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Kings Field
Member
PS5- AC6
Series X- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
switch- Metroid Prime remastered.
Series X- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
switch- Metroid Prime remastered.
Mr Hyde
Member
Capcom was indeed beasts with their Disney output back then. Kinda wish they'd go back and put out some new games again, but Disney is really stingy with their IPs today. And Capcom probably doesn't want to either anymore, lol. They've moved on to greater pastures.
Mr Hyde
Member
I remember there was something like that in the first game too, when you fought that chick up on the rooftops and there was a lot of dialogue before the fight that you couldn't skip. Super annoying, especially if you die a lot.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Beat Ghost Song. Fun Metroidvania. Enjoyed the story in it quite a bit, it was interesting. Gameplay was solid, didn’t do anything special.
Nice soundtrack. Opening track reminds me of Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Nice soundtrack. Opening track reminds me of Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
LostDonkey
Member
I gave up on FF16. Just completely lost interest. It's a good game imo and maybe I'll get back to it some time, I just fell out of love with it for the moment.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
22 hours into Sea of Stars. The story is getting really good and has twists that surprised me. The production values are off the charts. The biggest surprise is getting short animated cutscenes. I get Golden Sun vibes whenever I play through the game. I'm at level 16. The battle system is so good
Hypereides
Member
Megaman 11
Enjoying it. 6/8 robot masters in thus far. Its pretty swell, albeit different from classic Megaman games. The double gear mechanic drove me to shake up my usual/typical Megaman playstyle.
Enjoying it. 6/8 robot masters in thus far. Its pretty swell, albeit different from classic Megaman games. The double gear mechanic drove me to shake up my usual/typical Megaman playstyle.
nightmare-slain
Banned
Starfield of course.
Team Andromeda
Member
Time for starfield
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I cancelled my Constellation Edition pre-order. Couldn't justify the price for what I consider a mediocre item and it didn't even come with a physical copy. F that.
Playing Planet of Lana next and then Trine 5. Taking a break from intense games. Just want a period of relaxation. Usually have one of these stretches this time of year coming off the summer.
Playing Planet of Lana next and then Trine 5. Taking a break from intense games. Just want a period of relaxation. Usually have one of these stretches this time of year coming off the summer.
sedg87
Member
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Finished the game with Aqua and that's all three completed
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Just completed the story mission where you have to drop the church bell on Venom. Still enjoying myself with the game.
Gonna round off my Friday evening with a horror title. I'm itching to play Resident Evil 4 remake for the 5th time, but I think I'll play Silent Hill 2. Not far from the end of that and really enjoying it.
Finished the game with Aqua and that's all three completed
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Just completed the story mission where you have to drop the church bell on Venom. Still enjoying myself with the game.
Gonna round off my Friday evening with a horror title. I'm itching to play Resident Evil 4 remake for the 5th time, but I think I'll play Silent Hill 2. Not far from the end of that and really enjoying it.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Vampire Survivors. A few achievements left to get.
Mr Hyde
Member
The last couple of bosses in Blasphemous 2 have been so good. Not as good as the first one, but still really damn good. I was a bit disappointed in the first two, considering how awesome the first two in the original was, but these later bosses have brought up the quality considerably. And that soundtrack! My god, is it good. It hits the right notes, both during exploring and during boss fights. Really gets your juices flowing. This whole game, and now franchise, is a masterclass in 2D Metroidvania. I rank it up with the GOAT Symphony of the Night. It's that good
ReBurn
Gold Member
I'm playing this game, too. I can't seem to stop playing it.
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LavitzSlambert
Member
Right there with you. It's all I've played since Tuesday, loving it! The minigame, Wheels, is actually pretty fun too (when the AI isn't cheating). The plot is really getting interesting now, and I love the world building in the game - how Teak's stories play into the story and the backdrop.
The music is a high point, and I have been absolutely loving all of the environments and remixes of tracks from The Messenger. Sabotage has done a lot right to create the universe for these games, and little nuggets like that go a long way bringing it to life.
Fess
Member
Starfield 
First play session landed at 8.3 hours.
First impressions: I can see some people not enjoying this but for me it’s fantastic, it’s Mass Effect X No Man’s Sky and I love both those games. And it’s overwhelmingly big. I feel like I’ll never stop playing this, only scratched the surface and *poof* 8 hours.
About to eat some breakfast now and then I’ll jump in again. Love it!
First play session landed at 8.3 hours.
First impressions: I can see some people not enjoying this but for me it’s fantastic, it’s Mass Effect X No Man’s Sky and I love both those games. And it’s overwhelmingly big. I feel like I’ll never stop playing this, only scratched the surface and *poof* 8 hours.
About to eat some breakfast now and then I’ll jump in again. Love it!
