Sacred Symbols+, Episode LXV: PS5 Launch Game Power Rankings

I don't get it. =\

Colin Moriarty

I'm not getting PS5 at launch, but I'm excited for Avoidingthepuddle to play Demon's Souls 😁

JusticeSoulTuna

Can't wait for AC Ragnarok.

Colin Moriarty

Excellent episode guys! I’m shocked that AC “Ragnarok” LOL is last. I don’t like the series as much anymore since they went all RPG, but it’s still a huge series that has staying power. However, I wish they’d almost revert back to how it used to be. I actually liked Syndicate a lot. After that, I lost interest. We have enough RPG’s. I miss the history and Assassin aspect of it. I adored 3 in many ways, and 2 was fantastic.

Wade Says

Yea but most people don't want that sense of community re, they'll just stop playing. And the outpour of people asking for an easy mode is nothing compared to the outcry that there'd be from Souls fans if there was an easy mode. You know you could make TLOU II so easy that you could literally just walk past enemies? How did that affect the enjoyment of someone playing on Grounded? And anyone playing on Grounded was still free to be part of the community and exchange tips on how to get by on that mode. Just seems like gate keeping to me.

Your Boi Nicky V

No. I do!

Colin Moriarty

Considering the way we talk about very popular games (like CoD, in this very list), that argument doesn't hold up. We just don't care for the series.

Colin Moriarty

One of the main reason souls games are so successful, appart from being awesome games, is the fact that everyone plays on the same playing field so when you run into trouble you can search for guides or hints or videos on YouTube and that has created a community of people discussing many things even beyond the gameplay, so if the answer to your struggle in the game would be "change the difficulty" most of that is lost. Also the people that don't want an easy mode are not forcing the developers to change their games unlike the people that want and demand one.

Fotis Lyto

Great episode as usual. Just want to say that you don’t have to state every time someone writes in with “curvaceous Chris” etc, that Chris isn’t there.

Max Delaney

The Take of AC being dead last is almost confusing. My best guess is people don't like the idea of supporting something so mainstream. I think they are pretty good games, and they have multiple teams so it is taking them years to develope.

The rogue

It's about that time.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you. We will do more, for sure.

Colin Moriarty

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the show.

Colin Moriarty

They're now in digital proximity to one another.

Colin Moriarty

<3

Colin Moriarty

It's crazy that the main reason for me buying a PS5 right now, would be so I can play my PS4 games without the sound of my OG PS4 exploding into oblivion. I've wanted to platinum TLOU2 but man...just the main menu pisses off my PS4.

Calvin

Make a mode where damage received is 50 or 100% less. Put checkpoints in between boss battles. What's so difficult about that? That would have absolutely no bearing on the standard mode so anybody who gets upset by that needs their head checked.

Your Boi Nicky V

Fun episode Colin! I hope we get more like these rankings wise :D

Jeremy

The souls series have never included an easy mode. The game isn’t built on having an easy mode. If you put an easy mode you’ll also run the risk of pissing off your most loyal fan base which is a big no no for a series that normally only sold at the most a million copies per game. It isn’t as simple as you guys make it seem

Kevin Ruiz

They announced no easy mode for Demon's Souls and that 'there shouldn't ever be one'. What does that even mean? Just sounds like they're playing up to those damn Git Gud supremacists. Anyway thanks Colin, SS+ has been on fire recently.

Your Boi Nicky V

Dustin channeled Chris’s ability to will things into existence. Thanks for BugSnax on PS Plus!!

Christopher Peterson

I don’t know how to reply to a comment on this GOD FORSAKEN APP Colin. Love the show. 🤙🏽

What's this in reference to?

Colin Moriarty

I will likely check it out. We'll see.

Colin Moriarty

You got it. <3

Colin Moriarty

Music Colin. European Disco music. 😂

Stop being a dork.

Colin Moriarty

Word is, they haven't.

Colin Moriarty

Glad you like him!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you. <3

Colin Moriarty

Grrr! =)

Colin Moriarty

I believe it. There wouldn't have been a third one otherwise.

Colin Moriarty

I don't get it. =\

Colin Moriarty

They say it's partially inspired by it, so that makes sense!

Colin Moriarty

I thoroughly enjoyed Observer. The performance was abysmal though so if Colin does plan on checking it out he's definitely picking the right time with this redux version on next gen. Its a really cool setting and its pretty short.

Craig Mcguire

Just wanted to say thanks for the Robbie Gould reference Colin. As a kid who grew up in the Chicago suburbs it made me nostalgic for the times when I didn’t have to sweat every time our kicker came out.

