A great example of this can be seen in the differences between The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. On a technical level, Skyrim is clearly superior. It looks so much better than Morrowind that it’s almost silly to compare the two, and its combat doesn’t suffer from pure RNG like Morrowind’s does. Skyrim’s point-to-point fast travel opens up new options for combat and exploration; annoying mechanics like stat drain spells have been removed entirely and character building is practically automatic. All one has to do is play the game. These are all things that make Skyrim much more convenient than Morrowind, but they don’t necessarily make it better.
The PS4’s swan song, Ghost of Tsushima dazzled us with its beautiful world, which took some time to load. Unfortunately, playing the game off the SSD on PS5 doesn’t impact the loading times. Despite launching a patch that optimizes the game for PS5, it does not appear that the SSD plays much of a factor. It’s extremely odd as loading has benefited every other PS4 game tested.
Convenience can be a good thing in many situations. It gives people more free time in their daily lives and, when it’s thoughtfully implemented, can make games feel good to play. Just like in real life though, too much convenience has its downsides. In some games it can rob players of chances to apply themselves and craft more interesting adventures. In others, too much convenience can quickly turn amazing moments into standard, perhaps even dull experiences. Too little convenience can make a game unenjoyable too though, so both gamers and developers alike should be careful of letting things go too far in either direction.
Beyond Light’s story ends up somewhat superfluous, with the campaign falling into familiar Destiny 2 Court of Blades storytelling problems. Eramis could have been an interesting villain had the campaign built more empathy towards her. In the end, she’s just another generic, mustache-twirling Destiny villain. Beyond Light’s campaign boils down to defeating her lieutenants and defeating her, similar to what we already did in Forsaken , except a lot fewer lieutenants and personality. Less interesting describes other elements of the story. After a six-year absence, the Exo-Stranger finally returns, but anything interesting we learn about her lies outside the main campaign. Drifter and Eris Morn are also along for the ride, but ultimately, their presence is negligible. Rather than being active members in the campaign, they’re mostly used as set decoration you can interact with every now and again. It also doesn’t help just how short the story is, lasting 5-6 hours depending on how fast you can get quality gear. The quest to destroy Eramis doesn’t do much to get players invested, but it also doesn’t overstay its welcome. It also helps that Bungie learned from Shadowkeep’s campaign by cutting out the grinding missions, instead focusing more on narrative missions. It makes for a more entertaining romp than Shadowkeep.
This means Destiny 2 has an ever-changing meta-game, and players are always trying to find the build that gives them the best edge. There’s nothing wrong with this kind of system, as it still has plenty of allowance for skill and team tactics at its higher levels. Outside of the upper-tier though, Destiny 2 is still very much about sifting through a multitude of build options in order to find an edge. It’s a very different game compared to the likes of classic Halo.
Ubisoft’s already large open worlds continued to expand exponentially throughout the PS4 generation. It all started with Caribbean in 2013 and ended with all of Ancient Greece in 2018. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey delivered Ancient Greece in an extremely-detailed way, which also meant some extremely-long load times. Getting into the game could take minutes, and even worse, getting around quickly or back into the game after death also cost precious time. PS5 mostly solves this, shaving off about 10 seconds when first booting up the game, and bringing the load time into the game well under a minute.
Warmind is the follow-up to The Curse of Osiris and thankfully avoids many of the mistakes that its predecessor made. It isn’t perfect, but it was definitely a step in the right direction. It actually adds less to the game than The Curse of Osiris , but, as the old saying goes, less is sometimes more. The new story content feels meaningful and coherent – even if it is a little lacking in both ambition and len
Finally, gamers will want Swashbuckler for the weapon’s final perk. Vorpal Weapon could have been a good choice if the Avalanche were worth using against bosses, but the machine gun’s overall damage output is subpar compared to other machine gun options, such as Xenophage or Commemoration. Thus, the Avalanche’s best use is clearing adds, making Swashbuckler far more useful, as it gives players stacks of a damage buff (up to five stacks), all of which can be accumulated immediately with a single melee k