Sounds terrific. I've consulted help fairly often for Bloodborne, so this could be a really useful feature - and particularly convenient if it's so readibly accessible.
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Demon's Souls will feature over 180 videos in the PS5's game help interface
- Thread starter Toumari
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PS5 Activies is one of those features that will pretty much only get developed for if the devs have some kind of deal with Sony or they somehow really, really, really like it. It's a pain in the ass to develop for, something you can pretty much only work at the very end of the production, when you're already swarmed with a shitton of issues.
And AFAIK, it's not a Sony TRC to have it. So I don't see it being widely used on games that aren't first party past the first few releases. Or for huge studios like Ubisoft who can spare throwing bodies at this until the end of time.
And AFAIK, it's not a Sony TRC to have it. So I don't see it being widely used on games that aren't first party past the first few releases. Or for huge studios like Ubisoft who can spare throwing bodies at this until the end of time.
possibly since they said they kept some glitches intact on purpose
Lol that should be a legit hashtag. I might get this. Having the help right up on the screen without pausing or anything is useful
Do you not like written/video guides for games on the internet either? Because that's more or less all these videos are. They're optional.
Is this the thread where Souls fans pretend they haven't checked Fextralife for tips multiple times?
True but that didn't stop people like things like PhotoMode.
In the end the fact it exists even if it is only for exclusives is a nice touch.
I would probably need 1800 videos to beat it ;) I cancelled my pre-order, cause I somehow doubt I'll enjoy the game, getting older, usually want to enjoy gaming a bit after work or on the weekend and I don't guess I'll have trying enemies 200 times to learn a pattern. Probably watch a friend playing it with the new PS5 share options, might still be ok that way, cause it looks great.
Blanket statements smh, imagine Sanji fans getting one-sidedly shat on and i am a sanji fan. You know there's more nuance to life.
Have any devs talked about how developing the activities is like? I could see most games having some stuff like accessing multiplayer or a save from them but stuff like the guide videos only being done by the first party devs.
As newcomers seem to distrust any friendly gestures from souls fans maybe a cold hard facts guide will be the helping hand they can accept.
An Insomniac engineer said (back when the PS5 UI video) that he would offer more details after either an embargo or Spidey was out. So I guess in a couple of weeks.
I wonder if some studios will want to include those video feature and have them commissioned to be done by PowerPyx and other trophy hunter guide out there.
To me it all depends how it is implemented.
1. Will this show by default when going to a game's 'hub', and if so could it spoil an experience via thumbnails/titles?
2. Will this be used by indies, seems like it would take a lot of time to curate/create
3. How in-depth will developers use it? It seems like a great way to skip prolonged tutorial sections, but it looks like it will also be used to cover every secret or obstacle a game has to offer.
4. Will there be in-game pop-ups after it notices you've been 'stuck' in the same section for a while?
I know guidebooks exist(ed) and youtube/google is on everyone's phone, but since this is so integrated with the PS5 experience it seems like the solution is one click away, which does make a difference (even if it is slight). Most puzzles are fun because you've discovered the solution after some trial and error, and only when you're really stuck do you tend to bother to look something up on youtube.
Like I said, I'm not upset that this exists. I just don't particularly like it. And I don't think that's gatekeeping - I haven't finished a lot of games because I'm 'stuck' in some form and I'm not a trophy or achievement hunter.
It will be interesting to see how this influences Sony's first/second party game design. And to see how developers going for a more obscure/vague experience (PT, Fez) use it.
One frequent issue I have is where I stop playing a particular game for a while, and the next time I pick it up I'm completely lost on what to do or where to go. I wonder if this could solve that?
1. Will this show by default when going to a game's 'hub', and if so could it spoil an experience via thumbnails/titles?
2. Will this be used by indies, seems like it would take a lot of time to curate/create
3. How in-depth will developers use it? It seems like a great way to skip prolonged tutorial sections, but it looks like it will also be used to cover every secret or obstacle a game has to offer.
4. Will there be in-game pop-ups after it notices you've been 'stuck' in the same section for a while?
I know guidebooks exist(ed) and youtube/google is on everyone's phone, but since this is so integrated with the PS5 experience it seems like the solution is one click away, which does make a difference (even if it is slight). Most puzzles are fun because you've discovered the solution after some trial and error, and only when you're really stuck do you tend to bother to look something up on youtube.
Like I said, I'm not upset that this exists. I just don't particularly like it. And I don't think that's gatekeeping - I haven't finished a lot of games because I'm 'stuck' in some form and I'm not a trophy or achievement hunter.
It will be interesting to see how this influences Sony's first/second party game design. And to see how developers going for a more obscure/vague experience (PT, Fez) use it.
One frequent issue I have is where I stop playing a particular game for a while, and the next time I pick it up I'm completely lost on what to do or where to go. I wonder if this could solve that?
only to find out the guide is running in god mode. but the thought was there.
I see some people here buying and wearing a shirt that says "I beat Demon's Souls without Activities. Kiss me!".
This is great.
I use guides for this game all the time.
It's another way to make this game more accessible without requiring a difficulty slider.
I use guides for this game all the time.
It's another way to make this game more accessible without requiring a difficulty slider.
I'm happy about this. I ran Sekiro pretty clean combat-wise but I totally cheated and used guides for collectibles. If this can make that process smoother then I'm all for it
If it's just information about item locations, then the adventure won't be that different. It would be funny if it had a guide to item duping.
I think I might have been having two thoughts going on at once. I mean Sony adding in the Tips/Tutorials/Etc. into the UI was expected due to the patents they had filed previously for such a thing. This was the first I've seen confirmation of it, and exactly how they were going to handle it.
OutFuckingStanding. I can't wait.
Alanah Pierce said this UI function was prob going to fail and not be supported by devs, but I really hope she is wrong on that one...
Alanah Pierce said this UI function was prob going to fail and not be supported by devs, but I really hope she is wrong on that one...
Well if you don't care about discovering anything for yourself it can't ruin anything.
And what's the diff with this and YouTube? Basically it's embedded.
I can definitely see myself using the videos to some degree. But I probably also don't want to information on the screens saying,
"You're finishing up world X and you still haven't found sword Y! Click here to find it!"
"You're finishing up world X and you still haven't found sword Y! Click here to find it!"
I wouldn't like an easy mode because it splinters the community. This solution is great. You still need to do it yourself, but they can point out things like "it might be worth sprinting to grab this thing even if it kills you".
It's a built in strategy guide. It doesn't affect the game at all. Win win.
It's a built in strategy guide. It doesn't affect the game at all. Win win.
I pre ordered a second copy, so now my 2year old son from my 3rd family, 4th removed, can easily beat it because if this. GitGud no more; he's already a sensei.
Optional streaming for those videos? Seems like it would be a waste of bandwidth use for a lot of people.
+ Wonder if this will have some impact on those trophy channels that cover all side collectible things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIkdNRt80V0
++ Jolkien meant my reply as a play on the quote you originally quoted. all in jest.
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Excellent point. It stifles that community interaction.
