#psn recommendations

[cor-regnum]

So many times I'll think I'm breaking a pattern, then get overwhelmed, fall into a depression, then realize the pattern is just repeating, again and again. So many situations, people, actions that are just echoes of things I'd sworn to not repeat, again.

The problem is when I get overwhelmed, I don't push through, find alternatives, anything else. I allow myself to fall into the depression, and that's the point where the cycle repeats itself. My cozy little coffin confining me to an endless now. A toxic comfort in itself, because after all this time, it is familiar. It's an easy way to shut my eyes and absolve myself of actually taking accountability. Of actually growing. But a coffin, no matter how cozy, is still only meant for the dead.

I truly don't want all of this to repeat until the day I'm done. I don't want to have the same traumatic interactions. The same toxic friendships. The same cycle of picking up an interest, then throwing it away when I'm too worn out. It's no wonder I don't have any dreams or passions, because how can anything like that grow on this earth that I keep salting.

There's no conclusion I have, this is mostly word vomit of things I've been contemplating for about a week now, and more in earnest since Saturday. But I hope to come to my own conclusion and hopefully not look back a few years from now and notice things look the same, still.

[krissiefox]

The PSN outage a few weeks ago makes me once again glad I still haven't bothered with anything Sony after the PS3. My condolences to people who trusted Sony to actually let them own their games, I highly recommend taking this chance to get into DRM free PC games, emulation, and older game systems if you can! Especially these beautiful babies:

[dyketennant]

adam kreutinger has been a touchstone in spreading the art of puppetry and making it more accessible to people across all skill levels. the puppetry community is already so small, and we are very much feeling his loss; he has left some lofty shoes to fill.

if you are at all interested in getting into puppetry, even if you are an absolute novice and have zero experience, i'd recommend checking out puppet nerd. his glove puppet tutorial helped me to make my first ever handmade puppets—it's super easy to follow and made me feel so much more capable.

i'd also suggest looking to see if there's any local puppetry in your area that you can support. along with programming for kids, there's a wide array of local theaters that host workshops and adult puppetry slams. PSN has a whole map of them, if you need a place to start.

finally, if you're able, considering donating to support adam's family during this difficult time:

[cherrypikkins]

Dawntrail PSN players: DO NOT LOOK AT THE ACHIEVEMENTS

FFXIV Players on the PS - please be warned that there have been reports of spoilers in the achivements list. Recommend avoid if you do not wish to be spoiled

[ramona-the-remora]

Hey, noticed Slay the Princess is trending and it is on sale on the PSN. Does anyone recommend the game?

Haven’t done VNs in a while, but I loved Higurashi back in the day.

[the-path-to-redemption]

Every month I make it a ritual to read Yamato's "Pirate Ship Noah" again to fuel my soul with a pained joy.

If I could recommend any doujin to a new Zoro x Sanji shipper, it would either be PSN or Tiger 90113 (both contains NSFW contents though, so be aware) because oh my God, Yamato does such a fantastic job portraying these two as complex characters in a unique story that doesn't change their canon personalities or the absurdity of One Piece's world either. They're just in love with each other in the ways they know how, and I've yet to find many other doujin artists with that level of understanding towards the characters of a show they love.

If you ship Zoro and Sanji and over the age of 18, please go do yourself a favor and read all 5 chapters of Pirate Ship Noah. You won't be disappointed.

[x-cl-br]

HELLDIVERS 2 STEAM REFUND REQUEST TIPS (how to maybe possibly get your money back)

IF YOU ARE REFUNDING, USE THIS AS YOUR REFUND MESSAGE: "The developers have announced that they will restrict my access to the game unless I sign up for and use a third-party service and account. This requirement was obfuscated at release and waived for three months, before it was announced as a REQUIREMENT to continue to play the game at all."

Use the reasoning "The multiplayer doesn't work" because, well, it won't, unless you make a PSN account (and give Sony those juicy active player numbers that they want so badly).

This request message was built off of some recommendations from folks on the Helldivers discord, as well as PirateSoftware's own refund request (source at 27:19), as he has WAY more industry knowledge than I do. As I understand it, the specific mention of THIRD PARTY SIGNUP is a HUGE red flag for Steam, they take it really seriously, especially since the requirement was obfuscated and waived for months so that we all missed our refund windows.

