Greatness has arrived! Well, it has for those of you who received your PS4’s yesterday, or braved the cold to go out and buy one. I’ve had to stare miserably at my twitter and facebook feeds while, for me, greatness will have to wait another 6 months or so, until I can justify buying it.
Anyway, as you probably expected, TSA has been a hive of activity, so let’s take a look over the past 7 days in this week’s Community Round-Up!
There haven’t been any new Competitions or Meets, but I’m sure we’ll see some pop up this week, with the possibility of Killzone Shadow Fall Bootcamps or maybe the odd COD/BF get-together.
So straight on to the articles, and the lone preview this week was from Gamoc, who looked at the PC game, Blackguards, and also Nuclear Throne in IndieFocus.
On the Review front, Peter gave 7/10 to the Xbox One flagship game, Forza Motorsport 5, while guest reviewer Alex Seedhouse described Ryse: Son Of Rome as a “daring, if faltering, move to deliver something new”, in his 7/10 review of the Xbox One launch title.
Blair had you covered for all things PS4, as he reviewed Killzone Shadow Fall, which he gave an 8/10 describing it as an “extremely solid shooter”. The other PS4 game reviews included Knack, which Blair was disappointed by, giving it 5/10. On a better note though was Resogun, the side scrolling shoot ’em up received an 8/10.
Looking at the community articles, the Chronicle mostly talked about the Xbox One’s launch in Hot Topics, while in its WeView Verdict, Terraria received 5 Buy It votes. If you were wondering why there wasn’t a new WeView game, it’s because it’s taking a short break to welcome in the next-gen and should return this coming week.
The PS4 owners among you should definitely check out TSA’s Guide Book to the console, or you could read Blair’s thoughts on Remote Play, sharing and streaming features. and the PlayStation Camera. Jim also shared his views on the value for money on offer with the PS4.
From the usual features, Jim then went on to revisit Assassins Creed III in PlayBack, while Aran looked back over Generations Past. However, tidying up in the usual way, the faithful Greg and Josh were back with What We Played #133 and Newsdesk Episode 23, while the podcast skipped a week.
Unfortunately, the new console have been keeping people busy elsewhere, so the Forums are still down for yet another week, so why don’t you share in the comments your initial thoughts and impressions of your new consoles? Have the consoles and games lived up to the hype? Or do we need to allow the developers more time to get to grips with the systems before we’ll truly experience all that the ‘next-gen’ had to offer?
Sound off below, and I’ll see you all next week – bye!
bunimomike
I won’t be getting a PS4 straight away but the buzz around TSA folk (Twitter, etc) has been nothing short of wonderful. I’m still checking Twitter and Google News for titbits of information. I’m also dying to find out how the numbers stack up for the European/UK launch.
cam the man
Really impressed with everything PS4, especially the speed of it. Resogun is brilliant.
I’ve found that when playing a game stored on HDD you can insert a game disc and the PS4 will install to HDD in the background, so no more waiting for initial install.
Bambo_19
So far Im loving my ps4! amazing! couldnt be happier! well actually, 1 of my Dualshock 4’s Is broken. Right analogue stick is unresponsive and my player on killzone can only look at the floor. Hmmm. Thank god I have two controllers!
On a cheeky note, I downloaded Soundshapes and got the Platinum! Maybe fastest soundshapes PS4 Plats :)
I will be playing Killzone Multiplayer all day! join me.
TSBonyman
I’m loving my PS4 so far, the UI is slick and the voice commands work surprisingly well. Killzone is stunning and Resogun is perfect. I haven’t played much else yet but i also picked up AC IV although i might try out Warframe today as i grabbed it from the store last night.
I have a few quibbles, mostly with the browser but hopefully it will be improved upon. I was also surprised that you don’t actually have to be signed in to psn to use the browser.
I haven’t even plugged in the camera yet or tried out Remote Play, been checking out some of the Playstation Live streams , Ustream seems to have some of the more entertaining ones :)
bigchrissyc
Loving the PS4. Its a massive step up from 3. Everything has been refined and it looks really slick. Downloading and installing in the background is my favourite feature for sure. Playing a game whilst another downloads is like heaven. Resogun is really good fun, Contrast it quite a neat game played a little bit of that, but mostly been playing Need For Speed Rivals, picking up NBA2k14 today so that will take most of my time up.
double-o-dave
Spot on. The UI is more smooth, fluid & more easy to navigate than I expected from what I saw in the videos. Spent most of yesterday on BF4 & a couple of games of FIFA. Tried Killzone but it started way too slow for my excitement so I’m gonna put the single player on hold for a while, i will however delve into the multiplayer tonight.
Controller works a treat too & the touch pad is better than I thought it would be.
Haven’t tried out the camera yet but will do at some point.
1 gripe – Do not set up for the first time at about 3am in a dimly lit room after consuming several beers. It took me about 5mins to turn on as I couldn’t find the power button & I only remembered about the earpiece yesterday afternoon & had to rummage through the cardboard in my bin to find it. :)
Scythegpd
Aye I spent a while looking for the power button as well. Eventually had to hand in my man-card and consult the instruction manual!
Jones81
Absolutely wonderfull machine, a feast for the eyes and runs buttery smooth. It’s so slick everything is super easy to do
Sony have knocked it out the park with this console
Broonba
Aye, I’ve been enjoying my PS4 experience so far. The new OS is a joy to behold and downloading/installing in the background is a neat feature. Haven’t tried out the Vita remote play, video uploading or streaming yet but plan to do so soon. As for the games, I’ve only played FIFA so far but was impressed with the whole experience. My one gripe is that my downloads are taking ages…Resogun, Contrast..etc…but that could be down to my often shit tinternet connection as others seem to have had no hassles with their download speeds.
wonkey-willy
one day i will get round to the platinum trophy but I’m just too lazy to go the full hog..finish a game then move on to the next one..saying that i picked up prototype 2 for six quid in sainsbunnys and finished it but am now going back for more could this be my first platty?