Hollywood actors like Léa Seydoux and Mads Mikkelsen are both excellent in their roles here, and it’s undoubtedly Norman Reedus as protagonist Sam Porter Bridges that brings Kojima’s post-Konami opus to life. And the game’s sound design does a fantastic job of selling its setting of a post-apocalyptic, desolate America.īut something we especially love about Death Stranding are the powerful vocal performances across the entire cast. Its licensed soundtrack has a habit of kicking in at the most opportune moments. Gran Turismo 7ĭeath Stranding has strong audio all-round that’s best suited to a solid PS5 headset. If you’re a subscriber, then, Demon’s Souls is well worth downloading, if just to be treated to one of the creepiest atmospheres you can soak up on PS5. And if you’d rather not fork up the cash for the game at full price, it’s also available to download from the PS Plus Premium subscription service at no extra cost. Not only is Demon’s Souls one of the best PS5 games you can buy, arguably its greatest strength lies in that exceptional sound design. And much of it is truly hard to appreciate without a PS5 headset that’ll hook your ears on every grim detail. Flickering flames, demonic shrieks and cacophonous thunder populate the game’s chilling soundscape. Thankfully, the game’s immaculate sound design picks up the slack, making for one of the most enriching and immersive experiences you could have with a new PS5 headset.ĭemon’s Souls’ impressively macabre castles, shrines and towers are dripping with audible dread. It’s a graphical feature that can have superb results, granted, but developers have become so skilled at creating convincing lighting and reflections in their games that ray tracing doesn’t always have the dramatic impact some might expect.(Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)īluepoint’s PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls, much like the original, reserves its music for boss fights and the Nexus hub area for the most part. RT performance modes in Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart do a great job in achieving this, and some titles like Metro Exodus hit 60fps and offer ray tracing to boot.īut right now, ray tracing feels like it’s a step too far for consoles, at least if you value performance. Of course, it would be nice to have the extra bit of subtle eye candy that ray tracing can provide and hit 60fps. Something which I really don’t want to change. One of the best aspects of the PS5 and Xbox Series X is that the majority of games either target 60fps outright, or offer excellent performance modes. After pining for more 60fps titles on consoles for the past few generations, there’s no way I can stomach going back to the sludgy, unresponsive feeling of 30fps unless I have absolutely no choice – especially as PCs have been capable of hitting 60fps for over a decade now.
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