Even in worst case scenarios where we dont get money back, it'll still send a message to Valve and Arrowhead that Sony's bs is not okay.

And to think, we thought the bugs and bots were bad enough...

[songs-of-future-past]

Destiny 2 News

This again, because it was fun last time. A day late because I was out yesterday. So, fashion first:

Mariachi Pistolero: You know what? Could be fun. We always need more Western cowboy stuff in our space fantasy. 8/10

Crane Martial Artist: I can't think of many items that fit this theme save for the Untethered Edge set? 5/10, not something I'd personally use much outside one particular Stasis build I have, but could be interesting. At least it's different.

Atlantian Royal Guard: GIMME. I don't have any other comments. 10/10

Kami / Kodama: Again, not something I'd use, but it sounds pretty. 4/10, I'd have to see it.

Oni: Claw gauntlets, love it. Also extra fingers could be fun. 3/10, there's only one part of this that I'd use.

April Fools: Their description doesn't make too much sense to me, but if it's like the DDLC set I don't care. 1/10

Court Jester: Again, I'm kinda meh on this one, sorry. 1/10

Bardic Traveller: Oh we need instrument stuff. Been waiting on something string instrument related specifically for Strand. 7/10

Verity's Brow ornament: FINALLY!! I've been waiting on something, because that thing doesn't go with Jack shit. Now I can actually use that one DPS build in good conscience.

Everything else is under the cut.

First off, congrats to Biggz, Mariomonkey, and luigistyle for your dungeon race win. That was a tough run, and y'all should be proud of your gold. Although the race has ended, contest mode is going to be running again this weekend to make up for the PSN crash.

The exotic mission Derealize is out, rewarding the Barrow Dyad exotic submachine gun. Keep an eye on the preview screen, I've heard there's a secret with the gun there. Absolute blast of a mission, by the way. Everyone say welcome back to the dick wall.

The updated Trials of Osiris is now in full swing, so far it is much more enjoyable and far less stressful. Still don't like PvP, but I'll go visit our favourite bird uncle for once. On the flip side, Iron Banner is coming back, although Valus Forge is back to his usual one week rotation. Go bark at him while you can.

To simplify security, Bungie is updating account unlinking. If you need to do so, highly recommend unlinking now while you can.

Holochips have also been released, giving your guardian a contrail for twelve hours. If anyone would like, I'd like to get a couple people together to teach Grasp of Avarice to test out whether or not it can help with Sherpa runs.

Referring back to Destiny streams, Game2Give managed to raise an impressive $2,753,931.26 for disaster relief with the help of donors and over 200 streamers and content creators

~ Just gonna copy the known issues list over ~

The Nether:

Sometimes the Tome of Want: A Primer quest does not progress after meeting Step 3 and Step 4 requirements.

The Bolt Charge boon description should say, "At maximum charge, any ability damage generates a powerful bolt of Arc lighting at the target's location."

Several lines in each language for Memory of Savathûn, Memory of Oryx, and Memory of Xivu are cut off or not played at all.

Sundered Doctrine

When damaging shrieker bosses, players receive critical damage feedback, but damage is actually regular base damage.

When tracking Ikora's Drowning Labyrinth quest, completion of certain steps may stop progress on the next steps.

Upon a player reaching the rally banner for the second boss, previous areas will become soft kill volumes, which may kill teammates who are behind.

Abilities

The On Point gilded Triumph's description strings mentions Stasis, but it should say Strand.

The Hunter Arc Aspect Ascension depletes all Super energy when used during a roaming Super.

The On the Prowl Hunter Aspect currently grants a small chunk of ability energy over the seven-second duration of each stack instead of all at once.

The Ascension Hunter Aspect drains all Super energy if used while in a roaming Super and doesn’t work with certain mods and Exotic armors.

The Storm’s Keep Titan Aspect does not synergize with Arbor Warden.

The Volatile Marksman artifact mod is restoring class ability energy too quickly.

The Ionic Sentry Arc Warlock Aspect does not synergize properly with Exotics and other parts of the Arc subclass.

