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I’m hoping those rumors of a PlayStation or PC port are true and those are better optimized.
4 & Final were good games for the most part but wereheld back considerably by the 3DS’s hardware. So like you those reports of the game’s performance on the Switch definitely hasn’t made me want to jump on the wagon.
Welp, I'm doing something I never do and putting Neo World Ends With You on hold because, fuck it, that game is taking forever and I need to scratch my Pokemon itch with Arceus. As for what I think of Arceus, I'll post that in the Pokemon thread.
After finishing the Battlepass of Halo Infinite I was a little burned out on gaming because that's just what modern beta-testing aka regular releases mostly are nowadays, but lately I've been getting back into the timeless classic that is Guild Wars 1. My old guild is actually still active and every aspect of the game is so nostalgic, it's been a ton of fun. Ofc the ~8k hours I poured into the game throughout my life ensure that I'm viewing the game through rose-colored glasses but it's still a blast nonetheless!
Been making my way through Persona 5 Royal finally, years later.
I've been enjoying it but its also just.. a lot. It brings so many flashbacks to part 3 and I can just see all the QOL improvements and now I feel like I have zero desire to ever play part 4 now, however good the story may be. Its probably for the best I didn't do any of the interim stuff because it feels like once a decade is enough for this.
I feel like when I played 3 I made critters and kept them around a lot longer and got more attached to some of them. I don't know if the difference here is they made it so much easier to breed powers you want forward (You get to pick and choose instead of hoping the RNG picks what you want) or I just know that the later monsters will simply be inherantly better later so there's no point in getting attached? Cause I know in 3 there were some things I just used all game and here… not so much. Maybe its also because I've seen a lot of them before and utility and matching a ally you're trying to level is more important than looking cool? Or they actually give you controil of your teammates instead of them being AI autopilot so you have the variety built into your teammates already so theres a little less need to go crazy with your own mad science?
Or maybe its just been like 10 years and I'm mis-remembering and it just felt different at the time because it WAS 10 years ago and I was a different person and it was a new franchise and I probably played it a lot slower over several months I'll play around with the fusions some more to try and make some ungodly things. I'm debating if I want to do NG+. There's some appeal to that but I even with fast forwarding and not having to work on stats I feel like it might be a lot of repetition on a very long game.
I'm at the end of the original game and verging on getting to the part Royal added, and at just about 100 hours. I've enjoyed it but also at this point I'm just tired of doing the palaces.
I really want to get Horizon 2 and Elden Ring but I swore I had to clear out some of my backlog before I buy anything new. Which is fine, emans those games will have time to patch bugs, go on sale, and maybe gets DLC if I take long enough. I never got around to the DLC in original Horizon since I'd just pfinished the gamme months before and it was mid-game DLC rather than post-game DLC and I just couldn't build up to it.
Also been playing SOuth Park Stick of Truth and It Takes Two with my wife. South Park is very South Park. It Takes Two is a lot of fun but yeesh its got some whiplash.
Next up after Persona 5, will be.. .Persona Strikers maybe? Ys VIII, Yakuza 0, Subnautica, and possibly Nino Kuni 2.
What baffled me about P5Royal is just how easy it is to break the game. I spent the last dungeon of the original game insta-killing my enemies. Without fighting. You know, that animation that kicks in once you rush an enemy from the back and the game considers that you're way too strong to fight that dude? Well, that. That was my last two dungeons.
The royal portion brought some cool character moments and all that (still haven't finished it), but yeah, it gets a bit tiresome after a while. And again. . .just shocked at how monstruously overpowered the game makes you.
And I'm not using the past games personas that you can summon for FREE with no level requeriments or anything. Apparently, they are OP as all hell.
I hope Persona 6 tones it down a few notches, to be honest.
I’m not too bothered since the original’s balance was pretty janky especially with the unnecessary bullshit of “we can’t go on without you” that should have been scrapped long ago.
Been playing Rogue Company for the moment until I figure when and if I’m reupping my Plus sub to play Vanguard multiplayer.
