imo Kiwami 1 and the remaster of 3 are the weakest entries.Wrapping up Yakuza Kiwami (Finally)
Definitely the weakest one I played so far.
Might try Judgement after this and give Kiryu a break.
Good to knowimo Kiwami 1 and the remaster of 3 are the weakest entries.
The Judgment games on the other hand are amazing. Great combat and amazing stories with less crazy stuff and more serious tones.
I like 3. It has a great narrative. I would only put Yakuza Zero above it. Weakest entry is Yakuza 4 for me unless grinding all the skills with Majima anywhere system is something you want to do in Kiwami 1. It is solid otherwise.imo Kiwami 1 and the remaster of 3 are the weakest entries.
The Judgment games on the other hand are amazing. Great combat and amazing stories with less crazy stuff and more serious tones.
I enjoyed P quite a bit. I've waiting for Lords of the Fallen disc to go on sale again. I wasn't sure about the game when it was last discounted, but now I'm in for sure.Lies of PI second run... going for the Platinum ... game is good.. lords of the fallen was better.
Lords of the fallen is classic souls ... if you are not a die hard purist.. you are bound to enjoy.I enjoyed P quite a bit. I've waiting for Lords of the Fallen disc to go on sale again. I wasn't sure about the game when it was last discounted, but now I'm in for sure.
I recently retried Starfield on XSX. A number of issues had me shelve it again. Enemy ai (shooting at me inside a sealed building from the outside) and generally terrible in fire fights, cringe writing from the get go, terrible lighting and HDR and awful performance in places (brilliant in others). There are moments when I wanted to really like it, but there's always something annoying me throughout. Thankfully played on GP.
Moved on to revisiting another game. AC Origins. Which on XSX is near native 4k (probably around 1800p or so). Mostly a locked 60fps, to the point where by I dont use VRR. It takes some tweaking, but the HDR can be dialled into looking great. And imo this game still looks better or as good as many modern day releases. And yet keeps a great frame rate. Anyway its one of my fav AC games and I love the Ancient Egyptian mystique about it all.
I did also try AC Odyssey recently, but it doesnt look so nice as Origins imo. And I had some crashes late game during sea battles. It also is less stable frame rate wise and did require VRR. Never quite clicked with me.
Highly recommend revisiting AC Origins on XSX.
Now that's interesting. As I spent a lot of time adjust my TV's Reality Creation trying to get distant LOD's to resolve better on Odyssey. And the res drop between the two games would explain it. Did you experience any stability issues with Odyssey? I was fine until 50 to 60hrs in and then after sea battles it would sometimes crash. But I'm wondering if moving it to internal storage might help. Worth noting, that what ever they may have done on the patch, it still looks far better than the PS5 BC version.You know what sucks? Ubisoft stealth downgraded Odyssey on Series X when they added the 60 fps patch. It used to look razor sharp and went toe to toe with Origins. The resolution took a hit. It was close to native 4k on the One X now if I had to guess it's closer to 1500-1600p
I finished this game last month. The dialogue was really charming, made me chuckle a lot. I personally preferred Pikmin 3, but Pikmin 4 brought a lot of positive improvements, like Pikmin pathfinding. Pikmin 4 is better suited for portable play than pikmin 3 is.So right now I am currently playing Pikmin 4 on the Switch. I got back into pikmin over the summer last year when I revisited 2. I didn't have a switch at the time until recently. Didn't realize they made a new pikmin until I saw it on the shelf to buy my switch. Scooped it up and I am glad I did. I recommend playing it if your into the idea of a sci fi adventure strategy game that focuses on exploration in outdoor settings. This game is rated E for everyone so anyone can pick it up. It doesn't have the deepest characters or story but its okay because it helped me get to the main star of the show the gameplay, exploration, and adventure. I love the gameplay and the variety of ways the game let's me play with its mechanics in new ways whether its through different challenges or creating my own due to its speed run, chill, timer based goal oriented puzzle gameplay. I love the variety of options the game gives me to customize the journey and change up challenges so new runs of the game feel fresh. Love The Boss Fights. Just the scale and scope gets me real excited to explore the world. Overall great game. Happy that I've been enjoying it. The music is stellar on headphones.
Silent Hill 2 enhanced edition on a 21:9 OLED monitor, it's dreary as hell. I love it.
It's genius how team silent used short CGI sequences in this game for character expression, bringing them to life outside of their fairly rigid in-game models.
