Made a bit more progress with Code Vein, beaten the Successor of the Breath which was pretty tough but mostly because I use a massive sword and it’s quite a fast boss. Absolutely no clue what’s going on with the plot but I’m having fun.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Did anything put you off about Code Vein? I’m just curious because I’ve been following your and @nessisonett ‘s playthroughs and you mentioned taking a break from it. Made me wonder if you ran into a hard boss that discouraged you. Likely I realize you’re probably just mixing things up in your gaming for variety like most of us do, but you tend to be more singularly focused than most people when you are getting along well with a game.
Edit: oops, never mind. I just re-read your post and realized you just are taking a break because Mafia dropped in unexpectedly. I assume that means you still are liking CV. 😄
I’m kinda tearing through Dragon Quest XI S as well, played 2.5 hours and just went through the Door of Departure. It’s been great so far, despite the strange worse graphics. Decided to give the Luminary greatswords this time which worked out better for me as I went past where I left it last year no bother. I did try 2D Mode but the implementation of it is so god-awful that there’s no point. Looks like the 3DS is the best place to experience that.
Are you playing the switch version? Yeah I started the game on my Xbox one it’s definitely a hard game to put down honestly. I got up to the part where you need to help the guy with the bridge and he got turned in to a dog. I thought the graphics were really good on Xbox one. I know there a bit worse then vanilla, but I looked at graphical comparisons and honestly it isn’t that big of a graphical difference.
@TheOtherEden I’m playing on PC and the graphics are noticeably worse than when I played the base version on the same machine. It’s not a big deal, it’s mostly a layer of blurriness and worse pop-in.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ok, thanks for the updates. 😄 I still hold some fleeting interest in the game and thought I might put it on deck, but the way things are going it will probably be a while.
You have my curiosity piqued for Mafia now too, by the way. I have Mafia 3 in my library from PS Plus, but I’ve avoided it due to thinking the games should be played in order. And then I read that Mafia 2’s remaster is atrocious, so that’s given me pause about committing to the franchise.
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Last Of Us 2 and The division 2. The last of us 2 I'm about 25 hours through and I'm really enjoying it, the story so has been good, gameplay is a little upgraded from the first can't wait to finish it but at the same time really don't want it to end.
The division 2 is just to mess around on when I need a break or just want to jump in to something mindless for a quick game, don't play many multiplayer games anymore but enjoying this
Still really enjoying Dragon Quest XI S, just got the twins and in what looks like a New Super Mario Bros desert world. This is probably an unpopular opinion but... even with the orchestrations, the music’s not very good. I mean, Dragon Quest has never had as good music as other JRPG series but I always put that down to Sugiyama’s weird soundfont he uses for every single game. It’s kinda grating though, the battle theme is one of those ones that you get sick of a few hours in. I don’t think I ever got sick of the Final Fantasy VII, Persona 3 or Skies of Arcadia battle themes. It’s not a big deal as the game is great and the individual stories are still as good as the rest of the series but it’s a bit of a downer on an otherwise excellent game. I did the first of the Tockington 2D sections and it was surprisingly brilliant even if I absolutely despise the 8bit DQ battle style where you have to put in every single party member’s move in before the enemy attacks.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah, Mafia 2 felt like a bit of a step down for my mum too. She’s far more interested in Arkham Asylum at the minute. Vito isn’t that great but he could get better perhaps as it went on? I dunno, Joe is no Paulie either and my mind is filled with horrible flashbacks of GET UP ON THE HYDRA’S BACK whenever he opens his mouth.
Dragon Quest XI really is brilliant. I knew my years of holding out would pay off! I’ve played 18 hours now, just reached Sylv’s hometown. I’m slightly concerned by the way localisation seems to have butchered Sylv’s character but I do love him. It’s also hilarious to see how they’ve translated Dragon Quest’s signature dreadful accented characters into fully voice acted dreadful accented characters!
So I played Mafia: DE last October and liked it quite a lot, am planning on playing 2 and 3 as well at some point. I know that Mafia was basically a ‘remake’ and Mafia 2 is hardly even a ‘remaster’ but out of interest, what was so much worse about it?
Fair enough, I definitely had lower expectations about 2 than 1 before I read your posts... and if anything they are now lower still. I’m hoping that the fact I will play them with a good bit of time in-between might help though, I’d imagine I won’t get to 2 until late this year at the earliest... and 3 is so way off that I have no idea when I’ll get to it.
@PSVR_lover Remote play is a great feature that has improved massively over the lifetime of the PS4 and I use it frequently when I don't have access to the TV.
I am currently 40 hours in to Hollow Knight and now the game has clicked, I am utterly in love with it. Not sure I will do all the various boss challenges but tempted to go for the 112% completion.
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@Rudy_Manchego I am genuinely surprised the 112% completion trophy sits at over 1% for the game.
I utterly loved the game and did loads of it but the pantheons were beyond me and those are needed to get 112%.
A massive amount of internet kudos to you if you manage it but saying you're not sure about doing the boss challenges already means you probably won't get it.
@Thrillho Ah you are right - I had read that the 112% didn't need it but it looks like this is not the Voidheart version of the game on PS4. Oh well - not going to bother. Will be quite happy with finishing the game - I have read there is an additional boss after the Hollow Knight so will figure that out later.
Thanks for giving me the heads up! I won't be going for platoninum then! I think boss rush would break my enjoyment of the game. The boss fights are cool but I love the exploration more.
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@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy As noted above - I am not a madman for the 112%, just someone who doesn't read trophy guides properly! I TAKE IT BACK!
That said, properly stoked for Silksong. I played the demo in 2019 at EGX and Hornet handles very differently so I think will be a really great sequel.
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Just picked up Code Vein. Very fun so far. I like the partner system. The ability to change your class on the fly is unique as well. It is a bit easier then a souls game, but not by much. The bosses are tough but fair. I've only killed 3 bosses so my opinion could change. Nice purchase on the sale price.
Glad your’e enjoying. I liked it but I’m yet to play a Souls-like I don’t like in fairness... having said that, I’d personally rate it somewhere in the lower half of all the Souls-likes available. The last boss (only spawns depending on certain actions you may have taken during your run) is a doozey though.
Think it was probably the Tower of Trials on top of all the multiple runs to obtain the various endings that soured the experience a little in the end.
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