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Post by RadicalRex on Aug 28, 2024 15:02:13 GMT
What the best game you've played in the last 12 months that you didn't like? If you played it in the last 12 months, it's definitely Dead Cells Hollow Knight probably. Boring |
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Post by dangerousdave on Aug 28, 2024 16:40:09 GMT
I’d say HiFi Rush, but that was last year, right? I just couldn’t stand timing combos 1 beat before an attack would hit. Kinda broke my brain a little.
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Post by lukasz on Aug 28, 2024 23:59:22 GMT
Shittiest either fallout tacitcs or culpa innata.
Really liked both of them but they are jank.
I think overall tactics is worse as it got f up by interplay badly while culpa does some things really really well!
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Post by dfunked on Aug 29, 2024 6:08:19 GMT
Unicorn Overlord is definitely a contender so far.
Balatro too I guess, although that wears a bit thin after a while.
Don't think I've played any bad games from this year, just ones that I wasn't in the mood for at that specific moment but will definitely come back to.
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Post by Nitrous on Aug 29, 2024 8:22:23 GMT
Currently playing Cyberpunk on PS5. My 2nd play through and the first on the 2.0 update with DLC which I've not even started yet.
Playing as female corpo V again and it's great to be back into this after so long it feels fresh.
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Post by richyroo on Aug 29, 2024 9:50:40 GMT
So I am currently playing, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
I am about 10 hours in and I have to say it's one of the best metroidvania games I have played. It's also some of the most fun I have had in a videogame the last couple of years.
Excellent combat system, decent story, great abilities, wonderfully designed. It is keeping me thoroughly engaged.
Don't sleep on this one or you are missing a gem. There is a demo which gives you a glimpse of what the game offers, but it surprised me how much more there is to the combat system once you start learning it and getting new abilities.
Genuinely good times with this one.
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Post by Vortex on Aug 29, 2024 11:18:15 GMT
Unicorn Overlord is definitely a contender so far. Decent then? I'll have to give it a go at some point! |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 30, 2024 6:05:23 GMT
Shadwen (PC) Stealth game which seems to be one long escort mission where you're sneaking/parkouring/grappling through medieval towns distracting Thief-esque guards to allow your escortee to sneak through. But with a Superhot-esque mechanic where time only moves when you do. Oh, and Sands of Time style rewinding if you mess up. I heard it was low-budget and janky, and it's certainly janky! The world looks really nice... all rickety houses and shadows. The guards look pretty good too, and the voice acting is good. But then the cutscenes are all static images and it gives the impression of being a tech demo that they got half way with turning into a game, but then decided it wasn't quite going to work and not to invest too much in finishing. You can take out guards, which looks like it'd be easier, but as usual in stealth games I'd rather retry it 100 times than give up and bash them in the head.  The grappling hook physics can be fun, or run into major issues. It does give you quite a lot of freedom in what you can grapple though. A more studio game would probably limit your grapple points a lot more, and be more polished and more boring for it. The combination of that plus time pausing plus rewind means 50% of the time you feel really cool when you slicky ghost your way past a series of guards, and 50% of the time you end up stuck hanging from a lampost in full view with your head clipped through the board you were trying to climb onto  It's the kind of creative and ambitious janky indie PC game that we were inundated with back around 2010 and I've kinda missed those.
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Post by dfunked on Aug 30, 2024 7:09:27 GMT
Unicorn Overlord is definitely a contender so far. Decent then? I'll have to give it a go at some point! It's not for everybody obviously, and there's a LOT of text dialogue to get through and probably too many characters to keep track of, but when it gets going it's absolutely absorbing. If you like tactical RPGs at all then I'd say it's essential. It's the first one I've played properly since FF tactics advance decades ago and I'm wondering why I've left it so long. |
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Aug 30, 2024 7:11:41 GMT
Yeah, Unicorn Overlord is great. Though the story is generic rubbish, and I couldn't tell you the names of any of the characters if you paid me. If neither of those things are a deal-breaker for you, you'll have a good time.
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Post by Cosmopolitan on Aug 30, 2024 7:49:39 GMT
Started Marvel Midnight Suns (PC - Epic freebie). Eh, not sure about this one. The only other Marvel game I played /and enjoyed/ was Guardians of the Galaxy. Things I like so far: - Character creator (created a truly stunning looking girl as my character - Visually really impressive - Voice acting is top notch, it's like being in a movie - Turn based battles Things I hate so far: - Cards (wtf), just why? - Socializing with the characters, it's like a completely different game within the game, they blabber too much (and I enjoyed that feature in GotG - but in that game it was witty and funny Well it's not X-Com with Marvel characters as was expected, I'll give it more time and see but might abandon it shortly . |
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Post by Aunty Treats on Aug 30, 2024 8:39:23 GMT
Masses of dialogue with crap characters and story is a little off putting. Apparently there aren't even any massive tits
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 30, 2024 8:42:16 GMT
The only thing I know about Midnight Suns is you can start a book club with Blade. seems like all you need really.
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Post by zisssou on Aug 30, 2024 9:04:35 GMT
After the travesty of Callisto.. I've decided to replay Uncharted 4 again, with all those fancy PS5 upgrades. Hopefully this will keep me occupied until Astro.
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Post by oldskooldeano on Aug 30, 2024 9:08:21 GMT
I really enjoyed Midnight Suns. A lot of running about the Abbey talking to people and unlocking things granted, but I had a lot of fun.
Unicorn Overlord is also great.
I must play that PoP game.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 30, 2024 9:08:31 GMT
Midnight Suns is great when you are allowed to play it. The game itself is so fun.
It’s a shame you spend 90% of the time running around Goth Byker Grove, placating the neediest bunch of twats to have ever lived.
