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I haven’t played video games since 2007. Buying a PS5 shortly.

Posted on 6/29/24 at 4:05 pm
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 4:05 pm
What are the must buys? Must haves? Must does?

Tia
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
26095 posts
Posted on 6/29/24 at 4:07 pm to
god of war
ghost of tsushima
ratchet and clank
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
854 posts
Posted on 6/29/24 at 5:21 pm to
Mass Effect Trilogy
Witcher 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Elden Ring

Then the Sony exclusives- God of War, Spiderman, Horizon series, Ghost of T
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 5:42 pm to
Skyrim
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 6:06 pm to
Some good mentions but do you know what type of games you like or used to like?
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 6:06 pm to
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Elden Ring


Yep. He should ease into things.
Posted by TankBoys32
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 6:19 pm to
Red dead redemption 1 and 2
Posted by Locoguan0
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 6:20 pm to
Baldur's Gate 3
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
50651 posts
Posted on 6/29/24 at 7:38 pm to
Well College Football 25 is coming out so there’s that but aside from the ones not mentioned

Detroit: Become Human
The Walking Dead Telltale games
The Last of Us Parts 1 and 2
Helldivers 2
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 8:44 pm to
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since 2007


RPGs

Fallout 3
Fallout 4
Skyrim
Mass Effect 1, 2, & 3
Dragon Age 1, 2, & Inquisition
Deus Ex
Deus Ex 2
This post was edited on 6/29/24 at 8:57 pm
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 8:49 pm to
Action games

AC4: Black Flag
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 4
Far Cry 5
Far Cry: Blood Dragon
BioShock
Bioshock 2
Bioshock Infinite
Alan Wake
Spider-Man
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
GTA4
GTA5
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo: Reach
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Knight
This post was edited on 6/29/24 at 8:57 pm
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 9:28 pm to
A couple not mentioned yet:

Persona 5 Royal
Stardew Valley
No Man's Sky
Posted by DennisQuaid
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Posted on 6/29/24 at 9:47 pm to
CFB25
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/30/24 at 4:35 am to
Borderlands series
Dead Space
Undertale
Bloodborne
Battlefield 1,4,5
God of War 3
The wolf among us
La Noire
Monster Hunter

Op you’ve got a lot to catch up on
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
854 posts
Posted on 6/30/24 at 5:21 am to
quote:

quote:
Elden Ring



Yep. He should ease into things.


I almost didn't put it in there, but I was in his shoes 3+ years ago. Gamed a lot until life took over in early 2000s, in 2021 things settled down and I played those games (and a few others not on PS5 like the Halo and Gears games). I almost skipped Elden Ring because i had 0 Souls experience. Glad I didn't, it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life.

Now I agree it shouldn't be game 1.
This post was edited on 6/30/24 at 5:23 am
Posted by LSURep864
Moscow, Idaho
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 6/30/24 at 6:03 am to
quote:

I almost didn't put it in there, but I was in his shoes 3+ years ago. Gamed a lot until life took over in early 2000s, in 2021 things settled down and I played those games (and a few others not on PS5 like the Halo and Gears games). I almost skipped Elden Ring because i had 0 Souls experience. Glad I didn't, it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life.

Now I agree it shouldn't be game 1.



Yep. Exactly the same for me coming back to gaming after 7 years.


However either way. I'd recommend it even early. You'll get your arse kicked early. But once you figure it out it's the most addicted I've been to a game in decades.

I'd also recommend Stardew Valley for something on the opposite end of the difficulty spectrum.
This post was edited on 6/30/24 at 6:04 am
Posted by TigerBandit14
Member since Sep 2021
177 posts
Posted on 6/30/24 at 7:11 am to
RDR, god of war series, the Witcher, Elden Ring. These are some of the greatest forms of entertainment ever.
This post was edited on 6/30/24 at 7:12 am
Posted by ParIV
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Member since Apr 2004
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Posted on 6/30/24 at 8:25 am to
Can I piggy back off of this? I need some non-sports games recs for my taste.

I play mostly sports games, NBA 2k23 still, MLB the Show from time to time, PGA Tour, and tons of NCAA back in the day. Obviously will play a ton of that starting in July.

The flip side is that I do play some non-sports games as well, but I don't get into fantasy for some reason. Some games I have played and liked are The Last of Us, Hitman, GTA, & SnowRunner.

I played Assassin's Creed up until Rogue or Unity, don't remember, but I lost the feels for it. Never tried Red Dead.

Any must plays I am missing? I always wondered about FallOut, but never looked in to it.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
58624 posts
Posted on 6/30/24 at 8:33 am to
If you've never played the Red Dead Redemption games, I'd go with that. If you're only going to play one of those, RDR2 is clearly the better of the two games. They're both great though. If you're going to play both then I'd play them in order.

If you're not into fantasy, Fallout may be too out there for you even though it's more sci-fi than fantasy. If you like sci-fi, Fallout 3, 4, and New Vegas are all good games.

quote:

I played Assassin's Creed up until Rogue or Unity


Unity is the worst AC game imo. Game has no flow to it. If you like open world games, you'll probably like Odyssey and Origins. I like Valhalla but some people did not. Haven't played Mirage so can't say on that one.

If you prefer the more linear AC games like the older games, AC Syndicate was a good game imo. Was the entry after Unity.
This post was edited on 6/30/24 at 8:35 am
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
7974 posts
Posted on 6/30/24 at 8:38 am to
I preordered ncaa25

Any other sports must haves? Best first person shooters? Helldivers looks fun but not quite what I’m looking for
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