PlayStation Magazine - 05.2020

PS5 GAMES PREVIEW

The settings really

make the most of

PS5’s incredible

graphics capability.

to earn that one new piece of
armour or weapon you need to
give yourself an edge in the battles
to come. It does mean that, unlike
recent soulsborne Sekiro, Godfall
will likely encourage grinding for
higher-level gear.

PICK AND MIX
A game based around the drop-
in-drop-out gameplay of Destiny
and Monster Hunter: World, with
a heaving Dark Souls influence
behind the melee combat, feels
safe. But there are ideas here that
could raise this above what’s come
before: for example, Counterplay
has revealed bosses are designed
with counter moves that work
against multiple attackers – it
means when you’re fighting with
two friends, a boss will be able to
repel attacks even if you all strike
simultaneously.
Take into account PS5’s core
tenets of speed and accessibility
and Godfall could play and feel like
no other game. With a GPU and
CPU powering the ray-traced
lighting, reflections, and high-
fidelity textures, an SSD ensuring
little break in the carnage, and 3D
audio meaning you can hear
enemies approaching from every
angle, this could easily become our
day-one poster child for PS5.

hile we stress Sony has yet to

announce any games for PS5 at

the time of writing, we can piece

together some ideas of what we may be

playing at launch. Even before the

next-generation console was announced,

Polyphony Digital was demoing a version

of Gran Turismo Sport running in 8K on

secret hardware. And we know the

game’s cars were over-specced when

modelled to run on higher-end hardware,

with the dev keen to future-proof GT

Sport. So it’s easy to infer a version of

this racer could be with us at launch.

Racing games are perfect for a

console launch because the graphics devil

in all of us loves to drool over those

high-poly, high-fidelity visuals. It is telling

that Sony uses a version of GT Sport

ported to PS5 dev kits to demo the new

DualShock 5’s haptic feedback. We can

only assume that work could make its way

to PS5 at launch, or within the launch

window, as a demo.

What comes next is the really

interesting idea: a new Gran Turismo

sequel on PS5. It’s unconfirmed, it’s pure

speculation, but we’d love it to be real.

GRAN TURISMO SPORT

Putting PS5 in pole position

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or a series set in ancient history,

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey took

some liberties (even by Assassin’s

Creed standards). But, it was awesome.

Minotaur? Slayed it, mate. Cyclops? Felled

by our hands. Gorgon? Every snake

exterminated. What if that same dev team

were let off the leash to really go full

mythology with its very own IP?

That’s where Gods & Monsters comes

in, a cartoony splash on the open world

action game that really embraces its

Greek mythology inspirations. The

legendary Typhon has toppled the

pantheon of gods, and it’s up to you, a

classic Greek hero, to restore them.

To help you on your quest the Gods

have bestowed special powers on you.

These have you exploring the large, lush

open world like never before – even taking

the air. And you’ll need to use them all to

take on the mythological creatures that

now terrorise the land, from hydra to

harpies, and much more besides.

It’s always great to see a brand-new

series, especially one from a team with

such a pedigree. As they’ve been able to

create their own storybook adventure

with an almost painterly cartoon art style,

it’s one of the most unique open world

games we’ve seen, and one that anyone

will be able to get lost in.

GODS & MONSTERS

A Homer-run on PS5?

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Dream machines?

Let’s hope our

fantasy of GT Sport

on PS5 comes true.

PS5: some

adventures will be

truly legendary.

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