I've been mostly nintendo since the 360 days, but picked up a series X back in March and I've been catching up on 12 odd years of great games!!! Since I've stopped playing in bands i have loads more free time.
In the last few months I've finished / got my fill of Skyrim, GTAV, all the modern warfare CODs, ori and the blind forest, what remains of Edith finch, gears 4, halo reach, FH3-5...
Just started Assassins creed origins.
Enjoyed them all. Boss rushes in ori were fantastic. Loved the campaign to MW 2019. And finally got round to GTAV, lots of fun. For everybody that comments on GTAV still being in the charts, yes, there were still some of us that hadn't played it!!
I was blown away by the backwards compatibility on series x. As somebody who paid full whack for mario kart on the wii u and then again on the switch, and has bought sonic about 25 times, it really made me smile seeing all my digital 360 games available when I set up the new console.
I've been a little quiet over here this past few months. However, I am playing a little more lately, so here I go with some impressions of the last games I have beaten recently.
Devil May Cry 2
I must admit, this one was one of my favorite games back in the day, so I used to see this game with rose-tinted glasses. I even liked it a lot, despite the unfavorable reviews it got at release.
However, I must admit too that this can be viewed as the "worst" entry in the whole series. Let me explain.
Replaying this one, almost 20 years later, was very, veeery dull. Even if I cannot say it is "horrible" or "unplayable" (there's some quality, after all), the worst thing that comes to my mind when thinking about DMC2 now it is blandness in almost every aspect.
Bland enemies. Bland art design. Bland level design. Bland (and almost non-existent) story.
And the whole confusion of it. Why do enemies stand there only to be butchered? Why they don't value their lives at all to, you know, show some resistance? Why the game is divided into 2 playable characters if they almost share the same levels?
Speaking about the levels, the devs decided to reuse some levels across the missions, so, even if there are 18 missions with Dante (and13, if my memory serves right, with Lucia), I got a frequent sensation of déjà vu during my playtime.
And, as I said earlier, the story is almost non-existent. The bad guy, an evil CEO who seeks demonic powers (as almost all CEOs tend to do ) which I hardly remember his name, is bland and boring, it never represents a true challenge to the player and...and...that's all, there's not so much I can say about this one or the story overall.
On the positive side, the animations are cool, the controls are pretty responsive (although the camera is a great problem in certain areas), and the combat is fluid even if limited (I don't know for certain, but I think DMC2 offers the most limited move set of the whole series).
As a side note, I am looking at the total playtime in the save file...and it is 2.5 hours with Dante and 2.5 hours with Lucia. 5 full hours to "beat" the game (without going full completion and without the playthrough with Trish)! Those were the days, uh?
blue fire. Is an indie 3d Zelda like with focus on the platforming. At start is a bit frustrating but as you get spirits (works like in hollow knight where you have to choose what to use for each section that suits it best) you have longer dashes and more jumps, etc..
Combat is not fantastic but for a 10h campaign it was fairly enjoyable.
I am done with my completion playthrough of Celeste as I have just finished Farewell (after almost 11 hours and over 3000 deaths...). It is a shame that the achievement for C sides bugged on me but I am not doing that again lol.
What a game though!!!
I just finished Venba......and then msgd my Mum to tell her I loved her (you'll get it if you play the game). Very, very light in game mechanics but with impactful story and well matched art style/use of music (much like Florence). As an exploration of how food is linked to our memories and relationships, it's really successful. No brainer to try out on gamepass and can play the whole game in 90 mins.
Timespinner that I bought a few days ago as it was 50% off. I had my eye on it for a while since as I played a demo ahead of its release on Switch. It is a fairly standard Castlevania Symphony of the night clone. The combat is quite easy in comparison and I beat to first final in one sitting (although a bit of a long one in nearly 6h).
Nobody will believe this, but just now (half an hour ago) I finished the original “Red Dead Redemption” for the first time ever. Very good, but having played RDR2 several times, I did not think that RDR1 was the masterpiece everybody claimed it was.
But then it is nearly fifteen years old, I suppose.
In preparation for Starfield, I've beaten Skyrim!
I have 1000+ hours of Skyrim across Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4 and Xbox Series X.
But I only finished the main story twice. The fist time was a few years ago on the PS4 and now I've defeated Alduin for the first time on an Xbox console. And I've finished the Civil War quest for the fist time... after ten years of neutrality, I finally sided with the Stormcloaks and gave Ulfric his crown.
Though, I hate to say that the Civil War questline was a letdown. The main story is way more interesting.
