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Not really my genre either but I did play through story modes and arcade modes with all characters (I think) on both Injustice games. I enjoyed them as it was obviously DC characters, many of whom I was already familiar with. The games had some nice touches and it's always a bonus being able to punch Superman in the head.
@LtSarge I can only speak to SoulCalibur and the two Iniustice games, but if I were to comment on the story aspects, I can’t even remember what the SoulCalibur story was. 😅 I’m sure it was decent enough, but at least I remember the Injustice story’s basic beats a couple years later. So I’d definitely give the nod to Injustice as far as story goes. It also has really good fighting mechanics and looks beautiful, especially Injustice 2.
Take all this with a grain of salt because I’m not very seasoned on the fighting game genre and like you have only dabbled in it from time to time. Having interest in the DC Universe helps make Injustice more attractive as well, so your mileage may vary.
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@sorteddan@RogerRoger@Th3solution Sounds like I'll be getting Injustice then! Luckily, I already have the first game so I'll just buy the second one since it's dirt cheap right now (around €10). I also like DC so it's perfect for me.
I might also get Soul Calibur VI. So for now, I think I'm content with getting these two games. Thanks for the help guys!
@LtSarge I’ll be interested in what you think. I’m pretty sure you’ll like Injustice 1&2. And think you’ll like SoulCalibur VI also, even though it’s the weaker SP story, it has a really fun cast and has a pretty intricate character creator, which I always enjoy. Injustice has unlockable skins for the characters, which is fun also, but there’s some real satisfaction to be had by messing around with the SC char creator and making a crazy looking fighter and choosing what fighting style to attach to it.
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For a new copy it goes for about £17 at the cheapest I've seen @RogerRoger so not quite pennies but definitely cheaper then it was at launch 😄
Good to know though. 21 courses was actually a bit more then I was expecting and it seems to have a pretty decent roster of characters too.
I could do with both another Sonic game & another racing game too (Especially as Crash Team Racing makes me feel a little cold with all the Activision Blizzard stuff).
I think team sonic racing was free earlier this year , and the online was (apparently still) busted so i installed the game into the recycle bin 😂 basically
@RogerRoger maybe it’s regional . i remember when the game first dropped people were having trouble matchmaking with randoms , it never found anyone or just a handful of people - but never filled lobbies . whenever it became free this year , i tried it myself and still no luck . i found people but it was rare and it was only 2 or 3 other people & any lobbies that seemed like it was gonna be a full race , the connections would drop .
Has anyone played Sundered? I'm after a Metroidvania to play soonish, and just found out this is on PS+Ex. Not sure how this has passed me by, as it was released in 2018 and I really like the art style! I'm a little bit apprehensive on how fast paced the combat looks, but I should be ok once I've got used to it.
I should probably just download it and play it, seeing as it is on the service!
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@JohnnyShoulder Agreed, that art style is really good. It’s not my kind of game but it look great for fans of 2D Metroidvania. I wonder why I never heard of it.
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Following a chat with @The_Moose recently, I’m considering starting Dragon Age: Inquisition during some upcoming leave that I have from work. I love fantasy RPG’s generally and remember quite liking DA: Origins back on 360 (don’t have quite as pleasant memories of its sequel though).
Just wondering if people have played it, what their thoughts are? Also, if anyone has attempted/succeeded with the Plat… as it sounds brutal? 😅
@colonelkilgore It’s been a while, but I have some thoughts on Dragon Age: Inquisition.
First off a disclaimer — I never finished it. I probably played it for 50 hours or more and just ran out of gas. It’s been so long that I don’t even remember what exactly happened to pull me away (checking my trophy list I don’t see any blockbuster games around that time that would have been major distractions. The game I seem to have played next was No Man’s Sky 😅) but I think it had as much to do with personal life issues that tore me away from gaming as much as it had to do with the game itself.
I really quite liked the game. It’s a beautiful (for it’s time) game with a really large world. An impressive design for a game so early in the PS4 generation. It has one of the best character creator suites for your protagonist that I’ve played, if that’s of interest to you. And the story is decent enough with some good lore mixed throughout.