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Post by zisssou on Aug 30, 2024 9:12:10 GMT
Midnight Suns is great when you are allowed to play it. The game itself is so fun. It’s a shame you spend 90% of the time running around Goth Byker Grove, placating the neediest bunch of twats to have ever lived. Does Matt Murdock scream I'M BLIND SPIDER-MAN? |
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Post by apollo on Aug 31, 2024 10:16:21 GMT
The "Goth Byker Grove" aspect of marvel MS puts me off getting the game, and you need to do it to get upgrades/team attacks or something. Apparently that part was outsourced to some shitty fanfic writing level company and was not done by the main devs
Playing Firework its on gamepass and its 2d chinese light puzzle horror game. its ok, good for MS rewards as extra bonus
Watch dog legion It was only £4 and I wanted a GTA style game, actually started ages ago during the trial weekend but was not fair into it. its nice driving about london without getting fined. The voices and character design are fucking awful looking but the city looks good. In rained heavy ingame and it looked shit, like that GTA SA shitty port quality, I thought the game was glitched or something. I liked the aspect you can recruit people to do missions but the problem is a lot of people are rubbish. It could of led to hitman style missions but its always held by ubisoft cookie cutter gameplay.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 31, 2024 12:00:10 GMT
The "Goth Byker Grove" aspect of marvel MS puts me off getting the game, and you need to do it to get upgrades/team attacks or something. Apparently that part was outsourced to some shitty fanfic writing level company and was not done by the main devs Everything I heard about the game said those were the best bits. But that might be more of an indication of where I get my gaming news  |
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Post by apollo on Aug 31, 2024 12:14:02 GMT
The "Goth Byker Grove" aspect of marvel MS puts me off getting the game, and you need to do it to get upgrades/team attacks or something. Apparently that part was outsourced to some shitty fanfic writing level company and was not done by the main devs Everything I heard about the game said those were the best bits. But that might be more of an indication of where I get my gaming news what sites are they? I can them block them
Its the first time I've heard anyone say those parts were good
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 31, 2024 12:19:49 GMT
Currently replaying Monster hunter world. I'd completely forgotten how addictive it is as well forgetting how annoying Bezelgeuse is. He shows up EVERYWHERE.
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Post by dangerousdave on Aug 31, 2024 12:44:18 GMT
I need to try another Monster Hunter some time. Clocked well over a hundred hours on Tri, but after 20 hours of the fourth game I suddenly felt like the bad guy killing off wildlife. A bizarre change of heart, considering none of its real, but I couldn’t slay another monster of any kind. My time as a Long Sword Samurai Cowboy was over.
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Post by Aunty Treats on Aug 31, 2024 13:12:49 GMT
Currently replaying Monster hunter world. I'd completely forgotten how addictive it is as well forgetting how annoying Bezelgeuse is. He shows up EVERYWHERE. o/ |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 31, 2024 13:52:41 GMT
Sadwen (continued..)
This is pretty fun, in a Superhot meets Thief meets Tomb Raider kinda way. Only issue I have (other than the jankiness, which i accept and quite like) is that missions are pretty long and you can't save in the middle.
This isn't an issue in-game as you have rewind powers, but it's annoying if you want to quit the game for some reason. The levels are getting quite complex now and plotting a route through them is a bit exhausting at times, so it'd be nice to take a break.
Tricky Towers Fun for a quick 10 minute local multiplayer battle.
Jedi Knight (OpenJK) Still great. I just got a lightsaber.
Everything I heard about the game said those were the best bits. But that might be more of an indication of where I get my gaming news what sites are they? I can them block them Its the first time I've heard anyone say those parts were good
RPS and Crate & Crowbar mainly.
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Post by malek86 on Aug 31, 2024 18:18:18 GMT
Shadwen (PC) It's the kind of creative and ambitious janky indie PC game that we were inundated with back around 2010 and I've kinda missed those. I remember Frozenbyte made this game right after the Trine 3 debacle. Thinking back to it, it's kinda impressive that they managed to stay afloat, at the time it seemed like that double whammy would put them under. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 1, 2024 11:47:46 GMT
Has anyone played Cloudpunk?
It's often dirt cheap on Switch, and the Bladerunner city looks amazing.
I watched a bit of gameplay and the writing seems ok, but I'm worried it's just going to boil down to repetitive A-B delivery missions.
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Post by Tomo on Sept 1, 2024 12:09:17 GMT
Dead Cells!
Picked up it up when it released for Switch years ago, but only got a small way through it despite enjoying it.
Grabbed it and all the DLC on Steam. God it's so good. And so rich. A cornucopia of cool weapons and power items. And the way it just chucks you back into the fray immediately after you die is very clever in how runs almost seem to meld together.
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Post by dangerousdave on Sept 1, 2024 12:49:31 GMT
Put in over 100 hours on Dead Cells. It’s sooo good. Especially on the harder difficulties.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 1, 2024 13:21:16 GMT
Has anyone played Cloudpunk? It's often dirt cheap on Switch, and the Bladerunner city looks amazing. I watched a bit of gameplay and the writing seems ok, but I'm worried it's just going to boil down to repetitive A-B delivery missions. I enjoyed it, keep meaning to give it a second go. There isn't that much to actually do in it, fly/park/walk/fly repeat basically, but the aesthetics and story made up for it. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 1, 2024 13:29:47 GMT
Has anyone played Cloudpunk? It's often dirt cheap on Switch, and the Bladerunner city looks amazing. I watched a bit of gameplay and the writing seems ok, but I'm worried it's just going to boil down to repetitive A-B delivery missions. I enjoyed it, keep meaning to give it a second go. There isn't that much to actually do in it, fly/park/walk/fly repeat basically, but the aesthetics and story made up for it. Is it a kind of chill out game then? |
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