Cory Mitts

There’s nothing ironic about wearing an Insomniac t-shirt while discussing the studio. That is COINCIDENCE. Didn’t you take the GRE when you applied to graduate school ;-). This probably reads far more harshly than I intend it to, but when you point out grammar constantly, yet butcher “irony” on a weekly basis—it really becomes grating on the ears. I’d want someone to point it out to me. “Situational irony” is a quick google search. :-) I can only imagine how difficult it is to speak on a mic as many hours as you do a week and I don’t mean to disparage you of that. And I’m probably the only audience member to struggle with this so apologies for my own compulsive tendencies. All the best Colin. Enjoyed Dustin’s take as usual. Thanks for having him on again. He really is dialectical in his opinions and I really appreciate that as I get more gaming agnostic year over year.

Ryan B.

I don't see Bluepoint giving Demon's Souls a difficulty option. From what we've seen of it so far, they're keeping it extremely faithful to the original. Even to the point where it could hurt the game in my opinion. The player character looks like he has 4 way rolling like the original even. The games have had omnidirectional rolling since Dark Souls 2. Going back and playing the original Dark Souls, and Demon's Souls can feel extremely clunky for that reason. I hope they make it feel more like the modern Souls games... Dark Souls 2 and up.

Miles Williams

Can't wait to play the Special Edition on Day 1!

Lucas Duraccio

Dustin is the man 😎👍

Keith Mc Carthy

Another great episode. I love Dustin, man. He’s so damn cool.

Cesar Galvan Flores

Colin I love you but Octodad is great. He's wacky. He's an octopus but nobody suspects a thing. What's not to love?!?! 😂😂

Addiholic

I was the one that played Watch Dogs 2 in 2016, infact I preordered it and still have the collectible pins that came with it. We're out here lol

Marcus Brown

I missed out on submitting this post before the deadline but I want to give my reasons for why people need to pay attention to Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition and respect it as being THE gamer's game, as I feel it is being snubbed much like it's 2018 vanilla version: 1. A single player game with a complete story; no need to purchase DLC to see the ending and no corporate-forced "games as a service" design, no season pass and no "roadmap" 2. No long-winded, pretentious exposition dumps or cutscenes 3. Not a 100+ hour slog like Witcher 3 or GTA 4. The animation, music and "game-feel" work together to make you feel like a badass! 5. No walking sections to slow the action down 6. No messy skill trees or need to spend hours looking at menus 7. Ability to double jump 8. Deep, balanced and refined combat mechanics 9. No quicktime events 10. No forced vehicle sections with crappy controls 11. No fetch quests 12. Difficulty settings that don't just make enemies into damage sponges 13. No pay to win microtransactions 14. No dialogue trees where you have to make inconsequential choices 15. Has a grappling hook mechanic 16. No crafting or multi-tier loot grinding or loot boxes 17. No forced stealth section 18. No open-world and none of the tropes that come along with that type of game as seen in many an Ubisoft title 19. No in-game advertising 20. No brown colour palette as seen in many war/fps/action games 21. The original vanilla version actually had a playable demo; a rare sight in a sea of alpha and beta testing BS 22. No massive day one patch 23. The amazing bloody palace mode - Colin liked the idea of the 100-story skyscraper mode in The Division 2 which is a similar concept and has been a staple in this series since the ill-fated DMC2 There's plenty more to say but I feel that DMC5 successfully avoids all the common BS found in modern games and also turned out to be a paragon of top tier gameplay and how to deliver a complete package

HighSenpai

GO GO RASPUTIN! And here I thought my dad was the only guy that ever listened to Boney M. Gonna go listen to Ma Baker now 😎

Bugsnax reminds me of viva piñata

Wayde

I'm honestly quite curious to see how Souls fans take to it. Bloodborne was such a huge hit with them. I wonder if Demon's Souls will hit or miss.

Colin Moriarty

He's great.

Colin Moriarty

Lots of people!

Colin Moriarty

Oh?

Colin Moriarty

Spider-Man is first party; felt weird to ignore it.

Colin Moriarty

I see.

Colin Moriarty

I may do that. As I said above... it being more of an action-RPG definitely appeals to me.

Colin Moriarty

WHY IS DUSTIN GETTING THE CREDIT?!

Colin Moriarty

Now that it's an action-RPG, I really should be more open to giving it a look. Maybe one day.

Colin Moriarty

Gotta say I'm getting those annoying Souls fan vibes from the people saying Demon's Souls is THE next gen showpiece because it's only available on PS5. The game looks great, but it was originally a PS3 game. The Shadow of the Colossus remake was beautiful too, but it still felt like a PS2 game. I imagine Demon's Souls will feel similar. The obvious next gen showpiece title will be Miles Morales, even though a version of it runs on PS4.

Jake Z

Excellent. Be well!

Colin Moriarty

I don't get it. =\

Colin Moriarty

I'm happy to offer a surprise every now and again.