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Finished
Sea of Stars: A (Switch)
Total Playtime: 27:03 Hours
Non Spoiler
Pros
Graphics
I loved the 16 bit look. Reminded me of a more beautiful Golden Sun. The Animation was great for each enemy and character. The boss sprites is where the game shines especially when it comes to animation. They are usually the most detailed and have the most expressive Animations. Not to mention the size of these boss sprites are huge. The backgrounds are fantastic and I love the usage of lighting. Also I love the short animated cutscenes sprinkled about the whole game. There's not alot of them but what's there is fantastic. Also the game runs well on Switch. I didn't notice any slowdown or graphical glitches. It does have loading scenes but they don't last very long
Story/Cast/Setting/Lore
The story is really good but starts off slow. Takes a while to hook you. I would say the 2 mains are bland while the rest of the cast is good. The setting is interesting and has some good Lore that you can seek out if you want to learn more about the world and it's history. I think the story is better than Chained Echoes and it has way better twists. Not to mention the game doesn't try to be contrainian in it's plot just because it wanted to be. That's what I found so predictable about Chained Echoes. But I'm gonna to stop dissing Chained Echoes.
Gameplay
I loved figuring out how to get past puzzles in environments/dungeons to progress the game. It was fun using the various gadgets I got solving the puzzles. I found the puzzles were extremely fair and weren't too hard. If I was lost on what to do, it usually took me around 20 mins until I figured it out.
Battle wise, I like that you can see enemies on the screen. Some of them are scripted but you can avoid them if you know how. Also you can use to hook shot to aim at an enemy and hit them before entering battle so you go first and you do a little damage before. The combat was fun but slow. It might turn off some people but I loved it. The timed button prompts to increase damage and to increase your defense was fun. The attack animations and magic attack animations your character used were fantastic. Same with the Enemy Attack animations. Overall a really fun system
Cons
Story
Even though the story is good. This game really needed a text log. I had to make sure I didn't press the forward button on cutscenes quickly since I didn't want to miss what they said.
Music
The music grew on me but I preferred if the game sounded more epic. Like I wish it was more orchestra instead of 16 bit chiptune. The music isn't bad but its not Chrono Trigger memorable.
Cast
Gameplay
I don't like the fact that you can't save anywhere you want. That was a weird design choice. Also there wasn't a battle speed option since those battles are slow and I can understand why that would turn people off
I'm gonna to be doing Post-Game and NG+
But I'll do that later
My plan is to go back and do the Post-Game and NG+. That includes doing everything including that minigame Wheels, fishing, finding all the Lore Pieces so I can listen to Teak tell me the history, etc
This game was a shock for me since I ended up loving it. Usually when a indie studio proclaims that they are inspired by this "Classic RPG", I usually get bored 5 to 10 hours in. Chained Echoes and Cosmic Star Heroine were recent ones I had massive issues with
Next games I'm playing
Legend of Nayuta Boundless Trails
Star Ocean 2 HD-2D Remake
Sea of Stars: A (Switch)
Total Playtime: 27:03 Hours
Non Spoiler
Pros
Graphics
I loved the 16 bit look. Reminded me of a more beautiful Golden Sun. The Animation was great for each enemy and character. The boss sprites is where the game shines especially when it comes to animation. They are usually the most detailed and have the most expressive Animations. Not to mention the size of these boss sprites are huge. The backgrounds are fantastic and I love the usage of lighting. Also I love the short animated cutscenes sprinkled about the whole game. There's not alot of them but what's there is fantastic. Also the game runs well on Switch. I didn't notice any slowdown or graphical glitches. It does have loading scenes but they don't last very long
Story/Cast/Setting/Lore
The story is really good but starts off slow. Takes a while to hook you. I would say the 2 mains are bland while the rest of the cast is good. The setting is interesting and has some good Lore that you can seek out if you want to learn more about the world and it's history. I think the story is better than Chained Echoes and it has way better twists. Not to mention the game doesn't try to be contrainian in it's plot just because it wanted to be. That's what I found so predictable about Chained Echoes. But I'm gonna to stop dissing Chained Echoes.
Gameplay
I loved figuring out how to get past puzzles in environments/dungeons to progress the game. It was fun using the various gadgets I got solving the puzzles. I found the puzzles were extremely fair and weren't too hard. If I was lost on what to do, it usually took me around 20 mins until I figured it out.
Battle wise, I like that you can see enemies on the screen. Some of them are scripted but you can avoid them if you know how. Also you can use to hook shot to aim at an enemy and hit them before entering battle so you go first and you do a little damage before. The combat was fun but slow. It might turn off some people but I loved it. The timed button prompts to increase damage and to increase your defense was fun. The attack animations and magic attack animations your character used were fantastic. Same with the Enemy Attack animations. Overall a really fun system
Cons
Story
Even though the story is good. This game really needed a text log. I had to make sure I didn't press the forward button on cutscenes quickly since I didn't want to miss what they said.