One thing I do like in this game is much damage grenades do in this game compared to Vanguard. Where in that game explosive damage can be wonky explosive damage in RC is strong enough to down players or kill then if they’re down.
Iffy on every Rogue having their own loadout even with the fact that Rogues can share guns if you complete their mastery which of course isn’t a fast process.
Is anyone planning on buying/playing Ghost Wire Tokyo?
Shin Megami Tensei V is the GOAT and the gold standard for how jaw breaking good it is. The mechanics, the QOL changes, the graphics, the sound, the fusion, this is a switch exclusive that is close to BoTW in terms of yeah, I'll get a switch for this.
The plot, on the other hand, is pretty mediocre. Tried too much to be like SMT 3 because everyone was saying it was so good that the plot lost itself. But holy crap was that such an experience that was worth the wait. A weak plot really does makes discussion lukewarm after the game releases for a while and nobody really talks about it as much as 4 but it still is a great game.
I'm only posting this because I forgot to put my thoughts somewhere, I've finished it in like a week after release.
I've fallen in to the Danganronpa hole. I admit I saw the first via a Let's Play, but I played the second and it was frankly amazing at the end. I'm waiting to play the third later on. I love how these stories bring you to the absolute lowest point before the final act.
Well after finally finishing up Wasteland 3 (game was a fucking nightmare to polish off because of how frequently it crashes and aggravating because of aggravating glitches that l know may drive achievement hunters to violence).
Decided to try Marvel’s GOTG via Xbox Game Pass only played through the first chapter.
Impressions thus far
Combat can get a bit chaotic (playing on hard) but with the fact you have to worry about with Quill is doing and that everyone’s abilities apparently required double taps it’s seemingly pretty easy to forget this and miss a chance to stun or immobilize enemies.
Banter is funny at times but it can kind of be a bit much in combat.
Can’t say much about the exploring aspect though I hope it not too cumbersome like Uncharted was specifically when it came to collectibles.
Don’t know what the game looks like on next Gen but I hope it’s less……blurry.
Peter’s reload ability which you can acquire pretty early on is a bit broken to the point it makes overheating of his guns trivial.
I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
3DS Friend Code 0044-2806-5284
I loved GotG, Takes a while to find its legs, and the gameplay never rises too far above mildly enjoyable, but the environments and characters are amazing.
Hang in there, Kierkegaard.
I loved GotG, Takes a while to find its legs, and the gameplay never rises too far above mildly enjoyable, but the environments and characters are amazing.
I already liked Drax’s characterization from the Marvel Cartoon the game makes me like him even more.
Finally beat Persona 5 Royal, Platinumed and everything. 3 months and 140 something hours, not counting reloads to cheese some persona fusions. I didn't manage quite all the confidants, as I was playing rather than following a strict guide, but I got most of them. I saw almost everything in the game and I can youtube the remaining characters if I really want. I am hyper set if I ever decide to do a new game+ run I suppose but I don't forsee that. I don't particularly want to redo any of the palaces even if I can crush the enemies, and putting all the old content on fast forward to speed through and get to the little I missed doesn't seem great right now.
Up next, Persona 5 Strikers since that was the free PS+ game a couple months ago and what pushed me to finally get going on this thing. But maybe I don't want to jump right back and play something else for a bit first.
YS 8 finally! Also Elden Ring.
Finally beat Persona 5 Royal, Platinumed and everything. 3 months and 140 something hours, not counting reloads to cheese some persona fusions. I didn't manage quite all the confidants, as I was playing rather than following a strict guide, but I got most of them. I saw almost everything in the game and I can youtube the remaining characters if I really want. I am hyper set if I ever decide to do a new game+ run I suppose but I don't forsee that. I don't particularly want to redo any of the palaces even if I can crush the enemies, and putting all the old content on fast forward to speed through and get to the little I missed doesn't seem great right now.
Up next, Persona 5 Strikers since that was the free PS+ game a couple months ago and what pushed me to finally get going on this thing. But maybe I don't want to jump right back and play something else for a bit first.
