So, I played a bunch of games over the last few weeks and I hope you don’t mind if I share my thoughts on them. Played them all on XSX.
Avengers - Even though I have enjoyed a few MCU movies over the years, I have a huge superhero fatigue lately. So, I’ve been avoiding anything related to this game and when it came to GP, I wasn’t even sure what kind of game it is. That said, I downloaded it anyway and despite everything I just said, I actually completed the main storyline. It’s not bad at all. Doesn’t really feel like a Crystal Dynamics game (one of the villains looks exactly like Lara Croft, though) and if you avoid all the looter shooter side-stuff, it felt more or less like one of Sony first party games. And to be honest, not that much worse in quality of presentation or gameplay. A little bit of Uncharted, a little bit of Spider-Man and so on. Can be easily completed just by button mashing, but I tried to be creative with combat and payed off - it helps that you play with different characters who all have their own skills and weaknesses. Other than a few graphical imperfections, looks great and is smooth as butter on XSX. I would say it took me around 10-12 hours to finish the main campaign.
Sable - Finished that one as well. Enjoyed it mostly because the developers put a lot of love and imagination into the project. I though it is going to be a game like Journey, but it actually felt like a typical open world game, just without combat. There are quests as well and most of them fetch quests that are really not all that interesting. I was about to quit the game, but then decided to play it on my own terms and just explore - you come across places where you need to solve relatively easy, but fun puzzles. That is when it clicked for me. Still, it is not a very long or complicated game and don’t expect anything groundbreaking. Don’t even try to play if you are very sensitive to fps drops and graphical glitches - this game reaaaally needs a patch to fix tech stuff.
I am Fish - Has a great potential to be a fun game to play with your kids. It looks surprisingly good for an indie game (I think I read somewhere that people working on lighting were working on big games before), but it is 30 fps and it is kind of unacceptable for a game that needs you to be very precise. Quit after a few levels. If they ever do a 60fps patch, I might jump back in.
The Wild at Heart - This one of those that slowly sneak up on you and end up being one of the year’s favourite games. Nice art design, looks like a kids game, but ends up being way darker than that. Basically a 2d exploration adventure game with puzzle elements. It is surprisingly long. I think I might have played it for 20 hours or so and it doesn’t seem like the end is around the corner.
Atom RPG - Only played for an hour. Very janky Russian Fallout 1 rip-off. I will definitely get back to it when I’m done with my main games.
Echo Generation - I’m still way too early in the game to form an opinion, but it is really promising. I jokingly called it a JRPG for people who cant stand JRPGs. Also, has a bit of nostalgic value as I was a teenager in the early 90s
Unruly Heroes - Started it a year ago, but since then it got a FPS boost patch. Feels and looks great, a Raymanesque platformer with a somewhat jokey touch of Chinese folklore. Check it out before it leaves GP at the end of the month.
Disco Elysium - Again, only played for an hour to get what kind of game it is. Man, this is incredible. Out of all the games I have ever played, this one is probably the most pretentious one, but in the best way possible. Feels like Thomas Pynchon of video games.
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