The main problem is it’s too big, in my opinion. I think that’s why I never completed it. It’s got a lot of side content to distract, and although that’s standard fare for open world games nowadays, it seemed a little more egregious than most. Of course having just platinum’d RDR2, you’d probably not blink an eye to the content, but for me at the time it wasn’t compelling enough.
Gameplay was good though, with the party function and the relationship building. I like that kind of stuff. I think if I wouldn’t have tried to do all the side questing then I would have completed and enjoyed it more. I remember now that my final quest attempted was a completely optional dragon that I died 3-4 times to and got frustrated and gave up. What I should have done was push ahead with the main campaign but I was being stubborn.
Overall, I’d personally rank it slightly below Dragon’s Dogma but (strangely enough) slightly above Witcher 3 — two other games in the genre that come to mind. But I realize that’s going to be controversial opinion.
I know @RogerRoger has a fondness for the DA franchise and Inquisition in particular. So maybe he can give a more useful take.
I will say that talking about it make me want to revisit it and try again. Like I said, it was more a ‘me’ problem than an issue with the game, I think. It’s been over 7 years now, so maybe I’ve changed. 😄
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@colonelkilgore I am a big fan of the Dragon Age Trilogy, its not quite on par with Mass Effect but I still think that Bioware did a great job with the story/characters and I'm really hoping we do get to see a DA4 at some point.
I'll start by saying there plenty of games similar to it but at the same time it has alot of things different about it that make it as or if not more interesting than many of the games in its genre.
My time with the game was 96hours and its a long story. But I'm a sucker for stories so it was right up my street. Having just played RDR2 you no stranger to long winded stories and Dragon Age is no different, and I don't mean that in a bad way either.
Gameplay wise the combat and mechanics are very similar to alot of other games around that time and genre and if you played any of the other Dragon ages you will feel very familiar with it.
The inquisition part is where the game adds a new layer and I can see why some people didn't take a shine to it as it can some times take you away from the main game but I personally enjoyed it, having to make certain decisions and get certain outcomes made it feel like things mattered.
Overall the games good, or atleast it was for its time, the plat though I'll leave that to you I don't think I'd have the patience, determination or sanity to try 🤣 good luck if you do embark on another impressive plat journey though! If anyone on here can accomplish it I would put money on it being you good sir!
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Cheers guys, all sounds really positive fair play. The fact it’ll be a long experience is a good thing tbh as I need something to play (but not yet plat) until GoW:R releases… as I’m already a lot closer to the GTAV plat than I anticipated (long story).
I wouldn’t be able to carry over my previous DA save as it was on my old x-box profile… and I’d have absolutely no idea of the details even if you could cross-platform upload (which I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to do anyway). I’ll be sure to watch a few catch-up vids though to refresh my memory to the lore and dynamics etc. I remember the world and it’s races being pretty deep, which I’m definitely in to. Just not entirely sure about how I’ll gel with the combat. Only one way to find out though eh?
In regards to the plat, I’m currently weighing up the options of a normal playthrough followed by a nightmare run… or just going nightmare from the oft… if I do end up starting it that is. Hmmm, I’m definitely gonna play it at some point but what with sol’s mention of Dragons Dogma and The Witcher 3, they also fit the bill for what I’m after. But definitely food for thought, thanks again guys 👍
@Ravix I apologize for moving the discussion here so I can get into more detail, so hopefully you don’t mind. I don’t think you’ve posted in the forums before, but I do find it a great place for the deeper discussions. The forum regulars are also a fantastic bunch, generally speaking.
But anyways — based on your comments and your game list, it really does appear that we have a lot of common threads of interest in our gaming history. And speaking of history, yes — I absolutely love historical based game settings! 😄 As a history buff it’s one of my favorite genres. So I am a fan of the AC series, and games like Ghost of Tsushima, and the Red Dead Redemption games.
On that note, I’ll drop a couple recommendations for you before I pick your brain about those games you mentioned. First off, you would probably really like A Plague Tale. I haven’t played the new one yet (figured I’d wait for price drop since I’m neck deep in other games atm) but I have no doubt I’ll love Requiem. The series setting during The Hundred Years War and the Bubonic Plague is such a unique backdrop I’ve never experienced in another game. The first game played like a poor man’s The Last of Us gameplay wise (I assume you’ve played that?), but it’s solid enough and coupled with the unique historical setting it’s a solid 7-8/10. I actually wrote a review of it on the user review thread over here if you’re interested. It’s post #2073 and there’s a fair bit of discussion following the review too.
