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Post by zisssou on Sept 23, 2024 15:15:12 GMT
The Plucky Squire is very close to being abandoned, I normally don't mind a bit of handholding but this goes to extreme lengths with explaining literally everything. On chapter 7 now, I'll give it another hour. Oh no! I was going to play that soon. |
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Post by richyroo on Sept 23, 2024 15:55:47 GMT
Hogwarts Legacy (Series X) Actually playing it for a second time. Not because it has a particularly strong cast of characters, or that the story is memorable. But mainly for the setting of Hogwarts Castle. For perspective, I have no interest in the Harry Potter franchise. However, Hogwarts Castle in this has to be one of the very best designed locations in any video game I have ever played. It is absolutely massive with secrets at every turn. Everything is so beautifully designed, from the wall paintings to the architecture. Its all in high resolution textures so looks it best at all times. I find I can just wonder around the Castle and enjoy the architecture of it all without actually doing anything in game. It really is that good IMO.
8/10 for the game
10/10 for the design of the Castle.
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Post by skalpadda on Sept 23, 2024 16:14:56 GMT
Playing Assassin's Creed Mirage (probaby the last AC game I'll play for now), and it's very clear that it's much smaller in both scope and budget than the previous three. That's not a bad thing, less bloat is very welcome, but the visuals and especially animations are a lot more modest and unpolished. Not ugly by any means, but definitely cheaper.
So far I like that it's more focused on stealth and trickery while maintaining a bit of the openness of the last three games. Character progression and equipment also seem far more sensibly designed (there was never any good reason for these games to have elaborate RPG progression systems). The only thing that bugs me is that the parcour has the clunkiness of Valhalla, which doesn't fit with Basim being a nimble thief in Baghdad, and it feels like molasses when coming to it straight from AC Syndicate.
But that aside I like it so far.
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Post by mikeck on Sept 23, 2024 16:22:35 GMT
The Plucky Squire is very close to being abandoned, I normally don't mind a bit of handholding but this goes to extreme lengths with explaining literally everything. On chapter 7 now, I'll give it another hour. It's a lovely game, but I'm not sure I'd get much out of it myself - I'm watching my 7 year old daughter play it, and she's only needed a bit of help once (shooting section with the bow), but the presentation is very nice, with some neat ideas, but is a very simple linear game. |
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Post by zagibu on Sept 23, 2024 23:38:12 GMT
Started playing Citizen Sleeper. Brilliant game like Roadwarden.
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Post by Tomo on Sept 24, 2024 4:34:59 GMT
Been on my list for too long -_-
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Post by malek86 on Sept 24, 2024 5:27:54 GMT
I've finally been playing Lost in Random, after buying it months ago. It's a great looking adventure with an interesting story and fun characters, as you'd expect of Zoink, and dialogue that brings you back to the old days of point and clicks... but that just makes the messy combat stand out all the more. It is getting better now, due to acquiring more cards, but in the end it feels pretty repetitive and because of the random element, each battle lasts too long.
Still, it's one I'm definitely going to see through the end. I just wish it were a proper adventure instead of an action game.
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Post by Duffmangb on Sept 24, 2024 5:31:11 GMT
About 15 hours into Banishers G.O.N.E on series X, really enjoying. If you enjoyed Vampyr (same company) I think you will enjoy this. The only thing that has start to happen is terrible (sometimes almost game-breaking slow down in places, not sure why the only other game that happened with was GOTG, which ran almost unplayable for the final third of the game, even with uninstalling and reinstalling several times.
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Post by heavysalad on Sept 24, 2024 8:10:26 GMT
I thought Banishers was really good but far too long and too much bloat that the gameplay couldn't carry. I got fatigued by it about 20-ish hours in when I realised I was only about half way through the main story. I still haven't gone back to it.
The writing, voice acting and stories it tells are really good
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Post by zisssou on Sept 24, 2024 10:04:23 GMT
I've gone back to Arkham Knight. I should really stop dropping games, then going back, as it has taken 30 mins last night to get back into the swing of things.
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Post by wunty on Sept 25, 2024 8:27:43 GMT
I'm mainly playing Dead Island 2 at the moment.
Somehow I'm over 28 hours in and I'm only 2/3 through the story missions and about 1/4 through the sides. Game is massive.
Game also looks phenomenal and I absolutely love the combat. It also has managed to do the thing I though would be impossible and be fifty times better than Dying Light 2. The fact it's split up into areas and not open world seems to work really well for it, with every location being distinct and having a lot of thought put into it. I'll take this over a copy paste open world any day.
I've taken a slight detour to do Haus, which was mental, and I'm leaving SoLA until I've done the campaign. There's a lot of zombie slaying bang for you buck here.
