Popular Post Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 So I've noticed that the series feature is now in a much better state than it was before. However I do have one major criticism about the way it's been set up. Games seem to be split into numbered stages. As far as I can tell, the stages only include "important" games in the series in regards to their story. Splitting games into groups which consist of their various stacks makes sense, however the way it's done means distinctions have to be made between main series games and spinoffs. I think that's a problem because not only are such distinctions often arbitrary, but they have no relation to trophy hunting/tracking. As somebody who completes series, it doesn't matter to me whether the game is given an official place in the story or not. I don't think I've seen many people who are interested in collecting trophies in a series only if they're important to a game's established canon. Maybe that's just me, but even if there are people like that, this gets in the way if you have a single spinoff title on your profile. Because games that don't make the cut are all bundled together, essentially casting them aside as if they're of less importance than the games that have been decided are officially part of the main series. If you wanted to use the page to see if you've completed all versions of a spinoff game, you won't be able to do that easily because they're mixed in with potentially countless other spinoffs. So I would like the "No Stage" section to be scrapped, and every individual game be just given its own stage. That shouldn't cause problems for any kind of trophy hunter. I initially wanted the feature so I could see at a glance which games in a franchise I had completed. But this staging thing gets in the way of that and adds nothing of value. Look at the Final Fantasy series. There are 7 unique games and all their stacks which aren't part of a stage, despite the fact that almost every game in the series is a standalone title. It's messy and completely counterproductive to the whole thing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirlruler Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I like the main series stages. I would be ok with putting spin offs as a Stage in between the mains, marked 1.A, or something like that, to show they were released between the main games, but are not part of the main series. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sepheroithisgod Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 I'm just happy the feature is working. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 They don't really need to be explicitly numbered, but at the very least every game should definitely get its own stage. As for the ordering, I don't really care about that but I couldn't figure out how games are actually ordered. It seems to vary by series. The Sonic Series for example isn't ordered by either release date or story, but rather 2D games then 3D ones. The ideal solution in my eyes would be to not have numbered stages, give every game its own stage, and then they could be ordered by what's considered main series or not. Best of both worlds and doesn't actively make the feature worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copanele Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Maybe this is not the proper place to ask but...what exactly is this series feature? I mean..I know I can click on the group of existing games and see if I platinumed them, but apart from that? A link to the thread which explains this feature also would be nice, tried to search on the forum and I reached some dubious topics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, Copanele said: Maybe this is not the proper place to ask but...what exactly is this series feature? I mean..I know I can click on the group of existing games and see if I platinumed them, but apart from that? A link to the thread which explains this feature also would be nice, tried to search on the forum and I reached some dubious topics That's basically it so far, I think. I'm not even sure if it's actually been announced yet. I only noticed because I saw someone mention it works now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copanele Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, Shadiochao said: That's basically it so far, I think. I'm not even sure if it's actually been announced yet. I only noticed because I saw someone mention it works now Ah ok , many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirlruler Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Ok, another thing that needs to happen is to be able to look at other peoples series. Right now it is only yours :[ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, Squirlruler said: Ok, another thing that needs to happen is to be able to look at other peoples series. Right now it is only yours :[ I was hoping for other cool things like leaderboards and trophy cabinet stuff for it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HusKy Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 I'm glad this feature made its way to PSNP finally, but it seems to be unfinished. This "PlayStation Series" text leads to some random guys profile named "series". Leaderboards for series are also missing. The new "VR platform" that was added is also missing everywhere - leaderboards, filters and so on. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesius Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) I would chill a bit and wait for the official announcement.. it doesn't look like it's entirely finished. For example if you go to some game series and the click on "Playstation Series" above it brings you to a japanese profile called "series" ? https://psnprofiles.com/series Edit: Dammit, @HusKy beat me to it ? Edited October 30, 2019 by Arcesius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirlruler Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Shadiochao said: I was hoping for other cool things like leaderboards and trophy cabinet stuff for it too Yea, that would be really sweet. I'm sure they are in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Yeah, I'm not a fan of the "No Stage" section either. It's very messy looking to bundle all of these different games together. I agree that each game should get its own section regardless of whether or not it's part of the main series. The whole feature seems very half-baked tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, Arcesius said: I would chill a bit and wait for the official