Another decent history game I’ve enjoyed is Valiant Hearts. It’s based in WWI, and is a 2.5D puzzle-type game so it’s not the most complex gameplay in the world, but has the unique setting and even has some mini-history nuggets and old photographs integrated from the war. It’s not very long either, so you might consider it.
Thinking of history based games, I am also reminded of The Council. I was really excited to play this because of its alternate history theme where George Washington, Napolean Bonaparte, and Manuel Godoy (among others) sit on a secret council of world leaders in the late 1700’s. In the end it fell flat for me, but there was enough there that was unique that I felt it worth a mention. It has some really great creative ideas and I really like the premise, but it didn’t quite stick the landing. But if you’re ravenous for some historical fiction, then you might consider it.
Another (and easier recommendation) is The Order 1886. Calling it historical fiction or alternate history is a bit of a stretch, but it’s set in 1886 in a steampunk London and revolves around an alternative imagining of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round. It’s actually a really good game. I can highly recommend and unfortunately it wasn’t well received mainly because of its short length, but for the right price it’s great. Regrettably it won’t get the sequel it so desperately needs and therefore the game’s ending might not be very satisfying, so fair warning there. But it’s an under-appreciated hidden gem.
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Now, as far as the games you mentioned, I will say that I have played Witcher 3 and I didn’t rate it in my game list because I really didn’t get very far into it. It just didn’t click for me. I have a feeling it was my mood at the time because it should be right up my alley, but after about 5-6 hours I dropped it. The game suffers from ‘map question-mark icon overkill’ and that sort of did my head in. I’ve always meant to go back to it, and now I’m just waiting on the PS5 remake/remaster to release and then I figure that will be a perfect opportunity to try again. Also watching the Netflix show might help motivate me, so I need to do that.
As for AC Odyssey, AC Valhalla, Stray and Elden Ring — yes, I have all those neatly tucked away in the backlog to try at some point. I try to break up my huge open world games (similar to your method you mentioned) and not play two of them back to back, and I’ve recently been playing Immortals: Fenyx Rising. I’m a little OCD so I’m planning to play the AC games in order so I was going to do Odyssey next before Valhalla. Do you have a preference of which of the AC games is your favorite?
And as far as Elden Ring, to say I’m eagerly anticipating playing it would be an understatement. But I felt like I needed to play Dark Souls first because I worried that playing the DS games after playing ER would lessen my enjoyment of them. So I started Dark Souls Remastered a couple weeks ago and am really enjoying it. I also want to play DS3 and possible DS2, we’ll see. (You should play Demon’s Souls too, by the way 😅, it’s really good. I have a user review I wrote of it too)
Stray is definitely one I’ll play, now that I’ve committed to another year of PS+ Extra. I’ll just fit it in somewhere between (or alongside) bigger games. It’s received some nice accolades and would be a perfect gaming palate cleanser when I need one.
Which leaves the game that I’m most curious to get your take on, because it’s the one I’ve waffled about for the last couple years — Kingdom Come: Deliverance. I’ve considered buying it several times, and now that it’s on PS+ Extra there’s no barrier to playing it except time. It appears that it would scratch that ‘historical game itch’ but opinions have been divided about how it plays and so I’ve held off up until now. But a ringing endorsement from you might tip me over the edge! What did you like about it?
Also, maybe just one more question — I noticed you really liked Far Cry 6. I’ve never played any Far Cry game and I’ve honestly never really been tempted to. What did you like about it? Part of my issue is my dislike of the first person perspective. I much prefer third person. I’m rubbish at FPS, although every now and then I’ll dabble in an FPS game but I find that I don’t do well with them if they’re too long. There’s a few exceptions like BioShock and Titanfall 2, but usually they are hard for me to get into. It’s part of why I didn’t really like Cyberpunk 2077 (I see you weren’t an enormous fan of it either)
Well that should be enough to chew on for now! 😅 I kinda opened a can of worms there!
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