My previous backlog reduction and backlog expansion plan:
Next 3 projects:
☑️ Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core (done)
☑️ Star Wars: Outlaws (done)
☑️ Lost Records (done)
Next 3 possible purchases:
🔘 Death Stranding 2 (not yet)
☑️ Clair Obscur (purchased)
🔘 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (not yet)
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So I completed what I was working on, and bought one of the three that I was considering. It would have been an overall reduction of backlog by 2, but I also bought a couple more games on a whim when they went on sale: Nobody Wants to Die, and Resident Evil Village. Both were quite cheap on sale, so I don’t regret it, but I do feel like backlog reduction is a pipe dream at this point. It’s not even considering the fact that I have games dropping on PS+ constantly that I am adding to the backlog. Usually about 1-2 a month are added that I have interest in. I’m playing one right now. And speaking of, here’s the update:
Current and Next 3 projects
Baldur’s Gate 3 (in process)
Sword of the Sea (in process)
Alan Wake
Next 3 possible purchases
Death Stranding 2
Ghost of Yotei
Hellblade II
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I’m on the back half of BG3 and SotS. Especially SotS should be easy to complete in the next couple sessions with it. BG3 on the other hand probably has 30-40 hours left, if not more.
I don’t really know if I’ll make any purchases in the next few months, but I suspect if any of those on my list get a nice discount on Black Friday, then I might bite.
Games I most want on my upcoming PS4:
Mainline Neptunia games
Spin-off Neptunia games
Fantasy Life i
I'm also looking at some other JRPGs for PS4 as well 😃.
My top 5 favorite games:
1: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
2: Pokémon Violet
3: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
4: The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (2019)
5: Animal Crossing New Horizons
Mario Maker 2 Maker ID: MNH-8JB-PKG
Switch Username: Blanc
Current Backlog:
1) Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
2) Once Upon a Katamari
3) Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
4) Spirit of the North 2
5) Life is Strange: Double Exposure
6) Star Wars: Outlaws
I'm also chipping away at Jurassic World: Evolution 2 and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The former is just a lot of slow-paced samey gameplay which I love, but only in small doses. The latter is a brilliant game with one heck of a platinum grind.
Wishlist:
1) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
2) Tekken 3
3) Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown
4) Shenmue III Enhanced
5) 007 First Light
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog I thought of you when we got that big First Light preview recently. Looks quite good, eh?
And I’d be very interested in your SW: Outlaws thoughts. I finished it a few months ago. It’s a game that stumbled out of the gate but turned out to be quite good imo. As a SW aficionado I am curious on your take.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
The Disney Afternoon Collection (Just need to play the two Ducktales games and Rescue Rangers 2; got all trophies for Darkwing Duck and Rescue Rangers 1, and beat TailSpin, which I hated)
Slave Princess Sarah
World of Goo 2
My goal is to clear all of these out by the end of the year. My plan is to do two levels of World of Goo 2 every night while I'm focusing on other games (right now, Expedition 33).
There are plenty of games I want, but I'm trying to stop buying new ones, since I have so many backlogged. Last game I'm getting for a good while will be Metroid Prime 4 in December.
@Werehog Let me know what you think of Life is Strange: Double Exposure when you finish it! As you know, I was madly in love with the second game. That aside though, I liked Before the Storm quite a bit, but really disliked True Colors. The first game I sadly had to watch as a YouTube playthrough after I encounted a save-breaking bug in the second episode, so I can't really say how I would've experienced that first-hand ultimately. I'd be intrigued to hear if this new one is worth a shot, since I've heard conflicting opinions. As far as I know, the fandom is against it for reasons that actually somewhat intrigue me.
And I’d be very interested in your SW: Outlaws thoughts. I finished it a few months ago. It’s a game that stumbled out of the gate but turned out to be quite good imo. As a SW aficionado I am curious on your take.
Ah, then I'll be looking to you for advice, please and thank you, not least because it'll also be my first major Ubisoft game. I have high hopes though, largely because I know my love of the I.P. can and will pull me through any mediocre moments. Will let you know when I get underway!
I see from your own listing that you played Lost Records: Bloom & Rage recently...? Any good? I was curious but wanna clear my Life is Strange backlog before considering it.
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@Ralizah Yes! In fact, I just completed Apollo Justice this past Monday. I was gearing up to return to the Chronicles duology when I realised that the other remasters had crept up on me while I wasn't looking. I always prefer to experience a series in chronological release order, so put my prequel plan on pause and set about completing my collection. Once I've played the Investigations games, I'll return to Dual Destinies, then finally go back and finish The Great Ace Attorney.