Music
The music grew on me but I preferred if the game sounded more epic. Like I wish it was more orchestra instead of 16 bit chiptune. The music isn't bad but its not Chrono Trigger memorable.
Cast
I hate Yolanda character since I hate Meta comedy and anything meta in general. It just kind of cheapens the experience IMO
Gameplay
I don't like the fact that you can't save anywhere you want. That was a weird design choice. Also there wasn't a battle speed option since those battles are slow and I can understand why that would turn people off
I'm gonna to be doing Post-Game and NG+
But I'll do that later
My plan is to go back and do the Post-Game and NG+. That includes doing everything including that minigame Wheels, fishing, finding all the Lore Pieces so I can listen to Teak tell me the history, etc
This game was a shock for me since I ended up loving it. Usually when a indie studio proclaims that they are inspired by this "Classic RPG", I usually get bored 5 to 10 hours in. Chained Echoes and Cosmic Star Heroine were recent ones I had massive issues with
Next games I'm playing
Legend of Nayuta Boundless Trails
Star Ocean 2 HD-2D Remake
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King Dazzar
Member
Days Gone NG+, Dead Space Remake & Death Stranding on PS5. Will try Starfield soon, though would like the raised blacks and HDR 400 nit limit to be fixed first. BG3 coming up soon too.
SpiceRacz
Gold Member
That's about the highest praise you can give and I agree. Easily my favorite metroidvania since Hollow Knight. I'm most of the way through it and I think I'm gonna go for 100%. Sounds weird, but in a year of Zelda, RE4, Starfield, etc. this is my GOTY up to this point.
Vblad88
Member
Tried Horizon Forbidden West despite I ranked Zero Dawn "Meh" in my internal rating. Clicked so far, somehow the back story became more engaging. And I also think that the level design does better job in explaining to player how to play effectively. I was suffering a lot in ZD running&bow shooting, struggling to finish it even at story mode [sic!]. I thought I simply sucked at that mechanic, but the problem was running around instead of taking a little more time really. Forbidden West is punishing player for the "rambo" mode way quicker - and thanks to that playing on normal difficulty started to make sense 
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Mr Hyde
Member
It's definitely a GOTY candidate. 2023 is gonna be a difficult year to choose a winner for me. So many great games released so far. And I have yet to play Starfield, Sea of Stars, Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen and all the rest of the awesome games that lies ahead. Good times.
_Justinian_
Member
Satisfactory.
Trying to unlock Tiers 7 and 8. About 110 hours in so far.
Trying to unlock Tiers 7 and 8. About 110 hours in so far.
akaFullmetal
Member
Finished the ascent, almost done with it takes two, and playing modern warfare 2 multiplayer.
nightmare-slain
Banned
downloaded No Man's Sky again. Haven't played it in almost 2 years. been disappointed with the space travel in Starfield (it's basically a lot of menus, fast travelling and loading screen simulator)
have even been considering downloading Star Citizen
i've been wanting a good space game but for one reason or another they fall short. starfield is the latest disappointment. not sure how long i'm going to be able to stick with it. i'm only playing so i can feel like i got some money's worth out it. but hey i guess it's my own stupid fault for preordering the premium edition lol.
i've tried elite dangerous, nms, and eve online. i want a game i can chill, explorer, and maybe do some jobs like bounties/deliveries.
have even been considering downloading Star Citizen
i've been wanting a good space game but for one reason or another they fall short. starfield is the latest disappointment. not sure how long i'm going to be able to stick with it. i'm only playing so i can feel like i got some money's worth out it. but hey i guess it's my own stupid fault for preordering the premium edition lol.
i've tried elite dangerous, nms, and eve online. i want a game i can chill, explorer, and maybe do some jobs like bounties/deliveries.
MacReady13
Member
On my newly built PC- Starfield. Really loving it so far. Playing at 60 fps is a god send for this game. How anyone can justify playing it at 30 fps is beyond me.
Was playing Remnant 2 on PS5 but I’ll get it on PC for the super smooth frame rate.
Was playing Remnant 2 on PS5 but I’ll get it on PC for the super smooth frame rate.
Shake Your Rump
Member
I recently bought a Nintendo Switch along with Metroid Dread. That first day, I also tried the Harvestella demo and was hooked. I finished the demo and immediately bought a physical copy.
It’s fairly simplistic, but is fun. It’s an RPG with farming, not the other way around, which surprised me.