announcement.. it doesn't look like it's entirely finished. For example if you go to some game series and the click on "Playstation Series" above it brings you to a japanes profile called "series" https://psnprofiles.com/series A lot of effort seems to have gone into the staging thing that leads me to believe that this is the way it's meant to be. It's best to voice my concerns early rather than wait for the dust to settle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panikooooos Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Ok here's some criticism. I have no idea what stages are. I also have no idea what the sorting is. In some stages the games are alphabetically sorted, in other stages the games are just sorted randomly (?) I thought maybe they're sorted by release date but that wasn't the case. If I want to check a game series I wanna see every game of the series sorted by release date that's it no stages no nothing. Also I don't get this 100% obsession meme to the right, I mean seriously? Just cause I didn't buy overpriced Cod dlc, I get a no entry sign even though I've platted many of the games ⛔ ?? So a guy who's never played Cod and myself with many Cod plats get the same ranking wtf? At least tell me I got 10/23 plats or something, only counting 100% seems crazy to me idk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xyleh Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 Damn y'all, can we wait a full day without bitching? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassylvania Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Oh, wow. This is a really cool feature. I see what you mean, though. I'm looking at the Dragon Quest series now, and it does seem like the games in "No Stage" should be broken up. If "stages" are meant to represent a single gaming experience, it doesn't make sense to lump a bunch of unique games (e.g. Dragon Quest Builders and Dragon Quest Heroes) just because they're not part of the main line. That said, I like the idea of numbering the stages, but I'm not sure if they're listed by release date or chronological order. I'm assuming eventually the games listed under "PS2 Classics" will get their own series? It's weird to group GTA: Vice City with Harvest Moon. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDB--1982 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Quick question what do you do if a game is missing from the series for example trine has all version except the enchanted version of trine 1 for ps4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, SDB--1982 said: Quick question what do you do if a game is missing from the series for example trine has all version except the enchanted version of trine 1 for ps4 Post here, I think: Someone needs to manually add the games to series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDB--1982 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Shadiochao said: Post here, I think: Someone needs to manually add the games to series Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenpai Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I actually really like the way the feature's been implemented. It's really useful for knowing which game in the main series you'll have to play next. Sometimes, there's no real "order", so they either just get ordered by release date of lumped up in the "No Stage" section, which so far seems mostly for spin-offs, I think. Sure, it's not perfect, and I'm sure some people like @Shadiochao might have their own issues, but considering how much work it is to even implement this in the first place, I'm really enjoying what Sly came up with. Personally, I have no real issues and would just leave the current system as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kristycism Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 58 minutes ago, Squirlruler said: Ok, another thing that needs to happen is to be able to look at other peoples series. Right now it is only yours :[ You can add their username to the end of the URL to see their completion. e.g. https://psnprofiles.com/series/16-kingdom-hearts/Kristycism Anyway, I'm just happy there's progress. Sure, in an ideal world I'd like it to be more elegant, especially in regards to games with No Stage (also these should be at the bottom if they're deemed less important, not the top), but I'll take this over what we had previously which was just an icon with no function. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Zenpai said: I actually really like the way the feature's been implemented. It's really useful for knowing which game in the main series you'll have to play next. Sometimes, there's no real "order", so they either just get ordered by release date of lumped up in the "No Stage" section, which so far seems mostly for spin-offs, I think. It's not an either/or thing though. You can still have the ordering you want that shows which game in the main series is next without completely disregarding spinoff titles. Plus it's inconsistent between series. DmC isn't the necessarily the next game to play after DMC4, since it's a reboot that has no connection to it. Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry and Chronicles aren't given stages, presumably because they're smaller games. But they're still canon to the main story. And some series will *have* to have all their games in separate stages, such as Touhou, which is about 16 games that are all spinoffs with no story and all made by different developers. That's what I mean by it being arbitrary. It's not an important enough distinction to make when the consequences are having spinoffs being considered a lower tier than everything else. Why not go the extra step and apply the same standards to all games rather than making a special case for the games that have connected worlds and stories? The stories aren't strictly anything to do with trophy hunting. People do play those spinoffs, and as one of them I'd like to use this feature to track my progress in them the same way I would with any other games, but I can't because someone has decided that these games aren't relevant enough for that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcoShifter Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Nvm, found it. Edited October 30, 2019 by EcoShifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazikieronUS Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I would rather look at my progress on a series without signing in everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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