I'm excited because, while I liked Apollo Justice well enough, it didn't quite hit in the way I expected it to. Felt like it was deliberately holding itself back, setting the stage for bigger and better things to come. Well, that, and it didn't have nearly enough Gumshoe in it, and I understand he plays a more significant role in the Investigations games, so that'll be an instant improvement for me!
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@Tjuz Will do! I'm curious to see how they handle Max's return, and the nearly 50/50 split on the first game's final choice. Speaking of which, I played the "remasters" of that and Before the Storm earlier in the year, and yikes, they were not good, at all. Glitches, bugs, crashes, and graphical issues across the board, from start to finish. I also had a save corrupted, although it only reset about forty minutes of progress, so I was able to continue. You're not alone!
I'm real sorry to see you disliked True Colors so much! It was never gonna get anywhere close to Life is Strange 2 for me personally (as I know you know, yes) but I enjoyed my playthrough well enough. What was your issue with it, if you don't mind me asking?
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog Man, I’m really excited for you to experience Outlaws and I’d love to give any advice or feedback or just to share in your impressions of the experience. To have it be your first major Ubi open world game will also be fun to hear how it lands with you. You needn’t feel intimidated though. You’ve essentially played close cousins of the Ubi-style through Sony’s Ghost and Horizon games. The mechanics are similar, however Outlaws varies with the formula significantly, and to me if felt quite different from an Assassin’s Creed game. There’s a much bigger emphasis on stealth and the syndicate system really shakes things up. But yeah, the Star Wars attention to detail is really well done. If you have interest in reading further, I found my impressions post I made after I completed the game. Not a full review, mind, and it should be essentially spoiler-free: https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/retro_and_other_gaming/game...
Long story short, it was a slight disappointment. There’s some really great things that it does differently to the gameplay and story, so big fans of LiS should still consider giving it a try, but it’s definitely the weakest of their games, imho.
As I say at the end of my little impression post there, Lost Records soured me on jumping into Double Exposure right away, but I do still have loose plans to play it sometime. So your experience with it, if and when, would be very welcome also.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Werehog Ah, it's a shame that you had such a bad experience with the remastered versions. I recently had my own issues with the newly enhanced version of Little Nightmares (though that was more due to the store's listing), but it always pisses me off. At least make sure the version you advertise as a better way to experience it is in all practical senses an improvement!
And I'll happily tell you, but much like The3solution (not to give you too much homework), it's probably better for me to link you what I posted at the time instead of getting into it here. https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/retro_and_other_gaming/user...
Would love to hear how your thoughts differed on it if any any point you have time to get into it! Discussing Life is Strange (or Mass Effect for that matter) with you brings me back to good times.
@Th3solution@Tjuz Really appreciate you going back and finding previous posts for me to read, that's real kind and helpful of you both. I'll take my lead from your approach and wait until I'm sharing thoughts on the games in question before I launch into any longer replies (to keep the forums tidy if nothing else) but will absolutely tag you as and when, with thanks in advance.
For now, I'll just say that Sol, your Outlaws conclusions have actually added to my hype (as I do love a good stealth game) and... well, and quite the opposite with regards Lost Records, but that's okay! I'll be sure to pace myself accordingly after Double Exposure.
And I thoroughly enjoyed reading that excellent True Colors review, Tjuz! Your points on Alex's level of interactivity with Haven Springs, her characterisation, and the game's overall pacing are well-taken. I also nodded along with your paragraph about the romance options, because I also had to fight against the writers' obvious preference in that respect. Given how integral they are to the genre, I'll most definitely be touching upon those elements when discussing Double Exposure.
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog No worries! I'll happily be tagged any time you fully get into it. I'm glad you were still able to find some truth in my thoughts on it, despite obviously having enjoyed it more yourself. Means I did a well enough job of communicating my experience! I'll be really intrigued to see how [i[Double Exposure[/i] ends up for you. Do you think you might go back to writing full-length reviews in the review thread as well? I have to say I always really enjoyed reading yours!
I'm glad you were still able to find some truth in my thoughts on it, despite obviously having enjoyed it more yourself. Means I did a well enough job of communicating my experience!
A more than "well enough" job, I'd say. It was (and is) very good review!
Do you think you might go back to writing full-length reviews in the review thread as well? I have to say I always really enjoyed reading yours!
Thank you for saying so, but I can't see me doing that anytime soon. I'll be sure to cover as much as I can when leaving my impressions elsewhere, though.