YS 8 finally! Also Elden Ring.
So, in other words…..you'll never see it coming? :ninja:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a ton of fun right off the bat. But Kirby games usually are. I also like that they're experimenting with the style a bit.
The controls are a bit wonky, but fortunately the game isn't too demanding even in "Wild Mode".
Started my first playthrough of Mass Effect 2 and…eh, I don't know guys. I think BioWare games may just not be for me.
Like the first one, the battle system is fine, but I'm constantly filled with a sense of dread as I know that every time I talk to a character as I know I'm going to get sucked into a ten-minute dialogue tree. And it wouldn't be so bad if they conveyed the talking scenes in an interesting way, but most of the characters just talk in this really dry, mechanical, functional dialogue. Obviously the writers and developers put a lot of time into the world-building of this universe, but if it's not told in a compelling way then what does it matter?
And that's to say nothing of the countless Codex entries. Like, obviously reading them all is optional, but they're still there, so I guess they expect some of the players to read them. But I just can't imagine anyone devoting hours of their time to read all of those. I dunno, I guess some people really do get sucked into this world.
[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon]
Started my first playthrough of Mass Effect 2 and…eh, I don't know guys. I think BioWare games may just not be for me.
Like the first one, the battle system is fine, but I'm constantly filled with a sense of dread as I know that every time I talk to a character as I know I'm going to get sucked into a ten-minute dialogue tree. And it wouldn't be so bad if they conveyed the talking scenes in an interesting way, but most of the characters just talk in this really dry, mechanical, functional dialogue. Obviously the writers and developers put a lot of time into the world-building of this universe, but if it's not told in a compelling way then what does it matter?
And that's to say nothing of the countless Codex entries. Like, obviously reading them all is optional, but they're still there, so I guess they expect some of the players to read them. But I just can't imagine anyone devoting hours of their time to read all of those. I dunno, I guess some people really do get sucked into this world.
Don’t feel too ashamed about not being into it I still to this day have never been able to get into stuff like Dragon Age or the Red Dead games.
One thing I will say in defense of the Codex though it’s primary purpose is to fill in blanks that players may be curious about regarding the world. And it certainly handles this better than other games where stuff like that is missable for some reason.
Started my first playthrough of Mass Effect 2 and…eh, I don't know guys. I think BioWare games may just not be for me.
Well, ME1 kind of sucks so its not a good baseline. How much of your crew have you assembled? Talking to NPCs is tedious but fleshing out your teammates tends to be pretty interesting. Except for the ones like Jacob that just suck.
The games have definitely aged a bit, even with the remaster. DA and ME were following up the Baldur's Gate era where everything was text rather than recorded dialogue, (And Baldur's Gate was EXTREMELY text heavy) so they were still a bit more book like and didn't really account for how long it takes to listen to the dialogue.
But if you're not into the characters or story then no, they're not going to do much for you. The entire point is the character stuff, the gameplay is kind of secondary.
Mass Effect Andromeda had by far the best gameplay but it was the lousiest story and characters by a mile and it kind of sucked as a result.
Well, ME1 kind of sucks so its not a good baseline. How much of your crew have you assembled? Talking to NPCs is tedious but fleshing out your teammates tends to be pretty interesting. Except for the ones like Jacob that just suck.
I've got Zaeed, Mordin, and Garrus, so I guess I'm about half way. Not noticing a huge difference between this and ME1, but it's still early. I think I'm starting to warm up to the game a little more now (I've been having kind of a rough week, so that didn't really help either).
[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon]
I'm about 100 hours into Elden Ring. I've covered maybe half the map. And I probably missed a ton of stuff in that first half.
I'm kind of wearing down, its just TOO MUCH, maybe play it at a slower pace.
On the other hand, a second playthrough where I'm ONLY doing the highlights and specific locations (instead of ALL the locations) and already know the routes would be much much shorter. Playing the ENTIRE game again would be nuts. Playing just a portion of it I can see doing a lot.