Weapons

Class-specific weapons (Swords & Exotic Glaives) can be used with any class. This is not intended.

The new competitive weapon, Redrix's Estoc, can only be earned once in the first week when doing placement matches.

Crafted Vault of Glass weapons incorrectly allow Deepsight Harmonizers to be used.

The Fatebringer (Timelost) doesn't have a socket for mementos.

The Discord and Harmony perks count down before the player switches to the necessary weapon.

Armour

The Stoicism "Heart's Pledge" ornament doesn't show cloth on the feminine body type.

The Tempest Strike Hunter Aspect does not activate Nightmare Fuel Perk on Sealed Ahamkara Grasps.

Blight Ranger's Exotic perk, Voltaic Mirror, does not trigger Bolt Charge when cancelled.

Memento Shaders can be previewed on armor in the Armor Management screen. This is not intended, and Mementos aren't being considered for use on armor.

General

Grandmaster Triumphs reference a previous Episode.

Ammo bricks give less ammo than intended.

In any case, go check out the main article for Artist of the Week and Movie of the week, and have a wonderful day.

[elite-amarys]

Status Update: Furious.

The final 2 interviewees answered every single one of my questions the same. While the exact verbiage was different, there was zero deviation in response. There is no way to separate which of them is actually Ollie and which is a (potentially unwitting) accomplice.

Theory: Ollie mentioned there being a group chat with other interview targets. It is likely Ollie convinced one of them to share the questions and their responses so that they could imitate them.

I am, quite frankly, enraged. If I am correct then even during this last battle, Ollie resorted to cowardice and deceit to avoid any sort of actual confrontation.

I am 95% sure I know precisely which of these two respondents is Ollie. It is highly likely that, should I disclose their name to Director Cyrano, the person who receives this punishment will be the correct person. However, I will not ruin a person's academic career and potentially their life based on a probability.

I did everything correctly. I moved quickly and accurately, and I was creative and precise in my problem solving. This was a cheap trick which relied on dishonestly and plagiarism, and put their fellow classmate at risk.

I will not disclose Ollie's name. But know that I am nearly certain I do know what it is. I may not be certain enough to submit their identity to Cyrano for punishment. I am, however, certain enough that should I ever see them in person, I will administer the appropriate amount of justice myself. @psn-stalling, I strongly recommend you do not return to Unova.

[breserker]

I stumbled upon The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature and...oh, my heart, my heart. So so so good. So, so so so so tragic. Honestly. Loved every minute of it, heart broke so many times.

I believe it's on sale right now for PSN users, please pick it up and give it a go. If you're not a Gamer(TM) I still recommend it, most of it is simple choices and really really forgiving timing, but few and far between. General cw though for Deep depression and suicide potential in the game.

More thoughts and mild spoilers beneath the cut.

That image above is of the Creature seeing his face for the first time truly knowing what it looks like to other people. The way this game uses sound and ESPECIALLY color to convey emotion is unreal. It gives Gris a run for its money in that regard. (They're equivalent, I think, but this hit harder at times for me, but then I wrote no fewer than three papers on or around the themes of Frankenstein (or, rather, the idea of Monsters) for my degree)

Notice the tears in the reflection.

Anyway some thoughts I jotted down on twitter:

That discussion with the Creator, with all the drowning thoughts spinning...I chose, over and over again, "I have so much love" and it just broke my heart to see it all spin into despair.

When the villagers were throwing rocks I started mashing buttons because!!! Please! Get away! Protect yourself! And...I didn't know a choice was coming up. I "chose" retaliate, and watch the stone he picked up fly to the child's head, on accident both from him and from me.

I skimmed discussion after getting the Silentium ending because I had to know. If there was a calmer ending for the Creature. (No, not really. no.) In that skimming it seems you never can actually meet up with Victor Frankenstein...

But I hope that Creature found comfort in the one moment the game let me talk to him and tell him that it was an injustice that people spurned him when all he desired was love. I hope...

