

07/27/2015 at 11:37 PM

Nice, congrats on the PS4. I highly recommend going to download Rocket League (it's free for Playstation Plus for July). Especially cause it will cost money next week. That game has it hooks in me bad, my bro walked in on me playing it and asked, "Don't you ever play anything else?", lol. Diablo III for PS4 was also awesome.

07/28/2015 at 01:47 AM

Oh God! The peer pressure. Something tells me that if I cave and get it, erbody gonna stop playing it. I might have to cave and get PS+.

jgusw

07/30/2015 at 08:25 AM

I got my PS4 back in May. The only game I wanted to play was The Witcher 3. I'm still playing it, mostly. I'm looking into getting other games this year. Batman is on my list.

07/30/2015 at 09:06 PM

I'm still playing Witcher 3. It is very long, and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Feels kind of like a long novel, and I'm okay with that. Batman is quite fun, albeit very arcade/shooter. I've enjoyed the Batman that I've played so far.

goaztecs

07/30/2015 at 11:14 AM

I'm a little late but congrats on the PS4! I'm glad you're enjoying Batman, such a awesome game. As for playing spooky games, the only ones I have are on the PS3 and I'll probably tackle Dead Space 2 when fall shows up...ooh I played House of the Dead 2&3 on the Wii a week ago. This has to count for spooky.

07/30/2015 at 09:08 PM

Well, I think this year I'm going to try and play spooky games that I haven't tried before. Rock,Paper,Shotgun put out a list of the top horror games and I might go by them this time. Batman is really fun so far!

PixlBit