# What Games Should I Buy for my PlayStation 5?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-should-i-buy-for-my-playstation-5/978797 "2023-01-25T18:25:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![RayMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RayMan)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-should-i-buy-for-my-playstation-5/978797/8 "2023-01-30T01:43:42Z")

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Thanks to everyone who replied. I appreciate all your feedback.

So here’s what I’ve bought so far: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Call of Duty: Vanguard, CrisTales, Tales of Arise, and Persona 5 Royal. I also finally signed up for the PlayStation Network, which I’ve avoided until now despite owning every Sony console. As part of that package, I downloaded the Final Fantasy VII remake and Ghost of Tsushima.

@AlsoNamedBort, your recommendation of Deathloop intrigued me. I hadn’t heard of it before, but what I’ve seen looks interesting. And @hogarth, I’m planning to take your advice and play Valhalla eventually.

@Mahaloth, we’ve discussed Dragon Quest XI on this board before, so I was glad to see your feedback on Persona 5 Royal. As I mentioned, I played the base Persona 5 on the PS4, and found it to be surprisingly enjoyable, despite the fact that a fair amount of the game involves managing the social life of a teenager. Now that I bought Persona 5 Royal, I will absolutely be playing it soon. I like the art style and music. And everything I’ve heard is that Royal is bigger and better.

But, my biggest surprise was just how much fun I am having with Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Has anyone else played this? Of the games I just bought, this is the first one I’m playing in-depth. It is a turn based JRPG (which is far and away my favorite video game genre) which has a bit of fun with the concept of a JRPG. The subtitle of the game is a reference to my favorite JRPG franchise ever, Dragon Quest. The game is at times laugh out loud hilarious, and doesn’t take itself too seriously at all. It has a job system, with lots of options and multiple optional party characters to collect. Lots of things to do, including crafting if you want to. And all wrapped up in a Yakuza story set in the modern real world. I’m enjoying it a lot, it’s not really what I expected at all.

Thanks again for the replies. Please let me know if you’ve played any of the games I bought and if you enjoyed them. And please continue with the suggestions.

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