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It is an interesting title for sure, I will say that im not convinced it has great longevity and it doesn't take too long because its charm starts to ware off and because of that it is a much more enjoyable game in coop or in short bursts.
It is often in the PSN sales and the complete edition is probably the one to go for as it isn't much more expensive than normal (when on the regular deep discount sales).
Started playing Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. It must have been over five years now since I played Saints Row IV. I'm glad that I waited to play the DLC as it feels very similar to the base game in terms of the super powers. It's simply pure fun, so I'm looking forward to playing more of it!
I bought Strange Brigade: Deluxe Edition for £3.49 yesterday (£3.99 for the base game on sale). Not bad as it includes the season pass and all the DLC. Also, as a fan of Rebellion games (Sniper Elite Serie), I find this game quite fun.
@HallowMoonshadow I mean, the cutscenes and set-pieces are fine. It's a Sony game. If their studios do one thing right, it's the interactive movie thing. They have a lot of experience with it, after all.
That said, web-slinging is kinda awkward for me, since you (understandably) require nearby buildings of similar height to maintain a good pace in the air. So I'm falling and having to run up buildings a lot. Really makes me miss Gravity Rush and the level of control that afforded the player, tbh.
Also, trying to intercept stolen cars is frustrating, and somehow these eagle-eyed common criminals are hitting me with guns when I'm 100 feet in the air above them.
Combat feels solid enough, I guess, but I feel like I keep getting sniped by off-screen enemies with guns because the spidey-sense notifier is difficult to see in the middle of combat. So I find myself dodging unnecessarily a lot to avoid being gunned down quickly. I'm also playing on the second-highest difficulty setting, but the way the game described the others made them sound too easy.
The open world is small-ish and filled with randomly-generated crimes, backpacks, and enemies forts so far. So, like, the most bog-standard open world fare imaginable. But even in something like a Far Cry game, the forts were often fun to approach from a stealth angle. Same with groups of enemies in the Arkham games. This game has some stealth mechanics, but they feel very sloppily implemented, and Peter feels very clunky to control when he's not web-slinging around (I understand the character canonically doesn't spend a lot of time just running around in combat, but still).
It's fine. I played for, like, three hours and barely noticed the time go by. And it looks very nice on my 4KTV, even on PS4. But it definitely feels underwhelming compared to the best games in the genre.
@HallowMoonshadow It has grown on me. I've been playing it until my eyes are literally watering, lol. I'm about 79% done with the main story and still have a bunch of checklists to take care of, but it's quite fun. It sort of feels like a cross between the Batman Arkham games in terms of how vividly and lovingly they re-create this comic book world with the structure, action, and exhilarating movement of the Gravity Rush games. Toss in some of Sony's trademark blockbuster setpieces, and, yeah, it's a really good time.
Like Gravity Rush, it also feels the need to bore players with the occasional stealth mission. The puzzle minigames also feel like a bit of a waste of time. And SO much of the game's content is very rote.
Overall, though, it has really gotten me hooked back into my PS4. It also performs very well and looks gorgeous on the 4K set.
@HallowMoonshadow Yeah, I can jump the gun a bit at times. Downside of being opinionated. That said, some of my initial complaint still stand. I think I just started enjoying controlling Spidey more.
I've beaten the story now. I was originally unsure if I would go for the platinum trophy or not, since mastering some of these challenges is absurd (when the game gives me a silver rank in a combat challenge when I complete it quickly and rack up a 50x combo score by not taking a hit, it makes me unnecessarily frustrated lol), but I've heard the DLC (included with my version of the game) also includes challenges for additional tokens, so I might just try for it after tackling the DLC (which won't be now, because I'm a tad burnt out atm).
Yeah, the MJ and Miles sections were almost all universally annoying. And so many of them! Ugh. MJ's last one was less annoying because she had a taser which allowed her to knock out enemies in stealth, but still. I'll never understand this NEED developers of all nationalities seem to have to stuff in unwanted and frankly unnecessary stealth sections in games.
SMT V has always been awesome. Original release had some major issues, but it's always felt like a vision for what the future of Atlus JRPGs should look like to me. Vengeance might be one of their very best releases in terms of how it actually addresses so many of the original's inadequacies. That said, it'll unfortunately never have the new game mystique the original had for me, so, despite being excellent, I'm not quite as into it as I was into the Switch original.