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog No worries! Hardly want to put any pressure onto you after you only just returned. If ever you decide to create new reviews, I'll be first in line! I'll settle for your extended thoughts in other threads though, as that's more than enough for me. And thanks once again for the compliment! I'm often a bit neurotic about my writing despite loving to do so, so I appreciate it.
just finished life is strange remastered no problems what so ever. life is strange before the storm remastered occasionally subtitles didnt show up but apart from that no problems.
for me the order goes
1) life is strange the time manipulation has always been very interesting
2) true colours loved the small town feel of it and the characters
3) before the storm i dont actually like Chloe as a character much so a family drama about Rachel amber wasnt that interesting
4) double exposure it was actually ok ish. uninteresting characters and an awful last chapter setting up a sequel that i have no interest in what so ever
5) life is strange 2 Danial Diaz is one of the most annoyingly written characters i have ever come across god i hated him
I don’t have a whole lot to update over the last three months but…
Previous Projects
Baldur’s Gate 3 (in process, inching closer to the end)
Sword of the Sea (complete) ✅
Alan Wake (not yet)
Previous planned purchases
Death Stranding 2 (purchased) ✅
Ghost of Yotei (not yet)
Hellblade II (not yet)
Finished 1/3 of my backlog but added 1 as well. In the meantime I started another side game, so this is my current situation:
Current and Next Planned Games
Baldur’s Gate 3 (truly the eternal game…)
The Invincible (in process)
Alan Wake or Silent Hill 2 (depending on mood)
Next Planned Purchases
I really don’t have any firm plans to buy anything, so it will all depend on any sales or new releases that catch my eye, but here are some candidates:
Ghost of Yotei
Saros
Dispatch
Astro Bot
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Hellblade 2
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN I’ve been glad to see that your Elden Ring DLC adventures have been progressing. You’ve put a lot of effort into your build and from what I’ve read you’re making short work of all the late game bosses!
Do you think you’ll go directly into Dark Souls III now or try a game you haven’t played yet from your list like Ghost of Yotei or Lies of P? I’m torn about when to start my Dark Souls III journey because of the heavily rumored PS5 remaster that FromSoft is working on. If it’s going to come out within the year, I’m tempted to just wait to play the updated version. But sometimes remasters/remakes aren’t really worth it (recent examples are Until Dawn, Days Gone), depending on the price, so I don’t know if I might just go ahead and play it if I really have the itch. Are you considering waiting for the possible remaster/remake?
Also, I see Phantom Blade 0 on your list and it’s one I have my eye on too. The preview footage looks really good. I think it’s slated for a September release, so we have a while yet to wait.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I think I will play the games in my backlog more or less in the order I have set out in the list I've posted on here. So, yes, Dark Souls III after Elden Ring. I haven't actually started the DLC yet and am currently learning the moveset of one of those pesky late-game bosses, around the time where there is a massive difficulty spike in the game to watch out for, if you haven't played the game before. I have three more bosses left after this one ,before I can start the DLC, according to the plan I have set out for myself. I don't know if it's worth waiting for those rumours to be clarified, Sol, because it seems like you might have at least another year to wait to play any potential remake/remaster of the game if it hasn't been announced yet. I would advise you to just play DS3, on PS5, in it's current iteration, as it looks great according to the YouTube footage I've seen, and, as far as I and many others are concerned, it doesn't really need a remake/remaster.
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
@Th3solution regarding the rumoured Dark Souls 3 PS5 remake… I totally understand why that may make you want to wait but just to let you know the PS4 version runs absolutely beautifully on PS5. At 4K 60… it actually seems a step up in generation from the PS4 performance of 900p and a very dippy 30 fps. Food for thought.
@graymamba@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Thanks, that’s good to know. It’s nice that the existing patched version runs at 60 fps.
DS2:SotFS was 60 fps / 1080p I believe, so as long as it’s on par with that then I should have a grand time with it. If FromSoft adds content to a potential remake then it might be more of a temptation to double dip.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution No problem, my friend. So, with that in mind, when, roughly, at least, do you think you will begin your playthrough of the game? Perhaps our upcoming playtimes will overlap, or at least take place at around the same time. We can exchange notes! Do you think you will opt to do the DLCs as well?
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
@Th3solution Let me know how it goes with The Invincible! I've had it sitting in my library for a bit, but I find walking simulators to be quite hit or miss. I'm a sucker for some good sci-fi though, so it might be worth checking out if you think it's any good!
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