Colin Moriarty

I love Ballsackboy.

Colin Moriarty

I decided to stray away from all "least excited" comments (even though I asked for them) to just give the episode a more upbeat and positive feel.

Colin Moriarty

Good ol' Shower Beer.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you very much!

Colin Moriarty

No tricks, though.

Colin Moriarty

What did he do?!

Colin Moriarty

You're welcome!

Colin Moriarty

No problem.

Colin Moriarty

It just feels right, sometimes.

Colin Moriarty

You're very welcome.

Colin Moriarty

=)

Colin Moriarty

Please do.

Colin Moriarty

I just knew.

Colin Moriarty

Yes.

Colin Moriarty

I bet you can.

Colin Moriarty

<3

Colin Moriarty

You're welcome.

Colin Moriarty

Yes.

Colin Moriarty

I'm excited for Pathless for the Austin Wintory soundtrack alone

Alan Hardee

Who is calling this the best launch line up??????

Tomas Pacheco

PATREON FINALLY FIXED ITSELF AND WE CAN VIEW THE THUMBNAILS WOOOOOO!

GameSimp

You talked about the Spider-Man and Observer ports, but why not talk about Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition? That has new content and has stuff that can only be done on Next-Gen like raytracing and modes that add way more enemies.

John Apocalypse

1. Demon Souls. One is enough.

Kenneth thomas

You would be alot more excited for valhalla if you gave odyssey a chance. You would fall in love with kassandra. It's a shame for you guys but itl be one of the first games I stick my teeth into properly.

Kelly Perkins

On Tuesdays I just desperately refresh until noon, but to my bewilderment, this gem appeared. Bless you Dustin for making my morning coffee that much better. Cheers lads.

Jordan Costa

EDIT: Update coming on Nov 16th

IslanderButNotLong

Re: Assassin’s Creed, I’m currently playing Odyssey, which is my first in the series, and I’m absolutely loving it. I’m not at all serious about RPGs, and I wouldn’t have been interested in playing it if it weren’t for the fact that I finally got around to playing The Witcher 3 after it came to Netflix. Recovering from back surgery and finding myself with a ton of time on my hands to just sit around and play a huge RPG certainly helped at the time. As far as I can tell so far, the series’ lore about Assassins versus Templars doesn’t play a major role, which I find helps make the game more approachable and I suspect that’s their strategy going forward.

MostlyCharlie

Love getting this early in the morning! FYI Colin, Super Mario 3D All Stars just got an update with inverted controls so maybe worth picking up now. Have a great week everyone.

IslanderButNotLong

I got screwed because of scheduling as a sub contractor, and am up late working through night. What a treat to find early released + for my consumption. Thanks for all your work gentlemen

Nathan Densley

DELMUS?! 😂😂😂😂 for fuck sake Dustin. You are the best haha

Adam Barnes

I’m doing a laugh that kind of sounds like a dying Buffalo. You nailed it with this comment.

Derek Waechter

Colin, who you fronting? We all know you’d pay $250 for a good GI Joe game with a fancy collector’s item.

NeO JD

Perfect for working out early tomorrow! Love an unexpected early release.

JT

Hey guys, 1. Demon’s Souls 2. BallSackboy’s Big Adventure (but really, I legit have Sackboy at #2) That’s kinda it

Maxx Lazos

Lol, I wrote that Destruction All-Stars was the launch game I'm least excited for. I also wrote that the only way I'd play it would be if it ever came to PS Plus. Sony then decides to take it away from the launch lineup and put it on PS Plus. Maybe Sony read my comment.

Anthony J Sanchez

Pleasant surprise that I get to fold my laundry and drink a shower beer to this tonight! Only had 10 minutes left of last week’s regular show and that wasn’t gonna be near enough time.

KeenanMinusKel

Best episode yet!!

There’s No I in LLC

Ohh nice and early. What a treat.

Reuben Barrett

Thank you Dustin.

Jorge Aponte

Thank you sirs.

Mr Worry

Thanks boys!!!

Derek Waechter

I’m all about that early release 😉

Richard Duflo

Thank you for the early drop! 👌🏻

Andrew Duda

Thanks man!

Brent Lindquist

Very early. Awesome!

Adam Thiry

An early treat 4 u.

Colin Moriarty

Yesssss early. I’ll enjoy it in the morning

Yulian Santana

So early..so perfectly timed. Jesus Christ how did you know I needed this right now lol

Terrence Aubrey Harris

Hmmmm very early. Intentional?

Joe McPartlin

Man so excited for this launch... To Quote Colin... I can feel it in my balls

RD_21

What a nice treat this is.

Mitch Orobko

So early. Nice

Jake Watson

Wtf this is early

Gabe