Hong Kong Massacre is great. Game feels totally different getting the star for no damage and the star for no slow mo. Only game I've ever played where I just turned all music off. Just something eerie about the silence and gunfire.As a huge fan of Wipeout back in the day, I was always looking for something that give me that sci-fi thrill of speed and nothing really came close, but I'm enjoying Redout 2 a bit. It is an improvement over the first game, for sure and while I'm never really hooked on it, I do play a race or two almost every day.
I've been playing Hong Kong Massacre the same way, one level and call it quite for the day. It is fine and violent in a gleeful way, but I wish it could have done a few things better. For example, enemy AI kind of sucks. Most of the time they don't even react when I shotgun-blast some asshole in the next room. Tonally it is kind of weird too - it references early 90's HK movies like Hard Boiled and yet the presentation feels like it belongs in the 00's
The best time I've had this week was playing The Case of the Golden Idol. Me and my friend are talking on the phone while playing it together as if it was a co-op game and it is so much fun solving crimes together. Maybe I feel that way because I clearly have better deduction skills than he does. Har har. But its is a very unique game with a sardonic wit rarely seen in video games.
As a huge fan of Wipeout back in the day, I was always looking for something that give me that sci-fi thrill of speed and nothing really came close, but I'm enjoying Redout 2 a bit. It is an improvement over the first game, for sure and while I'm never really hooked on it, I do play a race or two almost every day.
I've been playing Hong Kong Massacre the same way, one level and call it quite for the day. It is fine and violent in a gleeful way, but I wish it could have done a few things better. For example, enemy AI kind of sucks. Most of the time they don't even react when I shotgun-blast some asshole in the next room. Tonally it is kind of weird too - it references early 90's HK movies like Hard Boiled and yet the presentation feels like it belongs in the 00's
The best time I've had this week was playing The Case of the Golden Idol. Me and my friend are talking on the phone while playing it together as if it was a co-op game and it is so much fun solving crimes together. Maybe I feel that way because I clearly have better deduction skills than he does. Har har. But its is a very unique game with a sardonic wit rarely seen in video games.
So right now I am currently playing Pikmin 4 on the Switch. I got back into pikmin over the summer last year when I revisited 2. I didn't have a switch at the time until recently. Didn't realize they made a new pikmin until I saw it on the shelf to buy my switch. Scooped it up and I am glad I did. I recommend playing it if your into the idea of a sci fi adventure strategy game that focuses on exploration in outdoor settings. This game is rated E for everyone so anyone can pick it up. It doesn't have the deepest characters or story but its okay because it helped me get to the main star of the show the gameplay, exploration, and adventure. I love the gameplay and the variety of ways the game let's me play with its mechanics in new ways whether its through different challenges or creating my own due to its speed run, chill, timer based goal oriented puzzle gameplay. I love the variety of options the game gives me to customize the journey and change up challenges so new runs of the game feel fresh. Love The Boss Fights. Just the scale and scope gets me real excited to explore the world. Overall great game. Happy that I've been enjoying it. The music is stellar on headphones.
Diablo IV, I’m all on board for the grind, although BG3 on sale is tempting.
This is a great tip - didn't think of that myself and it really helped the atmosphere. Just finished day two. The harder it gets the more I appreciate the mayhem.Only game I've ever played where I just turned all music off. Just something eerie about the silence and gunfire.
I have a terrible memory when it comes to visuals so you could be right, but I remember the first one not performing too well on Xbox One X and this one is smooth as butter.Redout 2 would've been great if it actually looked like the gameplay trailers they first showed. The actual game looks awful and worse than the first one which came out on the previous generation! Reminds me of The Surge 2 which also looked worse than the original.
I’m very interested in both of these. Have heard mixed things about the optimization on Wukong and the more I mull it over, I think I’ll wait for the PS5 Pro.Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
This is a bit more challenging than Symphony of the Night. The crab boss has kicked my arse a few times!
Black Myth Wukong
I've just returned to older chapters to see if I've missed anything important or fun. Missed a few mini-bosses and spirits.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
This is a bit more challenging than Symphony of the Night. The crab boss has kicked my arse a few times!
I’m very interested in both of these. Have heard mixed things about the optimization on Wukong and the more I mull it over, I think I’ll wait for the PS5 Pro.
Great taste btw!
The Giant Enemy Crab(TM) is a common roadblock for new players, even experienced Castlevania players. The strat will come eventually.
Glad you're liking the game(?). I'm one of GAF's self-proclaimed biggest simps for Ecclesia. I think it's the best.