Also, just to reiterate... Game looks absoutely beautiful and runs like a dream.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 25, 2024 9:30:36 GMT
I've gone back to Arkham Knight. I should really stop dropping games, then going back, as it has taken 30 mins last night to get back into the swing of things. I dropped Arkham Knight ages ago, tried to get back into it but had no idea what I was doing, what any of the button combos were, and there were just enough different enemy types in play to mean I couldn't get by with basic combos. I would like to give it another go but I fear I'd have to start from scratch. |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 25, 2024 9:38:24 GMT
I've gone back to Arkham Knight. I should really stop dropping games, then going back, as it has taken 30 mins last night to get back into the swing of things. I dropped Arkham Knight ages ago, tried to get back into it but had no idea what I was doing, what any of the button combos were, and there were just enough different enemy types in play to mean I couldn't get by with basic combos. I would like to give it another go but I fear I'd have to start from scratch. It does throw a lot at you, especially when you have more gadgets than the other games. I'm nowhere near mastering the combat, but I can get by. Basically, just move out the way of anyone red, and parry when prompted. In terms of a stealth game, I do find it quite challenging, especially trying to take down everyone without alerting.. The racing can get in the bin though.. terrible. |
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Post by JonFE on Sept 25, 2024 9:40:15 GMT
I've gone back to Arkham Knight. I should really stop dropping games, then going back, as it has taken 30 mins last night to get back into the swing of things. I dropped Arkham Knight ages ago, tried to get back into it but had no idea what I was doing, what any of the button combos were, and there were just enough different enemy types in play to mean I couldn't get by with basic combos. I would like to give it another go but I fear I'd have to start from scratch. I get this all the time, start a game, leave it for a couple of weeks (or several months in most cases) and then return to it, only for me to have completely forgotten its controls, systems, mechanics, etc. So, after trying to get back in the saddle with no success, I promptly abandon it again...
Being old sucks...
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 25, 2024 9:44:48 GMT
I really didn't get on with the combat of the Arkham games after Asylum. There was a beautiful simplicity to the Asylum combat, and they ruined it by giving you a dozen or more other options that all required multiple button presses.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Sept 25, 2024 9:46:18 GMT
I dropped Arkham Knight ages ago, tried to get back into it but had no idea what I was doing, what any of the button combos were, and there were just enough different enemy types in play to mean I couldn't get by with basic combos. I would like to give it another go but I fear I'd have to start from scratch. I get this all the time, start a game, leave it for a couple of weeks (or several months in most cases) and then return to it, only for me to have completely forgotten its controls, systems, mechanics, etc. So, after trying to get back in the saddle with no success, I promptly abandon it again...
Being old sucks...
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Sept 25, 2024 9:50:06 GMT
I really didn't get on with the combat of the Arkham games after Asylum. There was a beautiful simplicity to the Asylum combat, and they ruined it by giving you a dozen or more other options that all required multiple button presses. Asylum is a very good example of less is more - or perhaps more accurately the sequels are examples of more =/= better. They were perfectly okay games, but Asylum is truly great, the only one of the three I love, so streamlined and fat-free. |
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 25, 2024 9:53:32 GMT
Wild Hearts continues to impress (and occasionally infuriate).
It's by no means a perfect game - it has jank, difficulty spikes, and too few distinct monster types - but after almost 30 hours, I'm still having a *lot* of fun with the combat.
Plus it's £8.95 (PS5) or £7.95 (XSX) at The Game Collection! Less still if you sign up for their mailing list to get 10% off.
I know it's a daft time to be saying this, with the gaming silly season fast approaching and Monster Hunter Wilds now confirmed for the end of February, but if you're at a loose end game-wise (or if you want to put something away for a dry spell in the future), you could do a hell of a lot worse.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 25, 2024 9:54:11 GMT
I really didn't get on with the combat of the Arkham games after Asylum. There was a beautiful simplicity to the Asylum combat, and they ruined it by giving you a dozen or more other options that all required multiple button presses. I agree with this. I enjoyed City but the combat was better in Asylum. It just flowed so much better, and the additional button options and counter-requirements broke the flow. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 25, 2024 10:01:27 GMT
I don't think the stepping away and forgetting how a game works thing is a function of being old, at least not entirely. It used to happen to me back as a teen as well. It's just when I was a teen I had the free time to mostly burn through games in one go. It's life forcing you to step away or play things in small chunks that's a function of being old. I really didn't get on with the combat of the Arkham games after Asylum. There was a beautiful simplicity to the Asylum combat, and they ruined it by giving you a dozen or more other options that all required multiple button presses. Geez. I remember getting annoyed with Asylum because it had a ridiculous number of functions assigned to every button on the control pad, what with all his gadgets, flight, combat, etc... I played the first few hours, stepped away for a few weeks and then had no idea how everything worked. |
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 25, 2024 10:03:29 GMT
It gets worse!
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Post by zisssou on Sept 25, 2024 10:21:05 GMT
Now you're putting me off playing the game  |
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Post by zagibu on Sept 25, 2024 10:27:52 GMT
There should be an option in the Batman games for simple combat. I don't really care about the combat, I just want to glide and sneak around and solve riddles.
