Topher
Identifies as young
Did you platinum the first game?
I'm impressed. You still got it old man
Platinumed the first game and the director's cut
EerieArcade
Gold Member
Been playing a lot of horror game demos lately in hopes of finding something really good.
Baptiste
Set in a fairly isolated country home away from the city. It's pretty much a walking sim type horror game. Walk through the house, find little bits of lore and story scattered throughout in the forms of old photographs and letters, and interact with pretty standard game objects. Most interesting thing, however, is the doll/dummy you find as you explore the house. You get a jumpscare not long after coming across the dummy and then the demo ends. Really short, but I liked the setting and the whole dummy aspect. Reminded me a little bit of the underrated horror film Deadly Silence.
They Are Here
A little bit like Baptiste, it's a walking sim and it's really short. Great atmosphere and setting: Farmhouse surrounded by cornfields with lights in the sky. I'd buy this when the full game releases. Not too many UFO type horror games about.
HellMart
This isn't a walking sim like the above two games. Hellmart is a horror-sim type game. Start your day shift at the store, mop floors, scrub windows, stock the shelves and serve customers. Everything is pretty routine...and then the night shift starts. Customers will bang on the door and you have to use your judgement and decide if you should let them in or not. The setting is perfect. The store is in the middle of nowhere and it's hammering it down with snow. It's actually quite cosy during the day shift. Depending on price, I would absolutely buy this.
I've also reached chapter 3 in Final Fantasy Tactics. I bought Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden for £5 and I may start that on Friday night.
Baptiste
Set in a fairly isolated country home away from the city. It's pretty much a walking sim type horror game. Walk through the house, find little bits of lore and story scattered throughout in the forms of old photographs and letters, and interact with pretty standard game objects. Most interesting thing, however, is the doll/dummy you find as you explore the house. You get a jumpscare not long after coming across the dummy and then the demo ends. Really short, but I liked the setting and the whole dummy aspect. Reminded me a little bit of the underrated horror film Deadly Silence.
They Are Here
A little bit like Baptiste, it's a walking sim and it's really short. Great atmosphere and setting: Farmhouse surrounded by cornfields with lights in the sky. I'd buy this when the full game releases. Not too many UFO type horror games about.
HellMart
This isn't a walking sim like the above two games. Hellmart is a horror-sim type game. Start your day shift at the store, mop floors, scrub windows, stock the shelves and serve customers. Everything is pretty routine...and then the night shift starts. Customers will bang on the door and you have to use your judgement and decide if you should let them in or not. The setting is perfect. The store is in the middle of nowhere and it's hammering it down with snow. It's actually quite cosy during the day shift. Depending on price, I would absolutely buy this.
I've also reached chapter 3 in Final Fantasy Tactics. I bought Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden for £5 and I may start that on Friday night.
cman
Member
X-Mage MTG finally has the MTG Final Fantasy Cards. Made a deck of FF7 Heroes (and Heroines) and another deck of FF7 Villains then I played the good guy deck vs the bad guy deck controlled by X-Mage's excellent AI. Tifa got killed by Sephiroth then revived by Aerith but Cloud was nowhere to be seen lol but I had 2 of his buster sword cards in play thus assigned 1 to Tifa and another one to Aerith to take on Sephiroth, Sephy got beaten by the 2 ladies with buster swords, combo attack lol. During the second game Cloud was in play vs Sephiroth, Super fun. Recorded the match:
BossLackey
Gold Member
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Hades 2
- Counter-Strike 2
BouncyFrag
Member
The odd duo of Mario Galaxy 2 and Borderlands 2 on my Switch. Couldn't be happier!
Minari
Member
Blacktail best lol
crackajack
Member
Dark Pictures Anthology House of Ashes
Not really digging it. The voice acting and animation seems kinda cheap. The story feels like trying too hard, choices every few minutes and completely intransparent in their outcomes, which is as satisfactory as flipping a coin, also throwing the supernatural into it from the start and not allowing any supense to build. I might have like it more if I got to know my characters a little bit more before any action happens.
Good thing is that you don't have to have played the previous ones of the series to jump in.
Still a few days left (until it leaves Plus service) to struggle through this and start Devil in Me too. I hope that one has a different feel to it.
Not really digging it. The voice acting and animation seems kinda cheap. The story feels like trying too hard, choices every few minutes and completely intransparent in their outcomes, which is as satisfactory as flipping a coin, also throwing the supernatural into it from the start and not allowing any supense to build. I might have like it more if I got to know my characters a little bit more before any action happens.
Good thing is that you don't have to have played the previous ones of the series to jump in.
Still a few days left (until it leaves Plus service) to struggle through this and start Devil in Me too. I hope that one has a different feel to it.
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Dr. Suchong
Member
Hoping to finally wrap up Triangle strategy, only to find out there's about five more chapters.
I'm admittedly rubbish at strategy games, but I find it irksome that you don't have more freedom in where you place your characters before commencing a battle.
The Securing whiteholm bridge stage just sets you up to fail.
