I'm a pretty irregular online gamer and generally play games like RDR2, Dark Souls 3/Bloodborne, and (more recently and poorly) Apex Legends. I'd like to branch out a bit though, especially games where players make use of the mic to speak to one another.
Any suggestions? I'm leaning towards shooters but I've been out of the FPS game for so long that I have no idea what's good or popular!
Rainbow Six Siege looked good, I wasn't sure if it was still being played on PS4 but if it is then excellent. I tried Destiny out years ago and absolutely hated it - can't say why exactly, just something about the style and seeming need to grind endlessly was a turn-off.
Ironically given my request for 'chattier' games, if Path of Exile was any good on the PS4 I'd probably end up playing that a lot of the time. Played and loved it on PC, I'm just at the stage in life where lying around on the couch is more relaxing than sitting on a desk chair for hours on end!
foRtNItE bAAaabYYy!!
If you enjoy Apex Legends, I would suggest Titanfall 2. You can get it really cheap now days.
I've managed exactly zero kills in about 5-6 hours gameplay so while it's fun, I suspect I'm facing an uphill battle to get even halfway decent at the game!
Not sure if you like racing games, but I have found GT Sport has some great races for causal online players like myself.
There's always a race about to start, and you can pick from 3 types, easy, medium or hard. It also matches you to other racers pretty well, whether you're a clean racer or prefer doge'em cars.
The tracks used to reset every day, but now they are weekly, gives you a chance to get used to the tracks available.
I'm not much of a racing game fan sadly. I think Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast was the last one that truly got me hooked, and nothing since then has really done it for me…
MSR was such an amazing game! Really well balanced and genuinely fun to play. Makes me think I should hook up the dreamcast again to give it a go.
Destiny 2
Battlefield 1 and 5. Love playing in a 64 player squad on a huge map. I get some kills at least. Wish they would bring insurgency and arma to the consoles
Overwatch.
It's (still) good fun. Can get it relatively cheap every now and then or second hand. What I enjoy most is that you and your team each have a key role to play - making it fun (and frustrating) to work as a team.
There are many great communities of gamers at the moment thanks to high quality games receiving long term updates allowing them to get sustained engagement. First one that comes to mind is the highly competitive Rainbow Six Seige. You can pick up the base game for very cheap and enjoy saving hostages on console. Voice chat is super popular there.
Games like that have a big learning curve, so really give yourself 10 hours or so to get a sense whether it is for, before you lock in how you feel about it.
I think Destiny and Destiny 2 are both cheap, sometimes free with large communities and plenty to do. It's easier to play games like that where you are cooperating together and meet people, make friends.
Division 2, GTA5 also if FPS doesn't interest you, Ghost Recon Wildlands too. Maybe hop on twitch and just watch some footage of the top games to get a sense whether they appeal to your personality. This will save you wasting time or money on something that wont work for you