Earlier this year I've beaten Fallout 4 as well, for the second time. First I sided with the Railroad, now I went with the Brotherhood. Even though I hate the Brotherhood's ideology in this game, the Power Armor + Jet Pack combo is pure joy...
@Matthewnh I finished it for the first time in 2021 I believe and I do adore it though . I tried rdd2 last year but fell off after a few hours I am not sure why and I never felt compelled to go back (I will some day for sure)
Beat Planet of Lana recently. Really enjoyed it. Looks gorgeous and is great with headphones on. Think it took about 4 hours or so to beat. If you liked Inside you'll like this I would imagine
This is my third Atlus game. I loved Tokyo Mirage Sessions (Wii U) and Soul Hackers 2 (Xbox), so I decided to play the Persona series, too. There are awesome and jarring things about Persona 5 Royal, so I decided to be more specific and objective than ever.
It's impressive how the game connects gameplay, story and simulation masterfully. Now, I'm discovering that it's just the evolution of the series. A ton of mechanics are interconnected and there are characters with different personalities and personal evolution. Doubts and contradictions are real and acknowledged throughout the story. You even learn things in class. The generous story content and deep combat are fun and addictive. Palaces and random dungeons are all good and somewhat unique. Compared to Soul Hackers 2, you can't teleport anywhere and that does make combat much more strategic and interesting. The strategy gets deeper and more interesting as you progress and learn more about the world, covering every aspect of a coherent universe. Persona 5 Royal is a gameplay masterpiece. Furthermore, some but not all of the music is good, there is much graphical detail and visual quality, all the user-friendly features you could ask for are included and a long and deep story with most of the dialogue is dubbed.
The negative side is the heavy conditioning and lack of choice for the most part. The most logical romance option is developed naturally yet forbidden, as explained here:
Additionally, the only openly gay characters are effeminate and sexually predatory. I'm playing Persona 4 Golden and it's way worse, like an early 20st century conversion therapy. These issues are more shocking since the full story behind this game is unexpectedly deep and tackles everything about mankind. As Makoto said, "Victory against a single criminal is meaningless... The true enemy is society itself." Most characters are great and likeable. Looks are deceiving.
Annoying issues about this game include the vocal music that plays every time you get dozens of group text messages and the opera-like song that plays endlessly while plotting new persona fusions. Fusion is not properly explained in Soul Hackers 2 nor Persona 5, e.g. you have to find out that it's useful to register your personas before fusing them. Fusions are explained in a proper way in Persona 4 Golden, the game I'm playing now.
Another annoying audio issue is related to the doctor, who won't shut up for a second while you're browsing her store and will repeat a couple of useless comments indefinitely. There is more of that, like Morgana's hyper-repetitive and redundant dialogue and commentary inside and outside battles and Futaba's finisher animation which is the only one that can't be skipped.
Another failure, in my opinion, is not naming the main character which results in very odd dialogue. The idea doesn't work as well as in other games. The only serious gameplay failure I found was the battle against Kunikazu Okumura.
It's very difficult to rate the game because most of it is excellent, but I can't ignore the interactions, audio and gameplay glaring flaws.
Final Fantasy 16. Utter garbage. I’m sad I actually fell for the reviews the game got and spent hours of my life playing it. No other game has rubbed me the wrong way in some time. I’m only here because it was being mentioned in the Starfield review score thread and I proceeded to have to rant about how bad it is there.
Sea of stars which I have mixed feelings. The story is just ok and the combat is not much to my liking (slow progression and heavy hitter) however it is not common to have a game putting tears iny eyes so kudos to that.
I am still missing the true ending but I am struggling with one of the tasks so I will wait for some videos of someone doing it.
@NintendoByNature about 31h with the extra health relic turned on since the 2nd boss. However I did pretty much all sidequests before going for the final boss.
Goldeneye 007, the 2008 remaster developed for Xbox 360, unofficially released in 2021. This is the first time I beat the whole game in 00 Agent mode. The remaster makes it a very smooth and rewarding experience. Goldeneye 007 still is one of the best video games ever! It makes others such as Wolfenstein The New Order and The Old Blood very dull and clunky. 2010's Goldeneye 007 reimagining is much duller, too. The official 2023 port is okay at best.
@AnVold Yep, I hope that the these Project Zero/Fatal Frame remasters keep selling so the original trilogy is released soon. All of them are awesome and unique but the second game may be the best!
bioshock 1. recommend for atleast 1 playthrough, amazing atmosphere & story, game is a work of art, but it does start to drag and get tedious in my opinion.
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