Cloud Monday - Soul Hackers 2 - Part 2 - I Would Recommend Streaming This From The Cloud!

This week's new Cloud Monday video is part 2 of playing Soul Hackers 2 on PS4 via the PlayStation Plus Cloud Streaming Service to my Japanese launch model PlayStation 4.

It's a bold title but one i stand behind, i do recommend streaming Soul Hackers 2 from the Cloud to your PS4/PS5. it's not like a 10/10 rating as that initial wait for manual saves to unlock is far too long and there is soo much talking across both these parts that if we did get the countdown we'd be loosing out on story so we could save manually. But once it's unlocked, i was able to save even with an enemy rushing to attack me.

It's not just the manual save either. at the start of this part we got a basic breakdown as to what happened previously, when i played for Part 1. so a re-cap is very much welcomed. There's another bonus, one i only spoke about today for the first time in a video but for those who have caught the Live Streams it's something i've mentioned before. Unity typically runs poorly on these launch model PS4s so being able to stream the game was great as it enabled me to play the game at a better quality than if i had played it locally on my own PS4. 

I went into the options early on this part and changed the camera sensitivity and it instantly made the camera movements much better. it was just a slight change and one i would recommend. 

Soul Hackers becomes one of very few RPG's that i would recommend streaming from the cloud. if you are curious about this game, streaming it would be not only a safe way to try it out but a way to carry on playing it if you enjoy it. i'm playing it with a focus on story and for me i'm enjoying that balance but i can see how the combat and demon capturing/training mechanics would be more important and perhaps more interesting at higher difficulty levels.

Cloud Monday - Soul Hackers 2 - Part 1 - Over 50 Minutes Before Manual Saves Unlock

This week's new Cloud Monday video is part 1 of playing Soul Hackers 2 on PS4 via the PlayStation Plus Cloud Streaming Service to my Japanese launch model PlayStation 4.

I'm still looking for a RPG that's suitable for being streamed from the Cloud that can rival the best, Disgaea D2 from Nippon Ichi on PS3. Soul Hackers 2 is a recent addition to the Cloud Streaming service so i was curious how a more recent release from Atlus would work.

The game starts with a FMV introduction that saw a little stream tearing and the occasional audio issue that sounded like the volume was peaking. but for the most part is was clear and an exciting introduction to the game. that audio issue appeared a few times during this stream. it will be interesting to see if this continues in part 2.

the game does make it clear what the auto save looks like, but it doesn't make it clear until much later when the game does auto save. throughout this video i was paying attention to the conversations to see if the game would auto save after a conversation or even during one. but i don't remember it doing so. so if we get the 20 second warning of disconnection, skipping the story conversations is probably not going to trigger and auto save.

About 52 minutes in we finally got access to the manual saves and it was here that the game told us when it auto saves, not when it introduced the auto saves at the start of the game. it'll be interesting in part 2 to see how frequently we're able to auto save.

Whilst there was the occasional audio issue, i didn't notice any lag in the controls or anything that i can say was an issue from streaming it. for me, it was fine being streamed to me. but until i got the manual saves i was concerned that this would be another game that wouldn't have manual saves. now i have it, i'm looking forward to part 2 to see how the experience goes.