[sweepstakedaily]

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[rationalisms]

Can you play Like a Dragon without knowing stuff about the rest of the Yakuza games? Your p5 comparison post made me curious

yeah!! i've never played any of the other games, i only happened to play this one because my flatmate has a psn subscription and it was one of the free games at some point lmao.

there's apparently some returning characters but more in a "oh look it's that guy, neat" way than anything plot relevant and the story is completely self-contained

i recommend it! it's great fun, and a really great example of an actually good open world game filled with actual shit to do. like, full on entire optional games within it like a management simulator and a mariokart spin-off lol.

two warnings though: the beginning is basically a cut scene simulators lmao. like, genuinely multiple hours of mostly cut scenes with very little gameplay... the story is interesting and the characters are fun, and as a persona fan i'm more immune to this phenomenon than most lol but even i was like "hey do i get to play the game at some point?" if you stick with it, it really opens up though.

aaand... it's really guilty of "for a dollar, name a woman". there is a female party member but you don't get her until way into the game and it's a total sausagefest before that. also very guilty of like. men get to have varied interesting faces and designs and women are all sameface generic pretty and feminine. i do really like the two major female characters in it but yeah... something to keep in mind

i'd still recommend it despite those drawbacks because it's so fun and goofy and legitimately some of the most i've genuinely laughed at a video game in ages. as well as the aforementioned reasons in the p5 comparison post :^)

[somechubbynerd]

another note on ac going a lil silly with every entry they were divulging closer and closer between the realm of mythology and history with orgins they took a step in the pond liked it and with odessy went full on if i could recommend a modern ac game its that one gold edition is currently on sell too for 20 bucks on the psn store

I was expecting that to happen eventually tbh, human history only goes back so far just because writing wasn't invented until we, like, needed it.

Back to the age of pure myth with Odyssey, huh?

[davekat-sucks]

Completely forgot the homestuck games were coming to consoles, so when I opened the PSN, I got a jumpscare AND took psychic damage. So thats fun.

Can you really call Pesterquest or Hiveswap Friendsim games if they are just Western visual novels? Have people finally accepted visual novels as video games like they do in Japan? If so, it is about time. Now to recommend better visual novels like Clannad, Steins;Gate, Full Metal Daemon Muramasa, The House in Fata Morgana, Saya no Uta, Hatoful Boyfriend, Katawa Shoujo, Paranormasight, You and Me and Her: A Love Story, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog....

[dundunny]

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

And within the same day, I beat another game. When my friend watched me playing, he commented how he recently read the breadth of the works and could not recall any scene in which Holmes walked on invisible rocks in a nightmare world, and that is because this game is melded with Lovecraft. It starts with Holmes and Watson investigating a missing servant and ends up with a cult set on resurrecting Cthulu. I think Chapter One remains as the studio's magnum opus, partially because The Awakened is actually a remake, and judging from the wikipedia article, they remained rather faithful to the original. Chapter One was pretty open world and there were tons of investigations to the point I felt I was stumbling upon a new one every block, whereas this has a linear and relatively short plot. I haven't played the original 2007 game so I can't say how they've updated the gameplay or clues, but I would put this on par with Chapter One in terms of difficulty. I didn't like how they dealt with the mind palace with the neurons dealing with small issues. I prefer all the clues laid out at once to show the overall picture, but I guess this game was just one case (as opposed to Crime and Punishment and The Devil's Daughter having a different case each chapter), so we would be left with one mind palace screen the entire time. There was also a lot of Watson action in this installment, and he wasn't a pain in the ass like in The Devil's Daughter so that was pleasant.

I'm willing to cut them all the slack in the world though because the developers reside in Kiev. I supported the Kickstarter for this and occasionally they would send apologetic emails about delays due to cut power from airstrikes and I'm like... it's OK. You're OK.

One interesting note is, judging from the wikipedia article, The Awakened deviates significantly from the original in chapter III, when the pair travel to the insane asylum. For one, Watson was supposed to be waiting on the outside whereas here he stays as a guest doctor and provides pivotal help in Holmes' plan. For two, the wikipedia article states, "Holmes unexpectedly discovers that his nemesis Moriarty is a patient, though a weakened shadow of his former self having survived the fall at Reichenbach. Using Moriarty as a distraction, Holmes extricates himself from the asylum." That is very different from what I played. Moriarty wasn't there at all. I'm bringing this up because of an interesting sidequest. In Chapter One, you can solve a bunch of crimes organized by this individual named "M," whom the player can easily deduce is Moriaty. In The Awakened, Mycroft asks Watson to investigate an agent of his, who is found dead and an M is written in his notebook in different handwriting. Upon reporting this to Mycroft, he immediately orders Watson to forget about everything and do not mention it to anyone, again hinting Moriaty. Considering this remake The Awakening takes place immediately after Chapter One, I'm wondering if the studio is leading us somewhere with this and there'll be another addition in the series where Holmes and Moriaty go head to head.