I know some youtubers are doing new builds from scratch on like a daily basis and that's just insane.
I've got Zaeed, Mordin, and Garrus,
So you only have two characters right now, that makes sense why you wouldn't enjoy it much.
(Zaeed sucks.)
But Mordin is great, especially if you keep pestering him, and Garrus is a fan favorite. My personal favorite isn't in your group yet.
Not noticing a huge difference between this and ME1,
There's a reason only two of the six crew mates from part 1 made it to part 2.
The part 2 cast is generally better.
And then 3 cycles out Mordin, Grunt, Thane, & Kasumi…..and other things.
Booted up the Chrono Cross remaster. First thing I get is this lovely new theme:
Game is as lovely as I remember it so far. The remaster visuals and framerate aren't anywhere near as bad as some people are making them out to be. Some of the backgrounds are smudgey and blah though. Woulda been nice to mix and match options. But overall the whole thing including the text and portraits look better in-game than in the screenshots. Still tempted to switch to classic mode for nostalgia purposes, it is my favorite game of all time.
Prolly gonna save Radical Dreamers til after I finish a playthrough.
After getting spoilers on Danganronpa 1, and watching 2 on a Let's play, I'm now playing V3 mostly blind. I just finished the first level, and I'm emotionally devastated. So, it's a great game so far!
Just started up Resident Evil 2 (the remake). Boy, it is really damn easy to run out of ammo in this game, isn't it?
I've also been playing some retro games: Solomon's Key and it's sequel/prequel Fire n Ice (or Solomon's Key 2). Interestingly, I actually played Fire n Ice before Solomon's Key. FnI was tricky, but fairly relaxing as there was no pressure and you had all the time you needed to figure out the puzzles. Solomon's Key, however, almost plays like an action game, is very tough, gives you limited lives, and even throws a timer on top of everything else. Not sure I would've had the patience to beat it without the rewind and save state function. So yeah, pretty different experiences.
Just started up Resident Evil 2 (the remake). Boy, it is really damn easy to run out of ammo in this game, isn't it?
Compared to the original? Nope.
Been playing Multiversus for about the last month or so, really great for a free to play game!!
Started playing Xenoblade 2 again. i'm not a minmaxer, so I'm just trying to do sidequests and complete the story.
A mix of Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel,
Modern Warfare (CoD4) Remastered, and Fall Guys.
Love that I can now use a Dr Eggman skin thanks to the Sonic event.
Been playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Powerwash Simulator.
XBC3 is fun so far. If you liked the previous XBC games, you'll probably like this one.
Powerwash Simulator is incredibly addictive and satisfying, although now that I've been playing it for 20+ it is getting a little tiresome. Still, a fun timekiller.
I'm playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. I didn't watch too many episodes of the '87 cartoon as a kid, so a lot of the references and easter eggs went over my head. But I remember playing the arcade game and loving it. This game is pretty fun, if not a little short, but it's one that I can always come back to. And the soundtrack is amazing.
I also picked up Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition again. I started playing it during the lockdown, but got a little distracted after going back to work.
Been completing the various routes of Digimon survive, and now nearing the end of the last and final route. Been a pretty good game. While the tactics portion gameplay is pretty basic, there are still some satisfying battles to be had. As for the story, it definitely has a much darker atmosphere and has some genuinely disturbing moments that still stick with me. All in all, a pretty solid game that I enjoy quite a bit.
Also got Live a Live recently and been going through some of the different stories. DId the near future one already and just finished the Wild West story. Really nice to be able to sit down and just go through a story in a sitting or two and be able to move on to the next one. I love the look and of the games and each one has great moments, especially the near future story near the end had me pretty pumped.
Finally came to play Shadow of the colossus during my summer holiday.
Awesome game, with a fantastic world and great puzzly bossfights.
One less game on my "have to play it one day"-list 
Just finished Yakuza 7 some fun parts, some weird parts, some really stupid parts.
But definitely one of the best games in the series.
R&C Rift Apart
I like how of the few games I’ve played in graphics/performance this is the only game that didn’t make me switch to the 60 fps option. Will say there’s so much going on, the screen at times things can get confusing.
