What can you do in the game after you beat the final boss? Is the whole point of the game to get to the final boss or are there other goals after you defeat it? I genuinely don't know much about the game.
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There is the chance to do more difficult runs after defeating the final boss, and there are alternate routes to take through the game in order to visit different levels and mini-bosses. The rabid fans of the game run through multiple playthroughs on higher difficulty, getting more and more upgraded weaponry and finding and unlocking more and more skills. It’s a little hard to explain, and I liked it enough to stick with it to defeat the final boss at least once, and that took about 14-16 hrs despite the actual boss-defeating run taking only like 1-2 hrs. There’s a pretty addictive gameplay loop there, but my backlog beckoned and so I just moved on after finally besting the last boss, even though I was still enjoying the game.
If you’d like to see more, I wrote a mini-review of the game a couple months ago. Comment #603 with discussion through #616 or so. The review was a weird one because I did a combo review with Fallen Order, but it has some info that might help you understand why I liked the game. https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/retro_and_other_gaming/user...
@KratosMD Good to hear you enjoyed the demo, I loved my time with Blasphemous. The setting is really interesting to me, having gone to Catholic school and being exposed to a fair amount of religious art and iconography. The devs being Spanish also means that they’ve pulled a lot from old religious oil paintings from Spain’s rich artistic history and it makes for a really intriguing art direction. It’s interesting because Mercury Steam are also Spanish and they’ve worked on both Metroid and ‘Vania!
@KratosMD Salt & Sanctuary is another 2D side scroller that plays similar to the soulsborne games. I've not played it so can't comment on the main gameplay loop, but people are always recommending it to me.
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Each list has 25 recommendations (with a lot of overlap of the two lists). You may have to dig a little on any that sound good to make sure which ones aren’t split screen.
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@Hiriqnu Any sports game will offer couch co-op. There are also fighting games like Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat etc which you can play against each other without spilt screen. Always a good way to settle any arguments.
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@KratosMD I'm a big fan of the Souls games, I am currently exploring a Guts Cosplay Build in Dark Souls Remastered, I've finished the game already, so it's just for fun. I want to get Blasphemous as well, I'm interested in it for the same reasons as you, and, like you I completed the Souls games (1&3) and Bloodborne mostly due to grinding, except that I've "gotten gud" now and combat is easy for me now, more due to my strategies than anything else, as my character is currently far from OP in my present playthrough. Let me know if Blasphemous is any good when you do get the whole game, and I'd appreciate that.
Are you a fan of Berserk ,the manga as well? Dark Souls draws heavily from that, even though it's influence is not direct it is still apparent in Miyazaki's work. (Guts is the main protagonist in Berserk)
I was browsing the store and stumbled upon the F2P single player game Island Saver.
It's an educational game from Scottish indie dev Stormcloud Games, created with the intention to get younger players acquainted with the basics of some financial concepts like taxes, currency, exchange rates, loans & debt, bank accounts,...
So the base game is free and comes with 3 islands to explore and there is a 4th island that is a paid DLC expansion. Mostly a relaxing collect-a-thon with some simple puzzles and (very) light combat. The art style looks a lot like Slime Rancher and each island should take 2 hours to complete, so you're looking at a 6-8 hour experience. Well worth a try for free, me thinks. There is no platinum, but the trophy list seems pretty fun and straightforward so it should scratch a completionist itch.
A great addition on the game's webpage are activity sheets you can download where they elaborate on the concepts that feature in the game,
Has anybody played the Spongebob :Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated game? I hear it's a "cult classic" ,at least that's how it's described in the PS Store. Is it for all ages? Please don't laugh at me.
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@nessisonett Well that makes sense, thanks for the clarification! When you think about it, it is quite amazing that it is still going after all these years.
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I'm not a Star Wars fan, but I highly recommend Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. I just finished it and I really enjoyed it. If you're a fan of the recent Tomb Raider trilogy then you should definitely consider giving this one a go.
If anyone can think of any similar games on the PS4, please let me know. The only one I can think of is Batman: Arkham Asylum.
@Bentleyma- If by similar you mean “3D Metroidvania” ie. non-linearity via interconnected maps and ability gates with backtracking, acquisition of skills or keys to open areas in previous parts of the map — then probably Soulsborne games would fit the bill. The combat is more similar to Fallen Order than Arkham Asylum of course. Also supposedly (I’ve not played it yet) God of War is set up a little like that with hubs and unlocking areas. The other that comes to mind is the Darksiders series, which I’ve not played any of either, but I think it has a similar map set up. Oh, and also the older Resident Evil games — Like RE1 and RE2 Remakes.
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@Th3solution Thanks! I'm not really a fan of the trial and error gameplay of Soulsborne games and I've played all the other games you mentioned, with the exception of Darksiders III, which I forgot about! I actually own it thanks to PlayStation Plus, so I might give it a go soon! I really liked the first two games.
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