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.
bender
What time is it?
Naked Lunch
Member
Ace Combat 4 [Playstation 2]
Still the best in the series. The gameplay is a touch more realistic and weighty than the 'high g city' the series would eventually become. Its also quite challenging with lots of room to play with skill. Yellow-13's tale is still one of the best in gaming history.
An all-time gaming classic. One that Ive returned to over and over thru the years. Itll never get old.
Shinobi - Act of Vengeance [Series X]
The game is alright. I want to like it more than I do. Combat is DMC-levels of cool - but the metroid-like level design doesnt work for me when all the areas look so bland after a bit with all the re-used assets. Not a fan of the high flying 'wanna-be-Celeste-at-times' platforming either.
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Still, glad to see the series return.
Ive been looking for a legit way to play the Shinobi original arcade game outside of emulation and found out its unlockable in the PS360 Sonic Genesis Collection (which I bought a long time ago and still own). Neat. Im due for full series replay.
Ogre Battle [Sega Saturn]
Took me several months - but I finally finished this one. Trying to play thru Matsuno's entire catalogue - and his scripting style was always there from the beginning. Very awesome to see how many returning characters from this show up in Tactics Ogre. This Saturn port is simply the ideal way to play over the SNES original (and even over the PS1 version) - espeically with its updated script/names/tersm tying it to games that would show up years later in the series.
Still the best in the series. The gameplay is a touch more realistic and weighty than the 'high g city' the series would eventually become. Its also quite challenging with lots of room to play with skill. Yellow-13's tale is still one of the best in gaming history.
An all-time gaming classic. One that Ive returned to over and over thru the years. Itll never get old.
Shinobi - Act of Vengeance [Series X]
The game is alright. I want to like it more than I do. Combat is DMC-levels of cool - but the metroid-like level design doesnt work for me when all the areas look so bland after a bit with all the re-used assets. Not a fan of the high flying 'wanna-be-Celeste-at-times' platforming either.
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Still, glad to see the series return.
Ive been looking for a legit way to play the Shinobi original arcade game outside of emulation and found out its unlockable in the PS360 Sonic Genesis Collection (which I bought a long time ago and still own). Neat. Im due for full series replay.
Ogre Battle [Sega Saturn]
Took me several months - but I finally finished this one. Trying to play thru Matsuno's entire catalogue - and his scripting style was always there from the beginning. Very awesome to see how many returning characters from this show up in Tactics Ogre. This Saturn port is simply the ideal way to play over the SNES original (and even over the PS1 version) - espeically with its updated script/names/tersm tying it to games that would show up years later in the series.
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JimmyRustler
Member
Will dip into Death Stranding 2 and play it over the weekend. Cannot wait for Kojima weirdness again, made by Hideo Kojima.
Fbh
Member
Finished Dying Light 2 in co-op with some friends.
Not very good. The core gameplay loop is still fun and I still like the platforming, but overall I think it would have benefited from having a smaller scope with fewer mechanics and systems but actually executing them better. The focus on story was also annoying, I don't need Dying Light to have a good story, but if it's not going to be good it should stay out of the way. Also, despite still getting updated like once or twice a month it feels very buggy.
6/10
Playing Alan Wake 2.
Still early in this, the style and story have been pretty engaging, but so far (maybe 3 hours in) it feels more like walking sim with ocasional shooting than a proper survival horror game. It almost feels a bit disjointed how you are constantly finding upgrades and tools but then there's barely any combat to actually use them. I'm assuming the action will pick up towards the end?. I do like the "Mind Place" concept though.
I'm not sold on the visuals either (ps5) despite playing in graphics mode. Everyone was going crazy over the graphics when this launched but IMO it looks kinda bad in motion. Poor IQ, image smearing (I'm assuming from upscaling), weird and very distracting shimmering in many places, etc. This is one of those games that reinforces my opinion that last gen graphics at 60fps with clean IQ look better than "next gen" graphics that come at the cost of poor IQ and framerate.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Still going through this, I think I'm reaching the end. Overall still enjoying it but I'm also sort of ready for it to be done, I'm now in the mandatory section in every Atlus game where you need to go through a dungeon that's multiple floors of copy pasted corridors
Not very good. The core gameplay loop is still fun and I still like the platforming, but overall I think it would have benefited from having a smaller scope with fewer mechanics and systems but actually executing them better. The focus on story was also annoying, I don't need Dying Light to have a good story, but if it's not going to be good it should stay out of the way. Also, despite still getting updated like once or twice a month it feels very buggy.
6/10
Playing Alan Wake 2.
Still early in this, the style and story have been pretty engaging, but so far (maybe 3 hours in) it feels more like walking sim with ocasional shooting than a proper survival horror game. It almost feels a bit disjointed how you are constantly finding upgrades and tools but then there's barely any combat to actually use them. I'm assuming the action will pick up towards the end?. I do like the "Mind Place" concept though.