Started up Red Dead Redemption II today. I originally played the game for a couple of hours back when it came out in 2018. I stopped playing it due to its realistic mechanics. I'm curious to see how I'll find the game today as I'm going in with more tempered expectations and I also have a lot of free time now to get into its mechanics. Hopefully I'll find the game more enjoyable this time around.
Played a couple more hours of Red Dead Redemption II and the game has finally clicked with me. Its realistic mechanics don't feel as bad as back when I played the game for the first time. And the most important thing is that the game feels like the first Red Dead Redemption now in terms of the gameplay. All the realistic mechanics made the game feel vastly different from the first one initially, but not anymore. I'm really enjoying it now!
I 100%ed the DLC campaigns for Marvel's Spider-Man, so now I'm back to the main game, doing an Ultimate difficulty NG+ run for those final two trophies.
In terms of the DLC, I feel like the first episode was extremely strong, but the other two fail to live up that same standard. Overall, though, it's extremely good stuff, and in some respects I enjoyed the DLC's narrative more than the one in the main game.
I really hope Screwball doesn't come back in the later games, though. Her vocal performance is almost unlistenable at times. I literally muted the TV during some of her challenges because the actress' screeching was giving me the beginnings of a headache.
I'm not saying the performer did a bad job. Just that the end result, even if they achieved their vision for the character, is unpleasant to listen to.
Silver Sable is a fantastic personality, though, and I loved how prominent her role was in the final DLC episode.
I'm 100% playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2 at some point. But I think I'm satiated for now (definitely by the time I finish up this NG+ run). By the time I get to Miles Morales, we'll probably be hearing talk about Spider-Man 3.
After this, I have a number of games I could play next on PS4. I thought about going back to Ghost of Tsushima, but... eh. I feel like I've probably forgotten the controls for that game anyway at this point and should just start over at some point in the future. Besides, while Sony blockbusters are very good fun when I get into them, I also have a limited appetite for them. I think I'll probably opt for Sakura Wars or 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim instead, which have sat unplayed on my shelf for many moons.
@Malaise Sakura Wars it is, then! Honestly, yeah, I have limited familiarity with the franchise overall (never had the opportunity to play the Wii/PS2 entry that came over years back), so I'll be curious to see what it has to offer. I'm a bit disappointed it's not an SRPG anymore, but eh.
@HallowMoonshadow Wow, really? The DLCs honestly feel like they should've been main story content. Really fleshes out the Spider-Man/Black Cat dynamic in the first episode, gives a proper character arc to Yuri Watanabe, and bridges the gap between the main game and Miles Morales.
I've always been very interested in 13 Sentinels, but resisted buying it for years because I wanted it on Switch (or Vita, but that obviously wasn't happening), then not long after I get it on PS4 it comes out on Switch. So I've been obstinately ignoring it until now. I thought about just selling my PS4 copy at a loss and repurchasing on Switch on sale, but eh. I kinda want the platinum for it, so I'll stick with this version.
Sakura Wars is interesting insofar as it's one of the few remaining third-party Playstation exclusives. It's never been ported anywhere else over the years. Even Sony's own games all seem to be heading to PC.
@HallowMoonshadow Sounds pretty good so far. Was there any crafting? Supposedly this series features a huge focus on crafting, which is a big part of why I've hesitated to try it.
Full Throttle: Remastered - never had a PC back in the day, so never had a chance to play these Lucas Arts point-and-click adventures. Played and quite enjoyed Day of the Tentacle: Remastered a couple of years back… and think I might like FT even more. Love the gruff main character and the biker gang theme, as well as the remastered art work.
@Yousef- ikr… one of my favourite things to do with these games is to hit the touchpad every time I reach a new screen to cycle between the original visuals and that of the remasters. I remember looking at screenshots of the games back in the day and being amazed… but looking at them now I can barely see through the pixelisation.
@Yousef- Same here! I played the most recent Street of Rage, but ditched it after a few levels. Love the art style, but found the gameplay too repetitive. Which is my achilles heel with any game.
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Started playing BioShock 2. Can't believe it's been several years since I played the first one. I think it's cool that you get to play as a Big Daddy and explore Rapture underwater, which is something that was missing from the first game. I'm curious to see where the story will go in this game.
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