As I said in my previous post I wasn't quite feeling Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen unfortunately.
So I ended up cycling through a bunch of stuff Saturday morning and eventually I settled on Shining Resonance Refrain which I've been playing every day for a couple of hours since.
The characters are tropey to hell and back again, the story is quite cliché, the combat is pretty decent, it looks quite nice as a upscaled PS3 game (That was definitely not a big budget release in the slightest) re-released on PS4... And I'm quite enjoying it. I even like all the party members so far!
It's quite light hearted, at least it is so far, and it's made me smile a fair bit.
It hasn't done anything I've not seen somewhere else before in gaming and especially so in japan related media... And yet it's well polished in most areas and a solid experience, nothing to really fault it for in fact aside from perhaps that the developers weren't more ambitious to make something more then good (so far at least!)
Having a really good time with Dead Cells now. It’s reached the point of being unable to put it down. “Just one more run,” or “Let me finish just this one more level,” are things I say inside my head to justify not turning it off.
Still haven’t beat the final boss though. Lost to him once outright, then I had a really good run afterward with my favorite weapons (the electric whip and frost blast, with ice grenade and splicer) and was just making short work of all the enemies in the early levels all the way to the last castle level before the boss and I waltzed over-confidently into a couple of those fast teleporting elite goblins and I died. I even had 2 health potions I didn’t use because I didn’t realize my health got low that fast. Grrr... 😫 Overconfidence will kill you here, just like in a FromSoft game. I was so bummed. Lost over 25 cells too. It hurts, but I’ve got a good run going now again, but it’s late and I need to sleep. 😞
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I got to the final boss so many times before I finally beat him. I only beat him after a big patch reduced the difficult for him on the first run.
My approach was to have both gear slots with projectiles to keep up the attacks. Having a combo of gear that complements each other really helps too (e.g. an ice weapon with some gear that does increased damage when frozen) but so much of that is down to luck.
@Th3solution Yeah took me a few goes for it all to click. Glad it eventually resonated with you. I actually had it on launch but could get into it as I was in the middle of another game, so went back to it several months later. I love the fluidity of the combat, it feels very slick.
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I'm currently playing and enjoying Control. My only problem is some of the boss fights seem brutal. I managed 'The Anchor' after several attempts but have left 'Mold' and let's just say 'The mirror one' after a few unsuccessful goes and will go back to them later. If anyone else has played and defeated them and has any handy tips I'm all ears. My plan is to carry on with the story and see if I can upgrade a bit before retrying.
@BearsEatBeets Have you tried looking in the Control thread? There could be some tips in there, as I'm pretty sure someone else was struggling with up the bosses.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@Arugula Most of the game I've been playing 'Offence is the best form of defense', especially as you only get health pick-ups from defeating things. It's a struggle sometimes avoiding damage and actually managing to do some of your own. But your right mobility is key.
I managed to defeat the mold boss a little while ago, I noticed the explosive spore things on the ceiling and just kept throwing them at it and ducking behind the bits of cover. When it gassed the floor I luckily had it's health low enough to hover and shoot it to death.
I've finished the story now and only have a few trophies to get. It's been a really good game. @JohnnyShoulder I didn't realise there was one, I should have checked. If I struggle with the last few bits I'll look it up thanks.
Kingpin/Fisk is a pretty tough tutorial fight I have to say @RogerRoger! I died a few times on the normal difficulty 😂
This was my first Spider-Man game too... Pretty sure I played some of a PS1 spidey game (Might've been just a demo though) and I bought my son the PS2 Spiderman 1 tie-in game but never actually played it myself.
I've also never played an arkham game...
Ohhh and I think it goes without saying but that's a pretty awesome screenshot Rog!
@RogerRoger Enjoy! I think the only well regarded Spidey game prior to this one was Spiderman 2 back on the PS2 which tied in with the film but also had its own story (from what I remember).
My only advice on this game is not to go chasing all the collectibles straight off the bat if you’re a completionist like me; loads of other types pop up as you go through the game so you can “waste” lots of time going to the far corners of the map to get things early on when you’ll end up going (back) there later on.
@RogerRoger I think I died most often in the opening hours of Spider-man until I got a handle on the moves and best strategies to use. Once you get the hang of web-swinging you'll never want to fast travel. Admittedly I've been a Spidey fan since childhood but I thought Insomniac's version of the characters and the story they told were excellent. The only weak points are when you're not Spider-man.
I will expect to see plenty of screenshots coming from you in the coming weeks then. This photo mode is up there with Horizon as one of the best and the details on the suits are stunning.
@RogerRoger I'm sure you get into the swing of things with the web traversal! It took me a few goes. IIRC pressing 'X' to launch yourself comes in handy. Also all the moves are available to see in the menu.
Having played both this and Arkham Knight quite close together, i have to say I prefer the combat in Spider-Man. One it all clicks together and you find a special that you like, it has a real nice flow about it.
@Thrillho
Good advice, one of those rare games where collectables are actually a joy rather than a chore. Even so, it's worth being somewhat efficient.
@LieutenantFatman I had no problem with the collectibles as they were quite varied so keep things interesting. I just regret spending a couple of hours getting everything that originally appears on the map to find out there were more things to get later on..
The Screwball side missions were very hit and miss though. Some of the races were pretty hard.
@RogerRoger Glad to hear you’re enjoying your early hours of Marvel’s Spider-Man. The combat really opens up as you add gadgets and suit powers. Some encounters can be fairly challenging further in.
The game has a fairly easy platinum also. Only a few trophies require a little extra effort beyond just playing and enjoying the natural flow of the game and exploring to find all the collectibles and side activities. Manhattan is in my opinion just about the perfect sized map. Plenty to see and do, but easy to navigate around.
If you’ve even the slightest interest in the platinum I’d just advise you early on to try and stockpile your challenge tokens and base tokens. Prioritize buying all the suits first and only use them on new gadgets rarely when you really want something. There are enough tokens to get everything but it would require getting the highest rank on the challenges, which is pretty tough on some of them. If you budget your tokens toward the suits (since one of the trophies is buying all the suits but there isn’t one for buying all gadgets or other upgrades) then use the leftovers for the other random things you want, then you can get away with just passing the challenges at the bare minimum. Personally, I’m not a fan of ranked challenges because I’m not always good enough and I hate grinding the same challenge over and over trying to get a gold rating. Of course, if you know you don’t want an otherwise perfectly obtainable platinum, then spend freely. 😄
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@Th3solution Good shout on the suit upgrades. I did most of the gadget upgrades as soon as I could and ended up having to do some of those challenges over and over to get the gold for enough tokens. Some of those drone chases I was re-setting as soon as I miss-timed a jump or swing as it had to be perfect for the gold.
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