I did like playing it, but it's my least favorite in the series just because I'm not a big horror fan. I still say go for it, but I would recommend playing Chapter One first because they make lots of references to it, particularly when Mycroft talks about Sherlock's mental illness. (I wonder if that was in the original? They hadn't made Sherlock's dissociative disorders with Jon yet in this universe.) Just as I finished it, I saw they released The Testament of Sherlock Holmes on PSN, so I guess I gotta get that next. After, you know, Diablo IV, Tears of the Kingdom, and Final Fantasy XVI. Too many games released this year, man. Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario RPG is coming out later too.

[misterborax]

My Game of the Week #1 - HUMANITY

My first Game of the Week will be HUMANITY! It's a challenging puzzler where you play as a dog, guiding humans to the light. In this thread, I'll explain some more, and give my thoughts. 1/15

You may have seen this game before in a PlaySation State of Play. The game is availible on PS4/5, PSVR, amd Steam! Well deserved advertisement for an amazing game. So what's this game all about? 2/15

So what is this game? Well, you have to create a path for the humans using your commands and the environment. I've heard comparisons to Lemmings, though I'm unfamiliar witht hat series. To me it's more like Mario vs Donkey Kong series with the mini robots. 3/15

At the start, you have the "Turn" command, which as simple as telling which way the humans should go. Things get more complicated from there, and the game gives even more commands for you. It should be noted, what commands you have access to depends on what the map allows you to have. 4/15

It's a straightforward puzzle game, but then they throw Goldies into the mix. Think of these as collectibles for 100% completion. On the path you create for the humans, they need to run into the Goldy to "collect" them, and they need to be escorted to the goal. 5/15

Goldies can unlock bonus things like cosmetics and other features. Some levels may even requiere you to collect a Goldy to unlock the goal. It's a very nice bonus for those wanting do more than what's requiered. 6/15

This game has an awesome feature that I haven't seen another puzzle game implement yet - Solutuion Videos! Feel like looking up a guide? You can view this video in the pause menu that'll help you complete the level - no guides needed! 7/15

My favorite part of these videos is that they never reveal how to collect the Goldies (unless requiered). Even if you follow the video 1-to-1, there's still room for you to use your brain! Every puzzle has more than one path to the solution. 8/15

There's also no punishment for watching the videos, meaning this game is one of the most accessible puzzle games out there. There's a stat counter that shows how may times you watched solution videos, but that's it. 9/15

Spoliers - Towards the end of the game, they throw combat into the mix! While it's satisfying to watch thousands of guys shoot each other, I feel the puzzle implementation is a bit lacking in the final quarter of the game. 10/15

Spoliers - You gain a command where the humans will directly follow you. Combined with combat, the puzzles place more emphasis on timing and precision rather than planning. Perhaps a welcome change of pace for some, but it was lacking for me. 11/15

It's not all bad though! Even if you struggled with the last quarter like me, the solution videos got your back. I was able to complete all puzzles and (almost) collect all Goldies with no YouTube. 12/15

Don't think a few hard puzzles at the end make the game bad - this is a very satisfying puzzle game that I recommend to all puzzle fans, and especially newcomers to the genre. 13/15

Almost forgot, the custom stage builder! There's plenty of great puzzles made by the community and staff members, and you can build your own puzzles. I expect to find some hard ones out there! 14/15

The game is on sale for $23 on Steam, and is free on PSN Plus Extra! Perfect time to jump in and check it out. Fantastic puzzle game for everyone to enjoy. 15/15 (End of thread!)

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581480/Humanity/

PSN: https://playstation.com/en-us/games/humanity/

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