I understand you're caught in a pincer movement, but it's still galling to be swamped in the first few turns because of a tiny area to organise your characters.
At least let me surround my Mages with tanks or something.
Won by cheesing the map with two archers taking pot shots above the portcullis.
I'm admittedly rubbish at strategy games, but I find it irksome that you don't have more freedom in where you place your characters before commencing a battle.
The Securing whiteholm bridge stage just sets you up to fail.
I understand you're caught in a pincer movement, but it's still galling to be swamped in the first few turns because of a tiny area to organise your characters.
At least let me surround my Mages with tanks or something.
Won by cheesing the map with two archers taking pot shots above the portcullis.
NeverYouMind
Member
In the Castle I would rather have Punisher's penetration (but it is too bad special is only 5x penetration instead of metal penetration). The DLC Sentinel Nine with scope is the overall best due to critical bonus (tied for 1st), rate of fire (2nd best), and clip capacity (1st).
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Series X - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
PS5 Pro - Ghost of Yotei
Switch - Gathering Dust
Switch 2 - Still in Box
PC - Halo MCC
Amiga 1200 - Harlequin.
PS5 Pro - Ghost of Yotei
Switch - Gathering Dust
Switch 2 - Still in Box
PC - Halo MCC
Amiga 1200 - Harlequin.
RAIDEN1
Member
Surprised you are using the A1200 computer ...it reminds me of the waning days of the stellar brand that was the Amiga, hopefully the new edition meets expectations
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John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
I thought I was the only one
Mr Hyde
Member
Just arrived at Akiva in Star Wars Outlaws and I'm fucking floored by the graphics in this game. Lush jungles, moist and humid climate, rain that pours down on Kay, the overall package is just dripping with atmosphere. Every planet I've been to has been nothing but eye candy so far. Massive has nailed the Star Wars look with stellar art direction. It's also a very fun game so far. The exploration is top notch and the story is interesting with lots of twists and turns.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Hogwarts Legacy on Switch 2
Duchess
Member
Quake 2 - Call of the Machine
Well, I got all the way to the final boss, and couldn't do it. Playing on Hard, and it's absolutely brutal. Wanted to drop the difficulty, but can't do so on console. Will play it through again on Easy at some point.
Will be moving on to The Sinking City now. That's the final game in my backlog.
Well, I got all the way to the final boss, and couldn't do it. Playing on Hard, and it's absolutely brutal. Wanted to drop the difficulty, but can't do so on console. Will play it through again on Easy at some point.
Will be moving on to The Sinking City now. That's the final game in my backlog.
Humdinger
Gold Member
A couple hours into Expedition 33. I'm enjoying it, although it's early on.
I'm impressed with the dialog. It's well done. People don't have carefully scripted lines always at the ready; they struggle for words when they are emotional. I like the story pacing, too. They took time in the beginning to set things up. They didn't just rush you into the action with characters you barely know.
I am not normally a fan of turn-based fighting, so we'll see how that part goes. It's possible that this game will help me appreciate the strategizing involved. I'm keeping an open mind.
I'm impressed with the dialog. It's well done. People don't have carefully scripted lines always at the ready; they struggle for words when they are emotional. I like the story pacing, too. They took time in the beginning to set things up. They didn't just rush you into the action with characters you barely know.
I am not normally a fan of turn-based fighting, so we'll see how that part goes. It's possible that this game will help me appreciate the strategizing involved. I'm keeping an open mind.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Luto (PS5)
This game is turning out to be not what I expected at all. I thought this was going to be a Visage like, but it's more like a fucked up Stanley Parable.
This game is turning out to be not what I expected at all. I thought this was going to be a Visage like, but it's more like a fucked up Stanley Parable.
Crayon
Member
I just played some Yoshi's Island and I'm ... idk. It felt like the pace was constantly showing. I remember it having some of that but it's got various parts that manage to make things feel monotonous in just 30 seconds or even a minute at a time. Much more that I remember. I remember more kinetic design. I know it has some of that but I really didn't see much. I can't remember how the game develops in the later levels.
I played the first world an I was thinking this. I loved it when it came out. And have gone to play it a couple time over the years,but bounced off. Never thought much of that. Just to make sure I was calibrated, I put in Sonic 3 and sho nuff I was feeling more engaged. I played the first world as well. It played a little better and I felt like I could dictate the pace of the game. I would still stop to look around because it actually has as much exploration as yoshi. That's wild.
Yoshi's Island might not be as good as I thought? I'll go back to play the second world. I might need to reevaluate my life.
I played the first world an I was thinking this. I loved it when it came out. And have gone to play it a couple time over the years,but bounced off. Never thought much of that. Just to make sure I was calibrated, I put in Sonic 3 and sho nuff I was feeling more engaged. I played the first world as well. It played a little better and I felt like I could dictate the pace of the game. I would still stop to look around because it actually has as much exploration as yoshi. That's wild.
Yoshi's Island might not be as good as I thought? I'll go back to play the second world. I might need to reevaluate my life.