Mr Hyde
Member
Reached Eviterno in Blasphemous 2. He hits like a goddamn truck in his second phase, leaving not much room to breathe. I'm slowly learning his moves though so I think he will go down in a couple of more tries. The ascent up to him in the Crimson Rain, with that organ music, is such a powerful moment. I felt the same chills as I did during the ascent to the fourth boss in Returnal, which uses a similar atmosphere and organ music, ending in a kick ass boss fight. Epic shit.
PanzerCute
Member
I am almost 60h into the game and I love it. The visuals are beautiful, musics are great, the gameplay loop is hyper addictive and the story is surprisingly GREAT!
I recently bought a Nintendo Switch along with Metroid Dread. That first day, I also tried the Harvestella demo and was hooked. I finished the demo and immediately bought a physical copy.
It’s fairly simplistic, but is fun. It’s an RPG with farming, not the other way around, which surprised me.
This is the developer's second game after Ender Lilies (a game I also loved) and it should have gotten more praise imo.
xrnzaaas
Member
I'm (slowly) playing Shadow Gambit and for most part it's enjoyable. I actually don't mind going back to the same maps to perform new missions, because they usually take place in different areas. The tales aboard the ship can be pretty dull, but thankfully they're not long. Graphics are very good and I'm always a sucker for tropical locations.
My main issue is that the playable characters aren't very balanced. Some of them have very useful skills. Toya's whistle + traps can be very powerful, with Pinkus you can explore the majority of the maps in a "disguise". On the other hand there are characters with veeery slow kill animations or useless abilities like Teresa's sniper skill requiring to reach the body to regain ammo.
My main issue is that the playable characters aren't very balanced. Some of them have very useful skills. Toya's whistle + traps can be very powerful, with Pinkus you can explore the majority of the maps in a "disguise". On the other hand there are characters with veeery slow kill animations or useless abilities like Teresa's sniper skill requiring to reach the body to regain ammo.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I've been playing Sea of Stars. 11 hours in so far. Enjoying it.
I also (finally) started Chorus, and it pleasantly surprised me. I'm pretty sure I'll finish this one and enjoy the ride.
I also (finally) started Chorus, and it pleasantly surprised me. I'm pretty sure I'll finish this one and enjoy the ride.
ProgenitorCastle
Banned
OG Resident Evil 4 Mercenaries! Soooooooo addictive! Easy to learn hard to master. This is the RE4 experience distilled into bite sized arcade missions! The stop and pop gameplay tricks the player into staying in a certain area to make a stand against the hordes, when they should keep on the move most of the time! And dat inventory screen! Makes everything almost feel like a turn based RPG sometimes...lets the player catch their breath and think out their next moves as they pause to swap weapons, heal. Such is the majesty of Resident Evil 4 as a whole!
Krieger
Member
Some games I finished over the past few weeks:
- Horizon: Forbidden West and Burning Shores - 6/10
- I don't like Aloy, the story was bloated, but hunting mecha dinosaurs is still fun. Burning Shores looked good, but everything else annoyed me, especially all the Quen characters.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) - 3/10
- The worst CoD I ever played. The story is equal to a D-tier one season show on Prime/Netflix. There are no memorable set pieces or missions. Even Vanguard had something good like the Stalingrad mission. The multiplayer exists just to annoy you with the battlepass bullshit.
- Crysis 1 Remastered - 5/10
- It looks dated and the story isn't really any good. The suit powers don't make you feel overpowered in this game.
- Crysis 2 Remastered - 8/10
- The best Crysis game. It still looks good and the suit powers are much better and make the game more fun. Plus there is non-stop action.
- Crysis 3 Remastered - 7/10
- It looks even better than Crysis 2 and is still as fun, but it's too short.
Alpha Male
Member
It's an embarrassment of riches right now...
Series X
Starfield
Age of Empires 4
Battlefield 2042
Halo Infinite multiplayer
Flight Sim
PS5
Baldur's Gate 3
Switch OLED handheld
Tears of the Kingdom
Series X
Starfield
Age of Empires 4
Battlefield 2042
Halo Infinite multiplayer
Flight Sim
PS5
Baldur's Gate 3
Switch OLED handheld
Tears of the Kingdom
Shake Your Rump
Member
I made the mistake of playing the Sea of Stars demo. So, now I bought and am playing that while also playing Harvestella, and have Octopath Traveler on the way.
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nightmare-slain
Banned
I can't get enough of Starfield right now.
Mr Hyde
Member
Finally got to launch Starfield. I just played the opening and created my character. Went with explorer. It suits me and my preferred character arc. Classic intro. Discover a weird artifact when mining in a cave and it leads to a greater mystery. Space pirates attack because they are after it too. I like it. Very excited to continue this journey after work and then during the weekend.
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