I have been in a gaming slump for over a week, so much so that I couldn’t get into Metaphor Refantazio. I even tried Ys X (my favorite RPG series), Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, and Kunitsu-Gami, and while I was enjoying all of them, I was unable to get satisfaction from it. It wasn’t until Monday when the reviews for Dragon Age came out that my interest in gaming sparked again. I decided to retry Metaphor, and I’m so glad I did. It’s clicking with me now, when initially it was overwhelming me.
Tried out Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Man, it's brutal, and absolutely visceral on headphones. But there is also a bit of humour to it, not a lot, but a touch. I don't think it helps the mood at times when the main voice in your head that you acquire early on sounds like James Nesbit in the Hobbit 😅 but then they play off that, as he talks about magic cows or whatever. For the most part it is harrowing, though.
Not sure I love the combat/camera/lock on, but the voices do give clues when you're being attacked from behind.
Extinguished the fire giant, so that will do for now. Definitely worth a try if people have yet to play it.
It looks stunning too, even though it's fairly old now. But it's not got too much other than visuals to worry about, so it makes sense that it still looks good (technically a ps4 game, woops, but it feels like a ps5 upgrade just because of how good it does look. Edit: Actually that is because I technically played it on series x and it is actually enhanced on there, but they never enhanced it to PS5 🤦♂️)
@Ravix I really enjoyed Hellblade more than most people did. Just a wonderful harrowing experience. People complain about the gameplay but I felt it played fine. It’s not got the combat pizazz of God of War, but it’s perfectly fine. The puzzles are also reasonably entertaining. But yeah, overall the audio design is the highlight, along with the visuals, the setting, and the subject matter.
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@Ravix I actually finished the books right before starting the game, so it was fun bumping into characters and other references from the novels.
"Banishers" seems like a much more linear game with little to none "filler" quests; all side quests seem hand crafted and related to the main story.
Will try my hand at "Hellblade" down the line, as well. Tried the first few minutes back when I first bought it, and I liked what I saw.
@Kraven Ah that is good to hear, I often get in mini slumps when nothing sticks, usually after playing a big game.
The last was after I completed Shadow of the Erdtree, and a couple of games I was part way through and then went back to I just didn't fancy playing anymore.
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@Kraven Great to hear you're back on track. As much as I love Dragon Age but don't put Metaphor aside to play Dragon Age and play it later. Also, let us know how it goes with Metaphor
@Khwarezm89 Thanks! Now that I’m enjoying Metaphor a lot more, I’m now debating whether I continue with it or start Dragon Age tomorrow. I guess this is a good problem to have, though.
@Northern_munkeyVampire Survivors is a proper addiction! I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did before I picked it up, but it's horrendous. It's a great game to understand what people feel who are gambling addicts, because it basically just gives you that exact dopamine high minus the bankrupting of your bank account. It's one of those games I never uninstall because I know I might crave it at some point randomly. It's unfair they keep releasing new DLC too to keep pulling you back in... just let me live!
@Tjuz@Gunnerzaurus I have just bought the HZD remaster and I also purchased the 2nd game and the burning shores expansion so I'll be taking those 2 on. Already played HZD but I'll replay it again as it is such a great game.
Tried the Dead Space remake. Despite the fact it has to have been a good few years since I played the original, I very quickly bounced off the remake as it felt very very similar to the point that I was just sorta like ‘I’ve played this before’. Probably an unfair analysis but I’ve put a pin in it until I’ve forgotten more of the game.
Started playing Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. I've been waiting years to start this one up as I've waited until I have better hardware and all the DLCs, which I now have. The game is fantastic and heavily reminiscent of Odyssey as I expected. It doesn't seem like it'll be as epic as Odyssey and the setting isn't that interesting due to the lack of historical places. I mean, one appeal of AC for me has always been to explore a historical period and see what certain places looked like back then. But seeing as how this setting isn't particularly known for having famous historical places, it won't be as appealing to explore in this game compared to Origins and Odyssey.
One cool thing is that you have to go out and find abilities in order to unlock them. Previously, there wasn't much incentive to explore as weapons, armour and other equipment could be found in abundance. But it feels like they've dialed that down a lot in this game on top of making abilities something you'll have to find, therefore making exploration more worthwhile. I'm also playing the game on "Pathfinder" exploration difficulty in order to make the experience as immersive as possible.
It's going to be a long game, but I can tell I'm already hooked to it as I've played it for numerous hours today. I'm really excited to keep playing it!
I'm about 17 hours into Dragon Age Veilguard, and the world is starting to open up. Side quests, companion quests, and faction quests are emerging. Exploration is fun and incredibly rewarding. I'm really shocked by how great this game is.
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