I'm not sold on the visuals either (ps5) despite playing in graphics mode. Everyone was going crazy over the graphics when this launched but IMO it looks kinda bad in motion. Poor IQ, image smearing (I'm assuming from upscaling), weird and very distracting shimmering in many places, etc. This is one of those games that reinforces my opinion that last gen graphics at 60fps with clean IQ look better than "next gen" graphics that come at the cost of poor IQ and framerate.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Still going through this, I think I'm reaching the end. Overall still enjoying it but I'm also sort of ready for it to be done, I'm now in the mandatory section in every Atlus game where you need to go through a dungeon that's multiple floors of copy pasted corridors
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touchfuzzy
Member
It's fine to not like a game, but "It felt like the pace was constantly showing" is definitely a new completely nonsense criticism. Nobody knows what that means.
EerieArcade
Gold Member
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
I remember watching the trailer for this and thinking "Hey, that looks fairly interesting." Don't Nod's games have been a mixed bag for me, so I decided to wait until the game was much cheaper than the launch price. I saw it on CDkeys for £5ish and decided to buy it. I really like the setting - it's a bit spooky and grim. Combat is decent enough with the usual light and heavy attacks, blocks and parries. The story has me intrigued as I absolutely love ghostly stuff.
WWE 2K25
I haven't watched wrestling for a very long time. The last time I watched it, Chris Jericho came back with a jacket that lit up. I bought this for nostalgic reasons really; I want to create a universe mode with all the legends. I'll probably play the showcase mode. Maybe.
I remember watching the trailer for this and thinking "Hey, that looks fairly interesting." Don't Nod's games have been a mixed bag for me, so I decided to wait until the game was much cheaper than the launch price. I saw it on CDkeys for £5ish and decided to buy it. I really like the setting - it's a bit spooky and grim. Combat is decent enough with the usual light and heavy attacks, blocks and parries. The story has me intrigued as I absolutely love ghostly stuff.
WWE 2K25
I haven't watched wrestling for a very long time. The last time I watched it, Chris Jericho came back with a jacket that lit up. I bought this for nostalgic reasons really; I want to create a universe mode with all the legends. I'll probably play the showcase mode. Maybe.
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Crayon
Member
A: I'm not disliking it, and not even sure how I feel as I'm just dipping into it after many years. In fact, one thing I do know is that it's still an excellent game. Just perhaps not going to end up holding it in such high esteem as I thought.
B. That is a really shitty description of what I'm talking about and I personally don't like it when other people complain about "pace", either. Seams like the kind of thing that could be easily illustrated with examples. And I do have some. Like last nite, not a ton of time to expound atm. But to put it in a spoon full of sugar, I'll call it more "deliberate" than I remember.
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
I recently platinumed MGS3 Delta, so that freed up some time for other stuff.
I just got Ball X Pit yesterday, and I'm loving it so far. I've also been jumping back and forth between Hogwarts Legacy, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Sonic Crossworlds, and the Marvel Vs. Capcom classics collection.
I just got Ball X Pit yesterday, and I'm loving it so far. I've also been jumping back and forth between Hogwarts Legacy, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Sonic Crossworlds, and the Marvel Vs. Capcom classics collection.
Poppinfresh
Member
For whatever reason, I decided to play Dark Souls 3 again. Things were going great until I accidentally locked myself out of Sirris' questline.
I don't think it really matters but I still hate that I screwed that up.
Might check out Arc Raiders server slam later tonight, or maybe the new Pokemon game.
I don't think it really matters but I still hate that I screwed that up.
Might check out Arc Raiders server slam later tonight, or maybe the new Pokemon game.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I played Borderlands 4 for about 20-25 hours or so and I'm bored to tears. I am used to playing Borderlands at this time of year every few years so I was really looking forward to it, but I think this one sucks. I don't like it. Too big, bloated, and no personality. Every area looks samey. Haven't come across one legendary yet, so they nerfed the drop rate way too much to where it's even hurt the loot aspect of so I never have any excitement about getting legendaries. Bosses are all bullet sponges. Quests are endless and take you miles to do mundane tasks and fight more endless waves of enemies. The game is a boring slog and I'm done with it for a while if not forever. I didn't come close to finishing it.
On to the games I really wanted to play. Cronos, Silent Hill F, Hell is Us, Ghost of Yotei, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound all on the docket.
On to the games I really wanted to play. Cronos, Silent Hill F, Hell is Us, Ghost of Yotei, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound all on the docket.
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ConkerTheSquirrel.
Member
Finished:
Luigi's Mansion for N3DS
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash for N3DS
Dying Light on PC
Currently Playing:
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Luigi's Mansion for N3DS
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash for N3DS
Dying Light on PC
Currently Playing:
Dragon Age: Inquisition
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The Phantom Pain is one of the best playing games of all time, even a decade removed, and nothing Kojima has made since then has come anywhere close.
Possibly the best sandbox system in any open world game to date.
foamdino
Member
I'm about 60% of the way through Harold Halibut on PS5, will get back to Expedition 33 after I complete it. Just picked up Ball x Pit for PC as I'm a sucker for Devolver games and it reminds me of Loop Hero which I loved (and I need a PC game as my son is stealing the PS5 for Yotei and online gaming with his mates).
foamdino
Member
Would have been so much better with a focus on a linear game instead of the open world. They could have done more set pieces, really tightened up the graphics etc if they had a linear structure. I enjoyed it for what it was, but felt it was a missed opportunity. It didn't deserve the hate it got (after patching).