@KALofKRYPTON Yeah, I thought about that when you suggested that I just start at the beginning and play them all - how you are doing that with the Uncharted collection, which is even a bigger commitment with the 6 games. It does sound like you’re really enjoying that. And I have considered doing an Uncharted re-play as well. Since it’s been so long for some of those, I bet I would enjoy refreshing some memories and playing with a new perspective. I guess the time investment is what I shirk from, especially when there are so many new games still left to be played for me.
It’s kinda like when you go to a favorite restaurant, do you order the tried-and-true dish that you’ve had before and you know you’ll love, or do you pick out something new on the menu that sounds good for a new experience — I tend to do both at times, depending on my mood. Usually, the way it turns out, if the restaurant is good enough then everything on the menu tastes great anyways! 😃
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Going to put this here, although it’s a bit more general...
There was a time when PS+ gave us Vita games and when I was browsing through my download list Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma caught my interest. I know a lot of you passionately love this series so that’s why I come to you for advice.
Doing research it quickly became clear that I need to play The Nonary Games first. One problem: I really really really want to play this on the Vita but the price is way too steep and almost never goes on sale. The PS4 version is currently on sale (EUR 12,99).
Questions: Does this work on a tv-screen? Could it work via remote play? And worst case: Could I play ZTD first?
@JJ-firl Absolutely no no no don’t play ZTD first. I mean, this is coming from someone who loves the first two, played 40 minutes of ZTD and then had a heart attack over the awful twists and never played it again. Don’t put too much stock in what I have to say 😂😂
@JJ-firl It's better to play 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors and Virtue's Last Reward before playing Zero Time Dilemma. ZTD will assume that you already know certain characters and the general story from the previous games, so the game will be more confusing to someone new to the series. ZTD might spoil some of the twists from the other ones.
And besides, 999 is my favourite of the series, but a lot of people view VLR as the best one.
@nessisonett@crimsontadpoles Thanks for the replies, you both confirm the consensus on the matter so the last question is off the table. I guess I’ll get the PS4 version as the current discount price is too good. Gonna try some remote play and see how that works out.
The series is already establishing its core theme: life is unfair. (Yes, I just compared not getting a game on my preferred console with horrible deaths and despair).
@JJ-firl I played the Nonary Games on Vita, and you’re right, it’s a great couple games for a portable. It should still be a wonderful experience on the bigger screen via PS4 though. There are certain aspects that are actually better with the 3DS version because of the two screens showing two perspectives. What the Vita version does (and I’m assuming the PS4 version too) is switch back and forth, which was fine and I didn’t notice any problem with how it functioned, and only found out later after I completed it that the 3DS version was different (and arguably better) in this regard. But as for Vita version vs PS4, it should be pretty much the same. If you have a NIntendo 3DS, you might check and see if it’s cheaper on that though.
@JohnnyShoulder mate, I’ve quit so many games because the music sucked. Or because there isn’t any music at all. Take Dirt for instance, would it kill them to include an in race soundtrack for those who want it? I don’t care if it isn’t “authentic”. I know I can just play Spotify but that isn’t the point 😂
Likewise, a good soundtrack can elevate a good game to a great one, and a great game to godlike one. Take Nier, Fez and Hyper Light Drifter (I cant stop mentioning this holy trinity recently) - great games that became next level masterpieces as a result having some of the best soundtracks this generation!!
@JohnnyShoulder Thumper was codeveloped and the OST was recorded by the bassist from Lightning Bolt! They’re insane and mad and seeing them live is incredible.
Can anyone vouch for The Sims 4? I think I played a little bit of one of the Sims games years ago as a kid on a PC. I remember it being entertaining at the time as a good time-sink distraction. But life was simpler then, as were video games. I’m pretty sure the gameplay will seem boring to me now that I am used to traveling through space and fighting aliens, jumping and swinging like a superhero, and visiting fantastic strange and magical worlds in my games. Nevertheless, with it being available as a Plus title, I actually considered putting it into the backlog. Seems like such a “filthy casual” type of game though. 😜
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I've played a bit of Sims 4 on PC. It was alright, but I got bored of it fairly quickly. My biggest issue was that the base game felt fairly basic and mundane. There's a lot of expansion packs that probably livens the game up, but I've not tried them.
@Th3solution It’s great with expansions up to Seasons, and feels lacking without. The new University one is great too but you might want to look into which DLCs are necessary. The base game is sorta terrible and empty. I have PC and lax morals and hate EA so you can probably guess what I do when a new DLC comes out.
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