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Post by Aunty Treats on Sept 25, 2024 10:35:08 GMT
I don't think I even bothered finishing games when I was younger. Also Ulythium it is amusing me that you're excitedly talking about Monster Hunter like it's out in a couple of weeks instead of nigh on half a year- if it meets its release date |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 25, 2024 10:47:36 GMT
There should be an option in the Batman games for simple combat. I don't really care about the combat, I just want to glide and sneak around and solve riddles. Yeah, the riddles have been a blast. I can't do the final one, until I've progressed the story |
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 25, 2024 10:58:02 GMT
Aunty Treats Glad to hear my posts are good for something  Yes, Monster Hunter Wilds isn't due out for almost half a year; and yes, it seems a bit daft to speak of it in terms of influencing purchasing decisions in the here and now. Points taken. However, in the context of Wild Hearts specifically, Monster Hunter is the kemono in the room (so to speak). The initial release of Wild Hearts was overshadowed by Monster Hunter Rise coming to PlayStation and Xbox at long last, and recommending the former now - with Monster Hunter Wilds looming large on the horizon - is a hard sell. That's especially true with so many big games (Black Ops, Silent Hill, Veilguard, Shadows, ReFantazio, FIFA, Sonic) and a bunch of smaller ones (Dragon Ball, Undisputed, Dead Rising, Until Dawn, Quidditch, A Quiet Place) due out in October and November. I think a lot of people will (understandably) go, "Hunting giant monsters in a fantasy world? Eh, pass - I'll wait for Wilds! Plenty to be playing in the meantime."
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Post by Aunty Treats on Sept 25, 2024 11:00:43 GMT
Aunty Treats Glad to hear my posts are good for something Yes, Monster Hunter Wilds isn't due out for almost half a year; and yes, it seems a bit daft to speak of it in terms of influencing purchasing decisions in the here and now. Points taken. However, in the context of Wild Hearts specifically, Monster Hunter is the kemono in the room (so to speak). The initial release of Wild Hearts was overshadowed by Monster Hunter Rise coming to PlayStation and Xbox at long last, and recommending the former now - with Monster Hunter Wilds looming large on the horizon - is a hard sell. That's especially true with so many big games (Black Ops, Silent Hill, Veilguard, Shadows, ReFantazio, FIFA, Sonic) and a bunch of smaller ones (Dragon Ball, Undisputed, Dead Rising, Until Dawn, Quidditch, A Quiet Place) due out in October and November. I think a lot of people will (understandably) go, "Hunting giant monsters in a fantasy world? Eh, pass - I'll wait for Wilds! Plenty to be playing in the meantime." It's amusing in an endearing way, don't worry. It's good to be excited about things. Carry on! |
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Post by Vortex on Sept 25, 2024 12:55:41 GMT
I'm mainly playing Dead Island 2 at the moment. Somehow I'm over 28 hours in and I'm only 2/3 through the story missions and about 1/4 through the sides. Game is massive. Game also looks phenomenal and I absolutely love the combat. It also has managed to do the thing I though would be impossible and be fifty times better than Dying Light 2. The fact it's split up into areas and not open world seems to work really well for it, with every location being distinct and having a lot of thought put into it. You're tempting me with that. I enjoy a zombie game, but boy did Dying Light 2 put me off. I loved the first so much despite the jank, but 2 was worse in almost every way IMO. I finished it, but that was more out of spite than enjoyment, which was a shame. |
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Post by wunty on Sept 25, 2024 13:19:02 GMT
I'm mainly playing Dead Island 2 at the moment. Somehow I'm over 28 hours in and I'm only 2/3 through the story missions and about 1/4 through the sides. Game is massive. Game also looks phenomenal and I absolutely love the combat. It also has managed to do the thing I though would be impossible and be fifty times better than Dying Light 2. The fact it's split up into areas and not open world seems to work really well for it, with every location being distinct and having a lot of thought put into it. You're tempting me with that. I enjoy a zombie game, but boy did Dying Light 2 put me off. I loved the first so much despite the jank, but 2 was worse in almost every way IMO. I finished it, but that was more out of spite than enjoyment, which was a shame. It's so much better than Dying Light 2 it's crazy. I'm exactly the same with that game. That said, there's far less parkour in this and it's more a case of being able to climb up the odd thing. I don't personally miss the parkour though. The plot is just as rubbish but I'm actually getting quite attached to my character and as I say there's a very high level of polish here. It very much lampoons LA and celebrity as well so it's all very tongue in cheek (again, refreshing compared to how po faced Dying Light is). I'm really quite surprised with how much I'm liking it. The little zones are great and although it takes a few hours to get going (I don't think I saw a side quest until about 10 hours in), you eventually end up having loads to do. I saw how many missions there were and thought I'd fly through it but... nope. Apart from that they carry over a lot of the first Dead Island in terms of weapon customisation and although there's a card system instead of a skill tree, it's actually fairly robust and customisable.
But yeah. If you felt the same way about DL2 as I did (which seems so), then I genuinely think you'll like it. Hopefully.
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Post by wunty on Sept 25, 2024 13:20:20 GMT
Also, I can't stress how cool the combat is. I'm still slicing up zombies in unique ways all these hours in. There's real weight and consequnce here. It feels fantastic.
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