I'm currently playing Sniper Elite 5. Not having a brilliant time with it at the moment. The AI in this game is absolutely terrible. If you kill somebody in one area but get spotted all the enemies swarm to that same spot. Making them easy to take out. You'd think if you saw 10 bodies piling up you wouldn't go stand in that exact spot.
Finished Live a Live, and while I felt the final part of the game dragged on a little too much for my taste, overall, a really fun game. With so many long JRPGs out there it was nice to have one that you could finish in around 25 hours, and even better that those 25 hours were cut into digestible little stories that you could mostly finish each one in a sitting. My favorite scenario ended up being the far future, with the prehistoric one being fun, but the humor just wore out on me quickly.
Now playing Soul Hackers 2. A lot of reviews I saw for this seemed to go pretty hard on it, but in the 5 hours I have put in it has been an enjoyable experience. Yes, you can tell it doesn't have as much a budget as the bigger games, but they manage to put a good bit of charm in it with the character portraits and the varying areas of the city. Also, outside of part of her design, Ringo is a really fun character and that quote from her after the first boss battle in the tutorial area was great.
Currently playing Middle-Earth: Shadow of War after finishing the previous game. It made some improvements over the first game and I'm glad that I'm playing at a time, when the develoopers have removed the dispicable monetization elements. Overall more fun to play now than the previous game, which already was good. But I really just can't stand game design, where taking on a boss/sub-boss who's surrounded by an endless spawn of mooks. Just design the 1 vs 1 battle better and don't create artificial difficulty by just throwing in numbers. It's not really difficult even, just tedious.
I know this isn't problem exclusive to this game but rather widespread amongst so many games. But still I just don't like that kind of game design.
Been playing Laser Squad, for which the original X-COM was going to be a sequel but eventually became its own thing. You can definitely seen the X-COM in it. Though it's missing some of the more complex aspects like strafing and levels (everything is essentially flat). As well as the strategic layer, though I'm kind of glad for that as the strategy portion of X-COM where you have to manage funds and stuff always makes me nervous. Laser Squad is just a series of individual scenarios and I think there's 8 total. It's definitely fun if you like turn based strategy games. Another thing is has over X-COM is that you have multiple deployment locations on a level so you're not like fish in a barrel like you are in X-COM since you're all packed into the ship and have to exit without dying. It seems to have environmental destruction to some extent, but I haven't seen much of it other than destroyed doors. You can attack walls though, so I imagine it should be possible to blow a hole in a wall if you try.
Finally got around to playing It Takes Two, and while I had already seen various bits of gameplay and was confident it'd be fun, I was pretty surprised by just how much content there actually was. Fairly long game, tons of set pieces and creativity, and some actual challenge too.
One thing I noticed as a huge nerd though: the chess minigame you can play is programmed wrong and allows you to castle out of check.
Well I decided to give Overwatch another go and after about two weeks or so.
I don’t know how this series ever became popular. Free For All is literally the only meaningful mode and even it isn’t without it’s flaws.
I just got Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and I'm surprised how much dialogue-based game play is in it, along with it's great sense of humor. I've only finished day one, but I'm basically a drunken amnesic who's probably a cop investigating a murder. I've set my stats so that I'm a overly physical idiot with good hand eye coordination, so I'm good at everything that needs brute force but I fail at human interaction. It's fun seeing what event you can run across, and how they depend on your stats. I just ruined two old men's ball game with my great reflexes, and as a result I also got a ton of information on my case as well as the city's history while they yelled at me. It's super weird and deep.
I tried No Man's Sky again for the first time since shortly after release and spent the whole evening playing it on my PS5. I knew that they updated it again and again but i was so disappointed initially that i never bothered with it again. But the game is barely comparable to the state it was in 6 years ago, it really feels like what they wanted to offer right away, but couldn't manage to. I barely scratched the surface of course, there is apparently tons of content to explore so i'm eager to see how long it will keep me motivated.
